Just Talking Podcast

Jim Turner joins me this week to talk diabetes and acting. Specifically, we talk about his diabetes diagnosis, and his perspective on the diabetes tools and technology of today. There's also some time spent on his work with dLife, and his growth as a television host. Finally we discuss his acting career's origins, how he balances natural tendencies with more traditional acting methods. Enjoy!

Jim's IMDB page lists all of his work, but you can see him currently on Granite Flats.

Run Time - 1:12:22

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This week I'm joined by Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, founder of Emily's Entourage. While we discuss her cystic fibrosis diagnosis, I learn what living with that disease is truly like. We also cover the origins of Emily's Entourage, and the fundraising impact the Entourage has made in very little time. There's also some talk about Medicine X and Emily's plans for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Enjoy!

You can follow Emily on Twitter @emilykg1, Emily's Entourage at @EmsEntourage4CF and learn more about Emily's Entourage at emilysentourage.org.

Run Time - 40:24

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Will Kinsler, Community Manager for Epic Games is my guest this week. We discuss the state of football Washington D.C., including his thoughts on the acquisition of DeSean Jackson. We also discuss Will's move to Epic, his role as Community Manager, and the passion he's seen in the Gears of War community. Finally, now that Fortnite can be openly discussed, Will shares his excitement for the coming months as the Alpha and eventual final product become a reality. Enjoy!

You can follow Will on Twitter @raczilla, and learn more about Fortnite at fortnite.com.

Run Time - 57:56

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Harrison Milfeld returns to the podcast to catch up on the St. Louis sports scene, Star Wars optimism, the difficulties he's faced in pursuing his journalism career, and his work curating stories for Realtime St. Louis. Enjoy!

You can follow Harrison on Twitter @hmilfeld, infendo.com, and realtimestl.com.

Run Time - 1:06:15

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Parris Lilly returns to discuss Heartbleed, Game of Thrones, the summer movie season, and most importantly to help me build an exercise routine for the Spring and Summer months. Parris has gone through a number of significant lifestyle changes and I'm hoping I, and you, can come away with some useful tips by the time our hour is up. Enjoy!

You can follow Parris on Twitter @vicious696 and learn more about his spring fitness exploits at facebook.com/nolimitfitness.

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Run Time - 1:03:53

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I spend the next hour catching up with Cherise Shockley, founder of the Diabetes Community Advocacy Foundation. We discuss how her life has changed after getting a dog, the unexpected value in having a second grader take a personal finance class, the calculated growth of the Diabetes Community Advocacy Foundation (DCAF), and knowing when to establish healthy boundaries. Enjoy!

You can learn more about DCAF diabetescaf.org and be sure to follow Cherise on Twitter @SweeterCherise.

Run Time - 57:52

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Kyle Rose, mySugr's Managing Director for North America is my guest this week. We cover Kyle's work with mySugr, the complexities of an international business with respect to localization and government approval. As well as covering the basic of the mySugr suite of applications, I also ask about the future of mySugr and do my best to learn about future product updates without getting Kyle in trouble. There's also, for reasons I cannot explain, some mention of Cornell's A Capella scene. Enjoy!

You can learn more about mySugr at mysugr.com and by following them on Twitter @mySugr.

Run Time - 47:30

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This week I welcome Karen Chu, host of Good Job, Brain!, back to the podcast. We talk about the growth Good Job, Brain!, the excitement of meeting fans face to face, how she and her co-hosts have put a creative spin on sponsorship. We also discuss Karen's cosplaying rules for Disney Marathons, because running 13.3 miles isn't enough of a challenge. Finally, we spend a few minutes talking about her work at Twitch and fun moments like "Twitch Plays Pokemon". Enjoy!

You can follow Karen on Twitter at @momopeche, listen to her podcast Good Job, Brain! at goodjobbrain.com, and learn more about Twitch at twitch.tv.

Run Time - 58:27

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Ernesto Ramirez, Program Director at Quantified Self, is my guest this week. We cover Ernesto's continuing education from Arizona State to his upcoming dissertation at the University of California, San Diego. And naturally we spend a lot of time talking about Quantified Self, its origins, the meetups that drive the Quantified Self community, and the growth of self-tracking and wearable technology. Enjoy!

You can follow Ernesto on Twitter at @eramirez and learn more about Quantified Self at quantifiedself.com.

Run Time - 44:45

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This week we're talking about Kerri Sparling's book, "Balancing Diabetes". First I talk to Kerri about the writing process, developing a cohesive voice with the many contributors who helped make each chapter complete, and the awkwardness of self-promotion. Fitting with the nature of the book, I'm also joined by George Simmons, Sean Oser, Harry Thompson, Briley Boisvert, and Christel Marchand Aprigliano to discuss the chapters they contributed to, and why this book is awesome. Enjoy!

"Balancing Diabetes: Conversations about finding happiness and living well" is available now. You can pick it up on Amazon or Barnes and Noble, and learn more about the book, and Kerri at http://sixuntilme.com/book.

Special thanks to the other guests who appeared on this week's podcast:

• George Simmons - ninjabetic.com - @ninjabetic
• Sean Oser - t1works.blogspot.com - @seanoser
• Harry Thompson - @harrythompson
• Briley Boivert - independence.com - @4thandlife
• Christel Marchand Aprigliano - theperfectd.com - @theperfectd

Run Time - 1:18:10

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