Numbers and Narrative

Renny talks to the founder/CEO of Allovue, a company that enables school districts to more effectively allocate resources. Jess talks about how she identified a huge problem while in the classroom for Teach for America in Baltimore. A solo founder, she built a tremendous team to tackle a huge challenge in education. Now Allovue has hit its stride and is bringing its important software solution to school districts nationwide.

Summary: Joe Flood sits down with author Richard Beck to talk his book We Believe the Children about a modern day witch hunt for surrounding Satanism, child abuse and day care centers during the 1980s.

Joe Flood and Jesse Andrews have a quick conversation about round two of the playoffs, the injured Steelers, peaking Packers, and Chilean quickies of questionable sound quality....

Summary: Joe Flood talks with George Quraishi, founder of the renowned soccer magazine start-up Howler. They discuss soccer's growing popularity and influence in America, funding a beautiful print magazine in a generic digital world,  finding the right mix of storytelling, statistics, and humor for Howler's audience.

A mournful Steelers-fan Jesse sucks it up to discuss AFC gambling lines with Joe, dissecting the Irish Vinny Testaverde, non-French Bat Masterson's whisky, and the All-Incontinent Team. 

Summary: Joe visits Jesse in Boston for an in-person podcast on the Steelers, the Raiders of the Lost (Narrative) Arc, and all of this week 16's AFC games.

Joe sits down with Barnard history professor Andrew Lipman to discuss his new book The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast, about 17th century Native and European coastal settlements from New York to Cape Cod.

After a stunningly successful string of picks last week, Joe and Jesse revert to the mean (probably). Wait for the end for an appearance from special guest Fake Ira Glass!

Adam Price believes that restaurants should not have to focus on running a delivery operation. He has built a team of full-time employees who deliver food for a growing number of New York restaurants. His software optimizes delivery routes. Adam's among a small number of entrepreneurs who've opted to make delivery personnel full-time employees. He discusses the business benefits to restaurants, his company, and his employees in this week's podcast.