Michael and Eric interview Ethan Epping - Senior Analyst for the Democrat National Committee about the path he took from an optimistic college kid volunteering to knock on doors to a still-pretty-optimistic grown adult analyzing data for the DNC. We dig into the value of having on-the-ground (literally) experience when trying to understand the data, and at least once Ethan drop's President Obama's name. The jury is still out on whether or not he'll be on the show, but fingers crossed!

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Follow Ethan on Twitter @EthanEpping!

Michael and Eric interview Justin Purl - Research Scientist at Human Resources Research Organization about the psychology and analytics behind Human Resources and industrial organization. Justin shares insights around the practices and decisions that shape corporate culture and how HumRRO uses a research-based approach to help companies in the hiring process. 

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Learn more about HumRRO

In this episode, Michael and Eric talk about the pros and cons of "open data" following two articles published recently about accessibility with Louisville's open data portal as well as it's recent silver medal award from What Works Cities. Open data is hard, but we're pretty sure we solved it (/sarcasm).

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Josh Poe - independent researcher and activist (and map-builder extraordinaire).

Michael and Eric interview Mack McConnell - former Humana employee turned investment consultant - about the importance of understanding the right way to communicate analysis for multiple types of audiences, and the value of curiosity not just in the learning process but also when looking for jobs in analytics. 

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Interested in learning more about Code Louisville? Check out their site!.

Michael and Eric interview Dr. Jose Fernandez from UofL about the university's new Masters program in Business Analytics and Dr. Fernandez's research in meth, wages, and investment strategies. We also find out whether some of our course proposals in home economics were ever approved and the value-add of having a broad set of skills in the business analytics profession.

 

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If you're interested in reading more of Dr. Fernandez's work, you can check out his research here and follow him on Twitter @UofLEcon.

In this episode, Michael and Eric interview Patrick Passafiume - Data Analyst at Pharmerica and graduate student in Bellarmine University's MS in Analytics program. We talk about how he juggles full-time school with a full-time job, while also finding time to spend with his family and host his very own podcast (for those keeping score, this is crossover podcast #2). 

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Patrick and Sean Smith's podcast - BoutTime

Interested in the Bellarmine Master's program? Here's more info!

In this episode, Michael and Eric interview Robert Kahne - Data Analyst at Splash Analytics and host of the podcast 'My Old Kentucky Podcast'. We talk about the value of an active analytics community for individual analysts, some advice for folks just getting started with data, and how all questions ultimately lead to Michael for an answer. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

 

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Robert's podcast - My Old Kentucky Podcast

Interested in the Civic Data Alliance? Check them out here!

Want to get involved with the local R user group? Join us on Slack!

In this episode, Michael and Eric talk about the rise in the Zillow-fication of jobs as employers start including salaries or salary ranges on job postings - and the possible winners and losers as the practice becomes more common for job candidates and employers.

 

Have any questions or want to share some feedback? Reach out to Eric (@eric_bickel) or Michael (@michael_weis) on Twitter!

Michael and Eric sit down with their old colleague Jacob Correll - analyst at LGE and all-around smart guy. We talk about his contrarian take in his analytical process, as well as how he balances traditional approaches to solving problems in a world of an ever-changing programming environment.