The 92 Report

Zachary Schrag is the author of four books. He was the editor of Washington History and guest editor for the Journal of Policy History. Zachary has received many grants and fellowships. He is currently a professor of history at George Mason University, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urban History, and a member of the board of the Urban History Association. You can connect with Zachary on Twitter @zacharyschrag. Key points include:

• 03:40: How he became a professor
• 11:39: The Fires of Philadelphia, and the Princeton Guide to Historical Research
• 16:53: Two different anti-immigrant movements
• 24:14: Compiling data and the writing process

Andy Arends is a self-professed "intrapreneurial" executive and servant leader. He has significant healthcare strategy and operations experience, and his experience includes health plan strategy, care management, digital transformation, core administration systems / operations, and Business Process as a Service (BPaaS). Past public speaking engagements and webinars include CHIME, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the California Association of Health Plans (CAHP), the Association of Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), and multiple private webinars and workshops focused on healthcare strategy. Contact Andy by email at [email protected] or reach out through LinkedIn.

Key points include:

11:04: Life lessons from Alzheimers

15:04: Forming new friendships

17:03: Strength through faith

21:33: Integration in South Africa

Scott Johnson's career path is anything but ordinary. After graduating from Harvard, Scott headed home to Jackson, Mississippi, where he volunteered in the Clinton '92 campaign before moving to Washington, DC. He waited tables for a while before landing a minor position at the White House. He went back to school and earned a degree in journalism then moved to New York for a position at ABC network. After working as a writer for several years, he eventually found his way back to music, and in today's episode, Scott shares his experience as a musician.

Key points include:

• 10:33: A musician's outlook
• 16:46: What would have most surprised Scott's younger self
• 20:36: The experience of being on stage
• 24:22: Most memorable classes at Harvard

Dr. Zarya Rubin grew up practicing surgery on her dolls, so it was no surprise that she pursued medicine. She is a Harvard educated physician who also believes in holistic health and wellness and is well-versed in the practices of yoga and meditation. She has trained at the world-renowned Institute For Integrative Nutrition, where she studied over 100 dietary theories and worked with mentors like Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Deepak Chopra. In today's episode, she talks about her journey towards becoming a holistic health coach. You can learn more about Zarya and her work through the following links: Email: [email protected]

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Richard Nash is an award-winning editor and publisher; he has held leadership positions at a range of media start-ups and consulted with Fortune 500 companies. Richard has spoken on the future of media at a wide array of International events, including Booknet Canada in Toronto where his keynote speech was described by former Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson as the "best talk on the future of publishing I've ever seen. In today's episode, Richard shares his journey from graduating Harvard to his current position, in addition to insights from the world of publishing. Key points include:

• 04:31: Why publishing is not an industry
• 11:30: Self-publishing and entrepreneurship
• 16:11: What would most surprise Richard's college self
• 21:48: How Richard's coaching practice evolved

Donna Cryer began her career in health care after a seriously debilitating autoimmune liver disease. For her work in this area, she has been writing the book of advocacy in liver disease and recently received the Distinguished Service Advocacy Award from the Hepatology Medical Society partner.

Key points include:

• 08:16: Key issues in unequal access to transplants
• 14:37: Top priorities for the advocacy organization
• 21:40: Ethical issues and incentives
• 24:58: What would most surprise her college self

Philip Hartley is a design director at Fjord in Washington, D.C. He worked as a design engineer before transitioning to innovation strategy, and he has also been a boat builder in Australia where he built and repaired wooden boats ranging from 5-foot to 50-foot sailboats, dinghies, and river cruisers. You can reach out to Philip through email at [email protected].

Key points include:

07:58: Examples of design strategy

17:03: How career training shaped day-to-day thinking

26:12: How design training influences being a dad

40:24: What would most surprise his college self

Rebecca L. Walkowitz is an author and Dean of Humanities in the School of Arts and Sciences and a former Chair of the English Department at Rutgers University. She is also a Distinguished Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty in Comparative Literature, and the editor or co-editor of eight books. You can learn more about Rebecca through the university website.

Key points include:

07:33: Involvement at Harvard

12:16: Research on cosmopolitanism

15:30: Day-to-day life as a Dean

30:37: Lessons learned managing a department

Gary Bass is a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, and the author of The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Knopf); Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention (Knopf); and Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals (Princeton University Press). For the Blood Telegram, he is a Pulitzer Prize finalist in general nonfiction, and he won the Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bernard Schwartz Book Award from the Asia Society, the Lionel Gelber Prize, the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, the Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, and the Ramnath Goenka Award in India. It was a New York Times and Washington Post notable book of the year, and a best book of the year in The Economist, Financial Times, The New Republic, and Kirkus Reviews. In today's episode, Gary talks about his book. Key points include:

0:46: Overview of Blood Telegram

04:51: The backstory of Archer Blood

15:19: Why Nixon and Kissenger did not intervene

24:14: How Gary found his area of specialization

Rajani was born in Bangalore, India before her family immigrated to the U.S. She attended Harvard College and Harvard Medical School and has been working as a primary care physician since 2001. A voracious reader as a child, books inspired her to pursue medicine and eventually turn to write stories of her own. She is now a celebrated and prize-winning children's author. You can learn more about Rajani and her books at RajaniLarocca.com.

Key points include:

08:44: How her journey as an author began and where her ideas come from

14:54: Rajani's writing process

23:02: How being a writer has changed how she moves through the world

30:25: Questions that help people tell their story