Shane Phillips is a housing policy expert and author of The Affordable City. After a couple questions from the famous BOQ, Shane shares with Maddy about his career path, including the story of how he didn’t graduate from high school, going to undergrad for biochemistry, and making the switch to urban planning and public administration. Shane also talks about being car-free for 15 years, his blog Better Institutions and about his ongoing podcast called UCLA Housing Voice. This is a great episode you will not want to miss!

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This podcast features Brooke Oosterman, the director of policy and communications at Housing Next, which is an organization that works to provide equitable housing right here in Grand Rapids, an area where rent is high and demand continues to outpace development. Maddy interviews Brooke about her time at Michigan State University, her incredible work experience and something she is most proud of. Brooke also shares why she thinks her work with Housing Next is important and her advice for women in business. All of this and more - listen today!

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This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on February 21, 2023. The Hauenstein Center and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum welcomed author and journalist Kate Andersen Brower to share her expansive insight on the personalities behind the American presidency.

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00:02:53-Keynote

00:52:51-Live audience Q&A

To learn more about this event, visit gvsu.edu/hc/kateandersenbrower.

Check out Kate's episode of Off The Stage Podcast!

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Journalist and author Kate Andersen Brower joins the Hauenstein Center for their Presidents' Day Celebration. Maddy interviews Kate about her childhood, choosing her major and her knowledge on the former presidents. The two also discuss Kate's most recent book, a biography of Elizabeth Taylor, the most famous movie star of the twentieth century. The episode ends with Kate discussing a challenge she faces in her career: being in a male-dominated field. This is a great episode - listen now!

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This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on February 17, 2023. Kids’ Food Basket is one of West Michigan’s most celebrated community resources, providing 1.6 million sack suppers annually, and Mary, its founder, shares her story.

00:00:52-Introduction

00:04:00-Keynote

00:44:00-Live audience Q&A

To learn more about this event, visit ⁠gvsu.edu/hc/marykhoodhood.

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This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on January 27, 2023. Dr. Richardson-Heron spoke on the Hauenstein Center at GVSU stage as part of the Wheelhouse Talks speaker series, a signature program of the Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy, in partnership with Frederik Meijer Honors College for their Winter Meijer Lecture Series. A self-proclaimed “physician by trade and an advocate by choice,” Dara shared her experience of leading through great change, and provide insight into how we can each become change agents for good in our respective fields.

00:01:18-Introduction

00:03:25-Keynote

00:52:42-Live audience Q&A

To learn more about this event, visit gvsu.edu/hc/drh.

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Dara Richardson-Heron, who explains herself as a "physician by trade and an advocate by choice", joins the podcast alongside host Maddy Miller. The two first discuss how early is acceptable to eat lunch and learning to play the piano. Then Maddy asks Dara questions about how she decided she wanted to be a physician, why she has degrees in medicine and leaderships, what working at Pfizer during the pandemic was like, and what Dara would've said to Maddy when she was unsure about the COVID-19 vaccine. This episode is packed full of great reflections on leadership - you won't want to miss it!

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This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on January 19, 2023. For more than four decades, Dr. Berry has been one of the most visible and respected activists in the cause of civil rights, gender equality, and social justice. She joined us to reflect on the legacy of Dr. King and draw on her experiences to explore contemporary issues at the intersection of race, protest, and politics.

00:01:19-Introduction

00:05:27-Keynote

00:52:07-Live audience Q&A

To learn more about this event, visit gvsu.edu/hc/maryfrancesberry.

Check out her episode of Off The Stage Podcast!

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This episode is a conversation between Maddy Miller and the Hauenstein Center's keynote speaker for their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration event. Dr. Mary Frances Berry is historian, writer, lawyer, professor and activist. She has done so much throughout her lifetime, winning many awards, writing several books and being an activists for civil rights, gender equality and social justice in our nation. On the podcast, Dr. Berry talks about her time working for the Jimmy Carter administration (including a funny story about a buffalo getting loose), her relationship with Coretta King, and her advice for people wanting to live a life of activism. This is one you won't want to miss - listen today!

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This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on December 8, 2022. Supreme Court journalists James Romoser (SCOTUSblog) and Adam Liptak (The New York Times) talk with Professor Mark Richards about the impact of recent Supreme Court rulings and explore what is next for our highest court.

00:01:19-Introduction

00:02:40-Moderated Conversation

00:56:05-Live audience Q&A

To learn more about this event, visit gvsu.edu/hc/eyeingthebench.

Check out their episodes of Off The Stage Podcast here: James Romoser | Adam Liptak

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