The Webby Podcast

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If you’ve driven a car, chances are you have used a GPS system, like Google Maps or Waze for the most accurate routes.Today, we talk to Noam Bardin, who served as CEO of Waze from 2009 until his departure in February.

He joins us to talk all about the early days of the popular navigation app, and building a community of drivers that actively make the app better. Follow Noam Bardin on Twitter at https://twitter.com/noam

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Cynthia Germanotta is the President of Born This Way Foundation, which she started with her daughter Lady Gaga in 2012. Through their initiatives they are providing tools to support the mental health of young people. They're also a foundational partner for The Anthem Awards.Through initiatives like #BeKind21 and the Teen Mutual Health First Aid, they are providing tools to support the mental health of young people. Cynthia Germanotta joins us to talk about the internet and how to support the mental health of young people.

For more information on Born This Way, visit //bornthisway.foundation/

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In March, entertainment and marketing expert Maya Watson was tapped as the Head of Global Marketing at Clubhouse, at the helm of its meteoric rise. There, she’s laying the foundation for what Clubhouse can become, and how it can help creators who are hosting some of the Internet’s most interesting conversations.

Maya Watson, Head of Global Marketing at Clubhouse joins us to talk about the work she is doing there. She also dives into her days at Netflix, founding Strong Black Lead, and the need for companies to win trust with Black audiences.

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Our Producer is Kate Mishkin

Our Associate Producer is Halei Lewis

Our Editorial Lead is Jordana Jarrett

Music is Podington Bear 

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For our final episode of the season, we share our final Overwrite virtual event: “Overwrite: How We Live.” 

Secretary Julián Castro: Host of Our America With Julián Castro, Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Obama administration and mayor of San Antonio joins to talk about sharing the stories of Americans, and the issues they face within our systems as well as reimagining what a better future can really look like. 

Then, Professor Scott Galloway: Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School Of Business, Co-host of Vox Media’s podcast Pivot, and author of Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity joins to discuss how the pandemic has accelerated changes that were already underway in our society. And where we can go from here. 

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Megan Steckly, is leading the charge to provide laptops to underserved students in cities across the country. She is the CEO of Comp-U-Dopt, a non-profit that provides students with refurbished computers, as well as educational opportunities surrounding STEM.

We talk about her work, the digital divide in the U.S. and how COVID-19 has escalated the need.

Donate today and get a device you no longer need into the hands of someone who desperately does.

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MK Asante is a filmmaker, scholar, professor, and author of his memoir Buck. He’s also the host of two Snap Originals docuseries “Free Tuition with MK Asante” and “While Black with MK Asante.”

We talk about how current schooling models limit black students’ self expression, to how students thrive when given autonomy and true intellectual freedom, to how recordings of racist incidents have sparked honest discussions about race in the U.S., but ultimately cannot be the solution to racism. As well as the work he is doing with his Snap Originals shows. 

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