Podcast: Let In But Left Out New 2020 Book

Podcast (21 Mar 2021, 1:04:41) –  The Global Pandemic: One Year Later.  US exceeds 554,000 COVID-19 deaths. What have we learned and what comes next? Umer Qureshi, from the Middle East, joins brothers Frank and Granison Shines for a review of the week’s news (8 Killed During Asian American spa attacks in Atlanta; Google inks strategic alliance with Automation Anywhere; US-China talks in Alaska point to coming AI Tech Cold War) and assessment of COVID-19 book chapter.

Podcast (21 Feb 2021, 00:47) –  The System is Rigged?  As the US nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, many are rightfully asking, “Is the system rigged?” Frank and Granison Shines provide an update the week’s news on biz, tech, politics and inequality (the Cuomo and Cruz scandals — nursing homes and the Texas freeze, respectively; congressional hearings on the Robinhood-Gamestop saga; and the rise of Clubhouse app with 8 million downloads in the past two weeks. They then turn the focus to the question of is the US system rigged as it relates to economic fairness and opportunity and political power and representation. The brothers

Today, the Shines siblings review the week’s news (Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon; Rising threat of white supremacy according to US Intel agencies; Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package; Job losses from closing of Keystone XL pipeline; and of course Superbowl predictions: Will youth or experience prevail in Superbowl 55?).

How America let in tech disruption and left out people transition. The team assess real-life examples of accelerating AI-enabled tech changes during the pandemic that could permanently displace workers: Netflix and YouTube AI recommendation algorithms, self-driving cars, and Google AI Vision that supercharge UIPath’s robotic process automation (RPA) to read handwritten forms.

Podcast (13 Feb 2021, 1:01:47) –  Black History Month – From the Slavehouse to the Whitehouse.  Authors Frank and Granison Shines chronicle the history of African American service and achievement, chronicling their family history from 1690 to 2021. The brothers draw upon research from their book (Let in But Left Out) and Stroud Family Colorado website, which include 23andMe DNA analysis, congressional records, Clinton Presidential library, college archives, slave schedules, museum artifacts, Grammy Awards archives, books, news articles and family photos, publications, letters and artifacts.

Today, the Shines siblings review the week’s news (Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon; Rising threat of white supremacy according to US Intel agencies; Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package; Job losses from closing of Keystone XL pipeline; and of course Superbowl predictions: Will youth or experience prevail in Superbowl 55?).

How America let in tech disruption and left out people transition. The team assess real-life examples of accelerating AI-enabled tech changes during the pandemic that could permanently displace workers: Netflix and YouTube AI recommendation algorithms, self-driving cars, and Google AI Vision that supercharge UIPath’s robotic process automation (RPA) to read handwritten forms.

Podcast (31 Jan 2021, 1:18:17) –  Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Jobs.  Let in But Left Out, authors Frank and Granison Shines are joined today bu big sister, Trudy Shines Morgan to discuss the future of jobs in the AI, pandemic economy.

Today, the Shines siblings review the week’s news (Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon; Rising threat of white supremacy according to US Intel agencies; Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package; Job losses from closing of Keystone XL pipeline; and of course Superbowl predictions: Will youth or experience prevail in Superbowl 55?).

How America let in tech disruption and left out people transition. The team assess real-life examples of accelerating AI-enabled tech changes during the pandemic that could permanently displace workers: Netflix and YouTube AI recommendation algorithms, self-driving cars, and Google AI Vision that supercharge UIPath’s robotic process automation (RPA) to read handwritten forms.

Podcast (31 Jan 2021, 1:45:03) –  Can US Democracy Survive?  In Let in But Left Out, authors Frank and Granison Shines write, “Democracy is an experiment not an entitlement.“

During this lengthy discussion with Umer Qureshi, the brothers highlight the week’s news (January 2021 most deadly pandemic month on record in US; Gamestop retail investor “Davids” take on the “Goliath” hedge fund giants, Indian farmer protest gets deadly; 5 Trump lawyers leave impeachment team) then turn their attention to whether or not our current form of representative democracy (our republic, “if we can keep it” [Benjamin Franklin]) can survive the age of fake, news, disinformation and disruptive tech. Are we destined for Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff) or Digital Dictatorship (Yuval Harari)? In a 2018 Radio Atlantic podcast discussion, Jeffrey Rosen and Anne Applebaum ask, “Is Democracy Dying?“

Podcast (24 Jan 2021, 45:33) –  AI, Social Media and the Capitol Mob Riot.  Frank Shines, Umer Qureshi and Granison Shines discuss how poor leadership, AI-powered fake news on the election results and social media conspired to create the events of 1/6 — the capitol mob insurrection. Former military officer and Air Force communications-computer systems and management engineering expert, Frank Shines (Capt, USAF Ret) weighs in with his experience from the military and hi-tech. Granison, a leadership communications trainer and consultant, also provides a unique perspective on the topic. As always, the team first highlight key news items such as the Indian farmers protest, Novalny Russian protestors, Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night in Miami (based on true story of the meeting amongst Muhammed Ali, Sam Cooke, Malcom X and Jim Brown)

Podcast (17 Jan 2021, 58:04) –  The Psychology of Polarization in America.  Frank Shines, Umer Qureshi and Granison Shines discuss the social psychology of polarization in the US in the wake of the Capitol mob insurrection on Jan 6th. The team share proven methods used by the military, corporations and academia such as the Big Five OCEAN personality traits, John Haidt’s Five Moral Foundations. Helpful resources, books and practical tips for how we might all get along better in a polarized country.

Podcast (10 Jan 2020, 52:24) –  Mob Insurrection of US Capitol Building.  Frank Shines and Granison Shines discuss one of the saddest days in American history “1/6” as mob attacks US Capitol.

Podcast (3 Jan 2020, 54:42) –  How the US Let in Inequality but Left out Upward Mobility.  Frank Shines and Granison Shines highlight the inequality chapter of their book, Let in But Left Out: Leadership, Faith & Knowledge in the Age of AI, Coronavirus and Fake News and what it means during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors discuss both stats and real-life stories, to include the recent Track the Recovery work of bipartisan economist Raj Chetty.

Podcast (6 Dec 2020, 58:04) –  2021 Predictions.  Frank Shines and Granison Shines make predictions ranging from AI and Bioengineering Technology to Inequality, Jobs, Fake News and U.S. Democracy at Risk.  Let in But Left Out: Leadership, Faith & Knowledge in the Age of AI, Coronavirus and Fake News written by Frank Shines and Granison Shines; research and site design by Umer Qureshi.

Podcast (29 Nov 2020, 46:58) –  Let in Inequality but Left Out Upward Mobility.  Frank Shines and Granison Shines discuss the need for upward mobility as a way of helping to close the wealth and income inequality gap.   Let in But Left Out: Leadership, Faith & Knowledge in the Age of AI, Coronavirus and Fake News written by Frank Shines and Granison Shines; research and site design by Umer Qureshi.

Podcast (22 Nov 2020, 50:04) – A provocative and fact-based podcast on the Coronavirus Debate in the U.S. The Motion: America Let in Coronavirus But Left Out Bioscience.  For the motion: Granison Shines; against the motion: Frank Shines.   Let in But Left Out written by Frank Shines and Granison Shines; research and site design by Umer Qureshi.

Podcast (15 Nov 2020, 1:01:08) – Podcast audio recording of chapter, “Let in Coronavirus But Left Out Bioscience,” plus FAULT Leadership recipe for success.  Let in But Left Out written by Frank Shines and Granison Shines; research and site design by Umer Qureshi. In this podcast, Frank and Granison provide a detailed analysis on how to apply the D-M-A-I-C scientific method and FAULT leadership process to the coronavirus problem.

Podcast (7 Nov 2020, 6:48) – Podcast audio recording of chapter, “Transatlantic, Trail of Tears & The Rockies,” from the new book, Let in But Left Out written by Frank Shines; co-authored and researched by Granison Shines and Umer Qureshi. In this podcast, Frank and Granison provide an introduction to the reading of the chapter by Adrian Starks. The two discuss the recent announcement of the President-Elect Joe Biden and VP-Elect Kamala Harris to succeed the Trump administration and how it relates to this chapter on reflection, history, coronavirus science and leadership.

Podcast (5 Nov 2020, 18:32) – Author Frank Shines podcast overview of chapter from his new Oct 2020 book, Let in But Left Out with Umer Qureshi. Co-author Granison Shines. In this podcast, Frank Shines provides a high level overview of the book complete with graphical slides. Inequality, AI Technology, Coronavirus Bioscience — and the need for Reflection, Balance and Action.

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Podcast (27 Oct 2020, 6:48) – Podcast of audio recording of the FAULT Leadership chapter from Oct 2020 book, Let in But Left Out written by Frank Shines; co-authored and researched by Granison Shines and Umer Qureshi. In this podcast, we hear the real-life story of the Apollo 13 mission in which the U.S. almost lost its astronauts. Lessons learned can be applied to leadership crises management for the coronavirus pandemic and for leaders of any organization. The podcast includes the FAULT Leadership framework:

• (1) Find Knowledge
• (2) Act with Empathy and Integrity
• (3) Ultimately, Delegate to Expert Leaders
• (4) Logically Scale the Solution(s)
• (5) Throw the Party (to celebrate success and capture lessons learned).