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In the final episode of Season 10 of The Webby Podcast, David-Michel Davies speaks with Marta Tellado about Consumer Reports’ shift into the digital, the importance of educating younger generations on the protections they’re allowed as consumers, and what safeguarding consumer rights look like in today’s digitized world.
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On this episode of The Webby Podcast we sit down with special guest Jasmyn Lawson, who is a Content Executive at Netflix and a cultural media strategist. Centering on a passion for tech, media, and culture, Jasmyn has led a career dedicated to amplifying and championing Black stories made by Black creatives.
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Director, Writer and Producer Elle Key talks us through her podcast The History of Sketch Comedy, hosted and performed by her husband Keegan-Michael Key, and for which she won the Webby for Best Writing at the 26th Annual Webby Awards!
Join us for a journey through the history of comedy, with plenty of jokes and laughs along the way.
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Professor Anita Hill has devoted her life to combating gender based violence. She is a lawyer, an educator, and was at this year’s Webby Awards to accept the Best Public Service and Activism Webby on behalf of Pineapple Street Media and The Meteor for the Podcast, Because of Anita.
In 1991, she bravely traveled to Washington and testified to the US Senate that then Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her. 30 years later, that pivotal moment continues to shape our country and how we deal with gender-based violence, on a social, political and cultural level.
Professor Hill joins the Webby Awards Podcast to talk about her career, how she stays grounded, and her own Podcast, Getting Even With Anita Hill.
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Adam Scott isn't just a podcast pioneer and award-winning actor, most recently in Apple+'s Severance. He's also the 26th Annual Webby Awards Best Actor Winner.
In Severance, Adam Scott plays Mark an employee of Lumon Industries who agrees to a "severance" program in which his non-work memories are separated from his work memories and his gradual discovery of what is really happening at Lumon and in his life.
Adam joins the Webby Awards Podcast to talk about music, his philosophy toward acting, and his stunning performance in Severance.
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Host David-Michel Davies is joined by Claire Graves, President of The Webby Media Group and Steve Marchese, Webby Awards Chief Production Officer to discuss a few of their favorite Webby Winners ahead of the 26th Annual Webby Awards, happening Monday May 16th. Check out all of this year's winners at https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners
Winners mentioned in this episode:
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Hans Jørgen Wiberg is the founder of the Be My Eyes App, which connects blind and low-vision users with fully-sighted volunteers to help with daily tasks.
Hans joins us to talk about the app's origin story, how they connect their surplus of volunteers to users in need of help, and their new employment initiative to get blind and low-vision people hired.
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Chani Nicholas is one of today’s most prominent astrologers, a Webby Award winner, and best-selling author. She’s also the founder of the CHANI app, which helps downloaders use astrology for radical self-acceptance. There, in addition to guiding the apps’ users on their personal journeys, she’s also building an equitable tech company.
Chani spoke to us about astrology's resurgence through social media, launching her astrology newsletter and website in the early aughts, and her journey into astrology.
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Season 9 of The Webby Podcast kicks off with a special roundtable on the 26th Annual Webby Awards Nominees. Host David-Michel Davies is joined by Claire Graves, President of The Webby Media Group and Steve Marchese, Webby Awards Chief Production Officer to discuss a few of their favorite Webby Nominees.Vote for your favorite nominees in the Webby People’s Voice through April 21 at vote.webbyawards.com
Nominees mentioned in this episode:
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is a food writer, and chef and cook of over 20 years. He’s behind the New York Times Best Seller The Food Lab, the website Serious Eats, and a YouTube channel that offers science-proven methods for home cooking.
Kenji spoke to us about everything from cooking techniques to his journey starting Serious Eats and writing The Food Lab, to how he thinks the Internet changed food and his upcoming book The Wok: Recipes and Techniques, and more.
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Jad Finck is the vice president of Innovation & Sustainability at Allbirds. In 2014, the sneaker company started as a kickstarter to build running shoes using merino wool. Now, Allbirds has blossomed into both a full brand, and a mission-driven company that puts sustainability at the forefront.
In June, Jad became a judge for the inaugural Anthem Awards - the Webby's new initiative for mission and purpose-driven work - and will help review our Sustainability, Environment & Climate entries this year.
More information is at allbirds.com
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Eliot Higgins is a citizen journalist and founder & executive director of Bellingcat, an international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists.
They use the Internet — information available in maps, videos, social media and much more — to investigate and break some of the biggest stories about international conflicts, from smuggling operations, airstrikes, weapons trading and more.
To learn more about what they do, visit Bellingcat.com. Read Eliot's book at https://www.bellingcat.com/book/
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Hamish Brocklebank, chief of YouGov Safe at YouGov — an international research data and analytics group — has built a tool that allows consumers get paid to share information about everything they do online. The consumers share what they buy, watch and play — all of which helps inform the next wave of technology.
On a larger scale, YouGov studies what shifting consumer choices will mean for brands, marketers, and the general public. This year, they’ve helped the Webby Awards survey how consumers feel about recent digital innovations across online gaming and livestream commerce, for the 2021 Webby Trend Report, titled Way Too New!
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