Episodes

  • Katherine Schweit - Ret. FBI Executive, Creator & Fmr. Head of FBI Active Shooter Program - Ep. 22

    Katherine Schweit - Ret. FBI Executive, Creator & Fmr. Head of FBI Active Shooter Program - Ep. 22
    Jun 9 2022
    Katherine Schweit is a lawyer and former FBI Executive who currently teaches law classes at DePaul and Webster universities. She is the author of the book, Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shootings Crisis, and co-hosts, with Sarah Ferris, the popular Stop The Killing podcast.She spent 20 years as a Special Agent with the FBI, and prior to that post, she was an assistant state's attorney in Chicago. After the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, she was assigned to create and run the FBI’s active shooter program, authoring the FBI’s seminal research, A Study of 160 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States, 2000 – 2013. She is a longtime member of the faculty at DePaul College of Law and Webster University, and an advisor to the National Center for School Safety. She is an expert in active shooters, mass shootings, and security policies and procedures. She currently owns Schweit Consulting LLC, providing leadership counseling, security advice to corporations, hospitals, religious organizations, educators, and government clients. Katherine's Website: https://www.katherineschweit.com/ Katherine's IG: https://instagram.com/kateschweit?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Stop The Killing Podcast and IG: https://open.spotify.com/show/3x94RF1am68PSKCw8h37xj?si=pa8vQW8sRLyH7DXA9iMGgw&utm_source=copy-link https://instagram.com/stopthekillingstories?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= NYT Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/opinion/uvalde-school-shooting.html FBI Study: https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/active-shooter-study-2000-2013-1.pdf/view --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Dr. Rachel Goldman - Psychologist - Ep. 21

    Dr. Rachel Goldman - Psychologist - Ep. 21
    Apr 22 2022
    In this episode we discuss social media mental health accounts, if they're similar to a cult, the ethics of running a professional mental health account, balancing a large following, and more. Rachel Goldman, Ph.D., FTOS (aka Dr. Rachel) is a licensed psychologist, speaker, and consultant. She specializes in health and wellness, including health behavior change, stress management, eating behaviors. She received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in NJ. She completed her Pre-Doctoral Clinical Internship with a specialization in Behavioral Medicine and her Post-Doctoral Fellowship with a specialization in Obesity and Bariatric Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Rachel is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She currently sees individual clients in her private practice in NYC where she takes a holistic approach to health and utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to assist clients in behavioral changes that will promote healthier and happier lives. Dr. Rachel is a Verywell Review Board member and also provides consulting services to other professionals and corporations, including corporate wellness programming and workshops . She also speaks internationally on topics such as stress management, self-care, health behavior change, and eating behaviors. Dr. Rachel is a sought after speaker and expert who has been featured in media. She has been an expert guest on Sirius XM Doctor Radio where she discussed the struggles with weight loss, stress, and disordered eating, as well as health behavior change and CBT. She has been quoted in many articles including The New York Times, TIME, NBC News, CNN, USA Today, SHAPE, Women's Health, and MORE. Dr. Rachel's website: http://www.drrachelnyc.com/about/ and the briefly mentioned podcast that compared IG Therapists to cults: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IWNPDNvhJ0AcP0eDHESYA?si=F6ThJdlGTrOTWxT_n4a9zw&utm_source=copy-link Here's a great post from Dr. Jessica Rabon on the topic that further inspired this episode: https://rabonramblings.wordpress.com/2022/02/10/instagram-therapists/ and our own episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GP7rME4aAdJL5BjLOh2HC?si=9k-96eFISE6DrmyC_ZqCmA&utm_source=copy-link Dr. Rachel's Instagram: https://instagram.com/drrachelnyc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kelsey Harris - Registered Clinical Counsellor & Chronic Illness Warrior - Ep. 20

    Kelsey Harris - Registered Clinical Counsellor & Chronic Illness Warrior - Ep. 20
    Mar 19 2022
    Kelsey Harris lives in British Columbia, Canada. She's a writer, currently working on a self help book. A previous filmmaker, she now has a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and is a registered clinical counsellor in British Columbia, Canada. She is passionate about helping others. She is a chronic illness warrior, and has aimed her focus on helping others with chronic illnesses. Kelsey's Links: https://linktr.ee/Chronicallyliving --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    53 mins
  • Professor Ruedi Aebersold - Biologist, 2020 Marcel Benoist Prize Winner - Ep. 19

    Professor Ruedi Aebersold - Biologist, 2020 Marcel Benoist Prize Winner - Ep. 19
    Feb 20 2022
    Ruedi Aebersold is a Swiss and Canadian scientist. He trained at the Biocenter, University of Basel, Switzerland and completed his education at Caltech. He was on the faculties of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and the University of Washington in Seattle and co-founded, with Lee Hood and Alan Aderem, the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, a world first. He has co-founded several companies and holds several public service appointments. Ruedi was awarded an honorary doctorate of the University of Lund, Sweden and the work of the group was recognized with numerous prizes and awards including the Biemann medal of ASMS, the Paracelsus prize of the Swiss Chemical Society, the Otto Naegeli Prize, the Thomson medal of IMSF and the HUPO achievement award. In 2020, Ruedi received the prestigious Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize for his pioneering work in the field of systems biology. He has been emeritus Professor at the Institute of Molecular Systems Biology at ETH Zurich, since 2020 and has been heading the Tumor Profiler Project at ETH Zurich. The research focus of the Aebersold group was the proteome. The group has pioneered several widely used techniques and generated a range of open access/open source software and statistical tools that have contributed to making proteomic research results more transparent, reproducible and accurate. In his group, these techniques have been applied to a wide range of projects in basic and translational research. His publications have been cited more than 122.000 times and reached an H-factor of 168 (WoS, 2022). HeLa Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-019-0037-y Marcel Benoist Prize: https://marcel-benoist.ch/en/laureate-2020/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    53 mins
  • Andrey Seryakov - Heavy-ion Physicist - Ep. 18

    Andrey Seryakov - Heavy-ion Physicist - Ep. 18
    Feb 13 2022
    Andrey is a researcher at St.Petersburg State University and a science communicator. Concerning science he's doing heavy ion collisions physics, and takes part in two international collaborations - SHINE (CERN) and MPD (NICA) with a focus on studying the phase transition between hadrons and quark gluon plasma. As a science communicator he gives a lot of lectures about high energy physics in Russia, participates in podcasts and so on. He has a blog (in Russian too) and had a podcast, but only 5 episodes as he had too many projects and it takes a lot of work. He's an outreach and visits coordinator of the SHINE experiment and a guide to two large hadron collider detectors at CERN. "Born to Science" Podcast by Andrey Seryakov: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-born-to-science-podcast-43053920/ Short Animation Explainer of the Early Universe and How Physicists Look Back In Time: https://youtu.be/DmUiCweDic4 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Kira Dineen MS, LCGC, CG (ASCP) CM - Genetic Counselor - Ep. 17

    Kira Dineen MS, LCGC, CG (ASCP) CM - Genetic Counselor - Ep. 17
    Feb 3 2022
    Kira Dineen, MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)CM, has a decade of podcast experience fueled by a passion for science communication. She has hosted and produced 5 podcasts. Her main show, "DNA Today", is a genetics podcast in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally. The show won the Best 2020 and 2021 Science and Medicine Podcast Awards. Over the last 10 years, the podcast has produced over 165 episodes with 250,000+ downloads. As a licensed certified genetic counselor, Kira Dineen meets with patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancies to obtain family health history and explore genetic testing options. Kira is also certified as a Cytogenetic Technologist and has worked in laboratories performing karyotypes and FISH on constitutional and cancer samples. Kira's Award winning Science & Medicine Podcast: http://dnapodcast.com/ Link Mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/upshot/pregnancy-birth-genetic-testing.html Books: http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Code-Breaker/Walter-Isaacson/9781982115852 Kira's Henrietta Lacks' Episode - https://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2015/9/28/34-henrietta-lacks.html Kira's Special Episodes: http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2020/9/4/130-dtc-series-anne-greb-on-23andme http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2021/6/18/150-euan-ashley-and-stephen-quake-on-the-genome-odyssey Correction of misstatement made regarding cost of Henrietta Lacks' cells (I thought 40k, I was mistaken and apologize for the oversight): "Today, Skloot says, a vial of HeLa cells can be purchased online for about $250 a vial." https://www.npr.org/2010/12/13/132030076/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-live-on-in-labs "Hela cells and cells with modifications can sell for between $400 and thousands of dollars per vial. Thermo Fisher Scientific estimates its annual revenue at approximately 35 billion dollars a year." https://www.everydayhealth.com/public-health/the-estate-of-henrietta-lacks-sues-biotech-company-for-selling-stolen-cells/#:~:text=Hela%20cells%20and%20cells%20with,35%20billion%20dollars%20a%20year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Jerri Williams - Retired FBI Special Agent & Author - Ep. 16

    Jerri Williams - Retired FBI Special Agent & Author - Ep. 16
    Jan 17 2022
    Jerri Williams served 26 years as a Special Agent with the FBI. During most of her Bureau career, she worked major economic fraud investigations. She notes that with a gun, they can steal hundreds. But with a lie, they can steal millions. During her FBI career, Jerri specialized in cases targeting major economic crime and corruption. Her investigation of a $350 million Ponzi scheme perpetrated against unsuspecting nonprofit organizations, high profiled philanthropists and beneficiary donors resulted in a 12-year prison sentence and multiple forfeitures; the international advance fee scam case she conducted resulted in a 14 year prison sentence and the forfeiture of the subject’s residence; and her major investigation of business-to-business telemarketing fraud, which included a long-term undercover operation, resulted in 16 search warrants, 25 convictions, and many multi-year prison terms. Jerri received numerous awards throughout her career, including four United States Attorney Awards for Distinguished Service, three of them for her work on the cases noted. Being interviewed and appearing on CNBC’s American Greed in the episode—When Greed and Giving Collide—was a highlight of Jerri’s career. Toward the end of her federal law enforcement career, Jerri was appointed as the spokesperson for the Philadelphia Division of the FBI, taking on the responsibility of educating and informing the media and public about the Bureau. Jerri is currently using her federal law enforcement experience and communication and media experience to host and produce a popular true crime and history podcast—FBI Retired Case File Review—where she interviews retired FBI agents about their high-profile cases and careers, while correcting clichés and misconceptions about the FBI in books, TV, and movies. With nearly 6 million downloads and over 250 episodes, the podcast can be accessed on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and other popular podcast apps. In her book, FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives, she presents her top 20 clichés about the FBI. The entertaining companion book, FBI Word Search Puzzles: Fun for Armchair Detectives, is also available. Based on the success of her FBI non-fiction, Jerri is under contract as a technical consultant for major TV networks and production companies wanting to create authentic FBI dramas and characters. Her crime novels—Pay to Play and Greedy Givers—feature flawed female FBI agent Kari Wheeler, a married mother of three investigating fraud and corruption in Philadelphia while struggling to balance her family responsibilities. The third story in the FBI Philadelphia Corruption Squad trilogy, Spoiled Sport, is coming soon. The books are available wherever books are sold, as ebooks, print books, and audiobooks. Jerri has posted case reviews about her own FBI investigations on FBI Retired Case File Review. You can learn more about her career and her author and podcasting journey by listening to the podcast. On November 18, 2021, in Washington, DC, the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) recognized Jerri as their G-Man Honors – Distinguished Service Honoree for her continued support of the FBI Family through her podcast and books. You can learn more about Jerri Williams, her books, her podcast, and blog at www.jerriwilliams.com. MLK reference episodes: Episode 207: Wayne Davis – Director Hoover and FBI Diversitys Episode 186: John Glover – FBI 100th Anniversary of African American Special Agents Episode 237: Paul Letersky – Assisting J. Edgar Hoover, COINTELPRO Jerri's Instagram: https://instagram.com/jerriwilliams1 Jerri's Twitter: @jerriwilliams1 Jerri’s Blog: https://jerriwilliams.com/blog/ Jerri's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gtvYJG343U7NBxcOfI2P4?si=UHIwERAtQ12fb8l7ip_HJQ&utm_source=copy-link --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Julia Cowley - Retired FBI Special Agent - Ep. 15

    Julia Cowley - Retired FBI Special Agent - Ep. 15
    Jan 12 2022
    Julia Cowley is a recently retired Special Agent with the FBI of 22 years, who began her service in 1999. Her first assignment was to the Boston Division where she investigated white-collar crime, public corruption, and civil rights matters. She was also a member and team leader on the Boston Division's Evidence Response Team. Julia was then selected to join the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, followed by assignment to the Evidence Response Team Unit. Prior to joining the FBI, Julia was a Special Agent/Forensic Scientist with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. She has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in forensic science. She is certified in Behavioral Analysis by the FBI and was the lead FBI profiler on the Golden State Killer case. She is a host of "The Consult" a true crime podcast, the consultants are retired FBI profilers who worked the cases. "The Consult" Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4BRyHb1KZjdGYrMfu2zMeM?si=yE_fJsLRQVCuLFwF9WxT9w&utm_source=copy-link Julia's Twitter: @jcow1969 Link: https://twitter.com/jcow1969?t=8db6up_HooF0cSDlLoH8EA&s=09 Evidence Response Team Video: https://youtu.be/28lwhrDbwWU The Consult Website: https://truecrimeconsult.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitjustspeculation/support
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    1 hr and 44 mins