Creators
Center Stage with Gina C.. Top Story - February 2023.
*** I'm keen to republish the interviews I did for my series with Vocal creators. It's been a few years and I thought it might be nice to revisit these wonderful conversations. I'll be releasing them one at a time for a few weeks/months.
By Heather Hubler4 days ago in Interview
T. Michael W. Halcomb on Disillusionment, Community, and Accountability in the Modern Church
T. Michael W. Halcomb is an American professor, author, podcaster, and stand-up comedian. He is the author of around 30 books, an educator with five degrees (including a PhD), and a frequent academic presenter with nearly 100 conference presentations. He co-founded GlossaHouse in 2012, a publishing house focused on language-learning resources, especially biblical languages. He gave a TEDx talk, "Silent no more: Resurrecting dead languages," in Evansville, IN in October of 2015. His comedy work has been featured in outlets such as Yahoo! Entertainment, TheWrap, and The Mirror US.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen10 days ago in Interview
Galyna Ostapovets on War Reporting: Verifying Peace Talks, POW Exchanges, and Operational Security
Galyna Ostapovets is a Ukrainian journalist and war reporter currently based in Kyiv. She joined the Novyny.LIVE newsroom in June 2021 and, after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, shifted from politics to reporting the war’s societal consequences, producing articles and video coverage. She writes for Novyny Live and creates videos for its YouTube channel. IJNet profiled her as “Journalist of the Month” in April 2023. She contributes to international outlets including IJNet and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. IWPR states she was born in Ukraine’s Lviv region and graduated from the International University of Economics and Humanities.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen11 days ago in Interview
Honestly, I wonder what’s wrong with me”: Elon Musk Finally Explains His Fascination With the Letter ‘X’
Elon Musk’s latest appearance on Nikhil Kamath’s widely followed podcast WTF is has triggered intense buzz across social platforms. The conversation, which covered a broad range of topics related to business, technology and global trends, offered one moment that especially caught the attention of viewers. Musk finally opened up about his lifelong fascination with the letter X, a theme that runs through several of his ventures and personal decisions.
By Manish Bhatiaabout a month ago in Interview
Patience Murray: Singer, Author, and Storyteller Empowering Women Through Healing and Creativity
Patience Murray is a multifaceted artist and visionary, whose work spans music, poetry, storytelling, and motivational speaking. As the founder of Pages of Poetry, a multimedia publishing and production company, she creates space for her original music, writing, and the Healing Her Halo podcast, a safe haven for women trauma survivors seeking guidance, hope, and empowerment. With a commitment to mental health and personal growth, Pae blends creativity and healing, sharing actionable tools and inspiration for women on their own journeys. Recently returning to the public speaking stage at the SheIsMe conference, she continues to demonstrate how authenticity, resilience, and purpose can transform both life and art.
By Tammy Reeseabout a month ago in Interview
The Digital Landscape of 2026: A Forecast for the Future of Marketing
In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, three years is an eternity. Looking ahead to 2026, we are not just looking at an upgrade of current tools; we are approaching a fundamental paradigm shift.
By Aharon Saryanabout a month ago in Interview
The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress: A 'Living Work of Art' in the Fight for Global LGBTQ+ Equality, Championed by Fashion Icon Elton Ilirjani
In a striking convergence of high fashion and human rights advocacy, the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress stands as a powerful, living testament to the global struggle for LGBTQ+ equality. This monumental gown, ingeniously crafted from the flags of countries where identifying as LGBTQ+ can lead to severe punishment, serves as both a stark reminder of injustice and a beacon of hope. Its message is amplified through its international travels and partnerships, notably with influential figures like Albanian-American genderless model and activist Elton Ilirjani (HANKO), who embodies the very spirit of breaking barriers and advocating for inclusion, who wore the dress last month in Albania.
By Lisa Rosenbergabout a month ago in Interview
The Quiet Support We Often Need: How Real-Time Guidance Can Transform the Way We Work. AI-Generated.
There’s a moment most professionals experience but rarely speak about — the moment you look at your screen, your task, your deadline, and whisper silently to yourself, “I don’t know what to do next.”
By Pamela Kholi2 months ago in Interview
Tattedmami: Meet the Self-Made Millionare. Content Warning.
If you’ve ever scrolled past her on Instagram or TikTok — the tattoos, the confidence, the unmistakable presence — you might assume you already know who Leslie Hammonds, professionally known as Tatted Mami, is. But her public image is only the surface of a much deeper story.
By Celebrity Media2 months ago in Interview
Fumfer Physics 34: P vs NP, Gödel, Chaitin, and Computational Limits
In this exchange, Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner explore the P vs NP problem and its philosophical echoes. Rosner leans toward the mainstream view that P likely does not equal NP, drawing a parallel to Gödel’s incompleteness theorems. Jacobsen expands the discussion with Tarski’s meta-language framework and Chaitin’s arguments about irreducible complexity, connecting them to both biological systems and modern AI. The conversation emphasizes that mathematical uncertainty does not endanger reality; instead, it reveals intrinsic limits on what computation can achieve. The pair illustrate this with the traveling salesman problem, an archetype of explosive combinatorial complexity in the real world.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
