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Contested Loving Discourse from the Oak Guild Institute
by Jake Chacko
Exploring controversial and contested topics in a civil, even loving way while searching for truth
Episodes
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Episode 22: 10 Ethical Issues around AI with Lisa Novacek
Having a close group of friends that meets regularly over a lifetime provides many benefits. One is the ability to have regular conversations on a variety of topics, even difficult and contentious ones. Lisa Novacek has had such a group-her Study Group from the Harvard Business School Class of...
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Episode 21: Double Play on the Red Line-Interview Raj Oza & Jake Chacko
Raj Oza is no stranger to OGI's Life of the Mind Podcast. However, this time in a twist, we are interviewing Raj on the occasion of the launch of his debut novel- Double Play on the Red Line. This work of "auto"-fiction captures many of the themes from Podcast Episodes 3-5, also with Raj, around...
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Episode 20: Michael Wear and The Spirit of our Politics
Politics should be an arena for service, even if seasonedoften with vigorous disagreement. Sadly, in today’s America, politics often seems more like an arena primarily for name-calling and blame-shifting. The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk brought this polarized state of our politics to a...
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Episode 18: A deep dive into 2 drivers of health care costs- Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Fee for Service vs Capitated Models
The American healthcare system is complex, but two of the most urgent cost drivers offer places to start exploring possible reforms: prescription drug pricing and how providers are paid. In this episode, we examine the conflicting incentives at the heart of the U.S. healthcare system between...
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Episode 17: Hidden Potential: Insights from Adam Grant's bestselling book and Oak Guild Members
In this episode, we explore the concept of hidden potential and how it shapes our lives. Inspired by Adam Grant’s 2023 bestselling book, Hidden Potential, the conversation centers around the idea that discovering what we and others are capable of is not purely about uncovering innate talent but...
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Episode 16: Career Journeys: Bella Park-Looking Forward
As we wrap up the Career Journeys series in the Life of the Mind Podcast, we talk with Bella Park about looking forward. Bella is a senior at Homestead High School in Cupertino, Ca. Unlike our previous guests who looked back at their careers, civic minded Bella looks forward to college and life...
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Episode 15- Career Journeys: Rajan Mathews
"Bring your whole self to work" is a given for Millenials and GenZ in the workplace. In this concluding episode of Career Journeys, we talk to a baby boomer who brought his whole self to his whole career. For Rajan Mathews, his whole self included his faith identity which he brought to his role…
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Episode 14-Career Journeys-Dr. Bill Lloyd: From strength to strength to strength
In this continuation of the Career Series in the Life of the Mind podcasts from the Oak Guild Institute we talk with Dr. Bill Lloyd. For sure Bill is an ophthalmologist. However, the good doctor is more. Bill is also a radio and tv personality, he is a communicator, he is an educator, he is a...
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Episode 13-Career Journeys-Larry Langdon: The Tax Man cometh!
The Tax Man cometh.... and we are glad to see him!! In the continuing series on Career Journeys and the accompanying decisions and choices, we are delighted to feature a good friend of the Oak Guild Institute-Larry Langdon. Larry loves taxes but he loves so much more. At the young age of 85 ( as…
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Episode 12-Career Journeys-Anne Stuhler: Tennis Pro and Production Designer
Join us as we kick off a Life of the Mind series on career stories and the decisions that led to them. In the first of this series, we explore the career and decision choices of Anne Stuhler who our host Jake Chacko ran into at his 50th High School Reunion. Anne is probably unique in that no one...
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Episode 11- A Woman's Journey: Part 2
In the second part of A Woman's Journey, Julie Oomen and your host Jake Chacko unpack the value of empathy which is prominent on the Oomen Family Wall of Values. The pair use their understanding of empathy in real time to discuss the recent United States Supreme Court Decision on Dobbs which...
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Episode 10- A Woman's Journey: Part 1
What do you do when all of your bearings regarding society and even your country get upended and you feel extremely unsettled? In this episode of the Life of The Mind Podcast, we follow the journey of one such woman, Julie Ooomen. We travel with her as she settles and centers herself and her...
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Episode 9: The 4th Way- Living under an oppressive regime
What would it be like to under an oppressive regime in a country that has just undergone a coup? One of our guests, "Sam" in this Life of the Mind podcast from the Oak Guild Institute (OGI) is doing just that! Fortunately he has a friend named "Don", an American living in Atlanta, who is helping...
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Episode 8: (Part 2 of 2)-Web 3, AI, MetaVerse..... : The philosophical, societal, moral and theological implications- Part 2 of 2
Emerging technologies like Web 3, AI and the MetaVerse among others are barreling down toward us. In this 2 part set of the Life of the Mind podcasts from the Oak Guild Institute we discuss the philosophical and moral implications and ramifications of these and similar technologies. Futurist…
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Episode 7: (Part 1 of 2)-Web 3, AI, MetaVerse..... : The philosophical, societal, moral and theological implications- Part 1 of 2
Emerging technologies like Web 3, AI and the MetaVerse among others are barreling down toward us. In this 2 part set of the Life of the Mind podcasts from the Oak Guild Institute we discuss the philosophical and moral implications and ramifications of these and similar technologies. Futurist…
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Episode 6: Science and (Evangelical) Christianity- A conversation with Jim Stump of Biologos
Over the centuries, Christendom and Science have had an interesting relationship-sometimes friends, sometimes not. As Science's authority grew, many, but certainly not all or even the majority, of scientists eschewed any kind of faith in God as superstition. Understandably, there was a backlash...
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Episode 5: (Part 3 of 3) Race in America : Three Indian Americans immigrants in conversation
We delve into the topic of Race in America from the point of view of 3 first generation Indian Americans. All came to the United States in the 1960s shortly after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and as a direct result of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. This Act abolished immigration...
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Episode 4: (Part 2 of 3) Race in America : Three Indian American immigrants in conversation
We delve into the topic of Race in America from the point of view of 3 first generation Indian Americans. All came to the United States shortly after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and as a direct result of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. This Act abolished immigration quotas by...
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Episode 3: (Part 1 of 3) Race in America : Three Indian American immigrants in conversation
We delve into the topic of Race in America from the point of view of 3 first generation Indian Americans. All came to the United States shortly after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and as a direct result of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. This Act abolished immigration quotas by...
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Episode 2: The Gospel of Work
We explores the "Good News" of Work in a conversation with Denise Yohn of The Faith&Work Journey (https://faithandworkjourney.com). --> Created and sponsored by the Oak Guild Institute (https://oakguild.org)
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Episode 1: Satyalogue -Truth Talk
A conversation by Jake Chacko with Raj Oza, author of Satyalogue. This is a book about Post Modern Gandhi. We examine Gandhi's philosophy of holding fast to truth, apply it to current society and compare it with a search for truth in the Christian tradition. (https://www.satyalogue.com/books) -->...
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Life of the Mind sampler
Introducing the podcast series on The Life of the Mind. In this introductory podcast, we discuss what we mean by life of the mind and the areas we want to explore. Welcome and enjoy!
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Life of the Mind sample
Working sample for core group and friends.
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