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TalkBox Kauai
by Jesse Lee Willis
TalkBox is a podcast centered on exploring the challenges faced on Kauai in a post-Covid world. As the economic and social landscape continues to drastically alter, I explore through conversation what new problems are emerging, what solutions should be implemented, and what kind of an example Kaua’i can set for the rest of the world. Technologists, politicians, farmers, and residents from all walks of life provide their unique perspectives on life and where we go from here.
Episodes
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TB-10: Maile Walters
Maile Walters is a Kaua'i girl and founder of FITnancial Fire. Maile joins the podcast to discuss her ideas behind her business, the connections between body and mind, and the power of building small habits to effect long-term change and achieve financial freedom. We also discuss the pandemic…
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TB-9: Zoli Wall and Adam Lang
Zoli and her fiance Adam are old friends and permaculturalist farmers who own and operate the Ka 'Ohi Nani farm on the north shore of Kaua'i. We talk about permaculture, approaches to farming, selling and distributing food, the role of technology in farms, how the process can be improved…
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Will Lydgate
Will is the owner and operator of Lydgate farms, from which he produces cacao beans to make award-winning chocolate. His chocolate was recently selected by the Fine Chocolate and Cacao Institute to represent the United States as an outstanding cacao farmer. On Kaua'i, the Lydgate family has been...
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Addison Bulosan
Addison and I get together once again for a loose, off-the-cuff, unscripted, fun conversation.
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James Brake - Pt. 1
James is a Kauai resident, entrepreneur, inventor, software developer, and founder of Garden Island Robotics Inc. His product Growbot, a fully automated robot that grows a garden using artificial intelligence, is available for purchase at https://www.mygrowbot.com/. James and I discuss a broad...
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Wissam Ali-Ahmad
Wissam Ali-Ahmad is a big data, security & cloud architect, graduate of MIT with a Masters of Science in Intelligent Engineering Systems, and part-time educator for math and computer science. Wissam and I discuss the role of technology in addressing the problems that emerged as a consequence of…
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Addison Bulosan - Primary Day
What a great time I had with Addison this weekend. Our discussion happened to be on primary election day, and the Kauai County Council candidates were cut accordingly from 21 to 14 candidates. Addison made the cut, so it's on to phase 2! Enjoy as our conversation cut from the embarrassment of...
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Joel Guy - The Hanalei Initiative
Today I'm speaking with Joel Guy. Joel is the Executive Director of the Hanalei Initiative (https://www.hanaleiinitiative.org/). The Hanalei Intiative was founded in 2018 to address the flood of April 2018 which produced 49.69 inches of rain over a 24 hour period, the most ever recorded for that...
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Luke Evslin
Luke Evslin is an elected member of the Kauai County Council. He is up for re-election in 2020, and we talk about some of the problems facing Kauai including housing shortages, the hope for a self-sustaining local economy, climate change, and a host of other topics. Enjoy!
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Dr. Addison Bulosan
Dr. Addison Bulosan is a candidate for the Kauai County Council, a practicing chiropractor, a musician, and a friend of the show. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
TalkBox is a podcast centered on exploring the challenges faced on Kauai in a post-Covid world. As the economic and social landscape continues to drastically alter, I explore through conversation what new problems are emerging, what solutions should be implemented, and what kind of an example Kaua’i can set for the rest of the world. Technologists, politicians, farmers, and residents from all walks of life provide their unique perspectives on life and where we go from here.
HOSTED BY
Jesse Lee Willis
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TalkBox Kauai currently has 10 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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TalkBox is a podcast centered on exploring the challenges faced on Kauai in a post-Covid world. As the economic and social landscape continues to drastically alter, I explore through conversation what new problems are emerging, what solutions should be implemented, and what kind of an example...
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TalkBox Kauai is created and hosted by Jesse Lee Willis.
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