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When it comes to passing actual legislation, putting it forward and getting it all the way through the process, it can be difficult to measure exactly which legislators are effective. Not to mention which types of legislators tend to be more effective, moderates or extremists? And does majority-party membership increase effectives?

In an innovative new paper, “Effective Lawmaking Across Congressional Eras”, University of Pittsburgh professor of political science Max Goplerud proposes a new measure of legislative effectiveness that may help us to answer some of these complex questions.

Friend of the Show & Returning Guest Mike joins us to talk basketball after a HUGE week. Blake Hinson went nuclear in Cameron Indoor to take down #7 Duke on the road to snap Pitt out of a cold funk of losing 4 games in their last 5. Of course we've got to talk about it! Pitt follows it up with a solid win against GT, so we're back discussing the expectations and realistic goals of the team, how they've grown, Jaland Lowe/Bub Carrington, Fede, and what we want to see going down the stretch (and uniforms).   

Pitt football also got two gifts this week. A starting QB in spring ball (Nate Yarnell), and their schedule was released from the ACC offices and we're salivating over it. We're getting our hopes up way too early. Again. Also discussing Eli Holstein and Pitt's QB decisions in depth with Mike on the show.

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We're back! Happy New Year!  

There's a lot to talk about. Two banger playoff semifinals to close out the 4-team era, a great national championship game to look forward to, and breaking down what's going wrong for Pitt Basketball. This also includes a live breakdown of the Pop Tarts Mascot's holy flesh being consumed.

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Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

In this episode, Doug sits down with 5 guests at the Pittsburgh MiniCon convention put on by Franklin. The topic—change readiness. Every person and every organization is grappling with change readiness in some way.

At the organizational level we discuss the importance of listening, bringing elements of nostalgia into new spaces, involving multiple generations in decision-making, and maintaining a flexible attitude.

On a personal level we need to accept and learn from failure when trying new things, we need to value the blending of fresh perspectives with institutional wisdom, and realize that change often brings new relationships and opportunities.

During this episode you'll hear from:

Jane Hallinan from Perkins Eastman

Sanela Schnitgen from University of Pittsburgh

Beverly Shelby from AE Works

Pamela Austin from Burns Scalo Real Estate

Ralph Dallier from Franklin

This episode was inspired by an episode The Disrupted Workforce with Warren Berger.

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If you get nothing else from listening to this memorable episode of Raise the Line, you’ll at least have the chance to do a breathing exercise in real time along with host Shiv Gaglani and his guest, Dr. Michelle Thompson, who is triple board certified in lifestyle, integrative, and osteopathic family medicine. Dr. Thompson has come to rely on a breathing practice for her own daily wellbeing and offers to do it along with all of her patients as well as countless medical students, residents and colleagues. In fact, as a strong advocate for provider wellness, she's created full-day programs for physicians and nurses to learn tools like breathwork for resilience and self-care. “Self-care is not selfish. If we are caring for ourselves, we are more available to others,” she explains. In addition to her role as medical director of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Thompson is a national force in establishing lifestyle medicine programs in health systems across the country, as nearly 100 organizations have done.  Taking it a step further, UPMC is building a new hospital in the city that Thompson says is going to have a “lifestyle village” on the first three floors to facilitate the efforts of community members to choose healthy habits. Join us as we explore the impact lifestyle and mind-body medicine is having on patient care, employee wellness and medical education in Pittsburgh and far beyond in this perspective-shifting conversation.

Mentioned in this episode: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Sculptor Alceo Dossena was an impactful figure in the art world of the early 20th century because he created forged masterpieces capable of fooling even the most expert of experts. Critics attributed his pieces to famous classical and Renaissance artists, and his works were sold through dealers and purchased by museums and collectors. But in an unexpected turn of events, the forger sued the dealers who sold his work.

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On today’s episode, I’m talking to Pitt Athletic Director Heather Lyke about finding collaboration.

Heather is currently the Athletic Director at the University of Pittsburgh and one of just six women ADs leading an athletic department in one of the Power Five conferences. Heather was a student-athlete at Michigan and returned to the world of college athletics after law school, where she’s stayed ever since. She previously worked at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State before becoming the Athletic Director at Eastern Michigan and finally at Pitt. While at Ohio State, she and five others who shared her aspirations of becoming an AD banded together to form what they called the group of six. Rather than feeling like they were in competition, they would share opportunities to help each other build skills, setting them all up for long-term success. 

We talk about:

• Avoiding the sunk cost fallacy when it comes to pursuing a career option other than the one you trained for. 
• How to stop focusing on failing to achieve a big goal and instead start celebrating the courage it took to say it out loud and go after it.
• Building teams that can support us and help execute our vision. 

You can find the show notes and more resources at https://madamathlete.com

Keep an eye out for new content or let us know what you'd like to see next by following us on social:
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Guest: Professor Tom Sorell, Professor at University of Warwick [@uniofwarwick]

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sorell-b40840115/

At University of Warwick | https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/people/sorell/

Host: Dr. Kevin Macnish

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Kevin and Tom discuss some of the less talked about ethical pitfalls of social media.

While the addictive elements of social media are well discussed, Tom raises questions about the impact of social media on society as a whole and what this is doing to us as individuals.

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A stray tweet from Jim Nagy caught our attention and put us into podcasting mode. Kedon Slovis, NFL talent?? We invite on friend of the show Dominic Campbell, a Pitt News Alumni & current writer for Pittsburgh Sports Now to talk everything under the sun about Pitt athletics. Slovis, Patti, QBs, spring ball, basketball, Hinson, volleyball, Bre Kelley, Troy Verdi, wresling, men's soccer, and even some Heather Lyke talk. We've got it all.

If you liked the show, make sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod. If you want any questions answered on the show, feel free to DM the pod account.

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Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. 

Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. 

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Guest: Dr. Ravit Dotan, Post-Doctoral Research Associate at University of Pittsburgh [@PittTweet]

On Twitter | https://twitter.com/DotanRavit

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravit-dotan/

On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1hmshBRNI

Host: Dr. Kevin Macnish

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Kevin and Ravit discuss AI ethics. What is the state of AI ethics in the wake of ChatGPT? Does AI ethics raise new questions or merely a recasting of traditional ethical problems? And how do you operationalise (or embed) ethics in a company?

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Guest: Dr. Ravit Dotan, Post-Doctoral Research Associate at University of Pittsburgh [@PittTweet]

On Twitter | https://twitter.com/DotanRavit

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravit-dotan/

On YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1hmshBRNI

Host: Dr. Kevin Macnish

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In this episode, I took a tour of Iron City Boulders in the Lawrenceville neighborhood. Dean Privett, a co-owner of the indoor bouldering gym, showed me around while we talked about his impressive facility and the growing climbing industry. His journey to entrepreneurship was 10 years in the making, and he shared his amazing story with me during our time together. You can tell from listening to Dean just how much he loves climbing and the cohesive community he and his team are building in Pittsburgh and in their Florida location. In fact, Dean and his European business partners are planning an eventual expansion across the U.S. in the years to come. Enjoy this sneak peek into the fascinating world of indoor climbing.

If you have any questions or if you’d like to chat, you can reach me at my contact info below. The purpose of this podcast is to share ideas, inspire action, and build a stronger small business community here in Pittsburgh. So please say hello, tell me what you think, and let me know how I’m doing. It means a ton!

YOU CAN REACH ME AT:

Website: https://www.proprietorsofpittsburgh.com

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darinvilano

Phone: 412-336-8247

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The Pat Narduzzi Dilemma: https://meetatmidfield.com/pat-narduzzi-dilemma-pitt-panthers-football/

A full off-season news dump covering the ACC's "Magnificent Seven," a local football transfer, a new basketball recruit, the Zoo Crew, our ACC basketball schedule, Pitt Baseball, and another off-season Duzz quote making headlines.

If you liked the pod, follow us on Twitter @semplefipod!

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Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. 

Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. 

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

The Semple Fi Boys return triumphantly to recap Pitt's 2023 NFL draft (and UDFA) class, to talk about their destinations and how they fit, and what effect that has on the program. Also covered is our WAY too early prediction for possible Panthers to have their names called in the 2024 NFL draft class and the brand new and expanded 12-team College Football Playoff schedule, starting in the 2024-25 season.

If you liked the show, make sure to tell a friend and follow the show on Twitter @semplefipod! Feel free to DM the show account with any questions you want answered on the pod.

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Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. 

Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. 

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

This week we interview Mark Fuhrman from Fuhrman Consulting. We speak to Mark about his time as the Pitt Panther, his work in the professional sports world, and his experience covering athletics during his time at both iHeartMedia and Comcast Sports Southeast. 

Our NIL Mathlete segment breaks down the numbers behind softball success. We discuss Taylor Tinsley and Jordan Woolery.

We discuss Wheeler’s experience at the Candler Clays Charity Shoot. We also talk about the national NCAA Rifle rankings. 

In our News and Facts segment, we discuss the launch of the Tommy Group in support of USC student-athletes, the launch of the Penguin Collective in support of Youngstown State University student-athletes, updates on Johnson v. NCAA, the launch of the 12th Man+ Fund, and the signing of Florida House Bill 7B.

We hear shoutouts from Nillie Athletes Josh Phillips and Justin Taylor. We discuss our favorite nillies including Paul Skenes’s donations to Folds of Honor and a camp put on by Jett Howard, Jace Howard, and Tarris Reed.

To learn more about our Nillie platform, visit nillie.io or email contact@victreefi.com. To learn more about our Framework platform, visit victreefi.com. 

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• “Last week judges at the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals attacked the NCAA’s amateurism model.” (10:10-10:25 | Chrissy)

We've got a lot to cover on this one. First half of the episode is talking Pitt Basketball's month of January including a deep dive on their win in Capel Hill. Rank the damn Panthers. Second half of the episode is catching up on football news, including transfers, super seniors, and the ACC schedule release.

If you liked the show, make sure to tell a friend and follow the show on Twitter @semplefipod! Feel free to DM the show account with any questions you want answered on the pod.

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Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. 

Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. 

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Kenny Pickett joined Pat and talked about how much of his first season was getting caught up to speed once he became the starter and getting on the same page with the starters after working with the 2's and 3's during camp, the preseason and the beginning of the season.  Kenny also talks about having an offseason to just hunker down and work on his game and discusses the expectations he has for making a jump in year 2.

Bowl Season Must Continue. But first, covering Pitt's 2023 Early Signing Day class and Sun Bowl opt-outs. Bowls covered here are between the Quick Lane and Orange Bowls, skipping over the Sun Bowl. The Sun Bowl will be covered next week.

If you liked the show, make sure to tell a friend and follow the show on Twitter @semplefipod! Feel free to DM the show account with any questions you want answered on the pod.

If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. 

Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. 

Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. 

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.