Big Audacious Idea

Big Audacious Idea

Does time move backward? Is there life after death? Is cryptocurrency just a trend? It's questions like these will spark the Big Audacious Ideas of tomorrow... Big Audacious Idea is a podcast for listeners who think boldly and beyond conventional perception. Host Craig James meets with many of today’s most provocative thinkers to explore the meta-questions of life. It's 35 minutes of deep and thoughtful discussion guaranteed to feed the curious nature of your mind. Each episode features “mind giants” like Seth Godin or Alan Burdick who examine what it means to be human, asking the questions that will lead to new discoveries for humankind. *This podcast is a production of the Ohio Film Tax Credit.

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FEED DROP – Introducing “Countdown to Dallas: The Kennedy Assassination”

October 31, 2023 • 3 mins
Evergreen Podcasts, the network that brought you Big Audacious Idea, is pleased to introduce Countdown to Dallas.  On the sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, former White House correspondent Paul Brandus takes an in-depth look at the seemingly unconnected events that led to that infamous afternoon in Dallas, Texas. He explores the troubled and broken life of Kennedy’s killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, a...
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Connection, Community & Innovation. The Aerotropolis with Dr. Stuart C. Mendel

March 11, 2021 • 32 mins
Imagine advancing local+global connection, economic development, entrepreneurship, transportation and community-development… all through an existing asset. That asset is the major airport. A new kind of community and economic engine can be built within and around existing airports if we are inventive in our coordination, collaboration and collective will. We’re talking about the idea of an Aerotropolis. In Cleveland, it’s the Aeroz...
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Getting Honest with Ourselves with Davidione Pearl

March 4, 2021 • 29 mins
Humanity is at an inflection point. We can spiral up to abundance and equity—or spiral down into division and despair. It’s up to us. All of us. To chart a positive path, we need to have the tough conversations and challenge our assumptions. We need to talk about race, economic/health disparity… and more. Looking at history is useful, too. Not just the recent past, but back hundreds of years. Seek to understand the roots of our thi...
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The “Why” of Architecture with Wendy Evans Joseph

February 25, 2021 • 29 mins
Place-making and the built environment is extra special when it combines the visual with other senses. It’s called Content Driven Design. Content Driven Design tells stories, heightens our awareness of the world and informs us about humanity and history. It helps us connect, better. On this episode of Big Audacious Idea we welcome Wendy Evans Joseph of Studio Joseph a WBE (Woman Business Enterprise) in New York City. As part of a c...
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Entrepreneur-ing is changing, quickly… with Grant Marquit

February 18, 2021 • 28 mins
What makes a stink bug an entrepreneur? Maybe he takes more risk than other stink bugs do. Maybe he sees patterns that the other little creatures don’t. The entrepreneur-stink-bug’s friends tend not to understand him. Whether stink bug or human being—being an entrepreneur is a unique thing. It’s a way of being and thinking—not just a function of “doing". Not all of us are one. Not all of us should be one. Entrepreneurs tend to cap...
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Public Space, Nature, Art + Humans, Connection with Mac Love and Shanelle Smith Whigham

February 11, 2021 • 31 mins
The very act of creating art is the art. Creative Contact is when we do so, together. Creative Contact helps us truly tune into (and understand) each other. And, when we do it right, we integrate life, humanity, place-making and nature.  We can redefine what public spaces mean—and how we experience them. And sometimes, it’s the little things that matter the most.  Creator of public art Mac Love of ART x LOVE and Shanelle Smith Whig...
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The Serious Business of Funny with David Horning

February 4, 2021 • 26 mins
Humor can connect us. When we laugh together, we’re less likely to harm each other. Humor also brings new perspectives. Perspectives that produce possibility and creativity. In this episode, Comedian+Leadership Speaker David Horning and Host Craig James have a somewhat seriously funny conversation about humor. Horning describes his path to comedy, discusses the different types of humor, and helps us see how humor can make us better...
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What’s Love Got To Do With It? with Dr. Stephen Post

January 28, 2021 • 29 mins
Have you ever experienced a synchronistic moment when time and space bend—and someone (or something) else seems “in control”? You realize something special is happening, but you can’t quite put it into words. Guess what: Love has probably got a lot to do with it. In this episode, host Craig James is joined by Dr. Stephen Post, the best-selling lead author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Heal...
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Human Networks: Connect on Similarities—Benefit from Differences with Valdis Krebs

January 21, 2021 • 30 mins
Did you know that the word “Network” has 43 meanings? Yep, 43. Like the case with so many words, there are many meanings. It’s important to be specific and clear about what we’re discussing. During this conversation, host Craig James and his guest Valdis Krebs, a Data Scientist, explore the fascinating topic of Human Networks.   Human Networks can look and act like other networks, such as electrical networks. But when it comes to ...
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The Magic of Music with Conductor Wilson Hermanto

January 14, 2021 • 33 mins
Culture makes us better human beings. Music is a great example of culture. In fact, one could argue that music is a necessity—not a nicety. It’s an international language.  Creating music is an elevated act like no other. Performing music connects and bridges human differences. Witnessing a live performance is a vivid multi-sensory experience that combines venue, performer-audience connection and the music itself. But changes in o...
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Space Exploration: A chat with Retired NASA Astronaut, Michael T. Good

December 31, 2020 • 32 mins
Imagine looking upon the Earth with millions of brilliant stars in the background while you “walk“ through low Earth orbit toward the Hubble Space Telescope.  Upon arrival at the Hubble—you’re reminded of the fact that it sees 13 billion years into the “past” and can practically witness the birth of the Universe.  Join Host Craig James in a wonderment-igniting conversation with Michael T. "Bueno” Good—retired NASA Astronaut + retir...
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Leading Success, not Managing a Mess with Scott Miller

December 24, 2020 • 30 mins
We’re in a unique time. What will leadership look like in the future? How can a leader help other leaders grow their leadership abilities? How and when should we conduct courageous conversations?  Host Craig James is joined by Scott J. Miller, Senior Advisor + Former CMO & EVP, Thought Leadership, FranklinCovey, WSJ Best-selling Author, Host of On Leadership Podcast and Inc.com Columnist. Scott is also launching Ignite Your Genius ...
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The Reinvention of Capitalism with Peter Georgescu

December 17, 2020 • 33 mins
Why does Capitalism exist? Should it be reimagined? How do we define opportunity equality? Is American democracy at stake? Host Craig James is joined by Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam. Peter has a gripping life story. While growing up in Romania he was arrested along with his brother and grandmother and was sent to a work camp. He was only ten years old at the time. His family was victim of the Iron Curtain a...
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Healthcare Transformation for Patients, by Patients with Charu Ramanathan

December 10, 2020 • 34 mins
For most of history, healthcare has been a centralized system. But with today's advancements in information technology, artificial intelligence and social platforms; aspects of healthcare can be reimagined. Care can become increasingly patient-centric, peer-to-peer and distributed. In this episode, host Craig James is joined by Charu Ramanathan PhD, Co-Founder & CEO of vitalxchange. Charu shares her personal and professional experi...
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Don Tapscott: The Second Digital Era, Value Exchange and Blockchain

December 3, 2020 • 33 mins
We are experiencing the arrival of the Internet of Value. What does that mean? What might it bring to Business and the World? What is the underlying Technology? Have our methods of transacting become outdated? Does it mean the end of cash? Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute and bestselling author Don Tapscott joins host Craig James in this week’s episode of Big Audacious Idea. Together, they discuss Blockchain,...
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Our Future Transformed with Jens Ulrik Hansen

November 25, 2020 • 33 mins
Can we see into the future? How can we better prepare ourselves to alter outcomes in the future that we deem damaging or negative? In this episode of Big Audacious Idea, Host Craig James is joined by Senior Executive Advisor, Jens Ulrik Hansen. Hansen describes the development that sprouts from crises, and how this applies to the future of schooling, government, and technology in a post-pandemic world. Jens is the cofounder of the ...
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Humanity, Economy and Code with Philip Auerswald

November 19, 2020 • 39 mins
What truly is code? How can the definition of code be better associated with the progression of humankind? Can this adapted understanding influence our relationship with progress? In this episode, Host Craig James is joined by economist and author of “The Code Economy” Philip Auerswald. Together, they discuss the purpose of code, the importance of scaling outwards, and even the significance of the chocolate chip cookie. Philip Auer...
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Teamwork at the Speed of Sound with Commander Greg Wooldridge

November 12, 2020 • 30 mins
How is trust most effectively built? How does trust impact a team? What type of environment will help a team thrive? Greg Wooldridge is a former member of the Blue Angels and is the only person to have led their flight demonstration team three times. During his time in the Blues, he learned a lot about teamwork. Greg talks to host Craig James about these experiences, the significance of “Glad to be here”, and the four C’s: keys to ...
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Season 2 Teaser

October 23, 2020 • 2 mins
Host Craig James returns with today’s most provocative thinkers to explore the meta-questions of life. It's 35 minutes of deep and thoughtful discussion guaranteed to feed the curious mind. Please join us for a second season as we explore themes like music, technology, collaboration, and the human condition with thoughtful and passionate guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Revolution with Lev Gonick

July 3, 2018 • 35 mins
Can we ensure a bright future? Is holding true to our beliefs in a world of technological and social "progress" really possible? Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of Big Audacious Idea. In this episode, we will sum it all up. During the season we’ve delved into mind-spinning topics of technology, reality, and consciousness… All of these topics relate to how we as humans solve problems, generate ideas and transform our world. Adv...
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