Talks at Google

David J. Peterson is a linguist, Hollywood consultant, and professional fictional language creator, or "conlanger". He has worked on shows such as Game of Thrones, The 100, Defiance, and The Witcher where he has developed many languages, including Dothraki, High Valyrian, Irathient, and Elder Speech. In this interactive presentation, David creates a brand new fictional language based on suggestions and votes from the audience, in just one hour’s time. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

28 Jul 202058min

Jay Pharoah, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and impressionist. Following an acclaimed 5 year run on Saturday Night Live, he has continued to cemented his ‘leading man’ status in various roles in film and television alongside acting and comedy superstars such as Katt Williams, Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson. He joins us on this episode to discuss the Lionsgate studios video on demand release, “2 Minutes of Fame”, the comedic telling of one mans quest for stand-up comedy fame told thru the myriad of Jay’s impressions and characters. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

21 Jul 202059min

Kevin Coval is the founding editor of The BreakBeat Poets imprint on Haymarket Books, & Artistic Director of the MacArthur Award-winning cultural organization, “Young Chicago Authors”. In this episode he discusses his book, “Everything Must Go,” an illustrated poetic retelling of the tales of Chicago’s Wicker Park in the late 1990’s. Though populated by colorful characters and entertaining stories, the book also serves as a template for understanding the process of displacement and reinvention currently reshaping American cities. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

14 Jul 20201h 1min

In his early twenties, Andy Puddicombe left his Sports Science studies to become a Buddhist monk. When he returned to the UK, he had one goal in mind: to teach mindfulness to as many people as possible. Today, Andy is an expert on meditation & mindfulness and co-founder of Headspace. He shares his journey—radically changing his life to become a Buddhist monk and later co-founding one of the most popular mindfulness apps today, which has more than 65 million users in more than 190 countries. Moderated by David Feinberg. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

7 Jul 202047min

Sarah Burgamy, Psy.D, is the founder of Denver-based PhoenixRISE, a private practice with specialty offerings in identity development, sexual minority competency as well as transgender and gender diversity issues. Sarah's talk focuses on gender identity, beyond the binary system of woman/man, girl/boy. Drawing on the history of the Stonewall Riots in 1969, Sarah explores how we can uniquely frame how our gender “regime” may be toppling in a new era. Link to Sarah's private practice: www.phoenix-rise.com Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

30 Jun 20201h 1min

Dr. Hil Malatino is an Assistant Professor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, core faculty in the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University, and an intersex person. They have spent their career dismantling the idea that biological sex is binary. In this episode, they explore the trauma and dehumanization that stems from our collective cultural insistence that it is - and what we can do to change that. You can find Dr. Malatino's book, "Queer Embodiment: Monstrosity, Medical Violence, and Intersex Experience" here: https://goo.gle/36mS6Hs. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

23 Jun 20201h

NASM certified Roz "The Diva" Mays has dedicated many late nights at the gym to becoming a stronger and healthier athlete. Pole dancing is her sport of choice, followed by TRX, strength & conditioning and flexibility. Among her finest contributions to the pole world has been creating Dangerous Curves: A Celebration of Plus Size Pole Dancers. The fitness industry's obsession with young, slender, and super strong athletes has alienated 99% of the general public, and pushed out the very people it seeks to inspire. This is why Roz 'The Diva' Mays has dedicated her 9-year fitness career to working with underrepresented athletes, including people of diverse sizes, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Her missions are to (1) to give every person the confidence needed to live their best gym lives, and (2) pole dance for Beyonce. Moderated by Ajuna Kyaruzi. For more about Roz, visit http://rozthediva.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/rozthediva. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

16 Jun 202059min

Tim Ferris is a world renowned podcaster and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek and his latest, Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From The Best In The World. Some media outlets have called Tim “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, which has exceeded 300 million downloads and has been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. In this conversation moderated by Jordan Thibodeau, Tim discusses “How to Cage The Monkey Mind” an approach to decision making based on stoicism that can help us to answer questions like How can we stay humble? and How do we manage the many, many requests that we receive from the world in day to day life? Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

9 Jun 20201h 19min