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Interview with Crossfire Producer and Slate Founding Employee, Cyrus Krohn

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Cyrus Krohn has been a cutting-edge communicator, digital innovator, and new media executive for over 20 years. Krohn is Principal of Krohn Zone, LLC, a consulting firm focused on corporate digital media strategy. He was Senior Vice President of Business Development at Civic Science, Inc. He advises businesses including Democracy Live, a voting technology company, and Element Data, Inc., focused on decision intelligence software. He managed the acquisition of the Cheezburger Network, one of the world’s largest digital media companies focused on humor and entertainment, to Literally Media. Prior to Cheezburger, Krohn co-founded Crowdverb and sold the start-up to WPP, the world’s largest communication services group. Krohn has worked as a senior director and executive producer at technology companies including Microsoft and Yahoo. In 2013, Krohn was named one of the Top 50 digital political strategists in the United States. Krohn served as director of digital strategy for the Republican ...

Interview with Wheatus Frontman, Brendan B. Brown

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  Wheatus  are an American rock band from  Northport, New York , formed in 1995. They are  known principally  for their 2000 single " Teenage Dirtbag ", which appeared in the films  Loser  and  Bully , as well as the  HBO  miniseries  Generation Kill , the Netflix original series  Girlboss , and  The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina . Brendan B. Brown, commonly known as  BBB  to fans, is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and the only remaining founding member of Wheatus, which he formed in 1995 with his brother, Peter Brown (drums) and Rich Liegey (bass). [2]  Brown has also collaborated with  James Bourne  of  Busted  and  McBusted  (a collaboration between Busted and  McFly ) on several songs for McBusted's album,  McBusted . Wheatus was formed by Brendan B. Brown in 1995, on the lower east side of New York City. Brown began by writing a few songs, and subsequently enliste...

Live Acoustic Performance of "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus

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Teenage Dirtbag is a song by American rock band Wheatus. It was released on June 20, 2000, as the lead single from their eponymous debut album (2000). The song was written by guitarist and vocalist Brendan B. Brown and was inspired by a childhood experience of his. The song was successful in Australia, spending four weeks at number one, being certified 3× Platinum, and becoming the second-best-selling single of 2000. It also reached number one in Austria and Flanders while peaking at number two in Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where it was certified 2× Platinum in 2018. It has sold 5 million copies worldwide as of 2014. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Dirtbag

Full Video Interview With Renowned Scientist and Autism Advocate Temple Grandin

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  Mary Temple Grandin  (born August 29, 1947) is an American scientist and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the  livestock  industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also an  autism  spokesperson. Grandin is one of the first individuals on the  autism spectrum  to document the insights she gained from her personal experience of autism. She is currently a  faculty member  with  Animal Sciences  in the College of Agricultural Sciences at  Colorado State University . In 2010,  Time  100 , an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, named her in the "Heroes" category. [2]  She was the subject of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning semi-biographical film  Temple Grandin . Grandin has been an outspoken proponen...

Interview with Scientist And Autism Advocate Temple Grandin

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      Mary Temple Grandin  (born August 29, 1947) is an American scientist and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the  livestock  industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also an  autism  spokesperson. Grandin is one of the first individuals on the  autism spectrum  to document the insights she gained from her personal experience of autism. She is currently a  faculty member  with  Animal Sciences  in the College of Agricultural Sciences at  Colorado State University . In 2010,  Time  100 , an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, named her in the "Heroes" category. [2]  She was the subject of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning semi-biographical film  Temple Grandin . Grandin has be...