FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Changing the world, one mind at a time, For What it's Worth...“For What it’s Worth” is an interview-based podcast series which focuses on exploring innovative ideas for a changing world; ideas related to people, culture, business, education, science and more. The show features well-known guests from across a variety of industries and disciplines, each presenting their views, theories, and predictions about issues related to new ways of thinking, working, and learning. From education to technology, social justice to the future of work, from politics to culture change, "For What it's Worth" explores where we are, how we got here, and whether or not we want to continue along these same paths in a post-COVID 19 world. The show will also feature “The Space [in Between]” co-hosted with Cameron Brown. “The Space” is an opinion-based exploration of a broad spectrum of cultural issues from current events, entertainment and the Arts. “The Space” is a free-flowing, non-scripted dialogue between Blake Melnick and Cameron Brown, and may appear as a stand-alone episode, or as an episode segment, you just never know... To access resources mentioned in the episode or to comment on the show, please visit: http://forwhatitsworthpodcast.blogspot.com
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Episodes
Pass the Jam - The Devil's in the Details
November 19, 2020 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.69 MBSend us a Text Message. What are we looking for? We are looking for new music to use for all the intros and outros for Season 3 of #ForWhat it'sWorthwithBlakeMelnick and the #Spaceinbetween; Something that fits the theme and tone of the show: it can be an instrumental piece, a song (a capella or accompanied) but it must be original and not infringe on any existing copyright material. We will play the clips we receive in Season two to give our audience and subscribers the opportunity to v...
Biden Our Time - Post-Election Round Table
November 12, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBThe recent U.S. elections caused much anxiety for citizens of the United States and for many democratic countries around the world. Four years under the presidency of #DonaldTrump, has changed perceptions of America and has shaken the very foundation of #LiberalDemocracy. Much of the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when #JoeBiden and the #Democrats won the election by the narrowest of margins. However the President elect has his work cut out for him. The country is severely div...
Biden Our Time - Post-Election Round Table
November 12, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBSend us a Text Message. The recent U.S. elections caused much anxiety for citizens of the United States and for many democratic countries around the world. Four years under the presidency of #DonaldTrump, has changed perceptions of America and has shaken the very foundation of #LiberalDemocracy. Much of the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when #JoeBiden and the #Democrats won the election by the narrowest of margins. However the President elect has his work cut out for him. Th...
Pass the Jam
November 05, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBSend us a Text Message. Calling all rock stars, instrumentalists and singer songwriters! In this episode of the Space, called #passthejam, we discuss an idea, which would allow us to play new music on the show …a bit of a contest as it were. We are searching for new music for Season 3 of #Forwhatit’sworthwithblakemelnick and #thespaceinbetween. As @CamBrown and I are both huge music fans, we have been continuously frustrated with current copyright laws, which prevent us from playing mus...
Window to the Workshop with Blake Melnick
October 29, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBSend us a Text Message. In the final episode of #ForWhatit’sWorth, we answer questions from our subscribers, review some of the promising ideas raised by our guests in Season 1 , and provide a glimpse into what you can expect in Season 2 of For What it’s Worth and The Space [in between] We have some amazing guests , proactive topics and a contest to boot! You won’t want to miss , #Windowtotheworkshop....For what it’s worth Support the Show. review us on Podchaser Show website - http...
Window to the Workshop
October 29, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIn the final episode of #ForWhatit’sWorth, we answer questions from our subscribers, review some of the promising ideas raised by our guests in Season 1 , and provide a glimpse into what you can expect in Season 2 of For What it’s Worth and The Space [in between] We have some amazing guests , proactive topics and a contest to boot! You won’t want to miss , #Windowtotheworkshop....For what it’s worth Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/forwhatitsworth)
What We're Reading
October 08, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode of the #Space[inbetween] Cam and I discuss what we're reading during the time of COVID. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/forwhatitsworth)
The Space - What We're Reading
October 08, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the #Space[inbetween] Cam and I discuss what we're reading during the time of COVID. Support the Show. review us on Podchaser Show website - https://fwiw.buzzsprout.com Follow us on: Show Blog Face Book Instagram: Support us Email us: [email protected]
The Space - What We're Listening To
October 01, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Support the Show. review us on Podchaser Show website - https://fwiw.buzzsprout.com Follow us on: Show Blog Face Book Instagram: Support us Email us: [email protected]
The Space - What We're Listening To
October 01, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSupport the show review us on Podchaser Show website - https://fwiw.buzzsprout.com Follow us on: Show Blog Face Book Instagram: ...
If I Were King - Part 3
September 25, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode of #ForWhatIt’sWorthwithBlakeMelnick, #IfIWereKing, Part 3, we travel to Halifax Nova Scotia to interview two members of the #babyboom generation. Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1965. Knowledge Management Institute of Canada From those who know to those who need to know Workplace Innovation Network for Canada Every Graduate is Innovation-Enabled; Every Employee can Contribute to Innovation Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If...
The Space - What We're Watching
September 16, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBSend us a Text Message. During the Pandemic people have been watching a lot of television, particularly through streaming services like #Netflix, #iTunes, #Crave, and #Amazon. These services have done extraordinarily well during this period, however they are quickly running out of tier 1 content, making it more difficult to find movies, programs and series that are worth watching. In this episode of #TheSpaceInbetween, titled, #WhatWeAreWatching, #CamBrown and I review shows, movies and d...
If I Were King - Part 2
September 10, 2020 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBSend us a Text Message. The COVID 19 pandemic has created perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity for change. The next episode of #ForWhatItsWorth, #IfIWereKing, explores ideas for change through interviews with a cross section of Canadians spanning different generations. Each person will be asked the same question ... Given where you are in your life, if you were King, and could change one thing, right now, which would have a positive impact on our society for the greatest number of peopl...
If I Were King - Part 1
September 03, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBSend us a Text Message. The COVID 19 pandemic has created perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity for change. The next episode of #ForWhatItsWorth, #IfIWereKing, explores ideas for change through interviews with a cross section of Canadians spanning different generations. Each person will be asked the same question ... Given where you are in your life, if you were King, and could change one thing, right now, which would have a positive impact on our society for the greatest number of peopl...
If I Were King - Trailer
August 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 minute - 765 KBThe COVID 19 pandemic has created a once in a lifetime opportunity for change. The next episode of #ForWhatItsWorth, #IfIWereKing, explores ideas for change through interviews with a cross section of Canadians spanning different generations. Support the show review us on Podchaser Show website - https://fwiw.buzzsprout.com Follow us on: Show Blog Face Book Instagram: ...
If I Were King - Trailer
August 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 minute - 765 KBSend us a Text Message. The COVID 19 pandemic has created a once in a lifetime opportunity for change. The next episode of #ForWhatItsWorth, #IfIWereKing, explores ideas for change through interviews with a cross section of Canadians spanning different generations. Support the Show. review us on Podchaser Show website - https://fwiw.buzzsprout.com Follow us on: Show Blog Face Book Instagram: Support us Email us: [email protected]
The Space - The Back to School Blues
August 20, 2020 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBSend us a Text Message. With September fast approaching, North American families are typically focused on preparing for the start of the school year. In normal times, this can be busy and stressful for parents, students and teachers. Under the shadow of the COVID 19 Pandemic it is something different entirely We have seen a significant up tick in infection rates of COVID 19 across the country since July. This increase has largely been attributed to young people, feeling the need to be soci...
The Space - The Rise of the Bicycle
August 12, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBAs the coronavirus pandemic shrinks life in major Canadian and American cities — limiting familiar pastimes and discouraging the use of buses and subways and other forms of mass transit — hundreds of thousands of us are flocking to one of the most basic forms of mobility: the bicycle. In March, nationwide sales of bicycles, equipment and repair services nearly doubled compared with the same period last year, according to the N.P.D. Group, a market research company. Sales of commuter and fit...
The Space - The Rise of the Bicycle
August 12, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBSend us a Text Message. As the coronavirus pandemic shrinks life in major Canadian and American cities — limiting familiar pastimes and discouraging the use of buses and subways and other forms of mass transit — hundreds of thousands of us are flocking to one of the most basic forms of mobility: the bicycle. In March, nationwide sales of bicycles, equipment and repair services nearly doubled compared with the same period last year, according to the N.P.D. Group, a market research company. ...
The Digital Dark Age - Part 2
August 05, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBSend us a Text Message. The exponential advances in #digitaltechnologies over the next few years could make many of our personal histories and existing digital artifacts inaccessible, leading us into “digital dark age” in which our civilization’s most #criticalknowledge is at risk due to digital technology itself. In Part 2 of the #digitaldarkage, #dagspicer and I discuss the end of #mooreslaw, the role of government, cloud computing, software as a service as possible solutions to this chal...
The Digital Dark Age - Part 1
July 30, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThe exponential advances in digital technologies over the next few years, could make many of our personal histories and existing digital artifacts inaccessible, leading us into “digital dark age” in which our civilization’s most critical knowledge is at risk due to digital technology itself. Are there solutions to ensure that the cultural heritage and human knowledge created today will be available to future generations? Join us for the Digital Dark Age - Part One … For What it’s Worth To a...
The Digital Dark Age - Part 1 with Guest, Dag Spicer
July 30, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBSend us a Text Message. The exponential advances in digital technologies over the next few years, could make many of our personal histories and existing digital artifacts inaccessible, leading us into “digital dark age” in which our civilization’s most critical knowledge is at risk due to digital technology itself. Are there solutions to ensure that the cultural heritage and human knowledge created today will be available to future generations? Join us for the Digital Dark Age - Part One … ...
The Space [in Between] - Trailer
July 23, 2020 03:00 - 8 minutes - 5.66 MBSend us a Text Message. "The Space" (in between), is a non-scripted dialogue between myself and my Co-host, Cameron Brown. "The Space" might occur during the regular podcast or as a stand-alone episode. "The Space" is designed to be organic and emergent in nature. Cam and I will discuss a range of topics from music, books, film and current events and op-ed pieces sometimes directly related to ideas introduced by our guests, at other times something completely different... For What it's Wort...
In the Eye of the Hurricane
July 08, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWe find ourselves in the Eye of the Hurricane. The mass anti-racist protests in the US and in countries around the world, following the death of George Floyd have been largely directed at policing, as a root cause of systemic racism, but will defunding the police, or making them more accountable really produce the outcome we are looking for? …. or do we need to look deeper? My guest for this episode of for What it’s Worth is Ken Klonsky, author, educator and Director of Innocence Internatio...
In the Eye of the Hurricane with Guest, Ken Klonsky
July 08, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBSend us a Text Message. We find ourselves in the Eye of the Hurricane. The mass anti-racist protests in the US and in countries around the world, following the death of George Floyd have been largely directed at policing, as a root cause of systemic racism, but will defunding the police, or making them more accountable really produce the outcome we are looking for? …. or do we need to look deeper? My guest for this episode of for What it’s Worth is Ken Klonsky, author, educator and Directo...
The Many Faces of Innovation with Guest, Dr. Tom Carey
June 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBSend us a Text Message. "The Many Faces of Innovation" with guest, Dr Tom Caray - A serial intrapreneur for innovation in higher education teaching and learning, Tom currently works in Canada and internationally as a “connector, coach and catalyst” for strategic innovation within higher education institutions, networks and systems. Tom is the Chairman of Workplace Innovation Canada Network, Executive-in-Residence for Teaching and Learning Innovation, British Columbia Association of Insti...
The Many Faces of Innovation
June 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB"The Many Faces of Innovation" with guest, Dr Tom Caray - A serial intrapreneur for innovation in higher education teaching and learning, Tom currently works in Canada and internationally as a “connector, coach and catalyst” for strategic innovation within higher education institutions, networks and systems. Tom is the Chairman of Workplace Innovation Canada Network, Executive-in-Residence for Teaching and Learning Innovation, British Columbia Association of Institutes and Universities, V...
For What It's Worth - Trailer
June 11, 2020 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.45 MBSend us a Text Message. Welcome to "For What it's Worth and the Space [in between]. “For What it’s Worth” is an interview-based podcast series which focuses on exploring innovative ideas for a changing world; ideas related to people, culture, business, education, science and more. The show features well-known guests from across a variety of industries and disciplines, each presenting their views, theories, and predictions about issues related to new ways of thinking, working, and learning. ...