Latest Blake melnick Podcast Episodes
Another Modest Proposal ...with a nod to Jonathan Swift
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - April 25, 2024 13:00 - 9 minutesSend us a Text Message. Prepare to light up your imagination as we take you on a whimsically satirical journey back to the smoke-filled rooms of yore. Remember when a cloud of tobacco was synonymous with deep thought in university halls and spirited camaraderie in our favorite bars? We'll enter...
Lucky Time Part 2 with Tracy Jones & Douglas Cameron
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - February 22, 2024 14:00 - 21 minutesSend us a Text Message. When the chords of life strike a dissonant note, it's the art of music that can guide us back to harmony. The latest instalment of Pass the Jam, Part 2 of 'Lucky Time' , I'm joined by Douglas Cameron for the inaugural "passing of the jam" to our next artist in residence...
Lucky Time - with Tracy Jones - Pass the Jam
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - February 16, 2024 14:00 - 43 minutesSend us a Text Message. When Tracy Jones strums his guitar, it's not just about the notes—it's his life's story in the strings. Tracy doesn't just play music; he lives it, breathing life into his songs while fostering thoughtful , personal reflection and a community spirit. This week's episod...
The Man of a Thousand Faces - The Playlist
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - January 08, 2024 14:00 - 39 minutesSend us a Text Message. Well Happy New Year! For our first episode of 2024, we turn our attention to our music series #passthejam Over the past several months, the music of our current artist in residence,# DouglasCameron's has been a cornerstone of the show. Songs, like the soul-stirring "D...
A.L.M.A - Journey into the AI Frontier with Eric Monteiro - Part 2
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 21, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutesSend us a Text Message. Embark on a thought-provoking journey, as we continue our fascinating conversation with Eric Monteiro. We attempt to unravel the complex tapestry of AI, free will, and the human condition, offering insights that promise to challenge your perspectives on a future with gen...
A.L.M.A - Journey into the AI Frontier with Eric Monteiro
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 14, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutesWhat if our future was not just shaped by human intelligence but also artificial intelligence? This week on "For What It's Worth", we explore one possible future in a world dependent on Generative AI as we sit down with Eric Monteiro, analytics expert, robotics engineer, and author, through the...
A.L.M.A - Journey into the AI Frontier with Eric Monteiro - Part 1
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 14, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. What if our future was not just shaped by human intelligence but also artificial intelligence? This week on "For What It's Worth", we explore one possible future in a world dependent on Generative AI as we sit down with Eric Monteiro, analytics expert, robotics engineer...
The Power of Mathematics, Innovation & Optimal Learning, with John Mighton -Part 2
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 07, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutesSend us a Text Message. Have you ever considered how intellectual inequality in education might be a root cause of socioeconomic disparity? Join us as we dive deep into this thought-provoking issue with our guest, John Mighton, the founder of Jump Math. We take a hard look at intellectual inequ...
The Power of Mathematics, Innovation & Optimal Learning, with John Mighton
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - November 23, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. Ever wondered why some people are naturally good at math while others struggle ? Get ready to debunk the myth of the 'math gene' as we chat with one of Canada's most distinguished innovators, John Mighton. A self-taught mathematician, John takes us on a fascinating journ...
Exploring Mathematics, Innovation, AI Futures, Affordable Housing, and the Power of Music: A New Season Kickoff
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - November 13, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutesSend us a Text Message. Welcome to a new season of For What It's Worth that promises to be a whirlwind journey through the world of innovation, music, and social issues. Our first guest is John Mighton, whose contributions to the fields of Mathematics, Literature, Drama, Education and Social En...
Exploring Mathematics, AI Futures, Affordable Housing, and the Power of Music: A New Season Kickoff
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - November 13, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to a new season of For What It's Worth that promises to be a whirlwind journey through the world of innovation, music, and social issues. Our first guest is John Mighton, whose contributions to the fields of Mathematics, Literature, Drama, Education and Social Entrepreneurship are nothin...
2023 Updated Show Trailer
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - August 30, 2023 13:00 - 2 minutesSend us a Text Message. As we are set to begin Season 5 of #ForWhatitsworthwithBlakeMelnick, we figured it's time to update the show trailer for the benefit of our new listeners prior to the launch of the new season. The show began in June 2020 and oh what changes have occurred since that t...
Take Five - Season 4 - The Finale
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - August 25, 2023 13:00 - 5 minutesSend us a Text Message. Welcome to this week's episode of #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, called #TakeFive, the final episode of Season 4 of the show. Thanks to all the wonderful guests we've had on the show this season - #DrTomCarey #DrTerrySoleas #StephenCohos, #DrRuthBackstrom, #TomPowe...
The Space [inbetween] - What We're Watching, Reading & Listening to
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - August 18, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. This Week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, our next instalment of #WhatWereWatchingReadingandListeningto on #TheSpaceinbetween. As in the past, I'm joined by my co-host, #CameronBrown to discuss our recommendations for what to watch; what to read, and what to liste...
Eyes Wide Open with guest, Sue Siri
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - August 11, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the next installment in our series #ManyFacesofInnovation, #EyesWideOpen - my interview with #SueSiri, Founder and CEO of #IrisBooth. Often times good ideas "die on the vine" so to speak, because at the time the idea was...
Eyes Wide Open - The Trailer
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - July 27, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the trailer for our up and coming episode, the next instalment in our series #TheManyFacesofInnovation, called #EyesWideOpen with my guest #SueSiri, Founder of #IrisBooth. Sometimes the opportunity for innovation is right i...
Power of Ideas Part 2 with Dr. Ruth Backstrom
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - May 29, 2023 13:00 - 41 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick , part two of my interview with Dr. #RuthBackstrom author of #IgnitingaBoldNewDemocracy . In part one, Dr. Backstrom and I discussed the context for change; the eroding belief that our democracy can provide for the needs of...
The Power of Ideas Part 1 with Guest Dr. Ruth Backstrom
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - May 18, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorhwithBlakeMelnick, Part 1 of my interview with Dr. #RuthBackstrom, author of the recently published book #IGNITINGABOLDNEWDEMOCRACY: Empowering Citizens Through Game-Changing Reforms. In Part 1 of our interview, Dr. Backstrom discusses her ba...
The Power of Ideas - The Trailer
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - May 08, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutesSend us a Text Message. We are all acutely aware of the stark polarization in our world; We have begun to lose faith In our political, social and economic systems. Our belief that our democracy can provide adequately for our citizens, is fraying at the edges. We have lost the art of open minde...
Entrainment & The Power of Sound - Part 2 with Tom Powers
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - March 17, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick and our #ManyFacesofInnovation series, is part 2 of #EntrainmentandPowerofSound, with my guest @TomPowers. In part one, Tom explained the Theory of Entrainment and his “aha!” moment when he realized that something in music ...
Entrainment & the Power of Sound - Part 1 with Tom Powers
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - March 03, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the next instalment of our #TheManyFacesofInnovation series, called #EntrainmentandthePowerofSound with my guest @TomPowers. In this episode, Tom explains the concept of #Entrainment - the natural synchronization that occur...
Entuitive Ennovation - Part 2 with guest Stephen Cohos
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - February 03, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatItsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, part of our Many Faces of Innovation series with my guest, Stephen Cohos from #EntuitiveEngineering in Calgary, Alberta. In part one of our interview, Stephen and I discussed Entuitive's innovation ecosystem, their goals a...
Entuitive Ennovation - Part 1 with guest Stephen Cohos
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - January 26, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatItsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the next instalment in our series, #TheManyFacesofInnovation, we focus on innovation at the organizational level. For those of you new to the series, here's a bit of a recap. #TheManyFacesofInnovation Series is designed to...
Understanding the Motivations to Innovate Part 2 with guest Dr. Terry Soleas
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - January 05, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutesSend us a Text Message. Well, Happy New Year and welcome to this week's episode of #ForWhatIt'sWorthwithBlakeMelnick. This is part two of our episode, #UnderstandingthMotivationtoInnovate with my guest, #Dr.TerrySoleas from #QueensUniversity. Dr. Soleas's seminal research on the factors which m...
Understanding the Motivations to Innovate - Part 1- with guest Dr. Terry Soleas
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 19, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the #MotivationstoInnovate, my guest is #DrTerrySoleas from #QueensUniversity in Kingston Ontario. Terry and I discuss #Innovation, Invention and the difference between the two. We share stories and insights about inno...
Employee-led Innovation and the Quality of Work - Trailer
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 09, 2022 14:00 - 4 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the season 4 trailer for our series, #TheManyFacesofInnovation, #EmployeeLedWorkplaceInnovationand theQualityofWork, where we speak with innovators from across multiple fields of endeavour to hear about their innovation jou...
Many Faces of Innovation Trailer
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - December 09, 2022 14:00 - 4 minutesThis week on #ForWhatitsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, the season 4 trailer for our series, #TheManyFacesofInnovation, where we speak with innovators from across multiple fields of endeavour to hear about their innovation journey and through their stories, to better understand how to unlock and support...
Little Feat A.G. - Playlist Episode
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - November 25, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutesThis week on #ForWhatItsWorthwithBlakeMelnick an episode of #TheSpaceinBetween called #LittleFeatAG. As our listeners know, we've been doing a fairly deep dive into the music of Little Feat. I had a great interview with Mr. Bill Payne, co-founder and pianist for the band, and during that int...
Little Feat A.G. - Playlist Episode
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - November 25, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week on #ForWhatItsWorthwithBlakeMelnick an episode of #TheSpaceinBetween called #LittleFeatAG. As our listeners know, we've been doing a fairly deep dive into the music of Little Feat. I had a great interview with Mr. Bill Payne, co-founder and pianist for the ...
Straight from the Heart - Part 2 - With Bill Payne of Little Feat
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick - November 10, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutesSend us a Text Message. Welcome to this week's episode of #ForWhatItsWorthwithBlakeMelnick, part 2 of my interview, #StraightfromtheHeart with my guest, the great #BillPayne from #LittleFeet. In part one, Bill and I discussed the recent tour, his early musical influences, the renewed power of...
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