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Jenna Abdou

Los Angeles

Host and Producer at 33Voices

Host & producer of the @33voices podcast profiling change makers who are making a difference.

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  • 3 days ago | fastcompanybrasil.com | Jenna Abdou

    “A gente não segue só ordens ou comandos do sistema,” diz Baratunde Thurston, apresentador do Life with Machines – um podcast no YouTube que explora o lado humano da inteligência artificial. “Podemos mudar a nossa própria programação. Podemos escolher um objetivo maior.”Como apresentador, escritor e palestrante, Thurston analisa os grandes desafios da sociedade – desde questões raciais até democracia, clima e tecnologia –, sempre com o olhar voltado para a interdependência entre eles.

  • 6 days ago | fastcompany.com | Jenna Abdou

    In Melinda French Gates's new book, The Next Day, she illuminates the importance of knowing "the story that you are writing for yourself." After turning 60, leaving The Gates Foundation, and beginning a new chapter in her philanthropy, I was curious about the story that she is authoring. What are French Gates's new dreams? "My new dreams are to lift women up generationally," she says. "So, the world is different when my granddaughters enter the workforce.

  • 2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Jenna Abdou |Kathleen Davis

    “We don’t just follow orders or system prompts,” says Baratunde Thurston, host of Life with Machines—a YouTube podcast exploring the human side of AI. “We can change our own programming,” he continued. “We can choose a higher goal.”  As a host, writer, and speaker, Thurston examines society’s most pressing challenges—from race to democracy, climate to technology—through the lens of interdependence.

  • 4 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Jenna Abdou |Kathleen Davis

    When I asked Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of The Julliard School’s Dance Division, to recall a moment that felt like a manifestation of her vision, she shared a recent Zoom conversation she had with seven Julliard seniors. They’re touring with dance companies and joined from around the world to share stories about their first performances. As a former principal dancer, Graf Mack understands her students’ journeys. She joined Julliard in 2018 with a bold vision to modernize dance education.

  • 1 month ago | fastcompany.com | Jenna Abdou |Kathleen Davis

    During one of the hardest nights of Rachel Platten’s life—amidst postpartum depression, debilitating chronic pain, and mental health challenges—she glimpsed the light at the end of the tunnel. “I was in my studio and reached the apex of I can’t take it anymore,” she says. “The bottom wasn’t there. I just kept falling. In that moment, this wail came out of me that turned into a song.

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Jenna Abdou
Jenna Abdou @jennaabdou
9 Aug 24

"If we see with generous eyes, we’ll see people doing the best they can. So, that subtle act of how you decide to see the world is a moral act—A powerful moral act." I learned so much from @nytdavidbrooks new book & loved our chat for @FastCompany! 🙂 https://t.co/l8IQ88foJ3

Jenna Abdou
Jenna Abdou @jennaabdou
10 Apr 24

I was moved by @ANNELAMOTT's definition of love in our podcast. As always, she made our chat an operating manual for life with directions on how to find, and keep finding, our center. Thankful for her & her beautiful new book, Somehow ❤️ https://t.co/DpFngxbzXo @riverheadbooks https://t.co/vje6V78FPC

Jenna Abdou
Jenna Abdou @jennaabdou
13 Jan 24

Many of my favorite childhood memories are watching @GDeLaurentiis. It was a gift to hear her wisdom and commitment to cultivating connection at @Giadzy! https://t.co/PdwsOFQfVq