Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

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New for 2023! A five part 6 minute mini-series for Women's History Month.

2015-2020: A weekly, one-hour show about how women rise up.

New from the creator and host of Inflection Point, a new book based on her interviews: "It's a Good Day to Change the World. Inspiration and Advice for a Feminist Future" comes out 2/28/23 from Countryman Press. Learn more at itsagooddaybook.com.

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"Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller is a gem of a radio show...an hour of engaging and intelligent conversation with women who are making a difference. Do your listeners a favor and give them a chance to hear Inflection Point." --Hawk Mendenhall, KUT, Austin, TX.

Launched in 2015, Inflection Point is one of the only women-focused nationally syndicated radio programs and one of the first podcasts ever to take a close-up look at the changing roles of women in politics, academia, the arts, business leadership, activism and more. We accepted a Gracies Award in 2020 from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation.

We welcome you to continue airing the show from the back catalog. You can hear our letter to listeners at the file below. Any questions, please contact lauren@inflectionpointradio.org. Hide full description

New from the creator and host of Inflection Point, a new book based on her interviews: "It's a Good Day to Change the World. Inspiration and Advice for a Feminist Future" comes out 2/28/23 from Countryman Press. Learn more at itsagooddaybook.com.LEARN MORE:"Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller is a gem of a radio show...an hour of engaging and intelligent conversation with women who are making a difference. Do your listeners a favor and give them a chance to hear Inflection Point." --Hawk Mendenhall, KUT, Austin, TX. Launched in 2015, Inflection Point is one of the only women-focused nationally syndicated radio programs and one of the first podcasts ever to take a close-up look at the changing roles of women in politics, academia, the arts, business leadership, activism and more. We... Show full description


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Most of us don’t know what to say when we are grieving or how to reach out when the people we love go through something awful. Kelsey Crowe, co-aut...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
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Caption: Leanne Meyer
Most women would rather have a root canal than negotiate for themselves. Leanne Meyer is the Program Director of the Carnegie Mellon Leadership and...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
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What if the root of all the world’s problems is the imbalance of masculinity and femininity in our leadership? Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
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Caption: Laura Weidman Powers
Bringing more people of color into tech may be the next civil rights movement. Laura Weidman Powers, co-founder and CEO of Code2040, talks with Inf...

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
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Caption: Patti Niemi
What if the thing you really love to do makes you so anxious it gets in the way of doing your job? For Patti Niemi, a percussionist with the San Fr...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
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Caption: Shruti Naik
Deb Liu is VP of Platform and Marketplace at Facebook. As one of few female executives in technology, she is working to address the challenges that...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
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Caption: Firuzeh Mahmoudi
Firuzeh Mahmoudi's organization United4Iran is using technology to improve civil liberties in Iran. And Samantha Miller is leading a pharma company...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 53:25
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Caption: Rhea Suh, NRDC, Credit: Zoe Fisher
This episode features: Conversations with Rhea Suh, president of NRDC on why they partnered with the Women's March; and Jess McIntosh, of Signal Bo...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
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Caption: Lisa McDonough & Lisa Allanson
Lauren talks with Lisa Allanson and Lisa McDonough, the founders of Teen Hackz, a program designed to help teens understand themselves and others. ...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
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Caption: Joann Lublin
Jessica Jin led the protests last fall over the new campus carry gun law at her alma mater, University of Texas at Austin. Her weapon of choice? A ...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
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Caption: Ruth Whippman
Lauren's guests this week are Ruth Whippman, author of "America the Anxious. How The Pursuit Of Happiness Is Making Us A Nation of Nervous Wrecks";...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
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Caption: Tiffany Shlain
Tiffany Shlain has been nominated for an Emmy for her filmmaking, she's founder of the Webby Awards and Newsweek called her one of the women shapin...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
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Caption: Eve Ensler
Eve Ensler is known for creating "The Vagina Monologues," as well as VDay and One Billion Rising. Eve and I spoke about her work fighting violence ...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
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Caption: Anna Lappé
James Beard Leadership Award winner Anna Lappé has spent most of her career as a sustainable food advocate. We talk big food and marketing to kids-...

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
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Caption: Tracey Taylor
Tracey Taylor and Lance Knobel are the co-founders of the "hyper-local" news site Berkeleyside.com and Uncharted, The Berkeley Festival of Ideas. W...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
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Caption: Margarita Quihuis
Using behavior design techniques and persuasive technology (like the kind that keeps you scrolling through your social feed), Margarita Quihuis and...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
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Caption: Joan Blades
Liberal activist Joan Blades co-founded MoveOn.org, Moms Rising and Living Room Conversations. Now she has teamed up with Republican John Gable on ...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
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Caption: Roz Hudnell, Intel
Meet one woman leading the charge to quite literally change the face of technology--by bringing in more women and people of color to the industry, ...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
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Caption: Vivien Labaton, Make It Work
We've heard a lot about making things easier for families this election season, but the cost of childcare is still higher than college tuition in s...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
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Caption: Archel Bernard, The Bombchel Factory, Credit: James K Holder
In the midst of the Ebola crisis in 2015, Archel Bernard moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Monrovia, Liberia and started a fashion company--that emplo...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
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