Nina Teicholz - a NY Times Bestselling Author & Investigative Journalist on Saturated Fats, Cholesterol and Sugars.

Edwina Von Gal Edwina von Gal focuses on natural and sustainable designs and has worked with and for individuals of some acclaim, such as Calvin Klein, Ina Garten, Cindy Sherman, and the like. Edwina is the founder of The Perfect Earth Project, a not-for-profit organization that raises consciousness about toxic-free lawns and landscapes. In this episode, Kate and Edwina discuss sustainable gardening, working for A-list clients, the benefits of toxic-free lawns, and hiring the right employees.  This episode was recorded at the East-Hampton home of Edwina Von Gal. ------- Podcast notes Edwina von Gal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwina_von_Gal The Perfect Earth Project:https://perfectearthproject.org Gertrude Jekyll: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Jekyll Biodiversity Museum in Panama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomuseo Lynn Margulis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Margulis James Lovelock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lovelock The Gaia Hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis ------- Kate Broug Kate Broug is a published author and journalist, entrepreneur, and FAA-licensed pilot. This channel features interviews with trailblazing entrepreneurs, top athletes, and world-class performers. Follow Kate on Instagram: www.instagram.com/katebroug. Listen to Kate on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Lk3nXAnwuHqSXp04Q4kLL?si=2d792a78ee9849f3. Read Kate's articles in Entrepreneur Magazine: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/kate-broug.      

“Eat butter, drink milk whole, and feed it to the whole family. Stock up on creamy cheeses, offal, sausage, and, yes, bacon.” 8 years ago, Simon & Schuster published Nina Teicholz’s book The Big Fat Surprise, which is, to this day, a controversial non-fiction science-based book that attacks the common notion that fat is bad for health. The Big Fat Surprise was a NY Times bestseller, was named one of the top 10 non-fiction books by the WSJ, and one of the year’s best science books by the Economist. Nina Teicholz is an investigative science journalist, author, and thought leader in nutrition. She is the founder of the Nutrition Coalition, an NPO that ensures that nutrition policies are based on the best and most rigorous science. Nina is a graduate of Stanford and Oxford universities.   Episode notes: Society for Metabolic Health Practitioners General site: https://thesmhp.org Curated reference resource library: https://research.nutrition-network.org Review on low-carbohydrate diets that I co-authored: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3299 Nina Teicholz's substack: https://unsettledscience.substack.com

Ilyasah Shabazz and Kate Broug discuss dealing with loss, gaining confidence, and the importance of role models. Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz is an award-winning author, educator, and producer. She authored five historical novels and is currently producing a television series based on the life of Malcolm X with Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar. As the founder of Ilyasah Shabazz Enterprises, Ilyasah produces a variety of forums dedicated to power, possibility, and sovereignty. In recognition of her outstanding achievements in public service, education, and the arts, Worcester State University conferred Ilyasah Shabazz with a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. She has worked with the Office of the Mayor in Mount Vernon as Director of Public Affairs & Special Events.   As a member of the U.S. Delegation, Ilyasah accompanied President Bill Clinton to South Africa to commemorate the election of President Nelson Mandela and the Education & Economic Development Initiatives. Currently, she is an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, where she teaches Perspectives on Justice in the Africana World.   Kate Broug is a published author and journalist, entrepreneur, and FAA-licensed pilot. This channel features interviews with trailblazing entrepreneurs, top athletes and world-class performers and follows Kate on her aviation journey.   Follow Kate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katebroug/ Listen to Kate on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Lk3nXA... Read Kate’s articles in Entrepreneur Magazine: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/k... Visit Kate’s website: www.katebroug.com  

Kate Stoltz is an acclaimed New York fashion designer, model, activist and non-profit CEO, and television personality. She grew up in an Amish household and was featured on reality shows “Breaking Amish, “Breaking Amish: Brave New World,” and “Return to Amish.” Kate moved to New York City after being signed by Major Model Management NYC, one of NYC’s top ten modeling agencies. Kate went on to appear in international fashion magazines, appeared on major television broadcasts, worked in fashion showrooms, and walked in New York City runway shows. Kate studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology where she was an honor student and a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member. She had the opportunity to intern with international fashion designer Cynthia Rowley and was eventually hired as an assistant product designer at Jason Wu. Kate Stoltz NYC is dedicated to designing and producing locally, paying fair wages, and eliminating garment waste by running small productions. Each dress in the Kate Stoltz NYC collection is made to order in Kate’s studio. Kate is the CEO of Developing Faces, a 501c3 nonprofit that specializes in high-quality surgical care for children and babies with facial abnormalities living in developing countries around the world. Follow Kate Stoltz NYC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katestoltz/ Or visit the Kate Stoltz NYC website: https://www.katestoltz.com Donations to Developing Faces can be made through: https://www.developingfaces.org --------------------------------- Kate Broug is a published author and journalist, entrepreneur, and FAA-licensed pilot. This channel features interviews with trailblazing entrepreneurs, top athletes, and world-class performers, and follows Kate on her aviation journey. Follow Kate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katebroug/ Listen to Kate on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Lk3nXA... Read Kate’s articles in Entrepreneur Magazine: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/k... Visit Kate’s website & blog: www.katebroug.com

Katie Spotz is an endurance athlete, charitable ambassador, author, and world-record holder. The list of accomplishments to her name is long, and includes five Ironman triathlons, cycling across the country, a 325-mile river swim, running 100 miles nonstop in under 20 hours, and a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. Katie became the youngest and only American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 2010 and the first person to have swum the entire length of the Allegheny River in New York state and Pennsylvania. More than $150,000 was raised for clean water projects with the row. To date, more than 43,000 people have gained access to clean water through her challenges and events. Katie tells her story in her poignant book “Just Keep Rowing” and film “Running Home.” She has been featured in The New York Times, CBS Morning News, CBS Evening News, Anderson Cooper 360, Sports Illustrated, Glamour Magazine, The Joe Rogan Experience, and more. Katie is currently a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Coast Guard, and was recently named the Elite Female Athlete of the Year. Follow Katie on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiespotz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/katiespotz?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellokatiespotz Or via her website www.katiespotz.com. Get involved with Katie’s efforts and challenges for clean water supply by visiting  www.water.katiespotz.com. Donate now. 

Kit Kemp is the Tina Turner of the interior design world. The British Royal Family sip their teas from Kit’s custom-designed Wedgwood tea sets. Celebrities such as Daniel Craig, Demi Moore and Penelope Cruz passionately frequent her designed hotels.   Kit is the co-founder and Creative Director for Firmdale Hotels and the Kit Kemp Design Studio. With more than 10 properties in both London and NYC, Firmdale Hotels is best known for its unique, vibrant, and refreshing interiors featuring both whimsical detail and artistic flair.  Over the years, Kit has forged an internationally-acclaimed reputation, not only for her unique interior design, but also as a successful originator of textiles, fragrance and homewares.   A highly-respected champion of British art, craft and sculpture, Kit has been awarded a MBE by Her Majesty the Queen, an honor Kit shares with cultural figures such as Ringo Starr, Adele and Ed Sheeran. Kit routinely collaborates with leading global design brands such as Wedgwood, Wilton Carpets, Andrew Martin, Anthropologie, Christopher Farr, Chelsea Textiles, Fine Cell Work and Porta Romana, creating collections of tableware, fragrance, furniture, fabrics, wallpaper and lighting. Kit’s awards include House & Garden’s Hotel Designer of the Year, Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year and CN Traveller’s Best Hotel in the World for Design. Read more about Kit Kemp on: www.kitkempdesignstudios.com www.firmdalehotels.com Follow Kit on social media: https://www.instagram.com/kitkempdesignthread/ Kit's book Design Secrets is available for purchase on Amazon or on www.firmdalehotels 

Colonel Merryl Tengesdal is a personal trainer, commencement speaker, leadership consultant or motivational inspiration, reality star on “Tough as Nails’’, and author of “Shatter the Sky.” She is a retired Air Force Colonel, veteran, and (Naval/Air Force) aviator. She has held various leadership and training positions, including Director of Inspections for the Inspector General of the Air Force. Colonel Tengesdal is the first and only African American woman to fly the U. S. Air Force U-2 Aircraft with over 23 years of aviation and leadership experience in both the Navy and Air Force, serving in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. Throughout her career, Colonel Tengesdal has logged more than 3,400 flight hours and more than 330 combat hours. In her memoir, “Shatter the Sky,” Colonel Tengesdal shares her life lessons on everything from her career in the military, being the first and only black woman to pilot the U2 aircraft, to marriage and motherhood – and everything in between. Colonel Tengesdal holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of New Haven in Connecticut, a Master’s in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle and an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of New Haven. Follow Col. Merryl Tengesdal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dragonlady788/?hl=en Col. Merryl Tengesdal Website: http://merryltengesdal.com/  

Captain Tammie Jo Shults is an American commercial airline captain, author, inspirational speaker, and naval aviator. Known for being one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy, active-duty Captain Shults became a pilot for Southwest Airlines. On April 17, 2018, as captain of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, she safely landed a Boeing 737-700 after the aircraft suffered an uncontained engine failure with debris causing rapid decompression of the plane. She saved 148 lives that day. In Captain Shults' memoir “Nerves of Steel,’ she shares her story from growing up as the daughter of a humble rancher to breaking gender barriers and receiving wings of gold to managing compound emergencies in landing Southwest Flight 1380 and revealing insight into true heroism. Captain Shults holds a split degree in PreMed and Agribusiness from MidAmerica Nazarene and is a Women In Aviation Advisory Board member working to empower women, especially young women, worldwide and at home.   Today, we discuss Tammie Jo’s “Nerves of Steel,” her experiences in the Navy, being one of the first women to fly an FA-18 Hornet and the flight in 2018 that changed her life.

Today I'm speaking with Karen Dunn. Karen is one of the US's top trial lawyers and debate prep specialists for the presidential and vice-presidential debates. She's a litigating partner at Paul Weiss in New York, one of the country's most prestigious law firms. Karen is widely recognized for her courtroom victories and is primarily known for being highly skilled at crisis management. Her clients vary from companies, high-profile individuals, and executives. Karen went to Brown University and Yale Law School. She then went to Washington as a judicial clerk for Judge Merrick Garland and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. After her clerkships, Karen worked in the Obama White House as associate counsel to the president. Karen has been the go-to person for debate prep for several leading Democrats; she has prepared Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Kamala Harris for Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates. In private practice at Paul Weiss, Karen has been leading trial counsel for some of America's leading companies such as Apple, Uber, Amazon, and Oracle.
   

Antya Waegemann, founder of Margo, and winner of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas award,  discusses how she redesigned the current rape kit to improve the lives of rape survivors and medical workers.    Today I’m speaking to Antya Waegemann. Antya is the founder of Margo*, a company that is redesigning the current rape kit and simplifying the process of gathering forensic evidence in sexual assault cases. The kit won Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas award. With a background in design, a Masters in Design from the School of Visual Arts, and a Masters in Liberal Arts from Harvard University, focusing on Corporate Sustainability and Innovation, Antya is determined to dramatically  improve the experience of rape survivors and of the medical workers who perform the tests.     Support Margo by donating via https://www.margokit.com.    *A few months after recording this episode, Antya renamed her company "Margo." Both parties still refer to Margo by its previous name, "Redesign the Kit," throughout this episode.