The Vance Crowe Podcast

Doug Sammons is a retired Monsanto Biochemist with world renown for his contributions to the fields of chemistry and biology.  Doug came back for a second interview.  Host Vance Crowe asked why he has blocked so many people on Twitter, his opinions of buying organic food, and his heterodox thoughts about climate change.

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Vance talks about the subtle difference between feeling ashamed and feeling embarrassed by telling a story about speaking before an audience of egg farmers. 

Twitter handle worth following: @LyleBenjamin4

Ann Crowe is a Physical Therapist with a long history.  She swam on the Notre Dame women's team, tried out for the Olympics, worked as an aerospace engineer and competed in an Iron Man competition.  She recently started a physical therapy clinic called Precision Physical Therapy.

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As The Crowe Flies | Vance Crowe describes the value of creating a pattern language with friends, co-workers and your community by describing how Val Bayes invented "##"

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University of Florida plant scientist Kevin Folta Ph.D. stopped by the studios to talk about Vitamin A deficiencies, cutting edge transgenics, and what he learned from having his life engulfed in controversy.

Kevin can be found on Twitter @KevinFolta

Communicators discussed…

In this episode, Vance discusses how to handle intractable conversations when someone won't listen to your point of view.  He tells the story about giving a speech at UC Davis when a young man was willing to interrupt him and try to stop Vance from sharing his perspective. 

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Mike Rethmeyer is a world class martial artist.  He was exposed to violence at a young age and had to learn how to control his temper and rage.  After beating another child up so badly that the kid lost part of his eyesight, Rethmeyer decided he needed to learn to fight- what he learned instead was the path to discipline.  A path he is…

In this episode, Vance plays a clip from a talk he gave at the Cooperative Communicators Association called "Attention The Most Valuable Thing That You Own."  During this clip, Vance describes how ideas move from a small group of people to general society.  Vance discusses the concept of "tribes" and highlights individuals worth…

Monsanto GMO Scientist Fred Perlak discusses disruption, RoundUp and wine. Vance Crowe Podcast

Fred Perlak Ph.D. is a retired scientist from Monsanto.  During this interview he discusses the likelihood that glyphosate (RoundUp) causes cancer, how disruptive Monsanto was to the pesticide industry, and gives a metaphor to…

Vance gives a talk at the University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine and talks about the last slide in his presentation: you should keep a journal.