Noise Cancelling Pod

On this week's episode, Frank and Axel are back from a break to discuss the plan to close out the Noise Cancelling Pod project. Don't worry some recent feedback led them to scrap plans for a "Grand Finale" podcast. Instead they reflected back on favorite episodes and other thoughts on 33 episodes, 1,835 minutes (30.58 hours) of content and roughly 4,000 listens in 84 countries. The Limo Story https://soundcloud.com/noisecancellingpod/episode-19-trevor-the-limo-and-a-walk-about#t=21:54 Spiders Will Eat Your Face https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Will-Eat-Your-Face/dp/B071X5J5N2

Frank and Axel jump back into the podcast after another brief hiatus, they discuss how to find balance and satisfaction in your life!

This week Frank and Axel talk to Matt Zeller (https://twitter.com/mattczeller), a co-founder of No One Left Behind (http://nooneleft.org/ and https://twitter.com/n1leftbehind). While on a mission in Afghanistan, his interpreter, Janis Shinwari, picked up a gun and killed two Taliban who were ambushing Matt’s position from behind, saving his life. Matt helped get Janis to the U.S. through the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program and together they founded No One Left Behind. Its mission is to is to help America’s Wartime Allies with SIVs resettle safely in the United States.

This week Axel and Frank jump into the topic of Curiosity! Check out Frank's favorite curiousity: https://geoguessr.com/ and his recommendation for distraction tracking: http://www.breakfree-app.com/

On the first episode of 2017, Frank and Axel look back at 2016 to reflect on a few questions: What did we do well? What could we do better? What have we learned? What puzzled us? If you haven't seen it yet, here is Axel's blog post on learning programming during 2016: https://axelclark.com/notes-from-a-year-learning-programming/

Frank and Axel return to the podcast with some weak excuses for the extended break from the last podcast. They give a quick update on some of their projects and then talk about styles and approaches to education.

This week Frank and Axel drop some big news, not about the podcast but about life! We also get into what makes memorable moments stick in your memory and how to be more present during an important experience.

This week Frank and Axel talk about tools and techniques to get the most out of collaboration using some lessons learned from their recent Fantasy Sports draft.

This week Mariam (twitter.com/MKhan47) is back to talk about traveling around the country to cover the summer's top stories, mentorship in the news media, and the importance of compassion & empathy in reporting.

This week Frank and Axel discuss Axel's new workout, way's to generate fresh ideas at work, and Frank's new project Mourning Story.

This week, Frank and Axel talk with Marie Applegate. She works with the city of San Francisco to create interactive public art in underutilized urban spaces. She talked to us about using art and play to build a positive culture and make connections in companies and communities. Check out what she's working on at http://www.marietapplegate.com/.

Axel's friend Bryan (BD) joins the podcast this week to discuss leadership from his perspective as a corporate controller for a software company. We discuss his top 3 leadership principles and have an epiphany while contrasting the leadership styles of Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz.

This week's episode kicks off with a trailer for Trevor's new project Retrace. After that Frank and Axel discuss the latest on Frank's quest for a 4 min mile and then talk about one of their favorite topics: leadership. Retrace https://soundcloud.com/trevor-railey Greatness by David Marquet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psAXMqxwol8 Manager Tools One on Ones https://www.manager-tools.com/2005/07/the-single-most-effective-management-tool-part-1

Frank and Axel chat about what they've learned during the first 20 episodes, Axel talks about his coding language decision matrix, an update on Frank's 4 Minute Mile Goal, and a new podcast with Trevor (The Double Technical Podcast) and dive deep into defining success.

Frank and Axel bring Trevor back to answer for his predictions during previous episodes and find they are the ones with the most embarrassing statements. Then Trevor makes Axel recount his painful limo purchase fiasco. Finally we brainstorm Trevor's walk about America plan for this summer.

In this week's episode, we discuss listener feedback on Frank's sub 4 minute mile goal, he gives an update on his progress, and we catch up on a few other topics.

The week Frank and Axel discuss different ideas about pushing your limits in both everyday life and goal setting, including asking what others won't and Frank's goal to beat a virtual Roger Bannister.

This week Erik Andress (@erikandress) from the podcast How to Be a Grown Up joins Frank and Axel. Erik is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based podcaster, educator and author. Through his own journey of recovery and self-empowerment, he learned many important lessons that he passes on through his podcast. His primary audience is his students, but his inspirational message is great for people of all ages. http://howtobeagrownuppodcast.com/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-call-it-the-key-to-my-happiness-why-every-millennial_us_5724be2ae4b0fca9912289f4 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/19-reasons-high-school-students-might-know-more-about_us_572ca53be4b046ff51c0bb66

This week Frank and Axel have Mike Coates on the pod to preview his upcoming album he funded through a Kickstarter project "The Overdue Debut." Freestyle using the words "Podcast, Radio, Noise Cancelling Pod, Audacity, and iTunes" (13:47) Track 1 - If It Ain't Love (22:49) Track 2 - You're Not Giving Up On Me (29:44) Track 3 - She's a Keeper (36:52) Track 4 - Life Without You (46:26) Track 5 - We Might Have It All(50:53) YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/mcoates04 Kickstarter Project https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1496632706/the-overdue-debut-by-mike-coates

This week Mariam Khan from ABC News is back visiting with Frank and Axel. They start off talking about her recent discovery about her ancestry and feedback for Frank on his Global Crier project. Then they get into her coverage of the primaries and the Serial hearing. They close with some tips for Axel on his new coding obsession. If you missed her last episode, check it out at https://soundcloud.com/noisecancellingpod/episode-6-mariam-khan-mkhan47-from-abc-news