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#TheFeed: Fake Drake Goes Viral & Make Group Chats Suck Less

TF340: Sensible Weather CEO Nick Cavanaugh shares how they use climate tech to provide inclement weather travel insurance. Carbon RX CEO Marty Seymour talks about how carbon capture and agriculture are helping to fight the climate crisis. Think group chats get too messy? Wavelength CEO Richard Henry explains how their… Read More

#TheFeed: Celebrating Earth Month

TF339: Looking for intelligent conversations online? Listen to our discussion with Postโ€™s Founder & CEO, Noam Bardin. We celebrate Earth Day with Crystal Howe, Ice River Sustainable Solutionsโ€™ Director of Sustainability, talking about this family-owned businessโ€™ recycling facility. Plus, Nico Grant, tech reporter from The New York Times, tells us… Read More

#TheFeed: Twitter Media Labelling & the Loneliness Epidemic

TF338:ย We talk to Peace By Chocolate founder Tareq Hadhad about their move from Syria to Halifax, and getting some love from President Biden. The Washington Post’s Tatum Hunter discusses techโ€™s role in the loneliness epidemic. Plus, is it possible to teach happiness? We chat with Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley… Read More

Earth Day Tech 2023: 4 Tips for a More Sustainable Future

For more than three decades weโ€™ve celebrated Earth Day. In 2023, the theme is all about investing in our planet to improve our environment. To help us all support this goal, here are my 4 Earth Day Tech Tips for your home, office, or next trip. Choose Eco-Friendly Tech with… Read More

#TheFeed: Ryan Sells Mint for 1.35B & Understanding EV Adoption Impacts

TF337: Raphael Crawford-Marks, CEO of Bonusly, talks about how they are helping HR departments make more informed decisions in allowing employees to recognize their peers’ work. Bruce Hodges, co-founder and CEO of Parachute, shares how they help people consolidate their debt and give them tools to get them on a… Read More

#TheFeed: Will TikTok Get Banned, Celebrating PI Day, & More

TF336:ย To meet the demand of electric vehicles it will take billions of tons of cobalt, lithium, copper, and other materials. Gerard Barron, CEO of Metals Company, joins us to talk about how they are looking to the oceanโ€™s floor to find those essential metals. With Pi Day coming up soon,… Read More

#TheFeed: Unpacking FemTech Opportunities & Challenges in 2023

TF335: It can take 500-800 years for a regular sanitary pad to degrade! We talk toย to Rashmi Prakash, Co-founder of Aruna Revolution Health, about their compostable menstrual pad. We also have Rachel Bartholomew, Founder and CEO of Hyivy, sharing how their smart pelvic rehab system can help the one-in-three women… Read More

#TheFeed: Happiness, Crier Media, & Tech Budgets

TF333: We explore the results of a happiness study, which was conducted over almost 100 years. Plus, we chat about the rise of independent media with the voice behind Crier Media, Dean Blundell. Also, withย  news about layoffs in the tech space appearing with increasing frequency, we discuss the best… Read More

#TheFeed: byFood, Naborino, & PocketHealth

TF332: Serkan Toso, Co-founder of byFood, is on a mission to introduce tourists to Japanese traditions throughย curatedย food experiences. Dan Flatt, Co-founder and Chief Neighbour of Naborino, joins us to talk about theย benefits of community building,ย including how to save money as a collective. Also, we talk to Rishi Nayyar, Co-founder and… Read More