Everyone has a story about failure; even successful people. Listen to frank discussions with artists, executives, entrepreneurs, actors, entertainers, and more, about failures of all sorts and how they turned their failures into successes. AOF provides helpful advice for young people (99 and under) on how to find art in our "failures." Guests include: William Wegman; Adam Liptak, Kevin Allison (RISK! podcast), Michael Finkel, Beri Smither, Bonin Bough, Christina Sass and Rudy Garcia Tolson, Strauss Zelnick.
Art of Failure
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Everyone has a story about failure; even successful people. Listen to frank discussions with artists, executives, entrepreneurs, actors, entertainers, and more, about failures of all sorts and how they turned their failures into successes. AOF provides helpful advice for young people (99 and under) on how to find art in our "failures." Guests include: William Wegman; Adam Liptak, Kevin Allison (RISK! podcast), Michael Finkel, Beri Smither, Bonin Bough, Christina Sass and Rudy Garcia Tolson, Strauss Zelnick.
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July 23, 2021
Don Wildman: Adventure Guy
<p class="p1">Our guest is Don Wildman, the host of many popular shows on the Travel Channel, he is the current host and narrator of <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysteries_at_the_Museum"><span class="s1">Mysteries at the Museum</span></a>, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beyond_the_Unknown_(TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1"><span class="s1">Beyond the Unknown</span></a>, Dark Tales with Don Wildman, and <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buried_Worlds_with_Don_Wildman"><span class="s1">Buried Worlds with Don</span></a> Wildman on the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_Channel"><span class= "s1">Travel Channel</span></a>.</p> <p class="p1">Given how successful Don Wildman is, it might surprise you to learn that a while ago he woke up every morning feeling like he was a failure, therapy helped him with that. The interview is full of large and small anecdotes about failures real and perceived, including an attempt at skydiving which Don summarized as such, “I learned I would never skydive again, even as an adventure guy on TV.” Host Steve Friedman and Don have been best friends for a long time so there’s lots of laughter and stories that fans of Don Wildman will have never heard before.</p>
June 25, 2019
Museum of Failure: Dr. Samuel West
<p>Get a peek into the viral sensation, the Museum of Failure. The museum is a collection of over 100 failed products and services from around the world, items like Colgate Lasagna. What can we learn from these products? The museum's founder Dr. Samuel West said the museum provides a unique insight into the risky business of innovation.</p> <p>We spoke to Dr. Samuel West, a licensed clinical psychologist and PhD in organizational psychology. He talked about why he started the Museum of Failure, what we can learn from it and his own very personal struggles with failure, which include filing for bankruptcy.</p> <p> </p>
May 28, 2019
Kwame Onwachi: Grit & Grace to "Overnight" Success
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">When Kwame</span> <span class= "s2">Onwuachi was 26 he had already experienced more career highs and lows than chefs twice his age. He worked in the top restaurants,</span> <span class="s3">competed</span> <span class= "s2">on the TV series, “<a href= "https://www.bravotv.com/people/kwame-onwuachi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top Chef</a>,” and opened his own restaurant—<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2017/01/15/shaw-bijou-one-of-the-most-expensive-restaurants-in-d-c-has-closed-after-less-than-three-months/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9b8c97b75383" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shaw Bijou</a> when he was 25.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> The restaurant was one of the most anticipated openings in the country and it closed after 11 weeks. The press roasted the young chef. How did Kwame recover after such a public failure? In his new book,</span> <span class="s5"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Young-Black-Chef-Memoir/dp/1524732621" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Notes from a Young Black Chef</strong></a>, Kwame talked about how he rebounded from that failure, and delved into his childhood.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s7">After the Shaw Bijou closed Kwame opened 3 more restaurants, Michelin rated, <a href= "https://kithandkindc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kith and Kin</a> and two <a class="css-1g7m0tk" href= "https://www.phillywingfry.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Philly Wing Fry.</a>. On May 6th he won the</span> <span class="s8"><a href= "https://dc.eater.com/2019/5/6/18534710/dc-chefs-win-beard-awards-2019-kwame-onwuachi-tom-cunanan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rising Star Chef of the Year</a> award by the James Beard Foundation. His book,</span> <span class= "s6"><strong>Notes from a Young Black Chef</strong><span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> has received lots of praise, and is available wherever books are sold.</span></p>
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