Conversations with Calvin; WE the Species

About Conversations with Calvin; WE the Species

Specialized fascinating interviews from 9 to 52 minutes( usually less time than a fast-food drive through) with accomplished diverse people who do the livhttps://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/newing and dying in America.

Publisher

Calvin Schwartz

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Dec 2020

Latest episode

30 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 466 episodes have a transcript.

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   30 Oct 2026

   WENDY ALEXANDER ‘The Dog Code’ What Dogs Teach Us About Life, Leadership, Love, Joy & Being Human; Live from Australia

   WENDY ALEXANDER: ‘The Dog Code’ What Dogs Teach Us About Life,Leadership, Love, Joy & Being Human; Live from Australia #realconversations #dogs #Australia #reinvention #resilience #love CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN — WE THESPECIES Hosted by Calvin Schwartz MEET (again) WENDY ALEXANDER: “Last October I interviewedWendy in Melbourne, Australia, by way of Apartheid in South Africa. Here is thetitle and link from last year. “Storyteller ofSurvival, Menopause and Career Reinvention; from South Africa & Apartheidto Australia; Author, ‘Internal Uprising ’; LIVE from Melbourne.” YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQVy872eABU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQVy872eABU) I was so enthralled with Wendy; she returned tonight. Withthe most precious, creative, unique book, ‘The Dog Code: Ancient Wisdom: Live,Lead & Love Better.’ Wendy is captivating, brilliant, insightful, andimaginative. And caring. Her book. She uses dogs as a surprisingly smartframework for authenticity, resilience, loyalty, grief, leadership, andreinvention. In our interview, Wendy moves between funny dog questions andprofound human questions. Here are some words and thoughts to entice you towatch. Your dog has 1000 years of wisdom in their DNA. President Roosevelt’sdog Fala. Her dog Nala. Bonding during the pandemic. Nala is joy, love, andpresence. Someone needs to be an alpha. What matters (Chapter 21). It’s nothard to care. Sometimes we judge false narratives. Being on time equalsrespect. Keep it succinct. You don’t sound like your resume. Tell them everyday you love them. Fall down seven times. Get up eight times (Chinese proverb)Enough said. Wendy is a gift.” Calvin 🎙️ 877+ YouTube videos; now in my 7th year, with 500+ interviews across6 continents. (AI-ranked podcast in these categories in the top 0.5 % to 3%globally!) 📺 9,300Subscribers — and growing 👉 PLEASESubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs (https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs) GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. AmazingPeople. ** YouTube: BIO: Wendy Alexander is the author of The Dog Code, aninterview and career coach, and the founder of Happy Career Hub. With more than20 years of corporate experience and a background as an IT hiring manager, shehelps experienced professionals recognize their value and communicate it withconfidence Her own journey through migration, single motherhood andcareer reinvention brings a grounded perspective to her work. But some of hermost memorable lessons have come from a much smaller teacher: her Yorkshireterrier, Nala In The Dog Code, Wendy explores what dogs can teach usabout authenticity, boundaries, rest, joy and connection. With warmth andgentle humor, she invites us to stop living for everyone else’s approval andstart living like someone left the gate open. LINKS:  THEDOG CODE on Amazon: https://bit.ly/4ApMoDF (https://bit.ly/4ApMoDF) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyaalexander/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyaalexander/) ** WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIO AUDIO “Conversationswith Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” ANCHORhttps://lnkd.in/g4jcUPq SPOTIFYhttps://lnkd.in/ghuMFeC APPLE PODCASTS BREAKERhttps://lnkd.in/g62StzJ POCKET CASTShttps://pca.st/bmjmzait RADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw (https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw)

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   30 Oct 2026

   The Ultimate Perseverance Training Leadership, AI, Failure & Building Success That Lasts CARLOS ANTILLANO

   The Ultimate Perseverance Training: Leadership, AI, Failure& Building Success That Lasts: CARLOS ANTILLANO #realconversations #perserverance #luxurygoods #Venezuela#cooking CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN — WE THESPECIES Hosted by Calvin Schwartz Meet CARLOS ANTILLANO. “Firstly, thanks to Katrina Rosauraat Broadcast Your Authority for your diligence and professionalism inconnecting Carlos and me. A perfect connection. Over the decades, I’ve come tovalue several key particles, and Carlos embodies them all. Leadership. AI (it’sreally here, arriving in a Conestoga wagon a while back). Perseverance. LuxuryBrands. The magic of connecting and interviewing Carlos. He’s brilliant,expressive, genuine, accomplished. He’s a gift, sharing his time with us.Magic. Our commonalities. My first real ‘boss’ was from Venezuela. Leadership.I worked under a man who was beginning his journey to becoming amulti-billionaire.  Luxury Goods. Iwatched my company and leader add Armani, Chanel, Prada, and Valentino to itsproduct lines. Carlos created Channel Hawk; more brilliance. He wrote a book,‘The Ultimate Perseverance Training.’ More brilliance. And hugely necessary inthis world which is changing every 15 minutes. Next, here are some Carlos wordsand thoughts from our interview. To entice you. Immigration. Venezuela.Resilience. Marriage. Meaning of success. You fall, you get back up. Promiseyourself. Train for perseverance. Cooking is sharing. As AI grows, what humanqualities matter more? Empathy. Courage. Relax. Look for help. Today. Peace.Family. Health. Enough said. And just maybe Carlos returns. AI stuff? “  Calvin 🎙️ 873+ YouTube videos; starting my 7th year, now over 500interviews on 6 continents. (AI-ranked podcast in these categories in the top0.5 % to 3% globally!) 📺 9,300 Subscribers — and growing 👉 PLEASESubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs (https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs) GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. ** The Ultimate Perseverance Training: Leadership, AI, Failure& Building Success That Lasts: CARLOS ANTILLANO YouTube: BIO: I amVP for the Americas of a luxury cookware brand named Mauviel; I have been inbusiness for 3 years, but in this industry for 24 years. I also own a companythat distributes luxury knives in the USA; I have been on business with thiscompany for 6 years now Carlos Antillano is a Venezuelan-born entrepreneur,business strategist, and mentor who has built and rebuilt success multipletimes throughout his life. After immigrating to the United States, he founded athriving e-commerce business, overcame enormous financial and personalhardships, and emerged with a deeper understanding of what it truly takes topersevere in business, relationships, health, and life. With decades of experience in business, leadership, andpersonal development, Antillano is passionate about helping others unlock theirfull potential. His journey—from navigating cultural adaptation to overcomingpersonal setbacks—fuels his mission to inspire resilience, determination, andself-mastery. The Ultimate Perseverance Training is his blueprint for anyoneready to push through adversity and achieve lasting success in life andbusiness. LINKS:WEBSITE; https://carloseantillano.com/ (https://carloseantillano.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-antillano/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-antillano/) https://bit.ly/4zJ3bjW (https://bit.ly/4zJ3bjW) ** WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIO AUDIO “Conversationswith Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” ANCHORhttps://lnkd.in/g4jcUPq SPOTIFYhttps://lnkd.in/ghuMFeC APPLE PODCASTS BREAKERhttps://lnkd.in/g62StzJ POCKET CASTShttps://pca.st/bmjmzait RADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw (https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw) AMAZON BOOK: The Ultimate Perseverance Training

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   30 Oct 2026

   From Star Trek to Rocket Science: CHESTER L. RICHARDS on Adventure, Love and an Extraordinary Life; Author, ‘The Trek Continues; More Memoirs of a Rocket Scientist. LIVE from California

   From Star Trek to Rocket Science: CHESTER L. RICHARDS onAdventure, Love and an Extraordinary Life; Author, ‘The Trek Continues; MoreMemoirs of a Rocket Scientist. LIVE from California #realconversations #StarTrek #author #rocketscience #Africa CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN — WE THESPECIES Hosted by Calvin Schwartz MEET CHESTER L. RICHARDS: “Firstly, huge thanks to ShirleyOronan from Black Chateau for implementing. A movie should be made aboutChester Richards' life, accomplishments, journeys, adventures, and writings.Are you kidding me? (As I read his bio.) A retired aerospace engineer. StarTrek (original) co-writer. River rafting. Nineteen patents. Africa. GrandCanyon. Inventions. Leopard. Crocodile. Surfing. And I sat with all thistonight. And we talked. Two contemporaries. Essential for you to see this. Chetis animated, passionate, brilliant, eloquent, worldly, and delightful. I'llshare some of his words now. To entice. Seeing his words come to life in StarTrek's The Tholian Web. “Gratifying.” Adventure is a mindset. Grad school is all about politics. LeonardNimoy. It’s never too late to write. I agree. Fear, before then after. I’m toobusy to be afraid. Adventure starts when your gut clenches. His Star Trekcollaborator, Judy Burns, went on to Wrath of Khan, MacGyver, Mission:Impossible, and teaching in California. His new book, ‘The Trek Continues: MoreMemoirs of a Rocket Scientist.’ Transforming ordinary experiences intoadventures. Enough said. Now planting the idea that Chester should return foranother session. Still reverberating hours later.” Calvin 🎙️ 873+ YouTube videos; starting my 7th year, now over 500interviews on 6 continents. (AI-ranked podcast in these categories in the top0.5 % to 3% globally!) 📺 9,300 Subscribers — and growing 👉 PLEASESubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs (https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs) GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. ** From Star Trek to Rocket Science: CHESTER L. RICHARDS onAdventure, Love and an Extraordinary Life; Author, ‘The Trek Continues; MoreMemoirs of a Rocket Scientist. LIVE from California YouTube: BIO: Chester (Chet) L. Richards retired aerospace engineer,and inventor (19 patents), views life as a series of adventures. After narrowlyescaping serious injury from The Great Potato, on a lark, he co-authored a specscript for Star Trek with friend Judy Burns when they were college students.The story, "The Tholian Web," became one of the series’ most popularepisodes. Veteran writer Bob Duncan advised the young man, “You shouldwrite….Write your passions.” But I have nothing to say, Chet thought. Hedecided the real message was to fill his life with adventures. And he did —adventures in surfing, learning and performing music, travel to exotic placesfor river rafting, the work as a rocket scientist. Along the way, he’s alwaysmet fascinating characters. He did write — essays (over 50 have been publishedso far). But it was the loss of Sarah, the love of his life, that caused Chetto write his first book of stories. At the house in Thousand Oaks they onceshared, the hair-raising adventures Sarah loved continue to occur, though asthe author says, he no longer has much hair.... LINKS: AMAZON BOOK: https://amzn.to/4ySdmCM (https://amzn.to/4ySdmCM) website: https://ChesterLRichards.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChesterLRichards YouTube: https://twitter.com/ChesterLRichar1 Blog: https://www.chesterlrichards.com/stories (https://www.chesterlrichards.com/stories) ** WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIO AUDIO “Conversationswith Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” ANCHORhttps://lnkd.in/g4jcUPq SPOTIFYhttps://lnkd.in/ghuMFeC APPLE PODCASTS BREAKERhttps://lnkd.in/g62StzJ POCKET CASTShttps://pca.st/bmjmzait RADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw (https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw)

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HOWARD STEINBERG; New York City-based entrepreneur; Mentor; Advocate; Author, Confessions of a Problem Seeker;’ LIVE from NYC

Published 24 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And if you, if you don't grow up feeling supported and secure, you, you, you mature in a kind of a, an unhealthy way. So from that moment on, and again, not conscious at that time, I was in survival mode. I was just seeking safety and security. So when I was even like going off to college, and wanting to get away from my smothering, controlling mother who offered me love basically through biological care, feeding me and overprotecting me without any consideration for my emotional wellbeing. So, the first kind woman that crossed my path in college, um, I moved in with and ended up marrying because it was purely driven by, it was my version of love, which felt, which was really just safety and security. […]

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• Naomi Riley
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• BERND HABER
• MICHAEL DORFMAN
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