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Your weekly roundup of the news and features from this week in ImpactAlpha
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Oct 8, 2021 • 17min
October 8th: Covering Black tech ecosystems, with The Plug's Sherrell Dorsey
Sherrell Dorsey, founder of The Plug, joins host Monique Aiken. The Plug launched a new site this week, and will be co-hosting next week's Agents of Impact Call.

Oct 1, 2021 • 12min
October 1st: Infrastructure and Impact
John Cochrane from the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance joins host Brian Walsh to sort out at least some of the policy developments in Washington this week -- and what they mean for impact investors. Plus, the headlines.

Sep 24, 2021 • 21min
September 24th: Climate Week
Full Cycle’s Stephan Nicoleau joins host Monique Aiken to talk about Climate Week, climate action and infrastructure justice. Plus, the headlines.

Sep 16, 2021 • 22min
September 17th : Carbon Lock-in, Stranded Assets, and Harvard's Divestment
Roundtable regulars David Bank and Imogen Rose-Smith return this week to join host Brian Walsh for a conversation about Imogen’s latest Institutional Impact column on carbon lock-in, stranded assets and yes, Harvard’s endowment. Plus, the headlines.

Sep 10, 2021 • 9min
September 10th: Universal Ownership and Active Stewardship
Host Monique Aiken is joined by ImpactAlpha’s David Bank to talk about universal ownership and active stewardship. And to preview next week’s Agent of Impact call, we hear a bit of David’s recent conversation with Hiro Mizuno. Plus, the headlines.

Sep 3, 2021 • 12min
September 3rd: ‘Beta stewardship’ and hurricane resilience.
host Brian Walsh chats with ImpactAlpha’s Dennis Price and Amy Cortese to talk through some of their reporting from the week. And we hear from Sunwealth’s Jessica Brooks, this week’s Agent of Impact. Plus, the headlines.

Aug 27, 2021 • 10min
August 27th: Building Back Better in Haiti
Guest host David Bank talks with Roodgally Senatus about the earthquake relief efforts and growing up in Haiti. And we revisit, “How I Stopped the Taliban From Shutting Down My School,” the TED talk by Sakena Yacoobi, this week’s Agent of Impact. Plus, the headlines.

Aug 20, 2021 • 15min
August 20th: ESG Whistleblowers with Imogen and David
Brian Walsh enlists roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to dissect ESG and Imogen’s latest column.

Aug 12, 2021 • 22min
August 13th: BlocPower's Donnel Baird on the role of impact investors in equitable climate infrastructure
Donnel Baird, the founder of climate technology startup BlocPower joins Monique Aiken to talk about the latest IPCC Report, how he copes with climate grief, the Biden administration's infrastructure plans, and the role that impact investors can play in staving off the worst impacts of climate change.

Jul 29, 2021 • 9min
July 30th: Some Reconstruction history and looking forward to Black Philanthropy Month
On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken checks in with ImpactAlpha’s David Bank, who is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry exploring the history of the original Reconstruction. We hear about some of that history in snippets from David’s conversation with Penn Center’s Miss Gardenia Simmons-White and preview Black Philanthropy Month with Philanthropy Unbound’s Renée Joslyn. Plus, the headlines.