The Irish Tech News Podcast

Former 8th Grade middle school teacher Joshua Ling started Podsie because he wanted to support his students in and out of the classroom.  In this podcast with Ebony Ximines-Parke to tell us how this worked. What is Podsie? Podsie combines the research-backed learning strategies of retrieval practice, spacing, and interleaving, customized by the mastery data of each individual student, to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom. They want to ensure that the hard work that teachers put into teaching doesn’t go to waste, while ensuring that they are supporting the learning needs of their individual students. How does the learning science come into play? Retrieval Practice Retrieval practice is an incredibly powerful strategy in which students actively draw out previously-taught knowledge from their brains, thus enhancing "diverse forms of learning, including memory, problem solving, and generalization to new situations." When they challenge students to frequently and intentionally retrieve knowledge, they grow in their abilities to retain and quickly access information. The team at Podsie believe that both retention and quick retrieval are essential foundations for students when it comes to "deeper learning" and transferring skills and conventions to different contexts. Traditionally, quizzes and tests are used in the classroom as a form of retrieval practice. At Podsie, they completely combine the research-backed power of frequent, low-stakes retrieval practice with spacing and interleaving to enhance the learning of students. Twitter

Sleighing the Dragon's Lair, Creating Heroes, and Initial NFT Offerings with Steve Good and Dreams Quest Steve Good is co-founder of Dreams Quest and best selling author of Be Left Behind. Steve is also an accomplished entrepreneur with board level experience working with start-ups and corporates. He is also crypto veteran who started in 2016 and has worked with over 75 projects as a marketing and business development consultant. He has spent over 20 years in Fintech as a business executive working with Tier 1 banks.Prior to working in blockchain, he has worked for notable companies such as Deloitte and Infosys as well as building and selling his own FinTech firm in London, UK. He has been responsible for running major IT programs for his clients by delivering a range of IT and digital solutions and services to major Tier 1 banks across the front, middle and back office.Steve is also a public figure, keynote speaker, and has been featured in numerous articles including BuzzFeed, CNBC, and How-To Geek. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Jamil catches up with Charles d'Haussy (夏多希), who is APAC Managing Director - ConsenSys  Charles d’Haussy is Asia Managing Director at ConsenSys, a leading blockchain engineering company. Among his responsibilities, he leads ConsenSys’ projects on central-bank digital currencies with HKMA, BOT, PBOC, CBUAE & BOK. Prior to this, Charles served as head of fintech with the Hong Kong government (InvestHK). In that capacity he helped found and scale Hong Kong Fintech Week, and supported the growth of over 450 fintech companies. He has 15 years of prior experience in Hong Kong’s private sector and is licensed to invest and deal in securities. In 2018, Charles was elected as a Top-50 fintech influencer in Asia. In 2021 he published Block Kong, a book about Blockchain leaders shaping the Hong Kong blockchain ecosystem. He studied in France at Rennes International Business School and in Guangzhou, China at Sun Yat Sen University. He is a certified Bitcoin professional and studied blockchain business strategy at Be9 London. Follow Charles : http://www.blockkong.com http://www.twitter.com/charlesdhaussy https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesdhaussy/ Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

We have seen a tectonic shift across industries and business models during the pandemic. How businesses adapted to the changes on the ground was a stress test in real time. As customer behavior changed, payments changed along with them, seeing a rapid rise in contactless at point of sale and new ways to pay for all types of services via mobile and online checkouts.  In looking to demystify how payments -- especially real time payments -- have changed, this week Theo and Bradley speak with Ginny Chappell, Senior Vice President, Fintech Leader, Digital Payments and Banking at FIS, about how their RealNet real time payment network will connect and empower a new wave of payment experiences.

In a time when play to earn is the echo that follows gamers around, Alien Worlds is converting people to mass adoption through strategy and governance. It’s like sneaking extra shredded vegetables into children’s dinners; they don’t even know they are eating it. Likewise, the gamers have no idea that they are building something much bigger than mined Trillion on a planet in a galaxy far, far away. Let’s start with the basics. Alien Worlds is a metaverse with seven planets. On metaverses more later. Launched last year, it’s the biggest game on WAX and possibly on blockchain and last month it flip flopped in and out of first and second place in all dApps globally with PancakeSwap. It happened quite quickly and then some. First of all, Alien Worlds was the first game on blockchain to break through 100,000 users, then one million users, then two million. Now it’s surging at 2.5 million users. It is literally limitless. Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/

Hybrid working has now become a part of our daily lives because of the pandemic and it looks like it won’t be going away anytime soon. It is an evolved version of remote working which involves a combination of remote working and working in the office. To do this safely and securely requires technology that adapts to a specific users wants and needs. Ronan talks to Paul Hardy Chief Innovation Office at ServiceNow a company that offers such a solution. Paul talks about what ServiceNow does, security and remote working, what are digital workflows and why they matter, and how data is used. Paul also talks about ServiceNow’s latest eruct Rome, reducing employee fatigue, the shift towards automation, what automation will look like in the future, and how organisations ensure a seamless customer experience More about ServiceNow: ServiceNow has recently launched a new version of its industry-leading Now Platform designed for hybrid work, to unlock productivity, reduce employee burnout, and scale innovation across the enterprise. Over the last year, the new world of work has become hybrid. As a result, ServiceNow has more than doubled the features and functionality of its Now Platform to enable new ways of working for 6,900+ global customers representing more than 80% of the Fortune 500.

Ria talks with Ravit about his YouTube channel ‘The Ravit Show’ and what inspired him to transition from a finance background to the data community. He speaks about the best practices to get involved with the data and how to stand out in such a diverse environment. Ravit elaborates on the importance of networking, and from his own experience how a niche is never permanent. Ravit Jain, host of The Ravit Show and Community Manager at Packt Publishing, is an amazing personality with a love for data and interacting with people! Ravit is passionate about supporting Packt and the data science community by sharing the literary works of experts in the field and hosting “The Ravit Show”, showcasing intimate, live 1:1 interviews with key influencers and practitioners on the same.

The Importance of Building Communities through NFTs, and 'Getting Lucky' with Lucky Maneki, with Matt StreetMatt Street is a Community Ambassador for Lucky Maneki NFT. He has 20+ years of Marketing, Business Development and Operations experience.  Has worked with companies of all sizes including Fortune 500 organizations. Matt got into NFT’s through NBATopShot and found a home with the  Lucky Maneki community. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vi

Have we truly fulfilled the promise of fintech? How do you look beyond what is easy and serve communities who have long been ignored by traditional financial services, such as migrants? What is best for the greater good? How do we create change at scale? Perhaps the only way to unbake systemic racism within financial services is to change the ingredients and those that are preparing the meal, as well as for whom we are preparing the meal. Everyone deserves a seat at the table. In this week’s One Vision, Theo and Bradley welcome Nina Mohanty back on the show to talk about her new brainchild, Bloom Money, an app that is “built by migrants, for migrants”.

Jamil catches up with Geoff McCabe to learn more about this topical subject. Bitcoin Lessons from El Salvador and Onboarding New Crypto Users within Seconds, with Geoff McCabe and the Divi ProjectGeoff McCabe, Chairman, Divi ProjectGeoff McCabe is the Chairman of decentralized payment ecosystem, Divi Project, and a member of Brock Pierce’s Delegation, who met with the El Salvadorian government to consult on the implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender.He has a masters degree in physics and over 30 years experience in a variety of businesses, including product design and production, real estate, retail, and travel/hospitality.In addition to being the Chairman of The Divi Project (https://diviproject.org) he currently also owns businesses in virtual reality, gaming, two hotels, and a blockchain-based media company, LightingWorks (https://lightningworks.io) https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffmccabe https://twitter.com/brockpierce/status/1443948450714816519 Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.