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Maya Shankar

‘A Slight Change Of Plans’ Podcast From Dr. Maya Shankar & Malcolm Gladwell’s Pushkin Being Adapted As Docuseries From ‘Fyre Fraud’ Firm The Cinemart
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Exclusive: A Slight Change of Plans, one of the breakout podcasts of the year, is being adapted as a television documentary series from the team behind docs including Fyre Fraud and LuLaRich.

The Cinemart, which is also behind Time: The Kalief Browder Story, has acquired the rights to the audio series from host and creator Dr. Maya Shankar and Malcolm Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries.

Shankar, who served as Senior Advisor in President Barack Obama’s White House, is a cognitive scientist who studies how and why we change and the series looks at how people navigate changes of all kinds.

The series, which was named as the best show of the year by Apple, featured the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Riz Ahmed and Kacey Musgraves as well as those such as a young man who builds cancer detection tools and who finds himself in the throes of his own stage 4 diagnosis,...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 12/8/2021
  • by Peter White
  • Deadline Film + TV
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Kacey Musgraves Previews Two New Songs on ‘A Slight Change of Plans’ Podcast
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Kacey Musgraves talked about the guided psychedelic trip that inspired her new album on the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by Dr. Maya Shankar. Their conversation also includes two snippets of new songs from the follow-up to Musgraves’ Grammy-winning Golden Hour.

Musgraves’ guided LSD trip has been a part of the narrative around the upcoming project, which hasn’t been officially announced. Musical accompaniment — from Bach to shamanic chants to the Beatles — was a part of the experience, and curated in a way that those feelings and memories can be accessed again later.
See full article at Rollingstone.com
  • 8/6/2021
  • by Jon Freeman
  • Rollingstone.com
Former Obama Advisor Dr. Maya Shankar Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
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Former Barack Obama White House advisor Dr. Maya Shankar has signed with CAA.

Shankar, a cognitive scientist, served as chair of the behavioral science team during the Obama administration, using behavioral insights, or “nudges,” to improve public policy. She is currently senior director of behavioral economics at Google.

CAA will work to create opportunities for Shankar in personal appearances, podcasts, publishing, TV and other platforms.

On May 20, Shankar launched the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, which she created and hosts and has guests like Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tiffany Haddish, Tommy Caldwell and Kacey Musgraves.

Shankar is a ...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 5/25/2021
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Obama Advisor Dr. Maya Shankar Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
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Former Barack Obama White House advisor Dr. Maya Shankar has signed with CAA.

Shankar, a cognitive scientist, served as chair of the behavioral science team during the Obama administration, using behavioral insights, or “nudges,” to improve public policy. She is currently senior director of behavioral economics at Google.

CAA will work to create opportunities for Shankar in personal appearances, podcasts, publishing, TV and other platforms.

On May 20, Shankar launched the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, which she created and hosts and has guests like Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tiffany Haddish, Tommy Caldwell and Kacey Musgraves.

Shankar is a ...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
  • 5/25/2021
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
UCLA Anderson School of Management Women's Leadership Summit Recognizes Barbra Streisand
UCLA Anderson’s Women’s Business Connection (Wbc) presented Barbra Streisand with the 2019 Velocity Award in recognition of her extraordinary achievements as an artist and philanthropist dedicated to raising awareness of many of the most pressing issues of our day.

Kayla Carpenter, Erica Wood, Barbra Streisand, Julie Ortega

Streisand is the first recipient of this award, presented at UCLA Anderson’s 7th annual Velocity women’s summit, which this year brought together more than 600 dynamic female business leaders, UCLA Anderson faculty, current Mba students and alumni. The day-long event celebrated women’s leadership and success, and explored how women develop momentum in their careers and proactively address challenges. This year’s sold out conference was held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

The multi-talented star observed, "During the midterms, my friend Nancy Pelosi was demonized. But as she has shown, you don’t give up. It’s what...
See full article at Look to the Stars
  • 2/15/2019
  • Look to the Stars
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