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High-Tech Sunday was a limited series podcast that featured conversations about professional development using spiritual philosophies. The show presented Career Communications Group hall of fame alums, BEYA winners, and Women of Color STEM Award honorees.
Various topics were covered, such as choosing a STEM career, professional and personal development, and more. The podcast's weekly discussions focused on workforce topics, family balance, ethics, and respect for others.
High-Tech Sunday aimed to showcase talent in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through a spiritual perspective. The show looked at societal problems at the intersection of technology and culture.
Every week, discussions revolved around workforce-related topics, family balance, ethics, and respect for others. The podcast focused on societal problems that arise at the intersection of technology and culture, viewed through the lens of spiritual philosophies, which are guided by these five principles. We had the privilege of conversing with the following individuals:
Winston Scott, a former NASA astronaut Detroit’s DJ Smooth aka Donnell Campbell, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader Gerald Johnson, 2021 Black Engineer of the Year and General Motors EVP Robin Coger, academic dean and engineering professor Jerome Stephens, U.S. Senate director of community outreach Lashun Thomas Massey, environmental engineer Karissa Diggs, career coach, and engineer Krystal Porter, U.S. Army Veteran and systems engineer Demetria Hall, systems engineer Warn Wilson, engineer, coach, and educator Colletta Orr, breast & ovarian cancer research scientist Adrienne Somerville, best-selling author Shareka Robinson, systems engineer Rick Piña, chief technology advisor Charles Muse, General Motors engineer Olie Burton, information systems director William Wells, founding exec of aSTEAM Village Symone Johnson Barkley, a marine scientist Tori Soudan, award-winning shoe designer Dani Chambers, systems engineer Master Sgt. Bonnie Rushing, U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Treva Brown, U.S. Naval Research scientist Dan Mosqueda, defense Space advisor Larry Spencer, author and retired four-star general Yazmin Feliz, engineer and inventor Arti Varanasi, healthcare innovator Frenae Smith, engineer and influencer Commander Desmond Walker, United States Navy LaTasha Taylor Starr, CEO of ESTe²M Builders
In early 2022, the High-Tech Sunday podcast's Clean Energy Future episode featured Roderick K. Jackson, Ph.D., as a guest. Aisha Bowe, an aerospace engineer and entrepreneur, was the featured guest on episode 19 of High-Tech Sunday, while Charles Muse talked about "putting in the work" in the 35th episode.
In episode 13, two executives from ClearFlame Engine Technologies discussed how and why they developed a soot-free engine for heavy-duty applications. Chief Executive BJ Johnson and CTO Julie Blumreiter also talked about what inspired and motivated them to pursue careers in STEM and how their engine technology is disrupting the transportation sector.