❄️ Dashing Through The Snow

A few of Dash Media's 2024 highlights, "2025 in Review", and Data, Data, Data!

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As much of the country battles the resurgence of winter, we hope you can enjoy some of our “Best of” content from the past year…

7 Of Our Can't-Miss Podcasts from 2024

Smart, bold, funny, and arguably the most relevant journalist on Earth right now. Backed by people like Marc Andreessen and David Sacks, Bari Weiss’s Free Press recently eclipsed 1 million subscribers and reportedly raised money at a $100 million valuation.

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When you ask Perplexity “Who is the top AI expert in the world?” its answer is “Andrew Ng”. Co-founder and Chairman of Coursera, founder of DeepLearning.AI, Founder & CEO of Landing AI, General Partner at AI Fund, Chairman & Co-Founder of Coursera, and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, this education visionary is not only obviously a genius, but also one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Listen to his episode and come see him live at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego this April.

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Joe Lonsdale is a modern renaissance man. He’s a chess champion, cofounder of 2024’s second-highest performing technology stock (Palantir), co-founder of UATX, and a leading investor at 8VC…plus in his spare time has a think tank, Cicero. Listen to one of the most interesting people on the planet share his views on education and beyond.

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With 170,000 students, WGU president Scott Pulsipher leads one of the most impressive, impactful, yet under-the-radar universities in the world. Western Governors disrupted higher education with its competency-based learning model, and has been an innovator in terms of cost, efficiency, and effectiveness of college education. “I don’t really care where the individual learned to fly, I don’t care how many hours, I care whether or not the individual is a competent pilot.”

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As the CIO of the US’s most innovative university for 10 years running, when Lev Gonick talks, people listen. Being at the forefront of online education, AI, VR, and sustainability, Lev’s window to the future is unparalleled. Plus, there’s no one better to chat with over a cigar.

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As the 9th US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan’s list of accomplishments is long. He has been particularly prolific in helping under-resourced communities get the education they need. The former Harvard Hooper plays with a lot of heart – tune in to hear his days of playing pickup with MJ in Chicago.

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As a pioneer of school choice and promoting excellence in education, the 11th Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gives us her insider insights. Ironically, as somebody who sat in the chair, she’s not a proponent of keeping the Department of Education intact. She also provides insights into incoming Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon.

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In Case You Missed It…

Our 2025 Predictions

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Our Year-Long Compilation of Mind-blowing Stats

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Our Year-Long Compilation of Mind-blowing Charts and Visuals