Whale Of A Time: Recent Episodes
Steve Japinga & Tom Muth
A casual discussion about Greater Lansing (Michigan) business, culture, and news featuring in depth interviews with local personalities. Hosted by Steve Japinga.
On the long awaited Episode 7, we sit down with Dr. Nicole Shriner, head of the brewing and distillation program at MSU to talk about her journey, the brewing and distilling process, and of course the beer, wine, and spirits of Michigan!
Brent Forsberg, president of Forsberg Real Estate does a deep dive with Steve and Tom talking about urban development, how to make successful cities, and the future of Lansing. This is a fascinating conversation you won't want to miss!
For further about brent (including his extensive reading list, visit https://www.brentforsberg.com/about-me
Show notes:
Brent recommends the following resources if you are interested in today's topic:
Books
Bareilles, S. (2013). The blessed unrest. New York, NY: Epic.
Geddes, P. (2004). Civics: As applied sociology [13205]. USA: Public Domain. Retrieved May 7, 2021, from https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13205
Glaeser, E. L. (2012). Triumph of the city: How our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier. New York, NY, NY: Penguin Books.
Isenberg, N. (2017). White trash. London: Atlantic Books.
Schaefer Caniglia, B., Frank, B., Knott, J., Jr., Sagendorf, K. S., & Wilkerson, E. A. (2021). REGENERATIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE COMMON GOOD. New Yord, NY: ROUTLEDGE.
Twitty, M. (2018). The cooking gene: A journey through African American culinary history in the Old South. New York, NY: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins.
West, G. B. (2017). Scale. New York, NY: Phoenix (An Imprint Of Th.
Wilkins, D., & Lomawaima, T. (2002). Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
Williams, J. (1966). This is my country too. New York, NY: Published by The New American Library.
Wohlleben, P. (2018). HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES: What they feel, how they communicate? discoveries from a secret world. Vancouver, BC: GREYSTONE Books.
Web Resources
Brent's google drive of resources https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13hoQN4E_a19UBDDM7qvPtzaseXPUmdeF?usp=
US institutional Power and control Ebb and Flow of laws in the US
1660-1899
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/124CTqaRsUoYCcjQpWBRRPG1FzywWYwA1HJ8weKjFLrA/edit?usp=sharing
1900-1949
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1MxdiA5zTW-F8gk6554zAXx2gStzZehGRFwX7WHvwfAI/edit?usp=sharing
1950-1989
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1bQObY2TxqtM0lWvXQYydfl19cNig8jstODjWSjr2zws/edit?usp=sharing
1990-2020
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1yIgGEcCPE5_53BYcO6LTY1jEoJcf224xbBY-ER8yzo0/edit?usp=sharing
MSU Urban Renewal West Lansing Neighborhoods
http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/lansingurbanrenewal/neatline/show/lansing-urban-renewal#records/148
My Presentation to Rotary last year looks at Lansing redline history
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1b8RdJTt5xbUDNgMFfTzP39DBqCzZj9kJD_XqpGmq-Qk/edit?usp=sharing
Steve and Tom sit down with Mayor Andy Schor to discuss board games, books, politics and of course the upcoming election and the future of the city with coffee provided by 517 Coffee.
Steve sits down with Amaru and Shannon from Greenwood District Studios to talk about starting Michigan's first Black owned movie production company, with Tom chiming in from the board.
Greenwood District Studios
Steve and Tom sit down with Dr. Amit Ghose to talk about his journey from working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta in the 1980's to practicing medicine in Lansing. Along the way, we talk Magic Johnson, British law, and COVID from a physicians perspective, and of course... beer!
Steve and Tom chat with Lansing City Council Member Patricia Spitzley about her family, her career as a civic leader and the future of Lansing.
Patricia Spitzley 4 Lansing
Steve and Tom sit down with Luke Hackney, CEO of Retroduck.com and screenwriter to discuss beer, the printing business, beer pong, movies, economic recovery, and his upcoming film, The Dinner Parting.
Arts & Cults: The Dinner Parting | Retroduck Printing