Adam's Interviews

Podtalk

Motivation with Adam Greenberg How can podcasts be designed and produced in multiple languages to serve specific, localized audiences effectively? A podcast is used as a tool to bridge gaps in health education for rural communities with limited internet access. “[It’s the] whole process of editing that’s tripped me up. What I’ve noticed, and what I’m realizing, is with the HIV podcast, doing that podcast for the community—for other people—is motivation for me to like… knock out those episodes in the same afternoon.” ~ Adam Greenberg (10:16) The conversation explores the creative and technical challenges of producing a multilingual podcast for rural communities, focusing on a project aimed at supporting HIV-positive individuals. This initiative, designed by a Peace Corps volunteer, leverages podcasts to share local stories and facilitate discussions. Technical hurdles, such as managing multiple RSS feeds in different languages, are discussed, alongside strategies for hosting and distribution on a budget. Adam reflects on the broader challenges of content creation, contrasting the ease of creating for others with the difficulty of personal projects. Topics include finding motivation, balancing creativity with logistics, and navigating the numerous rabbit holes that technology and content production present. The importance of mentorship, setting boundaries, and focusing on meaningful goals also surfaces as key themes in the discussion. Takeaways The importance of hyper-localized content — A podcast can be an effective tool to reach rural and underserved communities. Multilingual podcasting challenges — Managing multiple language feeds requires creativity and resourcefulness. Motivation from serving others — Creating content for community benefit provides a strong drive to complete projects. Avoiding technological rabbit holes — Focus and guidance help to bypass unnecessary technical distractions. Boundaries as a creative aid — Setting limits can foster productivity and clarity in creative endeavors. Mentorship and guidance — Having trusted advisors can help navigate complex decisions and stay focused. Personal versus community storytelling — Storytelling for a community often feels easier than personal storytelling. Resources HIV Positive Voices podcast [https://hivpositivevoices.substack.com] — A multilingual podcast designed for rural education and health support. WordPress [https://wordpress.org/] — A content management system used for hosting the podcast project. Peace Corps [https://www.peacecorps.gov/] — Peace Corps Volunteers put their purpose, passion, and skills to work in partnership with host communities in more than 60 countries. AltMBA [https://altmba.com/] — A leadership and creativity workshop mentioned for its insights on focus and boundaries. (Written with help from Chat-GPT.) — Hello👋 I’m Craig Constantine [https://craigconstantine.com/]. This is Podtalk. Short conversations with indie podcasters that are not just about podcasting, because I like to take the scenic route. In each episode, I talk with podcasters about their shows, experiences, what they’ve learned, what motivates them, and… well, pretty much everything related to podcasting from the indie creator’s point of view. I hope these episodes spark ideas and conversations for you, and lead to new ways of looking at this wonderful art of podcasting. If you like Podtalk, you’ll love the Podcaster Community, https://podcaster.community/ [https://podcaster.community/] I appreciate your time and attention, and I don’t take it for granted. — Thank you! My mission is creating better conversations to spread understanding and compassion. This podcast is just one of the things I do in service of my mission. Drop by my website https://craigconstantine.com/ [https://craigconstantine.com/] for my weekly email, my other podcasts, writing and more. Thanks for listening! ɕ https://podtalk.show/motivation-with-adam-greenberg/ [https://podtalk.show/motivation-with-adam-greenberg/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamgreenberg.substack.com [https://adamgreenberg.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Rebuilding America

Service Abroad is Service to the Nation Ken talks to Carrie Hessler-Radelet, the 19th Director of the Peace Corps, about service abroad and whether it is also service to the United States. The Peace Corps is different from most of the other programs we’ve discussed so far on Rebuilding America. Rather than serving fellow Americans, the Peace Corps [https://www.peacecorps.gov/] sends volunteers abroad to serve communities in other countries. Ken talks with Carrie Hessler-Radelet [https://www.pciglobal.org/careers/leadership/carrie-hessler-radelet/], former Peace Corps Director and current President and CEO of Project Concern International [https://www.pciglobal.org/], about international service and the benefits it has back home. The alumni testimonial features Kareen Sanchez and Adam Greenberg, both Peace Corps alumni. https://evergreenpodcasts.com/rebuilding-america/episode-8-service-abroad-is-service-to-the-nation#episodeContent [https://evergreenpodcasts.com/rebuilding-america/episode-8-service-abroad-is-service-to-the-nation#episodeContent] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamgreenberg.substack.com [https://adamgreenberg.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Changes Big and Small

Choosing Meaningful Work to Make an Impact This week’s episode is with Adam Greenberg. Adam is in his 30s and was most recently working with the Peace Corps along with his girlfriend, Lianne. What I really enjoyed about talking with Adam was the way that he expressed his thought process. As he shared his journey with us, Adam’s had some interesting experiences living in multiple countries and various cities in the US while doing meaningful work. Adam’s Brief Biography Adam has an eclectic and fascinating background. He has paved his own non traditional career path, which has included backpacking and traveling both in the US and abroad for the past 13 years, traveling with intention through work with meaning. He is a proud 2-term alum of Americorps, as well as a recently evacuated Peace Corps volunteer working in rural Zambia the past two years. He has also lived on a vegetable oil powered school bus as part of an environmental nonprofit, helped redesign a campaign for the popular social enterprise Toms shoes and served a stint in the Obama White House. His is clearly an impressive and unique path which he credits to setting bold goals and the privilege of being debt free. Adam is an advocate of expanding national service and increasing access to such programs by reforming the United States’ broken student loan debt issues. Welcome Adam. Your Challenge Invitation Challenge 1 Look into a password manager for your online account. If you’re interested in learning more about that, Adam has created a handy guide for you, which you can find here [https://cybersecurity.adamgreenberg.com/]. Challenge 2 Are you interested in listening to audio books or podcasts more quickly? If so, try this challenge. Slowly speed up your listening speed over time. Some apps will let you increase the speed in increments of 0.1 while others only allow jumps of 0.5. Start at the next speed up from 1 and once the audio sounds normal to you, increase the speed slightly once more. Keep increasing the speed over time as long as you are able to successfully adapt to the new speed. Contact Links Contact and follow Adam on his website [https://adamgreenberg.com/], Instagram [http://instagram.com/AdamGreenberg], Twitter [https://twitter.com/AmeriCorpsAdam] or Linkedin [https://linktr.ee/AdamGreenberg]. You can connect with Damianne on the Changes BIG and small website [https://changesbigandsmall.com/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/changesbigandsmall/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/changesbigandsmall/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/changesbigsmall], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxajvPkduyx871T1Ozl582Q]. You’re also invited to join the Changes BIG and small Facebook community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/changesbigandsmall1]. It’s about having the opportunity, the access to make your own choice. That’s freedom. Timeline of the Chat 00:24 – Adam’s bio06:11 – Choosing meaningful work and the relationship to purpose08:20 – Finding and living your purpose11:30 – Lessons learned from travelling and moving often14:10 – Recognizing our privilege15:01 – Higher education in the US18:44 – The shortcomings in development work20:03 – Working in Zambia with Peace Corps24:37 – Social Activism in Business26:57 – Reflecting and finding what’s next28:22 – Editing and cybersecurity32:35 – Two challenges from Adam35:08 – Where to connect with Adam Quick Links * Happiness course [https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being] by Laurie Santos on Coursera * Go, Went, Gone [https://amzn.to/32XFo3e] by Jenny Erpenbeck * The Hedonic Treadmill [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pods/akimbo/e/77583698], Akimbo Podcast * Adam’s Edits [https://edits.adamgreenberg.com/] * Cybersecurity guide [https://cybersecurity.adamgreenberg.com/] https://changesbigandsmall.com/choosing-meaningful-work-to-make-an-impact/ [https://changesbigandsmall.com/choosing-meaningful-work-to-make-an-impact/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamgreenberg.substack.com [https://adamgreenberg.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

AmeriCorps NCCC

A Conversation with Alumni Watch Zoom panel: https://cncs.zoom.us/rec/play/WVZP4heuq1q-5n665QQZ5YiU-yAVZb33pliveVHtkN47OHZDHWEAo5NFd007YI6FTtKqPbmLjkQIDJCI.U3F99C9JCZ8m_msf?continueMode=true [https://cncs.zoom.us/rec/play/WVZP4heuq1q-5n665QQZ5YiU-yAVZb33pliveVHtkN47OHZDHWEAo5NFd007YI6FTtKqPbmLjkQIDJCI.U3F99C9JCZ8m_msf?continueMode=true] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamgreenberg.substack.com [https://adamgreenberg.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History - University of Kentucky

Peace Corps: COVID-19 Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History Project Adam Greenberg was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia from 2018-2020 as a Rural Aquaculture Promotion Extension Agent. The Zambian government asked Peace Corps to assist with aquaculture, as protein deficiency is an issue. Adam has a history of community service, having also served two terms with AmeriCorps, as well as teaching and traveling for years abroad before joining Peace Corps with his girlfriend. He describes training and their work with fish farmers, as well as what life was like in rural Zambia with no electrical grid nor running water. He and his partner were planning to extend their service when COVID-19 forced their evacuation; they hope to return when the program restarts. Just before evacuation, they helped the village get needed supplies to repair a canal. Adam believes the U.S. needs to reform student loan debt and expand access to national service programs for more people from diverse backgrounds. https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7jr2fpmmfnf [https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7jr2fpmmfnf] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adamgreenberg.substack.com [https://adamgreenberg.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]