Disarming Data
Candid Conversations with Industry Experts Covering Data in the Broadest Sense of the Word.
Episode 23
Exploring Human Rituals
Dimitris Xygalatas, trailblazing anthropologist and author of Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, tells us how high-intensity rituals are universal expressions that link us together.
Houston Bernard, prolific independent country musician, speaks to his country roots, what inspires him, and how he experiments with new sound.
Meet Your Hosts
Disarming Data is hosted by David and Paige Biderman, each bringing a unique generational perspective.
Within every episode, David and Paige interview experts in a host of fields and interests to uncover the true state of the technology sector.
David Biderman
The Boomer
Consistent with his boomer knowledge of tech, has often sought refuge in Jeremy Irons’s request from Margin Call: “Please, speak as you might to a young child, or better yet, a golden retriever.”
Paige Biderman
The Millennial
Paige has seen and absorbed a lot and wants to share with you her perspective on the accomplishments of our great guests.
Learn more about your hosts on the About Us Page.
What Makes Us Different?
Two Generational Perspectives.
Paige views the world through the lens of the millennials, the global generation of internet-age digital natives, 77% of whom said ‘yes’ to the statement, “When nothing is occupying my attention, the first thing I do is reach for my phone.”
David sees things through the eyes of the boomers, the monster post-war “pig in the python” generation that naively thought the world would improve with time. When nothing is occupying David’s attention, he searches for his lost phone, keys, and watch.
Explore the Latest Episodes
The tech industries you care about, colored with the unscripted character of their unique experts.
Episode 21
BANI vs. VUCA: The Art of Future-Proofing
Jamais Cascio, Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinker, challenges the Defense Department's VUCA worldview with the new BANI model.
Houston Bernard, prolific independent country musician, speaks to his country roots, what inspires him, and how he experiments with new sound.
Episode 23
Exploring Human Rituals
Dimitris Xygalatas, trailblazing anthropologist and author of Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, tells us how high-intensity rituals are universal expressions that link us together.
Decode Your Digital World.
Join your hosts, David and Paige Biderman, whose podcast combines two divergent generational viewpoints on the stories, challenges, and accomplishments of their guests.
From your morning commute to international politics, data encompasses everything in life. Join David and Paige as they interview incredible guests on their perspectives, accomplishments, and impacts.
