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Sep 20, 2026
Stefanie ChirasGUEST
No better time than in this renaissance and revolution of AI happening right now, for sure.
AnnaHOST
Well, what's near and dear to my heart, and I know Cara will say this, 'cause we, we joined a panel, um, at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute about the future-
Stefanie ChirasGUEST
Mm-hmm
AnnaHOST
... of AI in the workforce, and there was something electric about mostly women.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
And when the Associated Press dug into it, the site had a documented history of safety complaints, poor maintenance, toxic releases.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
A chemical engineering professor at WPI said it plainly.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
It's a site that hasn't been maintained, and that creates risk to employees and risk to the public.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
So
David DwumahGUEST
I also am teach digital currencies and financial technology and financial management.
David DwumahGUEST
So I teach DeFi and TratFi at WPI Business School, right? At WPI, I teach undergrads, graduates.
David DwumahGUEST
and the first in the nation PhD students.
David DwumahGUEST
And literally today, I wrapped up a two-week session where we have a program to kind of make sure that we are introducing financial technology and payments to the next generation, hyper-focused on Gen Alpha.
Alan LazarusGUEST
How do we keep the house and the family? And we can go dig, dig more into this if you want, but I basically did the traditional path, the, quote-unquote, "American dream." So preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, corporate.
Alan LazarusGUEST
After my stepdad left, I crushed it in high school to try to get into college to also get financial aid and scholarships, because I wanted to go to WPI, which was 50 grand a year.
Alan LazarusGUEST
It's like a mini MIT in Massachusetts.
Alan LazarusGUEST
I wanted to be an engineer.
Joseph SarkisSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The uncertainty caused companies to start hedging, to start inventory front-loading.
Caleigh WellsCORRESPONDENT
Joseph Sarkis teaches supply chain management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Caleigh WellsCORRESPONDENT
He says the tariffs are not doing what the Trump administration wants them to do.
Joseph SarkisSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
These tariffs are not stopping organizations, companies from purchasing from international sourcing.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The uncertainty caused companies to start hedging, to start inventory front loading.
Kaylee WellsCORRESPONDENT
Joseph Sarkis teaches supply chain management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Kaylee WellsCORRESPONDENT
He says the tariffs are not doing what the Trump administration wants them to do.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
These tariffs are not stopping organizations, companies from purchasing from international sourcing.
Richard GageGUEST
Sulfur formed during this hot corrosion attack on the steel.
Richard GageGUEST
Worcester Polytechnic University did this study for FEMA.
Richard GageGUEST
FEMA put it in their report.
Richard GageGUEST
NIST threw out all of this information when they took over the investigation years later.
Daniel AdeliGUEST
And me and my family moved here when I was six.
Daniel AdeliGUEST
I currently go to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, or WPI, and I study mechanical engineering.
David CicillineHOST
Daniel received the Carter Roger Williams Scholarship, an award that offers up to $20,000 a year.
David CicillineHOST
He remembers the moment he found out.
Patrick ColemanHOST
How about Nathan Napier? He hit a ton in the 1.
Patrick ColemanHOST
He's the kicker for WPI.
Patrick ColemanHOST
And he kicked the ball a ton in the highest presser situation you can have.
Patrick ColemanHOST
Your team down by 2 on the final play of the game.
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay.
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Oh, man.
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, the players here from WPI say that Napier can hit it.
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a 50 and a half yard kick.
Frank RossiHOST
and why, and a lot more, just to not repeat that situation.
Frank RossiHOST
Back when we started this show in 2008, and Eric Ren was my co-host and originator of the show with me, we had former WPI head coach Ed Zaloum join us on this show, and I asked him about something that happened in 2001 when Union hosted WPI the next Saturday, which is a little controversial in itself, but That was a time when normalcy needed to return at a certain point, and those two teams decided to play the game while others did not play that day.
Frank RossiHOST
Here's our discussion with Coach Zaloum, who gives us some really great insight as to that day and to what we should take away from it.
Frank RossiHOST
On September 28, 2008, former WPI head coach Ed Zulum joined Eric Ren and me on our Liberty League interview show in the huddle.
Frank RossiHOST
During the interview, I asked Coach Zulum about the football game played on Frank Bailey Field on September 15, 2001, just four days after Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and New York City were attacked on September 11.
Frank RossiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
For those just joining us, Coach Ed Zulum from WPI joining us here in the huddle.
Frank RossiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Coach, my first exposure to you was back a long time ago, it seems like, and that makes me sound old right now.
Frank RossiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In 2001, you brought in the WPI team to Union, and it was right after 9-11.
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