2 APR 2024 · On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with Sanaa Hamri, a renowned film, television, music video, and commercial director from Tangier, Morocco. She is currently in an overall deal with Amazon Television Studios. She is directing S2 of their "Lord of the Rings" show coming off of their tentpole series S2 of "The Wheel of Time" as EP/Director. Hamri was previously Executive Producer/Director of the blockbuster series "Empire" on Fox Broadcasting from 2015 to 2020, overseeing all aesthetic aspects of the show including episodic directors, production design, music, art direction, and hair/wardrobe. She also had a first look deal with 20th Television during that time. Hamri began her career as an editor under the mentorship of Malik Sayeed and within a few years, she began directing music videos. As an acclaimed music video director, Hamri's prolific career boasts collaborations with high profile hip hop/R&B musicians including Prince, Common, Lenny Kravitz, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, and Mary J. Blige. Her work has been celebrated by award nominations and wins for some of the industry's highest honors, including and NAACP Image Award for India Arie's 2003 "Little Things" as well as an MTV VMA for Nicki Minaj's 2010 blockbuster hit "Super Bass," which generated an online viewership of over one billion worldwide hits. Hamri also directed Mariah Carey's sold-out live arena concert documentary, "The Adventures of Mimi," which she shot in high-definition using 14 cameras. Hamri's past episodic work includes directorial credits on some of TV's most watched programming: "Shameless" (on Showtime), "Rectify," "Nashville," "Elementary," "Glee," and "Desperate Housewives." She also shot the pilot for VH1's successful series "Hit The Floor," which is currently in its third season. Hamri made her feature directorial debut in 2006 with the Focus Features romantic comedy "Something New." She has since directed the sequel to the Warner Bros hit "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," as well as the Fox Searchlight romantic comedy "Just Wright," starring Queen Latifah, Common and Paula Patton, released in Summer 2010.

1 APR 2024 · On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with author and executive communications coach, Alan Eagle, who is known for helping leaders and companies shape and tell their stories. He 16 years at Google in exec comms and sales, and is co-author of NYT bestsellers "How Google Works" and "Trillion Dollar Coach," and of upcoming Learned Excellence. Founder of TDC Network, a non-profit providing executive coaching to social impact leaders. Follow Human Code on Instagram - @HumanCodeShow Follow Abigail Posner on Instagram - @Abigail_Posner Visit www.abigailposner.com for more information

1 APR 2024 · In this episode of Huiman Code, Abigail chats with Public Policy Lead at Google, Former Airbnb executive, cooking show host, and gaming culture expert, Sofia Gkiousou ( @Sofiagk ) Follow Human Code on Instagra - @HumanCodeShow Follow Abigail Posner on Instagram - @Abigail_Posner or visit https://www.abigailposner.com

22 FEB 2024 · In this episode of Human Code, Abigail Posner sits down with Songwriting Hall of Famer, Kent Blazy, as they discuss the culture of songwriting, music, and the effect of technology on this craft and Kent's illustrious career. Check out the video of this episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9i8HX6OZ4&t=6s Follow us on Instagram @HumanCodeShow Follow Kent Blazy on Instagram @KentBlazy Kent Blazy (born in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky) is a renown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music songwriter. His credits include several singles for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Brooks (including Brooks' first number one hit, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Tomorrow_Never_Comes"), as well as singles by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Morris, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Rio, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Loveless and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Young_(singer). Blazy has a total of seven No. 1 hits to his credit. Kent Blazy was raised in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky. At an early age, he played https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar and sang in various local bands, citing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Crowell and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ely as influences. He later played for Canadian singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Tyson.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Blazy#cite_note-interview1-1 Later on, Blazy met former https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_(American_band) member https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gray_(singer), who suggested that Blazy move to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee. Eventually, he signed to a publishing contract, but the publishing company closed; despite the loss of contract, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Morris sent Blazy's "Headed for a Heartache" into top 5 on the country charts. By the late 1980s, Blazy met with a then-unknown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Brooks, who gave him the idea for a song entitled "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Tomorrow_Never_Comes." He and Brooks co-wrote the song, which went on to become Brooks' first number one hit. Brooks continued to record Blazy's material throughout the 1990s, including the singles "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Goin%27_Down_(%27Til_the_Sun_Comes_Up)," "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Midnight_Cinderella", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Gonna_Make_It," "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_Other_Than_the_Night" and the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jones duet "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)". He also co-wrote "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_What_I_Get_for_Lovin%27_You" by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Rio and "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Get_Enough_(Patty_Loveless_song)" by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Loveless in the late 1990s.Blazy, along with songwriters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Alger, Tony Arata and Kim Williams, recorded an album entitled A Songwriters' Tribute to Garth Brooks, which included their renditions of songs that they had written for Brooks. This album was released in 2001 via VFR Records.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Blazy#cite_note-interview4-5https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Blazy#cite_note-6 Other songs that Blazy has co-written include "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Let_Go" by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Shawanda and "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettin%27_You_Home_(The_Black_Dress_Song)" by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Young_(singer) from 2008 and 2009 respectively, as well as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol season 8 finalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Gokey's debut single "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Best_Days_Are_Ahead_of_Me."

19 DEC 2023 · On this episode of Human Code Abigail Posner sits down with celebrity chef and influencer extraordinaire, Dan Souza. Dan Souza is editor-in-chief of Cook's Illustrated magazine, a cast member on the Emmy wining TV show "America's Test Kitchen" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAS_aK7sS2x_bqnlJHDSHw and host of his own program, "What's Eating Dan" - You can find him on IG and X (Twitter) @TestCook For a video version of this episode click here--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_2bAOrRi4 Follow Human Code on Instagram @HumanCodeShow

21 AUG 2023 · On this episode of Human Code, Abigail sits down with veteran Screenwriter DAVID AARON COHEN has been working in Hollywood for over 30 years. Among his many credits: THE DEVIL’S OWN, starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, starring Billy Bob Thorton, and AMERICAN UNDERDOG, with Zachary Levi and Anna Paquin. In the course of his prolific career, Cohen has written studio and independent films, television pilots, and limited series. He currently has two tv shows in development at Sony and Lionsgate and just finished adapting the international best-seller MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING, by Viktor Frankl. His one-of-a-kind master class, NAVIGATING HOLLYWOOD, will give a select group of students the practical, real-life tools they need to build and steer a writing career in the entertainment industry, all within a live Zoom classroom setting. David and Abigail talk about the culture of screenwriting and technology's effect and implications regarding AI and the WGA writers strike. Follow David Aaron Cohen on Instagram @Navigating_Hollywood

23 MAY 2023 · In this episode of Human Code, Abigail interviews futurist, speaker, and author: April Rinne. They speak about April's book "Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change" and dive into the influence of language on culture. You can learn more about April Rinne at the links below: https://fluxmindset.com https://aprilrinne.com Watch April's Tedx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/april_rinne_how_to_navigate_our_uncertain_future As always you can follow Human Code on Instagram: @HumanCodeShow

30 MAR 2023 · In this episode of Human Code, Abigail sits down with Web 3 Expert and new media mogul, Victoria Bousis. Victoria has recently directed a new film called Stay alive My son - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPLvqGeFQ4 In her 20’s, Victoria started as a career prosecutor for the AttorneyGeneral of Illinois to bring justice to the disenfranchised. Later, as a producer for over a decade, she transcended social, political, andgeographical barriers to bring powerful messages about the humanexperience to global audiences with notable films showcased atVenice, TIFF, and Sundance. Victoria followed technological advances and embraced VR and narrative gaming to speak to future generations. In 2018, Victoriaearned a Master’s in Media, Technology, and Innovation from MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), converging cinema,gaming and neuroscience to deliver powerful character-drivenstories to be experienced by audiences with agency. Stay Alive My Son is her directorial debut, officially selected in Cannes’development showcase in 2020 and now in Venice. In 2022 she was honored as a pioneering woman in Virtual Production by the Hollywood Production Association, Victoria founded UME, acreative and technology based game company to pioneer thefuture of storytelling across all mediums and platforms for film,series, and VR/AR experiences made in the Unreal Game Engine.Synopsis Transpiring over 45 years and based on the internationallyacclaimed memoirs of Pin Yathay, “Tu Vivrais, Mon Fils” “Stay Alive, My Son” is an epic immersive, and mythicallycinematic experience places the Player in the shoes of apained father, forced to make the gut-wrenching decisionto abandon his 6-year old son to survive during theCambodian genocide.. The experience begins in modern time in France, outside Pin Yathay’s home. The Player meets a Yathay, a fragile 80year old man, represented by a digital human, only todiscover demons haunt him for decisions made. Urgingthe Player to give him peace, the Player transforms intohim and takes on his journey for atonement and healing.In a gripping “Alice In Wonderland” moment, the Playerfalls from reality and into a surreal and decrepit terrain.The Player enters its cavernous bowels, where exists ametaphorical mental prison, mirroring SS-21 theconcentration camp. Inside its various cells are locked memories and regrets.

22 FEB 2023 · In this episode of Human Code, Abigail speaks with the writer and director of the (currently) the #2 film worldwide on Netflix, True Spirit. Sarah Spillane talks about the influence of technology on her film, and also the culture of filmmaking. Check out True Spirit now streaming on Netflix. Follow Human Code and Sarah Spillane Instagram: @HumanCodeShow @SarahSpillane_Filmmaker

23 JAN 2023 · In this episode of Human Code - Abigail talks with https://www.youtube.com/@TheNeuroticGuitarist, Benny Goodman. Benny has a highly viewed Youtube Channel where he shows, reviews, and talks passionately about his vast and well-respected guitar collection. Benny also discusses his background in music and how technology has influenced overall music culture. IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_neurotic_guitarist/?hl=en