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EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: What was that moment when you knew that OCW are the people who, you know? MARIA BARBOSA: You watch five minutes of Gilbert Strang, it is impossible not to be impressed! [EMMANUEL laughing. MUSIC PLAYING] EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: Welcome to Open Learners. MICHAEL PILGREEN: A podcast that tells the stories of learners all over the world who use MIT's OpenCourseWare. EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: I'm Emmanuel Olimi Kasigazi, an Open learner myself, from Kampala, Uganda, in east Africa. MICHAEL PILGREEN: And I'm Michael Jordan Pilgreen, an Open learner from Memphis, Tennessee. [MUSIC PLAYING] EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: Hi, Michael. MICHAEL PILGREEN: Hey, Emmanuel. EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: How you doing? MICHAEL PILGREEN: I'm doing great, man. I can't believe we're here. EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: Yeah can't believe we're actually recording this. This is something we've been talking about for a while now, I think over 13, 14 months. Do you remember the first co...

[MUSIC PLAYING] EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: When I got my first smartphone, and I landed on YouTube, I went looking for answers to some of the questions I had. And then I found this entire world of people who actually had answers and all this other knowledge that was out there for free. SARAH HANSEN: I'm Sarah Hansen. For this episode of Chalk Radio, I sat down with two very special guests. EMMANUEL KASIGAZI: Hi, I'm Emmanuel Olimi Kasigazi. I'm a data scientist, a creative, a learner, an AI expert. I'm from Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. MICHAEL JORDAN PILGREEN: Hi, I'm Michael Jordan Pilgreen. And I'm from Memphis, Tennessee. I'm a learner and educator, an engineer and a bridge builder. And it's a pleasure to be here today. SARAH HANSEN: Michael and Emmanuel are two of the millions of people who have used MIT OpenCourseWare in their journeys as lifelong learners. After connecting with OCW, they connected with each other and are now good friends, de...