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SALVATION! Tottenham are staying up in the Premiere League for the 2026 / 2027 Season. Boston Jack and Minneapolis Jonah (@SkoolieSpurs) joins Host Kyle. The lads talk about the experiences at their local Spurs Pub watching the final match and how they felt going and during our fight against Everton The fans this season and the turnaround de Zerbie has been able to get out of the squad The Premier League Season as a whole Moments to remember from this season Season Superlatives  Entertainment Corner: Jack Project Hail Mary (the film) Kin by Tayari Jones Into The Blue by Emma Brodie Kyle NBA Finals A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Georgina Godwin meets Tayari Jones at the 2026 Hay Festival. Jones details her upbringing and her path into writing leading to her new novel, ‘Kin’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Millions of children in the U.S. live with grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives, often after a family crisis. But many kinship families take in children with little help navigating housing, legal rights or financial support. USA TODAY Investigative Reporter Jayme Fraser joins The Excerpt to discuss her three-part series, “Caring for Kin,” what families told her and why the systems intended to help children can leave relatives largely on their own.Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to podcasts@usatoday.com. Episode transcript available here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Official Emailtalkinwithtopher@gmail.comCryptid and Kin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cryptidandkin.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(instagram) https://www.instagram.com/cryptidandkin/?hl=en=(YouTube) www.youtube.com/@CryptidAndKinTopher's The Mail Box Guys⁠⁠⁠⁠(facebook) https://www.facebook.com/share/1C6cbtm8eA/⁠⁠⁠⁠(instagram) https://www.instagram.com/the_mailbox_guys/?hl=enSocial Media(linktr.ee) ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/talkinwithtopher⁠⁠(instagram) ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/talkinwithtopher/?hl=en⁠⁠(twitter) ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/_conderman⁠⁠(snap chat) ⁠⁠https://www.snapchat.com/add/cconderman?share_id=HiV14moKPns&locale=en-US⁠⁠(tik tok) ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@talkinwithtopher?lang=en⁠⁠(Facebook) ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/christopher.conderman⁠⁠Time Stamps(00:00:00) Start(00:02:10) Allergies(00:04:39) Talkin jui-jitsu(00:13:58) Bill gates foundation invents living bachteria(00:19:00) Missing scientist(00:31:39) stop connecting the dots(00:34:59) Hiding the firmiment(00:41:53) So called 2nd moon landing(00:56:06) 5G & 6G waves(01:03:46) this video could get him killed(01:05:34) satalites on baloons(01:06:27) message from the hanunaki(01:08:52) Trump proud of 5G and not sure about 6G(01:10:36) Wayfair is still up and running(01:17:57) Frog Trump linked to Cole Allen(01:20:04) Trumps time machine theory(01:30:50) a look at the 2nd shooting(01:38:36) Erika Kirck talkin tongues(01:43:52) battle over the Kirck kids(01:47:33) IRAN is two weeks away(01:49:57) This 4th of July we will know the truth(01:57:27) Joe Rogan getting phycodelics legalizedEpisode Linkshttps://x.com/SternDrewCrypto/status/2050650103023857866?s=20https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18ciaDjjG7/https://www.facebook.com/reel/3854123621557614https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14bLohnSfqS/https://www.facebook.com/reel/1872993000048805https://x.com/FtimaPesso2719/status/2050314105970364430?s=20https://x.com/liudameier/status/2050523065667207318?s=20https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ChcgFCB53/https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1H61fb4pyY/https://www.facebook.com/reel/2155269148592961https://x.com/redpillb0t/status/2050908293577765336?s=20https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cohs4uXMP/https://youtube.com/shorts/SgVKnz0R5-o?si=4wluPZSXtuqh2omphttps://youtube.com/shorts/mMqkk_7PKG0?si=wZZkImW9rRApYwJJhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DXwOHfLArFV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==https://x.com/In2ThinAir/status/2050115779262030004?s=20https://youtube.com/shorts/KLV_UEmETkk?si=meZNP0o2v4cTg4Mv

She was in the National Cathedral, surrounded by moon rocks and ancient stones from around the world, and all she could say was that the lighting was not right for her pictures. Most of us are her. The meaning crisis is not about emptiness out there somewhere; it is about distraction from what is already here. In this episode, Charlie and Brian walk the Four Paths through the meaning crisis and find that the kin-dom Creation Spirituality has been pointing to all along is not deferred. It is here. And simcha and a simple bracha are the practices that break the whole machine.Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh https://amzn.to/4tFQTFyViriditas. The greening power. Hildegard knew it. The forest knows it. Creation's Paths: A Creation Spirituality Primer is for everyone who has ever felt the divine moving through roots and rain and refused to call that feeling anything less than holy.Creation's Paths is a Christopagan Creation Spirituality community rooted in the conviction that creation is original blessing, not original sin. If this episode found you at the right moment, you are welcome here.New to Creation's Paths? Start here: https://www.creationspaths.com/p/start-hereThe book: Creation's Paths: A Creation Spirituality Primer https://www.amazon.com/dp/1972869019Educational resources: https://wisdomscry.comThis work is listener and reader supported. If it has been nourishing to you, the most direct way to sustain it is a paid Substack subscription: it keeps the teaching flowing and the community growing. All are welcome here regardless of financial capacity. Spiritual nourishment should flow freely to all who seek it.Become a paid subscriber: Other ways to support: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett Patreon: https://patreon.com/cedorsett Cash App: https://cash.app/$CreationsPathsFind us: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/#ViaPositiva #MeaningCrisis #LostArtOfSavor #Mysticism #Malkuth #SpiritualFormation #Christopagan #CreationSpirituality #CreationsPathsChapters:0:00 She Never Saw the Moon Rock6:57 The Lost Art of Savor14:01 The Kin-dom Is Already Here16:15 FOMO Is Not the Via Negativa18:07 The Broken Shell Hiding the Spark24:14 Let It Melt28:24 Simcha Is the Root of Justice29:45 Flooding the Zone36:07 Simcha Bites Back37:12 Practice: Say a Bracha Get full access to Creation's Paths at www.creationspaths.com/subscribe

VYPLŇTE NÁŠ PODCASTOVÝ PRIESKUM: http://www.zabavavpodcastoch.sk/prieskum 154. epizóda Vertiga bude opäť bohatá na predstavenie noviniek z kín a online priestoru. Kiná zastúpia rodinné filmy Ovce na stope a Zvieracia farma, ale aj britsko-írska vzťahová dráma Pillion či veľký návrat hitu Top Gun po 40 rokoch. Streamovacie platformy budú zastúpené vo veľkom výbere filmov a seriálov z Netflixu, Disney+, AppleTV+ a HBO Max. Nechajte sa prekvapiť. Zoznam filmov a seriálov z epizódy: 00:00 Úvod 00:47 Mortal Kombat II 04:30 Ovce na stope / The Sheep Detectives 09:26 Zvieracia farma / Animal Farm 17:14 Pillion 22:16 Top Gun 40. výročie 27:10 Téma - 79. IFF Cannes 39:36 Pozoruhodne bystré stvorenia / Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) 43:15 Utajené legendy / Legends (Netflix) 45:51 Punisher: Posledné zúčtovanie / The Punisher: One Last Kill (Disney+) 49:49 Bezpodmienečná láska / Unconditional (AppleTV+) 52:21 Miniatúrna manželka / The Miniature Wife (HBOMax) 55:54 Záver _ Ak nám chcete napísať, ozvite sa na vertigo@sme.sk _ Ďakujeme, že počúvate podcast Vertigo a zaujímate sa o filmový svetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning screenwriter Malcolm Campbell has worked on some of the most influential shows on UK television. His impressive back catalogue of films includes the gripping What Richard Did as well as the deeply affecting Herself. Now, his latest feature, 500 Miles, has just hit cinemas. This moving family drama, featuring Bill Nighy and Maisie Williams, follows two young brothers on a poignant journey across Ireland.In this Film Ireland Podcast, Malcolm discusses adaptation, notes, writing with empathy, working with actors, and the collaborative process of bringing 500 Miles to the screen.Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts.Malcolm CampbellMalcolm is an award-winning screenwriter from Mansfield, whose credits include the acclaimed feature films, What Richard Did and Herself. He created and wrote C4's hit TV drama series Ackley Bridge, now in its 5th and final series, and he has written for some of the UK's most popular dramas, including Shameless and Skins. Malcolm's ​screenplay for What Richard Did, directed by Lenny Abrahamson and produced by Element Pictures, won numerous awards including The Evening Standard British Film Award's Best Screenplay, The Writer's Guild's Best Screenplay and the Irish Film and TV Award's Best Film Script. Malcolm co-wrote the film Herself with its star Clare Dunne. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, reviews for the film were outstanding and it was released globally across 2021, winning Best Script at the IFTAs that year.500 MilesWhile their fighting parents (Clare Dunne & Michael Socha) tear their hair out with worry, runaways Finn (Roman Griffin Davis) and his live-wire younger brother Charlie (Dexter Sol Ansell) embark on an epic adventure from Yorkshire, over land and sea, to the Wild West coast of Ireland. With the free-spirited busker Cáit (Maisie Williams) helping the young boys along the way, their destination is Dingle, County Kerry, and their estranged, beloved Grandfather (BAFTA-award winner Bill Nighy), who their parents haven't spoken to since the fateful events of the previous summer.Directed by BAFTA-winner Morgan Matthews and written by Malcolm Campbell, this powerful adaptation of Mark Lowery's acclaimed book Charlie and Me: 421 Miles from Home is produced by New Origin, Port Pictures and Minnow Films. Produced by David M. Thompson, Alexander Gordon, Martina Niland and Keren Misgav Ristvedt, and with music from Jamie Duffy, 500 MILES stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Living) alongside Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Dexter Sol Ansell (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Clare Dunne (Herself, Kin), Michael Socha (This is England) and Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones).In cinemas 15th May 2026.Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're listening to Burnt Toast! Today my conversation is with Jamilah Lemieux.Jamilah is an award-winning writer, cultural critic, and leading voice in digital feminism, known for shaping online conversations around race, gender, and relationship. She writes the Care and Feeding Parenting Advice column for Slate, and her work has appeared in outlets like the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and the Washington Post.Jamilah is also the author of the brand new book, Black. Single. Mother. Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging.I've been a fan of Jamilah from Slate's Care and Feeding Parenting Podcast, where she was a longtime co-host. Today we get into who gets to call themselves a single mom, the kind of social life co-parenting lets you have, the importance of friends, and we ask: Is dating (especially for single moms) a diet?Become a paid subscriber to comment, get episode transcripts, and hear Indulgence Gospel — our new bonus segment, running after every episode!Corinne hops on to debrief with me about my conversation with Jamilah. Indulgence Gospel segments are audio-only so don't miss out! You can listen right here (tap "play" above) or add us to Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Another great way to support Burnt Toast is to MAKE SURE you are following us for free in your podcast player! And if you have two more seconds, please leave us a rating and/or review! Just scroll down wherever you're listening and tap the stars, five of them please, and leave a little note about why you love Burnt Toast. Both of these things really help new listeners find conversations like these!BUTTERJamilah: Old Wisconsin Yumbo honey brown sugar turkey sausage stick.Virginia: Kin by Tayari JonesEPISODE CREDITSCo-hosts: Virginia Sole-Smith and Corinne Fay. Producer:  Kim Baldwin. Logo design: Deanna Lowe.Theme Song: Farideh.Video Editor: Elizabeth AyikuAudio Engineer: Tommy HarronFollow us on social! Virginia is on Instagram and Threads as @v_solesmith and on Bluesky at @virginiasolesmith.  Corinne is on Instagram at @selfiefay, on Bluesky at @corinnefay and on Patreon at Big Undies.Support the Me Little Me Foundation, a virtual food pantry supporting multiply marginalized folks recovering from eating disorders.Thanks for listening and supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! 

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Tayari Jones has had quite the literary career. Her 2018 novel An American Marriage was a New York Times bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club Pick. Her latest novel, Kin came out earlier this year, and once again it was a bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club Pick. Kin tells the story of two Black girls— best friends who grow up in the Jim Crow era in a town called Honeysuckle, Louisiana. Neither one of them knows their mom, a fact that looms large in their lives. They both leave Honeysuckle— one for college and the other in search of her mom. They go on very different, sometimes heartbreaking journeys. But their shared childhood always binds them together. GUEST: Tayari Jones: Bestselling author of five novels, including An American Marriage and Kin, both of which were selected for Oprah's Book Club. She is Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University and the Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She was recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Uosto direkcija teismui skundžia Klaipėdos savivaldybės tarybos sprendimą, kuriuo politikai nepritarė uosto teritorijoje planuojamai ūkinei veiklai. Bendrovės planams priešinasi ne tik uostamiesčio politikai, bet ir gyventojai. Uosto direkcija tikina, kad tarybos sprendimas uždrausti veiklą yra neteisėtas ir nepagrįstas.Kol dalis buvusių antrosios pakopos pensijų fondų dalyvių džiaugiasi atsiimtomis lėšomis, šalies savivaldybės primena, kad kreipdamiesi įvairių kompensacijų žmonės nepamirštų šių pinigų deklaruoti. Nes papildomos pajamos gali turėti įtakos ne tik kompensacijų dydžiui, bet ir ar apskritai žmonės jas gaus. Taip pat šeimos pajamos bus skaičiuojamos ir sprendžiant, ar vaikams nuo kitų mokslo metų bus skiriamas nemokamas maitinimas ugdymo įstaigose.Žurnalas „Reitingai” kaip ir kasmet sureitingavo švietimo įstaigas – geriausias mokyklas ir universitetus. Taip pat išanalizavo, kaip prie egzaminų pridėti 10 taškų pakeitė gimnazijų vietą geriausiųjų lentelėje ir kodėl mažėja nemokamai studijuojančiųjų universitetuose.Vos Lietuvos įmonės ir įstaigos, kurios privalo rengti viešuosius pirkimus, išmoko atpažinti itališkas finansinių garantijų klastotes, rinkoje atsirado naujos – japoniškos. LRT Tyrimų skyriaus žiniomis, šiuo metu jau dvi valstybės įstaigos ir bent viena savivaldybės įmonė yra gavusios Japonijos „Sumitomo Mitsui Trust“ banko Liuksemburgo filialo finansines garantijas, kurios greičiausiai yra suklastotos. Tokią garantiją pro akis ir vėl praleido Krašto apsaugos ministerijos Investicijų valdymo agentūra, kuri anksčiau buvo suklupusi ant labai panašios itališkos klastotės.Lietuvos pareigūnai išnarpliojo nusikaltėlių tinklą, kuris ne tik verbavo asmenis teroristinei veiklai, bet ir kėsinosi nužudyti mažiausiai du žmones. Iš viso nusikaltimais įtariami 13 įvairių šalių piliečių, taip pat ir lietuvis. O bylą tiriantis prokuroras sako, kad nusikalstamų veikų pobūdis ir siekiai atitinka Rusijos tikslus.Paaiškėjo „Sidabrinės gervės“ apdovanojimų nominantai. Į daugiausia statulėlių pretenduoja du filmai: Jurgio Matulevičiaus drama „Kinų jūra“ ir Karolio Kaupinio absurdo komedija „Badautojų namelis“.Ved. Liuda Kudinova

John Maytham speaks to Tayari Jones, acclaimed novelist and author of The Kin, about her inspiration behind the book. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we're looking in depth at the shortlists in the food categories at the Fortnum and Mason Awards with Marie Mitchell, one of the judges and last year's award winner for her debut cookery book, Kin. Under the guiding eye of Mark Diacono who played head judge this year, Marie along with fellow judges, Ravinder Bhogal and Richard Bertinet have plucked the best of the best in food and drink – books, podcasts, radio, TV and social media - talks through the shortlists in the food categories, and how it feels to be one of last year's winners. No Extra Bites this week, but if you like what you hear on this ad and sponsor free podcast, you can give a little back by clicking here to contribute a little something, or here to become a paid subscriber on Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Great private Capital Reset is upon us. Markets are volatile and driving new economic imperatives. Are VC funds still VC funds, even if they raise billions per fund? What happened to the rest of the market? What is driving VC investments? What do Limited Partners think? What is on their minds? This and more, in episode 76 of Tech Deciphered. Navigation: Intro The State of the Reset: The Hangover from the Party? LP Fatigue and VC Differentiation What Really Matters: Performance.. Returns The Mega Fund Question The Case for Smaller… Rightsized Funds What Comes Next? Conclusion Our co-hosts: Bertrand Schmitt, Entrepreneur in Residence at Red River West, co-founder of App Annie / Data.ai, business angel, advisor to startups and VC funds, @bschmitt Nuno Goncalves Pedro, Investor, Managing Partner, Founder at Chamaeleon, @ngpedro Our show: Tech DECIPHERED brings you the Entrepreneur and Investor views on Big Tech, VC and Start-up news, opinion pieces and research. We decipher their meaning, and add inside knowledge and context. Being nerds, we also discuss the latest gadgets and pop culture news Subscribe To Our Podcast Bertrand Introduction Welcome to episode 76 of Tech Deciphered. This episode will be about the great private capital reset. As you know, or you have probably heard, there is significant structural transformation in the world of venture capital, and we are probably witnessing a fundamental reset of the private capital stack. We got a huge bubble in 2020, 2021. Fueled by near-zero interest rates. We got inflated fund size, compressed due diligence, and now a generation of zombie funds and zombie startups. Now that rates have normalized, exits have not been as much as expected. LP patience is a warning sign, and I guess the industry is being forced to confront an uncomfortable truth: most VC funds raised since 2017 might not return what their LPs expected. You know, how do we start?   Nuno This is going to be a relatively nuanced episode. Obviously, there is going to be a lot of haves and have-nots, both in terms of VC funds, also in terms of startups. And so I want to start with that. This is going to be more nuanced than all transformational and disruptive.   Bertrand It’s not the end. It’s not the end.   Nuno State of the Reset: The Hangover from the Party? It’s not the end. There’s still huge mega funds that are raising more and more. It’s clear that the music has stopped, right? So if we’re playing the game of chairs, the music has stopped. Around ’22, ’23, we started seeing the first signals that funds had raised way too much money. Firms collectively raised around $669 billion globally in 2021 alone. If we fast forward now to last year, 2025, depending on the sources, we did some internal analysis at Chameleon. We came up with $75.6 billion was raised last year by 493 funds, right? So That’s a significant drop, right, in terms of fundraising. Other sources would say a little bit more. There’s a little bit of a discussion around how much did the top 30 funds capture. If you believe some of the stats out there, they would say that actually top 30 funds captured 75% of all capital raised last year. We did again some internal analysis at Chameleon, and the conclusion we came to, it was closer to 50 to 55%. So not as dramatic as some of the sources out there, but still pretty dramatic. There’s a lot of capital concentration on the top funds. Again, the top 30 funds would’ve raised 50 to 55% of capital or up to 75% according to other sources. So definitely a tremendous amount of concentration. There was a lot more fragmentation in terms of capital raised if we’re looking at the years from 2010, 2011, all the way through 2021. So 2021 would’ve been sort of the peak of non-concentration if you look at that. And that again, now we are getting more and more concentration. There’s more and more of this arbitrage around, I’ll give money to the top funds, I will not give money to the smaller funds, or I’ll give less money to the smaller funds. There’s a little bit of a movement around concentration. We’ll talk about it later and what that means. Are mega funds really better? Are the small funds still the way to go? We’ll talk a lot about that later in today’s episode. There seems to be a little bit of a bifurcation. We could say it’s either bifurcation around top-tier VCs or larger VC funds versus smaller VC funds. My perspective is the bifurcation that we’re seeing right now is more of a bifurcation between funds that are no longer just stepped into the VC space, but they’re actually becoming more and more private equity firms with full asset management range from early stage all the way to late stage. Think of it almost like a private equity hedge fund, quasi, versus classic VC funds. And I think what we’re seeing is the Andreessen Horowitzes, the a16zs of the world, the NEAs, the Sequoia Capitals, just to name a few, becoming more and more broad asset class managers across private equity, whereas you have more classic VC happening in earlier stages. And so that’s the real bifurcation that I think is actually happening.   Bertrand And maybe not really hedge fund, because they are always still long-only funds. So there is no hedging happening, at least as far as I know.   Nuno Well, some of these guys have become RIAs, like A16z has become an RIA, so they can do secondaries.   Bertrand That’s true. Yeah.   Nuno And they can also sell stuff, etc. So I don’t know how aggressive they’re going to be in terms of secondaries and selling and actually doing other kinds of services you can do if you’re an RIA. But it’s not, I think, out of the realm of possibility that they would sort of acquire and sell stock more rapidly. In that way, to your point, Bertrand, maybe they actually become beyond just long guys, right?   Bertrand Yes. Another trend I have seen is some of the larger VC funds seems to have no problem investing in multiple competitors. This was not possible before. I mean, if you’re a VC fund, you had some sort of duty not to invest in the competitors, but now some invest OpenAI, Anthropic at the same time. Do you see that as part of this evolution?   Nuno For sure. And I think there’s a lot of people like the ostrich putting their heads below the ground and it’s like, “Eh, no, no, nothing to see here.” But that does constitute a conflict of interest. And if I’m a startup raising, this assumption that you will not invest in one of my competitors is no longer there, certainly for the mega funds, because of that notion of deployment of capital. Now, some funds will still hide under the notion, actually formally from a fund perspective, we’re not investing in competitors. It just happens that different types of our funds are investing in competitors. Like maybe my growth fund is investing in a competitor to my early stage fund, right? But our funds are relatively independent. So I think there’s a little bit of hide and seek that will go on if you talk to some of the fund managers. Well, they say, well, we’re not investing out of the same fund into these competitors. But between you and I, as we know, a lot of these partnerships actually do a lot of stuff together at the general partnership level. So are there really actual Chinese walls between the funds? Well, it really depends on the partnership. And to be honest, most of the partnerships don’t have very significant Chinese walls between the funds, right? The managing general partners sometimes actually occupy investment committee roles across different funds. So I think the conflict of interest is there. So that’s why I say there’s a little bit of ostrich behavior. Put your head behind the ground or below the ground and just pretend nothing is happening. Just sharing maybe a couple of interesting stats. Global fund closings for 2025, according to our numbers at Chameleon, 1,098 closed. In 2025. Closed is when you start deploying capital, right? Whereas— so it’s not closed down, it’s closed like we start deploying capital. And that number, 1,098, is dramatically down from 1,600 in 2024. And it’s actually the lowest number of closings that we saw since 2014. So again, this is bad, right? It means there’s less funds doing fund closings and deploying capital in the market than since 2014 and dramatically below the 2024 numbers, right? Where we already saw some market readjustments. The number of active VC firms in the US that did 2+ deals, which is not a huge bar, has dropped 38% back to numbers in 2023. So we don’t have numbers that are a little bit more up to date, but basically in 2023, those numbers are already dramatically dropped. So there’s less and less active funds. So there’s funds that might be in the market, but they’re not actually deploying that much capital, not doing that many investment. They’re sort of either zombie funds or relatively passive funds that have passed their investment period. For those listening to us, the investment period for a VC fund is normally between the first 3 to 5 years of the fund, which is when you build your portfolio, when you can invest in new companies. After that time period, everything that you do up to normally what would be year 10 is follow-ons. You put more money into the companies that you’re already invested in, that you already constructed portfolio with during those 3 to 5 years.   Bertrand Yeah, that’s a pretty scary change. And obviously, I guess we’ll come to it, but the time it takes to fully liquidate investments is getting longer and longer. In the old days, we used to talk about VC funds having a 10-year life, maybe a +1/+1 in terms of extension of the fund life. But it looks like it’s taking 16 to 18 years actually to get full liquidity from a fund investment.   Nuno LP Fatigue and VC Differentiation And I think that’s the scariest piece. I mean, just to share some numbers, we in venture capital talk about vintages, right? Which year did your fund start in? Normally when you did your first close onto the fund, as we were saying before, close is when you get all your investors at that moment in time to come in and you do your first close so the next fund starts running. 2018 vintage funds, right? This is now almost 7 years ago. So you should start having— actually 8 years ago almost at this point in time. You should start already getting distributions or you start getting cash back if you’re a limited partner and investor in those funds, you should start getting cash back. Half of all 2018 vintage funds have returned $0 to their LPs. So they’ve had no distributions to their LPs. 2020 vintage, which was a very hot vintage, only 42% have begun any distribution. So 58% have distributed $0, right? 2021, only 25% have done any distributions. Now, I happen to have a 2018 vintage fund and a 2021 fund. My 2018 fund has already distributed over 3x net of fees in distributions, and my 2021 fund’s already over 10% distributed back in distribution. So we’re very proud of that. But in general, the numbers are awful. There’s no liquidity back to LPs. And to your point, that’s kind of a big deal because some of these funds have been going on for 7, 8 years, and where’s the liquidity going to come from? On the other hand, if you look at TVPI, so DPI is distributions to paid-ins cash on cash. But if you look at TVPI, which is total value to paid-in, which also includes the book value or the value that you’re marking it on your books, basically the paper value as we call it for the company, even on that, the median 2017 fund, so 2017 vintage fund has a TVPI, total value to paid-in, of only around 1.76x, which is well below what should be, which is sort of the 2 to 3x benchmark of a really good performing fund. So the median funds are doing very, very poorly overall. So if you add that to the fact of what’s happening and distributions are taking a long time, back to your point, Bertrand, it’s taking like— this should be a 10-year asset class, maybe 11, 12 years, and now it’s looking a little bit like a 15, to 18-year asset class, which is not what most limited partners sign up for. Part of this dynamic, I think, is that we’ve had tremendously overvalued private companies over the last few years, right? Secondly, these companies have just stayed private longer. And I was having a discussion recently with a friend of mine, it’s like, hey, what’s this thing about companies are staying private much longer? Is there some dynamic around secondaries? And the reality is there is a dynamic around secondaries, right? Because if I’m a very large fund and I can get away with doing secondaries on my portfolio, I will get liquidity at some point, right? But someone else is stuck with private stock, which hopefully will IPO, but who knows, right? And so there’s this funny dynamic right now of because of secondaries, because of a couple of other things that are happening in the market, actually a lot of these startups are staying private for tremendous amounts of times, and some of them will IPO and they’ll be huge deals. Some of them might not and might not warrant the latest private valuations that they’ve exercised. And so there’s this tremendous noise that we’re seeing in the mid to late funnel of privately held companies where some are just waiting to be public. Some of them might not be able to go public at anything that is an up round versus private valuations that they’ve had in previous moments and in previous rounds.   Bertrand And obviously the 2 to 3x returns that funds are targeting, and obviously more 3x than 2x, I mean, that was good and nice if it’s a 10-year fund, but if it’s the same 3x for 15 to 18 years, it’s not at all the same rate of return annualized. So it’s a really, really, really big issue if you keep the return the same, but you extend the duration of the fund. Concerning going IPO, there is a lot of complexity going public, the IPO process itself, but also after that when you’re a public company. It changed how you can run the business. Some would argue that we have had an issue with more companies delisting than companies listing on the public market. So I think there might be also separate issues about the efficiency of the public market and maybe a need for change. We went very strongly in one direction for the public market, have post and run, but was it really ultimately the right thing to do? I’m actually not so sure.   Nuno Yeah, I mean, just to be clear, this is anecdotal, but when we tell prospective LPs at Chameleon about our returns, the last few funds, 2018, 2021, the first reaction is, “You must be lying, right? Surely you can’t have distributions already for 2021,” et cetera, et cetera. So clearly there’s almost a state of disbelief right now from limited partners. And liquidity does matter. So clearly you have to move forward. So how did we get to this point where we had this bubble 2021 all around that time space and now things don’t look so good. Well, the macro conditions have changed dramatically. I mean, rates when they were near zero, safer assets yield nothing or yield nothing. So basically you had to push capital into longer duration risk assets like venture capital. And so you had to push it. So the opportunity cost of capital also has fundamentally shifted. Obviously a 3x VC return in 15 years over 10 actually competes very poorly against 5% annual credit returns over several years. So there’s been a readjustment of stuff. And then the public equities in particular, the tech public equities have had a lot of volatility, but some of them have done extremely well, right? Chipsets, things like NVIDIA, the Amazons of the world, Alphabets, et cetera, et cetera. They’ve done very, very well. So why would I invest in a long-term illiquid asset that takes now longer to give me money back, and in some case doesn’t give me back, if I can invest just in public equities, and a variety of other things. The venture debt costs have increased dramatically. The burn rates that were sustainable back in the day with sort of the addition of venture debt, private credit, et cetera, now are overblown at this moment in time. At the end of the day, there’s been a lot of movements also overall in the pipeline in terms of valuations, et cetera, et cetera. Now, I would put a grain of salt into all the numbers I just told you. There still is a little bit of the haves and have-nots in startup land. Certainly in early stage where if you’re a hot AI company, you can get away with raising a Series C or $480 million. This is actually a true story. Series C, right? Not Series C, a $480 million at $4 billion pre-money valuation. Whereas if you are maybe in a space that’s less hot, you’ll have more difficulty in raising money at this point in time, might not be able to even raise a Series C, right? So there’s a little bit of the haves and have-nots happening on the VC side in early stage that has been really amplified by the macro regime and where we’re at, which is actively zero-rate era is done and now the new regime is quite different. And so I can get better returns by doing something else.   Bertrand Kind of makes sense. I mean, if you have some ways the SaaSpocalypse in the public market because there is that fear that AI is going to completely change the game for especially for the more typical software companies. Good luck raising private money to quote unquote just build traditional software companies. You cannot expect a warm embrace from the private market if the public markets are completely destroying that category. I’m not saying that this is there forever, uh, things might change over time, but for sure what’s happening on the public markets always have a very strong impact on the private market.   Nuno Indeed. So what’s happening in this relationship between limited partners and VCs, the general partners? Again, limited partners are the people that give venture capital firms and venture capital funds their capital to actually deploy. And they are a variety of different players, right? Could be endowments, like university endowments, pension funds, family offices, very high net worth individuals, fund of funds, et cetera, et cetera. I mean, in particular, if you look at the institutional investors, the endowments, the pension funds, the fund of funds, they have allocations that they do to different asset classes typically. And the feedback that we’ve received from the market is they are increasingly frustrated with what’s happening in terms of distributions. They’re not getting capital back. It’s like, I gave you capital 8 years ago, 9 years ago, 2017, 2018 vintages, and I’m not getting any capital back. So what the hell’s happening? On paper, it looks maybe the fund’s doing okay or it’s doing great in some cases, but where’s my money? And so that creates a little bit of wait-and-see kind of game on portfolio allocation. As we’re thinking through their re-ups, putting more capital into funds that they’re already actually put capital or putting in capital into new slots, into new fund managers that they want to put money into. They’re like, well, let’s wait and see. I want to get my money back or get some money back first before I redeploy it. Again, this is a little bit the haves and have-nots because we’ve seen, for example, a couple of top-end LPs in terms of returns that have a little bit the opposite problem, right? Because they are into funds that are performing extremely well. They actually are over that period and they want to actually redeploy. But to be honest, the average in the industry right now is a wait-and-see game. It’s like, I want to wait and see, which leads to what can only be characterized— I was hearing someone the other day, one of the top advisors in the LP community, saying this is the worst fundraising environment ever for venture capital. Not the last 20 years, 30 years, like ever, right? Since this became an asset class more institutionally in the late ’60s, early ’70s, Pulse Robo 2 as it was created, this is the worst fundraising environment ever. Oh, wow.   Bertrand And concerning TVPI, let’s not forget that typically it’s not mark-to-market. So the metrics in terms of TVPI, correct me if I’m wrong, you know, but the metrics in TVPI are based on typically the last fundraise. So if the valuation went down but there was no additional fundraise, we wouldn’t know by looking at the TVPI metrics. It will only be updated if there is a new Financing, equity financing, or an exit.   Nuno Yeah, normally most funds act like that. Some funds are a little bit more aggressive and do do mark-to-market, but normally funds would be conservative and say, hey, I’m being conservative, it’s whatever is the last known valuation of the company. And if there wasn’t a priced round, it’s a little bit more obscure than that, right, Bertrand? Because it might actually be the company has raised money on a note, or either convertible note or a SAFE note, and that wouldn’t count as a priced round. So I would say actually, even if it was a cap that’s below with a significant discount, I won’t recognize the assets as a down round. I won’t recognize the asset with a lower valuation because formally it wasn’t a price round. So it’s on the one hand conservative, on the other hand, it’s only relating to price rounds or exits to your point. So it’s sort of, you can be like, hmm, well, we opt to do that because we think it’s actually the most conservative route. Mark-to-market is extremely difficult to do. And who would do the mark-to-market for you, right? It’s like it’s some valuation firm, et cetera.   Bertrand I’m not saying a mark-to-market is easy, but I’m not sure I would call using the last valuation something conservative in the context that most startups will fail. So it’s not clear.   Nuno Well, in some cases it is, some cases it’s not, right? Depends on the startup situation, to be honest. Yeah, yeah.   Bertrand But yeah, at least that’s how it’s done. So for instance, to evaluate the impact of the SaaS apocalypse, it’s tough to know. We will have on the private market. I mean, we will see that in a few quarters. Because if companies still exist in that environment, if they still do additional truly price rounds after that, that’s when I will start to know.   Nuno I mean, just to share a little bit more data, like VC fund close time stretched to 15 months. Basically, it’s just taking a long time to raise money. It’s taking a long time to do your first close, get your fund running. When entrepreneurs complain to me that their fundraising is difficult, I always say, you have no clue how difficult it is compared to ours. First-time funds have collapsed. We had some numbers that only 77 first-time funds actually closed. I assume this is in 2025 versus 215 in 2023. So that’s a huge number. We did some internal analysis on our side and we did some analysis that emerging fund managers, emerging fund managers are normally people that are in their first one or two funds. Basically emerging fund managers gained some ground until 2017. Reaching by then a slice that was 63.7% of all capital raised in 2017. But since then, the capital deployed to emerging managers has been largely reduced to actually 24.2%, right? So it’s gone from 63.7% in 2017 to 24.2%. So this has been a culling of sorts on emerging managers and almost like a slaughterhouse of emerging managers. Compared to previous situations, which is obviously incredibly concerning if you’re an emerging manager starting your VC firm, et cetera, et cetera. So really tremendously problematic for those. We think capital’s not leaving VC. I think we see a lot of the institutionals saying— there’s some numbers as high as 33% of institutional investors plan to invest more in venture in the next 12 months. So I don’t think capital’s leaving VC. I think it’s really concentrating. We’ll come back to the concentration issue later in the episode. And part of that concentration comes from a topic that has been widely spoken in venture capital recently, which is differentiation. How do you differentiate in venture capital if you’re talking to a limited partner, right? How does my firm differentiate versus the firm next to mine? And that’s incredibly, incredibly challenging. Bertrand, what are your thoughts on that?   Bertrand Differentiation is always a question. I mean, if you’re an entrepreneur, Typically, you think fully about the best possible partner for your stage and for your type of business model. You want a VC who understands fully your business model, because if they don’t, then it’s going to be troubled down the line. But that’s true that another piece of the puzzle is that the best VCs help you get more visibility in terms of achieving potential customer deals, in terms of attracting the best talent. And that’s where VCs’ brand names can help. If you can say you have backing by some of the top, most visible names in the industry, and usually these are the mega funds because others have trouble to be as visible, then they have some sort of unfair advantage compared to others. So I can see that there is some level of concentration happening naturally, especially in the later stage from Series B onwards.   Nuno What Really Matters: Performance… Returns Yeah, I mean, we did some analysis internally about What are the top funds that invested in the top performing companies in early stage, Series C, Series A? And we looked at it by size of fund and the top performing normally are funds below $100 million, but in some cases very closely followed by funds between $100 and $500 million. And actually funds above $500 million, so $500 million to $1 billion and then $1 billion and above are actually tremendously underperforming. So this notion of the industry that says, well, the mega funds still see The top investments early on, because they still deploy in Series C and Series A opportunistically, in some cases even spray and pray if they have their own incubation and acceleration programs, is not true. Actually, we verified that over the last 12 to 13 years. It is not 12 to 13 years in vintage, right? So up to a 2021 vintage fund. So we went basically 12, 13 years back from there. And it’s not true. Actually, the most performing are 0 to 100 and then 100 to 500. And as I said, there’s 100 to 500 in a couple of years actually are a little bit better. Than the $0 to $100 million ones. So that’s the first thing that’s a conclusion. And actually, that’s not shocking. If we remember back in the day, Kleiner Perkins used to raise funds up to $600 million, Benchmark raised their $425 million funds. It seems like the sweet spot for a VC fund would be around $500 million at the top end, like maximum. And now somehow people are saying, well, I’m raising a $3 billion VC fund. It’s like, well, it can’t be a VC fund. The return profile is totally different, right? You can’t deploy that capital just based on early stage investing. And by the way, you’re not seeing the guys at early stage, all that you’re seeing, you’re going to make your returns in mid to late stage, right? Back to what we said at the beginning of the episode. So there’s a little bit of the haves and have-nots there. The big guys are raising more and more money, but they’re no longer venture capital. And I think limited partners that are a little bit more evolved, that are a little bit more conscious of this, that have been in the market longer, are realizing that shift. So it’s like if they want to have the alpha of venture capital, they need to deploy to the sub-$100 million funds or the sub-$500 million funds, right? That’s where they need to actually focus their VC capital. They can still deploy to mega funds, but they’re deploying to a different asset class. They’re deploying to a private equity, mid to late stage asset class, which looks maybe a little bit more like a growth fund or something like that. The second part of differentiation is the honest truth is most VC funds are like, I have proprietary network access, right? I’m ex-Stripe or I’m ex-Google or I’m ex-Facebook or whatever, and I have access to that. I mean, we know proprietary networks from that standpoint are no longer true. The whole thing that created Silicon Valley back in the ’70s of what I used to call the country club deals where there were a few people coming out of the big companies, the Fairchilds of the world, later on the Intels of the world, et cetera, et cetera, that made some money along the way that sort of bootstrapped their next companies, were well-known quantity to the existing VCs and raised money relatively easy on ideas, that doesn’t work anymore. Someone was telling me the other day one interesting thing that I wasn’t quite aware of, a lot of it had to do with the NDAs. I don’t know if you knew this, Bertrand, but like the fact that in California, it was sort of the Silicon Valley community sort of imposed this, we don’t sign NDAs thing and Boston continued signing it. And this whole NDA enforcement issue and non-compete, actually not the NDA thing, but more strongly that California did not enforce non-competes. I could leave Fairchild and start a company that magically was doing something that could be considered competitive to Fairchild. And that was sort of part of the acceleration actually of venture capital in California versus, for example, Boston, which was sort of hand in hand at the beginning.   Bertrand Yeah, I mean, I’m a big, big believer in California success coming from not enforcing or banning non-compete agreements. I think it’s a key part of the game. If you lock people into not doing something similar in the next 6 months to 24 months. And the industry has always been moving fast. So this is a significant time where you are blocked to do something very similar. I think it was really an issue. So I think it’s a key part of the game and it has been there. I don’t know how it started, but I think that non-enforcement of non-compete has been a key part of the success of California. I’m actually pleased to say that Washington State is going in the same direction. They are just signing a non-compete ban. And you might remember that at the federal level, I think in 2024, there was also a ban that was put in place to ban non-compete, but this has been reversed by the courts. So this is not there anymore. So that’s why we see a state like Washington State putting their own ban, and we might see more state by state moving in that direction. I think it was not helping at all, this non-compete. I mean, there is obviously stuff that needs to be done, like you cannot steal secrets, you cannot steal IP.   Nuno Yeah.   Bertrand Even stealing employees, there should be some restraints. We need to find the right balance, but you have to be careful there. That was key for the success of California, and I’m glad to see that this is a trend that’s going to go beyond California. And I hope most states will have a ban on non-compete.   Nuno Maybe just to close on the differentiation process, two things. One, I think there’s this notion When you talk to some LPs, that seems to be a little bit ingrained, some LPs that prefer specialized funds. We’ve also done some significant analysis internally and have talked to a couple of datasets other than our own, or people that own datasets other than our own, and the feedback has actually been not so fast. Actually, generalist funds over time cannot perform specialist funds. There seems to be a little bit of a sweet spot around generalist funds. We like to call ourselves multi-specialized at Chameleon, but ultimately from the perspective of specialized versus Generalist funds, the picture’s not as clear as specialized funds outperform generalists or generalists outperform specialized. We’ve seen there are pockets where actually generalists outperform specialized, in other pockets where specialized of a certain size can outperform generalists. So that’s one topic on differentiation that is a little bit broader. And then the final topic on differentiation, it’s really an industry that hasn’t innovated dramatically on where it creates the most value, which is really the picking stage, right? So it’s having great deal flow, very optimal, productive, efficient due diligence with very few resources and the ability to then get into those deals. That’s where most of the value is created. And then hopefully liquidating the asset if there’s an opportunity to do so at the right time, either through secondary trade sales or an IPO or something else. And what we’ve seen is the industry has innovated very little. I mean, the only thing I could point out in terms of core innovation at the top of the funnel has been the creation of the mega funds, the well-known funds, right? Like a16z, Union Square Ventures, et cetera, et cetera. But there needs to be more innovation on that cycle. And that’s why we certainly at Chameleon believe that the future is to have quant and AI-native VC firms that develop their own tooling, their own platforms. We have Mantis in our case that allow you to have this unfair advantage in how you source deals and how you do due diligence, how you get into the deals, et cetera, and how you take it to the next level. And we think that’s the beginning of the next stage is that the industry becomes more tech-enabled, shockingly enough, an industry that has made all its returns on tech or almost all of its returns on tech. That we need to be more tech-enabled ourselves. But I think the writing is on the wall there, and that will be a source of differentiation certainly over the next 3 to 5 years.   Bertrand One thing the industry has innovated somewhat and maybe could innovate even more is providing liquidity beyond trade sale and an IPO, because it’s clear that if VCs want more liquidity without waiting 18 years, you need that liquidity at different stage, not just when it’s time to do an exit, a full exit for the business. And for employees as well. I mean, it’s one thing to stay for a company for 4 years, which is your typical vesting. Maybe you extend that to 6 years, to 8 years, you have a great time at the company. But to think that maybe you have to stick around for 15 to 20 years in order to get liquidity on your stock options. I mean, that’s too much to ask for most people. I mean, people have a life, they have other things to do, other plans, they might want to move, they come at a different stage of life. So you need to provide them liquidity. The new game is we are not going to exit until 15 to 20 years, else it’s truly unfair. It’s not just unfair, but people will say, you know what, I’m going to go across the street, go work for Amazon or Google. I will have RSUs at best regularly that are liquid, and why bother? I mean, we need to find pathways to liquidity for both investors but also employees. There has been a change in that direction, but I think we need more of this change, and maybe not just reserved for the absolute biggest, most successful companies like OpenAI or SpaceX, but also us as well. Hopefully we can find a way.   Nuno Well, now we have these AI companies that actually grow so fast that they will IPO in one year. Now, isn’t that what’s going to happen? They raise They raised $500 million in Series C or $1.4 billion in Series C, and they’re going to IPO in 2 years. No? Is that not the new reality? I’m being facetious.   Bertrand At the same time, I mean, there are rumors that some of them are going to IPO this year. I mean, we talk about OpenAI, about Anthropic. I mean, OpenAI is quite old, but Anthropic is a relatively new business, quote unquote. So I think it’s a good time.   Nuno The Mega Fund Question So maybe it will be true after all. Moving to the next section, are mega funds still venture capital, Bertrand? Are they still venture capital funds?   Bertrand Yeah, I guess venture capital is a term that can encompass from small to very big funds. I truly don’t know. I mean, once you reach a growth stage, are you truly a VC fund? I don’t know. I think some of these definitions are kind of arbitrary from my perspective. What is clear is that you as a business need different providers of capital. And as we just discussed, you as a business, probably need to keep going and stay private for longer. One reason being, again, there is a tremendous cost to being a public company. There are some true strategic disadvantages. And at the same time, just practically, I mean, you need to get bigger and bigger in order to have a chance of a successful IPO. So you cannot just go IPO at a $500 million valuation. I mean, that’s like committing suicide, at least in the US market on NASDAQ. So my point is, you truly have no choice. You need to extend and If you need to extend, then you need to have capital providers that are there at later stage and therefore have more money. Is it still true venture capital? Is it true venture? I don’t know. At some point, it makes sense that from the startups to the capital providers, everyone adjusts to a reality where the life cycle is getting longer.   Nuno We don’t think it is. We don’t think mega funds are venture capital. We have actually some data that shows that they’re not in terms of actual returns. The alphas you can generate, the IRR that you can generate is actually not comparable. We did some analysis again with some of our datasets and from 2012 to 2022, so that’s the datasets that we used so that we had actual distributions and stuff we could take into account and so on and so forth. And looking at IRR, just to share some numbers in terms of IRR over those 10 years on sub-$100 million funds versus above $1 billion funds, the differences are incredibly stark. And this is true for global and US IRR, right? So just to quote some numbers in terms of average, sub-$100 million funds, global IRR of 22.9%, US IRR of 21.6% versus above $1 billion, 9.1% and 9.0%. Median IRR, if we just looked at median, 7.3% and 16.6% for sub-$100 million funds, 7.5% and 8.1% above $1 billion. Top quartile IRR, sub-$100 million, 31% versus 30.4% US IRR. And then above $1 billion funds, 14.7%, 15.5%. So it’s very clear if you sort of cut this in different ways, averages, medians, top quartiles, et cetera, over all these years that sub-$100 million funds are in a very different asset class than above $1 billion funds. They’re in different alpha that you can generate and so on and so forth. Now to the point you made, Bertrand, I don’t fully disagree with the point you made of the bigger funds should become bigger. I just think they’re becoming different things. Now, again, some of these funds will hide under the facts like, well, wait a second, we have all these assets under management, but they’re over different funds. Sequoia, we’re still raising small early-stage funds, $500, $600 million funds. And then we have larger funds for growth, et cetera, et cetera. Andreessen Horowitz, a little bit less clear what they’re actually doing. We heard that they’ve raised $15 billion across funds. I’m not sure if that’s the exact number at the end of the day. But the point is, if I’m a multi-asset class manager, like early growth, et cetera, et cetera, then it still applies what Nunu is saying. I’m still going after the $500 million, $600 million early-stage funds. Well, not so fast, right? Because you still have all this capital with managing general partners that are maybe across funds for which their incentives in particular, both carry and management fees are coming from the larger funds. Et cetera, et cetera. So there’s necessarily conflicts of interest. In many cases, the funds are just straight up big, right? And so they are above a billion. And so I don’t think a lot of these guys are in early-stage investing anymore, right? It may appear that they are, but I don’t think that’s where the returns necessarily are going to come from. And so if you are a limited partner, if you’re looking at your asset class allocation, again, you’re absolutely free to put money into mega funds because that’s the kind of asset class you want to play in. In terms of a blended private equity asset class that has a little bit of growth, a little bit of whatever, or actually a lot of growth, a lot of late stage, and maybe a little bit of early stage. And I want something that’s a little bit more blended, right? But if I still want the alpha venture capital, I need to deploy to funds that are early stage, right? And that’s like up to $100 million, up to $500 million. I think that’s my two cents on that topic. We see crossover things coming around, like guys who do both public and private markets. Again, that starts feeling a bit like a hedge fund. A lot of these funds have also become RAs, as we discussed earlier. So I feel the writing’s on the wall. The mega funds are going more and more after either some mechanism of edging or a mechanism that’s a little bit more blended in terms of private equity than classic venture capital.   Bertrand Yes, I think a few things. One, if you’re an LP, I can imagine that dealing with multiple $100 million funds might be more difficult. You, you need to know the partners, you need to have some background, uh, visibility. You need potentially to change regularly of VC investments. So I can see some level of simplicity if you just focus on the bigger ones, especially if you have a lot of assets you have to put to work. Another piece of the puzzle, I would guess that the bigger funds are able to return money faster because they are at later stage of the cycle. So instead of that 15 to 18 years, maybe they are more in a 5 to 10 year range, while the smaller funds being there more early might be the one who are taking longer to deliver. So I can see that Yes, there is an IRR picture, but there is also time to liquidity that is not the same. So that can probably also influence. And in terms of crossover PE hybrid model, I mean, for sure we have seen some of the public equity investors doing crossover, meaning going into private equity firms like Coatue, like Tiger Global and others. And for companies that are preparing for IPO, there is a lot of value to work with these firms because they have very good visibility and understanding of the public markets. And their presence in the cap table is also a sign of quality, typically for public market investors. So there is a lot of value and logic for them to be there on both sides of the puzzle. But again, the fact that firms keep delaying IPOs, that the market is not so much startup-friendly, makes this model a bit more difficult. But personally, I think there is value there.   Nuno Yeah, I think on the mega fund, just so that I’m not boo-booing everything, I mean, but there’s definitely angles in terms of the asset class that make a lot of sense. And there’s the scalability of the model. The ability to go after Series B, Series C, as well as mid-stage, as well as late-stage, even secondaries over time, to your point, in some cases even public equities. And that level of skill I think matters. We’ve also seen, as we’ve known, we won’t mention any brands, but people will know who they are, that late-stage hedge funds and investors, even if they’ve done okay-ish in growth in private equity, don’t necessarily do well in venture. So it’s clearly a very different asset class, right? So once you start getting venture teams together, The returns are not quite the same. Actually, sometimes they’re not even quite the same as the growth investments. So clearly they’re very good at the growth side, but not so good in early stage. But definitely there is a case for it. The Case for Smaller…Rightsized Funds But if we switch gears maybe to the small, or I would call right-sized funds, maybe just to quote a couple of numbers and then open up the discussion. Small funds do seem to outperform larger funds. There’s a lot of data in the market that shows some of that dynamic outperformance frequency. All the Very historical numbers from Cambridge Associates from 1981 to 2010. 19 out of 30 vintages were won by sub-$150 million funds. We did our own analysis as I was sharing before. Funds between $0 and $100 won most years between around 2010 and 2021. And the years that they didn’t outperform in terms of investing in the top-performing companies in early-stage Series C, Series A, they were outperformed by the $100 to $500 million funds. The $500 to $1 billion funds and $1 billion or above were never even in the same league in terms of performance, of having identified those top performers in terms of quantity over those early-stage investments. Top 10 funds by vintage, 2004 to 2006, 2016 numbers. Top 10 funds, 73% were sub-$100 million. 2004 to 2016, top 10 funds by vintage, 73% of those were sub-$100 million. So there seems to be a little bit of a case that actually smaller funds, sub-$100 million, sub-$500 million in some cases, are outperforming the larger funds over time. Now, these funds are complex in and of itself. The positive of it is small fund GPs like myself, we are deeply invested in our own funds. We’re not there to just make management fee monies. I mean, we’re not making $1 million, $2 million a year in management fees of salary ourselves, like some of the larger funds. So we are there to really get the carry and be less focused on management fees. And so I think there’s a little bit of alignment around that and really taking that kind of perspective on portfolio construction and liquidation, being also more aggressive on the individual time that we spend with our startups. On the negative side, obviously a lot of these smaller funds, not the case of Chameleon, but others out there are single GPs, very little teams or very small teams. And so it’s sometimes difficult to actually do a lot for portfolio companies as well. And this is where the mega funds, for example, a16z notably would say, hey, we have 600+ people that can support you, right? On market development, business development, communications, talent recruiting, all this stuff. Question mark whether that’s the right way to do it in terms of operating model, if technology is not a better way of supplying that value back to your portfolio companies, or if there’s no better way of doing it. But still, that’s one of the appeals of actually dealing with a larger mega fund if you’re a startup, right? That they will have the resources, also the financial resources to put more capital in you. But also, again, if there’s entrepreneurs listening to this right now, and hopefully there are, it’s a two-edged sword, right? Because if you have Andreessen Horowitz putting money in you, or NEA, or General Catalyst, or whatever, putting money in you on a Series C and then not doubling down on the Series A or the Series B, there will be questions, right? Because like they have the capital, they have other funds, so why the hell are they not putting more money in? Um, so, so it’s a little bit of a two-edged sword.   Bertrand Yeah, I think that one is a pretty big one. And on top of it, as we discussed, some of these big firms have multiple funds managed technically by different teams. So you might have convinced the early-stage teams, they have investors, they’re happy, but you don’t convince the growth-stage firm. As you say, it might raise questions because people might think that there is some communication between the early-stage team and the growth-stage team. So why the heck are they not deciding to invest? And as we also discussed, even worse possible situation, what happens if the growth-stage team has invested in your competitor? It’s even more trouble. So I think trying to understand how firms behave, what’s the reputation of the firm, what’s the reputation of the partner you are working with, I mean, can have tremendous importance and impact. When it’s time for you to work with a firm.   Nuno Indeed. I mean, at the end of the day, we still believe that the smaller fund— we at Chameleon discuss the notion that our limit should be $500 million per fund, right? And that’s the logic of it. We think that model is the model that works well in venture capital. We do recognize, as I said before, why mega funds keep raising more and more money, right? It becomes a harm’s race at that end of the market. As I said, probably a slightly different asset class, or if not a significantly different asset class as well. So seeing a little bit both sides of the market, I mean, we often compete with the mega funds, but honestly, a lot of the mega funds are kind to us and they let us in. And this whole notion of elbows out, we haven’t felt it that much in the market. And people see our value at the table. And in many cases, I, I do see the larger funds more and more seeing the value of smaller funds coming in on the same rounds and even in some cases co-leading early stage rounds like Series C. So it’s not like elbows are out everywhere across the board. So I don’t mean to say this is like an all-out war between small funds and big funds and the small funds need to win or the big funds need to win. I think actually there’s a lot of potential for coexistence. My point is more that the asset classes and the returns are quite different over time, and that’s how I would think through it. And if you’re an entrepreneur, you should think about that as well, right? What are the implications of taking money from certain funds versus others in terms of the expected returns, expected time allocated to you? For example, if you’re not doing very well as a as a company, right? Will the big funds spend the same amount of energy on you if you’re not doing great and all of that? So it’s a little bit sort of a beware, open your eyes, both for limited partners and for startups. What do you actually want, right? What do you want from your VC firm if you’re a startup? And what do you want from your VC firm if you’re an LP?   Bertrand I must say, as an entrepreneur, uh, a board member, I have seen some situations where the bigger funds are actually trying sometimes to elbow out the existing investors. Like, uh, we have that much money to put to work, we cannot do less. And you’re like, yeah, but I don’t need that much money. And then they’re like, okay, just don’t let your existing investors do their pro rata. I don’t think it’s great because an entrepreneur, if your investors, your VCs, trusted you earlier stage when it’s more risky, and when it’s becoming less risky, you don’t give them the right to their pro rata because you have to let this big guy come in. That’s not great. Or even if there is not this pro rata issue, when an investor tries to put more money to work than it’s really necessary, it’s also not a good idea as an entrepreneur to take more capital than you could use. It will dilute you more, it will set higher expectations in terms of valuation, it will push you to use that capital faster than maybe would be reasonable. So I think that’s something you want to be careful with the bigger funds. So don’t talk to funds that are in some ways beyond your stage and try to make it work in that context. Or don’t accept to have your strategy change dramatically for no good reason by funds that just want to put too much money to work in your business. And that for me is surprising because it should also be in their best interest not to invest in businesses that are not ready to accept that much capital. But as we have seen, there were in the past some funds that believe that capital is a moat. Was a good idea. So hopefully, I guess we’re a bit behind that. But yeah, I would say entrepreneurs, be careful, find partners that are the right partners for you at your current stage. Sometimes some big names look great, but at the same time, if it comes with a lot of issues, from too much capital to also taking the risk that these partners don’t understand the stage of the business you are in or your industry, Just be careful. There is a lot of value to have firms that are very focused on your stage, on your industry, are finely attuned to that situation.   Nuno What Comes Next? Maybe to end in terms of sections, what comes next? And maybe we can come up with some predictions that are a little bit provocative on what’s going to happen to the market. You, if you’re listening to us, feel free to interact with us on LinkedIn, on X. If you have our email address, shoot us an email as well. We’d love to hear from you if you think these are the right predictions or if we’re totally off. Maybe I’ll throw in the first one, Bertrand, and we’ll go one by one. So we’ll each put one at the table and see where we head. My first one is that we’ll have a huge culling of VC investors. We had this rapid expansion of the VC asset class with arguably at least tens of thousands of firms globally, maybe even over 10,000 in the US. I think we’ll have a culling and the culling will continue and we’ll have several firms sort of getting eliminated over the next couple of years that will have either because they’re having tremendous difficulty doing their first close in their next fund, or the returns are not there, or it’s a firm that has done 3, 4 funds, but for some reason the returns have just gone out of whack in the last few years during the bull years. And so therefore, actually they can’t justify to raise more funds out there. So I predict there will be a significant elimination of active firms in the next at least 2 to 3 years. So maybe by 2028, and we’ll be below, I don’t know, 30% of number of active firms that we are today. The other side of it is I do think if we look beyond that, 2029, 2030, and so on, we’ll have the reemergence of not micro funds, but nano funds where people will start deploying capital very, very early and writing small angel checks, but doing it in a way that it’s sort of not this cottage industry that we’ve had of angel investors. So I think angel investment will be disrupted by people that will use more and more of the AI toolification out there to actually manage their portfolios of 10, 15, 5K investments in a way that is a lot more professional, creating sort of an advent of nano funds.   Bertrand Yeah, makes sense. On my side, in terms of prediction, I think there is a possibility that the mega fund model keeps expanding and looks more similar over time to some PE models. So do we have the top 10 VC firms that look more like a Blackstone than a Kleiner Perkins or Sequoia used to be? That for me will be an interesting question and development. I think that there is some possibility that it keeps going in that direction. A lot of incentives are pushing things that way.   Nuno My next prediction is that DPI, distributions to paid-in cash on cash, just cash back, will become essential for limited partners. I think TVPI, total value to paid-in, that also has in there, as we just said, paper valuations. There’s a lot of disbelief now around the TVPI metric if there isn’t distributions going alongside it. For those who, again, don’t know what TVPI is, it’s total value paid in, but it also includes DPI. So it’s cash on cash component plus a remaining valuation to paid in, an RVPI. And the problem is the RVPI really, in reality, it’s that kind of on-paper valuation that never gets attributed. I think LPs, they’ve seen the writing on the wall and they’re like, dude, just show me your DPI numbers. I don’t care about TVPI. Some LPs will still ask about TVPI just to make sure that the rest is sort of looking in order. Like, show me the money, show me the cash. Actually, it’s not money, show me the cash, right? I want money back.   Bertrand But that’s an issue. I mean, if you’re supposed to raise financing every 3 or 4 years, good luck getting DPI to show for that. So you need to be at least on your third fund in order to be able to show DPI, I guess.   Nuno I mean, my corollary to that, Bertrand, is if you allow me just to have a corollary kind of prediction, is that we’ll see certainly for funds like $50 million and above, $100 million, $200 million, et cetera, even increased concentration, right? I really need to have anchors that believe in me over time. And we might start having, again, the advent— we had it some decades ago, the advent of cap table kind of VCs, right? Like Sutter Hill Ventures, right? Where they’re not really raising funds anymore. And so we might have the advent of that, that we’ll have structures that are created that have more permanent capital allocated to them, or at the very least more concentrated capital by very few players.   Bertrand Interesting. Me on my side, as I shared before, I believe secondaries are, are important and here to stay. Um, in the past, some could argue, is it a distress signal or something? I, I don’t think it’s true anymore. In a world where your average startup might take 15 to 18 years to exit through M&A or IPO, we need to have other options. For funds, for employees, they cannot be expected to stick around for so long and have no liquidity. I mean, it’s just pure madness. It’s just bad alignment at some point to do that. So I think secondaries are becoming the third liquidity pathway for VCs, for employees, and it should be more and more a key part of the game, a key infrastructure in the VC/startups tech industry.   Nuno I mean, on specialized versus generalist funds, I believe we’ll continue seeing the coexistence of those two models where the specialized funds will in many pockets actually outperform generalist funds, but where we’ll continue seeing that the large franchises, the tier one franchises will likely be generalist funds. I mean, we just saw it in the cycle. The AI cycle went upon us. We had a 2021 fund. We could easily adapt and go into AI and figure out that AI was growing very fast. I mean, if you have an ultra-specialized fund and that’s your remit and that’s the only thing you can invest on, very difficult to change even during our investment period. I will put a caveat on that. We don’t call, for example, ourselves at Chameleon generalist. We call ourselves multi-specialized because our scoring models for the verticals that we track are specialized within Mantis. Because the partnership is specialized, we all focus on different areas. And because we have the Kin network that allows us to tap into that level of expertise, Again, I think the world will be specialized coexistence. Some pockets specialized will do very well, certainly on the smaller fund size, but the big franchises will likely look a little bit more generalist. And as I said, multi-specialized from our perspective is the future. We’ll start seeing more and more funds that are multi-specialized like ourselves. Do you want to talk about AI and how it’ll distort the metrics? No.   Bertrand Yes. I think AI is an exciting moment in the tech industry. It feels in some ways that the same way we had a big distortion coming with COVID and work from home in 2020, 2021. 2021, where suddenly everyone and their mother will build a SaaS company or invest in a SaaS company. AI feels a bit of the same. I mean, to be clear, I truly believe it’s deserved. I mean, we are facing a dramatic shift in how computing is being done in terms of value you can get from software. So at the same time, AI will probably distort this matrix for a long time. We clearly see a split where investments are going, in what startups are being created. So I think, yeah, we will see some distortion. And we know that maybe 50% of all deal value is going to AI in 2025. We have seen single rounds reaching 40 billion, like to OpenAI. We have seen, as you discussed, some seed stage investment of 400 million. So AI investing and AI startups are definitely a beast on their own. And will distort VC metrics for a long time. And we might need two sets of metrics in parallel, you know, AI versus everything else. So that would be an interesting bifurcation in the industry in some ways. I would say it’s fair to separate AI versus non-AI. We reach a point where it’s two different beasts.   Nuno Conclusion So in conclusion, AI has changed the world and it’s changing VC as well, as we discussed earlier in the episode. We have a tremendous momentous occasion for the asset class where venture capital is really bifurcating into very large funds, which no longer are in venture capital or seemingly may be distributed between different asset classes, and the smaller funds, sub-$500 million and sub-$100 million, that keep having the better returns, but also with much smaller scale. We’re seeing a culling of the industry where the industry is definitely getting smaller and smaller and more concentrated at both ends, number of VC firms, as well as a number of limited partners per fund and the interest that some of these limited partners have of being more and more concentrated in their own portfolio allocations. And last but not the least, the discussion around specialized versus generalist, where it seems like there’s some clear winners on some asset classes, on some sizes, in some industries, but on others, there’s other kinds of winners. And so maybe the future is multi-specialized, as I framed at the end. Thank you so much for listening. If you want to check us out and if you want to comment, feel free to send us messages on X, LinkedIn, to both myself and Bertrand, as well as send us an email. Thank you so much, Bertrand.   Bertrand Thank you, Nuno.

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Life doesn't slow down. Between the daily inconveniences and the hard, unexpected stuff — relationship struggles, loss, disappointments — our bodies are constantly being asked to manage more. One of the reasons Jess has such deep reverence for nutrition is its power to set us up biologically, so when life gets hard, our bodies have something to stand on. Because health isn't just physical. It's mental, social, spiritual, and biological — and if we can shore up the biological piece, we give ourselves a real fighting chance with the rest. In this episode, Jess breaks down: A fascinating gut mechanism that most people have never heard of — and how it directly impacts your mood, energy, and mental wellbeing when your nervous system is in overdrive. The science (made simple): Tryptophan is an amino acid your body uses to make serotonin. But under chronic stress, inflammation, or fight-or-flight, an enzyme called IDO activates and diverts tryptophan away from serotonin production — toward a compound called kynurenine (KIN-yoo-reh-neen). This is your body's survival response. But the cost? Lower serotonin availability, and with it, low mood, anxiety, and fatigue. Your body is literally stealing from your serotonin supply to deal with stress. The nutrition connection: When we're stressed, we're also usually not eating the foods that support this pathway — and that's the double hit. Chronic stress depletes the very micronutrients your body needs to produce serotonin in the first place: B6 — required to convert tryptophan into serotonin Magnesium — supports serotonin synthesis AND calms the HPA axis Zinc — activates the enzyme that kicks off serotonin production Iron — works alongside zinc in that same enzyme pathway (especially important for women) Vitamin D — regulates the genes involved in serotonin synthesis upstream What this looks like in practice: Jess shares how she works with clients to assess their nutrition rhythms, run functional labs and GI-MAP testing, and identify where the raw materials for serotonin production may be missing — so that nourishment becomes intentional, not reactive. Grab the Eat To Energize Freebie HERE! 

After “An American Marriage,” her wildly successful 2018 novel, Tayari Jones signed a contract for her next book to be about a woman grappling with gentrification in modern Atlanta. She tried to write that story. But it wasn't doing that “magical thing that lets you know you have art,” she says on this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas. “It was a good idea. But the book wasn't booking, as my students say.”And then 2020 happened. A million Americans died from COVID, including some of Jones' friends. Then George Floyd was murdered. Protests rocked the country. Jones started to wonder if writing a novel even mattered. And then she got sick with an autoimmune disorder. She started to write again just to soothe herself.The new story “kept me company the same way reading a book may keep someone company,” she tells host Kerri Miller. “I loved [main characters] Annie and Niecy. I was eager to see what would become of them. I was delighted with the minor characters. I enjoyed visiting with them — asking them the questions of their heart. And asking the same questions of my own heart.” The result is “Kin,” Jones newest novel, and by all accounts, this story is doing that “magical thing” that good books do. It's already an Oprah Book Pick and a New York Times Bestseller. Jones talks about all of this and more with Miller — including the power of female friends and the grief of family lost and found — on this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas. Guest: Tayari Jones is a professor of writing at Emory University and the author of four novels, including “Kin,” her newest book, which was published in February. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.Subscribe to Big Books and Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS or anywhere you get your podcasts.

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In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the restoration of beavers offers ancient nature-based solutions to the tangle of challenges bedeviling human civilization. Droughts, floods, soil erosion, climate change, biodiversity loss – you name it, and beaver is on it. In this episode, Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center share their semi-aquatic journey to becoming Beaver Believers. They are part of a passionate global movement to bring back our rodent relatives who show us how to heal nature by working with nature. Featuring Kate Lundquist, co-director of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center's WATER Institute and the Bring Back the Beaver Campaign in Sonoma County, is a conservationist, educator and ecological artist who works with landowners, communities and resource agencies to uncover obstacles, identify strategic solutions, and generate restoration recommendations to assure healthy watersheds, water security, listed species recovery and climate change resiliency. Brock Dolman, co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation's coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. Resources Beaver Believer: How Massive Rodents Could Restore Landscapes and Ecosystems At ScaleFire and Water: Land and Watershed Management in the Age of Climate ChangeBrock Dolman – Basins of Relations: A Reverential Rehydration RevolutionFrom Kingdom to Kin-dom: Acting As If We Have Relatives Brock Dolman, Paul Stamets and Brian Thomas SwimmeThe WATER Institute's Beaver in California readerDeep Dive: Intelligence in NatureEarthlings: Intelligence in Nature | Bioneers Newsletter This is an episode of Nature's Genius, a Bioneers podcast series exploring how the sentient symphony of life holds the solutions we need to balance human civilization with living systems. Visit the series page to learn more.

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Writer Daisy Goodwin on Victoria: A Queen Unbound. Was the marriage between Victoria and Albert as idyllic as it has been portrayed? Her new play explores the idea that Prince Albert exerted coercive control over Queen Victoria. Following the launch of the Official UK Christian & Gospel Singles Chart, we speak to the founder of the chart's partner organisation, O'Neil Dennis, and Mobo winning Christian rapper Guvna B, who's playing live in studio.Tayari Jones, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, discusses on her new novel, Kin.Ben Beaumont-Thomas reports on the cancellation of this year's Wireless festival following the row over Kanye West as the headlining artist. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer Harry Graham

The reading public had ridiculously high expectations for whatever followed Jones's break-out bestseller—and wow have those expectations have been met. KIN might seem like a straightforward, delightful  page turner but the book is so good because of all the nuanced, complex ways that Jones develops structure, dialogue, plot, figurative language, minor characters, historical setting etc. Listen in to FULLY APPRECIATE this rich work. 

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For this deep-dive discussion of Tayari Jones' novel Kin, host Greta Johnsen talks with Traci Thomas, who hosts The Stacks podcast. They talk about the exquisite pleasure of reading a book that does exactly what it sets out to do, the beauty of female friendship, and the different ways the main characters are mothered despite the absence of their actual mothers. Warning: this is a spoilery conversation! If you haven't read the book yet, go listen to Greta's spoiler-free conversation with Tayari. SHOW CREDITSCreator and host: Greta JohnsenSenior Producer: Ben GoldbergComposers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy ThalTile art: Mac MacleanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3月31日 你是否習慣依賴？ 習慣把決定權交給別人？ 習慣等別人給出答案、給出方向、給自己安全感？ 習慣用「信任別人」來逃避「為自己負責」？ 自主則意味著你決定為自己負起責任。這份承擔，不是為了誰，而是為了你的真心所願。 今天是 KIN 112 銀河星系的黃人。 銀河星系的調性，向我們提出一個大哉問是：「我是否活出我所相信的？」它賦予我們將信念轉化為行動，讓內在智慧與外在生活合而為一的力量。黃人，則代表著自由意志、影響力與智慧。銀河星系的黃人，讓我們拿回生命主導權，為自己負起全部的責任。 讓我們一起創造共時好生活。我是蘭藍，Leelamanda。 你是否經歷過，因為依賴一個人，把共同事業的成敗寄託在他身上，漸漸地對方表現得不再那樣積極，你心裡開始不安，卻仍然等著他來決定方向。你不敢先說出口，怕破壞關係；你不敢自己做決定，怕承擔後果。於是你繼續等，等他表態、等他行動、等他給你一個答案。 直到對方先放棄了，你感到被背叛，心裡充滿委屈，你覺得自己的付出都白費了，如果當初不是依賴他，你可能不會投入這麼多。但怨天尤人，只會內耗。 直到某個時刻，你終於意識到——與其說是對方辜負了你，不如說是你把自己人生的決定權，交到了別人手上。於是你不再等待，開始主動思索接下來要怎樣做。這讓你更清醒去看自己更長遠的規劃，也讓你觸碰到生命的核心，思索自己真正想過怎樣的生活。 有時候這樣的發生，將我們從看似安穩、實則隱藏著依賴的狀態中喚醒，讓我們跳出自動運轉的生活。當你運用自由意志做出決定時，你也開始為自己負起責任。這份承擔，會為你取回主宰自己生命的力量。 讓我們一起誦讀今日的共時好生活啟動語： 「我清晰我所相信的，並以行動實踐它。」 「我運用我的自由意志，為我的生命承擔起全部的責任。」 我們要如何在日常活出銀河星系的黃人呢？ 今天嘗試練習覺察： 一、檢視你的信念。拿出紙筆，寫下你認為自己「相信」的三件事，然後誠實地問自己，你的行動與這些信念一致嗎？如果沒有，是什麼阻礙了你？ 二、做一個自主的決定。從一件小事開始，例如決定晚餐吃什麼、決定週末去哪裡走走，不詢問他人意見，完全聽從內心的聲音，並為這個決定感到喜悅。 三、停止抱怨，開始行動。當你發現自己正在抱怨某件事或某個人時，立刻停止，並問自己：「對於這個狀況，我能做的最小的一步是什麼？」然後，起身去執行它。 銀河星系的黃人的低語： 智慧不在遠方，就在你每一次為自己負責的選擇裡。當你不再等待世界給你答案，而是成為自己生命的解答時，你所散發的影響力，將自然而然地照亮你前行的路。 願今天銀河星系的黃人，賦予你知行合一的勇氣與智慧。 IN LAK'ECH！ALA K'IN. 你是我，我是另外一個你。 **@fong_venture** 田定豐＿FB粉絲專頁 https://www.facebook.com/LancasterTien 田定豐＿IG ＠lancaster5858 https://www.instagram.com/lancaster5858 田定豐＿YOUTUBE 定心哲學 https://www.youtube.com/@lancastertien -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We're finally back with the second part of gift exchange. On this episode we're talking the Soviet film Kin-dza-dza!, the puppet thriller Abruptio, and the 1997 film Sunday. Also, prediction markets suck. Enjoy the show.   Support Why Does the Wilhelm Scream Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod  Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhousefoundation.org and on facebook reelhousefoundation Artwork by @_mosla_

Tayari Jones's new novel, “Kin,” follows two orphaned girls, Annie and Niecy, who grow up together in Louisiana in the 1950s. Annie was abandoned as a baby when her mother ran away to Memphis, while Niecy was orphaned when her father murdered her mother. The girls grow up under the shadow of loss, but at the very least they have each other, two “cradle friends” so close they're practically sisters. After high school, though, they take different paths: Niecy sets out for Spelman College to try to make a name for herself, while Annie flees to Memphis to seek the mother she never knew. Along the way, each must confront major questions about love and family, including what sacrifices are acceptable to achieve them. On this week's episode, host MJ Franklin talks about “Kin” with his colleagues Lauren Christensen and Elisabeth Egan. Other books mentioned in this episode: “An American Marriage,” “The Untelling” and “Silver Sparrow,” by Tayari Jones “Clutch,” by Emily Nemens “This Is Not About Us,” by Allegra Goodman “Lonely Crowds,” by Stephanie Wambugu “The Vanishing Half,” by Brit Bennett “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers “Sula,” by Toni Morrison “Beaches,” by Iris R. Dart “Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?,” by Lorrie Moore “Cat's Eye,” by Margaret Atwood “The Calamity Club,” by Kathryn Stockett “South to America,” by Imani Perry “Witness and Respair,” by Jesmyn Ward Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3月28日 在崇尚理性的世界，感性常被視為容易受傷的弱點，於是我們開始悄悄隱藏情緒，盡可能表現得理性而穩定。但情緒的反面不是理性——而是變得麻木，疏離了這個世界。當生命拒絕與世界共振，就像從存在的大樹上掉落的葉子，飄零在風中，最終走向枯萎。 今天是KIN 109 超頻的紅月。 紅月象徵著情感，也代表生命力的流動狀態。超頻的調性則賦予我們自主掌握的力量。 超頻的紅月告訴我們：我們可以自主，讓情緒成為流動的生命力。 讓我們一起創造共時好生活。我是蘭藍，Leelamanda。 你是否遇過這樣的時刻——心裡明明有波動，卻在開口前先自我審查：「這樣說會不會太情緒化？」「我應該更理性一點。」於是，那句話吞回去了，那股能量也卡在了身體的某個角落。 漸漸地，你變得「穩定」了。不再輕易激動，不再輕易流淚，不再輕易為任何事心潮澎湃。身邊的人說你成熟了，但你卻感覺活著仿佛是例行公事，而缺少了昔日的活力。 哪個狀態就像一條河，慢慢把自己凍結成冰。冰很安靜，很堅硬，看起來很「理性」。但冰不是水的本來面目。當一個人開始變得冷漠，情感的流動開始停滯，就好像水結成了冰。 心理學研究顯示，當人抑鬱時，最核心的症狀不是「悲傷」，而是快感缺失（anhedonia）和活力喪失。患者描述的體驗往往是：「我感覺自己像一具行屍走肉」、「我無法對任何事產生感覺」。這是生命力枯竭的表現。這種情況往往是能量封閉的結果。 超頻的紅月的智慧就在於，流動本身就是力量，要讓生命力像水一樣流動。 讓我們一起誦讀今日的共時好生活啟動語： 「我允許情緒如水般流過我的身體。」 「我不需要解決我的情緒，只需要承認它在這裡。」 「我的感性不是弱點，它是我與世界共振的方式。」 我們要如何在日常活出超頻的紅月呢？ 今天練習覺察： 一、留出覺察能量狀態的空間。 留出五分鐘，只是伸一個懶腰、喝一杯水、深深地呼吸三次，靜靜地問自己：「我現在感覺怎麼樣？」不評判，不修正，只是看見。 二、把情緒「物化」出來。 情緒被困在身體裡時最容易淤堵。寫下來、畫出來、用身體舞動表達出來——讓它從一團模糊，變成一個「可以被看見的」。 三、和情緒保持距離。 你是情緒的體驗者，不是情緒的化身。例如，憤怒時，試著說「我感到憤怒」，而不是「我很憤怒」。不認同，就是流動的開始。 超頻的紅月的低語： 你不需要解決你的情緒。 你只需要承認它在這裡； 允許它流經你； 不因為它而否定自己。 願今天超頻的紅月， 賦予你讓情緒自主流動的勇氣與力量。 IN LAK'ECH！ALA K'IN. 你是我，我是另外一個你。 **@fong_venture** 田定豐＿FB粉絲專頁 https://www.facebook.com/LancasterTien 田定豐＿IG ＠lancaster5858 https://www.instagram.com/lancaster5858 田定豐＿YOUTUBE 定心哲學 https://www.youtube.com/@lancastertien -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In Episode 220, Sarah and Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books catch up on the 16 new releases they shared in the Winter 2026 Book Preview, now that they've read them — or at least tried to!  They share their reading stats and discuss which books worked and which didn't…and why.   This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Announcement One of the many benefits to supporting the podcast through either our Patreon Community or our Substack Community (both for just $7/mo) is that you get access to several bonus podcast episode series, including Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and Sarah share at least 4 bonus books we are excited about that we did not share in the big show preview episode. Get more details about all the goodies available and sign up here for Patreon and here for Substack! Highlights Catherine had a high success rate, but a pretty "meh" overall feel  Sarah's reading followed a familiar barbell pattern: some standout hits, several DNFs, and not much in between Catherine's ratings mostly landed as mid-range reads — with two 4.5 star wins. Sarah had one 5-star read (and a new favorite of the year), two 4.5-star reads, and one big disappointment Some of Sarah's risk-taking paid off, while other picks didn't land They share their best and worst picks from winter Books Read Before the Preview [6:08]  Sarah's Pick Whidbey by T Kira Madden (March 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [6:13] Winter 2026 Book Preview [8:20] January Catherine's Picks Skylark by Paula McLain (January 6) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [12:49] Vigil by George Saunders (January 27)  | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [18:43]  Other Books Mentioned When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain (2021) [14:53]  Love and Ruin by Paula McLain (2018) [15:21]  February Sarah's Picks Good People by Patmeena Sabit (February 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:25] Royal Spin by Omid Scobie and Robin Benway (February 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [15:49] Kin by Tayari Jones (February 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [26:15]  Catherine's Picks More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen (February 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [22:40] Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise (February 24) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [29:47] Other Books Mentioned The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland (2022) [17:32]  A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016) [26:04]  An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (2018) [26:58] Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones (2011) [26:59]   March Sarah's Picks No One's Coming by Kevin Hazzard (March 3) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [31:51]  All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun (March 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[38:23] She Fell Away by Lenore Nash (March 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [43:23]  The Complex by Karan Mahajan (March 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [48:07]  Catherine's Picks Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton (March 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [35:34]  No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes (US Release March 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [41:07] Son of Nobody by Yann Martel (March 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [45:17]  How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson (March 31) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [50:08]  Other Books Mentioned The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff (2019) [32:10]  Shelter by Jung Yun (2016) [38:26]  Red Widow by Alma Katsu (2021) [44:17]  Red London by Alma Katsu (2023) [44:18]  From the Top of the Episode Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (2025) [1:10] 

Unraveling the history of the Jim Crow South, personal stories are interwoven with humor and heartbreak. Tayari Jones is an author and C.H. Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her new novel, which follows two young Black women – both motherless and as close as sisters – navigating the era with different trajectories. The book is called “Kin.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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À Dakar, le bâtiment principal du marché de Sandaga n'est plus. Lieu emblématique de la capitale sénégalaise, cette halle de béton, construite en 1933, dans le style soudano-sahélien, menaçait de s'effondrer. La municipalité a donc décidé de le démolir en 2020, après 87 ans de services mais sa reconstruction, elle, se fait toujours attendre. Voici un exemple, parmi d'autres, des menaces qui pèsent sur le bâti ancien des villes africaines. Dans d'autres villes du continent, des maisons traditionnelles, des bâtiments historiques sont détruits pour construire plus de logements. Il faut dire que la croissance urbaine sur le continent impose le changement d'échelle. D'ici 2050, les villes africaines passeront de 700 millions d'habitants à 1,4 milliard. Loger cette population supplémentaire représente un défi immense pour les municipalités et accroit la pression sur le foncier. Les bâtiments, autrefois symboles de la ville, ne semblent pas faire le poids devant la modernité, alors que les réhabilitations coûtent cher. Pourtant, c'est bien une part importante de l'histoire de la ville, de leurs habitants qui disparaissent avec eux.   Surtout, le patrimoine architectural africain, les savoir-faire se perdent à mesure que de nouveaux bâtiments, aux matériaux moins adaptés au climat et au style de vie locale, sortent de terre.   Certaines initiatives tendent à documenter l'histoire architecturale des villes et à préserver le bâti traditionnel, la ville de Ouidah, au Bénin, en est sûrement un bon exemple.   Dans ce contexte, comment construire les villes en Afrique sans perte d'identité ? Qui doit financer la rénovation du patrimoine ?   Avec :  • Lazare Eloundou Assomo, architecte camerounais, directeur du Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO • Carole Diop, architecte, enseignante au Collège universitaire d'architecture de Dakar (CUAD) et la cartographie à l'Institut Polytechnique Panafricain (IPP-DAKAR). Fondatrice et de la revue Afrikadaa sur l'art contemporain • Osvaldo Gounon, architecte, cofondateur du cabinet Atelier Ko à Cotonou au Bénin.  Un entretien avec Bruno Duval, correspondant de RFI, à Tokyo au Japon. Certaines villes japonaises comme Kyoto ou Nara œuvrent à la préservation et à la mise en valeur de leur architecture, et pourtant, le Japon est un très mauvais élève en matière de protection du patrimoine. Tous les jours, des joyaux architecturaux y sont démolis, sans mobilisation particulière de la population. En fin d'émission, la chronique Voisins connectés d'Estelle Ndjandjo, sur l'évolution des sociétés africaines mondialisées à travers les écrans, les réseaux sociaux et la technologie. Elle revient sur la viralité d'une danse qui a enflammé les réseaux en 2025. Elle est surnommée la Kasese Dad. La vidéo a été vue des millions de fois, elle montre un homme âgé danser sur scène aux côtés d'un rappeur ougandais. Particularité de ce duo : cet homme est le père de l'artiste.  Programmation musicale : ► Kin la belle - Damso ► Solaire - Yael Naim. 

What does family mean to two motherless daughters? That question is at the centre of Kin, a new work of historical fiction by Tayari Jones. It's about the bond between two girls in the American South as they end up on starkly different paths, and a deeply human look into life for Black Americans on the brink of the civil rights movement. You might know Tayari from her novel An American Marriage, which won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2019. Until Kin, Tayari called herself a “committed” contemporary novelist. But when those two characters from the 1950s came to her, she had no choice but to write a historical novel that ended up on Oprah's list. Liked this conversation? Keep listening:Strip club … or culture hub?An opera singer gives voice to the Grenadian revolutionCheck us out on Instagram @cbcbooks and TikTok @cbcbooks

  “I believe Earth is dreaming us into a new way, a new way of being, if we favor our senses and receive what is coming to us through heartbreak and love.”…” (Terry Tempest Williams )   Equinox Eve: Let's ride this New Moon tide-RevelationAccountabilityStorm… Let's not fear the storm – let's become the storm! Let's not fear the Chaos – but guide the chaos…”Who's a good chaos? Yes you are, over there to the Malefactors camp from whence you were sent – Booomeringue! – back to your source with a pie in the face . So first- We step into the Equinoctial Center of the Storm… to regain our balance, as agents of Equilibrium…. And deliberately dedicate to Equality. Equal Night and Day, Equal Humans and our Kin, equal Mars and Venus within us all.. Democratic Animism Now…..Mercury stations , we gather our pluck, and spiral forth the desirable vision ….     CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post Equinox Eve · Revelation°Accountability*Storm appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, we recap this week in pop culture news. Join us as we unpack the wins and losses of the 98th Academy Awards. From the expected victories to the “how did that happen?” snubs, we unpack the moments that made us cheer, cringe, and immediately text the group chat. We're also talking performances we could've lived without and the red carpet looks that had us doing double takes—for better or worse. Relevant links: Our full show notes are at knoxandjamie.com/651We want your thoughts and opinions! Take the listener survey (and get our back from the archive Snake Draft Madness bundle for FREE) at knoxandjamie.com/survey98th Academy Awards: Our Predictions | Winners List | Watch the ReplayWins & Losses: Michael B. Jordan IMDb | Timothée Chalamet IMDb | ‘Golden' performance | ‘Sinners' performance | In Memoriam | Chris Evans & Robert Downing Jr. Looks & Fits: Kylie Jenner & Timothée | Leonardo DiCaprio | Renata Reinsve | Nicole Kidman | Anne Hathaway (see also: Purse Popcorn Bucket) | Kris Jenner | Delroy Lindo | Taylor Frankie Paul | Rose Byrne | Wunmi Mosaku | Maggie O'Farrell | Chloe Zhao Red Light Mentions: Parasocial Interactions | Shelf Respect | David Protein Bar Controversy (see also: fact check: Barebells | “No one is getting Regina George-d”) Green Lights:Jamie: book - Kin by Tayari JonesKnox: book - Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyBonus segment: Join us on Patreon to listen ad-free and get exclusive weekly and monthly content. Episode sponsors: Fabletics | Olive & June | Leesa (code: POPCAST) | Hello Fresh | Gabb Wireless | Hers | Merit | Bombas (code: POPCAST) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delroy Lindo stars as Delta Slim, a gifted and haunted blues musician, in ‘Sinners.' It's a performance that has earned Lindo his first Academy Award nomination. He wants to win, but he says he won't let it define him either way. “I have never taken my marbles and gone home as a result of whatever disappointments, the vicissitudes of the industry.”Also, we hear from novelist Tayari Jones. Her new book ‘Kin' is a story of two motherless girls in 1950s Louisiana who became each other's chosen family. The idea for the book came from her own experience of losing a friend. “When you're friends with someone, you know your name will not be listed in any obituary. But it breaks your heart to lose your friends,” she tells Tonya Mosley. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Today on The Stacks, we're joined by bestselling author Tayari Jones to talk about her newest book, Kin. This novel follows the lifelong friendship between Vernice and Annie, two motherless girls whose paths diverge in adulthood. In our conversation, Tayari shares how Kin was the book she had to write, even though it was not the one she was contracted to write, why she avoided writing a historical novel until now, and how coming home to Atlanta has impacted her as a person and a novelist. The Stacks Book Club pick for March is Paradise by Toni Morrison. We'll be discussing the book with Namwali Serpell on March 25th.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks website: https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2026/3/11/ep-415-tayari-jonesConnect with Tayari: Instagram | Threads | Website | FacebookConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Threads | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | Youtube | SubscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host Greta Johnsen talks to Tayari Jones. Her novel Kin is the GRETAGRAM book club selection for March. It's about two girls grow up in the 50's in Alabama. They each lost their mothers in different ways, and those absences shape the trajectories of both of their lives. Tayari and Greta talk about the power of deep, abiding friendship, the importance of asking for help, and how Tayari stumbled upon writing historical fiction. UPCOMING BOOK CLUB BOOKS:April: Vigil, George SaundersMay: Whidbey, T Kira MaddenJune: Dear Monica Lewinsky, Julia LangbeinJuly: Canon, Paige LewisSHOW CREDITSCreator and host: Greta JohnsenSenior Producer: Ben GoldbergComposers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy ThalShow art: Mac MacleanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 Bite Size Intro 2:01 - Currently Reading Press List 3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week 3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books 3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com 5:17 - The Diving In podcast 6:28 - Current Reads 6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee) 6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman 9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link) 12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee) 15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks 19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith) 19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta 25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee) 25:26 - The Novel Neighbor 26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18 27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast 28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith) 30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List 34:58 - Currently Reading Press List 38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt 39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast 42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 42:52 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige 43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart 43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton 44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell 44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson 45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene 45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows 46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows 46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg 46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster 47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman 50:14 - Before We Go Meredith highlights a bookish friend post 50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower Kaytee brings something she's curious about 53:00 - Laura Tremaine's Substack 53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast  55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser 55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones 55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett 55:51 - Land by Maggie O'Farrell   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Tayari Jones is the author of four novels including An American Marriage, which was an Oprah's Book Club Selection and also appeared on Barack Obama's summer reading list as well as his year-end roundup. The novel was awarded the Women's Prize for Fiction Aspen Words Literary Prize and an NAACP Image Award. It has been published in two dozen countries.  Her other works include Leaving Atlanta, Silver Sparrow, and The Untelling. Her new novel is Kin. Jones is a graduate of Spelman College, University of Iowa, and Arizona State University. She is an Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University and the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Creative Writing at Emory University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A select few Native American artists choose to express their cultural and creative passions in miniature. An exhibition starting this month at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures celebrates those artists who make distinctive pottery, baskets, and carvings on a decidedly downsized scale. The top Indigenous beaders, potters, painters, and weavers are headed to the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Ariz. for that institution's 68th annual Indian Art Fair and Market. The Heard welcomes more than 600 artists from all over the world for what has become one of the must-go events for both artists and collectors. We'll hear from organizers and artists from both of these events. GUESTS Marcus Monenerkit (Comanche descendant), director of community engagement at the Heard Museum Barbara Teller Ornelas (Diné), master Navajo weaver Aydrian Day (Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi, Dakota and Lakota and an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation), artist Sydney Pursel (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska), curator at the Spencer Museum of Art and an advisory group member for the “Native Arts in Miniature” exhibition Amy McKune, curator and senior manager of collections at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures Break 1 Music: Crossroad Blues (song) Lakota John (artist) Lakota John and Kin (album) Break 2 Music: Digital Winter (song) Ya Tseen (artist) Stand On My Shoulders (album)

Tayari Jones, author of the 2018 novel An American Marriage, says her next book was supposed to be about gentrification in the American South. But while writing her draft, Jones says she realized the backstory of that project was actually the real story. That's how her new historical fiction novel Kin was born. The book follows two cradle friends who grow up without mothers in Honeysuckle, Louisiana and must navigate life in the Jim Crow South. In today's episode, Jones tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about how she tapped into something “older than herself” in order to write this story.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayTo manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Kin by Tayari Jones examines the complex relationships between mothers, daughters, sisters and friends in the American South. Tayari joined us live at B&N Union Square to talk about Atlanta, Spelman College, tradition, family, friendship, community and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Kin by Tayari Jones Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones Sula by Toni Morrison Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Tar Baby by Toni Morrison How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley An American Marriage by Tayari Jones  

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in February. You get 10% off your books when you order your February Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie's favorite books she read that month. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 570), or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Kin by Tayari Jones  Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin  Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney  Strangers by Belle Burden  Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra  February Reading Recap Bundle From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is listening to One and Only by Maureen Goo. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, and Wendi Jenkins.      

Tayari Jones is one of the country's most gifted writers, and her newest, Kin, is sure to get everyone talking. Beautiful, wrenching and compelling, this is a period piece that takes place in the South around the 1950's and 60's. This is a book that will move you, and almost every sentence is a work of art. Finely crafted, Kin is one of our favorites this year and we were so pleased Tayari agreed to sit with us. We talk to her all about how she pulls off this book, and why it took her so long to get it done.  Join us! Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: Kin by Tayari JonesAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesSilver Sparrow by Tayari JonesThe Untelling by Tayari JonesLeaving Atlanta by Tayari JonesBeloved by Toni MorrisonSong of Solomon by Tony Morrison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices