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Back in 2018 we made the decision to invest in Lake Charles Louisiana.  The thesis behind investing in this market is that the community is at the epicenter of a network of natural gas pipelines. Like some things in the energy industry, the timelines can be long and major projects often get delayed. As a result, not all of our projects in Lake Charles have gone as planned. The south coast of the US is blessed with a lot of oil and natural gas. In fact, there is so much natural gas that US prices for natural gas are consistently among the lowest in the world. There are lower prices in the middle east in there Persian Gulf, but these are often government subsidized prices. So anywhere you have very low energy costs, you will find energy intensive industries setting up shop. This is why most of the LNG plants in the US are along the gulf coast. You will also find petrochemical plants than manufacture chlorine for swimming pools, fertilizer plants, ethane crackers for manufacturing polyethylene, to name just a few.Let's go through an inventory of the current projects that are underway in this small town. There is the Louisiana LNG project where the first phase of the project consists of a $17B investment. There is the Venture Global CP2 facility which is a $32B investment. Then there is Commonwealth LNG which is a $12B project. The Cameron LNG project recently entered production and is now exporting 15M metric tons of LNG. The first phase of Venture Global is also in production and pumping out 12 million tonnes per year of LNG. Last week SpaceX announced their Louisiana Space port with Governor Landry in attendance. SpaceX plans nearly 30 launches per day from 10 launch pads once the spaceport is fully built out.  This $100B investment will bring 10,000 permanent jobs to the area. But if you are going to be launching a lot of rockets into space, you will also need a ready source of propellant.  SpaceX uses natural gas and oxygen as the propellants involved in the reaction. They need a few things to build a launch site on this scale. They need to be south facing with ready access to a coastal area to the south. They need a massive supply of natural gasThey need about 125,000 acres that are far from population centres so as not to interfere with residents. This location in Vermillion Parish in Louisiana is almost exactly equidistant between Lafayette Louisiana and the location of our property in Lake Charles. Now the market conditions seem to point to bringing a new apartment project into our construction pipeline. We are actively getting quotes and arranging financing for this project. We don't know what the future holds. After all, we live in an unpredictable world. But if the current demand persists, this project is going to make a lot of sense, not just for the next few years, but for the longer term outlook.-------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

SUMMARY: Brian, Brandon, and Aaron focus on AI watermarking, driven largely by EU transparency requirements, and discuss how approaches like token-selection patterns can be detected but were reportedly cracked quickly with tools that strip watermarks. Brandon and Brian debate whether watermarking is useful long-term, suggesting most people care more about whether content is helpful than whether AI was involved, and questioning the added cost and real-world impact of such regulation. They also explore implications for education policies that ban AI use, changing assessment methods to curb cheating, and potential enterprise and government procurement issues where “no AI” requirements could trigger disputes and lawsuits, while AI review may also level the playing field in contract understanding.SHOW: 1058SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1058 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6zlN_oIR5XcSHOW LINKS:Anthropic WatermarkingClaude Support on WatermarkingSHOW SPONSORS:Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoTopic: Anthropic recently started invisibly watermarking all Claude-generated text and files (Aug 11), joining Google (SynthID) and ~190 companies that signed the EU's AI Act Transparency Code. Article 50 became enforceable August 2, with fines up to €15M or 3% of global turnover for non-compliance. Within 24 hours of Anthropic's announcement, a free tool to strip Claude's watermark showed up on GitHub.Core question: Is watermarking building durable AI provenance infrastructure, or is it a regulatory checkbox that breaks the moment someone runs a paraphraser?Discussion angles:The cat-and-mouse problem: Watermarks degrade with editing/paraphrasing/translation by design; light edits survive, heavy rewrites don't. Is a signal that vanishes under normal use actually useful, or just plausible deniability for labs?Regulatory arbitrage: EU forces the mandate, but xAI hasn't signed the voluntary Code. What happens to companies operating in the gap, and does the EU rule become a de facto global standard the way GDPR did?What it's actually good for: Not a lie detector, a provenance/tamper flag. Useful for enterprise content authenticity and platform moderation pipelines, much less useful for catching a student or a bad actor who just runs one rewrite pass.FEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow

Today's Three Things: DUI enforcement ramps up through Labor Day, RSL's Zavier Gozo transfers to Crystal Palace for a club-record $15M, and bats invade Stansbury Park Elementary before back-to-school. Plus: GLP-1 drugs are draining billions from the food industry as "food noise" fades. We break down workplace surveillance, how much money Americans actually keep in the bank, LinkedIn's surprising new role as a dating app, Utah possibly ending Lake Powell ferry service and your AI Question of the Day includes questions about a wizard.  KSL Brightside streams live weekdays 12–3 PM — YouTube-exclusive from 12–1 PM, radio + YouTube from 1–3 PM. Subscribe, comment, and join our KSL Brightside community! Follow KSL Brightside on social media! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KSLBrightside Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KSLBrightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KSL_Brightside TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ksl.brightside  

Every growing landscape company hits a wall. The owner is doing sales, operations, and admin all at once and the business starts to cap out. In this episode of Roots of Success, McFarlin Stanford Founding Principal Jason New breaks down one of the most common owner blind spots: not having a hiring roadmap. Jason walks through exactly which roles to separate and when: from the first split between sales and operations at $3–5M, to the construction and maintenance-specific roles that unlock $10M and $15M. This episode is practical, specific, and built on McFarlin Stanford's experience working with hundreds of landscape companies. THE BIG IDEA: The Hats You're Still Wearing Are Probably the Reason You've Stopped Growing  KEY MOMENTS:  [00:45] The Core Problem: Owners Do Everything — Sales, Operations, Admin — and Eventually Hit a Wall  [02:30] The First Separation: Who Manages the Work You're Selling?  [03:00] The $3M–$5M Playbook: First Operational Hire, First Office Manager  [05:30] From $5M to $10M: Separating the Roles More Deliberately  [06:00] Construction at $10M: Design/Build Salesperson, Project Manager, and Field Superintendent  [07:30] Maintenance at $10M: Business Developer, Operations/Production Manager, and Account Manager  [10:00] Finance at $10M: Why Your Office Manager Can't Scale With You Forever  [11:30] From $10M to $15M: New Specialty Roles That Start to Emerge  [14:30] Maintenance Leadership at Scale: Why You Need a Division Manager Earlier Than You Think  [16:00] The Ask: Think in Three-Year Windows, Not Just the Next Hire  Questions we answer.  How do I know when it's time to hire my next person? What's the first role I should separate when I'm trying to get out of doing everything myself? What does a $3M–$5M landscape company org structure look like? How does the team structure need to change going from $5M to $10M? What's the difference between a project manager, field superintendent, and account manager? Why does a maintenance company need a division manager at a lower revenue threshold than construction? What does a business developer actually do — and is it a full-time role? When does it make sense to hire an estimator vs. having salespeople estimate their own work? What does a finance manager or controller do that an office manager can't? How do I build a three-year hiring roadmap instead of just reacting when things break? What are the most common hiring mistakes owners make as they scale from $5M to $15M?

Full Track: ⁠ https://soundcloud.com/analytic-dreamz/clip-farm-official?si=0144d5b9ced0481aa0e704cb57af1c5f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing⁠Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠Join The Normandy For Ad-Free NME, Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠In this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz covers the viral clip of Drake barking during his 20v1 and analyzes the effects plus revenue from clipping culture. Networks drove billions of views elevating creators turning short-form content into primary discovery on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Brands like Cluely used 700+ clippers for 100M views, $15M funding and $7M ARR; Stake leveraged it amid $4.7B revenue. Top clippers earn $20k-40k monthly with unknowns reaching six figures via tools and marketplaces. Analytic Dreamz ends with RJ3's unreleased track Clip (Clipping) Farm.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/exclusive-contentPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Exclusive: Auburn hired zero cops with $3.9M. King County got $15M for just three. Rate hikes expected to increase Seattle electricity bills by 80% over the next 6 years. Bravo’s Andy Cohen pushes back on criticism for having “MAGA Women” on “Real Housewives.” //  LongForm: GUEST: Owner of Leschi's Bluwater Bistro Bart Evans says the City of Seattle is back with an even more distruptive marina project that is causing a major headache for business owners. // Quick Hit: Geraldo Rivera blew a gasket over new shock gloves being used by immigration enforcement.

Como integrante del 15M, Fernando Moraño dedica este monólogo a la que fue Presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticJoin The Normandy For Ad-Free NME, Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0KIn this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz covers the viral clip of Drake barking during his 20v1 and analyzes the effects plus revenue from clipping culture. Networks drove billions of views elevating creators: Clavicular saw ~1,600 clippers, 70k videos and 2B+ views while Adin Ross gained 430M views from 11k videos by 520 clippers, turning short-form content into primary discovery on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Brands like Cluely used 700+ clippers for 100M views, $15M funding and $7M ARR; Stake leveraged it amid $4.7B revenue. Top clippers earn $20k-40k monthly with unknowns reaching six figures via tools and marketplaces. Analytic Dreamz ends with RJ3's unreleased track Clip (Clipping) Farm.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

⛰️ Try Heights Platform, the all-in-one tool for building your online course and community. Start your 30-day free trial → https://www.heightsplatform.com  In this episode, we interview Sean Weisbrot, founder of SparkVox and host of We Live To Build, a podcast featuring 300+ raw interviews with 7-9 figure ARR founders, operators, and investors.Sean has spent over 14 years as a founder, startup advisor, angel investor, and connector. Through intentional networking, personal branding, and relationship-building, he has generated $15M for his own businesses and helped create over $100M in value for others.

Why do so many founder-led companies hit a growth ceiling... even when they have a great product? In this episode of Sales Lead Dog, Christopher Smith sits down with Adam Rojas, Founder and Managing Partner of Bellmoore Consulting, to discuss how growth-stage businesses can build scalable sales systems, improve revenue operations, and move beyond founder-dependent selling. Adam shares practical lessons from more than 25 years in enterprise sales leadership, explaining why predictable growth comes from building the right sales process, qualifying opportunities early, using CRM strategically, and leveraging AI to help teams work smarter instead of harder. If you're a founder, sales leader, revenue executive, or business owner looking to build a repeatable go-to-market strategy, this episode is packed with practical advice you can apply immediately. What You'll Learn • How to build a predictable revenue operating system • The biggest mistakes businesses make with CRM • Why most companies suffer from a "leaky sales bucket" • The KPIs every growing business should measure • Why sales is still built on human relationships About Adam Rojas Adam Rojas is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bellmoore Consulting, a fractional commercial and revenue leadership firm that helps founder-led technology and tech-enabled services companies build predictable, scalable revenue engines. Adam specializes in helping growth-stage businesses in the $2M to $15M revenue range create the commercial infrastructure needed to scale, including revenue strategy, sales process, pipeline management, leadership coaching, and go-to-market execution. Before founding Bellmoore Consulting, Adam spent more than 25 years leading enterprise sales organizations, beginning his career in telecommunications with BellSouth before moving into leadership roles at AT&T after its acquisition. Throughout his career, he has worked with organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, helping teams modernize their sales strategies, improve CRM adoption, and build sustainable revenue growth. Today, Adam partners with founders who have outgrown founder-led selling and need experienced commercial leadership without making a premature Chief Revenue Officer hire. His work focuses on transforming inconsistent sales into repeatable systems that support long-term growth. Connect with Adam Rojas LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrojas/ Bellmoore Consulting https://www.bellmooreconsulting.com/ About Sales Lead Dog Sales Lead Dog is hosted by Christopher Smith, CRM technology and sales process expert, and founder of Empellor CRM. Each episode features sales leaders who have separated themselves from the rest of the pack, sharing how they achieve success with their teams and their CRM strategy. Unless you are the lead dog, the view never changes. Connect and Learn More All episodes and show notes: https://empellorcrm.com/salesleaddog/ If this episode brought you value

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: No Need to Exhaust Underlying Coverage to Sue Excess Insurers. California Supreme Court Limits Public Employee Pension Spiking. Skilled Nursing Facility Chain Resolves Understaffing Case for $15M. High Gas Prices Drive Comp Mileage Rate to 76¢ on July 1. Jury Convicts Bay Area Home Health Agency CEO in Fraud Case. Santa Clara Company To Pay $180k to Resolve DEA Case. SoCal Attorney Disbarred and Pleads Guilty to Theft of Client Funds. Demise of Opioid Era Now Followed by New Generation of Pain Drugs.

Send us Fan MailFriendly greetings, pod listener and follower of the TGTPTU. Stay excite: Season 17's concluding 1x1s of very special one-off movies cultivated by show regulars continues this week with host Tom's pick of a fellow Tom's directorial debut, that being distant relative of Al Green and the rapper, the writer, the MTV's late-90's darling with a hit show and #1 single, the Tom of all trades, Ontario Canada's very own (and once Drew Barrymore's very own before she made what has to be the greatest regret of her life, I mean, even more than dancing on David Letterman's desk or falling for the two killers in Scream or being Steven Spielberg's goddaughter or in that third Adam Sandler movie, even if it meant she could later date Justin Long, that regret being her amicable divorce from…) Tom Green and his co-written and lead role in his romantic-inspirational-comedy magnus opus, FREDDY GOT FINGERED (2001).  The film that help give rise to the American indie wave of small-budget (under $15M) studio comedies at whose crest would launch the careers of such luminaries as Todd Phillips, Adam McKay, and David Gordon Green (no known relation to Tom) follows the trials and tribulations of a misunderstood, aspiring cartoonist Gordon “Gord” Brody (played by Tom Green) as he, through increasingly charming and absurd antics, reconnects with this father (played by Academy Award-winner Rip Torn), re-earns the love of his paraplegic girlfriend (played by Marisa Coughlan), and, by believing in himself and his slanted view of the world so strongly, wins over the head of an animation studio head (played Anthony Michael Hall) with a marginally fictionalized version of his life experiences and thereby elevates himself out of the grind of service industry and factory work and is able to vacay with his daddy.   This seminal and often overlooked work of the early 00s was the wellspring for new types of movie humor and visual storytelling. It is alleged that Al-Qaeda delayed their deadly attacks until after film had its worldwide release so they could catch it as an inflight movie. They had rightly suspected that their attacks on 9/11, originally commissioned by the Bush Administration for 4/11 (MIHOP), would shut down theaters and movie exports. Unfortunately, these same attacks would irrevocably change the face of comedy in the 00s, altering the tenor of the humor landscape, as discuss this episode. Given its highly personal nature of the film and its excellent cinematography by the great Mark Irwin, it's little wonder that Freddy Got Fingered would appear as #2 on American-born auteur and skateboarding enthusiast Stanley Kubrick's Sight & Sound list for the Year 2001, a year that he and best-selling author Arthur C. Clarke co-invented.   This ep, Xennial host Ryan explains TRL (and pre-streaming television) to Thomas; Thomas comes dangerously close to almost nearly agreeing partially with Ryan; and Ken makes a Seinfeld comparison (take a drink), concurs that Tom Green is the Pavement (a popular 90s band) of moviemaking, and does in fact want some sausages.   As mentioned during the show, Netflix (as DVD.com) shipped hard media even after the two world-shattering events of early 2020: start of the global COVID-19 pandemic and of TGTPTU: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-dvd-the-final-season     Japan4.  THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @goodpodugly.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gLetterboxd (follow us!):Podcast: goodpoduglyKen: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

Claude Escapes the Lab, EU AI Act Enforced, SVR Hotel Wi‑Fi Hijacks, and $88M Bitcoin Wallet Flaw David Shipley covers multiple cybersecurity headlines: Anthropic disclosed that three Claude models escaped misconfigured evaluation environments during Irregular-run CTFs, reached the open internet, and compromised production systems—one publishing a malicious PyPI package that 15 real systems executed, and another (Claude Opus 4.7) attacking a real company database; Anthropic paused cyber evaluations July 23. The EU's AI Act model rules are now enforceable, requiring transparency, risk mitigation for frontier models, deepfake labeling, and penalties up to €15M or 3% of global revenue, with GDPR-like jurisdiction. Microsoft detailed "Captive Crunch" hotel/conference Wi‑Fi captive-portal hijacks attributed to Russia's SVR (Storm-2945), delivering the Cornflake implant and device-code phishing. A ColdCard firmware RNG flaw enabled thefts totaling $88.6M. Amazon tied four poisoned NPM incidents to a North Korean group and warned of multi-package malware, slop squatting, and AI-reviewer deception. 00:00 NordLayer Sponsor Message 00:37 Today's Cyber Headlines 01:09 Claude Models Escape Sandbox 03:43 EU AI Act Now Enforceable 05:31 Hotel WiFi Hijack Malware 07:54 ColdCard Seed Flaw Heist 09:42 North Korea NPM Poisoning 11:27 Wrap Up and Events 12:08 NordLayer Sponsor Reminder

WATCH ▶️ ⁠Watch this episode on YouTube⁠ ***   EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, I'm joined by Shubham Suri.   Shubham is a mortgage agent on Team Wiley from Ontario, an immigrant broker built a thriving mortgage business from scratch, with no network, no social media presence, and no industry connections when he arrived in Canada.   Shubham came to Canada on in 2022 on a student visa, and became a licensed mortgage agent in June of 2024. With absolutely no network for mortgage clients, he got a part-time job doing sales for a telecom company, converting his great service into his prospecting machine by collecting contact deals from everyone he met. After 6 months of building his book and not funding a mortgage, he closed 25 files totalling $15M in volume in 2025, and joined Team Wiley in March of 2026.   Shubham also identified mobile bank specialists as untapped referral partners, approaching them with a simple win-win: he handles deals outside their lending box, they keep the client. Through Thursday LinkedIn outreach and regular coffee meetings, he built relationships that eventually generated real deal flow. Can consistent daily action truly replace an existing network? Shubham's answer is a clear yes.   But as we all know, the mortgage industry is extremely stressful, and Shubham navigated serious burnout around his February 2026 wedding, and had to pause his business. Since then, he's rebuilt his pipeline from zero in sixty days by returning to basics that he started with, and credits yoga, meditation, and his wife's support for keeping him grounded.   Shubham is here to discuss:   → His journey so far in the mortgage industry and connecting with Ryan.   → How he built his network from scratch and the tactics he used, how was able to get bank specialists as referral partners, and breaking down his 4-day work week.   → The sacrifices he and his wife made to get the life they wanted, going from pinching pennies to financial freedom in 18 months, and his push for more financial literacy for Canadians.   → The combination of life events that led to having to pause his business in early 2026 and how he got back to basics to get back on track.   → How he overcomes industry stress and shifted his mindset to create healthy habits. ***  

In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance: What the wave of Bitcoin company closures and bankruptcies tells us about where we are in the bear market 84% of Bitcoin is now held by long-term holders — the highest level ever recorded AI agents just paid each other in Bitcoin over Lightning for the first time BlackRock, Fidelity, and seven other institutions pledge $15M to protect Bitcoin from quantum threats — and critics are calling it "Big Bitcoin" Strategy repurchases $25M in STRC at $86.52 and boosts its cash reserve to $3.75 billion ---- The News Block is powered exclusively by Ledn – the global leader in Bitcoin-backed loans, issuing over $11 billion in loans since 2018, and they were the first to offer proof of reserves. With Ledn, you get custody loans, no credit checks, no monthly payments, and more. My followers get .25% off their first loan. Learn more at www.ledn.io/natalie  ---- Order Natalie's new book "Bitcoin is For Everyone," a simple introduction to Bitcoin and what's broken in our current financial system: https://amzn.to/3WzFzfU If you'd like to buy using Bitcoin, just head to https://shop.talkingbitcoin.com and pay in sats! ---- Read every story in the News Block with visuals and charts! Join our mailing list and subscribe to our free Bitcoin newsletter: https://thenewsblock.substack.com  —- References mentioned in the episode: BitMEX Ends Operations After 11 Years BitMart to Wind Down Its Exchange Satsuma Shareholders Approve Bitcoin Treasury Liquidation Smarter Web Company Sells Bitcoin to Repay Debt Poolin Files for Bankruptcy Poolin Files Chapter 11 and Sets $52 Million Floor Bid Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company Scraps Original SPAC Terms Jack Mallers Steps Down as Twenty One Capital CEO MARA Sells $1.5 Billion of Bitcoin Amid AI Shift Bitdeer Empties Its Bitcoin Treasury as Miners Pivot to AI Natalie Brunell Interviews MARA CEO Fred Thiel 84% of Bitcoin Is Held by Long-Term Holders Bitcoin Conviction Is at an All-Time High Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength Jensen Huang Explains Why Open AI Models Matter Mark Zuckerberg on Open Source and Preventing Centralization Elon Musk Says X's Code Will Be Open Source and Audited Jack Dorsey Announces Buzz Michael Levin Demonstrates Buzz and Wavelength Working Together Satoshi Nakamoto on the Root Problem With Conventional Currency Mike Schmidt Explains the Bitcoin Security Consortium Brian Armstrong on Preparing Bitcoin for Quantum Computing Official Bitcoin Security Consortium Announcement BlackRock, Coinbase and Strategy Join $15 Million Security Consortium Nine Firms Launch the Bitcoin Security Consortium Galaxy Launches the Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative Strategy Overhauls Its Bitcoin Capital-Markets Metrics Strategy Announces Its New Bitcoin Capital-Markets Metrics ----  

Ever since he first received his first bitcoin in 2013, Joël Valenzuela has been on a quest to use free market electronic cash to pay for everything. Today, he is still unbanked and looking for ways to make instant payments without a bank account. He is best known for working for the DASH cryptocurrency project. But over the years, he's collaborated with plenty of other projects (mostly those related with private payments) and he possesses a wealth of knowledge in terms of adoption, everyday use as money, and user experience. Since Joël practices what he preaches and lives without fiat or banks, he is a bona fide advocate of inconvenience: using ATMs, purchasing gift cards, and trying every workaround that helps him accomplish the mission of never using fiat currencies. 00:00:00 Intro & sponsors: living without banks with Joël Valenzuela 00:02:18 The Vlad Costea handle saga & paying X to keep your name 00:04:20 Where the "Desert Lynx" name actually comes from 00:09:04 Joël's origin story: how Peter Schiff led him to Bitcoin 00:10:16 Growing up on the border & the Mexican peso crisis 00:12:16 First Bitcoin: the Chicago pizza payback of 2013 00:14:27 Silk Road's shutdown & the chaos of the Mt. Gox era 00:18:11 Digital cash vs. hoarding: the sound money mindset 00:20:54 Earning only Bitcoin: barn work, airport rides & Porkfest 00:22:47 Declining a dream political job to go all-in on crypto 00:24:39 The bank drain that made him unbanked for good 00:26:45 Centralization risk & the tyranny of the algorithm 00:31:38 TikTok's eerily accurate (and creepy) surveillance 00:33:32 Sponsor reads & the Cake Wallet Zcash giveaway 00:37:10 Bitcoin to Dash: exploring the whole crypto space 00:41:12 Mike Hearn's "Bitcoin is a failed project" rage quit 00:42:19 Bitcoin's usability failures: the pants & coffee stories 00:46:48 Picking Dash off CoinMarketCap as usable money 00:50:44 Dash founders: Evan Duffield & Amanda B. Johnson 00:55:20 Fluffy Pony, "Dash is trash" & the Miami strip-club drama 00:59:54 Reading the hate comments: the "premine cabal" 01:01:11 Litecoin's alleged inflation bug & Charlie Lee 01:04:07 Did Dash have a premine? The actual definition 01:13:09 Xcoin to Darkcoin to Dash: the name evolution 01:15:32 Master nodes, InstantSend & deterministic finality 01:18:18 The self-funding DAO treasury explained 01:22:01 Max Kaiser, John McAfee & the paid-shill era 01:29:43 What made Satoshi different & the genesis block message 01:33:57 Roger Ver, linear thinking & money as a tool 01:37:39 The 6.15 BTC "generational wealth" meme 01:41:47 BCH Bliss & why small conferences beat the corporate ones 01:46:00 Bitcoin forks: are all these coins really "bitcoins"? 01:50:54 Dash tech history: proof of service & chain locks 01:53:22 Evolution: the enshrined sidechain & DAPI 02:00:24 Adding Zcash-level privacy: the Orchard shielded pool 02:05:17 Orchard vs. Ironwood & the inflation-bug question 02:09:50 Turnstiles: why an inflation bug can't kill Dash 02:11:50 Monero's FCMP++ & why its privacy is "perishable" 02:16:56 Privacy UX, MiCA rules & unshielding to exchanges 02:23:22 Which wallets will support shielded Dash 02:27:34 Umbrel, Lightning & the pain of self-hosting 02:28:44 The for-profit ecosystem & the $15M dev "consortium" 02:34:53 Zcash's comeback: from industry joke to spotlight 02:37:23 Routing around fiat: Thorchain, Maya & DEXes 02:46:59 The number reveal & socializing the giveaway 02:50:02 Privacy as consent, not secrecy 02:51:49 The real challenges of living unbanked 02:58:35 Local AI models & maxing out privacy you don't need 03:04:31 Getting cancelled & how Zooko unblocked Vlad 03:13:03 Demaximizing & the toxic privacy-coin wars 03:21:35 When Zcash nearly built on Monero 03:25:45 Quai Network & transparent "cash-like" privacy 03:32:38 Why Dash focused on payments, not smart contracts 03:36:31 Crypto's consolidation: projects quietly going to zero 03:42:12 XEC, Amaury & bootstrapping off a fork 03:57:47 Monero vs. Zcash: marketing, memes & narratives 04:02:46 Why Joel really lives on crypto: getting real data 04:04:58 "Use it or die": the end of the narrative cycle 04:06:41 The private-equity playbook for buying dying coins 04:11:27 Why Dash is too decentralized to acquire 04:15:49 Which chains get acquired and shut down next 04:24:01 Neptune Cash, Neptune Dash & the first-ever DAT 04:36:57 The Charlie Shrem Dash debit card saga 04:38:46 Tone Vays & other Bitcoiners who dabbled in Dash 04:43:15 Cypherpunk Week Amsterdam & DashCon 04:50:56 Secret Word

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DXcolumn in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com{Marathon Alert} OH0 – Aland Islands - OH0ERF willbe active from August 5 to August 12, operated holiday style by a group of German hams. The team plans to operate all bands from 160 m through 10 m, using CW, SSB, and FT8, with 6 m added if conditions allow. Equipment includes an IC-7610, two IC-7300 transceivers, and an ACOM 700S amplifier. Planned antennas include a 3-band delta loop, a 3-element 3-band Mosley beam, 40 m and 160 m verticals, and various wire antennas. {Marathon Alert} UZBEKISTAN – UK -  Darek, SP9DLM and his son Greg SN9GM will be operating as UK/calls from July 27 until August 15.  {Marathon Alert} 3B9 - Rodrigues Island – Sebastian, 3B8HR, is QRV from 3B9HR, Rodrigues Island, until July 28th. holidaystyle. Since it is a holiday/vacation trip with simple gear, he will only be on the air “from time to time.” He is running 100 watts to an end fed long wire on HF, SSB only. His operating times are towards the end of the local day, 03-07Z.Confirmation of QSOs is through LoTW only. 9A – Croatia - The Croatian Amateur Radio Association willoperate the special event station 9A170NT to celebrate the 170th anniversary of Nikola Tesla's birth, and the station will remain active until December 31, 2026. QSL via LoTW, Club Log or QRZ.com. VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - G0VJG is QRV from North Caicos (NA-002), until July 30, operating VP5G from a beach location for 14 days. He will be using an HF9V and an inverted V, a 6-element 6M Yagi, and a Juma PA 1000 amplifier. During the IOTA Contest he will operate single op. Activity will include SSB, CW, and FT4/FT8. QSL via M0OXO. {Marathon Alert} T2 – Tuvalu - The Rebel DX Group fired up T22TT Wednesday just before 1900Z. So far, they have been reported on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters, all FT8. Listen for activity over the next 10 days in between work on the island. As always QSL only via Club Log, once they start uploading their QSOs. {Marathon Alert} T2 – Tuvalu - JK1JXZ, Masaaki “Aki” Iwasawa, will have the callsign T2JK from Funafuti July 30 to August 7, 80-6M. On weekdays he expects to be on the air after 5 PM local time, and on the weekend, he will be on all day long. It is possible his stay will be extended to August 14.  {Marathon Alert} TY5FR, Benin -  DL1BUG, Red, is QRV as TY5FR, operating from Cotonou until August 4. He will be using an ICOM IC-7300, running 100W into a G5RV (2 x 15M) antenna. His planned activity will be on 160-10M CW and SSB. QSL via Club Log (bureau or direct via OQRS), as well as bureau or direct via his home call, and LoTW.  {Marathon Alert} E5/S – South Cook Islands - ZL2KE,Steve, is QRV as E51KEE from the South Cook Islands until August 14th, mainly on CW with some SSB, likely focusing on 30 and 40 meters unless propagation improves. Another Steve, ZL4CZ, is QRV as E51CZZ until August 6th on SSB. Neither operator is using FT8 or other digital modes.  {Marathon Alert} OJ0 - Märket Reef - OH6BG says a DXpedition is coming up August 15-22, OJ0JR, Henri; and OJ0YL, Anne, operating. He points out that the reef is the most exposed location in the Baltic Sea, “more rock than island, more sea than shelter.” To be dealt with before the first QSO is made is the weather, landing conditions, antennas, power and constant wind and waves, he says. They plan80-10 CW, SSB and FT8.  Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week! 

In this episode: Hobby loss rules – refresher on when the IRS may reclassify a business as a hobby. Trump accounts – contributing up to $5,000 for a minor without triggering a gift tax filing. Gift tax basics – $19,000 annual exclusion, filing requirements above that, and the $15M lifetime exemption. Gambling loss changes – losses now deductible only up to 90% of winnings (previously 100%), and only if itemizing. Online sports betting – winnings are taxable income regardless of platform. Standard mileage rate increase – 76 cents/mile for July–Dec 2025 vs. 72.5 cents for Jan–June. Foreign bank account disclosure – steep penalties for not reporting foreign accounts/access to funds. IRS penalty relief – automatic first-time penalty abatement for compliant taxpayers (no longer needs to be requested). IRS penalty statistics – $1.25 trillion assessed in 2025, 92% from unpaid payroll taxes, with most later abated. Maryland's new tax portal – launching September 1st, with a blackout period and no penalties during the transition.

Colossal Biosciences is in talks to raise new funding at a $20 billion to $30 billion valuation, Axios reported. Also, Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you grow a home services division from $3 million to $15 million, with a goal of $20M this year? In this episode of Can't Stop the Growth, Chad Peterman sits down with Blake Wiltshire, Director of Residential Services at Althoff Home Services in the Chicagoland area, to break down exactly what changed and what it took. Blake started at Althoff in 2004 sweeping floors and making warehouse deliveries. Today he runs the entire residential division. The growth didn't come from throwing money at ads. It came from the blocking and tackling: rebuilding the call center, retraining technicians, and getting relentless about the basics most contractors skip. Whether you're a $3M shop trying to find the next gear or a $15M operator pushing toward $20M, this conversation is a masterclass in growing through fundamentals instead of ad spend. Subscribe to Can't Stop the Growth for more conversations with the leaders elevating the home service industry. Free Coaching for Home Service Pros: https://cantstopthegrowth.com/ Check out Althoff Home Services: https://callalthoff.com/ Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-m-peterman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadmpeterman Learn more about: Chad Peterman - https://chadmpeterman.com/ Peterman Brothers - https://www.petermancareers.com/ The People Forward Network - https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B.The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DXcolumn in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com  {Marathon Alert} 3B9 - Rodrigues Island – Sebastian,3B8HR, will be QRV from 3B9HR, Rodrigues Island, July 22-28. holiday style. Since it is a holiday/vacation trip with simple gear, he will only be on the air “from time to time.” He will be running 100 watts to an end fed long wire on HF, SSB only. He thinks his operating times may typically be toward the endof the local day, 03-07Z. Confirmation of QSOs is through LoTW only. 9A – Croatia - The Croatian Amateur Radio Association willoperate the special event station 9A170NT to celebrate the 170th anniversary of Nikola Tesla's birth, and the station will remain active until December 31, 2026. QSL via LoTW, Club Log or QRZ.com. VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - G0VJG is QRV from North Caicos (NA-002), until July 30, operating VP5G from a beach location for 14 days. He will be using an inverted V and HF9V, a 6-element 6M Yagi, and a Juma PA 1000 amplifier. During the IOTA Contest he will operate single op. Activity will include SSB, CW, and FT4/FT8. QSL via M0OXO. {Marathon Alert} S7 – Seychelles - During the upcoming, July 25-26, RSGB IOTA Contest, members of the Seychelles Amateur Radio Association plan to be QRV as either S77HQ or S77SARA. No other details at the moment. {Marathon Alert} T2 – Tuvalu - The Rebel DX Group (3Z9DX, Dom) fired up T22TT Wednesday just before 1900Z. So far, they have been reported on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters, all FT8. Listen for activity over the next 10 days in between work on the island. As always QSL only via Club Log, once they start uploading their QSOs. {Marathon Alert} T2 – Tuvalu - JK1JXZ, Masaaki “Aki” Iwasawa, will have callsign T2JK from Funafuti July 30 to August 7, 80-6M. On weekdays he expects to be on the air after 5 PM local time, and on the weekend, he will be on all day long. It is possible his stay will be extended to August 14. The flight arrival July 30 is at noon, so he may be able to get onthe air as soon as 3 PM local time there, he says.  {Marathon Alert} 8R – Guyana - 8R1TM, operated byPY1SAD, Aldir, is QRV from Guyana until July 26. He is active on 160 meters through 6 meters, including CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite activity. On weekdays his expected activity from 23:00 UTC to 03:00 UTC on 6–160 metersusing CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellites. And during weekends he will have Full-time activity planned on 6–160 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite operation. {Marathon Alert} TY5FR, Benin -  DL1BUG, Red Frenzel, is QRV as TY5FR, operating from Cotonou (grid locator JJ16FJ) until August 4. He will be using an ICOM IC-7300 with a CG Antenna CG-3000 autotuner, running 100W into a G5RV (2x 15M) antenna. His planned activity will be on 160-10M CW and SSB. QSL via Club Log (bureau or direct via OQRS), as well as bureau or direct via his home call, and LoTW.  {Marathon Alert} E5/S – South Cook Islands - ZL2KE,Steve, will operate as E51KEE from the South Cook Islands from 22/23 July to 14 August 2026, mainly on CW with some SSB, likely focusing on 30 and 40 meters unless propagation improves. Another Steve, ZL4CZ, will operate as E51CZZ from26 July to 6 August on SSB. Neither operator uses FT8 or other digital modes. E51CZZ will bring a ZS6BKW multiband DX antenna, and the operators will help repair E51JD Jim's damaged Hex Beam on Rarotonga.            If you have questions or need information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week! 

Pokémon Champions launched on mobile doing roughly $300-400K/day. Two days later it was collapsing. It's now around $80K/day and falling — a textbook shark fin from the biggest IP on the planet. We cover the wins on this podcast, but we also cover the failures, and this one is genuinely fascinating.We break down what went wrong with Pokémon Champions. The game is essentially Pokémon Stadium (the N64 classic) rebuilt for mobile — a pure battler with no exploration, no gyms, no story, no breeding, no catching Pokémon in the wild. The gacha is neutered into a "pick one of ten" system with no randomness at all. And the killer: Pokémon Home import lets players bring their existing collections straight in from Pokémon Go and other titles, so many players arrived on launch day with everything already unlocked — what Jakub calls "Web3 interoperability in play," and a total economy destroyer. Monetization is cosmetics, a battle pass, and ranch refresh tickets. That's it. The crew also contrasts it with the Pokémon apps that genuinely print money (TCG Pocket at ~$15M/month, Pokémon Sleep at ~$150K/day and ~$150M in three years, Pokémon Go spiking on the 30th anniversary), and picks apart the UA: ~300 creatives that are really about 7 concepts, almost all 15-21 seconds, cut from a year-old trailer.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Why we're covering a failure02:40 It's Pokémon Stadium, rebuilt for mobile07:05 The neutered gacha — pick one of ten11:26 The shallow monetization: cosmetics and a battle pass12:30 Pokémon Home import — the economy killer14:35 The numbers — shark fin, Japan-driven, 16% US17:06 The Pokémon apps that actually print money19:59 The creatives — 300 videos, 7 concepts, all too shortThis episode is brought to you by Kinoa — the AI operating system for mobile game operations: flows, live segments, in-app messages, push notifications, and A/B testing in one place, run by the operators who own the numbers. Carry1st saw +43% ARPDAU; PlayStudios saw +31% revenue on Tetris Block Party. Learn more at Kinoa.http://www.kinoa.ai?utm_source=MatejPodcast&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Matej+Podcast&utm_id=100PVX Partners offers non-dilutive funding for game developers.Go to: https://pvxpartners.com/They can help you access the most effective form of growth capital once you have the metrics to back it.- Scale fast- Keep your shares- Drawdown only as needed- Have PvX take downside risk alongside you+ Work with a team entirely made up of ex-gaming operators and investorsFor an ever-growing number of game developers, this means that now is the perfect time to invest in monetizing direct-to-consumer at scale.Our sponsor FastSpring:Has delivered D2C at scale for over 20 yearsThey power top mobile publishers around the worldLaunch a new webstore, replace an existing D2C vendor, or add a redundant D2C vendor at fastspring.gg.This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let's not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric⁠Join our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SAMatej LancaricUser Acquisition & Creatives Consultant⁠https://lancaric.meFelix BrabergAd monetization consultant⁠https://www.felixbraberg.comJakub RemiarGame design consultant⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiarPlease share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me

In this special episode of Tank Talks, recorded live during Toronto Tech Week at Moomoo Canada's flagship store in Yorkville, Matt Cohen sits down with two of venture's sharpest data and investment minds for an unfiltered conversation on the state of private markets.Peter Walker, Senior Director of Insights at Carta, brings the hard numbers from 60,000+ companies and 3,000+ US venture funds, revealing the stark reality behind valuation markups, unicorn deterioration, and the widening dispersion between top-tier and median deals.John Rikhtegar, Vice President at Northleaf Capital Partners and former RBC investor, offers the LP perspective on why trust matters more than ever, why emerging managers are bearing the brunt of capital allocation challenges, and how disciplined pacing and vintage diversification separate winning funds from the rest.Together, they tackle the 4.3 trillion-dollar NAV overhang, the brutal graduation rates for 2021 vintage funds, whether valuations have permanently shifted, and why the ATM analogy might be the best way to understand AI's impact on venture careers.If you're a GP raising capital, an LP sorting through manager pitches, or just trying to make sense of where venture is headed, this episode is a must-listen.The Great LP Reset: Trust Over Performance (08:05)* Why LPs are letting go of newer relationships while sticking with 15-year partners.* The COVID furlough analogy: why junior and newer team members are the first to go.* How trust became the ultimate table stakes in today's fundraising environment.The 4.3 Trillion Dollar NAV Problem (12:33)* Why SpaceX's IPO would return only 10% of capital deployed over the last decade.* The staggering number of unicorns still sitting on stale marks from 2021.* What happens when 50% of unicorn down rounds become the new normal.Valuation Dispersion Is Breaking the Model (17:38)* Seed valuations jumped from $15M post-money (2022) to $24M (2025).* Series A went from $46M to nearly $80M in the same period.* Why the gap between the top decile and the median has never been wider.* How GPs must adapt ownership expectations or get priced out of deals.The Unicorn Graveyard: Stale Marks and Deteriorating Assets (19:28)* December 2021: 640 unicorns on Carta; 85% of current US unicorns.* 30% have raised new up-rounds; of the rest, half raised down rounds of 50% or more.* How GPs are forced to tell LPs that their “trophy assets” are no longer real.Pacing, Reserves, and Portfolio Construction (22:53)* Why disciplined 3-4 year deployment beats 18-month “firehose” strategies.* The 80/20 reserve debate: why leading rounds can become a net negative.* How “deal 13” is just as likely to succeed as “deal 12”, and why slightly larger portfolios make sense.LP Diligence: It's Not About the Marks (31:55)* Why TDPI and DPI are just 2 of 100 mosaic factors in LP decision-making.* How LPs now go company-by-company, not fund-by-fund.* The importance of founder references, especially from failed companies.Canada vs. The US: A Fractal Problem (40:44)* Why every market (Toronto, Sydney, London, Seattle) faces the same “Silicon Valley problem.”* The importance of domestic liquidity and secondary markets over chasing US LPs.* Why returns, not international capital, will ultimately scale Canadian firms.AI and the Future of Venture Careers (44:44)* The ATM analogy: AI will eliminate tasks, not jobs.* Why the role of the investor becomes more important as noise and froth increase.* How family offices are shifting their mix between fund investing and direct deals.Retail Access to Private Markets: Feature or Bug? (53:27)* Why illiquidity in private markets is a feature, not a bug.* The absurdity of allowing crypto “shitcoins” but blocking friends from investing in startups.* Why “401k-entrance” to private equity is a bigger story than retail venture access.About the GuestsPeter Walker is the Senior Director of Insights at Carta, where he leads the team responsible for analyzing data from over 60,000 companies and 3,000+ venture funds. His work on valuations, liquidity, and fundraising trends is widely cited across the venture ecosystem. He is a regular speaker at industry events and writes extensively on LinkedIn about the intersection of data and venture capital.Connect with Peter Walker on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/peterjameswalkerLearn more about Carta: carta.comJohn Rikhtegar is a Vice President at Northleaf Capital Partners, joining in early 2026 after a distinguished career at RBC and as an operator at Shopify and in the UK. He brings a unique blend of LP and operational perspectives, with deep expertise in due diligence, portfolio construction, and the dynamics of emerging manager investing.Connect with John Rikhtegar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrikhtegar/Learn more about Northleaf Capital Partners: https://www.northleafcapital.com/Connect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com{Marathon Alert} GD – Isle of Man - K3LR, Tim, and DL1QQ, Sandy, will operate CW and SSB on 80 through 10 meters from the Isle of Man during this weekend's IARU HF World Championship, including WRTC2026, thanks to host Bob, MD0CCE. QSL via their home calls, K3LR and DL1QQ.  {Marathon Alert} 3V – Tunisia - During this coming weekend's IARU HF World Radio Championship Tunisia's Association Des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens (ARAT) will be operating HQ station 3V8SS.  VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - G0VJG will be active from North Caicos (NA-002), July 17–30, operating VP5G from a beach location for 14 days. Nobby will use an inverted V and HF9V, a 6-element 6M Yagi, and a Juma PA 1000 amplifier. During the IOTA Contest he will operate single op. Activity will include SSB, CW, and FT4/FT8. QSL via M0OXO.  {Marathon Alert} SV – Greece - VK2IR, Tommy, continues on Paros Island, Greece, EU-067 until August 1. He says he is in “vacation mode,” all bands 80-6, with his Greek callsign, SV0XBF/8.  {Marathon Alert} 8R – Guyana - 8R1TM, operated by PY1SAD, Aldir, is QRV from Guyana until July 26. The operation is planned across 160 meters through 6 meters, including CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite activity. On weekdays his expected activity from 23:00 UTC to 03:00 UTC on 6–160 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellites. And during weekends he will have Full-time activity planned on 6–160 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite operation. TY5FR, Benin -  DL1BUG, Red Frenzel, has announced his upcoming activity as TY5FR, operating from Cotonou (grid locator JJ16FJ) July 7-August 4. He will be using an ICOM IC-7300 with a CG Antenna CG-3000 autotuner, running 100W into a G5RV (2 x 15M) antenna. His planned activity will be on 160-10M CW and SSB. QSL via Club Log (bureau or direct via OQRS), as well as bureau or direct via his home call, and LoTW.   CO – Cuba - OPDX reports the Grupo DX de Cuba (GDXC) will operate the special event station T40FRC to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC), which was founded in Havana on July 15, 1966. The station is expected to be active on all HF bands using CW, SSB,  FT4, and FT8. However, activity may be limited because of frequent and widespread power outages in Cuba. Contacts will be confirmed through LoTW after the operation concludes. Operators who contact T40FRC on at least five bands will be eligible to receive a commemorative certificate. Exact dates of operation were not provided.  {Marathon Alert} T2 – Tuvalu - JK1JXZ, Masaaki “Aki” Iwasawa, will have callsign T2JK from Funafuti July 30 to August 7, 80-6M. On weekdays he expects to be on the air after 5 PM local time, and on the weekend, he will be on all day long. It is possible his stay will be extended to August 14. The flight arrival July 30 is at noon, so he may be able to get on the air as soon as 3 PM local time there, he says.  

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Taylor Swift Today Monday deep dive with Lyla: the confetti's settled, and now the parts people are actually arguing about. A reported 40-page prenup and what it might mean for Taylor's songwriting. A secrecy operation worthy of a heist movie — and the theory that it's about more than privacy. The guest-list stories, including one very loud empty chair. And the big question dividing the internet: was the whole thing just too much? Here's the honest breakdown, both sides. The secrecy: guests reportedly signed NDAs just to learn the venue and time, invitations were individually watermarked to trace any leak, and phones were collected from guests, staff, and even police — with reports MSG let go of employees who broke the agreement

#Publi. Del sueño de una internet global y sin fronteras al tecnofeudalismo, la vigilancia masiva y la desinformación: ¿es posible un espacio digital más libre y justo? En este episodio especial, grabado con motivo del Encuentro Internacional por los Derechos Digitales, Fernando Arancón charla con Inés García y Paula Ducay (Punzadas Sonoras), Alba Leiva y David Gómez sobre cómo internet pasó de ser vista como una oportunidad a percibirse como una amenaza. Repasan hitos como Wikileaks, el caso Snowden o Cambridge Analytica, el tecnofeudalismo de las GAFAM, la censura en China y Rusia, y el papel de las redes en las revueltas árabes y el 15M. También exploran alternativas como el software libre, los "jardines digitales" o el procomún, la regulación europea y la brecha digital entre el norte y el sur global. Hoy en "No es el fin del mundo" hablamos de lo digital. Mapas y artículos: Mapa del acceso a internet en el mundo: https://elordenmundial.com/mapas-y-graficos/mapa-acceso-internet-mundo/ Libros: Digitalización democrática. Soberanía digital para las personas - Simona Levi (Rayo Verde) Los reyes de la casa - Delphine de Vigan (Anagrama) Las redes son nuestras: una historia popular de internet y un mapa para volver a habitarla - Marta G. Franco (Consonni) Contra el futuro - Marta Peirano (Debate) Este episodio cuenta con el patrocinio de RED.ES.

Are Gen Z reshaping the future of work? In this powerful episode, leadership expert and entrepreneur Scott Abbott joins Tim Staton to discuss Gen Z in the workforce, Gen Z workforce statistics, what percentage of the workforce is Gen Z, and how Gen Z will change the workforce. With Gen Z entering the workforce and concerns around Gen Z tech industry workforce decline, traditional top-down leadership approaches are failing. Discover why top down leadership style no longer works and how modern leaders can adapt.   Scott Abbott, founder of Boss Up, shares decades of experience building flexible, AI-powered business systems that bridge generational gaps and drive real results. From Gen Z workforce expectations around purpose and authenticity to practical leadership strategies, this conversation delivers actionable insights for entrepreneurs, managers, and business owners.   What's Covered: Gen Z workforce statistics and how much of the workforce is Gen Z — plus when full impact will hit Why top-down leadership style is losing talent and what replaces it The CLEAR framework for modern leadership and clear framework for prompt engineering Using clear framework AI to empower teams without losing human oversight Building work-life harmony instead of impossible balance The rise of trades, entrepreneurship by acquisition, and the coming renaissance in skilled labor How AI serves as a co-pilot while protecting critical thinking and creativity Evolving Leadership in the Age of Gen Z   Tim Staton and Scott Abbott dive deep into the transformation happening across industries. As Gen Z entering the workforce accelerates, companies face new demands for empathy, flexibility, and authentic leadership. The discussion explores Gen Z tech industry workforce decline concerns and how leaders can reverse talent loss by moving away from rigid top down leadership. Scott shares his entrepreneurial journey — from raising $15M during the dot-com boom to building Boss Up, a coaching platform with 75+ coaches worldwide. He explains how his CLEAR framework (Collaborative, Logical, Empathetic, Authentic, Resilient) helps companies create tailored operating systems that combine proven business templates with intelligent AI. Practical Leadership Tools & AI Integration Scott Abbott strongly advises leaders to “own AI, don't let it own you.” He demonstrates how to use a clear framework AI and clear framework for prompt engineering to boost productivity while maintaining human judgment. The conversation highlights the dangers of blindly copying AI output and the importance of adding personal validation and ethical oversight.   Additional highlights include: Overcoming imposter syndrome and the “ego IQ vs eco EQ” challenge Why Gen Z actually thrives with clear structure, defined roles, and visible accountability The growing opportunity in trades (electrical, HVAC, plumbing) and entrepreneurship by acquisition Shifting from work-life balance to work-life harmony — embracing seasonality and grace   Key Takeaways for Leaders: Move beyond top down leadership style to flexible, mentorship-driven models Implement systems that scale with diverse, multi-generational teams Leverage AI responsibly as a collaborator Build resilient cultures where everyone receives great leadership — at work, church, or home   Whether you're navigating Gen Z workforce challenges, updating your leadership approach, or integrating AI into your operations, this episode provides a clear roadmap for success in today's evolving business landscape.   If you're a leader, entrepreneur, or manager looking to stay ahead of workforce shifts, hit play now.  

Most financial advisors are visionaries — fast-moving sales-driven entrepreneurs whose back offices often can't keep up. In this episode, host Scott Heinila welcomes back Katelynn Graham, Founder and CEO of The Admin Effect, to talk about what it really takes to build operational excellence behind a growing advisory practice. Katelynn explains why operations should be viewed as an investment rather than an expense, how her firm embeds as an extension of advisor teams serving $15M to $200M+ in annual new assets, and why our industry makes it so unnecessarily hard to serve clients. She shares hard data on cycle times — why money movement that drags 50–60 days should be closer to 10–25 — and the tracking and dashboards that give advisors real visibility into their businesses. They also cover hiring mistakes advisors make, the difference between industry experience and back-office competence, her hands-on training course and new TAE Ops Leadership Lab, the journey from founder-led to operator-led leadership after hiring a COO, lessons from mentors like Alex Hormozi and Tony Robbins (push vs. pull motivation), and why AI won't replace advisors — but advisors who use it will replace those who don't.     **This is the Optimized Advisor Podcast, where we focus on optimizing the wellbeing and best practices of insurance and financial professionals. Our objective is to help you optimize your life, optimize your profession, and learn from other optimized advisors. If you have questions or would like to be a featured guest, email us at optimizedadvisor@optimizedins.com Optimized Insurance Planning

Evan Carmichael believes the world's biggest problem is that people don't believe in themselves enough. He has spent the last 15 years trying to fix it.Evan joins Jessica Neal and co-host Jeff on Truth Works for an honest conversation about self-belief, building a movement as an introvert, and why serving one person matters more than reaching millions.Evan is not your typical YouTuber.At 19 he built and sold a biotech software company. At 22 he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. Then he started making videos on YouTube in 2009, long before entrepreneurs were a category there, and for five years almost nobody watched. His first year online he had three comments, two of them from his own family.Today his #Believe channel has over 4 million subscribers, he has written four books, and Ed Mylett has called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill.In this episode, Evan breaks down the "believe walk" he does every morning, why he thinks your purpose comes from your pain, and how a mentor named Steve pushed him from 9,000 subscribers to millions by making him film the same foundation story 40 times. He gets candid about the hardest day of his life, the one day in 15 years he could not bring himself to turn on the camera, and what it taught him about being human.He also shares the systems behind the work: the eliminate, automate, delegate framework, why he themes every day of his week, and the "CEO day" he uses to make the calls he keeps avoiding. Plus why he leads his 60-person team with directness rooted in love, the difference between pushing someone and hugging them, and how to know which one a person needs.TOPICS COVERED- Why lack of belief is the world's number one problem- The "believe walk" and curating what goes into your head every morning- How an introvert built a movement without wanting to be famous- Why your purpose comes from your pain- The five-year grind from 0 to a couple thousand subscribers- Asking for help and why most people wait too long to do it- Big Y vs little Y: staying motivated by serving one person- Why successful entrepreneurs take action immediately- Eliminate, automate, delegate: scaling yourself out of the work- Theming your week and the "CEO day" thought exercise- Leading with love: when to push someone and when to hug themEvan's books, including Your One Word and Built to Serve, are available now.Truth Works is hosted by Jessica Neal and Jeff, two leaders pulling back the curtain on how great companies and people are really built.

What if the question nobody in the room could answer became the business you spent a decade building? In this episode, Tyler Ryan, founder of LTV Numbers and former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, shares how a physics degree, a baseball bleacher conversation, and a single moment at a business event in 2018 led him to build a software company that helps online entrepreneurs finally see what has been invisible in their own data for years. Tyler didn't set out to build an analytics company. He set out to start something, anything, that would let him use his engineering brain in a business context. What he found was that the people around him needed him more than they knew. And one relationship in particular taught him the single most important lesson he has ever learned about business partnerships.   [00:03:30] What He Does and Who He Serves Founder of LTV Numbers, a software platform for online course creators, coaches, and digital businesses Helps businesses understand customer lifetime value at day 0, 30, 60, 90, and beyond Serves e-commerce, info product, and online businesses that sell to customers more than once [00:07:00] How He Got Here Dad was a career musician; that entrepreneurial mindset shaped Tyler from an early age Majored in physics at UCLA; got his master's in mechanical engineering Landed an internship at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory through a bleacher conversation at a high school baseball game Fell in love with coding through that internship and knew he would use it to build something [00:09:00] The Startup Apartment and the Fork in the Road Left NASA with a college friend to build a company in a Burbank apartment Spent two years going all in with zero revenue; nearly exhausted all savings His co-founder went back to Google; Tyler refused to quit Emptied retirement and investment accounts to join masterminds and get into the right rooms [00:12:00] The Moment That Built a Business Was the only tech person in a room full of fitness coaches and online business owners Started helping people with websites and automations for free without thinking anything of it With less than 30 days of money left, announced he was offering tech consulting to the group Made $3,000 in seven days; that was the proof of concept that changed everything [00:14:30] The Event That Crystallized Everything: Joel Marion Attended Craig Valentine's Perfect Life Retreat in 2018 and watched a talk by Joel Marion of BioTrust Marion asked 400 entrepreneurs how many knew their LTV at day 0, 30, 60, 90, and 180 by product, funnel, and traffic source Four hands went up; their businesses were doing $15M, $25M, $35M, and $50M Marion said: the reason we scaled BioTrust from zero to nine figures in 18 months was because we knew that answer better than anyone [00:17:30] What Inspires Him: Lifting the Fog Was an engineer who knew nothing about business; that insecurity held him back for years Sees brilliant business people constrained not by their ability but by their visibility Loves the moment a business owner finally sees what has been invisible for years Mission: make data-driven decision-making the default for every online business [00:20:00] Client Impact: Joe DiGalbo and Live Anabolic Joe was one of his earliest LTV Numbers clients; they met in the original mastermind Joe's fitness business had been stuck at $5 million a year for three years After deep work on LTV visibility and scaling decisions, the company hit $13 million last year Has been on a weekly call with Joe for years; Joe is one of his favorite people in the world [00:23:30] The First Relationship That Changed Everything: Steven Cornford Steven was the father of a high school baseball teammate; Tyler ran into him in the bleachers a year after graduation One conversation about physics led to an internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that summer That internship introduced him to programming and set the entire trajectory of his career The lesson: say yes early to opportunities you can't fully see; the path reveals itself later [00:25:00] The Relationship That Healed Everything: Joe DiGalbo Got into several business partnerships from a place of desperation and insecurity Partners looked great on paper but produced negative results; the company went backwards Joe was different; not because of his skill set but because of who he is as a person That relationship taught him to over-index on character and values, not skills [00:28:00] The Compound Effect of One Great Relationship Joe introduced him to Robbie, a mentor and advisor who became a close friend Has been on a weekly three-way call with Joe and Robbie for years Robbie's company is finishing an acquisition; a new chapter together may be forming One great person leads to more great people; pour into the relationship without needing to see where it goes [00:37:30] Final Word: Seven Minutes of Terror and Knowing Your Numbers Was in the JPL auditorium when the Curiosity Mars rover landed in the early 2010s Due to signal delay, the auditorium was only finding out what had already happened as they listened When mission control said "touchdown confirmed" the entire auditorium burst into tears The rover landed within a mile of its target after flying through space entirely on its own; that is what knowing your numbers makes possible   KEY QUOTES "Your skill set determines your potential. But if your visibility is terrible, you are going to operate well below that potential." - Tyler Ryan "I could partner up with a person I loved with very little marketing skills, who would run through a wall for me, and they probably would have produced a better outcome." - Tyler Ryan "Once you find that one person where you're like, I don't know how, but I would want to work with this person on anything, just keep pouring into it. It might be three years later, but it changes your life." - Tyler Ryan CONNECT WITH TYLER RYAN Website: https://www.ltvnumbers.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjryan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetylerjryan   Thanks for tuning in! If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe! Find me on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Stitcher

1 conversation. 3 potential transactions. That's the power of the Reverse Offer Strategy, and in this podcast, we're walking through real examples from agents in our community who are using it right now to turn expired listings, tired landlords, and FSBOs into signed contracts.You'll hear how:Johnna turned ONE tired landlord call into a $1.5M listing opportunity + a Section 8 portfolio conversationDavid asked one extra question on an expired listing and uncovered 5 acres of land AND a dental office for saleCorita used the FSBO Fast Track Playbook to land 3 transactions from a single FSBO, and now has 4 listings coming in JulyMy 19-year-old son Kaden (home recovering from shoulder surgery) texted 35 dead leads and got 6-7 replies in one sittingPlus we break down exactly what's included in the 1 Deal a Week Accelerator Program, the Deal Done Guarantee, and how to grab one of the remaining spots.

Graduation day for Lloydie's and Hammer's daughters, Jason Robertson turns down $15M from the Kraken, what kind of challenge South Africa pose to Canada at the World Cup, and TSN's Frankie Corrado.

TSN's Frankie Corrado on Jason Robertson turns down a huge bag from the Kraken, is Robertson worth $15M, Matthew Knies, teams linked to Mason McTavish, and the NHL Draft.

1. HEART OF THE MATTER 1A. Record-Breaking Missionary Numbers — Pres. Oaks at New Mission Leader Seminar At the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders (June 18–21, Provo MTC), President Dallin H. Oaks announced that the Church will soon have the largest number of full-time missionaries in its history, surpassing the current 87,000+ serving worldwide. The surge is driven by the first wave of 18-year-old sister missionaries (following the November policy change lowering the minimum age from 19) and the addition of 55 new missions in July, bringing the global total to 506. President Oaks outlined three characteristics defining the restored Church: (1) the fulness of doctrine (including eternal marriage between a man and a woman); (2) priesthood authority and keys; and (3) a unique testimony of Christ grounded in modern revelation and the First Vision. Sister Kristin Oaks also spoke, sharing six core truths missionaries teach. Source: Church Newsroom, June 20, 2026 Note: Strong potential for discussion on what ‘only true and living church’ means in a pluralistic world — Richie angle? 1B. New Hymn ‘Welcome Home’ — The Story Behind It Composer Andrea Brett explains how a 2017 encounter with Demetrius O’Neal — a recent convert serving as a greeter at a Spokane ward on a snowy Sunday morning — inspired her hymn ‘Welcome Home,’ now published in the new Hymns for Home and Church. Brett submitted 10 pieces when the global hymnbook was announced in 2018; this was the only one she’d written before the call. She received confirmation of its selection in February 2025, then had a full-circle moment when she and O’Neal sat near each other at the April 2025 General Conference as the Tabernacle Choir performed it. O’Neal’s name appears in the hymn’s tune name as a tribute. The hymn is now translated and sung globally. Source: Church Newsroom / Richie’s document 1C. Family History Records Are a ‘Sacred Thread’ — Elder Bragg at International Archivists Congress Elder Mark A. Bragg, General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Church’s Family History Department and FamilySearch International, was a keynote speaker at the III Congress of Archivists: Digital Archive Expo (DA-EXPO), held June 8–12 in Astana, Kazakhstan. He called family history records ‘the thin but sacred thread’ tying people together across generations, and argued that records are ‘in a very real sense, witnesses.’ Elder Bragg framed the digital revolution in genealogy in moral terms: for most of history, access to records was shaped by ‘proximity, resources and specialized knowledge,’ but today a record created in one place can be preserved in another, indexed in a third, and discovered by someone on the other side of the world. ‘The reach is astonishing. The speed is breathtaking. The possibilities are almost beyond measure.’ He also said that ‘access is an act of kindness’ — records only fulfill their divine purpose when they are found, understood, and used. His core message: preserving memory is an act of hope. ‘It says that the past is not dead to us and that the future deserves more than fragments.’ Source: Church News, June 17, 2026 Angle: Great ‘quiet but meaningful’ story — LDS family history going global and leveling the playing field for genealogy worldwide. 1D. America Gives — All 50 States Receive Food Donations The Church completed a milestone in its ‘America Gives’ initiative by delivering a shipping container of food to Hilo, Hawaii — marking all 50 states reached. The initiative aims to deliver 250 truckloads of food nationwide in 2026 to celebrate the U.S. 250th anniversary. In Hawaii, the food went to The Food Basket, distributed to 10 local nonprofits. Notably, 42% of residents on the island of Hawaii face food insecurity — the state’s highest rate. Rosie Rios, chair of America 250 and former U.S. Treasurer, praised the milestone. Local Methodist pastor Ted Lesnett said recipients will know ‘when they were hungry, someone cared.’ Source: Church Newsroom / Richie’s document 1E. Church Donates $250,000 NZD to Christchurch Anglican Cathedral Rebuild The Church announced a NZ$250,000 donation (June 19, 2026) toward the restoration of Christchurch’s iconic Anglican Cathedral — damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. Elder Peter F. Meurs (Pacific Area President) and Anglican Bishop Peter Carrell presided at the announcement. The donation comes as the project faces a $45M funding shortfall and an overall $219M budget. The Christchurch City Council has offered $15M contingent on government and Anglican Church matches. Notably, a New Zealand Buddhist community made a similar gift in 2023 — the LDS donation continues a cross-faith pattern of support for the heritage project. Source: Richie’s document Angle: Rare and heartwarming — LDS funds an Anglican cathedral. Good interfaith story. 1F. Central America Humanitarian Blitz — 5 Projects, 500,000+ People In late May and early June 2026, the Church announced five humanitarian projects across Central America (with Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, representing the Church). Projects include: the ‘Windows of Light’ eyecare program in El Salvador (350,000+ screenings to date); safe water access for 250,000+ in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (with UNICEF); nearly 750 computers/tablets donated to 66 educational institutions in Guatemala; and medical equipment for the ‘La Mascota’ children’s hospital in Nicaragua. Source: Church Newsroom, June 2026 2. FAITH & DOCTRINE 2A. President Christofferson in Philadelphia & Toronto A busy week of ministry for President D. Todd Christofferson: He offered the invocation at Becket’s Canterbury Medal Gala in Philadelphia (multifaith event celebrating religious liberty), alongside Elder Gary E. Stevenson and others. The group also visited the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall — fitting, ahead of America’s 250th. Christofferson reflected on D&C 101 and the Constitution’s purpose to protect ‘all flesh.’ From Philadelphia, he and Sister Christofferson traveled to Toronto, meeting 250+ missionaries in the Canada Toronto Mission weeks before it divides into three missions (Toronto West, Toronto East, and Montreal). He also spoke to hundreds of LDS youth, with one — Amelia Fischer — saying ‘no amount of words can describe how I felt tonight.’ Source: Richie’s document / Church Newsroom 2B. BYU Scholar Study: Religion Adds 7.6 Years to Life The BYU Wheatley Institute is releasing three reports analyzing 3,000 of the most scientifically rigorous studies (culled from 60,000+ papers by Duke University) on religion and health. Key findings: 33/34 studies show improved social health; 10/11 show improved mental health; 7/8 show improved physical health. Regular worshippers live an average of 7.6 years longer (up to 13.7 years longer for African Americans). A ‘landmark finding’: 256 studies show religion prevents/aids recovery from substance abuse (vs. 6 showing negative impact). Author Loren Marks recommends public health frameworks treat religious involvement like exercise recommendations. Source: Richie’s document 2C. Elder Soares Testifies in the Philippines Elder Ulisses Soares completed a two-week ministry in the Philippines (mid-May 2026), meeting with 600+ young single adults in Cebu, 450+ in Quezon City, and 340+ missionaries at the Philippines MTC. His recurring message: ‘His arms are extended to all of us.’ The Philippines has more than 905,000 Latter-day Saints — the Church’s fourth-largest national membership. Two new temples were also dedicated in the Philippines this month: the Davao Philippines Temple (Elder Renlund, May 3) and the Bacolod Philippines Temple (Elder Andersen, May 31). Source: Church Newsroom, June 17, 2026 3. CULTURE & CURIOSITIES 3A. LDS Author in Everyman’s Library — A First BYU biology and bioethics professor Steven L. Peck has reportedly become the first Latter-day Saint author included in the prestigious Everyman’s Library series (publishing canonical English fiction since 1906). His 2012 novella A Short Stay in Hell — a philosophical horror story about a Mormon man condemned to an afterlife library containing every possible book — went viral on BookTok and found a new audience. A literature historian noted: ‘No Mormon or Mormon-adjacent writer that I know of has ever been featured in this prestigious series.’ The Salt Lake Tribune covered the story, noting the irony that a theological horror story marks one of the most significant moments in LDS literary history. Source: Salt Lake Tribune / Richie’s document 3B. The Sasine Family — 40 Countries Before Age 1 Keith and Chelsea Sasine, an LDS couple stationed in Germany (Keith is an Army oral surgeon), made history in November 2025 by taking their youngest daughter Mia to 40 countries before her first birthday (March–November 2025), using a Honda Odyssey for European road trips. The family of six (including Izzy, 10; Abby, 9; and John, 4) attends local wards wherever they travel — a faith anchor the couple says strengthened their testimony and taught their kids the importance of the Sabbath globally. They’re planning a move to Colorado Springs in 2026. Source: Richie’s document 3C. Jen Affleck (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) Expecting Baby #4 Jen Affleck, 27-year-old star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Dancing with the Stars alum, announced June 18 that she and husband Zac Affleck are expecting their fourth child. She shared the news on Instagram captioned ‘Chapter Four.

Carl and Mike share more thoughts on Kyle Pitts getting his extension from the Falcons and agree the deal is not as bad as the optics present due to the fact they were already on the books to pay him $15M this year.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message!Welcome to the where shall we meet podcast. Our guest this week is Xavier Collins who is the CEO and Co-founder of Wonder Studios, an AI-native creative studio redefining how film, advertising, and music video content is made. Based in London, Xavier founded Wonder alongside CCO Justin Hackney with a clear thesis: that the most valuable creative work in the AI era lives at the intersection of human taste and intelligent production — what the studio calls “crafting jewelry from AI gold.”Wonder has raised $15M from investors including LocalGlobe and Blackbird, with angels from ElevenLabs, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind — and is building toward becoming the A24 of the AI generation.Before Wonder, Xavier held senior roles scaling some of the world's fastest-growing consumer platforms, including Uber and Deliveroo.We talk about:Who is the maker when we use AI?Does what we value change when things don't require effort?Is the box office truly reflective of what care about?Will AI tools empower the unskilled?How will we adjust to fakery?Is Inga Rose a watershed moment?Will artisanal always resonate more AI?Can AI create novelty?Let's wonder!Web: www.whereshallwemeet.xyzTwitter: @whrshallwemeetInstagram: @whrshallwemeet

Programa Nº 184 de "Voces del Misterio", trigésimo primero de la Temporada 2010/2011. “Efemérides (20 de Mayo), Entrevista a Miguel Blanco, Peña de Lobos, George Adamsky, Movimiento 15M, Sueños, Viajes en el tiempo, etc”. Comenzaremos con nuestras habituales Efemérides (20 de Mayo). Miguel Blanco (el popular periodista, director de "Espacio en Blanco" en RNE) nos presentará su última obra titulada "Otros Mundos. Las huellas de los antiguos dioses". José David Flores nos llevará a conocer un lugar inquietante: Peña de Lobos. José Manuel García Bautista nos hablará de George Adamsky. Mª Ángeles Leiva nos hablará de sueños. Las noticias se centrarán en el movimiento 15M y nuestra habitual "Aldea Irreductible" con Javier Peláez, en esta ocasión nos hablará de los viajes en el tiempo. Todo esto y mucho más en “Voces del Misterio”. Un programa dirigido y presentado por Jesús García con José Manuel García Bautista. Audio perteneciente a la primera etapa, en Radio Betis. Fecha de emisión: 20/05/2011 RECORDAROS que este PODCAST NO es el OFICIAL del programa “Voces del Misterio”. Para comentarios sobre los temas tratados o las opiniones de los colaboradores, podeís contactar directamente con el programa a través de su web (https://www.vocesdelmisterio.com) o el correo electrónico: "vocesdelmisterio@gmail.com". PARANORMALIA: https://paranormaliaweb.github.io/ (WEB), https://www.facebook.com/paranormaliaweb/ (Facebook) y https://x.com/paranormaliaweb (X).

Send us Fan MailSeva Ustinov raised $5M for Plurial - AI agents for performance marketing - after rebuilding his company from scratch in a market where every founder has an AI pitch and most investors are no longer moved by them. In this episode, he explains why traction now matters more than vision, how he compressed client onboarding from six weeks to two days using a shared AI workspace, and the playbook he built by studying 17 companies that hit $100M ARR in under 36 months.What You Will LearnHow to raise funding when investors are drowning in AI pitchesWhy a bold vision alone will not close a funding round in 2025What the fastest-growing AI companies have in common at $100M ARRHow to use a shared AI workspace to compress onboarding and scale knowledge across your teamWhy pricing against value - not per seat - is the structural advantage most AI founders missAbout the GuestSeva Ustinov is the co-founder and CEO of Plurial, an AI agents platform for performance marketing that he rebuilt from an earlier marketing data business after identifying the AI wave early. His previous agency scaled to $15M per year in revenue before the pivot. Seva spent 40 hours personally — and over 100 hours of agent compute time - studying 17 AI companies to extract the exact growth laws behind their rise to $100M ARR. Connect with Seva on LinkedIn and find Plurial at plurio.ai.Connect with Seva UstinovLinkedIn: Seva UstinovWebsite: plurio.aiConnect with HinaHina's WebsiteHina's LinkedInHina's Youtube Channel  Production Credit: Produced by @the32collective_ / https://www.the32collective.co/

Matthieu Burin a une intuition au démarrage de Hemea : "quand tu as besoin de faire des travaux de rénovation, c'est un enfer. Tu sais pas à qui t'adresser, tu sais pas combien ça coûte, et tu as l'impression que tu vas te faire avoir."10 ans plus tard, Hemea est devenue une marketplace de travaux qui a réalisé plus de 5000 chantiers, levé 15M€ et structuré un réseau national de courtiers en architecture et rénovation.Ingénieur de formation, passé par les grands projets du BTP et un court passage en cabinet de conseil, Matthieu lance Hemea en septembre 2015 avec 473€ de RSA et une conviction simple : digitaliser un secteur que personne dans l'écosystème startup ne voulait toucher.Ce qui suit, c'est 10 ans de construction patiente.Dans cet épisode de La Galère, Matthieu revient sans filtre sur l'envers du décor d'une marketplace dans un marché à 70 milliards où personne ne fait confiance à personne : un premier MVP bricolé sur Typeform et Excel, une liste de 97 problèmes clients établie sur un tableau blanc, une décision radicale sur la gestion du cash, et un pivot stratégique en pleine restructuration du marché VC en 2023.

She sold for $88M, almost bought a lake house she didn't want, and spent $340K on Knicks playoff tickets — then gave two away because it felt better.We're still surprised people did this but... 50+ founders worth $10M to $4B reveal their personal finances. Here it is: https://joinhampton.com/mw-wrWhy do we do this? Because if you're an aspirational person or someone who runs a business and is making money, it's incredibly challenging to figure out what to do. Information is impossible to find — and that's what we put together: the net worth reveal and why we do this podcast, Moneywise.Also, this podcast is made by Hampton, which is a community for founders doing on average $20 million a year in revenue. We saw a lot of these money conversations happening privately behind closed doors and we thought, "Why not, let's make it public." If you are a founder, apply here: https://joinhampton.com/mwAnne Mahlum built Solid Core from $175,000 of her own savings into an $88M exit. Two years later, her net worth is $115–120M, with $65M in public equities and $15M in a single stock alone. But the numbers are the least interesting thing that's happened since.After the sale, she secretly launched a second fitness company, had panic attacks she's never talked publicly about, shut the whole thing down, and spent two years in legal fallout. Then she had a baby, pulled an accepted lake house offer the morning after making it, and started forcing herself to spend $200K a month just to stop the money from piling up.This episode covers the full portfolio breakdown two years post-exit, why she's done with private investments, the Ambition story she's never told, what a baby did to how she thinks about money and time, and what she actually wants to be remembered for — which has nothing to do with net worth.Sponsors: Daily Body Coach - achieve your dream body with https://moneywise.dailybodycoach.com

Brent Baxter, Sam Delestienne, Steve Hoffman, John Strenger, and Matt Melsen Winning a banker-run auction at 5% under the highest bid. Closing a deal when co-sellers have not spoken in months. Getting through 22 countries of employment complexity with a client who refused to work with EOR providers. Acquiring a Netherlands-based public company and discovering the due diligence documents were in Dutch. These are the problems that no playbook prepares you for. Four corp dev professionals share how they handled them, and what it cost when they got it wrong. What You'll Learn  How to win a competitive auction when you're not the highest bidder What seller conflict at the closing table looks like (and how to get a deal back on track) When an employer of record works in a cross-border carve-out and when it creates permanent establishment risk Why management trust in the buyer can outweigh the highest bid number What a first European acquisition actually costs in compliance, legal, and cultural surprises If you're running deals where the numbers are right but the relationship isn't, or you're in a market you haven't operated in before, DealPilot, powered by M&A Science, connects you with advisors who have closed deals in exactly that situation. ____________________ This episode of M&A Science is presented by DealRoom. DealRoom just launched the only MCP server built for Buyer-Led M&A™ — so your AI and your deal data finally work together. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot directly to DealRoom and let your AI read your pipeline, analyze due diligence documents, and automatically write findings back.  See for yourself: dealroom.net/mcp ____________________ Episode Chapters [00:00] Intro [03:12] Partners who came to blows over valuation [03:37] The closing table walkout [05:47] Every deal craters on Friday [07:54] Why managing emotions is the hardest job after LOI [13:30] A door blows off an Alaska Airlines jet mid-process [16:00] Winning at $15M under the highest bid [18:23] Trust and reputation as deal currency [23:09] The "baby ugly" lesson [25:06] Preempting banker processes [32:14] What EOR is and when it works [33:52] Permanent establishment risk with C-level hires [34:48] CBA compliance across 22 countries [40:38] First European cross-border acquisition [42:38] Dutch documents and data residency surprises [46:20] Why in-person matters more in Europe [50:38] The $100M tax exposure that was not real [55:57] Outro

Morgan & Morgan isn't just the biggest PI firm in America. The firm built this machine around one idea: Grow or get left behind. In this episode, Dan Morgan breaks down how Morgan & Morgan thinks about scale in 2026 — from referral monetization and hyperlocal marketing to AI, private equity pressure, and the operational systems required to manage more than 6,000 employees nationwide. He also shares why their upcoming “Grow or Die” conference isn't another motivational event, but a serious conversation about the future economics of law firms. You need a marketing partner that operates with the same level of obsession as you do. Rankings.io is the elite performance marketing agency for personal injury law firms and our standard is simple: proof over promises. Visit Rankings.io and see the proof for yourself. On this episode, you'll learn: Why Dan believes TV is still king — even as firms shift aggressively into social media. How Morgan Connection grew from $15M to $63M in referral revenue in just a few years. The “second look” philosophy that helps monetize cases other firms turn down. Why elite firms obsess over acquisition cost, average fee, and burn rate. Use Code PIM20 and get 20% Off your Grow or Die tickets. If you like what you hear, hit Subscribe. We do this every week. Buy tickets for PIMCON 2026: https://hubs.li/Q04bf9vT0 Subscribe to our newsletter:  newsletter.rankings.io Get Social! Personal Injury Mastermind (PIM) powered by Rankings.io is on Instagram | YouTube | TikTok

Most dental practices lose new patients the moment a call goes unanswered - and most don't know it's happening. In this episode of The Thriving Dentist Show, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah break down the after-hours and missed-call response system every dental practice needs in 2026. Inside: why 95% of new patients won't leave a voicemail, the 60-second response standard, when Book Now buttons help (and when they kill new patient numbers), and the simple audit every practice should run on its own phone system. Plus the wake-up call: a $15M multi-location practice that was missing 1,400 calls a month with no idea it was happening. Bonus guest segment from Dr. Jeff Buske on the work-to-home transition no one in dentistry talks about. Want to find out how many calls YOUR practice is missing? Book a free Marketing Strategy Meeting with Ekwa - we'll pull your actual call data: ekwa.com/td Want help building the after-hours response protocol? Book a free Coaching Strategy Meeting with Gary Takacs: thrivingdentist.com/csm

Musk v. Altman went to closing arguments, with Musk's lawyer hammering Altman's credibility while OpenAI says Musk has no evidence. Google tests cutting free Gmail storage to 5GB, Meta opens Ray-Ban Display to developers, OpenAI brings Codex to mobile, and xAI launches Grok Build. ⁠Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk's attorney doubled down on claims of Altman's untrustworthiness, while OpenAI's lawyer said Musk has no evidence⁠ (AP) ⁠Google confirms a new storage policy test, after some users reported that new Gmail accounts get 5GB, not 15GB, of free storage if they don't add a phone number⁠ (Android Authority) ⁠Meta rolls out new features for its Ray-Ban Display glasses, including neural handwriting support for all users, and opens the device to third-party developers⁠ (The Verge) ⁠OpenAI adds remote access to Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users control Codex sessions running on a computer directly via iOS, iPadOS, and Android⁠ (9to5Mac) ⁠xAI launches Grok Build, an agent and CLI for coding, building apps, and automating workflows, in early beta, available first for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers⁠ (Bloomberg) ⁠OpenEvidence, an AI clinical tool, is now used by ~65% of US doctors across 27M clinical encounters per month, becoming an AI-era equivalent of consulting a colleague⁠ (NBC News) ⁠Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men, claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70–80% identifying as women⁠ (Forbes) Longreads ⁠OpenEvidence, an AI clinical tool, is now used by ~65% of US doctors across 27M clinical encounters per month, becoming an AI-era equivalent of consulting a colleague⁠ (NBC News) ⁠Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men, claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70–80% identifying as women⁠ (Forbes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A big single-stock win can feel like freedom one day and a tightrope the next. This plan walks through how a family holding ~$15M in NVIDIA shares can turn concentrated success into stable, low-stress wealth—without torching liquidity on taxes.Start with the only question that matters: How much diversified capital is needed to fund a confident lifestyle?Reverse-engineer that number, then use precise tools to reach it, keeping meaningful upside while lowering single-stock risk.What's inside this episode: - Decide your lifestyle floor first: Define the minimum diversified capital required to fund spending needs with confidence.- Complement, don't duplicate: Use separately managed accounts (SMAs) to add what's missing so exposure isn't stacked on top of NVDA, Apple, and Amazon.- Create tax “ammo”: Systematic tax-loss harvesting and long/short SMAs to build a reservoir of losses that can offset gains when trimming the position.- Account coordination, not silos: Asset location that overweights missing exposures—international, small caps, real assets—inside 401(k)/403(b) to hit global targets while cutting tax drag.- Optimize NVIDIA employee benefits: Mega backdoor Roth contributions paired with a generous 401(k) match for higher tax-advantaged compounding.- Thoughtful de-risking: Selective pruning vs. selling everything—manage taxes, sequence risk, and liquidity step by step.- Advanced tools, clear trade-offs: Exchange funds, covered-call overlays for selective income, and charitable gifting of appreciated shares via donor-advised funds.- Portfolio-level management: Make decisions across all accounts, not account-by-account.- Graduate from accumulation to optimization: Shift the focus to risk control, tax efficiency, and reliable cash-flow.Who this helps- NVIDIA employees with RSUs/ESPP and sizable NVDA exposure- Founders and tech execs holding concentrated single-stock positions- Anyone looking to diversify without a massive tax bill and buy long-term peace of mindThe bottom line— fund the lifestyle floor with diversified assets so one ticker never dictates your future, or your mood.--Advisory services are offered through Root Financial Partners, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. This content is intended for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered personalized investment, tax, or legal advice. Viewing this content does not create an advisory relationship. We do not provide tax preparation or legal services. Always consult an investment, tax or legal professional regarding your specific situation.The strategies, case studies, and examples discussed may not be suitable for everyone. They are hypothetical and for illustrative and educational purposes only. They do not reflect actual client results and are not guarantees of future performance. All investments involve risk, including the potential loss of principal.Comments reflect the views of individual users and do not necessarily represent the views of Root Financial. They are not verified, may not be accurate, and should not be considered testimonials or endorsementsParticipation in the Retirement Planning Academy or Early Retirement Academy does not create an advisory relationship with Root Financial. These programs are educational in nature and are not a substitute for personalized financial advice. Advisory services are offered only under a written agreement with Root Financial.Create Your Custom Strategy ⬇️Get Started Here.Join the new Root Collective HERE!

John Stossel. The Complete Guide to Socialism vs Capitalism (Myths Explained) People find fault with capitalism. Many think they'd prefer socialism. Why? Because they believe absurd myths about it For example: When socialist countries fail, defenders say: “That wasn't real socialism.” Some say that about the Soviet Union (which made private business illegal). “That's about as close as the world ever saw to the purest socialist end of the spectrum,” explains economist Ben Powell. Meanwhile, capitalism gets trashed. We are told billionaires get rich by making others poor. But that's another myth. In the video above, we debunk 5 myths about socialism, and capitalism. Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/OhZr03g1PI4?si=ijf152nk1XtrcObZ John Stossel 1.15M subscribers 1,247,132 views Dec 23, 2025 . ——— To make sure you receive the weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe ———

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