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In this episode of Hat Chat, we deliver a 'semi-spoiler' review of Disclosure Day, picking apart the film's biggest plot holes and the issues that left us unimpressed. From there, the conversation shifts to Hollywood pay culture, sparked by the Obsession art director's claims of being underpaid despite the film's global success. That leads into a wider debate on whether actors are paid too much and whether the film industry needs to unionise. Spoiler warning: if you haven't seen Disclosure Day yet, you'll want to watch first. The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Video Game profits collapse, PC sales boom & The Next Gen battle begins in Japan These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November 1994.  As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Or Discord https://discord.gg/mYdkBJe8 Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM/posts/november-1994-161464050      7 Minutes in Heaven: Jazz Jackrabbit Video Version: https://youtu.be/IIom2LSch6w     https://www.mobygames.com/game/902/jazz-jackrabbit/ Corrections: Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ November 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM/posts/november-1984-157521521     Great Exhibition Digital Recreation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wNEgZDetNk     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_VS._System     Moondust 7 Minutes - https://youtu.be/jT3QzYpUEck?si=MbYsjB7cDptFfIBY      November 1994: Video Game Industry profits plummet          Sega Reports 47 Percent Drop in Earnings in Fiscal First Half, Associated Press Worldstream, November 11, 1994; Friday 07:03 Eastern Time, Section: Financial pages       SEGA PROFITS PLUNGE 43PC AS VIDEO GAME RIVALRY HOTS UP, The Guardian (London), November 12, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN HOME PAGE; Pg. 1, Byline: Nicholas Bannister In London And Kevin Rafferty In Tokyo     EDITORS:Associated Press Worldstream, November 21, 1994; Monday 07:13 Eastern Time, Section: Financial pages     KOEI LOWERS PROFIT ESTIMATES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 4, 1994, FRIDAY     NAMCO SUFFERS LOWER PROFITS IN 1ST HALF, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 4, 1994, FRIDAY     KONAMI TO LOG 3.1-B.-YEN LOSS FOR FY '94, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 9, 1994, WEDNESDAY          KONAMI SLIPS INTO RED IN 1ST HALF, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 25, 1994, FRIDAY     CAPCOM SUFFERS SHARP DROPS IN PROFIT, SALES, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 24, 1994, THURSDAY     Play Meter November 1994, pg. 22     TAKARA RETURNS TO BLACK IN 1ST HALF, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 18, 1994, FRIDAY     T-HQ announces third-quarter results, s'ipment of the XBAND Video Game, Modem aNd new equity financing, Business Wire, November 14, 1994, Monday     SOFTWARE ETC. STORES, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS, PR Newswire, November 10, 1994, Thursday - 13:59 Eastern time, Section: Financial News Software Etc. and Babbage's to merge         SOFTWARE ETC. STORES, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS, PR Newswire, November 10, 1994, Thursday - 13:59 Eastern time, Section: Financial News Big money bets against Atari     CBS rich with takeover rumors, USA TODAY, November 7, 1994, Monday, FINAL EDITION, Section: MONEY; Dan Dorfman; Pg. 4B, Byline: Dan Dorfman     https://mdsass.com/our-team/     ATARI RESPONDS TO DAN DORFMAN ARTICLE IN USA TODAY, PR Newswire, November 8, 1994, Tuesday - 09:10 Eastern Time     Atari stock plummets,The Financial Post (Toronto, Canada), November 8, 1994, Tuesday,DAILY EDITION, Section: SECTION 1, NEWS; Pg. 14; APPOINTMENT NOTICE, Byline: Bloomberg     ATARI CORP. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS 1994 RESULTS, PR Newswire, November 14, 1994, Monday - 05:59 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News     COMPANY NEWS; ATARI STOCK RISES AS DEAL WITH SEGA IS COMPLETED, The New York Times, November 17, 1994, Thursday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk , Section: Section D; ; Section D;  Page 4;  Column 1;  Financial Desk ; Column 1;  Siliwood deals abound!     Activision, Henson in Multimedia Muppets Deal, Ad Day, November 7, 1994, Section: NEWS ROUNDUP; Pg. 12         Move over, nerds - Hollywood's here, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), November 15, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Frontier Media; Pg. 43     https://archive.org/details/electronic-games-1994-11z Baby Bells form Multimedia Colossus         3 BABY BELLS FORM MULTIMEDIA COLOSSUS 1994, Reuters News Service, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), November 1, 1994, TUESDAY, FIVE STAR Edition, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. 6C    TELEPHONE FIRMS AIM AT CABLE BELL ATLANTIC AND TWO OTHER, BABY BELLS PLAN A MULTIMEDIA VENTURE. , USERS COULD ORDER, VIDEOS.The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 1, 1994 Tuesday FINAL EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. C01         Info highway dream team / Ovitz wants Hollywood on high-tech map, USA TODAY, November 1, 1994, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION, Section: MONEY; Pg. 1B; Cover Stor      William Morris goes Interactive     William Morris Courts Agencies, ADWEEK, November 14, 1994, Western Edition, Byline: By Cathy Taylor Siemens gets into settop boxes    2 Companies Join Siemens In Video Plan, The New York Times, November 8, 1994, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: Financial Desk, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 5; Column 1; Financial Desk ; Column 1;Byline: By Bloomberg Business News     Intel, Backed On ITV, Sails For CablePort, Electronic Buyers News, November 28, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 3; ISSN: 0164-6362, Byline: Jonathan Cassell TCI buys into Acclaim     TCI AND ACCLAIM FORM PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERACTIVE, ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, M2 PRESSWIRE, November 4, 1994 TeleWest goes public         Time is right to float, says TeleWest, The Herald (Glasgow), November 8, 1994, Section: Pg. 25, Byline: Nicola Reeves BCE Holdings to buy Rage and Software Creations     NEW GAME PLAN AT £25M BCE, Daily Mail (London), November 2, 1994, Section: Pg. 65           BCE HOLDINGS TO BUY SOFTWARE CREATIONS (HOLDINGS): 2, Extel Examiner, November 1, 1994, Tuesday - 03:04 Eastern Time, Section: Company News; Takeovers and Acquisitions           COMPUTER GAMES MERGER GOES TO EUROPEAN LEVEL, The Guardian (London), November 5, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN CITY PAGE; Pg. 38, Byline: Jim Levi     Consoled by a £10m fortune, Mail on Sunday (London), November 6, 1994, Section: Pg. 5, Byline: Jason Nisse     Computer games 'set for surge in sales', The Times, November 9, 1994, Wednesday, Section: Business, Byline: By Neil Bennett Warner buys Renegade     Amiga Games, November 1994, pg. 34         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renegade_Software Mindscape to buy Atreid Concept     L'editeur Mindscape rachete Atreid Concept, Echos, November 19, 1994             https://www.mobygames.com/company/661/kalisto-entertainment-sa/      Video game ratings system still a thorn in coinop's side     Play Meter, November 1994, pg. 20     https://arcade.fandom.com/wiki/Parental_Advisory_System Sega goes big with VR-1     Japanese take virtual reality for a ride; Sega has combined fairground rides, with hi-tech wizardry, writes Arnold Redhead, The Independent (London), November 21, 1994, Monday, Section: NETWORK PAGE; Page 25, Byline: ARNOLD REDHEAD          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR-1        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rf9FiwBUk Japanese Next Gen Holiday Lineup Set     Video-game makers out to zap 32-bit rivals, Nikkei Weekly, November 7, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 9; Vol. 32;     Multimedia video game wars begin, The Daily Yomiuri, November 8, 1994, Tuesday, Byline: Terumitsu Otsu; Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer     Nintendo's super 'game boy' from Dundee, The Scotsman, November 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: Pg. 32          NINTENDO, U.S. FIRM TO DEVELOP 3-D SOFTWARE, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 22, 1994, TUESDAY            https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Paradigm_Entertainment Saturn release date set     INDUSTRY TREND: CONSUMER ELECTRONICS FIRMS JOIN VIDEO GAME, ORGY, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 18, 1994, FRIDAY          New Video Machines Battle For Supremacy, The Associated Press, November 30, 1994, Wednesday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By BRAVEN SMILLIE, Matsushita announces next gen system for 1995     Matsushita likely to market 64-bit game machines in '95, Japan Economic Newswire, NOVEMBER 15, 1994, TUESDAY      Matsushita and IBM team up     Matsushita, IBM in multimedia project, United Press International, November 20, 1994, Sunday, BC cycle        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_M2#Technical_specifications 3DO announces massive loss     Video Game Maker 3DO Reports $ 12.8 Million Second-Quarter Loss, The Associated Press, November 4, 1994, Friday, BC cycle          (THDO) 3DO announces second quarter financial results, Business Wire, November 4, 1994, Friday Goldstar launches 3DO in USA         Goldstar Co, Wall Street Journal (3 Star, Eastern (Princeton, NJ) Edition), November 8, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. B4; Vol. 224; No. 91; ISSN: 0099-9660 Creative to launch 3DO Blaster    Unveiling the latest in computer magic / Film and fun: Morphing and more, USA TODAY, November 17, 1994, Thursday, FINAL EDITION, Section: LIFE; Pg. 4D     3DO Blaster Video - Retro Collective - https://youtu.be/qaHAuGmN3Tk?si=OHf5v3Z9vfJ3RZfl Nintendo launches massive DKC blitz     https://youtu.be/SbHL8-XkXMA?si=d3GNpw2n57mTQBuL       https://youtu.be/OGqUF02zVt4?si=XFO_2LUnM157ayC5        Burnett Seeks to Make Donkey Kong King, AdWeek Midwest; AdWeek, November 21, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 2; Vol. XXXV; No. 47;           Yen and old product cause slide in Nintendo profits, The Financial Post (Toronto, Canada), November 22, 1994, Tuesday,, DAILY EDITION, Section: SECTION 1, NEWS; Pg. 15; APPOINTMENT NOTICE           Video Games Showdown: Will Sega Zap Nintendo?, Christian Science Monitor 8Boston, MA), November 28, 1994, Monday, Section: ECONOMY; Pg. 4, Byline: Mark Trumbull, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor     Nation Goes Ape For Donkey Kong Country; Runaway Sales for Hit Video, Game Exceed Box Office Gross for Current Number One Movie, Business Wire, November 30, 1994, Wednesda Atari to spend big in Europe     Atari Tackles Games Giants In Pounds 5m Spend, Marketing, November 10, 1994 Jaguar launches in Japan     Atari's Jaguar Enters Japanese Retail Markets 11/22/94, Newsbytes News Network, November 22, 1994     https://forums.atariage.com/topic/330871-the-japanese-atari-jaguar/ Sony announces Liverpool dev centre     SONY CREATES 250 NEW JOBS FOR MERSEYSIDE, Press Association, November 7, 1994, Monday          SONY ELECTRONIC INVESTMENT IN, The Guardian (London), November 8, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN CITY PAGE; Pg. 14, Byline: Martyn Halsall, Northern          SONY TO SET UP U.K. GAME SOFTWARE CENTER, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 8, 1994, TUESDAY        JAPANESE GIANT TO MAKE GAMES AND 250 JOBS ON MERSEYSIDE, M2 PRESSWIRE, November 28, 1994 Nintendo signs Russian Distribution deal     Russia: Nintendo has selected Steepler as an exclusive distributor of Nintendo video games., Kommersant, November 1, 1994          https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Steepler_Ltd.#1994:_Dendy:_The_New_Reality,_partnership_with_Nintendo          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendy           Mortal Kombat 2 launch is massive     Mortal moral: Gore sells, money yells,  Computer Retail Week, November 14, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 116; Vol. 4;     Ad budget Rises    Ad/Media Bulletin: Computer games ad push targets grown-ups, Marketing, November 17, 1994 Movie tie-ins getting tighter         (SNAPSHOT), The Age (Melbourne, Australia), November 12, 1994 Saturday, Late Edition, Section: SATURDAY EXTRA; SNAPSHOT; Pg. 15     Another Big U.S. Deal Turns Sour for Japanese Firm, Associated Press Worldstream, November 18, 1994; Friday 06:09 Eastern Time, Section: International news, Byline: PETER LANDERS           Hard lessons from Sony's software underbelly, The Independent (London), November 18, 1994, Friday, Section: BUSINESS & CITY PAGE; Page 34, Byline: HAMISH McRAE     Leisure Concepts reports third quarter, nine-month results, Business Wire, November 14, 1994, Monday             https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007  Nintendo premiers VirtualBoy     Nintendo Unveils Virtual Reality Game, The Associated Press , November 14, 1994, Monday, AM cycle, Section: Business News          https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-ganofsky-15873/     Nintendo announces investment in Reflection Technology Inc.; home video game leader also acquires exclusive worldwide license for proprietary LED, display technology, Business Wire, November 14, 1994, Monday     VIRTUALITY PLAYS DOWN IMPACT OF RIVAL NINTENDO PRODUCT, Extel Examiner,November 16, 1994, Wednesday - 07:16 Eastern Time, Section: Company News; Other     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy      PC sales boom     Spurred by many factors, home PC sales are soaring, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), November 10, 1994, Metro Edition, Section: Special; Pg. 2S, Byline: Steve Alexander; Staff Writer Bandai and Apple team up for children's PC     BANDAI, APPLE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP PC FOR CHILDREN, Jiji Press Ticker Service, NOVEMBER 10, 1994, THURSDAY       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin     Apple sets sights on video games, The Financial Post (Toronto, Canada), November 11, 1994, Friday,, DAILY EDITION, Section: SECTION 1, NEWS; Pg. 5; COLUMN Apple to sell MacOS at retail     MICROFILE, The Guardian (London), November 17, 1994, Section: THE GUARDIAN ONLINE PAGE; Pg. 7     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v4BaWwoyA0 Commodore Sale delayed... AGAIN!     DELAY IN THE SALE OF COMMODORE CREATES ANXIETY A LONG WAIT COULD KILL PROSPECTS FOR THE FIRM'S AMIGA COMPUTERS. AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT ITS ADHERENTS SAY., The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 1994 Monday FINAL EDITION, Section: PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS; Pg. G01, byline: Dan Stets,     Amiga Games, November 1994, pg. 19 Australia funds multimedia development         Multimedia funding is welcome news, The Age (Melbourne, Australia), November 1, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Frontier Media; Pg. 34 Korea invests in games     Korea Makes Huge Game Industry Investment, Newsbytes, November 21, 1994, Monday Looking Glass goes VC     LOOKINGGLASS RECEIVES $3.8 MILLION IN VENTURE CAPITAL FROM INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE PARTNERS, MATRIX PARTNERS, PR Newswire, November 21, 1994, Monday - 14:24 Eastern Time, Section: Entertainment, Television, and Culture     PC Player November 1994, pg. 17 Humongous bets on hand drawn art     "FREDDI FISH AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING KELP SEEDS(TM) SWIMS INTO STORES,PR Newswire, November 7, 1994, Monday - 12:52 Eastern Time" Staples stocks games     Office Superstores Emphasize 'Play" with Software, Discount Store News, November 7, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. S4; Vol. 33; No. 21; ISSN: 0012-3587 Amstrad targets direct market     Marketing Technique: Key movers - Publishers are still paying mega bucks for titles on mega bytes. So why does computer publishing continue to thrive, asks Michael Kavanagh, Marketing, November 24, 1994, Byline: By MICHAEL KAVANAGH IBM moves to online software distribution     IBM to beam up satellite-based software delivery, Network World, November 7, 1994, Section: TOP NEWS; Pg. 10, Byline: Michael Cooney IBM introduces multilevel disc     IBM's multilevel optical disk named "Best of What's New", Business Wire, November 9, 1994, Wednesday        https://research.ibm.com/publications/multilevel-volumetric-optical-storage AT&T buys Imagination network     AT&T buys interactive computer games unit, Financial Times (London,England), November 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: International Company News; Pg. 34, Byline: By LOUISE KEHOE and REUTER      Xband launches     PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY New video game service for kids ready to come on line Thursday, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, November 13, 1994, Sunday, Section: BUSINESS; Section R; Page 3, Byline: By Kris Jensen STAFF WRITER Sega Channel to get nationwide rollout     Sega Channel test a success -- service prepares for national rollout in December; Final test results far exceed expectations, Business Wire, November 30, 1994, Wednesday Jaguar to go online     CUC BUYS ITS WAY INTO INTERNET TRANSACTIONS; IMAGINE AT&T OWNING THE COMPANY; NOT MOSAIC, NETSCAPE; COMMERCE THROUGH COMPUSERVE; OTHER NEWS: Advertising Age, November 21, 1994, Section: Pg. 15 Sega goes online     Sega goes on-line with CompuServe & World Wide Web; real-time conferences, video clips, contests, chat rooms all part of new interactive, services for Sega fans, Business Wire, November 2, 1994, Wednesday     "CHRYSLER CD-ROMS GROOVE TO GENERATION X; TREKKING TO THE INTERNET; ONLINE VIDEOGAME NETWORK BOWS; AOL BOOSTS INTERNET STRATEGY; OTHER NEWS: Advertising Age, November 14, 1994, Section: Pg. 22" Mosaic Communications changes name to Netscape     CUC BUYS ITS WAY INTO INTERNET TRANSACTIONS; IMAGINE AT&T OWNING THE COMPANY; NOT MOSAIC, NETSCAPE; COMMERCE THROUGH COMPUSERVE; OTHER NEWS: Advertising Age, November 21, 1994, Section: Pg. 15 AOL goes shopping     "CHRYSLER CD-ROMS GROOVE TO GENERATION X; TREKKING TO THE INTERNET; ONLINE VIDEOGAME NETWORK BOWS; AOL BOOSTS INTERNET STRATEGY; OTHER NEWS: Advertising Age, November 14, 1994, Section: Pg. 22" CUC buys netMarket     CUC BUYS ITS WAY INTO INTERNET TRANSACTIONS; IMAGINE AT&T OWNING THE COMPANY; NOT MOSAIC, NETSCAPE; COMMERCE THROUGH COMPUSERVE; OTHER NEWS: Advertising Age, November 21, 1994, Section: Pg. 15 Paul Allen invests in Cnet     Vulcan gets C/NET, The Financial Post (Toronto, Canada), November 4, 1994, Friday,, DAILY EDITION, Section: SECTION 1, NEWS; Pg. 47, Business Briefs; CORRECTION Bill Gates touts information future at Comdex     https://youtu.be/7fJWMsgxzvA?si=VzEkgqkFwbDHUzRz         Microsoft chief sees new era in computing, St. Petersburg Times (Florida), November 21, 1994, Monday, City Edition, Times Publishing Company, Section: BUSINESS; TECHNOLOGY; TECH TALK; Pg. 8; DIGEST, Byline: DAVE GUSSOW Publishing     Pearson Buys Future     PEARSON ACQUIRES FUTURE PUBLISHING, M2 PRESSWIRE, November 28, 1994 Street Fighter the RPG     Play Meter November 1994, pg. 170      Fighter History suit settled     Computer game makers settle copyright dispute, Japan Economic Newswire, NOVEMBER 1, 1994, TUESDAY     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_East_USA,_Inc._v._Epyx,_Inc.     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_U.S.A._Inc._v._Data_East_Corp.      Nintendo wins again     NINTENDO WINS THIRD SUMMARY JUDGMENT THIS YEAR IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE, PR Newswire, November 30, 1994, Wednesday - 14:45 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News GATT changes coming     BAN ON CD, GAMES HIRE, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 20, 1994 Sunday, Late Edition, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. 58, Byline: BRUCE JONES          VOTES IN FAVOR OF GATT, Congressional Press Releases, November 29, 1994, Tuesday, Section: PRESS RELEASE, Byline: STEPHEN HORN     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade US Government to fund Software Protection Efforts in China         Business Report ON TECHNOLOGY China shines as new market, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, November 2, 1994, Wednesday, Section: BUSINESS; Section G; Page 2, Byline: By Bill Husted Cyber crime booming     Crimes of the 'Net', Newsweek, November 14, 1994 , UNITED STATES EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Software; Pg. 46 Internet Cafe profiled    Are You Ready For The Future?, The Sunday Times (London), November 20, 1994, Sunday, Section: Features, Byline: Christopher Lloyd Hate moves online     Report Assesses Extremist Groups in Europe, Associated Press Worldstream, November 15, 1994; Tuesday 10:34 Eastern Time, Section: International news, Byline: MARILYN AUGUST      Cybermania 94 awards     Interactivities, Playback, November 07, 1994, Section: Pg.9, Byline: Pamela David Lego awards video game resistance     Lego awards annual prize for services to children, Agence France Presse -- English, November 15, 1994 11:14 Eastern Time, Section: International news CNN visits Brittannia Manor     Haunted House Owner Goes All Out to Create Hell at Home, CNN NEWS 3:14 am ET, November 1, 1994 VR goes Dental     "https://vrarwiki.com/wiki/Virtual_i-O_i-glasses!   Dentist's drill or a 3D thrill The Age (Melbourne, Australia), November 8, 1994 Tuesday, Late Edition, Section: COMPUTERS; Pg. 50, Byline: Alan Sayre" Casio debuts digital camera     New still camera puts your memories on silicon chips, The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), November 17, 1994, Thursday, FINAL EDITION, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. D4      Interview with game translator     PC Joker, pg. 61 William A. Higinbotham has passed     William A. Higinbotham, 84; Helped Build First Atomic Bomb, The New York Times, November 15, 1994, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Distribution: National Desk , Section: Section D; ; Section D;  Page 29;  Column 5;  National Desk ; Column 5; ; Obituary (Obit); Biography, Byline: William A. Higinbotham      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Higinbotham       https://archive.org/details/sim_creative-computing_1982-10_8_10/page/190/mode/1up  Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. Copyright Karl Kuras

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A small quiet town narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

  QUOTES from the episode: "The people closest to the work often have the clearest view of what needs to change."   "Codes do not become practical until field experience finds its way into the conversation."   "Better data leads to better codes, and HERS® Raters are sitting on some of the most useful data in the industry."   "The future of energy codes will be shaped not only in committee rooms, but also in crawlspaces, attics, and blower door tests." In this episode of RESTalk, host Bill Spohn welcomes Nathan Kahre of the National Association of Home Builders, Alex Smith of the International Code Council, and Kris Stenger of ICC for a practical discussion on the 2027 IECC, the emerging 2030 framework, and how energy codes move from model language to real-world adoption. Together, they explain how the IECC is developed, how consensus committees and public comments shape the process, and why input from HERS® Raters, builders, subcontractors, code officials, and consumers matters. The conversation highlights several important 2027 IECC updates, including clearer blower-door testing provisions, expanded recognition of ANSI/RESNET®/ICC 380, tighter ERI targets, performance-path changes, improved fenestration values, expanded energy credits, and a new energy audit requirement for large additions. The guests also discuss how state and local adoption varies widely, from formal code councils and rulemaking processes to state-specific pathways like Texas HB 1736. Most importantly, Nathan, Alex, and Kris encourage HERS® Raters to get involved. Whether through local home builder associations, RESNET® program engagement, ICC interested-party lists, or future participation in the 2030 IECC subgroup, raters can bring field data, practical experience, and clarity to a process that increasingly depends on verified performance. Kris's contact info: kstenger@iccsafe.org Alex's contact info: alsmith@iccsafe.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsmithenergy/ Nathan's contact info: nkahre@nahb.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-kahre-94a779108/   ICC Committees: https://www.iccsafe.org/committees/energy-iecc/ https://www.iccsafe.org/membership/councils-committees/icc-committee-application/   The code adoption kit we discussed: https://www.nahb.org/advocacy/top-priorities/building-codes/code-adoption-kits/2024-International-Energy-Conservation-Code   To the RESNET® community, we hear you and want to engage. Learn more at www.RESNET.us. For more info on this topic, contact RESNET at INFO@RESNET.US  

In this episode of Live Bet Saturday, Scott Seidenberg discusses the Stanley Cup Final between the Golden Knights and Hurricanes, featuring insights from guest Alex Smith on betting strategies and game analysis. Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN Pro. You can take 17% off an annual subscription when you use promo code: POD26. Click Here to get started. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we revisit a topic we last discussed in a 2020 podcast with Laura Mosqueda: elder mistreatment.  Our guests today are geriatricians Carrie Rubenstein and Julia Hiner, and Tony Rosen, an emergency medicine doctor. They talk about where we are now, in 2026, with elder mistreatment, including: Terminology: elder mistreatment vs. abuse and neglect The need to incorporate prevention and solutions into how we talk about mistreatment This is not rocket science. Studying elder mistreatment is much harder than rocket science. Highlighting the reasons they focus on elder mistreatment, including inspiring words for why this led them to geriatrics and aging research Should we screen for elder mistreatment? The US Preventive Services Task Force doesn't see enough evidence to recommend screening. Our guests may differ… Which clinicians should assess for elder mistreatment? Hospitalists? ED docs? Primary care providers? Tony published a study in JAGS showing older adults who experienced elder mistreatment were as likely to visit primary care as those who did not, also great accompanying editorial by Mara Rosenberg and Lena Makaroun gets a shout out. Early evidence that supporting caregivers can reduce elder mistreatment (in one small study of the COACH intervention, rates of mistreatment were reduced to zero) Borrowing from pediatrics: many/most hospitals and emergency departments can call a Child Protective Services Team. Tony is piloting a parallel team for older adults - the Vulnerable Elders Protection Team (see JAGS paper).   We talk about key members of interdisciplinary teams across sites, systems, and counties. Social workers get a big shout out. A one year fellowship in capacity assessment and elder mistreatment at UT Houston, directed by Julia. An Elder Abuse Curriculum for Medical Residents and Geriatric Medicine Fellows https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10842324/ Kudos to my son Renn for recording 5 overlapping cello parts on Eleanor Rigby! -Alex Smith  

A staying frosty narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Patriots fan Brockman makes a bold prediction following New England's acquisition of All-Pro WR AJ Brown. ESPN NFL Analyst Alex Smith tells Rich why Joe Burrow and the rest of the AFC North quarterbacks will sleep better knowing Myles Garrett has been traded to the Rams, he reaction to seeing his 2005 draftmate Aaron Rodgers returning for another NFL season at age 42, what to expect from Jalen Hurts in the Philadelphia Eagles' new-look offense, Travis Kelce's illustrious Kansas City Chiefs career, and more. Rich explains why the Browns made the right move in trading Myles Garrett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two retired luminaries in geriatrics join us today to share their personal experiences. First, John Burton, a geriatrician and Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Johns Hopkins for some 35 years, shares his journey moving into a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) during Covid.  You can read about John's early experiences in his JAGS commentary titled, "Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop."  The tone is bleak.  John's experience since Covid, as you'll hear, is very positive.  Many of the concerns he raised about isolation have been addressed. Second, we hear from Bill Applegate, Geriatrician, retired faculty at Wake Forest, and former Editor in Chief of JAGS (Bill recruited Eric and me to join JAGS as editors about 10 years ago). Bill had a distinctly negative experience in two assisted living facilities (ALFs), which you can read about in his JAGS essay, titled, "My Journey Through Assisted Living Facilities." Bill is seriously concerned about the lack of national oversight, poor staffing, and financial motivations behind for-profit and private-equity owned ALFs. Finally, we hear from Melissa Aldridge, a former banker turned health services researcher, about the rise of private equity purchases of Assisted Living Facilities nationally.  This is a follow up to our prior podcast on private equity gobbling up hospices with Melissa, Lauren Hunt, and Krista Harrison. Melissa is concerned that private equity has a very short time frame to turn acquisitions profitable, and cutting staff is often their first move.  Further, private equity is financing these acquisitions with debt that is increasingly hard to trace and regulate. We talk about how private equity moving from purchasing fast food chains, toy stores, and hotels into CCRC, ALF, nursing home, and hospice ownership is a major concern.  This is not the same as Blackstone buying the Hilton and turning a profit.  These institutions provide healthcare, daily care needs, and community for a huge swath of older adults.  These concerns should trigger a higher level of scrutiny, oversight, and regulation than other industries. What can you do about this, dear listeners?  Listen to the end to find out! Thanks to Jerry Gurwitz for suggesting this podcast.  We appreciate your suggestions. Keep 'em coming. -Alex Smith   

A wretched woman narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our focus today is on the search for the geriatrician identity, a continuation of the conversation we started with Jerry Gurtwitz on the Future of Geriatrics.  Today's conversation is prompted by multiple articles in JAGS: (1) an article by Jerry Gurwitz with a title the same as this podcast; (2) an article by Helen Fernandez on "Med-Geri", a new combined 4 year internal medicine residency and geriatrics fellowship track; and (3) an article by Mary Tinetti titled, "Mainstream or Extinction: Can Defining Who We Are Save Geriatrics?"  Of note, Mary's article is a follow up to her 2017 article in JAGS in which she wrote: Those outside the field have difficulty understanding what geriatrics is and what geriatricians do. We contribute to this lack of clarity. We are experts in complexity but are often bad at communicating simply. Our well-intentioned efforts to be inclusive and comprehensive lead to the creation of long, complex descriptions of what we do that further compromises understanding while eroding interest in, and support of, our field. Today we tackle this problem, discussing: A "funny if it wasn't so painful" video and JAGS article in which geriatricians from Johns Hopkins roamed the streets of Baltimore asking lay people "What is a geriatrician?"  The responses (something to do with Ben and Jerry's ice cream? Jury-atrician?) will make you laugh and cry at the same time. 4 different types of geriatricians as described by Jerry in his JAGS paper: the complexivist, the healthful longevitist, the syndromist, and the contextualist. As with the 4Ms, Ken couldn't help but add a 5th, the "identityist", arguing that maybe Geriatricians worry too much in public about their identity, and should instead focus in public on what unites them: shared sense of purpose and mission to focus on whole person care and what matters most to older adults. Ken gave a rousing talk on being a Geriatrician at the Society of General Internal Medicine that received a lengthy standing-ovation (and a Cubs Jersey with his name on it).  Innovative new programs such as Med-Geri and GeriPal fellowship as ways to bring more people into the profession. How to balance our effort between recruiting specialist geriatricians to the profession and teaching all clinicians geriatrics principles and skills.   A paper in JAGS by Richard G. Stefanacci and Ankur Patel in JAGS making the argument that a geriatrician "yields per-patient annual net cost savings of approximately $3495 (specialist consultation avoidance +$1500; ED reduction +$45; hospitalization reduction +$1950)..." and "The reason fee-for-service fails geriatricians is not that their skills are wrong for primary care—it is that the payment model is wrong for their skills. Payvider programs operating under capitation invert every structural disadvantage of fee-for-service. Under capitation, there are no RVUs. There is no penalty for spending 40 min with a complex patient. There is no revenue loss when the patient is dual-eligible rather than commercially insured—the capitated payment is the same regardless of original coverage source. And every unnecessary specialist referral, every avoidable hospitalization, every ED visit that could have been managed in-house represents a cost to the organization rather than a revenue stream." Stay until the end when Mary has one of the best answers yet (in over 400 podcasts!) to Eric's "if you had a magic wand" question. Enjoy! -Alex Smith

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A laundry list of books narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Aaron Rodgers acordó con los Steelers por un año más. ¿A qué aspira Pittsburgh en 2026?

I had the privilege of learning from fellow Greenwall Faculty Scholar Lisa Harris about a term she termed, "dangertalk."  As an ob/gyn and abortion provider, Lisa found the debate around the legality of abortion so polarizing that it created a false dichotomy: you're either for or against.  Any talk about misgivings, uncertainty, ambiguity, or ambivalence was silenced.  Talking about these issues in the face of polarization was deemed dangerous and undermining to one side or another. "How could you?" For Lisa's work in finding common ground and embracing nuance she was awarded the 2023 Bernard Lo Award for forging connections across divisions. In today's podcast we focus on the equivalent experience of moral uncertainty, distress, and residue among prescribers of medical aid in dying.  We are joined by Carly Zapata and Dani Chammas, prescribers of medical aid in dying in California. We discuss: Their journey prescribing medical aid in dying, and reasons for choosing to prescribe The legality of prescribing in California.  We compare California to Canada, as we have previously on this podcast. We discuss new limited survey data suggesting that legal barriers may not explain the remarkable 20 fold differences in use of medical aid in dying between California and Canada; rather, Canada has 6x the number of providers per capita as California, and much greater awareness of the legality of medical aid in dying. We talk about cases that are not as clear - e.g. people who have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking.   Moral issues, including ambiguity and ambivalence, distress and residue. For example the moral distress created when a patient requests medical aid in dying due to what is clearly a systems failure (see this Atlantic article for clear examples from Canada).  We ask if they sometimes feel frustrated that more people who are in favor of medical aid in dying are not prescribing, instead leaving prescribing responsibility to a relatively small group of clinicians.   How core ethical ideas might lead to very different conclusions about medical aid in dying, and ways Dani teaches ethics to trainees.   Psychological models that can help navigate this complex terrain with patients and families, including formulations and countertransference.   And I can't believe I haven't played, "I will follow you into the dark" previously - but google couldn't find it - really?  In 400+ GeriPal podcasts?  Great song.  So fitting.  My son Renn plays guitar on the audio only version. -Alex Smith   Additionally, some take home points, sent by Dani after recording: (1) Holding the dialectic: On one hand, people deserve the highest level of attention to their personhood and their suffering—an effort that, at times, can soften or even resolve a desire for hastened death. And on the other hand, some people will authentically experience this as the most values-aligned way of dying, given their circumstances. (2) Learning to accept that while laws create the safety rails, within those boundaries, morality is pluralistic. Both patients and clinicians bring deeply held moral frameworks to these decisions—and those frameworks deserve to be acknowledged and respected. (3) We have to be willing to ask the hard questions—and to show up for one another as we do. Because this work, more than almost any other, has taught us the profound impact of not feeling alone when navigating grey terrain. I view the discussion as an invitation for our field to not necessarily to become more certain, but to be willing to wrestle with the hard questions—while still showing up with rigor and compassion. And to remember that our patients are people before they are cases. If we can stay close enough to truly know them, we're much more likely to respond in ways that honor both their suffering and their dignity—whatever path that ultimately leads to.

A loose lips sink ships narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Boswell and the Steelers agreed to terms today on a 4-year deal worth $28M that locks the kicker up through the 2030 season. The contract ties Boswell with Brandon Aubrey as the league's highest-paid kicker. Side note – why does the local media always post different contract details to make it seem like the team got a better deal? Boswell is 6th all-time in field goal percentage, behind a few other current guys, but carrying a longer tenure than almost all of them. Poni thinks Boswell will be more valuable than Aaron Rodgers next season, assuming the QB comes back. How would you grade their offseason so far? It feels like most of their moves are in the ‘good' category instead of the ‘bad' as of right now. We have more tea on the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini situation. NFL writer Tyler Dunne from Go Long TD dot com joined the show. Years ago, Tyler wrote a story about the fallout of Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy while in Green Bay. Tyler said it was pretty ugly between the coach and QB with the Packers and has his doubts it can reconcile into success in Pittsburgh. Tyler feels like this is a case of both people having no other options. Tyler wondered if Rodgers will be checked out this time around with McCarthy the way he was in his final seasons in Green Bay. Tyler said ‘it's hard to see this ending well.' Tyler has some belief that Rodgers never forgave McCarthy for liking Alex Smith more than him, as the 49ers OC, coming out of the 2005 NFL Draft. Is Rodgers still a savant that is good enough to get this team over the top? Tyler hopes that McCarthy stands up for himself this time around. Tyler believes that Rodgers would have retired by now if he didn't want to play anymore.

In this episode of The Beacon Way Podcast, Alex Smith, Strategy Consultant and Author of "No Bullsh*t Strategy", explains why most businesses lack real strategy, confusing it with sub-strategies like marketing or branding, and argues the core question is what the business does that is both highly demanded and uniquely positioned. He distinguishes freelancing from building a growth-oriented business, noting many hit plateaus and mistakenly pursue optimization—trying to be “better”—which commoditizes them. Instead, strategy is finding a “needle in a haystack”: something no one else sells that people want. Alex advises grounding the business in a clear, understood category, then uncovering existing accidental quirks that drive success (“find out who you are and do it on purpose”). He reframes “niching down” as being specific without shrinking the market, discusses hyper-competition and AI's impact on therapy, and shares a method for creating new value by sacrificing an assumed “good” industry norm and serving those who benefit from that reversal. Links mentioned in today's episode:Website: https://basicarts.org/No Bullsh*t Strategy book: https://basicarts.org/book/Connect with Alex on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-m-h-smith/ Chapters: 00:00 Meet Alex and His Book01:12 Why Most Businesses Lack Strategy03:14 Freelancer vs Real Business05:49 The Optimization Trap08:38 Find Unique High Demand10:16 Start With Category Grounding14:08 Do It On Purpose17:25 Niche Down vs Specificity17:57 Hyper Competition and Value29:10 Flip the Status Quo31:49 Sacrifice to Differentiate35:36 Where to Find AlexTurn on notifications so you don't miss our weekly podcast drops. If this episode resonated with you, give it a thumbs up, drop a comment, and be sure to subscribe to follow along.

A strangle bundle of joy narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Comdex belongs to IBM Xmas sales outlook dismal Games get protected in Japan These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in November 1984.  As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here:      7 Minutes in Heaven: KnightLore Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157513930     https://www.mobygames.com/game/14733/knight-lore/ Corrections: Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ October 1984 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1984-137843011      October 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-1994-151072694         Mortal Kombat Live Tour - https://youtu.be/nbOQIheheDc 1974: 1974 - Creative Computing debuts     https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingv01n01NovemberDecember1974 1984: Atari claims Coleco to exit UK console market     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-15/mode/1up Coleco exits the UK market     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-29/mode/1up Parker Brothers abandons UK     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-29/page/n4/mode/1up     https://www.sinclaircollection.site/?page_id=520   http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_Unreleased.htm Hi-Tech isn't UK's savior     Financial Notebook: Hi-tech myth / Employment falls in information, technology industry, The Guardian (London), November 2, 1984      Coinop earnings crater     Play Meter November 1, 1984, pg. 32. Nintendo pushes VS. Paks and standards     Play Meter November 15, 1984, pg. 24     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_VS._System Atari Games gets into systems     RePlay November 1984, pg. 16     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Games     https://www.mobygames.com/game/3929/star-wars/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/21280/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/17500/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi/ Konami buys Interlogic     https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19841115p/page/n13/mode/2up     Gung Ho - https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0091159/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_gung%20ho Twin Galaxies looking for world records     https://archive.org/details/guinness1985book00mcwh/page/570/mode/2up?q=video+game        Play Meter, November 1, 1984 pg. 25 Colecovision rides Cabbage Patch Kid coattails     Rainbow Brite, Robots Give Cabbage Patch Kids Run for Money, The Associated Press, November 20, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By ROGER GILLOTT, AP Business Writer     Cabbage Patch/Colecovision Ad - https://youtu.be/lqZsOeEWDtw?si=k3zoqYsDuL00pxmB IBM conquers Comdex     I.B.M. ENTRY UNCHALLENGED AT SHOW, The New York Times, November 19, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER     Current well-behaved packages leave user dreams unfulfilled, Computerworld, November 19, 1984, Section: MICROCOMPUTERS; Small Talk; Pg. 57, Byline: Eric Bender, CW Senior Editor     Denise Carabet, The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 26, 1984 Monday, Section: BUSINESS; Pg. A-16     Comdex host to myriad micro debuts; Show features few surprises, Computerworld, November 19, 1984, Section: NEWS; Pg. 1, Byline: By Eric Bender, CW Staff          PERIPHERALS;THE ALLURE OF LASER PRINTERS, The New York Times, November 20, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section C; Page 7, Column 1; Science Desk, Byline: By PETER H. LEWIS     Foreign vendors showcase wares at Comdex;Japanese, Australian, English vendors highlight product introductions in '84, Computerworld, November 26, 1984,Section: NEWS; Pg. 40, Byline: By Susan Blakeney, CW Staff Apple ad spree continues     Apple Goes After Share of Mind Over Market; 'Event Marketing' Has Become Core Of No. 2's Strategy, ADWEEK, November 19, 1984, Eastern Edition, Byline: By Betsy Sharkey and Paul Farhi          APPLE'S MAC TAKING ON I.B.M. The New York Times, November 22, 1984, Thursday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By ANDREW POLLACK     No Headline In Original, U.S. News & World Report, November 19, 1984, Section: NEWSLETTERS: U.S. Business; TRENDS THAT SHAPE THE FUTURE; Pg. 75 Home computer sales slump in Xmas build up     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-22/page/n4/mode/1up     Leisure Sector Gives Madison Ave. Big Xmas Gift, ADWEEK, November 5, 1984, Eastern Edition, Byline: By Amy Saltzman, Bob Peischel, Jack Feuer, Betsy Sharkey, Paul Farhi, Dottie Enirco and Fran Brock Atari cuts price of 800XL     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-22/page/n4/mode/1up         Computer Wars: Atari Announces Price Slash     The Associated Press, November 13, 1984, Tuesday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By DIANE CURTIS, Associated Press Writer     ATARI MAKES PLANS FOR STOCK OFFERINGS, The New York Times, November 14, 1984, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 4, Column 5; Financial Desk     https://discord.com/channels/431269689918750731/618928892232859659/1483821277230792834          Vaughn, Mullen Get CD Posts at WRG, ADWEEK, November 19, 1984, Eastern Edition, byline: By Gail Belsky UK is"meh" on MSX     https://ia600609.us.archive.org/31/items/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-01/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1984-11-01.pdf  pg. 29 India says "yes" to BBC Micro     Acorn User, November 1984, pg. 10          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Conductor_Laboratory     https://bbcmicro.computer/scl-unicorn USSR copies Apple     Byte November 1984, pg. 134     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agat_(computer) Sinclair working on portable     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-08/page/n4/mode/1up       https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-29/mode/1up ICL goes QL     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-01/mode/1up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Per_Desk        https://youtu.be/FdmoXjmPPHk?si=-djAjZ1Es0wDCKV2     No Headline In Original, The Associated Press, November 1, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Business News         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROLM         Rolm workstations tie phone, micro;Desktop systems integrate voice, data communicationsions tie phone, micro, Computerworld, November 5, 1984, Section: NEWS; Pg. 2, Byline: By Eric Bender, CW Staff     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-22/mode/1up QL gets 3rd party upgrades     https://ia600609.us.archive.org/31/items/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-01/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1984-11-01.pdf PC Jr gets new lease on life     THE USER-FRIENDLY VOTING BOOTH IS POISED TO COME ON LINE, The New York Times, November 4, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section 4; Page 6, Column 1; Week in Review Desk, Byline: By DAVID E. SANGER         Local governments tap micros for electoral activities, Computerworld, November 5, 1984, Section: NEWS; Pg. 16, Byline: By James Connolly, CW Staf     PCjr's second Halloween, Computerworld, November 5, 1984, Section: VIEWPOINT; Lecht on Science; Pg. 59, Byline: Charles P. Lecht; Tandy 1000 debuts     Tandy Unveils $1,199 IBM-Compatible Computer, The Associated Press, November 8, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle, Section: Business News Hitachi shoots for 32-bit supremacy     Hitachi Plans To Challenge U.S. Makers of 32-Bit Processors, The Associated Press, November 29, 1984, Thursday, BC cycle, Section: Business News     Byte November 1984, pg. 159     XTAR introduces 3D accelerator    Byte November 1984, pg. 179         https://archive.org/details/PC_Tech_Journal_vol03_n09/page/n27/mode/2up?q=xtar+polygone         https://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Digital_Design/Digital_Design_V15_N08_198508.pdf Thorn-EMI fires internal devs     https://ia600609.us.archive.org/31/items/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-01/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1984-11-01.pdf   pg. 8        https://www.mobygames.com/company/5174/creative-sparks/ Games Workshop gets into computer games     https://www.mobygames.com/game/63565/tower-of-despair/        https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-22/page/n68/mode/1up       https://www.mobygames.com/company/3136/games-workshop-ltd/games/title:1/      Firebird buys Elite rights     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-29/page/n4/mode/1up      https://www.mobygames.com/game/1324/elite/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/46533/elite/ Timothy Leary gets into games     Timothy Leary: LSD `guru' leaps to floppy discs, The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 11, 1984 Sunday, Section: LIFESTYLE; Pg. D-1, Bline: Frank Green     https://www.mobygames.com/game/254/timothy-learys-mind-mirror/      PlayNet profiled     No Headline In Original, United Press International, November 4, 1984, Sunday, BC cycle, Section: Financial, Byline: By STEVE GEIMANN, UPI Business Writer         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayNET BBS gets busted     FREE-SPEECH ISSUES SURROUND COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARD USE, The New York Times, November 12, 1984, Monday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section A; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk, Byline: By ANDREW POLLACK     https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/04/magazine/of-bytes-and-bulletin-boards.html     The Night of the Hackers, Newsweek, November 12, 1984, UNITED STATES EDITION, Section: DISPATCHES; Pg. 17, Byline: RICHARD SANDZA French paper Le Canard hacks French Nuclear program     Computer secrets tapped / France, The Guardian (London), November 29, 1984, From PAUL WEBSTER Hackers unpack     Admitted hacker says he discovered Pentagon plans, United Press International, November 22, 1984, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Domestic News, byline: By MICHAEL D. HARRIS Move over modems, here come satellites!     SATELLITE BROADCAST NETWORK, INC.; Satellite receiver system, Computerworld, November 19, 1984, Section: COMMUNICATIONS; Network Services; Pg. 41            New service for personal computers offers direct link to satellite, Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA), November 20, 1984, Tuesday, Section: National; Pg. 11, Byline: By David F. Salisbury, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor You haven't lived until you've died in MUD ad     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-22/page/n46/mode/1up Hackers reviewed by New York Times     PERSONAL COMPUTERS; THE BOOKS GET BETTER ON NONTECHNICAL TOPICS, The New York Times, November 6, 1984, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section C; Page 5, Column 1; Science Desk, Byline: By ERIK SANDBERG-DIMENT      IN SHORT, The New York Times, November 11, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final , Edition, Section: Section 7; Page 32, Column 1; Book Review Desk; Review Micro Hobby launches in Spain     https://archive.org/details/MicroHobby057/MicroHobby/MicroHobby_001/page/n31/mode/2up     https://microhobby.speccy.cz/mhforever/ Japan recognizes video game copyirghts     https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19841101p/page/n16/mode/1up      Commodore sees loophole in Amiga battle     https://ia600609.us.archive.org/31/items/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-01/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1984-11-01.pdf Game music gets busted     https://ia600609.us.archive.org/31/items/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-01/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1984-11-01.pdf          https://youtu.be/6kFu5ojgnQU?si=3E6Tqg2Mi1vMQEnX     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-08/page/n4/mode/1up UK PC clones get busted     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-08/mode/1up       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_86      IBM eyes Mexico for factory     BUSINESS DIGEST,The New York Times,November 28, 1984, Wednesday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section D; Page 1, Column 1; Financial Desk; summary     https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/19/business/mexico-rejects-ibm-control-for-new-plant.html      Computer Museum finds permanent home     First Computer Museum Opens On Boston's Waterfront, The Associated Press, November 14, 1984, Wednesday, PM cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By BART ZIEGLER,         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Museum,_Boston Acorn Video profiled     https://archive.org/details/popular-computing-weekly-1984-11-15/page/n13/mode/1up Datacopy announces Model 700 scanner     DATACOPY; Announces major new product and software offerings, Business Wire, November 1, 1984, Thursday       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datacopy IBM mainframe strategies revealed     IBM seeks mart leverage via customer revenue, Computerworld, November 26, 1984, Section: COMPUTER INDUSTRY; Pg. 97, Byline: By John Desmond, CW Staff Hong Kong transfer disrupts toy supplies     Playthings, November 1984, pg. 61      Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy goes Fourth     COSMIC HITCHHIKER, United Press International, November 24, 1984, Saturday, BC cycle, Section: Domestic News, Byline: By WILLIAM C. TROTT, United Press International      Visicorp RIP     VISICORP IS MERGING INTO PALADIN, The New York Times, November 3, 1984, Saturday, Late City Final Edition, Section: Section 1; Page 29, Column 3; Financial Desk, Byline: By ANDREW POLLACK     Spreadsheets cited most used micro software, Computerworld, November 26, 1984, Section: MICROCOMPUTERS; Pg. 90     https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1984-11-rescan/page/n11/mode/1up Franklin RIP     Franklin to free assets in effort to settle with creditors; Legal battles with Apple placed New Jersey-based manufacturer in financial, straits, Computerworld, November 12, 1984, Section: COMPUTER INDUSTRY; Pg. 138 Mylstar RIP     Play Meter November 15, 1984, pg. 8 Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. 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A conversation for the road narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Eric and I were delighted to be invited to Brazil to give a series of presentations in Sao Paulo at their annual geriatrics meeting.  We met people doing important, interesting, and innovative work in Brazil and throughout Latin America. We got the audience to sing along, including (in another talk) the magnificent Brazilian song Sozinho by Caetano Veloso in Portuguese, with my son Renn playing guitar. For our final talk, a podcast in front of a live conference audience, we asked our 3 guests, Eduardo Ferriolli, Marlon Aliberti, & Edison Iglesias to select a recent article to discuss.  We talked about: Intrinsic capacity (selected by Eduardo).  What is it? What is it used for? How do you measure it?  (hint ICOPE).  Eduardo emphasized that intrinsic capacity is a positive aspect of aging, focused on potential rather than deficit.  We asked him to work intrinsic capacity into George Kushel's famous analogy using the golden gate bridge to describe phenotypic frailty (pillars), deficit accumulation frailty (cable supports), and resilience (withstand stress of wind and cars).  Eduardo says intrinsic capacity would be the car, and would vary by type of car and intended purpose.  I loved Eduardo's selected article, which percentiles intrinsic capacity, in order to use within individuals to assess how they're tracking over time, and at a public health level, to identify regions or groups of people with lower intrinsic capacity.  He draws the analogy to growth curves in pediatrics - if you're consistently at 80% - then drop off - your primary care provider should take notice and investigate/intervene. Geriatric syndromes in hospitalized older adults (selected by Marlon).  If intrinsic capacity is for primary care, our guests argue that the comprehensive geriatric assessment, which takes a long time to administer, should be reserved for specialist geriatrics.  And yet, this paper finds that a limited shorter version of the comprehensive geriatrics assessment can document geriatric syndromes in hospitalized older adults.  Accumulation of multiple geriatric syndromes is associated with increased mortality, and presents an opportunity for risk stratification, goals of care discussions, and intervention.  Advance care planning across Latin America (selected by Edison).  Back around 2005, when Edison first heard about advance care planning, he says, "it sounded like science fiction."  In Brazil, as with Latin America, medicine was highly hierarchical and patriarchal.  Doctors knew best.  The doctor decided.  If there was no patient choice, why would there be a system to protect the decisions of patients made in advance?  In the intervening years, Edison and others have worked to incorporate and adapt advance care planning to the Latin American context, which is much more focused on family-centered relational autonomy than individual, and incorporates spirituality to a much greater extent.  Edison has been mindful too of not repeating the mis-steps of the advance care planning and advance directive movements in the US. We took questions from our audience and sang "Imagine" in Portuguese together. Enjoy! -Alex Smith

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A dangerous game narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

¡Dos QB en la primera ronda! Tercera edición de nuestro Mock Draft de cara al NFL Draft 2026

2 hours and 54 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at undergroundshirts.com. Our associate sponsors are: Peak Wealth Management, Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning, The Sklars Brothers, Champions Circle, Winewood Organics, Community Pest Solutions, The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Venue by 4M where record this, and Introducing this season: Radecki Oral Surgery, and Long Road Distillers. 1. Spring Game - Offense Starts at 0:51 Seth has a hypothesis that you can define running backs by the sound you involuntarily make when they carry the ball. You can practice this in the shower. Ohio State had a high scoring spring game, also a lot of rain. Bryce's play was concerning. He didn't look comfortable in the pocket and scrambled a lot. The defense wasn't allowed to do anything fancy or blitzed, they mostly played in a Cover-2. That said, not ever having the starting offensive line together does not help the quarterback. Tommy Carr was able to sit there and do some three step drop stuff, which are throws that Underwood didn't throw. He doesn't have the arm strength but he was making better decisions. Who would you compare him to, Tate Forcier? Dylan McCaffrey? Alex Smith? Did Michigan lose a year of Bryce Underwood's development? Kyle Whittingham has a track record of developing good running quarterbacks, so maybe what we saw in the spring game was not super relevant. Maybe Bryce is like a freshman Cam Newton or redshirt Freshman Vince Young. Even if they don't have a great passing game they can still run a good offense with the running tools they have. Some of the scrambling may have been a result of pass rush and playing against Cover-2. Poor Jordan Marshall getting ruled down after four yards. Savion Hiter is absolutely going to be the real deal. It was an up and down game from the wide receivers but they also didn't get many opportunities. There has never been an elite wide receiver who has worn #3 at Michigan. Browder had a ball bounce off his face mask but then got a nice catch later. Hogan Hansen has barely been able to play football for the last year and a half. The gang argues over fullback snap counts. Guys getting wrecked against defensive tackles is fine because we want to see progress from the defensive tackles (in the spring game).  2. Spring Game - Defense Starts at 43:54 It was generally encouraging that the defensive line beat up the offensive line. Sprague lost to Edokpayi a couple times. Cam Brandt beat Frazier at one point. Nate Staehling hasn't been available at all so there's still some hope that he'll be really good when he arrives. All the linebackers are defensive backs right now. Palepale really stood out. Benny Patterson was a defensive end to keep an eye on. What did we see from the linebackers? Uhhhhhh. Taylor Tatum might be a real safety? Corner has four names for three spots which is a good spot to be in. A kicker missed a 29 yard field goal, they should've faked a field goal for the game winning touchdown since they weren't trying to block kicks.  3. Hot Takes and Basketball/Hockey Portal Starts at 1:06:36 Takes hotter than the Kitchener Rangers GM after the Michigan hockey team stole from them. The portal has been slow enough to include both basketball and hockey. The roof of Yost fell off to conserve the vibes of the roster. Perron remains the only question mark. They're also about to get the top two picks out of the CHL. The roster is pretty much done, they don't even need to go to the portal. This team should be the #1 team in the pre-season poll next year. Michigan men's basketball turns its attention to Cincinnatti center Moustapha Thiam. A 7'2" rim defender who could replace a likely Mara departure. Apparently there is a situation with a handler from Senegal. It's looking more like Mara is gone and Morez is back. Is there a chance Mara returns? Probably not, but he needs to make a decision. Brian doesn't want to throw the whole bag at Juke Harris. Overall it's been quiet and they need to start making some moves.  4. Gimmicky Top Five Moments of Basketball Season Starts at 1:48:33 Everyone's top five moments of basketball season, plus Seth's 74 honorable mentions. Elliott Cadeau going 2-15 and controlling the Arizona game, undefeated on the road, and Dusty sitting in front of the Michigan State bench. They didn't just boat race those teams in Vegas but they broke the point system. Oscar Goodman thunder dunks. Scooping up confetti is like the fan version of raising a banner. Jeremy Fears kicking a Minnesota guy in the balls signified that it was not just a Michigan thing. Then Izzo fouling Michigan for ten minutes and complaining about Michigan getting more free throws. The Arizona win stamps this season as "one of the best teams of the last 25 years." You can just sit on a couch in a certain way and piss off Michigan State fans now. McKenney's mid-range jumpers in Breslin were the coldest mid-range jumpers ever. What have been your favorite tournament blowouts? Michigan's mascot should be Mitch McGary in an oversized Mitch McGary suit.  MUSIC: "Spring Game"—Biz Markie "Going Shopping"—The Srokes "Baby Steps"—Olivia Dean “Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra   

The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lynn Flint and Anne Kelly join as hosts in a reprise of last year's ask us anything format.  Thank you for sending in your terrific questions!  Lynn and Anne condensed them to about 20, and we ran through them rather rapid fire.  Also on fire? Our mouths.  As with our 300th episode, we did this Hot Ones-style. Every few questions, we had to eat a chicken wing slathered in hot sauce.  The hot sauces got progressively hotter, though as we discovered, the ordering may have been a littttttle bit off.  Still, by the time we hit the really hot ones, our mouths were on fire, we were blowing our noses, gulping down milk, and terrified of what the next hot wing would bring… We covered so much in this podcast, including: Coffee or tea? What jokes do you make with patients? Where do we see ageism? Why are we still advocating for advance care planning? Concerns about expansion of medical aid in dying Should doctors reveal that they're using AI in clinical care (thanks for the question mom!) The future of geriatrics and palliative care What we'd do differently about the podcast if we could start over, or what we could do that is new going forward. Surprises in terms of who is listening, our audience. Ideas for others to build community as we do at GeriPal Influence of our own spirituality and religion on our clinical practice Lasting practice changes from prior podcasts, or from Covid experience Why PC in the ED hasn't taken off And more!   Looking back on 10 years and 400 podcasts, Eric and I are filled with gratitude for you, dear listeners.  You sustain us.  You keep us going.  Please stay involved, send us messages about show ideas, and introduce yourself to us at national meetings. Thank you! -Alex Smith  

Another journey lies ahead narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Estas son las posiciones que necesitan mejorar los equipos con las primeras 16 selecciones del NFL Draft 2026.

A being a good caretaker narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Seth and Sean talk about Alex Smith's praise for CJ Stroud and Tim Hasselbeck giving Deshaun Watson no chance to land the starting job in Cleveland.

Seth and Sean react to Alex Smith's praise for CJ Stroud and Tim Hasselbeck not giving Deshaun Watson a chance to win the Browns starting job, discuss how the Rockets can land the playoff matchup we're all hoping for: a Luka-less Lakers team, get funny wrong answers on about Altuve's incredible judgment at the plate so far this season, and see what the question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Seth and Sean overreact to the Astros' series with the Athletics, discuss what they need to see as the Rockets approach the playoffs, go through the day's Headlines, lay out the biggest Texans questions a couple weeks away from the draft, give credit where it's due in Acknowledge Me, see what Nick Shook has the Texans doing with the 28th overall pick in today's Mock Draft Injection, break down their big takeaways from the Astros-A's series, react to what Danielle Hunter had to say about the Texans and his own offseason so far, assess what they've learned from the ABS so far, react to Alex Smith's praise for CJ Stroud and Tim Hasselbeck not giving Deshaun Watson a chance to win the Browns starting job, discuss how the Rockets can land the playoff matchup we're all hoping for: a Luka-less Lakers team, get funny wrong answers on about Altuve's incredible judgment at the plate so far this season, and see what the question of the day is with Reggie and Lopez.

Today we're delighted to talk with Anne Walling, Neil Wenger, and Rebecca Sudore about a pragmatic implementation trial aimed at increasing advance care planning for primary care patients with serious illness in University of California clinics, published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Seriously ill primary care patients were identified using structured data fields (meaning routinely captured without needing to read the chart or use natural language processing). This study focused on patients without a completed advance directive or POLST form. This was a 3 arm trial that tested a nudge in the patient portal and a mailed advanced directive vs. the nudge plus a link to PrepareForYourCare vs. the nudge plus PrepareForYourCare plus a navigator reminding patients to talk with their doctor and bring any completed advance directives or POLST forms to the PCP visit. In brief, the study found that at 2 years there were higher rates of advance directive or POLST in the electronic health record (about 20%) in the arm with the nudge plus PrepareForYourCare plus the navigator compared to the other 2 arms (around 13%). Rates of advance care planning discussions with primary care providers were similarly higher in the 3rd arm. Health care utilization, however, did not differ between arms.  Please see links to articles describing the intervention in detail and incorporation of stakeholder perspectives. I'm going to cut to the pushback to this article right up front:  The study's primary outcomes were advanced directives or completion of POLST forms - haven't we moved beyond thinking completion of forms should be the primary outcome of advance care planning research? There was no control condition. Observed increases in advance directive or POLST in the electronic health record may have occurred without any intervention.  People with serious illness get sicker with time and the sicker they are the more likely they are to engage in advance care planning, without any intervention. This is particularly true as the study occurred during the hight of the Covid pandemic, when there was a global effort to increase advance care planning. How much did these interventions contribute on top of that rise that might have occurred without intervention?  Observed documentation - 13-20% - was low.  Is it worth the effort of getting buy-in to automate these EHR nudges and spend FTE to hire a navigator? Particularly as health systems, who pushed for focusing on seriously ill patients because they are the most expensive/highest utilizers, did not get what they wanted, i.e. no difference in utilization of acute healthcare services between arms? Our guests provide a strong defense and additional context, which you can and should listen to on the podcast. And I have to point out, setting aside the advance care planning aspect, the method of identifying upstream primary care patients with serious illness is a major contribution to the field in and of itself.  Pioneers in the field, led by Amy Kelley, have been working to identify the seriously ill population for over a decade. And a fun fact about All You Need is Love - the verses are in 7/4 time! -Alex Smith  

A good eaten's narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An existential crisis narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

A few weeks ago, I was skimming this NEJM paper for UCSF's Division of Geriatrics Journal club on de-prescribing anti-hypertensive medications for older adults in nursing homes. Seemed to make a world of sense. The study found no difference between the deprescribing arm and the usual care arm in mortality, the primary study outcome. I thought, great! So we can deprescribe anti-hypertensives without changing mortality, that must be what the authors concluded. I was shocked, therefore, to read in the first paragraph of the discussion that the deprescribing arm did not achieve the hypothesized 25% reduction in mortality.  What?!?  Why would deprescribing be associated with reduced mortality? That's not the main reason or even the first reason I think of for deprescribing.  Reducing side effects that impair quality of life, sure. Less pill burden, of course.  But prolonged life?  Seemed a stretch. Today we hear from the first author of this study, Athanase Benetos, an esteemed geriatrician-researcher from France.  For context, we also interviewed Mike Steinman, co-chair of the Beers criteria and co-lead of the US Deprescribing Research Network. We learned about: Why the hypothesis of reduced mortality in deprescribing was justified, based on natural decreases in blood pressure with aging, and the Partridge study, an observational study that found higher risks of mortality associated with using multiple anti-hypertensive and low blood pressure. Why mortality was chosen as the primary outcome. Is a negative superiority study the same as what they might have found in a non-inferiority study? (stay with us) Variation in outcome by frailty status How to place this study in context with other research, such as the Danton study mentioned on a recent podcast about deprescribing near the end of life. Dantos was a study of deprescribing for nursing home residents with dementia that was stopped early due to safety concerns. Other studies for context include Sprint, Optimize, and an observational study by Bocheng Jing (UCSF statistician in our group). At the end, we ask our guests to put it together. With all that we know at this point, what's a clinician to do? To deprescribe or not to deprescribe? And, zoot alors! I get to sing Hymne A L'amour in French! Athanase recounts the moving story of how Edith Piaf sang this song the night she learned the man she loved, Marcel Cerdan, died in a plane crash. -Alex Smith  

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The Hat Chat Podcast consists of a trio of comedy entertainers who run a YouTube channel called 'Hat Films' Ross Hornby, Chris Trott and Alex Smith make up the three voices you'll hear chatting about absolutely anything and everything. No holds barred! E-mail questions and fingles to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hatchat@hat-films.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast may include strong language and topics of a sexual nature. Thanks for listening to our ramblings, check out our Twitch streams at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.twitch.tv/hatfilms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/hatchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices