Podcasts about Alon

Alon's ridiculous week, the big topics are Bruno / Arsenal / Mo, and lots of other Fantasy Premier League stuff to talk about. Chapters: 00:00:00 GW6 Recap and a DefCon Deep Dive 00:17:00 Bruno Fernandes: Is He Still Worth It? 00:35:00 Arsenal Attack & Defense: What We Learned 00:49:55 Mo Salah Dilemma 00:56:18 The FPL Striker Pool 01:03:44 Potter Out, Nuno In & Paquetá's FPL Impact 01:15:00 Walsh's Transfer Decisions and Plans FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek7 #GW7 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Resilient Cyber, I sit down with Astrix Security Co-Founder and CEO Alon Jackson to discuss the need for secure agentic adoption across the enterprise. This includes Astrix's approach, which involves enabling enterprises to discover, secure, and deploy AI agents responsibly at scale.

Alon ripped it all up on wildcard to bring in… the newly promoted lads and two West Ham attackers??? Arsenal and City had their big clash, we go digging for Fantasy Premier League midfielders, and we're left asking: is there any hope for the FPL forwards? Chapters: 00:00:00 GW5 FPL Points and Alon's Wildcard Decisions (Bowen?!) 00:15:48 Arsenal vs. Manchester City: FPL Shakeout 00:42:42 Newcastle: Their Defense, Dan Burn, and Anthony Gordon 00:48:15 Mo out? Isak in? Forward Picks Debated 00:58:31 Digging for Midfielder Points: Kudus, Simons, Minteh, Paquetá, Reijnders, Sarr & Ndiaye 01:12:28 Discord Grab Bag: FPL Questions and Punts FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek6 #GW6 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's guest is Mark D. Friedman, an independent scholar working in the field of political theory and ethics. His latest book, Come Now, Let us Reason Together: Uncovering the Torah's Liberal Values, discusses what he describes as the fundamental misconception about Judaism, that because the ultra-Orthodox follow ancient traditions and strictly adhere to halakhah, that the rigid practices that characterize their communities represent authentic Judaism. In this episode, Mark and Alon dive into this discussion on understanding Judaism, and discuss how this relates to current events and policies in Israel, and perceptions of Judaism in the here and now. Full bio After retiring from the successful practice of corporate law, Mark D. Friedman returned to his first love, the study of philosophy. He is currently an independent scholar working in the field of political theory and ethics. He has written three books: Nozick's Libertarian Project: An Elaboration and Defense (2011), Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World: The Politics of Natural Rights (2014), and his most recent book, Come Now, Let us Reason Together: Uncovering the Torah's Liberal Values (2024). Friedman received a J.D. from Georgetown Law School, USA, with honors, and holds an MBA from Columbia University, USA. He lives in a small town outside of Seattle, with his family of four, and is very active in his local synagogue. His interests include attending his children's activities and family travel.

Lauren Ross is a professor of logic and philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. We talk about her work on causation, mechanism, and explanation in neuroscience, Lauren's background in medicine, how to write clearly, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Why Lauren studied medicine0:04:23: Differences between medicine and philosophy0:21:19: Why Lauren switched to philosophy of science0:25:30: How to learn to write clearly0:30:21: Are doctors practitioners of causality?0:34:25: What's so difficult about causality?0:38:46: Causal structures: mechanism, pathway, cascade, circuit.1:02:11: The practical use of thinking about causal structures and varieties1:11:35: What's the difference between a circuit and a pathway? And what are you trying to do?1:20:31: Secondary features of causation/causal varieties: strength, stability, speed, specificity1:29:29: A book or paper more people should read1:30:45: Something Lauren wishes she'd learnt sooner1:33:29: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podBlueSky: https://geni.us/pod-bskyLauren's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/ross-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/ross-scholarBlueSky: https://geni.us/ross-bskyBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarBlueSky: https://geni.us/bjks-bskyReferencesAlon (2006). An introduction to systems biology: design principles of biological circuits. [There's a lecture series by Alon that seems to be based on the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6VZeWuME_A&list=PLLbr-B8cNbo6v4kc68JowzUeAYdh6gdQH]Barack, Miller, Moore, Packer, Pessoa, Ross, & Rust (2022). A call for more clarity around causality in neuroscience. Trends in neurosciences.Forsyth (2013). The elements of eloquence: How to turn the perfect English phrase.Hempel (1965). Aspects of scientific explanation.Ross (2021). Causal concepts in biology: How pathways differ from mechanisms and why it matters. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.Ross & Bassett (2024). Causation in neuroscience: keeping mechanism meaningful. Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

First fiveish minutes of the latest Patreon episode. Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek5 #GW5 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes it feels like there's just too much FPL to talk about, and even then we don't get to every match or cover all the Fantasy Premier League happenings. So here's what we did manage: Walsh's wildcard, Liverpool's attack, the toughest captaincy call of the season, Villa's collapse, and a grab bag of listener questions. Whatever we missed, we'll push to the Thursday pod. Chapters: 00:00:00 GW4 FPL Points and Walsh's Wildcard Team Decisions 00:12:32 Mo Salah and Liverpool: The Elephants in the Room 00:25:38 Hardest Captaincy Decision of the Season?! Bruno and Man United Check-In 00:37:04 Aston Villa Are a Fantasy Premier League Disaster Right Now 00:42:17 Potpourri of FPL Questions from Our Discord FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek5 #GW5 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's a Fireside Chat, and Alon is happy to host Danny (AKA Bullet AKA Move78_FPL) of FPL Last Resort to talk wildcards, processes, heuristics, ways of thinking, and other FPL adjacent stuff. Check out Danny and FPL Last Resort here: https://x.com/Move78_FPL https://bsky.app/profile/move78-fpl.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@fpllastresort Chapters: 00:00:00 Wildcards, Mo Salah, Palmer & Early Season Captaincy 00:21:00 Transfers & Big Hitters: Bruno, City, Liverpool Talk 00:42:00 Drafts, Wildcard Strategy & Fixture Planning 00:56:00 Chelsea, Liverpool, Brentford & Paquetá in Focus 01:03:00 Captaincy Debates: Bruno, Arsenal, Ownership & the Template 01:17:00 Wrapping Up: City, Haaland, Salah & Final Captaincy Thoughts FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek4 #GW4 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a special edition of Roundball, temporary temporary host Sean Keane welcomes Alon & Walsh from the FML Fantasy Premier League Podcast and learns about how to play fantasy soccer and gets his hopes dashed about Arsenal's chances to ever win the league again. Then, Jack Bedrosian of Jacobin stops by to school Sean on the pervasive money interests and shady middlemen that are running and ruining youth basketball in America.FML Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fml-fpl-fantasy-premier-league-podcast/id1024068765Jack Bedrosian on Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/author/jack-bedrosian"Corporate Money Has Ruined Youth Sports": https://jacobin.com/2025/07/corporate-aau-youth-sports-basketballRoundball on X: x.com/RoundRockPodPatreon: patreon.com/roundrockpodBruno Sundov on Basketball Reference: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sundobr01.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another episode of “On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir.” Today's guest is Hillel Schenker, co-editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, a Jerusalem-based independent, joint Israeli-Palestinian English-language quarterly. In this episode, Alon and Hillel discuss the current growing protests in Israel calling for an end to the war and release of the hostages, Netanyahu's current strategy in Gaza, and the role of the international community in reaching an end to the war. Full bio Hillel Schenker is co-editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, a Jerusalem-based independent English-language quarterly, initiated and maintained by a group of prominent Israeli and Palestinian academics and journalists. It aims to shed light on, and analyze freely and critically, the complex issues dividing Israelis and Palestinians. Schenker served for 13 years as editor of New Outlook, the Israeli peace monthly founded in the spirit of Martin Buber's philosophy of dialogue, that served as a vehicle for understanding Israeli-Arab affairs and as a catalyst for dialogue and initiatives for peace. He has written for The Nation, Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Tikkun, Israel Horizons, In These Times, the Israeli-Hebrew-language press and many other print and electronic outlets. He was an activist and co-founder of the Peace Now movement and has served for many years as spokesperson for the Israeli branch of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. He is an International Advisory Board member of the Global Majority center for non-violent conflict resolution based at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Walsh is on Wildcard, and Fantasy Premier League is on international break. See you soon. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 3 Recap: Our Points and Walsh's Free Hit 00:09:40 Deadline Day Ripples: Isak and Liverpool, Wissa, Woltemade, Newcastle & More 00:35:00 The Fall of Nottingham Forest and Their FPL Assets 00:46:57 Discord Mailbag: Questions on Matches, Picks & Strategy 01:10:00 Paquetá and also DEFCONs Are Still Overpowered 01:23:45 Walsh's Preliminary GW4 Wildcard Team FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek3 #GW3 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bate-Papo Mayhem 479 - Yair Alon - Profecias e Profetas de Israel na Árvore da Vida https://projetomayhem.com.br/ O vídeo desta conversa está disponível em: https://youtu.be/1FzB_a2JjDs Bate Papo Mayhem é um projeto extra desbloqueado nas Metas do Projeto Mayhem.  Todas as 3as, 5as e Sabados as 21h os coordenadores do Projeto Mayhem batem papo com algum convidado sobre Temas escolhidos pelos membros, que participam ao vivo da conversa, podendo fazer perguntas e colocações. Os vídeos ficam disponíveis para os membros e são liberados para o público em geral duas vezes por semana, às segundas e quintas feiras e os áudios são editados na forma de podcast e liberados uma vez por semana. Faça parte do projeto Mayhem: https://www.catarse.me/tdc

Two weeks of war games under Exercise Alon 2025 in the Philippines, involving Filipino, Australian, and Canadian troops, are set to conclude on 29 August 2025. - Puspusan ang war games sa ilalim ng dalawang linggong Exercise Alon 2025 sa Pilipinas na nilalahukan ng Pilipinas, Australia at Canada na magtatapos ngayong araw, ika 26 ng Agosto.

Puspusan ang war games sa ilalim ng dalawang linggong Exercise Alon 2025 sa Pilipinas na nilalahukan ng Pilipinas, Australia at Canada na magtatapos ngayong araw, ika 26 ng Agosto.

Playing a fella from the UK who's been touring Australia this month with Youth Alive. And a bunch of artists, from new to some who've been going as long as the 1980s. Playlist: "No Chill" by Brad Sabat "FASHO" by Aaron Cole "BLAME ACE FREESTYLE" by indie tribe. "Angels" by MC Jin "Lean (ft. Lecrae)" by Still Shadey "Highlight Reel (ft. Alon)" by John Reuben "4 Grams (ft. The Resistance, Fern, Japhia Life)" by Cephas "Saved You Too" by Y.Shadey "Yet Always Rejoicing (ft. Lynnea)" by Braille "Count It All Joy (ft. The Profit)" by Shelly.H "Wembley" by Collistar "Turn E Up (ft. Monty G)" by Village KNG "The Sample-ist (ft. DJ Gabe Real)" by Soup the Chemist "Bonjour (ft. Mic Wise)" by Trutha "Better With Age (ft. Vursatyl)" by Paradox & DJ Sean P "Hip-Hop (ft. Def Wish Cast & Reason)" by Brethren "First Love It" by Ruslan "Deployed" by Sole Option Vote on the playlist at www.definitionradio.com/show/963 Leave your requests/shout-outs on our socials www.facebook.com/DefinitionRadio www.instagram.com/DefinitionHH www.twitter.com/DefinitionHH www.krosswerdz.com

Oh yeah baby that's the sound of transfers being ripped and wildcards being activated. Fantasy Premier League is back. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 2 Recap: From Bad to Worse 00:11:25 Stupid Midfielders: Palmer, Saka, Bruno, Gordon, and More 00:29:38 Center Backs and DefCons Are Overpowered 00:39:04 Spurs Good but No FPL picks? 00:50:14 Mailbag Kinda Episode: Questions from Discord FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek3 #GW3 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BuffStampede.com reporter Oliver Hayes gives his first impressions on new CU big man Alon Michaeli.

Today's guest is Alon Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of Tastewise, and former Google CMO — who just raised a $50M Series B to transform how the food and beverage industry leverages AI. We dive into why big companies shouldn't build everything in-house, especially when AI is costly to develop and maintain, and why they should instead focus on their true edge. Alon shares how Tastewise predicted the rise of air-fried vegetables, leading to 3x profits for one client. We talk about the future of food and beverage, how AI enables companies to stay close to their customers. From trend forecasting to strategic innovation, this is a must-listen for anyone navigating the intersection of AI, technology, and taste.

The Fantasy Premier League bingo card is getting filled up early but you gotta stay positive and stay the course. You have your guys for a reason. But also maybe it's a bad FPL reason. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 1 Recap: Our Teams and Points on the Board 00:08:29 Tijjani Reijnders, Oscar Bobb & Do We Have Our Manchester City Back? 00:25:36 Haaland vs. Palmer and Enzo Maresca is a fraud 00:35:35 FPL Striker Watch: Wood, Thiago, Welbeck, Jimenez, Ollie, and more 00:49:44 Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United Takeaways: Fantasy Picks and Guys to Watch FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek2 #GW2 #Gameweek1 #GW1 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building at Speed: Oz Alon on Scaling Across Continents and Industries

Inside Israel's Uprising: Dr Alon Liel, former Director General of Israel's Foreign Ministry by Radio Islam

This week, Doug Parks sits down with Alon Rivel, Chief Marketing Officer at Feast & Fettle.

The goal is to have fun while trying to avoid a disaster. If we can also get FPL points while not using a transfer in GW2, then we're fucking flying. The GW1 deadline is nearing and the panic stations are panicking. It's time to talk about some guys: Mo, Haaland, Palmer, Bruno, and many more. Fantasy Premier League beckons. Chapters: 00:00:00 Gameweek 1 Kickoff: The Nightmarish FPL Website 00:03:29 Let's Start with Mo and Haaland and Then Take It from There 00:39:17 Midfield Dilemmas: Palmer, Saka, Bruno, Paqueta, Tielemans, Rutter & More 01:19:46 More Great Picks: Gordon, Ollie, Sarr, Jimenez, Arias & Ait-Nouri FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek1 #GW1 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textHow do we transform pain into powerful storytelling? This episode brings together three remarkable creators who are documenting LGBTQ+ experiences through different artistic mediums, each offering unique perspectives on resilience, healing, and joy.Award-winning journalist Nico Lang takes us behind the scenes of writing "American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era." Having spent a year traveling to seven states to document trans youth experiences, Lang shares emotional insights from this journey. Most poignantly, Lang describes connecting with Jack and Augie, trans siblings in Florida who lost access to gender-affirming care through Medicaid cuts while recovering from homelessness. "You could almost see the trauma in their bodies like a second skin," Lang reflects, noting how their story resonated with his own childhood experiences of poverty and family struggles.The conversation then shifts to Aaron Alon, who has created "The Chosen Ones," a musical exploring the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in conversion therapy. Despite the dissolution of major conversion therapy organizations like Exodus, Alon's research revealed these practices continue largely unregulated across America. His musical, premiering August 28th through September 6th at Houston's MATCH theater, challenges audiences to see the humanity in all characters while acknowledging the profound harm of these programs. "I hope that shows have the ability to soften people's hearts in a way that debate and policy and activism sometimes can't," Alon explains.Filmmaker Wayne Chella rounds out the episode, discussing how creating autobiographical films about clergy sexual abuse became a pathway to healing. His emotional recounting of discovering his abuser's name on a list of credibly accused clergy, and subsequently channeling that trauma into his film "Insignificant," demonstrates the transformative power of artistic expression. "Releasing Insignificant into the world was my final act of letting go," Chella shares.What unites these diverse stories is the power of authentic representation to foster understanding and create change. As Lang powerfully states, "Kindness will save us. Listening to other people's stories will save us." Whether through literature, theater, or film, these creators remind us that behind every headline about anti-trans legislation or religious discrimination are real human beings deserving of dignity, respect, and the space to share their stories.Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here. Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond. Check out our socials at:https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ andhttps://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/

The Budget tier of FPL players are what dreams are made of. Stackings ifs and telling each other stories is why we're a Fantasy Premier League podcast and it's a big part of the fun of the game. Shadows are meant to be chased. Let's go together. Chapters: 00:00:00 Budget FPL Gems 2025: Kicking Off the Bargain Hunt 00:02:21 Cheap Forwards: Risky Bets and Hidden Value 00:33:28 Affordable Mids: Attacking Upside and DefCon Merchants 01:24:34 Budget Defenders: It Ain't Much but It's Honest Work 02:06:01 Wrap-Up and Ass Slaps and a Big Week Ahead FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textIn today's episode, I interview Meron Alon, director of the new short film "Too Good," a humorous take on what happens when we die and meet God at the gates to heaven.Listen to hear about the process of casting the two stars of the film, some unconventional questions that God asks at the gates of heaven, and one of the best character names I think I've heard in a long time.Books mentioned in this episode include:All Fours by Miranda JulyFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:"Too Good" directed by Meron AlonThe Matrix directed by Lana and Lilly WachowskiThe Talented Mr. Ripley directed by Anthony MinghellaCloser directed by Mike NicholsAlmost Famous directed by Cameron CroweCall Me by Your Name directed by Luca Guadagnino10 Things I Hate About You directed by Gil JungerFollow Meron on Instagram @meronalon.Support the show

Alon Landa is the CEO and co-founder of MedcoVet, where he leads the development of cutting-edge veterinary technologies that help pets heal at home. He played a key role in creating Luma, an at-home red and infrared light therapy device (PBM) designed to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and accelerate healing in pets.With hands-on experience working alongside veterinarians, pet owners, and clinical researchers, Alon is driven by a deep belief in accessible, evidence-based care. Before founding MedcoVet, he spent over two decades leading innovative tech companies across industries, including medical devices, satellite systems, internet media, and pet health.He also created PupReady, a digital platform for new dog owners. Alon holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from NYU Stern. He regularly writes on medcovet.com about PBM therapy and pet recovery, combining expert knowledge with lived experience. Alon lives in Boston, MA.Topics covered in this episode: Alon Landa's journey to animal healthUnderstanding Red Light therapyDifferences between Red Light, Infrared, and Laser therapyChoosing the right device for animal careMedco Vet's innovative app and rental programHow to get started with Medco VetLinks and Resources: Find out more information about the Luma DeviceClick HERE to get a round-up of the best devices on the marketClick HERE for a deeper dive into red light therapyFind MedcoVet on FacebookFine MedcoVet on InstagramMaking Strides for Animal Chiropractic Links and Resources:Visit the Making Strides for Animal Chiropractic websiteVisit our Facebook PageVisit our Instagram Page Thank you to our sponsors!Academy for the Advancement of Animal ChiropracticEquigateHave an idea for the podcast? Please leave us a survey! 

Last week's episode talked about finishing my STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE LitRPG trilogy, and in this week's episode we respond to some of the insightful reader comments the prevoius episode generated. We also discuss the mechanics of putting series numbers on book covers. Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week! This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragonskull series at my Payhip store: DRAGONSUMMER25 The coupon code is valid through August 25, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 262 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is August 8, 2025, and today we are looking at reader comments on my LitRPG trilogy. We will also take a look at why sometimes books do not have the series order number on their front cover. Before we get into that, we'll have Coupon of the Week and then an update on my current writing progress. First up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragonskull series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is DRAGONSUMMER25. And as always, the coupon code and the links to my store will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through August 25th, 2025. So if you need a new ebook to read this summer, we have got you covered. And now for a progress update on my current writing projects. I am 83,000 words into the rough draft of Ghost in the Siege, which is the sixth and final book in the Ghost Armor series. I think maybe one or two more good sessions and I will have the rough draft done and then I'll write a bonus short story that newsletter subscribers will get for free when the book comes out and then start editing. I'm also 9,000 words into Blade of Flames, which will be the first book in my new epic fantasy series after I finish Ghost in the Siege and my Super Summer of Finishing Things. In audiobook news, Brad Wills is currently recording Shield of Power, so we should have some updates on that soon. In addition, the distribution problems I was having with Shield of Battle and Ghost in the Corruption should be cleared up. So all those books should be turning up on all the usual audiobook stores before too much longer. Before, they should have all been available on Audible, Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and Kobo, but they should be showing up on all the other available stores before too much longer now. And of course I should mention that those audiobooks are available on my Payhip store and you can get them anytime (regardless of distribution troubles). So that is where I'm at with my current writing projects. 00:02:07 Question about Series Numbering And now let's take a look at a question about series numbering. A librarian acquaintance recently asked (with no small exasperation), why can't the series number be in the book title, on the spine, and on the cover? Well, as with so many things, the answer boils down to “it depends”, specifically, it depends on the publisher and the author (but only if the author is indie). For my books, they always have the series number on the cover. A random example- Orc Hoard, the fourth book in my Half-Elven Thief series, has plainly at the top of the cover “Half-Elven Thief Number Four”. Whether or not the series number will be on the cover depends on the publisher (or the writer, if the writer is indie). For myself, since I make my own covers, it is a trivial amount of extra work to make sure the series number is also on the cover. A small publisher or an indie author hiring a cover designer has to specifically ask for the series number on the cover, and they don't always think to do that. In terms of the spine of the print edition, it depends whether or not it is included with cover design. Typically for a print book, you need to make a wraparound PDF cover or you can use the automated tools with a platform like KDP Print to create it. The trouble is that space can be at a premium on a book spine and after you have the book title and the author name, there might not be adequate room left for the series number. For example, a title like Stealth and Spells Online: Final Quest takes up a lot of real estate on the spine and combine that with the author name of Jonathan Moeller, and we really don't exactly have much space left to work with. However, for ebooks, there's really no good reason for them not to be arranged in series order on the store because all the online platforms now have good series management tools, which is admittedly a relatively new development. For a long time Amazon and the other self-publishing platforms didn't have any series metadata management tools, so we had to take things into our own hands. That's why for a long time you'd see books with titles like Frostborn: The Iron Tower (Frostborn #5), because there was no other way in the metadata to indicate that the book was part of a series. Obviously this was a problem. So eventually all the self-publishing platforms added series manager tools. So now it's fairly easy to add ebooks to a series, so on the storefront they should show up in the proper series order. But for tradpub print books, I expect traditional publishers are not terribly invested in providing series numbers on the spines of print books because it is a layer of from their perspective, unnecessary work with no return on investment. Remember, most publishers are owned by big international conglomerates these days, and from the corporate owner's perspective, the publisher's existence boils down to a cell in a spreadsheet. So a series will only get new cover art (potentially numbers on the cover) if doing so might make “number go up” in that particular spreadsheet cell. A series is most likely to get numbers on its cover and its spine if it's one, finished and two, popular enough to be re-released with new covers. So the “too long, didn't read” answer: it depends if the publisher or the indie author has the resources to add numbers to the cover. 00:05:01 Main Topic of the Week: Comments on my LitRPG Trilogy Now onto our main topic this week, reader comments on my LitRPG trilogy. You might remember last week I did an episode and a blog post about the experience of finishing up my LitRPG trilogy and some of the misjudgments I made during the process and how I was grateful for the people who did enjoy it. And this inspired many interesting and insightful comments on the topic. So I thought I would read through some of the comments and share my own thoughts on them. Our first comment is from LEJ who says: “The big problem with virtual reality type LitRPG books is that virtual reality fights have no real stakes or consequences, or if they do, they're being arbitrarily assigned. This makes them dull no matter how well the fight scene is written. The second problem is character. In epic fantasy, the party members are developed characters and the reader learns who they are through the “show, not tell” guideline of writing. The characters are a group of people who have come together to put their lives on the line to do the plot is about. In a virtual reality game book, the party members are fake personas playing a game. There's no way to be sure who they really are and they're not invested. In books and in real life, people who go through grave peril together often forge powerful friendships. A gaming group is a lousy stand in for an actual epic fantasy questing party because they're not facing actual danger together.” That's an interesting comment and that was something I thought about during the outlining of Stealth and Spells, how essentially so much of the book is about a man sitting in a chair playing in a game, which is inherently not suspenseful. So that's why in Stealth and Spells, I designed it so that the game itself was dangerous and the reason the main character was playing the game so much was to try and find proof that the game was dangerous. But I think LEJ makes a good larger point about how why LitRPGs with virtual reality MMORPGs aren't as popular as the other subgenres, just because the stakes are so low essentially when you're playing a game. I was playing Wizardry Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord the other night and had a total party kill, but so what? Just spin out new characters and start the game again. But that doesn't make for a good narrative tension in the story. Our next comment is from Justin who says: “There are some VR LitRPG books out, but they are a niche market. As LEJ noted (above), there's no real consequences and the character development is minimal. The successful ones (for measures of success) go heavy on humor. I like Stealth and Spells, but I like science fiction and had no problem with the premise. So another attempt at widening your audience has fallen flat. Sorry about that. The mystery market that you tried before is even worse now with AI pastiches flooding Kindle. You could try the superhero section, but there's lot of competition and the big boys have been stinking up that particular room, so I wouldn't recommend it. Well, at least you're a successful writer, able to apply your craft full time. That puts you in the top 1%. Getting any further requires either incredible luck or selling your soul. I look forward to Ghost in the Siege!” Thanks, Justin. I'm glad you liked the Stealth and Spells trilogy. It is true that I'm very fortunate to be able to do what I do in terms of writing full-time. I should mention I'm not hugely worried about AI books partly because they're generally not very good and partly because you can't legally copyright them. Though we should mention that historically writers often have a difficult time when they try to change a genre. Even 150 years ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle decided he wanted to write a historical fiction instead of Sherlock Holmes, so he killed off Sherlock Holmes and wrote historical fiction, which didn't go hugely over well with the public, and eventually he succumbed both to popular demand and large sums of money to start writing Sherlock Holmes again. Our next comment is from Joe who says: “I have never read a LitRPG book before. I read it because I enjoy your writing. I know I am in the minority, but it turned out to be my favorite series. Even though it shouldn't, it amazes me that Half-Elven Thief has done so much better. I guess I just dance to the beat of my own drummer.” Well, I suppose everyone dances to the beat of their own drummer in the end. I do think it's important for writers to remember, especially long-term writers like myself, that every book you've written is somebody's favorite book regardless of your personal opinion about it. Like for example, I think in all honesty, Tower of Endless Worlds is one of my weaker series. I was trying to do something in terms of urban fantasy that I don't think I had the writing skills to do until I started writing Cloak Games fourteen years later. But there are several people for whom Tower of Endless Worlds is their favorite book of all the ones I've written. So it's good to always keep that in mind and not trash one's own work unnecessarily because you are then trashing somebody's favorite book, which is just impolite. In terms of Half-Elven Thief doing better, I think that is because I really narrowed in better on the market for that than I did with Stealth and Spells. We've already talked about how Isekai, portal fantasy, progression fantasy, and System Apocalypse are much more popular genres than virtual reality LitRPG, but with Half-Elven Thief, I think I really narrowed into what the market wants and what my own particular skillset is for writing stories. So it worked pretty well. I'm very happy about that. Our next comment is from Geoff, who said: “Just went through and finished it and I absolutely loved it. It's a shame it only ended up being three when you had plans for more, but you ended it really well and made it feel like it was always meant to be ended that way. Really love that big reveal at the end about Calliande and Ridmark.” Thanks, Geoff. I'm very glad you liked the ending. I admit I thought really hard for a really long time about how to properly finish the series with just one book. I typically, as part of my exercise program, do an hour a day on the treadmill in the morning with variable rate cardio and I was thinking about Stealth and Spells a lot while I was doing that, so I'm very grateful that you appreciated the ending. Our next comment is from Keith who says: “I'm so glad you finished the series. I have avidly read pretty much everything you published almost as soon as you publish it (except the Ghost series finally lost me a year or two ago), and I was starting to wonder if you're going to continue this series. I'm sure I enjoyed Stealth and Spells a bit more because of my own experience with MMORPG games as an adult, no less from 1997 to about 2012 and still dabbled now and then. It was very entertaining reading the series about a game set in Ridmark's world that I've been so immersed in for the past few years. It's unfortunate that there won't be more Stealth and Spells to read, but I enjoyed the way the series ended as a trilogy, even though you say it was originally supposed to be more books.” Thanks, Keith. I am glad you enjoyed the ending. I suppose one of my weaknesses as I set out to write this trilogy was that I've never actually seriously played MMORPG. It was just when things like World of Warcraft and its various successors and imitators became popular it was a time in my life when I was both pretty broke and pretty busy, so I couldn't afford to play an MMORPG and even if I could have afforded to play an MMORPG, I wouldn't have had the time to do so. I think that lacking that experience may have been one of the reasons I had a bit of trouble sort of connecting the series to a wider market. That said, I have tried an MMORPG recently, Elder Scrolls Online. I enjoyed it, but the big problem with that, and the reason I didn't keep playing was that you can't pause it. I think it's fair to say that I'm a pretty busy guy and sometimes I need to pause the game right now and attend to things, but the inability to do that was just a huge deal breaker for me, so I just never really continued with it, though I did have fun with the parts I played and think it's a good game. Randy says: “I still maintain it's a great SF series and a great setting, but it does have a great ending, even if the hero never gets an encrypted message from Wire again.” Thanks, Randy. If I ever do return to this setting, it won't be as a LitRPG. It'll be just as a straight science fiction thriller adventure like Silent Order because while I don't particularly want to write another LitRPG series, I would like to write another science fiction series at some point. But as I've mentioned on earlier episodes, I've decided it's probably for the best to limit myself to three ongoing series at any one time, just for keeping the complexity level manageable. So once I finish one of my ongoing series (which currently would be Blades of Ruin, Half-Elven Thief, and Cloak Mage), then I might consider slotting a sci-fi one in as well. Our next comment is from Mike who says: “Thank you for sharing your thoughts on it. I really enjoyed the series and I'm glad you finished it. I always find it frustrating when an author leaves the story unfinished, but I understand it's a tough balance. At the end of the day, writing needs to be sustainable and that often means the books have to be profitable. So thank you for seeing it through.” Thanks Mike. I'm glad you enjoyed the ending. In terms of sustainability, Half-Elven Thief by itself across its entire lifetime has sold more than all three books of Stealth and Spells Online put together (which I am very grateful for). And the Half-Elven Thief series and the, let's see, three sequels for it I wrote in 2024 combined, did well enough to pay for my health insurance for that year, which is trust me, no small thing, for which I'm very grateful. But like I said before, I think Half-Elven Thief dialed into the market a bit better than I did with Stealth and Spells Online. Our next comment comes from Alon who says. “If you try again, you can consider progression fantasy; it is somewhere between regular and LitRPG. The best ones are Dungeon Crawler Carl and Mother of Learning.” Well, if you want to try some progression fantasy, there are some examples for you. I admit I've only read the first book of Dungeon Crawler Carl. I thought it was pretty good, if definitely a bit on the darker side. William says: “I think LitRPG/Isekai literature and other media is best understood as a specific kind of fantasy in the literal sense that happens to use fantasy aesthetics because the people in Japan who started writing it all grew up playing Dragon Quest as kids do and still do. Yet the core of said fantasy has nothing to do with the cultural nostalgia that drives a fantasy genre we know and love, but instead reflects a desire for a non-complex world where everything follows easily understood and quantifiable rules, which the authors and the readers found in video games. Anyway, I enjoyed Stealth and Spells Online as a sci-fi thriller. It reminded me of the MMOPG subplot in Tad William's Outland novels.” Thanks, William. I'm glad you enjoyed the series. And I think that's a good point about the lack of ambiguity in some LitRPG, because Stealth and Spells has quite a bit of ambiguity to it at times, where the protagonist is trying to figure out if he can trust Hardcase19. He's trying to figure out who is controlling the Calliande NPC and he's trying to determine if he can trust that person or persons as well. So there's a lot of ambiguity in there that I think I probably picked up from how many mystery novels I enjoy and that might clash with the more popular tropes in LitRPG. Jesse says: “I'm glad you gave us a proper ending and I enjoyed discovering the identity of the Calliande/Ridmark NPCs. Honestly, the bit I will miss is you taking cracks at yourself (“failed historian”, “author secure in the knowledge he would never have to visualize it”), which was hysterical. Well done, sir.” Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the series and like I said before, I really didn't want to leave it unfinished because for a variety of reasons, it is very bad in the fantasy genre to leave things unfinished. Our next comment is from Jason who says: “Thank you for finishing the series. As you say, it was more of a science fiction thriller than a LitRPG. Nonetheless, I did enjoy it. LitRPGs have the roots in manga with their audience being teens and young adults who play video games and have kind of wish fulfillment of applying their game experience to a quasi-real world, usually like Death March to a Parallel World Rhapsody (a very long web novel, pretty bad anime, ongoing light novels and manga), combined with the cheat/administrator system to break the world in the main character's favor. Often such stories include female characters who throw themselves at the male lead for no discernible reason to be met with obliviousness, terror, or indifference. Fortunately, as authors have gotten older and married their portrayals, male characters and love interests have become more mature as well. The herbivore (a male character with no interest in women) main character still shows up, but not as often.” Thanks, Jason. I am glad you enjoyed the series and I was thinking about that to the extent that the basis that LitRPG has a strong basis in wish fulfillment and sort of retreating from reality. And I'm more interested in stories where the protagonist tends to actively protagonize and then engage with and grapple with reality. So maybe that was why I chose to write a VR based LitRPG instead of one of the other genres. And our last comment is from Michael who says: “I'm saddened that it wasn't more popular, but your reasoning makes sense to me. I tried to get into LitRPG years ago when it first appeared, but struggled to find any of the stories interesting despite loving MMORPGs and games in general. It all seemed to be about the kind of dreams that a stereotypical 14-year-old boy might have- being able to hyperfocus on min/maxing statistics, being powerful, being able to forget about the prosaic real world, being a ruler of a village/kingdom, et cetera (oh, and having lots of attractive women adore you). In any case, thanks for finishing the series. I thought it went from strength to strength and Final Quest was really good.” Thanks, Michael. I'm glad you enjoyed the books. And I have joked several times that maybe what I really needed to do to make Stealth and Spells Online popular was to add a harem of anime monster girls for the protagonist. But that ties into what we were talking about earlier where a lot of LitRPG is about sort of a flight from reality, which I should mention, there's nothing wrong with that in literature, but I'm more interested in writing the kind of stories where the protagonist has to grapple in some way with reality. So that is all the comments we are going to talk about on the show. I'd like to thank everybody who first, read and enjoyed the Stealth and Spells Online books, and second, took the time to share their thoughts about it. It was a really interesting discussion, I thought. So thank you again for reading Stealth and Spells Online. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to the Pulp Writer Show. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.

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Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Caught Between Waves: A Naval Officer's Balancing Act Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-07-30-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: אלון עמד על המזח בבסיס הימי לחוף הים, מביט בגלים החובטים באבנים.En: Alon stood on the pier at the naval base by the shore, watching the waves crashing against the rocks.He: היה יום קיץ חם.En: It was a hot summer day.He: השמש זרחה בעוצמה, שולחת קרני אור על המים הכחולים.En: The sun shone brightly, casting rays of light on the blue waters.He: במקום שבו עבד היו ספינות קרב מסודרות בשורות מדויקות, וכל רגע היה מתוכנן היטב.En: In the place where he worked, battleships were arranged in precise rows, and every moment was carefully planned.He: בינתיים, בראשו של אלון הייתה מערבולת מחשבות.En: Meanwhile, inside Alon's head, there was a whirlwind of thoughts.He: לפני שבוע קיבל הודעה פתאומית מהמפקד - הוא נקרא להצטרף לפריסה בלתי צפויה שמתחילה בעוד חודש.En: A week ago, he received a sudden message from the commander – he was called to join an unexpected deployment starting in a month.He: יחד עם החדשות האלה, הוא נזכר בהבטחה שנתן למשפחתו לבלות איתם את הקיץ.En: Along with this news, he remembered the promise he made to his family to spend the summer with them.He: אלון, קצין מסור בצי הימי, הרגיש את הלב שלו נקרע בין שתי מחויבויות.En: Alon, a dedicated officer in the navy, felt his heart torn between two commitments.He: הוא רצה לשרת בתפקידו בכבוד, אך גם ידע כמה חשובה הייתה ההבטחה לילדים שלו ולמיה, אשתו.En: He wanted to serve with honor in his role, but he also knew how important the promise was to his children and to Maya, his wife.He: באותו ערב, בזמן שישב בחדרו בבסיס, טלפון מהדהד על השולחן.En: That evening, while sitting in his room at the base, a phone rang on the table.He: היה זה אלי, בנו הצעיר.En: It was Eli, his youngest son.He: "אבא, אתה זוכר שאמרת שתבוא איתנו לטיול לכנרת?En: "Dad, do you remember you said you would come with us on the trip to the Kinneret?"He: " שאל אלי, בקולו הרך והתמים.En: asked Eli, in his soft and innocent voice.He: המילים הכאיבו לאלון, והוא הבין שעליו להחליט מהר.En: The words pained Alon, and he realized he needed to decide quickly.He: למחרת, אלון הלך למשרד מפקדו.En: The next day, Alon went to his commander's office.He: בעיניים כבדות הוא הסביר את המצוקה שבה הוא נמצא.En: With heavy eyes, he explained the predicament he was in.He: הוא הבין את החשיבות של השירות, אבל גם את הצורך לקיים את ההבטחה למשפחתו.En: He understood the importance of the service, but also the necessity to keep his promise to his family.He: למרבה ההפתעה, המפקד היה קשוב.En: To his surprise, the commander was understanding.He: "אני מבין, אלון," אמר בחמלה.En: "I understand, Alon," he said compassionately.He: "נתאים את לוח הזמנים כך שתוכל לבלות זמן עם המשפחה לפני שתצטרף לפריסה.En: "We will adjust the schedule so you can spend time with your family before joining the deployment."He: "חיוך קטן הסתנן לפניה של אלון כשהודה למפקד.En: A small smile crept onto Alon's face as he thanked the commander.He: הוא יצא מהמשרד והתקשר ישר למיה.En: He left the office and immediately called Maya.He: "יוצאים לטיול, בדיוק כמו שהבטחנו," אמר, ושמע את צחוקה העליז של מיה עם הילדים ברקע.En: "We're going on the trip, just as we promised," he said, and heard Maya's cheerful laughter with the kids in the background.He: ביום הטיול, על שפת הכנרת הנוצצת באור השמש, אלון הבין משהו חשוב.En: On the day of the trip, by the glittering Kinneret under the sunlight, Alon realized something important.He: אפשר לשלב בין התחייבויות אישיות ומקצועיות.En: It is possible to balance personal and professional commitments.He: כל מה שצריך זה תקשורת נכונה וקצת רצון טוב.En: All it takes is proper communication and a bit of goodwill.He: הים והשמים בכחול גדול חזרו לברך אותו כשהשיג גם את שווי המשקל וגם את החיוך על פניו של אלי.En: The sea and the sky in vast blue welcomed him back as he achieved both equilibrium and a smile on Eli's face.He: המים המנוצנצים הזכירו לו שגם בבסיס ובחיים, תמיד יש מקום לאהבה ולמשפחה.En: The sparkling waters reminded him that even at the base and in life, there is always room for love and family. Vocabulary Words:pier: מזחnaval base: בסיס ימיwhirlwind: מערבולתunexpected deployment: פריסה בלתי צפויהdedicated: מסורtorn: נקרעcommitments: מחויבויותpredicament: מצוקהcompassionately: בחמלהadjust: נתאיםequilibrium: שווי משקלglittering: נוצצתsparkling: מנוצנציםvast: גדולprecise: מדויקותcarefully: מתוכנן היטבsudden: פתאומיתhonor: בכבודnecessity: הצורךcheerful: העליזinnocent: תמיםcompassion: חמלהunderstanding: קשובproper communication: תקשורת נכונהwill: רצוןdeployment: פריסהreminder: הזכירוbalance: לשלבcompliance: קיוםimportance: חשיבותBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

We recorded on Thursday (before the Díaz / Isak / Gyökeres chaos), but the pod still holds up. We dig into building around premium Fantasy Premier League picks, how they shape your overall FPL strategy, and the heavy toll they take on your budget. Let's get into it. Chapters: 00:00:00 FPL Premiums 2025: We're Back with the Big Hitters 00:04:29 Premium Keepers and Defenders: Are Any Worth It? 00:33:28 Debating Premium Midfielders: Mo, Saka, Palmer, Wirtz, and Bruno 01:19:15 Premium Forwards: Haaland, Isak, Watkins & New Guys FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. Join the Prize League / Mug League (Patreon subscribers only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/fml-fpl-patreon-134963388 All Other Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pump raised $600 million in 12 minutes. Then the token crashed… and sentiment with it. In this episode, Delphi's Yan Liberman, Jason Pagoulatos, and Simon Smockey unpack what really happened, from the lack of investor lockups to the underwhelming post-ICO communication, and what Pump must do now to win back the market. We also get into whether the “everything app” strategy still makes sense, what decentralization means after this cycle, and what tokens can learn from equity markets. Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Xapo Bank Focal by FalconX Guests: Simon Smockey, Researcher at Delphi Digital Yan Liberman, Co-Founder of Delphi Digital and Managing Partner of Delphi Ventures Jason Pagoulatos, Head of Markets at Delphi Previous coverage on the ICO:  Pump.fun Just Raised $600M. What Does This Mean for DeFi, Solana & Social Media? Pump.fun's $1 Billion ICO Has Caused Controversy. Can It Succeed? Unchained: Pump.fun Becomes Third Largest ICO, Raises $600M in 12 Minutes  PUMP Traders Make Big Options Bets on the Token Surging Past Its ICO Price Pump.fun Draws Backlash After Confirming PUMP ICO TG Podcast: Alon: Raising $1B, $PUMP Token, Airdrop, and More Timestamps:

We went live to discuss Arbitrum DeFi, Solana's performance, Zora's creator platform updates, and token buybacks across protocols like Hyperliquid and PumpFun. We closed with a critical review of Pump's strategy, market share decline, and communication challenges post-ICO.Thanks for tuning in! As always, remember this podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely their opinions, not financial advice. -- Bitcoin DeFi is heating up on Aptos, the BTCFi growth chain with nearly $400M in BTC assets supported by a secure, fast, and affordable MVM environment. Aptos users can acquire, hold, and earn attractive BTCFi yields via Echo aBTC and OKX xBTC, without typical bridge risks and high fees.  Explore BTC yield opportunities on Aptos via OKX Earn and Aptos-native platforms https://web3.okx.com/earn/activity/xbtc-aptos  -- Accelerate your app development on Algorand with AlgoKit 3.0—now with native TypeScript and Python support, visual debugging, and seamless testing. Build, test, and deploy smarter with tools designed for speed and simplicity. Start building with AlgoKit today: https://algorand.co/algokit?utm_source=blockworkspodcast&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=algokit3&utm_id=algokit3&utm_term=algokit3 -- Follow Tolks: https://x.com/_tolks Follow James: https://x.com/JamesChristoph_ Follow Ryan: https://x.com/_ryanrconnor Follow Danny: https://x.com/defi_kay_ Follow Boccaccio: https://x.com/salveboccaccio Follow Blockworks Research: https://x.com/blockworksres Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ Join the 0xResearch Telegram group: https://t.me/+z0H6y2bS-dllODVh -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:06) Arbitrum DeFi (7:31) Solana Activity (16:43) Zora's Rebirth (27:11) Aptos Ad (27:53) Token Buybacks and Crypto M&A (49:27) Ads (Aptos & Algorand) (50:52) PUMP's Performance, Alon's Interview and Competition With Bonk -- Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/ Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Boccaccio, Danny, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

We're back, FPL is back, and Alon has no idea what the hell is going on. Lotta preseason pods to go though. Fantasy Premier League will be tamed. Chapters: 00:00 We're Back & First Reactions to the FPL 2025 Launch 03:49 New FPL Rules: Defensive Actions, Bonus Points, Assists 11:36 Extra Chips & AFCON Transfers: More Fun or Too Much? 18:04 Goalkeeper & Defender Strategy for New Scoring System 35:17 Midfielders, Forwards & Early Preseason FPL Picks FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn't follow, and full Gameweek therapy. All Links: https://linktr.ee/fmlfpl #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlocking the Power of Legal Analytics with Alon Shwartz of Trellis LawOn this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, host Josh Elledge speaks with Alon Shwartz, Co-Founder and COO of Trellis Law, a cutting-edge legal tech platform reshaping how attorneys navigate state trial court litigation. Alon shares how Trellis leverages data analytics and AI to streamline legal research, improve strategy, and increase efficiency for legal professionals. If you're in the legal field and want to work smarter—not harder—this episode is packed with insight.Bringing Legal Intelligence to State Trial CourtsAlon Shwartz's entrepreneurial journey is driven by resilience and optimization—two traits he honed through his long-term commitment to CrossFit. He draws a parallel between physical training and business leadership, emphasizing how mental grit and consistency are vital to pushing through complexity, both in the gym and in scaling a tech startup.That mindset helped shape Trellis Law's mission: to demystify and organize fragmented state trial court data. Traditional legal databases often overlook state-level courts, but that's where the majority of litigation actually happens. Trellis bridges this gap by aggregating data from over 3,000 courts across 46 states and delivering intuitive, actionable insights for litigators.Trellis isn't just a data aggregator—it's a strategic platform. With features like judicial analytics, generative AI drafting tools, and judge-specific behavior patterns, Trellis enables attorneys to prepare smarter motions, manage client expectations, and make data-informed decisions with confidence. The result? Less guesswork and more wins.About Alon ShwartzAlon Shwartz is the Co-Founder and COO of Trellis Law. With a background in entrepreneurship and a passion for solving complex data challenges, Alon leads the company's operations and innovation strategy. His insights into legal tech, AI, and product development make him a standout thought leader in the legal analytics space.About Trellis LawTrellis Law is a legal intelligence platform that provides state trial court analytics and litigation insights. The platform helps litigators, law firms, insurance companies, and legal departments streamline case preparation and make data-informed decisions. Trellis is transforming how legal professionals access and apply state court data.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Trellis Law WebsiteAlon Shwartz on LinkedInEpisode Highlights:Why state trial court data is a largely untapped resource in legal techHow Trellis empowers lawyers to strategize using real judicial dataThe connection between athletic discipline and startup successHow Trellis is leveling the playing field with accessible legal intelligenceThe AI tools that are changing how legal research gets doneConclusionTrellis Law is paving the way for a smarter, more strategic approach to litigation—especially at the state level. As Alon Shwartz shares, success in the legal field is no longer just about intuition; it's about leveraging the right tools to make better decisions, faster. If you're looking to modernize your practice, Trellis offers a compelling first step.Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur:

It can be a draw when setting up a new device. Some info transfers, while some don't. Learn how developers can ensure the best user experience when people backup and restore an Android device. Hosts Tor and Chet are joined by Graham and Piyush on the Android Consumer Experience team  and Alon on the Android Studio team to discuss Android backup and restore.   Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction & the user pain point 1:38 - Why backup fails: Developer challenges 4:00 - Evolution of backup testing: From scripts to Android Studio 7:15 - Beyond testing: Backup for developer workflow 8:50 - Cross-device backup & GMS core integration 10:55 - Understanding backup types: Devices vs. Cloud 14:55 - Data categories & developer control 16:05 - System-level backup: Permissions & credentials 18:35 - Default backup pitfalls & key-value agents 28:15 - Database migrations & backup stress testing 32:04 - Automated testing framework 41:02 - Recap & feedback channels

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That's all folks. Wide Flank has gone on an indefinite hiatus.For your pleasure, here's a sneak peek of Sean and Alon letting it all hang out on the latest episode of GLHF.

The brothers welcome the writer and podcaster Alon Mizrahi (@alon_mizrahi) to discuss the Israeli state's institutionalized and systematic dehumanization of Arabs and Palestinians, the racial hierarchy structuring and defining Israeli society, and the psychopathologies of colonial violence in such a racialized environment. Alon is the host of The Mizrahi Perspective on YouTube and can also be found on Substack Date of recording: June 23, 2025. Watch the video edition on our YouTube channel Follow us on our socials: X: @MakdisiStreet YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Insta: @Makdisist TikTok: @Makdisistreet Music by Hadiiiiii Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access all the bonus content, including the latest Q&A  

Sean and Alon welcome game designer and artistic soul Ethan Anderson to discuss his pachinko-esque number-go-up 'em up, Nubby's Number Factory!Clock into the number factory to hear how Ethan designs to encourage player intent and how he balances said intent with chance. Plus! Drop the ball and discover the game's inspirations, from Rube Goldberg to Kid Pix to quotas in a bagel shop. And finally, what makes a game evergreen?Follow Ethan at:Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KygdTUKTvETikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mogdogblogBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mogdogblog.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mogdogblog—TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Intro00:01:32 - Numbers guys00:03:05 - “The next Balatro”00:08:43 - Randomness, chance, intent, and viability of runs00:19:07 - When do you stop? And evergreen games00:27:01 - The juice00:31:58 - Circle of trust00:35:13 - Growth of the game00:39:56 - Visual aesthetic00:47:32 - Pulling from real life00:50:16 - The music and being territorial00:58:13 - How to stay focused and how to rest—SHOW NOTESNubby's Number Factory: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3191030/Nubbys_Number_Factory/[Now Playing] Nubby's Number Factory & Luck be a Landlord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkvbL3JnLlwAngelFire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngelfireBalatro: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/The Binding of Isaac: https://store.steampowered.com/app/250900/The_Binding_of_Isaac_Rebirth/Cookie Clicker: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1454400/Cookie_Clicker/Counter-Strike 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/GeoCities: https://www.cameronsworld.net/Kid Pix: https://kidpix.app/Luck be a Landlord: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404850/Luck_be_a_Landlord/Slay the Spire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/—WIDE FLANK LINKSJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/ACbDjNhMpJSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/wideflankThe rest: https://linktr.ee/wideflank

J.J. and Dr. Alon Shalev discuss the iconoclastic ideas and character of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner. Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates and insights!Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice.We welcome all complaints and compliments at podcasts@torahinmotion.org  For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsAlon Shalev is a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, where he explores profound questions about meaning in life within the context of Jewish thought and philosophy. With a doctorate in Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University, Alon's research integrates diverse traditions of ethics and political philosophy, addressing the intersection of personal and societal values. His work seeks to uncover ways these frameworks can help guide individuals and communities toward meaningful existence and just governance. His recent book, "Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's Theology of Meaning" was published by Brill. Alon lives in Tzur Hadassah, is married, and has three children.

Send us a textIn this soul-stirring and joy-filled episode, Joey Pinz welcomes Rabbi Alon Ferency, a spiritual guide and creativity coach whose life story is as rich and unexpected as a Dungeons & Dragons quest. From Peace Corps service in Cameroon to LA's music scene, and finally to the pulpit, Alon's journey has been guided by deep curiosity, playfulness, and a powerful inner calling.Together, Joey and Alon explore the sacred role of creativity, the importance of letting go, and the powerful link between spirituality and artistic expression. How can a Dungeon Master teach us about the divine? What does it mean when a song, once written, no longer belongs to its creator? And how does one find peace through play?With laughter, honesty, and insight, Alon opens up about leaving the rabbinate, the complexities of modern spirituality, and the surprising wisdom of fantasy games. Whether you're an artist, seeker, or simply curious about living more authentically, this episode will inspire you to lean into wonder.