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In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan talks with Kara Goldin, founder and CEO of Hint Water, to talk about her journey from AOL exec to beverage industry disruptor. Kara shares how her father's influence, a knack for asking the right questions, and a fearless approach to problem-solving led her to create an entirely new category in drinks. She also opens up about learning from visionaries like Jeff Bezos, balancing entrepreneurship with family, and refusing to compromise on product integrity—despite having no industry experience. Are you interested in sponsoring and advertising on The Kara Goldin Show, which is now in the Top 1% of Entrepreneur podcasts in the world? Let me know by contacting me at karagoldin@gmail.com. You can also find me @‌KaraGoldin on all networks. To learn more about Breaking Precedent:https://nzpod.co.nz/podcast/breaking-precedent/ Sponsored By:MicroPerfumes - Find your scent soulmate today and get up to 60% off at MicroPerfumes.com/KARAGOLDINLinkedIn Jobs - Head to LinkedIn.com/KaraGoldin to post your job for free. Check out our website to view this episode's show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/ireplay-breaking-precedent

Derek Champagne talks with Rohit Agarwal, CEO of The Weather Company. Rohit Agarwal is the CEO of The Weather Company, the world's most accurate forecaster. In this role, Rohit is responsible for setting the strategic vision that spans the company's digital consumer properties, including The Weather Channel app and weather.com, as well as its enterprise business across media,advertising, aviation, defense, and a variety of other industries. He stands behind the belief that high-performing teams are critical to innovation, growth, and impact, and diverse backgrounds and thinking benefit the end customer.Prior to joining The Weather Company, Rohit was the chief product and revenue officer at SoundCloud, the world's largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators, where he led the vision, strategic execution, and revenue. This included overseeing business and product strategy, delivery and operations, design, product marketing, and growth. Through Rohit's leadership, SoundCloud refactored the product, doubled its subscriber base, and meaningfully improved its ads business, leading the company to its first profitable year in its 16-year history.Rohit previously served as chief product and growth officer at CNN. Throughout his career, he has driven 2-3x user and revenue growth across leading companies in industries including music (Last.fm, CBS), media(CNN/WarnerMedia, The Economist, Bild), banking (HSBC), B2B SaaS (Trustpilot, Akamai), and consumer internet (AOL). Rohit is a frequent speaker at leading conferences (Google I/O, SXSW, CES, RISE, WebSummit, Product Summit), an active advisor and investor in startups, and launched his own startup in the past. He is also a committed supporter of diverse and inclusive education initiatives – both as a board member of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and as a board member of Leap Year, a unique program based in metro Atlanta dedicated to improving college access and early adolescent reading skills to under-represented youth.Rohit lives in Atlanta with his wife and two daughters. An avid sports fan, he also enjoys playing soccer and tennis, painting, and cooking, and he acknowledges that his creative endeavors make him a better leader.Business Leadership Series Intro and Outro music provided by Just Off Turner: https://music.apple.com/za/album/the-long-walk-back/268386576

professorjrod@gmail.comExplore the pivotal moment in technology education as we trace the origins of the internet browser from Mosaic's innovation at NCSA to Netscape Navigator's rise as the gateway to the web. This episode dives deep into internet history, highlighting the major players like Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen who shaped the early web experience. We also analyze the browser wars triggered by Microsoft's Internet Explorer, illustrating challenges in technology development and competition. Whether you're preparing for your CompTIA exam or passionate about tech exam prep, understanding this history enriches your IT skills development and offers valuable context for technology education.I walk through the tactics that made Navigator beloved—progressive rendering, rapid updates, and the birth of JavaScript—and the strategic choices that slowed it down, like the all-in-one Communicator suite. We unpack the bundling play that tilted distribution, the developer headaches of competing nonstandard features, and the DOJ antitrust case that redefined how we think about platform power. The twists don't end there: AOL buys Netscape, adoption fades, and then a bold move changes the web again—open sourcing the code to create Mozilla.From Gecko to Phoenix to Firefox, we trace how community-driven software brought speed, security, and standards back to center stage. That lineage lives in every tab you open today, from Firefox to Chrome to Safari, and in the modern idea of the browser as a platform for apps, SaaS, and daily life. Along the way, I share classroom plans, student podcast previews, and a practical way educators can keep learners engaged over winter break.If you love origin stories, tech strategy, or just remember the thrill of that big N on a beige PC, this one's for you. Listen, subscribe, and share your first browser memory with us—was it Navigator, IE, or something else? And if this journey brought back the dial-up feels, leave a review and pass it on.Support the showArt By Sarah/DesmondMusic by Joakim KarudLittle chacha ProductionsJuan Rodriguez can be reached atTikTok @ProfessorJrodProfessorJRod@gmail.com@Prof_JRodInstagram ProfessorJRod

Peso Pluma BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI, and here is what Peso Pluma has been up to in the past few days, with an eye on what truly matters for his long term story.The headline is simple and huge. Mexican superstar Peso Pluma is about to drop a joint album with corrido hitmaker Tito Double P titled Dinastia, scheduled for release December 25 according to Drop The Spotlight and upcoming release rundowns from music industry sites like Tinnitist. The collaborators have just unveiled the full tracklist, and coverage is already framing Dinastia as a year ending bomb that could redefine the corridos tumbados power structure going into 2026. This is not gossip this is career canon. A major collaborative project between two of the most streamed names in musica mexicana signals that Peso Pluma is doubling down on the genre he helped globalize rather than abandoning it for pure pop.On the live front, LAist reports that earlier this week he sold out two consecutive nights at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, with fans traveling from across California and beyond and treating the shows like a cultural coronation. The coverage emphasizes how his music cuts across generations and how Mexican and Mexican American fans see him as a flag bearer capable of selling out major U.S. venues back to back. That kind of box office and symbolism will be remembered on his résumé long after weekly chart moves fade.In the background of these new wins is a year of intense scrutiny. Outlets like AOL previously chronicled the breakup drama with Nicki Nicole after he was photographed holding hands with another woman at the 2024 Super Bowl, and U.S. press covered his decision to cancel multiple North American dates in cities like Oklahoma City and Tulsa over safety concerns following cartel linked threats. Those stories are not new this week, but they continue to shape every mention of his name as Dinastia approaches, framing him as a star navigating both massive demand and real world danger.On social media, music blogs and style sites are still recycling his now established 2025 haircut as a talking point, but that is minor color next to a sold out LA stand and a blockbuster joint album roll out. Speculation that Dinastia will break streaming records is just that speculation but the setup is undeniable.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Justin Timberlake BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Timberlake has kept a low profile publicly in the past few days, but whispers of marital strain with Jessica Biel are heating up Hollywood gossip circles. Deuxmoi reports a quiet shift behind the scenes as of December 13, with sources citing an alleged recent incident sparking emotional tension and added stress on Justin, though no breakup is confirmed and the couple has navigated worse before. AOL dishes exclusively on divorce fears erupting, claiming the pair are leading increasingly separate lives amid clashing Hollywood careers, while another AOL piece paints Justin as heartbroken over Britney Spears turmoil tied to Kevin Federlines sleazy memoir, saying seeing her suffer makes him sad. On the music front, B1039 revisited his explosive December 19, 2024, tour stop in St. Louis on yesterdays This Day in Top 40 History feature, hyping hits like Cry Me a River and Selfish from his Everything I Thought It Was album. Business never sleeps for JT: Nashville Tennessean notes his backed 8AM Golf firm just snapped up 112 acres for 7.5 million this week, expanding the exclusive Bounty Club course near Music City to 475 acres total, cementing his real estate swagger. No fresh public appearances or verified social media posts popped in the last few days, but a YouTube short of SexyBack racked likes on December 20, and Vegas ticket sites hype phantom JT shows that seem like mix-ups. Bigger picture, Sortiraparis touts his locked-in Lollapalooza Paris headline on July 20, 2025, alongside David Guetta, while The Scottish Sun buzzes his Tiger Woods sports bar collab T-Squared Social eyeing a late 2025 Scotland debut. Finance Monthly pegs his 2025 net worth at 250 to 400 million from tours, catalog sales, and ventures like Sauza tequila. Amid the drama, hes staying mum, letting rumors simmer as his empire chugs on. Word count: 378Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

In this episode, we sit down with Michael Kelly, a true digital pioneer and veteran of the media and AdTech landscape. For more than two decades, he has been at the front edge of every major wave in media, marketing, and technology, building, scaling, and transforming high-growth companies across the U.S., UK, and Ireland, including giants like AOL, Time Warner, and The Weather Company.As co-founder of KellyNewman Advisors, Michael helps founders and investors accelerate growth, sharpen go-to-market strategy, and execute M&A. He shares his journey, the biggest evolutionary changes he's witnessed in AdTech, and his current focus: how AI is reshaping marketing, measurement, and value creation.Now, Michael is turning his strategic attention to the vibrant Irish ecosystem. We dive deep into:Why Ireland could be the next hot spot for AdTech innovation.The specific market gaps he sees Irish startups are uniquely positioned to fill.The traits, technologies, and metrics that make a founder or company stand out to him as an advisor and potential investor.Practical advice for Irish founders looking to scale internationally.If you're building or scaling an AdTech venture in Ireland, this episode is packed with Mike's strategic insights, inspiration, and a clear call to action on how to get on his radar.Michael Kelly is a true digital pioneer and a highly seasoned executive and advisor. He has served as CEO, board chair, and strategic advisor across adtech, martech, and digital media.As co-founder of KellyNewman Advisors, Michael leverages his experience to help high-growth companies accelerate, sharpen go-to-market strategy, and execute M&A with clarity and momentum. He is currently deeply focused on how AI is reshaping marketing, measurement, and value creation across the industry.Michael is a two-time honoree on Irish America Magazine's Business 100, serves on the board of the American Advertising Federation, and is a member of the Board of Counselors of The Carter Center.Want to get in contact? Email us at podcast@digitalirish.com

Out of the dust and the pain of last night's massacre of 15 Jewish people in Bondi Beach, Neil Johnson of 20Twenty rang to interview me and we had a significant and meaningful conversation. Maybe you will agree with us.Support the showThanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.comLink to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of Bob Mendelsohn and any of his guests.To financially support the podcast, go to the Patreon site and choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Thanks for that! https://www.patreon.com/BobsYourUncle To read Bob's 1999 autobiography, click this link https://bit.ly/StoryBob To see photos of any of Bob's guests, they are all on an album on his Flickr site click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmendo/albums/72177720296857670

Jimmy Hutcheson is a media entrepreneur and executive known for leading iconic and digital media ventures. He is the CEO of SPIN (formerly SPIN Magazine) and the CEO of Next Management Partners, a media and tech investment firm in Los Angeles. Jimmy founded and grew Hutch Media (acquired by Zealot Networks), a digital publishing company acquired in 2015 by the founders of Maker Studios Inc (Acquired by Disney), and has partnered with major industry leaders on digital media, syndication, and revenue strategy. Across his career, he's built and scaled media businesses, led strategic growth initiatives, and forged partnerships with brands like Condé Nast, AOL, and Scripps Networks. He's also a frequent speaker on media, strategy, and digital transformation.

Every year, travel providers like Expedia Group and Skyskanner will publish guides sharing the top travel trends and places that are growing in popularity for the following year. So in this podcast episode, we're discussing the top travel trends and destinations for 2026 from these reports, and giving our own travel destination ideas for 2026! We also share AOL's Travel Trends Everyone Should Leave Behind in 2026.   Relevant Links (may contain affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase through these links, we earn a small commission-at no additional cost to you!): -Expedia Group's Unpack '26: https://www.expedia.com/unpack26 -Skyscanner's 2026 Trending Destinations: https://www.skyscanner.com/travel-trends/destinations -AOL Travel Trends Everyone Should Leave Behind in 2026: https://www.aol.com/articles/travel-trends-everyone-leave-behind-193641718.html -French Pharmacy Goodies: https://francevoyager.com/best-french-pharmacy-products/ -South of France Itinerary: https://francevoyager.com/south-of-france-road-trip-itinerary-in-7-days/ -Glacier National Park Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/itinerary-for-glacier-national-park/ -Alaska Itinerary: https://www.valerievalise.com/10-days-alaska-itinerary-guide/ -Loire Valley Itinerary: https://francevoyager.com/loire-valley-itinerary-in-3-days/ -Chateau de Hieville in Normandy: https://booking.stay22.com/worldwidehoneymoon/36cRDsXAjW  -Piedmont Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/piedmont-italy-itinerary-in-2-days/ -Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Guide: https://francevoyager.com/best-things-to-do-in-saint-jean-cap-ferrat/ -Ireland Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/4-days-in-ireland-road-trip/   Traveling to France? Check out our Facebook Group called France Travel Tips to ask/answer questions and learn more! Don't forget to follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldwidehoneymoon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldwidehoneymoon TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldwidehoneymoon World Wide Honeymoon Blog: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com France Voyager Blog: https://francevoyager.com Subscribe to the World Wide Honeymoon blog here for monthly updates and tips + get our FREE trip planning guide: https://www.subscribepage.com/o4e5c2

Peso Pluma BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.According to LAist, earlier this week I lit up SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, drawing tens of thousands of fans who turned the venue into a showcase of regional Mexican fashion and a snapshot of where música mexicana now sits in global pop. LAist describes the crowd as a sea of jerseys, custom boots, and glittered fits, the kind of visual moment that will linger in future documentaries about this genre's crossover era. In industry circles, Hits Daily Double reports that Live Nation executive Jorge Garcia is already looking past my forced downtime and factoring a full Peso Pluma return into 2026 North American touring plans, grouping me with Fuerza Regida as an anchor for the next wave of large-scale Latin tours, a sign that promoters still see me as a long-term stadium draw.Rolling Stone, via an analysis highlighted on IMDb, recently revisited the cartel threat saga that has shadowed several Mexican acts, noting that I have previously received narco-style warnings similar to those aimed at Grupo Firme and Junior H and treating these messages as a serious security concern under active investigation by authorities. Those pieces frame my career inside the larger risk calculus of performing corridos in certain Mexican regions, a storyline likely to stick in any future biography. None of the major outlets in the last few days have reported new threats or cancellations tied to me, so any chatter on fan accounts about fresh warnings should be considered unconfirmed at this time.On the recording side, the Los Angeles Times' De Los vertical name-checks me in a 2025 roundup by praising songwriter Neton Vega and pointing out that he has penned hits for crossover artists including Peso Pluma, cementing my role as one of the standard-bearers of corridos tumbados in this decade's Latin canon. Celebrity sites like CelebHarbor continue to push evergreen pieces pegging my 2025 age, net worth, and global streaming dominance; those are more profile maintenance than real news, but they reinforce the narrative that my catalog, not just the headlines, is what keeps me in the conversation. Socially, the breakup storyline with Nicki Nicole that outlets like AOL covered earlier in the year still echoes across fan pages, though in the past few days there have been no fresh, verifiable developments on that front, only speculative gossip that reputable news organizations have not confirmed.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Justin Timberlake BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Timberlake has kept a low profile amid his ongoing Lyme disease battle, with RadarOnline reporting on December 9 that the singer is prioritizing his health after powering through his grueling two-year Forget Tomorrow world tour. Insiders say his wife Jessica Biel has been incredibly supportive, encouraging him to get checked when symptoms like nerve pain and extreme fatigue worsened, leading to the July diagnosis he shared transparently on Instagram, his last social media post this year. The New Zealand Herald echoes that Timberlake is doing okay, though the relentlessly debilitating condition has left him reclusive.Fan backlash lingers from recent tour videos, as AOL notes clips from shows in Transylvania, Romania, and Dublin, Ireland, showing lackluster performances where crowds sang hits like Cant Stop the Feeling while he seemed low-energy, sparking TikTok mockery with nearly 300,000 likes. No public appearances or new social media mentions have surfaced in the past few days.On the business front, Romania Insider announced Timberlake will headline the 2025 Electric Castle festival at Banffy Castle near Cluj-Napoca from July 16 to 20, his first-ever gig in Romania, promising timeless hits and tracks from Everything I Thought It Was. Meanwhile, Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block pitched a dream NSYNC-NKOTB-Backstreet Boys supergroup tour in interviews with The National Desk and others on December 12, urging Timberlake to say yes despite his health hurdles, even floating a boy band aid benefit or duets album. No response from Timberlake yet.Longer-term, AOL highlights his deep Memphis roots through philanthropy like Stax Music Academy support and past ventures including Grizzlies ownership and Sauza 901 tequila. Speculation swirls on a new album titled Everything I Thought It Was with Timbaland, but nothing confirmed recently. Timberlakes focus remains recovery, with fans hoping for a stronger return.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Dolly Parton BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dolly Parton, the indomitable country queen nearing her 80th birthday, shared a deeply personal reflection this weekend, telling Whiskey Riff her sole life goal now is to lift people up and glorify God, a heartfelt glimpse into her enduring spirit amid holiday buzz. Inside the Magic reports that her cherished Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge slashed operations on December 14, closing at 6 p.m. instead of the full day due to biting winter weather, disappointing fans eyeing the Smoky Mountain Christmas festivities and highlighting the parks seasonal vulnerabilities. No direct involvement from Dolly herself surfaced there, but it underscores her empires ongoing heartbeat. Meanwhile, her name sparkles across yuletide stages nationwide, with Concerts50 listing a tribute show Dolly Partons Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol set for December 21 at Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida, tickets fetching up to 187 dollars, alongside Ticketmaster noting a Greensboro, North Carolina, performance on December 17 and JCCC announcing one December 11 in Yardley Hall. The Carson Center and Iowa State Center echo similar tour stops through mid-December, proving her holiday musical legacy thrives via these polished productions. Business whispers from AOL hint at Dolly resuming oversight of her 650 million dollar empire, including Dollywood, despite recent health setbacks, though details stay vague and unconfirmed. House Beautiful revisited her festive flair, recalling from The Ellen Show how she decks multiple homes with themed treeslike water motifs at her lake houseand a 2024 People interview affirming she never skips family Christmas traditions. The Drinks Business recapped celebrity booze launches but slotted Dolly in last years roundup, with no fresh 2025 pours confirmed. Farther out, JamBase notes her Las Vegas residency kicks off September 2026 at Caesars Palace Colosseum, her first in 32 years, postponed from earlier health hiccups. Tributes like The Dolly Show at Hitchin Town Hall on December 16 keep her sparkle alive, but these past days paint a quieter Dolly, letting her brand and beliefs shine bright.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Jo Jo Siwa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.This is Biosnap AI. In the past few days JoJo Siwa has been quietly but decisively reshaping the next chapter of her empire, with a blend of hard business moves and image‑crafting that feels built for the long haul rather than a quick headline hit.The most consequential development is commercial: JoJo is now officially taking her brand to sea. Attitude magazine reports that she has partnered with Royal Caribbean to launch The JoJo Siwa Cruise, a three night fan voyage on Utopia of the Seas scheduled for June 12 to 15, 2026, complete with meet and greets, Q and A sessions, dance parties, Build a Bow workshops, and a full Infinity Heart concert at sea. Attitude notes that only guests booked through her dedicated portal can access the programming, underscoring that this is not just a themed sailing but a tightly controlled JoJo owned fan experience. PinkNews similarly reports that she unveiled the cruise on TikTok with upbeat promotional footage and called it the most immersive fan event she has ever created. For biographers this marks a significant expansion of her once kids TV focused brand into destination style experiential entertainment, essentially turning JoJo Siwa into a touring lifestyle environment rather than just a performer.On the personal front, recent coverage continues to frame her relationship with former Love Island star Chris Hughes as a defining storyline of her twenties. AOL reports that she has gone public about finding love with Hughes after they met while filming the latest season of Celebrity Big Brother UK, and PinkNews adds that their romance has been one of the running themes of her turbulent 2025 alongside her coming out as fluid in her orientation and a brief hospitalization for a ruptured ovarian cyst. UK entertainment weeklies have begun to speculate that Hughes could be planning a festive proposal, but those pieces are sourced to unnamed insiders and remain unconfirmed, so any engagement talk is firmly in the realm of rumor.Socially, JoJo has stayed visible in industry circles; a recent Substack profile of publicist Desmond Sam describes a celebratory dinner built around her upcoming LadyGunn magazine feature, positioning her not just as a children's idol but as a queer pop culture figure curated for fashion forward downtown media. Meanwhile, past viral controversy over her claim to have invented a genre called gay pop, covered and later walked back in interviews highlighted by outlets like Billboard and TMZ and summarized by IMDb News, continues to echo in commentary about her reinvention, but there have been no fresh flare ups on that front in the last few days.On TikTok and Instagram, fan chatter is now dominated by the cruise announcement promo, with users alternately mocking the concept as an SNL sketch and fantasizing about a three day JoJo party at sea, but no major new music, TV, or film projects have been announced in this very recent window.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Jo Jo Siwa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.This is Biosnap AI. In the last few days JoJo Siwa has been in that sweet spot where brand building, romance headlines, and fan chatter all collide, and the throughline is that she is quietly locking in the next chapter of her post child star empire.The clearest long term play is on the water. Attitude magazine reports that Siwa has formally announced The JoJo Siwa Cruise, a three night Royal Caribbean fan voyage scheduled for June 12 to 15, 2026, aboard Utopia of the Seas, with meet and greets, Q and A sessions, dance classes she will personally lead, trivia, Build a Bow workshops, and a full Infinity Heart Tour concert at sea. PinkNews and Attitude both frame it as a deliberate expansion of her business footprint, turning her intensely branded fan experience into a destination event rather than a conventional tour stop. YouTube commentator Spill Sesh notes that pricing begins around one thousand dollars per person and that premium suites have already sold out, signaling robust demand and reinforcing Siwas long running strategy of monetizing her personal brand through curated, high margin experiences rather than just music or television.On the personal front, British celebrity weekly New! magazine is teasing what it calls a festive proposal storyline involving Siwa and former Love Island star Chris Hughes, whom she publicly confirmed as her boyfriend earlier this year in coverage carried by outlets like AOL. At this stage, a formal engagement has not been confirmed by primary reporting from major U.S. entertainment newsrooms, and any talk of rings or wedding planning remains in the realm of tabloid speculation, but the relationship itself is firmly on the record and continues to be a staple of social media and fanGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Only 3% of Americans have saved $1 million for retirement. according to 24/7 Wall St. & AOL. I'll break down what that means—and why your personal number might be more important than any national average. After that, I answer a listener question where we tackle how to cover healthcare costs in early retirement—specifically for a 58-year-old retiree with a non-working spouse and three adult kids under 26 still on the family plan. We'll explore ACA strategies, income planning, and a clever way to help the kids get their own coverage at a big discount. Resource:  AOL article by David Beren: A Look at U.S. Workers Who've Accumulated $1M in Retirement Funds Connect with Benjamin Brandt Get the Retire-Ready Toolkit: http://retirementstartstodayradio.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://retirementstartstodayradio.com/newsletter Work with Benjamin: https://retirementstartstoday.com/start Follow Retirement Starts Today in:Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or iHeart Get the book!Retirement Starts Today: Your Non-financial Guide to an Even Better Retirement  

From lessons learned at MTV and AOL to what genuinely keeps him up at night as CEO of iHeart, this interview with Bob Pittman offers a rare, straight-talk look at the future of radio, audio, and media leadership from one of the industry's most influential figures. Corey & Gordon weigh in on the notion that, in a world focused on AI, this CEO sees more value focusing on humans. Stay in the loop with all things Borrell when you join our Research Alert Lists. As always, thank you for listening. If you like the episode, leave us a review!  Want to join the conversation? Share your comments at borrellassociates.com/podcast.

Sean Combs, better known as Puffy or P Diddy, is at the center of one of the most dramatic falls from grace in modern music culture, and the headlines keep coming. After a high‑profile federal trial in New York this year, outlets including LAist and CNN have detailed how prosecutors accused Combs of running a years‑long operation built around so‑called “freak‑offs,” with witnesses describing sex parties, drug‑fueled hotel scenes, and a culture of fear and control around the hip‑hop mogul. Jurors ultimately cleared him of sex trafficking and racketeering, but he was convicted on prostitution‑related transport charges and sentenced to just over four years in federal prison, a stunning moment for a man once synonymous with glossy excess and chart‑topping success.CBS News reports that inside prison, Combs has already faced disciplinary write‑ups, including punishment for allegedly trying to take part in a three‑way phone call, a violation of facility rules. He has been assigned to work in the prison chapel and is enrolled in a drug treatment program, a far cry from the red carpets, private jets, and VIP sections that defined his public life for decades.Outside those walls, the battle over his legacy is raging. Netflix's four‑part documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” produced by longtime rival Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, has ignited intense debate. The Afro and other outlets describe how the series stitches together new behind‑the‑scenes footage, old industry rumors, and graphic allegations of abuse, painting Combs as both architect and beneficiary of a ruthless system that blended celebrity, power, and alleged predation. According to CNN and AOL, Combs' lawyers have fired back with a cease‑and‑desist letter, accusing Netflix and 50 Cent of using stolen footage and calling the series a biased hit piece.That fight now appears headed toward an even bigger stage. NoirOnline reports that Combs is preparing a $1 billion lawsuit against Netflix over the docuseries, signaling that even from prison he intends to wage war in civil court and in the court of public opinion. At the same time, IndiaTimes notes that his sons have remained publicly silent amid the uproar, declining to appear in the documentary despite conversations with producers, leaving listeners to wonder how they will navigate the weight of their father's name.For listeners who grew up on Bad Boy records and remember the shiny‑suit era, this moment feels like a reckoning not just for one man, but for a whole chapter of hip‑hop culture. Allegations once whispered in back rooms are now playing out on mainstream platforms, forcing fans, artists, and executives to reconsider what they looked away from and why.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more from me check out QuietPlease dot A I.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

In this episode I sit down with David Grim, the Health and Safety Manager from Associated Oregon Loggers. We talk about David's background, how he grew up logging in his families business and the path his career took to eventually land him in my office on a cut rate podcast (lol).I've never been a fan of safety folks, but David is an exception to that rule. We talk about some recent changes to OSHA regulations, including the new fine schedule for repeat offenders. This episode should open some peoples eyes about the new fine schedule for sure. David added a note after we recorded the show and this is what he sent over regarding OROSHA Division 1: "It also has some governance of some general hazards like defining what is a recordable hearing claim, record keeping requirements and some stuff like that. In addition to what I said it was. I guess I didn't completely misspoke, but there's just more to it than what I said." If any of you are outfits who are members of AOL, I highly recommend utilizing the great folks on David's team to be sure you're compliance. Also, I marked this episode as "explicit" because I probably said a bad word somewhere, in no way should that reflect on the guest.

Matthew Novick traces one of his earliest business lessons not to a boardroom, but to a furniture store in Portland, Maine. Growing up in his family's business, he learned how to read credit reports, price products, and assess who was “credit worthy,” skills that showed him how decisions affect a business long before he ever closed a set of books, Novick tells us.That operational grounding followed him into finance. Early roles at IBM and AOL put him on both the expense and revenue sides of the P&L, including sales operations and compensation design. Those experiences shaped his belief that finance is not just about counting dollars, but understanding what the numbers actually mean, he tells us. “If you don't understand what goes into closing those books… you're never actually going to understand your business,” he says.Read MoreHis path accelerated quickly. After leaving AOL, Novick joined Magnetic, where he became VP of Finance and then the company's first CFO in his early 30s. Since then, he has moved through multiple CFO chapters across ad tech and data-driven businesses, refining how he partners with CEOs. That partnership, he explains, is central—so central that he once flew across the country to spend two days with a CEO before accepting a role, Novick tells us.A defining strategic moment came at PlaceIQ, when the company received an unexpected inbound acquisition inquiry. Preparing to assess synergies, unit economics, and whether “one plus one really equals three” reshaped how he thinks about strategy and readiness, Novick tells us. Today, as CFO of TripleLift, that mindset carries forward—pairing operational fluency with disciplined decision-making in an increasingly complex, AI-influenced finance landscape.

Justin Bieber BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Bieber is riding high on his 2025 musical resurgence with the release of Swag, his first album in four years that debuted at number two on the charts but scored the biggest streaming debut of his career, according to MARCA and Geo TV reports from December 13. Fans lit up social media when Bieber shared an Instagram reel on December 11 revisiting the Universal CityWalk and Lucky Strike Lanes bowling alley in Los Angeles, the exact spots from his 2010 breakout video for Baby, where he sang the chorus a cappella with friends beatboxing and rapping Ludacris's verse off-camera, as detailed by TMZ, Daily Music Roll, and MARCA. Dressed in an oversized gray T-shirt, baggy shorts, silver chain, and beanie, the 31-year-old pop star called it a full-circle nostalgic moment amid his comeback from health struggles and canceled Justice tour dates since 2021, per Wikipedia and Geo TV.That same day, December 11, paparazzi spotted Bieber dining out with friends at Saffys restaurant in Los Angeles, captured in a YouTube short, fueling lighthearted holiday vibes after his Thanksgiving scooter joyride in Palm Springs noted by TMZ. Earlier IMDb and Hollywood Gossip pieces from early December flagged fan concerns over his New York public appearances and see-through underwear posts, with some speculating on his face and behavior, but no confirmed issues emerged from reliable outlets. Business-wise, Parade pegs his 2025 net worth at 200 million dollars, boosted by past catalog sales like the 2023 Hipgnosis deal for over 200 million, while Hailey Biebers Rhode sale to e.l.f. for one billion in May reportedly spiked their combined fortune to 500 million, though her rep shut down unconfirmed rumors tying it to his payments, per AOL.No major new public events or verified social mentions popped in the last 48 hours, but his Baby set visit carries big biographical weight, symbolizing evolution from teen idol to mature artist. Weighty headlines scream Justin Bieber returns to the iconic Baby video location, per MARCA.Thanks for tuning in, come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Peso Pluma BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Peso Pluma, the corridos tumbados king from Jalisco, just rocked two sold-out nights at Inglewoods YouTube Theater on Wednesday and Thursday, drawing massive crowds of fans decked out in killer fits from East LA to Long Beach. LAist captured the frenzy, with superfans like 27-year-old Magdalena Lopez from East LA gushing over how hes putting regional Mexican music on the mainstream map, even winning over her tias and tios, while 21-year-old Jacob Melendez celebrated his birthday there, crediting Peso for pulling him into corridos from Bad Bunny and rap. Older devotees like 53-year-old Guadalupe Pineda from Ontario called it a fresh take on Los Tigres del Norte classics, bonding her with her son, and Sinaloa native Paola Benitez, 26, hailed its rise against reggaeton giants as huge for the Mexican community. Compton couple Raul Barajas and Nayra Martinez, big since day one, beamed with pride over his global Hispanic family rep, as droves waved flags and snapped merch pics, proving his U.S. crossover is no fluke after Genesis hit number three on Billboard 200.But drama hit hard: IMDb reports he abruptly canceled three Latin American gigs in Peru, Paraguay, and Chile set for next week, leaving promoters scrambling with no official reason spilled yet. Adding to the chaos, an older IMDb note recalls his foot surgery post-Governors Ball break earlier this year, where he posted on Instagram that it went great and hed hit stages soon, though thats not fresh. Nicki Nicole fueled breakup buzz on December 11 when AOL spotted him holding hands with another woman, but its all hints and no confirmation from the pair. No big social media pops or business drops in the last few days, though his LA triumph cements his stadium-slaying status with long-term bio gold. Fans are buzzing: is tour trouble tied to health or romance? Stay tuned, Pluma nation.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Sean “Diddy” Combs, also known as Puff Daddy and Puffy, is facing the most serious legal and reputational crisis of his career, as multiple criminal proceedings, civil suits, and media projects converge to reshape his legacy in real time. LAist reports that a federal jury in Manhattan recently found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, while acquitting him on the most serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking involving his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and another woman who testified under the name “Jane.” According to LAist, jurors rejected prosecutors' attempt to tie Combs to a broader criminal enterprise, but accepted evidence that he organized and paid for interstate travel connected to what he called “freak offs” and “hotel nights,” which the government said involved paid sex with male sex workers. Each of the two counts he was convicted on carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison, leaving Combs still facing a substantial possible prison term at sentencing. AOL reports that the trial judge in the racketeering and sex trafficking case has offered Combs a narrow path to reduce any eventual sentence, indicating he could potentially cut up to a year off by participating in certain prison programs if incarcerated, a detail that underscores how seriously the court is treating the convictions even after the acquittals on the heaviest charges. Outside the criminal courtroom, LAist also notes that Combs remains entangled in dozens of civil lawsuits from former employees and associates, adding to an already sprawling legal battle that began in late 2023 when Cassie's high-profile civil suit was rapidly settled for $20 million with no admission of wrongdoing. At the same time, the cultural narrative around Combs is shifting. Ground News, summarizing coverage from outlets including the Sydney Morning Herald, highlights a new four-part Netflix documentary produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson that revisits long-circulating allegations and industry rumors about Combs, including claims connected to the 1990s East Coast–West Coast feud and a purported $1 million hit on Tupac Shakur. According to that reporting, the series is explicitly designed to dismantle Combs' public image as a visionary mogul and recast his rise as being intertwined with intimidation, exploitation, and violence, reflecting how far his reputation has fallen from his Bad Boy Records and Sean John fashion heyday. FarrahGray.com further reports that Combs is also under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for alleged sexual battery in California, adding yet another active law-enforcement probe to his mounting troubles. Combined with his split from major corporate partners in spirits, fashion, and media, these developments have left Combs' once-massive commercial empire in disarray as the legal system and the court of public opinion both bear down on him. Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for more from me check out QuietPlease dot A I.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Sam Bankman-Fried BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen crypto kingpin serving a 25-year sentence at Brooklyns notorious Metropolitan Detention Center, made headlines this week as high-profile chatter swirls around his harsh fate. On Thursday, Anthony Scaramucci, the fiery former White House comms chief who lost big in FTXs collapse, told CNBC that Samb 25 years feels a bit too much, even as he slammed the fraud that victimized him and thousands more. Scaramucci, who penned a pardon letter for Binance ex-boss Changpeng Zhao—recently freed by Trump—hinted Samb lack of Trump ties seals his doom, adding as a Christian, the sentence seems onerous given the chaos aftermath. No pardon call though; he insists Sam deserved jail time.Prison buzz heated up too, with Business Insider and AOL reporting accused UnitedHealthcare slayer Luigi Mangione, fresh from solitary, poised to join Sam and Sean Diddy Combs in the jails 15-man protective custody unit by Monday—high-profile troublemakers bunking amid maggot meals and barbaric conditions that have dogged the Sunset Park hellhole. Sam, 32, stays mum there post his March fraud conviction for looting over eight billion in customer cash.Do Kwons Thursday sentencing to 15 years for his 40 billion TerraLuna scam—10 years lighter than Sams—stirred comparisons galore. BeInCrypto and Finance Magnates noted Kwons guilty plea, victim apologies, and looming Korean charges softened his US blow, unlike Sams evasive trial lies, perjury findings, and zero remorse that Judge Lewis Kaplan scorched. Law360 meanwhile flagged FTX customers pushing a 10 million Silvergate settlement for final approval on December 9, a trickle of justice years after the implosion.Book chatter lingers too, as The American Prospect reviewed David Z. Morriss Stealing the Future this week, painting Sam as a chameleon con artist who played media like a harp from Hell, chasing power via effective altruism hype. Amid crypto CEOs dropping like flies—Kwons lighter hit now a benchmark—no fresh Sam sightings, pleas, or posts surfaced, just echoes of his enduring infamy. Word count: 378Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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Dolly Parton BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dolly Parton has spent the last few days quietly expanding her empire and, in classic Dolly fashion, turning a niche idea into a potentially defining late career chapter. According to recent coverage from AOL and RV Travel, her most concrete new move is into the **truck stop and travel center business**, with Dollys Tennessean Travel Stops set to roll out beginning with a flagship location in Cornersville, Tennessee, and more sites to follow in 2026. These reports describe a full reimagining of interstate travel with Southern hospitality, curated food, and heavy Dolly branding, and that has real long term biographical weight: it extends her from music, film, books, theme parks, and philanthropy into a new bricks and mortar national footprint likely to outlive her touring days.Entertainment wise, Dolly herself is not on the road, but her name is everywhere on marquees. Ticketmaster and regional theater listings show robust holiday bookings for Dolly Partons Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, with performances scheduled in markets like Rockford, Illinois, Davenport, Iowa, and as part of the 2025 to 2026 Broadway style seasons at venues including The Carson Center and Ruth Eckerd Hall. While she does not appear in person, these productions reinforce her status as a songwriter and storyteller whose catalog has jumped fully into theatrical canon.At the same time, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville is anchoring her legacy with the exhibit Dolly Parton Journey of a Seeker, which fans have been buzzing about on social media as a must see, long form portrait of her life and spirituality. This institutional framing adds archival, museum grade weight to her public story.On the gossip front, Saving Country Music recently dissected an alleged Dolly comment on the social platform Threads that briefly fueled talk of a backlash. The outlet reports the post was false and emphasizes there is no serious cancellation effort, underscoring again how resistant her public image is to manufactured outrage. Social chatter over the last few days has mostly revolved around these travel stop headlines, holiday stage shows using her music, and evergreen clips and quotes, with no verified scandals and plenty of admiration.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Jo Jo Siwa BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.JoJo Siwa just dropped a bombshell announcement thats got her fanbase buzzing like never before. On December 10, according to Diva Magazine and PinkNews, the Dance Moms alum revealed on TikTok her biggest fan venture yet: The JoJo Siwa Cruise, a three-day extravaganza aboard Royal Caribbeans Utopia of the Seas, setting sail from Port Canaveral Florida on June 12 2026. Picture this: live Infinity Heart concerts at sea, meet-and-greets, QandAs, build-a-bow workshops, dance classes led by JoJo herself, trivia games, and nonstop parties, all for the ultimate Siwanator adventure. Prices start at about 1050 dollars per person, with suites already sold out, as Attitude reports, though some TikTok skeptics are joking its an SNL sketch or dubbing it Siwa at Sea-wa.This high-seas empire-builder marks a savvy business pivot with long-term branding punch, partnering directly with Royal Caribbean for exclusive access via JoJoSiwaCruise.com, per License Global. Fans can snag swag like lanyards and hoodies too. Amid the hype, AOL notes Siwa clapped back at LGBT critics accusing her of ditching the queer community or going tradwife since her red-carpet romance with Love Island star Chris Hughes, confirmed earlier this year via IMDb and Hollywood Gossip after their Celebrity Big Brother stint.On the TV front, CT Insider says she popped up on the December 11 Hell's Kitchen episode for a charity night at Foxwoods, charming contestants during the season 24 showdown. Social media lit up with cruise reactions, from ecstatic bookings to cheeky Chris Hughes aboard quips, while AOL also caught her shutting down rumors about a limited Dance Moms reunion sans Abby Lee Miller. No fresh public appearances or tracks dropped in the last 48 hours, but this cruise cements Siwas evolution from bow-wearing kid star to full-on experiential mogul. Stay tuned, Siwanators, the waves are just cresting.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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Justin Bieber BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Bieber's been making headlines this week less for music and more for his fashion venture and a viral rant about iPhones. According to AOL and Business Insider, Bieber took to social media Friday to vent about Apple's iPhone dictation button, calling it “annoying” and joking he'd “find everyone at Apple and put them in a rear naked choke hold” if it keeps interrupting his music. His post drew thousands of likes and even an invite to OpenAI's design critiques from their head of design, Ian Silber.On the business side, Bieber's co‑founded fashion label SKYLRK, launched with Neima Khaila of Pink Dolphin and supported by his wife Hailey Bieber, just dropped its first 3D‑printed sneaker, the Earth Bender. 3D Printing Industry reports the Earth Bender is a fully 3D‑printed performance sneaker developed in collaboration with a specialist footwear tech partner, and Bieber heavily promoted it across his platforms.Musically, there's been no new music or tour announcement, but there was a live appearance. Setlist.fm confirms Bieber performed at the SKYLRK official after‑party at 1 OAK Tokyo in Japan on December 5, 2025, giving fans a rare live set and keeping his stage presence alive with intimate shows.As for a 2026 tour, the news is that there is no news. Rob Shuter's Naughty But Nice newsletter, echoed by Reality Tea, PopCrush, and Z93.9 WLQZ, reports that all conversations around a Justin Bieber 2026 world tour have gone “radio silent” and “stopped cold.” Insiders say Bieber is taking his time, being careful about commitments, and wants control over when and how he returns to big stages. While he's still set to headline Coachella 2026, a full‑scale tour after that is not currently in active planning.So right now, Bieber's focus seems to be on SKYLRK, his health, and selective appearances, not a global tour. For fans, it's still very much “Bieber time.”Thanks for tuning in. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Peso Pluma BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI, and over the past few days Peso Pluma has been closing out the year in full superstar mode, mixing hard business moves with fan hysteria and a touch of lingering controversy. Rolling Stone, via a pickup summarized by IMDb News, reports that he has just dropped a new single titled Gervonta, his first fresh release since his fourth album Exodo earlier this year, a flex-heavy corrido tumbado named after boxer Gervonta Davis and packed with lyrics about private jets, shiny watches, and the high life. The single not only keeps him in constant rotation but also reinforces the persona that has defined his 2024 and now edges into the new year: a regional Mexican kingpin living like a global rap star, which is likely to matter long term in how his biography frames the crossover of corridos into mainstream pop culture.Onstage, the last few days have underlined that status. LAist reports that he just sold out two nights at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, where fans from across Southern California turned the shows into a full-blown cultural event, calling him everything from the contemporary version of Los Tigres del Norte to the face of a new Mexican pride moment in the U.S. One fan quoted by LAist compared the way he is filling arenas and uniting generations to a revolution in Mexican music, a framing that, if it holds, will be written into every future career retrospective. Separately, AOL recently described his arena level presence and quoted a fan calling him the Mexican Elvis, a dramatic line but one that signals how media and audiences are starting to mythologize him in real time.On the industry side, Hits Daily Double's New Music Friday rundown notes him on playlists alongside major Anglo pop and hip hop releases, a quiet but important sign that programmers are treating him as a core global act rather than a niche regional star. Socially, Gervonta got an extra jolt of gossip value when Gervonta Davis himself posted the single artwork on Instagram, effectively giving Peso Pluma a boxer cosign and feeding fan speculation about deeper ties between the two; for now, there is no verified business or personal partnership beyond that public nod. Earlier cartel related threats and cancellations, widely reported months ago by outlets like TMZ and others, continue to haunt the narrative around his security, but there have been no new confirmed incidents in the past few days, only the steady march of sold out shows, new music, and a growing sense that Peso Pluma is solidifying his place as the defining corridos tumbaos star of his generation.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Brad Thompson from MediaGo, a Baidu Company, joins AdTechGod on the AdTechGod Podcast to break down how SMB advertisers are using performance DSPs as a bridge from walled gardens into open web programmatic. Brad shares his path from agency work to platforms like AOL and MediaMath, why simplifying programmatic is essential for growth, how he uses LinkedIn and X differently to build partnerships, and what 2026 may look like as AI reshapes ad ops and optimization. The episode closes with Brad's view that AdCP can steer the industry back toward strong messaging and smart media choices, not just data-driven outcomes. Takeaways SMB marketers know Amazon, Meta, and TikTok well, but many need a simpler on-ramp to open web programmatic, creating a clear role for performance DSPs. AI will most improve optimization and creative workflows, while ad ops shifts through fewer manual tasks and slower net new hiring. LinkedIn works best for personal marketing and steady industry updates, while X is better for real-time discussion and learning. Strong relationships are still the edge in sales and BD because people handle the messy moments that tech cannot. AdCP is a major 2026 opportunity that can refocus digital advertising on message and media quality. Chapters 00:00 Brad's background and why he chose ad tech. 03:55 How MediaGo brings SMBs from walled gardens into programmatic. 05:00 Social selling in practice, LinkedIn versus X. 12:15 2026 outlook, AI reality versus hype, and job impact. 20:40 Why AdCP could be the biggest growth lever next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dolly Parton BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Dolly Parton is staying busy behind the scenes while fans eagerly await her next big move. The biggest recent development is her new business venture with Tennessean Travel Stop, now rebranded as Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stops. According to Fox News and C Store Dive, Parton has partnered with the owners of the long standing Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee, to relaunch that site as the flagship Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop in early summer 2026. The plan is to expand the chain with more locations across Tennessee and other states, targeting underserved areas with modern amenities, curated dining, and regional retail, all infused with what they call the unmistakable Tennessee spirit of Dolly Parton. Her manager Danny Nozell says this project reflects her deep love for her home state and her commitment to supporting local communities and the travelers who keep America moving.On the performance front, Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol is currently on tour, with shows scheduled through December 2025. Vivid Seats and Ticketmaster list dates in Greensboro, North Carolina, on December 17 and in Clearwater, Florida, on December 22, among others, all under the official tour banner. These are not Parton herself performing but a stage production based on her reimagined Christmas Carol, which continues to draw audiences.Health concerns remain a topic of discussion. Entertainment Now and AOL note that Parton has been dealing with health challenges in 2025, leading her to postpone her Las Vegas residency and miss her International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame induction in November, which she accepted via video message. She's also taken a break from songwriting following the death of her husband, telling Khloe Kardashian she can't afford the emotional toll right now. There's no new health update in the past few days, but these developments underscore that while she's still very active in business and creative projects, she's also stepping back from some of the physical demands of touring and recording.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

“You are what you repeatedly do.” Start the New Year strong. Join my FREE 3 session Tiny Habits program.  Register here _________________________ What’s your most important project in 2026? Future You. Don’t wing it. Design it. Learn more here. _________________________ What happens when a financial columnist and CFP® professional suddenly becomes her mother’s caregiver? Beth Pinsker discovered that her expertise couldn’t prepare her for the relentless tenacity required to navigate Medicare mazes, fight for proper care, and manage the details of her mother’s financial life. In My Mother’s Money , a comprehensive practical and detailed resource, she shares the street-smart lessons that only come from boots-on-the-ground caregiving experience. In this conversation, you’ll learn: Why financial caregiving requires perseverance to advocate effectively for your loved ones The critical difference between big-picture finances and knowing the granular details that matter How Medicare decisions made at age 65 can create enormous consequences for caregivers years later Why humanizing your loved one to healthcare providers changes the quality of care they recei Why “stuff” is such a complicated issue and how to prepare your own estate realistically _________________________ Bio Beth Pinsker is a financial-planning columnist at MarketWatch and has been a  Certified Financial Planner™ since 2018. She won a SABEW Best in Business award in 2023 for commentary for a series of columns about caring for her mother. She turned those into a book, “My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving” (Crown Currency, November 2025). Beth was previously the launch Money Editor for Buy Side from WSJ, providing advice and service on anything having to do with how people handle their money. Prior to that, she was a personal finance columnist and editor at Reuters for eight years. She covered all aspects of financial planning and decision-making, such as retirement strategies, selecting employee benefits, and saving money. In 2018, she was part of a team that won a Front Page award for Live Online Video from the Newswomen’s Club of New York. Beth worked at Fidelity during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, where she was an Editorial Director handling coverage of taxes and wealth strategies. She also was the editor of Walletpop.com, a personal finance website owned by AOL that launched in 2008 in the midst of the Great Recession and focused on frugality, budgeting and finding the best deals. Beth spent the first part of her career as a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for many publications, such as Entertainment Weekly, The Dallas Morning News, The Independent Film & Video Monthly, Variety and the New York Times. She had brief stints at “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and was an intern for “Late Night with David Letterman.” Beth has a B.A. in English from Harvard University. She is the mother of two humans and one dog and lives in Brooklyn. ______________________ For More on Beth Pinsker My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving Website MarketWatch columns ______________________ Podcast Conversations You May Like Is Your House in Order? – Adam Zuckerman What Matters Most – Diane Button ______________________ I'm Just Asking for a Friend Retirement brings so many tough questions. Share your question to be answered in an upcoming retirement podcast episode. Click here to leave a voice message or send me an email at joec@retirementwisdom.com _____________________________ About The Retirement Wisdom Podcast There are many podcasts on retirement, often hosted by financial advisors with their own financial motives, that cover the money side of the street. This podcast is different. You'll get smarter about the investment decisions you'll make about the most important asset you'll have in retirement: your time. About Retirement Wisdom I help people who are retiring, but aren't quite done yet, discover what's next and build their custom version of their next life. A meaningful retirement doesn't just happen by accident. Schedule a call today to discuss how the Designing Your Life process created by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans can help you make your life in retirement a great one — on your own terms. About Your Podcast Host Joe Casey is an executive coach who helps people design their next life after their primary career and create their version of The Multipurpose Retirement.™ He created his own next chapter after a 26-year career at Merrill Lynch, where he was Senior Vice President and Head of HR for Global Markets & Investment Banking. Joe has earned Master's degrees from the University of Southern California in Gerontology (at age 60), the University of Pennsylvania, and Middlesex University (UK), a BA in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his coaching certification from Columbia University. In addition to his work with clients, Joe hosts The Retirement Wisdom Podcast, ranked in the top 1% globally in popularity by Listen Notes, with over 1.6 million downloads. Business Insider recognized Joe as one of 23 innovative coaches who are making a difference. He's the author of Win the Retirement Game: How to Outsmart the 9 Forces Trying to Steal Your Joy. _______________________ Wise Quotes On Becoming a Financial Caregiver “I think what really matters when you’re trying to be a financial caregiver is that you pay attention to the details. Some people, most people in fact, never have the conversation with anybody that they’re caring for, their parents, aunt, uncle, whatever. Nobody knows how much money anybody has. Nobody knows what they’re spending their money on. Everybody keeps that information private. But even if you do step into the conversation, like my Mom and I stepped into it a little bit – big picture stuff. Can you afford two houses? No, we’re going to sell one. So you can’t have a summer place anymore kind of thing. When should Dad stop driving? Big picture stuff. But nobody ever gets down to the little stuff that you have to do when you fully take over for somebody. Like when I had to step in and take care of my Mom’s bills, it got down to such nitty gritty like, do you pay your electric bill on an automated schedule? Or how do you pay it otherwise? Do you mail in a check? Like nobody talks about that kind of stuff. But that is absolutely essential when you are a financial caregiver.” On Advocacy “One of the biggest things I did with my Mom and any care setting she was in was try to humanize her for the caregivers. They needed to see her as a person who was functional.  Now, because they all they saw was a little frail old lady who was out of it most of the time, they just assumed she had cognitive decline or dementia and they weren’t trying to get her back to any sort of baseline. And so what I did was primarily showed them like, Oh, isn’t this funny? I saw this video I took two weeks ago on my phone of my Mom playing Scrabble with us. You know my Mom was fine. And then she wasn’t and they just thought that she was always like she was in the hospital. And so to fight for services and fight for what you what you need out of them with an with a person who’s sick and aging is to constantly humanize them so that people in the medical industry want to help them.” On What To Do First “You need to make sure that you have the proper documents to help somebody. We are all legal adults and nobody can help us with certain things unless they have the proper authorization.  That’s a durable power of attorney, a healthcare proxy and some kind of will or trust for after the person dies plus beneficiary designations. You need to secure the person’s phone because so much today is run,  through our phones and if you don’t have the passcode, you’re going to hit a brick wall of no – and the brick wall of no is unmovable. So you need to secure that phone. You need two factor authentication. You need to know what banking apps, and you need to just know what’s in a person’s phone. Those are the two main important things. But the last thing is even more consequential. You need to know what the person wants. Their wishes matter. Having a conversation about what they want and what you’re able to do is absolutely essential both for your mental health, your wellbeing and for how much money you can spend on any particular thing. You just have to know what page everybody’s on.”

Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, Puffy, and P Diddy, remains at the center of one of the most consequential falls from grace in modern pop culture, as legal setbacks, prison time, and a new wave of scrutiny collide with his once‑towering legacy.According to LAist and NPR, a federal jury in Manhattan found Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, while acquitting him of the more serious racketeering conspiracy and sex‑trafficking charges after a high‑profile trial that featured graphic testimony about drug‑fueled “freak‑offs” involving his ex‑girlfriends and male sex workers. The guilty counts each carry a potential sentence of up to ten years in prison, and they capped years of mounting civil suits and allegations that had already shaken his reputation and business empire.Aol.com reports that a judge recently denied Combs' latest attempt to secure bail while he awaits final sentencing, rejecting a $50 million bond package that included house arrest, electronic monitoring, and private security. In that ruling, the court emphasized evidence of violence, coercion, and subjugation in connection with the prostitution offenses and concluded that Combs still posed both a danger and a flight risk, keeping the Bad Boy Records founder behind bars as lawyers argue over complex federal sentencing guidelines.The reckoning is not limited to the courtroom. Hindustan Times reports that a new Netflix docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, executive‑produced by 50 Cent, has intensified public scrutiny of Combs' inner circle, drawing his family into the storm. The series revisits long‑simmering accusations while examining how those closest to him navigated his rise and alleged abuses. After its release, Combs' son Justin and his mother, Misa Hylton, said they faced online harassment and renewed speculation about their private lives, with Hylton publicly warning that rumor and agenda were driving much of the conversation before later deleting her statement.Times Now notes that Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison on the prostitution‑transportation convictions, a stunning endpoint for a mogul whose brand once symbolized aspirational excess, from chart‑topping hits and Grammy wins to fashion, reality TV, and billion‑dollar liquor deals. Even as his past achievements continue to echo through music and culture, the current headlines focus squarely on accountability, power, and the long shadow of alleged abuse.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out QuietPlease dot A I.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

professorjrod@gmail.comRemember the thrill of logging on, the greeting of “You've got mail,” and the sense that a whole new world lived behind a phone line? We go back to the moment when America Online turned the internet from a niche hobby into a daily ritual—then trace how that same empire struggled to adapt when broadband, search, and mobile changed the rules overnight.We start with Quantum Link, the Commodore-era service that quietly sketched the social web before the web existed: avatars, chat rooms, message boards, and downloadable content. That people-first insight shaped AOL's rise. With a friendly interface, big buttons, keywords, and the most aggressive distribution strategy in tech history—those omnipresent CDs—AOL onboarded a generation. Chat rooms ignited communities and culture; AIM taught presence, status, and direct messaging; AOL News, Sports, Music, Games, and Hometown made dial-up feel like a full digital city. Behind the scenes, the company wrestled with an unprecedented scaling problem—millions of concurrent dial-up calls and a nationwide modem network—leading to the infamous busy-signal crisis that defined an era.Then the tides turned. Always-on broadband undercut AOL's dial-up economics, the AOL–Time Warner merger collided with culture shock and the dot-com crash, and search engines—especially Google—rewired how people discovered information. AIM's early dominance faded as messaging moved to mobile with encryption, identity, and cross-device sync. We lay out the timeline, the missteps, and the strategic blind spots, but also the innovations that still shape today's internet: social graphs from buddy lists, status updates from away messages, curated portals evolving into modern feeds, and growth driven by simple design and relentless distribution.If you want the real story of how the web became social—and a clear look at what happens when a platform shift meets a company built for the previous wave—this journey through AOL's rise, reign, and reckoning is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who once lived on AIM, and tell us your first screen name in a review.Pure Tested PeptidesPremium Peptides for Longevity, muscle growth , weight lossInstacart - Groceries delivered in as liFree delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showArt By Sarah/DesmondMusic by Joakim KarudLittle chacha ProductionsJuan Rodriguez can be reached atTikTok @ProfessorJrodProfessorJRod@gmail.com@Prof_JRodInstagram ProfessorJRod

Justin Bieber BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Bieber has been in the headlines this week not for a new song but for a very relatable tech rant. According to AOL and India Today, Bieber took to social media on Friday to vent about the iPhone's iMessage dictation button, saying if he hits it one more time and it stops his music, he's going to “find everyone at Apple and put them in a rear naked choke hold.” He shared a screenshot showing how the send button and dictation or voice note controls sit too close together, calling it bad design and insisting the send button shouldn't have multiple functions in one spot. His frustration clearly hit home, because the post went viral, with thousands of users agreeing they suffer the same accidental taps. Elon Musk reshared Bieber's post with two fire emojis, and Ian Silber, head of product design at OpenAI, joked that Bieber is officially invited to their weekly design critiques. India Today notes this isn't the first time Bieber has complained about iMessage interrupting his music, and his public criticism is now amplifying a long-standing user complaint that Apple may finally have to address.Meanwhile, Bieber's been spotted in Tokyo over the past few days. A YouTube short from December 5 shows him at the 1 OAK TOKYO nightclub, and another clip from December 3 captures him and Hailey Bieber at a café in the city. These sightings suggest the couple is enjoying some downtime in Japan, though no official reason for the trip has been confirmed.On the business front, there's no new announcement this week, but AOL's coverage of his Apple rant also touches on his broader role as a high profile user whose feedback now carries weight in tech circles, especially as Apple faces leadership changes and increased competition from OpenAI and Meta.That's all for now. Thanks for tuning in. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Cristiano Ronaldo BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Cristiano Ronaldo has spent the past few days quietly reshaping the final chapter of his career and his legacy far beyond the pitch. The most consequential move came with his announcement that he has become an investor and global ambassador for the rapidly growing AI answer engine Perplexity. Goal and Cybernews report that Ronaldo has taken an undisclosed stake in the company, recently valued in the tens of billions, and fronted a Perplexity x CR7 campaign built around a dedicated CR7 hub and archive of his career. According to those reports, he framed the decision as a bet on curiosity and innovation, positioning himself not just as a face of the brand but as a long term partner as AI becomes part of how elite performers prepare, learn, and communicate. On social media, he unveiled the deal with promotional clips emphasizing that success comes from asking new questions every day, a line that dominated headlines like Cristiano Ronaldo expands business empire as Portugal legend invests in ChatGPT rival and Ronaldo kicks off AI deal with Perplexity.On the political stage, his recent visit to Washington is still echoing. The SportsTak relays a new social media post from US President Donald Trump praising Ronaldo as an incredible athlete and person and revealing that Ronaldo phoned to thank him for a tour of the White House and Oval Office during a November trip as part of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salmans delegation. That earlier appearance, covered by outlets such as AOL, placed Ronaldo in an unusually high profile diplomatic photo op alongside world leaders, reinforcing his status as a global soft power asset for both Saudi football and Portugal.Looking ahead to what is widely expected to be his final World Cup, Spanish daily AS and NDTV Sports confirm that Ronaldo and Portugal have been drawn into Group K for 2026, opening on June 17 against the winner of the Jamaica Congo New Caledonia playoff, then facing Uzbekistan on June 23 before a marquee June 27 date with Colombia at Miamis Hard Rock Stadium. AS highlights that Portugal will be based between Houston and Miami, with FIFA effectively handing Miami to Ronaldo rather than Lionel Messi, a decision that could become a defining image of his last World Cup summer. Reports that this will be his final tournament are consistent with past comments about his age but remain, strictly speaking, anticipatory rather than officially re announced in the past few days.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Peso Pluma BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI, and here is what has defined Peso Pluma's past few days, weighted by long term significance and stripped to what reputable outlets have actually confirmed.According to DropTheSpotlight and industry write ups, the most consequential move is Peso Pluma's formal unveiling of **Dinastia**, a full collaborative album with his cousin Tito Double P, set for release on Christmas Day. The pair dropped a black and white cinematic trailer and the first single, Intro, which reportedly passed one million YouTube views in its first 24 hours, signaling both a commercial event and a deliberate artistic return to his musica mexicana roots alongside family. DropTheSpotlight describes the project as rooted in heritage, duality, and luchador imagery, positioning it as a potential career chapter marker rather than just another release.Fightful reports that the Intro video also brought a crossover sports wrinkle, featuring pro wrestlers Bad Dude Tito and Slice Boogie in a choreographed fight sequence, with the wrestlers themselves posting about the shoot on social media. That keeps Peso Pluma visibly threaded into broader pop culture timelines, from wrestling fandom to viral clip circulation.From a business and metrics standpoint, Hits Daily Double's coverage of Spotify's 2025 Latino wrapup places Peso Pluma among the most streamed Latin artists of the year in Latin America, listed directly behind Bad Bunny, Fuerza Regida, and Rauw Alejandro and alongside Karol G. That cements him not as a fleeting viral act but as a sustained top tier streaming force, a data point likely to echo in future biographies and deal negotiations.Festival wise, Rolling Stone reporting aggregated on IMDb notes that he is booked as a top line name at Baja Beach Fest 2025, sharing a Saturday bill with Shakira and other regional heavyweights. Being positioned as a co headlining attraction at a major cross genre Latin festival underlines his status as a permanent marquee draw.In terms of public narrative and gossip context, earlier this year outlets including Today via AOL highlighted Nicki Nicole hinting at a breakup after Peso Pluma was seen holding hands with another woman during the Super Bowl. Those posts remain in circulation and are still referenced by fans online, but there have been no new, verified developments in that storyline in the last few days; anything beyond that is fan speculation, not confirmed reporting.Meanwhile, coverage of his recent sold out run at YouTube Theater in Inglewood from LAist continues to recirculate on social and fan accounts, reinforcing his image as the face of a generational shift in corridos tumbados and Mexican representation in U.S. arenas, even though those shows themselves are not in the last few days but remain part of the current conversation around him.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

In this episode we explore the importance of timing, simplicity, and passion in crossing the chasm from early adopters to mass market adoption for any company or product. We also talk about personal branding and storytelling in business success.TakeawaysThe importance of timing in market adoption is crucial for success.Simplicity in product and message helps in crossing the chasm.Passion of the founder is key to engaging customers and building trust.Personal branding and owning your domain are essential in today's digital age.Podcasts are a powerful medium for entrepreneurs to share their stories.Taking photos with others can help expand your network and reach.The cascade theory emphasizes the need for a product to be easily shareable.Entrepreneurs should focus on grassroots marketing strategies.Building a business with passion can lead to success without large budgets.About Jim JamesJim has spent over 25 years running his own PR and Marketing Firm, EastWest Public Relations. He sold his firm and now helps Founders/Entrepreneurs get noticed in the noisy world we live in.You can find him and his podcast, the Unnoticed Entrepreneur at: https://www.jimajames.com CONNECT WITH USGet Your Weekly EDGE Newsletter. It's FREE.Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.ContentBrandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.Who it's forPeople that want to achieve their full potential.Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead. Link to sign up: https://edge.ck.page/bea5b3fda6 A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performersPart of the Best Podcast Network: Productivity Podcast, Marketing Podcast, Business Plan Podcast, 401k Podcast, Car Accident Lawyer Podcast,

Justin Timberlake BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.I am Biosnap AI. In the past few days, Justin Timberlake's world has been dominated by a health revelation, mounting marriage speculation, and a quietly expanding business footprint, all of which could loom large in his long term biography.According to Variety and AOL, Timberlake publicly revealed via Instagram that he has been battling Lyme disease throughout his long running Forget Tomorrow World Tour, describing nerve pain, “crazy fatigue,” and sickness so intense he seriously considered cancelling shows but pushed through to finish the tour in Istanbul. This on the record diagnosis marks a major new chapter in his personal and professional narrative, explaining recent criticism of his “tired” stage performances that outlets like Us Weekly and AOL had highlighted and potentially reframing fan and industry perceptions of his endurance and work ethic.On the domestic front, RadarOnline and follow up pieces in Reality Tea, Perth Now and The News International report that Timberlake and Jessica Biel are living “increasingly separate lives” and are “on the brink of divorce,” citing unnamed insiders who claim Biel is surging ahead as a producer while Timberlake is “looking backward” and trying to recapture past pop glory. These stories are based entirely on anonymous sources and absence from joint photos, with no confirmation from Timberlake, Biel, or their representatives, so all talk of separation or divorce remains speculative gossip, not verified fact.Meanwhile, his business portfolio keeps growing in Middle America fashion. The Tennessean reports that a Justin Timberlake backed entity tied to 8AM Golf has just closed another land purchase outside Nashville, bringing its Bounty Club golf development to roughly 475 acres, positioning Timberlake more firmly as a long term player in luxury golf and real estate. Parade's recent net worth deep dive reiterates that these ventures sit alongside earlier investments in MySpace, beverages, restaurants, and fashion, underscoring an intentional shift into mogul territory as touring and chart dominance become less predictable.On social media, the Lyme announcement and the swirl of Biel divorce rumors have driven most of the chatter: verified outlets are amplifying his health disclosure, while the marital drama is circulating largely through tabloids and aggregation sites repeating the same unconfirmed insider claims.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Dolly Parton BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.According to Fox News and the trade publication NACS, the most significant Dolly Parton development in the past few days is business, not music or movies. The 79 year old icon has formally rolled out Dollys Tennessean Travel Stops, a reimagined chain of highway travel centers created in partnership with the longstanding Tennessean Travel Stop brand, with the flagship location in Cornersville Tennessee on Interstate 65. Both outlets report that additional Tennessee and out of state locations will be announced in 2026, signaling a long term expansion that could become as biographically important as Dollywood in defining Dolly as a business mogul as much as a singer.Parade magazine and AOL both frame this as Dolly turning her lifetime on tour buses and in truck stops into a new kind of branded roadside experience, complete with the promise of Southern hospitality and economic uplift for small communities. Her manager Danny Nozell is quoted describing the project as an extension of her love for her home state and its local businesses, underscoring that this is not a one off licensing deal but a strategic, legacy scale venture.Coverage from Entertainment Now and AOL also keeps looping back to her health. In September she publicly postponed her much hyped Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, moving it from December 2025 to September 2026, citing unspecified health challenges and the need for medical procedures. She also skipped her in person induction into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame, accepting instead via video. None of the outlets provide detail beyond her own statements, so any chatter about specific diagnoses remains pure speculation and should be treated as such. What is confirmed is that she has slowed public appearances but continues to work behind the scenes.On social media, Dolly herself tried to calm fans with a warm Thanksgiving message on Instagram, saying she was feeling better and sending blessings to families, a clip widely quoted by Parade and AOL. Separately, Wikipedia and trade press continue to highlight her October announcement of the SongTeller Hotel and Dollys Life of Many Colors Museum in downtown Nashville, with museum tickets already on sale for a June 2026 opening, reinforcing the picture of a star carefully shifting from touring to permanent, place based projects that will outlive the tours and the tabloids alike.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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This one is soooo fun - I get to sit down with my LONG TIME friend Ellen to trace her journey from AOL days to co-founding a Row House franchise. We discuss moving back home, balancing family and full-time jobs, franchise training, and the delay and pivot caused by COVID. The episode highlights building community through boutique fitness, staff development, local impact, and perseverance as Ellen and her husband grow two studios while staying committed to members and their team.   I just love this family and all they do! Please give @rowhouseashburn a follow on the socials and get in for a community ROW!   

From negotiating on the phone for some art to generating 10 Billion dollars a year, Pierre Omidyar built an empire out of other peoples stuff. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom-and-pop to major brand. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor which is, well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. So here’s one of those. [Travis Crawford Ad] Dave Young: [inaudible 00:01:32] and sold. eBay is the topic today. Oh, by the way, welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast. I’m Dave Young, that’s Steve Semple in your other ear. Is that how this works, are we each in one ear? Stephen Semple: I’m not sure. Dave Young: I don’t think that’s how this works. Stephen Semple: I don’t pay enough attention to things like that. Dave Young: As the countdown timer went down, Stephen told me we’re going to talk about eBay and I went immediately to the sound of the auctioneers of my youth back in my hometown. Stephen Semple: Oh, God. Dave Young: There’s cattle sales and estate sales. On any Saturday morning walking around in a small town, off in the distance you hear somebody with one of those cheap portable PA systems, “Give me five, give me five, give me five, give me five, five, five.” Aren’t you glad that eBay doesn’t have sound effects? Stephen Semple: Maybe it should. It might make it more entertaining. Dave Young: There’s some AI auctioneer going 24/7 for two weeks. Stephen Semple: Oh, my God, Dave, the fact you’ve now said it, you know what meme is going to happen. Oh, no, you put it out there. So when you come across this as a meme- Dave Young: There’s that little mute thing on the screen where if you turn it on, there’s some AI, “We’ve got $12.50. Since Tuesday, we have $12.50. Anyone, anyone?” Stephen Semple: So when this meme is driving us nuts on social media, you can blame Dave Young. Dave Young: I don’t see it happening. Oh, yeah, back. Oh, we’re going to talk about eBay. Stephen Semple: But talking about auctions for a second, here’s what I always find fascinating. Somebody will have something and they’ll go, “Okay, do I have an opening bid of $500?” Nothing. “Okay, do I have an opening bid at $200? Now do I have an opening bid of $100?” Somebody bids for 100 and then the damn thing ends up selling for 750. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And I’m like, “Wait a minute. It sold for 750 and no one was willing to open at 500. What the heck?” I don’t get it. Dave Young: I know. There’s a … Man, I’m not a big auction person. It stresses me to be in the bidding war. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: I don’t know why. Even on eBay. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: But there’s a psychology of auctions- Stephen Semple: Clearly. Dave Young: … that certain people … I don’t know for sure, I’m not a psychologist, Stephen, but I play one on a podcast. I think there’s a compulsion that’s similar to gambling and I think it’s just there’s a dopamine hit involved when you’re active in an auction. Stephen Semple: There probably is. Dave Young: And I think there’s a bit of a compulsion to it maybe. Stephen Semple: Maybe. Dave Young: Because it also, as long as you have the money to do it, it’s probably a little safer than gambling because if you lose, you don’t lose then. Stephen Semple: Right, right. Dave Young: If you win, hopefully you’ve won and purchased something that’s worth more than you paid. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: That’s the upside. The downside is that you didn’t get the thing that you wanted. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: But you didn’t lose any money. Stephen Semple: Cool. Well, let’s talk about eBay. Dave Young: Let’s do. Wasn’t Musk involved in it, and Thiel and those guys? Stephen Semple: No. Dave Young: Or am I thinking wrong? Stephen Semple: You’re thinking wrong. Dave Young: I get all my American oligarchs confused. Stephen Semple: They were over in the PayPal world. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: But the thing that’s interesting about eBay is it’s still a really important player in online retail. We can kind of forget about it because the growth has been stalled a little bit in the last bunch of years, but they still do $10 billion- Dave Young: That’s amazing. Stephen Semple: … in sales, which- Dave Young: I remember back when, probably in the first five or six years of eBay, you could use eBay, like if you had something you wanted to sell. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Not a garage sale, but just list somewhere to sell. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: You could actually scour eBay and see what it was probably going to get you, what would be a good way to price it. That was always a way to see what are these going for? Stephen Semple: Right, because you could see what things were bidding at. So they are a really important part of the history of online retailing. And they were founded by Pierre Omidyar who was born in France to Iranian parents, and immigrated to the United States as a kid. And the company was founded in March ’96. And he had worked at a startup that he had got bought out from, he did pretty well. And he set up a consulting business called Echo Bay Technology Group, so that was the first thing he had going on. Dave Young: Echo Bay, okay. Stephen Semple: Echo Bay, Echo Bay Technology Group. And one day, a friend noticed that he had bought these bunch of drawings and was like, “Oh, tell me about these drawings.” And he was like, “Well, I saw them listed in the newspaper and I gave the guy a call, and we backed-and-forthed a few times, and I got a really good price on it.” And this was a seed of an idea. He was like, “You know what? There’s lots of stuff listed in newspapers and classified ads.” And if we remember, back in the day, going way back in the mid-’90s. Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: The most profitable part of many, many newspapers was the classified ads. I remember being a portfolio manager and looking at one company called Torstar, it was a big newspaper group here in Canada. And yeah, literally, 25% of their revenue was classified ads. Massive part, massive, massive part of the business. But if you think about a classified ad, you’ve got to call up the newspaper, you’ve got to create the ad, you’ve got to send the ad over, and then somebody’s got to phone you, and then you’ve got to back-and-forth on price. There’s lots of friction there. There’s lots of touchpoints. Dave Young: Well, and you have to go pay the newspaper even before you could pay them online, right? Stephen Semple: Oh, right, you had to go … Yeah. Dave Young: You had to pay for that ad. I think most of those were probably in. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Unless the newspapers take a payment over the phone. Stephen Semple: So he looked at it and he went, “Not only is there all these touchpoints to creating the ad and paying for the ad, there’s all these touchpoints in terms of the selling process.” And he looked at it and he went, “I think there’s a way for technology to eliminate all of that, and it’s clearly a big business because people spend lots of money-“ Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: “… on classified ads.” So this was the seed, this was the seed of the idea. How do I make this easier, frictionless, and all this other stuff for customers? So he decided, “Well, I’ve got this consulting webpage, I’ll just do a page on my consulting site. On Echo Bay Consulting Services, I’m just going to put a page in there and I’m going to play around with it.” Because what he wanted to do was eliminate the need to contact the newspaper, make it easy to write the ad, and then basically make it easier to make the sale, and he really felt the internet could do this. Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: And he also wanted to facilitate the price negotiation because he felt like people don’t really want to do that whole back-and-forth. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And the model he looked at was auctions. He went, “Wow, what if I could do an online auction site?” Because now, now the buyer and seller don’t have to have this conversation. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And the marketplace will just set the price. Dave Young: And you know that they’re going to be paying attention as the time wears down. Stephen Semple: Yeah, all sorts of things with that. So he launches it with a really simple design, there’s no pictures or anything like that, which we look at that today. But then I thought about and I went, “Well, wait a minute, that’s not really a disadvantage,” because there was no pictures in the newspaper one either. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: So the whole idea of requiring a picture, we were used to doing this stuff without pictures through the newspaper classifieds. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So he sets up the site and he calls it Auction Web. And he launches it on September 3rd, 1995. Dave Young: Okay. Auction Web. Stephen Semple: Sorry, I said the wrong date. I said the wrong date earlier, the date was when it really started making sales. But Auction Web launches September 3rd, 1995, not March ’96. He decides to do a test, and this is people of … This has test has been written up a whole pile of times. He’s looking around, he’s got this broken laser pointer. Dave Young: A broken laser pointer. Stephen Semple: It’s broken. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: And on the ad he even says, “This is broken.” And he puts it up and it sells after a few weeks for $14.83. Dave Young: Sweet. Better than throwing it away. Stephen Semple: He even calls the bidder because he’s like, “I got to make sure this guy know it’s broken. I don’t want to send this to him and have him ticked off.” And he goes, “Yeah, I know it’s broken, but I know how to fix these things and it’s cheaper to fix it.” So he’s like, “All right, I’ll send you my broken laser pointer.” So he starts advertising, he starts going to all these chat rooms because remember, this is back in the mid-’90s and there was these chat rooms all over the place. So he would be going to these chat rooms and he was promoting Auction Web on chat rooms. Now, the other thing he changed was newspapers would charge a fee to list. So the other friction point with people was, “It’s still going to cost me five bucks, whether this sells or not.” Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: So he said, “There’s going to be no fee to list. What you’re going to do is you’re going to pay me a commission when it sells.” So he removed the fee, he replaced it with a commission. Now, here’s the crazy thing. Here’s the crazy thing. The commission was collected on the honor system. People mailed in the payments. Dave Young: Really? Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: Stay tuned, we’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this. [Using Stories To Sell Ad] www.UsingStoriesToSell.com Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off, and trust me, you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: Here’s the crazy thing. Here’s the crazy thing. The commission was collected on the honor system. People mailed in the payments. Dave Young: Really? Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: He was I guess then not coordinating the payment either? Stephen Semple: Not at that point. Dave Young: So you sell something to me on eBay, I just get back with you and pay you, and then you ship it to me? Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: But you found your buyer. You were using the auction site to find your buyer. Stephen Semple: You were using the auction to find the buyer, the buyer paid you directly, you shipped it directly to the buyer, and then you would send me a payment for the commission because you go, “I owe Auction Web four bucks.” And it worked. They found most people paid. Most people paid. Now, I think what they also figured out- Dave Young: I would guess that the ones that didn’t, maybe the sale falls through or something. Stephen Semple: Right. Well, and I think the other thing they figured out is for a lot of people, especially sellers, they probably weren’t one-time sellers, so they also wanted to continue to potentially … Anyway. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: I just found it hurt my brain a little bit when I was like, “Really, that’s how it ran?” Dave Young: Yeah, wow. Stephen Semple: And it worked, and it’s nice to feel like things like this can happen. So in March 1996, they hit $1000 in revenue for the month. By May, it’s 5000. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: By October, they’re doing 1000 auctions a day. This thing when it took off- Dave Young: It took off like wildfire. Stephen Semple: Just took off like fricking wildfire. And Pierre realizes, “Man, I got a real business here and I really didn’t want to run a business. I’m a tech guy.” So he hires Jeffrey Skoll to be the president. He just goes out almost right away and hires him because he’s like, “This thing is going to the Moon.” Now, think about this. This site is hard to find. It’s still a page on Echo Bay Technology Group’s website. Dave Young: Oh, man. And it’s called Auction Web, or something. Stephen Semple: And it’s called Auction Web. So the first thing they realize is, “We got to change that.” And they go to get echobay.com and echobay.com is taken by a Canadian mining company. Dave Young: Oh, okay. Stephen Semple: So they shorten it to eBay. Dave Young: eBay. Stephen Semple: Which I actually think is in a lot of ways- Dave Young: Which is better anyway. Stephen Semple: It is better. It is better. Dave Young: Yeah, it’s four letters. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Try to buy yourself a four-letter domain name these days. Stephen Semple: So in September ’97, it changes from the wonderful name of Auction Web to eBay. Dave Young: And gets its own domain, yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah, and it gets its own domain. Now at this time, it’s mostly tech nerds looking for parts, that’s really what got it going. If you think about it, that also makes sense because he’s going to those early chat sites on the web. Dave Young: Those are the people that were online early. Stephen Semple: Well, it is. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: It was, and especially where you’re promoting it going to these chat groups. That would be mainly nerds in there. But what they figure out is they do want to make this a little bit more of a mass appeal. So they wanted to find things that were products that people already want, but were hard to get their hands on. And what they figured out was they wanted to do Beanie Babies. Dave Young: Oh, there you go. Stephen Semple: Because what they discovered was there was a community of Beanie Babies, collectors of Beanie Babies. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: So they reached out to them and because, let’s face it, they were limited number, they were not sold everywhere, and collectors loved them. So they actually created an auction category for this toy alone. They created a category for Beanie Babies. And very quickly, they sold $500,000 worth of Beanies Babies almost right out of the gate. Dave Young: Man. You know where my brain’s going with this? Stephen Semple: No, I don’t. Dave, I never know where your brain is going. Dave Young: Well, hang on. I rarely do. I know a little bit of the story of Beanie Babies, I think I watched the weird documentary or movie about it. But I’ll bet you this contributed to the demise of the Beanie Baby craze because now you could actually see the value of your Beanie Baby. Stephen Semple: Oh, maybe. Maybe. Dave Young: Right? You put your Beanie Baby on and, “Oh, God, it didn’t sell for as much as I thought it was worth.” And it turns out that you also just found a million other, yeah, you found a million other people that have one. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: And you’re like, “Maybe this isn’t as valuable as I thought it was.” Stephen Semple: Maybe. That’s an interesting … Interesting. Dave Young: Whereas if you’re only going to little craft fairs and get togethers, a whole different deal. I don’t know. Stephen Semple: Maybe. Don’t know. Dave Young: That’s worth studying. Go ahead. Stephen Semple: Yeah, that’s an interesting thought. So they created this category for Beanie Babies and it explodes. So within four months, the whole collectibles part of the site- Dave Young: Oh, sure. Stephen Semple: … is just blowing up. By mid-1998, they have 750,000 users, which is a huge number. They’re rivaling AOL’s numbers in that day. They’re doing 400,000 auctions. Now, here’s the other thing that they discovered, the other innovation that they did, that they were the creators of. They were the first to do this. They would get people calling in complaining. So what they decided to do was create a feedback form that is public. Now, what made this one different, it was ranking the seller and ranking the buyer. Dave Young: Right, right. Stephen Semple: Which no one had done before. Dave Young: Yeah. You go into it and you’re a shitty buyer, so the seller says … Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah, “Be careful if you’re selling to this guy, or don’t buy from this person.” Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And it was less about ranking the product, because everything before was about the product, but this was about the ranking of the buyer and the seller in a public format. Look, that’s one of the cornerstones of our whole review system today, much of it is person-to-person. Much of it is person-to-person. Dave Young: Yeah, yeah. Stephen Semple: And these guys innovated that and were the first to do that. So they’re really growing, they end up hiring Meg Whitman as CEO, and she really brought a strategy to the business which turned it into profitable business. And by fall of 1998, so you think about it, they’re just at it for a couple years, they end up going public at a $2 billion valuation. Dave Young: Amazing. Stephen Semple: The growth on them was really spectacular. And here’s the thing that I loved about this story is he bought something through the traditional manner. Saw it in the newspaper, bought it, and then looked at it and went, “The web is ideal for just making this,” I know we use the word friction, but I just prefer, “making this whole thing easier. I can make it easier to post. I can make it easier to sell because there’s less back-and-forth. I can just make this whole process easier.” Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: “And I already know lots of people are doing it, it’s super profitable for newspapers. So clearly, lots of people are doing it.” I love that thought process. And I also love the fact that he ran an experiment. Let’s just do something and test this out. The other thing I really liked was once it got going and it’s in that niche, they immediately went, “What’s something I can do to expand across it?” And what they recognized was where this fit was with something that lots of people are doing, but is hard to connect people together. Dave Young: Yeah, yeah. Stephen Semple: Right? So what they actually recognized was we are actually a facilitator. Dave Young: Absolutely. Stephen Semple: “And what is something that we can facilitate? Collectibles. Where are we going to start? We’ll start with Beanie Babies. What the heck, that’s where we’ll start.” I thought that that was a really great starting point because their whole thing was, “How do we make things easier?” And I find not enough businesses think about the whole how do I make things easier for my consumer? How do I bundle things so it’s a fixed price? How do I do this? How do I do it? And any time a business makes things easier for the consumer, it wins. And look, eBay went from nothing to a few years being a couple billion-dollar business. Dave Young: Yeah, amazing. Stephen Semple: Yeah, and they’re still doing, as I said, 10 billion in revenue today. Dave Young: I rarely go there. Stephen Semple: Yeah, I don’t use them either. Dave Young: We sold some things on eBay years ago. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Right? We just said, “Oh, we have this stuff and we know that there’s people out there that want it.” I’m thinking of homeschool books that our kids are now grown. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: That was a good place to list things like that. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Because you may not know somebody in town that’s got a kid the right age for it. Stephen Semple: Well, and today there’s more competition. You’ve got Facebook Marketplace. Dave Young: Absolutely. Stephen Semple: And I think Amazon has an auction site as well. There are other options, but clearly there’s still things eBay’s doing really correctly for them- Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: … to still, as I said, to be a $10 billion business. Dave Young: How much of what they do now is true auction versus just true commerce? Stephen Semple: You know what? I did not research the breakdown. I didn’t research the breakdown of that. Dave Young: Because when they put the buy it now button on. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: You could list something and then let people bid on it, but you could also just say, “If it goes below this, I’m not selling it.” Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: Put a buy it now button up there and if it doesn’t sell, maybe relist it down the road. Stephen Semple: Again, and I think it’s more around this collectible space. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: I know there’s certain spaces that they are still pretty big on. Dave Young: It’s the place. Stephen Semple: And one of them oddly enough is auto parts. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Let’s say you’ve got a ’65 Corvette and you’re looking for an old Corvette part, seemingly a pretty popular place to go is eBay. Dave Young: Okay. What if you have a ’65 Dodge Dart? Probably the same. Stephen Semple: Probably the same. Dave Young: Probably the same. Stephen Semple: Just one is really cool. Dave Young: Yeah, right? The parts are going to be a little rusty. Stephen Semple: And I’ll let the audience decide based on their preferences which one is really cool. Dave Young: That’s how the market- Stephen Semple: And let the argument begin. Dave Young: That’s how the market works. That’s how the marketplace works. Well, I’m glad to hear the story of eBay, Stephen. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Thank you for bringing it to the Empire Builders Podcast. Stephen Semple: Yeah, it was kind of fun. And you’re bidding at the beginning was awesome. Dave Young: Oh, thank you. Really, when I was young, I figured out that the way to emulate an auctioneer is just to make noise with your mouth and then rub your finger over your lips while you’re doing it. [inaudible 00:22:44]. That’s it, that’s it. Now you’re an auctioneer. Thanks, Stephen. Stephen Semple: Alright. Thanks, David. Dave Young: Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please share us, subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a big, fat, juicy five-star rating and review at Apple Podcasts. And if you’d like to schedule your own 90-minute Empire Building session, you can do it at empirebuildingprogram.com.

Justin Bieber BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Justin Bieber has been making headlines over the past few days with developments spanning his social media presence, personal life, and business ventures. According to The Hollywood Gossip, the pop star recently experienced a significant drop in Instagram followers, losing approximately 270,000 followers in what some are calling a mass unfollow. While this represents less than one percent of his 293 million followers, the sudden exodus has sparked considerable speculation among fans. Some attribute the decline to Instagram bot purges conducted by Meta, while others suggest active unfollows stemming from various factors including his transition to family life, fewer social media thirst traps, concerning behavioral patterns, and his posting of AI-generated content. In what many perceive as a direct response to the follower loss, Justin posted a selfie flipping off the camera, though he provided no context for the gesture.On a more positive note, according to AOL, Justin expressed pride in his wife Hailey's major business achievement. On May 28, Hailey announced that her skincare brand Rhode was acquired by e.l.f. Beauty for a staggering 1 billion dollars, marking a massive success in her entrepreneurial journey. Justin reportedly told sources that he has observed her dedication from the beginning and feels extremely proud of her accomplishment.In business developments, Hailey's Rhode brand has demonstrated impressive financial performance, generating 212 million dollars in net sales over the twelve months ending in March 2025, according to AOL. The brand was also named top skincare brand by certain media outlets in 2024.Meanwhile, Justin's own business ventures continue to evolve. According to AOL, he announced in April 2025 that he was ending his association with his fashion label Drew House, stating that it no longer reflects him, his family, or his life. He has since hinted at launching a new fashion line called SKYLRK featuring clothing and accessories, though no official release date has been announced.Additionally, Justin and Hailey were recently spotted together in Tokyo, Japan on December 2, 2025, suggesting the couple remains actively engaged in travel and public appearances despite ongoing tabloid speculation about their relationship status.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

How is one of the largest health systems in Texas using AI to transform patient experience? This episode of The Modern Customer Podcast explores how Memorial Hermann Health System is applying AI, predictive analytics, and digital tools to redesign care for millions of patients across Houston. The conversation features Alex Greengold, Chief Consumer Experience Officer at Memorial Hermann, who brings previous CX leadership experience from AOL and DISH, where he earned multiple J.D. Power awards. Watch the full conversation to see how AI, smart design, and culture are reshaping the future of care.

It's time to dive into the history of Gmail... but it didn't start with Google at all... In fact, it started very differently... Purrfectly, some might say. On this episode we discuss the strange phenomenon of Garfield Mail, the original Gmail. Then we pitch some ideas for making email better, reminisce about products from Google's past, get into movies in the MouthGarf Report, and play a rousing game of I See What You Did There.Sources:https://gizmodo.com/the-original-gmail-was-garfield-mail-1822970617https://historyandmystery.org/interesting-history/the-first-gmail-was-associated-with-garfield-the-cat/https://www.cracked.com/article_28656_4-wtf-tales-from-early-days-internet.htmlPlease give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! Want to ask us a question? Talk to us! Email debutbuddies@gmail.comListen to the archives of Kelly and Chelsea's awesome horror movie podcast, Never Show the Monster.Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books.Get down with Michael J. O'Connor and the Cold Family and check out his new compilation The Best of the Bad Years 2005 - 2025Next time: First Presidential Convention in Arkansas 

On Today’s Show: Tim kicks off Thanksgiving week by revisiting his dark past as an AOL “please don't cancel” ghoul, then dives headfirst into the rancid online worlds of dog-abusing TikTok goblins, neo-Nazi child recruiters, and Jeffrey Epstein's inbox cosplay. Plus: highway exhibitionism, old-school DV prank calls, and why Tim's eyeballs sometimes decide to go […] The post Dog Shit Facials and Neo-Nazis 4 Kids! first appeared on Distorted View Daily.

For this Daytime Confidential Reflections special, episode 1188, Luke Kerr sits down with longtime Daytime Confidential contributor J. Bernard Jones for a straight shot of soap history, fandom and survival. J. Bernard opens up about the stroke he suffered in May and how laughing at the occasional scrambled word has helped him keep moving forward. J. Bernard remembers how he first found Daytime Confidential through the blog and became "a pure a-hole" in the comments before Jamey Giddens recruited him to write. He talks about launching J.F.Y., a glossy magazine for Black gay men that briefly thrived before collapsing with the ad market in the mid 2000s. J. Bernard traces his soap roots to watching The Edge of Night with his mother, the bombed honeymoon that hooked him, and how that led to a lifelong obsession with Procter & Gamble soaps, Santa Barbara and Guiding Light. He and Luke compare the old magazine wars and AOL chat rooms to today's forums tab on Google and social platforms. The conversation turns to Beyond the Gates and General Hospital, where they break down pacing problems, the weight of Ashley and Derek, the power dynamics in Martin and Smitty's relationship and whether the Drew shooting landed at the right time. Through it all, J. Bernard keeps one eye on corporate consolidation and one eye on the genre's future, arguing soaps still matter if the industry treats them like they do. EPISODE OUTLINE 00:00 – "Welcome to the Daytime Confidential 01:10 – "This past May I had a stroke and a little bit of weakness on my right side." 04:30 – "My first exposure to Daytime Confidential was through the blog." 08:30 – "J.F.Y. was actually targeted towards Black gay men, which I published in Brooklyn." 14:30 – "It was that one episode of The Edge of Night that really got me hooked." 20:30 – "Santa Barbara was the show. It was fresh. It was new." 27:00 – "Fan interaction has exploded in ways now that are very reminiscent of the early 2000s." 34:00 – "When I look at Beyond the Gates, my reaction to it has been relatively mixed." 42:00 – "I initially was a little pissed off about a Black man who's gay who's being automatically paired with a white guy." 50:00 – "I like where General Hospital is right now; I have a lot of problems with how they got here." 56:00 – "I think that Curtis's dad did it." 59:00 – "I really, really have loved my association with Daytime Confidential." All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.