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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Vanta https://www.vanta.com/twist Superhuman https://superhuman.com YSecurity https://YSecurity.io/TWIST Today's show: *Cybersecurity has long focused on cleaning up a system AFTER a breach but Ent founder Brandon Dixon says that's backwards. He just raised a $100M seed round to put an AI agent on everyone's company laptops that catches the risky clicks, leaked files, or rogue agents BEFORE they wreck havoc. PLUS Clawra creator David Im return swith his new project, Sume's Avatar, a multi-model orchestration layer that generates 60-second UGC videos from a single prompt… and gets it right on the first try, rather than falling back on trial and error. Guests: Brandon Dixon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonsdixon/ Ent: ****https://ent.ai/ David Im on X: https://x.com/davidim Sume: https://www.sume.com/ Relevant Links: WSJ: "Cyber Security Startup Ent Raises $100 Million in Seed Funding": https://www.wsj.com/pro/cybersecurity/cyber-startup-ent-raises-100-million-in-seed-funding-a3e9b6c6 Microsoft Security Copilot: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/ai-machine-learning/microsoft-security-copilot Engadget: "Meta 'pausing' employee tracking program…": https://www.engadget.com/2199458/meta-is-pausing-employee-tracking-program-after-it-let-the-whole-company-see-sensitive-data/ Seedance 2.0: https://seedance2.ai/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro: Why AI + cybersecurity is the hot combo right now 2:29 How INT stops breaches before they happen 4:56 AI is giving non-technical employees dangerous new powers 10:26 Vanta - Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. Get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://www.vanta.com/twist 13:54 Why on-device AI beats cloud-based security 20:08 Superhuman - Get AI that works where you work. Unlock your Superhuman potential at https://superhuman.com 25:18 INT's business model and go-to-market 30:26 YSecurity - The on-demand security team for startups. Need enterprise-grade security without hiring a $400k CISO? YSecurity gives you 40+ expert engineers, matched to exactly what you need, by the hour, with your first six hours completely free. Go to https://YSecurity.io/TWIST 34:18 David M. of Sumi Labs: one-shotting AI video 36:10 Live demo: Sumi's video orchestration API 40:05 Consistent faces, 60-second videos, and who's buying Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp   Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons   Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm   Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis   Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/   Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland   Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis   Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com

Welcome, dear Dungeon Masters and Game Masters! Today Danny Barrett shows us how reskinning can optimize effort and enhance success at the table.Do you have some more examples we missed?Creative Contraband is a segment designed and hosted with love by Danny Barrett for How to Be a Better DM.Find Danny at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/gamemaster.hof⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want more content for Dungeon Masters and Game Masters alike, you can find related projects and sponsored links here:Worldsmith: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://session0studios.com/worldsmith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roll and Play Press: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://session0studios.com/rollandplay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phantasm Studios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://session0studios.com/fantasms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monument Studios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠session0studios.com/monumentstudios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://session0studios.com/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://session0studios.com/patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dungeon Master Level Up Guide: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://session0studios.com/newsletter

What do we see when pulling back the veil on the spiritual forces operating behind the scenes in our society? Find out with Tim Moore and Nathan Jones on Christ in Prophecy Radio!

AI infrastructure is changing the economy faster than most people understand, and the real story is bigger than Nvidia, SpaceX, TSMC, or data centers. In this video, I'm breaking down the AI boom, chip demand, data center power, water usage, SpaceX valuation, China's AI infrastructure race, tariffs, inflation, grocery debt, and why I believe investing is one of the only ways everyday people can fight back financially.The Dark Side Of The AI Boom Nobody Wants To ExplainJoin our Exclusive Patreon!!! Creating Financial Empowerment for those who've never had it.

Cast: Christian H, & Alex Tuna & Tom Caswell GamesPokémon: 541 - SwadloonOfftopic: The Odyssey, Avatar, The Day of The Jackal, Smoke, Meats, PartifulGames: Donkey Kong, Assassins Creed: Black Flag, Star Fox, GTA VI, GoWYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/unrankedpodcastDiscordhttps://discord.gg/wkvu88KvTVQuestions, Comments, Complaints, Corrections!?Call: 805-738-8692Email@UnrankedPodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fala, otakeiros e otakeiras, sejam bem-vindos a mais um Otakeiracast, seu podcast que nunca receberá uma adaptação em live action sobre animes, filmes e tudo mais que for oriental, e às vezes, nem tão orientais assim.E no episódio de hoje, mais uma vez os dobradores JF, Gabriel, Taina e Jhana Monteiro irão se juntar ao Avatar do Grafite, Mutante, agora para falarem sobre a segunda temporada de Avatar;Pix OFICIAL do OtakeiraCast: otakeiracast@gmail.comArte: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theartoftai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Heart Of David Merch Now Available at https://theheartofdavid.co!!Stay Connected:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgejankoTwitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeJankoTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegeorgejankoshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnadellariccaBusiness Inquiries Email: george@divisionmedia.coWatch full episodes of The George Janko Show podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/GeorgeJanko/videosBlessed are the ones who are humble.Chapters:00:00 Intro02:20 Moving to Hollywood at 1408:46 The "10 Years" That Changed Everything15:42 Faith in Hollywood22:38 The Acting Scam That Led to Avatar36:41 The Secret Avatar Audition43:31 Finding Out He Booked Sokka45:47 Losing God... and Finding Him Again58:42 Becoming a Christian in Hollywood01:11:18 Identity Beyond Acting01:29:33 The Call That Changed His Life01:37:42 Losing Family While Filming Avatar01:44:46 "Avatar Is the Gift, Not the Giver"01:53:24 Favorite Avatar Scenes & Behind the Scenes02:05:46 "There's No God in Avatar" 02:08:02 Comic-Con, Fans & Becoming Sokka02:14:42 Season 4, Zuko & What's Next

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Vishnu is a Hindu god whose purpose is to maintain the world. When a crisis arises, he sends various avatars to help the world. We spoke with Japanese volunteer guides Nobuko Matsuda and Kazuko Chalker about the current special exhibition, "Avatar: Forms of Vishnu," held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. - ヒンズー教の神様ヴィシュヌ。世界の維持を目的とした神様で、危機が訪れるといろいろな化身（アバター）を送り世界を助けます。NSW州立美術館で開催中の特別展、「アバター：ヴィシュヌの化身展」について、日本語ボランティアガイドの 松田延子さん、チョーカー和子さんに聞きました。Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1. Listen to past stories from our podcast. Download the free SBS Audio App and don't forget to visit SBS Japanese Facebook and Instagram page! - SBSの日本語放送は火木金の午後１時からSBS3で生放送！火木土の夜10時からはおやすみ前にSBS1で再放送が聞けます。SBS日本語放送ポッドキャストから過去のストーリーを聞くこともできます。無料でダウンロードできるSBS Audio Appもどうぞ。SBS 日本語放送のFacebookとInstagramもお忘れなく。

APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. This Thursday APEX Express proudly presents “South Asians and The Labor Justice Movement.” This episode highlights Sandhya Jha, a pastor, founder and former Executive Director of the Oakland Peace Center, and racial, housing, and labor justice activist. In the first half of the episode, we discuss Sandhya's life, their path into organizing, and what they're up to now. The second half is dedicated to their recent project with the South Asian American Digital Archive's Archival Creators Fellowship Program. This episode was interviewed, produced, and edited by Swati Rayasam   Follow @Sandhya Jha on Facebook and check out Sandhya's website https://sandhyajha.com/    APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Listen to the episode live on KPFA 94.1 in San Francisco, 89.3 in Berkeley, and online at KPFA.org.  References throughout the Show and Links: Without Fear Consulting Interfaith Alliance Oakland Peace Center Book – Blueprint for a Revolution Book – The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad Podcast – Bending Toward Justice: Avatar the Last Airbender for the Global Majority The Alliance of South Asians Taking Action – ASATA Bay Area Solidarity Summer South Asian American Digital Archive Archival Creators Fellowship Program Sandhya Jha's project, you can listen to all of the oral histories here. Solidarity Forever Online Exhibit Arab Resource and Organizing Center Block the Boat No Tech for Apartheid  University of California Labor Center Equality Labs California Trade Justice Coalition NAFCON – National Alliance for Filipino Concerns Filipino Community Center Madhvi Trivedi Patak Transcript ​[00:00:00]  Miata Tan: Hello and welcome! You are tuning in to APEX Express—a weekly radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan. Tonight we're revisiting an episode from our archives, first aired January 5th, 2023. We're bringing it back this week in honor of South Asian American Heritage Month. This one centers Sandhya Jha — a pastor, organizer, and founder of the Oakland Peace Center — in conversation with APEX producer Swati Rayasam. The first half traces Sandhya's path into organizing, from a labor campaign at Johns Hopkins to two decades of interfaith and racial justice work. The second half digs into Sandhya's project with the South Asian American Digital Archive, where she spent a year interviewing South Asian workers inside the labor movement — collecting stories that don't usually make it into the archive. Here's Swati Rayasam in conversation with Sandhya Jha. [00:01:00] Swati Rayasam: I'm really excited actually today to talk to Sandhya Jha, who is a really close friend of mine. Hi Sandhya. Hi there. Sandhya is, a Pastor is a consultant and has been working on this really amazing project with the South Asian American Digital Archive that will get into later in the episode. But yeah, Sandhya I'm just really excited to learn more about you and to hear more of your story and, let's just dive in. [00:01:26] Swati Rayasam: Absolutely. [00:01:27] Swati Rayasam: We should first talk a little bit about how we know each other, you have this long organizing background. I've been in the Bay Area for the past seven years and I would be totally lying if I said I have not historically been, or I'm not even currently an active fangirl of yours. You are literally a pastor. You are a movement worker, how did you get involved in organizing? [00:01:53] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. So I am the product of my parents who were generous, compassionate [00:02:00] people who thought about the world beyond themselves, but were never involved in organizing or activism or anything like that. I think for anybody who comes from immigrant backgrounds, it's hard to tell our stories without naming who we come from. Right. And so my father was Sunil Kumar Jha from the village of Tildanga in West Bengal. My mother, who is still alive is Jeanette Campbell Jha. She is from Glasgow. So I come from a mixed religion and mixed race home. My parents chose not to name me Sandhya Campbell Jha not to give me that kind of grounding, but I was called Sandhya Rani Jha, which is a lot to live up to, well, yes, Rani does mean Queen. But it was actually handed down to me, part of the reason they wanted that middle name was it was my aunt's name, Durga Rani Upadhyay and she was the one who really [00:03:00] brokered my mother's acceptance into the Indian family and I think that there was something about being accepted on the Indian side of the family and not for many, many years on the Scottish side. That caused my parents and particularly my mother to double down on making sure I knew who I came from and who I came from was my people in the village of Tildanga. [00:03:23] Sandhya Jha: I grew up in Akron, Ohio, so we immigrated to this country when I was a toddler, in the late 1970s, which was a complicated time for Asian immigrants to be in the Midwest because it was a time that the rust belt was rusting and there was a growing sense that we were the reason. But also I grew up alongside folks who were trying to figure out how to put food on the table. So I think that landscape shaped me in a lot of ways. And I also come from people who grew up in poor working communities. And[00:04:00] when I went off to college, there was an organizing campaign. The board of directors of the university had created a for-profit corporation with the exact same board. [00:04:15] Swati Rayasam: Oh wow. [00:04:16] Sandhya Jha: So that the universities could subcontract all of their catering, all of their custodial work to this… basically Shell corporation. [00:04:28] Swati Rayasam: Are we telling on the university? [00:04:29] Sandhya Jha: Mm, Yeah. Why not? It was Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and I think that's relevant because the tension between Black communities next to Johns Hopkins Medical School and the school itself were very real because this was part of a very long history of exploiting community members. So the workers were organizing, and you know, I had read about activism, I cared about it. I paid as much attention as I could for a high school student. But when I got to college, this organizing [00:05:00] campaign was going, and the workers were really clear, Hey, college kids who are excited about this, we do have a role for you. It's to fill the crowd. It's to cheer us on. It's to when we ask you communicate to the university that our well-being matters to you because they will listen to you in different ways. But the campaign centered the workers and was really clear with us about what our role was because we were the folks with all the privilege by getting to be there, right? We had tons of privilege and it was a really good lesson for me. I am so grateful. The first organizing campaign I was a part of was a labor campaign that understood what it meant to center the people who were the most impacted by injustice and I think that shaped the rest of my career. [00:05:46] Swati Rayasam: And that's so special too because I think for many people who come into organizing, and I will definitely cop to this myself, like coming up and organizing through high school and college level organizing. When you are a student, nobody ever [00:06:00] tells you that actually you are the least useful kind of organizer that exists. Right. You are in this incredibly enclaved community. Your oppressor, the university, all they have to do is wait for you to graduate institutional memory will not keep you. Yeah. Right. And I think that it is, it's this perfect storm of, you have actually sometimes cool ideas, sometimes very rudimentary ideas, but you also have this turnover issue and you have this sense of self import, which often comes with your teens, early twenties. Yep. As you're just figuring all of that out. So Yeah, self differentiation, right? It's a narcissistic phase in our development. . [00:06:46] Swati Rayasam: It absolutely is and I think that's so important, and I can't imagine how my life would be shaped if I didn't have to spend a lot of time unlearning the self import and narcissism that I had gained through student [00:07:00] organizing. [00:07:00] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. No, I am really, really grateful for it. [00:07:02] Sandhya Jha: My first job outta college was working for a member of Congress, which sounds super fancy and pretentious, but, a member of congress from Akron, Ohio. So put that all in perspective. His name, believe it or not, was Tom Sawyer. Oh, wow. What I loved about Tom was back in those days, he believed very strongly that 80% of legislation was nonpartisan and that was the part that he spent most of his time on. He would weigh in with his party, when they were dealing with that 20% pretty consistently. But he was more interested in the stuff that everybody could agree on and I remember for about 15 years after I worked for him, I looked back and found myself thinking that was so naive. How did he not understand where we were about to head with the divisions between the political parties? But at this point in my life, I realize the people I respect most in organizing work keep pointing out that the binary of [00:08:00] left and right actually doesn't serve us very well. One of my biggest heroes in the movement right now is the Reverend Dr. William Barber, [00:08:07] Swati Rayasam: Hometown hero of mine. Yes. [00:08:09] Sandhya Jha: Poor People's campaign from North Carolina. And he always talks about how it's not about right and left. It's about right and wrong. And it turns out that when we engage in organizing with the awareness that there are huge swaths of things that most of us are well served by, we can do better organizing. And that was actually how Tom was legislating. And at a certain point I realized that my deep passion was around racial justice, but the distinct experience I had in a multi religious household was an awareness of how religion was being used as a weapon. I had an obsession. Every paper in college I wrote was about the Christian coalition, this right wing, organizing body in the nineties. So a friend of mine [00:09:00] said, You know, there's an interfaith organization working against the Christian Coalition. And it was called the Interfaith Alliance. Her mom had been a superintendent in Washington state in eastern Washington and was a pretty conservative person by my standards. [00:09:18] Sandhya Jha: But, Dr. Chow believed in multiculturalism and believed in teaching evolution. And the Christian coalition had organized to push her out of her position as superintendent and the Interfaith Alliance of Washington State had supported her in that time. [00:09:38] Sandhya Jha: And so Liz said, you know, they've got a national chapter, a national office. And that's where I ended up, cutting my adult organizing teeth which was great because talk about learning lessons for our current moment where religion is being weaponized in ways that are anti-trans, that are anti-queer, that are anti-women, that [00:10:00] are anti reproductive rights, that are anti-immigrant and refugee. I am really grateful to have experienced the power of multi-faith organizing, around a lot of those same issues. So that was what I did in the early two thousands and then I went to seminary and public policy school, and then I ended up out here pastoring a congregation of 10 people in a building of 40,000 square feet. [00:10:29] Sandhya Jha: And long story short, that's how the Oakland Peace Center was born, was out of this dream of cultivating deeper collaboration among nonprofits who were dedicated to a shared cause. The Oakland Peace Center, which is a collective of 40 different nonprofits committed to dismantling the root causes of violence in our community. I was the founder of that organization and it was when I was pastoring First Christian Church of Oakland that I asked the handful of folks who were members of that church, what they wanted to [00:11:00] contribute to the community, and they said they wanted to contribute peace in the midst of violence. And for a dozen folks to have given birth to a space that in non pandemic years, saw over a hundred thousand people do things like the Lawyers for Black Lives Conference and to do Kingian non-violence training and to be a part of food and clothing distribution, to participate in all the very diverse ways that we can create peace is pretty impressive. [00:11:30] Sandhya Jha: And a couple of years ago, I left the Oakland Peace Center because a colleague of mine said, Anybody can run a non-profit. We need you to do what you're actually good at, and what she meant by that was we need more people of color doing diversity, equity, and inclusion work that is actually grounded in power analysis. That isn't just how do we be nicer to each other in the workplace, but how do we recognize the ways that systems of white supremacy [00:12:00] unconsciously often shape the culture of our workplaces? And what do we do to dismantle that white supremacy culture so that we can be building nonprofits and institutions of higher education and faith organizations, and even corporations that are dedicated to our full liberation, our liberation, the lands liberation. [00:12:23] Swati Rayasam: I mean coming, especially from the place that you come in grassroots organizing and in faith based organizing, what is it actually to transition into this kind of consulting space around racial justice and really interface with a lot of people that I feel like as organizers, we don't really talk to? [00:12:42] Sandhya Jha: One of my favorite things about this shift in my work is I love getting to work with folks who don't think of themselves as organizers, who, it turns out are organizers, Right. I think we sometimes create a cult of here's what an organizer looks like, you [00:13:00] have to be a Martin Luther King or a Cesar Chavez and what I love is getting to work with moms and with teenagers and with folks who think of themselves as caring, compassionate, individuals, and when I go into an organization and work with their handful of folks who care about this issue, the DEI team, I get to teach them how to strategically organize. I get to teach them how do you create culture shift over time? I get to teach them how do you figure out who your allies are? How do you figure out how to move people who are neutral? It turns out that there are a lot more organizers out there than we realize if we don't create one definition of what an organizer needs to look like. [00:13:45] Swati Rayasam: I have been reading this political scholar Eqbal Ahmed, who really talks about the way the burden is on those of us who are deeply committed to movement work, narrow definition people, the burden is really on us to try and [00:14:00] create a liberatory future that feels both achievable. Mm-hmm. and safe for everybody. Because when people engage in mass struggle and in revolution, there are people who are a hundred percent willing to put their lives on the line. People who are willing to die for the cause. And we absolutely need those people. And there are many people along the spectrum who, if you can create a future that feels like it's within their grasp, they will come with you. [00:14:30] Sandhya Jha: Yep. I teach a lot of organizing classes and have gotten a chance to teach alongside my beloved colleague BK Woodson at Allen Temple Baptist Church, they have a leadership institute there. And one of the books we use is Blueprint for a Revolution by Srđa Popović. And I feel like I learned a lot as we read that book together and thought about how to apply it to the work we're doing in Oakland. They talked about how by engaging in nonviolent direct action, [00:15:00] they created space for elders to be a part of their work and youth to be a part of their work and families to be a part of their work. By making the movement playful. They gave people hope and gave people courage because dictators are terrified of being mocked. [00:15:17] Swati Rayasam: Yeah, exactly. And I think by being really restrictive or narrow about who we view as actually valuable organizers. And I think labor movements teach us this a lot, right? We really cut ourselves off at the knees on our ability to build a network or to be in touch with the general population, many of whom are more connected than we ever give them credit for. [00:15:41] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. Yep. it's part of why I love labor organizing. I talk with a lot of people who are disenchanted with organizing who ask me how I can have stayed involved for the past 25 years. And why I've been able to stay in it is cuz I'm organizing alongside workers and they have [00:16:00] full lives. And the work that they're doing in the movement is so that they can live their full lives. And there's something about having that perspective and recognizing the why all the time instead of getting lost in the weeds of the what. Is so important in this work. I think that has been a big theme of my organizing life is how do we build to the greatest common denominator? As my friend BK often says how do we build towards those shared values that often get erased when we are engaged in the right versus left debate. [00:16:39] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I think that it is so important and I also think that it's really hard in this moment of what feels like constant trauma and re trauma. [00:16:51] Swati Rayasam: And to some extent especially when we're talking about the left right dichotomy there are real concerns [00:17:00] about safety. Yep. And there are real concerns about security and who you are in community with and who you can find even the smallest level of acceptance from to ensure that you won't have violence visited upon you. And I think that these conversations of united front organizing, Right. trying to bridge across difference mm-hmm. for a shared goal, for a shared liberatory future Yep. Are really important. And they feel kind of impossible to achieve right now. [00:17:31] Sandhya Jha: It's interesting cuz I think that in many ways that is true. There are a lot of conversations that I think people with privilege expect, people who are marginalized to engage in. And those expectations are unfair, what I found very frustrating was the number of people with a lot of privilege who would be like, Ugh, I just can't talk to those people. And I'm like, Then who's going to? Exactly. and so I do think that some of this is about being willing to have [00:18:00] hard conversations in the places where we have privilege and recognizing who's at actual risk and showing up in ways that are protective of who is at risk. But that doesn't mean walking away from people who aren't where we are. Right. Because the fact of the matter is everybody's on a journey. And I have watched at the same time some of the disposability culture in movements write off people without giving them any way to address harm, repair harm, and find a pathway back into community. [00:18:41] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. And I think that's why, at least I am feeling really hopeful about, what I've seen over the past couple of years, this really important track into transformative justice and restorative justice, to acknowledge that there is harm that has happened, there are harms that happen every day between people. [00:19:00] And also we are all on our own journey to unlearn the things that we have been taught either directly or indirectly by our upbringing, by our environment and that you cannot easily dispose of people and that people are able to come back into community. Now that comes with a very important caveat that like they recognize the harm. Mm-hmm. that. They have done or how they've been party to it, that they acknowledge that there is healing work that needs to be done both with the person that they harmed and also probably in internally. [00:19:35] Sandhya Jha: Well, and the community, folks who don't do RJ on a regular basis tend to skip the community aspect. Yeah. That there is actually repair that needs to be done with community and there's work community needs to do to figure out how to re-embrace reabsorb people who have done harm in ways that still protect the person who's been harmed. [00:19:55] Swati Rayasam: Exactly. In ways that do not erase the harm that has happened, but [00:20:00] acknowledge, contextualize it and say, Okay, we are patching this and we are working to move forward in step with each other. Absolutely. [00:20:09] Sandhya Jha: Can I just say that one of the other things that I think you and I have in common is a real passion for bringing joy back into the work of Justice I quote Fabiana Rodriguez a lot on this particular thing, because I was at an event she was doing eons ago, and she looked out at us and most of us were activists and she said, Listen, y ‘all you keep inviting people to a struggle. I'm on your side and I don't wanna join a struggle. I want to join a party. And that was like a call to arms for me when I heard her say that. I was like, Oh my gosh, you're right. We are so much more fun. Like, I've hung out with people who are anti-trans and anti queer and anti-immigrant and anti refugee. They are not fun people. No, no. We have all of the best parties. So I don't know why we don't [00:21:00] capitalize on that more. So I think the role of joy and justice is so important. And this is why I was so excited to have you on the podcast that I launched recently. [00:21:11] Sandhya Jha: Right. Bending Towards Justice Avatar the last Airbender for the Global Majority. [00:21:15] Swati Rayasam: So literally like bringing it together. Two of my favorite things right, is like TV shows, wholesome TV shows like Avatar, The Last Airbender that I deeply love and organizing. Yes. All the work that I love. And I think it's true You know, what is actually really the important work is to work to build toward a future that is desirable Yep. That people want to be a part of. Yeah. That people can see happen. Yeah. And I think that is a lot of the difficulty that I have seen in some organizing circles. We are so well versed in what we are against and all of the things that are bad that so many people have a really hard time seeing or visioning or communicating [00:22:00] what it is that we are fighting for. Yeah. Right. And it's not enough to say, I'm fighting for a world where we can all be safe. Right. Yeah. I'm not, I'm fighting for a world where we can all take long naps in the middle of the day if we'd like to do that. Right. Yeah. But like really building and visioning that future of like, in this world in which we are all safe, there will be harm that happens. How do we deal with that? Yeah. What do we do with that? How do we make sure that it is able to keep everybody safe and also able to account for the times in which it is not able to keep everybody safe. [00:22:38] Sandhya Jha: Visionary does not have to mean naive. And we need it to be visionary. And sometimes I forget to do the visionary stuff. I've got a colleague, Dave Bell, he's a farmer who is also an anti-racism trainer and we do a lot of work together. He's a white guy who lives in White Swan, Washington, on the reservation and I remember being at a training with him and I [00:23:00] was all fired up and I was so excited about the conversations we were having and the people were really ready to do the hard work and roll up their sleeves. And Dave says to them, I would like to not have to do this work. And I'm like, What is he talking about? This is amazing. We're doing such good work. And he says, I would like for us not to have to talk about racism all the time. I would rather be farming. I would rather be, taking care of the cows in my field. [00:23:26] Sandhya Jha: I would rather be talking about my pottery work that I'm doing badly but learning how to do, I would rather be doing anything than have this conversation. But I don't get to be on the farm with the wheat, with the cows, with my bad pottery until we figured out how to do this anti-racism work. And it was a really humbling moment for me because I also get into that like I'm an organizer, that's my identity space. And it was this reminder of Dave's doing this. So he gets to live in a world where he gets to hang out in the fields and he [00:24:00] gets to, love on the cows. There's something about being reminded that we're doing this so that eventually we don't have to do it. That I think is actually visionary in its own way and it's important. [00:24:12] Swati Rayasam: Moving into a little bit more of the grit of like why I asked you to be on the show today. I met you originally when I moved to the Bay Area when you were the executive director of the Oakland Peace Center because At that time I was doing organizing work with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, which is a 20 year old bay area based organization, that was really founded around the Laki Reddy Bali Reddy sex trafficking. Yep. Caste and labor exploitation case that happened in Berkeley in 1999. And I was just so thrilled to be around and have in community so many rad desis. And you also did work with ASATA, right. Historically and are actively doing work with us. [00:24:56] Sandhya Jha: Absolutely. One of the places I think I invested the most [00:25:00] energy in where we got to spend a lot of quality time in the kitchen was one of the projects, Bay Area Solidarity Summer, an organizing institute, camp, however you wanna refer to it. [00:25:10] Swati Rayasam: Political education, Summer camp. [00:25:12] Swati Rayasam: Yeah, exactly. For young South Asian Americans who are committed to activism. What I think was the most beautiful part of that program when I was involved in it, and it's still the case today, is for young South Asians who think that they're the only ones who care about justice issues, who haven't met other people, who are South Asian, and identify as justice seekers first to meet each other and realize that there are people just like them. Then to look around and realize that those of us who are usually 10, 15, 20 years older than them are also committed to the work and have been doing it for decades. And then for them to get exposed to the long history of radical visionary organizing and activism of South [00:26:00] Asians here in the US and also in the homelands of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and diasporic countries all over the world. [00:26:13] Sandhya Jha: There's something about realizing, Oh, you have contemporaries, oh, you have elders, oh, you have ancestors. Mm-hmm. Especially in the face of the model minority lie that so many of us have had imposed on us, this lie that all we are all we're supposed to be is cogs in this larger capitalist machine that are non disruptive, which is why we're allowed to survive. And if we are non disruptive enough, we might even be able to be comfortable. And to discover that there's more to our story than that is so exciting and I love, love, love being a part of that. [00:26:52] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I think that is like fundamentally one of the most important kind of activities that [00:27:00] happens in the ASATA universe, I was a kid who also grew up thinking that there were no other South Asians like me, or there were no other folks who were interested in justice. I spent a lot of time doing, reproductive and queer justice in the south; I always think about what would it have meant if I came in, BASS for 18 to 24 year olds. Yep. what would it have meant if I had come in at a fresh 18 and been able to basically be apprised of the fact that I have this history Yeah. That it's not just me. And that actually, immigration and white supremacy and neo-colonial culture has created this project of assimilation that all of our parents have been in on, in a way to survive Yeah. And to be safe. And I tell my, I tell my mom that a lot because she's always a little surprised about the organizing work that I do. And I was just like, Your job was to survive. My job is to liberate. Yeah. [00:28:00] You know? Yeah. And I could not do that if you were not so focused on creating that environment for me. [00:28:07] Swati Rayasam: I love that. [00:28:07] Swati Rayasam: we'll drop in the show notes, but, BASS – Bay Area Solidarity Summer is solidaritysummer.org. So we'll put that in the show notes as well as ASATA, the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action is ASATA.org. And yeah, I think that is a really good segue into how we got involved in this amazing project. [00:28:31] Swati Rayasam: You're tuned in to APEX express at 94.1 KPFA and 89.3, KPFB in Berkeley. And online@kpfa.org. [00:28:43] Swati Rayasam: I think it was Fall 2021 that you and I were talking. Yep. And you were telling me that you were involved in this amazing archival fellowship project. Is run by the South Asian American Digital Archive and [00:29:00] that you were going to do your project about labor. Mm-hmm. and South Asians. Yep. And my immediate, incredibly naive response was, how many South Asians are there in labor? [00:29:12] Sandhya Jha: Exactly. And it's not naive. It's interesting cuz I think that this project actually emerged out of my favorite part of BASS, which was when the young adults would ask what their opportunities were in the world of justice. And I would say, you know, there's a place for us in labor justice. It had never crossed most of their minds. Right. We don't think of ourselves as having a role especially in formalized unions. And so SAADA, the South Asian American Digital Archives has an archival fellows project. And the whole purpose of it is to diversify their archives and collect the stories that are usually overlooked in the telling of South Asian American stories. [00:29:56] Sandhya Jha: And they have done a great job over the years of collecting the [00:30:00] stories of informal organizing, like the Punjabi Taxi Drivers campaign, the Bangladeshi Nail Workers Campaign. Those were informal labor organizing campaigns. That have been really well archived and they're amazing stories. I wanted to make sure that the next generation of South Asian activists knew about the South Asians who were actually part of the formal organized labor movement. [00:30:30] Sandhya Jha: And so I spent this past year interviewing, maybe a half a dozen or so South Asian American workers. Generally, not always, but mostly what would be classified as low wage workers who found a pathway into formal organizing bodies, unite here or the building trades or any number of the formal unions that keep [00:31:00] the labor movement alive across the country today. And I'm really proud of the fact that we do have South Asian workers who have moved up the ranks to be official organizers or to be at negotiating tables. And so that's part of the story I thought it was worth us telling. [00:31:19] Swati Rayasam: And I am, I'm so excited that we get to dive deeper into this project and I really love your framing too, around the three large bins that you have, solidarity, spirit and struggle. [00:31:34] Swati Rayasam: Right? Yeah. Yeah. [00:31:35] Sandhya Jha: I started out with certain assumptions about what I was going to learn, partly because I've been doing labor solidarity work for 25 years at this point. I really thought I knew what I was gonna hear. And what I discovered was there were these consistent themes across, the interviews. that there were these notions of, Oh, what's meaningful to me is [00:32:00] getting to organize across cultures, getting to organize with people who, on the surface and even deep down are very different than me, but we share this vision of what our lives can be. And so that solidarity message I found really powerful. Also, and admittedly because I come out of a spiritual background, was probably looking for it. I was really struck by how many of the interviews ended up talking about the role of spirituality and shaping people's values. And in a couple of instances, organizers said, what my religion taught me was that religion needs to be challenged. And building up that muscle was what helped me challenge systems of injustice in other places. But others said that their journey with their faith tradition was what guided them into the work of labor organizing. [00:32:52] Sandhya Jha: And then that third bucket of struggle, I think is the lived experience of how [00:33:00] hard it is to take on oppressive systems of capitalism, how hard it is to take on decks that are stacked against us and what it means to have somewhere to turn in the midst of those struggles. I will say there were also a couple of lessons I was surprised by because my South Asian identity is so central to my organizing work, I was expecting to collect stories of people who were proud South Asians, who were also proud to be involved in the labor movement. And I assumed that they would see connections between those things because I certainly do. But what I discovered is for the most part, they were like, Yeah, I'm South Asian. I'm not saying that doesn't matter, but it's not super relevant to my organizing work. My organizing work is about [00:34:00] our cross-cultural solidarity. And that was something I hadn't been expecting that emerged as I did those interviews. Interesting. And I'm really grateful that the South Asian American Digital Archives likes telling all of the stories because I think I promised them that what they were going to get was, we're proud to be South Asian organizers. And what I got was, yeah, we're South Asian, we're proud to be organizers. And the that SAADA is like, yeah, that's part of our story too. [00:34:28] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. And I think that's, that I think is incredibly important. We have this really, amazing series of audio clips from your SAADA interviews that really represent a lot of the themes that you were highlighting about solidarity, spirit, and struggle. And I'm just really excited to play them as we talk through these larger themes in your larger project and the experience of South Asian labor organizers. [00:34:55] Swati Rayasam: This clip is from somebody that you and I both know, which [00:35:00] is Prem Pariyar. I was so thrilled that Prem was a part of your project. I think Prem is an incredible organizer, so yeah tell our listeners a little bit about Prem. Prem [00:35:09] Sandhya Jha: It was pretty exciting to get to work with him you know, he moved here from Nepal and in Nepal he had been a Dalit activist and he came to the United States and had this notion that in the United States there is no caste and he was disabused of that notion very quickly as a restaurant worker dealing with anti Nepali bias in Indian restaurants, dealing with caste bias in Nepali restaurants, well dealing with Caste bias in all the restaurants. [00:35:35] Swati Rayasam: Hey, everyone, Narrator Swati here, I just wanted to put in an explanatory comma, a la W Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu to talk about some terms you just heard. Sandhya referenced that Prem was a Dalit activist and also talked about Caste bias. For those of you who don't know, Caste is a violent system of oppression and exclusion, which governs social status in many south Asian countries, although it is [00:36:00] most commonly associated with India. It works on an axis of purity and pollution, and it's hereditary. At the top of the caste system are Brahmins, by the way Sandhya and I are both Brahmin, and not even at the bottom, but completely outside of the system are Dalits who were previously referred to by the slur untouchable and Adivasis who are indigenous to South Asia. [00:36:25] Swati Rayasam: Despite being “illegal” Caste bias, Caste Oppression, Caste apartheid, are still prevalent, both in South Asia and as Sandhya references, in the United States. It manifests in many ways that people experience racial injustice, via socioeconomic inequality, systemic and interpersonal violence, occupation, and through the determination of marriage and other relationships. You can learn more at EqualityLabs.org and APEX currently has a show in the works that delves into this more deeply. Now. Back to Sandhya [00:36:58] Sandhya Jha: What is [00:37:00] delightful to me is Prem went on to get an MSW and is building out amazing mental health resources for Dalit communities for the Nepali community. Seeking to build out a program where there are more and more people in Nepal who are trained with MSW skills. [00:37:21] Sandhya Jha: I met with one of his professors from CSU East Bay where he got his degree and she said, You know, that the entire Cal State system is adding caste to its anti-discrimination policies thanks to the work he started at CSU East Bay. And it was really beautiful to hear that because the focus of my conversations with him were more around how his experiences in the restaurants led him into the solidarity work with nail salon workers. [00:37:53] Swati Rayasam: To just, kick back to the caste abolition work that Prem has been doing, that caste abolition work [00:38:00] at CSU East Bay has been such critical work in these ongoing conversations around caste that have been in the South Asian community primarily, but have been percolating elsewhere. [00:38:13] Swati Rayasam: You know, the state of California filed a lawsuit against Cisco systems Yep. For caste discrimination in their workplace and there have been all these conversations around caste and tech work and interplay that with the no tech for apartheid work. Right. That has been happening in Palestinian liberation circles. Yeah. And really building that solidarity movement. So I think that Prem is an absolute powerhouse Yeah. In that regard. But yeah, let's listen to this clip. [00:38:42] Prem: During that time, I got connected with other community organizer, like workers group. I got connected and so I was connected with nail salon workers, who were exploited at their workplace and with them, [00:39:00] I got to go to the capital in Sacramento. And so I thought I need to advocate for the restaurant workers. that was my first experience, like working with other workers and with the assembly members and like other other policy makers I shared what is happening what kinds of discrimination happening at the workplace. So I advocated for the restaurant workers at that time. I shared my stories and I supported the rights of nail salon workers. I was there to support them and they supported me as well, and it was wonderful. And finally that advocacy worked. And the bill was drafted and it was passed finally. And so it was huge achievement at that time. [00:39:49] Swati Rayasam: I love that. I think that is such a perfect story of when you win, we all win. [00:39:56] Sandhya Jha: And what I also love about it is he goes on [00:40:00] to talk about how he has remained in relationship with those nail salon workers. That they show up for each other, that they take each other food, that they show up to each other's baby showers and birthday parties, and there's this sense of community that emerges out of this shared struggle. And so that's a cross-cultural campaign. They were mostly Vietnamese. There were some Bangladeshi nail salon workers, but it was mostly people from a different culture than his. [00:40:27] Sandhya Jha: But somebody at the Asian Health Services program that he was at, saw his gifts, saw his passion, and he really responded to that in exactly, the most powerful way. I can imagine. [00:40:38] Swati Rayasam: And I think one of the nice things as well about that is that person at Asian Health Services connected Prem in and the Nail Salon Worker group, California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, Prem came from Nepal, I'm not sure, but the extent to which his organizing background and how comfortable he was in the US organizing space around labor [00:41:00] issues was probably significantly less that worker group took it upon themselves when they saw Prem come in to say, Oh, you are advocating on behalf of restaurant workers. Great. Why don't you join us? Let's help support and so the nail salon workers saw Prem, saw solidarity with Prem and said, It is our responsibility mm-hmm to bring you into this space to connect you in and to move in, struggle together. Yeah. Toward our shared goals of safety, of health, of rights. Yep. [00:41:35] Sandhya Jha: Exactly. [00:41:36] Swati Rayasam: So, we have this clip from Daljit, tell me a little bit about Daljit. Daljit [00:41:42] Sandhya Jha: Yeah. Daljit was an attorney who now reads tarot for people because she needed a break from the toxicity of that career and how it was taking her away from her family. Daljit is a deeply spiritual person and, [00:42:00] as I mentioned before, this theme of spirit showed up in some really beautiful ways in some of the interviews. I loved the way she understood her Sikh tradition as foundationally being connected with the land and foundationally connected with the people who work the land. [00:42:15] Daljit: Agriculture is our culture and the religion that I was born into, Siki, the founder of that faith was a farmer. And so a lot of the scripture, the analogies, the metaphors, the poetry, the music, the songs, the boon, the traditional folk songs, that can be taunting and teasing banter, all that stuff the land is the framework for that. And my most favorite line from the Guru Granth Sahib, our holy book, is, [speaks Punjabi] and that basically means that, the waters our guru, the airs our father, but our mother is Earth. And that's the greatest of all , and that's adherence to ecosystem. That's the [00:43:00] indigenous Cosmo vision that should be paramount. And that's what I try to teach my children. And so I think that's what I was taught as a kid without necessarily being able to pinpoint it, but it was just infused throughout our songs, our music, our food, the Harvest, there's two times a year that our celebrations, whether it Baisakhi or Lohri. It's so connected to the harvest and what is coming out of the soil or not. And you're connected to the cycles of nature. [00:43:28] Swati Rayasam: The connection between nature land, spirituality the way that it shows up in so many faith backgrounds and so many faith organizers, I think is really, really beautiful. [00:43:41] Sandhya Jha: And I love that Daljit Kaursoni who was raised in this tradition, has found her way to Buddhism and is raising her kids with those connections, but without ever losing this grounding in the liberation of the land, the liberation of the [00:44:00] people. [00:44:00] Sandhya Jha: And for that to be a key element of her spirituality, even as her spirituality evolves, I think it's pretty powerful. Tafadar [00:44:08] Sandhya Jha: One of the other people I got to interview ,Tafadar, he's a Bangladeshi American in the building trades and is a deeply committed Marxist. For me, this was a particularly exciting interview because I'm Bengali, so from West Bengal, before partition, Bangladesh and what's now West Bengal, were one state. And so it was fun to get to talk with him and to say, Hey, this is our legacy as Bengalis is radical worker organizing. [00:44:40] Sandhya Jha: And I remember saying to him, Some people in the building trades are not super excited to be working with brown people. And some people in the building trades are a little biased against women. And as a very, very progressive South Asian? How do you navigate that [00:45:00] space? [00:45:00] Sandhya Jha: And he said, Here's the thing is, yeah, I organize alongside some moderate to conservative white folks from New Jersey and he said, but in the building trades, if that moderate to conservative white guy from New Jersey decides he doesn't like my feminist politics, or he doesn't like my brown skin, if he decides that's a reason not to train me, he might die. And it was really interesting because even though I've been doing labor justice work for a long time, it was one of those moments I was like, Oh, right. Your work is very dangerous and you all have to rely on each other whether you like each other or not. That is the magic of organizing that no one ever talks about. This is why we can do cross class, cross-cultural work because literally you have to trust each other with your lives. Right. That was a really clarifying moment for me. And it was one of those interesting moments where I was like, [00:46:00] Solidarity is not a romantic thing. Uh, it is very much a matter of life and death. [00:46:05] Sandhya Jha: And I think that is really important and that exact thing that you brought up, you don't even have to necessarily trust somebody. Right. But you do need them. Yep. Right. And like that really clear understanding that like your fates are intertwined and it is truly in everybody's best interest. If you are trained well, irrespective of whether or not at lunch, I'm interested in sitting anywhere near you. I think that's really great. [00:46:32] Sandhya Jha: One of the things that was really exciting about talking with Tafadar was the reminder that labor organizing and formal union organizing at its best can be in solidarity with other movements really worker justice and housing justice and racial justice are inseparable, on some level. And so, one of the most inspiring stories I got to hear across all of these interviews [00:47:00] was a campaign that brought together folks across the anti- gentrification, the immigrant rights, and the labor justice movement. [00:47:14] Tafadar: It's ironic, building affordable housing with deadly exploitation. And, um, to do this, the de blassio administration, they embark on massive major rezonings of poor areas to relax the local zoning laws to be able to bring in these developments. And a couple of years ago, my, my union in local 79's. Took a very sharp turn towards a community organizing approach because labor can't win on our own, and that's the perspective that all of labor should adopt. In order to fight against the sweatshops in our industry. We united with a lot of community organizations in the South Bronx. [00:47:53] Tafadar: We formed the South Bronx, Safe Southern Boulevard Coalition. And along with these groups, we [00:48:00] protested and did a whole lot of activism, lobbying, community organizing to stop the rezoning of Southern Boulevard, which is a massive stretch in the South Bronx, while the De Blassio administration had succeeded in another part of the Bronx where there's like massive displacement still underway right now. And we were determined to stop it there. And it was a beautiful thing that we can unite because on our end as labor, we had to prevent all these trash companies from coming in and exploiting workers. And we were working with these tenants who are afraid of being displaced. And people generally, we do need revitalization of our neighborhoods. We do need investment. We do need things to be changed and made better. For us. If it's not for us, if it's done without us, then eventually we're not even gonna be here anymore. So we had that alliance going on and not only did we manage to stop that rezoning, we also educated the local city councilman on why his position was wrong and supporting the rezoning. And he eventually completely flipped this [00:49:00] position. And now chairs the land use committee of the city council from the perspective that we educated him on, which it's just been a very interesting dynamic. But, there's a lot of rezoning battles all over the city that's like the main front of anti gentrification struggles. And I've been watching those kinds of campaigns go on since I began organizing about 15, 16. I've seen very different approaches to them, but I've never seen any model really work until that one kicked in where Labor and the community came together. So that was one of my favorite campaigns because of that lesson that we were able to concretely put into practice and set as an example for not only for community movements all over New York City, but also for Labor. [00:49:43] Sandhya Jha: I think this hit me in particular because I've done so much work around antis displacement in Oakland, and my experience has been. [00:49:53] Sandhya Jha: That while for most of us on the ground, the connection between housing justice and labor justice is really clear. When you [00:50:00] start getting into the technical policy issues and the funding issues, the folks who are running labor and housing justice or affordable housing, struggle to find ways to collaborate. And it's been one of my consistent heartbreaks for at least a decade at this point because I work at the intersection of those things and sometimes I despair of us being able to find ways to move forward together. And so to hear a story like this one and to be reminded at core, those justice issues can and must be we already knew, must be, but actually can function together to build a better community. That was actually really life giving for me to hear. [00:50:45] Swati Rayasam: Yeah. I a hundred percent agree. And I think the point that Tafadar as well brings in the clip of just saying we knew that we could do this, but we knew we couldn't do this without community organizing. Right? Yeah. That labor couldn't do this alone. Yeah. [00:51:00] And I think that is a lot of what, when we talk about solidarity politics, it's not just a backdoor way of inclusion for inclusion's sake, we have to all do this. Actually, it is integral that all of us are involved in any of these campaigns because it impacts all of us. And because we are not going to win with only a single constituency and in the very same way that, Tafadar was identifying that labor couldn't do that alone. in community organizing spaces that you and I have been in mm-hmm. , like we are constantly talking about how we cannot do any of this without labor. Yep. And I think a beautiful example of that is the Block the Boat campaign yeah that the Arab Resource Organizing Center, started back in 2014 and then again during 2021 to block the Zim ship from the port of Oakland. And like this community organization [00:52:00] AROC could not do that without working with the longshoreman to collaborate with the port workers. And I think that when we see the marriage of community organizing and labor organizing, that is when we get the power of grassroots organizing. [00:52:16] Sandhya Jha: Something I wanna mention about the SAADA Fellowship that I was really grateful for: two things. First off, they did a really good job of making sure we got trained in grassroots oral history. So they took really seriously what it meant for this to be justice work. And they made sure we had exposure to methodology that was gonna lift up and honor and foster the voices of people whose stories don't get heard often enough. And that was a really big deal to me. The other thing is they made sure that we had an advisory board, people who are in this [00:53:00] work who could help us, figure out who to talk with, who could help us build out an event strategy. And you helped me build out my advisory committee. Anibel Ferris-Comelo who is with the University of California Labor Center, [00:53:14] Swati Rayasam: Prem Pariyar, a Nepali Dalit restaurant worker, organizer pushing for Caste as a protected category with Equality Labs, a Dalit feminist organization, and a social worker supporting the mental health needs of his and many other South Asian communities in Alameda county. [00:53:31] Swati Rayasam: Will Jamil Wiltchko with the California Trade Justice Coalition, Terry Valen who I did a lot of organizing with at the beginning of the pandemic, around the struggles that seafarers were facing with the onset of COVID-19. And he's the organizational director of the Filipino Community Center in San Francisco. The president of NAFCON which is the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns and just an all in all amazing organizer [00:53:57] Sandhya Jha: the last thing I wanna mention [00:54:00] is SAADA also helped me set up a digital exhibit with Art by Madhvi Trivedi Patak and I wanted to give them a shoutout because they're an incredible artist, but also they grew up in a working class family and didn't get exposed to what it looks like to do labor justice. And so as they developed the artwork to go with the digital exhibit, they got to experience the possibilities of labor solidarity that they hadn't gotten to experience as a child. And so I really loved that Madhvi was a part of this project as well [00:54:38] Swati Rayasam: All of the clips that you shared really identifying, again, these like huge fundamental pillars of solidarity and spirit and struggle. these clips were amazing. They are so rich and so layered with all of these people's varying and different experiences. Really showing in [00:55:00] all of these different walks of life at all of these ages with all of these experiences, that all of these people have this unified and shared identity in struggle, in spirit, and in solidarity for liberation. [00:55:14] Sandhya Jha: And one of the things that I think is worth celebrating is whether they see it as part of their South Asian identity or not. People who do identify as South Asian now have this resource that says there's a home for you in the labor movement. Yes, there are. There is a value to your voice. There is a value to your wisdom, there's a value to your experience in the labor movement. [00:55:36] Swati Rayasam: I think it's a beautiful project. Sandhya, I think it has been an amazing amount of work I've watched you do over the past year. These stories are so wonderful. I really encourage people to check it out. Where can they find your project? [00:55:49] Sandhya Jha: The website's www.saada.org/acfp [00:56:00] /exhibit/solidarity-forever. We'll put that in the notes. We'll definitely put that in the show notes. [00:56:05] Swati Rayasam: I just wanna make sure that we replug your podcast Bending Toward Justice Avatar, The Last Air Bender for the Global Majority and you can find that at tinyurl.com slash ATLA podcast, Capital P (tinyurl.com/ATLAPodcast). And then the last thing that I also wanna make sure that we plug is Without Fear Consulting. [00:56:27] Sandhya Jha: I love working with folks who know that their organization could be a little more liberative, and are, just not quite sure where to start. I love working with a team of folks who want to be about the work of incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into the DNA of their organization and I love setting them up so that they can keep doing that long after I'm working with them. So please do find me withoutfearconsulting.com. If you're interested in that. [00:56:58] Swati Rayasam: Amazing. Sandhya [00:57:00] Jha, Pastor, Racial Justice consultant, podcast host, archivist, singer songwriter, amazing cook. You can do it all. I think you deserve a nap. it has been amazing talking to you. I am so glad to be able to hear about your project and also to hear a lot more about your life. [00:57:23] Sandhya Jha: Yay. Thank you so much. [00:57:25] Miata Tan: That was Swati Rayasam in conversation with Sandhya Jha. As Swati mentioned, you can learn more about her work in the show notes at kpfa.org/program/apex-express. Speaking of Swati — she's currently working on an episode marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, out in early September. It'll cover the work of the South Asian Coalition, a national network of organizations working together on South Asian American movement building. Keep an eye out for that one. This episode originally aired January 5th, 2023 — we're re-airing it this week in honor of South Asian American Heritage Month. This is APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, airing every Thursday evening at 7pm. Thank you for tuning in tonight. APEX Express is a proud member of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. A network focused on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice. Learn more at AACRE.org This program produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's episode was produced by Swati Rayasam. Get some rest y'all. The post APEX Express – 7.16.26 – South Asians and The Labor Justice Movement appeared first on KPFA.

400 Moo Deng Neil the Seal Comic Con Doug Brode Shelli InterviewDoom Scrolling IntroThe Foos made it to 400 episodes. Joe and Steph celebrate with VMC cocktails, reflect on 8 years of The Foobar Show, and explain why some older episodes have disappeared from platforms over time. No huge blowout, no fake promises — just 400 episodes, a toast, and the usual chaos.The animal kingdom takes over the top of the show: Moo Deng officially turns 2, proving that the internet's favorite pygmy hippo is still the queen of slippery rage, bouncy pork energy, and conservation awareness. Then Neil the Seal finally takes his 2,200-pound chaotic ass back into the ocean after weeks of lounging around Tasmania, blocking roads, flattening signs, and refusing to respect anything vertical.Joe and Steph also explain why the podcast has been spotty lately: life, work, band stuff, Steph's Sunday schedule, and the massive backyard facelift happening because Steph volunteered the house for her brother's baby shower. There's also some Medieval Times talk because sometimes you just need dinner, jousting, horses, and giant beer steins.Geeking Out starts with San Diego Comic-Con: they didn't get badges, of course, but there's still plenty happening outside the convention — themed cafes, Paramount at the Lodge, Hello Kitty, Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes, Star Trek experiences, and all the badge-free chaos that makes downtown San Diego worth visiting during Comic-Con week.They also hit LA Comic Con tickets going on sale, with the convention returning October 30 through November 1 and guests already including Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, and performers from K-Pop Demon Hunters.Then it's long-awaited movie news: Legend of the White Dragon finally has a release date. The Jason David Frank-led, Power Rangers-adjacent action movie arrives August 28, and the Foos have been waiting years for this one.Avatar fans get love too: Aang: The Last Airbender is coming to Paramount+ on July 25 as a movie featuring an older Aang and the gang trying to save the world again. Joe and Steph revisit why the original Avatar series still holds up as one of the best animated shows ever made — adult themes, perfect pacing, emotional stakes, and Appa trauma included.Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey also enters the chat, with Matt Damon as Odysseus and a massive cast including Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, and Jon Bernthal. Practical ships, real locations, giant crowds, IMAX cameras, Greek mythology, and enough complicated storytelling to make Nolan feel right at home.The big feature this week is an interview with returning guest Doug Brode, storyboard/concept artist and author of the Ship saga and the Shelli synthetic crime series. Doug talks about Shelli: R-Evolution, why it is not actually the final Shelli book, how the series has grown, the challenge of writing sequels that stand alone, AI and synthetics, keeping villains understandable, writing in silence, short chapters, and why Shelli's world keeps expanding. He also shares that the first Shelli book is getting a 99-cent Kindle BookBub deal starting July 15.

In Episode 113 of the GHM Podcast, we talk about the recent uptrend of live action adaptations, our thoughts on the Avatar live Action and the Naruto Live action, and One Piece Ch 1188 IS CRAZY??

Unmasking the Power of Stories with Jeff Gomez: From Franchises to AIGet ready to dive into a world where storytelling is not just an art, but a force for change. Jeff Gomez, the mastermind behind iconic universes like Halo, Avatar, and Spider-Man, shares his daring insights on building worlds that last, the future of AI as a storytelling medium, and how narratives can reshape our collective consciousness. Buckle up — this episode ignites your passion for stories that matter.In this episode:* Jeff's journey from unsung hero to legendary storyteller* The core principles that make franchise worlds feel real and enduring* How creators should navigate expansion and fan loyalty* The transformative potential of AI as a narrative medium* Why legacy media and fan communities are vital in the digital age* The importance of systemic narratives to address today's complex world* Practical tips to uphold integrity in storytelling and avoid the pitfalls of mainstream complacencyResources & Links:* The Ten Commandments of Corporate Narrative* Deep Down - Jeff Gomez's Crime Thriller* Jeff Gomez on LinkedIn* Starlight Runner Entertainment* Magic: The GatheringConnect with Jeff Gomez:* LinkedIn* TwitterAdditional Resources:* The Mythic Field: AI and the Future of Storytelling* Universal Storytelling & Systemic Narratives* Media Well Done, LLCWant to turn your storytelling dreams into reality?Take Jeff's insights, harness the power of systems, and create tales that endure beyond a lifetime. Your stories can change the world. Get full access to Melvin E. Edwards at storiesfromreallife.substack.com/subscribe

The Vassals gather to discuss the latest episode of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Kevin (Nuncle Kevin), Katie (Seheron/Lady Griffin), Zander (Lord Baron Blackfyre), and Hannah (wingedshadow) Spoilers: This episode could cover anything from George … Continue reading →

Join Bina007 and Bing as they discuss the results of the World Cup Quarter Final matches and look ahead to the Semi-Finals. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive] View this episode's page on Archive.org[Discord] Join The Craziness![iTunes] Subscribe to us … Continue reading →

Netflix is freaking out because the Avatar TLA live-action series lost almost 60% of its audience in season 2. But apparently, this is now the new normal for Netflix. People aren't sticking around after the first season. Maybe it's a YOU problem? Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Netflix #Anime #Avatar #ATLA #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we journey across the pond for 2025's british sitcom Transaction! It's a workplace comedy about a transgender egomaniac, her flatmate, and their coworkers... does it get to the heart of what makes sitcoms work across the history of television? Or will this be a cringe-worthy misfire of epic proportions? Jordan Gray just got an award for her stand-up, so let's see if it works in a show! (Spoilers - It does. This was pretty cute.)  Plus - all our desserts, and Nick watched Avatar live action season 2, and some X-Men '97 season 2! Next week - EPISODE 600 with Grant, Randy, and Kyle! Let's GOOOOOO #TransactionUK #CapeFear #MyAdventuresWithSuperman #TheVampireLestat  

We are back with more sad news in the gaming industry. We had to discuss the layoffs from Xbox, PS5 saying bye to physicals and the grifting that comes with this movement, and Open Mynd does a review on the beta on the upcoming Avatar fighting game. We also briefly discuss the dev vision of the insane season 9 of rivals that just dropped. Programming notes: We took a small break from anime and movies ( time, some stuff didn't seem worth to discuss to be honest) Now that will change for the late summer. Animation and anime talks returning soon

  You sat down. You built a client avatar. You gave them a name, a coffee order, a favorite weekend activity. Congratulations — you made an imaginary friend, not a marketing strategy.  In this episode of That Will Nevr Work, Maurice sits down with Rachel Allen — founder of Bolt from the Blue Copywriting, fractional CMO, and a 17-year veteran of making words make money for clients in 21-plus countries. Rachel's path to this work was anything but conventional: she dropped out of college, moved to Hong Kong with $200, and discovered almost by accident that people would actually pay her to write — turning a $3.25 first gig into a career writing for some of the biggest names in entrepreneurship, influencers, brick-and-mortar businesses, and nonprofits around the world. Today, Rachel is known for one gloriously unpopular opinion: the client avatar — that staple exercise of nearly every marketing course — is not a strategic tool, it's an imaginary friend, and most businesses are quietly sabotaging their own marketing by building one.  In this conversation, Rachel and Maurice dig into:Why demographics alone tell you nothing about what actually drives a buying decisionThe "sweet spot" framework — where your real best customers actually liveHow to uncover the worries and motivations keeping your customers up at 3 a.m.Rachel's transformation story — from a $3.25 writing gig to a global fractional CMO careerWhy positioning is the central cog that makes everything else in marketing workHow to write the thing that really matters — your book, your podcast, your legacy content — with both purpose and strategy  This one is for every entrepreneur who has a client avatar sitting in a folder somewhere, gathering dust, doing absolutely nothing for their business. 

EWC brings back City of wolves, Tokon releases a doom guide, Avatar beta is Azulas new home, and Robo-ky has some pros and cons

Join Bina007 and Bing as they discuss the results of the World Cup R16 matches and look ahead to the Quarter-Finals. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive] View this episode's page on Archive.org[Discord] Join The Craziness![iTunes] Subscribe to us on … Continue reading →

I saw an early access of Evil Dead: Burn and it was cool. Netflix's Avatar live action series is horrendous and they ruined Toph. Finally, Sony has yet to respond and ghosted consumers over the backlash of no more physical games. It's been a week.Follow me on Twitter & Instagram: @siddavisPodcast IG: @thesocialintrovertpodcastPodcast Twitter: @SocialintroPodSend emails to: thesocialintrovertpodcastegmail.com

XBOX finally reveals its reset, as the Sony fallout continues. Are the console wars back on, or are we marching to a collapse. Jackass: Best and Last is definitely the last, but is it the best? The Emmy nominees are out, Hollywood shifts to gaming, and what's is going on with Fast & Furious?

The crew goes live with a fancy new camera setup and immediately loses the plot over Coral's high-fidelity vampire rankings and a thorough breakdown of the pop culture wedding of the century. Between mourning a prolific pet opossum hunter, dragging the live-action Avatar continuation, and marveling at a highly specific superhero video game skin, this episode turns into a hilarious celebration of pride, pageantry, and questionable cinematic tastes. This Week's Insanity:Bane's Reckoning: The crew welcomes back the ashes of Bane, a legendary pet honored with a custom urn inscribed "Born in the Darkness" to commemorate her relentless opossum-hunting career. The Giga-Wedding: A deep dive into Taylor Swift's high-security Madison Square Garden wedding, featuring checked phones, an indoor forest, and Lena Dunham making an uncomfortable toast about football players. The "Catching Kelce" Throwback: Joe and Jeff reminisce about working on the short-lived E! reality dating show Catching Kelce, recalling a young Travis Kelce being asked a classic game of "Mary, Kiss, Kill". Avatar Outrage: Coral goes completely off on season two of Netflix's live-action Avatar, slamming the writers for a lack of character development and for creating unapproved side quests for Zuko and Katara. America's Bulge: The gang loses their minds over a patriotic new Marvel Rivals skin that features Captain America in a wrestling singlet, complete with explicit, un-nerfed jiggle physics on a paddle boat. The C*nty Vampire Rankings: Coral sets the record straight on the ultimate hierarchy of theatrical bloodsuckers, crowning Sam Reed's Lestat as the absolute peak while dismissing Edward Cullen as a total "bitch baby". Loose, chaotic, and deeply cinematic — this episode is what happens when you let the conversation alternate between classic literature and video game anatomy. New episodes every week.Only at Revenge Of — where the cameras are fancy, and the vampires are sophisticated.

Het is turbulent in gameland: duizenden ontslagen bij Xbox en Sony die stopt met PlayStation-disks. Hoe lang gaat Nintendo het nog volhouden?Deze week is niemand minder dan Ron Vorstermans te gast om te bespreken waarom Sony stopt met fysieke media en waarom Nintendo's situatie toch anders is.Ook: de beste Nintendo-game volgens Ron, de gelekte Avatar-film, het nieuwe Switch 2-model en de Ocarina of Time-remake.

Train With Duane! This week on Geek Off The Street, we're covering Netflix's Avatar The Last Airbender Season 2! We get into all things like the cool live action bending and some of the good character moments but we also discuss whether or not the show is moving too quickly and creating moments that are not earned! We get into all that and so much more on this week's exciting episode of the GOTS Official Podcast!Podcast Timecodes[3:55] What are we drinking this week?[6:05] Opening Thoughts[12:50] Positives[36:25] Negatives[58:50] Post Show Rating[1:09:15] What Are We Into This Week?Check Out These Books!When The Frog and the Snake Meet: A Killing Love! by J. Leroy Tucker!Wilbur Mckesson's Retribution!Greg Sorber's Mechhaven! Pax Machina Audio Book!Join Us in the Discussion!Email: thegeeksoffthestreet@gmail.comInstagram: @thegotspodSubscribe on Youtube! Like Our Facebook!Twitter: @thegotspodTrent Personal: @trentctuckerMusic: @erictucker__Stuff We MentionedChikara Ramen!Trent Tucker Vlogs!People We MentionedTree of Dreams Music@chikara_ramen@badicalradness@lights.camera.rant@thenerdlounge2.0@gregerationx@author_wilbur_m@mcpodcast@z_daughter_of_light@mindmattermystery

Join the Vassals in this Blackfyre cast review of Rhaenyra Triumphant! Nearing the halfway point in season 3 of HBO’s House of the Dragon, this episode seems to have given us quite a bit to talk about. Hosts: Zander (the … Continue reading →

After years of waiting and disappointment when the movie was removed from the theater slate, the highly-anticipated trailer for AVATAR AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER is finally here! We give our immediate reactions and break down the voice acting, potential plot, and everything you need to know ahead of the movie's release on Paramount+ on July 25.Check out https://www.agentsoffandom.com for the latest TV and Movie reviews!(00:00) Intro(03:00) Whatcha Watchin? - Widow's Bay, Love Island USA, Marvel Rivals(11:00) Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Trailer Reactions(22:00) Dave Bautista the 2nd Last Airbender(36:00) Steven Yeun as Zuko(45:00) The Legend of Aang No More(50:00) What Could the Next Avatar Movie Be?

Wes and Iris discuss the box office rivalry between AVATAR and AVENGERS, including James Cameron's playful notes to Marvel and the upcoming re-release of ENDGAME ahead of DOOMSDAY. Genuine box office power play or just Doomsday storyline retconning? Contains spoilers.  818-835-0473 orwhatevermovies@gmail.com www.orwhatevermovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop speaks with Ekaterina Matveeva, founder of Amolingua and Lingo Plus and co-organizer of AI roundtables with EcoCivilization. The conversation covers a wide range of AI-related topics, from the cultural implications of AI development across different countries to the evolution of Ekaterina's perspective on artificial intelligence—moving from initial anger and fear in 2023 to active participation in AI model design by 2025. They discuss the importance of including diverse cultural perspectives in AI training, the cross-country differences in AI regulation (comparing Argentina's human-out-of-the-loop approach to Europe's cautious stance), and the critical question of which sectors need humans in the decision-making loop. The discussion ventures into brain-computer interfaces and Neuralink, examining what happens when technology is removed and questioning whether healthy humans should pursue such enhancements, before touching on the future of personal AI models and the preservation of indigenous wisdom in AI training. You can connect with Ekaterina on LinkedIn to follow her work on AI, education, and cross-cultural technology development.Timestamps00:00 Stewart welcomes Ekaterina Matveeva, founder of Amolingua and Lingo Plus, discussing her work organizing AI roundtables with EcoCivilization05:00 Ekaterina shares her evolution from anger toward AI in 2023 to realizing collaboration potential, emphasizing importance of multicultural perspectives in AI development and training10:00 Discussion of Argentina's new AI liability bill creating human-out-of-loop systems, contrasting with Europe's human-in-loop requirements and different global regulatory approaches15:00 Safety considerations in robotics and AI development, comparing industrial automation standards across regions and discussing Pentagon's use of Anthropic with Palantir systems20:00 Exploring brain-computer interfaces and Neuralink developments, questioning enhancement versus necessity and examining motivations behind cognitive augmentation technologies25:00 Debating human capabilities beyond cognitive function, discussing nervous system, emotions, psychosomatics, and whether brain generates or receives thoughts30:00 Examining societal divisions from enhancement technologies, referencing Avatar and Years and Years series, questioning benefits for healthy individuals versus disability applications35:00 Discussing technological gaps between enhanced and standard populations, concerns about corporate seduction into cybernetic modifications, and lack of long-term safety studies40:00 Questioning who frames AI conversations and trains models, exploring dominant worldviews embedded in AI systems and Vatican-Anthropic collaboration implications45:00 Stewart shares mistakes with Facebook biometric data and building personal AI infrastructure, emphasizing importance of controlling your own models and data50:00 Analyzing whether massive data collection actually improves AI training, questioning if user conversations become buried garbage rather than meaningful model improvements55:00 Ekaterina discusses plans for organizing more roundtables, integrating indigenous wisdom into AI training, and connecting on LinkedIn for future collaborationsKey Insights1. Ekaterina Matveeva's perspective on AI has evolved significantly since 2023, moving from initial anger and fear about AI's impact on education and translation work to becoming actively involved in AI development and training. She realized that instead of resisting AI advancement, she could participate in shaping it by contributing her expertise in education, language, and cross-cultural communication. This shift represents a broader realization that diverse participation in AI development is crucial for creating more versatile and culturally sensitive models rather than allowing a monopoly of values from any single country or culture.2. The conversation highlights fundamental differences in AI regulation across regions, with Europe implementing human-in-the-loop requirements and comprehensive safety measures, while Argentina is reportedly creating frameworks for human-out-of-the-loop AI systems with limited liability. The United States falls somewhere between these approaches, pursuing rapid advancement with fewer regulatory constraints. These divergent approaches reflect different cultural values and priorities, raising important questions about whether AI development should prioritize efficiency and profit or human oversight and control in critical infrastructure sectors.3. Both speakers express concern about brain-computer interfaces like Neuralink, questioning the motivation behind enhancing cognitive abilities when humans already possess multiple forms of intelligence including emotional, cultural, and bodily intelligence. The primary applications demonstrated so far appear limited to video games and potentially military applications, raising questions about whether the technology serves genuine human needs or merely represents an attempt to compete with robots. The speakers emphasize that humans are already complete beings with sophisticated nervous systems, senses, and capabilities that extend far beyond cognitive processing.4. A critical insight emerges around the question of what happens when advanced technologies are removed or turned off. This applies both to brain-computer interfaces and to broader civilization infrastructure dependencies. The speaker shares experiences from 2020 of attempting to live independently in rural California, discovering the challenges of isolation and self-sufficiency. This relates directly to concerns about creating dependencies on technologies where the software ownership and control remain unclear, particularly when those technologies become integrated into human bodies or essential services.5. The discussion reveals concerns about increasing societal division based on access to enhancement technologies. Beyond existing financial inequalities, the speakers worry about a future where people who can afford biological and technological enhancements will advance rapidly while others are left behind. This isn't about disadvantaging certain groups but rather about creating an unbridgeable gap between enhanced early adopters and what they call standard populations who may be intelligent people maintaining traditional ways of life but lacking access to expensive enhancement technologies.6. Matveeva emphasizes the importance of including diverse cultural perspectives, particularly indigenous wisdom and Buddhist traditions, in AI training data. She argues that current AI models reflect the worldviews, values, and hierarchies of their predominantly Western designers, which influences the guidance these models provide to users worldwide. By incorporating wisdom traditions from various cultures, AI models could potentially become wiser and more culturally adaptive, serving diverse populations more effectively rather than imposing a single cultural framework globally.7. The speakers discuss the problematic nature of data collection and ownership in AI training, noting that massive amounts of user data may not actually be improving AI models as expected. There are indications that some AI companies are now specifically requesting users to help train models on their prompts, suggesting that simply collecting billions of conversations hasn't been as useful as anticipated. This raises questions about whether the data users have given away over the past several years has actually made significant impact or is simply buried in chunks of information that aren't effectively connected to meaningful improvements in AI performance.

Welcome back to Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds! Nick and Mike Welcome guest Oksana to talk about her album 'Evergreen.' Bringing you an insightful interview, we talk to her about her career as a musician and what lies on the horizon for her! We then close out the show by "Geekin' Out' about some TV and movies!Follow Oksana on Instagram @_oksana142 and you can find her album on Apple and Spotify or wherever you get your music!Plus, we'd love to hear from you, our fantastic listeners! Feel free to email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GeeksSpeakLouder@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your thoughts, questions, and suggestions.For more updates and engaging discussions, connect with us on Blue Sky at GeeksSpeakLouder.BSKY.social, Twitter @GeeksSpeakLoud and on Facebook at Geeks Speak Louder than Nerds. And, if you want to follow us individually for exciting content, Nick can be found on Blue Sky, X, Threads, and Letterbox as '@jagged2319,' while Mike shares his content on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Letterboxd and Serialzd under '@mlhilty2452.' Don't miss out on the latest Avatar, Marvel, Star Trek, and Star Wars insights, references and Easter eggs. Subscribe, share, and join our geeky community on Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds!Special thanks to Kristofer Twadell for providing our awesome theme music! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the one-hundred-and-ninety-sixth episode, we take another look at the Conspiracy Theory Thinking Fallacy, starting with Trump and Mike Johnson claiming the California primaries are rigged, and a Flat Earther remaining unconvinced by the Artemis II mission.In Mark's British Politics Corner, we look at Nigel Farage conspiratorially theorising about two-tier justice systems, and Liz Truss coming up with unfalsifiable theories for why the Tories lost the election so badly.In the Fallacy in the Wild section, we check out examples from Frasier, Avatar, Superstore, and Conspiracy Theory (the 1997 film).Jim and Mark go head-to-head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes was made up by Jim.Then we talk about the 'Great' American State Fair.And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week.The full show notes for this episode can be found at https://fallacioustrump.com/ft196 You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on BlueSky @FallaciousTrump, Discord at fallacioustrump.com/discord or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrumpAnd you can buy our T-shirts here: https://fallacioustrump.com/teeSubscribe to Fallacious Trump to make sure you never miss a logical fallacy. Rather than just mindless anti-Trump rhetoric, we apply skepticism and critical thinking to our Donald Trump analysis by exploring his liberal use of logical fallacies and cognitive biases, along with a bit of humor and news about US politics. (But there is also some of that much needed anti-Trump rhetoric.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What if the villain is not outside evolution, but part of what gives it shape? In this first episode of a two-part exploration, Thom uses the characters of Ravana and Rama, from the epic Ramayana, to unpack Vedic mythos, dharma, and the surprising role of the antagonist in the unfoldment of consciousness. Along the way, he reframes mythology not as fantasy or fallacy, but as a way profound knowledge becomes relatable and alive. Listen or watch to explore why, in the Vedic worldview, even destructive forces may have a place in the larger movement of evolution. You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/3sGz4FP6LTwEpisode Highlights[00:45] What Mythos Really Means[05:32] Valmiki and the Ramayana[07:54] Conditions for an Avatar[10:18] Ravana Enters the Story[13:06] Ravana's Origin in Vaikuntha[16:52] What Is a Rakshasa?[19:12] Dharma and the Flow of Life[23:31] Villainy Gives Shape to Heroes[24:59] Nothing Is Anti-EvolutionaryUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham told America's complicated story through the words of those who have shaped our national debates from 1619 into the early 21st century. To read highlights from those accounts, he was joined by Academy Award actor Ellen Burstyn and Stephen Lang, best known for his roles in the movie Gettysburg and the Avatar series. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham told America's complicated story through the words of those who have shaped our national debates from 1619 into the early 21st century. To read highlights from those accounts, he was joined by Academy Award actor Ellen Burstyn and Stephen Lang, best known for his roles in the movie Gettysburg and the Avatar series. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix rewrites beloved characters, Sony walks away from physical media, Westeros delivers, and DC Studios stumbles out of the gate again. This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl discuss Netflix's handling of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 and why disrespecting beloved characters is becoming one of streaming's biggest problems. They also break down Sony's latest PlayStation decisions and what they mean for the future of physical media and game ownership. Then it's back to Westeros for House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 before wrapping things up with their review of Supergirl (2026) and whether DC Studios has another winner on its hands. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Playstation Kill Physical Media: 06:07 AtLAB, Netfilx is why we can’t have nice things: 28:20 House of the Dragon: 41:57 Supergirl: 56:27 PlayStation Announces the End of Physical Media Announcement Date: July 1, 2026 Effective Date: January 2028 Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment Summary: Sony announced that beginning in January 2028, all new PlayStation games will be released digitally only, ending production of physical Blu-ray game discs for future releases. Games already released—or scheduled for release before the 2028 cutoff—will continue to be sold on disc, but every new title afterward will require a digital download through the PlayStation Store or participating retailers. Sony says the decision reflects changing consumer habits, noting that digital purchases now account for roughly 80% of full-game sales on PlayStation. Key Details: – Physical discs for new PlayStation releases end in January 2028. – Existing disc-based games will continue to work and remain available while supplies last. – Retailers will transition to selling digital download codes instead of boxed games. – Sony says the move follows overwhelming consumer preference for digital purchases. Why It Matters: – Gamers lose the ability to buy, sell, trade, or lend future PlayStation games. – Collectors will no longer have physical editions for new releases. – Consumers become increasingly tied to Sony's digital storefront and licensing model. – Preservation advocates worry that future games could become inaccessible if licensing changes or digital storefronts eventually close. – Digital-only distribution gives publishers greater pricing control by reducing competition from the used-game market. Discussion Points: – Do you really own a digital game, or are you simply purchasing a revocable license? – What happens to game preservation when no physical copy exists? – Will digital-only distribution lead to higher prices due to reduced retail competition? – Is convenience worth giving up ownership rights? – Does this set the stage for the PlayStation 6 to become a fully digital platform? Industry analysts increasingly believe so. Infamous Take: While digital downloads are undeniably convenient, this announcement marks the end of an era. Physical media has always given players tangible ownership, resale value, and long-term access independent of corporate licensing agreements. Sony's decision may make business sense, but it also shifts even more control away from consumers and toward platform holders; a trend that extends far beyond gaming. Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) Season: 2 Platform: Netflix Summary: Brian and Darryl discuss Netflix's continued adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender and why they believe the series is losing sight of what made the original so beloved. The conversation focuses on major character changes, the difference between adaptation and rewriting, and why respecting the heart of the source material matters just as much as updating it for a modern audience. House of the Dragon (HBO Max) Season 3, Episode 2 Title: Queen’s Landing Air Date: June 28, 2026 Director: Clare Kilner Writer: Sara Hess Summary: Following the devastating Battle of the Gullet, Rhaenyra's grief quickly turns into resolve as Team Black moves to seize King's Landing. Alicent secretly conspires to surrender the city in hopes of saving part of her family, while Daemon returns to continue the campaign. The episode marks a major turning point in the Dance of the Dragons as alliances shift, old loyalties collapse, and Rhaenyra finally claims the Iron Throne at tremendous personal cost. Rating out of 5 Otto Not So Hightower Brian: 4.5/5 Darryl: 4.45/5 Supergirl (2026) Release Date: June 26, 2026 Runtime: 108 minutes Director: Craig Gillespie Writer: Ana Nogueira Based On: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely Studio: DC Studios Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Summary: Kara Zor-El embarks on a brutal interstellar journey alongside the young warrior Ruthye Marye Knoll to hunt down the man responsible for murdering Ruthye's family. Along the way, Kara confronts her own trauma while facing the ruthless Krem of the Yellow Hills, resulting in a darker, more cosmic take on the Girl of Steel than previous film adaptations. Main Cast: – Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl – Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll – Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills – Jason Momoa as Lobo – David Krumholtz as Zor-El – Emily Beecham as Alura In-Ze – David Corenswet as Superman (cameo) Production Notes: The second film in DC Studios' new shared universe adapts Tom King's acclaimed Woman of Tomorrow storyline, emphasizing Kara's emotional scars and cosmic adventures over a traditional superhero origin. Despite strong expectations and praise for Milly Alcock's performance, the film opened below box office projections and received mixed critical reception, making it one of the first commercial disappointments of the new DC Universe. Rating out of 10, Temu GotG or Will Poulter’s Supergirl, You Decide Brian: 4.3/10 Darryl: 4/10 Contact Us The Infamous Podcast can be found wherever podcasts are found on the Interwebs, feel free to subscribe and follow along on social media. And don't be shy about helping out the show with a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help us move up in the ratings. @infamouspodcast facebook/infamouspodcast instagram/infamouspodcast stitcher Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Play iHeart Radio contact@infamouspodcast.com Our theme music is ‘Skate Beat’ provided by Michael Henry, with additional music provided by Michael Henry. Find more at MeetMichaelHenry.com. The Infamous Podcast is hosted by Brian Tudor and Darryl Jasper, is recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show is produced and edited by Brian Tudor. Subscribe today!

Homily for July 1st. 2026 | What if the devil's greatest victory is convincing the world that he doesn't exist? In this eye-opening homily, Fr. Chris Alar uncovers the reality of spiritual warfare, revealing how Satan's tactics have remained the same from biblical times to today: distracting souls with wealth, status, pleasure, fear, and self-interest while leading them away from God.Reflecting on the Gospel account of the possessed man and the herd of pigs, Fr. Chris explains how Christ reveals His absolute authority over evil. Even the demons recognize His power. Their fear of being cast into the water points us to something deeper: water is a sign of life, cleansing, and rebirth. In Baptism, water becomes the instrument through which God destroys sin, frees the soul from the power of darkness, and brings us into new life in Christ. This is why Baptism terrifies the evil one; because through it, a soul is claimed for God.his message will challenge, inspire, and strengthen your faith in the battle for souls. ★ Support this podcast ★

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER SEASON 2 is out NOW on Netlfix and we chat with GABRIEL PREVOST-TAKAHASHI who plays Lieutenant Khettry! Lieutenant Khettry serves on the front lines at Ba Sing Se's outer wall, caught between his duty to defend the city and the increasingly complicated orders coming from above. Gabriel talks about diving into the world of Avatar and brining Khettry to life alongside the amazing cast of the show. An accomplished martial artist and hockey player, Gabriel explains how that physical training helped inform his character's presence especially in a detailed and complex set like Ba Sing Se! Plus, some tales of fun and pranking amongst the actors! Gabriel also gets into his own filmmaking efforts with his production company, Van-Asia Productions! NEW MERCH AND KUNG FU DRIVE-IN COFFEE HERE! https://kungfudrivein-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://brewdragoncoffee.com/collections/poison-clan SUPPORT THE KUNG FU DRIVE-IN PODCAST WITH A KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/kungfudrivein The Brightest Stars Shine at the Drive-In!  SPONSORS: www.tinboxsolutions.com

Boris Vallaud est un politique, Président du parti socialiste, président du groupe socialiste à l'Assemblée nationale, député des Landes et auteur de Nos vies ne sont pas des marchandises. Il vient de démissionner de la présidence du groupe PS au moment où on enregistre cet épisode.Je dois être honnête, ce n'est pas un hasard qu'en 9 ans de podcast je n'ai jamais invité de politiques encore ou presque.Ce n'est paspar désintérêt puisque les sujets que je traite sont profondément politiques. Mais parce que je voulais que ça soit une vraie conversation, pas une interview de promo, pas des éléments de langage, pas du positionnement de campagne. Je voulais qu'on parle de ce qui m'intéresse vraiment : pourquoi la société se fragmente, pourquoi les gens votent pour des gens qui ne défendent pas leurs intérêts, pourquoi la démocratie est sous pression, et ce qu'on peut y faire concrètement.Avec Boris, ça a marché j'ai l'impression mais je me méfie de mes propres incompétences à mettre en difficulté un politique en même temps. Le livre part d'une idée simple et tranchante, celle que l'on vit dans une immense boutique. Tout est à vendre, de la petite enfance jusqu'au grand âge, de notre attention jusqu'à notre imaginaire. Et cette colonisation est d'autant plus efficace qu'elle est silencieuse, on ne voit pas l'avant et l'après. Il existe une normalisation progressive de l'idée que tout a un prix, que tout se marchande, et que si vous ne pouvez pas payer, c'est votre problème.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de ça, mais aussi de ce que ça produit politiquement. Parce que la marchandisation ne détruit pas que les services publics, elle détruit les liens, crée des épidémies de solitude, fragmente les territoires, et au bout, elle crée un appel d'air pour ceux que Boris appelle les "marchands d'ordre". Et la convergence Trump-Musk qu'on voit se déployer en ce moment, c'est exactement ça : quand le marché a tout pris, la dernière chose à acheter, c'est la démocratie elle-même.J'ai questionné Boris Vallaud sur la fiscalité des milliardaires où les 500 plus grandes fortunes françaises représentent 40% du PIB contre 12% il y a vingt ans, et où le taux d'effort fiscal des milliardaires est inférieur à celui de quelqu'un qui entre dans la première tranche de l'impôt sur le revenu. Nous parlons de la réforme des retraites et de pourquoi certaines réformes qui semblent économiquement solides se fracassent politiquement. Nous parlons de désindustrialisation — et de qui en est responsable, les politiques ou les dirigeants d'entreprise qui ont théorisé "la France sans usines". Nous parlons d'intelligence artificielle comme révolution industrielle que la classe politique n'a pas encore vraiment regardée en face. Nous parlons d'écologie, d'agriculture, et de pourquoi la transition est vécue comme une menace par ceux qui ont le moins de marge de manœuvre. Et nous parlons des angles morts de la gauche — Boris les nomme lui-même, sans esquiver.Ce qui m'a frappé dans cet épisode, c'est quelque chose que je n'attendais pas : son rapport aux gens qui votent contre ce qu'il représente. Il ne les méprise pas. Il dit qu'il les connaît, qu'ils sont bien, qu'il leur donne raison sur beaucoup de choses. Et que c'est ça qui lui donne envie de continuer malgré tout — pas la conviction d'avoir raison, mais la conviction que les gens méritent mieux que ce qu'on leur propose.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de marchandisation, de services publics, de retraites, de désindustrialisation, de fiscalité, d'intelligence artificielle, d'écologie, de démocratie et de réseaux sociaux, de la gauche et de ses angles morts, et de ce que "représenter" veut vraiment dire quand on passe ses vendredis en permanence dans les Landes.Citations marquantes> "On vit dans une immense boutique. Tout est à vendre, de la petite enfance jusqu'au grand âge, jusqu'à soi-même, jusqu'à son imaginaire, jusqu'à sa conscience."> "C'est une avancée plus subreptice mais plus certaine qu'un coup d'état. Précisément parce qu'on ne voit pas l'avant et l'après. Et puis on se retrouve soi-même marchandise, au milieu de codes qui sont ceux du marché."> "Quand on abandonne la société au marché, la dernière Bastille à prendre, c'est la démocratie."> "Les milliardaires ont un taux d'effort fiscal inférieur à celui de quelqu'un qui entre dans la première tranche de l'impôt sur le revenu. Si tout le monde faisait le même effort, le juste effort, tout le monde vivrait mieux."> "Je ferme la porte à l'égoïsme et j'ouvre la porte sur la rencontre. Les gens sont courageux, généreux, intéressants."---Idées centrales1. La marchandisation est un coup d'État sans avant ni après~00:12:40 — 00:18:00Le marché n'a pas besoin d'une déclaration de victoire. Il avance par normalisation silencieuse. Le train où payer pour s'asseoir avec sa famille est devenu normal. La crèche où une amende a créé un marché du retard. Le moment où on n'est plus seulement un consommateur mais une marchandise soi-même. Baudrillard avait critiqué la société de consommation mais n'avait pas imaginé un marché aussi "totalisant et totalitaire" selon Boris. Ce qui est redoutable, c'est précisément l'absence de rupture visible.Pourquoi ça compte : ça change la façon dont on parle de capitalisme. Ce n'est plus un ennemi déclaré, c'est une colonisation du quotidien.2. Le service public coûte moins cher que son absence~00:25:54 — 00:29:52La santé française représente 12% du PIB, gratuite à l'usage, avec une espérance de vie supérieure aux États-Unis où la santé représente 18% du PIB, privée, et laisse des dizaines de millions de personnes sans couverture correcte. La vraie question n'est pas "l'État sait-il gérer ?" mais "combien coûte la marchandisation ?" C'est un retournement rhétorique qui déplace le débat là où il devrait être.Pourquoi ça compte : ça donne des armes concrètes dans un débat trop souvent posé en termes abstraits.3. La mixité scolaire fonctionne, et personne n'en parle~00:31:40 — 00:36:00À Toulouse, les enfants du quartier du Mirail ont été intégrés dans les collèges du centre-ville, dont Fermat et Saint-Sernin. Résultat : leur taux de réussite au brevet a rejoint la moyenne nationale. "Personne n'y a perdu. Tout le monde a été tiré vers le haut." C'est une réponse concrète, documentée, à la logique de ségrégation scolaire qui progresse avec la marchandisation de l'éducation.Pourquoi ça compte : une victoire réelle, mesurable, qui ne fait pas la une.4. L'IA est une révolution industrielle sans politique à sa hauteur~01:03:05 — 01:07:10Boris reconnaît la sidération. Il propose l'analogie de la Red Team du ministère de la Défense, qui fait appel à des auteurs de science-fiction pour imaginer les menaces du futur. Ce même travail devrait être fait sur l'IA. La question concrète qu'il pose : si votre enfant s'oriente aujourd'hui vers une formation, comment savoir si elle sera encore utile dans cinq ans ? Le marché est incapable de donner de la valeur à l'utilité sociale, et c'est l'IA qui va redessiner ce partage.Pourquoi ça compte : une position qui n'est ni dans la panique ni dans l'euphorie, avec une proposition d'action.5. La démocratie est la dernière Bastille du marché~01:17:25 — 01:21:15La convergence Trump-Musk n'est pas une coïncidence. Les 7 plus grandes entreprises américaines de la tech ont une capitalisation boursière qui dépasse le PIB des 27 pays de l'Union européenne. Quand le rapport de forces entre puissance publique et puissance privée est aussi déséquilibré, et que les oligarques de la tech contrôlent les plateformes sur lesquelles se forment les opinions, la démocratie délibérative est structurellement fragilisée.Pourquoi ça compte : ça sort la menace sur la démocratie du registre anecdotique pour la replacer dans la logique marchande.6. La gauche a des angles morts qu'elle refuse de regarder~01:21:15 — 01:25:20Boris les nomme sans esquiver : la mondialisation, qu'elle a soutenue sans voir la désindustrialisation venir ; la crise environnementale, où elle a tardé ; la culture, devenue orpheline ; et surtout les territoires ruraux, la France des sous-préfectures, qui ne se sent pas représentée. Ce qui est frappant, c'est qu'il l'admet sans chercher à s'en sortir avec une formule.Pourquoi ça compte : un politique qui admet ses angles morts crédibilise tout le reste de ce qu'il dit.---Questions posées dans l'interview1. De tous les sujets possibles, pourquoi avoir choisi la marchandisation comme angle central de ce livre ?2. Comment on sort d'un système d'hyper-marchandisation quand il est global et qu'aucun pays ne peut le faire seul ?3. Qu'est-ce qui vous intéresse encore dans la politique nationale là où la politique locale semble plus efficace et plus proche des gens ?4. Combien coûte vraiment la marchandisation — est-ce que l'État social revient finalement moins cher que son absence ?5. Pourquoi les Français ont-ils du mal à accepter que le problème est en haut plutôt qu'en bas, sur la fiscalité des héritages et des grandes fortunes ?6. Comment expliquer que la gauche perde des batailles culturelles sur des sujets où les chiffres sont pourtant de son côté ?7. La désindustrialisation depuis Mitterrand — erreur fondamentale, ou choix assumé par les dirigeants d'entreprise autant que par les politiques ?8. Est-ce que la démocratie peut survivre aux réseaux sociaux, et a fortiori aux réseaux sociaux alimentés par l'IA ?9. Quels sont les angles morts de la gauche — les sujets qu'elle refuse de regarder en face ?10. Si vous ne deviez choisir qu'un seul premier acte contre la marchandisation, ce serait lequel ?---Références citées dans l'épisodeLivres / auteurs- Nos vies ne sont pas des marchandises, Boris Vallaud (le livre de l'invité, fil conducteur de l'épisode)- Jean Baudrillard, critique de la société de consommation (*La Société de consommation*) — cité ~00:13:42 dans le contexte de la colonisation par le marché- Antoine Fouchet [À VÉRIFIER orthographe] — son travail sur la CSG, le financement de la protection sociale et la désindustrialisation — cité ~00:47:50 et ~01:25:24- Printemps silencieux [À VÉRIFIER : attribué à Rachel Carson dans la tradition écologiste] — cité ~01:12:40 comme livre "tragique et intéressant" sur la disparition des insectes- Camille Penny — cité brièvement sur le thème de la générosité et de l'égoïsme — ~01:34:49Films / séries- Matrix, Wall-E, Avatar, Black Mirror — cités comme œuvres culturelles qui ont anticipé les enjeux de l'IA et du contrôle numérique — ~01:20:45Études / données- Les 500 plus grandes familles françaises représentent 40% du PIB (contre 12% il y a 20 ans) — ~00:36:34- Taux d'effort fiscal des milliardaires inférieur à la première tranche de l'impôt sur le revenu — ~00:38:42- 160 milliards d'euros d'aides aux entreprises, étude du Sénat — ~00:40:00- 25 à 30% de non-recours au RSA — ~00:55:03- Fondation Jean-Jaurès : étude sur la corrélation entre fermeture des PMU/bistrots et progression du vote RN — ~01:18:15- Cité des sciences : 76% des Français pensent avoir l'esprit critique, mais 40% refusent de parler à des gens avec qui ils ne sont pas d'accord — ~01:18:34- France : 12% du PIB consacré à la santé / États-Unis : 18% — ~00:26:00- Exemple Sanofi : 1 milliard d'euros d'aides publiques à la recherche, puis licenciements de chercheurs — ~00:40:00Personnalités / modèles- Vienne (Autriche) : modèle de logement social, 80% de locataires, 60% de logements publics, mixité sociale préservée — ~00:18:00- Landes : zéro EHPAD à but lucratif, régie publique de l'eau, premier département producteur d'énergie photovoltaïque — ~00:18:00 / ~01:17:09- Toulouse, collège du Mirail : mixité scolaire avec Fermat et Saint-Sernin — ~00:33:00- Red Team du ministère de la Défense : auteurs de science-fiction pour anticiper les menaces — ~01:20:00- Arnaud Montebourg, travail commun au ministère du Redressement productif — ~00:58:34- Léo Lagrange / Front populaire : politique du temps libéré — ~01:26:14- Jacques Chirac : "Notre maison brûle" — ~01:08:00Timestamps clés 00:08:25 — Intro : l'invité et le livreGreg présente Boris Vallaud et l'angle de l'épisode : on vit dans une immense boutique, et ce n'est pas anodin.00:12:40 — La marchandisation, plus sûre qu'un coup d'ÉtatUne avancée silencieuse, sans avant ni après visible. On se retrouve marchandise sans l'avoir décidé.00:15:32 — Le train, la crèche : les exemples du quotidienPayer pour s'asseoir avec sa famille. L'amende à la crèche qui a créé un marché du retard. La normalisation par petites touches.00:17:49 — Ce que ça produit : inégalités, solitude, extrême droiteExplosion des inégalités, délitement du lien, épidémies de solitude. Et un appel d'air pour les marchands d'ordre.00:20:38 — Politique locale vs nationaleCe qui l'attire encore dans la politique nationale quand les permanences dans les Landes ressemblent à ce que la politique devrait être.00:25:54 — Combien coûte vraiment la marchandisation ?France 12% du PIB pour la santé, États-Unis 18%. Espérance de vie plus courte, inégalités plus grandes. La question se retourne.00:33:42 — La mixité scolaire de Toulouse : ça marcheLes enfants du Mirail dans les collèges du centre-ville : taux de réussite au brevet rejoint la moyenne nationale. Personne n'y a perdu.00:43:38 — Neuf ans de permanences"J'ai rencontré quasiment que des gens bien." Y compris ceux qui votent pour des gens qu'il combat.00:51:39 — Le Cerfa de 24 pages pour un enfant handicapéLa réalité concrète de ce que le désengagement de l'État produit sur les gens les plus vulnérables.00:57:51 — La désindustrialisation : politique ou patronat ?Les dirigeants qui ont théorisé la France sans usines. La souveraineté industrielle comme prochaine bataille.01:03:04 — L'IA : révolution sans boussole politiqueParcoursup, les formations qui vont disparaître, le sens du travail. Les questions que la classe politique n'a pas encore osé poser.01:07:10 — Écologie et agriculture : les paysans en première ligneMondialisation déloyale, réchauffement, perte de biodiversité. Le modèle agricole des années 60 est en train de se briser.01:17:23 — La dernière BastilleQuand on abandonne la société au marché, c'est la démocratie qu'on abandonne. La convergence Trump-Musk expliquée.01:21:16 — Les angles morts de la gaucheIl les nomme : la mondialisation, la crise environnementale, la culture, les territoires ruraux. Rare autocritique politique.01:25:57 — Reconquérir le temps libéréOn l'a libéré du travail. On l'a donné aux galeries marchandes et aux réseaux sociaux. Comment le reprendre.01:34:44 — Fermer la porte à l'égoïsmeLe mot de la fin : les gens sont courageux, généreux, intéressants. C'est ça qui donne encore envie. Suggestion d'autres épisodes à écouter : #376 Quelles stratégies pour reconstruire une France autonome et résiliente? Avec Arnaud Montebourg - Partie 1 (https://audmns.com/UxFQjUM) #229 Travaillez moins pour travailler mieux: réenvisager la valeur travail avec Céline Marty (https://audmns.com/IRoKxrv) #282 La décroissance est-elle réaliste? Avec Timothée Parrique (https://audmns.com/jvOrQIt)Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Boris Vallaud est un politique, Président du parti socialiste, président du groupe socialiste à l'Assemblée nationale, député des Landes et auteur de Nos vies ne sont pas des marchandises. Il vient de démissionner de la présidence du groupe PS au moment où on enregistre cet épisode.Je dois être honnête, ce n'est pas un hasard qu'en 9 ans de podcast je n'ai jamais invité de politiques encore ou presque.Ce n'est paspar désintérêt puisque les sujets que je traite sont profondément politiques. Mais parce que je voulais que ça soit une vraie conversation, pas une interview de promo, pas des éléments de langage, pas du positionnement de campagne. Je voulais qu'on parle de ce qui m'intéresse vraiment : pourquoi la société se fragmente, pourquoi les gens votent pour des gens qui ne défendent pas leurs intérêts, pourquoi la démocratie est sous pression, et ce qu'on peut y faire concrètement.Avec Boris, ça a marché j'ai l'impression mais je me méfie de mes propres incompétences à mettre en difficulté un politique en même temps. Le livre part d'une idée simple et tranchante, celle que l'on vit dans une immense boutique. Tout est à vendre, de la petite enfance jusqu'au grand âge, de notre attention jusqu'à notre imaginaire. Et cette colonisation est d'autant plus efficace qu'elle est silencieuse, on ne voit pas l'avant et l'après. Il existe une normalisation progressive de l'idée que tout a un prix, que tout se marchande, et que si vous ne pouvez pas payer, c'est votre problème.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de ça, mais aussi de ce que ça produit politiquement. Parce que la marchandisation ne détruit pas que les services publics, elle détruit les liens, crée des épidémies de solitude, fragmente les territoires, et au bout, elle crée un appel d'air pour ceux que Boris appelle les "marchands d'ordre". Et la convergence Trump-Musk qu'on voit se déployer en ce moment, c'est exactement ça : quand le marché a tout pris, la dernière chose à acheter, c'est la démocratie elle-même.J'ai questionné Boris Vallaud sur la fiscalité des milliardaires où les 500 plus grandes fortunes françaises représentent 40% du PIB contre 12% il y a vingt ans, et où le taux d'effort fiscal des milliardaires est inférieur à celui de quelqu'un qui entre dans la première tranche de l'impôt sur le revenu. Nous parlons de la réforme des retraites et de pourquoi certaines réformes qui semblent économiquement solides se fracassent politiquement. Nous parlons de désindustrialisation — et de qui en est responsable, les politiques ou les dirigeants d'entreprise qui ont théorisé "la France sans usines". Nous parlons d'intelligence artificielle comme révolution industrielle que la classe politique n'a pas encore vraiment regardée en face. Nous parlons d'écologie, d'agriculture, et de pourquoi la transition est vécue comme une menace par ceux qui ont le moins de marge de manœuvre. Et nous parlons des angles morts de la gauche — Boris les nomme lui-même, sans esquiver.Ce qui m'a frappé dans cet épisode, c'est quelque chose que je n'attendais pas : son rapport aux gens qui votent contre ce qu'il représente. Il ne les méprise pas. Il dit qu'il les connaît, qu'ils sont bien, qu'il leur donne raison sur beaucoup de choses. Et que c'est ça qui lui donne envie de continuer malgré tout — pas la conviction d'avoir raison, mais la conviction que les gens méritent mieux que ce qu'on leur propose.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de marchandisation, de services publics, de retraites, de désindustrialisation, de fiscalité, d'intelligence artificielle, d'écologie, de démocratie et de réseaux sociaux, de la gauche et de ses angles morts, et de ce que "représenter" veut vraiment dire quand on passe ses vendredis en permanence dans les Landes.Citations marquantes> "On vit dans une immense boutique. Tout est à vendre, de la petite enfance jusqu'au grand âge, jusqu'à soi-même, jusqu'à son imaginaire, jusqu'à sa conscience."> "C'est une avancée plus subreptice mais plus certaine qu'un coup d'état. Précisément parce qu'on ne voit pas l'avant et l'après. Et puis on se retrouve soi-même marchandise, au milieu de codes qui sont ceux du marché."> "Quand on abandonne la société au marché, la dernière Bastille à prendre, c'est la démocratie."> "Les milliardaires ont un taux d'effort fiscal inférieur à celui de quelqu'un qui entre dans la première tranche de l'impôt sur le revenu. Si tout le monde faisait le même effort, le juste effort, tout le monde vivrait mieux."> "Je ferme la porte à l'égoïsme et j'ouvre la porte sur la rencontre. Les gens sont courageux, généreux, intéressants."---Idées centrales1. La marchandisation est un coup d'État sans avant ni après~00:12:40 — 00:18:00Le marché n'a pas besoin d'une déclaration de victoire. Il avance par normalisation silencieuse. Le train où payer pour s'asseoir avec sa famille est devenu normal. La crèche où une amende a créé un marché du retard. Le moment où on n'est plus seulement un consommateur mais une marchandise soi-même. Baudrillard avait critiqué la société de consommation mais n'avait pas imaginé un marché aussi "totalisant et totalitaire" selon Boris. Ce qui est redoutable, c'est précisément l'absence de rupture visible.Pourquoi ça compte : ça change la façon dont on parle de capitalisme. Ce n'est plus un ennemi déclaré, c'est une colonisation du quotidien.2. Le service public coûte moins cher que son absence~00:25:54 — 00:29:52La santé française représente 12% du PIB, gratuite à l'usage, avec une espérance de vie supérieure aux États-Unis où la santé représente 18% du PIB, privée, et laisse des dizaines de millions de personnes sans couverture correcte. La vraie question n'est pas "l'État sait-il gérer ?" mais "combien coûte la marchandisation ?" C'est un retournement rhétorique qui déplace le débat là où il devrait être.Pourquoi ça compte : ça donne des armes concrètes dans un débat trop souvent posé en termes abstraits.3. La mixité scolaire fonctionne, et personne n'en parle~00:31:40 — 00:36:00À Toulouse, les enfants du quartier du Mirail ont été intégrés dans les collèges du centre-ville, dont Fermat et Saint-Sernin. Résultat : leur taux de réussite au brevet a rejoint la moyenne nationale. "Personne n'y a perdu. Tout le monde a été tiré vers le haut." C'est une réponse concrète, documentée, à la logique de ségrégation scolaire qui progresse avec la marchandisation de l'éducation.Pourquoi ça compte : une victoire réelle, mesurable, qui ne fait pas la une.4. L'IA est une révolution industrielle sans politique à sa hauteur~01:03:05 — 01:07:10Boris reconnaît la sidération. Il propose l'analogie de la Red Team du ministère de la Défense, qui fait appel à des auteurs de science-fiction pour imaginer les menaces du futur. Ce même travail devrait être fait sur l'IA. La question concrète qu'il pose : si votre enfant s'oriente aujourd'hui vers une formation, comment savoir si elle sera encore utile dans cinq ans ? Le marché est incapable de donner de la valeur à l'utilité sociale, et c'est l'IA qui va redessiner ce partage.Pourquoi ça compte : une position qui n'est ni dans la panique ni dans l'euphorie, avec une proposition d'action.5. La démocratie est la dernière Bastille du marché~01:17:25 — 01:21:15La convergence Trump-Musk n'est pas une coïncidence. Les 7 plus grandes entreprises américaines de la tech ont une capitalisation boursière qui dépasse le PIB des 27 pays de l'Union européenne. Quand le rapport de forces entre puissance publique et puissance privée est aussi déséquilibré, et que les oligarques de la tech contrôlent les plateformes sur lesquelles se forment les opinions, la démocratie délibérative est structurellement fragilisée.Pourquoi ça compte : ça sort la menace sur la démocratie du registre anecdotique pour la replacer dans la logique marchande.6. La gauche a des angles morts qu'elle refuse de regarder~01:21:15 — 01:25:20Boris les nomme sans esquiver : la mondialisation, qu'elle a soutenue sans voir la désindustrialisation venir ; la crise environnementale, où elle a tardé ; la culture, devenue orpheline ; et surtout les territoires ruraux, la France des sous-préfectures, qui ne se sent pas représentée. Ce qui est frappant, c'est qu'il l'admet sans chercher à s'en sortir avec une formule.Pourquoi ça compte : un politique qui admet ses angles morts crédibilise tout le reste de ce qu'il dit.---Questions posées dans l'interview1. De tous les sujets possibles, pourquoi avoir choisi la marchandisation comme angle central de ce livre ?2. Comment on sort d'un système d'hyper-marchandisation quand il est global et qu'aucun pays ne peut le faire seul ?3. Qu'est-ce qui vous intéresse encore dans la politique nationale là où la politique locale semble plus efficace et plus proche des gens ?4. Combien coûte vraiment la marchandisation — est-ce que l'État social revient finalement moins cher que son absence ?5. Pourquoi les Français ont-ils du mal à accepter que le problème est en haut plutôt qu'en bas, sur la fiscalité des héritages et des grandes fortunes ?6. Comment expliquer que la gauche perde des batailles culturelles sur des sujets où les chiffres sont pourtant de son côté ?7. La désindustrialisation depuis Mitterrand — erreur fondamentale, ou choix assumé par les dirigeants d'entreprise autant que par les politiques ?8. Est-ce que la démocratie peut survivre aux réseaux sociaux, et a fortiori aux réseaux sociaux alimentés par l'IA ?9. Quels sont les angles morts de la gauche — les sujets qu'elle refuse de regarder en face ?10. Si vous ne deviez choisir qu'un seul premier acte contre la marchandisation, ce serait lequel ?---Références citées dans l'épisodeLivres / auteurs- Nos vies ne sont pas des marchandises, Boris Vallaud (le livre de l'invité, fil conducteur de l'épisode)- Jean Baudrillard, critique de la société de consommation (*La Société de consommation*) — cité ~00:13:42 dans le contexte de la colonisation par le marché- Antoine Fouchet [À VÉRIFIER orthographe] — son travail sur la CSG, le financement de la protection sociale et la désindustrialisation — cité ~00:47:50 et ~01:25:24- Printemps silencieux [À VÉRIFIER : attribué à Rachel Carson dans la tradition écologiste] — cité ~01:12:40 comme livre "tragique et intéressant" sur la disparition des insectes- Camille Penny — cité brièvement sur le thème de la générosité et de l'égoïsme — ~01:34:49Films / séries- Matrix, Wall-E, Avatar, Black Mirror — cités comme œuvres culturelles qui ont anticipé les enjeux de l'IA et du contrôle numérique — ~01:20:45Études / données- Les 500 plus grandes familles françaises représentent 40% du PIB (contre 12% il y a 20 ans) — ~00:36:34- Taux d'effort fiscal des milliardaires inférieur à la première tranche de l'impôt sur le revenu — ~00:38:42- 160 milliards d'euros d'aides aux entreprises, étude du Sénat — ~00:40:00- 25 à 30% de non-recours au RSA — ~00:55:03- Fondation Jean-Jaurès : étude sur la corrélation entre fermeture des PMU/bistrots et progression du vote RN — ~01:18:15- Cité des sciences : 76% des Français pensent avoir l'esprit critique, mais 40% refusent de parler à des gens avec qui ils ne sont pas d'accord — ~01:18:34- France : 12% du PIB consacré à la santé / États-Unis : 18% — ~00:26:00- Exemple Sanofi : 1 milliard d'euros d'aides publiques à la recherche, puis licenciements de chercheurs — ~00:40:00Personnalités / modèles- Vienne (Autriche) : modèle de logement social, 80% de locataires, 60% de logements publics, mixité sociale préservée — ~00:18:00- Landes : zéro EHPAD à but lucratif, régie publique de l'eau, premier département producteur d'énergie photovoltaïque — ~00:18:00 / ~01:17:09- Toulouse, collège du Mirail : mixité scolaire avec Fermat et Saint-Sernin — ~00:33:00- Red Team du ministère de la Défense : auteurs de science-fiction pour anticiper les menaces — ~01:20:00- Arnaud Montebourg, travail commun au ministère du Redressement productif — ~00:58:34- Léo Lagrange / Front populaire : politique du temps libéré — ~01:26:14- Jacques Chirac : "Notre maison brûle" — ~01:08:00Timestamps clés 00:08:25 — Intro : l'invité et le livreGreg présente Boris Vallaud et l'angle de l'épisode : on vit dans une immense boutique, et ce n'est pas anodin.00:12:40 — La marchandisation, plus sûre qu'un coup d'ÉtatUne avancée silencieuse, sans avant ni après visible. On se retrouve marchandise sans l'avoir décidé.00:15:32 — Le train, la crèche : les exemples du quotidienPayer pour s'asseoir avec sa famille. L'amende à la crèche qui a créé un marché du retard. La normalisation par petites touches.00:17:49 — Ce que ça produit : inégalités, solitude, extrême droiteExplosion des inégalités, délitement du lien, épidémies de solitude. Et un appel d'air pour les marchands d'ordre.00:20:38 — Politique locale vs nationaleCe qui l'attire encore dans la politique nationale quand les permanences dans les Landes ressemblent à ce que la politique devrait être.00:25:54 — Combien coûte vraiment la marchandisation ?France 12% du PIB pour la santé, États-Unis 18%. Espérance de vie plus courte, inégalités plus grandes. La question se retourne.00:33:42 — La mixité scolaire de Toulouse : ça marcheLes enfants du Mirail dans les collèges du centre-ville : taux de réussite au brevet rejoint la moyenne nationale. Personne n'y a perdu.00:43:38 — Neuf ans de permanences"J'ai rencontré quasiment que des gens bien." Y compris ceux qui votent pour des gens qu'il combat.00:51:39 — Le Cerfa de 24 pages pour un enfant handicapéLa réalité concrète de ce que le désengagement de l'État produit sur les gens les plus vulnérables.00:57:51 — La désindustrialisation : politique ou patronat ?Les dirigeants qui ont théorisé la France sans usines. La souveraineté industrielle comme prochaine bataille.01:03:04 — L'IA : révolution sans boussole politiqueParcoursup, les formations qui vont disparaître, le sens du travail. Les questions que la classe politique n'a pas encore osé poser.01:07:10 — Écologie et agriculture : les paysans en première ligneMondialisation déloyale, réchauffement, perte de biodiversité. Le modèle agricole des années 60 est en train de se briser.01:17:23 — La dernière BastilleQuand on abandonne la société au marché, c'est la démocratie qu'on abandonne. La convergence Trump-Musk expliquée.01:21:16 — Les angles morts de la gaucheIl les nomme : la mondialisation, la crise environnementale, la culture, les territoires ruraux. Rare autocritique politique.01:25:57 — Reconquérir le temps libéréOn l'a libéré du travail. On l'a donné aux galeries marchandes et aux réseaux sociaux. Comment le reprendre.01:34:44 — Fermer la porte à l'égoïsmeLe mot de la fin : les gens sont courageux, généreux, intéressants. C'est ça qui donne encore envie.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Chris and Erik talk about their respective trips to Denver and Miami, why the American terminal at LAX is a nightmare with 75 elevators and no baggage claim in sight, the rule that there should only ever be two modes of transportation to get anywhere, paying $3,500 for first class to Pittsburgh and the whole game of airline status and upgrades, flying with kids and the under-two pre-boarding gripe, Erik falling in love and crying to an AI album, debating AI vs CGI, the JPMorgan exec fired for stealing a Knicks trash can,pretty privilege and whether a Megan Fox type would get away with the same move, Rodney Alcala the Dating Game serial killer and how you used to be able to disappear before the internet and DNA, the Florida couple who got the wrong embryo from their fertility clinic and what kind of baby would throw you the most, the movie Slanted, not wanting to cry over blue people in Avatar, Chris's upcoming tour dates, and much more!Ethos: Get your free life insurance quotes at https://ethos.com/goldenhourHims: Visit https://hims.com/golden for your free online visitGet two extra episodes every month at https://Patreon.com/TheGoldenHourPodcastTo submit to the show email: thegoldenhoursubs@gmail.com or Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/fqtbexhxyaky9X8f8MV1In the subject line, specify whether your submission is King It or Sting It, Debate Club, Rip My Drip, Relationship Advice, or Flaunt My Aunt. In the body of the email, include the attachment, your name, where you're from, and in the case of Flaunt My Aunt, the name of your relative.SUBSCRIBE to The Golden Hour Podcast: http://www.youtube.com/c/KingandtheSting Get your King and the Sting merch at https://thicccboy.com/collections/sale-home-pageFollow #TheGoldenHourInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.golden....Twitter:https://twitter.com/the_golden_hrFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingandtheStingAnd check out Brendan, Chris, & Erik on social media!Brendan Schaub:https://www.instagram.com/brendanschaubhttps://twitter.com/BrendanSchaubhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialBren...Chris D'Elia:https://twitter.com/chrisdeliahttps://www.instagram.com/chrisdelia/https://www.facebook.com/chrisdeliaof...Erik Griffin:https://twitter.com/ErikGriffinhttps://instagram.com/erikgriffinhttps://www.facebook.com/erikgriffinc... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The X in GenX stands for eXtremely cool. ‘The American Experiment' is a 5-part documentary premiering today on Netflix. The newest Avatar movies is now on Disney+. ‘The Sheep Detective' is on Amazon. Matty's gonna watch the new Burning Man documentary. Jack White's wife filed for divorce. Breaking news: The Bay Area woman from the billboard has FOUND LOVE! But, was it even thanks to the billboard? Plus, the worst first names you've ever heard.

Hour 1: A former child actor is hustling to make ends meat - leave him alone! The Jackass crew created a constellation. One guess at the shape of it. Steve-O has got to be rich for all the crap he's done… right?! Vinnie is hyper aware of his age this week. Choose one: more money, more luck, more athleticism, more attractiveness, OR slower aging. People were crawling on everything possible at the Knicks parade. One particular fan decided she needed to take a trashcan home with her, and another used dance to stop a fight. Hour 2: The X in GenX stands for eXtremely cool. ‘The American Experiment' is a 5-part documentary premiering today on Netflix. The newest Avatar movies is now on Disney+. ‘The Sheep Detective' is on Amazon. Matty's gonna watch the new Burning Man documentary. Jack White's wife filed for divorce. Breaking news: The Bay Area woman from the billboard has FOUND LOVE! But, was it even thanks to the billboard? Plus, the worst first names you've ever heard. Hour 3: It's time for our generational trivia challenge! Deepak is here for GenX. He was able to make time for Sarah and Vinnie since he's recovering from surgery. BUT can he beat Emily, playing for the Zillennials? This week is truly anybody's game. It's a major news break! Vinnie is updating us in real time on NorCal's earthquake. Applebee's iconic Dollaritas are BACK this summer! M&Ms are going natural. If you were a rockstar, what would be on your rider? EBikes and scooters are getting new rules in The Bay. Hour 4: Olivia Rodrigo opens up about her jealousy of other women. Taylor Swift held onto the #1 spot of the Hot 100 this week. That's okay, because every single song off of Olivia's new album is charting. Speaking of Taylor, she supported Travis Kelce and Tight End University last night by taking the stage with Lainey Wilson. Vinnie questions Bob about Susan performing at their wedding. A lady invited strangers to her birthday party in the park - and they came! Vinnie reflects on his days without GPS. Spoiler Alert: Sarah wins!