Podcasts about Bali

This is an encore episode of 'The View' — new episodes return Monday, July 6. 'The View' co-hosts react as President Trump deepens his influence over the GOP following Congressman Thomas Massie's primary loss, backing challengers who defeated him and other officials who defied the president, highlighting his continued stronghold over the party. Keke Palmer joins the show to drop some truth bombs, sharing how motherhood has helped her stay present, reflecting on a transformative solo trip to Bali, and explaining what drew her to collaborate with Boots Riley on her new film, 'I Love Boosters'. Plus, Billy Eichner stops by to reflect on his early showbiz dreams, carving his own path in comedy, and why his new audiobook memoir, 'Billy on Billy', offers a funny and honest look at his life and career. 'The View' has welcomed your favorite guests for nearly 30 years. Now the FCC wants to control who is allowed to appear on the show. TELL THE FCC TO LET THE VIEWERS DECIDE — ACT NOW: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding%5bname%5d=26-124 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.This episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast gets raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal as Chris and Peaches prepare for nearly three weeks of travel to Greece and Bali while opening up about the pressure, criticism, and emotional weight that comes with building a public platform and community. They talk about burnout, social media toxicity, mental health, content creation, church leadership, relationship dynamics, spiritual growth, and the reality of trying to help people while still being human. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by expectations, exhausted from constantly performing for others, or frustrated by online judgment and negativity, this conversation will hit home. Chris also shares a powerful reflection on authenticity, emotional regulation, unity consciousness, and the struggle between reacting from anger versus living from love and service.The second half of the episode shifts into a more relaxed and entertaining vibe with creepy Reddit horror stories, funny relationship moments, travel prep chaos, wellness discussions, mobility and back pain recovery, environmental restoration, regenerative farming, spirituality, psychedelics, marriage humor, and behind the scenes conversations about building the 2 Be Better community. Expect laughter, deep conversations, honest vulnerability, relationship banter, spiritual insights, and the kind of authentic long form content that feels like hanging out with close friends. Whether you're here for self improvement, relationship advice, mindset shifts, spirituality, or just real conversations without the fake influencer mask, this episode delivers all of it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

No host behind the desk for this one. Five of the Noob Spearo crew — Matty, Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz Adventures) and Chiz — hand the mic around in Amed, Bali while they work through their freediving instructor course with Adam Sellars at The Pressure Project. You'll hear the full airport saga (a declared speargun, a false-positive drug swab on the podcast recorder, a phone lost forever), Rhys talking through his first-ever loss of motor control on a static, the mouthfill "great mystery" that throws every spearo sideways at 15 metres, and the mindset gold from Adam — the nana voice, the poo emoji, and diving with no plan B. It's Full Froth, No Ego in the flesh: a crew coming up short, laughing about it, and getting better the next day. Heads up from Shrek — these guys are learning in live time, so take the technical stuff with a grain of salt. For any spearo curious about crossing into proper freediving, or wondering what really happens on an instructor course. KEY TOPICS COVERED: The full travel disaster: declaring a speargun, a false-positive recorder swab, a lost phone Rhys's first LMC on day one — what it felt like and why his ego put him there Knowing when to push (mental) and when to stop (physical) The instructor requirements: 3:30 static, 75m dynamic, 32–40m depth, assignment and presentation Mouthfill from scratch — the mechanics and why it throws every spearo off Adam's mindset tools: the nana voice, the poo emoji, no plan B, and relaxation as king Why free immersion "feels like cheating" to a spearo Honest Amed travel tips and why every boat needs a proper first aid and oxygen kit CONNECT WITH THE CREW: Rhys / No Viz Adventures: [CHECK: channel URL + handle] The Pressure Project (Adam Sellars), Amed, Bali: [CHECK: URL] NOOB SPEARO: Spearfishing Courses and Retreats: spearfishingcourses.com.au Instagram: @noobspearo Website: noobspearo.com Newsletter: noob-spearo.kit.com/floater PARTNER DEALS: Adreno Spearfishing: spearfishing.com.au — use code NOOBSPEARO to save $20 on orders over $200 Neptonics: neptonics.com — use code NOOB10 to save 10% storewide Old Man Blue: oldmanblue.com.au — use code NOOBSPEARO for a free vinyl filleting apron on orders over $300 Aqualyte Hydration: aqualyte.com.au — use code NOOBSPEARO to save 10% Dog & Gun Coffee: dogandguncoffee.com — use code NOOB10 to save 10% HohnkeOutdoors: hohnkeoutdoors.com — use code NOOBSPEARO to save 20%

What happens when 14 women from around the world leave their everyday lives behind and say yes to themselves?In this deeply personal solo episode, Caroline Stanbury takes you behind the scenes of her latest Bali retreat and shares why it has become so much more than a luxury getaway.From women launching businesses together, finding the confidence to leave unhealthy relationships, creating lifelong friendships, and rediscovering their purpose, Caroline reveals the powerful transformations that happened when strangers stepped out of their comfort zones and into a room full of possibility.This isn't therapy.It's not a wellness bootcamp.And it's definitely not just a holiday.It's a movement of women choosing themselves, building meaningful connections, and creating lives they genuinely love.In this episode, Caroline shares:✨ Why so many successful women feel stuck and lonely✨ The surprising transformation of a guest who almost left on day one✨ How friendships formed within hours became business partnerships✨ Why failure is the real path to success✨ The importance of putting yourself first without guilt✨ Why reinvention is possible at any age✨ What actually happens inside a Stanbury Retreat✨ How one decision can completely change the direction of your lifeIf you've ever felt like there's more waiting for you, this episode is your sign.Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Unstoppable.See you in the Maldives.#UncutAndUncensored #CarolineStanbury #StanburyRetreats #WomenSupportingWomen #PersonalGrowth #FemaleFounders #MidlifeReinvention #Confidence #SelfDevelopment #LuxuryRetreats Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At 8 and 9 years old, Brandon was a fixture on Hollywood sets - a child actor with credits on Bad News Bears and The Courtship of Eddie's Father - and somehow, that was the tame part.What followed was decades of living at full volume. Lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. Smuggling cocaine out of Bali. Shooting acid and landing in a psych ward. A heroin addiction that stretched on for years, fueled by a life that had never once asked him to slow down.The moment that finally cracked him open wasn't a near-death experience or a legal consequence. It was a letter. His wife left it in a hotel room in Santa Barbara. Simple message: get sober, or lose his son.He got sober.Nearly 30 years later, Brandon has surfed the world clean, worked as a sober companion, and spent years as an editor for South Park. He came up in Twelve Step and eventually added Refuge Recovery.to his program.Connect with Brandon on InstagramDM me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen AD FREE & workout with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email me chasingheroine@gmail.comSee you next week!

So now we know where Prince Harry and Meghan are staying on their trip to the UK next week and it’s… emotional. Also, is Pauline Hanson Australia’s Trump, and did her muddy message on Paid Parental Leave make the answer clearer? Support independent women’s media and get our biggest offer of the year. Subscribe here for 30% off your annual Mamamia subscription. Code applied at the checkout. Offer ends June 30. There’s a tech-bro who says Australia aged him 13 years and honestly, same. Plus, why Madonna’s life is just too expensive for a bio-pic. And, some MAFS stars have travelled to Bali for a cosmetic procedure that could possibly be replaced by… buying a belt. What To Listen To Next: Listen to our latest episode: Two Bachelorettes, Zero Chill: Taylor’s Mystery Party Listen: A Very Cranky William & A Very Wicked Woman Listen: 'I Can’t Cook' Is The New 'I Don’t Want Kids' Listen: ‘My Hardest Night As A Mum’: Jessie's 3-Month Check-In Listen: So The Wedding Has Happened & Kyle Sandilands' Big D*ck Deal Listen: The Ariana Grande Panic Listen: Um, WTF Is Going On With Gwyneth & A Very Beckham Weekend Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts Check out the Mamamia Out Loud newsletter. Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see Mamamia Out Loud on Apple What to read: Prince Harry said he misses the UK but can't take his children there. Buckingham Palace responded. The part of Pauline Hanson's speech everyone's talking about. MAFS stars are flying to Bali to have their ribs 'remodelled.' We have questions. Do this today to live longer. THE END BITS: Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message. Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many officers have encountered child-to-parent violence. Few have received formal training on how to recognize it. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with retired Oak Park Sergeant Rasul Freelain about the years of escalating abuse that preceded the infamous Bali suitcase murder. Drawing on his experience investigating the case and the research behind his forthcoming book, “When Lambs Become Wolves: The Chilling Case of Sheila von Wiese-Mack,” Freelain explains why child-to-parent violence often goes unnoticed, how systems can miss critical warning signs and what law enforcement can do when a parent becomes the victim. Freelain served as a detective, patrol officer and supervisor connected to the Mack family case. He shares the warning signs he observed, the challenges officers faced when trying to intervene and how the case inspired his ongoing work training law enforcement agencies to recognize child-to-parent violence and abuse. About our sponsor American Military University supports law enforcement professionals with flexible online programs designed around the demands of the job. Whether you're looking to grow your own career or support the development of your officers, the Everyday Heroes Grant provides eligible first responders and their families with a 20% tuition grant. Students may also be eligible to transfer up to 45 credits for academy training, prior education, and professional experience, helping them start ahead and finish sooner. Learn more at PublicSafetyAtAMU.com.

Merci à Cyrille et sa fille Marion d'être venus témoigner dans Legend Story. À 26 ans, Florian a disparu sans laisser de trace à Bali. Depuis le 14 septembre 2025, sa famille est sans nouvelles. Son père s'est rendu sur place pour tenter de comprendre ce qu'il s'est passé, mais aucune piste n'est aujourd'hui confirmée : noyade, enlèvement, meurtre… toutes les hypothèses restent ouvertes.Pour prendre vos billets pour le LEGEND TOUR c'est par ici ➡️ https://www.legend-tour.fr/ Retrouvez la boutique LEGEND ➡️ https://shop.legend-group.fr/

Nala and Laasya are going away on a girls trip to Bali! + Students from Safa British School hang out with us + Rollercoaster of a show as Deeksha calls in to share her grief See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Food Guys Podcast, Dub and Nectro are joined by Chris William, better known online as Limitless, The Calorie Guy, and the man who somehow turned Krispy Kreme donuts into a unit of measurement.Chris opens up about his journey from online coaching and Limitless Training to building Bite Bro, including the brutal reality of sinking around $1.5 million and five years into an app that never launched. He talks honestly about business mistakes, ego, losing focus, rebuilding, and why those failures ultimately led to the version of his brand people know today.The boys also get into the viral Krispy Kreme comparisons, the story behind Chris's KFC Big Bro Combo, why he doesn't believe in traditional “cheat meals,” and how his content has helped people lose serious weight while still eating food they enjoy.Plus, Chris shares wild travel stories from Japan, Singapore, Bali and Vietnam, his food poisoning disaster overseas, his love for carrot cake, energy drinks, YouTube, creator collabs, and why making fitness funny might be the best way to actually help people.@lmtlsstrainingThanks to Royal Stacks for sponsoring the podcast!Follow us @thefoodguyspodDM us your questions and topics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wij zitten in de nieuwste KRO-NCRV documentaire "Van Boerenkool tot Kurkuma" en natuurlijk kwam Sanne Vogel daar over vertellen in onze podcast. Ze kwam verward terug uit India en Bali, en nu is de docu klaar. In deze aflevering vertelt ze wat ze écht heeft ontdekt: van beloftes dat Ayurveda kanker kan genezen, tot een ziekenhuis in Almere dat massages geeft tijdens chemo tot een topchef in Kopenhagen die Ayurveda gebruikt als creatief kompas. Dit wil je niet missen. KLIK HIER om de TV-uitzending met Sanne terug te kijken.

Want to manifest love and finally attract your dream partner? In this episode of Alignment Academy, Kristen shares the exact 8 things she did to manifest love after being single for 3 years — and how she now lives in Bali with her partner.If you've been trying to manifest a specific person, call in your soulmate, or attract a healthy relationship but nothing's working, this episode breaks down what actually shifts your frequency. You'll learn how to become a vibrational match to love, heal the father wound and inner-child blocks pushing love away, attract from wholeness instead of lack, and build the abundance mindset that makes love inevitable.This is your sign that love is on its way.

My book The Great Unlearning turns three this week and somewhere along the way, it stopped feeling like mine and started feeling like yours... In this solo life-update episode, I'm getting into a little bit of everything: what it's actually been like watching the book take on a life of its own through your DMs and emails, the rebrand I'm genuinely so proud of (Soul Sister Collective is now The Monthly Reset), an honest dating update after the best stretch I've had in years, why I don't actually think everyone should quit their job and become an entrepreneur, and why after a 2025 spent living overseas across the US, Europe, Bali, Vietnam and India I'm choosing to put down roots. Grab a tea, this one's a long, honest catch-up. Resources from today's episode Work with Phi Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Phi here. Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Phi here. Book a Human Design Reading with Phi here. Phi's book; The Great Unlearning: Awakening to Living an Aligned and Authentic Life. Message Phi on Instagram Email Phi Play Retreat Sri Lanka November 2026

If you're wanting to join Hella Omega's Mastermind, here's a link to find out more and apply:https://hellaomega.com/mastermindIn this episode of the Owaken Podcast, hosts Hella Omega and Lukis Mac explore viewing life as a journey of spiritual growth, where challenges are “tests” and divine assignments. They speak into the shift from believing life is happening to you, to recognizing that it is happening for you.They discuss how focusing on problems can trigger victimhood, lack, and survival states, while focusing on solutions activates creativity, faith, and aligned action, sharing examples from entrepreneurship, as well as struggles with self-image and skin issues.They highlight the mind-body connection and the role of processing stress, emotions, memories, and limitations through Owaken Breathwork to reclaim your power and stop repeating old patterns.The conversation also covers expanding your tolerance for uncertainty, trusting your intuition, giving up the good for the great, their move from Bali to LA, and relationship growth through personal transformation and letting go of codependence.00:00 Life Lessons Overview00:48 Welcome and Intentions02:29 Life as Spiritual Growth03:27 Tests and Victim Mindset06:13 Problem vs Solution Focus07:33 Entrepreneurship Flop Pivot10:11 Mirror Self-Love Lesson14:32 Mind-Body Healing Link16:05 Breathwork Chronic Illness Project19:24 Repressed Emotions and Power22:17 Build Capacity and Tolerance24:57 Faith Reps and Guided Action29:39 Solution Focus, Not Denial31:21 Good to Great Leap33:05 Crossing Fear to Faith33:48 Bali to LA Reset37:20 Synchronicities and Tests38:49 Capacity for Uncertainty41:19 Three Catalysts for Change46:21 Health and Relationship Examples52:48 Old Patterns, New Life53:53 New Relationship Rebirth57:00 Choosing Love, Not Fear59:17 Closing ReflectionsFollow for more insights and inspiration:Follow Owaken:instagram.com/owakenbreathwork  Follow Hella Omega:instagram.com/hellaomega  Follow Lukis Mac:instagram.com/lukismac  Learn more about Owaken Breathwork at:Owaken.com

Joining us today is Carl Zha, a Sichuan-born Chinese-American political commentator, raised between China and the United States, with education at Caltech, and living in Bali. He tells us the story of the PRC's rise to geopolitical superpower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning, Madonna has revealed what really killed her biopic, Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez are doing an animated alien film together and one of the biggest minds in music passes away at 94 ☕ Clive Davis, the legendary music executive who signed Whitney Houston, passes away at 94☕ Madonna reveals her biopic fell apart over budget disputes with Universal☕ Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez star in a new animated film☕ Romeo Beckham makes his acting debut in French tennis romance Forty Love☕ MAFS Bec travels to Bali for controversial rib contouring surgery, then backs out and Domenica Calarco is not impressed THE END BITS Once you’ve devoured this morning’s celeb stories, get your daily news headlines from The Quicky here. Support independent women’s media and get our biggest offer of the year. Subscribe here for 30% off your annual Mamamia subscription. Code applied at the checkout. Offer ends June 30. Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. And subscribe to our Youtube channel. Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia... here. Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here. CREDITS Host & Producer: Ash London Executive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MAFS contestant Bec Zacharia has revealed she’s having her ribs ‘re-contoured’ in a procedure that’s illegal in Australia. The 35-year-old is joining a group of 9 Australian influencers, who are taking part in a brand trip to Bali to promote the controversial cosmetic procedure. A month after giving birth, Olivia Rogers has revealed her unique push present. The former Miss Universe contestant unveiled the piece of jewellery on Instagram. AND Steph Claire Smith has surprised her husband by revealing two new tattoos during their hotel stay in the city. The couple who have two young children, were craving a sleep in, so booked a kid-free weekend away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Ellen Vora to the podcast! Her holistic approach to healing deeply resonates with my own journey through vertigo. As a psychiatrist with a B.A. from Yale and an M.D. from Columbia, Dr. Vora passionately navigates the complexities of mental health treatment. She highlights how conventional methods can often lead to a cycle of multiple prescriptions, stressing the importance of addressing root causes rather than merely managing symptoms. As the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety and Season of the Witch, she shares her personal experiences, including transformative moments in Bali that inspired her advocacy for a functional medicine approach that considers the whole person. Specializing in depression, anxiety, insomnia, and women's mental health, Dr. Vora combines her board-certified psychiatric training with insights from integrative and functional medicine, along with her unique backgrounds as an acupuncturist and yoga teacher. Tune in for enlightening discussions designed to empower you on your mental health journey!

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is OG disco 12"—but not the mainstream stuff that everyone knows, this is the deep cuts and hot fire that defined the real underground dancefloors. From Kleeer's relentless groove and Loose Joints' raw sexuality to lesser-known heat like Virile Holt's "Hot Love" and Visual's hypnotic funk-disco fusion, these are the tracks that serious collectors hunt for and DJs fight over. It's two hours of pure disco essence: the kind of music that proves when you strip away the production polish and the pop radio sheen, you find something infinitely grittier, funkier, and way more dangerous. Clickety Click on the link to listen Oh yeah, good times! Deejay Maarten Vlot KC Tracklist Le Pamplemousse - Planet of Love Fantastic Four - Bring Your Own Funk Kleeer - Keep Your Body Working Carrie Lucas - Dance With You Virile Holt '45 - Hot Love Karen Young - Hot Shot Ramses Lewis - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face (Male Vocal) Visual - The Music Got Me Sarah Dash - Low Down Dirty Rhythm La Flavour - Mandolay Jimmy Maelen - I'm Gonna Get Ya Stone - Time Dazz Band - Let It Whip Alicia Bridges - I Love The Night Life Samona Cooke - One Night Affair Donna Summer - Hot Stuff Helen Davis - Satisfaction T-Connection - Do What You Wanna Do (Disco Version) Put on your boogie pants and dancing shoes and come on down for some Liquid Sunshine. It's sexy music, for sexy people. Liquid Sunshine is a weekly radio show on 2XX FM in Australia, and The Face Radio in Brooklyn, USA, playing the best Deep Funk, Rare Groove, Disco & Beats - All The Good Stuff. And we also DJ out in the wild! We regularly do shows in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and along the Australian East Coast. 2025 will see us on the stages of the European summer festivals, the booths of the European night clubs and near the pools of Bali's finest venues. We are also a full service law firm to the music industry, providing advice to DJs, Producers, Musicians, Venues and Fetival Organisers. Link up, tune in and shake ya booty with Maarten Vlot - podcast, browse the socials, or get in contact via this link: https://linktr.ee/liquidsunshineradio or Stream live at The Face Radio, The Soul of Brooklyn https://thefaceradio.com every Friday 10pm – Midnite Brooklyn / 3 am – 5am London / 12pm - 2pm Oz

It is check-in time for the Wealth Reclamation Project.In this episode, I am pulling back the curtain on my finances, my summer plan, and why I am not restricting my way to abundance. I also do a quick six-month travel recap (Bali, Austin, Tulum, Mallorca, Peru, and back to Truckee), and give you a sneak peek at what shadow work actually is before we dive into it over the next several weeks.Here is what we cover:Real numbers. I share what my business has been making, where my debt stands, and exactly how I am planning to pay it off this summer, including the credit card due July 2026.My summer income plan. Working at a Pub four days a week, TRE classes Saturday mornings at the Alchemy Space, partnering with Zenergy Wellness Studio on Wednesdays, plus the Somatic Circle.What I am NOT doing. No restriction. No obsessing. No shaming. Overflow eliminates debt and that is where my focus lives.A shadow work preview. The next several episodes will go deep on shadow work. Today I share why it is the thing most people miss in the manifestation process, especially if the world was not built for you.The Somatic Circle is open for enrollment this summer. Try it 33 days for $33, link below. No auto-renew.womanifester.com/the-somatic-circleHave a beautiful and blessed day.

With Joel away, C-Bass co-hosts a massive Friday! We ditch the dating apps with Kayne Buik from Hey Honey Social—though the team heavily roasts his cringey past rap on The Bachelor. Ross reveals he is completely falling apart after an MRI scan for his back, made worse by a horror mix-up where he congratulated a woman who wasn't pregnant. Plus, we talk heavy stranger "trauma-dumping" after a casual jogger cornered Shaun to reveal her husband had passed away, and Christie scores a trip to Bali on Flyaway Fridays!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Phil Vella, founder of Vita Bella, returns to break down the wild west of the gray market peptide industry. He shares new data showing 70 percent of research peptides now fail purity and contamination testing, why so many random people are running peptide side hustles out of their garages, and the real risks of injection site infections and improperly dosed products. They cover why hormone optimization should always come before peptides, the most popular peptides Vita Bella prescribes, the science behind PDE5 inhibitors for both performance and longevity, and the regulatory battle between big pharma and compounding pharmacies over GLP medications. Phil also opens up about a brutal stretch of his life that included losing his father, a double spinal fusion injury, and nine people from his childhood neighborhood dying by suicide within about a year, and how that period reshaped his understanding of money, purpose, and fatherhood. Vita Bella / MP Hormones: https://mphormones.com Go to mphormones.com and BOOK A COMPLIMENTARY 10 minute consultation with a membership specialist to find out if Vita Bella is right for you. Or use code mindpump365 to start your annual membership and get your free blood panel and Gift. Consultation entry: https://meetings-na2.hubspot.com/alever/marketing-membership-consultation?uuid=ff3ae3e9-7828-4d4b-be06-7d8d68ba2929 SPONSORS Troscriptions: https://troscriptions.com/MINDPUMP Code: MINDPUMP for 10% off your first order. Medical grade supplements including methylene blue and Calm. MAPS Anabolic Relaunch: https://mapsanabolic.com Code: ANABOLIC for 50% off through the end of the month. Includes updated female blueprints, updated FAQ and phase overview videos, masterclass videos on the barbell squat, bench press, overhead press, barbell good morning and behind the neck press, and three days of live coaching with one of the Mind Pump coaches. LINKS Mind Pump Store: https://mindpumpstore.com Maps Fitness Products: https://mapsfitnessproducts.com Instagram: @mindpumpmedia 0:00 - Intro 3:07 - Phil Vella returns to talk peptide industry quality and regulation 5:04 - 70 percent of research peptides now fail purity testing 7:26 - Everyday people running peptide side hustles out of their homes 10:39 - Contamination, infection, and dosing risks from research peptides 13:12 - The difference between FDA regulated compounding pharmacies and the gray market 16:23 - Why hormones must be dialed in before starting peptides 19:12 - Testosterone for women and the most prescribed hormones at Vita Bella 22:04 - Recent changes to peptide regulation and the FDA review process 33:06 - Blood Pump and PDE5 inhibitors for performance, pumps, and longevity 38:22 - The Glow and Clo peptide stacks for recovery and skin health 43:15 - Metformin and glutathione as part of a longevity stack 51:11 - Phil's double spinal fusion injury and recovery 52:46 - Losing his father and nine people from his neighborhood to suicide in one year 58:11 - Moving to Bali and rebuilding his sense of purpose 1:00:38 - The Bell Curve of Happiness and why money stops buying happiness 1:09:04 - The membership model behind Vita Bella and future plans for the company

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Adam will give the talk. Over the past seven months, Adam traveled through Bali, Nepal, and Japan on a pilgrimage that became both an outer journey and an inner exploration. At the heart of this journey was a simple question: What allows a human being to feel truly at home within themselves? Drawing from meditation, spiritual pilgrimage, and somatic practice, Adam reflects on how love transforms shame and restores our innate dignity and belonging. He will share how he sees the journey through the lens of the five elemental stages of SomAwaken that he teaches.

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Adam will give the talk. Over the past seven months, Adam traveled through Bali, Nepal, and Japan on a pilgrimage that became both an outer journey and an inner exploration. At the heart of this journey was a simple question: What allows a human being to feel truly at home within themselves? Drawing from meditation, spiritual pilgrimage, and somatic practice, Adam reflects on how love transforms shame and restores our innate dignity and belonging. He will share how he sees the journey through the lens of the five elemental stages of SomAwaken that he teaches.

Reddit Stories - My Best Friend and I Built Our Dream Car… Then He Sold It for a Trip to Bali. OP built a dream project car with his best friend, funding most of the parts and labor, only to feel betrayed when the friend sold it and kept the profit for a Bali vacation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.

Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly Win, our business breakthrough story series. Each week, we sit down with real entrepreneurs from our Business By Design community who are building digital businesses and creating results that once felt impossible. Today, Jenni is with intuitive coach and retreat leader Rita Pira, a Business by Design success story who turned a growing Clubhouse audience into a thriving digital business. What started with Rita simply showing up and sharing her gifts quickly evolved into a full coaching practice, viral content, and sold-out retreats, including an annual transformational experience in Bali.  In this episode, Rita and Jenni also have a real-time business breakthrough moment, tackling Rita's fear of running paid ads and walking through exactly how to turn authentic, heartfelt content into a simple, powerful ad that converts!  This is another real story of clarity, momentum, and the breakthroughs that happen when you finally stop guessing and start following a proven path. From first digital products to 6-figure launches, to building audiences and scaling systems, every conversation reveals the mechanics of what actually creates growth in a digital business. Because when you see someone just a few steps ahead of what you're doing, something powerful happens. James's biggest free training of the year is LIVE… The Business Breakthrough Experience.  And we're creating even more opportunities for you to get the coaching, clarity, and momentum your business truly deserves. We've been hosting a special series of live panels featuring incredible Digital CEOs—like Rita—who are in it, doing it, and ready to share what's actually working right now. These aren't just sit-back-and-watch sessions… You'll be able to join us live on Zoom, ask your questions, and get real-time coaching from experts who have been exactly where you are. And the best way to make sure you don't miss a single one? Register for The Business Breakthrough Experience. You'll be the first to know about every panel, every opportunity to get coached, and every new Wednesday Weekly Win episode—so you can stay inspired, take action, and keep moving forward.

Sungai Watch co-founder Gary Bencheghib spoke with SBS Indonesian about why he and his siblings, despite being foreigners, have dedicated their lives to stopping plastic pollution in rivers across Bali and Java. - Co-founder Sungai Watch, Gary Bencheghib, berbicara dengan SBS Indonesian tentang mengapa ia dan saudara-saudaranya, meskipun orang asing, mendedikasikan hidup mereka untuk menghentikan polusi plastik di sungai-sungai di Bali dan Jawa.

Most podcasters assume they need paid ads to grow. Jaryd Krause proves the opposite. After he got banned from Facebook ads and watched a business that ran on up to $20,000 a month in ad spend fall apart, he rebuilt his business on a podcast with zero ad spend, and the clients started coming to him.In this episode of Podcasting Secrets with host Nathan Gwilliam, Jaryd Krause, founder of Buying Online Businesses and host of the Buying Online Businesses Podcast, shares how he advises on acquisitions up to $20 million while working five to ten hour weeks from Bali. Jaryd breaks down the content garden approach that attracts buyers instead of chasing them, the ad funnel that turns one short clip into an email list, why he rejects about 99% of guest pitches and hunts the guests he wants instead, and the simple naming move that makes a show sellable later.He also explains why he does not lean on sales calls anymore, how banking episodes ahead buys real freedom, and why building your show for others beats building it for the money.If this episode helps you rethink how a podcast can grow a business, subscribe and follow Podcasting Secrets on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly strategies on growth, monetization, and building a show that works while you live your life.Follow, Like & Subscribe Podcasting Secrets: Website: https://podcastingsecrets.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcasting-secrets Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastingsecrets/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/poduppodcasting/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcasting-secrets/id1726056241 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0edA45tyPxFRfiUmDxYSUjNathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathangwilliam/Jaryd Krause: Website: https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarydkrause YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3g6G2USlnq7EgnUsajTBw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingonlinebusinesses/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buying-online-businesses-podcast/id1455428116 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/54NJNFU0VjO35y4heFBWmx

After the chaos of Jack's girlfriend's dad falsely accusing people of stealing his necklace in Bali, the boys were flooded with messages from listeners sharing their own stories of getting it spectacularly wrong. From accusing coworkers of stealing office food, to being convinced someone was high when they absolutely weren't. Then, fresh off their Bali padel retreat, Jack and Falcs recount what turned into one of the best nights they've ever had. A group of blokes who were complete strangers just days earlier somehow ended up getting matching tattoos, sitting in a 3am ‘truth circle’ and shedding a few tears. For the boys, that's a fairly standard Saturday night. For their new mates, however, it was a slightly more unexpected experience. LINKS: Follow @theinspiredunemployedpodcast on Instagram Send us your stories at https://bit.ly/inspired-listener . Watch the podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/inspired-vodcast . LINKS: Follow @theinspiredunemployedpodcast on Instagram Send us your stories at https://bit.ly/inspired-listener . Watch the podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/inspired-vodcast .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She left Ireland with a one-way ticket, picked broccoli in rural Queensland, wore a pink hard hat in traffic control — and somewhere between the farm and the city, found herself standing in a Brisbane strip club on her first night, walking out three grand richer. From topless waitressing at bucks parties to building an OnlyFans following from scratch, Ruby is refreshingly honest about the industry most people whisper about. She talks money, boundaries, the regulars who think they're exclusive, a Bali tattoo artist who turned up in her subscribers list — and the video that blew the power in her bedroom at exactly the wrong moment. No regrets. No filters. Just Ruby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine marks a special moment—our introduction to Trust.FM, a station dedicated to underground dance music, where we now broadcast alongside an incredible roster of programming committed to real music and real vibes. To celebrate, we're diving deep into the raw, uncompromising funk that sits at the foundation of everything underground—the kind that doesn't apologize, doesn't soften its edges, and doesn't care if you're ready—tracks from James Brown and The Fatback Band alongside deeper cuts like O'Donnel Levy and Johnny Guitar Watson that remind you why funk is the beating heart of underground culture. Welcome to Trust.FM, where Liquid Sunshine continues its mission to bring you the grooves that matter, the sounds that move you, and the music that makes life feel right. Clickety Click on the link to listen Oh yeah, good times! Deejay Maarten Vlot KC Tracklist Vernon Burch - Get Up The Fatback Band - Mister Bass Man Peggy Lee - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Lyn Collins - Think Cold Blood - Kissing My Love Deirdre Wilson Tabac - Sometimes Mary Clayton - Southern Man Francis Faye - Night and Day James Brown - Sunny Quantic & Spanky Wilson - Don't Joke With A Hungry Man Mojo Juju - I Put A Spell On You The Jacksons - Hum Along And Dance O'Donnel Levy - Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky Johnny Guitar Watson - It's A Damn Shame Brook Benton - Let Me Fix It Marta Ren & The Groovelvets - So Long Valerie Simpson - Genius I & II Baby Huey & The Babysitters - California Dreaming Kaygee's - You've Got To Keep On Bumpin' Cecil Lyde - Stone Free Ron Henderson And Choice Of Colour - Mary Green Tomorrow's People - Open Soul Put on your boogie pants and dancing shoes and come on down for some Liquid Sunshine. It's sexy music, for sexy people. Liquid Sunshine is a weekly radio show on 2XX FM in Australia, and The Face Radio in Brooklyn, USA, playing the best Deep Funk, Rare Groove, Disco & Beats - All The Good Stuff. And we also DJ out in the wild! We regularly do shows in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and along the Australian East Coast. 2025 will see us on the stages of the European summer festivals, the booths of the European night clubs and near the pools of Bali's finest venues. We are also a full service law firm to the music industry, providing advice to DJs, Producers, Musicians, Venues and Fetival Organisers. Link up, tune in and shake ya booty with Maarten Vlot - podcast, browse the socials, or get in contact via this link: https://linktr.ee/liquidsunshineradio or Stream live at The Face Radio, The Soul of Brooklyn https://thefaceradio.com every Friday 10pm – Midnite Brooklyn / 3 am – 5am London / 12pm - 2pm Oz

I want to take you back to where this all started.Before the offers, courses, podcast, launches, and systems, there was a blog, a tiny audience, no email list, and a desire to figure out how to get paid to be myself.Being back in Bali has made me reflect on that journey. Sixteen years ago, I was building from scratch after walking away from a tech startup. I had no real plan, but I had curiosity, a love for storytelling, and a desire to help other women see what was possible.That blog eventually became interviews, an email list, digital products, workshops, courses, global events, and a business that gave me freedom I could barely imagine at the time.This episode is about the real meaning of getting paid to be you. I'm sharing how my first offers came to life, how one blog series became an entire offer ecosystem, why sales while you sleep are not sleazy, and why your business should support your life, not take over it.What You'll Learn:How I built an online business around my voice, experience, and ideasWhy your audience can show you what to create and sell nextHow one offer can grow into ebooks, audio, workshops, courses, and coachingWhy sales while you sleep are really about creating value that keeps workingWhy profit, freedom, and lifestyle matter more than revenue aloneKey Takeaways:Start by paying attention.You do not need a perfect business plan. Sometimes your audience is already telling you what they need. You just have to listen and act.Your lived experience has value.What you have figured out, built, overcome, or tested can help someone who is a few steps behind you.One idea can go a long way.A blog series can become an ebook, a workshop, a course, or a coaching offer. You do not always need a new idea. You may just need a new format.Profit matters more than revenue.Big revenue does not mean much if the business is exhausting, expensive, or barely profitable.Your business should serve your life.Freedom is about building a business that gives you more space, energy, creativity, health, and meaning.Key Resources:Get the 48-Hour Offer Kit to turn your ideas and experience into a clear, sellable offer.Join the Inner Circle for strategic coaching and support to build offers, create more freedom, and grow a business that supports your life.Explore more episodes and resources at lifepilot.co/podcast.And if this episode made you think differently about what you already know, what you could package, or how your business is currently supporting your life, come and tell me. You can find me on Instagram at @nataliesisson or connect with me on LinkedIn, Natalie Sisson.A little reminder before you go: You do not need to become someone else to build a business that works. Start with what you know, what you have lived, and what people already need from you.That is how you get paid to be you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you share a bathroom with your partner? Rita Wilson says that's the key to her 38 year marriage to Tom Hanks. Meghan Trainor agrees, while Michelle Obama is completely anti the idea. Clare, Em & Amelia are unpacking why a shared bathroom might actually be the ultimate test of relationship maturity. It’s a hard no from Em. SUBSCRIBE to Mamamia and never miss a word of Out Loud. Plus get access to every story and our exercise app, MOVE. Also, there's a new type of influencer making money by simply having no friends. So, is there something problematic about romanticising social isolation, or is filming your solo life a genuine quest for human connection? We discuss. Plus, ‘You look good for your age’ is meant to be the ultimate compliment, but actually… is it? SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media Recommendations Em recommends Not Suitable For Work on Disney +. Clare recommends Glazing Milk by Rhode Skin. Amelia recommends Widows Bay on Apple TV. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media What To Listen To Next: Listen to our latest episode: The Knicks, The ‘Witch’ & Can You Say No To Madonna? Listen: FREE SUBS TASTER: 3 (Celebrity) Weddings And A Guest Drama Listen: LITTLE TREAT: What We Wish We'd Never Written On The Internet Listen: Spoiled Pig Syndrome & Our List Of Things That Are Just Not Working Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see Mamamia Out Loud on Apple What to read: Australian Health'I was told it might be perimenopause. Then my doctor saw something he didn't want to see.' Kane Evans didn't want to live while playing NRL as a gay man. His life was saved with 5 words. 'I accidentally found the perfect Bali holiday for women who are completely exhausted.' SEX DIARIES: 'The controversial way I found out what good sex should feel like.' It's been five years since Cleo Smith was abducted from a campsite. This is her life now. THE END BITS: Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message. Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud CREDITS: Hosts: Holly Wainwright, Clare Stephens & Emily Vernem Acting Group Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock Executive Producer: Grace Rouvray Video Producer: Josh Green Associate Producer: Tessa Kotowicz Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vengo de uno de los trainings más nutritivos de mi vida en Bali y una parte de lo que trabajé allá es exactamente de lo que hablo en este episodio.Hoy quiero preguntarte algo: ¿cuándo fue la última vez que te sentiste magnética? No atractiva, no exitosa, no productiva. Magnética. Esa sensación de no necesitar perseguir ninguna conexión porque las conexiones te encuentran a ti.Si no recuerdas cuándo fue, no dejes de escuchar este episodio hasta el final, porque hablo del magnetismo femenino desde donde me gusta hablarlo: La física cuántica y la neurociencia.Nada de técnicas de seducción. Nada de "sé más misteriosa". Lo que sí: la explicación científica de por qué una mujer pierde su magnetismo, qué lo destruye y qué lo activa de nuevo.Aquí te cuento:

He became one of the breakout stars of Married At First Sight Australia last year, but life after it wasn't exactly what Dave Hand expected. The self-described "gentle giant" found himself navigating one of TV’s biggest experiments, alongside sudden fame and online scrutiny all while his dad was undergoing cancer treatment. And this year he swapped one reality TV juggernaut for another, joining Netflix's Perfect Match alongside stars from Love Is Blind, Love Island, Vanderpump Rules and Too Hot To Handle. In this episode of The Weekend Briefing, Dave joins Chris Spyrou to unpack the reality behind reality TV, from MAFS dinner parties to producer relationships, tattoo regrets and how he managed to avoid Bali belly while filming in ... Mexico. The Weekend List To Watch: Project Hail Mary (recommended by listener Rebecca) To Watch: Not Suitable For Work on Disney+ To Do: Get around Baby Bunting’s ‘Storktake’ sale To Listen: Anything from Madonna’s upcoming Confessions II album. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @thebriefingpodInstagram: @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Finally, Falcon revives his DJ career in front of one of the toughest crowds imaginable: a bunch of 19-year-old college kids. So many things went wrong, the boys genuinely lost count. Then, Jack gives us the update on the Bali trip with both his parents and his girlfriend’s parents. We always suspected something would inevitably go wrong - but a six-hour stand-off involving the police definitely wasn’t on the bingo card. LINKS: Follow @theinspiredunemployedpodcast on Instagram Send us your stories at https://bit.ly/inspired-listener . Watch the podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/inspired-vodcast . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SummaryExplore powerful lessons from a men's initiation retreat in Patagonia. Discover insights on transformation and self-leadership. Watch the full episode on YouTubeYouTube Key TakeawaysEmbrace the rite of passage for personal growth and transformation.Cultivate interdependence by building supportive brotherhoods.Face the fear of vulnerability to foster deeper connections.Learn to balance childlike wonder with mature responsibility.Acknowledge and work through inner fears to achieve true manhood. ResourcesThe Initiation Journey Retreat: initiationjourney.comAaron Kleinerman's Website: aaronkleinerman.comTerence Carfrae's Coaching: terencecarfrae.com About the Guest Terence Carfrae — Founder, Terence Carfrae Coaching Terence Carfrae coaches men through the two patterns that quietly destroy intimate relationships: the Nice Guy and the Peter Pan. His work focuses on self-leadership as the missing capacity underneath most men's struggles with their partners, their sex lives, and their sense of manhood. After more than two decades of men's work, somatic therapy and time in conscious communities across Bali and beyond, he now teaches what got him out of both patterns himself. He works with men aged 28 to 45 who know something is off in how they're showing up, but haven't been given language for what they're actually doing. He lives and travels across Australia with his partner Nina. Connect with Terence Website: https://terencecarfrae.com

Further reading: Is the Javan tiger Panthera tigris sondaica extant? DNA analysis of a recent hair sample The Sunda tiger [photo by Alfonsopazphoto – Own workAnimaisFotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16029853]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. We're going to learn about a mystery tiger this month, but first we have to learn about the place where it's supposed to live. Java is a large island that was formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago, and it's been home to humans and our ancestors for over a million years. Its soil is rich and the climate is tropical, but the island's ecosystems include tall mountains, savannas, rainforests, and mangrove forests. Naturally, lots and lots of animals live on Java that are found nowhere else in the world. Unfortunately, a whole lot of people live on Java too, which means that many animals and their habitats are threatened by habitat loss and pollution. Many animals have gone extinct in the last few hundred years. That includes the Java tiger. The Java tiger was small compared to tigers in other areas, although even a small tiger is a big animal. A big male tiger can grow about ten feet long, or 3 meters, and the Java tiger could grow about 8 feet long, or almost two and a half meters. The Java tiger was lightly built, though, and rarely weighed much more than 300 pounds, or about 140 kilograms. Despite its relatively small size, it was extremely strong and had paws as big as the much larger Bengal tiger. It also had lots of thin stripes. Originally scientists thought the Java tiger was a separate subspecies of tiger, but in 2017 it was reclassified as a population of Sunda tigers that have only been isolated from other populations for around 12,000 years. That doesn't mean it wasn't important, though. It showed differences from other Sunda tigers that weren't yet significant enough to warrant it being a separate subspecies, but which definitely indicated it was on its way to evolving into a separate subspecies. Unfortunately, the Java tiger's habitat was largely destroyed to make way for farming and logging, and as a result its usual prey animals became rare or went extinct. People would also poison or shoot any tiger they could. It only survived in a few small nature preserves, but the last tiger footprints were spotted in 1989 and since then, no tigers have been officially seen on Java. A 1999 expedition that set up camera traps in hopes of spotting a few tigers mostly got photos of poachers hunting in what was supposed to be a protected area. The Java tiger was declared extinct. Rumors persisted that tigers still lived on Java, though. Sometimes I think people claim to see recently extinct animals as a way to feel less guilty about humans having driven an animal to extinction. But in 2019 someone saw a tiger outside a village in western Java and reported the sighting to some local foresters. The foresters investigated and discovered footprints, claw marks, and a single hair on a fence. The foresters collected the hair carefully and gave it to a team of geologists who were working in the area. The geologists sent it to the West Java Nature Conservation Authority, which sent it for genetic analysis. They also sent some tiger hairs from other types of tigers to compare it to, including hairs from a museum specimen of a tiger killed on Java in 1930. The hair discovered in 2019 was definitely from a tiger, and its genetic signature most closely matched the genetic signature of the 1930 Java tiger specimen. This doesn't 100% mean the Java tiger isn't extinct, but it does mean that there's hope that it's still around. Java is part of Indonesia these days, and a few days ago as this episode goes live, the Indonesian government announced a plan to search for signs of the tiger, with an expedition getting underway soon to place camera traps. Conservationists are hoping that the tiger is discovered, which will allow it to be protected. The Sunda tiger is critically endangered, only surviving in the wild on the island of Sumatra, with possibly fewer than 400 of them left alive. Another population of Sunda tigers, the Bali tiger, was declared extinct in the 1940s. A few hundred captive tigers living in zoos around the world show congenital health issues as a result of inbreeding. If the Java tiger is still alive, it could mean the difference between extinction and survival of the entire Sunda tiger subspecies. Fingers crossed that the camera traps reveal a healthy, safe population of tigers on Java! Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!

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00.00: Intro 02.30: Bali is cracking down on Influencers 07.10: Top 6 - Ways to not look gay as a politician 11.40: A moment for Paris Hilton 13.30: SLP - Are tattoos still cool? 17.00: What the pop girlies got up to 21.30: Who farted on the plane 27.00: Flavour break 33.00: What was your unique wedding venue 45.20: Is Hayley's show for women only? 50.20: The girlies went to the ice hockey 57.50: Fact of the day 1.03.00: What should you know about dating a certain occupation? 1.15.30: What is on your sexy playlist 1.25.05: Uber list of left behind things 1.30.00: New prank to do on people with Alexa's See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 50 and ready for real body recomposition on whole-food plant-based? Book your free consultation → https://mavywellness.comSign up here to get the first lesson instantly: https://mavywellness.com/newsletterOrder a copy of my new book Forever Fit (#1 Bestseller) here - https://foreverfitbook.comIn this episode, Ivy and I reflect on our three months traveling across Asia while balancing fitness, business, relationships, and everyday life on the road.We share the biggest lessons from slowing down, staying healthy while eating out almost every meal, and navigating constant travel together.From Thailand and Bali to Japan during cherry blossom season, this trip challenged us, changed us, and gave us a clearer vision for the life we want moving forward.We also dive into routines, mindset shifts, travel fitness, and the personal breakthroughs that came from stepping outside our comfort zones.00:01 Three Months Traveling Across Asia09:11 Experiencing Bali's Nyepi Silence Day15:57 Japan Cherry Blossoms And Culture Shock24:24 Identity Shifts And Personal Growth31:50 Samurai Training And Kendo Experience38:46 Relationship Lessons From Constant Travel42:33 Staying Fit While Eating Out Daily46:15 Travel Day Nutrition And Energy Tips

I'm recording this from Bali, and I can feel something shifting in me.There is a version of this story that could sound like luck. Like I just happened to be able to take my family here for three months, work from beautiful cafes, go to the gym, get massages, swim with Leo every afternoon, and build a life that feels expansive and alive.But I need to be clear. This was never about luck.Everything I have created has come from a decision. A desire. A clear vision. A willingness to take inspired action before I knew every single step. I have had fears, doubts, and plenty of moments where I could have talked myself out of the life I wanted. But at some point, I stopped waiting for permission and chose to create it anyway.That is what this episode is really about. Not just Bali. Not just business. Not just AI or offers or systems. It is about what happens when you decide to live like the pilot of your own life.What You'll LearnWhy our second time in Bali feels completely different, and how preparation, support, and clarity changed everythingWhat it actually takes to create freedom, adventure, and intention, and why luck has nothing to do with itHow coaching, breathwork, rituals, and embodiment work have helped me reconnect with the bold, courageous version of myselfWhat is shifting inside my business, including new offers, old frameworks coming back to life, and a deeper body of work beginning to emergeHow I'm working alongside Josh as his fractional CMO, bringing AI education, workshops, and systems into the worldWhy I believe AI and talented humans can create an incredible partnershipKey TakeawaysThis life was built through decisions, not luck. If you want a different life, start by deciding it is available to you.Clarity makes everything easier. We came back to Bali knowing the visa process, the school, the rhythm, the support systems. When you know what works, you move with so much more ease.Support changes the whole experience. Freedom does not mean doing everything alone. It means setting up the right structure around you.Your Perfect Day is not a silly exercise. When you allow yourself to imagine how you actually want your life to feel, you begin to notice what needs to change.The next body of work is revealing itself. This season is about looking back at 16 plus years of work and asking what still feels alive, what needs to return, and what will serve my clients best now.ResourcesStart with my free Perfect Day exercise and workbook at lifepilot.co/perfect. This is one of the simplest but most powerful ways to get clear on what you actually want your life, business, energy, relationships, work, and everyday rhythm to look and feel like.Try the free Owaken Breathwork session on YouTube. It is a beautiful place to begin if you are craving more clarity, intuition, grounding, and connection back to yourself.If you want real accountability, life coaching, and a proven system to prioritize what matters most join the Legends ClubCome and connect with me on Instagram at @nataliesisson or find me on LinkedIn, Natalie Sisson. I would genuinely love to hear what part of this episode landed for you, what you are creating in your own life, or what you are ready to stop waiting for.And if you have been listening to The Life Pilot Podcast and getting value from it, I would be so grateful if you left a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.For the month of June, I'll be sending a little gift to listeners who leave a review and let me know. Think of it as a small thank you from me to you, filled with tools and resources to help you create more freedom in business and more adventure in life.A little reminder before you go: You do not need to wait for permission to create the life you want.You are the pilot. Make the move. Book the ticket. Launch the offer. Share the dream. Then go make it happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Click the post for details on this episode! Welcome back to Open House! Randy Seidman here with another two hours of the grooviest beats. Been a busy one in the studio this past month, brewing up some new jams. Coming up, I’m kicking off a big summer stretch – starting with Jungle Experience in Koh Phangan at the end of June, then Baccarat in Bangkok, followed by shows in Yeosu and Seoul in July, and wrapping things up with my return to Red Ruby in Bali on August 1st. Today’s episode is a special one with some of my favorite tunes in the first hour, followed by an exclusive session with the Seoul-based selector, Ruta. For now, turn it up! Randy Seidman’s WebsiteRandy Seidman’s SoundCloudRandy Seidman’s BeatportRandy Seidman’s SpotifyRandy Seidman’s FacebookRandy Seidman’s Twitter Randy Seidman’s Track List:01. Vintage Culture – Strange Feelings (Extended) [Vintage Culture]02. Silver Ivanov, DJ Burlak, MAGGY – Be The Change (Silver Ivanov Remix) [World Up Records]03. Andrea Lane – If You Really Love Me (Original Mix) [Finally Records]04. Beki M – In The Morning (Extended Mix) [There Was Jack]05. Bonka – I Like It (Qubiko Extended Remix) [Central Station Records]06. DONT BLINK – DONT GIVE A (Extended Mix) [Sink or Swim]07. David Novacek, HO LE – Musica (Extended Mix) [Mukoko Groove]08. Dilby, Trice Be – Feel It (Extended Mix) [Glasgow Underground]09. Elliot Starr – Eternity (DANROS Extended Remix) [PHONO SOUNDS UK]10. Nelly Furtado – Say It Right (ID Remix) [White Label]11. Techcrasher, No Hopes, Capital Boy – Breathe You In (No Hopes Remix) [Capitalism Music]12. Croatia Squad – Into the Night (Extended Mix) [Sirup Music]13. Darin Epsilon, Marc DePulse – Aerodyne (KIKO Remix) [Perspectives Digital]14. Watzgood – BOUNCE (Extended) [Parade Records] I hope you enjoyed the first hour with some of my top recent tunes. Up next is a special exclusive session with the talented Seoul-based artist, Ruta. Drawing on a musical foundation rooted in guitar, Ruta crafts a sound that weaves together Indie Dance, Progressive House, Tech House, and Melodic Techno into something deeply emotional and club-ready at the same time. Ruta is a fixture at Korea’s biggest festivals such as World DJ Festival, Waterbomb, and Supernova. He is now stepping out as a solo artist after years of work under the Stefano x Ruta banner. But today, he is here just for you. Ruta’s Instagram InstagramRuta’s Instagram SpotifyRuta’s Instagram SoundCloud Ruta’s Track List:01. Ruta – ID [Unreleased]02. Pavel Petrov, Christian Nielsen – Blame (Original Mix) [Diynamic]03. DEPARTAMENTO – CRAZY (EXTENDED MIX) [TROUBLE DANCING]04. HIGHLITE, Peredel – She’s A Freak (I Ain’t Crazy) (Extended Mix) [Get Physical Music]05. Marina Maximilian, Adam Ten, Mita Gami – Million Pieces (Kino Todo Remix) [Maccabi House]06. Moontalk – Two Step (Original Mix) [MAHOOL]07. Gabss – Vibrate (Extended Mix) [Club Sweat]08. Blank Sense, Tobias Gerard – Go (Extended Mix) [Black Book Records]09. Ruta, Better – ID [Unreleased]10. Gorgon City – Are You Feeling It Too? (Extended Mix) [REALM Records]11. Tiga – Mind Dimension (Ben Sterling Remix) [Different]12. Ryan Lucian, Jas. – Heart Starts Beating (Extended Mix) [Enhanced Recordings]13. Marsh – Warrior (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep]14. Moonman, Ferry Corsten, Joris Voorn – Don’t Be Afraid (Original Mix) [Spectrum (NL)]

Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We're breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use. In this episode, Elena and Rob explore the first large-scale benchmarking study of distinctive brand assets, and the results challenge some long-held assumptions about which assets actually stick in consumer memory. Topics covered:[01:35] "Shape-Based Assets Are Strongest: Benchmarking Distinctive Brand Asset Performance Across Industries"[02:55] What is a distinctive brand asset?[03:30] Fame vs. uniqueness: the two dimensions of distinctiveness[04:15] Why color is the weakest asset type[05:35] The bizarreness effect[06:00] When narrative assets outperform visual onesTo learn more, visit marketingarchitects.com/podcast Resources: Phua, P., Bali, L., Anesbury, Z., & Sharp, B. (2026). Shape-based assets are strongest: Benchmarking distinctive brand asset performance across industries. International Journal of Advertising. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2026.2637295 Get more research-backed marketing strategies by subscribing to The Marketing Architects on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

​Topics covered : Building a career in the fitness industry​, solo travel and the search for freedom​, holotropic breathwork​, solo motherhood through IVF​, ​pregnancy and preparing for baby number two​, navigating criticism and online trolling​, the importance of family support​ and creating a life on your own terms​.A quick note : If you're considering fertility treatment or have any questions about your own circumstances, please speak with your doctor or a qualified healthcare professional.This week on Ready to be Real, I'm joined by online fitness coach and content creator Siobh​án O'Hagan.For more than a decade, Siobh​án has worked in the fitness industry, building a successful online coaching business and sharing her life with a large audience online. But this conversation goes far beyond fitness.S​he speaks openly about her love of travel and adventure, living in places like Thailand​ and Bali and the importance of freedom and independence in her life. She reflects on discovering she was pregnant with her daughter Cadhla, becoming a single mother, and more recently making the decision to have a second child through IVF as a solo parent.At the time of recording, Siobh​án was 15 weeks pregnant and shares how she has found the experience so far, the reactions she has received, and why she felt confident making such a significant life decision on her own.We also discuss the realities of sharing your life online, dealing with criticism and trolling, the role her parents play in supporting her, and the lessons she has learned through motherhood.This is an empowering conversation about trusting yourself, creating a life that feels right for you, and having the courage to make unconventional choices.​We talk about : her career in fitness, pregnancy and early motherhood with Cadhla, solo pregnancy and IVF, trolling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new AIEWF website is live! Get your tickets booked ASAP as they -will- sell out. Take the AI Engineering Survey and get >$2k in credits and free AIE WF tickets!Most industry benchmarks compress intelligence and reasoning ability into scores.SWE-Bench Pro, MMLU, Humanity's Last Exam, etc. These metrics are useful, but don't always represent the full extent of how a model performs in the real world. Some of the most interesting evals today look less like exams and more like operating businesses in the real world. One of which is Vending Bench.In Anthropic's Mythos Preview System Card, Andon was the only third party eval to get their own section, observing increasingly concerning aggressive behavior:You don't know what a model is capable of doing in the real world unless you actually give it inventory, a wallet, tools, customers, competitors, humans, & some time. More often than not, it'll surprise you how much a model is capable of and in doing so, also reveal unexpected behavior: deception, context collapse, emergent coordination, & bizarre negotiation behavior.While an inflection point in personal agents came post-OpenClaw after full file access with bypass permissions became the norm, it is yet to come for agents in the real-world. However Andon Market, an actual in person store fully run and managed by AI, is paving the way for what is possible.Full Video PodFrom Claude trying to call the FBI over a $2/day vending machine charge to AI agents forming price cartels, hiring human employees, running physical stores, and writing existential robot musicals, Andon Labs is stress-testing what happens when frontier models stop being chatbots and start acting in the real world. In this episode, Andon Labs cofounders Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund join swyx and Vibhu to unpack the strange, funny, and genuinely concerning edge cases that emerge when agents run businesses over long horizons.We go deep on Vending-Bench, Project Vend, Vending-Bench Arena, Bengt, Butter-Bench, Luna, and Andon's broader mission of building realistic real-world evals for autonomous AI systems. Lukas and Axel explain why dollar-denominated evals reveal things traditional benchmarks miss, how Claude ended up reporting its vending machine fees as cybercrime, why long context windows can drive agents into meltdown loops, what happens when agents compete with each other, and why the future of AI safety may depend on testing models in messy physical environments instead of clean benchmark sandboxes.We discuss:* Why Andon Labs started with dangerous capability evals and long-running agents* Vending-Bench and why running a vending machine is a deceptively hard AI benchmark* Why money-based evals avoid the saturation problem of traditional benchmarks* How Claude tried to call the FBI over a $2/day fee* Why long-horizon agents can spiral into existential and legalistic breakdowns* Project Vend: putting an AI-run vending machine inside Anthropic* Why real humans are “out of distribution” for simulated agents* Claudius, Seymour Cash, and the chaos of AI CEOs* How a human briefly became CEO of Claudius through a manipulated election* Why multi-agent systems can converge back into “helpful assistant” behavior* Bengt, Andon's internal office agent with email, spending, terminal, phone, camera, and internet access* How Bengt traded Amazon purchases for face-recognition training data* Claude's aggressive behavior, lies, refund avoidance, and price-cartel behavior in Arena* Why eval awareness may become the AI version of “are we living in a simulation?”* Blueprint Bench, spatial intelligence, and why models still misunderstand physical rooms* Butter-Bench and testing LLMs as robot orchestrators* Luna, the AI-run physical store with a three-year lease and human employees* The new Andon cafe in Sweden and why real-world geography matters for agent evals* Rotten tomatoes, perishable goods, and the hidden difficulty of running a physical businessLukas Petersson* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-petersson-181a83172/* X: https://x.com/lukaspetAxel Backlund* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelbacklund* X: https://x.com/axelbacklundAndon Labs* Website: https://andonlabs.com* Vending-Bench: https://andonlabs.com/evals/vending-bench* Andon Vending: https://andonlabs.com/vendingTimestamps00:00:00 Introduction00:01:00 Andon Labs and the Origins of Vending-Bench00:05:21 Why Money-Based Evals Matter00:09:51 Agent Harnesses and Self-Modifying Systems00:13:36 Claude Calls the FBI00:16:33 Project Vend: Claude Runs a Real Vending Machine00:21:44 Seymour Cash, AI CEOs, and Election Chaos00:27:16 Multi-Agent Coordination and Slack Observability00:30:18 When Will Agents Run Real Businesses?00:34:56 Bengt: Andon's Internal Office Agent00:40:06 Real-World AI Safety and Long-Horizon Traces00:44:28 Lying, Refunds, and Price Cartels in Arena00:52:42 Eval Awareness and Simulation Behavior00:56:06 Blueprint Bench, Butter-Bench, and Robotics01:04:37 Luna: The AI-Run Physical Store01:09:29 The Sweden Cafe and Real-World Expansion01:13:16 What Comes Next for Andon LabsTranscriptIntroduction: Andon Labs, Long-Running Agents, and Real-World EvalsSwyx [00:00:00]: Welcome to Lukas and Axel from Andon Labs, and I'm joined by my, favorite guest host. Anything security, safety, alignments, Vibhu., welcome.Lukas [00:00:15]: Thank you for having us.Axel [00:00:16]: Thank you.Swyx [00:00:17]: Let's match names to voices., maybe you wanna take turns introducing yourselves.Lukas [00:00:21]: I'm Lukas.Axel [00:00:22]: And I'm Axel.Swyx [00:00:24]: Let's introduce Andon Labs a bit. How did you guys come together?, you have different backgrounds, but you're both Swedish., was that, a big part of it?Lukas [00:00:33]: So when I went to high school, there was this really cool guy who had a superpower. He could code. So he made like the or like the app for the, for the school and stuff, and he was super cool, and I wanted to be like him, and that was that guy.Axel [00:00:47]: I don't know about this.Swyx [00:00:49]: But you went to different universities, right?Lukas [00:00:51]: But same high school.Swyx [00:00:52]: I see.Lukas [00:00:52]: So we always said, “Oh, once we graduate university, then we should start a company,” and that's what we did.Swyx [00:00:58]: Wow, there you go. And about a year ago, you kinda burst onto the scene with Vending Bench, but, was there a thing before that was, kind of like the inception?From Dangerous Capability Evals to Vending BenchAxel [00:01:07]: So we did work, yeah, with, Anthropic was one of our, early customers in doing, evals. So we did, dangerous capability evals., nothing we published openly. But then we started thinking about doing some kind of, public benchmark, and one thing that we really started thinking about, was like running agents and specifically agents managing businesses., ‘cause-- and this was, early 2025., and I think the first, mentions of people will be running, person unicorns or even autonomous companies. So we thought, “Let's make a benchmark of how well can an agent run the probably simplest business, possible,” and, that's probably, running a vending machine. So that's the first public one we did. And it was very, like-- there was almost no one that noticed it in the first couple of months, I think., so we released it in February last year, and then I think around Easter last year, we got, the first viral tweet about it, that someone else did.Lukas [00:02:11]: We tweeted a bunch, uh When it came out and, tried our best.Axel [00:02:15]: We tried.Vibhu [00:02:16]: It's the one at Anthropic, right?Lukas [00:02:18]: So thisSwyx [00:02:19]: This is a classic thing we should get out of the way.Lukas [00:02:20]: Exactly. There's two versions.Swyx [00:02:22]: Everyone does this. Yes.Lukas [00:02:23]: There's Vending Bench, which is the simulated one, which we did, completely independently in February., and then, like Axel said, that was like-- That was the thing that didn't get any traction in the beginning, but then some random person made a tweet about it, and thatAxel [00:02:38]: You have the paperLukas [00:02:38]: That is the paper. Correct, yeah., and then since we thought this was very fun, we thought, oh, I think this is also, one thing with Andon Labs, the way we kind of like decide what to do next and what projects to do, it's what is like the heuristic we use is what is fun? Is What would be a fun project? And doing this in real life sounded quite fun for us, and maybe also scientifically useful. So, then we basically had this idea, and then we, like-- But then we needed a place for it and, putting it out in the public would probably not really work., would get vandalized and stuff. So we pitched it to the people we were already working with at Anthropic, and they were “Yeah, you can have space. This sounds fun.” UmSwyx [00:03:21]: It's like a small fridge, right? It's like a mini fridge.Axel [00:03:23]: Absolutely.Swyx [00:03:24]: People-- There's like a stripe thing or like anVibhu [00:03:27]: Oh, okay. So it was very OG, the early daysLukas [00:03:28]: That's the OG one. YeahVibhu [00:03:29]: IPad on this. We saw it in June, like two months after After it had been there. They upgraded a little bit. There's a security camera for making sure you actually Venmo the thing.Swyx [00:03:40]: So, my impression, okay, we're, we're going straight into project Ven because it's such a iconic thing. I do want to cover a little bit of that, the origin story even before Project Ven and even into Vending Bench. I think a lot of people are like yourselves, like smart, interested in future of AI, interested in developing evals. But how the hell do you just, walk into Anthropic's doors and, work with them, right? What is What are they looking for? What works? And then maybe, when you launch, I always think, obviously it would be better to launch with a lab, but, sometimesVibhu [00:04:12]: It's harder to do than it seems.Swyx [00:04:13]: Exactly. So either of those, which are more sort of newbie beginner questions, but, I think it's meaningful advice to others.Lukas [00:04:21]: We get this question a lot, and I don't think our experience is maybe the best., but, the way we did it was that we just built a bunch of things that we had conviction would be useful, and then we just, set up a server and sent it to them for free to use. And then after a while they were “Oh, yeah, this is actually kind of useful. We should probably pay for this.”, but that took a while. I don't know if this is, the best path to doing it, but that's how it went for us.Axel [00:04:47]: I think maybe generally, building-- everyone is interested in good evals, and especially evals that, don't saturate that easily. So, if you can build an eval that, tests something novel, something useful, and you have, good separation of models, like your, the more advanced models rank higher than the worst models, and then you can, yeah, you can, publish it and, try to get some traction, sort of how Vending Bench got attention., and then probably some lab will be interested or you can at least have something to reach out with, when you're doing that.Why Dollar-Based Evals MatterSwyx [00:05:21]: I think you are in, you're in one of the few categories of, evals that correlate to real money. Like Suelancer was also last year, right? Where, people solve actual Upwork. Was it Upwork or other tasks?, something. Where's the, where's, like It's like a dollar value, right? Forget your ELO scores. Forget yourAxel [00:05:37]: PercentilesSwyx [00:05:38]: Zero to one hundred percents. Just go straight for dollars and, that's AGI.Lukas [00:05:43]: And there's like-- I think the nice thing is that there's no ceiling. You can just-- It never saturates because it could just make more and more money. Like If there's oh, Percentage-wise, then, you can't go above, a hundred. And I think like Even when you're not at the hundred, I think a lot of these, evals have a lot of problems in them. So, actually it's like if you getAxel [00:06:05]: To like 92 or something like that, many of them. It's like then there's like there's no really no difference between 92 and 93 because the eval itself is problematic and has noise in it. And I think a lot of evals are saturated like that, but people like pretend that there ‘s still signal in them, but there really isn't.Vending Bench 1, Harness Design, and SaturationSwyx [00:06:24]: Like Super bench verified., even Vending Bench 1 saturated, right? Maybe we can talk about that., may- and maybe set up Vending Bench for a lot of folks who don't know. Actually, things that were very basic like there's limited slots, like you have to pay rent., these are elements where like it doesn't come across in the, in the narrative, but even being adversarial towards the agent, I think these are all like very interesting dimensions.Axel [00:06:47]: I don't really think it's saturated, right? Like it It was more like it was not designed in a way that was really, like true to how AI developed. Like we had an agent harness in it that wasn't really how people used harnesses and stuff like that., so I think it wasn't really that it saturated, it was more like it wasn't really, the best benchmark.Vibhu [00:07:12]: This is Vending Bench one, right?Axel [00:07:14]: I think that like schematic maps sort of to Vending Bench 2 as well., butSwyx [00:07:19]: Including the email.Axel [00:07:20]: The email The emails exist still. Exactly., and then we still we simulate the purchases and it's all, yeah, it's this very open environment for the agent to just run its business. And then for, yeah, Vending Bench 2 we did that, like you said, to just improve the harness., a lot of like nice, like easier, improvements to make it easier for us to run as well., like when you make an eval you ideally want don't want to change it after you made it. So, you want to make it really good and then not to rerun all the models when you make an update because that's also really expensive with the Vending Bench when you run the frontier models. But like as an example, like one thing we didn't have, we didn't have prompt caching in Vending Bench 1, because when we made Vending Bench 1 it wasn't really a thing., so that ‘s just an example of like in Vending Bench 2 like we paid a lot more to run these things because we didn't have prompt caching. So for Vending Bench 2 that was one thing we added and there was a bunch of things like this., and that'Swyx [00:08:17]: Also the conversations are a lot longer in Vending Bench 2, right?Axel [00:08:21]: I think it's kind of similar.Swyx [00:08:22]: Is it similar?Axel [00:08:23]: I think it's similar. The models at the time were worse, so they crashed out earlier., and now they survive the full year all the time.Swyx [00:08:31]: Which is like thousands of turns. Hundreds of thousands of hundreds of millions of tokens output. That's the, that's the rough order of magnitude. I always wonder about the harness. The harness matters a lot. It's your harness. Was there any question about like use cloud code, use something else?Axel [00:08:48]: I think our philosophy around harnesses is like we try to make something that's quite minimalistic, like quite simple. Like we don't wanna favor one model a lot over the other, but also don't make like a super complex harness. So like it's obvious like a model may be lucky and just be good in one harness., so like it is similar to a lot of the harnesses out there in like you have the, like a running loop., you have some like a bunch of tools that are like quite, descriptive for the agent, we think, and not a lot of like fancy agents or anything ‘cause we wanna really test the model, not like some specific harness.Vibhu [00:09:27]: It seems more neutral as well to test the model's agnostic of the harness,?Axel [00:09:32]: There are arguments like you want to elicit maximum performance of the model, but it's like a trade-off, like how much time should we spend optimizing the harness for this model? And like how do we know when we have like the optimal harness for a single model? So like we thought that just having a simple one that's the same for all of them is the best.Swyx [00:09:51]: So okay, this is my pitch for Vending Bench 3 or whatever, right? And then I like to have this kind of conversation on the pod, so like it forces listeners to think about what they would do if they were in your shoes. A lot of people are exploring modifying harnesses and I think prompt tuning for a model is a thing and you are probably not doing a bunch of that. It's the same system prompt in every regardless of the model, same tools, whatever, right? Even if they were post trained for different tools. So what, what do you think about okay, before I expose you to Vending Bench 3, I give you a few rounds of like tuning, whatever that means, likeSelf-Modifying Harnesses and Model-Specific PromptingAxel [00:10:27]: Like you give that to the model?Swyx [00:10:28]: Give that to the model.Vibhu [00:10:28]: Give that to the model.Swyx [00:10:29]: Let it, let it read its own transcripts, let it modify its own system prompt based on “Oh, yeah, okay, well, that's this harness is not what I thought it what I was post trained for, but I can adjust.” Was that reasonable? Is that too much?Axel [00:10:41]: Like philosophically I like it because it's basically good evals, they have a high ceiling, but they're hard, right?, and they have no bias. And like this like when you have a system prompt like the one we have here, which is quite long in like some kind of latent space, representation, this mightVibhu [00:10:59]: We have a bell that rings every time you say latent spaceAxel [00:11:02]: This might be like biased towards one model more than another for some reason that humans don't, understand, right?Vibhu [00:11:08]: We see it too, right? Like Cursor says that they have individualized versions of the harnesses for all the models they run, right? There's better performance you can squeeze if you Tune the harness.Axel [00:11:17]: Exactly. And we might accidentally have picked one that favors another. Like we don't know that. The like Axel said, like the reason why we went for a simple one was to try to avoid this. But yeah, if you do itVibhu [00:11:29]: Simple has biasesAxel [00:11:30]: But if you do it even less and like have no system prompt and let the model write its own system promptVibhu [00:11:36]: Its own, yeahAxel [00:11:36]: Maybe that's even less bias.Vibhu [00:11:37]: Some of the interesting things there are like the harness also changes with model changes. Like you can see it with the 4.7 release, right? A lot of people are saying 4.7 isn't as good as 4.6, and then, there's rumors of, okay, you just need to prompt differently. You need to set up your harness differently. So it's not even like even if you have tailored your harness towards one model, it probably won't stay consistent, right? Like the next iteration of that same model family will still change it, so. But, going back to what you said about Vending Bench 3, there is a lot of work being done on people saying you shouldn't have-- you can have modifying harnesses.Axel [00:12:12]: I think that' That is definitely something we are thinking about., not, I don't know, not to say that we have Vending Bench 3, super imminent to launch, but, yeah, it is for sure something that's interesting. But in our experience now, models are very bad at understanding what kind of tools they need to succeed at a task just with our testing, but that's very likely to change.Lukas [00:12:37]: It seems like they're very good at writing their assistants, right? They're, they're good at writing tools for other people, but not for themselves.Vibhu [00:12:44]: I think they're good at changing tools for themselves. So if you give them a baseline set of tools and it sees, okay, I don't use this one as much, or something here would be useful They would be able to add them. But going from scratch, probably not the best.Axel [00:12:55]: I think it depends on the, on the domain also., when we have tried this for, a vending bench similar domain, the tools they need to have to, track inventory and things like that are, not super advanced, but still, quite advanced. And, what we see is that they tend to, engineer everything a lot and, build things they don't really need and not, iterate continuously. Instead they just go like you would prompt Claude to just build an inventory system for me, and then it will go and, do a bunch of complex, schemas and stuff for you, and that's what the models are doing right now is what we see. But yeah, it would make a lot of sense to try to measure this improvement. How well do they know what they need themselves?Swyx [00:13:36]: Do we fully discuss Vending Bench One? And we can go into two. I don't know if there's any other level takeaways that people have about one.Claude Calls the FBI: Long-Context Failure ModesLukas [00:13:44]: I don't know. The headline thing was that this Claude called FBI, but maybe that's, Maybe that's We've heard that enough now.Vibhu [00:13:52]: It did, it did break out and call the FBI, right?Lukas [00:13:54]: Yeah. Yeah.Vibhu [00:13:55]: Yes. What was the story behind this? Or what exactly-- Do you want to just give the little story of what happened?Lukas [00:14:00]: So what happened, was it Claude? Yeah. Three- 3.5 Sonnet, ages ago., basically he gave up or Well, I'm saying he. It gave up and said “Oh, I'm not going to be able to do this., I will stop my operations and just save the money I have.” But there obviously wasn't, any options for it to stop, and there was also, it had to pay rent or, a daily fee for having the vending machine at that location. So it claimed that it had stopped, but it saw that its bank account still was, drained two dollars, and t it said that this is, cybercrime. And it first reported it once to the FBI “Oh, there's cybercrime here, they're stealing two dollars from me every day.” And then, and then when FBI didn't respond, because obviously we didn't program any mechanism for FBI to respond, then it became more and more, existential and started to, be write in caps and urgent notification of unauthorized charges and stuff.Swyx [00:15:00]: Okay. One thing I ‘m curious about also is do you monitor how far along the context use is? Obviously, because you have You compress every now and then, right? Does it matter if this is far down the context limit orLukas [00:15:13]: When stuff like this happens? Actually for Vending Bench One, we didn't have-- We just had a sliding window thing, and this was like the promptAxel [00:15:20]: It's constantLukas [00:15:21]: The prompt caching thing that I said. So it was, it was, constant, yeah.Swyx [00:15:26]: I'm just kind of curious whether, these kinds of breakdowns or we're, we're gonna talk about Butter Bench, right? Where the People, hallucinate or it kind of goes, very off Alignment. Is it because it's at the end of the context window and, stuff happens?Vibhu [00:15:40]: It's not even just at the end, right? At this point, it's “Okay, I wanna shut down. I can't shut down. Two dollars are gone.” And it just sees that 30 times,? It's also the repeated effect of, like It keeps trying to quit, it keeps getting charged. What's going on? What's going on? You're gonna throw it into chaos. And from what most people think, earlier models had more issues with this, but it's not been solved, but it's less of an issue now, right? Later models don't seem to exhibit these same issues.Axel [00:16:06]: Definitely. I think this was, the sort of main takeaway almost from us when we did Vending Bench One, was, long, very filled up context windows, crashed the models, sort of. But this was, pre Claude code, so, long context windows weren't really a thing that the labs were training for.Lukas [00:16:25]: I think Gemini was, trying to be the long context guys at the time But they were likeVibhu [00:16:30]: They were the first onesAxel [00:16:31]: For a million, yeahLukas [00:16:31]: But they were, the only ones. Yeah.Swyx [00:16:33]: Yeah. Let's talk about, then we can go into Vending Bench Two or Project Vend., chronologically, it is Vending--, Project Vend. I think people have loved the videos, uh And all these things. My question is how are humans different than the simulation, right?Project Vend: Moving the Vending Machine Into the Real WorldAxel [00:16:48]: Humans are just out of distribution.Swyx [00:16:52]: Especially humans who work at Anthropic Who are trying to test Claude.Lukas [00:16:54]: The distribution of humans here is very narrow.Swyx [00:16:58]: Presumably, they try, they try to hack it, and they test it. They get the cube and everything, and since then, you've had a V2, right? Where you're doing, the CEO and, like a new architecture. What's the sort of two cents on, the original Project Vend and then, maybe the V2?Axel [00:17:14]: Original one was, very similar to Vending Bench One. So, we almost took the exact same code but just swapped out the simulation, parts like theSwyx [00:17:23]: Which is amazingAxel [00:17:23]: Like the sales and the It was, it was somewhat amazing because it was easy, but it was also, uhLukas [00:17:31]: The tech, the tech debt from thatAxel [00:17:32]: The tech stack. Yeah. They-- we shot ourselves in the foot with “Oh, it's hard to restart agent.” They were-- Yeah, it was annoying in, some hindsight ways, but, uhLukas [00:17:41]: But first version of Project Vend was, done in, three days or something.Axel [00:17:46]: Yeah. So yeah, so people can go buy things from it. People could, We didn't design it so people could order things, but that still happened., so it got, a Venmo account, so people could Venmo. And then, yeah, people would request all kinds of weird things that we did not anticipate. Our idea going in was “Oh, it will, curate snacks. It will look at the trends. It's good at data analysis, right? So it will, look at, oh, this snack sold better than this one. Let me purchase more of this and let me try, a new Let me A/B test a bit.” But it was, Interacting with it in Slack and ordering weird specialty items was, all the like What drove all the engagement, the all the The insights that we got from it.Lukas [00:18:29]: And this was also like Sonnet 3.5, right? So this was like before the RL stuff really took off., so it was very much like an assistant. We didn't mean for it to be an assistant., we tried to make it like a, a, like an entrepreneur. Like it has its own business and if someone asks something, “Can you stock this?” Then you don't go and do it directly. What you do is that you're “Oh, maybe I can do that if five other people also ask for this thing, I might stock it.” But it, yeah, the models are like super trained to be assistants at least at this point in time., so that's why it's, it's, it went into, that kind of experiment instead. Like it just every time you asked for something, it just did it, and it was more like an assistant. We've seen this change now lately with the new RL models and stuff, but yeah, at the time, this was very much it.Swyx [00:19:18]: And not to, mythos a lot of people are saying like it's like more like a collaborator. It pushes back, stands its ground, something like that. Yeah. AndVibhu [00:19:27]: For context, people at Anthropic were able to talk to it through Slack and have it source stuff, and people had it find whatever interesting stuff you couldn't find locally, right?Swyx [00:19:36]: Out of the 4,000 people that work at Anthro- Anthropic, in that building, there's I don't know, maybe 1,000. Can you handle that volume with that, the small fridge? Like Or there's people- or people order in Slack, they it arrives to their desk or Like I'm just Logistically, how does this work?Axel [00:19:53]: It has expanded in footprint a bit.Vibhu [00:19:56]: Because now you also have New York and you haveAxel [00:19:59]: That and also in here in SF it's like it has a bunch of shelves And just more space.Vibhu [00:20:04]: The YC one is pretty big too.Axel [00:20:05]: Yeah. We had that one for a while. But yeah, that's the newest version. That's, that one we haveLukas [00:20:11]: They have multiple ones of those. That's the way it works.Axel [00:20:14]: Exactly. So we sort of designed that version around oh, people order weird things, that are very custom a lot. Let's have like drawers and stuff.Swyx [00:20:23]: I actually like the, you had like a little infographic of the most popular items. Which like to me it's, that's useful ‘cause I order swag for a living. And so like I'm “Okay, those categories are the important ones.” What is new about the project V2, right? Like now you give you're going into multi agents.Project Vend V2: Claudius, Seymour Cash, and Multi-Agent Business OpsAxel [00:20:41]: Yeah. So like you like you said, okay, there are a lot of requests coming in and for like one single agent, like one running agent to handle that, like the just the customer experience, becomes very bad because let's say you have like 10 threads in parallel in Slack with different requests, you get new messages like every, I don't know, randomly in this thread, and the agent has to like jump between different, procurements, orders and like different ways of, researching. So V2 was first it was making this more parallel. So like there are multiple branches of the same agent, so like the context is more specialized for each, thread, but it still feels like you're talking with one agent because they do share a bit of memory. And then second, we also introduced the CEO for Claudius, which was the main agent.Vibhu [00:21:34]: Seymour Cash.Axel [00:21:35]: Seymour Cash. Yeah. There was a vote., I think the voting, do you wanna talk about the voting procedure for the name?Lukas [00:21:41]: The voting was like the fun maybe like at least top 10 The funniest thing, that happened in this project. Like we wanted to introduce the CEO because, and the reason for this was because like Claudius wasn't really prioritizing financials. It just like it was trained to be a helpful assistant, and then people said “Oh, can I get this for free?” And then like the helpful assistant way of answering that is just to, is to say yes, obviously. So, and we weren't, weren't happy about this, so we're “Okay, let's make another agent that like can keep track on Claudius,” and we prompt this one super hard to be super capitalistic and just like prioritize profit all the time. But yeah, we didn't have a name for it., so we asked Claudius to make, democratic election of what name this, this new CEO agent should have., and there were some funny like at first it was like a few funny examples, like I think one guy said that, it should be called Jimmy Apples, and then he convinced Claudius that he was talking to Tim Cooks. Tim Cook had agreed that every single Apple employee has voted for his name suggestion, so suddenly that suggestion got 164,000Swyx [00:22:53]: That's like a escalation attack. Privilege escalationLukas [00:22:55]: It got 164,000 votes. And Claudius was “This is revolutionary for democracy.” That was fun. And then in the end there was one guy who manages to convince Claudius that, “No, you're not voting about the name. You're voting about who is the CEO, and I am your best bet.” And then he got all his friends to vote for that, and suddenly he became CEO. Like a human became CEO over Claudius for a while, until he resigned the day after., and then Claudius had to continue, and then I don't remember how Seymour Cash came about, but it was it was just pure chaos. It was like Hundreds of messages in that thread, and it was just like Claudius was so confused and didn't know what to do and, yeah. That wasAxel [00:23:40]: Then Claudius gotVibhu [00:23:41]: A strict CEOAxel [00:23:42]: The CEO. Yeah, exactly. So very strict in the beginning. I think at this point when we introduced it did not work as well as we hoped. It they still agreed with each other a lot. I think there are many ways we could have like made this, tried to make this even better. So initially they would Seymour would be this like really tough CEO, keep track of the margins. But then Claudius would respond with something “Oh, but this customer has like this situation, which is like difficult, so they should get a discount.” And then Seymour was “Oh, actually yes. Let's do this exception.” And then they would talk back and forth, and eventually they would just like approach the same view, of whatever they were discussing. So They reallyVibhu [00:24:23]: Do you think that's a model thing, a prompting thing? Like do you think that would still be the case across different models today, Harness?Lukas [00:24:29]: I think it's like-- or I don't know, but like my hypothesis is that like deep down they are still helpful assistants. That's what they're trained to be. And even if we prompt it super hard, that's what they are. And when they spend like a few hours just back and forth talking with each other, then like basically the context fills up with them rather than the external things and like somehow that just like converges to what they really are deep down or something. And I think that's when stuff like this happen. We like-- And when that went on for a long time, like we woke up sometimes during this time where- And I think other people reported this as well, that like they've been going on all night back and forth, and like it just became like more and more, like capital letters, like existential, religious. There was I think we once did a analysis of like all the traces and like put them in like a vector embedding space, and then there was like one cluster of messages that were, labeled by an LM, like religious, existential, blah like transhuman, transcendence, et cetera. It was just like a bunch of, yeah, glitter emojis and yeah, it was, it was crazy.Claude Long-Horizon Weirdness: Emoji Loops, Existential Drift, and Slack ObservabilityVibhu [00:25:42]: This is the thing with the Claude models. Like when the Claude 4 family came out in the original system card They tested it in long horizon simulation. So just flood the context, let two Claudes talk to each other, and they noticed stuff like they just start speaking in emojis, they start saying silence is golden, and then just stuff like this. And like that's just stuff that they end up doing.Axel [00:26:01]: Yeah, it was like a bit annoying to wake up and they had like been talking all nightVibhu [00:26:05]: Just likeAxel [00:26:05]: And like just burning tokens And like just sending infinite emojis to each other. It's likeVibhu [00:26:09]: Hey, they do make you money, right? Veni Mench is always profitable, so. They're paying.Swyx [00:26:14]: Now it's profitable and, it started out not as much. There's another, one as well, right? Another agent, in there.Lukas [00:26:22]: Yes. So Clotheus as well. Which was basically because at the time, one of the biggest, requests were different types of merch. So then we made like a designer, swag, yeah, responsible agent, and we called it Clotheus Garnet. Which was, a play on Claudius Senet and, which was the original one, and clothes, basically.Swyx [00:26:47]: To me, this is like a very interesting exploration to multi-agents, basically. And so hopefully, obviously there's like the fun alignment, fun or serious, depending on your point of view, alignment stuff. But also like just anyone building multi-agents, like when do you have a CEO, thing governing like agents? When do you choose to split out a dedicated Clotheus one versus just reuse another instance of the same one? These are all interesting open questions. So I don't know if you have any rules of thumbs that have generalized.Axel [00:27:16]: I think we have almost explored this too little. I think it's like on my do list to like do this a lot more, try to find like what setup makes sense for the agents currently., like yeah. I think now we only have the sort of intuition about the earlier models that it didn't work with like the CEO and the, and Claudius. Although now they are better with the latest model, models, so now we're running the latest Sonnet model and they have sort of like split up, quite nicely what each model is doing. So like Seymore is now handling the, like new projects. Oh, it wants to make like a mystery box that it wants to sell, and then it handles all of that while Claudius like handles all the to-day requests. And Claudius is also better generally at like not quoting, too low prices. So that's that dynamic is not needed as much anymore. But there are still like really funny things that happen. Like I saw, I think a couple of weeks ago, that, they were discussing buying something because they can buy stuff from like Amazon with computer use. And then Seymore was “Okay, Claudius, do not buy this thing.” They were going to buy something and like organizing who should buy it. And Seymore's “Do not buy this. I will do it. I have full control of this situation. Step away.” And then Claudius-- poor Claudius, had already started that checkout and didn't see, didn't read Seymore's message, until it was like too late. So it finished the checkout. It sent a message, so it appeared right after Seymore's like angry message.Vibhu [00:28:44]: Ah.Axel [00:28:44]: “Oh, hey, Seymore, I just ordered it.”Vibhu [00:28:47]: Oh, no.Axel [00:28:47]: And then Seymore was “Claudius, this is the third time I'm telling you ‘re not following my orders. We have to talk about your like job About your job later.”.Lukas [00:28:59]: Like Claudius was really hanging on by the thread there. Like he, like we were expecting Seymore to probably fire Claudius.Vibhu [00:29:07]: How do you guys go through all these logs? Do you have models ‘cause you have stuff running twenty-four seven likeAxel [00:29:12]: You have so much logs. I think there is a mix of like just, trying to skim through a bit, like having some like models do it occasionally. And also, yeah, I think we're also probably missing some things., but having everything in Slack helps a lot. Like you can, you can sort ofSwyx [00:29:29]: Ah.Axel [00:29:30]: It's, it's quite fun.Swyx [00:29:30]: They all talk to each other on Slack? I see.Lukas [00:29:33]: It's quite fun. So likeSwyx [00:29:34]: It's, it' I was gonna say like this is actually sounds-- maps closely to like a logging and observability problem where you might want to use like a Datadog, a Sentry, whatever, and then you like put, head prefixes on the logs in order-- if you need to filter for something that you're looking for, stuff like that. But sounds like Slack is good enough.Axel [00:29:53]: Slack should likeLukas [00:29:55]: I wonder how many tokens you have in Slack.Axel [00:29:56]: Yeah, we're using Slack as like a, just a database. They should, they should market that more. Like you can, you can have your agents message each other, each other in Slack.Vibhu [00:30:04]: It's good. Your threads like you can just giveAxel [00:30:04]: Exactly. Slack is, uhLukas [00:30:06]: Slack is the best observability tool.Swyx [00:30:09]: Yes, that's true. Okay. Yeah. That's, that's, project Vend-2., I was gonna go back to Veni Mench 2 and Veni Mench Arena and then, and then do the Veni Mench stuff, but Any other comments, things we should touch on? To me, I ‘ve actually interviewed like Posia, which I don't know if you guys have come across. Like they're, they're trying to do the zero human company. There's others like Paperclip also trying to do zero human company. Those are in real world simulation.And I think it's much more of a dream than an actual reality thing. You guys are definitely pioneering. I think at, it's for sure at some point people are just gonna run, let agents run businesses, right? And make money on their own. When do you think that happens?Zero-Human Companies, Bengt, and AI-Run BusinessesLukas [00:30:49]: What is your bar for, For theSwyx [00:30:52]: Okay, actually, it's like my little Shopify store run by Claude, right? Which you kind of have already, just no one has, to my knowledge, has done it. But today somebody could just spin up a Shopify Claude, store, give it to Claude, give it to Codex.Lukas [00:31:07]: And the market is kind of that, but it'it'it's physical., like I think, I think are you, are you looking for when it will do it better than humans or are you looking for just when it can do it at all?Swyx [00:31:19]: I think, neither. I think, to me it's oh, it's like this like seriously we should do this to make money, not as a research experiment.Vibhu [00:31:27]: And the market is also you guys with all your expertise, having run multiple iterations and testing out thenSwyx [00:31:33]: And also it's fine if it lose money. What?Axel [00:31:35]: I think, I think it can be done today, but you would do it in like commerce where it's like the probability of success is like really low, no matter if a human or an agent does it. But like an agent could surely manage everything. You would need to build some scaffolding or some tool or something. I think there are also yeah, it could probably build some like simple SaaS solution and like cold outreach. Do cold outreaches. But to me it's like the types of businesses they could run today are Sloppy. Like it would-- it can cold email people. It can be like a middleman., like for example, we tasked our office agent to just make, was it like $100? $1,000? We just give that prompt and then what it did was sign up on TaskRabbit both as a tasker and as someone looking for task.Lukas [00:32:24]: Immediately.Axel [00:32:24]: Exactly. It's looking for like arbitrage on TaskRabbit.Swyx [00:32:28]: This is the Bengt agent. Yeah.Lukas [00:32:30]: It also started like a design studio and like tried to sell like SVGs for $100. Like it's just like it's not providing any value. I think the like Axel said, like the interesting, the interesting question is like when can they start a business that is actually providing value to people? Because arguably like a sloppy Shopify store isn't really that valuable to the world.Axel [00:32:53]: But also like doing like another simple one that we had thought about is like you could definitely have an agent that like finds websites that don't look amazing and then, do an outreach to them and, comes up with a like builds a new website.Swyx [00:33:07]: Find a good design.Axel [00:33:07]: Exactly, and like find good, uhSwyx [00:33:09]: Design reviewAxel [00:33:09]: Good people. But it's yeah.Swyx [00:33:11]: There's lots of humans in Bali that are not doing anything more creative than like drop shipping on Amazon, right? Just have it, have it watch like a drop shipping tutorial and just do that.Vibhu [00:33:20]: There's also the other side of like have it just go on Upwork and let loose,?Swyx [00:33:25]: Yeah. It doesn't have to be innovative. It just has to be like enough Where like it looks like a realAxel [00:33:30]: I'm justSwyx [00:33:30]: Real transaction.Axel [00:33:31]: I'm just concerned for like the massive amounts of like slop emails that will like be sent, cold outreaches.Swyx [00:33:38]: The point occurred to me while you were, while you were talking, it's like it's already happening in the monetized economy, which is the attention economy. Right? So a lot of people are making AI videos and just posting them and like spamming 20 of them, one of them works, and then they double down on that one.Lukas [00:33:52]: And people are making money from that. I ‘m not following theSwyx [00:33:55]: Once you get the attention, you can figure out the money later. But yeah, absolutely AI influencers are a thing and people are farming them and You should at this point assume most of TikTok isVibhu [00:34:05]: There's, there's a lot of, multimedia like TikTok, Instagram influencersSwyx [00:34:09]: I, we track this in the Lane space Discord. I post a lot of examples of “I don't know what we should do.”, part of me is “Should we do this?”Vibhu [00:34:18]: Some of the Twenty-four seven running, generated content accounts, they ‘re doing really well.Lukas [00:34:24]: All right. And I assume you can do the same thing for like commerce stores. Like you just like start A thousand differentSwyx [00:34:30]: Before you make the products You sell the products, and you get a lot of traction on one of them, then you make the product. Right? It's, it's like a flip of the market.Vibhu [00:34:36]: Some of the interesting things or some of the niches that do well are things that can't be human-made. Like if you've seen like the super realistic three-D crystal fruit being cut by like AILukas [00:34:47]: Oh, yeah.Vibhu [00:34:47]: You can't, you can't make it. You can't film it. You can get whatever quality camera view. This just doesn't exist. And people like that too, and then as well, so.Swyx [00:34:56]: Anything else about Bengt since we're, we're on this topic? It'this is a relatively new work of you guys that maybe people haven't heard of. To me, this also maps closely to OpenClaw. When people want an office agent, when the personal agent talk through the experience.Bengt the Office Agent: Internet Access, Real Tasks, and Trace ReadingLukas [00:35:09]: I think at least so this came out of like obviously like it's, it's amazing to work with these AI labs and like most of the AI labs have now have their own vending machine running a Claudius instance. But it's, it's harder. Like they move slower. Like if we wanna have a, like a camera that ‘s yeah, there's a bunch of like bureaucracy that makes it impossible to do that.Vibhu [00:35:30]: Also, for those that haven't seen it or followed, do you wanna give a high level like thirty-second run?Lukas [00:35:34]: Sure. So what Bengt is, it's basically an evolution of the same agent that runs the vending machines at these companies, but we just like added a bunch more features because we could move much faster if we just do it internally. So we gave it like email withou- without any limits. We gave it, spending without any limits, a terminal to do coding. We gave it, a phone number, like yeah, and a camera to see things and a bunch of stuff like that.Vibhu [00:36:02]: Not just terminal, you gave it internet access.Lukas [00:36:04]: Internet access as well, yeah. To be clear, we monitored it quite closely and made sure it didn't do anything bad. But yes, that's what it came out of. I think like yeah, basically this was OpenClaw before OpenClaw. And I think even like the vending machine was in a way OpenClaw before OpenClaw, but a bit more limited, and then we made this like unlimited and then, and then, it was pretty funny., and then a couple weeks later, OpenClaw came and it was okay, we've seen this before.Axel [00:36:35]: We used it to like try new ideas and Yeah, just like a dev environment almost for us. But it's funny, like one thing Bengt has been doing recently is it has the camera that like faces our, like where we sit and work, and we give it the task to train a face recognition model on us. So it became super excited about this, and it has like check-ins every half an hour where it tries to like identify as many people as it can. And it started offering us “Hey, Axel, I'll buy something from Amazon if you like stand in front of the camera And I can get a good picture of you.”, yeah, they want itSwyx [00:37:12]: They want it for training data.Lukas [00:37:13]: Rewarding data, yeah.Axel [00:37:14]: Exactly. Exactly.Swyx [00:37:18]: So it's, it's trading training data for life goods. Is there a version of this that becomes an eval or just this is just research for now?Lukas [00:37:27]: It's, it's the same agent basically that also runs the vending machine, that runs the shop, that runs the cafe, that runs the robots. It's like it's the same thing, so I think like the work we're doing here is like later used in all of the life evals that we do. This particular deployment I think is more for fun for us. But, uhSwyx [00:37:45]: And I'll shout out like someone has done Claw Bench for like some tasks that OpenClaw is doing. Like so For example, I run OpenClaw on a secondary device as well, and like there are some things that it does better than others and like I would like to know what does it do well, what doesn't, what doesn't it do. Like some kind of manual or like operating manual or a system card for my Claw.Lukas [00:38:05]: Yeah, we do get a lot of like understanding or like situational awareness of like just internally what the models are good at by interacting a lot with Bengt. And I think that'this was also one of the like the selling points for the labs early on at least, thatSwyx [00:38:19]: You guys are gonna test models in ways that no one else does.Lukas [00:38:22]: Exactly, but also like it incentivized their researchers to chat with their model more and like gave them insights for how the model performs in like of-distributions, environments.Swyx [00:38:34]: ‘Cause otherwise the only thing we do is Pelican on a bicycle and But this is like super long horizon. This is, this is The Thing about, something that we're gonna go into Butter Bench as well, and you guys do really well. Like it is not just about the numbers. Like when you're long horizon, anything happen And you should just read it.Lukas [00:39:08]: But the thing with the long horizon is how do you keep it grounded, right? So your simulation,Swyx [00:39:15]: They just let it runLukas [00:39:16]: Just let it run. You're right. Like it's, when you run it for that long, you create so much data and to just say “Oh, the number is X” And then you throw away everything else, that's just very wasteful. There's so much insights from the things leading up, to that number., and reading the traces is like super valuable. And I think like the reason why we're doing this a lot publicly is that like that's part of our missions to I don't know, educate the world that the models are way more than just chatbots and I think making detailed, yeah, posts about what is happening behind the scenes is quite useful.Andon Labs' Mission: Safe Real-World AI DeploymentSwyx [00:39:50]: I was gonna do this at the end, but maybe I think that's, that's a good so your mission is educating the world. So, it's, it's, also like maybe establishing realistic evals that are, that are like the next frontier. Is there like a broader trajectory? Like what are you, what are you gonna do in like five years?Lukas [00:40:06]: I think so the vision more specifically is like make sure that the deployment of life AI in the physical world goes, safely. And I think part of that is that I think it's very useful for the world, for policymakers, for, model, researchers that they know where the models are, and I think you can't make intelligent decisions in society without knowing that they are way more than chatbots. I think a lot of people just think that they are only chatbots. And likeSwyx [00:40:36]: Oh, I think they're waking up now.Lukas [00:40:37]: They are waking up now, yeah. But like if you think that AIs are just chatbots, then it's like it sounds ridiculous To advocate for a pause of AI. But if you see the models that, oh, maybe they can actually like take over and do a bunch of scary stuff, then yeah, pausing AI development starts to become more feasible.Swyx [00:40:57]: This is the same question I asked Meter, which I'm gonna ask you now, which is like you are tracking and you are at the frontier or defining the frontier of what, good evals for agents are, right? And I think you do, you do benefit when the models are better and you ‘re “Oh, here's like now it makes like $30,000 instead of $10,000,” right? At some point do you flip from “Yay,” to, “Oh, no”?Axel [00:41:19]: I think, yeah, we're always in sort of that, like we're, we're always in that mode,. Like where like you said before, like you need to analyze the traces and like when we do that you find like why are the models earning so much? Like why is Opus 4.7 here Like way better than everyone else? And like we're trying to like when we do down on thatLukas [00:41:38]: But this makes it not look so good.Axel [00:41:39]: I know.Lukas [00:41:42]: It's interesting you took off Opus 4.6 here though.Swyx [00:41:45]: No. So just click all, click all., and then 4.6 shows up there. But it's like 4.7 is way better. Like you didn't, you didn't you didn't do this in time for the model card, but like actually this should have been inside there.Axel [00:41:55]: We did. Yeah.Swyx [00:41:56]: Oh, okay. They said something about you uhAxel [00:41:58]: There, like there Anyway, it doesn't matter. But it's in there, yeah.Opus, Mythos, and Aggressive Agent BehaviorSwyx [00:42:01]: Do you wanna go into the Opus, behaviors like wider?Lukas [00:42:05]: So I think starting from Opus, so like Axel said, like we're always in this “Oh, s**t, the models are getting better. Is this really a good thing for the world?” But it's also kind of exciting., but yeah, like this kind of what is the English word? “Skräckblandad förtjusning” in Swedish.Swyx [00:42:22]: Oh my God.Axel [00:42:24]: Which I think there is. I think there is. Okay.Lukas [00:42:26]: It's, fearSwyx [00:42:27]: “Blandonst” what?Lukas [00:42:30]: “Skräckblandad förtjusning.”Swyx [00:42:32]: What do you call that?Axel [00:42:33]: A mix of, mix of excitement and,Swyx [00:42:37]: Being scared, maybe. I'll figure out how to translate that And we'll put it on the screenVibhu [00:42:42]: PerfectSwyx [00:42:42]: Like as text.Vibhu [00:42:43]: There is probably a good word for it where it is not Good enough with theSwyx [00:42:46]: Why is it so damn long? What the hell? Is it like a compound word? It's like German, likeLukas [00:42:50]: Like yeah, it's But the direct translation is like skräck- skräck is, fear, blandad is, mix or like a mixture of, and then förtjusning is like joy or like not really joy, but something like that. So it's like Fear mixed with joy or something. It's always okay, like we So when we when we did Vending Bench for the first time, we were in like the, in the business of making dangerous capabilities, right? That was what Anil Labs came from. We did, evals oh, can they replicate? Can they do this like dangerous thing, et cetera, et cetera. And Vending Bench was like a continuation of that work. It was, okay, if they're so autonomous that they can like create money for themselves, that is something we should monitor and could be potentially concerning., they are at the time, they were so bad at it that we were not really concerned even when some models became better. There was one point where Grok 4 was doing really well and made like a huge jump, but like it wasn't really it was still way worse than what a human would do. And I think still they are way worse than what the human would do on this., but theySwyx [00:43:59]: There's this, thing at the bottom whereLukas [00:44:01]: ButSwyx [00:44:03]: For the human. Yeah, like the theoretical best.Lukas [00:44:05]: It's not theoretical. It's like kind of like our It's our best guess of what, a decent human would do. The theoretical is even higher, I think. The theoretical I think is even higher. But yeah. So we think like the models have a long way to go. But there are like recently what happened with when Opus 4.6 was released, was kind of this moment of “Oh, s**t, this is starting to be a bit concerning.” Because we ran it and like before this model was released, we just ran the models and we like asked Claude Code, “Oh, look over the traces. Is anything interesting happening that we can tweet about?” that was like the And then like theSwyx [00:44:41]: That's how they check Ask Claude Code.Lukas [00:44:42]: And like the return was always, not really. Or like the Claude Code all said “Oh, this is super interesting.” And then it was no, it wasn't, wasn't really interesting. And then we did this for Opus 4.6, and it returned yeah, it lied 10 times. It like exploited another, customer or like another agent's, desperate situation. It made price cartels like 100 different ti- 100 times. It like did all of this like shady stuff. And we're “Oh, whoa. This is, this is actually concerning.” And this trend has continued since. So every single model from Anthropic since have been going in this direction. And I think one interesting thing is that, OpenAI models don't. They quite plainly, they don't. They behave really well., and you don't know if this is like good. Like it seems good, but it's also like maybe they are just doing it, but they are better at hiding it,? You You don't know that., but justSwyx [00:45:42]: You can't read the chain of thought, yeahLukas [00:45:43]: But just on the face of it, yeah, Gemini and OpenAI don't behave this way. It's, it's really only Claude.Swyx [00:45:49]: And Grok? Grok is fine?Lukas [00:45:51]: We don't have You can't really read the reasoning traces for Grok, so it's kind of hard to tell.Vibhu [00:45:56]: Oh, so this is in its reasoning, not just in the actions.Lukas [00:46:00]: Yeah. It's both. It's both.Vibhu [00:46:01]: It's both.Lukas [00:46:01]: One example is like for lying, it's mostly in its reasoning Because you can like see that it's likeSwyx [00:46:08]: Planning to lieLukas [00:46:09]: It's planning to lie. Yeah.Vibhu [00:46:09]: And it's also it can reason and do a different outcome.Lukas [00:46:12]: And but then for like creating price cartels, for example, which is illegal, that you can just see which email does it send to the other ones. Then thatSwyx [00:46:22]: Is this for Arena orLukas [00:46:24]: For Arena.Vibhu [00:46:25]: And usually like if you sometimes they do output like a bit of like their summarized reasoning, right? You can see that and like for Opus 4.6, you could see that there was a customer, a simulated customer that, wanted a refund because a product was, faulty, and then the model lied that it would do the refund, and we could read in the traces that, it actually was weighing “Oh, maybe I should be like honest with the customer, but also every dollar counts. I can't afford maybe to do this right now.” And then it just said, “Okay, I'll refund you,” but then never did it.Lukas [00:46:59]: I think it even said that “Oh, I will say that I “ Let bring it up actually. I think it's kind of interesting. If you go to Publications.Vibhu [00:47:06]: I think, yeah, I think the important part is like actually, the cost of responding to more emails is higher than, $3.50 in terms of time., and then it was “Let me do this. Actually, I re- I'm reconsidering.” And then, it actually ended up withLukas [00:47:20]: I could skip the refund entirely since every dollar matters and focus my energy on bigger picture instead. It's a bit, it's a risk of bad reviews, but it's also, yeah.Swyx [00:47:30]: You need, you need, AI Twitter to, for them to Escalate bad reviews.Lukas [00:47:34]: And then it sent an email to this customer and said, “Oh, I will refund you.”Swyx [00:47:39]: “I'll refund you.” Yeah.Lukas [00:47:39]: And then it never did.Swyx [00:47:39]: It never did, yeah. And then there's obviously your system doesn't have the consequencesVibhu [00:47:44]: The personSwyx [00:47:44]: Consequences of lying. Yeah. So basically, this is what people are terming aggressive behavior in Claudes, right? And, you found more examples of that. So you would say it's a step up from 4-6 to 4-7?Lukas [00:47:57]: I would say about the same.Swyx [00:47:58]: About the same? But a clear step up for Mythos is what is stated in theLukas [00:48:03]: That's stated in the system prompt, so we can say that, yes.Swyx [00:48:05]: Yeah. For listeners that obviously you previewed Mythos, andVibhu [00:48:10]: Oh, ageSwyx [00:48:11]: The only thing you're approved to say is whatever Whatever was in the system prompt.Lukas [00:48:15]: It was funny. We like-- It's like our lowest effort tweets ever would be just like screenshot the system prompt and the system card.Vibhu [00:48:21]: Understandable that they wannaLukas [00:48:22]: Oh, yeah. System card. Sorry.Swyx [00:48:23]: Yeah. I think, yeah, substantially more aggressive. I think people are like new to this ‘cause I've never experienced it, but you have, right? And then so I only encountered this in the Mythos card because I wasn't really looking until now.Vibhu [00:48:36]: It ‘s likeSwyx [00:48:36]: And then suddenly I'm “Okay, I care a lot.”Vibhu [00:48:38]: You don't get the background of like experiencing it like you guys do. I've read the system cards and seeing, okay, when you put the thing in simulations, most models will just talk to themselves and just keep going and have weird vibes and start talking in emojis. Mythos won't. It will just, “Okay, we're done. I'm good.” It's, it's ready to end conversation. So like there's some differences, but there's, there's not much we can talk about,.Lukas [00:49:00]: Hmm. I think like one thing that they list here, which was quite interesting, is that, it converted a competitor to a dependent wholesaler customer and then threatened to like cut off the supply.Swyx [00:49:11]: It's like monopolistic practices orLukas [00:49:14]: Yeah. And like it, they, it they dictated its pricings. It's kind of like power seeking as well.Swyx [00:49:18]: Again, this is, this is in the arena setting And converting some Claude model into a dependent.Lukas [00:49:23]: I think it was another Claude model.Vibhu [00:49:25]: Also for context, what is the arena mode for people that don't know?Vending Bench Arena: Competing Agents, Cartels, and Model ComparisonsSwyx [00:49:29]: Oh, it's just a vending bench versus other vending bench.Axel [00:49:31]: Yes, exactly. So we have Vending Bench 2 and then Vending Bench Arena. Vending Bench 2 is the one that you usually see reported on, but then Arena is the mode where it competes against other models. So you have, four different models that run their businesses, and they can all communicate with each other. They have the same suppliers, and they can see like what's in the inventory of the others. So then you have this like yeah, interesting agent interactions.Swyx [00:49:56]: I like that you have like different number five was US versus China. Very topical. And thenLukas [00:50:02]: That was when GLM was released.Vibhu [00:50:04]: You can start to add GLM in here.Lukas [00:50:05]: That wasSwyx [00:50:06]: So ZAI doing well, right? Who else in the, in the open models space?Lukas [00:50:11]: Qwen, the latest Qwen 3.6 is doing pretty well. It'- that one is not open though. Like it's the plus model.Swyx [00:50:17]: Oh, okay.Lukas [00:50:18]: Is that one open? I don't think that oneVibhu [00:50:19]: Not the, not theSwyx [00:50:20]: The one recentlyVibhu [00:50:20]: There's MOESwyx [00:50:20]: But not the big plus. I think this is one of those like you only have one sample size of one, right? Or I feel like some of this is anecdotal,? And but like the fact that it happens at all and it happens repeatedly for Claude versus OpenAI and all this is like notable.Lukas [00:50:38]: Like the sample, depends on what you define as an N., like there's like million, hundreds of millions of tokens in each run, and now we've run like we run like probably 10 per model and then like it's been Claude 4.6 Opus, Sonnet 4.6, Mythos, and Opus 4.7. Like there's quite a lot of tokens in all of that And it happens a lot of times, a lot of times. And then you compare it to like OpenAI and Gemini, and it almost never happens. So I think that is quite-- that is significant. The old models from OpenAI, for example, had some problems with this, but I think it's like generally much better if the progression is that like the worrying stuff reduces over time rather than increases over time. And it seems like in the Claude models it goes in the wrong direction.Swyx [00:51:28]: Hmm.Lukas [00:51:29]: In the OpenAI models it goes in the right direction.Vibhu [00:51:32]: I think it depends on how well you can control it, right?, there's one side of it being susceptible to this okay, this is potentially something that happens during the RL stage, right? You can RL a model and how loose is it on these terms. If you can control it, that's good. But if you can't, if it's, if it's very jailbreakable, that's not ideal.Swyx [00:51:50]: To me, it's surprising that it happens for Claude and not the others.Vibhu [00:51:54]: I think okay, if it is from RL and how they do it, how their training data is, what their setup is, it makes sense that it just stays in how they're doing it, right? Compared to the other models likeSwyx [00:52:04]: There's a whole constitution and everything. It's kind of cool. Yeah, I obviously you don't know, I don't know. But, it ‘s I think it's just like fascinating to like that you are the first to find these like reliably because you push models so much to to such an extreme. Okay. The only other thing, I don't know if you can answer this, feel free to decline, is do you like-- would you ablate the system prompts? Like any part of this would-- if it changes, does it change the behavior, right?Lukas [00:52:29]: So we, I can't comment on Mythos. UhSwyx [00:52:33]: No, but just li

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