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Mohnish Pabrai's Interview with Shaan Puri at My First Million on May 5, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:30) - Value investing in the US; Importance of patience in investing (00:02:15) - Mental models: The mistress is always hotter than the wife (00:04:58) - Introduce randomness in your life; Peter Lynch's One Up on Wall Street (00:08:12) - Elon Musk (00:09:42) - From admiring to executing; Sam Walton & Cloning (00:13:24) - Tesla; Blue Origin vs. SpaceX (00:14:10) - Randomness & Cloning; Farm Con & Kevin Van Trump to Milk road (00:16:40) - McDonald's vs. Burger King (00:17:05) - The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously; Turkey vs. Indian markets (00:20:39) - Mental model conflicts; Circle of competence (00:23:13) - The salad oil crisis; Buffett's stake in AmEx and Disney (00:26:12) - Traits of great investors: Keep investing simple; Warren's Too Hard Pile (00:30:27) - Aksarben racetrack and Buffett's tickets adventure; Moody's Manual (00:33:02) - Japanese Company Handbook; Look for needles in haystacks  (00:34:40) - Stock market: Church with a Casino (00:38:42) - Lunch with Warren Buffett; Leverage lesson from Rick Guerin (00:41:39) - Inner scorecard vs. Outer scorecard (00:43:25) - Cash and capital allocation at Berkshire Hathaway (00:45:14) - My best investments; Investing in Turkey - Reysas & TAV Airports (00:54:57) - Active vs. Passive investing (00:57:22) - Business Moats; McDonald's & FICO (00:59:25) - Investing with AI (01:02:58) - Constellation Software Services; Mark Leonard (01:09:45) - GLP-1 (01:10:48) - Bitcoin vs. Gold (01:11:32) - Do not die at 25 and get buried at 75; Get your music out (01:15:37) - Studying great investors: Ed Thorp (01:20:45) - Ken Griffin: Citadel (01:23:01) - Advice to listeners: Lead an aligned life - My owner's manual by Jack Skeen (01:28:08) - Guy Spier's letter to me The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. Views expressed on Chai with Pabrai are exclusively those of Mohnish Pabrai and not of any affiliated firm or organization.

Good news: After six months, my girlfriend's hospital odyssey is wrapping up for now.Bad news: My visiting professorship at GVSU has finally ended, and the job hunt continues.For better and for worse, I have more time to return to the podcasts. Bedrock and Hometown Geology will alternate on Wednesdays. The Brisbane episode of Hometown Geology will air June 24 for Patreon subscribers, and Episode 53 of Bedrock will air July 1. Thank you all for your patience once again, I'm excited to get behind the microphone again!If you want to donate:Monthly donations on PatreonOne-off donations on Paypal

Dave's back again this week but this time with a special live mix recorded at the very last Skyline party in Glasgow a couple of months ago. Billed as ‘One Last Dance In The Sky', here's an hours excerpt from his closing set at the end of the night. Enjoy! Tracklist.. 1. Ivory ‘Keep Moving On' [Spectrum] 2. Frankey & Sandrino ‘Matar' [Sum Over Histories] 3. Yunus Guvenen ‘Space 6AM' [Bedrock] 4. Dave Seaman ‘Nightfalls' (Cioz Remix) [Selador] 5. Dave Seaman feat. Polaroid 'So Damn Beautiful' [Selador] 6. Fordal ‘Luminize' [Selador] 7. Monojoke & Amaare ‘Departure' [Univack] 8. Quivver & Dave Seaman ‘Cowbells Of Nuneaton' [Sudbeat] 9. Shameka ‘Solune' (Weird Sounding Dude) [Solivara] 10. Bicep ‘Apricots' (Baunder) [Ninja Tune] 11. Danny Howells & Lloyd Barwood ‘One More Sky' [Mango Alley] 12. Butch ‘When I Was Young' [Mahool] 13. Zuccasam ‘Jomi' [Selador] This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

This week on This Week At Windsor, Jonathan Hoffman is joined by Jonathan Dykes, Executive Director of KCC, for a conversation about faith, conferences, and the importance of walking with God through every season of life.Jonathan shares his own journey to faith and reflects on the deep roots his family has with KCC, an organisation that has faithfully served churches for generations. They chat about the heart behind KCC conferences, the exciting launch of the new young adults conference Spark, and why these events are designed to complement the life of the local church.The conversation also explores what it looks like to follow Jesus through middle age, remaining rooted in God's Word and committed to the everyday rhythms of faith. Whether you're a long-time conference attendee or simply looking for encouragement in your walk with Christ, this episode is filled with wisdom, humility and hope.Watch the full video interview or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Dave's back again this week but this time with a special live mix recorded at the very last Skyline party in Glasgow a couple of months ago. Billed as ‘One Last Dance In The Sky', here's an hours excerpt from his closing set at the end of the night. Enjoy! Tracklist.. 1. Ivory ‘Keep Moving On' [Spectrum] 2. Frankey & Sandrino ‘Matar' [Sum Over Histories] 3. Yunus Guvenen ‘Space 6AM' [Bedrock] 4. Dave Seaman ‘Nightfalls' (Cioz Remix) [Selador] 5. Dave Seaman feat. Polaroid 'So Damn Beautiful' [Selador] 6. Fordal ‘Luminize' [Selador] 7. Monojoke & Amaare ‘Departure' [Univack] 8. Quivver & Dave Seaman ‘Cowbells Of Nuneaton' [Sudbeat] 9. Shameka ‘Solune' (Weird Sounding Dude) [Solivara] 10. Bicep ‘Apricots' (Baunder) [Ninja Tune] 11. Danny Howells & Lloyd Barwood ‘One More Sky' [Mango Alley] 12. Butch ‘When I Was Young' [Mahool] 13. Zuccasam ‘Jomi' [Selador] This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

June 15, 2026 ~ Jeff Donofrio and Lloyd Jackson spoke with Jared Fleisher, CEO of Bedrock. They discussed tax reform and its effects on Michigan, Detroit's growth, and development challenges. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Curator's Crates: VUCX & PEACEBLVCK Show: The Curator's Crates Artist: OGD Air Date: 14 June 2026 Genre: Electronic / Melodic House / Techno / Ambient / Experimental .WAV Gallery takes its underground music coverage from the page to the airwaves with The Curator's Crates. VUCX and PEACEBLVCK excel at textural and hypnotic movements across electronic music. They've crafted two diverging sets guaranteed to take listeners on a dark and cinematic journey. .WAV Gallery: www.wavgallery.com SoundCloud: @ogddj Instagram: www.instagram.com/ogd.wav/ VUCX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vucx___/ PEACEBLVCK SoundCloud: @peaceblvck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peaceblvck/ VUCX: I approached my portion of the mix using the film and sound design appreciator part of my brain. I had a really vivid dream where I was dealing with seeing a person that this subconscious version of me thought could take something away from me that is bringing me a lot of joy, a sense of family, a sense of peace. In this non-reality, I, of course, spiral. I woke up and was really affected by the residual emotions left over from the dream so much so that I wanted to soundtrack it. I wanted to create a sonic world that reflected those feelings of loss, anger, and confusion. The headspace of this version of myself. PEACEBLVCK: PEACEBLVCK is an electronic music artist blending dark atmospheres, hypnotic grooves and emotional melodic structures into a distinctive underground sound. Her recent release, "Magia" explores deep textures, cinematic tension and immersive rhythms that blend past and present. This curation of tracks is a mix of current sound obsessions and set-staples. Tracklist: VUCX Tracklist: Ö, Nömak - Good Things on the Way Björk - Enjoy Laurel Halo - Airsick Arca - My 2 7038634357 - Don't You Recognize Me? Lalleshwari (Katie Jane Garside) - Genica Pussy Willow Coli - It's in My Blood (Remastered) Puce Mary - A Feast Before The Drought Crystal Castles - I Am Made Of Chalk Pharmakon - Nakedness of Need Lingua Ignota - I WHO BEND THE TALL GRASSES Ethel Cain - Pulldrone Boy Harsher - Crimera Alex Epton, Eartheater, Lucinda Chua - 30HA (Eartheater Rework) [Feat. Lucinda Chua] S280F, Echavox - tendril •••• a body of light Belong - I Never Lose. Never Really Sega Bodega - Begotten PEACEBLVCK Tracklist: deadmau5- Aural Psynapse Marc Romboy, Rafael Cerato - Feel the Heat (Original Mix) Miss Monique - Look at You (Original Mix) Marasi - Acropolis (Extended Mix) Kiki Botonaki - Mirembe (Original Mix) Serious Dancers - Sabase Phase (Ilias Katelanos & Plecta Remix) Gorber - Putnik (Original Mix) Junior Pappa - Take It or Leave It (PEACEBLVCK Rework) Oppaacha - Prosecco (Extended Mix) Disclosure - F For You (Feat. Mary J Blige) Arm (Ro) - Orbit Night (Tito Jara Remix) Adam Beyer, GENESI & Aya Anne - DNA (Instrumental Mix) Novem Vivit - Bring Back the Rave (Belocca Remix) Sam Paganini - Rave (Adam Beyer & Layton Giordani Remix) Nick Muir, Bedrock, John Digweed - Heaven Scent (8kays Remix) Rebuke - Echoes (Original Mix) PEACEBLVCK - Magia (Original Mix) Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 (KREAM Extended Remix) Chicane - Saltwater (Ilan Bluestone Extended Remix) Originally broadcast on Data Transmission Radio. Listen live and explore the archive: https://radio.datatransmission.co

Knowledge Project: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Bill Gurley spent years on Wall Street, built his career as a partner at Benchmark, worked through Uber's hypergrowth era, and now serves on the board of the Santa Fe Institute, where he studies complexity and systems thinking. In this episode, Bill shares the mental models he returns to most, including systems thinking, second- and third-order effects, and the importance of understanding both the bedrock of your field and the bleeding edge. He explains what separates great founders, why storytelling and product instincts matter, how he uses AI across different models, and what he sees coming in open source, China, stablecoins, tokenization, payments, and venture capital.  ------ Timestamps: (00:00) Key Mental Models (02:02) Investing Journey and Key Players (05:21) Knowing the Bedrock of the Industry (08:50) Obsessive Learning in Founders (10:04) The Silent Edge (11:44) Surprising AI Use (13:13) The Future of AI Models (14:17) Global AI Regulation (18:12) Impacts of AI on Investing (19:53) Are There Limitations on Training AI Models? (23:04) Would You Sit in the Back Seat While Your Tesla Drives? (24:15) Non-Consensus Opinions (24:53) Are We Overfunding this Buildout? (29:40) The Role of Retail Investors and Tokenization (34:26) What is a Stablecoin? (37:58) Competitive Mode: Visa and Mastercard (39:55) AI and Debt Analysis (45:05) The Craft of Storytelling and Writing (48:07) Founder Advantage: Product Instinct (50:12) Real World Lessons from Working With Uber (52:10) Inside Benchmark's Success (59:42) What is Success for You? ------ Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Follow Shane Parrish: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/⁠ Follow Bill Gurley LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billgurley/ X: https://x.com/bgurley?lang=en Check out Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: +CoinShares: Delivering Reason to Digital Asset Investing. ⁠https://coinshares.com/⁠ +Granola AI, The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings: https://www.granola.ai/shane Check out the Granola Notes +HeyGen is a message-first AI video platform that helps people and AI agents turn ideas into professional video in minutes. Try for free at https://www.heygen.com/ +LMNT: My go-to zero sugar electrolytes — get a free LMNT Sample Pack here: DrinkLMNT.com/TKP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Sarah Thorpe Scott, an executive coach and advisor working at the intersection of leadership, capital, and family enterprise systems. She supports executives, investors, and multigenerational families navigating the moments that matter, including succession, wealth transfer, leadership transitions, governance decisions, and spouses marrying into family systems. Her work focuses on the emotional and relational dynamics that often sit beneath these moments, helping families prepare the next generation for leadership and stewardship while strengthening the dialogue and trust required for long-term success across generations. Sarah is the Founder of Thorpe Scott Coaching & Advisory, Coach-in-Residence at Bedrock, a global multi-family office with offices in Geneva, London, and Monaco, and a Special Advisor to Horizons, a member network of millennial next-generation leaders and investors. Sarah began her career in investment banking at Credit Suisse in New York and later worked across leading media organizations including CNBC and Forbes. She went on to hold senior leadership roles at The New York Times, where she became Managing Director, EMEA, leading global teams and executing dozens of complex, multi-million-dollar partnerships with multinational organizations across virtually every major industry. Married into a fifth-generation family enterprise herself, Sarah brings both professional rigor and lived experience to her work with family offices, next-generation leaders, and the executives and advisors who work alongside them. She has served as Chair of the Young Vic Development Board and the Duke UK Alumni Board. We delve into the topic of spousal integration into UHNW families and the experiences of spouses within the broader family enterprise. We start by having Sarah sharing her observations on how family structures see and treat spouses today, and how enterprise family systems are organized to receive and engage spouses and in-laws. Sarah describes how spousal integration works presently, outlining the typical experience of a spouse joining a multigenerational family of wealth. She highlights some of the common challenges faced by spouses entering these sometimes-complex family systems. One common, and often controversial, practical tool that is part of the spousal integration process is the prenuptial agreement. Sarah shares her thoughts and lived experiences on how well prenups work and offers her views on where there may be room to improve and enhance the experience of the soon-to-be-married couple going through the process. Finally, Sarah lays out her vision and roadmap for a better spousal integration process, including the elements, the approach, and the spirit that can provide a more positive, engaging, and pleasant experience for spouses and the entire family. Enjoy this illuminating conversation with a highly regarded family member-turned-practitioner providing thought leadership in the spousal integration topic that impacts every enterprising family.

Bill Gurley spent years on Wall Street, built his career as a partner at Benchmark, worked through Uber's hypergrowth era, and now serves on the board of the Santa Fe Institute, where he studies complexity and systems thinking. In this episode, Bill shares the mental models he returns to most, including systems thinking, second- and third-order effects, and the importance of understanding both the bedrock of your field and the bleeding edge. He explains what separates great founders, why storytelling and product instincts matter, how he uses AI across different models, and what he sees coming in open source, China, stablecoins, tokenization, payments, and venture capital.  ------ Timestamps: (00:00) Key Mental Models (02:02) Investing Journey and Key Players (05:21) Knowing the Bedrock of the Industry (08:50) Obsessive Learning in Founders (10:04) The Silent Edge (11:44) Surprising AI Use (13:13) The Future of AI Models (14:17) Global AI Regulation (18:12) Impacts of AI on Investing (19:53) Are There Limitations on Training AI Models? (23:04) Would You Sit in the Back Seat While Your Tesla Drives? (24:15) Non-Consensus Opinions (24:53) Are We Overfunding this Buildout? (29:40) The Role of Retail Investors and Tokenization (34:26) What is a Stablecoin? (37:58) Competitive Mode: Visa and Mastercard (39:55) AI and Debt Analysis (45:05) The Craft of Storytelling and Writing (48:07) Founder Advantage: Product Instinct (50:12) Real World Lessons from Working With Uber (52:10) Inside Benchmark's Success (59:42) What is Success for You? ------ Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Follow Shane Parrish: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/⁠ Follow Bill Gurley LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billgurley/ X: https://x.com/bgurley?lang=en Check out Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: +CoinShares: Delivering Reason to Digital Asset Investing. ⁠https://coinshares.com/⁠ +Granola AI, The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings: https://www.granola.ai/shane Check out the Granola Notes +HeyGen is a message-first AI video platform that helps people and AI agents turn ideas into professional video in minutes. Try for free at https://www.heygen.com/ +LMNT: My go-to zero sugar electrolytes — get a free LMNT Sample Pack here: DrinkLMNT.com/TKP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AWS Morning Brief for the week of June 8th, with Corey Quinn. Links:AWS Interconnect - multicloud now offers a free 500 Mbps tierOracle Database@AWS is now available in twenty AWS RegionsAmazon Cognito now supports multi-Region replicationAmazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.36Amazon SES now supports tenant-level suppression listsAWS Compute Optimizer now supports 32-day lookback for EBS volume and ECS service rightsizing recommendationsAWS Cost and Usage Report 2.0 now supports Athena and Redshift integrationAmazon ElastiCache for Valkey now supports durabilityUnderstanding how backups work in Amazon AuroraOpenAI models and Codex on Amazon Bedrock are now generally availableHow Bedrock Streaming optimizes its AWS costsFrom Monolith to Multi-Account: Pinterest's AWS Organization Transformation JourneyGain visibility into DDoS attacks with flow logs in AWS Shield AdvancedIdentify unused AWS KMS keys and prevent accidental key deletionsCVE-2026-10591 - Kiro IDE Insufficient File Write Restrictions to Execution-Sensitive PathsCVE-2026-10584 - HTTPS Fallback to HTTP in Graph Explorer

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Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing on April 21, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:03) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:03:54) - Model 1: The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:04:51) - Model 2: Ben Graham's three ideas on markets (00:05:28) - Model 3: Do not overdose on Ben Graham; Poor Charlie's Almanack, Philip Fisher, and Pulak Prasad (00:06:27) - Model 4: Buffett's lifetime 20-punch card (00:07:15) - Model 5: Stay in the epicentre of your circle of competence; John Arrillaga (00:09:09) - Model 6: A high error rate is guaranteed in investing (00:09:26) - Model 7: Circle the wagons: the 4% rule (00:10:36) - Berkshire's 12 best decisions in 60 years (00:12:02) - Mistakes in investing: Ferrari, Progressive Insurance & Goldman Sachs (00:12:55) - Model 8: Do not cut flowers and water weeds; The Nifty 50 crash in the 1970s & Walmart (00:15:34) - Model 9: Be a shameless cloner; VIC & Dataroma; Gimat Gross (00:16:43) - Model 10: History does not repeat itself; Investing in Turkey & Reysas (00:19:50) - Model 11: Explain your investment thesis in 3-4 sentences to a 10-year old (00:19:58) - Model 12: You always need a rope to get out of the deepest well (00:23:14) - Model 13: Nick Sleep; Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (00:26:52) - Model 14: Thou shall not use Excel (00:27:17) - Model 15: Use a pre-investment checklist (00:28:06) - Model 16: Be singularly focused like Arjuna (00:29:27) - Read the footnotes; Turn every page: Robert Caro (00:31:16) - Model 17: Enjoy hunting for needles in haystacks; Buffett's childhood entrepreneurial adventures (00:33:40) - Japanese Company Handbook; My introduction to Charlie Munger & Debbie Bozanek (00:37:27) - Model 18: Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:38:53) - Model 19: You should always have someone to discuss your investment ideas with; Li Lu (00:40:45) - Model 20: The mistress is always hotter than the wife!  (00:41:12) - Model 21: Neither a short-term borrower nor a long-term lender be (00:41:33) - Model 22: Introduce randomness into your life; Peter Lynch's One up on Wall Street (00:43:11) - Model 23: Be a Swiss Army knife (00:43:24) - Model 24-26: Focus on spin-offs, uber cannibals & spawners; Alpha-Metallurgical Resources (00:44:02) - Model 27: Arbitrage is wonderful; Transocean vs. Valaris (00:44:17) - Model 28: Heads I win, Tails I don't lose much!; IPSCO and CONSOL Energy (00:46:10) - Model 29: Focus on low-risk; high uncertainty bets (00:46:45) - Model 30: Do not skim off the top (00:47:23) - Book recommendations: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence & Excellent advice for living (00:47:41) - Investing in Turkish vs. Indian markets (00:50:17) - Follow your passion  The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. Views expressed on Chai with Pabrai are exclusively those of Mohnish Pabrai and not of any affiliated firm or organization.

Episode 29 of Guardians of M365 Governance: Christian Buckley, Joy Apple, and Ragnar go off-script. No guest this month, just three MVPs working through a laundry list of the governance topics keeping them up at night, from Agent 365 and shadow AI to the real question underneath it all: what does it mean to be the human in the loop?In this episode we get into:00:59 The hottest news in the M365 governance space02:00 Lessons from Agent 365 customer workshops (delivered in Spanish!)03:25 What resonates: agent inventory and classification across Microsoft, third-party, and homegrown agents03:52 Shadow AI: OpenClaw, Cortex, Bedrock and why "observe or block" is the only lever today05:04 Don't be the department of "no": have the conversation first06:50 Coming soon to shadow AI discovery: Claude Code CLI, Codex CLI, Cursor, Llama and more07:19 Multi-model reality: Copilot, Grok, Claude and where each fits08:35 Mike Gennady's agent factory, nightly agent conferences, and #ClawPilot10:08 Microsoft Build preview and OpenClaw + Teams / Copilot integration11:05 New Agent 365 registry sync: Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Databricks Genie, Salesforce Agentforce15:16 Cloud migration vs. AI: the governance parallels and the need for foundational cleanup18:00 The risk to Microsoft's strategy: enterprise vs. the developer space20:28 Licensing changes, Agent 365 pricing, and the true (unknown) cost of AI22:45 Why automating away junior roles handicaps your future talent pipeline24:01 Retrieval, semi-autonomous, and autonomous agents, and why nobody wants full autonomy yet25:33 Human in the loop on multiple levels: content cleanup, the publishing quality gate, and workflow escalation28:50 100 test cases for Power Platform alone: never underestimate the testing effort29:31 Productivity vs. effectiveness: redefining how humans work with AI31:17 AI-assisted writing done right: a 47-page doc drafted by AI, then days of human verification35:28 Handwriting vs. typing, stream-of-consciousness drafting, and thinking through the words36:36 Why the human mind can't be replicated, and Hegel on master and horse39:28 Finding your USP as a human in the loop, a daily new discoveryThe big takeaway: the discussion of the next two to three years won't be about productivity. It will be about effectiveness, and resetting the standard for what it means to keep humans meaningfully in the loop. Govern your agents as helpers, never the other way around.Guardians of M365 Governance is a monthly webcast dedicated to everything governance in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Got a topic you want us to cover, or want to join as a guest? Connect with Christian, Joy, or Ragnar on LinkedIn.Microsoft Build runs June 2-3, free online: https://build.microsoft.com

Episode Summary Cooper Freeman, Alaska director for the Center for Biological Diversity, returns to the Rewilding Earth podcast and joins host Jack Humphrey for a transparent, gritty, and surprisingly hopeful update from the frontlines of Alaskan conservation. Navigating a relentless onslaught of fast-tracked industrial projects and regulatory procedures gutted under the current administration, Cooper outlines […] Read full article: Episode 175: How Bedrock Environmental Laws Are Holding the Line in Alaska (For Now) with Cooper Freeman

May 27, 2026 ~ Jared Fleisher CEO of Bedrock joins Paul W. Smith live from the Mackinac Policy Conference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cobra Oar Locks & Undercut Rocks | Gear Garage Live Show This podcast is the audio version of the Gear Garage live show, where Zach covers whitewater rafting, river safety, gear, and answers viewer questions. In this episode, Zach discusses the dangers of undercut rocks and addresses a question about a 14-foot Star raft and calculating oar length. Episode Summary Zach begins the show by highlighting that this episode will focus on answering user questions and revisiting a video from Bedrock on the Grand Canyon. The main technical segment covers a question regarding undercut rocks and what happens when a swimmer encounters them. He notes that hazards like nasty ledge holes, weirs, trees, and sieves are also major concerns. To look at specific statistics, Zach pulls up the American Whitewater accident database to review trends regarding fatalities, highlighting that "flush drowning" represents about 19% of recorded fatalities. The second user question comes from a viewer who purchased a 14-foot PVC Star raft from NRS for $600 and wants to know if they wasted their money, alongside asking for the best oar length for a 66-inch wide boat. Zach reassures the viewer that $600 is an incredible price for a raft, making it a very smart financial choice even though PVC boats might not have the absolute best performance or last forever. Regarding oar length, Zach reiterates his standard formula: measure the exact distance between the oar locks and multiply by 1.63. Boaters can then add or subtract half a foot depending on personal preferences like tube size, height, or shoulder width. Key Questions and Discussion Points Topic: Undercut Rocks. What exactly happens when a person swims into an undercut rock, and can they get pinned like a boat? Topic: Boat Value. Is buying a $600 PVC Star raft directly from NRS a waste of money? Topic: Sizing Math. Does the overall width of a raft dictate your oar length, or does it strictly depend on the distance between the oar locks? Connect with Zach Instagram YouTube Zach Collier is the owner of Northwest Rafting Company and an International Rafting Federation Rafting Instructor. He has decades of river guiding and expedition experience across the American West and internationally, specializing in technical rowing and professional guide training.

Mental Models for Exceptional Capital Allocation by Mohnish Pabrai at The University of Nebraska, Omaha on May 1, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:02:11) - Charlie Munger's mental models (00:03:43) - Model 1: The Bedrock: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:04:06) - Model 2: Ben Graham's Fundamentals (00:04:59) - Model 3: Do not overdose on Ben Graham; Poor Charlie's Almanack, Philip Fisher, and Pulak Prasad (00:05:16) - Model 4: Buffett's lifetime 20-punch card (00:06:05) - Model 5: Stay in the epicentre of your circle of competence; John Arrillaga (00:07:52) - Model 6: A high error rate is guaranteed in investing (00:08:06) - Model 7: Circle the wagons: the 4% rule (00:08:44) - Berkshire's 12 best decisions in 60 years (00:09:41) - Mistakes in investing: Ferrari, Progressive Insurance & Goldman Sachs (00:12:10) - Model 8: Do not cut flowers and water weeds (00:13:02) - Model 9: Be a shameless cloner; VIC; Dataroma & SumZero (00:15:11) - Model 10: History does not repeat itself - but it does rhyme (00:16:16) - Model 11: Explain your investment thesis to a 10-year old in 3-4 sentences (00:16:41) - Model 12: You always need a rope to get out of the deepest well (00:20:50) - Model 13: Pursue quality intensely; Nick Sleep, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (00:25:31) - Model 14: Thou shall not use Excel (00:25:52) - Model 15: Develop and use a pre-investment checklist (00:27:54) - Model 16: Be singularly focused like Arjuna (00:29:31) - Read the footnotes; Turn every page: Robert Caro (00:31:44) - Model 17: Enjoy hunting for needles in haystacks; Buffett's childhood entrepreneurial adventures (00:33:41) - Japanese Company Handbook; My introduction to Charlie Munger & Debbie Bozanek (00:38:02) - Model 18: Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:41:15) - Model 19: You should always have someone to discuss your investment ideas with; Li Lu (00:42:53) - Model 20: The mistress always looks hotter than the wife!  (00:43:30) - Model 21: Neither a short-term borrower nor a long-term lender be (00:43:54) - Model 22: Introduce randomness into your life; Peter Lynch's One up on Wall Street (00:46:28) - Model 23: Be a Swiss Army knife (00:46:36) - Model 24-26: Focus on spin-offs, uber cannibals & spawners (00:47:18) - Model 27: Arbitrage is wonderful; Rupert Murdoch (00:48:26) - Model 28: Heads I win, Tails I don't lose much!; IPSCO and CONSOL Energy (00:51:43) - Model 29: Focus on low-risk; high uncertainty bets (00:52:56) - Model 30: Do not skim off the top (00:53:37) - Book recommendations: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence & Excellent advice for living (00:54:48) - Importance of the Bedrock model (00:55:30) - Finding great businesses (00:58:11) - Focusing on my deepest desire (00:59:23) - Berkshire Hathaway A-shares (01:00:35) - Intrinsic value of a company (01:02:17) - The Founders Podcast & Value Investors Club (01:05:34) - Pursue your passion (01:07:49) - Making of a Great American Capitalist by Lowenstein (01:09:05) - Family-run businesses; Walmart (01:10:24) - The Dakshana Foundation & Giving back (01:12:45) - Micron (01:13:43) - Warren's Too Hard pile & Charlie's pie-counter trips The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Find out why the world's largest banks and enterprises trust CockroachDB for mission-critical infrastructure, and what a decade of AWS partnership means for the future of cloud-native data.Topics Include:Cockroach Labs makes CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database built for resilience.It delivers cloud-native consistency that legacy relational databases simply cannot match.The name "cockroach" reflects survivability — it's designed to never go down.Target customers include major banks, trading platforms, retailers, and gaming companies.AI is forcing enterprises to accelerate database modernization from the board level down.AWS has been a foundational cloud partner for Cockroach Labs for a decade.The CockroachDB-AWS integration spans EC2, S3, Bedrock, and Amazon Q-Transform.AWS partnership shapes both product roadmap decisions and go-to-market execution.New partners should educate themselves first — AWS programs are deep and extensive.CockroachDB now supports native vector search for RAG and generative AI applications.Agentic AI could mean trillions of digital agents demanding real-time data infrastructure.Database modernization and AI adoption will only accelerate dramatically through 2027.Participants:Cassie Zimmerman – Senior Director, Global Strategic Partnerships, Cockroach LabsSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Our election is unconditional in the strictest sense. Neither our faith nor our obedience is the basis of it. It is free and utterly undeserved.

This is the 5th week of a 9-week sermon series titled "Down to Earth"What is your #1 concern about the reliability and relevance of the Bible?Let's connect! Text "connect" to 513-216-9896 or click the link below: https://connect-card.com/41p3h89OBidharwIMUHR

This is the 5th week of a 9-week sermon series titled "Down to Earth"What is your #1 concern about the reliability and relevance of the Bible?Let's connect! Text "connect" to 513-216-9896 or click the link below: https://connect-card.com/41p3h89OBidharwIMUHR

This week in construction: the official verdict on HS2 landed, and it's worse than most people realise. Cost to complete is now £87.7-102.7bn. First services delayed to 2036. Britain is paying 15-20x the European rate per kilometre for high-speed rail.But the more interesting stories happened underneath it.Owen breaks down what every construction executive needs to know about three things colliding this week.One. The AI cost paradox. Per-token prices have dropped 280x in two years. So why are enterprise AI bills exploding? OpenAI just doubled its flagship rate card. Anthropic raised prices without touching the rate card at all. The pricing page is no longer telling you what your bill will look like. And Jean-Marc Shimizu, who runs open innovation at one of Japan's top five contractors, says the subsidy era is ending.Two. The construction robotics story almost nobody outside venture capital is reading. After sixty years as the last unautomated sector, the robots are finally shipping. Bedrock raised $270m in February. Crewline took $7m as a four-person team with a $26m order book waiting. Rebar tying robots are running at 4-6x human speed. Solar piling, reality capture, and a new category of self-verifying installation robots are all generating real revenue. Plus the corrective on humanoids that most executives haven't heard yet.Three. HS2 and what it actually means. Three reviews, twelve months, same five conclusions. And the uncomfortable question every leader needs to sit with: is your business built like HS2, or like the alternative?If you run a construction business, this is the briefing that will reshape how you read the next twelve months.Plus details on the in-person fireside conversation with Chetan Kotur, the ex-Polestar designer now leading the team rebuilding Laing O'Rourke from the inside. London, 3rd June, evening of Digital Construction Week. Senior exec spaces already filling.Show notes, references, and the link to sign up for the full newsletter and our Physical AI 2026 research are below:------1. Event: Re-Engineering The Main Contractor · Luma2. Physical AI and Robotics Report: https://bricks-bytes.com/downloads/physical-ai-robotics-2026/3. Newsletter: https://bricks-bytes.beehiiv.com/

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the Rousey vs. Carano viewership stats, ring boys to remain anonymous in lawsuit, Tony Khan addresses WBD-Paramount stories, and Ludwig Kaiser is arrested for battery. 00:00:00 Start00:03:11 Brandon's roof 00:09:32 Judge rules to continue “John Doe” anonymity for ring boys in WWE lawsuit00:13:01 Tony Khan dismisses speculation on AEW's television future00:20:09 Is AEW profitable? 00:28:25 All In London attendance00:31:40 Netflix touts success of Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano00:43:30 Ludwig Kaiser arrested on battery charge00:55:15 AEW promotes ESPN feature on Darby Allin00:58:25 EventsDC loses Motions to Dismiss in DC Superior Court to Bedrock and Thurston01:05:13 WWE - Made in America doc01:12:34 Nielsen changesMusic courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meet the Flynstones as they help the Rubbles understand the truth about God and creation.  They'll also learn how God wants a relationship with His creation—humans!  “So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:27 #kids, #christiankids, #bedtimestoriesforkids, #storiesforchristiankids, #biblelessonsforkids, #plantgodswordinyourheart, #inthebeginninggod, #creation, #godmademaninhisimage, #fishbytesforkids, #fishbytes4kids, #fishbitesforkids, #fishbites4kids, #ronandcarriewebb, #roncarriewebb

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the Rousey vs. Carano viewership stats, ring boys to remain anonymous in lawsuit, Tony Khan addresses WBD-Paramount stories, and Ludwig Kaiser is arrested for battery. VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/live/LbRYwfWlwHETopics this week include:Judge rules to continue “John Doe” anonymity for ring boys in WWE lawsuit, deciding against McMahonsTony Khan dismisses speculation on AEW's television future after prospective Paramount dealTKO's Mark Shapiro calls Rousey vs. Carano “More of a stunt than a meaningful MMA event”Netflix touts success of Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, peaks at nearly 17 million global viewers over first 24 hoursEventsDC loses Motions to Dismiss in DC Superior Court to Bedrock and ThurstonVARIETY SCOOP: WWE Sets Documentary ‘Made in America' as Part of America 250 on USA Network (EXCLUSIVE)Ludwig Kaiser arrested on battery charge, additional details come outAEW promotes ESPN feature on Darby Allin Andreas Hale comments on WWE credential situation (clip)Tony Khan's Double or Nothing media call Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us Fan MailWhat's New in Cloud FinOps: May 2026 Monthly RecapIn this combined monthly recap for May 2026, Frank Contrepois and Stephen Old dive into a vast array of updates across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, with a special focus on the evolving landscape of AI FinOps, hybrid cloud challenges, and a barrage of storage news.The Expanding Scope of FinOps: From Data Centre to AIThe discussion opens by exploring the expansion of FinOps beyond the public cloud to encompass on-premise data centres, software, AI, and sustainability. A central theme is the application of the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) to on-premise environments. Stephen shares firsthand experience transposing software data into FOCUS to create a converged platform, highlighting the fundamental data challenges, from ingesting contract data to managing the high velocity of cloud data.The conversation then shifts to the burgeoning role of AI, noting its inclusion alongside SaaS and professional services in the modern FinOps scope. This introduces new forecasting challenges, as traditional 18-month budget cycles clash with the rapid pace of weekly AI model releases.A critical point is also raised regarding sustainability. The hosts discuss Amazon's board rejecting a shareholder proposal for detailed climate disclosures, which poses a significant challenge for companies needing granular data for CSRD and SEC compliance.Major Cloud Updates: April 2026AI & FinOps Visibility:A major theme is the improvement in attributing AI spend. A game-changing update from AWS means Bedrock API calls now automatically record the IAM identity (user or role) of the caller directly into CUR 2.0 and Cost Explorer. This eliminates the complex need to reconcile CloudTrail logs to determine who is driving Bedrock costs.Similarly, Amazon Q is now embedded in the AWS Cost Explorer, allowing users to ask natural language questions about their spending (e.g., "Why did my RDS costs spike last month?"). This conversational analysis approach comes with a free tier of 50 queries per month.On the Google Cloud side, a new billing overview widget for Gemini and Vertex AI spend is now in preview. Google is also introducing a "FinOps Explainability Agent," an autonomous AI agent to investigate AI cost drivers, and "Spend Caps" (Private Preview) for services like AI Studio and Vertex AI, which provide crucial cost control by pausing API traffic when a budget is hit.For those managing GPU workloads, Amazon ECS managed instances now support NVIDIA GPU metrics in CloudWatch Container Insights, enabling real-time visibility into GPU utilisation and health to optimise expensive accelerated computing.Cost & Usage Reporting (CUR) Enhancements:There are hints of a potential enhancement to AWS CUR 2.0, which could see new columns added to directly link API calls with costs, revolutionising cost allocation. AWS has also introduced:Scheduled Email Delivery for Billing Dashboards: Securely send reports to stakeholders without console access.Billing Conductor Pass-Through Plan: Simplifies centralised billing for billing transfer users.Cost Optimization Hub CSV Downloads: Easily export savings recommendations.Find out how to leverage CUR for security: "Identifying security risks using AWS cost and usage report data"Compute & Database Innovations:AWS: Released a wave of 8th Generation Intel Instances (C8i, M8i, R8i and network-optimised versions) powered by custom 6th Gen Xeon processors. EC2 Capacity Manager also now supports tag-based dimensions, allowing for more granular capacity optimisation. Amazon Aurora Serverless now boasts up to 30% better performance and, crucially, scales down to zero, a cost-effective option for unpredictable agentic AI workloads.Google Cloud: At Google Cloud Next, they announced both ends of the performance spectrum. The 8th Generation TPUs (v8t for training, v8i for inference) offer massive scale and performance-per-dollar improvements. In a move to democratise access, Google also made fractional GPUs (1/2, 1/4, or 1/8) on the G4 series generally available, a game-changer for cost-effectively running smaller workloads. The GKE workload recommender is also now integrated into the FinOps Hub.Azure: Now supports NVIDIA's powerful H100 and H200 GPUs on Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) for large-scale AI/HPC workloads. For database users, the GA of Premium SSD v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL promises significantly higher IOPS and better price-performance.A Deep Dive into Azure Storage:The episode covers an "overload" of Azure storage updates with significant FinOps implications:Minimum Billable Object Size: From 1st July 2026 for new accounts (and 2027 for all), objects smaller than 128KB in cool, cold, and archive tiers will be billed as if they are 128KB.Smart Tier for Azure Blob & ADLS (GA): To mitigate the above, this feature automatically tiers data based on access patterns but introduces a monitoring fee for objects over 128KB, creating a new optimisation puzzle.Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Ransomware Protection: Now GA and included as part of the service at no extra charge.Finally, the hosts tackle "The Big Silence on Memory Prices," noting that despite DDR memory prices soaring 300-400% from mid-2025 lows, the hyperscalers have remained silent, absorbing the cost and making it difficult for smaller providers to compete.Explore the official announcements:AI Bill of Materials Whitepaper: www.wiz.io/go/ai-security/ai-bill-of-materialsAWS Article on Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cloud-financial-management/transforming-finops-with-the-latest-amazon-q-cost-capabilities/ 

This week we will be observing the Festival of Shavuot (literally, 'Weeks'), also called the Festival of First Fruits. It's the anniversary of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, known as 'the Sinai Revelation.' This seminal occurrence is the fount from which knowledge of Torah flows throughout the generations, to this very day. In this week's Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman celebrate Hashem's gift of Torah by sharing their unique insights on the eternal significance and spiritual power of this preeminent event. Rabbi Chaim Richman Jerusalem Lights | Torah for Everyone Join our new WhatsApp channel! https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDN...Rabbi Chaim Richman's 'Jerusalem Lights', a non-profit educational organization, shares the wisdom of Torah teachings with all sincere spiritual seekers, emphasizing the ennoblement of the human spirit, the brotherhood of mankind, and the nurturing and development of each individual's personal faith and relationship with the Creator. Torah for Everyone!If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting the work of Jerusalem Lights, Inc., a USA recognized 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization to enable these productions to continue and grow: PayPal: infojerusalemlights@gmail.com or: https://paypal.me/JerusalemLights?loc...In the USA: Jerusalem Lights Inc. Post Office Box 16886Lubbock Texas 79490In Israel: Tel. 972 54 7000395 Mail: PO Box 23808, Jerusalem Israel For more information: https://www.rabbirichman.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel:    / @jerusalemlights-rabbirichman  Follow us on Facebook:   / rabbichaimrichman    / 282440396475839  

What if "student voice" isn't the goal? In this episode, guest Adam Fletcher reframes the conversation around Meaningful Student Involvement—a deeper, more transformative approach built on student–adult partnerships, confronting adultism, and cultivating personal engagement from kindergarten through graduation. Adam argues that education is not just preparation for democracy—it is the bedrock of civil society itself. When students are true partners in learning, teaching, and leadership, schools become places where young people practice being community members, decision-makers, and engaged citizens now. You'll walk away with practical frameworks (the Three-Legged Stool of School Transformation and the Cycle of Student Engagement) and real examples from classrooms, schools, and national initiatives that make this work tangible at any level. What You'll Learn Why student voice alone is not enough The difference between student voice, engagement, and meaningful involvement How adultism quietly shapes schools—and how to confront it What personal engagement really looks like (beyond compliance) The Three-Legged Stool: structure, culture, and attitudes The Cycle of Student Engagement: listen → validate → authorize → act → reflect Concrete examples from a classroom, a school, and a national policy initiative Why meaningful student involvement may be the most important response to AI in schools Timestamps 00:00 Why students must be drivers in a transformative time 02:00 What "meaningful student involvement" really means 03:00 What student voice is—and what it is not 05:00 Student–adult partnerships explained 06:30 Understanding and confronting adultism 08:10 Personal engagement vs. compliance 12:15 The Three-Legged Stool: structure, culture, attitudes 16:00 The Cycle of Student Engagement framework 20:00 Examples: national PTA policy work, a K–12 school transformation, and a third-grade classroom 24:00 Common challenges: competition vs. collaboration in education systems 26:30 AI, corporate interests, and why student involvement matters more than ever 28:00 Where to start: The Guide to Meaningful Student Involvement 31:00 Learning from non-white and Indigenous perspectives on democracy 33:00 Where to find Adam's free resources and publications Get Your Episode Freebie & More Resources On My Website: https://www.lindsaybethlyons.com/blog/258 Connect with guest Adam Fletcher  Website: adamfletcher.net

In this subscriber episode of Living the Tao, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod explores the “bedrock” beneath Taoist cultivation and asks a deceptively simple question: What should a person actually build within themselves? The discussion examines the original meaning of Wu Wei beyond passivity, the dangers of spiritual status-seeking, and the Taoist concept of Ling — the subtle spiritual presence tied to harmony, karma, nature, and authentic development. The episode also explores how natural gifts emerge from one's substrate, why some people unconsciously suppress their own development, and why community interaction plays such a critical role in spiritual growth within Taoist practice. Topics include: Wu Wei and naturalness Spirituality vs social status Ling as spiritual presence Karma and the use of personal gifts Community and Taoist cultivation The Taoist view of authentic human development Subscriber Episode: Living the Tao 1-180 — Your Personal Bedrock, Your Personal Gifts Unlock the full episode now on Supercast.  Subscribe now at  https://living-the-tao.supercast.com  

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I examine why OpenAI bringing frontier models to AWS signals a new era of AI platform pragmatism. Highlights 00:03 — Hot on the heels of the news that OpenAI and Microsoft have re-explored the terms of their partnership, leading to a much more flexible outcome for OpenAI, the company has introduced an expanded partnership with AWS to bring OpenAI's latest models to Amazon Bedrock. 00:23 — The new solutions currently in preview include the launch of Codex on Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Bedrock managed agents powered by OpenAI. Now AWS customers will be able to leverage the latest OpenAI models through their existing Amazon Bedrock APIs and controls. 00:46 — Customers will be able to utilize OpenAI's coding agents to scale software development on Bedrock. And with Amazon Bedrock managed agents powered by OpenAI, teams can build and deploy production-ready OpenAI-powered agents on AWS, benefiting from the global infrastructure and security AWS provides. 01:06 — At the heart of this expanded partnership, particularly in terms of messaging from AWS, is the delivery of frontier AI to the infrastructure millions of organizations already trust, and this is one of the cornerstones we're seeing now in the AI Revolution in terms of partnerships. 01:39 — Companies are focusing on their strengths, which is crucial for the parts of the business that customers rely on and that really define them in the eyes of their users. Ultimately, it's the customers who will benefit from these collaborations moving forward. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

The episode highlights a structural shift from traditional software licensing towards consumption-based AI billing, transforming AI adoption into a source of direct financial exposure and accountability. This mechanism is illustrated by Microsoft's new administrative controls for Copilot in Windows 11 and platform-wide integration efforts from vendors such as Apple and Amazon. The primary concern is no longer simply enabling access to AI tools, but managing their consumption, controlling costs, and clarifying responsibility for both outputs and consequences. The most consequential development centers around rapidly escalating AI costs and the difficulty organizations face in quantifying usage. According to reporting from The Information, companies such as Uber exhausted their 2026 AI budgets within months, with some daily usage costs reaching approximately $1,000 per user. Simultaneously, The Register cites a survey indicating that a majority of U.S. employees are skeptical about their employers adopting Microsoft's AI bundles, and many believe alternative tools suffice. Additionally, Apple's acceptance of a $250 million settlement regarding misleading AI claims signifies a shift from reputational to monetary accountability. Supporting developments further expose operational and governance challenges. Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index, cited by CNET and GeekWire, identifies a disconnect between employee pressure to use AI and leadership's lack of defined, standardized practices. Apple's movement toward a third-party extensions model and Amazon's integration of managed agents into Bedrock are designed to address platform coherence, yet they introduce dynamic complexity in model choice and cost accountability. Gartner's projections of rising IT spend tied to data center investments further reinforce the infrastructure burden associated with widespread AI adoption. For MSPs and IT service providers, these developments underscore the risks of treating AI as a standard application rather than a managed operational layer. Legacy service agreements rarely specify how AI-driven costs, data exposure, or automation errors are governed. Providers now face new expectations to separate access and licensing from governance, usage auditing, and policy enforcement. Those who adapt by offering discrete AI management services—covering monitoring, cost controls, workflow approvals, and incident review—can align compensation with responsibility, while others risk absorbing escalating vendor complexity and unreimbursed accountability within flat-rate agreements. 00:00 AI Bill Due  03:31 Culture Blocks AI 05:49 AI Accountability Gap 09:16 Why Do We Care?  Supported by:  Moovila HaloPSA 

Detroit is having a week full of newness — and we've got all of it. PWHL Detroit is officially happening: the city's new Professional Women's Hockey League franchise will play at Little Caesar's Arena starting in the 2026–2027 season, in black, silver, and a hint of Red Wings red. The PWHL Awards and entry draft are coming to Detroit on June 16th and 17th, and roster building kicks off May 28th. Norris Howard weighs in on the collapse of Spirit Airlines — plus, the case for trains over short-haul flights. Downtown development: The historic 1908 Ford Building on Griswold — a Daniel Burnham Chicago-style gem — is headed to auction at just 14% occupancy, raising questions about what it takes to bring Detroit's financial district back to life. [Crain's Detroit] Jer and Norris dream big: 100,000 people in 7.2 square miles, a Trader Joe's in the State Savings Bank, and density done right. Bedrock's Belle — a 1926 Beaux Arts building on Broadway — is now accepting pre-lease tours on its 42 newly finished units. And coming soon to Southwest Detroit at 2545 Bagley: Tigris, a hi-fi listening bar with a custom Bing Audio sound system, vinyl DJ sets, Middle Eastern-inspired cocktails, and a daytime café to boot. Finally, Jer is moderating a panel at the free Business of Food Summit on May 18th at the Marrow in the Market — all about what it takes to make Michigan a true culinary destination, and what Michelin recognition could mean for the state.

Eric talks with Shane Shevlin, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Platform, about Bedrock's launch of the industry's first containerized DSP running directly on Index Cloud. They unpack what containerization means for buyers, how collapsing latency from 200ms to under 1ms reshapes bidder economics, and why the DSP moat is shifting from infrastructure to decisioning and data. Plus: building ad tech from London, lessons from Possible, and what's next for Bedrock in the US.

AWS Morning Brief for the week of May 4th, with Corey Quinn. Links:AWS Management Console now supports settings to control service and Region visibility - AWSAmazon CloudWatch adds visual agent configuration to the EC2 consoleAWS Announces Amazon Connect DecisionsAmazon Connect Talent for AI-powered hiring (now available in Preview)Introducing Amazon EC2 R8in and R8ib instancesAmazon OpenSearch Service now supports index-level encryptionAmazon Redshift Serverless AI-driven scaling is now the default for new workgroupsAWS Cost Optimization Hub now supports CSV downloadAWS KMS now tracks last usage of all KMS keysAWS Lambda adds support for Ruby 4.0AWS Marketplace Management Portal now supports bank account deletionAmazon Bedrock now offers OpenAI models, Codex, and Managed Agents (Limited Preview)Amazon CloudFront now supports invalidation by cache tagIntroducing Amazon EC2 C8ine and M8ine instancesIdentifying security risks using AWS Cost and Usage Report dataAmazon Q Developer end-of-support announcementIssue with AWS Ops Wheel (CVE-2026-6911 and CVE-2026-6912Issues in tough library and tuftool CLI utilityCVE-2026-7191- Arbitrary Code Execution via Sandbox Bypass in QnABot on AWSIssue with FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP - MAC Address Validation Bypass and ICMP Echo Reply Integer UnderflowCVE-2026-7424 - Integer Underflow in DHCPv6 Sub-Option Parser in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCPIssue with FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP - IPv6 Router Advertisement Memory Safety Issues

In this conversation kicking off our Brickyard Series, we sit down with Keaton Turner for a real one.We start a little differently. The first 20–30 minutes are an homage to his podcast, The Per Diem Podcast—a walk-and-talk around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where Keaton does what he's known for… a straight-up rant. No video. Just real conversation.We talk about leadership, what it takes to surround yourself with the right people, and the importance of knowing who you are.Then we transition into the format you know from The Line—sitting down for an honest conversation about hardship, hard work, and what it means to invest in people and the future. We get into faith, business, and leadership, all while sitting near the finish line at the Speedway, surrounded by the history of those who came before us.This episode is a reminder that it's not just the people in the arena who make it happen. It's the men and women doing the work behind the scenes—the ones who build it, maintain it, and make the experience possible for everyone else.Tradesmen and racers alike—this one's for you.We're grateful for the people who make race day possible.This is what it means to go from the bedrock to the Brickyard.More to come in the Brickyard Series. --------------------------WHERE TO WATCH:Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/07rT0hF...Apple ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-------------------------FOLLOW JOSH:X: https://x.com/Joshuadmellott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... / joshuadmellott LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ucc11qg6hxwp7tmvmr_sv7vg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --------------------------FOLLOW BLACKLINE: @blacklineltdInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / blacklinelt. .Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...LinkedIn: / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / @blacklineltd Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.blacklineltd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--------------------------EXPLORE THE PODCAST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07rT0hF...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Today is the 2nd week of a 9-week sermon series titled "Down to Earth"Are the scriptures a reliable word from God?  Can you stake your life on the truths found in scripture? Let's connect! Text "connect" to 513-216-9896 or click the link below: https://connect-card.com/41p3h89OBidharwIMUHR

Today is the 2nd week of a 9-week sermon series titled "Down to Earth"Are the scriptures a reliable word from God?  Can you stake your life on the truths found in scripture? Let's connect! Text "connect" to 513-216-9896 or click the link below: https://connect-card.com/41p3h89OBidharwIMUHR

Is it possible to build a bridge while the storm is still raging? We often think of trust as something that only grows in "good weather," but biblical trust is forged in the fire. In this episode, Nathan and Andrea Warnock get raw about the "Maintenance Phase" of marriage, that is, those seasons where intimacy feels thin and the ground feels shaky. How do you rebuild reliability when the "Blueprint" has been ignored? We're discussing the move from "Suspicion to Stewardship," the power of small "Micro-Leads," and why trust isn't a feeling you wait for, but rather it's a structure you build, one stone at a time. Listen to the new episode:

Manpreet Gill (CIO, AMEE) and Ray Heung (Senior Investment Strategist) discuss how US Q1 2026 earnings support our Overweight view on equities, especially in the tech sector. They also examine the rationale for adding gold miners to portfolios, the USD/JPY outlook amid central bank policy divergence and selective opportunities in GCC Investment-grade sovereign and bank bonds.You can read our latest Global Market Outlook today here.Speaker(s):- Manpreet Gill, CIO of Africa, Middle East & Europe (AME/E), Standard Chartered Bank - Ray Heung, Senior Investment Officer,  Standard Chartered Bank  For more of our latest market insights, visit Market views on-the-go or subscribe to Standard Chartered Wealth Insights on YouTube.

Discover how Detectify's hacker-DNA culture, multi-account AWS architecture, and Claude Code on Bedrock helped a lean security team deliver zero-day protection to customers before they even knew they needed it.Topics Include:Haris Kabiljagić leads cloud operations, data, and scanning at Detectify.Detectify started in 2013 as a group of ethical hackers in Stockholm.The platform continuously scans customers' attack surfaces for exploitable vulnerabilities.A global community of elite ethical hackers feeds real-world payloads into the engine.Early on, a centralized cloud team caused over 40 service disruptions monthly.A multi-account AWS strategy via Control Tower eliminated disruptions entirely.The hardest part of decentralizing wasn't technology — it was the culture shift.Cloud ops had to evolve from gatekeepers into enablers of secure, fast deployment.Detectify's architecture runs on three pillars: scalability, event-driven services, and security.MSK and Amazon MQ replaced self-hosted RabbitMQ, enabling true event-driven microservices.AWS Security Hub provides a single pane of glass for security posture visibility.When the CAPS zero-day hit, Detectify delivered a live test to customers same day.Customers logged in braced for panic — and found the threat was already handled.AI-assisted development via Claude Code on Bedrock accelerated code migration 30x.The team moved from five modules per week to 150, without sacrificing review quality.Success is now measured by speed of remediation, not volume of vulnerabilities found.A new internal scanner lets customers protect applications before they ever reach production.Detectify's roadmap: make security effortlessly native inside the pipelines teams already use.Participants:Haris Kabiljagić - Head of Developer Services, DetectifyJohan Broman – EMEA ISV, Head of Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

On this weekend edition of The Watson Weekly, Rick Watson and Jessica Lesesky break down the biggest stories shaping tech, retail, and AI.Amazon is doubling down on its Anthropic bet — with a new deal that has Anthropic committing $100B to AWS over the next decade, while Amazon pumps in an additional $5B(with up to $20B more on the table) and locks in guaranteed compute capacity. With over 100K customers already using Claude on Bedrock and Amazon holding a reported 15% stake, this partnership is reshaping the cloud AI landscape.Home Depot quietly acquired SIMPL Automation, a scrappy robotics startup that had raised just $100K before piloting its warehouse density technology at Home Depot's Locust Grove DC. Rick and Jessica unpack what this signals about the arms race between Home Depot and Lowe's to modernize supply chain and distribution.The Watson Weekly Weekend edition is sponsored by Avalara - the agentic AI platform automating global tax and compliance for leading eCommerce brands. For more details: https://avalaratax.watsonweekly.comPlus, the end of an era at Apple: Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO after 15 years to become executive chairman, handing the reins to 25-year Apple veteran John Ternus. Cook leaves behind a company transformed — from a $350B market cap to $4T, and a services business that now tops $100B. What does a hardware-focused CEO mean for Apple's AI strategy and search partnerships?

Mental Models for Running Startups and Businesses, SXSW 2026 on March 16, 2026. (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:28) - Charlie Munger's mental models  (00:01:52) - Model 1: The Bedrock model: Take a simple idea and take it seriously  (00:02:31) - Model 2: Truth vs. Trust; David Hawkins: Power vs. Force  (00:05:43) - Costco  (00:07:56) - Model 3: Your deepest desire is your destiny  (00:09:40) - Model 4: Heads I win; Tails I don't lose much; Jeff Bezos  (00:10:36) - How to start a business without capital  (00:12:44) - Model 5: Be a shameless cloner; Sam Walton & Walmart and Bill Gates & Microsoft  (00:14:49) - Model 6: Use hacks to improve yourself; Be a harsh grader  (00:16:02) - Model 7: Hire slow fire fast  (00:16:53) - Model 8: Incentives are more powerful than you think  (00:17:51) - Model 10: Pursue quality intensely; Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance by Robert Pirsig  (00:18:50) - Model 11: Focus on durable moats  (00:19:16) - Model 12: The purpose of business is not to make money  (00:19:45) - Model 13: Outsourcing smaller tasks  (00:20:39) - The latticework of mental models; Listen to your customer  (00:24:07) - Focus on taking larger market share  (00:25:19) - Model 14: Go all-in on no-brainers; Founders Podcast, Business Breakdowns & Acquired podcasts  (00:28:54) - Book recommendations: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Influence & Excellent Advice for Living  (00:29:27) - Duan Yongping: Fast is slow  (00:30:56) - Lifetime ban at a casino in Vegas; Blackjack  (00:33:09) - Exponential effect of implementing the models together  (00:34:24) - Benefit of mental models to non-venture backed businesses  (00:35:12) - El Cortez casino in Las Vegas; Blackjack (00:41:49) - Mental models for creative professionals; Seinfeld's Is This Anything? The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser. Thumbnail Photo credit: Nick Piacente

We've been watching and enjoying the music of Cologne's Derderwandert, and now he lands on Selador with both his debut for the Selador Sessions, as well as a new remix of the next Zuccasam track 'Jomi" released 1st May thats featured in this mix!. He's rapidly rising through the ranks with his music gracing Bedrock and Renaissance, and now our beloved Selador too! Enjoy! Tracklisting 1. Magdalena - Mountains of es Cubells 2 . Ditian - Etnika 3. Liminal Mx - With Me (derderwandert Remix) unreleased. 4 Zuccasam - Jomi ( derderwandert Remix Story Version) - Selador 5. Danito & derderwandert - You & Me (unreleased) 6. mOat, Hardt Antoine - Fade 7. FAE ( IT) - Not Welcome 8. derderwandert- Would You (unreleased) 9 . derderwandert- Diego Armando 10 derderwandert- Save the Children (unreleased) 11 Danito & derderwandert - I Love You (unreleased) 12 Whomadewoho- There´s a way (andhim Remix) 13 derderwandert - Unrestrained 14. Sailor & I - Turn around (Ame Remix) This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

Welcome to Day 2843 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2843 – Wisdom Nuggets – Psalm 119:137-144 – Daily Wisdom Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2843 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2843 of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. The title for today's Wisdom-Trek is: The Tsadhe of Righteousness – Unbending Justice in a Crushing World In our previous episode on this grand expedition, we climbed through the seventeenth stanza of Psalm One Hundred Nineteen, the “Pe” section. We witnessed a profound, emotional outpouring. We learned what it means to open our mouths and pant for the life-giving oxygen of God's instructions. We asked the Creator to turn His radiant, smiling face toward us, establishing our footsteps so that evil would not gain dominion over our lives. And finally, we allowed our hearts to break for the brokenness of the world, shedding rivers of tears because humanity has so violently rejected the cosmic blueprint of the King. Today, we wipe the tears from our eyes, and we take our next firm, unyielding step upward. We are entering the eighteenth stanza of this magnificent, alphabetical mountain. We are exploring the “Tsadhe” section, covering Psalm One Hundred Nineteen, verses one hundred thirty-seven through one hundred forty-four, in the New Living Translation. In the ancient Hebrew alphabet, the letter “Tsadhe,” or “Tsade,” is the first letter in the Hebrew word for righteousness, which is tsedeq. It carries the imagery of a fishhook, or an anchor, pulling things back into their proper alignment. This entire stanza is a masterful, towering monument to the absolute, unbending justice of Yahweh. After weeping over the chaotic rebellion of the world, the psalmist needs to anchor his soul to something that will not move. He finds that anchor in the flawless, tested, and eternal righteousness of the Creator. Let us step onto the trail, and learn how to stand firm when the pressure of the world threatens to crush us. The first segment is: The Bedrock of Cosmic Justice Psalm One Hundred Nineteen: verses one hundred thirty-seven and one hundred thirty-eight. O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair. Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. The stanza opens with a foundational, cosmic declaration: “O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair.” To truly appreciate the magnitude of this statement, we must view it through the lens of the Ancient Israelite worldview. The surrounding pagan nations believed that the universe was governed by a pantheon of erratic, selfish, and deeply flawed deities. The rebel gods of the Divine Council did not operate on a standard of objective fairness; they operated on a system of bribery, appeasement, and chaotic whims. If a famine struck, or a plague broke out, the people assumed the gods were simply throwing a temper tantrum. But the biblical worldview presents a radical, stabilizing alternative. Yahweh, the Most High God, is inherently, immutably righteous. His justice is not a mood; it is the very core of His character. Because the Lawgiver is perfectly righteous, it naturally follows that “your regulations are fair.” The Hebrew word for “fair” implies straightness, or uprightness. God does not have a crooked legal system. He does not show favoritism to the wealthy, nor does He accept bribes from the powerful. The psalmist continues to build on this bedrock in verse one hundred thirty-eight: “Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy.” Other translations render this, “You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.” When God decreed His cosmic blueprint, He did not do it as a haphazard experiment. He appointed His laws with absolute precision, and unshakeable fidelity. In a world where human governments are constantly shifting, and where cultural morality changes like the wind, the believer possesses a massive, strategic advantage. We can anchor our lives to a set of laws that are completely trustworthy. They will never mislead us, they will never betray us, and they will never collapse under the weight of human history. The second segment is: The Consuming Fire and the Refined Word Psalm One Hundred Nineteen: verses one hundred thirty-nine and one hundred forty. I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words. Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much. As the psalmist reflects on the perfect justice of God, his emotional state shifts dramatically. In the previous stanza, he was weeping rivers of tears. Now, those tears have evaporated into a burning, blazing zeal. “I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words.” The literal Hebrew translation is incredibly intense: “My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.” This is not a petty, personal anger. This is righteous, holy indignation. It is the exact same consuming zeal that drove Jesus Christ to overturn the tables of the moneychangers in the temple courts. Why is he so consumed? Because his enemies have “disregarded,” or forgotten, the words of the Creator. In the biblical framework, forgetting the Word of God is an act of spiritual treason. These enemies, acting as the earthly proxies for the rebel spiritual forces, are actively ignoring the cosmic boundary lines. They are treating the perfect, trustworthy laws of the King as if they are entirely irrelevant. To a heart that fiercely loves the Creator, watching the world vandalize His beautiful design triggers a profound, protective fury. But how does he channel this consuming zeal? He does not lash out in violence. He turns his intense focus directly back to the purity of the Scriptures. “Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.” The imagery here is drawn directly from the ancient metallurgical process of smelting. The Hebrew text literally says, “Your word is exceedingly refined.” Just as raw silver or gold is placed into a blistering hot furnace to burn away all the dross, the impurities, and the slag, the Word of God has been subjected to the ultimate heat. It has been tested by centuries of human rebellion, tested by the fires of cultural opposition, and tested by the mocking laughter of the rebel gods. And after all that testing, what is the result? The Word emerges from the furnace absolutely pure. There are no flaws, no contradictions, and no empty promises. It is solid, refined,, and infinitely valuable. The psalmist looks at the pristine beauty of this tested truth, and his heart overflows: “...that is why I love them so much.” His righteous anger toward the world is perfectly balanced by his blazing romance with the Word. The third segment is: Insignificance in the Shadows of Eternity Psalm One Hundred Nineteen: verses one hundred forty-one and one hundred forty-two. I am insignificant and despised, but I don't forget your commandments. Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true. Having declared his love for the refined Word, the psalmist makes a stark, vulnerable confession about his social standing. “I am insignificant and despised, but I don't forget your commandments.” In an honor and shame culture, this is a painful reality to admit. The Hebrew word for “insignificant” means small, young, or of little account. The word for “despised” means held in contempt, or considered worthless. The world looks at this believer, clinging to his invisible God, and it laughs. The wealthy, powerful elite—the people who compromise with the pagan systems—view him as a pathetic, naive fool. He has no political leverage, no massive army, and no impressive social status. Yet, despite being pushed to the absolute margins of society, he refuses to surrender his spiritual memory. “...but I don't forget your commandments.” While his enemies actively disregard the truth, he stubbornly retains it. He knows that true significance is not determined by the applause of a corrupt culture; true significance is determined by your alignment with the Creator. He justifies his stubborn loyalty in verse one hundred forty-two: “Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true.” This is the ultimate perspective shift. The psalmist may be small and despised in the present moment, but he belongs to a legal system that outlasts the stars. The...

Stephen Russell was raised a Roman Catholic and had ambitions of becoming a priest but ultimately left and joined the Anabaptists. In this episode, he explains the key doctrines that caused him to leave and where the Catholic church got several important points wrong. Mr. Russell explains some of the core Catholic beliefs, such as prayer to the saints and the Eucharist, while also showing how we oftentimes misunderstand key points of Catholic theology."The Nicene Creed Guards the Bedrock of Our Faith"The Creed in the AusbundThis is the 315th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content!Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content!Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook.Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King JesusSubscribe on your podcast provider of choiceSupport us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org.The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

Ethan Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Mach Industries, a defense technology company developing next-generation unmanned systems and hydrogen-powered weapons platforms to redefine modern warfare and energy logistics. Ethan left MIT after one semester in 2023 to focus on building Mach full-time. Originally from Texas, Ethan grew up on a farm where he began prototyping weapons in high school. Funded through car tech jobs, knife and furniture sales, and small engineering projects. His early hands-on ingenuity and deep sense of urgency, intensified by the war in Ukraine—motivated him to accelerate U.S. innovation in unmanned aircraft and weapon systems to help deter China and strengthen national defense capabilities. Under his leadership, Mach Industries has attracted backing from top venture firms including Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Bedrock, and has secured major U.S. Army contracts while expanding manufacturing operations. Ethan's work reflects a broader vision beyond defense. He frequently speaks on the strategic significance of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, the U.S. dollar's reserve status, the challenge of social decay and neo-feudalism, and the need for productive, post-partisan solutions that secure America's technological and economic future. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Go to https://calderalab.com/SRS. Use code SRS for 20% off your first order. Go to https://helixsleep.com/SRS for 25% off. Make sure you enter our show name after checkout so they know we sent you! Go right now to https://hillsdale.edu/SRS to enroll. There's no cost, and it's easy to get started. Ethan Thorton Links: X - https://x.com/ethanrthornton Mach Industries X - https://x.com/mach_industries Mach Industries - https://www.machindustries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices