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In this provocative and no-fluff episode of Keyboard Samurai, host, Wil Kluv, sits down with Dani Woolf and Ben Siegel to unpack what's broken in how cybersecurity vendors go to market and how to fix it using real buyer data and a deeper understanding of human psychology. Dani and Ben, co-founders of CyberSynapse and veterans of cybersecurity GTM, break down why so many tech marketers are stuck in echo chambers, how pressure from investors leads to safe (but disconnected) strategies, and why most teams are making decisions without actual buyer validation. They explore the psychological barriers to change, why the “herd mentality” is sabotaging innovation, and how to replace opinion with evidence through first-party qualitative research. They also take on the traditional analyst model, offering sharp critique and a more human, scalable alternative rooted in community-sourced insight.

Everyone in tech is suddenly “building community.” But most aren't building anything close to the real thing - community that's built on mission, trust, and transparency. In this raw, no-buzzword conversation recorded live at CyberMarketingCon, Dani Woolf sits with Ben Siegel, George Kamide, Bronwen Hudson, and Elliot Volkman, real community builders, to unpack what community actually means, why most efforts fall flat, and what it takes to build something alive, resilient, and trustworthy - especially in an industry like cybersecurity where trust is scarce and attention is fractured. We go deep on: Why most corporate “communities” are poorly disguised funnels The difference between an audience, a user group, and a true community What trust looks like when your members are CISOs, not consumers Why growth is nonlinear, unpredictable, and absolutely not guaranteed The emotional labor and invisible moderation that holds real communities together You'll also hear tactical advice on how to build thriving spaces across Reddit, Slack, LinkedIn, and beyond - without flashy tools or six-figure budgets.

Die Insel Rügen hat seit jeher kreative Menschen angezogen:Maler, Dichter, Bildhauer, Schriftsteller, bekannt oder unbekannt.Hans Fallada zählt zu den bekannten Rügenbesuchern.Der Schriftsteller verbrachte vor 100 Jahren einige Zeit auf der Insel,bei einem Bauern auf Wittow und hat dort auch viel geschrieben.Katja und Axel Metz treffen sich ganz in der Nähe des Örtchens Gudderitz bei Altenkirchen mit dem Schauspieler Boris Ben Siegelund sprechen über sein Falladaprojekt, das im letzten Jahrsehr erfolgreich im Rügenspeicher des Gutes Lanckensburg aufgeführt wurde.Sie erfahren von dem Schauspieler, wie er dazu gekommen ist, sichmit dem Schriftsteller Hans Fallada auseinanderzusetzen, welcheVerbindungen er selber mit der Insel Rügen hat und auch überdie Pläne für das “Falladaland” im Jahr 2025.

Today on the show: if the Department of Education goes away, how will Georgia schools be impacted? Big proposed cuts at the VA, Ben Siegel from ABC News on the story. Automotive reporter Jeff Gilbert live in Detroit on the tariffs pause. We'll go to the White House for the latest on the Ukraine talks. Plus, we'll talk to a local family appearing on Shark Tank tomorrow night! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: if the Department of Education goes away, how will Georgia schools be impacted? Big proposed cuts at the VA, Ben Siegel from ABC News on the story. Automotive reporter Jeff Gilbert live in Detroit on the tariffs pause. We'll go to the White House for the latest on the Ukraine talks. Plus, we'll talk to a local family appearing on Shark Tank tomorrow night! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: if the Department of Education goes away, how will Georgia schools be impacted? Big proposed cuts at the VA, Ben Siegel from ABC News on the story. Automotive reporter Jeff Gilbert live in Detroit on the tariffs pause. We'll go to the White House for the latest on the Ukraine talks. Plus, we'll talk to a local family appearing on Shark Tank tomorrow night! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to lay off as many as 80,000 workers in the coming weeks in the latest phase of the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal workforce. Ben Siegel with ABC News joins AZMN to discuss the impact. 

Welcome to the first episode of The Confident Cyber Marketer, a monthly series hosted by CyberSynapse.io! In this special in-person episode from New York City, I'm joined by Ben Siegel to break down how cybersecurity marketers and sales teams can accelerate speed to buyer insights to gain a competitive edge. In this tactical, no-BS conversation, we reveal why traditional analyst models fail, why most cybersecurity vendors get it wrong, and how real-time insights from buyers—not just customers—can drive better messaging, faster sales cycles, and higher conversion rates. Key Takeaways and Topics Covered: Why cybersecurity marketing is broken—and how to fix it The myth of proprietary data in cybersecurity marketing Why most data doesn't tell you the full buyer story The Rapid Buyer Insight Loop (RBIL) framework for gathering and applying insights in less than two weeks The difference between customer research vs. buyer research—and why both matter How traditional analyst models hold cybersecurity vendors back Real-world stories from Dani & Ben on how shifting to direct buyer insights changed everything How to operationalize fast, actionable insights across marketing, sales, and product Metrics that matter: Time to Insight, Time to Decision, Time to Value The high cost of getting your target audience wrong—and how to avoid it. Resources & Links:

Rocky and Jason talk about stadium funding, government waste, check in with Susan Vogt, and PJ Striet, get the latest from Ben Siegel of ABC News, and more on 700 WLW!

Rocky and Jason talk about stadium funding, government waste, check in with Susan Vogt, and PJ Striet, get the latest from Ben Siegel of ABC News, and more on 700 WLW!

Rocky and Jason talk about stadium funding, government waste, check in with Susan Vogt, and PJ Striet, get the latest from Ben Siegel of ABC News, and more on 700 WLW!

"Community" is getting bandied about a lot. What does it really mean, for both cybersecurity vendors and practitioners? This week's episode is a roundtable discussion recorded LIVE at Cyber Marketing Con in December 2024! The panel features Dani Woolf, Ben Siegel, Bronwen Hudson, Elliot Volkman, and BKBT's George K. Some key topics covered: Community is not something you can just spend money on. Successful communities are affecting change. You can't expect instant ROI from community building. Be passionate about your community's mission. Listen to your community; they will guide you. Communities are about adding value, not extracting.————

When was the last time you took a hard look at how disconnected your “customer insights” really are from the people you're aiming to serve? For years, companies have banked on traditional research firms and analyst reports, hoping these broad-stroke insights will guide their GTM strategies. These methods serve a general narrative – not the nuanced truths that drive real connection and real value. I fell into the same trap myself once. I'd rely on this filtered, “aggregate” data and call it good. But the more I engage directly with the people who matter – the end users, the practitioners – the more I realize: The traditional analyst model is fundamentally broken. And no one's ready to admit it. In the SEASON 3 kickoff of Audience 1st Podcast, I'm sitting down with Ben Siegel, GTM expert, former Gartner exec, CEO and Founder of The CyberNest, and partner in crime, to dive into a major shift in how cybersecurity companies connect with their buyers. We're challenging the old-school analyst model, pushing past generic reports and stale data to champion DIRECT relationships with the people who matter—security practitioners. We'll explore why hands-on research like interviews, focus groups, and community-led conversations are game-changers for your GTM strategies. This conversation might very well be the wake-up call we ALL need. Are you ready to break out of the echo chamber?

For this interview, Ben from CyberNest joins us to talk about one of my favorite subjects: information sharing in infosec. There are so many amazing skills, tips, techniques, and intel that security professionals have to share. Sadly, a natural corporate reluctance to share information viewed as privileged and private has historically had a chilling effect on information sharing. We'll discuss how to build such a community, how to clear the historical hurdles with information sharing, and how to monetize it without introducing bias and compromising the integrity of the information shared. Aaron was already a skilled bug hunter and working at HackerOne as a triage analyst at the time. What he discovered can't even be described as a software bug or a vulnerability. This type of finding has probably resulted in more security incidents and breaches than any other category: the unintentional misconfiguration. There's a lot of conversation right now about the grey space around 'shared responsibility'. In our news segment later, we'll also be discussing the difference between secure design and secure defaults. The recent incidents revolving around Snowflake customers getting compromised via credential stuffing attacks is a great example of this. Open AWS S3 buckets are probably the best known example of this problem. At what point is the service provider responsible for customer mistakes? When 80% of customers are making expensive, critical mistakes? Doesn't the service provider have a responsibility to protect its customers (even if it's from themselves)? These are the kinds of issues that led to Aaron getting his current job as Chief of SaaS Security Research at AppOmni, and also led to him recently finding another common misconfiguration - this time in ServiceNow's products. Finally, we'll discuss the value of a good bug report, and how it can be a killer addition to your resume if you're interested in this kind of work! Segment Resources: Aaron's blog about the ServiceNow data exposure. The ServiceNow blog, thanking AppOmni for its support in uncovering the issue. In the enterprise security news, Eon, Resolve AI, Harmonic and more raise funding Dragos acquires Network Perception Prevalent acquires Miratech The latest DFIR reports A spicy security product review Secure by Whatever New threats Hot takes All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-379

For this interview, Ben from CyberNest joins us to talk about one of my favorite subjects: information sharing in infosec. There are so many amazing skills, tips, techniques, and intel that security professionals have to share. Sadly, a natural corporate reluctance to share information viewed as privileged and private has historically had a chilling effect on information sharing. We'll discuss how to build such a community, how to clear the historical hurdles with information sharing, and how to monetize it without introducing bias and compromising the integrity of the information shared. Aaron was already a skilled bug hunter and working at HackerOne as a triage analyst at the time. What he discovered can't even be described as a software bug or a vulnerability. This type of finding has probably resulted in more security incidents and breaches than any other category: the unintentional misconfiguration. There's a lot of conversation right now about the grey space around 'shared responsibility'. In our news segment later, we'll also be discussing the difference between secure design and secure defaults. The recent incidents revolving around Snowflake customers getting compromised via credential stuffing attacks is a great example of this. Open AWS S3 buckets are probably the best known example of this problem. At what point is the service provider responsible for customer mistakes? When 80% of customers are making expensive, critical mistakes? Doesn't the service provider have a responsibility to protect its customers (even if it's from themselves)? These are the kinds of issues that led to Aaron getting his current job as Chief of SaaS Security Research at AppOmni, and also led to him recently finding another common misconfiguration - this time in ServiceNow's products. Finally, we'll discuss the value of a good bug report, and how it can be a killer addition to your resume if you're interested in this kind of work! Segment Resources: Aaron's blog about the ServiceNow data exposure. The ServiceNow blog, thanking AppOmni for its support in uncovering the issue. In the enterprise security news, Eon, Resolve AI, Harmonic and more raise funding Dragos acquires Network Perception Prevalent acquires Miratech The latest DFIR reports A spicy security product review Secure by Whatever New threats Hot takes All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-379

For this interview, Ben from CyberNest joins us to talk about one of my favorite subjects: information sharing in infosec. There are so many amazing skills, tips, techniques, and intel that security professionals have to share. Sadly, a natural corporate reluctance to share information viewed as privileged and private has historically had a chilling effect on information sharing. We'll discuss how to build such a community, how to clear the historical hurdles with information sharing, and how to monetize it without introducing bias and compromising the integrity of the information shared. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-379

For this interview, Ben from CyberNest joins us to talk about one of my favorite subjects: information sharing in infosec. There are so many amazing skills, tips, techniques, and intel that security professionals have to share. Sadly, a natural corporate reluctance to share information viewed as privileged and private has historically had a chilling effect on information sharing. We'll discuss how to build such a community, how to clear the historical hurdles with information sharing, and how to monetize it without introducing bias and compromising the integrity of the information shared. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-379

In this episode of Audience 1st Podcast, host Dani Woolf welcomes Ben Siegel, Founder and CEO of CyberNest. They delve into the importance of peer-led, community-driven research for cybersecurity professionals. Ben outlines The CyberNest's growth from a free community to launching a specialized platform security teams aimed at facilitating better information sharing and collaboration within organizations. They discuss the limitations of traditional analyst firms and the rise of firsthand, trusted insights from security practitioners. The conversation emphasizes the value of making learning an integral part of security roles and explores the future of peer-led communities in the cybersecurity industry. Key Takeaways: Overwhelmed security professionals can benefit from streamlined access to relevant information through peer-led communities. The Cyber Nest has evolved to offer a Teams platform that fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing among security teams within organizations. Trust and quality are key factors in peer-led information sharing, enabling practitioners to make informed decisions and streamline projects effectively. Bridging the gap between security vendors and buyers through expert insights helps improve product offerings and enhance customer relationships. Cultivating a community of trust within the cybersecurity space is essential for promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development. Apply to become a member of The CyberNest today: https://thecybernest.com/ Join Audience 1st Newsletter Today Join 1700+ cybersecurity marketers and sellers mastering security buyer research to better understand their audience and turn them into loyal customers: https://www.audience1st.fm/newsletter

Congress is "burning the midnight oil" to try and make an agreement on immigration laws.

Ben Siegel, owner of Austin, TX Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden, describes his concept as the most unique restaurant-event-entertainment center in the Lone Star state. “Our business model is different than most independently owned restaurant concepts,” says Ben. "We must be able to serve our regular guests and multiple social and business events at the same time."   In this episode, Ben shares the story of an 11-year development plan that turned a small house in the Rainey Street district of Austin into a 500-seat dining destination. "We still engage in a very old-world approach to our product using a curing room, pickling room, and a smoking room to produce our special recipes of wood-smoked sausages, and made from scratch sides, sauces and condiments," says Ben. In fact, Banger's is known for offering the widest variety of smoked sausage and the largest selection of draft craft beer in Texas.   Although his menu might be old-world, Ben's management style is modern staff-first positivity. "I am a recovering people pleaser,” says Ben. "A few years ago, I felt I had a toxic workplace and went to work to set an entirely new direction". He explains how embracing staff expectations and engaging them more deeply in daily operations led to shared values across the team.    Ben explains his "No Rules" Rulebook and practice of self-evaluation to keep staff and management focused and moving in the same direction. "Looking at the larger picture and planning quarter-by-quarter helped me to see the value in new hourly wage and tip share program," says Ben, who is planning a food hall on the property that will include a new sandwich concept, a sausage house, and several beer bars.

Members of the House met yesterday for the first hearing regarding an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Talks to avoid another government shutdown appear to have taken a turn for the worst.

According to Abode an early career onboarding platform. Early-career reneges and turnover don't just affect your bottom line; they also take a toll on morale and productivity, making them incredibly costly for your organization. Joining me to discuss is Ben Siegel the Co-founder & CEO Learn more at abodehr.com

One of the biggest mistakes made by employers when hiring early-career talent is assuming that the recruiting part is over when someone signs an offer. Today's guest is Ben Siegel, the founder and CEO of the HR technology company, Abode, who knows what it feels like to be left in the lurch after a job offer and is doing his best to ensure it doesn't happen to others. Abode began as a corporation that hired out students to mow lawns for $25 an hour and has since evolved into a thriving company that helps other companies attract and retain early-career talent across the job spectrum. Early-career talent these days is largely comprised of Gen-Z'ers and in this episode, Ben, who is a Gen-Z'er himself, explains what this generation of job seekers is looking for and debunks some of the common misconceptions that older generations have about them.    Key Points From This Episode:   Ben shares the origin story of Abode.  Issues in the talent acquisition space that the pandemic brought to light.  Factors that are much more important than the school you attend. Roles that Abode's customers are hiring for.  Lessons learned through the research Abode conducted with 5000 Gen-Z job seekers.  Misconceptions that older generations have about Gen-Z. How employers can build trust amongst their Gen-Z employees. One of the biggest mistakes employers make when hiring early-career talent.  The process that should follow a job-offer-signing.  Things that employers need to communicate to early-career talent. The service that Abode offers to employees and employers. Parting words of wisdom about how to retain early-stage talent.   Tweetables:       “It doesn't matter where you go to school. If you have the skills and work hard, you can go work at Morgan Stanley. You don't have to be at Harvard to do that anymore.” — Ben Siegel [0:06:28]   “You can boil everything [Gen-Z job seekers] want down into four main things; transparency, connections, respect, and expectations.” — Ben Siegel [0:08:04]   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:   Ben Siegel on LinkedIn Abode Talk Talent to Me Hired  

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Ben Siegel details the subpoena issued by the 1/6 committee to Donald Trump and what the next steps are for the former president.

Ben Siegel is a Co-Founder at Scholars, a technology platform that helps employers manage their communication, employer brand and retention of new hires. In the quest to attract and retain top early in career talent, companies that want to hire top talent must go beyond posting roles and hiring top talent, and also focus on ensuring that new hires have the resources and information they need from the moment they meet the company to when they show up on the first day. During our conversation, Ben shared how Scholars is helping companies improve their communication and engagement with prospective candidates through their platform. He also spoke about the importance of fostering community, belonging and engagement between candidates and employers, and some of the ways top companies are evolving their approach to hiring Gen Z talent by focusing on improving their employer brand, and using technology and analytics to nurture candidates and new hires.Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensiegel1/ https://hirescholars.com/You Might Enjoy This Episode If:- You work in University Career Services - You are a University Recruiter or Campus Recruiter looking to better engage with university candidates- You are in charge of hiring and recruiting diverse early career talent

Jennifer Jones Lee hosts your Tuesday morning Wake Up Call. The movers took all of her clothes! Sherri Papini, the woman who faked her own kidnapping, has received an 18 month sentencing. ABC's Aaron Katersky comes on to talk about the first hearing held by Trump's Special Master. And a bipartisan reform bill is targeting the electoral count act - ABC's Ben Siegel chimes in.

ABC News Correspondent Ben Siegel has the latest on a bipartisan bill introduced by two senior members of the January 6th committee to reform the counting of presidential electoral votes.

ABC News Correspondent Ben Siegel has the latest on a bipartisan bill introduced by two senior members of the January 6th committee to reform the counting of presidential electoral votes.

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Hope you're hungry; it's time for our next family dinner! And that's not all, we're also welcoming our next dinner guest to the table! Give a warm welcome to our friend Ben Siegel, a local writer, journalist, arts critique and master of the sandwich. Ben got the full When's Food buffet of topics: membranes, eating mayonnaise with a spoon, contrasting condiments and—of course—tape worms! Did Ben enjoy the meal or just end up with indigestion? Tune in and find out.

Mike Isaacson: Da j00z! [Theme song] Nazi SS UFOsLizards wearing human clothesHinduism's secret codesThese are nazi lies Race and IQ are in genesWarfare keeps the nation cleanWhiteness is an AIDS vaccineThese are nazi lies Hollow earth, white genocideMuslim's rampant femicideShooting suspects named Sam HydeHiter lived and no Jews died Army, navy, and the copsSecret service, special opsThey protect us, not sweatshopsThese are nazi lies Mike: At the core of nazi lies is antisemitism. Since the Second World War it has disguised itself in many guises–Rothschilds, Soros, Bildebergs, lizard people. At its core is an all-powerful entity controlling the masses and aiming to destroy the nation through the corruption of culture and politics, which remains at the heart of fascist conspiracy theory. One of the ur-texts of Jew hatred in the 21st century is David Duke's book “Jewish Supremacism,” which makes the claim that not only do Jews control the world, but that our religion teaches us to do so. Today, we're joined by Ben Siegel who has his master's in Religion, the Hebrew Bible, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies from the Claremont School of Theology. (Wow, that's a mouthful.) Welcome to The Nazi Lies Podcast, Ben. Ben Siegel: Thanks for having me Mike. I'm grateful for the opportunity to trash a Jew hater's biblical scholarship. Mike: [laughs] Very good. Okay, so before we get into Duke's book, let's talk a bit about how Judaism works, because it's very unlike Christianity. Can you give us a rundown of how Jewish law and Jewish morality works? Ben: Sure. I'll do my best. Now the Jewish legal system, known in Hebrew as halakha, is a comprehensive framework that informs the behaviors of religious, and also frequently secular, Jews. It takes as its starting point the written text, the Torah, the biblical books of Genesis through Deuteronomy, from which it derives 613 mitzvot, meaning laws or commandments, as authoritative God-given instruction on how to live an observant Jewish life. So from those texts, considered the written Torah, what's called the oral Torah is derived. This comprises successive centuries worth of interpretation of the written Torah by rabbis. The earliest of these is the Mishnah, which was compiled early in the second century of the common era, and the Gemara, rabbinical commentary on the Mishnah that was put together between the second and fifth centuries CE. These commentaries were collected to produce the Talmud. Now one in the Galilee region of Israel between 300 and 350 CE, known as the Jerusalem Talmud, and the second far more extensive Talmud compiled in Babylon in about 450 to 500 CE. This is the Babylonian Talmud. This is the one that people tend to cite most. It's really these long, extensive discourses weighing legal arguments on virtually every topic that was relevant to Jews during these periods, from personal and communal religious devotion to economic regulations to laws concerning marriage, dietary restrictions, relations with non-Jews; you name it. Now the Talmud is upheld to this day by most Jewish communities across the world as the basis for living an appropriate Jewish life in accordance with halakha and in accordance with God's will and vision for the world. Halakha informs Jewish ethics to a great deal as much as it undergirds legal and political concerns–a concern for ethical treatment of one's community and one's neighbors, stemming from the collective memory of slavery in Egypt, an ethics of solidarity, really, righteousness, compassion, and justice, in effect. Mike: Okay, so Duke takes aim at our self-description as the chosen people. This is commonly misinterpreted. What does it mean when the Jews say we are the chosen people? Ben: As the old saying goes, “How odd of God to choose the Jews.” So there's this notion that God selected the Israelites for a particular theological mission, to live according to His laws, and to be a light unto nations, inspiring other people through their example. But there's also this idea that the Jews chose God. That Abraham and his descendents embraced monotheism through a special and unique relationship with the deity. Chosenness in this sense isn't indicative of inherent ethnic or racial superiority, as Duke argues. I'd feel safe saying he's projecting his own white supremacist views onto the Jews here. Mike: You don't say. Ben: [laughs] Yeah, I do.  Mike: Okay, so another thing that David Duke derides is our holidays. Specifically, he describes Purim and Pesach as a celebration of the slaughter of gentiles, which I find absolutely laughable. Do you want to clear that one up? Ben: This would absolutely be hilarious if it weren't so malicious. Pesach celebrates the liberation of the Israelite people from slavery and oppression in Egypt. Recalling the ten plagues during the seder does recognize the suffering inflicted upon the Egyptians to make this happen. But this isn't a joyful moment. It's typically somber. The recitation of each plague is followed by dripping a drop of wine from our cups onto our plates to signify how we ourselves are diminished by the Egyptians' suffering. There's also a similarly warped misinterpretation of Purim going on here, where we celebrate the prevention of genocide against us. So in the Purim story, Haman had ordered the Jews put to death. The Megillah Esther makes it clear that the 70,000+ Persians killed at the end of the book are those sent by Haman to slaughter the Jews. And the Jews were only able to defend themselves because king Ahasuerus gives them permission to pick up swords. And to be frank, Mike, defense against genocide seems to a pretty legitimate cause for merrymaking.  Mike: Yeah, no, for sure. It's a really fun holiday if you've ever celebrated it, you know. It's a lot of dress up… I've heard it described as basically a combination of Halloween and New Years all wrapped into one. It's really fun.  Ben: Sure, if you like to drink and scream, Purim is the holiday for you. Mike: There you go. [laughs] Okay, so now let's get into the nitty gritty. So, David Duke cites a whole bunch of scriptures to make the Jews out to be haters of all things goyishe, or non-Jewish, with scriptural references that appear to justify unscrupulous behavior towards them. First of all, before we get into that, what does the word “goy” mean? Ben: Well it would be prudent to acknowledge that the term “goy” changes meaning slightly over time. In the biblical text, it means nation or people, not nation in the modern sense of Westphalian nation-states, but more as a homogenous ethnic identity. The Israelites were recognized as a goy here. Most notably, Exodus 19 where God promises Abraham that he will make his people “goy gadol,” a great people, Exodus 19:6. As we enter into the rabbinic period, where the Jews in the diaspora are negotiating Jewish identity as a minority population, goy predominantly takes on the meaning of non-Jew as a distinguishing marker. This interpretation of “goy” has persisted to this day, and is perhaps the most commonly recognized usage of the term. I have seen discussions among antisemites who misinterpret it as meaning “cattle,” based on connotations in Talmudic texts. But these texts offer a strict binary worldview where “Jew” is seen as akin to human, whereas non-Jews are aligned with animals. I think it's important to make the distinction that this framework is a legal one not necessarily a political one. Post exilic diaspora Jews did not have the kind of social power needed to foster political programs that affected the disenfranchisement of other groups typically associated with rhetorics of dehumanization.  Mike: Okay, so kind of on that point, Duke points to a number of decontextualized passages from Jewish scripture which describe gentiles in various negative ways: barbarians, animals, animal-fuckers. And I've got a few passages here which I've provided to you in advance. So there's Gemara Kiddushin 68a, Yebamoth (and correct me on any of these pronunciations) Yebamoth 98a, Baba Mezia 114a-b, Abodah Zarah 22a-b, and Baba Mezia 108b. Can you give us a little exegesis? Ben: I'd be happy to, but first I want to talk about how Duke sourced these texts. There's been some commentary on him plagiarizing Kevin McDonald who is an evolutionary psychologist working out of Cal State University-Long Beach. He uses the same arguments and the citations. But it also appears that Duke took many of the translations of these texts from a book by Elizabeth Dilling, who was a far-right political activist in the 1930s, noted antisemite, who went to Nazi Germany and spoke very highly of what she saw there. So with these translations that he's using, I think it's important that we take it with an enormous grain of salt, first of all. Mike: Right. Ben: But also the thing I've noticed most about non-Jews who rage against the Talmud is that they haven't read the damn thing. And frankly, I haven't read all of it either. It's an enormous body of text. And in that body of text there are, you know, rabbis disagreeing with each other. So one view may be held, and the exact opposite view is going to be upheld a line down. Just worth noting for when we're looking at these texts that are obviously cherry-picked. Mike: Right. Ben: The first one you mentioned, Kiddushin 68a, it's from a tractate that deals with rules pertaining to marriage and engagement laws. Now what Duke says about this is the Talmud denotes gentiles as animals. So here it's forbidding the betrothal of an Israelite to a Canaanite maidservant. One thing, there's no Canaanites in third century Persia at this time, so this is purely a hypothetical situation. But it's really this legal justification for not marrying non-Jews because of the potential for them to influence a Jew's worship in a negative way, so that they won't follow halakha. And there's definitely a discussion here of identifying them as like an animal, but it's not a similar dehumanization that we see in typical nazi rhetoric of like “Jews are cockroaches” or “Jews are vermin.” It's like, here is this category of thing that is not us, and we cannot mix with that. Does that make sense? Mike Yeah, I guess. Does the issue of her being a maidservant matter in a subordinate position to the person?  Ben: Some rabbis argue yes; some rabbis argue no. But really it's more that who she is, based on this identity, is making the betrothal ineffective. It's not considered valid. Mike: Okay, so like– Ben: Yeah. Mike: Go ahead. Ben: No, go right ahead. Mike: Okay, yeah continuing right along, let's go to Yebamoth 98a? Ben: Yeah, Yebamoth deals with rules of yibbum. This is what's commonly known as levarite marriage, where the brother of a man who died without children is permitted and encouraged to marry the widow. What Duke has this translated as is that all gentile children are animals. It doesn't say anything of the sort here. It's saying that the children of gentiles don't have a father. They don't have a patrilege. Like the offspring of a male gentile is considered no more related to him than the offspring of donkeys or horses. It's just a way of saying that the rabbis don't care who the kid's dad is. It's like, they couldn't be bothered. Mike: I see. Ben: They're not interested in the patrilege of non-Jews. They're really more concerned with Jewish family ties. Mike: Okay, so moving along, there's two passages from Baba Metzia, one is 114a-b and one is 108b. Ben: Mmhmm. Baba Metzia discusses civil matters. That is property, law of usury, other issues such as lost property and damages done to it. So the issue here is again, categorizing– Duke takes issue with the categorizing of goyim as non-human. And again, it comes down to the same thing. It's less that they are not recognized as human, and more that it is an issue of ritual purity because they don't adhere to the same religious standards. Therefore, they necessarily can't contaminate certain Jewish sacred spaces. Mike: That's probably– Ben: And– Mike: Go ahead. Ben: Yeah, sorry go ahead. Mike: I was gonna say, it's probably also worth noting that like many Jews, I would venture even to say most Jews, probably don't follow a lot of these laws. [laughs] Ben: Yeah, many of them aren't even aware of them. You know, you can spend your entire life studying these texts and maybe come across it once. You know, there are thousands of these tractates. Mike: And last in this category was Abodah Zarah 22a-b. Ben: Mmhmm. [laughs] This one's funny. Duke says gentiles prefer sex with cows. What the text is actually saying is that the animal of a Jew is more appealing to gentiles than their own wives. [laughs] So, I don't know if this intentionally, you know, throwing some shade gentiles and their own marriage relations, but it seems more in keeping with a concern that's held by the Talmudic sages of how do you ensure that an animal that you are sacrificing is ritually pure. That means it has no blemishes; it is handicapped in any way; but very importantly, that it has not had any sexual relations with anybody. So Abodah Zarah, literally meaning “foreign worship” or “strange service,” it deals with how to live with people who don't adhere to the same religious convictions. And the concern of beastiality is kind of a big, overarching theme in this text to the point that there are many discussions of concern about whether or not you can purchase a sacrificial animal from a goy. Some rabbis say no; some say yes. Interestingly enough, there is one narrative in the text, where a goy named Dama– The rabbis go to him, and purchase a red heifer which is like a really big omen in the bible. It's like huge. That's like primo sacrifice. And he is upheld as a righteous goy and as someone who would never shtup his cow. So what's really interesting here is that you've got these two different voices in the text that are both preserved as authoritative. One, there is the concern that the goy will engage in beastiality. The other is this one goy Dama who is upheld as an example of righteousness in regards to being able to buy, you know, a sacrificial animal for him. Of course, Duke isn't going to look at this text because it doesn't serve his overall purpose as vilifying the Jewish people as anti-goy. Mike: And before we continue, I want to inform our listeners that shtup is a Yiddish word for “having sex with.” Ben: Yeah, literally it means “push,” but yeah, it means sex. Mike: Alright so, Duke also makes the claim that there are different laws that Jews follow when it comes to dealing with the goyim. So he specifically points to Gittin 57a, Abadoh Zarah 67b, Sanhendrin 52b, Sanhedrin 105a-b and 106a-b. Can you explain what's going on in those passages? Ben: Sure, so my understanding of his gripe with Gittin 57a is what is the punishment for Jesus in the next world, saying that he will be boiled in excrement. He's going to be punished in boiling poop, and that anyone who mocks the word of the sages will be sentenced to boiling excrement. This was his sin, as he mocked the words of the sages. And the Gemara comments come and see the difference between these sinners of Israel and the prophets of the nations of the world as Balaam, who was a prophet, wished Israel harm whereas Jesus the Nazarene, who was a Jewish sinner, sought their wellbeing. So there is this, kind of– There's some antagonism towards Jesus in the text because of its function as– Jesus's function and Christianity's function as a counter-claim to the inheritance of Abraham and of Isaac and Jacob. So there's some theological competition going on here. Mike: And what about Abodah Zarah 67b? Ben: Mmhmm. “The halakha from the case of gentiles that require purging. Vessels that gentiles used for cooking that the Torah requires that one purge through fire and ritually purify before they may be used by Jews.” You know, he seems to be indicating that– Duke seems to be indicating that the text is saying that goyim are dirty. But this isn't an argument for, like, hygienic cleaning. The ancient Israelites and Talmudic sages didn't have a germ theory of disease. What they're talking about is purifying these vessels for religious purposes, specifically. They have to be rededicated for their sacred use because they may have come in contact with forbidden food, with non-kosher food. Mike: Right, so this is about the laws of kashrut, right? Ben: Yeah, precisely. And again this is Abodah Zarah which is all about how do we do our religion properly with all of these other influences around us. Mike: Right, okay so Sanhendrin 52b. Ben: Yeah, this is another Jesus one. So Duke says that the person being punished in this text is Jesus, and he sees this as an anti-Jesus text. But the text doesn't mention Jesus whatsoever. It's a general rule for capital punishment by strangulation which is outlined in Leviticus. So this is one of your big nazi lies. He doesn't mention– They don't mention Jesus here. Mike: Is this one of the ones where he mentions Balaam or something? Ben: I believe so. Mike: Okay, can you talk about who Balaam is, because Duke misidentifies him as Jesus. Ben: Yeah he does that a lot. So in the book of Numbers, Balaam is a prophetic figure, identified in the text as a false prophet, who goes to send a curse against the Israelite people, and he is himself cursed for it and put to death. So he's kind of like this figure of those who would seek the destruction the Jewish people. He's a big bad. Mike: Right, and since he's in the book of Numbers which is the Torah, right? Ben: Yeah. Mike: Yeah, I mean, that would mean that this is, like, well before Jesus's time, right? Ben: Absolutely. Mike: Like there's no way this would have been Jesus. Ben: For sure. Granted, there are certain Christian interpreters of the text who see Hebrew bible references to Jesus throughout. Mike: Right. Ben: So they kind of see Jesus as foreshadowed in so much. Mike: Alright so, moving on, Sanhendrin 105a-b? Ben: So this one's interesting because it says that Balaam was a diviner by using his penis. [both laugh] And he's one who engaged in beastiality with his donkey. So what Duke takes to be a condemnation of Jesus, because he's misidentified Jesus with Balaam, is really kind of like textbook Talmudic condemnation of a big bad goy. Now here's a guy who sought the destruction of the Jewish people. In the book of Numbers he's got this talking donkey who prevents him– who tries to stop him from going forward with his mission. And we know that he was bad because, according to the Talmud, he had sex with his donkey. There's this major preoccupation with bestiality in the Talmud, and it is weird as hell. But it's there, and we've got to deal with it. [laughs] Mike: Okay, and Sanhendrin 106a-b. Ben: Again, this one's not about Jesus, but rather about Balaam who has been misidentified with Jesus. I think this is– this kind of misidentification is just indicative of Duke not doing his homework. My understanding is that he took these from Dilling, and he never fact-checked to see if, you know, this is what the text says or this is what the text identifies. You know, this is bad scholarship on his part which is probably to be expected from this guy who defrauded his own his own white supremacist organization and has a fake degree. Mike: Right, and he even says in the book that he's not doing anything original, that it's just collected from other sources. Ben: Right. Mike: Well, since we're on the subject of Jesus, we may as well go with the rest of the passages that I have here. So Sanhendrin 90a. I'm kind of skipping around here. Ben: Yeah this one's all about prohibition against idol worship. And you said this one is Jesus-related? Mike: That's what he said, yeah. About Christianity and Jesus, yeah. Ben: I don't find much to do with Jesus in this text. Jesus isn't mentioned in this one. It's primarily about idol worship and people who prophesize with regards to it. Maybe he's trying to say that, like, the preoccupation with idol worship is a condemnation of Christianity, but I'm just not seeing where he's getting Jesus out of this. Mike: Okay then, on that same subject Shabbat 116a. Ben: Yeah, holy books in Babylonian temples. Now is this the one where he says a goy can't read the text? Mike: It might be, yeah. Or a Christian can't read the text. Ben: Yeah, oh no, this is a really particular one. Again this one is just– There's a lot of rhetorical violence against those who do the religion improperly or don't treat the sacred texts as they should. You know, these are practices and artifacts that are very important to the Jewish people, so they hold them in very high regard. Mike: So I guess moving along, Duke refers to a number of passages in the Bible that he takes to mean that Jews are preoccupied with racial integrity. (Projection much?) He points specifically to Sanhendrin 59a, Deuteronomy 7:2-6, Ezra 9:1-2 and 9:12, Leviticus 20:24, and Nehemiah 13:3. So what do these passages say and what do they actually mean? Ben: With Sanhedrin 59a, which Sanhedrin primarily deals with criminal law, it says that “A gentile who engages in Torah study is liable to receive the death penalty. As it is stated: ‘Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.'” This is from Deuteronomy 33:4. “Indicating that it is an inheritance for us, and not for them.” So there is one sage, a rabbi Yokhanon who is arguing that goyim who study Torah, you know, they're liable to be put to death. You know, they expose themselves to capital punishment. He's arguing this because they view the Torah with such high esteem; it is their most sacred text. They want to preserve it. Now this text is followed a line or two down by a counterargument. It says, “You have therefore learned that even a gentile who engages Torah study is considered like a high priest.” So you've got one argument saying that a goy who studies Torah is liable to be put to death, and another that says that they have an incredible status, that studying Torah gives them very high regard. But this again is one of those instances where Duke does not consider that might undermine his central thesis that Jews are bad, are always bad, and will always be bad. Mike: Okay, so what about the Deuteronomy passages? Ben: Deuteronomy is fascinating. We could do a whole discussion of that book in and of itself because it is–Deuteronomy in Greek means “second law”–but it is kind of a later law code that is arguably the result of a very kind of reactionary sect of Israelite theology that does not see coexistence with people who don't worship YHWH as possible. And rhetorically, what they are saying is when the Israelites get to the promised land, they are to commit genocide against the peoples of the land. Don't intermarry with them because that could lead to apostasy, that could lead to illicit worship. You know, their daughters will lead you to serve other gods. The sense here is that Israel is a holy people, God has chosen them to be special unto him, and if they allow this foreign influence to affect them, that will be undermined. Mike: Okay, and what about the Ezra text? Ezra 9:1-2 and 9:12. Ben: Yeah, there's some scholarship to indicate that Ezra and Nehemiah represent one scholarly tradition. So after the Babylonian empire was defeated by the Persian empire, the Persians allowed the community of Israelites that had been taken into exile, the golah community, to return to the land, to rebuild the temple, and to reestablish rule. So one of the concerns of the returning community is this very specific idea that the reason they were exiled in the first place is because God is punishing them for worshipping other gods. And that sense also undergirds the theology of the book of Deuteronomy. So their solution is that, to prevent that from ever happening again, they have to divorce from the non-Israelite wives that they had married that might lead them into temptation. Now this is the view of the returning community, not the community that had stayed in the land of Israel during that time. So these would have been the intelligentsia, the priestly class, the aristocracy, skilled laborers, so it's not a normative view, but it kind of becomes normative because it becomes the dominant voice of the text, if that makes any sense. But they are saying that for the sake not just of religious purity but also to establish power for themselves, you know, the returning community has a claim to power in the land, not just because they have, you know, they have a connection to it where they are before the exile, but they are supported by the Persian imperial power. They're making this new claim of identity and religiosity to assert that power. Mike: Okay and what about Leviticus 20:24? Ben: “You shall inherit their land” (“Them” being the Canaanites.) “that I will give unto you to possess it, a land that flows with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God that separated you from other people.” So this is God telling the Israelites that they will be given the promised land because God has chosen them, has separated them. The word “kodesh,” to be holy, also means separate. So it's really a theological category, not an ethnic one. You know, the Israelites are separate from these people and are given the land because of their adherence to the covenant at Sinai, not because they are of a particular ethnic or racial background. Mike: Okay, so we talked a little bit about kind of the somewhat genocidal tendencies I guess. And so David Duke talks about massacres perpetrated by Jews in the bible. He points to Deuteronomy 20:10-18, Isaiah 34:2-3. and Joshua 6:21 and 10:28-41. And when I mentioned Joshua to you, you kind of rolled your eyes at it. Ben: Yeah. Mike: So I guess let's start with Joshua then. Ben: Yeah, I do. Good. Joshua's a fascinating text. Scholars pretty much agree that it has no, or little to no, basis in historical fact. You know, one of these is that, these texts Joshua 6:21, is the destruction of the city of Jericho which according to archeological records happened several hundred years prior to when this narrative is supposed to have taken place. But what's being discussed here in 21 is the devotion of the city to the Lord, the destruction of every living thing in it. So, you know, this is absolutely a genocidal text. It's a purification of the land by the sword and by flame. So typically in war in the ancient near east, you could take slaves, you could take cattle as war booty. But what is being done here is the destruction of all of that, saying that everything belongs to God, and as such it must be destroyed and sacrificed unto him. But it's also seen as a kind of justice because here are these, for lack of a better word, pagans who stand in the way of the Israelite mission, and who may also tempt the Israelites to turn away from the path of God. So it's absolutely this violent, theologically motivated holy war, genocidal slaughter, maintained in the text. And I do think it's important to wrestle with these notions. You know, whether or not it actually happened, it's still– It's there, and it informs a great deal of thinking. It informed the colonization of the New World, whereby settlers from Europe saw themselves as Israelites and the indigenous people here as Canaanites. Robert Allen Warrior is an indigenous scholar who's done a lot of work on this. But then, the Joshua narrative also informed many of the early Zionists, and they saw themselves as, as Rachel Haverlock called the Joshua generation. Like, Ben Gurion assembled a number of different people to do bible studies on the book of Joshua. It is a text of settler colonialism and can be used to justify that kind of political programme. Mike: Okay so back to Deutero– Ben: If that's what you're trying to do, Joshua is a good place to pull from. Mike: Okay so back to Deuteronomy, 20:10-18. What's being said in there? Ben: “When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace. If they accept and open its gates, all the people shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you. If they refuse to make peace and they engage in battle, lay siege to the city.” And the ban, or kherem, is in effect there. So destroy, destroy, destroy, and leave nothing because everything is for God. It's the same scenario– In this instance, the people in the land are given the opportunity to surrender, otherwise they are subject to the sword. It's very similar to the kind of warfare described in other texts from the ancient near east, whether they're Assyrian or Babylonian. So it's not uncommon to see this kind of siege warfare described, and it's not necessarily unique to the Israelite people. Mike: Right, I mean, yeah, I mean that was one of the things that happened to the Israelite people, at least in engaging the Romans, right? Ben: Yeah, precisely. Mike: Okay, what about Isaiah 34:2-3? Ben: This one's interesting because it's not actually a narrative of slaughter. It's a prophetic oracle delivered against the people of Edom, the Edomites, for betraying the Israelites to the Babylonians and assisting in their imperial endeavors. It's saying that, you know, you will be destroyed. You know, the corpses of your people will lay in the street. So it's not an actual thing that happened. It's part of a type of prophetic literature called oracles against the nations where the prophet of a particular book will condemn a specific people on God's behalf. Keep in mind that the prophets aren't really seen as their own agents. They're the agents of God; they speak God's word. So God through Isaiah is saying, here's what's going to happen to you because of your betrayal. Mike:  Okay, so this next part is probably going to need a trigger warning or something. So there's some really strange passages that he cites about rape and virginity that I honestly haven't looked at because by the time I got to these passages I was just tired of him being wrong every time I checked the passages he cited. So he cites Kethuboth 11b, Sanhedrin 55b and 69a-b, Yebamoth 57b, 58a, and 60b. So let's start with Kethuboth. Ben: Right, yeah, so here he's– The issue is Bath Sheeba, when she gave birth to Solomon, whether or not she was six years old, or whether or not she was an earlier age. It's not saying that six-year-olds are appropriate– or that six is an appropriate age for sexual relations with a girl. It's arguing at what age a child can conceive. Like when is conception possible? And it's saying that because Bath Sheeba gave birth to Solomon when she was six, it's somewhere around that time. Yeah, this whole discourse is really gnarly.  Mike: Okay, so what about Sanhendrin 55b? Ben: So here it's about a girl who is three years and one day whose father has arranged for her to be married, and betrothal is through intercourse. It's concerning the legal status of the intercourse with her, if it's like full-fledged sex. Really here the text is examining forbidden sexual acts that cause ritual impurity and calamity. And prior to this specific quotation is a broader context of unwitting beastiality, like beastiality that you didn't know you did. It's not justifying sex with minors; it says that the act renders the man ritually impure and liable to be put to death. Lucky for the child, I guess lucky, is that they're exempt from execution because they're a minor. Small condolence I guess. Mike: Okay so it's basically saying the opposite of what David Duke said. Ben: Yeah. Mike: Okay, what about 69a-b? Ben: I mean, this is probably a discussion of the legal ramifications of this act. Mike: Yeah this is actually, this says exactly what you were talking about earlier. So “A maiden aged three years and a day may be acquired in marriage by coition, and if her deceased husband's brother cohabitated with her, she becomes his.” Blah blah blah. Ben: Yeah, because it's Yebamoth– It's Yebamoth, right? Mike: No this is Sanhendrin. Ben: Oh Sanhendrin. So this is, yeah, criminal law. So this is the liability of criminal punishment, but also these rabbis debated everything. What is the likelihood that a three-year-old is going to be married to someone who then dies and then has to be– Again they have the option to be married to their brother so that the dead brother's lineage doesn't end. They're really negotiating, like, every possible eventuality that might happen just in case. You know, all of these are hypothetical situations. And, you know, they're gross. Some of them are just really fucked up. Mike: [laughs] Yeah Jews like to talk about a lot of weird hypotheticals. Alright so now onto the Yebamoth one. So 57b. Ben: Yeah, Yebamoth 57b. This one I've got, “A maiden aged three years and a day may be acquired by marriage in coition.” So yeah, the sex act is technically allowed. It's not condoning it. But because three-year-old girls cannot become pregnant, it's still technically forbidden because it's a waste of seed in non-procreative sex. So it's saying that she can't conceive via sexual intercourse, so it's really forbidden because sex in this worldview is not for pleasure; it's purely for procreation. So if you are wasting sperm engaging in this sex act, it's a bad thing. Not going to lie, this one's fucked up. Mike: Yeah, what about 58a? Ben: Um, doesn't say anything about minors. Mike: Really? Ben: Just, yeah, I didn't see anything about minors in this one. Mike: What about rape? Ben: Most likely. Let me just take a closer look. Mike: Or virginity or something? Ben: Yeah, do you have a quote on this one? Mike: Not sure. I mean, I don't have quotes on any of these because again I stopped looking at them. Ben: Yeah, and a lot of it is just like– It's kind of he said, she said. I don't know. I don't take David Duke's reading of these in good faith, and I don't think we can. Mike: This is a weird passage. There's something about “Through betrothal alone a woman is not entitled to eat.” This is so strange. Ben: I mean I would lie if I said that I understood the majority of Talmudic literature. Mike: Right. Ben: You know, people can spend seven years reading this entire work all the way through. The law of tamurah. Mike: Yeah, and, I mean, even– David Duke doesn't even necessarily quote these passages. He just references them. And I guess, like you said, he probably pulls them from other sources without reading them. Ben: Yeah, I– With this, I can't even tell, like, what he's arguing. Like, what is the– What issue is he taking here? Mike: Yeah, I would suggest that our listeners read this passage and try to figure out what the fuck David Duke has a problem with. Ben: Yeah exactly. Yeah [sarcastically] read David Duke's book. You'll have fun. Mike: Yeah, no don't read David Duke's book, but you can read the Talmud, that's pretty good. Ben: Spend seven years reading the whole thing. You can do it, a daf a day. Mike: Alright, do you have any notes on Yebamoth 60b? Ben: So this is where the Gemara cites another ruling related to who is considered a virgin. And it's not condoning sex with a three-year-old. It says that in the event of that happening, she remains a virgin because her hymen grows back. Like if it's through a sex act with an adult man or if her hymen is ruptured by wood. You know, she's still considered a virgin because it grows back. I don't know if that's medically true. Mike: Yeah, I was– Ben: Sounds like bullshit, but the issue here is virginity as it relates to being able to determine paternity in the long run. Mike: Okay, alright, so Judaism has changed a lot since these texts were written. So what can we say about the ethos of Judaism now as it relates to these texts? Ben: Right, obviously most Jews aren't concerned with the majority of the issues we've addressed here today. You know, they don't spend a lot of time thinking about beastiality, thank goodness. But I think if there is a single Jewish ethos, it's an affirmation of being the people of Israel, literally meaning “to wrestle with God,” Yis-ra-el. Engagement in argument over Torah are so central to our people's identity that even secular atheist Jews still contend with these issues. So as many different types of Jews as there are and how many different ways they approach the text, there still profoundly, proudly participating in a longstanding tradition that's engaging with and arguing with the tradition. I think that's the modern Jewish ethos, and it's much the same as the ancient but adapted to the current context: How do we live a good life?  Mike: Word, well Ben Siegel, thank you so much for coming on The Nazi Lies Podcast and taking the time to do the tedious work of debunking David fucking Duke. [both laugh] You can catch Ben on Twitter and Facebook at Anarcho-Judaism. Ben: Mike it has been an absolute pleasure. Thank you for having me. [Theme song]

Here’s a milestone for the Growth Machine team: our first unblinded case study! Ben Siegel, CEO and co-founder of Scholars, joined us in a webinar where he talks about Scholars’s content and marketing strategy. We edited this webinar into this week’s 25-minute episode. Enjoy! Show Notes 1:21 - Ben Siegel, CEO and Co-Founder of Scholars, talks about their decision to include content from the very start of their marketing strategy.  4:01 - How Scholars first began working with Growth Machine.  5:08 - The original content plan pivoted to support the direction Scholars was heading in, and from there, traffic saw an increase.  9:11 - The increase in traffic helped Scholars grow an email list of over 20,000 subscribers.  12:00 - Why Scholars decided to start their podcast The Internship Show, and how their podcast ties in with their overall marketing strategy. 15:44 - Ben discusses a few of Scholars’ customers and how they initially entered the sales funnel. 19:00 - What’s next for Scholars?  20:02 - Audience Q&A Links: How a Recruiting Website Tripled Organic Traffic in 6 Months Scholars (1:18) Demand Curve (4:18) The Writer Finder (4:48) The Internship Show (12:00) Growth Machine: https://growthmachine.com/ https://twitter.com/growthmachine__

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David Tuchman is joined by Ben Siegel as they discuss the effects of religion on society, some pretty not-great Biblical rules, and what to do when you gotta go. Want more? Follow OMGWTFBIBLE on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Tonight on Youth Theatre Interview, Ben Siegel interviews Davied Morales, an actor and rapper from San Jose. Davied is a recipient of the Leigh Weimers Award for emerging artists. He has performed around the Bay Area at SF Playhouse, City Lights, Shotgun Players, Northside Theatre Company and TheatreWorks. You can follow him on any Social Media @activepoet where he frequently posts about his music and upcoming projects he is working on! Davied is also the host of the upcoming Theatre Bay Area "Together We Rise" virtual fundraiser on Monday, June 29 at 6:30pm. 40% of live donations on the evening will go to the Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund, 50% will go to TBA. Also, as part of TBA's values of equity, diversity, and inclusion, 10% of donations made during the event will go to the NAACP. Tickets are available for every income level. For more information visit https://e.givesmart.com/events/hqI/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Gaming! It’s all fun and games, right? Not really. There are hidden dangers in online gaming especially - dangers that many individuals don’t consider. When you are stuck at home for many weeks, chances are that you have downloaded one or more gaming apps on your phone, or purchased a game console for your living room either for yourself or for your kids. Games are hot. But games are also great sources of data collection from all corners of the world and all levels of society. What kind of data are collected? How are they used? Is it all transparent? And of course - how do we tell the children? And even more importantly: protect the children. That, and more, in this episode of Serious Privacy, Paul and K discuss the dark side of gaming with two gaming and privacy professionals Leena Kuusniemi and Ben Siegel.Join us to discuss a worldwide multibillion dollar industry, ranging from tic-tac-toe to Minecraft - and the age and the sophistication of players are equally extensive and diverse. In this episode, we discuss the most downvoted post on Reddit, ads in gaming, mobile notice, fragmented regulations, and how to educate your kids about the dangers of gaming.ResourcesFortnite: Can You Copyright a Dance Move? (Billboard)Occupied (Norwegian TV Series) - Wikipedia | Netflix (may not be available in your region)Fordham University: Study on Tracking in AppsThe Most Downvoted Comment in Reddit History (Inc)Microsoft tool https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-releases-tool-that-can-scan-chats-to-detect-pedophiles-11578569527182.htmlNY Times Article on gaming abusers https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/07/us/video-games-child-sex-abuse.html

Ben Siegel inteviews Tony-Award Nominee Anika Larsen. Anika has performed on Broadway in such shows as "Rent," "All Shook Up, " Avenue Q" and "Xanadu." She was nominated for the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony-Awards for her performance as Cynthia Weil in "Beautiful." Anika has performed extensively in New York and across the US in the National Tours of "Xanadu," "Avenue Q," and "Rent." Anika was also co-founder of Jaradoa Theater, a company whose mission was to promote mercy, beauty and truth through performance and service.Her solo album, "Sing You to Sleep," is available at Amazon.com and on the ITunes store. Producer: Karen Simpson Sound Design: Mike Cobb Original Theme Music: LJ Simpson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Ben Siegel didn't start out wanting to host events. He just likes to have a good time. This story started 7 years ago and it's far from over. Ted Prater came in early on to cook and now is in charge of multiple hog cooks a week, a room full of pickles, aged hams and more. The sheer amount of food that Banger's creates is astounding. They just finished a huge addition and they're putting every square foot to good use every day of the week. I sat down with Ben and Ted in Ben's spacious office on the top floor of their new building. Ben's team is huge and they now have an entire floor just dedicated to offices. I'd love to be there when they're deciding which of the 200 beers on tap they want to change around. Their food, their style and their parties are second to none. Enjoy this interview and don't forget to follow them on social media! Ted: @blinkychef Ben and Banger's: @bangersaustin.  

In this episodeI chat with Ben Siegel and Chef Ted Prater from Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden in Austin, Texas.In this almost hour long interview we talk about how Banger's came to be as well as Ben and Chef Ted's background AND what brought them together. We talk about the original concept and how Ben knew when to pivot and 'listen' to his customers to grow the business. We talk about the evolution of the smokehouse and now everything that they offer(including whole hog Thursday through Sunday). We discuss sausage making, pickling, fermenting, curing, and so much more. You will learn an exceptional amount about Banger's and the two men behind this business, which is actually only in its infant stage. You will really enjoy this.See all things(including current hours) here: https://www.bangersaustin.comSee Banger's on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bangersaustinCheck Banger's out on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/bangersaustinSee Banger's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/bangersaustinFollow Chef Ted here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blinkychefSee more of Robert Jacob Lerma's work here: https://www.instagram.com/robertjacoblerma

For any community development initiative to achieve the desired positive outcomes, impact investors must design with communities instead of for them. Opportunity Zones, even with the recent criticism, are still seen as a way to drive investments that will build wealth and create social impact in marginalized communities. How can the great community development work that is being done at the local level be connected with big top-down policies like Opportunity Zones? This episode, recorded live in Baltimore, features a cross-sector panel of community leaders, investors, and OZ experts exploring inclusive community development. Featured voices include Pickett Slater Harrington of Joltage, Candace Chance of the Baltimore City Intergenerational Initiatives for Trauma and Youth (B-CIITY), John Brothers of the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund, Ben Siegel of the City of Baltimore, and Elise Liberto of Brown Advisory.

After 9/11, America made some changes, to put it mildly. Who better to recount said changes than the former deputy director of the CIA's counter-terrorist center and the FBI's national security branch? Nobody, that's who. And speaking of 9/11, here's a fun fact: as of this year, many college freshmen hadn't even been born yet when it happened. If you want to hire some of said youngsters to do odd jobs, you're in luck. There's an app for that. People still say that, right? Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 WorldBook- amzn.to/2MWoOt5 QuikFix: providing college students with a means to earn income around their class scheduleWebsite- www.getquikfix.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Business Model Sandbox, Saul Kaplan sits down with BIF's newest team member, Chief Impact Officer Ben Seigel to discuss the ins and outs of social impact investing, harnessing emerging technologies to unleash personal agency and new personalized business models. Ben joins BIF after serving as the Global Social Impact Project and Partnerships Lead at ConsenSys. While there, Ben ideated, built, and activated the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition, and led the ConsenSys Social Impact efforts in both client acquisition and the delivery of strategic initiatives, partnerships and client services. Focusing on areas such as human rights and financial inclusion, Ben is a leading voice in equipping social impact organizations with blockchain solutions. We are excited to have Ben on the BIF and Personalized Medicine by Design (PMxD) team!

We chat with Ben Siegel (@BenLLS), Impact Policy Manager at ConsenSys, the largest Ethereum development company in the world. We talk about: How blockchain is used to give identity to the disenfranchised  The intersection between crypto and international development Wealth redistribution with blockchain ...and more. Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) Music by and used with permission from Phortissimo: https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo Not financial advice.

Blockchain for Good, 12.14.17, NYC by Crypto NYC x Democracy Earth Speaker: Benjamin Siegel Impact Policy Manager, Social Impact @ ConsenSys This is the Impact Innovation Podcast by Rebel Method. Bringing you events and panels on different topics to keep you on the edge of innovation and accelerating impact founders from zero to impact. What your event covered? Or have comments or suggestions? Message Sergio on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/sergiomarrero Music credit: Starlight by NUBY https://soundcloud.com/nubymusik/starlight

While attending The University of Texas at Austin, Ben Siegel, the entrepreneur behind Bangers Sausage House & Beer was enamored by The Best Wurst trailer on Austin’s famous Sixth Street. Post graduation Siegel moved to Dallas and became involved in commercial real estate. Not satisfied, Siegel took the leap and followed his college dream of opening a sausage house and beer garden in his college town of Austin, Texas. He is newly married, a new and very proud father and in the process of expanding Bangers and his growing Sausage empire.

Bonus! Two heroes of the Good Stuff Family! Ben Siegel and Rachel Mylan are on the show!!! Continue reading Bonus! – Ben Siegel / Rachel Mylan on the site.

Ben Siegel (http://versastudio.com/people) is our special guest on today's episode of traffic and leads podcat. He is an expert web designer who owns Versa Studio (http://versastudio.com/). Not only has he been a web professional for over 15 years, but he also handles project management, as well as web design and development where he specializes in the Expression Engine CMS (https://ellislab.com/expressionengine). Versa Studio has a very hands on approach and they want to have a plan in place for your web design before tackling your project. When you think about it that way, it certainly makes sense, doesn’t it? IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: * What makes Versa Studio unique. * Why planning your website is important. * How Versa Studio begins the process of working with a client. * How a preliminary meeting and planning can help. * Ben’s process for determining what a client needs to enhance their website. * What sort of questions are on a needs assessment test for Ben’s consultation. * What the difference between ROI and Google Analytics. * Why it is important to have your traffic turn into sales or leads. * How a little investigative work can help figure out where your traffic comes. * Discover how professional e-commerce sites differ from non-profit sites. * The process in which Versa Studio nurtures leads and ROI. * How soft data like site navigation can help determine website usage. * How mobile-friendly sites make things a little more challenging. * Why it is important to keep track of the technical aspects of a website. * A huge part of planning will have to include what platform the websites will be viewed on. * More information about what you can find in Ben’s book, Website Planning for Small Business. * Why Ben feels that your website is marketing’s responsibility and not IT. * Why hosting is viewed as a commodity service and you need specialized service.

For Beyond 50's "History" talks, listen to an interview with Bill Friedman. He'll talk about his 48 years of research and experiences hanging out with famous gangsters who built the early Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts. After Prohibition ended, the leaders of the country's four biggest gangs began operating elegant, high-rolling casinos across America, until local reformers closed them. Then these four gang's leaders built 80% of the Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts from the Flamingo in 1946 to Caesars Palace in 1966. Exposed for the first time are the roles actually played by gang leaders Ben Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Al Capone, Frank Nitti, and Moe Dalitz. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and sustainable lifestyle. Visit www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

For Beyond 50's "History" talks, listen to an interview with Bill Friedman. He'll talk about his 48 years of research and experiences hanging out with famous gangsters who built the early Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts. After Prohibition ended, the leaders of the country's four biggest gangs began operating elegant, high-rolling casinos across America, until local reformers closed them. Then these four gang's leaders built 80% of the Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts from the Flamingo in 1946 to Caesars Palace in 1966. Exposed for the first time are the roles actually played by gang leaders Ben Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Al Capone, Frank Nitti, and Moe Dalitz. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and spiritual lifestyle. Visit www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

For Beyond 50's "History" talks, listen to an interview with Bill Friedman. He'll talk about his 48 years of research and experiences hanging out with famous gangsters who built the early Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts. After Prohibition ended, the leaders of the country's four biggest gangs began operating elegant, high-rolling casinos across America, until local reformers closed them. Then these four gang's leaders built 80% of the Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts from the Flamingo in 1946 to Caesars Palace in 1966. Exposed for the first time are the roles actually played by gang leaders Ben Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Charlie Luciano, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Al Capone, Frank Nitti, and Moe Dalitz. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and sustainable lifestyle. Visit www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

Bill Friedman wrote the award-winning, Depression era, true-crime All Against The Law. He wrote the groundbreaking research work Designing Casinos to Dominate the Competition, published by the University of Nevada Reno. He is also author of the seminal book for succeeding in the casino business, Casino Management. He taught the pioneer course in casino management for UNLV’s College of Hotel Administration during the decade of the 1970s. Friedman was president of the Castaways Hotel and Casino and the Silver Slipper Casino in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip for thirteen years. He transformed them from perennial losers into super successes, consistently in the top of Nevada’s highest profit-per-square-foot performers. Friedman is president of the Friedman Management Group, which specializes in solving casino marketing, design, and operations problems. He has consulted for forty years to casinos in the U.S. and in England, Monaco, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and several Caribbean Islands. www.BillFriedmanAuthor.com30 Illegal Years To The Strip is the inside story of Prohibition’s most powerful leaders, who later ran elegant, illegal casinos across America, before moving on to build the glamorous Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts.The seven leaders of the three dominating Prohibition gangs imported the world’s finest liquors on a massive scale. Although in an illegal and dangerous business, these seven espoused traditional business values and rejected the key tools of organized crime - monopoly, violence, and vendetta. This made them the most unlikely gangsters to rise to underworld leadership. But they earned every criminal’s respect, and fate made them the most powerful gangland leaders in American history.In the mid 1900s, these seven leaders stood up to, and restrained, America’s worst villains. The seven prevented many gangland wars and killings. Unbelievably, the most murderous and most psychopathic gang leaders not only admired them but supported them in gangland conflicts.These were the first gangs to work closely together in mutual interest. Joining these three dominating liquor-importers was the violent Chicago Capone gang, as they partnered in both illegal and legal businesses during and after Prohibition. They were also close allies in the complexities, treachery, and violence of underworld politics. Exposed for the first time are the roles actually played by gang leaders Ben Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Charlie Luciano, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Al Capone, John Torrio, Frank Nitti, and Moe Dalitz.Some of these seven leaders became powerful over world political kingmakers. Allied with them in New York City politics was Arnold Rothstein, the ultimate gambler. His murder is one of several major gangland killings finally solved here.The biggest-drawing entertainer in these gang leaders’ illegal-casino and Strip-resort showrooms was comedian Joe E. Lewis. He single-highhandedly saved the Copacabana from bankruptcy and turned it into America’s most famous and glamorous nightclub.The careers and relationships of the gang leaders, who together would go on to build the Las Vegas Strip, are presented for the first time in this thoroughly documented, in-depth, authentic history of how organized crime developed. It contains 546 source notes, and many addendum’s that expose the serious fallacies and outright fictions of previous books about early organized crime.This book is based on 48 years of research that began, when Friedman was drafted during the Vietnam War. A conscientious objector, he was ordered to spend his alternative service in Las Vegas hanging out with gangsters to study the history and operation of organized crime.

It's been the craziest couple of weeks imaginable at UrbanJunglesRadio and Danny & Andy finally take a break to sit down and talk about the most incredible couple of weekends you could ever imagine...or not imagine. First we'll start off with hitting the buzz head on as we talk about Midnight Madness at Ben Siegel Reptiles.  The whole world has undoubtedly heard about the unfortuante event of that evening but what you don't know is how incredible of an evening and community event it was.  Listten in as we give you the inside line to one of the most infamous evenings in Herpetological History.   Then later we'll tell you all about the epicness that was Tinley Park, NARBC Chicago.  It was a wild weekend filled with Herps & friends and drones, drinking, and sitting on the airport floor with a bleeding little old man & having to leave UJR crew member behind. Get ready for an evening of fantastic stories and so much more as we come back strong live from our home studios to give you what you need, a straight dose of UJR!

In an unprecidented event, UJR is coming to you live from Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach Florida. Ben Siegel Reptiles is the premiere reptile shop with nothing but the best in rare and captive born reptiles.  We will be braodcasting LIVE from Ben's shop as we  bring down the house and party into the wee hours.  Tune is as we MC the evening which includes competitions, prizes, and of course amazing sales on lots of amazing Reptiles. UJR events on the road are always the best possible time so don't miss this very special episode of UrbanJunglesRadio coming to you live from Ben Siegel Reptiles!

Every year tens of thousands of rattlesnakes are killed for entertainment during various "Rattlesnake Roundups" held all over the United States. Join us as our field correspondent Sky Stevens investigates the country's largest roundup in Sweetwater Texas and reports back on the atrocities. We will talk about what you can do to help stop the massacres. Later in the show Andy & Danny Introduce you to the "Slam Call" courtesy of Ben Siegel and up to the minute reptile info and news. Be sure to catch us live Friday night at 10 pm e.s.t. or download and listen to what's sure to be an exercise in awesomeness!

Join Danny & Andy as we come back and re visit with Dan Krull of Small Scale Films as he joins us to to update us with some important info on "Alterna Rush" the movie and some other projects in the works. Later we'll speak to Diana Sleiertin of Max Man Reptiles who tells us her version of an SPCA nightmare and a surprise guest kicks off the show to tell us about an awesome new way to get some collector grade herps! All coming up Friday night at 10pm on Urban Jungles Radio.com !