Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Smith

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, the teams are out for Ireland's massive clash with New Zealand at Soldier Field.All Blacks legends Conrad Smith and Ben Smith take us behind the curtain of the side that won back-to-back World Cups.And a huge injury blow for the Ireland women's team, with a key player out for the rest of the season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Ryan and Saagar discuss Israel breaks ceasefire, RSF massacre in Sudan, Hurricane slams Jamaica. Ben Smith: https://x.com/semaforben To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.comMerch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cinda Canning wanted a great twist for her 'All is not OK in Oklahoma' podcast - she'd have loved ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Season 5, Episode 10 "The House Always..." which sees that, maybe, you can fight City Hall. Nighty night, Nonna. Howard says 'Hello!' and Charles, Mabel and Oliver enjoy only 3 months of peace before it begins anew. 00:00 Intro 00:09 Uncovered Clues 01:03 Let's Solve Only Murders in the Building 02:24 Upcoming Podcasts 02:47 Credit Clue Easter Eggs 03:11 London Calling 03:47 Season 5 Dangling Threads 05:56 Grading Season One 08:06 Grading Season Two 09:35 Grading Season Three 11:16 Grading Season Four 12:50 Grading Season Five 18:28 Feedback The murder mystery/true crime podcast spoof with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez! Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver and Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. The trio doubles their efforts to expose Lester's killer in a showdown that reveals the answers they've been seeking. Do you watch on Disney+, Hulu or Star+? Did we miss any clues? Twitter/Instagram/Threads: @DoublePHQ http://facebook.com/doublephq #onlymurdersinthebuilding #omitb #bloodymabel #OnlyMurders #ONLYMURDERS IN THE BUILDING Explained ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Recap ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Review ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Theory Theories s5e10 s05e10 #selenagomez #stevemartin #martinshort #arconia #TheAcronia Directed by Jamie Babbit Writing Credits Steve Martin ... (created by) & John Hoffman ... (created by) JJ Philbin ... (written by) & Ben Smith ... (written by) Cast Steve Martin ... Charles-Haden Savage Martin Short ... Oliver Putnam Selena Gomez ... Mabel Mora Michael Cyril Creighton ... Howard Morris Meryl Streep ... Loretta Durkin Téa Leoni ... Sofia Caccimelio Logan Lerman ... Jay Pfluig Christoph Waltz ... Bash Steed Dianne Wiest ... Lorraine Coluca Renée Zellweger ... Camila White Keegan-Michael Key ... Mayor Tillman Bobby Cannavale ... Nicky Caccimelio David Patrick Kelly ... Miller Amy Ryan ... Jan Bellows Ryan Broussard ... Will Putnam Vanessa Aspillaga ... Ursula Tina Fey ... Cindy Canning Ryan Broussard ... Will Jackie Hoffman ... Uma Da'Vine Joy Randolph ... Detective Williams James Caverly ... Theo Dimas Teddy Coluca ... Lester Richard Kind ... Vince Fish Anthony Ruiz ... José the Super Jane Lynch ... Sazz Pataki Jason Veasey ... Jonathan Julian Cihi ... Tim Kono Emory Cohen ... Young Lester Siobhan Fallon Hogan ... Mrs. Morris Adriane Lenox ... Roberta Putnam Madison Wray ... Young Rainey Isabella Aparicio ... Young Mabel Shea Buckner ... Tony Caccimelio James Ciccone ... Doorman Joaquin Simone Recasner ... Wondify Executive Dane DiLiegro ... Caccimelio Aaron Dean Eisenberg ... Braden Caccimelio Beanie Feldstein ... Althea Jermaine Fowler ... Randall Siobhan Fallon Hogan ... Mrs. Morris Jacob MacKinnon ... Young Howard Evan Mulrooney ... Johnny Caccimelio Joshua Iverson ... Young Artful Dodger John Leone ... Realtor Hayes McCracken ... Young Oliver Jim O'Hare ... Al Ivy Schur ... Tween Girl Ian Unterman ... Fagin Produced by Dan Fogelman ... executive producer Selena Gomez ... executive producer John Hoffman ... executive producer Steve Martin ... executive producer Jess Rosenthal ... executive producer Martin Short ... executive producer Music by Siddhartha Khosla ... (music by) Consulting Producers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Ben Smith form the West Australian joined Mark Duffield to run a comb over the Perth Glory's decision to sack coach, David Zdriic, after the first two games of the season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of The Agenda, Finn Caddie joins ACC Head G Lane to discuss a grim story about being hit by an F1 car (00:00)...WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE!Then they get into who should be etched into the Mount Rushmore of Rugby First-Fives after a post from Ben Smith (not that Ben Smith) caused a massive stir over the weekend (9:30)...Plus, an EXCLUSIVE chat with the Lamb himself, Larry The Lamb, on the truth behind the now infamous victory during the Mascot Run at the NPC Final (17:50)! Finally, they get to your feedback in 'Yours Please' (28:50)... GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE AGENDA & BYC LIVE PODCAST HERE! Did you know that we've launched a new Facebook Group called 'The Caravan' JOIN HERE!Brought to you by Export Ultra! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode, Tom Crook, Ben Smith, and Paul Whitty are reunited for the first time in months to deliver the mix of new music and chatter that we all love. Artist – Track [Album] [edit] radio podcast 793 – Right Click and Save As to Download The post Podcast 783 | Featuring Pink Breath Of Heaven, Jeff Tweedy & Grace Rogers appeared first on .

The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel's broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn't fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We'll take a closer look at other times the EBU's non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. Responsive Summary Yugoslavia (3:20) Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40) Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42) Georgia (26:58) Final Thoughts (32:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Welcome to our review of PR pitches and mergers and acquisitions in the UK PR scene with Andrew Bloch. Here we discuss the biggest pitch wins, mergers and acquisitions that the PR sector has seen in October 2025Andrew is the lead consultant PR, social, content and influencer at the new business consultancy firm AAR and a partner at PCB Partners, where he advises on buying and selling marketing services agencies.PR Masterclass the Agency Growth Forum is now live. Virtual and face to face tickets are now available.Check out PRmasterclasses.com or the homepage of PRmoment for the full speaker lineup.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors, the PRCA.Here is a rundown of what Andrew and PRmoment founder Ben Smith discussed:Pitches  National Express - Block Report - Block Report launched earlier this year Founded by Chris Grimwood of Iris and Social Chain and Jack Colchester of Wonderhood. Singapore Tourist Board - Splendid - UK integrated marketing agency. This win follows an open RFI. Splendid won Heathrow Express in April. Belfast City Council -  Cavendish Consulting, Lanyon Communications (part of Consello) and Open Strategic Communications PPHE Hotel Group (formerly Park Plaza Hotels Europe) - Launch PR. Retained consumer and corporate brief. 51 properties across eight countries. Rangemaster - Stakked - Iconic cooker brand with global recognition and deep British roots. Previously in-house. BFI London Film Festival - Vamp - 69th film festival. Vamp has worked with clients inc. Disney, paramount, Netflix, Prime, C4 Apple TV etc Aardman Animation - Wonderland. New Ewe Knit it campaign invites fans to create knitted items that can be turned into blankets for the homeless in London. Toy Retailers Association - WPR. To promote the dream toys list of the hottest toys for Christmas 2025.  Butlins - Popcorn. Positioning the holiday resort as the Home of Entertainment. Popcorn is strong in consumer and lifestyle - clients include Thorpe Park, Panasonic and London Designer Outlet. Hey Dude - Words+Pixels.  Launch of new campaign with Lewis Capaldi. Acai Berry Foods - Neon Brand Communications - Neon are specialists in health, wellness and beauty and lifestyle brands (hotpot yoga, coconut collab etc.) For Goodness Shakes - Frank. Launch protein and collagen drink, Glow. Lipton Teas and Infusions - Clarion. Retained consumer pr for sub brands PG Tips and Pukka. Youngs Seafoods - Brazen. Consumer pr, social media, influencer. Frozen fish brand - supplies approx. 40% of all the fish eaten in the UK every year, apparently! Omi/Shakers/Dints - Ballou. Trio of new clients for Ballou UK. Nationwide Building Society - Popeyes, Ogi and DEBRA - Folk  Border to Coast Pensions Partnership - Apella Advisors. Appella was founded in 2019 by ex APCO UK boss James Acheson Gray - works with Aviva, KPMG and Nationwide Building societyRoyal Mint - Third City. The Royal Mint is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Monopoly Board game. Vinted – Smarts. Pan European pr, social and creator for online marketplace for selling, buying and exchanging new/second hand items. POD - Tin Man. EV electric charging provider, joins Tin Man's existing energy division - EDF, Electrify Britain, Energy GB. Changan - Woosah - Chinese auto firm launching into UK market with all electric Deepal SUV model. Paddy Power - Pitch - Addition to roster alongside Ready10.  M&A Team Lewis acquire Instinctif Partners. This deal will double the size of Team Lewis' UK ope

A recent survey by Fairtrade, with research undertaken by Kantar, finds 86% of shoppers want brands to be upfront about sourcing and more than half (55%) think businesses should take a ‘large amount' or ‘full responsibility' for protecting the human rights of workers in their supply chains.The study found that 59% of UK adults support Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) legislation, while just 9% oppose it, showing strong public backing for government action and responsible business practices.Sustainability and purpose matter in communications. They help you build trust and credibility, they help you attract and retain talent and they help you drive innovation in green technologies. In a special PRmoment podcast, inspired by the final deadline for the Sustainability and Purpose Awards we're chatting to The Fairtrade Organisation's Martine Parry about its Fairtrade Fortnight Research and its implications for communicators.Before we start a reminder that PRmoment's Sustainability & Purpose Awards final entry deadline is on Wednesday 15th October. Take a look at all the categories on the microsite.Here's a summary of what PRmoment founder Ben Smith and Martine Parry discussed on this week's show:75% of UK adults believe their shopping habits are the most meaningful way to help build a fairer world. Martine and Ben discuss the implication of this for brand communicators.Is the value of the ‘green pound' (total ethical spend in the UK) still a relevant measure of consumer ethical and sustainability spending trends?Fairtrade's research identified 2 sustainability and purpose personas, what are they?How can brands encourage consumers to shop “fair”?It's a busy media agenda but is there still room for sustainability and purpose related stories?Define what authentic sustainability storytelling looks like in 2025?What is the Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) legislation and why is it important for communicators who are worried about reputation issues resulting from their supply chains?As a judge in the Sustainability and Purpose Awards, what sort of work is Martine looking forward to seeing this year?

How do you love your people when words feel thin and life is loud? Mark Medley answers by taking us back to Paul's prayer in Ephesians 1 and showing how intercession becomes the most practical form of love. He begins with a raw, hopeful testimony of wandering and return from Ben Smith, then opens the Scriptures to build a simple, sturdy way to pray that anyone can use. This message continues the In Christ series and grounds prayer where Paul does: “For this reason.” Because God has already chosen, redeemed, sealed, and seated us in Christ, prayer is not striving to get His attention; it is partnership with His willingness. That reframes persistence—“I keep asking”—from pressure to participation. And it sets the tone: thanksgiving first. Before we request anything, we give thanks for our people and for the grace already at work in them.Mark then teaches the posture of prayer Paul models: to the Father, in the name of Jesus, by the empowering help of the Spirit. Relationship gives boldness, the name of Jesus gives authority, and the Spirit supplies wisdom beyond our understanding. When words run out, the Spirit helps our weakness with groans too deep for words; when we can't see the path, He prays according to the will of God. Parents carry unique spiritual authority for their children, friends bear one another's burdens, and churches can shepherd on their knees.From there, Mark borrows Paul's language and gives seven clear requests to pray over your people: that God would work at the level of the spirit; give wisdom; grant revelation so the eyes of the heart are enlightened; restore living hope; make His calling loud and clear; open our eyes to the riches of our inheritance; and reveal the power at work in believers—the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. Isaiah 61 becomes a living prayer map: good news to the poor, healing for the brokenhearted, liberty for captives, comfort for mourners, and beauty in place of ashes.Along the way, Mark names a quiet thief of our age: the algorithm. It pastors attention, shapes emotions, and drains hope. The answer isn't shame; it's a better diet. Curate your inputs, root yourself in Scripture, and let worship interrupt worry. The message ends where Paul ends—seeing Jesus as He is: risen, enthroned, and near. When people truly see Him, everything else takes its proper size. Watch, take notes, and try the seven-point prayer tonight for those you love. Share this with someone who needs courage to keep asking.We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more!Find us on Facebook & Instagram

PRmoment founder Ben Smith is interviewed by Eilizabeth Giles about the speaker line up for PR Masterclass series The Agency Growth Forum and why it has become a bit of a personal challenge.What PR Masterclass: The Agency Growth Forum covers in one day is incredible. You get to hear the real experts talk about how to overcome the key challenges that PR firm owners are having right now when it comes to growth.As always with our PR Masterclass series, there are absolutely no sponsors. We don't believe in charging delegates for a ticket and then filling the program with sponsored slots.When, Where: Wednesday 26th November 2025Virtual tickets from £230 +VAT. Face-to-face from £460 +VAT, buy your ticket before 10/10/25 to get these early bird rates.Here's a run down of what Ben and Elizabeth talk about on the show:Why did we choose Rachel Bell to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?Let's just run through Rachel's PR agency CV:Founder, ShineCo founder, Mischief Co founder, The Academy Co founder, John DoeCo founder, AdhuroNon executive chair, Cavendish Enough said?Why did we choose Jonny Bentwood to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?There's an interesting global community of about 8-10 PR firm data geeks who are at the arrowhead PR and technology. Jonny's at the tip of that arrow.No PR Agency Growth Forum event would be complete without an analysis of PR's GEO opportunity and here Jonny will update us with the latest thinking.Why did we choose Rachael Marshall to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?Her firm Magic Digits has circa 30 PR agency clients and so there's no-one better to give a third party insight into the financial trends and challenges of running a PR firm today.In house panel: What do clients want?Bieneosa Ebite, GSK, head of communications and government affairs, inclusionClara Biu, Allwyn UK, head of consumer communicationsCharlotte West, Lenovo, vice president, global corporate communicationsWhy did we choose Rachel Friend to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?Rachel's had success at PR firms who are part of the holding groups and she's also had success at PR firms who are independent.So she knows how to run PR agency businesses. Rachel's going to talk to us about how to re-energise your PR businesses and get your momentum back.Why did we choose Jo Carr to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?For about the last 10 years PR firms have, in the main, worked hard to improve their employer brand and to become better employers.Jo was at the start of this trend. She understood that in a consultancy business where creativity and customer service are absolutely vital, happy employees are always going to mean happy clients.Why did we choose Paul Nolan to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?As this is the Agency Growth Forum, I didn't just want a PR AI expert, I wanted the PR leader who was furthest along the road integrating AI into their agency. That's why Paul's speakingWhy did we choose Jackie Elliot  to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?If you know, you know.Independent PR agency panel: The growth challengeThis panel will give an insight into the growth challenges for independent agencies at the moment.Why did we choose Lee Beattie to speak at the Agency Growth Forum?Lee is going to talk about how Joe Doe has had success in developing a culture where young people can thrive.

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Mark Duffield is back for your Wednesday morning - on the show today, Ashton Agar to chat on the Sheffield Shield result & The West Australian's Ben Smith on the potential of "Serie A" coming to WA early next year. Plus Freo Dockers AFLW star Megan Kaufman & all the latest on the AFL Trade Period as a major trade is set to unlock more deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, making good on his promise to generals to use American cities as "training grounds." Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss the court order—issued by a Trump-appointed judge—that blocked the deployment in Portland, the military-style immigration raids that rocked Chicago last week, and the signals that Stephen Miller and the rest of the Trump administration are sending about what's next for blue America. Then, the guys check in on the ongoing government shutdown, react to Trump's unexpected hint that he may be willing to negotiate with Democrats on healthcare subsidies, and discuss what it'll take for Prop 50—California's redistricting response act—to pass in November. Then, Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Semafor and host of the Mixed Signals podcast, joins Tommy to talk about Bari Weiss taking over CBS News, the right's attack on free speech and Jimmy Kimmel, and the future of network media.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Käärijä, Joost, Baby Lasagana, Tommy Cash... we've used the term "Weird Little Dudes" to describe these contestants from the last few editions of Eurovision. Something else they have in common: all were favorites to win and did extremely well in the televote. We attempt to define the term and try to identify what other Eurovision contestants may fall into this category. Weird Little Dudes Summary Where did the term "Weird Little Dude" come from? (1:20) Pop Quiz: Is this act a Weird Little Dude? (3:06) Dude (5:45) Little (9:37) Weird (18:16) Are "Weird Little Dudes" actually a thing? (33:22) Which countries are more likely to have WLDs at Eurovision? (38:28) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Matt is joined by Semafor cofounder Ben Smith to discuss what to expect from CBS News in the David Ellison and Bari Weiss era. Ellison, the new owner of Paramount, has tasked 41-year-old Weiss to run its news division and also acquired her company The Free Press for $150 million. Matt and Ben talk about why David Ellison brought Weiss in, how she could influence CBS News, and what power a broadcast news brand even has in 2025 (03:32). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Tron: Ares' (25:54). For a 20 percent discount on Matt's Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I'm Hearing ...,' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetown@spotify.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Ben Smith Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you for joining us today. Our guest is at the sharp end of what makes a successful PR campaign tick in 2025: data and insight. She is the managing director of Censuswide, a respected international market research consultancy, who help agencies and brands write the headlines that drive media coverage.For years, PR has known that original research can fuel earned media coverage, but in the post-AI era, the need for credible, first-party data has never been more critical.And on the show today we're going to dive into the Censuswide's Voice of the CMO 2025 Report. The report is a crucial temperature check of how marketing leaders' roles and priorities are changing for 2026.This research zeroes in on the biggest tension facing the C-suite today: the massive adoption of Generative AI and the concurrent consumer skepticism about it. Nicky will help us dissect the findings that show 100% of CMOs are using AI, yet many are still struggling to connect their digital spend directly to long-term brand equity and sales growth. If you're an agency or an in-house leader looking to benchmark your strategy, understand the future of budget allocation, and learn how to navigate the complex world of brand activism, this report - and this conversation - are essential listening.What's great about this report is that it takes its research results from 500 CMOs and 2000 consumers, so you get perspectives on the same issues from both sides. The data was collected in June 2025.Before we start, our PR Masterclass the Agency Growth Forum is now live. Virtual and face to face tickets are now available.Check out PRmasterclasses.com or the homepage of PRmoment for the full speaker lineup.Also, do check out PRmoment's TikTok content, it'll keep you up to date with the best creative campaigns in PR, interviews with interesting PR folks and our weekly Good and Bad PR content with Andy Barr.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here's a summary of what PRmoment founder Ben Smith and managing director of Censuswide, Nicky Marks discussed on the PRmoment Podcast:Nicky talks us through the current AI challenges CMOs are facing?What do CMOs report are the top 5 benefits of using AI?What concerns do CMOs have about using AI?Is there a disconnect between the extent to which CMOs use Generative AI and how comfortable consumers are with it?Nicky discusses the brand discovery and consumer backlash concerns of CMOs.Why has social media become the most important brand discovery channel for CMOs?50% of consumers want brands to be proactive around issues of sustainability and purpose but 50% of consumers want brands to be neutralWhat are the issues that consumers think brands should have a voice on? And do these match the CMO perceptions?Why are customer expectations higher than ever? Ben and Nicky have a discussion on whether this is a symptom of the increasingly angry society we live in, fuelled by keyboard warriors answerable to no-one but the social media algorithms.Budget and Measurement are forever problems for CMOs, but what is different in 2025?What are the top 5 risks for CMOs right now?What are the top five priorities for CMOs at the moment? Are these different for B2B or B2C?What are the most popular KPIs that CMOs use in 2025?What are the 2025 budgetary trends for CMOs? Are PR  budgets increasing, decreasing or remaining the same?

How do you love your people when words feel thin and life is loud? Mark Medley answers by taking us back to Paul's prayer in Ephesians 1 and showing how intercession becomes the most practical form of love. He begins with a raw, hopeful testimony of wandering and return from Ben Smith, then opens the Scriptures to build a simple, sturdy way to pray that anyone can use. This message continues the In Christ series and grounds prayer where Paul does: “For this reason.” Because God has already chosen, redeemed, sealed, and seated us in Christ, prayer is not striving to get His attention; it is partnership with His willingness. That reframes persistence—“I keep asking”—from pressure to participation. And it sets the tone: thanksgiving first. Before we request anything, we give thanks for our people and for the grace already at work in them.Mark then teaches the posture of prayer Paul models: to the Father, in the name of Jesus, by the empowering help of the Spirit. Relationship gives boldness, the name of Jesus gives authority, and the Spirit supplies wisdom beyond our understanding. When words run out, the Spirit helps our weakness with groans too deep for words; when we can't see the path, He prays according to the will of God. Parents carry unique spiritual authority for their children, friends bear one another's burdens, and churches can shepherd on their knees.From there, Mark borrows Paul's language and gives seven clear requests to pray over your people: that God would work at the level of the spirit; give wisdom; grant revelation so the eyes of the heart are enlightened; restore living hope; make His calling loud and clear; open our eyes to the riches of our inheritance; and reveal the power at work in believers—the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. Isaiah 61 becomes a living prayer map: good news to the poor, healing for the brokenhearted, liberty for captives, comfort for mourners, and beauty in place of ashes.Along the way, Mark names a quiet thief of our age: the algorithm. It pastors attention, shapes emotions, and drains hope. The answer isn't shame; it's a better diet. Curate your inputs, root yourself in Scripture, and let worship interrupt worry. The message ends where Paul ends—seeing Jesus as He is: risen, enthroned, and near. When people truly see Him, everything else takes its proper size. Watch, take notes, and try the seven-point prayer tonight for those you love. Share this with someone who needs courage to keep asking.We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more!Find us on Facebook & Instagram

Thank you for joining us today! Our guest is here to discuss a topic that is fundamentally changing the role of a PR professional. She's the Chief Strategy Officer at Golin and a driving force behind their research looking at the intersection of LLMs, GEO and earned media.She's going to talk about Golin's Modern Communications Effectiveness Study and is here to tell us that some of PRs old approaches simply don't hold up. She'll be talking about why GEO is more important tis so important in PR right now and how we need to rethink what the activation of a public relations campaign looks like in a post GEO worldPlease give a very warm welcome to Kat Arnull.Before we start,our PR Masterclass the Agency Growth Forum is now live. Virtual and face to face tickets are now available.This event always sells out so if you do want a face to face ticket, be quick. Genuinely, don't hang about. Check out PRmasterclasses.com or the homepage of PRmoment for the full speaker lineup.Also, do check out PRmoment's TikTok content, it'll keep you up to date with the best creative campaigns in PR, interviews with interesting PR folks and our weekly Good and Bad PR content with Andy Barr.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here's a summary of what PRmoment founder Ben Smith and Kat discussed on the show:3 mins Golin's New Earned Framework for the Post-AI Era focuses on a world where LLMs are a primary content source. Kat elaborates on the most significant shifts she's observed in a PR professional's job from a pre GEO to a post GEO PR world? What has this change meant in a media relations reality?9 mins So media relations is back in fashion? Does this impact the type of people PR firms are hiring?12 mins Does Kat worry about the current over reliance on Reddit when it comes to LLM results?18 mins Does anyone know what happens next? It's fairly clear to anyone who takes the time to test it that LLM results are currently OK, but subject to bias and hallucinations and in some cases black hat manipulation…28 mins How is Kat measuring the impact of PR on LLM results?33 mins The irony that big tech has developed something in LLMs that potentially destroys the very thing that LLMs rely upon is deliciously ironic. It's not so much biting the hand that feeds you, as eating it. Beyond a few partnerships with publishers where big tech throws a bit of relative change into the begging bowl of publishers, no one's really come up with a long term plan to create balance and value in this publisher/LLM ecosystem have they?34 mins Do you think publishers might bite back? No one's really admitted it yet but all of a sudden big tech, through its LLMs, need publishers more than publishers need search engines. The game, in theory, might be about to change. Granted digital publishers need to create a membership body and move as one, which they almost certainly won't get organised to do….

Ben Smith, Marketing Director at Reachdesk, shares his journey from professional ice skater to marketing leader and dives into the power of gifting in B2B. He explains how Reachdesk helps businesses source, personalize, and automate gifting at a global scale, and why combining physical and digital experiences creates deeper customer connections. Ben also discusses Reachdesk's marketing strategy, the role of AI in modern marketing, and why personalization, creativity, and genuine relationship building are key to successful outreach.   About Ben Meet Ben Smith, a dynamic marketing leader with a passion for driving strategic growth and creative impact. As a seasoned professional at Reachdesk, he's helped brands build stronger connections, unlock new opportunities, and deliver customer experiences that truly engage. Known for translating big ideas into measurable results, Ben shares actionable insights on outbound and allbound strategies — from sparking pipeline to scaling engagement. Join us as he brings fresh perspectives and stories from the cutting edge of modern marketing.   About ReachDesk At Reachdesk, we believe that strong relationships fuel success. Whether you're engaging prospects, celebrating customers, or recognizing employees, our platform makes it simple to deliver personalized moments that resonate at scale. As the only fully integrated gifting and swag solution, we empower go-to-market and people teams to: Strengthen connections with prospects, customers, and employees. Remove operational headaches with a seamless global fulfilment network. Measure the impact of every send, so gifting becomes a strategic advantage, not just a nice-to-have.   Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Introduction to Marketing B2B Tech Podcast 00:00:18 - Guest Introduction: Ben Smith from Reachdesk 00:00:41 - Ben's Unique Career Journey 00:01:42 - What Reachdesk Does 00:02:31 - Challenges of International Shipping 00:03:15 - The Importance of Physical Gifts in a Digital World 00:04:30 - Customer Use Cases for Reachdesk 00:05:55 - Navigating Gifting Mistakes and Concerns 00:07:36 - The Philosophy of Gifting in Marketing 00:09:02 - Marketing Strategies at Reachdesk 00:11:35 - Building Brand Reputation vs. Driving Leads 00:13:04 - Influencer Marketing in B2B 00:15:05 - Understanding the Buying Committee 00:18:00 - Identifying Gifting Touchpoints in the Customer Journey 00:22:04 - The Impact of Technology on Marketing 00:25:21 - Advice for New Marketing Professionals   Follow Ben: Ben Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensmith-reachdesk/ Reachdesk website: https://www.reachdesk.com/ Reachdesk on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reachdesk/   Follow Mike: Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/ Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/ Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to our podcast for more discussions about the latest in Marketing B2B Tech and connect with us on social media to stay updated on upcoming episodes. We'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Want more? Check out Napier's other podcast – The Marketing Automation Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/the-marketing-automation-moment-podcast/id1659211547

Eurovision has given their branding elements a makeover in preparation for next year's 70th edition. Graphic Designer Justin Ladia joins Ben to discuss why rebrands happen, what the EBU may want to accomplish with this rebrand, and first impressions on the new fonts and images introduced for Vienna 2026. Perceived Aura Summary Why do a rebrand? (2:31) Examining the new Eurovision logo and fonts (7:08) The Psychology of Branding (22:12) Bonus Round: Eurovision 2000 (29:01) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/08/25/tes-talks-eurovision-1964-podcrawl/) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baku-2012-the-last-of-the-old-style/id1676890995?i=1000725434101) Special Guest: Justin Ladia.

Today we are joined byMissy Jeanne and Ben Smith, two of the creators of GLEAM, the annual outdoor evening exhibit at Olbrich Gardens. The post GLEAM Art Exhibit Celebrates its 10th Anniversary at Olbrich Gardens appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Thank you for joining us today! Our guest is Kunal Mehta. He is here to discuss how changes in B2B communications are fundamentally changing how businesses connect with their customers. Kunal is the global head of marketing, communication, and brand at DSM-Firmenich, a leading company in nutrition, health and beauty.With over two decades of experience navigating the marketing world, from iconic B2C brands like KitKat and Britannia to the complex B2B landscape, he has a unique perspective on what truly works. He is a self-described "collector of experiences" who is known for his passion for storytelling and his strategic, data-driven approach.Today, he will share his insights on the evolving nature of B2B communications, covering everything from the importance of emotional resonance in a corporate context to the power of a finely tuned marketing stack.Kunal leads marketing for animal health and nutrition at DSM-Firmenich which is a business with a 12bn Euros turnover operating in over 100 countries.Before we start, our PR Masterclass the Agency Growth Forum is now live. Virtual and face to face tickets are now available.This event always sells out so if you do want a face to face ticket, be quick. Genuinely, don't hang about. Check out PRmasterclasses.com or the homepage of PRmoment for the full speaker lineup.Also, do check out PRmoment's TikTok content, it'll keep you up to date with the best creative campaigns in PR, interviews with interesting PR folks and our weekly Good and Bad PR content with Andy Barr.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here's a summary of what Kunal and PRmoment founder Ben Smith discussed:Did B2B marketers and B2B communicators go down a lead generation rabbit hole for about 10 years?Why did lead gen become the priority for many B2B marketers and why did they seem to forget the importance of brand?Kunal spent 8 years at Nestle in consumer markets. He discusses the differences in how B2C and B2B organisations prioritise marketing and brand?Why has B2B marketing now reawakened? What has changed?In B2B markets, comms often reports into marketing, whereas in consumer markets it's more likely comms is a separate division to marketing. Why is that?What does a modern lead gen sales pipeline look like in a multi channel multi decision maker scenario? In an organisation like DSM where you have hundreds of products, is product marketing even possible?The B2B customer journey for a company like DSM-Firmenich is often long and complex, spanning multiple touchpoints, from digital to in-person. How do you ensure a consistent and effective communication strategy across a varied value chain?What does a global head of marketing like Kunal want from his PR firm?What capabilities does DSM-Firmenich retain in its in-house marketing and communication team and when does it use agency support?As someone with a global role, how does Kunal balance the need for a cohesive brand narrative with the necessity for content that is hyper-relevant to a specific region or market?Kunal manages teams and initiatives across numerous geographies and product lines. What are the key building blocks for a successful marketing team structure?

Since ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air for his insensitive comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the US has found itself in a vexed debate on free speech. TV stations said they'd refuse to air his show; forcing the network to make the choice - but, after receiving a huge backlash and mass boycott of their streaming services, they have now only just announced Kimmel will be reinstated. Does Kimmel deserve to carry on doing what he does after his comments? Joining Piers Morgan to discuss is author of the new book ‘Confronting Evil' and host of No Spin News, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News contributor Kat Timpf, comedians Adam Friedland and John Fugelsang and Jeff Dye plus CEO of Timcast Media, Tim Pool and editor-in-chief of Semafor, Ben Smith. Piers Morgan Uncensored is proudly independent and supported by: Oxford Natural: To watch their full stories, scan the QR code on your screen or visit https://oxfordnatural.com/piers/ to get 70% off your first order when you use code PIERS. Cozy Earth: Luxury shouldn't be out of reach. Go to https://cozyearth.com/PIERS for up to 40% off Cozy Earth's best-selling temperature-regulating sheets, apparel, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 479, pt 3: We discuss what we've seen from Hampus Lindholm in his first 2 practices, plus thoughts on who may pair best with this season. New roles for Chara, McQuaid, Ben Smith. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EASY LISTENING DEP'T.: Before we get to the larger news, we're going to start with something very small, or at least something petty, that turns out astonishingly and yet obviously, to be of world historic import. It's in a passage by Ben Smith writing for Semafor. “The Trump administration,” Smith writes, “from the president down to the middle levels of obscure cabinet departments is populated by people whose defining experiences in public life involved being silenced by social platforms. This predates the social media wars of the late 2010s.” Smith continues. “One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the Gawker comments section way back in the day.” Of course it was. Of course the vicious dullards and bigots who are running the country into ruin are the same people who were being dullards and bigots in the comment section back in the day. From Trump on down, and laterally out through the titans of Silicon Valley and their fascist enthusiasms, this is a political movement built on profoundly unpleasant and unlikable people being furious that they can't make other people like them or respect them. Please visit, read, and support INDIGNITY! https://www.indignity.net/

This week on edit radio, Tom Crook and Paul Whitty are without regular host Ben Smith, but welcome Matt Allwright to the show and play a JJ Bull classic (a favourite of our editor) alongside their usual mix of banter and new music. Artist – Track [Album] [edit] radio podcast 789 – Right Click and... The post Podcast 789 | Featuring Big Thief, Hudson Freeman & Yosi Horikawa appeared first on .

Following the release of Outrage Inc on BBC iPlayer Mark Borkowski comes onto the PRmoment podcast to talk about the PR Stunt.Mark is also a well-known lecturer and speaker on the art of publicity. He is a frequent media commentator on TV and radio and writes for several nationals. Mark has authored two books on publicity stunts.Outrage Inc is a journey through the archive to rediscover the creative genius, conviction and the DNA of publicity behind protest stunts.From suffragette arson to flour bombs at Miss World, Barbie dolls growling “Vengeance is mine!” to Tommie Smith's Black Power salute, the Greenham women, Led By Donkeys, and more.Outrage Inc programme asks why we forget these moments, when they so often planted the seeds of profound cultural change. Before we start,our PR Masterclass: The Agency Growth Forum is now live. Virtual and face to face tickets are now available.This event always sells out so if you do want a face to face ticket, be quick. Genuinely, don't hang about. Check out PRmasterclasses.com or the homepage of PRmoment for the full speaker lineup.Also, do check out PRmoment's TikTok content, it'll keep you up to date with the best creative campaigns in PR, interviews with interesting PR folks and our weekly Good and Bad PR content with Andy Barr.Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here's a summary of what PRmoment founder Ben Smith and Mark discussed:Mark tells us about Outrage Inc…Mark gives us a quick history of the PR StuntOf the publicity stunts artists Mark interviewed on Outrage Inc, which one is Mark's favorite?Some argue Mark is the father of the modern PR stunt. But is he now a bit over them?Consumer PR in the UK is in a good place at the moment. And stunts in various forms are playing an important role in creating that virtuous circle of attention for brands. Mark discusses the virtuous circle of algorithms, content and hype…Mark and Ben discuss his conclusions in Outrage Inc about the role publicity stunts have played in various historical moments.Mark talks about how UK's laws are making it harder and harder to do PR stunts.

Sit back and enjoy 32 years of The Arconia's history as we see Lester's first day and last day as a Doorman! And he only has two ages: Too Young Lester and Final Lester. More questions arise as he makes the mistake of taking the cash! 00:00 Intro 00:02 Listen to the subtle show 01:10 Let's Solve Only Murders in the Building 01:59 Credit Clue Easter Eggs 02:52 Murder Night Speculation 05:56 Victim Profile: Lester 08:40 Victim Profile: Nicky 'the Neck' 09:21 Victim Profile: The Finger 09:40 Althea 10:16 Romy 10:51 Lorraine 11:38 Randall 11:55 Caccimelio Nonna 12:22 Sofia 13:19 Ursula 13:56 Uma 14:01 Howard 14:36 Oliver 15:08 Charles 15:41 Bloody Mabel 15:58 Tin-Foil Hat Theory: Old vs New The murder mystery/true crime podcast spoof with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez! Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver and Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. A look back at Lester's early days at the Arconia reveals how a young dreamer became a steadfast doorman - sacrificing his future to protect the residents from the building's secrets. Do you watch on Disney+, Hulu or Star+? Did we miss any clues? Twitter/Instagram/Threads: @DoublePHQ http://facebook.com/doublephq #onlymurdersinthebuilding #omitb #bloodymabel #OnlyMurders #ONLYMURDERS IN THE BUILDING Explained ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Recap ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Review ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Theory Theories s5e2 s05e02 s5e02 #selenagomez #stevemartin #martinshort Directed by John Hoffman Writing Credits Steve Martin ... (created by) & John Hoffman ... (created by) Ben Smith ... (written by) & Ella Robinson Brooks ... (written by) Jake Schnesel ... (executive story editor) Ella Robinson Brooks ... (executive story editor) Pete Swanson ... (staff writer) Cast (in credits order) Steve Martin ... Charles-Haden Savage Martin Short ... Oliver Putnam Selena Gomez ... Mabel Mora Michael Cyril Creighton ... Howard Morris Meryl Streep ... Loretta Durkin Téa Leoni ... Sofia Caccimelio Logan Lerman ... Jay Pfluig Christoph Waltz ... Bash Steed Dianne Wiest ... Lorraine Coluca Renée Zellweger ... Camila White Keegan-Michael Key ... Mayor Tillman Bobby Cannavale ... Nicky Caccimelio Amy Ryan ... Jan Bellows Ryan Broussard ... Will Putnam Vanessa Aspillaga ... Ursula Tina Fey ... Cindy Canning Ryan Broussard ... Will Jackie Hoffman ... Uma Da'Vine Joy Randolph ... Detective Williams James Caverly ... Theo Dimas Teddy Coluca ... Lester Richard Kind ... Vince Fish Jane Lynch ... Sazz Pataki Jason Veasey ... Jonathan Julian Cihi ... Tim Kono Emory Cohen ... Young Lester Siobhan Fallon Hogan ... Mrs. Morris Adriane Lenox ... Roberta Putnam Madison Wray ... Young Rainey Isabella Aparicio ... Young Mabel Shea Buckner ... Tony Caccimelio James Ciccone ... Doorman Joaquin Dane DiLiegro ... Caccimelio Aaron Dean Eisenberg ... Braden Caccimelio Beanie Feldstein ... Althea Jermaine Fowler ... Randall Siobhan Fallon Hogan ... Mrs. Morris Jacob MacKinnon ... Young Howard Evan Mulrooney ... Johnny Caccimelio Produced by Dan Fogelman ... executive producer Selena Gomez ... executive producer John Hoffman ... executive producer Steve Martin ... executive producer Jess Rosenthal ... executive producer Martin Short ... executive producer Music by Siddhartha Khosla ... (music by) Consulting Producers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

It's offficially the pre-season for Eurovision 2026 and we have a lot of news to get caught up on. We're heading to Vienna in May and planning for the national final season is underway. We also review Austria's CV at Eurovision. Welcome to Austria Summary Willkommen in Wien (0:49) National Final Updates: Austria, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Ukraine (4:40) Coming up: Eurovision's Rebranding and the Intervision Song Contest (11:14) Austria at Eurovision (13:29) Eurovision Asia J/K (22:17) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/08/25/tes-talks-eurovision-1964-podcrawl/) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baku-2012-the-last-of-the-old-style/id1676890995?i=1000725434101)

Ben Smith, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Semafor, and the author of Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral (Penguin Press, 2023), shares his analysis for how the president has come for civil servants, and what it might mean for the government bureaucracy in the future.

Welcome to our H1 Recruitment Year in Review PRmoment Podcast, where we discuss the PR job market with Dean Connolly, founder and PR recruitment director at Latte.We look back at the talent trends in PR for the first half of 2025. The last six months have seen a significant change in the PR recruitment market. Dean tells us the top 3 reasons why PR people leave their jobs and reveals the latest PR salary bands.If you're interested in keeping an eye on the best jobs that are out there each week, do make sure you subscribe for free to PRmoment's Top 10 PR Jobs updates each week.Finally, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.Here's a summary of what Dean and PRmoment founder Ben Smith discussed:Dean updates on the latest PR talent market in trends for the first half of 2025Are account assistants and other junior roles being impacted by AI?Are the size of in-house PR teams increasing?On the working from home debate: “39% of the PR sector are in the office 3 days a week and 30% are 2 days a week.”2025 has seen negligible salary growth in public relations

As we wrap up our 8th season and Eurovision's 69th (nice) edition, we take a rapid fire tour of the Contest up to this point while trying to find something nice or interesting to say about each year. Content warning: goofiness. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/08/25/tes-talks-eurovision-1964-podcrawl/) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

Delivered a little later than planned this week due to some scheduling conflicts, this week’s episode is another wonderful hour’s worth of nattering and new music hand-picked by Tom Crook, Ben Smith, and Paul Whitty. Artist – Track [Album] [edit] radio podcast 785 – Right Click and Save As to Download The post Podcast 785 | Featuring Gwenno, Everything Else & Antony Smierik appeared first on .

Title: Find The Truth In God's WordSpeaker: Pastor Ben SmithDate: 20th July 2025Location: Vancouver, Canada This episode focuses on the power of God working in our lives through His Spirit, especially in a world filled with confusion, misinformation, and distraction. The speaker contrasts the uncertainty of modern life—shaped by technology, media, and conflicting voices—with the unchanging truth and peace that come from God’s Spirit. Drawing from Proverbs, Philippians, and other scriptures, the message emphasizes that the real battle is not of the mind but of the heart. When we give our hearts to God, He provides discernment, peace, and stability that human reasoning alone cannot achieve. The talk concludes with a reminder of the biblical foundation of salvation: repentance, water baptism, and receiving the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. 3 Key Takeaways The world offers confusion, but God offers peace and clarity through His Spirit. The true solution to anxiety, division, and doubt begins with giving our hearts to God, not just reasoning with our minds. Salvation is found in repentance, baptism, and the infilling of the Holy Spirit, confirmed by speaking in tongues as experienced in Acts 2. Listen to the entire Podcast Revival library by visiting https://podcastrevival.com The Revival Fellowship is a Bible-directed, Spirit-filled Church and we welcome visitors to our meetings at any of our locations worldwide. To find your nearest venue visit https://therevivalfellowship.com © 2025 The Revival Fellowship. All Rights Reserved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest featured 21 songs with non-English lyrics, the most to appear since the language rule was abolished in 1999. In this episode, we'll explore the history of the language rule and why language diversity has returned to the Contest. Lingua Franca Summary The introduction of the Language Rule at Eurovision (4:17) The End of the Language Rule (17:17) What may be contributing to language diversity at Eurovision? (27:29) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

The Information's CEO Jessica Lessin speaks with Keith Rabois, Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, about AI's impact on startups and Ben Smith about the Skydance-Paramount merger. TITV Host Akash Pasricha talks with Joshua Meier & Greg Yap about AI drug discovery, and we also get into Baiju Bhatt's new space business with Steve LeVine.Article discussed on this episode:https://www.theinformation.com/articles/replits-margins-illustrate-high-costs-coding-agentsTITV airs on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter to stay ahead of the tech breakthroughs, startups and leaders in AI.

When God saves you, He transforms you, and your life will bear the evidence of His holiness. David begins Psalm 15 with a question.Who can sojourn or abide with God, and who can dwell or remain in the presence of God? The simple answer to this is no one, unless they have been redeemed and made righteous through saving faith.David answers his opening question with six characteristics of a life that has been transformed by God. These six characteristics are not an exhaustive list but are representative of the transformation that God brings to your life through salvation that produces in you a life after God's own heart. Find Out More:For more sermons and content from Pastor Ben Smith, visit BenSmithSr.org. You can also find information about Central Baptist Church at cbcwaycross.org.Ben Smith is the pastor of Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA.This sermon was originally preached on 7/27/2025 at Central Baptist Church of Waycross, GA.Additional podcasts, books, and downloadable PDFs of Pastor Ben's sermon outlines and manuscripts are available at http://bensmithsr.orgFor more information on Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA, visit www.cbcwaycross.org.

In this expositional sermon from 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18, pastor Ben Smith makes clear that being saved through faith in Jesus Christ is the only source of peace and the only hope of grace. Although simple and brief, these concluding words to the Thessalonian church testify to the hope and blessing of salvation, encouraging the church to continue in the faith.These are Paul's last recorded words to the Thessalonian church. He signs the letter to ensure that they will know that these words are authentically his (17). The church had received a counterfeit letter (2 Thessalonians 2:2), and Paul wanted to assure the church that this letter was genuine, authentic, and authoritative. In addition to his signature, he prays for them and blesses them. Both the prayer and the blessing are founded on their salvation in Jesus Christ. Paul wanted to remind the church of the blessings that flow from salvation in Jesus Christ.These verses encourage the church with two blessings that flow from salvation in Jesus Christ: 1) The peace that comes only from Jesus Christ, and 2) the grace of Jesus Christ.Find Out More:Ben Smith is the pastor of Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA.This sermon was originally preached on 7/20/2025 at Central Baptist Church of Waycross, GA.Additional podcasts, books, and downloadable PDFs of Pastor Ben's sermon outlines and manuscripts are available at www.BenSmithSr.org. For more information on Central Baptist Church, Waycross, GA, visit www.cbcwaycross.org.

Quite a bit has happened since we last checked in on Eurovision news. Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl will be stepping down, there's a new head of the Reference Group, and we know which cities have made bids to host next year's competition. Good to Go Summary Eurovision Host City: Innsbruck vs Vienna (1:00) Martin Österdahl Steps Down (4:48) Have you joined the Eurowhat AV Club? (10:43) 17 Participants so far for Eurovision 2026 (11:59) Eurovision YouTube: Non, Stop Hits (and Geoblock?) (21:17) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (week of August 11) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

Epstein Backlash Could Fracture Trump's Coalition + Could AOC Become President? + Will Israel Divide Democrats Chuck Todd begins with the story that won't quit: Jeffrey Epstein. He explains why failing to release the files amounts to a major broken campaign promise to Donald Trump's base and why it could fracture the Republican coalition if they can't find a resolution by the time the house reconvenes in September. He also addresses the resolution to his Google AI debacle and highlights the challenges and opportunities being presented to independent parties.Then, Semafor's editor-in-chief, Ben Smith joins Chuck to discuss the evolving media landscape and the challenges facing modern journalism. Smith explains Semafor's mission to operate without paywalls while producing network-quality content, and explores how new technology causes media to fragment before consolidating. The conversation delves into the transition from print to digital journalism, the incentive structures that drive sensationalized content for clicks, and how the current fragmented media environment mirrors pre-World War II politics rather than the more stable Cold War era.The discussion also covers major political developments, including the implications of New York City's mayoral race results and what they reveal about energy on the political left. Smith and Todd analyze the prospects of various Democratic figures like AOC and Hakeem Jeffries, the ongoing divisions within the Democratic Party over Israel-Palestine, and Trump's immigration policies that appear to be testing voter patience. They conclude by examining whether America's polarized politics are being exported to Israel or if Israel's political dynamics are a preview of America's future, while touching on the broader question of whether wealthy elites recognize the growing populist sentiment against them.Finally, he answers listeners' questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment!Timeline:(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)00:00 Introduction02:45 Trump can't shake the Epstein story04:00 Some Republican voters have been “conditioned” on Epstein conspiracy06:00 Trump voters will view Epstein files as a broken campaign promise 08:30 Republican members of congress are breaking with Trump10:15 Shutting down the house made the problem worse12:30 Trump has made his relationship with Epstein the story14:15 J.D. Vance's response to birthday card was BAD16:00 Trump fed deep state conspiracies, now he's becoming the deep state17:30 This story could blow over by the fall, or could stick for a long time20:15 Trump can't blame the mainstream media to distract22:00 If they don't rip the band-aid off, the Republican party could fracture23:30 Trump should tell Mike Johnson to reconvene the house and deal with it24:00 Google's AI has fixed incorrect report of Chuck having Parkinson's 26:15 Delta Airlines announces that they'll be using AI to set fares27:30 Surveillance pricing is predatory29:00 Roy Cooper will run for senate in NC, will Lara Trump?31:00 The demographic makeup of independent voters33:00 The best constituency for independent candidates is young voters34:30 Ballot access is the biggest hurdle for independent candidates35:30 Semafor's Ben Smith joins the Chuck ToddCast! 37:30 New tech causes media to fragment, then consolidate 38:30 Semafor's mission and approach to reporting 41:00 Why has Semafor decided to operate without a paywall? 44:30 Independent outlets can produce network quality content 46:00 Journalists owning their own content and reporting 49:00 The bumpy transition from print journalism to digital 51:00 There's always a version of mainstream media that's dying 53:15 The Cold War stabilized our politics, our current politics is like pre-WW2 54:30 The current media model is incentivized to spread lies for clicks 55:45 Pedophilia is central to every right wing conspiracy about the left 57:30 When does this Epstein firestorm end? 58:00 Sexual smears have been central to politics for centuries 59:45 NYC Mayor race result will reverberate around the world 1:00:45 Mamdani win shows where the real energy is on the left 1:03:30 Democratic leaders failed by letting Cuomo become the candidate 1:06:30 Would Hakeem Jeffries have been the strongest mayoral candidate? 1:07:30 Surprising that Schumer still wants to be senate leader? 1:08:45 AOC's prospects if she runs for president? 1:10:30 AOC is one of the best political athletes in congress 1:12:30 Voters on both sides have a "burn it down" mentality 1:13:45 Democrats will likely move Iowa back to the first primary slot 1:15:00 Progressive candidates have struggled in South Carolina 1:16:30 History won't be a guide to the next election 1:18:30 The internal divide over Israel will factor into the Democratic primary 1:22:00 Pro-palestinian voices in media actually have been silenced 1:24:00 Is Israel's politics our future or did we export our politics to Israel? 1:26:30 Trump is doing what he promised on immigration and voters don't like it 1:28:00 Could Trump turn on Stephen Miller on the immigration issue 1:29:30 Who is Semafor's competitor? 1:31:00 Do the wealthy realize the pitchforks are coming for them?1:36:45 Chuck's thoughts on interview with Ben Smith 1:37:00 Ask Chuck 1:37:15 Has Rob Manfred failed to hold teams to major league standards? 1:47:00 Will we ever see a sitting US president get primaried and lose? 1:49:45 Where does all the money collected from tariffs go? 1:51:15 Why don't parties draft celebrities to run in non competitive states? 1:57:15 What if AI mistakenly declares someone dead?

Editor-in-Chief, co-founder of Semafor, and host of the Mixed Signals podcast Ben Smith assesses how the media lost its footing during the Trump years—not through lies, but through disproportion. He critiques the rise of “disinformation” as a catch-all beat and notes that Substack surprised him by housing everything from bug-eating conspiracies to teen memoirists. Plus the structural distrust in media—and how even flawless reporting wouldn't have prevented audience collapse. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠

Semafor's Ben Smith discusses the latest Epstein saga developments. Plus: Michael Tracey reviews Ari Aster's latest film 'Eddington' and what it reveals about Covid, BLM, and social media in 2020. Finally: System Update producer Meagan O'Rourke also joins to discuss interviews with MAGA supporters from a Fourth of July parade on Staten Island.  ------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

It's now common to get AI generated answers from Google when searching the web. The whole concept of searching Google to find actual websites is almost over. Google does not want you to click on a link and go to a website. Instead, they're giving users as the first thing you see, an AI overview that analyzes hundreds, thousands, (possibly) millions of websites to give you an answer right there on the Google page. Convenient? Yes. User friendly? Yup. Causing news publishers to lose their minds? Absofrigginlutely.Today our guest is Ben Smith. He literally wrote the book on web traffic. It's called Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion Dollar Race to Go Viral.He's the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Semafor and co-host of the Mixed Signals podcast.Ben helps us figure out what this fundamental change in how we use the web means for you the news consumer and what it could mean for the future of Canadaland.Credits: Host: Jesse BrownCaleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Fact checking by Julian AbrahamAdditional music by Audio NetworkFurther ReadingFollow Ben Smith's Semafor PodcastDecoder Podcast Referenced in the IntroWhat Happens to the News Business When People Stop Clicking? - The LogicAI is Killing the Web. Can Anything Save it? - The EconomistIf you value this podcast, support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.Sponsors: Douglas: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today. Visit douglas.ca/canadaland to claim this offerBetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/canadaland today to get 10% off your first month.Article: Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit article.com/canadaland and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1990 was the European Year of Tourism. The map of Europe was also changing, as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the movement toward what would become the European Union started to redefine the concept of borders. We'll be taking a look at how the 1990 Contest in Yugoslavia reflected this new era in Europe, as well as how the 2025 Contest mirrors those reflections 35 years later. Yugoslavia 1990 Summary #EurovisionAgain, again (1:55) A Brief History of Mascots and Postcards (4:14) The European Year of Tourism (10:20) How Yugoslavia Handled Tourism (15:21) Yugoslavia at Eurovision (18:53) The Year between Lausanne and Zagreb (22:47) The 1990 Eurovision Song Contest (28:12) After the Year(s) of Tourism (43:43) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (hey, that's this one!) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (week of July 28) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (week of August 11) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (week of August 25) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (week of September 8)

This week on Bold American Cons, Ryan, and Rob discuss their last 72 4th of July weekend (00:00-12:08) The reveal or lack there of of the Epstein list (12:09-18:14) The floods taking place in Texas and the Coast Guard hero (18:15-24:26). Then Ben Smith and Will Wade join rob to discuss finding your path post separation and the benefits of Plant Medicine for veterans and athletes (24:27-01:33:39). We close the show with our Bold Take of the Week and some post show discussion (01:33:40-01:52:12).You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Every day we take a break from our busy work day to hang out and take a breath with our friends to talk about the world of Sports, Entertainment and more specifically the world of CrossFit.  Today we talk Last Chance Qualifier, Nor Cal vs WZA, Dave sits down with Ben, Ranking the Broadcasts, what are the top 5 season structures of all time?https://www.gofundme.com/f/alex-and-jake-healing-after-accident

It was an extraordinary public fight between two billionaires—President Donald Trump, the world's most powerful man, and Elon Musk, the world's richest. On a special bonus episode of the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Semafor co-founder and editor-in-chief Ben Smith to talk about Trump and Musk's messy breakup, what led to the explosive public fallout, and whether there's any chance of reconciliation. Though their feud appears to be cooling down, there's still a lot at stake for both men: namely, Musk's political funding for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms and billions in government contracts and subsidies for his companies, which Trump has threatened to cancel. In the battle between politicians and tech oligarchs, who holds more power? Will President Trump's ability to punish his enemies in consequential ways have long-term consequences for Musk? And how does a fight like this change the nature of political journalism when everything is happening in real time in full view of the public? Smith and Bremmer break down the end of the bromance that has defined President Trump's second term and where the administration's relationship with Silicon Valley goes from here.Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Ben Smith Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

The thing about social media when it was created was that it was public. Ideas shared were debated for all to see. Today much of that is happening behind closed doors—in group chats. Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of the media outlet Semafor and co-host of the podcast Mixed Signals, speaks with Endless Thread about the elite group chats on Signal and WhatsApp that are shaping American politics. ***** Credits: This episode was produced by Dean Russell. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski. The co-hosts are Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson.

John is joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss the role of private group chats in pushing Silicon Valley's politics to the right—and many of its most powerful figures into the arms of Donald Trump. Ben lays out how dozens of hush-hush Signal and WhatsApp groups emerged during Covid among the tech elite in reaction to what its members saw as the stifling woke conformity of social media; the seminal role of venture capitalist Marc Andreessen in seeding these forums; and how their influence now flows through X, Substack, and podcasts, making them the "dark matter of American politics and media." Ben also contends that, 100 days into his second term, Trump is starting to feel the pull of political gravity; that Semafor, which he cofounded three years ago, still retains the vaulting ambitions the company famously trumpeted at launch; and that the recent tumult in financial markets has elevated "Margin Call" from a cult classic to the greatest Wall Street movie of all time. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices