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Episode Description "If your fortune teller asks for $600,000, whose future are they really looking out for?" In this riveting episode of “Kent Hance, The Best Storyteller in Texas,” Kent dives headfirst into the wild world of fortune tellers, internet rumors, and the ever-shifting American workplace. Kent opens with a tale from Montgomery County, where fortune tellers convinced locals to part with staggering sums—all in the name of happiness and curses. With his trademark wit, Kent recalls his days as a young lawyer defending a fortune teller in Lubbock, weaving in lessons about skepticism and the power of persuasion. The episode doesn't stop at fortune-telling. Kent explores viral internet rumors—like the great Polish potato heist—and discuss how misinformation can spark chaos in unexpected places. Listeners are treated to stories of lottery winners, workplace surveys, and the surprising dreams of Gen Z, including one respondent whose “American dream” is to retire to the coast of Scotland with their cats. Kent's insights on workplace toxicity are especially timely, as he shares memorable anecdotes about office politics and the importance of a healthy work environment. “If you get somebody toxic, you gotta let them go quick or you'll have all the office leaving and quitting,” Kent warns, highlighting the delicate balance between mental health and job security. The episode is peppered with nostalgia—Yellow Pages, floppy disks, and Blockbuster—reminding listeners how quickly technology can upend entire industries. Kent's reflections on exercise, multitasking, and the wisdom of living for today round out the show, leaving listeners with practical advice and plenty of laughs. Notable Quotes & Moments: “I've never had somebody turn down a hundred dollar bill anywhere in the world.” “The internet killed the Yellow Pages—and changed everything.” “Halloween displays so realistic, the fire department showed up 30 times!”   Call to Action Don't miss this episode packed with unforgettable stories, sharp insights, and Kent's legendary Texas humor. Subscribe now, leave us a review, and share the show with friends who love a good story and a fresh perspective on today's world!  

What if all your favorite creepy campfire stories came true—on a college campus? This week, Jackie and Danielle are diving into Urban Legend (1998), the late-90s slasher that dared to ask: what if Bloody Mary, Pop Rocks, and a killer in a parka walked into a dorm room? Grab your flashlights and your nostalgia, because this No More Late Fees episode is dripping with 90s horror vibes and razor-sharp wit.From the scream queens to the silly scares, our favorite Blockbuster besties break down everything that made this movie a cult classic (and everything that didn't). Expect equal parts laughter, eye-rolling, and slasher-loving fun as they revisit this bloody slice of campus chaos.In this episode: • Behind-the-scenes trivia and 90s production gossip • Cast deep dive — Jared Leto, Tara Reid, Joshua Jackson, Rebecca Gayheart, and a scene-stealing Loretta Devine • Roger Ebert's eyebrow-raising review and why he might've been right (for once) • The Scream effect and the teen-slasher boom of the late 90s • Iconic kills, horror clichés, and our favorite unintentional comedy moments • Why Urban Legend deserves a little more love from horror fansLove our nostalgic chaos? Leave us a review, hit subscribe, and tell us your favorite Urban Legend moment. Your support keeps the Blockbuster lights on and the popcorn popping!Keywords: Urban Legend 1998, No More Late Fees podcast, 90s horror movies, slasher film review, Jared Leto Urban Legend, 90s pop culture podcast, cult horror classics, Blockbuster nostalgia, movie rewatch podcast, Jackie and Danielle·Season 5 Episode 25·—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10

Ticagrelor, a blockbuster anticlotting drug, was approved despite FDA scientists warning it looked less safe and effective than older, cheaper alternatives like clopidogrel The landmark PLATO trial used to secure approval showed U.S. patients had worse outcomes on ticagrelor, yet those results were overridden by FDA leadership Investigations revealed serious problems with the trial, including altered death records, missing data, and inconsistent monitoring that favored ticagrelor Follow-up platelet studies were also misreported, with non-significant results published as significant and some listed authors denying participation Knowing these flaws allows you to ask about proven alternatives, reduce your personal heart risk through lifestyle, and avoid dependence on drugs pushed forward with weak, flawed evidence

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: Building an AI-First Strategy (Brian Perkins, Director at Sumitomo Drive Technologies) What's REALLY Behind the Downfall of SAP, Blockbuster, and BlackBerry?   We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.  

When one of our listeners hears the word "BLOCKBUSTER" it brings him back to the worst night of his entire life... a night that landed him in the hospital! All because one specific movie wasn't in stock...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes the best nights at Blockbuster weren't about the movies you rented — they were about the debates, sing-alongs, and trivia battles that broke out in the aisles. This week, Jackie and Danielle are joined by their longtime pal Nick for a laugh-out-loud bonus episode of No More Late Fees, packed with pop culture chaos, movie nostalgia, and 2000s energy.From guessing “that guy from that thing” to picking the ultimate Almost Famous-style sing-along moments, the trio dives into everything that makes movie fandom fun. Expect hilarious off-the-cuff commentary, random tangents about K-dramas and Love Island Games, and plenty of hot takes on cult classics and forgotten gems.Along the way, they explore: • The wildest actor descriptions from Almost Famous and Ken's unforgettable guesses • Nostalgic movie moments that deserve their own sing-alongs (Mr. Holland's Opus, That Thing You Do, School of Rock) • Why Jason Lee deserves his own cinematic universe • Behind-the-scenes facts, music-fueled memories, and the perfect “Employee Picks” from Nick's Blockbuster brain • Pop culture rabbit holes — from Dexter: Resurrection to BBC's Sherlock — that prove no fandom topic is off-limitsIf you love movie trivia, quotable chaos, and revisiting your favorite 90s–2000s flicks with friends who speak fluent Blockbuster, this episode's for you.Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts — and tell us your ultimate movie sing-along moment in the comments or on social @NoMoreLateFees!Keywords: No More Late Fees podcast, Almost Famous, movie trivia, 2000s nostalgia, Jason Lee, Blockbuster podcast, pop culture discussion, 90s movies, sing-along movies, movie rewatch podcast, film fandom, behind the scenes movies—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—Donate to PBShttps://donate.austinpbs.org/austinpbs/donate—Donate to PBSMonsters Inc.https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/monsters-incThe Great Pixar Debate with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/the-great-pixar-debate-with-nickClerkshttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/clerksVideo Tales with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/video-store-tales-with-nickGoldeneyehttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/goldeneyeSpy Hard: Ranking 90s - 00 Movie Spies with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/spy-hard-ranking-90s-00s-movie-spies-with-nickThe Bill Murray Cinematic Universe with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/the-bill-murray-cinematic-universe-with-nickLife Aquatichttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/life-aquaticHeartbreakershttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/heartbreakers-2001Top Jennifer Love Hewitt Movieshttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/top-jennifer-love-hewitt-movies

To Join Donni's Mentorship Program, Actionable CEO: https://www.actionableceo.com/enrollTo Get Started As A Coach, Consultant or Course Creator: https://www.sixfigureacceleratoredu.com/homeIn this episode of Full Transparency, Donni dives deep into one powerful message on why your next level won't negotiate with your old habits. She breaks down why staying the same will eventually cost you everything you're working toward, and how personal reinvention is the key to sustainable success in both business and relationships.You'll learn how to recognize when it's time to evolve, why “stability” can be dangerous, and what signs show you're outgrowing your current season. She shares lessons from companies that failed to adapt (Blockbuster, Clubhouse) and connects it to your personal brand, mindset, and daily habits.This is the wake-up call for anyone feeling stuck, unmotivated, or misaligned for your future self requires more of you.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Paul Verhoeven is officially a Born to Watch legend, but this week the boys go deep into his most infamous film to find out if Showgirls (1995) deserves a spot at the top of the Rank Bank or belongs buried under a mountain of glitter and regret. The Showgirls (1995) Review will be a lot of fun.From the moment Nomi Malone hitchhikes into Las Vegas with dreams of stardom and a suitcase full of questionable choices, Verhoeven's neon-soaked disaster invites every kind of reaction. Whitey, G-Man and Damo rip through the plot with their trademark mix of outrage and disbelief, tackling everything from Elizabeth Berkeley's career-ending performance to Kyle MacLachlan's slippery pool scene that's become cinematic legend for all the wrong reasons.Was Showgirls ever meant to be serious? Could it have worked as a satire? The crew debates whether Verhoeven's direction and Joe Eszterhas's ludicrous script are misunderstood genius or just cinematic malpractice. Damo argues that it's a "full mind-body spiritual experience," while Whitey insists it's “a masterpiece of shit." G-Man tries to stay objective, but even he can't defend dialogue this wooden or acting this drenched in baby oil.The team delves into the film's troubled production history, including Berkeley's disastrous fallout from Saved by the Bell, Verhoeven's later confession that he pushed her into cartoonish exaggeration, and Kyle MacLachlan's stunned reaction at the premiere: "I was absolutely gobsmacked." They explore how Showgirls was panned on release, only to rise again as a cult classic, the sort of “so-bad-it's-good” masterpiece that packs midnight screenings and inspires drag-queen tributes around the world.No Born to Watch review would be complete without the Snorbs Report, and this week it's a full-length epic. From the film's Razzie nominations to its $100 million home-video redemption, the boys chronicle how Showgirls became both an artistic failure and a commercial success. There's trivia about its banned trailer, its notorious NC-17 rating, and Verhoeven's history of pushing boundaries, from Basic Instinct to Starship Troopers.In true Born to Watch fashion, the lads discover a few accidental highlights: Gina Gershon's camp brilliance, the hilariously terrible fight choreography, and Robert Davi's unforgettable line delivery that cements his place in movie-villain history. They even crown Showgirls the global champion of "wank-per-capita cinema", a category no one asked for but everyone understands.By the end, they decide Showgirls is a film that must be seen to be believed. It's equal parts erotic thriller, unintentional comedy, and cautionary tale about a tragic career. Whether you love it, hate it, or just can't look away, Showgirls remains a cinematic experience unlike anything else.JOIN THE CONVERSATIONWas Showgirls a misunderstood genius or glorious trash?Is Nomi Malone the most unlikeable lead in movie history? Did Verhoeven create art, or just soft-core chaos in heels?Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods.Drop us a voicemail at BornToWatch.com.au and tell us where this one ranks in your guilty pleasures.#Showgirls1995Review #BornToWatch #MoviePodcast #PaulVerhoeven #ElizabethBerkeley #CultClassic #SnobsReport #90sMovies #FilmReview #VegasNights

0:30 - John Anthony fills in for Dan Proft 12:17 - Laticia James Indicted 33:58 - Grand Juries 54:45 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside Police Chief, breaks down the fallout from the mayor’s standdown order. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:13:52 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator: It’s Good v. Evil. It’s Always Been Good v. Evil. Check out Scott’s newest book - Blockbuster - a Mike Holman Novel 01:33:10 - Owner of Forty Acres Fresh Market, Liz Abunaw, shares the challenges and triumphs of running Chicago’s only Black-owned grocery store. For more info visit fortyacresfreshmarket.com 01:49:09 - Chuck de Caro, CNN’s very first Special Assignment Correspondent and former outside consultant for the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment: While the lights are off, let’s rewire the government 02:05:54 - Open Mic FridaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam's on his way home from a conference. He began making notes a few days ago about what his years and years of attending conferences has taught him. A bingo card might be fun, he says.  ----- I speak at few dozen conferences each year. My audiences are the same – thinning brown haired, slightly overweight, middle aged white guys dominate each room. These are my people. I've learned how they like my content delivered and I do it for them each time. If I do it well, it may get me invited back. After twenty plus years, I've seen hundreds of events, and  I've identified some meeting and convention themes that have become entirely predictable and that resonate with my people. First – Classic rock music. It will be played as people file in on day one, during every break, and after the final keynote. It will be vanilla classic rock. Nothing too loud, nothing too rebellious. You will certainly hear “Right Now” by Van Halen at least once and see the thinning haired men mouthing “Right Now” along with Sammy Hagar, thinking they're invisible. Maybe a flash of air guitar on their thigh. You'll also hear “Can't Stop the Feeling,” “Uptown Funk,” and “Happy.” “I Got A Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas will close out day one. Count on it. Second – At least one keynoter will deliver a lesson reminding us that children are born full of curiosity only to have adults and formal schooling beat it out of them. “Why do we do this to children?” they'll always ask. “Why can't we grow kid's curiosity instead of take it away?” My people will nod. This content shows up at least once in every conference, guaranteed. Third – Multiple speakers will give examples of how Apple Computer does things differently. Of how Apple sees the world differently. On how Apple's competitors didn't see the iPhone coming but the evidence was everywhere. Lots and lots of references to Apple and Apple products. The speaker will extrapolate some sort of grand lesson from Apple. Count on it. Fourth – 80% of presentations will use the word “disruption.” It's become the meeting and convention word of the century. Someone will tell of Blockbuster being disrupted by Netflix with PowerPoint slides showing the Blockbuster logo. Of Kodak being disrupted by digital cameras, with a slide showing Kodak film next to an iPhone. Count on this, too. Last – there will at least one mention of Warren Buffett and his investing philosophy and how his philosophy applies to much more than investing.  None of my people would dare contradict a Buffett pearl of wisdom. Speakers know quoting Buffett will get lots of thinning brown-haired heads nodding. It's unimpeachable content. I've daydreamed of making a Meeting and Convention Bingo cards with squares filled with song titles, predictable Apple stories, predictable disruption stories, and the center square being “How is everyone today? I didn't hear you! HOW IS EVERYONE TODAY?” I'd pass them out at one of my conferences. They'd get some laughs. And I'd never ever ever ever be invited back. I'm Cam Marston, just trying to keep it real.

Hop on the tour bus with Jackie and Danielle as they chase the rock ‘n' roll dream through Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous! From golden gods to heartbreaks and band-aids, this nostalgic ride dives deep into one of the most iconic coming-of-age films of the 2000s.Description: This week on the No More Late Fees podcast, your favorite former Blockbuster besties are going full backstage pass with Almost Famous (2000). Joined by returning guest Nick, Jackie and Danielle break down the movie's unforgettable mix of music, mayhem, and messy coming-of-age moments — all with their signature blend of humor and heart.Tune in for: • Behind-the-scenes trivia, production insights, and Cameron Crowe's real-life rock inspirations • Character analysis of William, Penny Lane, Russell, and the Stillwater crew — who really grew up and who stayed lost in the music • Hot takes on fame, fandom, and the myth of the “cool” rock star • The story behind that Tiny Dancer scene and why it still gives us goosebumps • Box office facts, critical reception, and why Almost Famous remains a cult favorite decades laterWhether you're a longtime fan or watching it for the first time, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who ever dreamed of getting published in Rolling Stone or chasing the high of a perfect mixtape.If you loved this episode, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to No More Late Fees on your favorite podcast platform — and share it with a fellow rock ‘n' roll romantic!Keywords: Almost Famous podcast review, Cameron Crowe movies, Kate Hudson Penny Lane, Patrick Fugit William Miller, 2000s movie podcast, rock and roll films, behind the scenes trivia, nostalgic pop culture podcast, movie rewatch podcast, No More Late Fees, film analysis podcast, cult classic movies·Season 5 Episode 24·—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—Donate to PBShttps://donate.austinpbs.org/austinpbs/donate—Donate to PBSMonsters Inc.https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/monsters-incThe Great Pixar Debate with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/the-great-pixar-debate-with-nickClerkshttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/clerksVideo Tales with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/video-store-tales-with-nickGoldeneyehttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/goldeneyeSpy Hard: Ranking 90s - 00 Movie Spies with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/spy-hard-ranking-90s-00s-movie-spies-with-nickThe Bill Murray Cinematic Universe with Nickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/the-bill-murray-cinematic-universe-with-nickLife Aquatichttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/life-aquaticHeartbreakershttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/heartbreakers-2001Top Jennifer Love Hewitt Movieshttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/top-jennifer-love-hewitt-movies

Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said the Steelers have a ton of catch and run players with their offense. He mentioned Blockbuster video. Joe doesn't think Pat Freiermuth needs to be much more involved if the offense is working. Arthur Smith doesn't think Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell are prototypical running backs. Glamping is taking over camping.

This week, Shat The Movies cranks the amps, loads the water guns and storms the radio station for 1994's Airheads. Commissioned by listener John W., this forgotten rock comedy captures a moment when being a long-haired metalhead still meant something—and when you had to physically take hostages just to get your demo played. Gene and Big D relive the glory days of Blockbuster soundtracks and flannel rebellion while asking: was Airheads secretly a Gen X prophecy about streaming, soulless algorithms and the death of radio or just a juvenile comedy where Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler somehow make the dumbest idea ever seem kind of badass? Along the way, the hosts debate Brendan Fraser's heartthrob era, Steve Buscemi's brief flirtation with “normal guy energy” and why physical media might be the only thing keeping our culture alive. They also accidentally invent the world's first militant anti-Spotify movement. Is Airheads an under-appreciated anthem for the lost rock generation—or proof that metalheads should never be trusted with firearms, fake or not? Crank it up and find out. Subscribe Now Android: https://www.shatpod.com/android Apple/iTunes: https://www.shatpod.com/apple Help Support the Podcast Contact Us: https://www.shatpod.com/contact Commission Movie: https://www.shatpod.com/support Support with Paypal: https://www.shatpod.com/paypal Support With Venmo: https://www.shatpod.com/venmo Shop Merchandise: https://www.shatpod.com/shop Theme Song - Die Hard by Guyz Nite: https://www.facebook.com/guyznite

Who's the ultimate movie bully? This week, Jackie and Danielle from No More Late Fees are taking on the meanest of the mean—from Regina George's backhanded compliments to Deebo's bike-snatching reign of terror—in the most nostalgic showdown of ‘90s and 2000s movie villains ever assembled.Joined by their friend and Shoot Punch Kick host, Anthony, the trio dives deep into the unforgettable world of cinematic bullies, exploring who would win in a fight, who has a secret heart of gold, and who's just plain unredeemable. Along the way, they share behind-the-scenes trivia, hilarious commentary, and hot takes that'll make you rethink your favorite high school and sports-movie antagonists.In this episode, you'll hear: • The “Bully to Bully” bracket: pitting icons like Regina George, Mike Dexter, Deebo, and Courtney Shane against each other. • Surprising psychology behind why we root for villains (and sometimes relate to them). • Nostalgic callbacks to Mean Girls, Friday, Jawbreaker, Little Giants, Angus, and more. • Movie trivia, fandom debates, and hilarious behind-the-scenes insights.Love this episode? Be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Share your favorite ‘90s or 2000s movie bully in the comments and join the conversation on social @NoMoreLateFees!Keywords: No More Late Fees podcast, 90s movies, 2000s movies, movie bullies, Mean Girls, Jawbreaker, Friday movie, nostalgic podcast, pop culture rewatch, movie commentary, Blockbuster nostalgia, film debate—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—AnthonyInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shootpunchkickpod/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@ShootPunchKickPod

Attorney General Pam Bondi is on Capitol Hill today for a high-profile hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Among those poised to grill Bondi is Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who claims he is being targeted as an enemy of President Donald Trump. Playbook's Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns walk through what to watch from Bondi's appearance. Plus, Trump says he's not wholly opposed to invoking the Insurrection Act, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will be at the White House today.

This week, host Syama Bunten welcomes Danielle Corcione, a powerhouse equity partner at CSG Law, former federal prosecutor, and champion for women's leadership. Danielle shares her remarkable journey from a small-town Long Island upbringing to becoming a respected trial attorney, angel investor, and voice for balanced ambition. From her first job at Blockbuster to prosecuting white-collar criminals and human traffickers at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Danielle opens up about the financial trade-offs she made to pursue meaningful work, the student loan burden she navigated without guidance, and how she built a thriving law practice on principles of generosity and alignment. Listen as Danielle discusses modeling work-life integration for the next generation, teaching law students that feeling good drives success, and raising grateful children in a different financial reality than she experienced. Her story illuminates how strategic career pivots, authenticity, and values-driven decision-making can create both professional success and personal fulfillment. Key Topics: Taking massive pay cuts for meaningful work—from big law to in-house to federal prosecution Navigating $200K+ in student loans without financial education or family guidance Working through pregnancy as a new federal prosecutor without maternity leave benefits Building a law practice on generosity instead of competition—and why it works Moving from representing $50 billion companies to angel investing in women founders Raising financially secure children while teaching them gratitude and contribution Teaching the next generation that feeling good comes before success, not after Connect with Danielle Corcione online: Website: https://www.csglaw.com/people/danielle-m-corcione/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chiesa-shahinian-&-giantomasi-pc   Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Website: wealthcatalyst.com Podcast: wealthcatalyst.com/getting-rich-together-podcast Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com  

What do you get when you combine corrupt cops, a silent Chuck Norris, a robot tank named the Prowler, and one of the most confusingly gritty films of the '80s? You get Code of Silence (1985) and you get this week's episode of Born to Watch. Our first (and possibly last) Chuck Norris movie, this Code Of Silence (1985) Review was one of our hardest yet.Originally meant to be a deep dive into the snow-covered world of Fargo, the team made a bold mid-week pivot. Why? Although the Coen Brothers' classic has its place in cinema history, it lacks denim, moustaches, or Chuck Norris delivering silent justice with a cold stare. This week's episode is a celebration and interrogation of what many believe to be Chuck Norris's best actual movie: Code of Silence.Hosting this round is Whitey, joined by the returning G-Man (fresh off a brief sabbatical) and everyone's favourite intern, Will the Work Experience Kid, who's finally found a film with more fists than subtext. Together, the trio dig into the film's layers (yes, there are some), highlights its absurdities (many), and wrestles with the biggest question of all: was Chuck actually acting in this?Chuck Norris stars as Eddie Cusack, a no-nonsense Chicago cop caught in the middle of a brutal gang war and a police department riddled with corruption. When Cusack refuses to back up a dirty cop, he's iced out by his fellow officers and forced to take on the criminals, the corrupt cops, and a killer in a trench coat... completely solo. Well, almost solo. He does have The Prowler, a remote-controlled robot tank that can shoot gas grenades, blow up doors, and completely derail the realism of the film's final act.In classic Born to Watch fashion, the boys break it down across all the key angles:The Plot Whitey leads the charge, recapping the film's surprisingly tight (yet sometimes baffling) storyline. The team debates Eddie Cusack's moral choices, questions whether Chuck understood his own lines, and marvels at the film's commitment to making stairwells more perilous than actual shootouts.The Performances G-Man lays out the argument that this is Chuck Norris's best performance, not just his best movie. With fewer lines and more brooding, Norris actually builds a character with a code. Will's take? He still prefers action over nuance but admits Chuck's stone-faced stare works better here than in Missing in Action or Delta Force.Direction & Style Andrew Davis gets some serious love this episode. Before The Fugitive made him a household name, Code of Silence showed he could stage gritty action, squeeze tension out of silence, and give Chuck an actual platform to do more than kick things. The cinematography gives Chicago a grimy, lived-in feel, and the pacing is tighter than expected until the Prowler shows up and explodes all sense of realism.The Prowler Will's favourite part of the episode, and the film, is the laughably amazing Prowler, a piece of proto-RoboCop tech that somehow exists in 1985 and gets deployed by one man for reasons no one can explain. Does it break the movie? Maybe. Do we love it anyway? Absolutely.The Fashion It wouldn't be Born to Watch without taking a closer look at the outfits. Norris's iconic turtleneck/sweater/denim combo gets a lot of airtime, as does the question of whether a moustache makes you more believable as a cop, or just more '80s.And of course, no episode would be complete without:The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly segment (with bonus Prowler praise)Listener shout-outs and rogue OnlyFans tangentsA few wildly off-topic theories about whether Chuck could've gone full prestige actor if he kept working with directors like DavisJOIN THE CONVERSATION Is Code of Silence Chuck Norris's best dramatic role? Should cops with robot tanks be allowed in stakeouts? Was the Prowler basically RoboCop before RoboCop?Drop us a voicemail at

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Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠⁠Join Analytic Dreamz in Episode 153 of The Notorious Mass Effect for an electrifying dive into the latest in music, gaming, and industry drama. This episode unpacks the hottest topics, starting with music highlights featuring Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, and Bad Bunny, delivering the pulse of today's hip-hop and pop scenes. In gaming, Analytic Dreamz explores whether Hollow Knight: Silksong could claim the title of 2025's best game, alongside updates on Borderlands, the viral Block Buster mobile game, and the unique Limbus Company. Stay informed with key industry news, including Nintendo's latest patent moves and Nvidia's strategic investment in Open AI, shaping the future of tech and gaming. Plus, get the scoop on sizzling drama, from Dame Dash's clash with Cam'ron to Young Thug's feud with YFN Lucci and the ongoing Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B saga. Tune in for Analytic Dreamz's sharp insights, blending music, gaming, and pop culture with unmatched energy. Subscribe now for your weekly dose of The Notorious Mass Effect! Keywords: Hollow Knight Silksong, Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, Bad Bunny, Nintendo patent, Nvidia Open AI, Borderlands, Block Buster mobile game, Limbus Company, Dame Dash, Cam'ron, Nicki Minaj, YFN Lucci, music podcast, gaming podcast, pop culture, Analytic Dreamz.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0KLinktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠⁠ Join Analytic Dreamz in Episode 153 of The Notorious Mass Effect for an electrifying dive into the latest in music, gaming, and industry drama. This episode unpacks the hottest topics, starting with music highlights featuring Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, and Bad Bunny, delivering the pulse of today's hip-hop and pop scenes. In gaming, Analytic Dreamz explores whether Hollow Knight: Silksong could claim the title of 2025's best game, alongside updates on Borderlands, the viral Block Buster mobile game, and the unique Limbus Company. Stay informed with key industry news, including Nintendo's latest patent moves and Nvidia's strategic investment in Open AI, shaping the future of tech and gaming. Plus, get the scoop on sizzling drama, from Dame Dash's clash with Cam'ron to Young Thug's feud with YFN Lucci and the ongoing Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B saga. Tune in for Analytic Dreamz's sharp insights, blending music, gaming, and pop culture with unmatched energy. Subscribe now for your weekly dose of The Notorious Mass Effect! Keywords: Hollow Knight Silksong, Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, Bad Bunny, Nintendo patent, Nvidia Open AI, Borderlands, Block Buster mobile game, Limbus Company, Dame Dash, Cam'ron, Nicki Minaj, YFN Lucci, music podcast, gaming podcast, pop culture, Analytic Dreamz.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠⁠⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠⁠⁠ Join Analytic Dreamz in Episode 153 of The Notorious Mass Effect for an electrifying dive into the latest in music, gaming, and industry drama. This episode unpacks the hottest topics, starting with music highlights featuring Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, and Bad Bunny, delivering the pulse of today's hip-hop and pop scenes. In gaming, Analytic Dreamz explores whether Hollow Knight: Silksong could claim the title of 2025's best game, alongside updates on Borderlands, the viral Block Buster mobile game, and the unique Limbus Company. Stay informed with key industry news, including Nintendo's latest patent moves and Nvidia's strategic investment in Open AI, shaping the future of tech and gaming. Plus, get the scoop on sizzling drama, from Dame Dash's clash with Cam'ron to Young Thug's feud with YFN Lucci and the ongoing Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B saga. Tune in for Analytic Dreamz's sharp insights, blending music, gaming, and pop culture with unmatched energy. Subscribe now for your weekly dose of The Notorious Mass Effect! Keywords: Hollow Knight Silksong, Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, Bad Bunny, Nintendo patent, Nvidia Open AI, Borderlands, Block Buster mobile game, Limbus Company, Dame Dash, Cam'ron, Nicki Minaj, YFN Lucci, music podcast, gaming podcast, pop culture, Analytic Dreamz.Topics Covered:Music: Cardi B, Drake, Young Thug, Bad BunnyGaming: Hollow Knight Silksong, Borderlands, Block Buster mobile game, Limbus CompanyIndustry News: Nintendo patent, Nvidia's Open AI investmentDrama: Dame Dash vs. Cam'ron, Young Thug vs. YFN Lucci, Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi BSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us a textWhat do Barbie, Star Wars, and your coaching business have in common? Hollywood storytelling expert Greg Logan reveals the blockbuster formula—and puts me in the hot seat to transform my AI Book Coaching brand. No script, no prep, just real coaching.Greg Logan is the author of Creating a Blockbuster Brand and founder of Narrativity.com. After decades in advertising and working with big names like Google, Adobe, Virgin, Kellogg's, and United Airlines, he now helps coaches, healers, and entrepreneurs craft stories that captivate clients and build credibility.

0:30 - Shutdown Sombraros 16:44 - Shutdown Stakes: Double Down or Back Down? 38:13 - Broadview 57:07 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, on the battle in Bridgeview between ICE and protesters - and how Pete Hegseth’s training plan could reshape local policing. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:13:56 - Pritzker says Trump is the one with dementia 01:38:42 - Fr John Lovell, Diocese of Rockford & National Mission Director, UnprofitableServants.org, on Cardinal Cupich's attempt to give Dick Durbin an award and the cover provided by Pope Leo. You can follow Fr. Lovell on X @Fr_Lovell 01:52:49 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride, senior editor at the American Spectator, and author of Racism Revenge and Ruin, From Hellmarsh With Love – a Mike Holman Novel, says The Sombrero Shutdown Needs Some Time to Deliver Its Benefits. Check out Scott’s newest Mike Homan novel Blockbuster 02:12:35 - Open Mic Friday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fleetwood review of my newest book:                                                    "Medicare for the Lazy Man: BARE BONES" is a dire warning that it was written by  (gulp) an INSURANCE AGENT! To quote the review: BEWARE! Returning to format, we began with the Medicare Advantage Minute: BC/BS of Texas announced the cessation of sales commissions for all of their MA plans. In the Your Medicare Benefits 2025 we address the Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit and learn what is included as well as how Medicare will cover it. Department of Corrections: A previous trivia item about the origin of the Pink Panther had to be corrected. Finally, we dipped into the folder labelled "Correspondence" to enjoy some Q & A about two distinctly different situations. As an aside, both principals are now happy clients of mine, and I am happy to have them!   Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)                   Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2025; SIMPLEST & EASIEST GUIDE EVER!" "MEDICARE DRUG PLANS: A SIMPLE D-I-Y GUIDE" "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN: BARE BONES!" For sale on Amazon.com. After enjoying the books, please consider returning to leave a short customer review to  help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

Emmanuel Emegha is not just moving to Chelsea; he's walking a tightrope between hero and villain. This episode dives into the dramatic story of the Strasbourg captain whose dream Premier League move ignited a ferocious backlash from the fans who once adored him. We break down the unique playing style of “le géant élégant”—a towering 6'5" striker with the feet of a winger—and analyze his phenomenal 23 goals and 9 assists in Ligue 1 What makes Emegha a complete package, and why did Chelsea pay a premium for a player who will be vilified until his final minute in France? Emmanuel Emegha, Chelsea FC, Strasbourg, Premier League, Soccer Transfer

Figma burst into the public eye in 2022 after Adobe was blocked from buying the design startup for $20 billion. This chapter set the stage for an even bigger milestone at Figma: a splashy IPO this summer at nearly double that valuation. Dylan Field, Figma's co-founder and CEO, joins Rapid Response to share what distinguishes Figma from competitors, and why design is increasingly at the center of every industry in today's software-driven economy. Field also reflects on the pressures and opportunities of leading as a next-generation, tech-native CEO, and offers practical advice on upskilling in an AI-powered world.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Step into the roller rink with Jackie and Danielle as they lace up for a nostalgia-packed ride through music, movies, and pop culture memories. This No More Late Fees bonus episode features special guest Black Girl Marvel as the crew builds the ultimate roller rink mixtape and dives into the sweet, funky chaos of Roll Bounce and beyond.In this episode, you'll hear: • Nostalgic soundtrack picks spanning disco, R&B, and early 2000s bangers • Character vibes and fandom hot takes on skating crews and movie moments • A debate over the best slow-jam skating songs of the 90s and 2000s • Roller rink stories, burn CD memories, and Blockbuster staff picks from 1995–2005If you grew up rewinding VHS tapes, making playlists on burned CDs, or skating until the lights came up, this episode will hit you right in the nostalgic feels.Love what you hear? Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Share your favorite skating rink jam in the comments and tag us on social—your picks might make it into our next playlist!Keywords: No More Late Fees podcast, Roll Bounce soundtrack, 90s movies podcast, 2000s pop culture, roller skating nostalgia, Black Girl Marvel guest, Blockbuster employee picks, 90s R&B slow jams, 2000s throwback music, pop culture podcast nostalgia, movie commentary podcast—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—LaInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/blackgirlmarvel/?hl=enTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@blackgirlmarvelTwitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/blackgirlmarvel

Figma burst into the public eye in 2022 after Adobe was blocked from buying the design startup for $20 billion. This chapter set the stage for an even bigger milestone at Figma: a splashy IPO this summer at nearly double that valuation. Dylan Field, Figma's co-founder and CEO, joins Rapid Response to share what distinguishes Figma from competitors, and why design is increasingly at the center of every industry in today's software-driven economy. Field also reflects on the pressures and opportunities of leading as a next-generation, tech-native CEO, and offers practical advice on upskilling in an AI-powered world.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nothing screams the early '90s more than a Tom Clancy thriller, and The Hunt for Red October (1990) might just be the finest adaptation of the bunch. This week on Born to Watch, we take a deep dive into Cold War tension, Sean Connery's questionable Russian accent, Alec Baldwin's finest non-30 Rock performance, and why this film still makes waves decades later. And yes, we're calling this the definitive The Hunt for Red October 1990 Review.It's all systems go as Whitey, G-Man, and DJ Strangles man the periscope and dive deep into this submarine classic. From the moment Connery's Ramíus announces his defection plan to the epic underwater cat-and-mouse chase, the boys break down what makes this a tight, thrilling, and surprisingly rewatchable flick.We cover everything: from Connery's incredible second-act career run (is Red October peak Connery?), to Alec Baldwin's short but strong tenure as Jack Ryan, to the underrated gravitas of Scott Glenn and Sam Neill. Add in a stellar supporting cast that includes Tim Curry, James Earl Jones, and Stellan Skarsgård, and you've got a Cold War nail-biter filled with testosterone, torpedoes, and tense moral decisions.There's time to unpack the politics, too, the Clancy realism, the U.S. Navy flex, and that juicy little nugget of 1990s pre-internet espionage fantasy. But of course, it's not all sonar pings and missile tubes. The crew gets sidetracked (as always) by tales of sub dreams, questionable airline bear policies, and Damo's beer-and-hot-dog benchwarmer story.The team also revisits the box office and critical legacy of The Hunt for Red October. Was it Oscar-worthy? How do the effects hold up in 2025? Is this really the best Jack Ryan movie? Spoiler: the debate gets passionate, and there's no clear winner between Baldwin, Ford, Affleck, Pine, and Krasinski, but there is a winner for worst submarine hygiene. Cigarettes below deck? Not a good time.With classic Born to Watch segments like “Overs and Unders," "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” and a brilliant fan voicemail, this episode has something for every cinephile, Cold War nerd, and nostalgic '90s action fan.So fire up the Caterpillar Drive, crank the Basil Poledouris score, and set your course for one of the most unexpectedly hilarious and insightful takes on a certified action-thriller classic.JOIN THE CONVERSATIONIs The Hunt for Red October the greatest Jack Ryan movie?Should smoking on submarines be an executable offence?Did Jack Ryan seriously buy a business class seat for a teddy bear?Drop us a voicemail at https://www.borntowatch.com.au and tell us if this Cold War classic is a certified banger — or just blowing smoke.Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and always question political officers with bad attitudes.#TheHuntForRedOctober1990Review #BornToWatch #SeanConnery #JackRyan #SubmarineMovies #TomClancy #AlecBaldwin #MoviePodcast #ColdWarThriller #FilmReview

A $129B team left Merrill to launch OpenArc Corporate Advisory, the largest breakaway in industry history. In this special episode, Dynasty's Shirl Penney joins Louis Diamond to share an inside perspective on why the deal is about more than scale, what drove the move, and how it signals a new era for independence and the industry at large.

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This week on Radio Labyrinth Tim is out sick, but the rest of the gang dives headfirst into the latest failed prophecy: The Rapture That Wasn't. Apparently, September 23, 2025, was supposed to be the big day. People were selling cars, homes, and cashing out like Blockbuster stock in 2010. But—spoiler alert—we're all still here. So why do people keep falling for these very specific “end of the world on Tuesday at 4pm” prophecies? We break down the history of doomsday predictions, from Harold Camping's 2011 miss to the Millerites' “Great Disappointment” of 1844, to Heaven's Gate and Hale-Bopp, to secular versions like Y2K and the 2012 Mayan calendar scare. It's always the same pattern: finite, dramatic, and always a letdown.

0:30 - Comey indictment 14:55 - Dallas ICE shooting 34:57 - Why Dan Proft is Single 54:52 - James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard Epstein, tones down the excitement surrounding the Comey indictment 01:15:53 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator: The Shutdown Cometh, and Not a Moment Too Soon. Scott is also the author of Racism Revenge and Ruin and From Hellmarsh With Love – a Mike Holman Novel - his newest Mike Holman novel Blockbuster is now available on Amazon 01:38:12 - Bennett Academy 01:57:44 - Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank and author of Best Things First, looks at Trump’s UN speech and the inconvenient truth of massive green energy costs 02:13:24 - Open Mic FridaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Late Nights at Blockbuster Our newest episode is a twofer! Late Nights at Blockbuster for Tangled and a Disney Princess Draft. If you listened to our Disney song draft you'll know that we hold Tangled in very high regard. We discuss how this pulled Disney out of their musical slump and the lengthy development process it survived. After Tangled, we jump into our Disney Princess draft with no rules, just vibes. Would you like to know which Disney Princess Troy compares to Rasheed Wallace? We really run off the rails when Byers pushes Troy after that craziness to compare his draft to his least favorite team of all time the 2004 Detroit Pistons. Intro/Outro music by friend of the podcast Seth Gilbertson.Find more music at iTunes (⁠https://music.apple.com/us/artist/seth-gilbertson/1155231950⁠)and YouTube (⁠https://www.youtube.com/user/sethgilbertson/videos⁠)

SD325 - O que a Indústria de Software tem para Ensinar para o Médico. Você é como a Netflix ou como a Blockbuster? Este episódio com o Dr. Lorenzo Tomé destaca como a escolha do modelo de negócio é fundamental para se garantir sustentabilidade. E como é bom aprender com um segmento que passou por um processo de transformação como o vivido pela indústria de software e o seu legado de dois fatores que são decisivos para o serviço médico: a previsibilidade de faturamento e o feedback do cliente. Assista, entenda, aproveite o conteúdo! Quer saber mais sobre a próxima turma do Curso Plano de Acompanhamento da SD Escola de Negócios Médicos? Acesse AQUI Participe da comunidade SD Escola de Negócios Médicos. Acesse AQUI! Baixe nosso app: Android ou IOS O Background do Lorenzo Casado com a Natália e pai de 3 filhos, Lorenzo é médico, Cofundador e CEO da SD Conecta e SD Escola de Negócios Médicos, host do 1º podcast do Brasil a apresentar tecnologias para médicos e que está no ar desde maio de 2018. Ele é Professor de Medicina Digital na Faculdade de Medicina São Leopoldo Mandic, fez Mestrado e MBA em negócios nas melhores escolas de negócios do país, é Internship no Hospital Center University de Rouen - França entre várias outras atividades.  Assista este episódio também em vídeo no YouTube no nosso canal Saúde Digital Podcast: AQUI! Acesse os Episódios Anteriores! SD324 - Conteúdo Médico com IA: Dicas Práticas para Médicos que Querem Fazer a Diferença SD323 - Domine as suas Finanças através do DRE SD322 - Médico, Quando é hora de abrir Seu Próprio Consultório? Music: Charmed | Declan DP "Music © Copyright Declan DP 2018 - Present. https://license.declandp.info | License ID: DDP1590665"  

In einer neuen Folge von "SJ Weekly" besprechen Hanna und Adam wieder die aktuellen Themen der Unterhaltungsbranche im Podcast. In dieser Woche führt kein Weg an Walt Disney und Late-Night-Moderator Jimmy Kimmel vorbei, der kurzzeitig pausieren musste, aber nun schon wieder sein Comeback feierte. Zudem berichten wir von einem Serienfest in Berlin, dem Seriesly Berlin, und einer Deutschlandpremiere eines The-Rock-Films. Im Review-Teil geht es um "Gen V", "=Der Milliardärsbunker", "Haunted Hotel" oder "Black Rabbit".Timestamps:0:00:00 Kimmel is back!0:06:00 Spidey im Krankenhaus0:08:00 The Mandalorian und Grogu0:14:00 Die Ringe der Macht kommt ins Free-TV0:17:15 Seriesly-Festival0:22:00 GenV0:27:00 Der Milliardärsbunker0:29:30 Black Rabbit0:31:50 Haunted Hotel0:35:00 Smashing Machine0:40:30 Neustarts Hanna Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/HannaHuge Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mediawhore.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediawhore Adam: Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/AwesomeArndt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awesomearndt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AwesomeArndt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olivier Cresp, DSM-Firmenich Master Perfumer, Founder of Akro by Oliver Cresp, and literal inventor of the gourmand (!) is BACK in the Perfume Room! (AN HONOR!) Today, he reflects on his oeuvre including his signature, palette, and unique approach to perfumery. We discuss how new advances in technology will impact past and future creations, AI and its role in perfumery, how his creative approach differs for his own brand versus client work, and of course we discuss the newest Akro launch: Crush!WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON ⁠SUBSTACK⁠ THIS FRIDAY!FRAG MENTIONED:Akro Haze, D&G Light Blue, Akro Crush (SOTD), Light Blue (2025), Akro Rise, Mugler Angel, Akro: Smile, Glow, BakeTRY CRUSH! (10% LuckyScent orders $40+ w/ code perfumeroom10)

In this enchanting episode of the Cinderella X Podcast, the whimsical fairy-tale influencer Cinderella X teams up with her sassy feline sidekick, Slippers the cat, to deliver a spellbinding movie review of Steven Spielberg's iconic 1971 thriller Duel—a high-octane road rage masterpiece that redefined suspense cinema and launched the legendary director's career with pulse-pounding truck terror and unrelenting tension. Hosted by veteran British podcaster Julian Charles, whose classy voice and razor-sharp wit have captivated audiences for years with blockbuster breakdowns, this Duel 1971 analysis uncovers the film's raw psychological dread, Dennis Weaver's everyman panic behind the wheel, and its timeless themes of anonymous evil lurking on America's highways. Perfect for cat lovers and cinephiles alike blending pop culture nostalgia with expert film critique. Tune in now for viral vibes, heart-racing spoilers, and discover why Duel remains the ultimate underrated gem in 1970s suspense storytelling!

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Before “Drive to Survive,” before Lewis Hamilton made Formula One fashionable, and long before IMAX cameras were strapped to carbon-fibre rockets, there was just a snorbs reporter with a dream… and Brad Pitt behind the wheel. In our F1 The Movie (2025) Review, we will unpack it all.It's 2025. The team at Born to Watch trades nostalgia for noise as they deep dive into one of the year's biggest cinematic engines: F1 The Movie. With Pitt playing Sonny Hayes, a one-time F1 star turned paddock has-been, and Damson Idris as the cocky rookie you'll want to punch with a wrench, this week's episode is a fast, furious, and occasionally feral take on a film that tries to be Top Gun: Maverick on four wheels.Whitey sets the pace with a bold take: Is F1 even about the story, or is this Avatar-level immersion with fuel and friction? He breaks down how this one's less about the emotional arc and more about tech flexing at 300km/h. Gow, never one to pass up a pit stop, steers us through Morgz parallels, real-life F1 credentials, and why Brad Pitt is still Hollywood's smoothest operator, even when he's getting screamed at by a 38-year-old playing a 60-year-old's mum.Dan on the Land delivers one of the pod's all-time greatest analogies: F1 The Movie is the tale of a man returning from back surgery and bourbon benders to coach a team of year-nine canoeists. Add Damo's unexpected "this is about me” speech, and you've got a review that's half cinema, half confession.The pod delves into the cry-o-meter (0%), the popcorn meter (full), and how the audience ultimately comes to like the car more than the characters. There are debates over whether Kerry Condon was miscast, who should've punched JP first, and whether Javier Bardem's surgically-enhanced nose deserved its own credit. Bonus points for the Han Solo theory. Double bonus points for calling JP the most punchable character since Bob Sugar.Also: Damo reveals his Snorbs report special, a future film starring Jennifer Lawrence and featuring full-frontal nudity. Naturally. Dan shares a story about custom condoms and splashdowns that we cannot print here. And Whitey invents a new Oscar category: best use of tennis balls in a montage.And just when you think it's over, someone brings up Chuck Norris, and the podcast goes sideways in the most Born to Watch way possible.JOIN THE CONVERSATIONWas this just Top Gun: Maverick with gear changes?Is JP the worst teammate in movie history?Should Brad Pitt be allowed to keep that hair at his age?Drop us a voicemail at https://www.borntowatch.com.au and tell us whether this movie deserves a podium or a pit lane penalty.Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and always yell “PLAN C” when walking into a bar.#F1TheMovie2025Review #BornToWatch #BradPitt #FormulaOneMovie #IMAXExperience #SnobsReport #MoviePodcast #RacingMovies #FilmReview #DriveToSurvive

The RP bois break down a classic boat film.  Thanks to our monthly supporters akai Jordyn Nevarez

In this glitter-packed bonus episode, Danielle and Jackie are joined by their Gen Z honorary little sister Zoe for a fierce and fabulous game of Camp Trash™. They put queer-coded and nostalgic faves like Showgirls, Spice World, and Romeo + Juliet on trial to decide: are they cult classics worthy of worship, or camp trash best left in the Blockbuster bargain bin? Expect chaotic debates, heartfelt nostalgia, and exactly one hot take that might get the internet mad (sorry, Josie and the Pussycats). It's loud, dramatic, and deeply unserious—just how we like it.—No More Late Fees ⁠⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠⁠⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)⁠—Follow Us on Social:Instagram⁠https://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees⁠ TikTok⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees⁠ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutube⁠https://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees⁠ Twitter⁠https://x.com/NoMoreLateFees⁠ —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—ZoeInstagram⁠https://www.instagram.com/somelikeitpop/?hl=en⁠Twitter⁠https://x.com/somelikeitpop⁠TikTok⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@somelikeitpop?lang=en⁠BlueSky⁠https://bsky.app/profile/somelikeitpop.bsky.social⁠—Zoe's Previous EpisodesJoy Ride⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/joy-ride⁠ Millennials meet Gen Z with Zoe of Some Like it Pop⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/millennials-meet-gen-z-with-zoe-of-some-like-it-pop⁠ Rolling Stone Top 500 with Zoe⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/rolling-stone-top-500-with-zoe⁠

Jackie and Danielle are back on the No More Late Fees podcast with their friend David to rewatch Disney's Remember the Titans (2000). From Denzel's legendary performance to those unforgettable speeches that made us want to run through a brick wall, we're tackling the football classic with our signature mix of nostalgia, trivia, and hot takes.In this episode we cover: • Behind-the-scenes trivia and surprising production facts • Character breakdowns of Coach Boone, Coach Yost, Gary, Julius, and more • The film's balance of fact vs. fiction—and those classic “Disney liberties” • Emotional themes of race, unity, and sportsmanship (with some sharp critiques) • Favorite quotable moments and the soundtrack that fueled the drama • Our signature Blockbuster-inspired rating system (would buy, 5-day rental, or straight-to-dumpster?)If you grew up watching Remember the Titans on VHS or caught it on Disney+, this episode is packed with the perfect blend of Y2K nostalgia and laugh-out-loud commentary.Don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share your favorite Remember the Titans memory with us—your reviews help keep the nostalgia alive!·Season 5 Episode 21·—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—NostaBeautyhttps://nostabeauty.com 20% Off Code: NMLF—David's Previous EpisodesBad Santahttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/bad-santaHoliday Spirit with Davidhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/holiday-spirit-with-david

Title: Inside the Secret Network That Billionaires Use to Pay Zero In Taxes with Alex Sonkin Summary: In this episode of Raise the Bar Radio, Seth Bradley welcomes Alex, founder of the Due Diligence Project, to discuss the massive blind spot in tax strategy among CPAs and how his peer-reviewed CPA community solves that. Alex shares how traditional CPA firms, despite servicing ultra-high net worth clients, are often unaware of the vast number of advanced tax mitigation strategies available. His platform introduces vetted tax strategies reviewed by hundreds of independent CPA firms, much like an Amazon or Netflix model for financial services. Rather than relying on static, siloed in-house teams with mediocre solutions, Alex's vision is to empower CPAs and family offices through a Virtual Family Office model. This allows affluent individuals (not just billionaires) to access world-class, peer-reviewed tax and financial planning strategies while maintaining their trusted CPA relationship. The conversation emphasizes humility, proactive due diligence, and massive action as critical principles for success in tax planning and entrepreneurship alike. Links to Watch and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/v8RSrMRslHU Bullet Point Highlights: Most CPAs, even in top firms, are not deeply versed in advanced tax mitigation due to limited time and exposure. The Due Diligence Project functions as an independent, peer-reviewed network, allowing CPAs to tap into the collective knowledge of hundreds of top professionals. Traditional large CPA firms and Wall Street structures are siloed and don't provide open-source best-in-class strategies. The future CPA firm is a Virtual Family Office — proactive, advisory-driven, and built with world-class independent specialists instead of static in-house teams. The Virtual Family Office model brings elite wealth management strategies to affluent individuals (e.g., $10M-$50M net worth), not just billionaires. Humility, curiosity, and willingness to collaborate are essential for CPAs and advisors to truly serve clients at the highest level. Success requires massive action and consistent pursuit of better solutions — complacency kills innovation and wealth creation. Transcript: (Seth Bradley) (00:02.094) What's up, Builders? This is Raise the Bar Radio, where we talk about building wealth, raising capital, and all in all, raising the bar in your business and your life. This is the No BS podcast for capital raisers, investors, and entrepreneurs who are serious about scaling their business and living life on their own terms. I'm Seth Bradley, securities attorney, real estate investor, and entrepreneur, bringing you world-class strategies from the best in the game.   If you're ready to raise more capital, close bigger deals, build a better you, and create true financial freedom, you're in the right place. Let's go. Alex, what's going on, brother? Welcome to the show.   Seth, thank you so much for having me. It's a pleasure.   man. Fellow San Diegan. So, appreciate that and appreciate that you you love the weather like I do.   best weather in the world, All of San Diego County, even if it gets like 10 degrees hotter, it's as good or as better anything else on the planet.   (Seth Bradley) (01:05.698) Yep, yep. Sometimes you gotta go outside of San Diego for a little bit to appreciate it because you forget that every single day is fantastic.   We're not going to get into the June gloom and the May gray because people outside of San Diego, don't want to hear that. uh, know, we get to complain between each other. everyone outside of San Diego, were like, we don't want to know about any of your problems.   Right, Exactly, exactly. All right, man. Well, let's just jump right in, Tell everybody a little bit about your background, about your story, and take it back as far as you like.   Sure, graduated University of Michigan Business School undergrad and became an options trader in Chicago as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, the Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Options Exchange was a market maker down there for many years and came up with a couple ideas and moved to California. What we do now is we have the largest independent peer review community of CPA firms in the country. We support   hundreds of CPA firms who basically introduced their favorite resources, favorite tax attorneys, favorite strategies. And then as a community and independently, everyone independently vets out every strategy, every resource. And we rank and rate all of the strategies, all of the resources. Very similar to what you'd experience in Amazon or Netflix or the streaming services when you watch a movie or you buy a product on Amazon.   (Alex Sonkin) (02:35.534) you're going to go look for the 4.9 out of five stars and do a quick price comparison. So what we did is we've created essentially an independent peer-of-view ranking and rating system for sophisticated tax strategies and then cost mitigation strategies because the tax code is just way too big. No one knows how many pages there are in the tax code. It's constantly changing. we basically, we didn't even know we were doing this at the time because all we were doing was   putting together advanced tax planning institutes, filling them up with CPA firms, bringing speakers, specialists on to present their ideas. But the magic was happening in the hallway conversations between these tax attorneys and the CPAs in these Q &A sessions. And what we realized was that traditional CPA firms really have no clue how many pages are in the tax code, have no idea how many strategies there are that are available to them that have been fully vetted.   And they don't have the time and the resources to fully vet those strategies out. So we just realized we were onto something and we kept building and building and building. And we just had an event. Our last couple summits, diligence project summits had close to 700 CPA firms on one, close to 847 was our largest summit.   The more eyeballs, the more tax-focused CPAs are looking at the strategies and vetting out the strategies, the more refined the due diligence is and the more new resources they're able to introduce to our network. So we're able to go deeper, wider, and more refined in our due diligence when it comes to tax planning.   Yeah, that's awesome. So you you analyze and put a score on the actual strategy itself as well as the firm.   (Alex Sonkin) (04:25.76) Yeah, everything, right? Because you and I both know there's so many moving parts in our business. And when a CPA firm is dealing with their most, their highest net worth clients, billionaires, centi-millionaires, multi-millionaires, and they have, they're selling an appreciated asset, whether it's real estate or their company or shares in another company they've invested in, they want that sale to be tax efficient. Then they might want that money to be invested in other   parts of their portfolio. want that transition to be efficient. They want all the estate planning to be efficient asset to all these different moving parts. But the area where most CPAs and attorneys are the weakest is in the income tax mitigation part. There's a lot of decent estate planning out there, asset protection, other planning. It's really the income tax mitigation part where very few people are excellent at this.   Financial advisors, attorneys have very little experience with tax court, with audit. They should really not be involved in income tax planning. The CPA firms are the ones who are signing the tax returns. They have the experience with audit. They have the experience with tax court. But they're spread so thin just trying to produce tax returns and financial statements and meet all of the deadlines that they have to meet throughout the year. There's actually very little time for them to do proactive tax planning.   and to complete due diligence and even start the due diligence on a tax strategy. Where do we start? Who do we call? How do we find out if the client's going to go to jail? If there's issues with this? They really need to get their confidence level up at a very high level before they call their clients that you really need to look at the strategy and do this. So that's where we really live is we really there to support the tax focused CPA or the family office that's supporting that.   that ultra high net worth family that's led by a tax focused advisor, hopefully a CPA with at least 10,000, 50,000 hours of experience in auditing tax court, where they could look at the notes, look at, part of, join the due diligence project community, look at the notes, look at the strategies, meet the specialists, communicate with other CPAs in our network to really understand the risk reward of.   (Alex Sonkin) (06:48.088) the strategy when it as how it compares to other possible strategies or combination of strategies to bring to their client.   Yeah, yeah. I mean, I love the overall idea of kind of this Amazon marketplace for CPAs and tax firms and tax strategies. It's like, you know, I know when I'm looking for a new accountant or a new CPA with a different group, with a different real estate group or something, you know, I might have done some good business with one CPA and then some that I did not. And I don't have a consistent person to go to at this point. And it also depends on what we're talking about, right? This, the, the speciality of it. it's a   if we're talking W-2 tax mitigation or we're talking about real estate investment or we're talking about some sort of high cash flow entrepreneurial venture, it really depends. One CPA can't necessarily do all that. Maybe a large CPA firm that has all that stuff in house for sure. But when we're talking about your one CPA that you know that's been filing your tax return for the last 20 years, they're not very specialized in these sorts of things.   Here's what's interesting, Seth. You made some interesting points here. Here's what's interesting. Traditionally, people say, I need a CPA. My current CPA firm is not doing the job. That's kind of par for the course. They don't know what's wrong. They know something's wrong because they know that a lot of billionaires aren't paying any taxes. They're paying this 30, 40 % of their income in taxes. They feel something's wrong. So, I need a new CPA firm. So, what do they do? Hey, can you find me a great CPA firm that's local to me? Why is that important?   Why do you need someone that literally that is that's local to you right away? The business owner is already messing up. That is not the most important thing. Okay, then they'll want someone Okay, forget distance. I'm okay with just meeting them virtually. They need to be a specialist in real estate. That's fine Okay, you've got a real estate portfolio there, especially in real estate, but really That's that's a that's another that's a good question, but it's not the best question. It's not gonna get you to the promised land   (Alex Sonkin) (08:52.366) How fluent is that CPA firm in tax strategies? Are they plugged into a network like ours where they have hundreds and hundreds of independent CPA firms, former partners of KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, Ernst & Young, all proactively vetting strategies and introducing, unless you're part of a due diligence network like ours, you might be part of a very, very large CPA firm.   that also is part of other groups, other associations and none of them know, you know, three, four, five different strategies that would be perfect for mitigating taxes in a specific situation. So going to a large firm that has lots of in-house resources, are those resources the best? Do they have access to the best tax attorneys in the country? If those attorneys are in-house working for a CPA firm,   Or let's just say they're working for Jeff Bezos and Jeff Bezos' family office. Seth, do you think the best tax attorney in the country wants to be W-2 working for a CPA firm or working for a family   Right, right.   No, no. So right away, you've already discounted. You are not going to work with the best tax attorneys in the country. You're going to work with a static, the best attorney that's willing to be W-2, working for a CPA firm, working for a family office. If you look at the top 1000 tax attorneys in the country, you might now be working with number 945. Is that what you want to be like? No, no, no, we're fine. Our tax   (Alex Sonkin) (10:29.484) Our tax planning is done by my CPA and they've got this tax attorney that's the 945th best tax attorney in the country in their space. It's like saying, I'm building this orchestra and my trumpet player, instead of getting the very best trumpet player in the world, I have the 945th best trumpet player playing trumpet. You want to put that on your website? You want to market that? think your client's going to be like, this is going to be awesome. I'm going to have the 945th best.   You   (Alex Sonkin) (10:59.138) Resource in that space giving me planning ideas. Whereas I'm a business owner I've had to get to this point to have a tax problem here to overcome all these challenges and now you're gonna bring me a tax planning solution. That's like D minus That's what's going that's puts par for the course. This is what's going on. What we know is 18 % of Fortune 500 companies are zeroing out their tax returns Okay, just listen to this 18 %   of most profitable companies in the world have a team of attorneys and CPAs that zero out their tax return. That means 82 % have no idea what they're doing on a relative basis. those 82%, we're talking about 82 % of the most profitable 500 companies in the world. What we're saying is their tax planning from our vantage point, it's not that it's not good.   It's like average to below average, whereas their revenue and income is off the charts. That's like a big problem. It's like saying, you know what? We have a basketball team where our point guard, our forwards, and our two guard are really good, but our center is like garbage. You know, we've got like a high school level center, and then we have all-stars at all the other positions. That's not gonna work.   Yeah, yeah. mean, why is that? I mean, it's like, you know, they should have access to the best resources. They should be getting advised by the, you know, the top experts in the industry. But, you know, they're just not. Are they not putting the effort? Do they not have access? Do they not know, like, what's the...   Because the difference is when you look at Amazon and you look at Netflix and all the other streaming services that are providing an independent peer-review because back before Amazon and Netflix we had Blockbuster video and we had Barnes and Noble right and we did do diligence very differently going to all the different Blockbuster videos going into Blockbusters and Noble trying to find a book to buy right it's very different experience now we live in this very different world now with   (Alex Sonkin) (13:09.196) independent peer review and all these things. However, the financial services world was created by who? It was created by people like Bernie Madoff. It was created by Wall Street, right? So everything in the financial services world is really created by Wall Street, people like Bernie Madoff. And so Goldman Sachs doesn't want you to know what Morgan Stanley is doing. Morgan Stanley doesn't want you to know what JP Morgan's doing. And so really the financial services realm is   is kind of built in silos. No, come into the Goldman Sachs silo. Come into Ernst & Young. You don't need to worry about what our competitors are doing, what these other CPA firms are doing. We're Ernst & Young, we're Goldman Sachs, we're JP Morgan. You can have the products and services that we have in our back room. So essentially, when you look at JP Morgan, Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse, all these huge shops, they're just stores with back rooms. And it's like shopping at a store.   It's like going to Toys R Us. What do we have in Toys R Us? Well, what do we have in our back room? Whereas when you walk into Amazon, what do you have? When you walk into Netflix, you have the full scale universe, open source. So what we've done is we've basically taken the financial services industry and we've created this open source peer-reviewed model. And we started with sophisticated tax planning because that's where most people are really, really bad at it.   And then we've added cost mitigation and other resources. You know, we're not trying to compete with asset management and money managers and all those other, know, certainly we vet those people out. But, you know, there's millions of people that manage money and our financial advisors. And certainly we do our vetting and due diligence on those people. Where we really differentiate ourselves is the income tax planning resources and solutions. Because what we found is the top biggest   most profitable, most famous CPA firms and law firms, that's their blind spot. That's where they're really, really bad because they don't know how many are in the tax code. They don't have the time and the resources and they don't know who to call to actually start and complete a successful due diligence process for sophisticated tax structure.   (Seth Bradley) (15:29.708) Yeah, yeah. So when you say independent peer review, what exactly does that look like? mean, walk me kind of through that and how that works.   I'll show you like this is what you and any let's say if you're a real estate investor right and you're about to sell let's just say a 10 million dollar asset that has nine million dollars of gain in it you're gonna do the same thing that we've done if you're smart what are you gonna do you're gonna go out there and be like what are all the tax strategies that are possible to help me mitigate this huge tax liquidity event right then you're gonna get a bunch of ideas and then what are you gonna do   You're going to show those ideas to your most trusted financial people who are probably your CPA, your lawyer, your advisors, all these other people that you think are financial gurus and really most of them are not even qualified to comment on the tax structure except your tax-focused CPA who has at least 10,000 hours of experience in audit and tax courts. So really you should only bring this to your CPA. But now you brought it to your attorneys and your advisors.   So they're all going to comment on it because they're financial experts even though they have almost zero experience in auditing the tax court. So what do these people do with this idea? Some of them will like, oh, I don't know, just pay your tax. So you're going to get all sorts of answers. Now, you're the business owner. You have no idea how to quantify these answers. So you're really the tax expert trying to manage all this information and trying to be like, what do I do? And what are you going to do?   you're gonna basically go with what your CPA kind of tells you that they're comfortable with. Now your CPA doesn't know all the strategies, so they might know 10 % of the possible strategies. So you're gonna go with the most comfortable strategy that your CPA is comfortable with, that they've completed their due diligence on, which may be strategy number 443 out of the possible thousand strategies that are out there. And now you have the 443rd best idea.   (Alex Sonkin) (17:35.522) that you're implementing and your ROI on that is going to look just like that. Meanwhile, it's taking you all this effort to create $10 million of asset and it's going to take you just like this to completely give away the tax on that because your CPA is not plugged into an independent peer review environment where they can work with other CPAs who have experience with other resources, be able to ask your questions, get your questions answered, maybe ask another round of questions.   But really at that point, you really need to be dealing with the thought leaders in that space, not some local attorney or other CP that also has no clue what's going on. It has no idea how many pages there are.   Got it. So when somebody comes to, you know, they have that issue, right? And they're trying to find the right CPA that can help them with that specific situation and find that number one best tax strategy. You know, what do they do? Do they come to your website to try to find someone in the network? Because anybody in your network can tap into everybody else in your network and find that optimum strategy.   There's really two ways of doing it. They either find a CPA in our network, which is one of the easiest things to do, or they have their trusted CPA plug into our network and complete their due diligence. That's probably the best way because they are this way. This gives them another warm and fuzzy. Hey, I've had this relationship with my CPA for 20, 30 years. I really like them. I understand the challenges that they're under just because they haven't plugged into the network doesn't mean they're a bad CPA or bad person.   It's like having a, you know, I just bought a gold plated cell phone. It's the greatest cell phone iPhones ever produced. But if I don't plug it into Verizon, if I plug it into Bob's telephone network that only works in four locations in America, I'm gonna have this $5,000 cell phone that's basically just a brick that I could just use as a paper holder. But if I have a normal cell phone, I plug it into Verizon and I can make a phone call from anywhere.   (Alex Sonkin) (19:43.298) That's a much better experience. it's not the quality of it. It's partially the quality of the CPA, but it's more so the quality of the network. and certainly these, the CPAs that really are attracted to us are the ones who have these huge hearts that want to do the very, very best for their clients. And they know that they need to pick up every rock and flip over because they know their clients don't want tax returns and financial statements.   They need those. They don't want any of that. What they really want is proactive tax planning ideas. And what the CPAs don't have time for is that. So they have to create time. And we show CPAs how to create that time. We eliminate all, 95 % of the time. It takes them to complete the due diligence because we just show them the notes. We get them 90, 95 % there. Then they take the notes. They take the resources.   They jump into the tax code and then they complete the last 5-10 % of the due diligence process on their own because they're going to have to actually do a little bit of work to get this done. But we've reduced their time and increased their confidence level in completing this project by a factor of 10x, which is a huge value to them because they don't have the time and they don't have the resource to get this work done, but they want to get it   (Seth Bradley) (21:07.616) the interruption, but we don't do ads. Instead, know that if you're raising capital for real estate, my law firm, RaiseLaw, is here to give you the expert legal guidance you need to raise capital compliantly and structure and close your deal. And if you're looking for a done-for-you fund-to-fund solution, Tribest is the industry's only all-in-one setup and fund administration solution. Visit Raise.Law and Tribest.com to learn more.   Right. Yeah. And I can imagine it takes a certain degree of humility, right, from those CPAs to say, I don't know everything. I'm not just going to make up something. I'm not going to make it up. But I'm not going to do kind of half-assed research for a few minutes and tell you I know everything about the subject. Right? Like, I can admit that I don't know everything. I'm not an expert in every single tax strategy.   You nailed it. mean look we do a whole program about the ten pillars of extraordinary due diligence Curiosity is one of them independence is independence versus group think and you nailed one of those pillars. It's it's it's it's humility and You know being curious being humble when you're the tax expert as you know CPA that's been around for 30 years you like I've seen everything right? That's kind of how you feel   But if you have that idea, I've already seen everything. I already know everything. How many people, by the way, how many pages are there in the tax code? I have no idea. Well, that is that's not congruent. What's congruent is I've been in the industry 30, 35 years. Do I know the tax code? I don't know the tax code. It's constantly changing. I'm humble, but I'm working hard. Yeah, there are sections of tax codes that I know, but it would be awesome to be part of independent peer community of hundreds and hundreds of other tax geeks like me.   where we're chewing, know, we're eating this elephant one bite at a time and working together as a community. That's hard working humility. And if you think about it, those are the kind of people that are winning in every, in your profession, in my profession. Think about a basketball player. It's like the best basketball players, they are working to improve their game every day, every month, every year. As soon as you think, oh, I'm the best. Nobody does that. Kobe, Michael.   (Alex Sonkin) (23:25.034) Everyone was constantly improving their game every offseason even though they were achieving they were the grace of the world So when you see a CPA going, I already know everything. I'm not humble run for the hills You're in big trouble   Right, right. So I mean, I can see where this is. This could actually just change everything, right? I mean, it can change. Like if you get enough CPAs on this network and it's kind of the authority, the accepted way that things are done, it could really just change, you know, set the bar, right? So like, you know, where do you see the CPA firm or the future going? What does it look   Yeah, you know, we started out as the virtual family office hub. We're still the virtual family office hub. What we do is the due diligence project. So we've had a vision, you know, more than 15 years ago where the CPA firm of future, the CPA firm of today is no longer just a CPA firm, right? They're not just an accounting firm looking backwards. What does a CPA firm mean now? They're a proactive looking firm. So they're really   providing advisory services. They're bringing ideas to the table. That is not what accountants traditionally do. So right away, the CPA firm of the future in our world is a virtual family office led not by a money manager or an attorney or a financial advisor. It's led by a tax advisor who really has a tremendous amount of experience with audits, with tax court, with income tax planning.   that's plugged into this community. really let's build Wall Street underneath an elite tax advisor and let's give them vetted best in class peer reviewed resources for estate planning, money management, all the different resources underneath them. And let's make sure all these resources are trained to be part of a team that's led by the captain, which is the head of their family office. But in this case, it's a virtual family office because in our opinion,   (Alex Sonkin) (25:30.732) Like we said, the best people in the world don't necessarily want to be W-2 static living next to the family office or living next to the CPA firm that they support. These resources could be anywhere and everywhere. And it's like Lego pieces. Let's build out a custom build, a virtual family office with your favorite advisors, with your favorite CPA, plug them into due diligence project, and then maybe replace some of the resources with best in class peer reviewed.   I'm going to keep my estate planning attorney. I'm going to keep my CPA, but then let's build out the rest of my virtual family office with resources, specialists, specialized attorneys that my two estate planning attorney and my CPA need to help me do what I need to do and get from point A to point B.   Yeah, yeah, I love that. Let's let's unwind that a little bit. What what exactly is a family office? We have a lot of listeners that are, you know, high net worth individuals, wealthy, probably a high paying job of some sort. And, we still don't know what a family office is. Like, what is a family office? We hear about it all the time. People talk about it. You know, what is it? Is it just, you know, the Trumps and the Bidens that have them or what?   Well, look, when we first started doing this, we had to educate everyone. What is a family office? And there's still people that don't know what a family office is, and that's okay. So traditionally, what a family office is, is when a family or a business owner sells their business, and now they have a big pile of money instead of running their business where they don't need CFOs and C-level executives and marketing people. Now they have a big pile of money. Maybe they're building a real estate portfolio, private equity, various investments.   They, instead of having to make 17 phone calls, hey, I'm gonna call my CPA, I'm gonna call my attorney, I'm gonna call my advisors, they make one phone call to the head of their family office and their family office is gonna house their entire financial team. So their CPAs, their attorneys, their advisors are all part of a family office and there's usually a CEO of that family office.   (Alex Sonkin) (27:36.814) So that structure traditionally can cost anywhere from $250,000 a year up to $2,000, $3,000, $4,000,000 a year if you're dealing with very high net worth billionaires. our idea was to rebuild that structure and make it a virtual family office instead of a single family office or a multi-family office with everyone working W2 in a static place, was let's create a virtual family office environment where we can have a world-class tax attorney support   multiple virtual family offices led by CPAs around the country. And based on what their clients want and need, they may not need a full $250,000 or a million dollar yearly cost. Maybe they can have a family office with $50,000 worth of yearly expenses and they just need, you know, two, three advisors, six meetings a year, get their hands around what you're doing.   And they don't need check writing. They don't need a lot of these other services that maybe a ultra high net worth family needs where they just want to make one phone call instead of 17 phone calls and say, take care of this for me. In the virtual family office model, it's the same one phone call, except now the team underneath that person that's getting the call are vetted best in class peer reviewed resources who might be all around the world who will all get together on a virtual meeting.   to support the client when the client has, hey, I have a liquidity event or I have a tax event or I want to update my plan. Hey, let's bring the team together and let's look at all the moving parts and let's rebuild your plan. But now we're going to take advice and ideas from the smartest people in the world. We're all working together as part of a team.   Got it. Yeah. the virtual family office, makes it seem like that it offers wealth management, the best wealth management, more, it makes it more accessible to more people, right? Like not just billionaires, but maybe lower than that, right? Like maybe we've got $10 million or something like that and we can still get the best of the best.   (Alex Sonkin) (29:42.068) Exactly. And so our idea was, you know, you have these people who are worth $50 million and they can't afford a family office, but they want to, you know, the $50 million, they want to live life too. They want to be able to go play tennis. They want to give time to their synagogue, their churches. They want to do something else besides actually running their own, you know, basically overseeing their $50 million portfolio, which is a full-time job. the problem is they're not qualified to be doing that work.   Yet can they identify investments that they like? Sure. Can they identify the best planning around those investments? They're not schooled in that. So they really should not be involved in their family office. should identify a tax-focused CPA, have them build out a virtual family office for them. And then now they have the benefit of making one phone call instead of 17, which saves them lot of time. And they can now trust the fact that they have best-in-class peer-reviewed resources to give them the very, very best ideas.   So now what happens? Their confidence level goes up. So their time and planning goes down, confidence level goes up, the quality of the solutions goes up, and they're all of a sudden out, they can create a lot more wealth by doing world-class planning because we're seeing a lot of wealth just go away to state and federal governments and unnecessary taxes simply because the team does not know and has not completed their due diligence on all the possibilities.   That's we want.   Yeah, that's incredible, Alex. You know, I want to have you back on the show to maybe get into some of the more of nitty gritty stuff, right? Like what are some of these tax strategies that we might not know about or we might not hear about every single day because we tend to hear about the same ones over and over. And you've probably seen some pretty exotic ones, some very specific ones that people have never even heard of. But, you know, we're running out of time today. But, man, I would love to have a whole episode just kind of based on that.   (Seth Bradley) (31:40.91) But before we jump into the freedom four, you have one last gold nugget for our listeners.   Yeah, you know, just work hard, write your goals down, read your goals and update your goals. You know, there's a magic formula of being able to just writing down your goals, looking at your goals and just updating your goals. Be grateful. I know you get a probably get a lot of people just with gratitude and hard work and all that stuff. writing down your goals is something that very few people do. And of the people that write their goals down, a very high percentage of those people actually achieve those goals. So   simple way of getting successful and I do it and I recommend that little idea to every one of my friends and family.   Yeah, absolutely. you know, I think people sometimes they get caught up in, you know, the the mental stuff, they don't want to jump into that. But goal setting is more of a tangible thing. And all those things you hear about, like whether that's a vision board or affirmations or visualizations or setting goals, like it's all kind of the same, right? It's just even if it's like,   I want to update my tax planning. I want to have a better tax planning team. know, write that down. And every day you look down at all your goals and make them balanced. You know, some of it is they'd give back to the community, have strong relationships with my family members or have no relationships with certain families. I don't know, you know, what the goals are. But balanced goals where you're constantly reviewing those goals and then you're updating those goals. And every day you do something to take a step.   (Alex Sonkin) (33:15.278) towards achieving those goals. Those are little things. It's not a huge deal, but when you do that over time, there's a compound effect to it that is incredible that people just can't appreciate. It's been said, we think we can do a lot more than we do in a year, but we don't realize how much we can do in a five or 10 year period. It's incredible.   much we can do in a five or ten year period if we're just consistent every day for that period of   Absolutely, you get some momentum going over time. All right, let's jump into the Freedom 4. What's the best thing you do to keep your mind and body healthy?   I do strength training six days a week and I actually prefer using a rubber band training. This X3 bar program that's out there. There's a bunch of different competitors now, but it's like a 20, 30 minute training.   Nice, nice. With all your success, what is one limiting belief that you've crushed along the way and how did you get past it?   (Alex Sonkin) (34:18.968) Great question. You know, I think everyone experiences fears, fear of failure in different areas. And I think you have to attack your fear of failure. Whatever you're scared of, whatever's on your radar that's popping up as a fear, you have to literally identify it and attack it and just prove to yourself that you're really not scared of it.   Love that. What's one actual step our listeners can do right now to start creating more freedom?   They can take action. Action is the key. The real problem is people just sit around, they get in front of themselves. They're too much thinking, too much analysis. What I've seen is people who have achieved incredible, let's just say business success, those people weren't smart enough to know.   that how hard that business was actually going to be to build. They were actually not, if they were smarter, they would have never done the business because they were like, the odds of me actually achieving this business and creating it are so small. I'm just better off not doing it. They weren't that smart. So they just went ahead and jumped into it. And so what I found is just taking massive, massive action. Even if it's a failure, that massive action creates a pattern because it's going to   Success is going to require massive action. And when you have a pattern and know this is going to take massive action and it's okay if it doesn't work out, I'm going to go for it anyway. I'm just going to assume it does work out. So being positive, massive action. If it fails, boom, you learn something and you go do something else and you just keep taking massive action.   (Seth Bradley) (36:10.402) Perfect. Last but not least, how's passive income or entrepreneurship made your life better?   You know, I've been very blessed. 20 years ago, I came up with an idea based on a diet that cured cancer for my aunt, my mother-in-law. And I suggested to my wife and my mother-in-law that they start selling my mother-in-law's cookies that were based on a diet that cured cancer for my mother-in-law. And so now today, we have a company called Go Macro, MacroMars, that my wife and my mother-in-law built based on an entrepreneurial idea that   you know, that I had over 20 years ago. And as soon as we had a little bit of success in the beginning, I knew this was bigger and better than we had even thought of. And I just continually supported my wife and really just in every way I could to watch this opportunity grow. So to me, that's been my my passive, even though, you know, I'm married to this business owner, you know, supporting her and watching this idea grow and flourish into a really   Successful health food company called comacro where we sell these macro bars. They're super delicious   Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah, it's passive for you, maybe not quite as passive for her. I have the same issue with the gyms. You know, they make really good money and it's passive for me, but my wife is running those things, so no.   (Alex Sonkin) (37:31.174) Exactly, well you know she's had to be there to support you so yeah so for her it's passive and it's a great story for her and it's a great successful story for you as well. know how hard it is to build.   Yeah, awesome Alex. The list has been incredible, man. We're gonna let you find out more about you.   DoDiligenceProject.com or info at DoDiligenceProject.com. You can introduce your CPA to us or you can reach out to us if you hate your CPA and want us to recommend a great CPA for you that's already plugged into our...   Easy enough, man, easy enough. All right, brother, thanks for coming on the show.   Seth, it's been my pleasure. Thanks so much for having me.   (Seth Bradley) (38:09.986) Absolutely.   (Seth Bradley) (38:13.944) Thanks for tuning in to Raise the Bar Radio. If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Keep pushing, keep building, and keep raising the bar. Until next time, enjoy the journey.   Links from the Show and Guest Info and Links: Seth Bradley's Links: https://x.com/sethbradleyesq https://www.youtube.com/@sethbradleyesq www.facebook.com/sethbradleyesq https://www.threads.com/@sethbradleyesq https://www.instagram.com/sethbradleyesq/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethbradleyesq/ https://passiveincomeattorney.com/seth-bradley/ https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/sethbradleyesq https://medium.com/@sethbradleyesq https://www.tiktok.com/@sethbradleyesq?lang=en   Alex Sonkin's Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsonkin/ https://encoursa.com/presenters/alex-sonkin https://www.facebook.com/asonkin/

In this episode of Acta Non Verba, host Marcus Aurelius Anderson interviews Mark McGrath, a Marine, strategic advisor, and author. Together, they explore the philosophy of "actions, not words," discuss the impact of technology and AI on orientation and decision-making, and dive deep into the teachings of John Boyd and Marshall McLuhan. The conversation covers adaptation, information warfare, and the importance of continuous learning and reorientation in a rapidly changing world. Episode Highlights: [15:53] — The role of AI and technology in enhancing human orientation and decision-making. [11:04] — The "Five T Protocol" for analyzing information warfare: terrain, target, tone, trope, and tactics. [27:39] — Lessons on adaptation, energy, and continuous movement from military and business perspectives. Mark McGrath is a Marine, strategic advisor, and author of "The World of Reorientation." He is the co-host of the "No Way Out" podcast and serves as Chief Learning Officer at AGLX. Mark is known for bringing John Boyd’s strategic philosophy to life, helping leaders navigate uncertainty with sharper observations, stronger orientations, and decisive, adaptive actions. He is also the creator of the "Contra Frame" Substack, where he explores experimental ideas on strategy and orientation. Contact Info & Links: Substack: The World of Reorientation Substack: Contra Frame Podcast: No Way Out AGLX: com Twitter/X: @markmcgrathcio LinkedIn: Mark McGrath Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blockbuster drugs are launched by the pharmaceuticals industry to great fanfare — with promises of treating intractable illness and often with a stratospheric price tag. Yet, despite the hype and cost, many of those drugs turn out to be less than useless. How is it that so many drugs that are vetted by the Food and Drug Administration escape real scrutiny? Jerry Avorn, one of the most cited scientists in medicine, discusses the deeply compromised state of drug production and government regulation, in thrall to a for-profit system. (Encore presentation.) Jerry Avorn, Rethinking Medications: Truth, Power, and the Drugs You Take Simon & Schuster, 2025 Alosa Health Center for Science in the Public Interest Worst Pills, Best Pills The post Medicines: Expensive, Poorly Tested, and Often Useless appeared first on KPFA.

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