Podcasts about Bridgewater

This week's Unholy conversations is a rare interview with Nir Bar Dea, CEO of Bridgewater—the world's largest hedge fund. Bar Dea moves beyond market trends, framing our current moment as a volatile collision between a changing world order, and an unprecedented technological revolution fueled by AI. He offers a sobering perspective on why the comfort of the last several decades has perhaps left us less resilient than the generations before us, urging listeners to view history not as destiny, but as a lesson in the necessity of strength during turbulent times. The conversation turns personal, too: Bar Dea talks about the toll of his own service in the Israeli Air Force, what it's like being Israeli in New York since October 7th, and why he  believes Israel's younger generation might be its greatest asset. 00:00 Intro 01:10 The Iran-US deal and why timing doesn't matter 06:25 Trump as outcome, not cause 09:30 Tough love: why we feel overwhelmed 10:59 Israel's resilient next generation 24:49 The AI infrastructure race — and Israel's gap 27:11 Being Israeli in New York since October 7th 32:54 The hidden cost of IDF service 35:02 Bridgewater's radical transparency culture 41:51 Rebuilding from Nir Oz — a story of hope   Watch us on YouTube:  Follow Unholy and learn more about the pod: https://unholy-podcast.lovable.app/ Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes, discounts on merch and more: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.

After years leading recruiting and talent systems at companies like Bridgewater, Electronic Arts, and Dolby, Jeff Hunter came to believe that many of our assumptions about talent, hiring, and performance are fundamentally wrong. The problem is not that people lack potential. The problem is that the systems around them often fail to recognize or develop it. In this revisited episode, Dart and Jeff discuss what gets in the way of human potential and what organizations can do differently.Prior to founding Talentism, Jeff served as Head of Recruiting at Bridgewater Associates and held leadership roles at Electronic Arts and Dolby. His work has focused on designing and scaling systems that help people learn, grow, and perform at their best.In this episode, Dart and Jeff discuss:- What limits human potential- Why talent matters more than capital- The hidden flaws in hiring- Why skills can be misleading- What Bridgewater taught Jeff- The problem with managing people- How systems shape behavior- Why context changes everything - The challenge of hiring for values - What great organizations do differently- And other topics…Jeff Hunter is founder and CEO of Talentism, a company that helps leaders build organizations that unlock human potential. Previously, he served as Head of Recruiting at Bridgewater Associates and held senior talent leadership roles in the technology industry. His work focuses on helping organizations design systems that enable people to learn, grow, and perform at their best.Connect with Jeff:Website: www.talentism.com Work with Dart:Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what's most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.

Andrew Bridgewater, chartered psychologist and Caroline Cameron share fascinating insights around the age of 60 after just a few weeks of the ketogenic lifestyle .As a listener, you can get 20% off all vitamins and supplements at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Igennus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by using the special code ADDVITALITY (in capitals) at checkout.

In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Partner at Eclipse, for a sharp conversation on physical AI, frontier tech, robotics, manufacturing, and the future of building in the real world. Aidan shares her unlikely path from a small mountain town in Penticton to Harvard, Bridgewater, Apple, Samsara, and now Eclipse, where she invests at the intersection of atoms and bits.She breaks down what factory floors taught her that most software-first founders miss, why physical AI is becoming one of the biggest venture capital opportunities of the next decade, and what the U.S. and Canada must understand about China's manufacturing advantage. From launching the first Apple Watch manufacturing lines to scaling Samsara's hardware operations and investing in autonomous excavation, robotics, energy, defense, and supply chain technology, Aidan brings a rare operator-investor perspective to one of the most important shifts happening in tech today.Buckle up to understand why the next wave of AI won't just live in software; it will reshape factories, robots, infrastructure, and the physical world around us.The Unlikely Path from Penticton to Harvard (00:04:25)Aidan shares the wild story of growing up in a tiny Canadian mountain town, applying to Harvard almost by accident, and nearly missing her acceptance letter because it sat undelivered in a PO box. She reflects on how community support, risk-taking, and a willingness to swing big shaped the rest of her career.Bridgewater, Systems Thinking, and Conviction Investing (00:09:00)Aidan explains how Bridgewater's fundamental, systematic approach to markets shaped how she evaluates venture opportunities today. She breaks down why Eclipse starts with deep theses, pressure-tests industries, and backs founders before the market fully understands where the world is going.The Factory Floor Lesson Every Founder Needs (00:17:27)Drawing from her time launching Apple Watch manufacturing lines, Aidan explains why the best founders must balance brutal honesty with extreme optimism. She argues that founders who get “high on their own supply” lose touch with reality, while founders without belief cannot rally a team to do the impossible.Why Physical AI Was the Bet Before It Was Cool (00:20:34)Aidan walks through her career pattern of choosing the “unsexy” path before it becomes obvious: Bridgewater before it was famous, Apple supply chain when software was eating the world, Samsara before industrial IoT was hot, and Eclipse before physical AI became a major venture category.China's “Vibe Manufacturing” Advantage (00:28:37)Aidan unpacks Eclipse's China Field Notes and explains what “vibe manufacturing” really means: a deeply layered, highly competitive, fast-moving manufacturing ecosystem that can turn ideas into physical products at extraordinary speed. She discusses China's compounding advantage in tooling, suppliers, human capital, robotics, and government-backed industrial competition.Where the U.S. Is Ahead and Behind in Robotics (00:37:18)Aidan breaks down the robotics race between the U.S. and China. She says the U.S. remains highly competitive in embodied AI, autonomy, and goal-oriented machine intelligence, but lags badly in manufacturing depth, actuators, magnets, physical iteration speed, and lower-level robotic control.The Robotics Data Problem (00:41:14)Aidan explains why video data alone is not enough to build general-purpose robotics. She discusses the need for proprioception, haptics, physics data, and real-world interaction data, plus why China's robotic data farms could become a major strategic advantage.Canada's Opportunity in AI, Energy, and Deep Tech (00:44:47)As a Canadian-born investor, Aidan lays out where Canada can win: talent attraction, smart immigration policy, abundant clean energy, AI infrastructure, university research, biotech, quantum, defense, and strategic government offtake. She argues Canada has the raw ingredients to become a major player if it moves with urgency.Eclipse's Interest in Canadian Founders (00:49:20)Aidan shares that Eclipse is already investing in Canada, including companies in Toronto and Vancouver, and is actively interested in deep tech and physical AI founders coming out of Canada's strongest ecosystems.About Aidan Madigan-CurtisAidan Madigan-Curtis is a Partner at Eclipse, where she invests in physical AI, robotics, manufacturing, energy, defense, supply chain, and frontier technology companies. Before Eclipse, she was an early executive at Samsara, helping scale the industrial IoT company from pre-product to public company. She previously worked on Apple's manufacturing team for the first Apple Watch and began her career at Bridgewater, where she developed a systems-thinking approach to markets and complex industries.Connect with Aidan Madigan-Curtis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidan-madigan-curtis/Visit the Eclipse website: https://eclipse.capital/Connect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

(00:00 - 2:43) It's Thursday! Bridgewater police responded to a report of a camouflaged, bazooka-wielding man last week and instead found a landscaper carrying a leaf blower, according to officials(2:43 - 8:45) Today's DM Disaster is from Allen! He had some damage on his roof from the last windstorm. He called his buddy to come take a look. He showed up with his new drone then asked if Allen wanted to fly it. Allen then crashed it into a tree and destroyed the drone! That's Allen's DM Disaster! (8:45 - 15:48) It's another round of Get to Know Adam 12! This time we had some listeners chimed in and asked a few questions. (15:48 - 19:48) Today's Supah Smaht player is Joe from Scituate. Find out if they were Supah Smaht! (19:48 - 23:04) Legal Sea Foods is now selling a massive lobster roll designed to feed eight people for a cool $375. That's roughly the cost of a decent airline ticket, a car payment, or three weeks of groceries. LBF and Adam 12 are not a fan of the price! (23:04 - 26:10) A 17-year-old Stoneham kid spent two years singing karaoke outside a shopping plaza, becoming a beloved local character and making shoppers smile along the way. Then police informed him he couldn't perform there anymore because of plaza rules, and the community immediately erupted in support. (26:10 - 31:10) The legendary Yankee Candle founder's 70-acre Western Massachusetts compound finally sold for $4.55 million after originally hitting the market at $23 million. That's an $18.5 million haircut on a property featuring a water park, bowling alley, arcade, golf course, concert venue, and enough amenities to entertain an entire zip code. Plus, hiking vomiting! All this and more on the ROR Morning Show with LBF & Adam 12 Podcast. Find more great podcasts at bPodStudios.com…The Place To Be For Podcast Discovery! Follow us on our socialsInstagram - @rormorningshowFacebook - The ROR Morning ShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Andrew Bridgewater, chartered psychologist explains how a few weeks of the ketogenic lifestyle have significantly reduced his arthritic pain. Find out how much weight he's lost too.As a listener, you can get 20% off all vitamins and supplements at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Igennus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by using the special code ADDVITALITY (in capitals) at checkout.

The greatest risk we face today isn’t that AI is becoming “too smart”; it’s that we are beginning to treat this technology as an infallible “oracle” rather than a capable, yet fundamentally fallible, “intern.” As the baseline for production drops to zero, the economy of human value is shifting away from raw output and toward the only two things a machine cannot authentically replicate: judgment and intent. How should we use AI to augment and enhance our professional output, instead of simply automating  and potentially replacing our value? How can we navigate the “Calculator Trap” to ensure our foundational critical thinking doesn’t atrophy?   Join us for a conversation with Ted Yang, an MIT-trained engineer and seasoned entrepreneur who has founded more than twelve companies. A former finance executive at legendary firms like Bridgewater and Citadel, Ted is an Emmy-nominated author and a member of Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education. His new book, Ageless Peak Performance, provides a practical playbook for professionals looking to thoughtfully adopt AI to expand human capability and opportunity. Hosted by: Alexa Raad and Leslie Daigle. Further reading: AI won’t make the call: Why human judgment still drives innovation, Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review: “The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI” Forbes: “Leadership-Driven Growth In The Age Of AI Acceleration” iGrafx: “Don’t Automate Chaos: Why Fixing Broken Processes Comes Before Adding AI” Stanford HAI: “Is Generative AI Killing Critical Thinking?” Ageless Peak Performance: The Playbook for AI-Powered Excellence” The views and opinions expressed in this program are our own and may not reflect the views or positions of our employers.

For Dom Z., Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts was an endless buffet of opportunities. In this episode of Autism Goes to College, Dom shares with Katharine how he made it across the finish line while immersing himself in campus life, student government, clubs, and the music scene. Plus, he updates us on his personal quest to make life better for every student on campus who might have invisible challenges.Dom loved the academic coaching available at BSU, got a few college accommodations that helped him with note taking and test taking, and his academic path zig-zagged a bit. He credits a professor with guiding him to stick with his major of Communication Sciences & Disorders, while also looking for creative ways to build a career outside of the traditional speech-language professions.Advocacy for autistic and neurodiverse college students, how to do college without burning out, disability accommodations, academic coaching, campus belonging, and ways to make grad school work when you also need to work are all part of this conversation.Support the show

Andrew Bridgewater, Chartered Psychologist shares how he easily handled what could have been big practical challenges on the ketogenic lifestyle. Look out for future episodes and more of this wonderful way of living after 55.As a listener, you can get 20% off all vitamins and supplements at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Igennus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ by using the special code ADDVITALITY (in capitals) at checkout.

The World is Stranger Than You Think. History isn't just a collection of dates and names; it's a tapestry woven with threads of the unexplained. Tonight, we open the archive to explore ten of the most chilling and baffling accounts ever recorded. From the shifting, jagged "vortex" of the Bennington Triangle to the terrifying chemical mist of the Mad Gasser, these stories defy logic and challenge our understanding of reality. We'll walk the Roman roads hidden beneath York, witness the spectral fury of the Marathon battlefield, and look into the faceless eyes of the Gauthier Ghost. These aren't just stories; they are the puzzles that keep investigators, researchers, and historians awake at night. In this episode, we deep-dive into: The Bennington Triangle: Where hikers vanish into the distorted woods. The Amherst Poltergeist: A haunting so violent the walls themselves demanded blood. The Man in the Iron Mask: The prisoner whose identity was a king's greatest secret. The Bridgewater Triangle: Massachusetts' own hub of cryptids and strange lights. And 6 other cases that remain completely unsolved.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

Andrew Bridgewater, Chartered Psychologist shares a fascinating first 11 days on the ketogenic lifestyle. Look out for more - this is truly life-changing, especially after 55.As a listener, you can get 20% off all vitamins and supplements at ⁠⁠⁠Igennus.com⁠⁠⁠ by using the special code ADDVITALITY (in capitals) at checkout.Two Great videos to watch:Dr Ken Berry and Dr Sean O'MaraYour body's deadliest fat – the danger of visceralfat and how to prevent it with carnivore diethttps://www.youtube.com/live/5xpYi1tfBOY?si=hpIYeFrcTe-QT0YK The Primal Podcast – preventing Dementia.  Great content on brain healthhttps://youtu.be/29fnt1oxyS8?si=os13XbLfll4NQsVODr Ken Berry and Dr Sean O'MaraYour body's deadliest fat – all about the danger of visceralfat and how to prevent it with carnivore diethttps://www.youtube.com/live/5xpYi1tfBOY?si=hpIYeFrcTe-QT0YK  The Primal Podcast – preventing Dementia.  Great content on brain healthhttps://youtu.be/29fnt1oxyS8?si=os13XbLfll4NQsVODr Ken Berry and Dr Sean O'MaraYour body's deadliest fat – all about the danger of visceralfat and how to prevent it with carnivore diethttps://www.youtube.com/live/5xpYi1tfBOY?si=hpIYeFrcTe-QT0YK  The Primal Podcast – preventing Dementia.  Great content on brain healthhttps://youtu.be/29fnt1oxyS8?si=os13XbLfll4NQsVO

The Mysterious Bridgewater TriangleBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

Originally uploaded April 15th, reloaded May 8th. Wednesday, April 8th, MBN was on the road to Heritage Hall at the Michigan State Capitol, for the Michigan Works! Associations' annual Impact Awards. This interview was with Carrie Rosingana, CEO, Capital Area Michigan Works! discussing the Impact Award and the regional winner, Bridgewater Interiors. The Impact Awards honor those who have contributed to strengthening Michigan's economy by actively creating jobs and developing fresh talent in their communities. The Michigan Works! Impact Awards is a unique, highly publicized event that celebrates the economic impact of newly created jobs, transformational training, and effective talent pipeline development within our communities. During the event, state legislators present tributes to award winners, who tell their story and the role of Michigan Works! played in their success. The 2027 Michigan Works! Impact Awards will take place on Tuesday, April 13, 2027, in Heritage Hall at the Lansing State Capitol building. View our 2026 Impact Awards event program to learn more about the event and last year's award winners. Capital Area Michigan Works! | Bridgewater Interiors Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation | Marriott Hotel - Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! | Corning Incorporated, Hemlock GST Michigan Works! | Aspire Rural Health System Macomb/St. Clair Michigan Works! | Power Solutions, Inc. Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren | Janiya Wilson | Flowers Early Learning Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium | Delilah Santiago | Cory Budnick - State Farm Insurance Agency Michigan Works! Region 7B | Victoria Humphrey | Clare County Road Commission Michigan Works! Southeast | Carolyn Racine | Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute Michigan Works! Southwest | Essence Pye | Bronson Healthcare Michigan Works! West Central | Huntey's Clubhouse Northwest Michigan Works! | Ryan Hansen | Wolf Line Construction Oakland County Michigan Works! | Isaac Reifschneider | Eaton Steel Corporation | Lisa Wilson | Sherry Kless SEMCA Michigan Works! | Brandon Rich | Oakwood Group Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! | Lindah Mavave | Ageless Home Care West Michigan Works! | Hilite® International. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

This week The Tiny Stage is on-location from The Audacity Music Festival. Audacity was founded and produced by Thunderbolt Productions and held at Town River Landing in Bridgewater on Saturday, May 9. Featured acts/interviews include Gracie Grace and All The Good Boys, Nate Ramos, Laroy Streat, Total Strangers, Highwater Haulers, and Never Gonna Make It. Audacity was also held to raise awareness of The Fire For Effect foundation in Bridgewater whose mission is to honor and empower veterans, first responders, and their families by providing essential resources, support, and community-building initiatives that foster resilience, restore hope, and strengthen the fabric of our community. Learn more at https://www.ffefinc.org. 

On the phone-in: Physiotherapist Laura Lundquist gives advice to listeners about injuries and injury prevention. And off the top of the show, we speak with the mayor of Bridgewater, David Mitchell, and the CEO of the South Shore Open Doors Association, Josie Rudderham. They discuss a new shelter for the unhoused in Bridgewater called The Landing which opens in June

Nick Jeffery and John Granger sat down to discuss four Hogwarts Professor posts. Here are links to those posts with an excerpt from each and the most relevant urls embedded in them. Enjoy!What is a Squib, Really? And Where Would Rowling Have Met the Word? (John Granger, 27 April 2026)I confess that I assumed the word for barely magical witches and wizards born into magical families in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, the folk she calls ‘Squibs,' were given that name because of its onomatopoeic source in fireworks; per the Harry Potter Lexicon invaluable online resource, a squib is English idiom for “a dud firework that will not ignite properly.” It sounds like its meaning (as does “dud”) and a reader can feel in it the disappointment of magical parents when their child turns out not to have the gift that will make them full members of their community.I learned this morning, however, that a squib is not a dud firework, or wasn't originally though it may have that meaning today, and that it is mentioned more than once in one of Rowling's known literary influences.* ‘Squibbing' at the Bridgewater Carnival Fireworks Festival (YouTube video)* Toyohashi Tengu: Japanese Quidditch Team (Harry Potter Lexicon)* Tengu — Japanese Fantastic Beast not in Newt Scamander's textbook (Wikipedia)* Toyohashi Tezutsu fireworks 2022 (Tezutsu-hanabi — Wikipedia)* Dimitra Fimi's ‘A Kind of Elvish Craft' Substack site* The Fireworks of Gandalf: in which ‘squibs' are discussed (not duds!)* ‘The Slow Lord of the Rings Re-Read' Prof Fimi's Tolkien Reading Day Introduction* Reading Rowling as Myth Maker and Myth Re-Writer: A Conversation with Dr Dimitra Fimi * ‘Sleep Tight, Evangeline,' Miniature Psalters, and the Head of Persephone: A Conversation with Dimitra FimiHogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Ray Livingston's 'The Traditional Theory of Literature:' Chapter 2: Man, Society, Art (John Granger, 30 April 2026)In brief, the Perennialist reading of literature begins with a different idea of what a human being is, which reflects the social environment or society and culture that best fosters his achievement of his end or telos, which reflects what role art in general and story specifically plays in his best life. The human being as primarily spiritual, his end as profound communion with what is most Real, and story as non-liturgical sacred art (not necessarily or even usually ‘religious') which supports him in his vocation to that end are the premises of the traditional or theocentric understanding of man, society, and art.Which is the title of Livingston's second chapter and a description of its organization as well as of its contents. It's not easy reading; the subject matter is quite dense and he covers an enormous amount of ground relatively quickly so he can get to the ‘literature' in the remaining chapters of the work. Without setting out the premises of the Perennialist understanding with respect to what it means to be human, how a community is designed to make a fully human life possible, and how the art of everyday objects as well as set pieces for appreciation or entertainment — there being no meaningful difference in the value of practical and fine arts here — bring that polity to fruition, discussion of literature from the traditional view would be a waste of time.The Allegorical Cryptonyms of Hallmarked Man, Part 2: Ten More Cratylic Character Names and Best Guesses about their Embedded Meanings (John Granger, 1 May 2026)This is the second part of at least a three part series of articles with supplementary video discussion in which I take a long look at Rowling-Galbraith's choices for character names in the eighth Strike-Ellacott novel, The Hallmarked Man. For the first posts in this series, in which I explain why this is a worthwhile effort, one critical to Rowling's intentional artistry and complementary to her other Shed tools, see ‘The Allegorical Cryptonyms of The Hallmarked Man, Part One' and my conversation with Nick Jeffery about it ‘What do Tyler Powell, Rupert Fleetwood, Jolanda Lindvall, and Lady Jensen Have in Common?'Almost half of today's ten posts are about characters named ‘Lion' or variants on the leonine theme. I think the number of lions prowling through Hallmarked Man, not to mention the dogs from Hell and the bears benign and grizzly, deserve their own post, especially to contrast it with the predominant swan symbolism of the first seven books. Or are they conjoined in Jonny Rokeby, whose middle name is the lionesque ‘Leonard' and who plays the part of a Jovian swan in the Leda mating that produced Cormoran Strike (we think?). [Be sure to check out Ed Shardlow's full catalogue of the lions afoot in the pages of Hallmarked Man!]* ‘I'm an Essex Girl' (YouTube video)The Literary Alchemy of Hallmarked Man: What Do the Structural Models Tell Us? Seeking Pointers to the Hermetic Meaning of Strike 8 within (a) the Extended Play and Tetractys Ten Book Series Pictures and (b) the Parallel Series and Reverse Alchemy Ideas (John Granger, 8 May 2026)There are currently seven theories that I have read about of how best to think of the Strike-Ellacott series structure:* (1) straight up Decalogy, no structural connection between books;* (2) Big Ring Composition, Double Wedding Band (Louise Freeman);* (3) Seven book series with Trilogy finale (Nick Jeffery, John Granger);* (4) Extended Play theory (John Granger per ‘Kathleen'),* (5) Sonnet Corona Form (Robyn Gomillion);* (6) Tetractys theory (Evan Willis with back-up explanations here, follow-up from Evan here); and* (7) Celtic Cross (John Granger) scroll down to bottom).The first idea is that there isn't a series structure worth noting, which is the default position of the great majority of readers. They (we?) enjoy each book and appreciate the over-arching story parts and conflicts without wondering about the author's intentional narrative scaffolding. Rowling has repeatedly said that special sauce secret of her success is structure but as story organization artistry is very rarely discussed today in English classrooms even Literature wonks neglect it. The other six ideas have their advocates and rather than review each I've embedded links above to these proponents' online arguments in favor of their best guesses.All of these structure theories have advantages and support from previous work we and others have done in the field of Rowling Studies; all of it, however, it must be remembered is laughably speculative guesswork – we're not going to grasp the series structure with any certainty until it's done or Rowling actually answers questions about it or shares the information gratis (neither of which is likely given her history). Those of us who give any time to this, not to name those who are pre-occupied with it, are hunting phantom fandom garlands (as well as having a lot of fun).There actually is, however, a reason beyond personal insecurities and a search for redemption for thinking about how the ten book series is organized before all the books are out. If you're trying to figure out the alchemical quality or stage of a book already in print, understanding the sequence of books should theoretically reveal the sequence of stages (and vice versa). As explained above, Rowling seems to be writing the Strike series in parallel with her Harry Potter seven books. Until we got to the sixth book in Robin and Cormoran's adventures, those parallels included the alchemical coloration or stage the Potter numerical equivalent had. Other correspondences between the series continued, most notably, the seven book ring structure and playful plot point parallels (see my conclusions post Running Grave here, here, and here). The alchemy did not.In terms of alchemy, the most compelling ideas I think are Extended Play (EP) and Evan Willis' four-three-two-one pyramid, the Tetractys figure of the ancients, the ‘Great Quaternion.' Let's look at each.* Why the Cormoran Strike Novels are a Ten Book Series: Mythological Clues and Tetractys Parallelism with a Touch of Tarot Reveal the Strike Series Structural Echoes with Rowling's First Ten Book Set [Evan Willis, 10 July 2023]* Is Tetractys Theory the Best Explanation of Why the Cormoran Strike Series is Ten Books in Length? First Thoughts on Evan Willis' Numerological Exegesis of Rowling's Two Ten Novel Series and the Meaning of This Structure [John Granger, 18 July 2023]* Evan Willis: Running Grave Review In which the Tetractis theory is revisited in light of Strike 7 and the Theory is Updated [Evan Willis, 30 September 2023]* Literary Alchemy – A Primer for Those Interested in J. K. Rowling's Artistry* Metallurgical, Literary, and Psychological Alchemy: Is Jung a Good Guide for Understanding J. K. Rowling's Artistry and Meaning?The Ten Questions!Introduction: It's been a busy week, John, with posts on traditional reading, cryptonyms, and literary alchemy. I've got a bunch of questions about each subject so let's jump right in -- with some thoughts about Squibs in Bridgewater and Toyohashi, Japan!1. Ray Livingston: You're sending out a chapter of The Traditional Theory of Literature every week to our Paid Subscribers which I think everyone has access to, at least for one or two chapters. It's no small effort to type up this public domain book that isn't available anywhere on the internet, especially with the embedded links to the obscure references in the footnotes; why are you bothering?2. Ray Livingston: The first chapter you sent out went to everyone and included the glossary of terms as well as the Table of Contents, preface, and prologue (chapter one). I'm guessing this is more than throat-clearing and publisher's data; why does a literary theory text, for example, need a glossary?3. Ray Livingston: The second chapter, ‘Man Society, and Art,' was a dense read, I confess. Am I right in thinking this was Livingston's attempt to introduce the Perennialist ‘Theory of Everything' in one short chapter to lay the foundation for the literature chapters?4. Cryptonyms 2: It's been a minute since Part One of the Cryptonyms series, why the hold-up?5. Cryptonyms 2: [John] And part of my cryptonym-hesitancy was how much of this post was UK specific, as in the Branfoot = Branson idea and the Essex Girl bit, all of which was new to me. As a Brit living in Wales, should I have resisted the urge to speculate on those subjects? And is the anti-Semitism part of my Hafsa Mohamed interpretation just looking backward from current events?6. Cryptonyms 2: Do we have a Cryptonyms, Part 3, in queue? [Ottolie, ‘Jim Todd' (‘Jim Philpott,' Todd Jameson), Calvin ‘Oz' Osgood, Sofia Medina, Gretchen Schiff, Sapphire Neagle, Susan Iverson, Kim Cochran, Trevik Nancarrow, Peggy (Margaret ‘Leda') Nancarrow,, Carmen Ellacott (Dirk Ellacott, Barnaby Ellacott), Ralph Lawrence/ John Auclair – Open Invitation to readers to make name-deciphering requests in the comments; there are more than 150 names in Hallmarked Man so tell me the ones you want to hear more about]7. Alchemy (Series) We've been writing and talking about ‘how to understand literary alchemy best,' i.e., by taking a Jungian or a Perennialist perspective on how Rowling uses it, but this latest piece on the Literary Alchemy of Hallmarked Man is much more straight-reading or interpretation, no? And it starts out with how to understand Strike 8 in light of the series sequence of alchemical stages; what's the struggle with this kind of reading that we're only getting to this six months after the book came out?8. Alchemy (Hallmarked): How does your reading of specific alchemical images in Hallmarked Man differ from how you read them in, say, Troubled Blood?9. Alchemy (Hallmarked): There were quite a few finds in the ten images you found in Abraham's Dictionary that resonated with subjects we've been talking about -- the mythological backdrop to the story, to incest, to Lions and Masonry. What are we to make of this? Do you think it's a coincidence that Rowling-Galbraith's plot points and other artistry reflects these alchemical glyphs or is the hermetic symbolism driving the other elements?10. Coming Week: So what can we expect in the coming week, John? Lots and lots! Please send in your cryptonym deciphering requests — and your ideas for Hogwarts Professor merchandise (AI generated logo designs welcome)!Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. 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A stalemated war. Fractured alliances. A rival waiting in the wings. It feels to me that we're having an “end of the American empire” moment. My guest this week, Ray Dalio, is an unlikely prophet of doom — the billionaire Bridgewater investor conquered Wall Street by studying history and mastering global trends. He foresaw the 2008 financial crisis,and these days he's warning that the U.S. is repeating the patterns that ended great empires of the past. 0:00 - Intro 01:24 - The rise and fall of empires through big cycles 08:35 - Geopolitical tensions: China, Iran and the Suez Canal 14:27 - Fiat currency or gold? 24:19 - America's coming ‘heart attack' 30:37 - Acts of nature, A.I. and technology 43:37 - ‘Could we have a Japanese future?' (A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) Thoughts? Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel, Interesting Times with Ross Douthat. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Fires That Followed Old Secrets in Bridgewater and the Girl They Buried That Finally Burned the Truth Back OutBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/darkest-mysteries-online-the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-2026--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online

Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations and former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater speaks on how are investors may be feeling too calm on the Iran War's toll on inflation and US economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridgewater Founder Ray Dalio joins the show, laying out why he says Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh shouldn't cut rates, why wealth taxes could be a bubble popper and much more. Then a look ahead to a big week of tech earnings, including four names in the Mag 7. And calls to fund DHS grow from Capitol Hill after the attack at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. That latest from D.C., this hour. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode we answer emails from Matt, Michael, Stephen and Al.  We discuss expanding the spending muscle in retirement, the generosity of our listeners, more on the Four Quadrant model and its permutations, and how we stay connected to listeners without inhabiting the conference circuit. And THEN we our go through our weekly portfolio reviews of the eight sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio.Additional Links:Fairfax CASA Donation Page:  Donate - Fairfax CASACool Number Nerd Video:  Fibonacci Numbers hidden in the Mandelbrot Set - NumberphileMiB Podcast Episode:  Masters in Business: Jean-Philippe Bouchaud - BloombergThe Dude's Link re Quadrants and Assets:   Structural Diversification for All Seasons - ReSolve Asset Management (investresolve.com)Hedgeye Asset Chart:  Hedgeye Four Quadrant Model Best and Worst Assets.pdf - Google DriveBloomberg Inflation Presentation:  Bloomberg Investing in Inflationary Regimes Presentation.pdf - Google DriveListener Essay on Four Quadrant Model:  15 Uncorrelated Assets | SSiSClaudia Moise Paper with US Treasuries Correlation Data:  Flights to Safety, Volatility Risk, and Monetary Policy by Claudia E. Moise :: SSRNBreathless Unedited AI-Bot Summary:Hoarding can look a lot like “being responsible,” especially right before retirement when every headline makes the future feel fragile. We take a listener's detailed numbers and use them to talk about a problem we see all the time: spending that never catches up with the life you actually want. If your future expenses are likely to decline in real terms, your personal inflation rate may be lower than CPI, and a fixed rule can quietly push you into over-saving instead of living. We share a simple, practical idea for breaking that pattern: create a visible spending bucket, spend intentionally, then review what brought real value and what didn't. Then we shift into a deep question from a data-driven listener who tried to test Bridgewater's four quadrant model using growth and inflation data. We explain why these relationships are probabilistic, why short time frames can look like a noisy blob, and where to look for research that connects macro regimes to asset returns. Along the way we revisit the roles different diversifiers can play in a risk parity portfolio: Treasury bonds as recession insurance, managed futures and commodities for ugly inflation shocks, and gold as a strange but useful diversifier when the world gets weird. We wrap with our weekly portfolio review and a quick read on what's been working lately across stocks, small cap value, bonds, gold, REITs, commodities and managed futures, including results from our sample portfolios and a few leveraged experiments. If you like practical asset allocation, retirement withdrawal strategy, and plainspoken investing conversations with some humor mixed in, hit play, then subscribe, share the show, and leave a review so more do-it-yourself investors can find it.Support the show

(00:00 - 3:13) It's Thursday! We talked about the Live Nation lawsuit; we also talked about Justin Bieber's odd performance at Coachella where he made 10 million dollars. (3:13 - 16:16) Today's DM Disaster is from Lydia! She was just hanging out with her 4-year-old daughter at home when her daughter started to tell her a story about how she worked in a factory in Ireland and one of the co-workers died. It freaked her out. That's Lydia's DM Disaster! (16:16 - 23:08) Bob is mad at his wife all thanks to her scrolling on Social Media after they picked a movie to watch, LBF does the same thing when her husband picks a meh movie! Bob wants to put a ban on phone usage when movies are playing at the house. (23:08 - 27:14) Today's Suaph Smaht player is Kate from Bridgewater! Find out if they were Supah Smaht. (27:14 - 30:02) Delivery bikes are really messing up the city, but the Mayor has a plan to deal with the added traffic, and we love it! All this and more on the ROR Morning Show with Bob and LBF Podcast. Find more great podcasts at bPodStudios.com…The Place To Be For Podcast Discovery! Follow us on our socialsInstagram - @bobandlbfFacebook - The ROR Morning ShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR MARCH 2026SMMT has revealed the new car registration figures for March 2026. Unsurprisingly, EVs have had their best month yet, in the UK. Unfortunately, the market share is far from the 33% required by the Government. Lots of people and organisations were erroneously using the term “sales” when we only have figures for registrations. The SMMT once again called on the Government to review the ZEV mandate targets, adding the Iran war and it's knock on effects to the usual, valid, points. Click this link here, from the SMMT, to read more.TATA RECEIVES MORE GOVERNMENT MONEYThe UK Government is investing £380 million in Tata's battery factory, being built near Bridgewater in Somerset. The company states that once opened it will employ 4,000 staff on site. The money is coming from the Automotive Transformation Fund. Additionally a Devon based battery recycling facility and low-emission brake manufacturer have also been awarded money from the fund. Click this Autocar link to find out more.STELLANTIS EUROPE TO STOP FIGHTING ITSELFGiles Vidal, who is the head of design for Stellantis, gave a frank interview with Autocar after he has spent a few months reacquainting himself with the brand following his time at Renault. His main point was that the group's brands will be making cars that are distinct from each other, despite the shared underpinnings and restrictions that brings. Music to the ears of us, here at the Motoring Podcast! To read more, click the link here.BYD TO INSTALL CHARGING NETWORKBYD will be installing 300 chargers with a maximum capacity of 1500kW, making them the fastest in the UK. BYD claims that this can enable five minute charging of of 10% to 70% for their new 123kWh battery. These sites will be open to all car brands and will be run under the name ‘Flash'. As ever though, what a charger is capable of and what the grid can provide are often two different things, in the UK. For more on this story, click this Autocar article link here.UK'S LARGEST EHGV CHARGING HUBFleete (no, that's not a spelling mistake), has opened the largest UK eHGV charging hub. Located at the Port of Tilbury , it has 16 ultra-rapid chargers enabling up to 16 eHGVs to charge at the same time. The company plans to open a 26 bay facility near Birmingham too. Click this EV Powered article link here to read more.On Thursday 23 April at 20:00 BST, we will be going live with a Q&A on our YouTube channel. We need your help though, send us your automotive and motoring related question you would like to hear us answer. To send one in use our Contact Page, linked to here, and put “Q&A” in the Subject Line so it does not get lost in all the spam.NEW NEW CAR NEWS -Honda Super-NHonda has revealed a small EV, with up to 199 miles range and a price starting under £20,000 which will be coming to the UK this summer. Their previous foray into the small EV market was the Honda-E that was expensive for what it offered, although did look great. The Super-N seems to have addressed that, nearly 200 miles range for under £20,000 sounds great, hopefully real world use backs that up. Click this Motoring Research article link here, for more.Cupra RavalCupra has unveiled their Renault 5 rival, the Raval. Starting price for the Core trim, will be just under £23,000, whilst offering around 185 maximum range. Moving up through the specs increases the prices and capabilities as the V1 and V2 levels can be fitted with a 52kWh battery enabling up to 280 miles maximum range. Top of the range aims to take on the Alpine A290, with an approximately £37,000 price tag and a drop in range to around 250 miles. Click this Autocar article link, for more.Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVAs we stated a few weeks ago, Mitsubishi is bringing back the Outlander PHEV when they return to the UK market. The price will start at £46,995, but full technical specs are yet to be released. Information that EV Powered has managed to gleam includes an expected EV-only range around 53 miles, with an overall of about 500 miles. Does it bring anything new enough to the market to attract buyer? Time will tell. Click this EV Powered link, for more.LUNCHTIME READ: ESTATE OF THE MARKETS.V. Robinson, on Driven to Write, discusses affordable estate cars or the lack of them, more to the point. As he owns one himself he explains how he keeps an eye out, essentially for what he might replace his Octavia with. Pickings are thing. Click this link to read through his thoughts on what is out there now and also to become a little sad at the state of the market.LIST OF THE WEEK: PERFORMANCE VS PRACTICALITYTom Ford has compiled another special list for Top Gear, that we are recommending to you. Often we are shown concepts that are either all about the performance or practicality. Very rarely does these cross over. Click the link here to see what your options are.AND FINALLY: THE FUTURE FROM BACK IN 1982Antony Ingram, writing for Hagerty, explains all about the fascinating British Leyland ECV 3, which was an experimental design that incorporates a lot of what we expect in cars today, but were very futuristic in 1982. Click this link to find out more and learn a little about British Leyland and innovation.

The World is Stranger Than You Think. History isn't just a collection of dates and names; it's a tapestry woven with threads of the unexplained. Tonight, we open the archive to explore ten of the most chilling and baffling accounts ever recorded.From the shifting, jagged "vortex" of the Bennington Triangle to the terrifying chemical mist of the Mad Gasser, these stories defy logic and challenge our understanding of reality. We'll walk the Roman roads hidden beneath York, witness the spectral fury of the Marathon battlefield, and look into the faceless eyes of the Gauthier Ghost.These aren't just stories; they are the puzzles that keep investigators, researchers, and historians awake at night.In this episode, we deep-dive into:The Bennington Triangle: Where hikers vanish into the distorted woods.The Amherst Poltergeist: A haunting so violent the walls themselves demanded blood.The Man in the Iron Mask: The prisoner whose identity was a king's greatest secret.The Bridgewater Triangle: Massachusetts' own hub of cryptids and strange lights.And 6 other cases that remain completely unsolved.What do you believe? Is there a rational explanation for these events, or are we dealing with forces far beyond our comprehension? Share your theories in the comments below—I read every single one.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.

A postal worker is hospitalized with serious injuries after rollover crash, a fiery explosion consumes a home in Bridgewater, and the Boston Fleet are winding down their terrific regular season. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Business School for the Rehab Practitioner, Justin gives you a behind the scenes look at the Rehab Chiro Mastermind Live event coming up in May in Bridgewater, New Jersey. He takes us through why this event will be more intimate, practical and more directly useful for practitioners. Justin also covers AI,  one of the biggest themes in business in 2026. He takes us through how it affected his practice, and how you can intelligently apply it to your business. If you're looking for more help our next live event is around the corner in New Jersey. Click HERE to learn more.In this episode, you'll hear about:Why live events still matter in a world where so many practitioners  feel isolatedHow to use AI in your practice without creating generic contentWhy first-time attendees will now get their own separate custom workshop day at the live event. Your Host: Justin Rabinowitz Founder of RehabChiro Coach.Justin works with chiropractors and clinic owners to build profitable, scalable practices rooted in clear business models and disciplined execution.To learn more about how Justin and Rehab Chiro Coach can help you finally build the business of your dreams, click here to book a free strategy call with his team.To get your first month free with Jane.app, use my code Rehabchiro1moClick here to book your demo

Jon Hyman (CTO & Co-Founder @ Braze) returns to the podcast to share how he balances a mature, public-company roadmap with visionary AI innovation! We deconstruct Braze's quantitative "Product Health" framework - a scoring system used to resolve competing prioritizations and mandate technical remediation. We also discuss shifting engineering leaders to think like GMs, how to realign teams by connecting abstract “vision” to specific releases, goals & outcomes. Plus, Jon's three-tier mental model for AI products, how to identify AI features that actually drive revenue, and reimaging your product for future channels, teams, and skills.   ABOUT JON HYMAN Jon Hyman is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Braze, the customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-app, and more. He leads the charge for building the platform's technical systems and infrastructure as well as overseeing the company's technical operations and engineering team. Prior to Braze, Jon served as lead engineer for the Core Technology group at Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund. There, he managed a team that maintained 80+ software assets and was responsible for the security and stability of critical trading systems. Jon met cofounder Bill Magnuson during his time at Bridgewater, and together they won the 2011 TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon. Jon is a recipient of the SmartCEO Executive Management Award in the CIO/CTO Category for New York. Jon holds a B.A. from Harvard University in Computer Science.   This episode is brought to you by xMatters! xMatters automates the entire incident lifecycle with their purpose-built AI powered workflow, giving your team the context they need to stop disruptions before they start and minimize resolution times. Head over to xmatters.com to learn more!   SHOW NOTES: Braze's operating environment & key focus on product health / roadmap (2:58) What's next for Braze: Research-driven innovation in the AI era (6:16) Ensuring customers utilize the full breadth of features (9:42) The "Swarming" strategy: Reducing engineering escalation tax through support collaboration (14:19) Shifting engineering leadership think like GMs: Moving from completion goals to business outcomes like revenue, growth rates & regional differences (17:29) How engineering leaders can increase business IQ by understanding margins and adoption (18:20) Deconstructing misalignment, the abstract nature of product vision, and connect teams to tangible business outcomes, goals, and specific releases (22:02) Management infrastructure: Quarterly product health reporting and trending metrics (23:20) Forming a mental model for company maturity, building a visionary roadmap, and more innovative engineering initiatives (25:34) Frameworks for AI Decision-Making: Identifying AI features that drive revenue vs. those that only improve stickiness (31:55) Reimagining your product based on different personas, new channels, “AI omniboxes”, and teams / skills of the future (35:44) Breaking down team silos, customer engagement as a shared responsibility, and the future of full-stack roles orchestrating outcome-based workflows & automations (41:50) Rapid fire questions (45:10)   LINKS AND RESOURCES Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green: A historical look at how the disease has shaped the world braze.com   This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team: Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-Host Jerry Li - Co-Host Noah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/ Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/ Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan welcomes Bridgewater-Raynham head coach Cam Fox, also an assistant coach for Team Massachusetts, to discuss the start of the MIAA high school season, evaluating players in short indoor tryouts, and building a three-team program (freshman, JV, varsity). Fox emphasizes selecting coachable, hustle-oriented players who can be valuable anywhere, then placing them where they'll get development and playing time, using scrimmages to refine decisions. He describes structured, efficient practices focused on doing simple things well—baserunning, pitching in the zone, and fundamentals—while balancing spring schedule challenges like weather and school events. Fox reflects on learning under longtime mentor Bill O'Connell at Braintree and the Super Eight experience, supports its return, and previews Team Massachusetts' Omaha tournament with a win-first mindset. The episode's “Three Up, Three Down” covers World Baseball Classic interest, favorite New England baseball venues, and MLB rule changes.   Topics 00:51 Settling In At BR 02:11 Tryout Tips For Players 04:35 Evaluating Indoors Fast 07:06 Practice Planning Efficiency 08:48 Leaving Braintree For BR 12:15 Team Massachusetts Omaha 14:14 Travel Ball Versus Legion 16:39 Recruiting Then And Now 18:48 Building BR Philosophy 19:09 Simple Baseball Standards 20:22 Aggressive Baserunning Drills 21:41 Super Eight Memories 22:58 Bring Back Super Eight 23:55 Three Up Three Down 24:24 WBC Reactions 27:07 Best New England Parks 29:26 Rule Changes Debate 33:22 Wrap Up And Thanks

(00:00 - 3:38) It's Tuesday! Bob has plans with friends fall through and he couldn't be happier! LBF made some Mocktails for Bottoms Up. (3:38 - 12:23) Today's DM Disaster is from Rick! He made the biggest regret in his life and now he's paying the price. He was dating a rich girl back in college and she kept asking to marry him, but he wouldn't because she was ugly. But fast forward to now he's married 3 kids and in massive debt. He saw the rich ex living it up and looking stunning. That's Rick's DM Disaster! (12:23 - 18:18) If you're feeling stressed Doctors could be writing scripts to send you to these places. Oh, not a mental health facility or a fancy rehab...nope a Botanical Garden. Bob thinks that's completely boring and should write a script for the beach! (18:18 - 22:00) Today's Supah Smaht player is Jill from Bridgewater. Find out if they were Supah Smaht! (22:00 - 25:24) A lot of people are using sleep tracker apps these days, but only 15% say that it helped improve their sleep. Others are saying having that data made them more anxious instead. LBF has a hack to help with sleep that doesn't involve a tracker. (25:24 - 33:58) We have some fun ways you can get what you pay for when staying at a hotel and it has to do with the buffet! And a shocking study abut tattoos is making Bob think he should get one, LBF says it would be a jinx! All this and more on the ROR Morning Show with Bob Bronson and LBF Podcast. Find more great podcasts at bPodStudios.com…The Place To Be For Podcast Discovery! Follow us on our socialsInstagram - @bobandlbfFacebook - The ROR Morning ShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The guys break down Fernando Mendoza as a surefire number one NFL Draft pick and discuss the growing trend of top players returning to college rather than declaring early. They evaluate backup quarterbacks around the league, highlighting Teddy Bridgewater as a prime example, with Omar noting Bridgewater could become a great coach after his playing days. The conversation also touches on Bridgewater's brief stint coaching high school football at Northwestern, broader South Florida high school programs, and even takes a detour into the local nightlife scene in Miami.

Free Agency Day, Real Moves The NFL's free agency window finally turns official at 4:00. The market already feels volatile after a reported Max Crosby deal fell apart on medical review. That backdrop matters for the Detroit Lions. Big names tempt. Medicals and money complicate. The Detroit Lions Podcast zeroed in on what actually changed in Detroit today. Cap Reset: What Goff's Move Signals Jared Goff restructured his contract, converting $40 million of base salary into a signing bonus and adding another void year. The move frees up $32 million in 2026. Detroit was not pinned against the cap, but the team needed room to do anything meaningful. This creates it. The Lions did not max out their options. They could have cleared up to $40 million this year by converting almost the entire salary to bonus. They chose restraint. The contract now runs with a void through 2029, with that final year voided. Cap figures spike in 2028 and 2029, but another adjustment then is expected. The point today is flexibility. Expect measured signings at the same tier we have seen, plus the breathing room to stage extensions for Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Branch, and maybe Sam LaPorta. You need upfront space to absorb signing bonuses without creating a bigger balloon later. Detroit will not do restructures just to admire cap space. There is a purpose coming. No Crosby Splash for Detroit The Crosby situation underlines why. A reported Raiders-Ravens deal is off after Baltimore reviewed his medicals. The Cowboys are said to be out, too. Crosby is a good player. The health flags are real in this market. Given Detroit's recent injury frustrations, passing on that kind of swing makes sense. The hypothetical of sending two first-round picks and then backing out on medicals is a cautionary tale. You lose time. You lose leverage. You invite chaos. Detroit's approach reads like discipline, not hesitation. Depth Chart: Rodriguez and Bridgewater Back While driving home last night, the news hit: the Lions brought back Malcolm Rodriguez and Teddy Bridgewater. Rodriguez's return locks in the top reserve linebacker role. He drew interest from the Houston Texans and some from the Seahawks, but he stays in Detroit. Contract terms were not disclosed. The team still needs another linebacker. Coverage has been a known limitation for Rodriguez, so competition and roles will matter. Bridgewater's return stabilizes the quarterback room behind Goff. Continuity counts in March. It keeps the offense aligned while the front office works the margins on defense and special teams. As free agency formalizes this afternoon, expect the Lions to keep pressing the same smart, steady pace. Cap clarity. Targeted adds. No forced splashes. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #jaredgoffrestructure #nflfreeagency #malcolmrodriguez #teddybridgewater #cademays #isiahpacheco #lionsdraft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on another Tampa Bay Lightning loss as they give up 2 more power play goals to lose their 6th game out of 7. Plus more on Mike Evans choosing to sign in San Francisco, the Ravens backing out of the Max Crosby trade, the Bucs lose Logan Hall and Teddy Bridgewater in free agency and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At Intersolar San Diego, Sean talks with Tim Bridgewater, CEO of ZEO Energy, about the company's shift from 100% residential solar into behind-the-meter solar-and-storage solutions for large loads like data centers. Bridgewater shares ZEO Energy's growth path (including acquiring Synergy Solar and Heliogen and going public in March 2024) and announces an MOU for a 280 MW solar farm with energy storage in central Utah to power a data center. They discuss surging U.S. data center demand, why on-site solar plus storage can be built faster than gas or nuclear, the industry move toward 800V DC power systems, and current tax-credit timelines and incentives affecting residential solar, large-scale projects, and standalone storage.    Topics covered:  ZEO = Greek word “Zeal” means energy  Synergy Solar  280-megawatt facility = large solar farm with data storage  Behind the meter power solutions  NEC Article 691  Chip Technology  800 volts DC  Tax Credit  NVIDIA  Data centers  Permitting process  Nasdaq  Heliogen  Inflation Reduction Act  Energy Communities    Reach out with Tim Bridgewater here:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-a-bridgewater-347b062/   Website: https://zeoenergy.com/     Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean's classes at:  www.heatspring.com/sean   www.solarsean.com/ess

Tonight we're stepping away from the deep woods and into something different. Something that's been keeping me up at night for the better part of two years as I've tracked down these accounts. This is a special episode exploring the Hitchhiker Effect — the terrifying phenomenon where people visit locations of high strangeness and something follows them home.We're not talking about a feeling or an overactive imagination. We're talking about shadow figures at the foot of the bed, objects moving on their own, electronics going haywire, and entities that seem to feed on fear and attention for weeks or months before finally letting go. The term was coined by Dr. Colm Kelleher during his years as lead scientist on the Skinwalker Ranch project, but what most people don't realize is that this phenomenon extends far beyond one ranch in Utah. It's been documented at battlefields, swamps, mountain ridgelines, and remote valleys all across this country for decades.In this episode we cover six accounts spanning from 1978 to 2023. We start in the Uintah Basin with a cattle rancher who encountered a pulsating orange orb on a mesa and spent the next several months living with a shadow entity that terrorized his family and killed one of his horses. From there we head to Chickamauga Battlefield in northwest Georgia, where a veteran paranormal investigator and his team brought something back from one of the bloodiest pieces of ground in American history — something that filled their homes with the smell of decomposition and the sound of agonized moaning.We follow a pair of Oregon newlyweds who stumbled onto what the local Native American community called a spirit road and spent eight months being stalked by a shadow entity in their own apartment. A West Virginia sheriff's deputy walks into a sealed bunker in the Point Pleasant TNT area and encounters an orb containing dark humanoid figures, only to have his six-year-old daughter start seeing what she calls "the blue man" standing in her closet.A Boston documentary crew filming at Hockomock Swamp in the Bridgewater Triangle watches three synchronized orbs rise out of the water and spends the following months dealing with rearranged furniture, phantom knocking, and an intrusive voice whispering "come back."And finally, a podcaster and paranormal researcher visits the San Luis Valley in Colorado and learns the hard way that studying these phenomena from a safe distance is an illusion — because the distance can collapse at any moment.Six witnesses. Six decades. Six locations from coast to coast. All connected by a pattern so consistent it'll make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. They visited a place. They were noticed. And something came home with them.This is one of the most unsettling episodes we've ever produced. Settle in and keep the lights on.Have you experienced a Bigfoot sighting, Sasquatch encounter, Dogman experience, UFO sighting, or any unexplained cryptid or paranormal event deep in the woods? We want to hear your story.Email your encounter to brian@paranormalworldproductions.com for a chance to be featured on a future episode of Backwoods Bigfoot Stories.Backwoods Bigfoot Stories is a paranormal storytelling podcast featuring real Bigfoot encounters, Sasquatch sightings, Dogman reports, cryptid experiences, and true scary stories from the backwoods.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss a chilling encounter from the forest. Listen with the lights off… if you dare.

(00:00 - 4:24) It's Wednesday! LBF is back and we help her parents play trivia while on their cruise! Bob informs us he needs to leave early to deal with his wife. (4:24 - 11:53) Today's DM Disaster is from Garrett! He's in a ton of hot water all thanks to his friends. They decided it would be a great idea to hire Garrett a house cleaner, but not just any cleaner it was a topless one! He continued to let the lady clean topless then his girlfriend walked in and lost it. That's Garrett's DM Disaster! (11:53 - 18:25) What are some of the best luxuries you have ever experienced, and you cannot go back to. Bob was upgraded to 1st class on a flight and now can't go back to coach.(18:25 - 22:46) Today's Supah Smaht Player is Katie from Bridgewater. Find out if they were Supah Smaht! (22:46 - 26:40) A 49-year-old man on TikTok named Skip Boyce has launched a project called "The Isolation Year," where he's staying inside one room in his house . . . without leaving, for an entire year. LBF is floored by this and thinks it's a terrible idea. Bob thinks he'll be a better man for doing this. (26:40 - 34:53) LBF was insulted in the worst place possible. What would you do? She was riding an elevator when someone asked if she worked for a TV News station. She said no I have a face for radio, to which the person on the elevator agreed. She was floored! All this and more on the ROR Morning Show with Bob Bronson and LBF Podcast. Find more great podcasts at bPodStudios.com…The Place To Be For Podcast Discovery! Follow us on our socialsInstagram - @bobandlbfFacebook - The ROR Morning ShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

¿Por qué los bosques nos aterrorizan desde la infancia? En este episodio recorremos diez de los bosques más perturbadores del planeta: desde Cameron Park en Texas, con sus cuatro maldiciones documentadas, hasta el Triángulo de Bridgewater donde OVNIs, Bigfoot y asesinatos rituales convergen de forma imposible. Exploramos el Bosque Negro alemán que inspiró los cuentos más oscuros de los Hermanos Grimm, Dow Hill en India donde un niño sin cabeza marca a quienes lo ven, y Epping Forest en Londres, el vertedero favorito del crimen organizado británico. Visitamos Gir en India, donde los leones cazan humanos como parte de la cadena alimenticia, el enigmático Hoia-Baciu rumano con sus anomalías electromagnéticas y árboles que crecen en espiral, y el Devil's Tramping Ground de Carolina del Norte, donde nada crece y los objetos se mueven solos. Un viaje donde la realidad documentada es tan aterradora como las leyendas que la rodean, porque en estos bosques, la línea entre lo real y lo imposible se difumina hasta desaparecer. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Jets fans hit a new low, so Evan turns to Tiki Barber for the one thing the fanbase is desperate for: an actual path forward. Tiki lays out a realistic short-term blueprint, starting with finding a competent, slightly “down on his luck” offensive mind, then using the Jets' cap flexibility to take a swing at a real QB plan that doesn't feel like another doomed lottery ticket. That leads straight into the Malik Willis idea, why he's viewed differently than Justin Fields, and why a Bridgewater-plus-Willis approach could at least make the offense functional and watchable. From there, the calls light up with the real issue hovering over everything: Jon Gruden. Is he even hirable? Do the Jets need a “CEO coach” to fix the entire operation? And if the Jets are already sniffing around Gruden, does that mean ownership is setting the table for the inevitable move next year? The segment wraps with a brutally honest look at the Jets' league-wide reputation, the fear that top quarterbacks simply won't choose New York, and the uncomfortable reality that “hope” might now mean rooting for the No. 1 pick and praying the next coach can finally change the culture.

Bridgewater Elementary School Principal Nancy Antoine discusses her background, receiving the individual Human Rights Award from the City of Northfield and what that means to her, and more. 

Before job boards were obvious, before résumés were broken beyond repair, and before “AI in recruiting” was a buzzword, Jeff Taylor was already there building Monster from a dream, a notebook, and a whole lot of pushback. In this special live conversation, Jeff sits down with Joel Cheesman to walk through the real Monster story: the early rejections, the $4M sale that could've been billions, the Super Bowl gamble everyone said was a mistake, the LinkedIn deal that never was, and why résumés and job postings are fundamentally failing today. From DJ booths to dot-com booms, from getting humbled by Facebook to getting rebuilt at Bridgewater, Jeff explains why he's back and why BoomBand might be his most ambitious swing yet. Big ideas. Bigger regrets. Zero nostalgia. And one founder who's still swinging for the fences.

John is joined by Jennifer Prosek, Founder and Managing Partner of Prosek Partners, one of the world's leading integrated marketing and communications firms. They discuss effective reputation and crisis management in high-stakes corporate and financial legal matters. Success in such matters often depends on maintaining a disciplined alignment between legal and communications teams. Despite today's fast-paced media environment, both teams must develop a strategic plan and resist the pressure to react impulsively. Saying less can often be more effective, as premature or excessive public comments may create lasting reputational harm, even when the legal outcomes are ultimately favorable.The output of large language models bearing on reputation can be shaped by proactively feeding the digital landscape, especially large language model AI systems, with positive, relevant content, particularly third-party media coverage. By doing so, companies can shape the narrative these systems generate. While influencing large language models is not fully understood, the importance of establishing ongoing, high-quality positive public engagement is clear.In one case, Bridgewater's controversial hedge fund culture was proactively reframed into a compelling public story. Rather than hiding or ignoring critical media narratives, the firm opted to control and shape its own messaging, resulting in a broader cultural conversation and the creation of a best-selling book. This example demonstrates how taking the “front foot” in communications may often transform perception and build long-term reputational value. To “nail the narrative,” communications teams must distill a company's essence into a concise and compelling story that resonates with customers, investors, and the media. Differentiating oneself from competitors, even if polarizing, is essential in today's crowded communications landscape.Finally, John and Jennifer discuss entrepreneurship, including the value of taking initiative, the power of simply asking for what you want, and the importance of connection and authentic human relationships in business. Podcast Link: Law-disrupted.fmHost: John B. Quinn Producer: Alexis HydeMusic and Editing by: Alexander Rossi

(00:00 - 3:19) It's Tuesday! LBF is struggling trying to sleep. She blames it on vacation because she slept 12 hours every day, she was off, now she can't get back in the groove. (3:19 - 9:49) Today's DM Disaster is from Clint! He says his sister is the worst human in the entire world all because she can't stop herself from spoiling TV shows. Last time she was at his house, she spoiled the endings to Avatar and Welcome to Derry! Now he's banned her from his house. That's Clint's DM Disaster! (9:49 - 12:44) Are you sick of trying to get in shape for the New Year! You should try wintering! It's basically a mini hibernation for humans, LBF is all for this, it's soup and bread season time to get all fat and warm for the winter! (12:44 - 17:04) Today's Supah Smaht Player is Madison from Bridgewater! Find out if they were Supah Smaht! (17:04 - 21:30) LBF had the strangest encounter over the vacation break. She wanted to know if any couples have ever just become best friends after meeting another couple. We're not talking about swingers we're just talking about being friends! (21:30 - 24:49) If you're looking for a high paying job, we have some of the perfect jobs for you. But it does require a bit of dirty work! (24:49 - 28:13) We found the one thing that no matter the amount of money offered Bob will not do. The polar plunge! One is Washington State tried to break a world record but fell a bit short. All this and more on the ROR Morning Show with Bob Bronson and LBF Podcast. Find more great podcasts at bPodStudios.com…The Place To Be For Podcast Discovery! Follow us on our socialsInstagram - @bobandlbfFacebook - The ROR Morning ShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen, and Michael Santoli began the hour with a deluge of data: with PCE, Consumer Sentiment, Personal Savings and more crossing the wires. Bridgewater's former Chief Investment Strategist helped the team break it all down - before key analysis later on about what it all means for the Fed decision next week with Goldman Sach's Chief Economist. Plus: details on the deal rocking the media world today - Netflix buying Warner Brothers' film and steaming assets... Hear former DOJ Antitrust Chief Jonathan Kanter's take on whether the deal will pass regulatory scrutiny... and more on what it means for the film industry with the head of the world's largest movie theater trade group (who calls it an "unprecedented threat").  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio addresses investor concerns about economic bubbles, both in AI and in the broader markets. Part interview, part historical markets lesson, Dalio shares his perspective on the biggest risks to the American economy and on a well-balanced portfolio in this environment. Plus, Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations for its third quarter, buoying the stock and the major averages. CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos breaks down the report and CEO Jensen Huang's comments to investors, and CNBC's Emily Wilkins reports on the Trump administration's plans for AI regulation.  Kristina Partsinevelos - 2:24Emily Wilkins - 12:05Ray Dalio - 16:39 In this episode:Kristina Partsinevelos, @KristinaPartsEmily Wilkins, @emrwilkinsBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinCameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We welcome back past and future guest Lauren Shippen to talk about her newest shows, her childhood experiences being haunted, and how both real and fictional demons have shaped her work. Then, Lauren turns the tables on US for a conversation about creativity, the supernatural, and finding hope in a creative world. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, murder, homophobia, racism, white supremacy, colonization, and possession. GuestLauren Shippen is an audio drama creator behind shows like The Bright Sessions, Two Thousand and Late, Maxine Miles, and Bridgewater. She creates inclusive, character-focused stories that will make you feel things. When she's not writing, she's working to make audio drama as accessible as it can be, by providing free resources to new creators. She also spends a lot of time on Tumblr.Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to Action: Get our new Old Wives' Tale Teller Corduroy Hat!- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344Sponsors- Bookshop.org, where you can now use the code we shared in the midroll to get 10% off your purchase!Find Us Online- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.comCast & Crew- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin- Editor: Bren Frederick- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: multitude.productionsAbout UsSpirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.