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What's more revolting? The racist pogrom against innocent families in Belfast? Or the way the far-right is again using a violent attack to claim that every immigrant – legal or illegal – is a threat to the country? Our panel looks at how indulging the “legitimate concerns” mindset leads to kids being burned out of their homes. Plus we answer your questions in our new monthly-ish But Your Emails special. And in the Extra Bit for Patreon people: do progressive protestors need to up their banner game? • Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk. ESCAPE ROUTES • Jason has been reading A.I. by Belgian comedian Lieven Schiere • Seth saw Churchill's Urinal starring friend of the pod Rosie Holt at the King's Head Theatre, Islington. You've missed it, but it's on in Edinburgh in August. • Zöe enjoyed Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester. • Andrew has been listening to Inferno by Boards Of Canada www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Andrew Harrison with Zöe Grünewald, Seth Thévoz and Jason Hazeley. Audio Production by Tom Taylor. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Tom Taylor and Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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► Tickets für unsere Tour: https://www.eventim.de/artist/die-deutschenIn dieser intensiven Podcast-Folge begrüßen wir den Mann, der das Internet in letzter Zeit komplett auf den Kopf gestellt hat: Ripped Cake. Gemeinsam mit unserem fantastischen Partner und Gast beleuchten wir die verschiedenen Facetten seines Aufstiegs, von Fitness-Inhalten bis hin zu seinen kontroversen und unterhaltsamen Reaction-Videos. Wir diskutieren, warum Humor oft als Waffe gegen Esoterik und Horoskope eingesetzt werden kann, und stellen uns gemeinsam der philosophischen Frage nach dem moralischen Kompass in der heutigen digitalen Zeit. Braucht es Gott als Anker, um ethisch zu handeln, oder reicht der gesellschaftliche Konsens? Neben tiefgründigen Themen kommt auch der Unterhaltungswert nicht zu kurz: Wir sprechen über Filmgeschmack, die besten Hollywood-Schauspieler und warum man sich im Internet selbst nicht zu ernst nehmen sollte. Egal ob du Ripped Cake-Fan bist oder einfach nur eine ehrliche, ungeschönte Meinung zu aktuellen Internet-Phänomenen hören möchtest, diese Episode ist ein absolutes Muss für alle, die hinter die Kulissen der Content-Creation blicken wollen.Alle Kanäle | Ripped Cake► https://www.instagram.com/ripped_cake/► https://www.twitch.tv/twitchcakee► https://www.tiktok.com/@ripped_cake► https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/1RAIvHLSdfxycq0GEpRoenAlle Kanäle | Die Deutschen► Folgt uns: https://linktr.ee/diedeutschen► Werdet Teil der Community auf Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/diedeutschenpodcast/membership
Scott Schwartz: You've seen him in such films as "The Toy", "KidCO" and of course "A Christmas Story", Scottie Schwartz is in the building and he is no fan of Corey Feldman.Arch Enemy: Scottie is basically the Goblin Ghoul's arch enemy and he's got stories about the Ghoul's past as a child actor and his relationship with Corey Haim.Voyeur: Scottie got some crazy poker night stories between the bathroom and the blinds. Who is actually in the wrong? Also Corey's Twitter shit talking.COREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, JIM AND THEM IS POP CULTURE!, COREY FELDMAN SHOW!, REAL ONES!, PO BOX!, GIFTS!, SUPERTIPS!, KING FOR A DAY!, SUPERCHATS!, ANDREW NAHASS!, COUGAR!, CRUSH!, MIKE!, DREAM A LITTLE DREAM VINYL!, SCOTT SCHWARTZ!, THE TOY!, FRENEMY!, ARCH RIVAL!, NEMESIS!, CHRISTMAS STORY!, COREY HAIM!, SOBER!, KIDCO!, FLICK!, PETER BILLINGSLY!, RICHARD PRYOR!, DOMINIC BRASCIA!, APARTMENT!, JOHNNY DEPP!, WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE!, SCRIPS!, LICENSE TO DRIVE!, 20TH CENTURY FOX!, JACKIE GLEASON!, RICHARD PRYOR!, BLACKBALLED!, CLUB HOLLYWOOD!, ALFIE!, MR T!, MR J!, JEWISH!, SODA POP CLUB!, COREY'S FATHER!, BULLSHIT!, MARCH 2010!, FUNERAL!, 2 COREY'S REALITY SHOW!, JUDY HAIM!, COMEDY STORE!, GINGER LYNN!, STATUTORY!, RAPE!, PLACATING!, KEITH COOGAN!, JAMISON NEWLANDER!, MY TRUTH DOC!, CONVENTION SHOWDOWN!, CHRIS!, NEPO BABY BODYGUARD!, PULL MY GUN!, TAKING YOUR LIFE!, NAVY SEAL!, 2 COREYS!, NO HEART!, NO SOUL!, TORONTO!, CANADA!, BOB FELDMAN!, POKER NIGHT!, PETER NORTH!, PEEING!, WATER SPORTS!, SITCOM!, PEDO PROTECTORS!, COREY'S TWITTER!You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!
Toto je zkrácená verze (45 min). Celý díl (76 min) a bez reklam jen za 100,-/měsíc si můžeš pustit zde a odemknou další: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5J9wjvldtRitxa6FVmqtsO?si=9fc7b15d41ef47c1Co se děje v mozku, když se rozpadne příběh o tom, kdo jsi. O neviditelné nemoci, dekreaci, posvátnu a hledání smyslu.Mluvíme o tom, co se stane, když přestaneš být režisérem vlastního filmu a začneš ubírat místo přidávat. Proč se tvůj mozek může chovat jednou jako demokrat, který si se svými přesvědčeními povídá, a podruhé jako král, který se stane tyranem. Jak meditace a psychedelika dokážou na chvíli udělat v hlavě anarchii, ze které může vyvstat něco nového. A proč pocit posvátna mění tvoje zdraví, i když v nic nevěříš.Je to díl o malém a velkém já, o tom, jak si dovolit cítit úplně všechno, a o jedné větě, která tě dokáže zasáhnout přímo do srdce. Pokud sám něčím procházíš, tohle je připomínka, že nejsi sám a že na tobě záleží.Zmíněné studie a jména: daraxonrazib a léčba metastatické rakoviny slinivky, santifikace (Krumrei a Manusko, 2025), studie „Affect, Connect and Grow“ o sebepřesahujících emocích, Dag Hammarskjöld, John Vervaeke, Sam Harris.Macromo:Krevní testy jsou objektivní data ohledně vašeho zdraví. Nechte si udělat premium krevní testy na jednom ze 120 odběrových míst a výsledky dostanete pohodlně do Macromo aplikace. Můj nejoblíbenější aspekt je sledování dlouhodobých trendů v průběhu času, tak si objednej premium testy s Macromo.com a zadej kod "BWA" pro slevu!Uplife.cz -Zadej kód "BWA" pro slevu 10% na vybrané zboží na eshopu https://www.uplife.cz/brain-we-are/Kam dále?Kup si jeden z našich online kurzů Průvodce Mozkem a Myslí, nebo Mentální Modely a s kódem "BWA30" je tam SLEVA 30%!Zadej kód "BWA" pro slevu 10% na vybrané zboží na eshopu uplife.cz a herbal-store.cz Sledujte Brain We Are na sociálních sítích: Instagram ( www.instagram.com/brain_we_are ) nebo Facebook Minutáž:00:00 Úvod a co se dělo v poslední době05:53 Boj s chronickým únavovým syndromem (ME/CFS)09:53 Průlomová klinická studie léčby rakoviny slinivky14:21 Ztráta identity a opouštění zažitých rolí17:38 Koncept dekreace: Kdy přestat tvořit a začít ubírat21:49 Flexibilita mysli a napojení se na velké já26:05 Neduální probuzení a meditace podle Sama Harrise30:15 Je modlitba sebereferenční proces?33:55 Uzly přesvědčení: Mozek jako demokrat i tyran35:56 Vliv psychedelik na prediktivní mozek a ego42:50 Santifikace aneb pozitivní dopady vnímání posvátnaPřechod do VIP části- Radost z maličkostí a nabourávání rigidních modelů- Přijetí negativních emocí a technika noting- Studie: Jak úžas, vděčnost a soucit posilují smysl života- Transjektivní stav, relevance a hledání smyslu- Síla poezie a psychologické odložení zbraní- Tři metafory z buddhismu a daoismu (Zablácená cesta, Prázdná loď, Dva šípy)- Nedrancuj řeku: Dag Hammarskjöld a závěrečná báseň
Send me a text message You can have people around you constantly and still feel like nobody fully sees you underneath it all! Especially, when you don't fully recognise your bloody gorgeous self!In this episode, we're talking about the kind of loneliness that doesn't come from physically being alone, but from spending years shape-shifting, masking and becoming who everybody else needed you to be just to feel accepted.We're diving into emotional loneliness, people pleasing, nervous system survival, craving depth, feeling misunderstood and the exhausting reality of living half-hidden from the world around you.Because eventually everybody knows the version of you that survives…but hardly anybody knows the version of you that's real, including YOU!!Soooooooooo many spiritually sensitive women are carrying loneliness that actually began with disconnection from themselves.So come and join me, and let's get FULLY CONNECTED to self again! xxx Support the showWith HUUUGGGEE Gratitude to our Headline Sponsors:The Strange Apothecary, Ministry of Pharmakeia - https://strangeapothecary.co.uk Connect with Kylie, and become part of Witchy Woo:Join the Patreon Membership for just £3.50 (+VAT) - HERE Facebook (I would love to connect!) - HEREJoin the Witchy Woo Magickzine Family (magazine subscription) - Use code PODCAST for a cheeky little discount
Diese Podcast Folge ist ein Masterclass Deep Dive in modernes CRM & E Mail Marketing – ohne Bullshit, ohne Vanity KPIs, dafür mit echten Wachstumshebeln. Jakob Gerzen (More Conversions GmbH) zeigt Mario Jung (OMT GmbH) und uns klar, warum E Mail der profitabelste und gleichzeitig am meisten unterschätzte Kanal ist – und wie Du ihn endlich so nutzt, dass Deine Brand wirklich skaliert. Die wichtigsten KPIs – und warum fast alle falsch messen: Umsatz aus dem E Mail Tool ist eine Vanity Metrik. Worauf es wirklich ankommt: • Customer Lifetime Value (30/60/90 Tage) • Deckungsbeitrag pro Kund:in • Wie schnell wird ein Neukunde zum Bestandskunden? • Retention Rate pro Kohorte Der größte Denkfehler im CRM Marken überschätzen Attribution und unterschätzen Top of Mind Effekte. • Kund:innen sehen Ads, Influencer, Social, E Mails – alles gleichzeitig. • E Mail ist der einzige Kanal, den Du wirklich besitzt. • E Mail Signale verbessern sogar Deine Meta Performance (CPMs sinken, Conversion steigt). Reaktivierung & Deliverability – die unterschätzte Wissenschaft Viele Brands zerstören ihre Zustellbarkeit, weil sie falsch reaktivieren. • Inaktive Segmente immer mit aktiven mischen, um Öffnungsraten stabil zu halten. • Deutsche Provider wie GMX, Web.de, Freenet haben eigene Algorithmen – Inbox Testing ist Pflicht. Frequency: Du sendest zu wenig – nicht zu viel Die Angst, Kund:innen zu nerven, ist ein Relikt aus 2010. Der wichtigste Flow überhaupt: Post Purchase Warum? • Kund:innen nutzen Produkte oft falsch → kein Effekt → kein Wiederkauf. • Post Purchase Onboarding steigert CLV massiv. • Education + Social Proof + Routinen = Wiederkäufe. Segmentierung: Weniger ist mehr Hyper Segmentierung ist ein Mythos.
Diese Podcast Folge ist ein Masterclass Deep Dive in modernes CRM & E Mail Marketing – ohne Bullshit, ohne Vanity KPIs, dafür mit echten Wachstumshebeln. Jakob Gerzen (More Conversions GmbH) zeigt Mario Jung (OMT GmbH) und uns klar, warum E Mail der profitabelste und gleichzeitig am meisten unterschätzte Kanal ist – und wie Du ihn endlich so nutzt, dass Deine Brand wirklich skaliert. Die wichtigsten KPIs – und warum fast alle falsch messen: Umsatz aus dem E Mail Tool ist eine Vanity Metrik. Worauf es wirklich ankommt: • Customer Lifetime Value (30/60/90 Tage) • Deckungsbeitrag pro Kund:in • Wie schnell wird ein Neukunde zum Bestandskunden? • Retention Rate pro Kohorte Der größte Denkfehler im CRM Marken überschätzen Attribution und unterschätzen Top of Mind Effekte. • Kund:innen sehen Ads, Influencer, Social, E Mails – alles gleichzeitig. • E Mail ist der einzige Kanal, den Du wirklich besitzt. • E Mail Signale verbessern sogar Deine Meta Performance (CPMs sinken, Conversion steigt). Reaktivierung & Deliverability – die unterschätzte Wissenschaft Viele Brands zerstören ihre Zustellbarkeit, weil sie falsch reaktivieren. • Inaktive Segmente immer mit aktiven mischen, um Öffnungsraten stabil zu halten. • Deutsche Provider wie GMX, Web.de, Freenet haben eigene Algorithmen – Inbox Testing ist Pflicht. Frequency: Du sendest zu wenig – nicht zu viel Die Angst, Kund:innen zu nerven, ist ein Relikt aus 2010. Der wichtigste Flow überhaupt: Post Purchase Warum? • Kund:innen nutzen Produkte oft falsch → kein Effekt → kein Wiederkauf. • Post Purchase Onboarding steigert CLV massiv. • Education + Social Proof + Routinen = Wiederkäufe. Segmentierung: Weniger ist mehr Hyper Segmentierung ist ein Mythos.
Wie entsteht eigentlich Bio Milchproteinkonzentrat? Und ist Ultrafiltration wirklich schlecht oder „unnatürlich“?In dieser ROC-TV Folge schauen wir uns wissenschaftlich fundiert an, wie Milchproteinkonzentrat (MPC) hergestellt wird, warum Ultrafiltration ein physikalischer statt chemischer Prozess ist und weshalb wir bei ROC-Sports bewusst auf Bio Milchproteinkonzentrat statt ausschließlich reines Whey setzen.Du erfährst:wie Bio Milchprotein hergestellt wirdwarum Verarbeitung nicht automatisch schlecht istdie Unterschiede zwischen Whey-Protein und Milch-Proteinwarum MPC oft natürlicher und cremiger schmecktweshalb Casein + Whey im Alltag viele Vorteile bietenWie immer ohne Fitness-Mythen, ohne Panikmache und ohne Bullshit, sondern ehrlich, praxisnah und wissenschaftlich fundiert.Die wichtigsten Stellen:00:00 - Intro00:54 - Von Bio Milch zum Bio Proteinpulver01:22 - Warum wir unsere Produktion selbst umsetzen01:37 - Der Herstellungsprozess einfach erklärt02:12 - Bio Milch als Ausgangsbasis03:52 - Schritt Nr. 1: Pasteurisierung und Entrahmung05:35 - Schritt Nr. 2: Ultrafiltration08:09 - Schritt Nr. 3: Sprühtrocknung10:10 - Vom Milchprotein zum fertigen Pulver10:39 - Zusammenfassung: So entsteht Milchproteinkonzentrat10:47 - Warum wir auf Milchprotein statt reines Whey setzen12:27 - Das steckt hinter unserem ROC-Sports Bio ProteinIch freue mich auf Dein Feedback in den Kommentaren und wenn Du uns ein Abo und ein Like dalässt.Proteinreiche Grüße und alles Gute für Dich,Chris “The ROC”
Zuckerjunkies - Ein Leben mit Diabetes Typ 1 vom Diabetiker für Diabetiker mit Sascha Schworm
Diese Zuckerjunkies-Sonderfolge ist kein klassischer Diabetes-Talk, sondern ein emotionaler Befreiungsschlag gegen die Bullshit-Story im Kopf. Es geht um Werte, Perfektion, Selbstzweifel und die Frage, warum uns manchmal nicht der Zucker selbst am meisten fertigmacht, sondern das, was wir uns über uns erzählen. Für alle, die mit Diabetes leben, sich an Kurven messen, von Technik genervt sind oder endlich wieder freundlicher mit sich selbst sprechen wollen. Direkt, ehrlich, motivierend – und mit einer klaren Botschaft: Du bist nicht Deine Werte. Du entscheidest, welche Geschichte weitergeht. Bonus – Die 4 Reiter der Apokalypse hatten Diabetes Bonus – Keinen Tag Pause, Kein Reset-Knopf Diese Folge ist mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Suno, GPT und Claude entstanden Nichts mehr verpassen: https://linktr.ee/zuckerjunkies
Did you know that sometimes people sleep? And they risk dreaming?? Every time they do it??? Today, we follow Vons in a cautionary tale about what happens when you take that risk. Vons hates on Elvish make. Jyessi doesn't take "don't worry about it" for an answer. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com
In dieser Folge sprechen wir darüber, warum dein Angebot meistens nicht das eigentliche Problem ist und weshalb Menschen nicht dein Coaching kaufen, sondern die Person dahinter.Du erfährst:• Warum dein Angebot austauschbarer ist, als du denkst• Weshalb Menschen zuerst deine Energie und erst danach dein Angebot wahrnehmen• Warum starke Identität schwache Angebote schlagen kann• Wieso Charisma stärker wirkt als perfekte Argumente• Warum Kaufentscheidungen emotional und unbewusst getroffen werden• Weshalb viele Coaches sich hinter ihrem Angebot verstecken• Warum Unsicherheit selbst durch perfekte Strategien spürbar bleibt• Der Unterschied zwischen Angebotsdenker und Identitätsführer• Warum Menschen Klarheit und Führung kaufen statt InformationenViele optimieren ständig ihre Angebote, bauen neue Module, verändern Strukturen oder erstellen noch mehr Inhalte. Dabei liegt der eigentliche Engpass oft ganz woanders.Menschen spüren, ob du wirklich hinter dir, deinem Angebot und deiner Wirkung stehst. Sie spüren Zweifel genauso wie Klarheit, Haltung und Präsenz.Nicht dein Angebot verkauft. Deine Energie entscheidet.Wenn du lernen willst, wie du dich klarer positionierst, stärker auftrittst und deine Identität wirklich verkörperst, dann schreib mir gern auf Instagram unter: @dominik.goerke.coachmacherJetzt neu: Meine kostenlose Secret Business Community. Dort erhältst du exklusiven Mehrwert, der dich noch schneller an dein Ziel bringt: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8D2MxFsn0fKhlRyL2u
Die meisten im Strukturvertrieb warten viel zu lange mit Teamaufbau – und verlieren genau deshalb ihre High Performer.In dieser Folge sprechen Rik und Tibor über das größte Missverständnis im Strukturvertrieb: "Ich muss erst selbst erfolgreich sein, bevor ich Partner aufbaue." Bullshit. Tibor bringt auf den Punkt, warum deine 4 von 10 für jemand anderen schon 15 von 10 sind. Rik geht noch härter rein: Wenn jemand nur Cash verdienen will, soll er von Tag 1 an nur Akquise machen – und sein Mentor macht alles andere. Der Stundenlohn? 200 Euro. Die meisten Strukturis haben am Anfang weniger als 5 Euro – wenn überhaupt.Du erfährst:- Warum der klassische Strukturvertriebsprozess zu langsam ist und High Performer verliert- Wie du als Trainee mit 6 Trainees unter dir starten kannst (Marc Schöffner Story)- Der 4-Typen-Filter: Wissen, Cash, Perspektive, Menschen helfen – und was das für deinen Prozess bedeutet- Warum Partner aufbauen am Anfang EINFACHER ist als Kunden gewinnen- Der Unterschied zwischen Kundenabschluss und Partnerabschluss – und warum Vertrauen in dich selbst der Game Changer istKomplexität, fehlende Beweise, zu wenig Vertrauen in den Prozess – all das bremst die meisten aus. Diese Folge gibt dir das Framework, um von Anfang an auf Teamaufbau zu setzen, statt Monate zu verlieren.Wenn du bereit bist, deinen Status quo zu hinterfragen und aufs nächste Level zu bringen, dann sichere dir dein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch auf: stornofabrik.deHast du heute wertvolle Infos mitgenommen, die du noch nicht wusstest oder die dich weiterbringen?Vielleicht hat sich ja auch eine neue Perspektive bei dir aufgetan.Wenn du bereit bist, deinen Status quo zu hinterfragen und aufs nächste Level zu bringen, dann sichere dir dein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch auf: stornofabrik.deSchreib' uns auf Instagram.Wenn du mindestens einmal lachen, weinen oder fluchen musstest, hinterlasse uns bitte eine 5-Sterne-Bewertung und ein Feedback auf iTunes, abonniere diesen Podcast und teile ihn mit anderen Kollegen.Das kostet dich maximal zwei Minuten und hilft uns dabei, den Podcast weiter zu verbessern und die Inhalte noch besser zuschneiden zu können.Vielen Dank vorab für dein Engagement!Natürlich darfst du uns auch konstruktives Feedback hinterlassen oder uns auf Instagram anschreiben, wenn du dich angesprochen oder provoziert fühlst und mit uns sprechen willst.Wir suchen immer den Austausch und entwickeln uns weiter durch neue Perspektiven!
If you are struggling with this wave of AI... If you are freaking sick of hearing "you better embrace AI or you will be left behind" or "we will gather all the knowledge and sell it back to you" OR you are gobsmacked that we as the human race just a few short years ago understood that if we needed to turn the bus to ensure we had a habitable planet. Remember covid shut down.. waters turned blue again, residents in China major city hubs could see the sky again!! We were getting it and the tide was turning. I don't know what the fuck has happened in the last 6-12 months (well we all know what has happened...)This episode is so you know you are not alone. You are a powerful conscious woman! You have critical thinking, intuition, brilliance. You are connected to the earth, you are connected to the cosmos.. you DO NOT HAVE TO BUY THE BULLSHIT THEY ARE SELLING! I hope you know you are not alone. If this episode resonates for you. I would love to hear about it! My email is connect@katetoye.comIf you would like to do the deeper nervous system work I am here for that as well. I love support conscious, self-aware women that know themselves so well and are curious about their sticky bits that they would like to understand better! With SO MUCH FREAKING LOVE!! YOU ARE WORTH THE WORK. Here is the data centre link I talked about https://www.datacentermap.com/datacenters/
El episodio 117 llegó con verdades incómodas y números que no se pueden creer.Arrancamos con Antonio Gracia, el inversor más silencioso y más importante de SpaceX. Fue el primero en poner plata cuando Elon lo necesitaba y nunca paró. Hoy tiene el 4% de la compañía. Si el IPO sale a 2 trillones, se lleva 100 billones solo en carry. El mayor retorno en dólares de cualquier inversor en la historia, hecho en silencio y sin ruido.Después viene algo que cualquier founder o inversor debería leer: la jerarquía del bullshit corporativo. Si una empresa tiene caja, te muestra caja. Si no, te muestra ganancias ajustadas. Si no, gross profit. Si no, revenue. Si no, GMV. Si no, usuarios activos. Si no, descargas. Y si no tiene nada de eso, te habla del mejor lugar para trabajar. Ahora ya sabés cómo leer entre líneas lo que te están diciendo.También hablamos de los exits que son mentira. La mayoría de los press releases de adquisiciones no significan que alguien ganó plata. Muchos son quick hires disfrazados, asset sales donde los inversores se fueron a cero, o simplemente ego de founder que necesita contar una historia. El exit real no necesita comunicado de prensa.Cerramos con tres historias que no te podés perder. Warren Buffett cerró una inversión de 5 billones en Goldman Sachs en 40 minutos, sin negociar, sin due diligence y sin abogados. Patrick Collison, co-founder de Stripe, se tomó una cerveza con un fan por su cumpleaños porque su novia le mandó un mail en frío y él respondió en tres minutos. Y la bolsa de Corea subió 203% en un año, con Micron pasando de 96 a 942 dólares, mientras todos miraban para otro lado.
We enjoy some of your quickfire bullshit and accidentally stumble into our favourite talking points of the episode! Once again you are offered completely amateur uninformed medical advice, a load of bollocks about the Enhanced Games, Amy visits a church, and Stu nearly forgets to tell a horrible story. The Enhanced Games set out to ‘transform sport' but the results looked surprisingly ordinary
Max and 99 return to close out the month with another Omnibus. They hit headlines on the Jacobin AI debate, U.S. complicity in the flotilla torture, and USDA plans, then tackle listener emails on financial repression, mortgage rates, and a stablecoin question from the crypto heist episode. They rank their Top 5 fictional characters you'd want on your side in a crisis, and close out with some movie talk. Enjoy, Unf*ckers! Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Headlines: 00:02:36 Emails: 00:42:29 Top 5: 01:02:01 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:12:46 Memberships: 01:24:25 Outro: 01:25:00 Resources Common Dreams: Global Sumud Flotilla Urges Probe of US Complicity in Members’ Abduction and Torture by Israel Jacobin: Democratic Governance of AI Is the Real Solution Jacobin: Stop the AI Build-Out, Start the Fight Bad Faith: Breaking Down Jacobin's MIND BOGGLING Pro AI Article (W/ Levine, Ongweso & Regunberg) Mother Jones: USDA Plan to Jack Up Line Speeds at Meatpacking Plants Seems Like a Terrible Idea UNFTR Resources Episode: A (Mostly) Vegan World: Plantf*ckers Can Save Us All -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Paye Ta Tournée" c'est une soirée à 2 avec des drinks, de l'ecommerce et du rire.Dans ce nouvel épisode de Paye Ta Tournée, on reçoit Julien Eckersley pour une discussion sans filtre sur 20 ans d'e-commerce, les bullshit du marché, l'IA, le composable, LinkedIn, les clients impossibles… et ce qui change vraiment dans le retail aujourd'hui.Un épisode depuis le Moonshiner à Paris, entre anecdotes terrain, convictions fortes et conversations qu'on a normalement après les events, quand les micros sont censés être coupés
In 2013 the anthropologist David Graeber examined one of the strangest contradictions in modern capitalism: despite exponential gains in productivity, people were working even harder that ever. In his landmark essay called “On the Preponderance of Bullshit Jobs” and then a book a few years later, Graeber showed how as much as 37% of all jobs in capitalist societies are, well, bullshit. Or, to use his own words “where even the person doing the job secretly believes the job really shouldn't exist.(...) But nonetheless, part of the conditions of employment is that you have to pretend that it does.”Graeber wasn't the first to notice the problem. Back in 1930 the economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that ever-increasing industrial output from factories would make it possible for everyone on earth to work 15 hours a week. Within a few decades the economy met his expectations, but people's workloads didn't get lighter. Fast forward to today, and the question of Bullshit jobs is once again on everyone's lips. Everyone from Bill Gates to Sam Altman and Elon Musk have heralded AI as the new harbinger of the 15 hour work week. After all, the very things that AI is supposedly good at—getting rid of menial intellectual labor and automating digital tasks—are exactly the sorts of things that will get automated away.But here's the thing, what if bullshit work isn't a bug in industrial captialsim? But that it is it's key feature?In this week's video I dig into why Bullshit work is almost definitely here to stay despite the promises of tech barons.
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Regulation is not being calm, checking a million boxes, or looking a certain way on the outside. The real definition of regulation is developing self-trust, adaptability, and the ability to stay with yourself rather than disassociate emotionally when life gets hard.In this episode, we'll explore how every emotion is a message, and every message draws the path forward to the success you're after in your business, your relationships, and your life. Regulation is not something you can see on the outside, it's all about what is happening on the inside. TOPICS WE EXPLORE:Why the aesthetic version of regulation is toxicWhat regulation actually isWhy doing something because you should gives you zero results How to use our emotions as the messages they are The self-coaching loop and somatic framework I always useA permission slip to redefine regulation in a way that actually serves youTHE POINT:Regulation is the speed with which you recover from the challenging parts of life. It's self-trust, adaptability, and the ability to stay with yourself when things get hard (none of which you can see from the outside). MENTIONED:Episode 191: The Internet Made Hustle a Dirty WordFit with Coco: Ash's go-to workoutBusiness Therapy: Ash's one-on-one coachingAre you loving it? Send Ash a text! MORE ABOUT ASHI am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it's my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they're after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.LINKS:Become the Regulated WomanGet emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.comWork with me 1:1 Therapeutic Mentorship Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out. Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order! Today's Power Affirmation: I do not worry about petty bullshit. I show up. I hunt. I eat. Today's Oracle of Motivation: Your distant ancestors didn't dick around worrying about how good they looked to the rest of the world. They were out hunting animals, battling enemies, and creating empires. They probably smelled like ass and were completely unaware that their descendants would gel their hair, shave their butts, and implant body parts to impress each other. Quit focusing on the surface and do what needs to be done in the core to survive and advance. The future depends on you. Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world! For more musings, visit RageCreate.com Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!
Max and 99 are back, again! They hit headlines on Cuba, prediction markets, AI getting booed at graduations, and James Murdoch. Then they tackle listener corrections, emails on data centers and why Americans cling to empire. Plus, they rank their Top 5 things we all pretend are normal but are absolutely ridiculous. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:23 Max Is Tweaked: 00:07:54 Headlines: 00:27:57 Emails: 00:54:24 Top 5: 01:26:34 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:45:56 Memberships: 01:51:21 Outro: 01:51:55 Resources Common Dreams: 11,000 Children Among Tens of Thousands ‘Waiting for Surgery’ in Cuba Due to US Blockade npr: Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction market Bloomberg: Communist Cuba Is Leaning on Capitalists After Oil Runs Out New York Times: James Murdoch, Intent on ‘Thoughtful Journalism,’ Buys Half of Vox Media HuffPo: Speakers At College Commencement Ceremonies Are Being Met With Boos For Bringing Up AI UNFTR Resources Video: Castro Indictment Proves US Plans to Invade Cuba Video: These Trump Scandals Are Unprecedented Video: Trump’s Crypto Bill Just Cleared Committee—Here’s What It Actually Does -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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I speak on some deep state games of the past that is being attempted to play today. I take a hard look at this suicidal empathy bullshit. And I speak on the plot against Ivanka.
Send us Fan MailEver had one of those messages that just doesn't seem quite right? A piece of writing that feels almost human? Some of the links for this episode includeThe Caelen Conrad video about the Florida University shootingChatGPT is Bullshit from the University of GlasgowThe Uncanny Valley - MIT ThesisEroding the Uncanny Valley - BPSThe uncanny valley effect in embodied conversational agents Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it LegalEagle - Lawyer who used ChatGPTAs ever we thank you, our loyal listeners for sticking with us. We would love to hear from you so look for our contact details in your podcast app or via our website.
How can people distinguish genuine healing practices from exaggerated claims, manipulation, or misinformation? In this provocative and thought-provoking episode, Larry D. Porter explores controversial questions surrounding spiritual healing, skepticism, and the growing marketplace of self-proclaimed healers and miracle cures. Drawing from his perspective and experiences, Larry discusses concerns about deception, emotional vulnerability, and the ways some individuals may exploit spirituality or alternative healing practices for personal gain. He examines why people are often drawn to extraordinary promises during times of pain, uncertainty, or desperation. This episode invites listeners to approach the topic with critical thinking and open discussion. How can individuals evaluate extraordinary claims responsibly? What role do belief, placebo effects, and emotional support play in healing experiences? And where should the line be drawn between personal spirituality and potentially misleading claims? Join us for a challenging and engaging conversation that examines faith, skepticism, and accountability in the world of spiritual healing—where asking difficult questions can be just as important as seeking answers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media
The Great Fall of 2026 has happened, but to the wrong host. We talk quite a lot about AI and how stupid and annoying it is to use, as well as how useful it can be. We've got plenty of listeners getting injured, a good few sensibly ignoring them, and our one-woman bullshit generator is very much back on form.
Viele Menschen schlafen eigentlich genug — und fühlen sich trotzdem dauerhaft erschöpft, energielos und ausgelaugt.Aber woran liegt das wirklich?In dieser ROC-TV-Folge schauen wir uns biologisch verständlich an, warum moderne Menschen häufig unter Müdigkeit, Brainfog und fehlender Energie leiden — obwohl sie schlafen, Kaffee trinken und „eigentlich alles richtig machen“.Dabei geht es unter anderem um:▶️ Stress und Cortisol▶️ Nervensystem und Daueranspannung▶️ Reizüberflutung durch die moderne Welt▶️ Blutzuckerschwankungen▶️ Schlafqualität vs. Schlafdauer▶️ Mitochondrien und Energieproduktion▶️ Bewegungsmangel und mentale ErschöpfungDu erfährst:
Plumber Dunc has been working the phones and the hype is real: Jack Ward is the name everyone in Aussie cycling is talking about. In this Talent Tool Shed special, Jack breaks down his insane numbers, his rapid rise, and how he's handling the pressure of being labelled the next big thing. Trek legend Koen de Kort adds the inside intel — from data to development to what separates good riders from future weapons. Big laughs, big insights, big future.If this episode wasn't enough Detour for you, the good stuff lives at thedetour.online with deeper stories, race breakdowns, and the kind of cycling mayhem we can't fit into a clip.
Brett records an episode without Christina and Jeff and chats with Melissa Davis (The Mac Mommy) about her start as a mommy blogger and longtime Mac podcaster, her tech-support work, and the strange lack of closure when online friends disappear. They trade mental-health and chronic-illness updates, Adderall vs. Vyvanse, difficulty finding curious doctors, and being labeled “worried well.” Don’t worry, they nerd out on mechanical keyboards, Karabiner, and remapping keys. GrAPPtitudes include Bartender 6 Pro, Sortio for AI tagging, Sketch Party TV, and Karabiner. Sponsor OneSkin improves your skincare routine with science-backed skin care products. With over 10,000 five-star reviews and validation from clinical studies, OneSkin has made a name for itself in the skincare industry. If you’re interested in trying OneSkin for yourself, you can get 15% off your order with the code OVERTIRED at oneskin.co/OVERTIRED. Chapters 00:00 Meet Melissa Davis 00:56 Early Podcast Days 02:20 Tech Support Seniors 05:52 Digital Legacy Work 06:50 Sponsor: OneSkin 08:14 Mental Health Check In 08:34 Insomnia And Focus 13:19 Doing Time Tracker 16:04 Suspenders And Stenosis 20:18 Mobility And Home Hacks 22:10 Melissa Health Update 23:25 ADHD Meds And Mutations 25:25 Curious Doctors Matter 27:59 Vyvanse Vs Adderall 30:26 Tracking Mood With Data 32:27 Cane And Somatic Therapy 36:09 Somatics For EDS 36:50 Yoga Modifications 38:19 Polycystic Liver Shock 39:20 Fatphobia In Healthcare 40:56 Pole Dancing Reality Check 41:55 Mechanical Keyboard ASMR 45:56 Nail Art And Picking 49:09 Keyboard Layout Rabbit Hole 01:00:59 Shortcuts And Muscle Memory 01:03:12 GrAPPtitude App Picks 01:14:07 Karabiner Power Tips 01:17:30 Wrap Up And Thanks Show Links hEDS Doing Timing Royal Kludge Keyboard Gamakey Silent Linear Switches EPOMAKER Switch Benefit Section EPOMAKER AegisSil Keycaps Set SketchParty TV Karabiner Sortio Bartender Pro Day One Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript Nails and Keys with Melissa Davis (The Mac Mommy) [00:00:00] Meet Melissa Davis Brett: Hey, this is Brett Terpstra. I am without my usual cohorts, Christina and Jeff. Um, so I, I wanted to, you know, get a, get an episode out for all of you listeners, and I reached out to Melissa Davis, known as The Mac Mommy. Um, I don’t, I, I don’t know if they’re still known as The Mac Mommy, but in m- in my lifetime they have been. Um, Melissa, why don’t you introduce yourself, let people know, like, M-Ma- long time, like Mac personality, podcaster. Tell us where you came from. Melissa: Where did I come from? Outer space. Uh, I came from being a mom. I, I, I will admit, this is hard to admit, But I will admit I started out as a mommy blogger. That’s, like, kind of a bad word nowadays. Brett: back, back, yeah, this is way Back when Melissa: [00:01:00] Yeah. Early Podcast Days Melissa: so we’re talking, like… Well, my oldest is gonna be 20, Brett. My oldest is gonna be 20 this summer. End of, end of June he’ll be 20 years old. So that’s about how long I’ve been doing podcasting. I mean, I started, I started, like, when… Well, you know what? I started listening to Adam Christianson’s The MacCast Brett: But you know what? I started Sure. Like one of the very first podcasts, Yeah. Melissa: still, I still listen to him on the Mac Geek Gab. Like, his voice is just so soothing to me. I used to… Like, that was the f- Back when I had, I had, I remember I had, like, an old G4, uh, Quicksilver Mac, and in the stinky little back room of our old house. And I used to, I used to download the podcasts, burn them on a CD, put them in my Walkman, ’cause I didn’t have an iPod yet at the time. I wasn’t that… I was never really that cutting edge. And I’d burn them on a CD, I’d put the CD in my Walkman, and then I would sit and nurse, I would nurse my baby. I, [00:02:00] and I would have to tuck the, uh, the headphones, you know, I’d have the ear- the, the wired, kinda like I have now, uh, and tuck it behind my back, like, behind my shoulder, because otherwise he’d, like, yank on the cord. And I would just listen to podcasts while I nursed. And I… And then, uh, then I met Victor Cajiao, and I started just kind of being, like, a serial podcaster, showing up here and there, and then it just kinda grew from there. Tech Support Seniors Melissa: Um, and I do… So I do tech support. I’m an IT tech s- tech support person. I… People call me their computer guru. I mostly work with, uh, the senior population, our, our vintage people, which I, I’m slowly becoming one of them. We’re all, we’re all gonna go that way. Brett: I feel like anyone who does Mac tech support deals with probably an, a, a population that skews older. Melissa: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yeah, it’s actually, it’s actually more– I will say it’s actually more difficult to work with somebody younger. Like, especially people my age or people [00:03:00] that are like, say, in their sixties I consider pretty young, 70 even. Uh, yeah, so but it’s, you know, the people are so, so interesting. You can learn so much. I love working with this population because they’re like encyclopedias, and the stories they tell you and the things you learn, it’s pretty amazing. And I could just, I could just spend– I have actually spent all day with some of them. Some of us just have really great chemistry and, you know, it’s… They– I, I’m also– I have ADHD, that’s no secret. And I think when you get older, um, not– it doesn’t affect everybody, but I do see a lot of what could be either they, they have ADHD or it’s like a– Brett: they have Melissa: of creeps in and it’s just a natural process of aging, cognitive decline. So, yep. Brett: have a lot of patience. Sure. S- some of my, some of my most interesting relationships over the last 10 years have been with, uh, Mac users in their late 70s, [00:04:00] 80s. And, uh, like they’ve been– They’re very– Like, they’re definitely… The people that I’ve known have been technically capable and very interested in learning. That’s why they follow me. That’s how I meet them, right? They’re like, they read my blog, which is just all nerd stuff. And, and so they’re, they’re technically competent, and they’re doing things that I can only aspire to be doing in my 70s and 80s. Um, I had a guy who was writing his memoirs at, in between like mountain bike rides. And so here’s the thing, though, is when you, when you know someone online and they’re in their 80s and you stop hearing from them for a Melissa: Yes. Yes. Brett: you have to assume that they have passed on. and that is sad, and you never really get any closure because you don’t know their friends or family. You [00:05:00] never get like a notice, an obituary. You don’t, you don’t know where these people go, um, and you don’t know how to check in on them once your normal channels of communication are severed. Melissa: Yeah, we’re at that age where we probably start reading the obituaries. Like, I haven’t heard from so-and-so in a while. Let me check the obits." Brett: I had, I had– Before NVUltra went on for, what’s it, like five years now, uh, without a release, um, I had a project called BitWriter with David Halter. And Melissa: remember you mentioning that, yeah. Yeah, and you wondered. Mm-hmm. Brett: he stopped responding. Melissa: you find out any at all? Any, Any, concrete… Brett: Nothing. I have put feelers out everywhere I can think of. I have no idea what happened to him. Melissa: went Richard Simmons, huh? Brett: yeah. Yeah. With less Melissa: No contact. No contact. Aw. Digital Legacy Work Melissa: I, I’m lucky that, uh, in my line of [00:06:00] work, I do typically hear from the family if they’ve passed on, because I form kind of a bond with a lot of people. I, I typically don’t lose clients unless they die, so… Brett: and you have some, like, in real life connections to Melissa: Oh, yeah. Yeah, I do, I do both. I do… I have some clients where I’ve never met them in person, I’ve only ever done remote. Uh, and then, but most of my clients are, are local, the majority of them. But I, I still s- see them remotely too, so yeah. I’ve, I’ve actually been hired by some people, um, mostly I’ve had two male clients who they got a terminal illness, they knew they were terminal, and they followed me online and they pretty much hired me to take care of their surviving spouse. So that, that was… that’s a difficult thing, but I’m just honored that they chose me to, to help them out with that. So I’ve kind of been a bit of a digital undertaker in that regard. Sponsor: OneSkin Christina: I want to take a moment to share something that has significantly improved my skincare routine, OneSkin. [00:07:00] So we all have those days when our skin doesn’t feel its best, and I’ve certainly been in that boat, especially recovering from surgery. And I was tired of navigating through endless products that promised results, but often fell short. And that’s when I discovered OneSkin. It was founded by scientists dedicated to longevity, and this brand stands out for its commitment to real science over marketing hype. They tackle the fundamental question of how to actually slow down skin aging rather than just masking it. And their groundbreaking ingredient is, uh, ZeroS01, and it’s a proprietary peptide designed to help deactivate the damaged cells that contribute to aging skin. Since incorporating OneSkin into my routine, I’ve actually been noticing some improvements. My skin feels smoother. It looks more vibrant. Um, it’s definitely more moisturized, and so this is benefiting from its focus on supporting collagen and strengthening the skin barrier. With over 10,000 five-star reviews and validation from clinical studies, OneSkin has made a name for itself in the skincare industry. If [00:08:00] you’re interested in trying OneSkin for yourself, you can get 15% off your order with the code OVERTIRED at oneskin.co/overtired. That’s 15% off at oneskin.co/overtired using the code OVERTIRED. Thank you for supporting our show by checking them out Mental Health Check In Brett: Um, so do you wanna do a mental health Melissa: Sure. Brett: I, I know, I know you’ve listened to the show before. I know you know how this works. Melissa: how this works. Brett: Would you like to start? Melissa: I think I would like to hear you start, and then I’ll, I’ll add on Brett: that sounds good. Insomnia And Focus Brett: Um, so sleep continues to be a major issue for me. Um, I actually for four days in a row last week, I got eight hours of sleep a night, which was insane. I felt so good. Um- The first night… So I take [00:09:00] Lamictal for bipolar, and if I miss my evening dose, I crash and I sleep in the next morning, and I sleep soundly. Like, it’s the best sleep I can get. And then I wake up and all of a sudden the withdrawal kicks in, and then I’m shaky and dizzy for half an hour after I take the dose. Um, but that’s after, like, a solid night of sleep, and it never works two nights in a row. And, like, I’ve tried, like, maybe if I take Lamictal in the mornings instead of the evenings, maybe I’ll sleep through the night. It doesn’t work after that first missed dose. Um, but then I just, without making any changes in my lifestyle, started sleeping, and I thought finally after, like, two years of insomnia, I had turned a corner, because I can’t remember the last time I got eight hours of sleep for more than two nights in a [00:10:00] row. And then it ended, and then I was up. I’ve been up since 2:30 today. Melissa: I wondered, yep. Brett: I mean, I went to bed at 8:00, so that’s still nine, 10, 11, 12, 11, Melissa: I actually dozed off on the couch around 8:30. Like, if only I could just be in my bed right now, just be, like, transported. Yeah. Oh. Brett: Oh, I, I wish. If I could go back to bed… Like, sometimes I’ll, I’ll lay back down around 7:00 or 8:00 and get, like, another half hour of sleep, but it’s really that, like, uninterrupted block of deep sleep that I need, not… I take naps during the day, and I can usually fall asleep for half an hour, um, given that I’m usually functioning on five hours of sleep anyway. But anyway, um, I– That, that’s just kind of par for the course for me, so, like, any, any of our listeners know that that’s gonna be the first thing I report. Melissa: are you, [00:11:00] like, kinda competing? Like, are you trying to get eight hours because that’s what’s prescribed? Have you ever thought about Brett: be- actually, what works eight and a half, like I’ve, I’ve… Back when I had the option to sleep more than five hours, like, I did a lot of kind of experimentation and Melissa: know where your sweet spot is. Brett: Well, it… See, the sweet pot- spot changes as you age, though, and you need less sleep as you get older. So, so I can’t say for sure that eight and a half hours is still my sweet spot. Um, and I think honestly, if I can sleep seven hours, I feel pretty good, and I consider seven hours a good night’s sleep. Melissa: Yeah, ’cause mine’s like between four and six. Brett: really? Yeah. See, Melissa: feel Brett: I don’t function well. Oh, I don’t function well on anything less than seven hours. Melissa: I just have a love-hate relationship with sleep. I just don’t– I just hate to sleep. I just would rather be doing other things. Life is [00:12:00] just too interesting. Brett: I get that. I– get that. I– as someone who’s bipolar and has had like manic episodes where I’m up for five days straight, like I, I love not sleeping. Um, w- when, when I have the mania to give me energy and back it up. It’s when I’m just dragging all day and feel like a zombie. The thing– The, the plus side to it is the more tired I am, up to a certain point, the better I can focus. Like my brain slows down and it’s really easy for me to get into hyperfocus. And like most mornings I’m up at, you know, 2:30, 3:00 and I just start coding. And I can not only hyperfocus, but I can switch focus between three or four different projects like simultaneously. I hit compile on one, I move on to the next one, and I can rotate [00:13:00] through them and like keep track of all of it. And then right around 10:00 AM, my ability to do that ends and suddenly I like flip to a project and I cannot for the life of me remember what I was doing, which is why I’ve spent my life building note-taking apps and, and time tracking tools. Melissa: Yep, same thing. Doing Time Tracker Brett: dude, h- d- I don’t… You might not be familiar with my project Doing. Melissa: N-no, but I– you alluded to something. that’s not what you’re working on with Dan though, is it? Brett: No, no, that’s gonna be Melissa: Dan on that too. I, I, don’t know what it is yet, but yeah, I’m, I’m Brett: Oh, it’s… Yeah, it’s gonna be cool. Melissa: that’s so exciting. Brett: no, Doing is a command line tool where you can type things like, “Doing now podcasting with Melissa,” and it starts a timer for like what I’m doing now, and then I can ask it if I leave and come back, I can say, “What was I doing?” And it’ll tell me, [00:14:00] “You’re podcasting with Melissa.” Obviously, that’s a weird example ’cause I’m not gonna leave in the middle of this. But then it can give you like totals, time, tag-based time totals, uh, for your week and everything. It can show you like what you finished yesterday. Um, it’s not so much a task tracking app as it is a tool for keeping track of what you’re doing in the moment. Um, for, for people like me who switch between four projects at once, it’s really handy. And some guy, some fucking guy Melissa: Some fucking guy. Brett: it, rewrote it in Rust, and it is really good. it is really good. Uh, he like, I- Oh yeah, I use Melissa: Okay, ’cause Brett: This is, this is separate. this is this is a little more ‘ intentional than Timing. Um, I use both. They kind of work together, and Doing can actually import Timing’s JSON exports. So you can turn your, you can turn [00:15:00] all your Timing data into command line, uh, readable Doing files. Um, but anyway, this guy rewrote it in Rust with my permission, and he gave me full credit on the page. And I think I’m switching ’cause Doing is written in Ruby, and Ruby is slow, and Rust is fast. And like my Doing file where it stores all of my current projects, like my Doing items, gets so big that it can take Doing like up to five seconds to respond when I ask it, “What was I doing today?” Which is five seconds is a long time on the command line. Um, and his Melissa: pretty instantaneous. Brett: his version is like 100 milliseconds. Boom. But anyway, Melissa: It’s almost like you built your own little AI thing. Like, what was I doing? What Brett: kinda, kinda, yeah. Melissa: you doing, Dave? Brett: This is, this [00:16:00] was built long before AI was a common thing, but the other thing that’s contributing to my mental health Suspenders And Stenosis Brett: is suspenders. Melissa: Ah, yes. Brett: So I have I have gained 100 pounds, um, not, n-not of my own choice, but like I had rapid weight gain and I recently got a stenosis diagnosis, which I hate the Melissa: telling you, I’m telling you, we’re like 23 and me here. I’ve got that too. Brett: apparently during one of my, like when I gained 50 pounds in like six weeks, my body was looking for places to store all the new fat and decided my spine might be a good place for that. Um, so I have fat in my spine and I have degrading discs. This is separate from my love of suspenders, so I’ll get back to [00:17:00] that. I, um, Melissa: Wait till you get it in your eyeballs. Brett: Oh, for real? Melissa: Yeah, you can have… I have, um, what’s it called? Cholesterol. Yeah, if you look at your eyes really close, if you see like a white kind of w- ridge around your irises, that’s cholesterol. Brett: Oh, wow. Yeah, I hope, I hope that hasn’t happened yet, but who knows? Um, Melissa: Brings out Brett: I– So I have all this, I have all this extra weight and I had a lot of trouble with belts. A, belts hurt ’cause they dig into my, my gut, and they don’t really work. I, every, every time I stood up, my butt crack showed and I had to like wiggle my pants up. And then I I tried a pair of suspenders and it was like a l- a switch had been flipped. All of a sudden my pants just stayed up without any constriction around my waist, just like they just stayed with me wherever I went. And now I can, [00:18:00] I can tuck my shirts in and it actually looks kinda cool when you got the suspenders look going on. Which means, so like for a long time I only wore one brand of shirt, um, and because they, it was, it fit my belly and it was long enough and like it wasn’t, wasn’t baggy around the top and didn’t hang off my belly like a muumuu. Melissa: Mm-hmm, Brett: And like, so I, I, I only wore this brand of shirt and I own like 15 of them, and I would just cycle through Melissa: dresses, they’re just your Walmart $10 cotton tank dress. Love it. Brett: Yeah. But now that I can tuck my shirts in and feel okay about it, I can buy those extra large nerd shirts, ones with funny slogans and stuff on them. And normally those would hang straight down off my belly, and I hate the way that looks. But now I can tuck those in, which means I can get back to wearing funny, [00:19:00] ironic T-shirts, and it, it’s like opening up a whole new world of possibilities Melissa: That is a bonus for mental health. Brett: every day now I put on my suspenders and it makes me happy. Um, Melissa: wonderful. It’s almost like a, like a mobility aid. Brett: Kinda, yeah. Melissa: yeah. Brett: of, I– So I, I have a monopod, um, like a tripod that folds up into a walking stick, and it’s nice and light and it is an adjustable height ’cause it’s designed to be used as a camera tripod. Um, and I’ve started walking with it Melissa: yeah. kinda like you’re Brett: I c- yeah. Yeah. Like one of my fat friends has s- literal like ski poles. They’re like half height ski poles and they walk with them and it helps them a ton, and I Melissa: Yeah, hikers use those. Brett: try that out. But a walking stick [00:20:00] really does help with my stenosis, but I can still, even with a stick, I can only walk for about five minutes, which is about .3, Melissa: Yeah. Brett: 3, .3 miles. Um, and then I have to stop and sit, and it’s been a real pain, literally. Mobility And Home Hacks Melissa: And is standing difficult, too? Brett: standing is worse than walking. Melissa: thing, yeah. Standing’s worse. Brett: Yeah. Like if I am in the kitchen and I’m at the stove cooking, before the onions start to brown, I have to sit Melissa: Yeah. Yep. Brett: Uh, so we now have a stool in our kitchen, Melissa: Do you have one in the shower? Brett: yes. Well, our shower, our shower has a nice, like the back of the tub is a seat. Melissa: Oh, okay. Yeah. Brett: I don’t know if this house was designed by old people or not, but, um, but it’s certainly everything is relatively [00:21:00] accessible in that way. Um, but the stool in the kitchen means I can cook dinner. Emptying the dishwasher is the worst for me. That just like bending over, picking stuff up, and then just moving back and forth, like the five feet across our kitchen. My– I, it takes me three stops, three rests to get a dishwasher emptied. Um, and then I’m kind of ruined after that. I hate it. And I hate that I Melissa: stress mat? Brett: What’s that? Oh, you mean Melissa: mat to stand on? Gotta get, gotta Brett: think that would help? Melissa: Oh, yeah. Yeah, I have Brett: used to have one Melissa: and one in front of the kitchen, and I don’t even, I don’t even, do the cooking. Brett: Ha. I used to, I used to have one of those in front of the stove when I w- when I didn’t have pain, but just because I was really getting into cooking and I was spending a lot of time, and I was starting to feel it in my knees. Um, yeah, maybe I should do Melissa: I think it’s a fatigue [00:22:00] mat, I think they call it. Brett: Yeah. Melissa: Yeah, Brett: That sounds Melissa: plus they look cool if you get little designs on them and stuff. Yeah. Oh, we could spend the day talking about just mobility aids and ergonomics and all that kind of stuff. Melissa Health Update Brett: Well, it’s your turn. Talk about whatever you like. Melissa: Yeah, you give me some ideas to talk about. Um, yeah, I struggle with a lot of the same things that you do. Um, I’m always like kinda comparing notes every time you post something. I’m like, "Oh No, ‘Cause you talked about Have you … You haven’t started the injections yet, have you? Brett: No, and they just delayed those. I don’t get them until like June 20th or something. Melissa: nervous about those for you, because I’ve had those and I’ve decided to just swear off them, so I’ll just kinda give you just a heads-up. I mean, it does raise your blood sugar, so that’s not great, and, um, it can give you the roid rage, kinda make you angry, so that’s something to watch out for, and more weight gain, so …But it’s like one of those things where you just have to kinda try [00:23:00] it and see if it works, because if it does work, then you could be more mobile and then maybe drop a few pounds and get some of that weight off of your spine. But if it doesn’t work, just know that that can happen, Brett: my doctor did not mention any of those side effects, so good to Melissa: Yeah. Yeah. It’s, it’s the chronic life, so that’s, that’s what, that’s what, uh, affects my mental health, so I’m, I’m really good at faking it. I am actually … I will say I’m actually feeling a little bit more even. ADHD Meds And Mutations Melissa: I’m on, uh … I love when you talk about different prescriptions and stuff. Uh, I just mentioned, so I’m taking Adderall. That is, ugh, it’s a mixed bag. Um, I wanted to ask you about Vyvanse, cause that’s the next thing for me, but it’s, like, super expensive, so I’m trying to make Adderall work as best I can, but I’m, I’m in the process of playing with the dosage. But I think she told me, like, the highest was 30. The thing is, uh, I’ve had genetic testing done, and [00:24:00] I have this condit- not a condition, but it’s a I’m a mutant. It’s a genetic mutation called, it’s, it’s just initials. It’s MTHFR, lovingly known as Brett: you process your, your, chemicals twice as … fast. I have Melissa: Yes, faster processing in the liver. So that’s when she told me, ’cause she started, uh, me out on methylphenidate, and I was like, “Well, what about Adderall?” Because it, I see it work for my kids, you know? The kids are chip off the old block, right? And so I’ve had them tested too, and all three of us are positive for that. It’s lovelin- lovingly known as the motherfucker gene mutation. Um, yeah, so, and it is. It’s, it’s quite a bitch, um, ’cause it causes a whole bunch of other problems. And of course, we’ve talked about Ehlers-Danlos, so I have, uh, hypermobile Eh- Ehlers-Danlos. I’m having a hard time … I’m just having a hard time with that in general, mental health wise, because there’s just not enough awareness about it, enough people, and doctors, doctors and nurses. And you know, I’ll, I’ll say I wanna, I would love to be able to get [00:25:00] to a point where I can just say, “I have H-E-D-S,” or heads or what- however they’re gonna pronounce it, and, like, somebody know what that is when I go in for an appointment. But I still have to explain it, you know? And then that, that cuts into my time. ‘Cause they only … When you’re, when you’re our age, they only give you, like, 15 minutes, if that. When you’re much older, ’cause I’ve had to take, I’ve had to take family members to the doctor, they get a whole lot more time. But, uh, you know, it’s like, "Oh, you’re, you’re too young to be this sick. You’re too young to be this old," Brett: Right. Yeah. Curious Doctors Matter Brett: Um, I did– I found that doctor for me that knew exactly what all those acronyms meant, knew exactly, like, not only did they know what POTS was, they knew like seven different kinds of POTS and what tests to use to narrow it down. And then she got called up to National Guard Melissa: Oh, I wondered, I wondered, what happened to that doctor, ’cause it sounded so Brett: I waited. I was on a, I was on– I w- I had an appointment scheduled that was gonna be six months from the time she [00:26:00] left. Um, and I had it scheduled, and it was on July 7th. And then I got a letter in the mail saying that her Guard duty had been extended, and now I can’t see her again until September. And, like, I’ve, I’ve tried seeing other doctors that work with her, but none of them have the knowledge she has, and it was such a relief Melissa: Is this the curious one? Okay. I always think about you whenever I’m either looking for a provider or in the, in the midst of, of getting, you know, shuffled around to a new provider. I’m like, “I hope they’re curious,” ’cause that made– that meant so much to me when you explained about how a doctor needs to be curious. I’m like, “That’s what I need.” I need somebody… Or even just my therapist. I have a new, a new therapist that I see, and she’s really curious, and I really, really like that about her. That’s something that helps with mental health, is when somebody’s curious, ’cause I’m Brett: it goes h- it goes hand in hand with credulousness. Like, [00:27:00] first they have to be willing to believe you, and like, especially when it comes to invisible issues like EDS. Like, you have to be willing to believe a person and then be curious enough to look for answers. Like, the first step is believing, and the second step is curiosity. Melissa: Yes. I’ve already had my patient record marked as… Have you ever heard this one? Worried well. Brett: No. Melissa: I looked it up. It’s basically hypochondriac. Brett: Yeah, that’s what I was gonna guess. That Melissa: Yep. I actually– I was proud of myself because I actually did confront the doctor about it and I said, “What does this mean?” I said, “I, I looked it up and it kinda concerns me ’cause it makes me look like a hypochondriac.” And she said, "Oh, no, no, that’s just a, a code that we use when we don’t have something else to assign to it so that insurance will pay." Bullshit. Brett: Yeah, right? I feel like that’s exactly the kind of [00:28:00] thing insurance doesn’t pay. Melissa: Mm-hmm. so Vyvanse Vs Adderall Brett: what do you wanna know about Vyvanse? Melissa: Um, a- and I know it’s different for everybody, but I just kinda wondered what your take was on it. Um, how– can you compare it to Adderall at all for me, Brett: Yeah. Melissa: no comparison? Brett: it’s basically a non-abusable, I would call it lower lying version of, of Adderall. Like, it’s in the same family of stimulant as Adderall, but it can’t– It isn’t processed or it’s… I don’t remember how the mechanics of it work, but you can’t snort it basically. Like, it doesn’t, it doesn’t do anything Melissa: Which I wouldn’t wanna do anyway ’cause there’s nothing up here. Brett: Sure. Sure. And then, yeah, I’m not suggesting that was gonna be a problem for you. Um, but it’s also, like, it’s way, um, for me anyway, it’s way calmer. [00:29:00] Um, and there are people that say it doesn’t do anything at all. Um, especially a lot of people, a lot of people say the generic version doesn’t do anything, um, and that the name brand version does, but I haven’t found that to be true. Like the generic, which you’re correct, still costs like 200 bucks a month, um, for the generic. Um, but it is– It’s not my favorite. Melissa: I wondered why– what made you stop taking it. Did it just not work for you? Brett: No, I still take Vyvanse. Um, yeah. Um, I used to take, um, Focalin, which I loved. Melissa: That really worked for my kiddo, yep. Brett: but it also triggered my mania, Melissa: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Brett: so I was always walking this line of like, do I wanna be super productive and manic with like weeks of depression in between, [00:30:00] or do I just wanna be somewhat productive and stable? Um, which is why I’ve stuck with Vyvanse, and my doctor loves it enough for me that she won’t, she won’t prescribe anything else for me at this point. Like, I’ve asked about switching. I’ve asked about moving back to Adderall and things like that, but, Melissa: It seems like you’re, like you’re kinda on an evening out. Brett: Yeah, I haven’t had a manic episode for a couple years now. Tracking Mood With Data Melissa: Do you track it? Do you– Like, have you ever seen those– I keep seeing these ads for it ’cause, you know, the algorithm feeds us the stuff for wearables that are, um, called– I think it’s called Visible, so it makes your symptoms more visible instead of invisible. Like, do you track it? Do you Have you nerded out on your own data? Brett: like my mania and depression? Melissa: Yeah, like do you track it and look at graphs or anything like that to Brett: See, I’ve never had to use an external tool because I can just look at GitHub contribution graphs, and I can look at [00:31:00] my RSS feed, and I can see exactly, like for a period of like eight years, I can pinpoint exactly where my manic episodes were, um, because that data is historically preserved out there on the internet for all to see. Um, it’s, yeah, it’s– Well, and that’s, like I built tools that gathered that, those various sources of data. Um, and then there was a, a tool called, um, I forget. Melissa: cool, though? Hmm. We’ll think Brett: But it could pull, it could pull in all that data. Um, Bell Beth Cooper, Hello Code, I can’t remember the name of the app. Melissa: Yeah, it’ll come to you eventually. Brett: sure. Uh, but it could pull in like your GitHub, uh, commits along with like what the weather was at the time, how many songs you listened to that Melissa: Oh, day one sorta does that, yeah. Brett: Does it now? Melissa: A little bit, yeah, your locations, [00:32:00] um, if you turn on some of those things. Like not– I don’t think it does the music and things like that, but Brett: I haven’t used it for a while. I haven’t used it for a Melissa: I was gonna switch to the journal app. I was actually really… I held off on upgrading to Tahoe for the longest time, but that one kept nagging at me ’cause I thought, oh, you know, maybe. I mean, as much as I love Day One, I, I thought about, I thought about actually switching over, but no. I tried it. I’m, I’m gonna stick with Day One. Brett: Cool. All right. Cane And Somatic Therapy Brett: Um, so did you have, did you have more to add to your Melissa: Oh, I was gonna, I was gonna add on to what you were talking about with the suspenders. I did start… I think you probably… Well, yeah, you commented on it. Um, I started using a cane, and that I have mixed feelings about that. Um, I should have brought it in here so I could show you. I’ll show you later, ’cause, uh, anyway, it’s, it’s purple. I did get a pimp cane. That’s what my husband calls it. I thought, damn it, if I’m gonna use, like, a cane, then it’s gonna be [00:33:00] purple, and I’m gonna like looking at it, as much as I hate to use it, so. So I’ve been trying to use it. I… What you were talking about with, uh, with finding a curious doctor, I do have new physical therapist, um, so I’m really happy about that. Same kind of thing where she’s super booked. I think that’s just how it is. Like, the really good ones, they’re good, and, you know, it shows because it’s, it’s hard to get in to see them. So yeah. So I’m, I’m looking forward to that. We’re gonna be doing… Have you heard of somatic therapy? Brett: Yeah. Melissa: Yeah. So ha- have you tried it? Do, do you like it? Okay. That’s, that’s what I’m embarking on. Brett: I actually have a friend who teaches classes in it. Melissa: Oh, Al probably knows about that. Brett: y- yeah, Melissa: Yeah, I’ll, I’ll Brett: and it is, it is amazing how hard just doing things, doing motions you’re used to, but doing them very slowly and intentionally. It is like you– Just like, Just like, doing y- like a clamshell where you drop your knee, you’re [00:34:00] on your back and you drop your knee down to the side and bring it back up. Like that motion, most of us, even infirmed people can do that okay. You try to take… You try to do that and take like five breaths in each direction, and you’ll start shaking. It’s very Melissa: Ah, uh-huh. Yep. Brett: Yeah, but it’s good. Like it’s g- it really retrains your muscles. It really, it strengthens, retrains, and helps with, uh, finer motor control. Melissa: Oh, that’s interesting. Yeah, I, I’m, I’m a little bit on the skeptical end of it, so that’s why I’m, I’m glad that, that you, you vouch for it too. It’s like I know that it works, but I just… I guess I wanna understand the science of it a little bit more. Like, for example, I’ve tried, uh, acupuncture, and I just didn’t feel like it did, did anything for me. I think you have to be, like, a believer, and I just Brett: think so. Melissa: I, I, I even did that on purpose knowing that I kinda felt like it wasn’t gonna work. I was like, well, what if I just go into this? ‘Cause, [00:35:00] ’cause I talk to people and they’re like, "Well, you have to believe in it." I’m like, but what if I don’t? I just don’t, you know? I’m, I see it Brett: it’s not medicine if you have to believe in it. Melissa: Yeah. I mean, I see it work for other people. I know there’s, you know, such a thing as placebos and things like that, and I don’t know, it’s, it’s woo-woo and I, I, I like woo-woo stuff. I, it just, it didn’t do anything for me, so… It’s not to say that it doesn’t work for other people, but it just did not work for me, and I, I kind of, I, maybe I just, uh, did that on purpose when I, I try- probably just tripped myself up going into it thinking, well, I just don’t believe it, so if it works, then there must be science behind it. And then, then, I’ll believe. But it didn’t work out, so. So the, I’m a little bit on the fence about the somatic thing, but the, the, the gal that I’m working with is just so, she has EDS herself, and like, like what you were saying, like, she, she knows all about it and she could even, you know, tell me the, the type that she has, and I was like, I met, I met, actually last week I met two zebras in one week. [00:36:00] You, you’re familiar with the, the zebra mascot? If you, uh, the saying goes, if you hear hooves, think horses. But we’re not horses, are we? Yeah, so Yeah, so that’s, that’s our, our Somatics For EDS Melissa: EDS Brett: somatic– somatics you don’t have to believe in for them to work. Melissa: Okay, that is Brett: it’s an actual physical therapy method that trains the finer muscles, um, that surround your larger muscles and, and strengthens those, and it– Yeah, it’s for real. It’s, yeah, it’s not like a… It’s soma- I think, Melissa: w- totally Brett: ’cause I I had the same reaction when someone said somatics, ’cause I think, “Oh, that’s some holistic idea of the body, um, of soma,” and it’s… No, it’s, it’s got legit physical therapy behind it. Melissa: And, Yoga Modifications Melissa: you used to do a lot of yoga too, so that probably makes Brett: I still do. Melissa: Yeah? That’s [00:37:00] wonderful. Brett: it’s gotten really hard. Um, I can’t, I can’t– So I get dizzy Melissa: Yeah. Brett: going from sitting to standing, um, and my back gives out if I am in, like, horse or warrior two for more than a couple minutes. Um, and I can’t do cobras because I have a belly like a nine-month pregnancy. Um, so I have to do, like, prenatal yoga, um, which is actually a thing. Melissa: that’s a good idea. I’m glad you brought that up. I should look Brett: a- and I do chair yoga, um, where I I take the class that everyone else takes, but I modify it to work with… Like, there, there are defined moves that you do with a chair instead of. Instead of doing down dog, you do, like, a 90-degree down dog holding the back of a chair. Um, and you put, like, a knee on the chair to do warrior two, so you’re actually [00:38:00] resting. And Um, and you can do it fully seated too and get at least the arm exercises out of it. So I’ve been trying to maintain, maintain flexibility and some endurance. I’m not doing yoga the way I used to do it, but I am still Melissa: I’ve seen some of your poses. It’s pretty impressive. Brett: Yeah, back in the day. Melissa: W- when you could be upside down. Polycystic Liver Shock Melissa: I should look into that because I, you know, although I’m done having babies, like far done having babies, I have… You probably know about this too, I have polycystic liver disease, which is a really rare type of liver disease, and it’s not fatty liver. Oh my God, I have to keep telling doctors that. That’s the other thing. It’s like, it is not fatty liver. It is not. It- they’re cysts. It’s a totally different thing. I’m basically full of bubbles. So I… But it feels like that’s why I went in to get it. I didn’t actually get that checked. I found it accidentally when I went in for an heart, for a heart CT. That’s when they found it, and for a, a breast MRI, so [00:39:00] both those, those types of scans caught it. The other parts were fine, so my heart’s fine, so that’s a relief. But yeah, so this was a bit of a shock. And so I don’t know exactly what it means moving forward, um, but my entire liver is, like, engulfed in cysts, so. Right? But my blood work is, is fantastic right now, so I’m just gonna keep Brett: That’s good. Melissa: hoping it stays that way. Brett: That’s something. Fatphobia In Healthcare Brett: Um, I I have heard for a long time about, um, doctors being fatphobic and, and always assuming that, um, always assuming that your health i-issue is because you’re fat and not even looking for underlying issues, which has been an interesting experience for me because that really never happened to me. Melissa: Mm. Brett: Um, at least not once I switched to Gundersen from, like, a local clinic. Then I realized that it’s not just being fat that gets you [00:40:00] stigmatized, it’s being a fat woman. Melissa: Mm, I was gonna say try having a uterus and being Brett: yeah. Yeah. Um, like I talked to one of my best friends, April, who he’s, has been on Melissa: by, women doctors. Brett: Yeah. Yeah. And that’s, that’s what April tells me. She tells me all these horror stories. Even after finding care she trusted, she still has to deal with people saying, “Well, if you just lost some weight.” Like, she’s been fat her whole life. She’s in better shape than most skinny people Melissa: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Brett: I mean, she does sit-ups with 50-pound plates and does, like, five, 10 miles at a time on her, like, on her bike and, like, she’s in great shape and still has to walk with the ski poles, and she’s getting her second knee replaced this week. And, like, it, it’s just infuriating to hear the way that doctors dismiss Melissa: You know what the problem is, Brett? Brett: goes through [00:41:00] when Pole Dancing Reality Check Melissa: Not enough doctors have watched fat pole dancers. That is the problem right there. They need more education. Brett: Um, yeah. There’s, there are a couple of, um, queer burlesque shows Melissa: shows, yes. Brett: in my area that almost always include a plus-size pole dance, and it is amazing to Melissa: Oh, it’s mesmerizing. It should be an Olympic sport. Remind me to send you the, the link to, unless you’ve already seen it, have you seen the Deadpool pole dancer? Brett: No, I don’t think Melissa: you are in for a treat. We might just have to put that in the show notes, but I don’t know, I don’t know if your listeners are that, are into that It’s fully clothed, but it’s, there’s even blue Crocs involved. Brett: So this is nobody that you’re seeing on the Melissa: I wondered, yep. I wondered, yeah. Aw, he looks so soft. Mm. Mechanical Keyboard ASMR Brett: So you’ve [00:42:00] gotten really into mechanical keyboards. Melissa: have, I have. In fact, uh, I was gonna, I was gonna see how this might sound, but I, I brought my little box of key caps to show you so that I could say, welcome to my ASMR channel. Brett: That would… is is that a thing? I bet there are ASMR, like, key switch testing. Melissa: yeah, yeah. I’ve run across a couple of videos where, you know, they’ll have a hashtag ASMR in there, and that’s, that’s what it is. Do you experience ASMR yourself? Brett: No. Melissa: No? So when you listen to those videos you don’t get like the s- the tickling of the spine and stuff? Brett: No. Melissa: I do. It actually, it goes, it… I forget. I always forget what the acronym stands for, but it, you know, has something to do with the meridian. So if you can i- imagine your brain like split in half, and I feel it right on this side. It goes, it goes like the, down the back of my head, behind my ear, and down into my shoulder. It [00:43:00] is the funkiest feeling, and I love it. I love it so much. Even when we were talking about animals in the, in the beginning and I even had a cat that would come and just like kind of lick my ear and, oh, I just, I love that. Most people cannot stand that sound. They have the opposite condition where they can’t handle somebody chewing gum. My grandfather had that. Um, some, some kinda, it ends in a tonia. Misatonia or something like that, um, where… I don’t know. Do you have any of those like sound sensory issues? I have a lot of Brett: really don’t. I’m very, I’m very, like, sound Like, I like loud, heavy music. Like, that does something for my psyche. Um, but general sounds, they neither bo-bother me nor stimulate me. Melissa: imagine what that’s like. I just can’t. I’m So bothered, and my kids too, and you know, ugh, God, Brett: So El Melissa: has been problematic. Brett: El is, El is, definitely sensitive to sound, um, in a way that Like, even my [00:44:00] mechanical keyboards can’t be, can’t be on the same floor of the house as Elle. We pretty much live in silence, and that’s fine for me most of the time because, like, it just doesn’t affect me either way. So, like, keeping things quiet is easy, and I focus well in silence. And then when Elle’s gone, I blast my music, and w- when I’m in the car, I blast my music, and then the rest of the time I live in the quiet place. Melissa: Mm-hmm. In The Quiet Place. Brett: Yeah. Melissa: Yeah, we have- something a little similar, but m- my husband and I have, uh… We have our his and hers kind of setup here in, in the, in our den, in our inner study. So he’s got his side and I’ve got my side. So we’re together, and he does a lot of grading papers, and he’s really good about putting his, his earbuds in and just tuning the whole world out. He’s… It’s fascinating to watch that man just [00:45:00] execute. I mean, I just am so envious of people who can just execute. But the, the, the, yeah, the sensory, it’s all about the sensory stuff for me when it comes to keyboards. I actually thought about… I don’t know how popular it would be, but I also thought about making a podcast, a video podcast, that would highlight the intersection of nail art and mechanical keyboards. Because I’ll tell you, that’s actually what… I’ve always loved mechanical keyboards, but yeah, the, the one that I had, someone had given me a, a Matias, and oh, it’s, it’s so loud, but it’s like high-pitched. It’s kinda sharp. And it was even kind of annoying to me after a while. And then it does not, it’s not a mechanical keyboard in that you can’t pull the switches out, so you’re kinda stuck with what you got. Like, you might be able to change the key caps if you could find them, but couldn’t change the switches. And something happened to the S key, and I was like, “All right, it’s over,” so. But I can’t get rid of them either, so one of these days I wanna have like a display of, of keyboards. [00:46:00] Nail Art And Picking Melissa: But what got me, what got me into saying, “Okay, I’m finally, I’m just gonna invest in a keyboard because it’s ergonomically important to me,” is I have… And I can’t pronounce it, so I’m not even gonna try, but there’s a condition, and it’s a self-diagnosed thing. But I, I am a picker. I pick my skin a lot. Um, I think it’s called derma something Anyway, so I wasn’t gonna try to pronounce it. But, uh, I’ve always had that condition since I was a kid. I didn’t even know it was a thing. I just thought everybody get, uh, picks. But then during the pande- during the pandemic, it got super bad. Like, I had, I had, um, some panic attacks and, you know, as a lot of probab- people probably did. But it got so bad to the point where I had picked my fingers and they were bleeding and they were throbbing and they were hurting. And I said to one of my kids, I said to my youngest, I said, “Can you just, like, if I, if I’m picking, can you just let me know?” And then I regretted doing that because then he took it on as this, like, full-time job, you know? And it kinda [00:47:00] gave him anxiety, and I thought, “Oh, okay, that, that was a bad thing to do.” So I s- I let him off the hook. I said, “No, you don’t have to tell me anymore.” Um, because, yeah, ev- even if I went to, like, just kinda, like, clean under my nail or something. So it was actually causing a real problem for the family that I was just picking so much. And it’s not just my fingers, it’s, like, other parts of my body. So I thought to myself, “Well, what can I do about this?” And so I started putting fake nail tips on. And I hate to be all, like… I don’t know, I’m not, I try not to be, like, a very vain person, but I really started kinda falling into the nail art side of things, and I, I just recently learned how to do gel and work with, um, uh, what’s it called? Uh, not resin. So I… Oh, that’s another ASMR thing. Do you like to watch resin pours? Brett: I do, actually, yes. Melissa: that’s… Okay, so if you like resin pours, if you like to watch the viscosity and the way the, the chemicals, like, form together and when they, when they mix colors in and stuff, [00:48:00] that’s what it’s like with nail art but on more of, like, a macro level because it’s, you know, you’re working with small stuff. Like, just, just recently I learned how to do… So I’m showing Brett this on, on camera, but I recently learned how to do the kind of nail polish that you take a magnet and you run the magnet along it, and it makes this, like, a cat’s eye. Brett: Yeah, that’s cool. Melissa: I love it. So, so that, so combining nail art then, and I thought, “Well, now I’ve got these long nails,” but all of my keyboards have been these flat, really low-profile keyboards. And, you know, I just, I started to dread it. So then I was kinda caught between a crossroads. Like, either I leave nails off and I can type really, really fast and have high accuracy with no nails, but then as soon as, as soon as I get, like, a little snag or something, then I start picking and then it’s just, it’s all over then. Or I try to find a way to work with these nails. So that’s what I started thinking, “Well, maybe if I had higher keys.” And so then I just, yeah, rabbit hole. [00:49:00] Went down the rabbit hole, and I’ve, I’ve just kinda been there ever since. And, uh, it really, I think, uh… Let’s see. How long ago did this start? It’s only been about maybe like six months or something like that, so. Keyboard Layout Rabbit Hole Melissa: But in that time so I’ve started, um, building a collection of switches. So I’ve been really interested in both the key caps and the switches. Um, I’ve got my baseboards. I like my Royal Kludge the best. This is… I’m gonna show Brett my Royal Kludge. So, so this is what it’s looking like right now. Brett: Yeah. Melissa: It is very purpley. Um, I did post some pictures. I can… I don’t know if you do pictures in show notes, but I could take some pictures for you It’s got a knob. It’s got, um… Let me see if I can do it real Brett: Do you use the knob. I have a couple keyboards with knobs and even a joystick, and I never actually use them Melissa: Good question. Um, I, I use it, I try to use it for volume at [00:50:00] times, and that’s probably what I use it for the most. But this one does have a… Let’s see if I can get this into focus here, backwards and upside down. It’s gonna be upside down, but you see how you can put, you can put your logo Brett: Oh, yeah. Nice. Melissa: got my The Mac Mommy little logo on there. Otherwise, it gives you the time in military format, so that’s kind of handy to have. Um, but yeah, it’s… To be honest, I, I love the, I love this Royal Kludge because it’s nice and heavy, and I love the form factor. It’s got a number pad, um, because I’m, because I am a grown-ass adult and I need a number pad. Um, but it’s nice and heavy. It doesn’t, it doesn’t move around my desk a lot. I kind of have to type, like, kind of crooked, ’cause that’s just the way my neck goes to the wrong way and stuff like that. So I like being able to fit it on my desk. I have a, I had a larger one made by Red, uh, what is it? Redragon. This is the one that I started [00:51:00] out with. Gonna make lots of noise here. But as you can see, this one is way bigger. And it was, as much as I liked it, I mean, I fell in love with it, but what was happening was my accuracy was, like, really thrown off because I fe- I kept feeling like it just needs to be, like, a couple centimeters to the right or a couple centimeters to the left. It just wasn’t centered very well. So this one, my husband gets all the hand-me-downs, so that one went over onto his desk. Uh, and then I also have a baby keyboard here, and this is another Redragon. This is my little mini one. Brett: that’s, that’s the kind of keyboard I mostly use, like a 70% keyboard. Melissa: Yeah, I think this one’s even 60. Um… Brett: My– The one I’m using right now is, uh, 60. There’s no, there’s no function row, there’s no arrow, there’s no keypad or, like, arrow pad. Um, Melissa: No [00:52:00] arrows? How do you live without arrows? Oh, do you, you mapped your keys to something Brett: so it looks like this, Melissa: nice. I love the Brett: that the, the space bar is split in two. Yeah, my, my, my partner says it looks like, uh, gay ’80s. It’s all pink and blue and purple. Um, but the, the space bar is split, and the right half of mine functions as something called a mod key, and when I hold that down, then my I, J, K, and L keys become arrow keys. Melissa: Oh, wow. Brett: once you get used to it, you never have to take your hand off the home row. Melissa: Oh my God, that must be amazing. Brett: It– Yeah, once you get used to it, it, it’s so… Like, g- moving to a keyboard that doesn’t have that is kind of tortuous. On my MacBook Pro, I have remapped it using Karabiner so that Melissa: [00:53:00] That’s what I’m using. Brett: if I hold, the semicolon down with my pinky, then H-I-J-K-L become, Melissa: Oh, nice. Brett: become arrow keys, so I still don’t have to move my hand all the way down and to the right. Like, that’s such a inefficient movement that then I have to, like… Because I don’t have great feeling in my fingers, so finding, on a low-profile keyboard, finding the, the homing buttons again Melissa: Oh, do you use the humming buttons? See, that’s the thing, I was never taught that. I mean, I took like a ty- I took like a typewriting class back in high school, and I just didn’t like it. I, I just taught myself. I just… I’m an autodidact that way, so I just taught myself. Brett: my dad, back in 1984, we had a typing program on our PCjr, and I Melissa: It wasn’t Mavis Beacon, was it? Brett: remember. I don’t remember. All I know is, like, It taught you touch typing, and it would give you [00:54:00] these lessons, and you would basically just mirror what was on screen. And at the age of seven, I was typing at about 68 words per minute on an, on an old IBM PCjr keyboard. Um, got a lot faster through high school and everything. But yeah, I was, I was, from day one, I was raised to be a touch typist, and, and I took all the classes they had in school. Melissa: But you still touch Brett: labs. Yeah. Melissa: Uh-huh, yeah. So you don’t do the home rows. Brett: No, that is touch Melissa: Oh, touch typing, so you do feel… for the bumps. Brett: Yeah, I feel for the bumps, and then I just, like, my f- my key, my fingers never really leave the Melissa: Oh, yeah. See, I wish I could do Brett: centered home row. Yeah. It’s, it, it’s good. Um, Melissa: And you’re using the split, so my gosh. Brett: What– You get used to that too. Um, like, [00:55:00] I can’t do it with the split far apart. I’ve seen people use, like, splits, like, way out to the sides, and I can’t, my, my brain doesn’t do that. Like, my hands have to be within, like, six inches of each other. Melissa: I always thought, it would be so cool to have something where you could have it, like, raised up like this, right? And use your hands sideways. Brett: Yeah. Well, that’s I mean, that’s essentially, I have, on the bottom of this keyboard, I have these risers. Melissa: Oh, uh-huh. Oh, Brett: So it sits, right now I have it at about a 45-degree tent, tent, tent. Um, but it can go up to more like an 80-degree tent, where you’re actually Melissa: Wow. Brett: uh, almost like you’re clapping, you’re typing. Um, I don’t Melissa: of that. I have a, a, handshake mouse. Brett: Vertical mouse. Melissa: You like… Is that what you have for a mouse too? Brett: no, I, I love Melissa: Trackballs. Oh, trackpads. Oh, okay. Brett: Apple’s Magic Trackpad changed my life. I’ve never used– I’ve never gone back to a [00:56:00] mouse since the first Magic Trackpad came out. Melissa: So you’re all about the gestures then? Brett: yeah, Melissa: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. That’s great. Brett: Bet- bet- better touch tool for the win. Melissa: You know what it is for me, is because of the type of work that I do, and this is very much true for both of us, you do these things because of the type of work that you do. The type of work that I do, I’m in everybody’s homes, so I have to ty- I have to be able to type and use their mouse and, I mean, it’s actually a very dirty job. So I keep hand wipes with me everywhere. Um, that, that was why during the pandemic I was like, “I am not coming to your house and I am not touching the stuff that you just picked your nose and…” Yeah, mm-mm. But, so, so i- it’s been kind of keeping me almost like a purist in a way as far as keyboards have gone all these years. I, I finally just kind of let go and embraced this recently, th- which is why I’m so excited and why I’m just kind of nerding out on it, because when, when I worked [00:57:00] in, like, I’ll call it the industry, um, I got my f- my start in prepress. So I worked in prepress, I was a typesetter, and we had… That’s what I kind of miss. We had the old clunky beige keyboards, and I had my muscle memory such that I think my o- my Option key would have, like, the indentation of my nail on it. You know? ‘Cause I had, just like you have, keys that are programmed. I could… I was a Quark queen. I don’t know if you’re familiar with QuarkXPress? Brett: Oh, yeah. Yeah. I was a graphic designer. I I know Quark. Melissa: Yeah, I loved it. I was… And, and I used it back in the OS 9 days, OS 7 really, is when I started out. Uh, I did not like the OS X vers- OS 10 version of Quark. Did not like it at all. Brett: No, but that’s Melissa: it was slow. Brett: Adobe came out with, what was, what was Adobe’s… InDesign. Yeah. By the time I had started, by the time I had started my own ad agency, we were all InDesign. Melissa: Oh, [00:58:00] nice. Okay. I mean, it was a Brett: and none of the, none of the print shops expected Quark files Melissa: Yeah. Oh, it was so expensive. I remember I had to buy it when I was in college, and I remember it cost, like, $800. I’m probably still paying for that, damn it, in interest. Yeah, so that, that’s how I got my start originally, and that’s how I was doing… I, I went to… So I have, I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts. I went to college in order to be a designer. I wanted to be a designer designer, and that’s what I, what I thought I was good at and thought that I liked doing, ’cause, you know, “Oh, you’re a girl. Go to art school. You like to draw.” You know? I’m always bitter about that because I really wish that I would’ve been able to go… I mean, this was, you know… I’m, I’m 51, so this was back in the day where girls, girls don’t do computers and girls don’t do coding. G- girls don’t do computer science. They didn’t even call it computer science. They didn’t even call it graphic design back then. It was commercial art. Um, so I studied that and, you know, I liked it ’cause I thought, “Well, this is what I could, I could take my art and make [00:59:00] a living into it.” And then fast-forward, um, I just started to fall in love with the technical troubleshooting side of things. So as, as good as I was at the technical typesetting and the technical, like, putting prepress things together, you know, um, uh, key sheets and s- you know, things like that. Do you remember, was there, uh, did you ever use a program called Quick Keys? That was one of the ones Brett: familiar. Melissa: you could map your own keys to things. So w- when I was in prepress and doing typesetting, I used that program and I, I mapped all my keys, and I had all these quick keys and stuff so I could go really, really fast, you know? So when they wanted something done fast, they gave it to me, and I could just fly through documents with this. But then as people learned that I was good at this kind of stuff and troubleshooting, they’re like, “Oh, hey, Roger needs, you know, has a problem. Can you go help him?” So I’d go over to his cubicle, I sit down, and he’s got nothing. You know, he’s got [01:00:00] no quick keys, no nothing, and you just kinda get lost because your muscle memory just adapts to it. And I couldn’t help people the way… And, and that was what it was about for me. I really liked more helping people and troubleshooting and the technology side of things than the actual design process. So I kind of went to the other side with it. And so I just kind of, like, vowed that, okay, I’m not gonna do any kind of, like, customization on my own workstation because then I’ll, my, my muscle memory will map to it, and then when I go to sit down to help somebody else, I won’t… You know, I’ll be so much in my own world that I won’t be able to help them. And so I just kind of, like, remained a, a pu
Ryan Holiday argues that while AI can generate outputs, it cannot generate wisdom. Drawing on a story from Seneca about a Roman who used educated slaves to sound intelligent, he compares outsourcing thinking to outsourcing exercise: the value comes from becoming the kind of person who can do the work, not simply producing the answer. The conversation explores the difference between useful cognitive offloading and surrendering judgment entirely. Ryan explains that while tools like GPS may replace navigation skills without much consequence, writing, decision-making, and critical thinking shape the person on the other side of the process. AI, he argues, tends to amplify existing tendencies. People satisfied with mediocre work will settle faster, while people pushing for exceptional work can use AI to refine and challenge their thinking. Throughout the episode, Stoicism serves as a counterweight to both panic and hype. Change and uncertainty are constants throughout history, not exceptions. Ryan reflects on leadership, family, adaptability, and skepticism, arguing that in a world where AI can confidently produce both insight and nonsense, the ability to question, verify, and think independently becomes increasingly valuable.Key Takeaways: You cannot outsource wisdom AI can generate answers, but judgment and understanding still come from doing the work yourself. AI amplifies who you already are People who settle for mediocre work will do so faster with AI. People who push for better work can use it to deepen and refine their thinking. Bullshit detection is becoming a core skill As AI produces increasingly convincing answers, skepticism and verification become essential. Change is not new The Stoics viewed uncertainty and disruption as constants of human life. AI may feel unprecedented, but humans have always had to adapt to major change. Agency matters more than ever You cannot control technological change, but you can control how you respond to it and how you choose to use it. Ryan's website: ryanholiday.net Daily Stoic: dailystoic.com/podcast/ 00:00 Intro: You Can't Outsource Wisdom00:29 Meet Ryan Holiday02:03 The Dream Was To Work Less03:07 Who Actually Gets The Time?06:32 Leadership, Culture, And Family First08:38 How Will You Measure Your Life?10:11 The Stoic View Of Change14:44 AI Hallucinations And Shameless Confidence17:21 You Cannot Outsource Wisdom19:08 Cognitive Offloading Vs Real Understanding20:22 Ego, Flattery, And AI22:52 AI As Editor And Thought Partner24:59 Mediocre Vs Exceptional Work31:15 Why Bullshit Detection Matters38:06 Stoicism, Agency, And Adapting To Change43:31 The Debrief For more prompts, tips, and AI tools. Check out our website: https://www.beyondtheprompt.ai/ or follow Jeremy or Henrik on Linkedin:Henrik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/werdelinJeremy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyutley Show edited by Emma Cecilie Jensen.
Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They hit headlines on vitamin K refusal, abortion pill access hanging by a thread, Germany asking Israel for jet fuel, and a robotic companion with AI surveillance built in, then tackle listener emails on deflation, data center slowdowns, and book recommendations. They rank their Top 5 brands to support and close with some light bullshit. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Headlines: 00:05:49 Emails: 00:30:48 Top 5: 01:09:33 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:22:49 Memberships: 01:25:52 Outro: 01:26:35 Resources ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth Mother Jones: Supreme Court Reinstates Access to Abortion Pills—For Now SCOTUSblog OilPrice.com: Germany Seeks Israeli Jet Fuel As Hormuz Disruptions Cripple Airlines The Verge: The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion Book Love Samuel Farber: Before Stalinism: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Democracy Paul Kriwaczek: Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation Naomi Klein: No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need Rachel Cockerell: Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land Cory Doctorow: Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It Peter Joseph: The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression Clara E. Mattei: Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States Daniella Mestyanek + Amy Reed: Young: The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them Yuyi Morales: Dreamers Michael Hudson: J Is for Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception David Graeber: Debt: The First 5,000 Years Stephanie Kelton: The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy David Graeber: Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Astra Taylor + Naomi Klein: End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World Top 5 Mother Jones ProPublica PBS The Marshall Project Dr Bronner’s Bookshop.org Wear The Peace Greyston Bakery UNFTR Resources Video: Milei Promised Miracles, Delivered Chaos—Trump Is Next Video: Canada’s Working Class Under Attack: Carney’s Economic Update Decoded Video: They Hide These Economic Words From You—Here’s Why -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us Fan MailIt's a rock n roll legend extravaganza this week as Blag, frontman of The Dwarves, comes to MLPP Towers to cause some chaos!As well as discussing The Dwarves new record "Jenkem" (which lands on 5th of June) we hear stories about very short gigs, fibbing your way onto an acclaimed documentary, get some views on punk and rock royalty, discuss English weather, English hotels, living life in the fast lane as you get older and of course, your questions get answered in the Big Book of Bullshit.The hosts have had a relaxing weekend involving doing very little, Tom goes on a mission in order to become husband of the year, a host gets annoyed with local youths and we list some "play on words" band names that we've been creating.Songs this week come from: Sloppy Seconds, A100s, Hell Beach, Off With Their Heads and Gas Station Boner Pills.
Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on Google selling AI to the Pentagon, Sergey Brin’s rightward shift, military impact on marine life in the Strait of Hormuz + more. Then they tackle listener emails on socialism, the Trump shooting, and oil price manipulation before the midterms. They rank their Top 5 brands to boycott and close with book recommendations and member shoutouts. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:18 Headlines: 00:06:16 Emails: 00:41:04 Top 5: 01:08:33 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:31:43 Memberships: 01:32:57 Outro: 01:34:02 Resources TechCrunch: Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal New York Times: Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side Mother Jones: Why Trump’s Crypto Empire is in Chaos Wired: Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire Readers Digest: 10 Things That Were Affordable 10 Years Ago—And Now Feel Like a Luxury Me Mother Earth: The Ethical and Sustainability Concerns of Temu and Shein Diet Prada on Instagram: Hegseth Wife Loves Shein Wikipeda: Chick-fil-A and LGBTQ people Business Insider: 16 of the biggest controversies in Hobby Lobby’s 50-year history — from denying contraceptives for employees to illegally smuggling ancient tablets BDS: Guide to BDS Boycott & Pressure Corporate Priority Targeting UNFTR Resources Episode: Amazon (Part One). Video: The Shock Heard ‘Round the World. Max for MTN. Book Love Becca Rea-Tucker: The Abortion Companion: An Affirming Handbook for Your Choice and Your Journey -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The surreal spectacle of ex-FBI director James Comey surrendering to federal authorities to face charges of threatening Donald Trump over an innocent Instagram post illustrates the line between a mere conservative and an actual fascist. CounterVortex chief ranter Bill Weinberg had a personal run-in with Comey back when he was a federal prosecutor. Later, as FBI chief, Comey was accused of trying to prejudice the electorate against Hillary Clinton—only to be himself targeted by the Trump Justice Department. The absurdity of the latest charges against Comey are obvious to anyone who has worked in the restaurant industry. Trump should indeed be eighty-sixed—through legal and constitutional means, such as impeachment, 25th Amendment invocation, or nullification of his illegitimate election. And, indeed, sent to face war crimes charges at The Hague. In Episode 326 of the CounterVortex podcast, Weinberg says: Yes, #8647! Fuckin' A! Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 60 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 61!
What happens when reality is so ridiculous… it sounds fake? In this episode, we dive headfirst into the chaotic legend of Florida Man—a single, mythical entity made up of the most unhinged headlines ever written. From alligator incidents to crimes that make absolutely no sense, we put our sanity on the line with a game of “Florida Man or Bullshit?” Can you tell what's real… and what we completely made up? It gets harder as we go, and by the final round, even we don't know what to believe anymore. Along the way, we break down the stories, react in real time, and try to answer the bigger question: Is Florida Man a person… or a phenomenon? And stick around for the end—because we close it out with an original track inspired by the legend himself… a sunburnt, chaotic, failed superhero just trying to do the right thing (and messing it up every time). Listen. Learn. Laugh. Question everything. Support the show & join The Skult: Patreon.com/SofaKingPodcast Merch & SK Gear: SofaKingPodcast.com More Episodes: / @sofakingpodcast Sofakingpodcast.com Produced by Brad Taylor Music by Brad Taylor Full songs available on Patreon Intro "Enter the Sofa King Chamber" End Song "F On His Chest" Artwork by Brad Taylor #FloridaMan #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #YouTubePodcast #FunnyContent #ViralContent #Storytelling #WTFNews #WeirdNews #InternetCulture
The NFL Draft happened, and somehow it was the most boring 8 minutes per pick we've ever sat through. The Rams reached for a QB, the Cardinals reached for a running back, and Mackay Lemon hung up on the Steelers GM live on TV. We're breaking down the picks that made us yell at the TV — plus the Mike Vrabel / Diana Russini scandal somehow gets weirder when the internet finds her 2022 Spotify playlist titled "Turn the Page." We have notes. Plus a top-10 college QB checks into gambling rehab, and Anze Kopitar plays his last game in LA. Oh — and we built an app. Sports Hangover is now on iOS. Live scores, all your teams, the podcast, TSH Daily, and the Hangover Hotline (drop a 60-second take and we play it on the show). Download it: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sports-hangover/id6762103937
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Max and 99 are back! They hit headlines on constitutional war powers, Tucker Carlson turning on Trump, digital life preservation, and Anthropic’s dangerous AI model, then tackle listener emails on identity politics, economic anxiety + more. They rank their Top 5 dead dinner party guests and close with some movie-themed Beyond the Bullshit. Intro: 00:00:09 Headlines: 00:12:51 Emails: 00:45:49 Top 5: 01:09:29 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:27:01 Memberships: 01:44:02 Outro: 01:44:40 Resources Leo Lionni: Frederick Counter Punch: The Constitutional Origins of the War in Iran Mother Jones: The Real Reason Tucker Carlson Is Turning on Trump The New Yorker: When your digital life vanishes The Verge: Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands Steve Jobs Business Insider: Anthropic’s Mythos AI tool could spark ‘systemic financial market disruption,’ a trade group warns Current Affairs: Steven Pinker Doesn’t Know Anything About Marxism #FreeBenandJerrys Analyze Phish Variety: Ramy Youssef Trolls MAGA Backlash to His ‘Sesame Street’ Episode Where Elmo Spoke Arabic: ‘Elmo Saying Habibi Has Set Them Off’ History: Big Bird Nearly Rode on the Disastrous Challenger Mission Far Out: The photograph that inspired the twins in ‘The Shining’ UNFTR Resources Become a Member Donate to UNFTR Buy Unf*cking Coffee Shop the UNFTR Bookshop Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Sign Up for the Weekly Newsletter Learn About Our 5 Non-Negotiables UNFTR Reddit -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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It's NFL Draft Week. Mike and J Dawg break down the predictions you can actually bet on — three receivers in the top 13, four Ohio State guys in the top 10, Ty Simpson to Pittsburgh, and why the Raiders are not about to get saved by a rookie QB. Plus: the Kings are cooked (the model says 100%), J Dawg went to Sunday Night Baseball in Philly and watched Phillies fans turn on their own team, and we try to explain why the Epstein files predicted the Lakers winning the NBA Finals. We couldn't. Subscribe for weekly takes that age either beautifully or terribly. → Newsletter: https://thesportshangover.substack.com → Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts → Follow on X: @sportshangover Chapters 00:00 — Intro: Draft Week and the Stanley Cup with a three-year-old02:30 — Sunday Night Baseball in Philly: the Braves sweep and fans boo05:40 — Pitch clock and ABS challenges are saving baseball07:30 — NFL Draft predictions: three WRs in the top 1310:45 — Is NIL keeping the best college players out of the NFL?13:00 — Four Buckeyes in the top 1014:30 — Ty Simpson: Jets or Steelers?16:30 — Bullshit or Believe: Mendoza makes the Raiders relevant18:50 — Should fans vote on draft picks? (Yes.)22:00 — Bullshit or Believe: Giants make the playoffs24:20 — Bullshit or Believe: Jeremiah Love top-3 fantasy pick26:50 — The Enhanced Games are coming and Mike is ready28:30 — NBA Playoffs and the Kevin Durant injury scandal29:40 — The Epstein files, the Lakers, and a conspiracy we can't explain30:50 — NHL Playoffs: the Kings are 100% cooked34:20 — WrestleMania fans turned on Pat McAfee
Have you ever had to hold onto a secret so big it felt like it was consuming you, while also trying to navigate one of the hardest physical and emotional seasons of your life?Well, the secret is finally out: I'm pregnant! I'm actually 8 months along, and if I'm being honest, I've stayed quiet until now because this pregnancy has been a massive challenge. Between navigating severe sickness while running my Panic to Peace program and the mental hurdles that come with "doing it again" after a rough first experience seven years ago, I've been in the trenches.In this episode of Recovered and Rambling, Brittany and I are catching up on all the life things. We're talking about the decision to have another baby and how recovery tools like sitting with uncertainty have been my saving grace this time around.HERE'S WHAT TO SAY TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU'RE SPIRALING: https://ahealthypush.myflodesk.com/calmpanicTAKE MY FREE QUIZ AND FIND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING YOU TO STAY STUCK: https://www.ahealthypush.com/blocking-quizA HEALTHY PUSH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ahealthypush/GET THIS EPISODE'S SHOW NOTES: https://www.ahealthypush.com/post/rr3
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Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They break down why the 25th Amendment won’t work, hit headlines on climate math, vigilantes, and Trump’s Diet Coke cancer theory. Then they tackle listener emails on Trump’s successors and moving beyond No Kings. They rank their Top 5 celebrity dinner party guests and close with documentary recommendations. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:13 Headlines: 00:08:10 Emails: 00:35:25 Top 5: 00:56:14 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:09:11 Memberships: 01:16:16 Outro: 01:16:51 Resources The American Prospect: Who Wrote the 25th Amendment? Grist: How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up The Baffler: Vigilante Injustice Wired: The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought Independent: White House insists Trump was joking about Diet Coke killing cancer cells Steal This Story, Please! Trust Me: The False Prophet UNFTR Resources Become a Member Subscribe to the UNFTR Weekly Newsletter Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Max for Meidas Touch UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables Episode: No King. Video: Tariff and Oil Shock | Iran War | Amy Goodman -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Crina and Kirsten take on the so-called “ambition gap”—and promptly flip it on its head. Spoiler: women aren't less ambitious. The system just hasn't been built to recognize, support, or reward their ambition in the same way. Drawing on research from McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group, the episode starts with a myth-busting reality check: early in their careers, women's ambition tracks almost identically to men's - but by the manager level, that gap widens significantly not because women lose drive, but because workplaces systematically drain it. So what's actually happening? Crina and Kirsten unpack the structural issues behind the idea that there is an ambition gap between men and women: women are less likely to have sponsors, less likely to have career advancement conversations with managers, and more likely to carry the invisible “people management tax”—the mentoring, emotional labor, and team support work that keeps organizations running but rarely leads to promotion. Add in a lack of visible role models in leadership, and the message becomes clear: “this path might not be for you.” Over time, ambition to achieve the next level on the ladder doesn't disappear—it gets recalibrated. And here's the twist: what looks like an “ambition gap” may be a rational decision. Before anyone starts wringing their hands about women “leaning out,” the episode pivots to something far more interesting: ambition isn't shrinking—it's evolving. New data shows that 86% of senior women leaders feel more ambitious than they did five years ago, and 92% are energized about what's ahead. The difference? Women are redefining what ambition actually means. It's less about titles and linear ladders, and more about autonomy, flexibility, impact, and multi-dimensional careers. Today's leaders are executives and advisors, founders and board members—crafting portfolios that reflect their values and lives, not corporate scripts. Crina and Kirsten land on a powerful reframe: the issue isn't that women lack ambition—it's that traditional workplaces lack imagination. When ambition is supported, visible, and aligned with real human priorities, it doesn't fade. It expands - and that, listeners is what is happening for women who work. Women aren't opting out. They're rewriting the rules.
It’s week two of the Spring Fund, Friend and Hell Raiser (become a yearly member by 4/30/26 and get an exclusive UNFTR hat)! Max and 99 dive into the Iran crisis, breaking down the impossible logistics of war and the absurdity of competing peace plans. They hit headlines on the MAHA pipeline, record military spending, and crypto-backed mortgages, tackle listener emails on rallies and wealth concentration, then rank their Top 5 podcasts that radicalized them. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Headlines: 00:21:32 Emails: 00:47:24 Top 5: 01:13:17 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:24:12 Memberships: 01:35:38 Outro: 01:37:12 Resources Polygraph: Trump proposes largest military budget ever The Kinks: Apeman New York Times: You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories The New Yorker: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? Wall Street Journal: The Decadelong Feud Shaping the Future of AI New York Times: My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery CNBC: Fannie Mae accepts first crypto-backed mortgage product Mon Rovîa: Heavy Foot UNFTR Resources Episode: Housing in America. Become a Member. UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables. Book Love Abdul El-Sayed + Micah Johnson: Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide Top 5 Conspirituality The Dream Last Podcast on the Left American Scandal Best of the Left Media Roots Chapo Trap House Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff Intercepted -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Max and 99 are back from vacation and kicking off their Spring Fund, Friend and Hell Raiser. They hit headlines on Olympic testing, Israel's Lebanon plans, and ChatGPT in cars, then tackle listener emails on U.S. solvency narratives and economic warning signs. They rank their Top 5 local issues, and they close with some lighthearted beyond the bullshit. Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Housekeeping: 00:04:06 Headlines: 00:13:03 Emails: 00:28:23 Top 5: 00:49:28 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:14:07 Memberships: 01:21:00 Outro: 01:21:38 Resources Become a Member. UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables. Mother Jones: The Ugly History Behind the Olympics’ New Gender Test CFR: Israel Announces Plan to Occupy Southern Lebanon 9To5Mac: ChatGPT app launches for CarPlay on iOS 26.4 Bloomberg: Virgin Galactic Is Booking Space Trips at $750,000 Apiece Yahoo Finance: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it David Korowicz: Trade Off: Financial system supply-chain cross contagion: a study in global systemic collapse -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.