Podcasts about cameos

In this episode, Rivers and Carter are back in Los Angeles for the first pod of 2026! We're joined on mic three for this one by our ol' pal, filmmaker and comedian Seth Pomeroy. We kick this one off by chugging a Polish Monster Energy Drink. Then we check in on some Cameos from the sixteen-time World Heavyweight Champion, Ric Flair. Killswitch Engage's "The End of Heartache" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Give us a listen, cuh.  Follow Seth on all forms of social media @SethPomeroy  Follow the show on social media @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for the UNCUT video version of this episode as well as TONS of bonus content!  http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod   Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt here:  http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

We almost shit when we see how low the federal minimum wage is Ric Flair pissed a couple people off with his recent Cameos they paid big money for

Hey—wait a second, that's Drew Barrymore! This week, we're spotlighting all of Drew's blink-and-you'll-miss-them cameo appearances across film and TV. From her two turns as “Fantasy Girl” (Motorama and Skipped Parts), to her unforgettable receptionist gigs (Wayne's World 2 and Freddy Got Fingered), plus a few silent surprises along the way, we're tracking down every unexpected Drew pop-up. Consider this your guide to spotting our girl where you least expect her!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us on the web:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@howdoyoudrewpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠howdoyoudrew.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drewseum⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thedrewseum.com⁠⁠

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What does 2026 hold for indie authors and the publishing industry? I give my thoughts on trends and predictions for the year ahead. In the intro, Quitting the right stuff; how to edit your author business in 2026; Is SubStack Good for Indie Authors?; Business for Authors webinars. If you'd like to join my community and support the show every month, you'll get access to my growing list of Patron videos and audio on all aspects of the author business — for the price of a black coffee (or two) a month. Join us at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn. Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. Penn. She's also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. (1) More indie authors will sell direct through Shopify, Kickstarter, and local in-person events (2) AI-powered search will start to shift elements of book discoverability (3) The start of Agentic Commerce (4) AI-assisted audiobook narration will go mainstream (5) AI-assisted translation will start to take off beyond the early adopters (6) AI video becomes ubiquitous. ‘Live selling' becomes the next trend in social sales. (7) AI will create, run, and optimise ads without the need for human intervention (8) 1000 True Fans becomes more important than ever You can find all my books as J.F. Penn and Joanna Penn on your favourite online store in all the usual formats, or order from your local library or bookstore. You can also buy direct from me at CreativePennBooks.com and JFPennBooks.com. I'm not really active on social media, but you can always see my photos at Instagram @jfpennauthor. 2026 Trends and Predictions for Indie Authors and Book Publishing (1) More indie authors will sell direct through Shopify, Kickstarter, and local in-person events — and more companies like BookVault will offer even more beautiful physical books and products to support this. This trend will not be a surprise to most of you! Selling direct has been a trend for the last few years, but in 2026, it will continue to grow as a way that independent authors become even more independent. The recent Written Word Media survey from Dec 2025 noted that 30% of authors surveyed are selling direct already and 30% say they plan to start in 2026. Among authors earning over $10,000 per month, roughly half sell direct. In my opinion, selling direct is an advanced author strategy, meaning that you have multiple books and you understand book marketing and have an email list already or some guaranteed way to reach readers. In fact, Kindlepreneur reports that 66% of authors selling direct have more than 5 books, and 46% have more than 10 books. Of course, you can start with the something small, like a table at a local event with a limited number of books for sale, but if you want to consistently sell direct for years to come, you need to consider all the business aspects. Selling direct is not a silver bullet. It's much harder work to sell direct than it is to just upload an ebook to Amazon, whether you choose a Kickstarter campaign, or Shopify/Payhip or other online stores, or regular in-person sales at events/conferences/fairs. You need a business mindset and business practices, for example, you need to pay upfront for setup as well as ongoing management, and bulk printing in some cases. You need to manage taxes and cashflow. You need to be a lot more proactive about marketing, as you won't sell anything if you don't bring readers to your books/products. But selling direct also brings advantages. It sets you apart from the bulk of digital only authors who still only upload ebooks to Amazon, or maybe add a print on demand book, and in an era of AI rapid creation, that number is growing all the time. If you sell direct, you get your customer data and you can reach those customers next time, through your email list. If you don't know who bought your books and don't have a guaranteed way to reach them, you will more easily be disrupted when things change — and they always change eventually. Kindlepreneur notes that “45% of the successful direct selling authors had over 1,000 subscribers on their email lists,” with “a clear, positive correlation between email list size and monthly direct sales income — with authors having an email list of over 15,000 subscribers earning 20X more than authors with email lists under 100 subscribers.” Selling direct means faster money, sometimes the same day or the same week in many cases, or a few weeks after a campaign finishes, as with Kickstarter. And remember, you don't have to sell all your formats directly. You can keep your ebooks in KU, do whatever you like with audiobooks, and just have premium print products direct, or start with a very basic Kickstarter campaign, or a table at a local fair. Lots more tips for Shopify and Kickstarter at https://www.thecreativepenn.com/selldirectresources/ I also recommend the Novel Marketing Podcast on The Shopify Trap: Why authors keep losing money as it is a great counterpoint to my positive endorsement of selling direct on Shopify! Among other things, Thomas notes that a fixed monthly fee for a store doesn't match how most authors make money from books which is more in spikes, the complexity and hassle eats time and can cost more money if you pay for help, and it can reduce sales on Amazon and weaken your ranking. Basically, if you haven't figured out marketing direct to your store, it can hurt you.All true for some authors, for some genres, and for some people's lifestyle. But for authors who don't want to be on the hamster wheel of the Amazon algorithm and who want more diversity and control in income, as well as the incredible creative benefits of what you can do selling direct, then I would say, consider your options in 2025, even if that is trying out a low-financial-goal Kickstarter campaign, or selling some print books at a local fair. Interestingly, traditional publishers are also experimenting with direct sales. Kate Elton, the new CEO of Harper Collins notes in The Bookseller's 2026 trend article, “we are seeing global success with responsive, reader-driven publishing, subscription boxes and TikTok Shop and – crucially – developing strategies that are founded on a comprehensive understanding of the reader.” She also notes, “AI enables us to dramatically change the way we interact with and grow audiences. The opportunities are genuinely exciting – finding new ways to help readers discover books they will love, innovating in the ways we market and reach audiences, building new channels and adapting to new methods of consuming content.” (2) AI-powered search will start to shift elements of book discoverability From LinkedIn's 2026 Big Ideas: “Generative engine optimization (GEO) is set to replace search engine optimization (SEO) as the way brands get discovered in the year ahead. As consumers turn to AI chatbots, agentic workflows and answer engines, appearing prominently in generative outputs will matter more than ranking in search engines.” Google has been rolling out AI Mode with its AI Overviews and is beginning to push it within Google.com itself in some countries, which means the start of a fundamental change in how people discover content online. I first posted about GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) in 2023, and it's going to change how readers find books. For years, we've talked about the long tail of search. Now, with AI-powered search, that tail is getting even longer and more nuanced. AI can understand complex, conversational queries that traditional search engines struggled with. Someone might ask, “What's a good thriller set in a small town with a female protagonist who's a journalist investigating a cold case?” and get highly specific recommendations. This means your book metadata, your website content, and your online presence need to be more detailed and conversational. AI search engines understand context in ways that go far beyond simple keywords. The authors who win in this new landscape will be those who create rich, authentic content about their books and themselves, not just promotional copy. As economist Tyler Cowen has said, “Consider the AIs as part of your audience. Because they are already reading your words and listening to your voice.” We're in the ‘organic' traffic phase right now, where these AI engines are surfacing content for ‘free,' but paid ads are inevitably on the way, and even rumoured to be coming this year to ChatGPT. By the end of 2026, I expect some authors and publishers to be paying for AI traffic, rather than blocking and protesting them. For now, I recommend checking that your author name/s and your books are surfaced when you search on ChatGPT.com as well as Google.com AI Mode (powered by Gemini). You want to make sure your work comes up in some way. I found that Joanna Penn and J.F. Penn searches brought up my Shopify stores, my website, podcast, Instagram, LinkedIn, and even my Patreon page, but did not bring up links to Amazon. If you only have an author presence on Amazon, does it appear in AI search at all? Do you need to improve anything about what the AI search brings up? Traditional publishers are also looking at this, with PublishersWeekly doing webinars on various aspects of AI in early 2026, including sessions on GEO and how book sales are changing, AI agents, and book marketing. In a 2026 predictions article on The Bookseller, the CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing noted, “The boundaries of artificial intelligence will become clearer, enabling publishers to harness its benefits while seeking to safeguard the intellectual property rights of authors, illustrators and publishers.” “AI will be deeply embedded in our workflows, automating tasks such as metadata tagging, freeing teams to focus on creativity and strategy. Challenges will persist. Generative AI threatens traditional web traffic and ad revenue models, making metadata optimisation and SEO critical for visibility as we adjust to this new reality online.” (3) The start of Agentic Commerce AI researches what you want to buy and may even buy on your behalf. Plus, I predict that Amazon does a commerce deal with OpenAI for shopping within ChatGPT by the end of 2026. In September 2025, ChatGPT launched Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol, which will enable bots to buy on websites in the background if authorised by the human with the credit card. VISA is getting on board with this, so is PayPal, with no doubt more payment options to come. In the USA, ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Free users can now buy directly from US Etsy sellers inside the chat interface, with over a million Shopify merchants coming soon. Shopify and OpenAI have also announced a partnership to bring commerce to ChatGPT. I am insanely excited about this as it could represent the first time we have been able to more easily find and surface books in a much more nuanced way than the 7 keywords and 3 categories we have relied on for so long! I've been using ChatGPT for at least the last year to find fiction and non-fiction books as I find the Amazon interface is ‘polluted' by ads. I've discovered fascinating books from authors I've never heard of, most in very long tail areas. For example, Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby, recommended by ChatGPT as I am interested in medical anatomy and anatomical Venuses, and The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson, recommended as I like art history and the supernatural. I don't think I would have found either of these within a nuanced discussion with ChatGPT. Even without these direct purchase integrations, ChatGPT now has Shopping Research, which I have found links directly to my Shopify store when I search for my books specifically. Walmart has partnered with OpenAI to create AI-first shopping experiences, and you have to wonder what Amazon might be doing? In Nov 2025, Amazon signed a “strategic partnership” with OpenAI, and even though it's focused on the technical side of AI, those two companies in a room together might also be working on other plans … I'm calling it for 2026. I think Amazon will sign a commerce agreement with OpenAI sometime before the end of the year. This will enable at least recommendation and shopping links into Amazon stores (presumably using an OpenAI affiliate link), or perhaps even Instant Checkout with ChatGPT for Amazon. It will also enable a new marketing angle, especially if paid ads arrive in ChatGPT, perhaps even integrating with Amazon Ads in some way as part of any possible agreement, since ads are such a good revenue stream for Amazon anyway. The line between discovery, engagement, and purchase is collapsing. Someone could be having a conversation with an AI about what to read next, and within that same conversation, purchase a bookwithout ever leaving the chat interface. This already happens within TikTok and social commerce clearly works for many authors. It's possible that the next development for book discoverability and sales might be within AI chats. This will likely stratify the already fragmented book eco-system even more. Some readers will continue to live only within the Amazon ecosystem and (maybe) use their Rufus chatbot to buy, and others will be much wider in their exploration of how to find and discover books (and other products and services). If you haven't tried it yet, try ChatGPT.com Shopping Research for a book. You can do this on the free tier. Use the drop down in the main chat box and select Shopping Research. It doesn't have to be for your book. It can be any book or product, for example, our microwave died just before Christmas so I used it to find a new one. But do a really nuanced search with multiple requirements. Go far beyond what you would search for on Amazon. In the results, notice that (at the time of writing) it does not generally link to Amazon, but to independent sites and stores. As above, I think this will change by the end of 2026, as some kind of commerce deal with Amazon seems inevitable. (4) AI-assisted audiobook narration will go mainstream I've been talking about AI narration of audiobooks since 2019, and over the years, I've tried various different options. In 2025, the technology reached a level of emotional nuance that made it much easier to create satisfying fiction audio as well as non-fiction. It also super-charges accessibility, making audio available in more languages and more accents than ever before. Of course, human narration remains the gold standard, but the cost makes it prohibitive for many authors, and indeed many small traditional publishers, for all books. If it costs $2000 – $10,000 to create an audiobook, you have to sell a lot to make a profit, and the dominance of subscription models have made it harder to recoup the costs. Famous narrators and voice artists who have an audience may still be worth investing in, as well as premium production, but require an even higher upfront cost and therefore higher sales and streams in return. AI voice/audio models are continuing to improve, and even as this goes out, there are rumours on TechCrunch that OpenAI's new device, designed by Jony Ive who designed the iPhone, will be audio first and OpenAI are improving their voice models even more in preparation for that launch. In 2026, I think AI-narrated audio will go mainstream with far-reaching adoption across publishing and the indie author world in many different languages and accents. This will mean a further stratification of audiobooks, with high quality, high production, high cost human narrated audio for a small percentage of books, and then mass market, affordable AI-narrated audio for the rest. AI-narrated audiobooks will make audio ubiquitous, and just as (almost) every print book has an ebook format, in 2026, they will also have an audio format. I straddle both these worlds, as I am still a human audiobook narrator for my own work. I human-narrated Successful Self-Publishing Fourth Edition (free audiobook) and The Buried and the Drowned, my short story collection. I also use AI narration for some books. ElevenLabs remains my preferred service and in 2025, I used my J.F. Penn voice clone for Death Valley and also Blood Vintage, while using a male voice for Catacomb. I clearly label my AI-narration in the sales description and also on the cover, which I think is important, although it is not always required by the various services. You can distribute ElevenLabs narrated audiobooks on Spotify, Kobo Writing Life, YouTube, ElevenReader, and of course your own store if you use Shopify with Bookfunnel. There are many other services springing up all the time, so make sure you check the rights you have over the finished audio, as well as where you can sell and distribute the final files. If they are just using ElevenLabs models in the back-end, then why not just do that directly? (Most services will be using someone's model in the back-end, since most companies do not train their own models.) Of course, you can use Amazon's own narration. While Amazon originally launched Audible audiobooks with Virtual Voice (AVV) in November 2023, it was rolled out to more authors and territories in 2025. If your book is eligible, the option to create an audiobook will appear on your KDP dashboard. With just a few clicks, you can create an audiobook from a range of voices and accents, and publish it on Amazon and Audible. However, the files are not yours. They are exclusive to Amazon and you cannot use them on other platforms or sell them direct yourself. But they are also free, so of course, many authors, especially those in KU, will use this option. I have done some for my mum's sweet romance books as Penny Appleton and I will likely use them for my books in translation when the option becomes available. Traditional publishers are experimenting with AI-assisted audiobook narration as well. MacMillan is selling digital audiobooks read by AI directly on their store. PublishersWeekly reports that PRH Audio “has experimented with artificial voice in specific instances, such as entrepreneur Ely Callaway's posthumous memoir The Unconquerable Game,” when an “authorized voice replica” was created for the audiobook. The article also notes that PRH Audio “embrace artificial intelligence across business operations—my entire department [PRH Audio] is using AI for business applications.” And while indie authors can't use AI voices on ACX right now, Audible have over 100 voices available to selected publishing partnerships, as reported by The Guardian with “two options for publishers wishing to make use of the technology: “Audible-managed” production, or “self-service” whereby publishers produce their own audiobooks with the help of Audible's AI technology.” In 2026, it's likely that more traditional publishers — as well as indie authors — will get their backlist into audio with AI narration. (5) AI-assisted translation will start to take off beyond the early adopters Over the years, I've done translation deals with traditional publishers in different languages (German, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian) for some fiction and non-fiction books. But of course, to get these kinds of deals, you have to be proactive about pitching, or work with an agent for foreign rights only, and those are few and far between! There are also lots of languages and territories worldwide, and most deals are for the bigger markets, leaving a LOT of blue water for books in translation, even if you have licensed some of the bigger markets. I did my first partially AI-translated books in 2019 when I used Deepl.com for the first draft and then worked with a German editor to do 3 non-fiction books in German. While the first draft was cheap, the editing was pretty expensive, so I stopped after only doing a couple. I have made the money back now, but it took years. In 2025, AI Translation began to take off with ScribeShadow, GlobeScribe.ai, and more recently, in November 2025, Kindle Translate boosting the number of translated books available. Kindle Translate is (currently) only available to US authors for English into Spanish and also German into English, but in 2026, this will likely roll out to more languages and more authors, making it easier than ever to produce translations for free. Of course, once again, the gold standard is human translation, or at least human-edited translations, but the cost is prohibitive even just for proof-reading, and if there is a cheap or even free option, like Kindle Translate, then of course, authors are going to try it. If the translation gets bad reviews, they can just un-publish. There are many anecdotal stories of indie success in 2025 with AI-translated genre fiction sales (in series) in under-served markets like Italian, French, and Spanish, as well as more mainstream adoption in German. I was around in the Kindle gold-rush days of 2009-2012 and the AI-translation energy right now feels like that. There are hardly any Kindle ebooks in many of these languages compared to how many there are in English, so inevitably, the rush is on to fill the void, especially in genres that are under-served by traditional publishers in those markets. Yes, some of these AI translated books will be ‘AI-slop,' but readers are not stupid. Those books will get bad reviews and thus will sink to the bottom of the store, never to be seen again. The AI translation models are also improving rapidly, and Amazon's Kindle Translate may improve faster than most, for books specifically, since they will be able to get feedback in terms of page reads. Amazon is also a major investor in Anthropic, which makes Claude.ai, widely considered the best quality for creative writing and translation, so it's likely that is used somewhere in the mix. Some traditional publishers are also experimenting with AI-assisted translation, with Harlequin France reportedly using AI translation and human proofreaders, as reported by the European Council of Literary Translators' Associations in December 2025. Academic publisher Taylor and Francis is also using AI for book translation, noting: “Following a program of rigorous testing, Taylor & Francis has announced plans to use AI translation tools to publish books that would otherwise be unavailable to English-language readers, bringing the latest knowledge to a vastly expanded readership.” “Until now, the time and resources required to translate books has meant that the majority remained accessible only to those who could read them in the original language. Books that were translated often only became available after a significant delay. Today, with the development of sophisticated AI translation tools, it has become possible to make these important texts available to a broad readership at speed, without compromising on accuracy.” (6) AI video becomes ubiquitous. ‘Live selling' becomes the next trend in social sales. In 2025, short form AI-generated video became very high quality. OpenAI released Sora 2, and YouTube announced new Shorts creation tools with Veo 3, which you can also use directly within Gemini. There are tons of different AI video apps now, including those within the social media sites themselves. There is more video than ever and it's much easier to create. I am not a fan of short form video! I don't make it and I don't consume it, but I do love making book trailers for my Kickstarter campaigns and for adding to my book pages and using on social media. I made a trailer for The Buried and the Drowned using Midjourney for images and then animation of those images, and Canva to put them together along with ElevenLabs to generate the music. But despite the AI tools getting so much easier to use, you still have to prompt them with exactly what you want. I can't just upload my book and say, “Make a book trailer,” or “Make a short film.” This may change with generative video ads, which are likely to become more common in 2026, as video turns specifically commercial. Video ads may even be generated specifically for the user, with an audience of one, maybe even holding your book in their hands (using something like Cameos on Sora), in the same way that some AI-powered clothing stores do virtual try-ons. This might also up-end the way we discover and buy things, as the AI for eCommerce and Amazon Sellers newsletter says about OpenAI's Sora app, “OpenAI isn't just trying to build a TikTok competitor. They're building a complete reimagining of how we discover and buy things …” “The combination of ChatGPT's research capabilities and Sora's potential for emotional manipulation—I mean, “engagement”—could create something we've never seen before: an AI ecosystem that might eventually guide you through every type of purchase, from the most considered to the most impulsive.” In 2026, there will be A LOT more AI-generated video, but that also leads to the human trend of more live video. While you can use an AI avatar that looks and sounds like you using tools like HeyGen or Synthesia, live video has all the imperfect human elements that make it stand-out, plus the scarcity element which leads to the purchase decision within a countdown period. Live video is nothing new in terms of brand building and content in general, but it seems that live events primarily for direct sales might be a thing in 2026. Kim Kardashian hosted Kimsmas Live in December 2025 with a 45 minute live shopping event with special guests, described as entertainment but designed to be a sales extravaganza. Indie authors are doing a similar thing on TikTok with their books, so this is a trend to watch in 2026, especially if you feel that live selling might fit with your personality and author business goals. It's certainly not for everyone, but I suspect it will suit a different kind of creator to those who prefer ‘no face' video, or no video at all! On other aspects of the human side of social media, Adam Mosseri the CEO of Instagram put a post on Threads called Authenticity after Abundance. He said, “Everything that made creators matter—the ability to be real, to connect, to have a voice that couldn't be faked—is now suddenly accessible to anyone with the right tools.” “Deepfakes are getting better and better. AI is generating photographs and videos indistinguishable from captured media. The feeds are starting to fill up with synthetic everything. And in that world, here's what I think happens.Creators matter more.” It's a long article so just to pick a few things from it: “We like to talk about “AI slop,” but there is a lot of amazing AI content … we are going to start to see more and more realistic AI content.” I've talked to my Patreon Community about this ‘tsunami of excellence' as these tools are just getting better and better and the word ‘slop' can also be applied to purely human output, too. If you think that AI content is ‘worse' than wholly human content, in 2026, you are wrong. It is now very very good, especially in the hands of people who can drive the AI tools. Back to Adam's post: “Authenticity is fast becoming a scarce resource, …The creators who succeed will be those who figure out how to maintain their authenticity [even when it can be simulated] …” “The bar is going to shift from “can you create?” to “can you make something that only you could create?” He talks about how the personal content on Instagram now is: “unpolished; it's blurry photos and shaky videos of people's daily experiences … flattering imagery is cheap to produce and boring to consume. People want content that feels real… Savvy creators are going to lean into explicitly unproduced and unflattering images of themselves. In a world where everything can be perfected, imperfection becomes a signal. Rawness isn't just aesthetic preference anymore—it's proof. It's defensive. A way of saying: this is real because it's imperfect.” While I partially love this, and I really hope it's true, as in I hope we don't need to look good for the camera anymore I would also challenge Adam on this, because pretty much every woman I know on social media has been sent sexual messages, and/or told they are ugly and/or fat when posting anything unflattering. I've certainly had both even for the same content, but I don't expect Adam has been the target for such posting! But I get his point. He goes on:“Labeling content as authentic or AI-generated is only part of the solution though. We, as an industry, are going to need to surface much more context about not only the media on our platforms, but the accounts that are sharing it in order for people to be able to make informed decisions about what to believe. Where is the account? When was it created? What else have they posted?” This is exactly what I've been saying for a while under my double down on being human focus. I use my Instagram @jfpennauthor as evidence of humanity, not as a sales channel. You can do both of course, but increasingly, you need to make sure your accounts at places have longevity and trust, even by the platforms themselves. Adam finishes: “In a world of infinite abundance and infinite doubt, the creators who can maintain trust and signal authenticity—by being real, transparent, and consistent—will stand out.” For other marketing trends for 2026, I recommend publicist Kathleen Schmidt's SubStack which is mostly focused on traditional publishing but still interesting for indies. In her 2026 article, she notes: “We have reached a social media saturation point where going viral can be meaningless and should not be the goal; authenticity and creativity should. She also says, “In-person events are important again,” and, “Social media marketing takes a nosedive… we have reached a saturation point … What publishers must figure out is how to make their social media campaigns stand out. If they remain somewhat uninspired, the money spent on social ads won't convert into book sales.” I think this is part of the rise of live selling as above, which can stand out above more ‘produced' videos. Kathleen also talks about AI usage. “AI can help lighten the burden of publicity and marketing.” “A lot of AI tools are coming to market to lessen the load: they can write pitches, create media lists for you, send pitches for you, and more. I know the industry is grappling with all things AI, but some of these tools are huge time savers and may help a book more than hurt it.” On that note … (7) AI will create, run, and optimise ads without the need for human intervention Many authors will be very happy about this as marketing is often the bane of our author business lives! As I noted in my 2026 goals, I would love to outsource more marketing tasks to AI. I want an “AI book marketing assistant” where I can upload a book and specify a budget and say, ‘Go market this,' then the AI will action the marketing, without me having to cobble together workflows between systems. Of course, it will present plans for me to approve but it will do the work itself on the various platforms and monitor and optimize things for me. I really hope 2026 is the year this becomes possible, because we are on the edge of it already in some areas. Amazon Ads launched a new agentic AI tool in September 2025 that creates professional-quality ads. I've also been working with Claude in Chrome browser to help me analyse my Amazon Ad data and suggest which keywords/products to turn off and what to put more budget into. I'll do a Patreon video on that soon. Meta announced it will enable AI ad creation by the end of 2026 for Facebook and Instagram. For authors who find ad creation overwhelming or time-consuming, this could be a game-changer. Of course, you will still need a budget! (8) 1000 True Fans becomes more important than ever Lots of authors and publishers are moaning about the difficulty of reaching readers in an era of ‘AI slop' but there is no shortage of excellent content created by humans, or humans using AI tools. As ever, our competition is less about other authors, or even authors using AI-assisted creation, we're competing against everything else that jostles for people's attention, and the volume of that is also growing exponentially. I've never been a fan of rapid release, and have said for years that you can't keep up with the pace of the machines. So play a different game. As Kevin Kelly wrote in 2008, If you have 1000 true fans, (also known as super fans), “you can make a living — if you are content to make a living but not a fortune.” [Kevin Kelly was on this show in 2023 talking about Excellent Advice for Living.] Many authors and the publishing industry are stuck in the old model of aiming to sell huge volumes of books at a low profit margin to a massive number of readers, many of them releasing ever faster to try and keep the algorithms moving. But the maths can work for the smaller audience of more invested readers and fans. If you only make $2 profit on an ebook, you need to sell 500 ebooks to make $1000, and then do it again next month. Or you can have a small community like my patreon.com/thecreativepenn where people pay $2 (or more) a month, so even a small revenue per person results in a better outcome over the year, as it is consistent monthly income with no advertising. But what if you could make $20 profit per book? That is entirely possible if you're producing high quality hardbacks on Kickstarter, or bundle deals of audiobooks, or whole series of ebooks. You would only need to sell to 50 people to make $1000. What about $100 profit per sale, which you can do with a small course or live event? You only need 10 people to make $1000, and this in-person focus also amplifies trust and fosters human connection. I've found the intimacy of my live Patreon Office Hours and also my webinars have been rewarding personally, but also financially, and are far more memorable — and potentially transformative — than a pre-recorded video or even another book. From the LinkedIn 2026 Big Ideas article: “In an AI-optimized world, intentional human connection will become the ultimate luxury.” The 1000 True Fans model is about serving a smaller, more personal audience with higher value products (and maybe services if that's your thing). As ever, its about niche and where you fit in the long long long long long tail. It's also about trust. Because there is definitely a shortage of that in so many areas, and as Adam Mosseri of Instagram has said, trust will be increasingly important. Trust takes time to build, but if you focus on serving your audience consistently, and delivering a high quality, and being authentic, this emerges as part of being human. In an echo of what happened when online commerce first took off, we are back to talking about trust. Back in 2010, I read Trust Agents: by Julien Smith and Chris Brogan, which clearly needs a comeback. There was a 10th anniversary edition published in 2020, so that's worth a read/listen. Chris Brogan was also on this show in 2017 when we talked about finding and serving your niche for the long term. That interview is still relevant, here's a quick excerpt, where I have (lightly edited) his response to my question on this topic back in 2017: Jo: The principle of know, like, and trust, why is that still important or perhaps even more important these days? Chris: There are a few things that at play there, Joanna. One is that the same tools that make it so easy for any of us to start and run a business also allow certain elements to decide whether or not they want to do something dubious. And with all new technologies that come, you know, there's nothing unique about these new technologies. In the 1800s, anyone could put anything in a bottle and sell it to you and say, this is gonna cure everything. Cancer — gone. And the bottle could have nothing in. You know, it could be Kool-Aid. And so, the idea of trying to understand what's behind the business though, one beautiful thing that's come is that we can see in much more dimensions who we're dealing with. We can understand better who's the face behind the brand. I really want people to try their best to be a lot clearer on what they stand for or what they say. And I don't really mean a tagline. I mean, humans don't really talk like that. They don't throw some sentence out as often as they can that you remember them for that phrase. But I would say that, we have so many media available to us — the plural of mediums — where we can be more of ourselves. And I think that there's a great opportunity to share the ‘you' behind the scenes, and some people get immediately terrified about this, ‘Ah, the last thing I want is for people to know more about me,' but I think we have such an opportunity. We have such an opportunity to voice our thoughts on something, to talk about the story that goes behind the product. We were all raised on overly produced material, but I think we don't want that anymore. We really want clarity, brevity, simplicity. We want the ability for what we feel is connection and then access. And so I think it's vital that we connect and show people our accessibility, not so that they can pester us with strange questions, but more so that you can say, this person stands with their product and their service and this person believes these things, and I feel something when I hear them and I wanna be part of that.” That's from Chris Brogan's interview here in 2017, and he is still blogging and speaking at writing at ChrisBrogan.com and I'm going to re-listen to the audiobook of Trust Agents again myself as I think it's more relevant than ever. The original quote comes from Bob Burg in his 1994 book, Endless Referrals, “All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.” That still applies, and absolutely fits with the 1000 True Fans model of aiming to serve a smaller audience. As Kevin Kelly says in 1000 True Fans, “Instead of trying to reach the narrow and unlikely peaks of platinum bestseller hits, blockbusters, and celebrity status, you can aim for direct connection with a thousand true fans.” “On your way, no matter how many fans you actually succeed in gaining, you'll be surrounded not by faddish infatuation, but by genuine and true appreciation. It's a much saner destiny to hope for. And you are much more likely to actually arrive there.” In 2026, I hope that more authors (including me!) let go of ego goals and vanity metrics like ranking, gross sales (income before you take away costs), subscribers, followers, and likes, and consider important business numbers like profit (which is the money you have after costs like marketing are taken out), as well as number of true fans — and also lifestyle elements like number of weekends off, or days spent enjoying life and not just working! OK, that's my list of trends and predictions for 2026. Let me know what you think in the comments. Do you agree? Am I wrong? What have I missed? The post 2026 Trends And Predictions For Indie Authors And The Book Publishing Industry with Joanna Penn first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Ric Flair Cameos: These were going around recently so lets check in on Ric Flair's drunk cameos. IRL Streamers: A few recent car accidents between someone straight up crashing their car while streaming and Clavicular runs over a "stalker". These people do it on their stream. Also people in jail are living it up! Kate Beckinsale's Egg Story: Beckinsale was on Jimmy Kimmel's show rambling about daughter's boyfriend laying an egg. Was this an elaborate bit or is this some sort of psyop?! Also Doordash driver pepper sprays food THE BEAR!, FUCK YOU, WATCH THIS!, GUNS N ROSES!, YOU COULD BE MINE!, TERMINATOR 2!, JUDGEMENT DAY!, NO MIKE!, CHRISTMAS GIFTS!, BELATED!, FANTASTIC FOUR!, JONATHAN HICKMAN!, SECRET WARS!, HAWKEYE!, RIC FLAIR!, CAMEO!, WASTED!, 500 DOLLARS!, RIP OFF!, SLURRING!, BAR!, OLD!, WRESTLING!, DEATH!, WOO!, 6 7!, DISNEY!, ELEPHANT MAN!, HULK HOGAN!, WCW!, WWE!, WWF!, WEDDING!, FATHER'S DAY!, GRUMPY CAT!, NO EFFORT!, TO BE THE MAN!, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN!, COVINO AND RICH!, TICKLESACK!, NO RESPONSE!, TOTS TURNT!, STREAMING AND DRIVING!< IRL STREAMERS!, CAR CRASH!, STALKER!, CLAVICULAR!, STALKER!, RUN OVER!, LOOKSMAXXING!, JAIL HACKS!, FOOD!, CONTRABAND!, CELL OVEN!, MAYO!, PIZZA!, PRISON!, SEASONING!, PRISON SHELF!, GUARDS!, HOOK UPS!, ALEXA!, APOLOGY!, 30 SECOND!, WAYMO!, HIDDEN IN TRUNK!, AI!, BUTT SNIFFING BANDIT!, JIMMY KIMMEL!, KATE BECKINSALE!, EGG!, YOLK!, TWO EGGS!, DRY!, WEIRD!, BIZARRE!, DOORDASH!, PEPPER SPRAY!, FOOD!, MESSING WITH FOOD!  You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

Ho Ho Ho, Alex here! (a real human writing these words, this needs to be said in 2025) Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate) and welcome to the very special yearly ThursdAI recap! This was an intense year in the world of AI, and after 51 weekly episodes (this is episode 52!) we have the ultimate record of all the major and most important AI releases of this year! So instead of bringing you a weekly update (it's been a slow week so far, most AI labs are taking a well deserved break, the Cchinese AI labs haven't yet surprised anyone), I'm dropping a comprehensive yearly AI review! Quarter by quarter, month by month, both in written form and as a pod/video! Why do this? Who even needs this? Isn't most of it obsolete? I have asked myself this exact question while prepping for the show (it was quite a lot of prep, even with Opus's help). I eventually landed on, hey, if nothing else, this will serve as a record of the insane week of AI progress we all witnessed. Can you imagine that the term Vibe Coding is less than 1 year old? That Claude Code was released at the start of THIS year? We get hedonicly adapt to new AI goodies so quick, and I figured this will serve as a point in time check, we can get back to and feel the acceleration! With that, let's dive in - P.S. the content below is mostly authored by my co-author for this, Opus 4.5 high, which at the end of 2025 I find the best creative writer with the best long context coherence that can imitate my voice and tone (hey, I'm also on a break!

A mixed bag of actual relatable life things (or so we hope). Geoff talks about the air conditioning/heating situation at his parents', Georgie discusses appearing for a split second in an advertisement, and the pair discuss universal identification. Enjoy! Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

Did AI end up being a political force this year?

Let's revisit the Christmas moment when God chose ordinary, overlooked workers to be the first witnesses of the greatest news ever told. This message reminds us that the gospel is good news for ALL people and is meant to be seen, shared, and celebrated. Like the shepherds, we're called to go, tell, and return to everyday life glorifying God for what we've heard and seen.

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In this Christmas message, we step into the story of Simeon and Anna—two faithful servants whose hope in God's promises turned decades of waiting into a life of worship, devotion, and joyful expectation. Their brief but powerful cameo reminds us that God often uses the overlooked and ordinary to reveal His extraordinary plan.

Every great story has its stars, and its cameos. Christmas is no different. This Holiday Season, we're stepping into the greatest story ever told—each chapter filled with wonder, hope, and the kind of love that shows up when you least expect it. From the shining spotlight, to a king who chose a behind-the-scenes entrance in a little town called Bethlehem. Each person played a role in reshaping the world as we know it. Let's learn from the main cast, and some surprising Christmas cameos along the way.

We are back with another episode spotting wine that appears in movies and streaming!  Jonah Beer of Gabriel glass and Pilcrow wine joins Jason to discuss wines found in: The Sopranos, The Insider, Weekend at Bernie's, Curb your enthusiasm, The Wire, and the Coen Brother's film “A serious Man”.  To take advantage of our Black Friday deal of 50% off our blind tasting game - go to blindersgame.com and to get an astounding 70% off a year of SOMM TV ~ a year for only 17.99!!! (do not wait on this deal it ends soon!) go to https://watch.sommtv.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=industrysommtv&plan=yearly and don't forget you can watch this episode right now streaming on SOMM TV

Send us a textEnjoy this exclusive, in-depth interview with Autumn Reeser and Niall Matter as they join me to talk about their new Hallmark Christmas movie We Met in December. Fans already know them as one of Hallmark's strongest, most magnetic pairings—and this conversation proves exactly why.We cover everything:✨ How Autumn & Niall really met (and how it mirrors the film)✨ The electric elevator scene everyone will be talking about✨ Behind-the-scenes mishaps—including broken toes✨ Cameos, synchronicities, missed flights, and divine timing✨ The emotional core of Hallmark storytelling and why these films matter✨ Their most personal insights into love, mature chemistry, character work, and holiday traditionsIf you're a Hallmark fan—especially one obsessed with Christmas movies, Autumn Reeser's iconic performances, or Niall Matter's heartfelt roles—you will not want to miss this.Follow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel.

This week, we sit down with Liz Reeves, Director of Client Care Operations at a North Carolina-based healthcare software company backed by Bertelsmann, to unpack a deceptively simple question: how do you use AI to reduce admin work without diluting the human experience? We go deep on “human first, human last,” the realities of a highly regulated industry, and why agentic AI belongs behind the scenes—freeing teams to spend more time with customers and clinicians, not less.Liz shares how her org supports everything post-sale (customer education, community, chat, quality, and tooling for CS, Support & ProServ), plus concrete ways AI is elevating sales outreach (data-driven “next best” motions), implementation (shorter time-to-value), and support (less swivel-chair, more relationships). We also dig into hiring for the next five years—resiliency, intellectual agility, and relentless curiosity over narrow hard skills—and the downstream impact: when you remove administrative burden, patients ultimately benefit. Cameos include Sean's ultramarathons, Klarna's course correction on AI, and Lucy the very good dog. If you're thinking about AI in healthcare, customer experience, or building fast-moving post-sale teams, this one's for you.

We are broadcasting live from Communist New York City. We kick things off talking about the NYC mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani's win and the coverage from local media. We bid adieu to Mayor Eric Adams. We are obsessed with Cuomo's previous fling, Sandra Lee and her awful cooking show. Plus, what does Gene Simmons have in his fridge? Does Bruce Springsteen hate mustard? What's the drama with Fat Joe and Khia?! And we play some old Cameos. A fun episode!Watch the episode on Youtube for free. Join our Patreon and get a bonus episode each month, and other behind-the-scenes goodies. More info here.Follow us on: Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and our Discord Chat. Also don't forget about our Spotify playlist. We also have merch if you're into that kind of sharing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bobby and Josh are joined by some testimonies of the youth in FLY, and they talk about what a testimony is and that YOUR TESTIMONY MATTERS. Cameos made by Ryan, Brody, Sophia, Malaysia, and Brooke.

CHICAGO, IL - We were in the middle of a great rugby weekend in Chicago, but the MLR Weekly Staff had its tentacles everywhere, keeping tabs on the Utah Warriors dropping out, a BIG ESPN/MLR announcement, the USA Eagles losing ugly, and a Windy City jammed with ruggers... Featured guest Tom Kindley, GM of the 3-peat Champion New England Free Jacks, shares his thoughts on much of the above, plus the pressures of the new roster rules, tampering charges, his unprecedented/humane advertising of players and expectations of a 4-peat (or whatever that is).

Cotton, Cameos, and Cashmere: The Accessories of Revolutionary Style. The Graces made cotton, previously worn by lower classes, the most fashionable and revolutionary fabric, often importing high-quality white muslin from India. Painters like David were fascinated by how the thin fabric revealed women's bodies, making the women appear artful and allowing them to move freely. When big skirts disappeared, the need to carry belongings led to the invention of the handbag as we know it, which instantly became the "it accessory." Other vital accessories included flat laced shoes and cashmere shawls. The long, rectangular cashmere shawls, first sent by Napoleon from Cairo to Josephine, were draped seductively around the slim dresses, becoming highly desirable for decades. Josephine (Rose) also invented the tiara by adapting Italian cameos to headbands. Juliet's rigorous all-white look became a powerful rallying symbol for the purity of revolutionary principles. 1805 Josephine

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: audiobook samples and author shoutouts Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: books we've recently set aside and why The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). .  .  .  1:26 - Ad For Ourselves 4:27 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 6:09 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 9:50 - Our Current Reads 10:22 - Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins (Meredith) 13:50 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent 13:54 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare 14:36 - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Kaytee) 14:45 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy 14:51 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy 18:04 - What the Deep Water Knows by Miranda Cowley Heller  (Meredith) 18:54 - The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 23:07 - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (Kaytee) 23:26 - Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle 26:15 - Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle 26:54 - The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Feret-Fleury (Meredith, amazon link) 30:37 - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 31:52 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Kaytee) 32:13 - Waterstones 32:14 - Blackwell's 34:16 - The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell 38:20 - Books We Recently DNF'd 40:47 - Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Meredith NRN) 43:30 - All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Kaytee DNF) 45:16 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Meredith DNF with prejudice) 47:47 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 48:11 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 49:50 - We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (Kaytee DNF with prejudice) 51:58 - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 52:30 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith - not sure!) 53:42 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 53:49 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow 55:01 - Fire by John Boyne (Kaytee DNF) 55:14 - Water by John Boyne 55:15 - Earth by John Boyne 55:16 - Air by John Boyne 55:18 - The Elements by John Boyne (all 4 novellas combined) 55:27 - Blackwell's 56:45 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 57:46 -  Sarah's Bookshelves Live - The Elements by John Boyne discussion (only for patreon subscribers) 58:34 - Meet Us At The Fountain 59:14 - I wish for author Cameos. (Meredith) 59:17 - Cameo 1:01:17 - I wish for a reading merit badge. (Kaytee)   Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November's's IPL is brought to us from Content Bookstore in Northfield, Minnesota. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

This week, we're turning up the volume to 11 and diving into the glorious 1986 heavy metal horror flick, Trick or Treat! We talk about: The electric (literally) performance of the undead rock god, Sammi Curr! Black Magic and backwards-played vinyl—the most metal way to commit murder.  Cameos by Gene Simmons (as a DJ!) and the one and only Ozzy Osbourne (as a TV preacher!). You read that right. We're asking the tough question: Does this movie rock, or is it just "false metal"? #TrickOrTreat1986 #SammiCurr #HeavyMetalHorror #80sHorror #OzzyOsbourne #GeneSimmons #HorrorPodcast #Fastway #CultClassic #trickortreat

Marvin Movie Monster is back with the Tooney Talk crew to bring back THE CAMEO GAME from Tooney Talk TV, but this time with Wrestlers! Marv presents the panel with a wrestler and YOU have to guess what they charge! Play along at home as we learn how delusional some people are about their own fame! To join in the fun LIVE, head over to youtube.com/@ToonWrestling every Tuesday at 8pm est!

Catch Up on what the Sister Wives family has been up to this week! Be sure to tune into our weekly watch-alongs of the most recent episodes of Season 20 & our regular Weekly Hot Topics on your favorite podcast app and Youtube.SHOW LINEUP:-Weekend update (A weekend at the THEATRE

Jared and Mike bring back resident New Yawk correspondent Robert Silverman to discuss the forthcoming mayoral election in the Big Apple — one that has major implications for the future of the Democratic Party and the fight against the MAGA agenda. Join them for a guided tour of the scandal-ridden NYC political landscape where Zohran Mamdani emerged as a frontrunner and why Trump is “big mad” about it. Cameos by: Dipset, an army of feral cats, Democratic Socialists of America, vegan mysticism, and The Warriors. Let your haters become your waiters on this very special NYC-themed episode of PTI.Patreon: https://patreon.com/PostingThroughItTransition Music:"Brand New Car" by Action Bronson"Oh Yeah" by Juelz Santana"Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)" by M.O.P.

This week Chris Fafalios returns to discuss Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, and all of Al's random cameos on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another San Diego Comic Con has come and gone, and Wookiee Radio has the rundown. We have the top news from the Lucasfilm Publishing, Hasbro & Lucasfilm Animation panels. Then we look at list involving lightsabers in a galaxy far, far away and see if we agree with the ranking of all of the Star […]

NEW YORK – Major League Rugby came out with a statement following last week's Owners' Meetings and MLR Weekly goes behind the curtain to unravel the known unknown. It also dives into the problematic College Rugby landscapes in the USA and Canada, while coming up with some outside-the-box ideas.

Llegamos al episodio #200, no lo podemos creer :O pero aquí estamos asi que nos tomamos un momento para reflexionar sobre ¿Cómo seguirle con proyectos creativos que llevan mucho tiempo? ¿cómo mantener esa chispa andando? apaaaarte tenemos grandes invitados que mandaron su sabiduría, gracias por los mensajes y las palabras a: Fusca, Smithe, Alejo, Camilo, MarMaremoto, El Profe y más, gracias por escucharnos y estar por acá con nosotros, esperamos durar otros 200 más. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, and Justin Robert Young discuss the recent launch of the Soar app by OpenAI, its features, and how it quickly became a platform for both creating AI-generated videos and a new form of social media. They explore the app’s cameo feature, which allows users to create digital avatars […]

In this milestone 300th episode of Two Strike Noise, Jeff and Mark are joined by Ryan Fagan, longtime Sporting News writer, Hall of Fame voter, and noted Seinfeld/baseball connoisseur. Together they finally tackle the crossover we've all been waiting for — Seinfeld and baseball. From Keith Hernandez's legendary cameo to George Steinbrenner's unseen hand, the crew breaks down how baseball became the show's unofficial fifth character. Ryan shares insider context from both the press box and the writer's room, while Jeff and Mark connect the dots between sitcom absurdity and real-life dugout drama. Along the way they revisit the fantasy camp episode, debate which ballplayer cameo aged best, and decide whether the Keith Hernandez two-parter might just be the most enduring sports cameo in television history. Episode Timeline 00:00 Introduction – Episode 300! 03:10 Batting Practice – Baseball quirks, Operation Shut Down, and Miguel Montero 09:45 Meet Ryan Fagan – Sporting News, Hall of Fame voter, Seinfeld fan 13:20 When Baseball Met Seinfeld – Keith Hernandez, fantasy camp, and “The Boyfriend” 23:40 The Yankees Era – Steinbrenner's appearances and Costanza's chaos 33:25 Cameos & Callbacks – Jeter, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, and beyond 42:05 Baseball's Influence on Seinfeld – Competition, rituals, and superstition YouTube - www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise Bluesky - @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/TwoStrikeNoise/ Instagram - @twostrikenoise E-mail - twostrikenoise@gmail.com We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tim Foli or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/ #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards  

The gang is BACK to help us finish breaking down the rest of the 2025 Hallmark Christmas movies! Did you miss part 1? Check it out HERE.This week, we cover...Thursday, November 27: We Met in DecemberStars: Autumn Reeser (Junebug), Niall Matter (This Time Each Year)On an unexpected layover in mid-December, Annie Lane (Reeser) and Dave Weeks (Matter) meet asstrangers in a beautiful hotel all decorated for the holidays. It's love at first sight, and they end uphaving a magical night of sharing hopes, dreams...and a perfect kiss. But when they fail to exchangenumbers and miss each other the next morning, Annie and Dave fly back to Chicago with no easyway to track the other one down. The only clues they have are those shared about plans for theupcoming holiday season, and the two embark on separate quests to find one another. Along theway, insightful wisdom shared during their time together leads Annie and Dave to make importantchanges in their lives, leading them both to find ways of making this Christmas special forthemselves, their families, and their loved ones.Friday, November 28: The Snow Must Go On – premieres at 6 pm ET/PTStars: Heather Hemmens (Christmas Under the Lights), Corey Cott (Season's Greetings fromCherry Lane)Isaiah Heyward (Cott) last appeared on Broadway almost 10 years ago. Since then, getting back onBroadway has been a challenge. To escape the grind of the city and re-evaluate his life, Isaiah visitshis sister, Jess, and teenage niece, Aurora, in upstate New York for the holidays. But his yuletiderespite is interrupted when he learns Aurora's high school may have to cancel their annual Christmasmusical because they can't find a director. With a nudge from Aurora and the school's guidancecounselor, Lilly-Anne Brigente (Hemmens), Isaiah decides to save the Christmas show and jumps inas director. Isaiah's situation gets a little more complicated when he learns that an influentialBroadway producer's daughter is in the school production, so Isaiah decides to cast himself as thelead in order to land a part in an upcoming Broadway show. But while the curtain rises on rehearsalsand the Christmas Eve opening night fast approaches, Isaiah finds some Christmas surprises of hisown, as he stumbles upon an unexpected romance with Lilly-Anne, creates an unanticipated bondwith his students, reassesses his priorities and ultimately discovers that the greatest holiday gift isfound when love, family, and friendship take centerstage.Friday, November 28: The More the Merrier – premieres at 8 pm ET/PTStars: Rachel Boston (Adventures in Love & Birding), Brendan Penny (Chesapeake Shores)Alice (Boston), an emergency room doctor at a small, rural hospital, always volunteers to work theChristmas Eve overnight shift and goes the extra mile to make the holiday merry and bright forpatients and staff. When the hospital gets snowed in, Alice and Brian (Penny), the newly hired top-rated cardiologist, find themselves in the middle of a bona fide baby boom when three women –including the only OBGYN for miles around – go into labor on the rarest birthday of the year. As theyteam up to bring these bundles of joy into the world as the night wears on, Alice, Brian and the restof the staff also work hard to make the holiday feel festive for all the patients. Though they may havedifferent approaches to medicine – and to life – there's a spark between them and by the end of theirshift it's clear that this may be the Christmas Eve that changes them both forever.Saturday, November 29: An Alpine Holiday – premieres at 6 pm ET/PTStars: Ashley Williams (To Barcelona, Forever), Laci Mailey (The Perfect Setting), Julien Samani(Holidate)A grandmother's last wish brings two estranged sisters Faith (Williams) and Kelly (Mailey), backtogether to travel to the French Alps for Christmas to recreate her first trip there with their grandfather.Facing all the challenges and wonder this unique holiday adventure brings, they learn to cherish theirsisterhood above all, while also making room for romance to blossom between Kelly and their Frenchmountaineer guide, Frederic (Samani).Saturday, November 29: A Grand Ole Opry Christmas – premieres at 8 pm ET/PTStars: Nikki Deloach (Curious Caterer Mysteries), Kristoffer Polaha (A Biltmore Christmas), RobMaye (Lioness), Eliza Maher (Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up), Luke Benward (Miss Valentine), SharonLawrence (Joe Pickett), James Denton (Desperate Housewives)Gentry Wade (Nikki DeLoach), daughter of late country music icon Jett Wade – half of the famed duoWinters & Wade – abandoned her dream of a songwriting career and distanced herself from herfather's legacy following his tragic accident 30 years prior. When the Grand Ole Opry invites her torepresent Jett at their centennial celebration at Christmas, she's hesitant to return to the placesteeped in bittersweet memories. Encouraged by her good friends, Gentry visits the Opry and, whileseated in one of the vaunted venue's oak church pews, is suddenly transported to 1995. Gentry'slifelong friend Mac (Kristoffer Polaha) a country music talent manager, finds himself in 1995 as well.Thanks to some Christmas magic, Gentry gets precious time with her father, creative inspiration tofinish the song she began decades earlier as a teen and learns surprising answers to questions abouther father that have followed her for the last three decades.Cameos by: Bill Anderson, Brad Paisley, Dailey & Vincent, Drew Baldridge, Jamey Johnson, MaggieBaugh, Megan Moroney, Mickey Guyton, Pam Tillis, Rhett Akins, Riders in the Sky, Suzy Bogguss,Tigirlily Gold, T Graham BrownSunday, November 30: The Christmas Cup – premieres at 6 pm ET/PTStars: Rhiannon Fish (A Prince in Paradise), Ben Rosenbaum (When Calls the Heart)After a knee injury threatens to cut her career short, Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt (Fish) returns homein low spirits for the holidays. Her family tries to help by encouraging her to lead her hometown team in the annual Christmas Cup against the rival town. It takes a lot of work, but Kelly organizes herteam and gets them as competition-ready as she can with the help of Fire Captain Quinn Stokley(Rosenbaum). Sparks begin to fly with Quinn, and through the whole process, Kelly is reminded ofhow much she loves to lead, but her heart still hopes she will be cleared to return to serve. Kellyultimately receives the call she has been waiting for; however, it's not what she expects. With theMarines needing her to report to the Hawaiian base on the day of the competition, Kelly soon realizesthere is more than one way to serve a community.Sunday, November 30: Christmas at the Catnip Café – premieres at 8 pm ET/PTStars: Erin Cahill (Holidazed), Paul Campbell (Three Wise Men and a Baby)Olivia Pierce (Cahill) is a marketing executive from Oakland, California who is this close to realizingher dream of purchasing a condo, but she's a bit short on the down payment. When she learns thather late great aunt left her half of a cat café in upstate New York she thinks it's the Christmas miracleshe needed – as long as she can sell and close the deal before the holidays. Olivia's plan hits a bumpin the road when she meets Dr. Ben Kane (Campbell), the veterinarian who owns the other half. Thecafé serves an important role in the town – helping homeless cats find forever homes – and he hasno intention of closing up shop. Christmas is the most important time of the year as they plan manyactivities to help raise funds and get them into the black. Olivia and Ben strike a deal – she agrees tohelp him plan the fundraising events at the café over the next three weeks in exchange for Benpromising not to drag his heels on selling at the end of that time. Unless, Ben notes, she ends upchanging her mind – a lot can happen in three weeks, after all. As they work together and a sparkbetween them grows, Olivia becomes part of the neighborhood, gains an appreciation for the café'sadorable feline inhabitants and what it means to Ben, as well as to the entire community. And whenshe learns the surprising reason her great aunt opened the café in the first place, that just might bethe cat-alyst for change that will give them all a Merry Christmas.Saturday, December 6: She's Making A ListStars: Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls), Andrew Walker (Curious Caterer Mysteries)Falling on Santa's Naughty or Nice list used to be a call made by Santa and his elves. But with thenumber of kids worldwide skyrocketing, Santa has outsourced the job to the Naughty or Nice Group,a consulting firm that has cornered the market on determining a child's niceness thanks to an airtightformula. As a top inspector with the group, it's Isabel's (Chabert) job to make the tough calls, byassessing the children on her list and assigning a verdict. When she is tasked with evaluating amischievous 11-year-old Charlie Duncan, she expects a routine case. But things get complicatedwhen Isabel unexpectedly falls for Charlie's widowed father, Jason (Walker), and begins to questionthe rigid rules of her job. As Christmas approaches, Isabel must choose between following theholiday algorithm or following her heart.Sunday, December 7: Single on the 25thStars: Lyndsy Fonseca (Nikita), Daniel Lissing (When Calls the Heart)For Nell Duke (Fonseca), nothing is worse than being single at Christmastime because everywhereshe looks, couples are kissing under the mistletoe. After her family cancels holiday plans at the lastminute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own! When she crossespaths with her neighbor Cooper (Lissing), a financial analyst who prides himself on being happilyunattached, he notices Nell struggling with being alone and decides to share tips on how to keep theholidays festive. Cooper inspires Nell to challenge her insecurities and find happiness in being onher own. In turn, Nell helps Cooper realize he's missing out on real connection. In the funpartnership that forms, the friendly singles' Christmas together starts to feel like something more.Their special connection falls apart when Nell finds out Coooper only offered to help because he feltsorry Nell had to spend the holidays alone. To make Christmas truly magical this year, Cooper mustshow real growth of character while Nell finds her own strength in being single during the holidays.Saturday, December 13: A Suite Holiday RomanceStars: Jessy Schram (Chicago Med), Dominic Sherwood (Shadowhunters)It's Christmas week when Sabrina Post (Schram), arrives at the iconic Grand Fairbanks Hotel in NewYork City, ready to accept the ghostwriting position for the memoir of Grayson Westcott – a famousart dealer. As a struggling writer, Sabrina can't believe her luck: a paycheck and a stay in her ownsuite at the hotel. She feels like Cordelia, the heroine from her favorite series of children's bookswritten by Hazel Holley. What promises to be a perfect week is complicated when Sabrina meetsIan Turner (Sherwood), a handsome British visitor, at the hotel bar. When Ian assumes Sabrina isanother wealthy guest at the hotel, she doesn't correct him – a decision she doesn't regret afterlearning that Ian is a member of the British aristocracy. Or so she thinks. The truth is that Ian is nota wealthy lord but is the personal secretary of Lord Spencer Braxton. Ian is in town for the holidaysto oversee the installation of an exhibit featuring the Braxton Royal Jewels at the Avalon Museum. Asthe week unfolds, Sabrina shows Ian Christmas in New York and the two start to fall for each other.Sunday, December 14: Oy to the World!Stars: Brooke D'Orsay (Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane), Jake Epstein (The Hardy Boys)When water lines break at Temple Beth Am, it leaves its members in need of a place to celebrateHannukah. Across the street, St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is quick to open its doors and offershared space for the holidays. With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the sameday this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint servicefor their congregations. But that means Nikki Roberts (D'Orsay), St. Joseph's youth choir director,must team up with Jake Cohen (Epstein), the substitute youth choir director from Temple Beth Am,and put on a single music program. These two are old high school rivals and together, they're readyto compete for the top prize. That's not helping matters at a time when partnership matters most.To lead a successful fundraising effort for the temple, Nikki and Jake have to put aside theirdifferences and learn how to work together. In doing so, they discover teamwork can movemountains and open hearts, including their own. On their big night, Nikki and Jake find a way to unite people through the power of song and prove that coming together is the best way for everyone tocelebrate the holiday season.Saturday, December 20: A Make Or Break HolidayStars: Hunter King (Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story), Evan Roderick (Arrow)Liv (King) and Daniel (Roderick) are hosting their families for the first time this Christmas and stressis at an all-time high. When unspoken irritations within their relationship finally reach a boiling point,Liv and Daniel find themselves at odds and decide they need to take a break from each other.However, relaying this news to their families will most certainly ruin Christmas, so they decide tomove forward with their original plans and will pretend to be a happy couple while everyone is underone roof. As they navigate the complexities of their respective families and work together to createa holiday celebration they'll all remember, Liv and Daniel begin to rediscover what they love abouteach other and may not have to pretend much longer.Sunday, December 21: The Christmas BabyStars: Ali Liebert (Bomb Girls), Katherine Barrell (Good Witch), Barbara Niven (Hannah SwensenMysteries)When a baby boy shows up on their doorstep days before Christmas with a note written specially forthem, Erin (Liebert) and Kelly (Barrell) must learn how to navigate their new relationship and careerdynamics while unexpectedly caring for a newborn. As the couple spends more time with the babyas a temporary solution until he can be placed permanently or they can find his mother, they beginto realize that they want to adopt him themselves and go about navigating the complicated world offostering to adopt all while their business is booming at the busiest time of the year, Christmas. 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Midjourney Fast Hours — Episode 51: “Sora 2, Veo 3 & The AI Video Gold Rush”Drew and Rory crawl out of their creative caves after a month-long “break” (read: total burnout) and immediately get smacked in the face by Sora 2, Veo 3, and Midjourney Style Explorer updates that make everything they said last episode obsolete.They break down what's actually working in Sora 2 (full edits, audio, dialogue, even IP?), why Veo 3 can't seem to go fast anymore, and how keyframes are quietly becoming the holy grail of AI video.Expect rants about IP chaos, Mr. Rogers cameos, and why OpenAI's guerilla launch strategy might be the smartest marketing move of 2025.It's equal parts therapy session, tech panic, and creative caffeine rush — exactly how they like it.Keywords: Sora 2 update, Google Veo 3 review, Midjourney V8, AI video generation tools, Luma AI, keyframes, AI video editing, AI marketing trends 2025, generative video, Style Explorer Midjourney---⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour00:00 – Intro + return from creative hibernation00:42 – Sora 2 drops: “the floodgates just opened”01:27 – Sora 2's new tricks: editing, sound, dialogue, and IP02:17 – Veo 3 vs Sora 2 vs Ray 303:20 – Rory's South Park AI episode + the “bar-only” friend05:00 – Why dedicated AI-only spaces actually matter05:48 – Remix culture, Mr. Rogers AI, and the rise of comedic timing07:00 – The “Remix” button, mass adoption, and kids using Sora08:43 – The IP gray area: Minecraft meets Mr. Rogers09:43 – Cameos, access codes, and mobile vs desktop creation12:25 – Sequential storytelling: AI understands chronology now13:29 – Toyota ads, guerrilla launches, and OpenAI's flood strategy15:00 – IP risk vs reward — how far can brands push it18:00 – AI performance comparisons23:00 – Fight scenes, motion control, and why keyframes matter27:50 – Workflow troubleshooting and micro-decision fatigue34:50 – Too many tools? Runway, Aleph, and the Weavy advantage35:45 – Shout-out to Weavy + tool consolidation predictions36:00 – Higgsfield pivots, Pika memes, and the marketing gap37:00 – Visual Electric's acquisition and the coming consolidation wave38:20 – Midjourney updates: Style Explorer, Smart Search, and new unlocks40:30 – Playing with EXP mode + hidden color/style refinements42:30 – Style Finder, Style Creator, and mood-board personalization43:57 – Style ranking feature + --r 40 nostalgia meltdown46:00 – Midjourney V8 speculation & dataset rumors50:30 – Google's product chaos: Gemini, Nano Banana, Flow, and Veo 353:00 – Why Google can fail (and still win)55:10 – ChatGPT's image text features & the next AI video wave59:30 – The Weavy renaissance and workflow automation discussion1:02:00 – New creative problems worth solving1:06:00 – Why “easy” AI creation still stings for creatives1:08:30 – Closing banter + “hit the button” outro

Sports Fellowship with Fox & Frank brings a full plate of baseball (with a side of college football and a sprinkle of chaos).Mets obituary & survivor tie drama: Frank mourns the Mets' playoff miss (and his own survivor-pool exit via that Packers tie). New York cleans house on the coaching staff… but keeps the manager.Yankees–Red Sox & a rookie masterclass: Allen relives a cathartic series and a stunning eight-inning, 12-K gem from the Yankees' call-up. Judge watch, bullpen angst, Boone decisions—the whole Bronx cocktail.October picture locked: DS matchups are set—Yanks–Blue Jays, Tigers–Mariners, Cubs–Brewers, Phillies–Dodgers—and the crew wishes a few of those heavyweights met in the LCS instead.College football roundup: Penn State's whiteout ends in overtime heartbreak vs. Oregon; Bama big-foots Georgia; Florida State–Miami headlines a spicy slate; why Vandy's suddenly feisty.Cameos & comedy: Hannah “Reversible” Fox returns (Eagles flair in the house), Brian crash-appears, Dan tells a West Virginia courthouse story for the ages, and we debate whether ice-cream trucks should prowl at 7:30 p.m.Come for the playoff chatter, stay for the zingers. Rate, review, and send your survivor picks (on time!).Special Thanks to:Fox Brothers Alarms - https://foxbrothersalarms.comFirst Baptist church of Phillipsburg NJ http://www.fbcpburg.org/

OpenAI's Sora 2 launches as both a powerful video model and controversial social app. In this episode, Joey and Addy dive deep into how Sora 2 handles IP permissions with its opt-out approach, test its uncanny ability to generate likenesses, and examine the innovative Cameos feature that lets users put themselves into AI-generated scenes. They also discuss the implications for filmmakers, debate the quality differences between the free and pro versions, and share their actual test results with screenshots from the app.--The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the personal views of the hosts and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of their respective employers or organizations. This show is independently produced by VP Land without the use of any outside company resources, confidential information, or affiliations.

With STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER currently in front of cameras, the rumor mill is heating up with potential info about the plot of the film, the characters and more. Is it possible we will see Daisy Ridley's Rey Skywalker appear in Starfighter? We've heard all the rumors and we've gathered them together to break them all down. With STAR WARS: VISIONS season three debuting later this month, we study the new trailer and anticipate what the anime series will bring us. We go through the RFR Voicemail in-box to listen to what you had to say about the new trailer for THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, and we show appreciation for Billy Dee Williams' appearance as “The Landolorian” in LEGO STAR WARS: REBUILD THE GALAXY season 2. Plus, we listen to recent comments by Bryce Dallas Harper who's directing episodes of AHSOKA season 2, and we continue to ask “Where the F is the Play-doh?”

This special 5th anniversary episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast marks a milestone: five years of insights, disruption, and conversations with the world's most innovative retail thinkers. We reflect on the pod's origin story during the early COVID lockdowns, tracing its evolution from Steve's book Remarkable Retail: How to Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption into an industry-leading show featuring CEOs, founders, and thought leaders shaping global commerce. They share highlights from an impressive guest roster, including Scott Galloway (whose episode remains the most downloaded in the show's history), Artemis Patrick of Sephora, Hal Lawton of Tractor Supply, Chris Nicholas of Sam's Club, Joe Kudla of Vuori, and Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker. Each clip showcases the powerful themes of customer centricity, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of remarkability.The centerpiece of the episode is a deep and engaging conversation with Seth Godin, returning for his sixth visit. Seth—bestselling author of classics including Purple Cow—first inspired the very language of “remarkability” in Steve's book and the podcast itself. Here, Seth reflects on why being remarkable matters more than ever in an era where “average is dead.” He warns leaders that chasing efficiency or “suck less” strategies won't suffice; brands must create conditions where customers want to talk about them. He draws a sharp distinction between simply being “better” through incremental improvements and being truly remarkable in ways that spark conversation, loyalty, and cultural resonance.Seth also delves into the impact of AI as the biggest societal shift since electricity. Rather than reducing costs by outsourcing tasks, he urges retailers to harness AI to enable new projects and creative possibilities. He illustrates this with his latest Kickstarter project—AI-driven card decks designed to spark learning, decision-making, and storytelling. For Seth, experimentation and accessible tools are the gateway to innovation, and he emphasizes that risk-taking in the AI era costs little but delivers exponential learning.Together, Michael, Steve, and Seth explore enduring themes: knowing who it's for and what it's for, the value of continuous improvement, and why shunning non-believers is essential to staying authentic.  About UsSteve Dennis is a strategic advisor and keynote speaker focused on growth and innovation, who has also been named one of the world's top retail influencers. He is the bestselling authro of two books: Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption and Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a Forbes senior retail contributor and on social media.Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.

Sign up to the Punter Times Newsletter https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up This week we expose how supermarkets are deliberately confusing punters with dodgy unit pricing, we reveal our celebrity cameo strategy to guilt-trip Prime Minister Albo into attending our Political Fundraising Gala, and uncover a massive scandal where the Northern Territory's top environmental regulator was secretly working as a lobbyist for the very gas companies he was meant to police. Punter’s Politics Political Fundraiser Tickets: https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/punters-political-fundraising-dinnerBe a dark money funder to help hire a lobbyist for the punters: https://chuffed.org/project/134297-fund-australias-first-punter-powered-lobbyistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nickelodeon has featured a lot of celebrities in their day. Quick cameos that were featured in a lot of the live action programming like All That or Are You Afraid of the Dark. Some the audience didn't even know had some of our favorite actors in it like Hey Dude and Angry Beavers. While others they took center stage to talk directly to us 90s kids such as on Nick News or the Kids' Choice Awards. The list of celebrities that decided to join the first kids' network is astounding! Join the splat crew in the studio as they try to recount as many as possible the "Celebrity Cameos On Nickelodeon."    Unlock Bonus Content on Patreon Shop at our Splat Attack Merch Store Email Us: SplatAttack2021@gmail.com   YouTube: Splat Attack! Podcast Instagram: @SplatAttackPodcast Please leave us a review in your podcast app!  #splatattack #splatattackpodcast #podcast #vidcast #nostalgia #90snostalgia #nicktoons #SNICK

Harold and Kumar! If you don't crave a slider, you definitely will after this episodeIt has:Cameos, Comedy, Burgers, and hijinks on this epition of the Night Out series and Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.Check out our review now! *Released the weekend of 9/19/2025

Dan, Manny, & Billy put the 1996 comedy classic Happy Gilmore and the 2025 legacy sequel Happy Gilmore 2 to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “[Happy Gilmore] is a top 10 comedy for me, easily.” -Billy This is an epic episode. 2 hours of Nostalgia Test Podcast love, comedy, and the hottest hot takes of all time. This is the most honest review of Happy Gilmore 2 out there, guaranteed. Dan, Manny, and Billy go over their favorite scenes, quotes, and characters from the first movie, how Carl Weathers and Christopher McDonald give are the standout performances, and what's up with Julie Bowen's hair? They Also talk about the unforgettable Bob Barker Adam Sandler fight scene and how Bob Barker did all his own fighting. And then the tide turns swiftly. The gang tears Happy Gilmore 2 to pieces. Billy goes deep on how Happy Gilmore is a horrible representation for all fathers, how there's no way anyone would ever let their families down so bad, and that in real life you just have to “Get it done!” There's a discussion on toxic masculinity, the racist representation of Chubb's son, the waste of money on all these cameos, and how Hollywood needs to go much deeper than pure nostalgia. Dan does give bad Bunny his flowers for the best performance in the entire movie and possibly the only laughs, and Billy praises John Daly as well. Lastly, Manny reads some 1-star and 10-star reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and they try to figure out how this movie has a higher Rotten Tomato rating than the Tom Cruise 80s masterpiece Cocktail. All this is so much more, so come hangout and email us your thoughts, opinions, arguments, hate, love, random thoughts, and whatever else, because we love you all.   Email us (thenostalgiatest@gmail.com) your thoughts, opinions, and topics for our next Nostalgia Test!   Suggest A Test & Be Our Guest! We're always looking for a fun new topic for The Nostalgia Test. Hit the link above, tell us what you'd like to see tested, and be our guest for that episode!   Approximate Rundown 00:00 Introduction to the Nostalgia Test Podcast 00:15 Diving into Happy Gilmore Quotes 00:50 Meet the Hosts: Dan, Manny, and Billy 01:55 Discussing the Making of Rocky 02:54 The Appeal of Sports Documentaries 03:38 Revisiting Happy Gilmore: A Cultural Phenomenon 08:55 Adam Sandler's Iconic Roles and Style 15:56 The Charm of Adam Sandler's Movies 33:42 Favorite Cameos and Characters in Happy Gilmore 35:59 Funny Moments and Connections in Happy Gilmore 39:42 Shooter McGavin's Iconic Performance 47:21 Casting Choices and Behind-the-Scenes Insights 50:19 Happy Gilmore's Legacy and Impact 54:55 Dissecting Happy Gilmore 2: A Disappointment 01:14:15 Ranting About the Movie's Quality 01:15:15 Offensive and Racist Elements 01:15:47 Formulaic and Nostalgic Critique 01:16:25 Cameos and Performances 01:17:14 Legacy Sequels Discussion 01:18:58 Comparing to Other Movies 01:23:32 Podcast Cameos and Exposure 01:27:03 Final Thoughts and Ratings 01:30:42 Audience Reactions and Reviews 01:50:34 Concluding Remarks   Book The Nostalgia Test Podcast Bring The Nostalgia Test Podcast's high energy fun and comedy on your podcast, to host your themed parties & special events!  The Nostalgia Test Podcast will create an unforgettable Nostalgic experience for any occasion because we are the party! We bring it 100% of the time! Email us at thenostalgiatest@gmail.com or fill out the form at this link. LET'S GET NOSTALGIC!     Keep up with all things The Nostalgia Test Podcast on Instagram | Substack | Discord | TikTok | Bluesky | YouTube | Facebook   The intro and outro music ('Neon Attack 80s') is by Emanmusic. The Lithology Brewing ad music ("Red, White, Black, & Blue") is by PEG and the Rejected

This week, Scheana and Kiki are back in the studio, catching each other up on their summers—from Kiki finding herself in the RHOC storyline to behind-the-scenes moments from Scheana's book tour. Hear about the unique way Scheana celebrated becoming a NYT Bestseller (yes, it involved a strip club) and what audience members spilled about Tom Sandoval's girlfriend, Victoria, during a live show. Did Peter and Stassi really get phone calls from Lisa Vanderpump about Scheana's book? Plus, Scheana responds to Adriana de Moura's claim that she cockblocked her from Captain Jason at BravoCon—and reveals who she's already plotting to set him up with this year. Tune in for all the tea! Follow us: @scheana @scheananigans Co-Host: @thetalkofshameEpisode Sponsors:Get organized, refreshed, and back to routine for way less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home.If you want healthy, handcrafted luxury bedding that lasts a lifetime, you need Coyuchi. Get 15% off when you visit Coyuchi.com/goodasgold.Catch The Roses in Theaters Everywhere August 29th. Learn more and join using my link. The first 1000 get a $100 credit toward their membership. Visit www.functionhealth.com/GOODASGOLD or use code GOODASGOLD at sign-up to own your health.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We debated whether country artists are charging too much or too little for Cameos which are personalized video messages you can order online. A boy band member said another celebrity rejected them for a photo together. We all shared our stories of celebrities who have told us no when asking for a picture with them. In the Bobby Feud, we try to name the top reasons that american couples argue. We also talked about how to avoid getting stalked on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the Jeffrey Epstein end game? Plus - MAGA hat madness, Eli Zaret joins us, more WNBA dildos, Entitled: Prince Andrew, single Paris Jackson, Sami Sheen's TikTok, and Corey Feldman is the world's worst grifter. We're starting early today because Marc and family are attending Katy Perry tonight at LCA. Drew's parents and grandparents must have hated him. Eli Zaret drops by to chat the up and down Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper “ballsy” celebration, MLB trade deadline acquisitions, Eli vs loud noises, the Detroit Lions' crummy HOF game, the new virtual measurement system, Sterling Sharpe was SO open in the 1993 playoffs, more dildos on the WNBA court (bet on the next dildo today!), LT has no idea what he's doing at the White House and more. Drew's received a gift from ML Elrick's event at the Cadieux Cafe. Michael Weitzel was kicked out of a St. Louis SC soccer game for wearing a MAGA hat. Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican. Uh oh. Lizzo reposted a meme of her in denim as well. Paris Jackson and Justin Long have ended their engagement and she is crying in public. Sami Sheen is more OCD than you. We watch Corey Feldman beg for money back in the day. Jeffrey Epstein won't go away. Jizzlaine Maxwell is placed in a cozy prison. Prince Andrew remains an entitled creep. His Who's-Dated-Who is full of chicks he's raped. Stuttering John Melendez was horrible in his role on The Stephanie Miller Show. Stephen A. Smith vs Michelle Obama. Olympian Sha'Carri Richardson beats up boyfriend Olympian Christian Coleman. Drew declares The Substance the worst movie possibly ever. James Franco is SO over. Machine Gun Kelly virtue signals. He has a new album coming out. Justin Bieber's new album is falling hard. Lollapalooza is going down and Weezer popped in with Olivia Rodrigo. The St. Louis gun-loving lawyers finally wrap up their case and get their guns back. Kamala Harris appeared on The (canceled) Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Gary Busey guilty of groping. He's still doing Cameos. People believe the Park Avenue NFL shooter was targeting the CEO of Blackstone's Real Estate Division. A fourth person has been arrested in the Cincinnati brawl. It would be a bigger story if the skin colors were reversed. Police Chief Teresa Theetge allegedly hates white people (even though she's white). Donald Trump claims Diddy is “half-guilty”. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

Covino & Rich hear out a member of the crew who hated Happy Gilmore 2! Brock Purdy welcomed his first child. How does having a kid change your career? 'LAST ONE STANDING' comes in hot & Wemby has an issue with an old-timer from the NBA!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.