Podcasts about civilizations

This conversation with Saxon and Brennan goes all over the place, from the paranormal to music, to Seth, The ETH, Disclosure, Men in Black, Sleep Paralysis, and more.Outro Music is Mary Elizabeth from Hangman's HeartBecome a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome to the show Steph Young, an independent Researcher & Author with number one Bestsellers in Amazon's Unexplained Mysteries, Ancient & Controversial Knowledge, and the Occult. She is addicted to researching all Paranormal, Supernatural, Esoteric & Enigmatic mysteries. Each book written seems to lead to further questions and searches for answers as the mysteries inevitably deepen & develop into ever more complex riddles in the spectrum of the Unknown. We discuss strange missing persons cases and cases of unusual deaths, both in the woods and in urban areas, and cross over to some of what David Paulides covers in his Missing 411 work. Most of it can be found in her latest book, Something in the Woods is Taking People. You can find Steph at her Facebook page. She also writes as Tessy Rawlins and writes on Angels, Near Death Experiences, and the like. Her darker material is under the name Stephen Young. And this is the Elisa Lam video we talk about... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined here by Aaron Gulyas and Mike Clelland, and we discuss the history of the UFO Phenomenon. The conversation, however, only makes it up to the 1950's, so we will be doing a part 2 to this conversation. We start back with Ancient Aliens, and then move forward exploring different ideas, theories and events, to try and widen the view of what the whole UFO Phenomenon really is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A senior CPC official says China and the DPRK have reached new consensus on bilateral ties (01:06). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is calling for better understanding and mutual trust through dialogue in remarks marking the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations (06:02). The number of people killed in Monday's powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to 45 (12:56).

Steve Mera returns to the show and we talk about Poltergeists, Apports, UAP / UFO's and Alien Life, Fear, Hitchhikers, Parasitic Entities, Hypnosis, EVP's Cutting Edge Research, Quantum Anchors and more...We continue our conversation in a Pateron Segment as well in which we discuss Violent South American UFO encounters, Chris Bledsoe, The Telepathy Tapes, Disclosure, Skin Walker Ranch, and the Seattle Demon House / Keith Linder.Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month!Outro Music is Genitor with Everly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and support the next chapter of Ram Dass Here and Now. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Learn more and give at: BHNN 10th Birthday FundraiserJoseph Goldstein, along with Noah & Raghu Markus, discuss how to maintain a balance of compassion and equanimity for a more peaceful life. This time on Mindrolling, Joseph, Noah, and Raghu explore: Buddhist philosophy on relative truth vs. ultimate truth Feeling the body as an energy field of changing sensations rather than something solidHow one can tend the heart in troubled timesThe manifestations of reactivity that make the heart retract Seeing our reality as a blip in cosmic time Inspiring awe through nature as a way to open and soften the heartThe book Fall of Civilizations by Paul Cooper Balancing the qualities of compassion and equanimity Investigating the phenomena of thinking rather than the content of a thought Lessons on direct experience from the Bāhiya SuttaAbout Joseph Goldstein:Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the organization's guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.“At those times, you're stronger on the compassion side and less strong on the equanimity side. When you see that, that can be a good reminder: ‘Oh yeah, this is what's happening; I need to go out and look at the stars'. We need both. Either one by itself can tend to states that may not be that helpful.” –Joseph GoldsteinAbout Noah Markus:Noah Markus is a content curator & archivist for Love Serve Remember Foundation. He spends his time curating Ram Dass content for podcasts, courses, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A detective story told through letters about painters in Renaissance Florence, the Inca colonisation of Europe, or a meta-novel about the assassination of Nazi figure Heydrich: in his work, French author Laurent Binet explores the relationship between fiction and history, between reality and imagination.In his latest novel Perspectives, Binet questions the ways in which art and free expression come under pressure—then, but according to Binet, certainly also in our own time.During this evening, we will talk with Binet about his work. Writer Joost de Vries, who also blends historical fact with fiction in his writing, will join the conversation. What can fiction tell us that reality cannot?Laurent Binet (Paris, 1972) studied at the University of Paris III–Sorbonne Nouvelle, obtained the agrégation in modern literature, and taught in Seine-Saint-Denis and abroad. In 2010 he published his debut novel HHhH, for which he received the Prix Goncourt for best first novel. This was followed by Rien ne se passe comme prévu (2012), The Seventh Function of Language (2015), which won the Prix du roman Fnac and the Prix Interallié, and Civilizations (2019), which received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.Joost de Vries (1983) is editor of the Volkskrant Sunday supplement. He is also one of the regular contributors to the literary podcast BoekenFM and the author of the acclaimed novels Clausewitz, The Republic (winner of the Golden Owl Award), Old Masters, and the short story collection Calm Down, Tiger. In 2023, De Vries was awarded the Frans Kellendonk Prize for his entire body of work. His latest novel, Higher Powers (2024), was nominated for the Libris Literature Prize.Programme editor: Ianthe MosselmanIn collaboration with: Institut français NLZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a fascinating conversation with Jon Bracken and Abby as we talk about Art, Nature, The Universe, Interconnectedness, Non-Human Intelligence (NHI), Animism, The Supernatural, Ghosts, and much more...Plenty more in the Patreon Segment for this show as well. Outro Music is Bent Peg with Contradict Me To YouBecome a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From about the middle of the first millennium of the Common Era through to the fifteenth century, Southeast Asian societies underwent a political transformation that produced the first, early states that were the forerunners of the countries we know today as Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dougald O'Reilly's Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026), tells the complicated story of the development of these earlier polities from ‘chiefdoms' to more complex states. The book highlights the role of local factors in the rise of these states, as well as the influence of early Southeast Asia's participation in long-distance trade networks in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

We welcome back John Ward as we discuss John Dee, Magick, Occultism, John's Haunted House, UFO's and more... Dr. John Ward is an archaeologist and anthropologist residing in Luxor, Egypt. Over the years, Dr. Ward has conducted numerous investigations of ancient Egyptian architecture and symbolism, while also carrying out research into the many mysteries surrounding medieval Templarism. With the help of his partner, Dr. Maria Nilsson, John has managed to track the use of particular symbols through the various dynasties and the geography of ancient Egypt leading all the way into the present, with similar threads even extending into parts of Western Europe. The symbols that John and Maria have come to recognize play a very important and integral role, based from their studies, regarding ancient Egyptian life. It is through these symbols that they are driven with the passion to continue their work, which has enabled them not only to develop a greater understanding of the various cultures they study, but also to utilize and acknowledge the importance and sanctity of the symbols. These are aspects which, John argues, still remain largely unknown to mainstream academia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Tsakiris, host of the Skeptiko Podcast, joins us to talk about his new book, Why Science is Wrong... about almost Everything. We discuss;Skeptics and AthiestsThe problems with Science and DogmaNear Death ExperiencesHealingPsychic DetectivesDebunkersPsychics and MediumsReincarnationand much more. Pick up Alex's book on Amazon. Check out The Skeptiko podcast at www.skeptiko.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Waites returns to look at the minor grand trine forming this summer — what André Barbault once called the peak of greatness for the 21st century. We ask whether he was right, follow the long thread of the Pluto-Neptune cycle and the Yugas, and circle the questions everyone seems to be wrestling with around the dinner table right now. his site:   enjoy -adam       to learn Astrology: ....to support my work and learn astrology all at the same time   to work with me: ...to schedule a reading

In my latest WhoWhatWhy podcast, you'll see that there's a moment in the conversation when something clicks. When the thread connecting baby names to the fall of the Roman Empire to Bitcoin to Jeffrey Epstein to the basket of deplorables to the last reserve currency suddenly becomes visible. And once you see it, you can't look away.That thread is the signal. Not communication. Not language. Something older and more fundamental than either: the mechanism by which civilization itself coordinates billions of people who will never meet, across timescales no single human life can fully comprehend.Simon Pearce writes the Liminal Lens Substack and is president of Emotif, a strategic consultancy that helps organizations thrive in an eara of rapid change and disruption – He has spent years mapping how that mechanism works, how it fails, and what it looks like when a civilization is deep into the failure. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe

Seriah is joined by Chris, Saxon, and Brennan on this Wandering the Road edition of the show. They cover the passing of David Wilcock, the mystery of the missing and dying scientists, the latest in Non-Disclosure, Conspiracies, as well as some news stories and some personal experiences.The show also continues in a Patreon segment.Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Outro Music is Tom Fury with Visible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's show we have Part 2 of our listener's stories shows. Encounters with the Paranormal. This week, however, only features one story, that of Todd Kelley, who had a very interesting Bigfoot encounter. We spend the hour with him.The Woods the next morning... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's show was listener stories. Encounters with the Paranormal. This is the first time we have done something like this, and I feel that it is a good way to give back to our fans. If you have a story you want to share, please get in touch as we will likely do another show like this in the future! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everything feels broken at once — but the failures aren't separate. They're the same collapse, playing out at different scales. Yet there's surprising reason for hope. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

Seriah is joined by Meredith Spearman who has create the blog, Maze to Metanoia. They discuss her personal experiences, her Threshold series, The role of Trauma in paranormal experiences, empathy and oneness, evidence for the paranormal, disclosure, and more...https://mazetometanoia.substack.com/There is also a lengthy Patreon segment available.Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month!Outro Music is Bent Peg with Fun Drab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part 2 of 2 of my interview with David Paulides. We dig in detail into the Missing 411 Phenomenon, mysterious disappearances in and around National Parks, hear about new cases, and try to weed out what makes sense in all of this.David's website is www.canammissing.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we walked through one of the hardest and most necessary sections of Scripture: the fall. Genesis 3 opens with a serpent making a familiar move, taking the generous goodness of God and reframing it as restriction. The offer to Adam and Eve was a claim to authority: stop receiving wisdom from your Creator and become the definer yourself. They took it. And everything changed.The consequences spread immediately. Shame flooded in. Relationships fractured. Work became hard. Death entered the story. And then, from Genesis 4 through 11, we watched sin do what it always does: escalate. A garden becomes a murder field. A murder becomes a brag. Civilizations organize themselves around rebellion. By Genesis 6, God grieves over what his creation has become.But even inside the consequences of the fall, God plants a promise. Genesis 3:15 hints at an offspring who will crush the serpent. Something has to die to cover human shame, and that thread runs all the way to the cross.Romans 5 gives us the frame for all of it: two men, two acts, two results. Where Adam grasped, Jesus emptied himself. Where Adam hid in shame, Jesus endured it publicly. Every move of the first Adam is reversed by the second. When we put our faith in Christ, we are joined to that second Adam, and the bent image begins to be straightened from the inside.Scripture references: Genesis 3-11, Romans 5:8, 18-20, Romans 8:22, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Matthew 27:51URF WEBSITE: ➤ http://www.urfellowship.comSOCIALS: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urfellowship/➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urfellowship

Trump, China, and the Petrodollar: The Quiet Financial Ambush Nobody Saw ComingI marvel at the genius of Donald Trump, and yes, I'm fully aware that saying this publicly causes certain people to react like Victorian women spotting an exposed ankle.“We get it, Kevin. You like Trump.”Correct.And while the NeverTrump crowd continues fantasizing that I spend my evenings in a sequined MAGA marching-band uniform twirling pom-poms to Lee Greenwood songs, admiration becomes unavoidable when you watch a man repeatedly turn global power structures into IKEA furniture assembled without instructions, yet somehow sturdier than before.Because what Trump is doing with Venezuela, Iran, and China isn't random. It isn't improvisation. It isn't “orange-man chaos.”It's leverage.And the frightening part for Democrats is this: they still think politics operates entirely inside press conferences, polling data, and emotionally manipulative TikTok videos featuring women crying in parked Subarus.Trump understands something far older and far more brutal.Civilizations run on energy. Empires run on currency. And the nation controlling both gets to write history in ink while everybody else scribbles in pencil.For years China believed America had grown too decadent, too distracted, and too apologetic to defend the dollar's dominance. Beijing watched Democrats transform the United States into a country increasingly governed by HR departments, pharmaceutical jingles, and people who put pronouns in email signatures longer than the emails themselves.China saw weakness.Frankly, who wouldn't?Under Obama and Biden, America projected the economic confidence of a mall kiosk selling phone cases in its final week before bankruptcy. We apologized for our power. Restricted our own energy production. Printed money like game-show contestants trapped in a cash tornado. Meanwhile China quietly built influence across Africa, South America, and the Middle East.Their goal was obvious: dethrone the dollar.Not with tanks. Not with bombs. With oil contracts.That's the key Americans miss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the next two weeks we will have on the show David Paulides. Because of the length and depth of this interview, I have split it into two parts. We dig in detail into the Missing 411 Phenomenon, mysterious disappearances in and around National Parks, hear about new cases, and try to weed out what makes sense in all of this. David's website is www.canammissing.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, you can learn how 36 Dingo got his name! Beyond that, there are encounters with UFO's, Time and Dimensional Slips, Being Stalked on the Beach at Night, Octopus Night Terror, Giant Centipedes, 1000 Years in Hell, Giant Wolves and strange Dogs, Shadow People, getting hit by a car, some Bigfoot wisdom, and more! Some of this is covered in the Patreon, but it's a hell of a trip!Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Outro Music is Shadowborn with End of an Age, recorded live at The Last Exit for the Lost. Watch the video of the performance here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump, China, and the Petrodollar: The Quiet Financial Ambush Nobody Saw ComingI marvel at the genius of Donald Trump, and yes, I'm fully aware that saying this publicly causes certain people to react like Victorian women spotting an exposed ankle.“We get it, Kevin. You like Trump.”Correct.And while the NeverTrump crowd continues fantasizing that I spend my evenings in a sequined MAGA marching-band uniform twirling pom-poms to Lee Greenwood songs, admiration becomes unavoidable when you watch a man repeatedly turn global power structures into IKEA furniture assembled without instructions, yet somehow sturdier than before.Because what Trump is doing with Venezuela, Iran, and China isn't random. It isn't improvisation. It isn't “orange-man chaos.”It's leverage.And the frightening part for Democrats is this: they still think politics operates entirely inside press conferences, polling data, and emotionally manipulative TikTok videos featuring women crying in parked Subarus.Trump understands something far older and far more brutal.Civilizations run on energy. Empires run on currency. And the nation controlling both gets to write history in ink while everybody else scribbles in pencil.For years China believed America had grown too decadent, too distracted, and too apologetic to defend the dollar's dominance. Beijing watched Democrats transform the United States into a country increasingly governed by HR departments, pharmaceutical jingles, and people who put pronouns in email signatures longer than the emails themselves.China saw weakness.Frankly, who wouldn't?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's show:Cerebras just jacked its IPO range to $150–$160 a share, OpenAI bought a consulting firm to seed its $4 billion private-equity joint venture, and a startup in Oakland is electrolyzing magnesium out of seawater for one-third the going price. Alex Wilhelm and Jason Calacanis go deep with AI21 co-CEO Ori Goshen on why model orchestration, not bigger LLMs, will decide who wins enterprise AI.The crew also covered the decline of OpenClaw, TikTok's new £3.99 ad-free tier, more entries in the live-show sidebar bounty, and had time for a little Off Duty before signing off.Guest Links:Ori Goshen on LinkedInAI21Alex Grant on LinkedInMagrathea MetalsTimestamps:0:00 Ori Goshen, CEO of AI21 joins the show1:20 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off!5:14 Why enterprises care about token cost optimization6:01 Jamba as open-weight; Maestro as proprietary orchestration10:08 LinkedIn Jobs - Hire right, the first time. Post your first job and get $100 off towards your job post at https://LinkedIn.com/twist12:56 AI21 customer roster: FNAC, US tech giants, Israeli companies19:01 Alex Grant, CEO of Magrathea Metals joins to discuss pulling magnesium from seawater20:03 Live video of the Oakland pilot electrolyzer20:10 Deel - Founders scale faster on Deel. Set up payroll for any country in minutes, hire anyone anywhere, get visas handled fast, and get back to building. Visit https://deel.com/twist to learn more.22:01 Magnesium as a "gateway metal" for aluminum, defense, aerospace23:20 TETRA joint venture & the Evergreen Project in Arkansas23:38 Series A close, JV economics: $3,000/ton vs. $7,000/ton market29:10 Sidebar bounty update: Glass Sidebar (Oliver Choy) demo30:47 Netsuite - Get the free business guide Demystifying AI at https://netsuite.com/twist31:47 Sidebar bounty update: Sidecast (Patrick Hughes) demo36:09 Reducing scope to "real-time fact checker only" for final round37:24 Ro.co: Ro's insurance checker will let you know if your coverage includes GLP-1s for FREE. Go to https://Ro.co/Twist for your free insurance check.39:07 Cerebras IPO: $115–$125 → $150–$160 per share44:19 Will OpenAI's compute commitments to Cerebras actually get funded?49:19 Fervo Energy IPO — venture-backed geothermal company going public49:40 OpenAI Deployment Company + Tomoro acquisition explained53:51 Anthropic's parallel $1.5B PE joint venture with Blackstone & Goldman56:05 Why Jason thinks these PE spinouts are convoluted financial engineering56:40 OpenClaw's decline + competition from Cowork, Perplexity, Grok1:04:22 TikTok's £3.99 ad-free subscription launches in the UK1:09:09 Knicks sweep 76ers — Jason's playoff predictions1:11:24 Off-duty: "There Is No Antimemetics Division" by qntm1:13:25 Off-duty: Fall of Civilizations podcast by Paul Cooper1:16:37 States' rights, federalism, housing supply & closing thoughtsSubscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisCheck out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.com

This week's guest is David Carr. David will be discussing the mystery of Coral Castle. He is working on a book that will encompass this subject and some others, and we briefly discuss that as well. In David's words; While visiting Coral Castle, during the winter solstice of 2005, the intention was to investigate the entire site in search for any clues of how the building process was accomplished. The reason for the trip to Coral Castle, out of all the great sites in a reasonable distance, Edward Leedskalnin is the only person in our modern era to claim he knew how the pyramids in Egypt were built and left behind the evidence to prove it. Before the thought of visiting Coral Castle hours of online research was spent on Leedskalnin and the book he had written entitled Magnetic Current. At the time in 2005 there wasn't as much information available on the internet but whatever could be located was taken into consideration before the trip. There were quite a few theories on how he accomplished his mysterious building methods but no one has yet to actually demonstrate how it was done from beginning to end. Some have attempted on a smaller level but still to this day not one single person has accomplished the building feats on the scale of Coral Castle. All of David's Pages: https://en.gravatar.com/dcarr1969 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Crossing Faiths, John Pinna speaks with Dr. Minhas Khan from Peshawar University about the complexities of intra-faith relations and the limitations of Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" theory. They explore how the perception of the Muslim world as a monolithic entity is often a reductive Western construct used to serve political agendas, rather than an accurate reflection of its diverse cultural and ethnic landscapes. The conversation delves into the historical and structural roots of internal divisions within Islam, such as the Sunni-Shia divide, arguing that these fractures are frequently exacerbated by deliberate foreign engineering and statecraft rather than purely ancient theological hatred. Pinna and Khan also examine the ongoing geopolitical tensions between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, highlighting the role of resource control—specifically oil—and the unique position of Pakistan as a potential diplomatic mediator in a region where economic interests often override religious identity. Dr. Minhas Majeed Khan is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Born in Lakki Marwat, a remote area in the South of KP, she was married at the age of 16 due to which she had to discontinue her studies. With the support of her husband and three children she took a restart after 16 years of marriage and obtained her Ph.D. degree in International Relations in 2013. Dr. Khan teaches various courses to students of Masters level, MPhil and Ph.D. She is currently supervising one Ph.D., one Mphil and six undergrads dissertations. She has to her credit various publication in national and international academic journals. Her areas of interest focus on the study of religion and its role in politics, role of gender in peace and security, foreign policy decision-making, conflict resolution, US and Pakistan relations; regional politics of South, South West and Central Asia, the Pakhtuns; and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). As a Muslim woman, she strongly feels committed to strengthen the role of women in conflict transformation and peace building in a diverse setting with an aim at promoting peace and tolerance for a peaceful and stable international society. Dr. Khan is an active member of Pakistan Girls Guide Association and member to Regional Institute of Policy Research and Training (RIPORT) Board of Directors since 2010.

This week's guest is Rick Waid. Rick's book is My Paranormal Journey, and we discuss the book, and where his journey has led him since. From his website,which is no longer available, "Rick Waid is a seer, remote viewer, and past-life reader. He was born with gifts that he did not realize he had until his late-30s. While Rick's mother was also a reader, he did not become aware of his talents until he began researching the paranormal field. Rick Waid began to connect with the other side through electronic voice phenomena, and he started having visions and hearing his spirit guide,” Rick explained. “As his gift progressed, He learned how to remote view and was able to psychically see places he had never been to before.” As Rick's gifts progressed, he began to see past lives of individuals. He can also now connect with “the other side” and frequently receives messages from loved ones beyond the veil. “He wrote My Paranormal Journey: One Man's Obsession to share with others a compelling passion that ultimately revealed to me gifts he never knew he had,” Rick said. “I hope it will help others realize there are reasons for exploring into new territories and breaking through current boundaries.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Every single person that we meet was both the endpoint of thousands of years that brought them there, and the midpoint of some other process, and was the beginning of something else entirely. Think of yourselves as the middle and the beginning, not just the end.” — Patrick Wyman History, we are often told, is a simple story of progress — from caves and villages to cities; from forests and farms to factories; from chieftains and kings to democracies. But, for Patrick Wyman, host of the enormously popular Tides of History and Fall of Rome podcasts, that's far too linear a narrative. In his new book, Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World, Wyman argues that rather than a teleological inevitability, civilization is a chaotic ten thousand year story of improvisation, experiment, failure, and unintended consequence. It is never ending. We are always in the middle of it. Dramatic advances in archaeological technology triggered Wyman's argument in Lost Worlds. Ancient DNA, isotope analysis, LiDAR, cutting-edge excavation are all opening up what Wyman calls “a golden age for popular historians.” We can now trace the lives of individuals in ways that were inconceivable just a generation ago. Wyman's star is Ötzi the Iceman — a man murdered 5,300 years ago in the Alps, whose gut contents, DNA, last meal, and likely killers we now know. Rather than a symbol of prehistoric life, Ötzi the Iceman reveals why history keeps happening. Five Takeaways •       The Prelapsarian Fallacy: Hunter-Gatherers Weren't Paradise: The romantic idea — popular in the last decade as people read Graeber and Wengrow or Yuval Noah Harari — is that hunter-gatherers had it better. Farming made us smaller, sicker, more crowded, more unequal. Wyman's counter: yes, on some metrics early farmers were less healthy than foragers. But farming also supported enormously larger populations. It expanded the possibilities of human life in ways that foraging never could. Looking back at the past and calling it paradise says more about the critique of the present than about the actual realities of past lives. •       Civilization Was Not Inevitable: We have a story about how we got from foragers to cities: people settled, started farming, produced surplus, developed specialisation, built states. But Wyman's new archaeology shows that this story is wrong at every step. Farming didn't always replace foraging. Villages didn't automatically spark agriculture. Cities didn't necessitate rigid hierarchies. For every society that moved from one stage to the next, there are others that moved in different directions, collapsed, hybridised, or simply chose something else. The line of progress is a retrospective fiction. •       Ötzi the Iceman: A Man With a Story: Wyman's most vivid example of what the new archaeology makes possible: Ötzi, a man murdered 5,300 years ago in the Alps, whose mummified body was found in 1991. From isotope analysis of his teeth, we know where he grew up. From his gut contents, we know what he ate in his last meal — venison and ibex. From his DNA, we know his ancestry. From the arrow in his back, we know how he died. We don't know his name, but we know enough to recognise him as fully human. That is what the new tools give us: not symbols of a lost world, but individual people with individual stories. •       The Fall of Rome Was Not a Tragedy: Wyman spent fifteen years of his life thinking about the fall of the Roman Empire and hosting a podcast about it. Writing this book changed how he sees it. He used to view it as a tragedy — something lost. Now he views it as a natural part of the rhythms that pulse through human societies over long periods of time. The remarkable thing about Rome is not that it fell. All empires fall. All societies eventually reach the limits of their technologies, their environments, their ways of organising life. The remarkable thing is that it lasted as long as it did. Six hundred years. That's the story. •       Think of Yourself as the Middle, Not the End: Wyman's message for the AI apocalypticists — and for everyone else who believes they're living at the final chapter of human history. Every person at every point in the past believed the same thing. The Neolithic farmers Wyman studies. The Bronze Age city-dwellers. The Romans. Every one of them was both an endpoint and a beginning. The AI revolution may transform the world. But it will not end it. Stop thinking in terms of next quarter. Start thinking of yourself as part of something much, much bigger — that will extend long after your name has been forgotten. About the Guest Patrick Wyman is the host of the Tides of History, Fall of Rome, and Past Lives podcasts, and the author of Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World (Harper, May 5, 2026) and The Verge: Renaissance, Reformation, and Forty Years That Shook the World. He has a PhD in History from USC and lives in Phoenix, Arizona. References: •       Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World by Patrick Wyman (Harper, May 5, 2026). •       Tides of History podcast by Patrick Wyman — currently covering the Iron Age. •       Fall of Rome podcast by Patrick Wyman. •       Episode 2891: John Steele Gordon on information technology and American unity — the companion piece on how technology changes history at the deep level. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters: (00:31) - Introduction: from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age...

On this Wandering the Road episode of the show, Seriah is joined by Saxon and Red Pill Junkie, they cover the death of Nick Pope, Trump's non-existent UFO files release, JD Vance saying UFO's are Demons, Red Pill sings for us, then there is some Waffle House Teleportation, we talk about the Patterson-Gimlin film (this was recorded before the episode already out with Tim Renner), the role of the Trickster, and some very strange Mushroom Trips!In the Patreon, amongst other things, we cover Near Death Experiences, Skeptics dismissal of paranormal phenomena, and we talk about some recent UFO sightings. Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Outro Music is Bound by DramaScream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Harold returns to the show to talk about his latest book and tell us some ghost stories. Jim's latest collection is True Ghost Stories; Jim Harold's Campfire 3. 70 Stories in this one, of all kinds, not just ghosts. In 2005, Jim created The Paranormal Podcast. After over a decade of working on the business side of media, Jim decided it was time to dust off his broadcast training and step back behind the mic. A life long interest in the paranormal, combined with his love of broadcasting and technology, resulted in some the most successful podcasts of their type to date. Jim has worked in radio, business to business media and has written, hosted and produced award winning video programming over the course of his career. He holds a Master's Degree in Applied Communication Theory and Methodology and is accredited as a Certified Digital Media Consultant by the Radio Advertising Bureau. Jim has also had the opportunity to teach at the university level. Jim Harold's website is JimHarold.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Robbins joins us again, and this time we will get in depth to this latest book, Deliberate Deception: A Case of Disinformation in the UFO Research Community. Now, since this was published, Peter has discovered that he was lied to by his co-author. He withdrew his argument and apologized. I'm still re-posting this with that caveat. Peter showed himself to be an honest researcher and person by acknowledging his mistake. I feel most would have just hid it.You can download the book here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many conservatives see American politics as a clash of ideologies in the marketplace of ideas. But there are other forces sitting under the surface that shape our elections. Large waves of immigration create foreign diasporas that seek to use their shared political power to secure advantages for their own communities, or in some cases to benefit the country they came from. We'll be looking at Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" to help us better understand the ramifications of this phenomenon. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Fiorito returns to the show and Joshua Cutchin and Seriah speak with him about his latest book, The Innerspace of Outerspace, a book that deals with Music, Altered States, Channeling Music, and much more. This conversation is also continued in a Pateron segment...Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Outro Music is Morpheus V2.1 by Psyche Corporation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Historically, societies fall. Civilizations collapse. But is that what's happening now in the United States? With the help of historians, a former CIA-funded researcher on political instability, and one grumbling dad, Ben Bradford looks at the warning signs that can precede collapse — from polarization and political division to outside shocks and cascading crises. How much of that is visible in America right now? What would collapse actually look like in modern life? And if the alarms are blinking, is there still time to turn back?Listen to more of the new series from the creator of Landslide! 

What if the Bible doesn't begin where we've been told it does?In this episode, Joel Thomas dives deep into one of the most controversial and overlooked ideas in Scripture—the possibility that something existed before Adam. Not just spiritually… but physically. A world. A civilization. Maybe even entire races of beings lost to time.We break down the original Hebrew of Genesis 1:1–2, exploring the true meaning of Tohu Va-Bohu and whether the earth was created in chaos—or restored from something that came before. Because if God didn't create the earth “in vain,” then what happened?From ancient technological civilizations hinted at in Ecclesiastes, to the idea of Day 6 people, to the mystery of Cain's origin, we start connecting dots that most people never question.And then it gets deeper…Fallen angels, pre-Adamic nations, Lucifer's rebellion, destroyed cities before Adam, and the possibility that what we call “creation” may actually be a reset.This isn't about blind belief. This is about reading the text for yourself—and asking the questions most people are afraid to ask.Merchandise: https://freetherabbits.myshopify.comBuy Me A Coffee: DonateFollow: Website | Instagram | X | FacebookWatch: YouTube | RumbleMusic: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music Films: https://merkelfilms.com Email: freetherabbitspodcast@gmail.comDistributed by: merkel.mediaIntro Music:Joel Thomas – Free The RabbitsYouTube | Spotify | Apple MusicOutro Music:Joel Thomas – GreyYouTube | Spotify | Apple MusicTOPICS DISCUSSED:Pre-Adamite man, Genesis 1:1-2 breakdown, Tohu Va-Bohu meaning, original Hebrew Genesis, Old Earth theory, gap theory explained, ancient civilizations before Adam, Ecclesiastes nothing new under the sun, Day 6 people, Cain origin mystery, Nephilim before the flood, fallen angels and watchers, Lucifer before Adam, Isaiah 14 kingdoms, Ezekiel 28 trading nations, Jeremiah 4 destruction, pre-flood advanced technology, ancient cities destroyed, Noah and pure bloodline, multiple races in Genesis, biblical cosmology, hidden history of the earth 

What if civilizations outgrow consciousness itself? Explore post-human minds, machine societies, and a future where awareness may no longer be required.Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurWatch my exclusive video Settling Saturn's Rings: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-settling-saturns-rings-exploring-the-origins-resources-and-future-habitats-of-a-halo-worldCheck out Vintage Space: https://nebula.tv/videos/thevintagespace-apollo-8s-christmas-miracle?ref=isaacarthur

What if civilizations outgrow consciousness itself? Explore post-human minds, machine societies, and a future where awareness may no longer be required.Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurWatch my exclusive video Settling Saturn's Rings: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-settling-saturns-rings-exploring-the-origins-resources-and-future-habitats-of-a-halo-worldCheck out Vintage Space: https://nebula.tv/videos/thevintagespace-apollo-8s-christmas-miracle?ref=isaacarthur

Micah Hanks joins us again, along with Jeremy Lynes. Jeremy is a proponent of the more paranormal nature of Bigfoot, and has many strange stories to support his view. Micah is more grounded, and believes in a more flesh and blood type explanation. The contrast worked out well I think. They have never spoken before, but seemed to contrast their views nicely. One word of warning, the audio on Jeremy's side is a little muddy. Nothing we could do about it, but it is completely listenable. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome back The Ghost Hunters of the Finger Lakes and Lorna Reynolds for our day after Samhain show... We discuss Exorcisms and Possessions, Ouija Boards, Provoking Hauntings, and much more... facebook.com/GhostHuntersOfTheFingerLakeswww.facebook.com/Harvestmoon2011 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Note from James:People are so afraid of AI, and I get it. They're afraid of how it will affect jobs. They're afraid of bias, manipulation, or even worst-case scenarios like AI turning on humans.That's why I love talking to Peter Diamandis.He wrote Abundance, came on the podcast 10 years ago, and now he's back with his new book, We Are as Gods. He also runs the Moonshots podcast and the Meta Trends newsletter, both worth paying attention to.Peter has this ability to stay optimistic about the future—whether it's AI, longevity, robotics, or virtual worlds. Everything is moving at light speed right now, and while I'm generally optimistic, I still sometimes wonder: what if the pessimists are right this time?But Peter always pulls me back. His view of the future is bold, optimistic, and surprisingly concrete. And honestly, it's exciting.Episode Description:In this conversation, James reconnects with Peter Diamandis to explore what may be the defining shift of our time: the transition into an AI-driven world of extreme abundance—and extreme uncertainty.Diamandis argues that we're not heading toward a traditional crisis, but an “emotional pandemic of fear.” As AI accelerates faster than any previous technology, people are struggling to process its implications: job disruption, societal upheaval, and a complete rethinking of how value is created.But his perspective is fundamentally different. Instead of scarcity, he sees exponential growth—potentially even “triple-digit GDP expansion.” Instead of job loss alone, he sees a massive shift toward entrepreneurship and creation. And instead of humans being replaced, he sees humans amplified.The episode moves between near-term reality and long-term speculation: AI partners that run your daily life, personalized health systems, humanoid robotics, brain-computer interfaces, and even the possibility of digital consciousness.What makes this conversation compelling is not just the optimism—it's the framing. The real divide ahead, Diamandis suggests, won't be between rich and poor, but between consumers and creators.What You'll Learn:Why Diamandis believes the next global crisis is a “pandemic of fear,” not diseaseHow AI could simultaneously cause job disruption and massive economic expansionThe emerging divide between AI-powered creators vs passive consumersWhy mindset—not skills or resources—will determine success in the next decadeHow AI may reshape daily life through personalization, automation, and decision-makingWhat “humanity's forks” look like: longevity, space, AI integration, and digital consciousnessTimestamped Chapters:[02:00] The coming “emotional pandemic” of fear[02:34] Triple-digit GDP growth and AI-driven abundance[03:07] A Note from James: optimism vs fear around AI[04:29] Why AI is accelerating faster than anyone can track[05:53] The problem with traditional publishing in exponential times[07:42] Why abundance and fear are rising at the same time[08:49] Hollywood's role in shaping dystopian tech narratives[10:00] Rewriting the future through optimistic storytelling[11:49] Industry-wide disruption and job anxiety[12:23] AI as the most powerful force ever accessible to humanity[13:10] Partnering with AI vs competing against it[14:20] Scarcity mindset vs abundance mindset[17:41] Why mindset is the ultimate competitive advantage[19:00] The two critical mindsets: curiosity and purpose[20:02] How to find your purpose in an AI world[22:23] The creator vs consumer divide[23:54] Using AI for everyday problem-solving[24:33] When exponential change becomes visible[25:00] Economic disruption and universal income scenarios[27:44] Corporate downsizing vs entrepreneurial explosion[29:00] Inflation vs massive cost reduction through AI[30:10] Free healthcare, education, and transportation?[31:23] Breakthroughs that surprised Diamandis[33:32] Brain-computer interfaces and knowledge uploading[35:39] The future of learning vs effort[37:33] Civilizations, AI, and the scale of the universe[41:00] Are we creating a new “alien” intelligence?[43:46] Humanity's major “forks” ahead[44:35] Longevity and doubling human lifespan[45:48] Digital consciousness and mind uploading[47:06] What daily life will actually look like with AI[49:00] Personalized AI controlling environment, health, and decisions[51:40] How every industry will be restructured[53:00] AI entering the physical world (robots, sensors, health)[55:00] Will AI become a commodity?[56:38] The real value: breakthroughs built on top of AI[57:20] Centralized vs decentralized AI systems[58:00] Closing thoughts and future outlookAdditional Resources:We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of AbundanceAbundance: The Future Is Better Than You ThinkXPRIZE FoundationMoonshots PodcastMeta Trends NewsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeremy returns to the show to talk about his latest book, Kundalini and the Secrets of Silence. Seriah and he spar back and forth over this subject, trying to find common ground on their interpretations of this mysterious energy and the meaning of life, the universe, and nothing.There is also a Patreon segment where they continue on in a different vein...Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! All this for only $3 a month! Outro Music is Vrangvendt with You Made Me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was a, well, sudden show Tim Renner and I did about the capturing bigfoot documentary on April 12, 2026... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We will have with us in studio this night, Melanie Zimmer, to talk about the weird history and folklore of New York State. We get into lost ruins and folklore of the Seneca Indians. We talk about the haunted locations around Upstate New York, and some of the weird stories and personalities that have contributed to the history of the region. Storyteller Melanie Zimmer has written four books on New York State lore:Central New York and the Finger Lakes Myths Legends and Lore,Forgotten Tales of New York, and Curiosities of Central New York, published by The History Press. Her latest book is Curiosities of the Finger Lakes. Ms. Zimmer has been a storyteller for several decades and enjoys sharing and studying the folklore of the regions of New York State. Melanie Zimmer has recently created the script for a legendary walking tour app of Midtown Manhattan called “Secrets of Manhattan” “Discover Midtown Manhattan and its legends; explore New York City through its tales” which is available for iPhone or Android phones through PocketGuide Inc. She is a member of the New York Folklore Society. Her website is www.thepuppets.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.