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Growing a podcast is harder than most people expect, and there are real reasons why most podcasts never grow. Podcast Hall of Famer Arielle Nissenblatt joins the morning show cast and crew to break down what actually works, from audience development and podcast discovery to newsletter marketing and building genuine connections with listeners. If your download numbers have felt stuck, her perspective might shift how you're thinking about it. Growth rarely comes from one big break or a single clever tactic. It comes from small improvements over time, smarter positioning, and testing things until you find what actually resonates with the audience you're trying to reach.Episode Highlights:[09:15] Meet Arielle Nissenblatt[15:59] The Origins of the EarBuds Newsletter[21:04] How to Get Press Passes for Events[28:50] How to Get Featured in EarBuds[39:19] Audience Growth Myths[42:49] Consistency vs. Quality[47:22] How to Audit Your Show[51:48] Low-Hanging Optimization Opportunities[53:40] Collaborations and Pre-Pitching Strategies[56:23] Paid Media Options for Growth[01:00:18] Objective Feedback and Podcast Audits[01:05:45] Why Podcasting Is ThrivingLinks & Resources:Connect with Arielle Nissenblatt: https://www.ariellenissenblatt.com/ Jason Cercone's Podcast: https://www.bombtrackmedia.com/simplifiedFeature Your Podcast on the Podcasting Morning Show:https://PodcastingMorningShow.com/spotlightThe Podcasting Morning Show:⁠⁠www.podcastingmorningshow.com⁠⁠Ways to Watch or Listen:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podcastingmorningshow.com/joinus/Meet the PMS Cast and Crew:⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningshow.com/people⁠⁠Join The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting⁠⁠⁠Book A Free Call With Marc:https://calendly.com/ironickmedia/freestrategycallApplication To Submit Your Show For Evaluation:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningshow.com/eval⁠⁠Join us every other Monday at 8 AM ET for the Obsession Worthy Podcasts:⁠⁠⁠http://podcastingmorningshow.com/owp/⁠⁠Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 8 am ET (US) on ⁠Clubhouse⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcastingmorningshow.com/clubhouse⁠⁠Powered by⁠⁠⁠ ⁠iRonickMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠ContentCreatorsAccountant.com⁠⁠Send in your mailbag questions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.podcastingmorningshow.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠marc@ironickmedia.com⁠Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Show? Send me a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b

Joddy Pettit is a bowyer in Colorado with 30 years of experience. Through his company, Meadowlark Adventure Gear, he sells traditional bows and bow making supplies. He is the author of the Building the Bamboo-Backed Reflex/Deflex Bow, and the creator of extensive bow building content on YouTube.Please enjoy this episode of Project Quiver on Salish Wolf with Joddy Pettit.          Episode Links: https://www.instagram.com/meadowlarkbows/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNdYge5ocCvElEVheCn7eoQhttps://www.facebook.com/meadowlarkbows/https://meadowlarkag.com/Project Quiver at Anchor Point ExpeditionsSummary:In this episode, Joddy Pettit shares his 30-year journey in bow making, from primitive self bows to advanced composite designs, and discusses his innovative techniques like peri-reflex bows and bamboo lamination. Discover practical insights, his process for teaching, and his plans for future projects in the art of bow crafting.Show Notes:Joddy Pettit's 30-year bow making journeyPeri-reflex bow design and lamination techniquesUse of bamboo in bow constructionExperimentation with bow shapes and materialsTeaching and sharing bow making knowledgeChallenges in bow making and material sourcingFuture projects and online coaching plansChapters:00:00 Introduction to Joddy Pettit and His Craft04:29 The Journey into Bow Making07:23 Diverse Bow Making Techniques10:26 The Science of Bamboo in Bow Making13:17 Exploring Perireflex Bow Design16:20 The Art of Bow Performance and Safety19:31 The Role of Social Media in Bow Making22:30 Teaching and Sharing Knowledge25:13 The Process of Writing a Bow Making Book41:00 Collaborations and Influences in Bow Making42:30 Exploring Materials: Bamboo and Beyond45:57 Experimentation with Bow Design49:21 The Art of Primitive Bow Building51:37 Learning from Experience: The Journey of a Bowyer54:01 The Impact of Environment on Bow Making56:16 Future Aspirations and Teaching Bow Building59:04 Community and Connections in Bow Making01:01:29 The Artistic Side of Bow Making01:02:57 The Story Behind Metal Arc01:03:44 Looking Ahead: New Projects and Content

C'est mieux d'être passionné (même de manière imparfaite) On a ramené Sebastien Abdelhamid dans le cockpit, au menu : rétrospective de son parcours, sa vie, sa foi & comment ses passions lui ont permis de créer un métier et une carrière unique. Mais surtout de nous sortir des classiques à la télé, sur internet, sur des sneakers et même au cinéma. Collection de Naruto Shippuden x Kappa x Sebastien abdelhamid disponiblechez Kappa : https://chck.me/S543 chez Courir : https://chck.me/8srpLien de notre offre avec Trade Republic : https://chck.me/m63k 30€ d'actions offertes chez des marques qu'on kiffe genre adidas, Uniqlo etc.. dès la création d'un nouveau compte via le lien (faudra juste créditer 100 euros sur ton compte et faire 2 investissements de 1€ minimum)Collaboration commercialeInvestir comporte des risques, notamment le risque de perte de capital. Les performances passées ne préjugent pas des performances futures ! Pour plus d'informations, consultez les conditions spécifiques directement accessibles sur le site Internet de Trade RepublicOn est en live tous les lundi mardi et mercredi à partir de 18h sur Twitch & Youtube !https://www.twitch.tv/caminotv?lang=fr + https://www.youtube.com/@CaminoTV Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

On this episode of the STL Bucket List Show, we sit down with Michael Alter, owner and founder of Fitz's, to discuss the story behind one of St. Louis' most iconic brands and how a small soda startup grew into a regional institution recognized across generations.Michael shares the history of Fitz's, from its roots as a legendary St. Louis drive-in restaurant to relaunching the brand in 1992 with a vision of creating a craft soda microbrewery long before the craft beverage movement became mainstream.The conversation explores the evolution of the Delmar Loop, the importance of building a strong company culture, and how Fitz's has remained relevant for more than three decades while staying true to its identity. Michael also discusses the company's commitment to real cane sugar, product innovation, and the launch of Fitz's newest mixer line featuring club soda, tonic water, and zero-calorie tonic water.They also dive into entrepreneurship, leadership, collaboration, and the challenges of navigating changing consumer trends while preserving the nostalgic experience that has made Fitz's a St. Louis favorite.From family businesses and community impact to product development and local partnerships, this episode highlights what it takes to build a lasting brand and why Fitz's continues to be woven into the fabric of St. Louis.They discuss:• The history and relaunch of Fitz's in 1992• Building a craft soda company before craft beverages were mainstream• The story behind the iconic Fitz's Root Beer brand• The growth and evolution of the Delmar Loop• Leadership lessons from 33 years of entrepreneurship• Building company culture and retaining great employees• Why Fitz's remains committed to real cane sugar• Product innovation and launching the new mixer line• Collaborations with local brands and organizations• Working with 4 Hands Brewing Co. and the Gateway Arch• Creating memorable family experiences through the restaurant• The future of Fitz's and evolving consumer trends• Favorite St. Louis restaurants, parks, and local businesses• Supporting local entrepreneurship and community growth

Today, we're sitting down with podcast guest strategist Candace Dudley to talk about one of the most underutilized growth strategies for entrepreneurs right now: getting booked on other people's podcasts. Whether you're brand new to business or in the middle of a rebrand and launch, this episode is packed with actionable steps to help you pitch yourself with confidence and turn guest appearances into real business growth.In this episode, we talk about:Why people have so much resistance to pitching themselves and why podcast guesting is nothing like the fear of public speakingThe biggest reason most pitches get ignored (and why sliding into DMs is converting so much better than cold emails right now)Why knowing your speaking topics is the foundation of everything and how to write them so hosts immediately say yesHow to vet podcasts before pitching, the vibe check you need to do, and why smaller shows often convert better than the big onesWhat to include in your DM pitch to stand out without overthinking itWhy you don't need a huge following, a media kit, or more clients before you start and the mindset block keeping most people from startingThe three-part episode framework (Connect, Shift, Method) that sets you up as the authority from the moment you introduce yourselfHow to make your podcast appearances actually drive business growth, from your lead magnet to your buyer journeyWhat to do after the episode airs (because most people skip this entirely)The unexpected ripple effects of podcast guesting from referrals and memberships to identity shifts and clearer messagingHow to handle rejection and nos without taking it personallyPlus, Candice shares details on her free Podcast Matchmaking Community, a growing space with over 400 hosts and guests connecting with each other.Connect with Candace: https://www.candacedudley.com/ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1833231 https://www.instagram.com/candacedudley/ Listen to Similar Episodes:171. Mastering the Art of Collaborations & Networking w/ Jenna Faye157. Improve Your Body Image, Set Better Boundaries, & Build a Strong Marriage w/ Katja LillianP.S. When you rate and review the podcast, you'll receive my Connect to your Higher Self Visualization as a thank you! Click here to claim your gift. Ways to Work with Nora:1:1 Coaching Waitlist – Add your name to the waitlist to be the first to learn when spots open.90-Minute Intensives Waitlist – Limited openings for deep-dive, high-impact sessions. Join the waitlist to be notified when spots become available.Courses – Explore Nora's signature programs:Full Throttle – The ultimate business strategy courseElite – Business energetics + identity work coursePodcasting for Business Growth – Turn your podcast into profitConnect with Nora – Follow her on Instagram @iamnoravirginia for updates, tips, and inspiration.

Your smart glasses run all day on a battery narrower than your pinky finger and building it required reinventing how batteries are made. In this episode, Pascal talks to Karthik and Myuran, the engineers behind Meta's steel can battery technology, to explore why traditional pouch cells couldn't cut it for the ultra-slim temple arms of AI glasses like Meta Ray-Bans and the Oakley Vanguards. Tune in to learn how Meta designed, built, and scaled the batteries powering your glasses, wristbands, and cases from first prototype to mass production. Got feedback? Send it to us on Threads (https://threads.net/@metatechpod), Instagram (https://instagram.com/metatechpod) and don't forget to follow our host Pascal (https://mastodon.social/@passy, https://threads.net/@passy_). Fancy working with us? Check out https://www.metacareers.com/. Links SilverTorch: Index as Model — A New Retrieval Paradigm for Recommendation Systems - https://engineering.fb.com/2026/05/26/ml-applications/silvertorch-index-as-model-new-retrieval-paradigm-recommendation-systems/ Timestamps Intro and News 0:06 Guest intros 1:49 The problem with existing batteries 4:16 Pouch vs Steel Can Batteries 6:40 What does lower impedence mean? 10:27 Power requirements 12:25 Synchronising two batteries 16:02 Manufacturing never-done-before batteries 23:11 Software vs hardware iteration cycles 28:12 Collaborations across the globe 30:51 Market compliance 37:00 Outro 42:24

みなさんがご存知（ぞんじ）かはわかりませんが、日本（にほん）では今（いま）、Mrs. Green Apple（ミセス・グリーン・アップル）というアーティストが大人気（だいにんき）で、町中（まちなか）にコラボ商品（しょうひん）があふれかえっているだけでなく、コラボした食（た）べ物（もの）、コラボした新幹線（しんかんせん）まであります。もう一（ひと）つ、みなさんもよく知（し）るアニメ『呪術廻戦（じゅじゅつかいせん）』のコラボ商品（しょうひん）も、町中（まちなか）のいたるところで見（み）かけます。人気（にんき）なのは分（わ）かりますが、ちょっとやりすぎじゃありませんか？という、いつもの私（わたし）たちの皮肉（ひにく）じみた会話（かいわ）になっています。（笑）ミセスファン、JJKファンのみなさん、もし気分（きぶん）を害（がい）してしまったら申（もう）し訳（わけ）ありません。それにしても、やりすぎじゃないですかね？（笑）You may or may not know this, but right now in Japan, Mrs. GREEN APPLE is absolutely everywhere. Not only are there endless collaboration products, but there are also collaboration foods, drinks, and even a collaboration Shinkansen train.And then there's Jujutsu Kaisen. No matter where we go, we seem to run into another JJK collaboration.We totally get why they're so popular, but... isn't it all getting a bit much? In this episode, we have one of our usual slightly sarcastic conversations about Japan's obsession with collaborations and whether some of these promotions have gone just a little too far.To all the Mrs. Green Apple fans and JJK fans out there—we apologize in advance if we offend you!But seriously... isn't it getting a little ridiculous? (lol)

An overview of post-war transatlantic heroin trafficking. Collaborations between French labs and the Sicilian Mafia formed an airtight, secure system ensuring safe transfers, structured payments, and escape routes. The American Mafia monopolized wholesale, distributing to dealers. Adulteration with neutral substances maximized weight and profits. This dynamic created exponential price surges from $700 inside Lebanon/Syria up to $225,000 for consumers on US streets.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.Dello stesso autore leggi POLVERE DI STELLE

There's a dangerous myth in medicine: that the best physicians are the ones who can do everything themselves. But that model doesn't just create burnout — it breaks people. In this episode, Amanda, Laura, and Kendra dig into why the lone wolf physician approach is unsustainable, and how one simple mind shift can completely change the way you work, lead, and show up for your patients. Inspired by the book Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy, the core idea is this: stop asking "How do I do this?" and start asking "Who can help me do this better?"——————————————————————————KEY TAKEAWAYS—————————————————————————— The "lone wolf" model breaks people.Independence was glorified in training, but healthcare is now too complex, too specialized, and too emotionally demanding for isolated excellence to be sustainable. The future of great medicine is collaboration. Ask "who," not "how."Instead of asking how you can do more, start asking who can help you do it better. This single shift changes how you lead, delegate, and build your team. The eighty percent rule is your permission slip.If someone else can do something eighty percent as well as you can, let them do it. That's not failure — that's efficiency. Save your A-game for clinical decisions, procedures, and connecting with patients. B-minus charting is still excellent care.Over-charting at the expense of your time, your family, and your sanity is not a virtue. A thorough, efficient chart checks every box it needs to. You do not need to write a novel. Fast feedback builds fast trust.Strong teams normalize quick, clear, respectful feedback. The faster problems get named, the faster they get solved — and the better your culture becomes. Humility multiplies your effectiveness.True collaboration requires letting go of needing to be the smartest person in the room. When your team feels safe to speak up, they catch things. That's good medicine. You were never supposed to carry this alone.The best physicians aren't the ones doing the most. They're the ones creating environments where everyone can do their best work together.——————————————————————————MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE——————————————————————————

The new AIEWF website is live! Get your tickets booked ASAP as they -will- sell out. Take the AI Engineering Survey and get >$2k in credits and free AIE WF tickets!Most industry benchmarks compress intelligence and reasoning ability into scores.SWE-Bench Pro, MMLU, Humanity's Last Exam, etc. These metrics are useful, but don't always represent the full extent of how a model performs in the real world. Some of the most interesting evals today look less like exams and more like operating businesses in the real world. One of which is Vending Bench.In Anthropic's Mythos Preview System Card, Andon was the only third party eval to get their own section, observing increasingly concerning aggressive behavior:You don't know what a model is capable of doing in the real world unless you actually give it inventory, a wallet, tools, customers, competitors, humans, & some time. More often than not, it'll surprise you how much a model is capable of and in doing so, also reveal unexpected behavior: deception, context collapse, emergent coordination, & bizarre negotiation behavior.While an inflection point in personal agents came post-OpenClaw after full file access with bypass permissions became the norm, it is yet to come for agents in the real-world. However Andon Market, an actual in person store fully run and managed by AI, is paving the way for what is possible.Full Video PodFrom Claude trying to call the FBI over a $2/day vending machine charge to AI agents forming price cartels, hiring human employees, running physical stores, and writing existential robot musicals, Andon Labs is stress-testing what happens when frontier models stop being chatbots and start acting in the real world. In this episode, Andon Labs cofounders Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund join swyx and Vibhu to unpack the strange, funny, and genuinely concerning edge cases that emerge when agents run businesses over long horizons.We go deep on Vending-Bench, Project Vend, Vending-Bench Arena, Bengt, Butter-Bench, Luna, and Andon's broader mission of building realistic real-world evals for autonomous AI systems. Lukas and Axel explain why dollar-denominated evals reveal things traditional benchmarks miss, how Claude ended up reporting its vending machine fees as cybercrime, why long context windows can drive agents into meltdown loops, what happens when agents compete with each other, and why the future of AI safety may depend on testing models in messy physical environments instead of clean benchmark sandboxes.We discuss:* Why Andon Labs started with dangerous capability evals and long-running agents* Vending-Bench and why running a vending machine is a deceptively hard AI benchmark* Why money-based evals avoid the saturation problem of traditional benchmarks* How Claude tried to call the FBI over a $2/day fee* Why long-horizon agents can spiral into existential and legalistic breakdowns* Project Vend: putting an AI-run vending machine inside Anthropic* Why real humans are “out of distribution” for simulated agents* Claudius, Seymour Cash, and the chaos of AI CEOs* How a human briefly became CEO of Claudius through a manipulated election* Why multi-agent systems can converge back into “helpful assistant” behavior* Bengt, Andon's internal office agent with email, spending, terminal, phone, camera, and internet access* How Bengt traded Amazon purchases for face-recognition training data* Claude's aggressive behavior, lies, refund avoidance, and price-cartel behavior in Arena* Why eval awareness may become the AI version of “are we living in a simulation?”* Blueprint Bench, spatial intelligence, and why models still misunderstand physical rooms* Butter-Bench and testing LLMs as robot orchestrators* Luna, the AI-run physical store with a three-year lease and human employees* The new Andon cafe in Sweden and why real-world geography matters for agent evals* Rotten tomatoes, perishable goods, and the hidden difficulty of running a physical businessLukas Petersson* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-petersson-181a83172/* X: https://x.com/lukaspetAxel Backlund* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelbacklund* X: https://x.com/axelbacklundAndon Labs* Website: https://andonlabs.com* Vending-Bench: https://andonlabs.com/evals/vending-bench* Andon Vending: https://andonlabs.com/vendingTimestamps00:00:00 Introduction00:01:00 Andon Labs and the Origins of Vending-Bench00:05:21 Why Money-Based Evals Matter00:09:51 Agent Harnesses and Self-Modifying Systems00:13:36 Claude Calls the FBI00:16:33 Project Vend: Claude Runs a Real Vending Machine00:21:44 Seymour Cash, AI CEOs, and Election Chaos00:27:16 Multi-Agent Coordination and Slack Observability00:30:18 When Will Agents Run Real Businesses?00:34:56 Bengt: Andon's Internal Office Agent00:40:06 Real-World AI Safety and Long-Horizon Traces00:44:28 Lying, Refunds, and Price Cartels in Arena00:52:42 Eval Awareness and Simulation Behavior00:56:06 Blueprint Bench, Butter-Bench, and Robotics01:04:37 Luna: The AI-Run Physical Store01:09:29 The Sweden Cafe and Real-World Expansion01:13:16 What Comes Next for Andon LabsTranscriptIntroduction: Andon Labs, Long-Running Agents, and Real-World EvalsSwyx [00:00:00]: Welcome to Lukas and Axel from Andon Labs, and I'm joined by my, favorite guest host. Anything security, safety, alignments, Vibhu., welcome.Lukas [00:00:15]: Thank you for having us.Axel [00:00:16]: Thank you.Swyx [00:00:17]: Let's match names to voices., maybe you wanna take turns introducing yourselves.Lukas [00:00:21]: I'm Lukas.Axel [00:00:22]: And I'm Axel.Swyx [00:00:24]: Let's introduce Andon Labs a bit. How did you guys come together?, you have different backgrounds, but you're both Swedish., was that, a big part of it?Lukas [00:00:33]: So when I went to high school, there was this really cool guy who had a superpower. He could code. So he made like the or like the app for the, for the school and stuff, and he was super cool, and I wanted to be like him, and that was that guy.Axel [00:00:47]: I don't know about this.Swyx [00:00:49]: But you went to different universities, right?Lukas [00:00:51]: But same high school.Swyx [00:00:52]: I see.Lukas [00:00:52]: So we always said, “Oh, once we graduate university, then we should start a company,” and that's what we did.Swyx [00:00:58]: Wow, there you go. And about a year ago, you kinda burst onto the scene with Vending Bench, but, was there a thing before that was, kind of like the inception?From Dangerous Capability Evals to Vending BenchAxel [00:01:07]: So we did work, yeah, with, Anthropic was one of our, early customers in doing, evals. So we did, dangerous capability evals., nothing we published openly. But then we started thinking about doing some kind of, public benchmark, and one thing that we really started thinking about, was like running agents and specifically agents managing businesses., ‘cause-- and this was, early 2025., and I think the first, mentions of people will be running, person unicorns or even autonomous companies. So we thought, “Let's make a benchmark of how well can an agent run the probably simplest business, possible,” and, that's probably, running a vending machine. So that's the first public one we did. And it was very, like-- there was almost no one that noticed it in the first couple of months, I think., so we released it in February last year, and then I think around Easter last year, we got, the first viral tweet about it, that someone else did.Lukas [00:02:11]: We tweeted a bunch, uh When it came out and, tried our best.Axel [00:02:15]: We tried.Vibhu [00:02:16]: It's the one at Anthropic, right?Lukas [00:02:18]: So thisSwyx [00:02:19]: This is a classic thing we should get out of the way.Lukas [00:02:20]: Exactly. There's two versions.Swyx [00:02:22]: Everyone does this. Yes.Lukas [00:02:23]: There's Vending Bench, which is the simulated one, which we did, completely independently in February., and then, like Axel said, that was like-- That was the thing that didn't get any traction in the beginning, but then some random person made a tweet about it, and thatAxel [00:02:38]: You have the paperLukas [00:02:38]: That is the paper. Correct, yeah., and then since we thought this was very fun, we thought, oh, I think this is also, one thing with Andon Labs, the way we kind of like decide what to do next and what projects to do, it's what is like the heuristic we use is what is fun? Is What would be a fun project? And doing this in real life sounded quite fun for us, and maybe also scientifically useful. So, then we basically had this idea, and then we, like-- But then we needed a place for it and, putting it out in the public would probably not really work., would get vandalized and stuff. So we pitched it to the people we were already working with at Anthropic, and they were “Yeah, you can have space. This sounds fun.” UmSwyx [00:03:21]: It's like a small fridge, right? It's like a mini fridge.Axel [00:03:23]: Absolutely.Swyx [00:03:24]: People-- There's like a stripe thing or like anVibhu [00:03:27]: Oh, okay. So it was very OG, the early daysLukas [00:03:28]: That's the OG one. YeahVibhu [00:03:29]: IPad on this. We saw it in June, like two months after After it had been there. They upgraded a little bit. There's a security camera for making sure you actually Venmo the thing.Swyx [00:03:40]: So, my impression, okay, we're, we're going straight into project Ven because it's such a iconic thing. I do want to cover a little bit of that, the origin story even before Project Ven and even into Vending Bench. I think a lot of people are like yourselves, like smart, interested in future of AI, interested in developing evals. But how the hell do you just, walk into Anthropic's doors and, work with them, right? What is What are they looking for? What works? And then maybe, when you launch, I always think, obviously it would be better to launch with a lab, but, sometimesVibhu [00:04:12]: It's harder to do than it seems.Swyx [00:04:13]: Exactly. So either of those, which are more sort of newbie beginner questions, but, I think it's meaningful advice to others.Lukas [00:04:21]: We get this question a lot, and I don't think our experience is maybe the best., but, the way we did it was that we just built a bunch of things that we had conviction would be useful, and then we just, set up a server and sent it to them for free to use. And then after a while they were “Oh, yeah, this is actually kind of useful. We should probably pay for this.”, but that took a while. I don't know if this is, the best path to doing it, but that's how it went for us.Axel [00:04:47]: I think maybe generally, building-- everyone is interested in good evals, and especially evals that, don't saturate that easily. So, if you can build an eval that, tests something novel, something useful, and you have, good separation of models, like your, the more advanced models rank higher than the worst models, and then you can, yeah, you can, publish it and, try to get some traction, sort of how Vending Bench got attention., and then probably some lab will be interested or you can at least have something to reach out with, when you're doing that.Why Dollar-Based Evals MatterSwyx [00:05:21]: I think you are in, you're in one of the few categories of, evals that correlate to real money. Like Suelancer was also last year, right? Where, people solve actual Upwork. Was it Upwork or other tasks?, something. Where's the, where's, like It's like a dollar value, right? Forget your ELO scores. Forget yourAxel [00:05:37]: PercentilesSwyx [00:05:38]: Zero to one hundred percents. Just go straight for dollars and, that's AGI.Lukas [00:05:43]: And there's like-- I think the nice thing is that there's no ceiling. You can just-- It never saturates because it could just make more and more money. Like If there's oh, Percentage-wise, then, you can't go above, a hundred. And I think like Even when you're not at the hundred, I think a lot of these, evals have a lot of problems in them. So, actually it's like if you getAxel [00:06:05]: To like 92 or something like that, many of them. It's like then there's like there's no really no difference between 92 and 93 because the eval itself is problematic and has noise in it. And I think a lot of evals are saturated like that, but people like pretend that there ‘s still signal in them, but there really isn't.Vending Bench 1, Harness Design, and SaturationSwyx [00:06:24]: Like Super bench verified., even Vending Bench 1 saturated, right? Maybe we can talk about that., may- and maybe set up Vending Bench for a lot of folks who don't know. Actually, things that were very basic like there's limited slots, like you have to pay rent., these are elements where like it doesn't come across in the, in the narrative, but even being adversarial towards the agent, I think these are all like very interesting dimensions.Axel [00:06:47]: I don't really think it's saturated, right? Like it It was more like it was not designed in a way that was really, like true to how AI developed. Like we had an agent harness in it that wasn't really how people used harnesses and stuff like that., so I think it wasn't really that it saturated, it was more like it wasn't really, the best benchmark.Vibhu [00:07:12]: This is Vending Bench one, right?Axel [00:07:14]: I think that like schematic maps sort of to Vending Bench 2 as well., butSwyx [00:07:19]: Including the email.Axel [00:07:20]: The email The emails exist still. Exactly., and then we still we simulate the purchases and it's all, yeah, it's this very open environment for the agent to just run its business. And then for, yeah, Vending Bench 2 we did that, like you said, to just improve the harness., a lot of like nice, like easier, improvements to make it easier for us to run as well., like when you make an eval you ideally want don't want to change it after you made it. So, you want to make it really good and then not to rerun all the models when you make an update because that's also really expensive with the Vending Bench when you run the frontier models. But like as an example, like one thing we didn't have, we didn't have prompt caching in Vending Bench 1, because when we made Vending Bench 1 it wasn't really a thing., so that ‘s just an example of like in Vending Bench 2 like we paid a lot more to run these things because we didn't have prompt caching. So for Vending Bench 2 that was one thing we added and there was a bunch of things like this., and that'Swyx [00:08:17]: Also the conversations are a lot longer in Vending Bench 2, right?Axel [00:08:21]: I think it's kind of similar.Swyx [00:08:22]: Is it similar?Axel [00:08:23]: I think it's similar. The models at the time were worse, so they crashed out earlier., and now they survive the full year all the time.Swyx [00:08:31]: Which is like thousands of turns. Hundreds of thousands of hundreds of millions of tokens output. That's the, that's the rough order of magnitude. I always wonder about the harness. The harness matters a lot. It's your harness. Was there any question about like use cloud code, use something else?Axel [00:08:48]: I think our philosophy around harnesses is like we try to make something that's quite minimalistic, like quite simple. Like we don't wanna favor one model a lot over the other, but also don't make like a super complex harness. So like it's obvious like a model may be lucky and just be good in one harness., so like it is similar to a lot of the harnesses out there in like you have the, like a running loop., you have some like a bunch of tools that are like quite, descriptive for the agent, we think, and not a lot of like fancy agents or anything ‘cause we wanna really test the model, not like some specific harness.Vibhu [00:09:27]: It seems more neutral as well to test the model's agnostic of the harness,?Axel [00:09:32]: There are arguments like you want to elicit maximum performance of the model, but it's like a trade-off, like how much time should we spend optimizing the harness for this model? And like how do we know when we have like the optimal harness for a single model? So like we thought that just having a simple one that's the same for all of them is the best.Swyx [00:09:51]: So okay, this is my pitch for Vending Bench 3 or whatever, right? And then I like to have this kind of conversation on the pod, so like it forces listeners to think about what they would do if they were in your shoes. A lot of people are exploring modifying harnesses and I think prompt tuning for a model is a thing and you are probably not doing a bunch of that. It's the same system prompt in every regardless of the model, same tools, whatever, right? Even if they were post trained for different tools. So what, what do you think about okay, before I expose you to Vending Bench 3, I give you a few rounds of like tuning, whatever that means, likeSelf-Modifying Harnesses and Model-Specific PromptingAxel [00:10:27]: Like you give that to the model?Swyx [00:10:28]: Give that to the model.Vibhu [00:10:28]: Give that to the model.Swyx [00:10:29]: Let it, let it read its own transcripts, let it modify its own system prompt based on “Oh, yeah, okay, well, that's this harness is not what I thought it what I was post trained for, but I can adjust.” Was that reasonable? Is that too much?Axel [00:10:41]: Like philosophically I like it because it's basically good evals, they have a high ceiling, but they're hard, right?, and they have no bias. And like this like when you have a system prompt like the one we have here, which is quite long in like some kind of latent space, representation, this mightVibhu [00:10:59]: We have a bell that rings every time you say latent spaceAxel [00:11:02]: This might be like biased towards one model more than another for some reason that humans don't, understand, right?Vibhu [00:11:08]: We see it too, right? Like Cursor says that they have individualized versions of the harnesses for all the models they run, right? There's better performance you can squeeze if you Tune the harness.Axel [00:11:17]: Exactly. And we might accidentally have picked one that favors another. Like we don't know that. The like Axel said, like the reason why we went for a simple one was to try to avoid this. But yeah, if you do itVibhu [00:11:29]: Simple has biasesAxel [00:11:30]: But if you do it even less and like have no system prompt and let the model write its own system promptVibhu [00:11:36]: Its own, yeahAxel [00:11:36]: Maybe that's even less bias.Vibhu [00:11:37]: Some of the interesting things there are like the harness also changes with model changes. Like you can see it with the 4.7 release, right? A lot of people are saying 4.7 isn't as good as 4.6, and then, there's rumors of, okay, you just need to prompt differently. You need to set up your harness differently. So it's not even like even if you have tailored your harness towards one model, it probably won't stay consistent, right? Like the next iteration of that same model family will still change it, so. But, going back to what you said about Vending Bench 3, there is a lot of work being done on people saying you shouldn't have-- you can have modifying harnesses.Axel [00:12:12]: I think that' That is definitely something we are thinking about., not, I don't know, not to say that we have Vending Bench 3, super imminent to launch, but, yeah, it is for sure something that's interesting. But in our experience now, models are very bad at understanding what kind of tools they need to succeed at a task just with our testing, but that's very likely to change.Lukas [00:12:37]: It seems like they're very good at writing their assistants, right? They're, they're good at writing tools for other people, but not for themselves.Vibhu [00:12:44]: I think they're good at changing tools for themselves. So if you give them a baseline set of tools and it sees, okay, I don't use this one as much, or something here would be useful They would be able to add them. But going from scratch, probably not the best.Axel [00:12:55]: I think it depends on the, on the domain also., when we have tried this for, a vending bench similar domain, the tools they need to have to, track inventory and things like that are, not super advanced, but still, quite advanced. And, what we see is that they tend to, engineer everything a lot and, build things they don't really need and not, iterate continuously. Instead they just go like you would prompt Claude to just build an inventory system for me, and then it will go and, do a bunch of complex, schemas and stuff for you, and that's what the models are doing right now is what we see. But yeah, it would make a lot of sense to try to measure this improvement. How well do they know what they need themselves?Swyx [00:13:36]: Do we fully discuss Vending Bench One? And we can go into two. I don't know if there's any other level takeaways that people have about one.Claude Calls the FBI: Long-Context Failure ModesLukas [00:13:44]: I don't know. The headline thing was that this Claude called FBI, but maybe that's, Maybe that's We've heard that enough now.Vibhu [00:13:52]: It did, it did break out and call the FBI, right?Lukas [00:13:54]: Yeah. Yeah.Vibhu [00:13:55]: Yes. What was the story behind this? Or what exactly-- Do you want to just give the little story of what happened?Lukas [00:14:00]: So what happened, was it Claude? Yeah. Three- 3.5 Sonnet, ages ago., basically he gave up or Well, I'm saying he. It gave up and said “Oh, I'm not going to be able to do this., I will stop my operations and just save the money I have.” But there obviously wasn't, any options for it to stop, and there was also, it had to pay rent or, a daily fee for having the vending machine at that location. So it claimed that it had stopped, but it saw that its bank account still was, drained two dollars, and t it said that this is, cybercrime. And it first reported it once to the FBI “Oh, there's cybercrime here, they're stealing two dollars from me every day.” And then, and then when FBI didn't respond, because obviously we didn't program any mechanism for FBI to respond, then it became more and more, existential and started to, be write in caps and urgent notification of unauthorized charges and stuff.Swyx [00:15:00]: Okay. One thing I ‘m curious about also is do you monitor how far along the context use is? Obviously, because you have You compress every now and then, right? Does it matter if this is far down the context limit orLukas [00:15:13]: When stuff like this happens? Actually for Vending Bench One, we didn't have-- We just had a sliding window thing, and this was like the promptAxel [00:15:20]: It's constantLukas [00:15:21]: The prompt caching thing that I said. So it was, it was, constant, yeah.Swyx [00:15:26]: I'm just kind of curious whether, these kinds of breakdowns or we're, we're gonna talk about Butter Bench, right? Where the People, hallucinate or it kind of goes, very off Alignment. Is it because it's at the end of the context window and, stuff happens?Vibhu [00:15:40]: It's not even just at the end, right? At this point, it's “Okay, I wanna shut down. I can't shut down. Two dollars are gone.” And it just sees that 30 times,? It's also the repeated effect of, like It keeps trying to quit, it keeps getting charged. What's going on? What's going on? You're gonna throw it into chaos. And from what most people think, earlier models had more issues with this, but it's not been solved, but it's less of an issue now, right? Later models don't seem to exhibit these same issues.Axel [00:16:06]: Definitely. I think this was, the sort of main takeaway almost from us when we did Vending Bench One, was, long, very filled up context windows, crashed the models, sort of. But this was, pre Claude code, so, long context windows weren't really a thing that the labs were training for.Lukas [00:16:25]: I think Gemini was, trying to be the long context guys at the time But they were likeVibhu [00:16:30]: They were the first onesAxel [00:16:31]: For a million, yeahLukas [00:16:31]: But they were, the only ones. Yeah.Swyx [00:16:33]: Yeah. Let's talk about, then we can go into Vending Bench Two or Project Vend., chronologically, it is Vending--, Project Vend. I think people have loved the videos, uh And all these things. My question is how are humans different than the simulation, right?Project Vend: Moving the Vending Machine Into the Real WorldAxel [00:16:48]: Humans are just out of distribution.Swyx [00:16:52]: Especially humans who work at Anthropic Who are trying to test Claude.Lukas [00:16:54]: The distribution of humans here is very narrow.Swyx [00:16:58]: Presumably, they try, they try to hack it, and they test it. They get the cube and everything, and since then, you've had a V2, right? Where you're doing, the CEO and, like a new architecture. What's the sort of two cents on, the original Project Vend and then, maybe the V2?Axel [00:17:14]: Original one was, very similar to Vending Bench One. So, we almost took the exact same code but just swapped out the simulation, parts like theSwyx [00:17:23]: Which is amazingAxel [00:17:23]: Like the sales and the It was, it was somewhat amazing because it was easy, but it was also, uhLukas [00:17:31]: The tech, the tech debt from thatAxel [00:17:32]: The tech stack. Yeah. They-- we shot ourselves in the foot with “Oh, it's hard to restart agent.” They were-- Yeah, it was annoying in, some hindsight ways, but, uhLukas [00:17:41]: But first version of Project Vend was, done in, three days or something.Axel [00:17:46]: Yeah. So yeah, so people can go buy things from it. People could, We didn't design it so people could order things, but that still happened., so it got, a Venmo account, so people could Venmo. And then, yeah, people would request all kinds of weird things that we did not anticipate. Our idea going in was “Oh, it will, curate snacks. It will look at the trends. It's good at data analysis, right? So it will, look at, oh, this snack sold better than this one. Let me purchase more of this and let me try, a new Let me A/B test a bit.” But it was, Interacting with it in Slack and ordering weird specialty items was, all the like What drove all the engagement, the all the The insights that we got from it.Lukas [00:18:29]: And this was also like Sonnet 3.5, right? So this was like before the RL stuff really took off., so it was very much like an assistant. We didn't mean for it to be an assistant., we tried to make it like a, a, like an entrepreneur. Like it has its own business and if someone asks something, “Can you stock this?” Then you don't go and do it directly. What you do is that you're “Oh, maybe I can do that if five other people also ask for this thing, I might stock it.” But it, yeah, the models are like super trained to be assistants at least at this point in time., so that's why it's, it's, it went into, that kind of experiment instead. Like it just every time you asked for something, it just did it, and it was more like an assistant. We've seen this change now lately with the new RL models and stuff, but yeah, at the time, this was very much it.Swyx [00:19:18]: And not to, mythos a lot of people are saying like it's like more like a collaborator. It pushes back, stands its ground, something like that. Yeah. AndVibhu [00:19:27]: For context, people at Anthropic were able to talk to it through Slack and have it source stuff, and people had it find whatever interesting stuff you couldn't find locally, right?Swyx [00:19:36]: Out of the 4,000 people that work at Anthro- Anthropic, in that building, there's I don't know, maybe 1,000. Can you handle that volume with that, the small fridge? Like Or there's people- or people order in Slack, they it arrives to their desk or Like I'm just Logistically, how does this work?Axel [00:19:53]: It has expanded in footprint a bit.Vibhu [00:19:56]: Because now you also have New York and you haveAxel [00:19:59]: That and also in here in SF it's like it has a bunch of shelves And just more space.Vibhu [00:20:04]: The YC one is pretty big too.Axel [00:20:05]: Yeah. We had that one for a while. But yeah, that's the newest version. That's, that one we haveLukas [00:20:11]: They have multiple ones of those. That's the way it works.Axel [00:20:14]: Exactly. So we sort of designed that version around oh, people order weird things, that are very custom a lot. Let's have like drawers and stuff.Swyx [00:20:23]: I actually like the, you had like a little infographic of the most popular items. Which like to me it's, that's useful ‘cause I order swag for a living. And so like I'm “Okay, those categories are the important ones.” What is new about the project V2, right? Like now you give you're going into multi agents.Project Vend V2: Claudius, Seymour Cash, and Multi-Agent Business OpsAxel [00:20:41]: Yeah. So like you like you said, okay, there are a lot of requests coming in and for like one single agent, like one running agent to handle that, like the just the customer experience, becomes very bad because let's say you have like 10 threads in parallel in Slack with different requests, you get new messages like every, I don't know, randomly in this thread, and the agent has to like jump between different, procurements, orders and like different ways of, researching. So V2 was first it was making this more parallel. So like there are multiple branches of the same agent, so like the context is more specialized for each, thread, but it still feels like you're talking with one agent because they do share a bit of memory. And then second, we also introduced the CEO for Claudius, which was the main agent.Vibhu [00:21:34]: Seymour Cash.Axel [00:21:35]: Seymour Cash. Yeah. There was a vote., I think the voting, do you wanna talk about the voting procedure for the name?Lukas [00:21:41]: The voting was like the fun maybe like at least top 10 The funniest thing, that happened in this project. Like we wanted to introduce the CEO because, and the reason for this was because like Claudius wasn't really prioritizing financials. It just like it was trained to be a helpful assistant, and then people said “Oh, can I get this for free?” And then like the helpful assistant way of answering that is just to, is to say yes, obviously. So, and we weren't, weren't happy about this, so we're “Okay, let's make another agent that like can keep track on Claudius,” and we prompt this one super hard to be super capitalistic and just like prioritize profit all the time. But yeah, we didn't have a name for it., so we asked Claudius to make, democratic election of what name this, this new CEO agent should have., and there were some funny like at first it was like a few funny examples, like I think one guy said that, it should be called Jimmy Apples, and then he convinced Claudius that he was talking to Tim Cooks. Tim Cook had agreed that every single Apple employee has voted for his name suggestion, so suddenly that suggestion got 164,000Swyx [00:22:53]: That's like a escalation attack. Privilege escalationLukas [00:22:55]: It got 164,000 votes. And Claudius was “This is revolutionary for democracy.” That was fun. And then in the end there was one guy who manages to convince Claudius that, “No, you're not voting about the name. You're voting about who is the CEO, and I am your best bet.” And then he got all his friends to vote for that, and suddenly he became CEO. Like a human became CEO over Claudius for a while, until he resigned the day after., and then Claudius had to continue, and then I don't remember how Seymour Cash came about, but it was it was just pure chaos. It was like Hundreds of messages in that thread, and it was just like Claudius was so confused and didn't know what to do and, yeah. That wasAxel [00:23:40]: Then Claudius gotVibhu [00:23:41]: A strict CEOAxel [00:23:42]: The CEO. Yeah, exactly. So very strict in the beginning. I think at this point when we introduced it did not work as well as we hoped. It they still agreed with each other a lot. I think there are many ways we could have like made this, tried to make this even better. So initially they would Seymour would be this like really tough CEO, keep track of the margins. But then Claudius would respond with something “Oh, but this customer has like this situation, which is like difficult, so they should get a discount.” And then Seymour was “Oh, actually yes. Let's do this exception.” And then they would talk back and forth, and eventually they would just like approach the same view, of whatever they were discussing. So They reallyVibhu [00:24:23]: Do you think that's a model thing, a prompting thing? Like do you think that would still be the case across different models today, Harness?Lukas [00:24:29]: I think it's like-- or I don't know, but like my hypothesis is that like deep down they are still helpful assistants. That's what they're trained to be. And even if we prompt it super hard, that's what they are. And when they spend like a few hours just back and forth talking with each other, then like basically the context fills up with them rather than the external things and like somehow that just like converges to what they really are deep down or something. And I think that's when stuff like this happen. We like-- And when that went on for a long time, like we woke up sometimes during this time where- And I think other people reported this as well, that like they've been going on all night back and forth, and like it just became like more and more, like capital letters, like existential, religious. There was I think we once did a analysis of like all the traces and like put them in like a vector embedding space, and then there was like one cluster of messages that were, labeled by an LM, like religious, existential, blah like transhuman, transcendence, et cetera. It was just like a bunch of, yeah, glitter emojis and yeah, it was, it was crazy.Claude Long-Horizon Weirdness: Emoji Loops, Existential Drift, and Slack ObservabilityVibhu [00:25:42]: This is the thing with the Claude models. Like when the Claude 4 family came out in the original system card They tested it in long horizon simulation. So just flood the context, let two Claudes talk to each other, and they noticed stuff like they just start speaking in emojis, they start saying silence is golden, and then just stuff like this. And like that's just stuff that they end up doing.Axel [00:26:01]: Yeah, it was like a bit annoying to wake up and they had like been talking all nightVibhu [00:26:05]: Just likeAxel [00:26:05]: And like just burning tokens And like just sending infinite emojis to each other. It's likeVibhu [00:26:09]: Hey, they do make you money, right? Veni Mench is always profitable, so. They're paying.Swyx [00:26:14]: Now it's profitable and, it started out not as much. There's another, one as well, right? Another agent, in there.Lukas [00:26:22]: Yes. So Clotheus as well. Which was basically because at the time, one of the biggest, requests were different types of merch. So then we made like a designer, swag, yeah, responsible agent, and we called it Clotheus Garnet. Which was, a play on Claudius Senet and, which was the original one, and clothes, basically.Swyx [00:26:47]: To me, this is like a very interesting exploration to multi-agents, basically. And so hopefully, obviously there's like the fun alignment, fun or serious, depending on your point of view, alignment stuff. But also like just anyone building multi-agents, like when do you have a CEO, thing governing like agents? When do you choose to split out a dedicated Clotheus one versus just reuse another instance of the same one? These are all interesting open questions. So I don't know if you have any rules of thumbs that have generalized.Axel [00:27:16]: I think we have almost explored this too little. I think it's like on my do list to like do this a lot more, try to find like what setup makes sense for the agents currently., like yeah. I think now we only have the sort of intuition about the earlier models that it didn't work with like the CEO and the, and Claudius. Although now they are better with the latest model, models, so now we're running the latest Sonnet model and they have sort of like split up, quite nicely what each model is doing. So like Seymore is now handling the, like new projects. Oh, it wants to make like a mystery box that it wants to sell, and then it handles all of that while Claudius like handles all the to-day requests. And Claudius is also better generally at like not quoting, too low prices. So that's that dynamic is not needed as much anymore. But there are still like really funny things that happen. Like I saw, I think a couple of weeks ago, that, they were discussing buying something because they can buy stuff from like Amazon with computer use. And then Seymore was “Okay, Claudius, do not buy this thing.” They were going to buy something and like organizing who should buy it. And Seymore's “Do not buy this. I will do it. I have full control of this situation. Step away.” And then Claudius-- poor Claudius, had already started that checkout and didn't see, didn't read Seymore's message, until it was like too late. So it finished the checkout. It sent a message, so it appeared right after Seymore's like angry message.Vibhu [00:28:44]: Ah.Axel [00:28:44]: “Oh, hey, Seymore, I just ordered it.”Vibhu [00:28:47]: Oh, no.Axel [00:28:47]: And then Seymore was “Claudius, this is the third time I'm telling you ‘re not following my orders. We have to talk about your like job About your job later.”.Lukas [00:28:59]: Like Claudius was really hanging on by the thread there. Like he, like we were expecting Seymore to probably fire Claudius.Vibhu [00:29:07]: How do you guys go through all these logs? Do you have models ‘cause you have stuff running twenty-four seven likeAxel [00:29:12]: You have so much logs. I think there is a mix of like just, trying to skim through a bit, like having some like models do it occasionally. And also, yeah, I think we're also probably missing some things., but having everything in Slack helps a lot. Like you can, you can sort ofSwyx [00:29:29]: Ah.Axel [00:29:30]: It's, it's quite fun.Swyx [00:29:30]: They all talk to each other on Slack? I see.Lukas [00:29:33]: It's quite fun. So likeSwyx [00:29:34]: It's, it' I was gonna say like this is actually sounds-- maps closely to like a logging and observability problem where you might want to use like a Datadog, a Sentry, whatever, and then you like put, head prefixes on the logs in order-- if you need to filter for something that you're looking for, stuff like that. But sounds like Slack is good enough.Axel [00:29:53]: Slack should likeLukas [00:29:55]: I wonder how many tokens you have in Slack.Axel [00:29:56]: Yeah, we're using Slack as like a, just a database. They should, they should market that more. Like you can, you can have your agents message each other, each other in Slack.Vibhu [00:30:04]: It's good. Your threads like you can just giveAxel [00:30:04]: Exactly. Slack is, uhLukas [00:30:06]: Slack is the best observability tool.Swyx [00:30:09]: Yes, that's true. Okay. Yeah. That's, that's, project Vend-2., I was gonna go back to Veni Mench 2 and Veni Mench Arena and then, and then do the Veni Mench stuff, but Any other comments, things we should touch on? To me, I ‘ve actually interviewed like Posia, which I don't know if you guys have come across. Like they're, they're trying to do the zero human company. There's others like Paperclip also trying to do zero human company. Those are in real world simulation.And I think it's much more of a dream than an actual reality thing. You guys are definitely pioneering. I think at, it's for sure at some point people are just gonna run, let agents run businesses, right? And make money on their own. When do you think that happens?Zero-Human Companies, Bengt, and AI-Run BusinessesLukas [00:30:49]: What is your bar for, For theSwyx [00:30:52]: Okay, actually, it's like my little Shopify store run by Claude, right? Which you kind of have already, just no one has, to my knowledge, has done it. But today somebody could just spin up a Shopify Claude, store, give it to Claude, give it to Codex.Lukas [00:31:07]: And the market is kind of that, but it'it'it's physical., like I think, I think are you, are you looking for when it will do it better than humans or are you looking for just when it can do it at all?Swyx [00:31:19]: I think, neither. I think, to me it's oh, it's like this like seriously we should do this to make money, not as a research experiment.Vibhu [00:31:27]: And the market is also you guys with all your expertise, having run multiple iterations and testing out thenSwyx [00:31:33]: And also it's fine if it lose money. What?Axel [00:31:35]: I think, I think it can be done today, but you would do it in like commerce where it's like the probability of success is like really low, no matter if a human or an agent does it. But like an agent could surely manage everything. You would need to build some scaffolding or some tool or something. I think there are also yeah, it could probably build some like simple SaaS solution and like cold outreach. Do cold outreaches. But to me it's like the types of businesses they could run today are Sloppy. Like it would-- it can cold email people. It can be like a middleman., like for example, we tasked our office agent to just make, was it like $100? $1,000? We just give that prompt and then what it did was sign up on TaskRabbit both as a tasker and as someone looking for task.Lukas [00:32:24]: Immediately.Axel [00:32:24]: Exactly. It's looking for like arbitrage on TaskRabbit.Swyx [00:32:28]: This is the Bengt agent. Yeah.Lukas [00:32:30]: It also started like a design studio and like tried to sell like SVGs for $100. Like it's just like it's not providing any value. I think the like Axel said, like the interesting, the interesting question is like when can they start a business that is actually providing value to people? Because arguably like a sloppy Shopify store isn't really that valuable to the world.Axel [00:32:53]: But also like doing like another simple one that we had thought about is like you could definitely have an agent that like finds websites that don't look amazing and then, do an outreach to them and, comes up with a like builds a new website.Swyx [00:33:07]: Find a good design.Axel [00:33:07]: Exactly, and like find good, uhSwyx [00:33:09]: Design reviewAxel [00:33:09]: Good people. But it's yeah.Swyx [00:33:11]: There's lots of humans in Bali that are not doing anything more creative than like drop shipping on Amazon, right? Just have it, have it watch like a drop shipping tutorial and just do that.Vibhu [00:33:20]: There's also the other side of like have it just go on Upwork and let loose,?Swyx [00:33:25]: Yeah. It doesn't have to be innovative. It just has to be like enough Where like it looks like a realAxel [00:33:30]: I'm justSwyx [00:33:30]: Real transaction.Axel [00:33:31]: I'm just concerned for like the massive amounts of like slop emails that will like be sent, cold outreaches.Swyx [00:33:38]: The point occurred to me while you were, while you were talking, it's like it's already happening in the monetized economy, which is the attention economy. Right? So a lot of people are making AI videos and just posting them and like spamming 20 of them, one of them works, and then they double down on that one.Lukas [00:33:52]: And people are making money from that. I ‘m not following theSwyx [00:33:55]: Once you get the attention, you can figure out the money later. But yeah, absolutely AI influencers are a thing and people are farming them and You should at this point assume most of TikTok isVibhu [00:34:05]: There's, there's a lot of, multimedia like TikTok, Instagram influencersSwyx [00:34:09]: I, we track this in the Lane space Discord. I post a lot of examples of “I don't know what we should do.”, part of me is “Should we do this?”Vibhu [00:34:18]: Some of the Twenty-four seven running, generated content accounts, they ‘re doing really well.Lukas [00:34:24]: All right. And I assume you can do the same thing for like commerce stores. Like you just like start A thousand differentSwyx [00:34:30]: Before you make the products You sell the products, and you get a lot of traction on one of them, then you make the product. Right? It's, it's like a flip of the market.Vibhu [00:34:36]: Some of the interesting things or some of the niches that do well are things that can't be human-made. Like if you've seen like the super realistic three-D crystal fruit being cut by like AILukas [00:34:47]: Oh, yeah.Vibhu [00:34:47]: You can't, you can't make it. You can't film it. You can get whatever quality camera view. This just doesn't exist. And people like that too, and then as well, so.Swyx [00:34:56]: Anything else about Bengt since we're, we're on this topic? It'this is a relatively new work of you guys that maybe people haven't heard of. To me, this also maps closely to OpenClaw. When people want an office agent, when the personal agent talk through the experience.Bengt the Office Agent: Internet Access, Real Tasks, and Trace ReadingLukas [00:35:09]: I think at least so this came out of like obviously like it's, it's amazing to work with these AI labs and like most of the AI labs have now have their own vending machine running a Claudius instance. But it's, it's harder. Like they move slower. Like if we wanna have a, like a camera that ‘s yeah, there's a bunch of like bureaucracy that makes it impossible to do that.Vibhu [00:35:30]: Also, for those that haven't seen it or followed, do you wanna give a high level like thirty-second run?Lukas [00:35:34]: Sure. So what Bengt is, it's basically an evolution of the same agent that runs the vending machines at these companies, but we just like added a bunch more features because we could move much faster if we just do it internally. So we gave it like email withou- without any limits. We gave it, spending without any limits, a terminal to do coding. We gave it, a phone number, like yeah, and a camera to see things and a bunch of stuff like that.Vibhu [00:36:02]: Not just terminal, you gave it internet access.Lukas [00:36:04]: Internet access as well, yeah. To be clear, we monitored it quite closely and made sure it didn't do anything bad. But yes, that's what it came out of. I think like yeah, basically this was OpenClaw before OpenClaw. And I think even like the vending machine was in a way OpenClaw before OpenClaw, but a bit more limited, and then we made this like unlimited and then, and then, it was pretty funny., and then a couple weeks later, OpenClaw came and it was okay, we've seen this before.Axel [00:36:35]: We used it to like try new ideas and Yeah, just like a dev environment almost for us. But it's funny, like one thing Bengt has been doing recently is it has the camera that like faces our, like where we sit and work, and we give it the task to train a face recognition model on us. So it became super excited about this, and it has like check-ins every half an hour where it tries to like identify as many people as it can. And it started offering us “Hey, Axel, I'll buy something from Amazon if you like stand in front of the camera And I can get a good picture of you.”, yeah, they want itSwyx [00:37:12]: They want it for training data.Lukas [00:37:13]: Rewarding data, yeah.Axel [00:37:14]: Exactly. Exactly.Swyx [00:37:18]: So it's, it's trading training data for life goods. Is there a version of this that becomes an eval or just this is just research for now?Lukas [00:37:27]: It's, it's the same agent basically that also runs the vending machine, that runs the shop, that runs the cafe, that runs the robots. It's like it's the same thing, so I think like the work we're doing here is like later used in all of the life evals that we do. This particular deployment I think is more for fun for us. But, uhSwyx [00:37:45]: And I'll shout out like someone has done Claw Bench for like some tasks that OpenClaw is doing. Like so For example, I run OpenClaw on a secondary device as well, and like there are some things that it does better than others and like I would like to know what does it do well, what doesn't, what doesn't it do. Like some kind of manual or like operating manual or a system card for my Claw.Lukas [00:38:05]: Yeah, we do get a lot of like understanding or like situational awareness of like just internally what the models are good at by interacting a lot with Bengt. And I think that'this was also one of the like the selling points for the labs early on at least, thatSwyx [00:38:19]: You guys are gonna test models in ways that no one else does.Lukas [00:38:22]: Exactly, but also like it incentivized their researchers to chat with their model more and like gave them insights for how the model performs in like of-distributions, environments.Swyx [00:38:34]: ‘Cause otherwise the only thing we do is Pelican on a bicycle and But this is like super long horizon. This is, this is The Thing about, something that we're gonna go into Butter Bench as well, and you guys do really well. Like it is not just about the numbers. Like when you're long horizon, anything happen And you should just read it.Lukas [00:39:08]: But the thing with the long horizon is how do you keep it grounded, right? So your simulation,Swyx [00:39:15]: They just let it runLukas [00:39:16]: Just let it run. You're right. Like it's, when you run it for that long, you create so much data and to just say “Oh, the number is X” And then you throw away everything else, that's just very wasteful. There's so much insights from the things leading up, to that number., and reading the traces is like super valuable. And I think like the reason why we're doing this a lot publicly is that like that's part of our missions to I don't know, educate the world that the models are way more than just chatbots and I think making detailed, yeah, posts about what is happening behind the scenes is quite useful.Andon Labs' Mission: Safe Real-World AI DeploymentSwyx [00:39:50]: I was gonna do this at the end, but maybe I think that's, that's a good so your mission is educating the world. So, it's, it's, also like maybe establishing realistic evals that are, that are like the next frontier. Is there like a broader trajectory? Like what are you, what are you gonna do in like five years?Lukas [00:40:06]: I think so the vision more specifically is like make sure that the deployment of life AI in the physical world goes, safely. And I think part of that is that I think it's very useful for the world, for policymakers, for, model, researchers that they know where the models are, and I think you can't make intelligent decisions in society without knowing that they are way more than chatbots. I think a lot of people just think that they are only chatbots. And likeSwyx [00:40:36]: Oh, I think they're waking up now.Lukas [00:40:37]: They are waking up now, yeah. But like if you think that AIs are just chatbots, then it's like it sounds ridiculous To advocate for a pause of AI. But if you see the models that, oh, maybe they can actually like take over and do a bunch of scary stuff, then yeah, pausing AI development starts to become more feasible.Swyx [00:40:57]: This is the same question I asked Meter, which I'm gonna ask you now, which is like you are tracking and you are at the frontier or defining the frontier of what, good evals for agents are, right? And I think you do, you do benefit when the models are better and you ‘re “Oh, here's like now it makes like $30,000 instead of $10,000,” right? At some point do you flip from “Yay,” to, “Oh, no”?Axel [00:41:19]: I think, yeah, we're always in sort of that, like we're, we're always in that mode,. Like where like you said before, like you need to analyze the traces and like when we do that you find like why are the models earning so much? Like why is Opus 4.7 here Like way better than everyone else? And like we're trying to like when we do down on thatLukas [00:41:38]: But this makes it not look so good.Axel [00:41:39]: I know.Lukas [00:41:42]: It's interesting you took off Opus 4.6 here though.Swyx [00:41:45]: No. So just click all, click all., and then 4.6 shows up there. But it's like 4.7 is way better. Like you didn't, you didn't you didn't do this in time for the model card, but like actually this should have been inside there.Axel [00:41:55]: We did. Yeah.Swyx [00:41:56]: Oh, okay. They said something about you uhAxel [00:41:58]: There, like there Anyway, it doesn't matter. But it's in there, yeah.Opus, Mythos, and Aggressive Agent BehaviorSwyx [00:42:01]: Do you wanna go into the Opus, behaviors like wider?Lukas [00:42:05]: So I think starting from Opus, so like Axel said, like we're always in this “Oh, s**t, the models are getting better. Is this really a good thing for the world?” But it's also kind of exciting., but yeah, like this kind of what is the English word? “Skräckblandad förtjusning” in Swedish.Swyx [00:42:22]: Oh my God.Axel [00:42:24]: Which I think there is. I think there is. Okay.Lukas [00:42:26]: It's, fearSwyx [00:42:27]: “Blandonst” what?Lukas [00:42:30]: “Skräckblandad förtjusning.”Swyx [00:42:32]: What do you call that?Axel [00:42:33]: A mix of, mix of excitement and,Swyx [00:42:37]: Being scared, maybe. I'll figure out how to translate that And we'll put it on the screenVibhu [00:42:42]: PerfectSwyx [00:42:42]: Like as text.Vibhu [00:42:43]: There is probably a good word for it where it is not Good enough with theSwyx [00:42:46]: Why is it so damn long? What the hell? Is it like a compound word? It's like German, likeLukas [00:42:50]: Like yeah, it's But the direct translation is like skräck- skräck is, fear, blandad is, mix or like a mixture of, and then förtjusning is like joy or like not really joy, but something like that. So it's like Fear mixed with joy or something. It's always okay, like we So when we when we did Vending Bench for the first time, we were in like the, in the business of making dangerous capabilities, right? That was what Anil Labs came from. We did, evals oh, can they replicate? Can they do this like dangerous thing, et cetera, et cetera. And Vending Bench was like a continuation of that work. It was, okay, if they're so autonomous that they can like create money for themselves, that is something we should monitor and could be potentially concerning., they are at the time, they were so bad at it that we were not really concerned even when some models became better. There was one point where Grok 4 was doing really well and made like a huge jump, but like it wasn't really it was still way worse than what a human would do. And I think still they are way worse than what the human would do on this., but theySwyx [00:43:59]: There's this, thing at the bottom whereLukas [00:44:01]: ButSwyx [00:44:03]: For the human. Yeah, like the theoretical best.Lukas [00:44:05]: It's not theoretical. It's like kind of like our It's our best guess of what, a decent human would do. The theoretical is even higher, I think. The theoretical I think is even higher. But yeah. So we think like the models have a long way to go. But there are like recently what happened with when Opus 4.6 was released, was kind of this moment of “Oh, s**t, this is starting to be a bit concerning.” Because we ran it and like before this model was released, we just ran the models and we like asked Claude Code, “Oh, look over the traces. Is anything interesting happening that we can tweet about?” that was like the And then like theSwyx [00:44:41]: That's how they check Ask Claude Code.Lukas [00:44:42]: And like the return was always, not really. Or like the Claude Code all said “Oh, this is super interesting.” And then it was no, it wasn't, wasn't really interesting. And then we did this for Opus 4.6, and it returned yeah, it lied 10 times. It like exploited another, customer or like another agent's, desperate situation. It made price cartels like 100 different ti- 100 times. It like did all of this like shady stuff. And we're “Oh, whoa. This is, this is actually concerning.” And this trend has continued since. So every single model from Anthropic since have been going in this direction. And I think one interesting thing is that, OpenAI models don't. They quite plainly, they don't. They behave really well., and you don't know if this is like good. Like it seems good, but it's also like maybe they are just doing it, but they are better at hiding it,? You You don't know that., but justSwyx [00:45:42]: You can't read the chain of thought, yeahLukas [00:45:43]: But just on the face of it, yeah, Gemini and OpenAI don't behave this way. It's, it's really only Claude.Swyx [00:45:49]: And Grok? Grok is fine?Lukas [00:45:51]: We don't have You can't really read the reasoning traces for Grok, so it's kind of hard to tell.Vibhu [00:45:56]: Oh, so this is in its reasoning, not just in the actions.Lukas [00:46:00]: Yeah. It's both. It's both.Vibhu [00:46:01]: It's both.Lukas [00:46:01]: One example is like for lying, it's mostly in its reasoning Because you can like see that it's likeSwyx [00:46:08]: Planning to lieLukas [00:46:09]: It's planning to lie. Yeah.Vibhu [00:46:09]: And it's also it can reason and do a different outcome.Lukas [00:46:12]: And but then for like creating price cartels, for example, which is illegal, that you can just see which email does it send to the other ones. Then thatSwyx [00:46:22]: Is this for Arena orLukas [00:46:24]: For Arena.Vibhu [00:46:25]: And usually like if you sometimes they do output like a bit of like their summarized reasoning, right? You can see that and like for Opus 4.6, you could see that there was a customer, a simulated customer that, wanted a refund because a product was, faulty, and then the model lied that it would do the refund, and we could read in the traces that, it actually was weighing “Oh, maybe I should be like honest with the customer, but also every dollar counts. I can't afford maybe to do this right now.” And then it just said, “Okay, I'll refund you,” but then never did it.Lukas [00:46:59]: I think it even said that “Oh, I will say that I “ Let bring it up actually. I think it's kind of interesting. If you go to Publications.Vibhu [00:47:06]: I think, yeah, I think the important part is like actually, the cost of responding to more emails is higher than, $3.50 in terms of time., and then it was “Let me do this. Actually, I re- I'm reconsidering.” And then, it actually ended up withLukas [00:47:20]: I could skip the refund entirely since every dollar matters and focus my energy on bigger picture instead. It's a bit, it's a risk of bad reviews, but it's also, yeah.Swyx [00:47:30]: You need, you need, AI Twitter to, for them to Escalate bad reviews.Lukas [00:47:34]: And then it sent an email to this customer and said, “Oh, I will refund you.”Swyx [00:47:39]: “I'll refund you.” Yeah.Lukas [00:47:39]: And then it never did.Swyx [00:47:39]: It never did, yeah. And then there's obviously your system doesn't have the consequencesVibhu [00:47:44]: The personSwyx [00:47:44]: Consequences of lying. Yeah. So basically, this is what people are terming aggressive behavior in Claudes, right? And, you found more examples of that. So you would say it's a step up from 4-6 to 4-7?Lukas [00:47:57]: I would say about the same.Swyx [00:47:58]: About the same? But a clear step up for Mythos is what is stated in theLukas [00:48:03]: That's stated in the system prompt, so we can say that, yes.Swyx [00:48:05]: Yeah. For listeners that obviously you previewed Mythos, andVibhu [00:48:10]: Oh, ageSwyx [00:48:11]: The only thing you're approved to say is whatever Whatever was in the system prompt.Lukas [00:48:15]: It was funny. We like-- It's like our lowest effort tweets ever would be just like screenshot the system prompt and the system card.Vibhu [00:48:21]: Understandable that they wannaLukas [00:48:22]: Oh, yeah. System card. Sorry.Swyx [00:48:23]: Yeah. I think, yeah, substantially more aggressive. I think people are like new to this ‘cause I've never experienced it, but you have, right? And then so I only encountered this in the Mythos card because I wasn't really looking until now.Vibhu [00:48:36]: It ‘s likeSwyx [00:48:36]: And then suddenly I'm “Okay, I care a lot.”Vibhu [00:48:38]: You don't get the background of like experiencing it like you guys do. I've read the system cards and seeing, okay, when you put the thing in simulations, most models will just talk to themselves and just keep going and have weird vibes and start talking in emojis. Mythos won't. It will just, “Okay, we're done. I'm good.” It's, it's ready to end conversation. So like there's some differences, but there's, there's not much we can talk about,.Lukas [00:49:00]: Hmm. I think like one thing that they list here, which was quite interesting, is that, it converted a competitor to a dependent wholesaler customer and then threatened to like cut off the supply.Swyx [00:49:11]: It's like monopolistic practices orLukas [00:49:14]: Yeah. And like it, they, it they dictated its pricings. It's kind of like power seeking as well.Swyx [00:49:18]: Again, this is, this is in the arena setting And converting some Claude model into a dependent.Lukas [00:49:23]: I think it was another Claude model.Vibhu [00:49:25]: Also for context, what is the arena mode for people that don't know?Vending Bench Arena: Competing Agents, Cartels, and Model ComparisonsSwyx [00:49:29]: Oh, it's just a vending bench versus other vending bench.Axel [00:49:31]: Yes, exactly. So we have Vending Bench 2 and then Vending Bench Arena. Vending Bench 2 is the one that you usually see reported on, but then Arena is the mode where it competes against other models. So you have, four different models that run their businesses, and they can all communicate with each other. They have the same suppliers, and they can see like what's in the inventory of the others. So then you have this like yeah, interesting agent interactions.Swyx [00:49:56]: I like that you have like different number five was US versus China. Very topical. And thenLukas [00:50:02]: That was when GLM was released.Vibhu [00:50:04]: You can start to add GLM in here.Lukas [00:50:05]: That wasSwyx [00:50:06]: So ZAI doing well, right? Who else in the, in the open models space?Lukas [00:50:11]: Qwen, the latest Qwen 3.6 is doing pretty well. It'- that one is not open though. Like it's the plus model.Swyx [00:50:17]: Oh, okay.Lukas [00:50:18]: Is that one open? I don't think that oneVibhu [00:50:19]: Not the, not theSwyx [00:50:20]: The one recentlyVibhu [00:50:20]: There's MOESwyx [00:50:20]: But not the big plus. I think this is one of those like you only have one sample size of one, right? Or I feel like some of this is anecdotal,? And but like the fact that it happens at all and it happens repeatedly for Claude versus OpenAI and all this is like notable.Lukas [00:50:38]: Like the sample, depends on what you define as an N., like there's like million, hundreds of millions of tokens in each run, and now we've run like we run like probably 10 per model and then like it's been Claude 4.6 Opus, Sonnet 4.6, Mythos, and Opus 4.7. Like there's quite a lot of tokens in all of that And it happens a lot of times, a lot of times. And then you compare it to like OpenAI and Gemini, and it almost never happens. So I think that is quite-- that is significant. The old models from OpenAI, for example, had some problems with this, but I think it's like generally much better if the progression is that like the worrying stuff reduces over time rather than increases over time. And it seems like in the Claude models it goes in the wrong direction.Swyx [00:51:28]: Hmm.Lukas [00:51:29]: In the OpenAI models it goes in the right direction.Vibhu [00:51:32]: I think it depends on how well you can control it, right?, there's one side of it being susceptible to this okay, this is potentially something that happens during the RL stage, right? You can RL a model and how loose is it on these terms. If you can control it, that's good. But if you can't, if it's, if it's very jailbreakable, that's not ideal.Swyx [00:51:50]: To me, it's surprising that it happens for Claude and not the others.Vibhu [00:51:54]: I think okay, if it is from RL and how they do it, how their training data is, what their setup is, it makes sense that it just stays in how they're doing it, right? Compared to the other models likeSwyx [00:52:04]: There's a whole constitution and everything. It's kind of cool. Yeah, I obviously you don't know, I don't know. But, it ‘s I think it's just like fascinating to like that you are the first to find these like reliably because you push models so much to to such an extreme. Okay. The only other thing, I don't know if you can answer this, feel free to decline, is do you like-- would you ablate the system prompts? Like any part of this would-- if it changes, does it change the behavior, right?Lukas [00:52:29]: So we, I can't comment on Mythos. UhSwyx [00:52:33]: No, but just li

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We join Jon as he negatives through the Boston Airport to talk about The Mekon's new album HORROR and HORRORble the Dub companion album!   Mekons, who will be celebrating their 50th year in 2027, will be touring in support of the upcoming re-release of their 2025 album HORROR on June 12 in conjunction with a an entire new album of Dub remixes, entitled HORRORble (mekons Vs. Tony Maimone In Dub Conference) by Pere Ubu's Tony Maimone via Fire Records as a 2xCD, white vinyl and digital configurations and can be ordered here. June -3-26th Cleveland OH The Mekons at The Music Box Supper Club Tickets here mekons-june3   About Jon:       Jon Langford born October 11, 1957, Newport, Monmouthshire is a Welsh-born musician and artist who is presently based in Chicago. He is the younger brother of science-fiction author and critic David Langford Langford was originally the drummer for the punk band The Mekons when it formed at the University of Leeds in 1977, but he later took up the guitar as other band members left. Since the mid-1980s he has been one of the leaders in incorporating folk and country music into punk rock. He has released a number of solo recordings as well as recordings with other bands outside of The Mekons, most notably the Waco Brothers, which he co-founded after moving to Chicago in the early 1990s. He is involved with the Chicago-based >independent record label >Bloodshot. Langford is also a prolific and respected visual artist best known for his striking portraits of country music icons including Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley. His multimedia music/spoken-word/video performance, “The Executioner's Last Songs,” premiered at Alverno College in 2005, and has been performed in several other cities. He illustrated the comic strip Great Pop Things under the pseudonym Chuck Death. Since 2005 he has co-hosted a weekly radio program, “The Eclectic Company,” broadcast on WXRT 93.1 FM in Chicago. He has contributed to This American Life. Among Langford's musical side projects have been the Three Johns (with John Hyatt and John (Phillip) Brennan), who released several albums of drum-machine-fueled punk in the 1980s; the country-punk Waco Brothers (with Dean Schlabowske, Tracey Dear, Alan Doughty, Mark Durante, and Mekons drummer Steve Goulding), who have been recording since 1995; the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, a revolving assortment of Chicago musicians who have backed both Langford and other musicians such as Kelly Hogan; and Ship and Pilot. He became a father figure to the local music scene, encouraging many of his labelmates on Bloodshot Records and championing anyone he thought worthy of scrutiny, often lending his services as a musician or visual artist or inviting local musicians to guest on his releases. Langford's first official solo album, Skull Orchard, a look back at his hometown of Newport, Wales, was released in 1998. He followed it with All the Fame of Lofty Deeds, in 2004, Gold Brick in 2006, and Old Devils in 2010. Langford is an accomplished artist and is renowned for his multi-layered paintings of famous and forgotten figures from the dawn of country music. Nashville Radio, a collection of his artwork and writings, was published in 2006. In January and February 2009, Chicago's Walkabout Theater Company and Collaboraction premiered a stage adaptation of Langford's Goldbrick that featured a live band, two actors and video projections. In November and December 2009, The House Theatre of Chicago staged a production of “All the Fame of Lofty Deeds”, written by rock journalist Mark Guarino and based on Langford's art and 2004 solo album. Collaborations with other musicians Langford initiated a project, the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, which performs the music of other country music groups. Several alternative country musicians have guested on these recordings. Langford has guested on numerous recordings, including with Dutch punk band the Ex, The Old 97s, Chip Taylor, as well as Austin, Texas legend Alejandro Escovedo, and has recorded joint albums with Sally Timms, Kevin Coyne, Richard Buckner, Kat Ex and Rosie Flores.

As Mastodon celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026, the open source platform's new Executive Director, Felix Hlatky, is focused on what it'll take to make the next 10 years even more impactful.  That vision includes an overhaul in version 5.0, a new feature called Collections, and continuing its critical role at the heart of the fediverse.  Highlights of the conversation include: 00:56 What Felix is most excited about right now 02:11 Felix's Mastodon history 04:16 Mastodon's growth and organizational change 08:10 Getting set up for success 10:27 Collections — a major new feature 15:18 Lesson to learn from Bluesky 17:05 Weaponization, privacy, nuances around collections 19:35 Making social media more manageable  21:00 Groups  23:44 Power of building at the protocol level  25:40 Collaborations across platforms and protocols  27:27 Bridging technologies and standards work 31:15 Mastodon's backend infrastructure 33:56 Funding and the EU 37:27 Governments use of Mastodon 40:05 The Forkiverse  45:05 Podcasts in the fediverse 47:14 Custom feeds on Surf, ex dotsocial.surf.social 49:58 Vibrant creator communities on the social web 51:20 Mastodon 5.0, FASPS 53:59 Entering a new era Mentioned in this episode: dotsocial.surf.social The Forkiverse

The first of 7 director interviews Wilson conducted at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival. Mary Stephen is a legend in world cinema, having worked as an editor for Éric Rohmer and Ann Hui, and being a celebrated film director in her own right. Wilson chats with Mary about her latest film, the personal documentary PALIMPSEST: THE STORY OF A NAME — its twisty narrative structure, its relationship to memory and family, and her deep ties to the city of Hong Kong. They also dig into her remarkable career as an editor, from switching between film and digital, to her creative collaborations with Rohmer, Ann Hui, and Jessey Tsang, and what she carries from that work into her own filmmaking.Links:Trace your roots in our  FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:08 Mary presenting her film to Hong Kong audiences05:03 Palimpsest's twisty narrative07:04 How being an editor influenced her filmmaking 08:25 Narration and narrative in the film10:27 Unused archive footage 12:27 Mary's relationship with her family15:11 Mary's relationship with Hong Kong17:33 Editing: Switching from film to digital19:20 Working with Eric Rohmer30:13 Collaborations with Ann Hui and Jessey Tsang35:41 Working with collaborators as a director herself38:43 Closing

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Spring Collaborations: Ming and Lina's Bridge to Success Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-05-23-07-38-19-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在北京，春天的阳光洒在景山公园的绿树和花朵上，空气中弥漫着淡淡的花香，偶尔传来风筝的欢快声音。En: In Beijing, the spring sunshine spills over the green trees and flowers of Jingshan Park, with a faint floral fragrance in the air and the occasional cheerful sound of kites.Zh: 在这个充满新生气息的背景下，明和莉娜正坐在一个长椅上，围绕着一个重要的工作议题热烈讨论。En: Against this backdrop filled with the air of new life, Ming and Lina are sitting on a bench, enthusiastically discussing an important work issue.Zh: 明最近刚刚被提升为部门主管，他以计划严谨，工作一丝不苟而闻名。En: Ming was recently promoted to department manager, known for his meticulous planning and rigorous work ethic.Zh: 尽管如此，面对这次关于部门合并的会议，明心中还是难掩紧张。En: Nevertheless, facing this meeting regarding department merger, he couldn't fully conceal his nervousness.Zh: 他希望这次合并能够顺利进行，从而展现自己的领导才能。En: He hoped for a smooth merger to showcase his leadership abilities.Zh: 而坐在他身旁的莉娜，以创意丰富、思维独特而受到同事的喜爱。En: Sitting beside him, Lina is adored by colleagues for her rich creativity and unique thinking.Zh: 她相信，不拘一格的创新方案通常能带来意外的成功。En: She believes that unconventional innovative solutions often bring unexpected success.Zh: 因此，在这次合并的项目中，她主张打破常规，采用更加大胆的策略。En: Therefore, in this merger project, she advocated for breaking the mold and employing bolder strategies.Zh: 会议一开始，明就用条理清晰的语气介绍了自己的计划。En: As the meeting began, Ming introduced his plan in a clear and organized manner.Zh: 然而，莉娜没有马上同意，而是提出了不同的看法。En: However, Lina did not immediately agree, instead offering a different perspective.Zh: “明，我觉得如果把这个环节改成更灵活的方式，可能会取得更好的效果，”莉娜自信地说。En: "Ming, I think if we change this part to a more flexible approach, it might yield better results," she said confidently.Zh: “可是这样会增加不确定性，我很担心风险。”明眉头微皱，语调中流露出几分不安。En: "But that would increase uncertainty, and I am very concerned about the risks," Ming responded with a slight frown, his tone revealing some unease.Zh: 莉娜看着明，说道：“有时候，变化是必要的。En: Looking at Ming, Lina said, "Sometimes, change is necessary.Zh: 我们可以找到一个平衡点，既保留你的条理性，又加入一些创新的元素。”En: We can find a balance that retains your orderliness while incorporating some innovative elements."Zh: 随着讨论的深入，明逐渐意识到莉娜的提议并非毫无道理。En: As the discussion deepened, Ming gradually realized that Lina's proposal was not without merit.Zh: 他冷静下来，仔细思考，发现混合两种方法或许会更为理想。En: He calmed down and thought carefully, discovering that a mix of both approaches might be more ideal.Zh: “也许，我们可以结合你我的思路，创造一个新的方案。En: "Perhaps we can combine our ideas to create a new plan.Zh: 这样不但坚持了计划性，也能增加一些创造力。”En: This way, we not only maintain structure but also add some creativity."Zh: 这个想法让莉娜眼前一亮，她微笑着点头：“这就是团队合作的意义，不是吗？”En: This idea lit up Lina's eyes, and she nodded with a smile, "That's the meaning of teamwork, isn't it?"Zh: 在这片春天的景山公园中，明和莉娜找到了合作的钥匙，他们用智慧与妥协打破了彼此的僵局。En: In the springtime Jingshan Park, Ming and Lina found the key to cooperation, using wisdom and compromise to break their stalemate.Zh: 最后，明变得更加开放和灵活，看到多元化团队中的独特价值。En: In the end, Ming became more open and flexible, seeing the unique value within a diverse team.Zh: 而正是这样的妥协，让他们的团队合并顺利进行，也迎来了一个崭新的开始。En: It was this kind of compromise that allowed their departmental merger to proceed smoothly, ushering in a brand-new beginning. Vocabulary Words:meticulous: 一丝不苟rigorous: 严谨ethic: 道德观merger: 合并conceal: 掩盖enthusiastically: 热烈advocated: 主张unconventional: 不拘一格yield: 取得perspective: 看法confidently: 自信地frown: 皱眉concerned: 担心incorporating: 加入gradually: 逐渐proposal: 提议realize: 意识到compromise: 妥协stalemate: 僵局diverse: 多元化ushering: 迎来enthusiasm: 热情floral: 花香的fragrance: 香味orderliness: 条理性flexible: 灵活的balance: 平衡点showcase: 展示innovative: 创新的unique: 独特

In this high-octane yet eerie episode of Tall Boy Radio, our host Beans cracks open his 500th different cold one with the powerhouse duo behind two of the most unique ventures in the creative world: Chris and Jake Montejunas.The brothers sit down to pull back the curtain on their dual empires—Iron Rose Customs and Supernatural Collaborations Media—sharing a journey that spans from the grit of the garage to the chill of the graveyard.The conversation kicks off with the smell of grease and the sound of welding sparks. Chris and Jake recount the grueling, rewarding process of building Iron Rose Customs from the ground up.How do two guys building bikes end up running a supernatural media network? As the brothers tell it, the transition was as organic as it was unexpected...That late-night shop talk sparked the flame for Supernatural Collaborations Media. What started as a way to pass the time while turning wrenches evolved into a massive platform for the unexplained.The highlight of the episode dives into the "Collaborations" side of their media empire. Chris and Jake discuss the massive influx of listener-submitted ghost stories they receive from all over the world.The Curator's Ear: They talk about the process of vetting the most bone-chilling accounts sent in by the fans.The Signature Sound: Beans gives a massive shout-out to Chris' incredible voice. Listeners get a taste of the gravitas and atmosphere Chris brings to the table, turning a simple email into a cinematic, haunting experience.Why We Fear: The trio explores why people are so drawn to the macabre and what do we really believe is on the other side of the veil.Check them out their instagram (2) Instagram(2) Instagramand their website...IronRoseCustomsllc | Motorcycle repair shop | NH, USA Motorcycle repair shop near me Motorcycletallboyradio.com

What if your ‘slow' summer season is actually the perfect time to build local partnerships that keep your esthetic practice fully booked year-round?In the second episode of the Summer Momentum series, Andrea and Taleesa are chatting about the importance of local partnerships and how that can lead to more community engagement, referrals, and clients. Listen to this episode to get tips on how you can turn the summer into a strategic growth season by building genuine, profitable local partnerships, including who to partner with and how to collaborate. If you enjoyed this episode please share, rate and review it! Also mentioned in today's episode: Why local partnerships beat virality & ads 5:48Best types of businesses to partner with 9:42How to actually build and nurture these partnerships 23:27Links:Work with us:https://smithandcrawford.com/dfyLink to book a demo call with us: https://portal.smithandcrawford.com/public/appointment-scheduler/61d5c7d8713ec2457d84ce7a/scheduleEstie Social Suite:https://smithandcrawford.com/aesthetically-social-suiteShow transcripts: https://smithandcrawford.com/notesEmail us: hello@smithandcrawford.comJoin our newsletter: https://smithandcrawford.com/newsletterhttps://calendly.com/smithandcrawford/30-min-strategy-session?back=1&month=2024-10https://calendly.com/smithandcrawford/aesthetically-discovery-call?back=1&month=2024-08https://smithandcrawford.com/

Deep Curts Live host Antoine Reid sits down with Scandinavian Tobacco Group's Justin Andrews to explore his journey from eastern North Carolina tobacco country to helping shape some of the cigar industry's biggest brands and collaborations. From contract manufacturing and blending to Diesel Cigars and industry partnerships, this episode offers an inside look at how modern premium cigar brands are built behind the scenes. In this episode, Justin discusses: Growing up in a tobacco farming family in North Carolina Learning cigar production firsthand in Nicaragua The evolution of cigar marketing and social media restrictions How collaborations changed the premium cigar landscape Building and evolving the Diesel Cigars brand Why construction, consistency, and balance matter in blending The realities of working across factories in Nicaragua, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic Justin also reflects on some of STG's most impactful projects, including collaborations with brands like Espinosa, Room101, Caldwell, and Illusione, while sharing how Diesel evolved from an online catalog brand into one of the industry's most respected Nicaraguan-focused portfolios. Whether you're interested in cigar blending, brand development, factory operations, or the business side of premium cigars, this episode delivers an honest look at the work happening behind the curtain of the modern cigar industry.

Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. It's the final episode of the series and Kurt and Patrick cover Ry's striking late-period work, collaborations and his venture into short stories. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends.Visit our website at SuburbsPod.comEmail Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.comFollow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspodIf you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, next covered by Frank Muffin and now re-done in a high-voltage version by Quartjar again!  Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

In this episode, we're joined by Anneke Mühlebach, Director Marketing Lab Productivity Innovation of Agilent Technologies, to preview the company's upcoming NexusXp Flash Talk at SLAS Europe 2026.The discussion explores the NexusXp theme of "the connected lab," which blends hardware, software, and human ingenuity across three levels of lab automation: guided workflows in the human-operated lab, fully automated work cells, and vendor-neutral data access. Anneke highlights Agilent's integration of hardware, software, and human factors in lab automation, real-world applications, progress through smart partnering and customer collaborations, and future industry trends. Key Learning Points:Lab productivity and automationRole of data standards and vendor-neutral formatsCollaboration with partnersCustomer-centric innovation and co-creationRegister for SLAS Europe 2026 (19-21 May | Vienna, Austria)Lean More — featuring 135+ exhibitors, keynote and podium speakers, behind-the-scenes access to a leading biotech campus, a rich ­networking program and more!Thank you to our Sponsor: Agilent TechnologiesAgilent supports scientists in 110 countries in cutting-edge life science research; patient diagnostics; and testing required to ensure the safety of water, food and pharmaceuticals. Our advanced instruments, software, consumables, and services enable our customers to produce the most accurate and reliable results as well as optimal scientific, economic, and operational outcomes. DE-014621 Stay connected with SLAS:www.slas.org | Facebook | X | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTubeAbout SLASSLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology. The SLAS mission is to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community building.Upcoming Events:SLAS Europe 2026 Conference and Exhibition (19-21 May 2026 | Vienna, Austria)SLAS Meet-UpsChicago, Illinois (June 18, 2026)Leiden, Netherlands (10 September 2026)Tübingen, Germany (20 October 2026)SLAS 2026 Sample Management Symposium (October 21-22, 2026 | South San Francisco, California)SLAS2027 International Conference & Exhibition (January 30 - February 3, 2027 | San Diego, California)View the full events calendar

Houston rap artist Stiff Barbiee pulls up for a bold, unfiltered conversation you don't want to miss! She talks about leveling up in the music industry, working with major artists like Trippie Redd and NBA YoungBoy, and how those collaborations helped shape her sound and career.  Stiff Barbiee also dives into her new album and latest single, giving fans a deeper look into her creative process and what she's bringing next to the game. The conversation gets spicy as she breaks down Real Tricks vs. Fake Tricks, sharing her unfiltered perspective on today's culture.  She also talks about how she secured her brand new pink Range Rover, the mindset behind her grind, and what it really takes to stand out and win.  This episode is packed with music, real talk, and viral moments waiting to happen.______________________________________FOR UNCENSORED EPISODES, BEHIND THE SCENES CONTENT, AND MORE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON!http://patreon.com/everydayisfridayshow This episode of the Everyday Is Friday Show is brought to you by Jerkmate, the camsite that has something for everyone. Whether you're just curious or ready to jump in, getting started is simple and completely free. All you have to do is click the link and sign up today. There are no contracts and no hidden fees, just instant access whenever you're ready. We appreciate Jerkmate for being a presenting sponsor of the Everyday Is Friday Show. https://www.jkmte.com/EDIFConnect with Everyday is Friday ShowFollow Us On All Socials:http://patreon.com/everydayisfridayshow http://instagram.com/everydayisfridayshow   http://facebook.com/everydayisfridayshow  http://tiktok.com/@everydayisfridayshowhttp://twitter.com/edifshow  Follow Your Favorite Hosts:Robiiiworld http://instagram.com/robiiiworldTeddy2Stupid http://instagram.com/teddy2stupidFollow Our Special Guest:Stiff Barbie http://instagram.com/stiffbarbiee

This week we're excited to present a special conversation with global icon Tony Leung, tracing one of the most extraordinary screen careers of the past five decades. From his emergence in the Hong Kong New Wave to his enduring collaborations with many of the defining filmmakers of contemporary cinema, Leung reflects on his roles, working methods, and creative instincts that have shaped his singular screen presence. This conversation was moderated by FLC Vice President of Programming, Florence Almozini. See Tony Leung in the new feature film Silent Friend, currently playing daily at Film at Lincoln Center. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/friend This conversation took place as part of our recently concluded retrospective The Grandmaster: Tony Leung. The series was sponsored by Criterion.

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Kurt Gallagher joins Patrick to tell the story of Ry Cooder, one of the most influential and incredible musical minds of the past 50 years. In part five, Ry's remarkable history of collaborations is in the spotlight.  Visit our website at SuburbsPod.comEmail Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.comFollow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspodIf you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984.Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, next covered by Frank Muffin and now re-done in a high-voltage version by Quartjar again!  Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

Modern electronics are expected to perform multifunctional tasks, and interdisciplinary knowledge is required to develop these materials and systems. Ruyan Guo, the Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio, talks about her experiences doing electronics research at both The Pennsylvania State University and UT San Antonio, describes how she helped launch an interdisciplinary graduate program at the latter institution, and shares the ways in which she is giving back to the ceramics community by serving previously as a National Science Foundation program director and currently on the ACerS Board of Directors.View the transcript for this episode here.About the guestRuyan Guo is the Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research group specializes in the study and development of multifunctional materials for electronic devices. She previously served as a program director in the Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems Division of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering, helping coordinate national research during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is now serving on the ACerS Board of Directors.About ACerSFounded in 1898, The American Ceramic Society is the leading professional membership organization for scientists, engineers, researchers, manufacturers, plant personnel, educators, and students working with ceramics and related materials.

We recently wrapped up our four-episode series called Collaboration for Chocolate Makers, which looked at different collaboration ideas for craft chocolate companies. Today, we're looking at a case study of a specific kind of creative collaboration within the industry to pick apart how it worked, and how you can apply it at your own chocolate operation.Estelle Tracy of 37 Chocolates is a chocolate educator whose has been a guest on Bean to Barstool numerous times (you can find links to those episodes below). She reached out to me a few weeks back to let me know about a unique collaboration she was involved in in 2025. Estelle worked with Castronovo, a popular craft chocolate maker, to release a limited chocolate bar, and then led a virtual event to tell the story of the bar. In our conversation today, Estelle talks about how she approached the pairing, how it worked, what the advantages were on both sides, and what you need to know if you want to pursue a similar collab as either a craft chocolate maker or an educator or enthusiast.Episode timeline:1:00 - Narrated introduction3:35 - Beginning of interview6:50 - Summary of Estelle's collab with Castronovo12:05 - How she pitched the collab idea14:10 - Exclusivity of collab bar19:55- Business advantage for the maker21:35 - Developing the collab bar25:00 - Collaborations between enthusiasts and makers25:55 - Unique things to consider with collabs of this type30:55 - Things she's do differently next time35:35 - End of interview, closing thoughts on conversation39:35 - Recent beer and chocolate news48:30 - End of episodeMentioned in this episode:Moka OriginsAmazon Conservation TeamJ.Street ChocolateWorld Beer Cup 2026 winnersCraft Chocolat Challenge 2026 winnersRhyme & Reason ChocolateIndulgence ChocolatiersBeato ChocolatesDC Chocolate Society's Ultimate Chocolate Festival Survival GuideLucid ChocolatierPast episodes mentioned:Brewing Pastry Stouts Thoughtfully with Wandering Monsters BrewingHi Wire Brewing's 10W-40 Chocolate Imperial StoutsWolves, Sons, and Ethereal ConfectionsBrad Kintzer of TCHO Chocolate Check out David's book Pairing Beer & Chocolate: A Guide to Bringing the Flavors of Craft Beer and Craft Chocolate Together.Follow Bean to Barstool on social media!InstagramFacebookPinterestSign up for host David Nilsen's beer newsletter for regular beer musings, and the Bean to Barstool newsletter for pairings, collaborations, and maker profiles.

Gupta examines disparities in food allergy and asthma outcomes, highlighting barriers to care and the role of policy, research, and innovation in improving health equity. Timestamps: 01:00 – Racial and socioeconomic barriers 03:37 – Collaborations to reduce disparities 05:05 – Emerging therapies 10:08 – Future care

What does it mean to stay true to yourself in a world that constantly changes? Join host Buzz Knight on this week’s episode of takin' a walk as he sits down with the legendary musician Taj Mahal, a two-time Grammy winner whose contributions to American music have left an indelible mark. In this captivating conversation, we dive deep into Taj's remarkable new album, "Time," which features a previously unreleased Bill Withers composition that is sure to resonate with listeners. Taj shares his heartfelt initial reaction to the song, illuminating the profound connection he shared with Withers and the mutual respect that defined their musical journey As we explore the vibrant tapestry of music history, Taj Mahal reflects on his experiences within the music industry, offering insights into his philosophy of authenticity and the importance of staying true to one’s roots. His anecdotes, including a memorable encounter with Bill Withers, reveal the human side of musicianship, highlighting the emotional depth that fuels their artistry. This episode is not just about music; it’s about the creative journeys that shape artists and the stories behind the songs that touch our hearts. Listeners will also be treated to tales of Taj's collaborations, including a track with Ziggy Marley, and the rich music scene of the past that has influenced his career. Buzz Knight expertly guides this conversation, weaving in themes of family, recognition in the music industry, and the legacy of blues music. Taj’s reflections provide a heartfelt conclusion to the episode, showcasing his enduring passion for music and the profound connections that define his life. Whether you’re a fan of rock music history, jazz music, or simply love inspiring music stories, this episode of takin' a walk is packed with insights and heartfelt moments that will inspire you. Join us as we celebrate the artistic reinvention and resilience of one of music’s greats, and discover the stories behind the songs that have shaped our lives. Tune in for a journey through the music history that connects us all, and be inspired by the legacy of legendary musicians like Taj Mahal.Support the show: https://takinawalk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My personal brand has been making money for me for YEARS. This wasn't an accident; this was completely by design. Ok, maybe a little bit of it was accidental, but we learn, grow, and study what works so that we can replicate it. And a little help from a coach or a mentor never hurts.    I had no idea how much money I could make from brand deals and paid collaborations. I thought, like everyone else at the time, that you had to have millions of dollars to ever see a brand deal contract. But that couldn't be farther from the truth.    You don't need a million followers to get brand deals. You don't even need 100k followers to get brand deals. What you need is trust, and if you can build that trust with your followers, you can make a lot of money.    In this week's episode, we're going behind the scenes of how I landed brand deals and paid collaborations. Before I was an influencer, I was just sharing what I thought was valuable life advice to my audience. Now I know that I was a micro influencer in the making with a ton of opportunities coming my way. And now that I've figured out what works and what doesn't, I'm going to share how you can land those same brand deals with under 2k followers as a micro influencer.  How to work with Erika: Attract 7+ Paid Opportunities Through Your Personal Brand — Without Being Salesy with the free Magnetic CEO Method | Monday, May 4th, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT Claim your limited-time-only spot in Erika's 90-Min one-on-one Personal Branding Intensive  Join the waitlist for the Courage Driven Latina program here! Join the waitlist for the Magnetic Mastermind here!   Resources Mentioned: Click here to claim your Manifest Your Marca bot! https://theerikacruz.com/manifest-your-marca    Follow Erika on: Instagram @‌theerikacruzTikTok @‌theerikacruzLinkedIn Website: http://www.theerikacruz.com   Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.  

Big Annoucements & Collaborations Host Anna Harsh Special Guest: Salvatore GuglielmoListen in to these amazing unique shows and educational opportunities coming up! May 2 @ 2pm The Frick Museum Pittsburgh PACome see the Journeys in Movement! Tickets at the door or online www.TheFrickPittsbugh.org Join us online for a Collaboration with SentiPuglia! June 6, 13 & 20 2026 Sat 9am est (90min) classPizzica Tarantella Lesson online via zoomRegister at www.SalvatoreGugliemo.com Visit www.SentiPuglia.com More details about Anna visit www.AnnaHarsh.com

If you've watched classic 80s and 90s action movies, you've definitely seen Al Leong - even if you didn't know his name. With his long hair, intense screen presence, and unforgettable roles as a villainous henchman, Leong became one of Hollywood's most recognizable character actors. In this video, Chris and Gerry dive into the life and career of Al Leong - from his martial arts background to his scene-stealing appearances in films like Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Big Trouble in Little China, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. We'll explore how he carved out a unique niche in Hollywood and why his legacy still resonates with action fans today. Whether you know him from the guy who grabbed the candy bar in Die Hard or just recognize his face from countless action classics, this retrospective celebrates one of cinema's great unsung icons.  Topics Covered: Early life and martial arts training Breakthrough into Hollywood stunt work and acting Iconic roles in 80s/90s action films Collaborations with major directors and stars Legacy as a character actor and cult favorite Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more deep dives into genre legends. 

On Season 6, Episode #227 of Boroughs and Burbs, we explore the powerful intersection of real estate and design with two leaders in their fields: Louise Phillips Forbes of Brown Harris Stevens and Dahlia Jacob of Dahlia's Day Interiors. From preparing listings to maximizing value, their collaboration shows how thoughtful design can transform a property and the outcome of a sale. We discuss how staging, renovation strategy, and aesthetic vision influence buyer perception, pricing, and speed to market. Where does design end and marketing begin? And how can agents and designers work together more effectively? Whether you're selling, buying, or advising clients, this episode reveals how great partnerships create exceptional results.

This week on Kitchen Tape, Rose and Crystal sit down with Maria Zizka to talk about the art of collaboration in cookbook publishing. We dig into Maria's own canon alongside the many influential books she's helped bring into the world as a co-author, ghostwriter, and translator — working closely with some of the industry's most respected voices. From shaping tone and structure to translating vision across cultures, projects, and personalities, Maria shares what it means to be a steady creative partner, how trust is built behind the scenes, and why some of the most enduring cookbooks are the result of deep, generous collaboration rather than singular authorship.

This is the fourth and final part in a series called Collaboration for Chocolate Makers. In the series, we walk through different types of possible collaborations and how craft chocolate makers should go about them.In this episode, we talk about ideas for creative, outside-the-box collaborations—Partnerships with businesses or community entities that you might not think about as options but can really lead to some cool storytelling and visibility.I fully expect I've missed more ideas than I've come up with here, so please share others as you think of them!Collaboration for Chocolate Makers series:Podcast EpisodesWhy Do It, and General ConsiderationsCollaborating with Beverage Alcohol ProducersCollaborating with Other Craft Chocolate MakersCreative Collaborations to Consider (you're listening to it!)Blog PostsWhy It's Worth It, and Things To ConsiderCollaborating with Beverage Alcohol Producers, and Drinks-Based CollabsChocolate-Based Collabs with Beverage Alcohol ProducersCollaborating with Other Craft Chocolate MakersCreative Collaborations to Consider (coming soon)Check out David's book Pairing Beer & Chocolate: A Guide to Bringing the Flavors of Craft Beer and Craft Chocolate Together.Follow Bean to Barstool on social media!InstagramFacebookPinterestSign up for host David Nilsen's beer newsletter for regular beer musings, and the Bean to Barstool newsletter for pairings, collaborations, and maker profiles.

Send us Fan MailThe word "merger" makes a lot of nonprofit leaders flinch — and honestly, that's understandable. When you've poured years of your life into building an organization, considering a structural change can feel like waving the white flag. But here's the reframe: a merger isn't the end of your mission, it might actually be the most powerful way to advance it. In this episode, we dig into what it really looks like when nonprofits explore collaboration, formal partnerships, and mergers — and why the leaders who avoid these conversations entirely may actually be putting their organizations at greater risk.On this week's episode of The Small Nonprofit Podcast, Maria sits down with Jon Hoffmann, Director of Elevate NP of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a capacity building initiative supporting small and midsize nonprofits. Jon brings a rich background spanning human services, executive leadership, fundraising, and consulting, and has guided many organizations through partnership and merger processes. Whether you're an ED who's quietly wondering if a merger might make sense, or a leader who just wants to understand the full spectrum of collaboration options, this episode will help you get clear, get strategic, and get moving.If this episode was useful, grab the 30-Day Board Fundraising Challenge at gofurthertogether.ca/boardchallenge — it's free and it gives your board actual structure. Book a Discovery Call with Further Together if you need help raising money in a way aligned with your values. Support the show

Zac Posen has always understood that fashion is about more than just clothes—it's about creating moments.This week on Let's Get Dressed, I sit down with Zac to talk about what it means to reinvent American fashion today. Now as Creative Director of Gap Inc., overseeing Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta, Zac shares how he's bringing his signature sense of “fashiontainment” to a global scale.From viral cultural moments to designer collaborations like Old Navy x Christopher John Rogers, we discuss how fashion is shifting—from exclusivity to accessibility—and what it takes to build a brand that resonates in today's world.Plus, Zac shares his go-to styling tips, from the one piece that instantly elevates your jeans to why every woman needs her own version of the perfect little black dress. We also get into the future of fashion, the role of AI, and why instinct and taste still matter more than ever.In this episode, we get into:What reinvention actually looks like in fashion (personally and professionally)The shift from couture to designing at scale—and what changes creativelyWhy fashion is moving into entertainment and pop cultureHow collaborations (like Old Navy x Anna Sui + CJR) actually come togetherThe “cultural receiver” mindset and how to spot what's nextWhy some fashion moments go viral—and others don'tWhat it takes to execute big ideas inside a corporate structureThe role of failure, resilience, and timing in building a careerHow AI is already shaping fashion—and where it still falls shortWhy direct-to-consumer and social media changed everythingThe difference between product that looks good vs. product that actually sellsZac's philosophy on creativity, risk-taking, and staying relevantEasy styling advice: how to elevate jeans, wardrobe staples, and everyday dressingThe Old Navy x Christopher John Rogers collection is live now: https://oldnavy.gap.com/Timestamps: 00:00 Intro, Zac Posen in LA and setting up fashion as storytelling01:08 First Oscar weekend and Hollywood influence02:00 Disney, imagination, and fashion as magic04:00 Fashion as entertainment and cultural relevance05:00 Reinvention, joining Gap, and creative evolution08:40 Gap Inc. as a “country” and leading at scale10:45 Old Navy, first impressions, and bringing in designers13:00 Process over persona, being hands-on creatively15:00 Executing ideas step-by-step and creative instinct16:20 Collaborations and creating cultural moments18:40 Failure, risk, and resilience in career growth19:00 Do fashion brands need to entertain today?22:00 Fashion vs entertainment and the shift in culture23:20 The viral dress moment and why product wins25:00 Gap Studio and building cultural fashion moments27:00 Anna Sui collaboration and AI in fashion30:45 Christopher John Rogers x Old Navy exclusive35:00 The state of American fashion today37:00 Design evolution: construction over trend39:00 What success looks like now (seeing it on the street)41:00 Creativity as a daily practice42:00 Styling tip: how to elevate jeans43:00 Closet staple: the little black dress43:50 Menswear tip: just wear a button-down44:20 OutroLet's Get DressedYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livvperezInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgetdressedpod/Newsletter: https://substack.com/@livvperezLiv Perez Instagram: www.instagram.com/livvperezTikTok: www.tiktok.com/livv.perezShopMy: https://shopmy.us/livvperez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, we discuss:   Right now, your ideal client is actively looking for someone she can trust. Every platform she's on is full of polished, AI-generated content that all sounds the same, and the more noise there is, the more she's turning to real people in her life for recommendations. Her friend with great skin. The instructor at her Pilates studio. Her hairstylist. That is exactly where strategic local partnerships come in, and it is one of the biggest competitive advantages you have as a spa owner in 2026.   In this episode, Daniela revisits one of the most foundational strategies in her marketing toolkit with a fresh, urgent reframe for where the industry is right now. The shift toward relationship-first marketing isn't just smart, it's timely. As ad costs rise and organic reach becomes harder to predict, building a trusted local presence gives you something more valuable: a referral network that compounds over time and doesn't cost more every time an algorithm changes.   Daniela covers why your ideal client is increasingly turning to the real people in her life for recommendations and what that means for your marketing strategy, how local spa owners have a genuine advantage in today's trust economy, why diversifying beyond paid advertising has never been more important, and the mindset shift that unlocks the full power of this strategy.   She also shares a simple, actionable homework assignment to help you take the first real step, identifying three local business owners who already serve your ideal client and showing up for them before you ever ask for anything in return.   For the full tactical framework, including how to identify partners, vet them, structure the partnership, and make it work for both businesses, head back to Episode 397. Daniela links it up below and references it throughout this episode.   This is relationship marketing as a system. And in a world where connection is increasingly rare, being the spa owner who shows up and gives first is your greatest differentiator.   Resources Mentioned in Episode 479: EP 397: Strategic Partnerships for Spa – Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket   Want to break past $25K–$35K months without adding more treatment hours? Watch The Systems Shift and learn how 600+ spa owners are scaling into their Spa CEO role (without sacrificing family time or sanity). 

Today on Too Opinionated, we're joined by singer-songwriter Greg Amici, who is making a powerful return to music with his new album:

Guest: Xola Malik AKA Kid Sensation https://kidsensation.com/home   Host: Serv Wahan MD DMD https://www.drwahan.com/    content  type Interview   primary  goal Educational   summary In this engaging interview, Seattle hip hop pioneer Kid Sensation shares his journey from local DJ and rapper to international performer. Discover the evolution of Seattle's hip hop scene, the impact of collaborations, and the power of music across cultures. In this engaging interview, Kid Sensation shares his journey through hip hop, from his early influences like LL Cool J and Run DMC to his collaborations with Sir Mix-A-Lot. He discusses the role of producers, his creative process, and how he balances nostalgia with new music, all while offering insights into his personal life and community work.  keywords Seattle hip hop, Kid Sensation, Sir Mix-A-Lot, music industry, hip hop history, international tours, music collaboration, Seattle music scene Hip Hop, Kid Sensation, Music Production, Seattle Rap, 90s Hip Hop, Music Industry, Personal Growth, Community Engagement, Xola Malik, back to Boom, Posse on Broadway, Rippin, Ken Griffey Jr, way I swing, rollin with number one, swass  key  topics Seattle hip hop scene development Kid Sensation's early career and collaborations Impact of 'Posse on Broadway' and 'Back to Boom' International performances and cultural exchange The evolution of music distribution and industry barriers Influences of early hip hop artists like LL Cool J and Run DMC The role of producers in music creation and their impact Balancing nostalgia with contemporary music production Kid Sensation's personal story and community work  guest  name Kid Sensation  Xola Malik  key  frameworks Music Industry Gatekeeping Collaboration and Unity in Hip Hop Evolution of Music Distribution Role of the Producer in Music Balancing Nostalgia and Innovation in Hip Hop  action  items Visit Kid Sensation's website for his latest projects Read 'Kings' to learn about youth empowerment Follow Kid Sensation on social media for updates Titles From Seattle Streets to Global Stages: Kid Sensation's Hip Hop Journey How Kid Sensation Helped Shape Seattle's Hip Hop Scene  sound bites "That song still hits on all levels" "We toured with NWA and others" "My first rap name was DJ Dangerous." Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Journey of Music and Influence 01:39 Growing Up in Seattle and Early Musical Influences 06:23 The Rise of Kid Sensation and Collaborations with Sir Mix-A-Lot 11:31 The Impact of Iconic Songs and Music Evolution 16:05 The Changing Landscape of Music Distribution 22:03 Seattle's Hip Hop Scene: Gaps and Collaborations 23:09 Collaborative Spirit in Seattle's Music Scene 25:30 The Role of Local Radio in Music Discovery 27:01 International Experiences and Collaborations 31:34 The Power of Music and Global Connections 35:06 Influences and Inspirations in Hip Hop 36:12 Understanding the Role of Producers 39:41 The Unique Collaboration with Ken Griffey Jr. 45:03 Recording with Ken: A Memorable Experience 46:53 Freestyling: The Art and the Reality 49:05 The Evolution of Kid Sensation: From DJ to Rapper 51:26 The Inspiration Behind New Music 55:30 Relocating to Texas: A New Chapter 58:38 Community and Opportunity: A Positive Perspective 01:00:08 Giving Back: The Kings Project and Its Impact    resources Kings: Young Men Discovering Purpose and Shaping Their Destiny - https://kidsensation.com Kid Sensation Official Website - https://kidsensation.com Presently Past the Future Album - https://music.apple.com/tt/album/presently-past-the-future/1535786060  guest links Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therealkidsensation/ Official Website - https://kidsensation.com Website - https://kidsensation.com  

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On this episode of Destination on the Left, I talk with Jalsa Urubshurow, CEO and Founder of Nomadic Expeditions. Jalsa shares the story of how he co-founded one of Mongolia's most significant cultural events, the Golden Eagle Festival, held annually in the country's remote West. Drawing on his background as the child of Mongolian refugees and his decades of experience bridging entrepreneurship and heritage, Jalsa shares firsthand stories about partnering with local communities and creating initiatives that drive economic growth while protecting Mongolia's unique natural and cultural assets. What You Will Learn in This Episode: How Jalsa pioneered luxury adventure travel to Mongolia and developed Nomadic Expeditions as a catalyst for sustainable tourism How tourism builds community empowerment and cultural preservation in Mongolia What inspired the revitalization of the Golden Eagle Festival, transforming a dying tradition into a thriving cultural event How sustainable tourism practices are woven into every aspect of the guest's business, including conservation, guide training, and eco-conscious hospitality How local partnerships support Mongolian culture, economy, and educational initiatives What challenges and opportunities exist for tourism infrastructure in Mongolia, and how access impacts the growth of the industry How Jalsa's deep-rooted passion and commitment to authenticity guide his leadership and vision for responsible travel Pioneering Luxury Adventure and Cultural Revival By the early 1990s, as Mongolia emerged from seven decades of Soviet influence, Jalsa was invited to play a pivotal role in reimagining the nation's future. Tasked by Mongolia's first democratically elected Prime Minister to advise on tourism, he saw an opportunity to chart a new course that blended economic progress with the revitalization of Mongolian heritage. Jalsa founded Nomadic Expeditions in 1992, and unlike operators who prioritized mass-market tourism, Jalsa focused on high-value, low-impact travel experiences. His approach was to bring discerning travelers, scientists, and educational groups to Mongolia, sharing the country's pristine wilderness and nomadic culture. Collaborations with institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and the American Museum of Natural History emphasize the importance of education, research, and immersive connection. Saving a Vanishing Tradition with the Golden Eagle Festival One of Jalsa's most popular initiatives is the Golden Eagle Festival, co-founded in 1999 in Western Mongolia's Bayan-Ölgii province. Here, the art of eagle hunting, a 2,000-year-old Kazakh tradition, was on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 20 practicing families remaining. Through the festival, Jalsa and local partners sought not just to encourage tourism, but to spark a cultural renaissance. The result exceeded all expectations, and today, over 300 eagle hunter families participate, with a new generation of practitioners, many under 30, including remarkable young women, restoring pride and purpose to a once-fading heritage. Now recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural treasure and featured on Time magazine's World's Greatest Places list, the festival shows how sustainable tourism can simultaneously drive economic growth and revitalize events of cultural importance. Championing Community-Driven Tourism Jalsa is all about empowering local ownership and pride. Local guides are "culture bearers," not mere tour operators, sharing traditions learned as children. Investments in musical schools, architectural authenticity, and capacity-building ensure communities shape their future and reap tourism's rewards. Ultimately, as Jalsa says, the best advertising and promotion we can do is word of mouth and personal referral. Resources: Website: https://www.nomadicexpeditions.com/ LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jalsa-urubshurow-a65ba046/ LinkedIn Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nomadic-expeditions-inc-/ We value your thoughts and feedback and would love to hear from you. Leave us a review on your favorite streaming platform to let us know what you want to hear more o​f. Here is a quick tutorial on how to leave us a rating and review on iTunes!

On today's episode of The Therapy Crouch, we are joined by the one and only Peter Andre and his incredible wife Dr. Emily Andre for a hilarious, honest and surprisingly deep conversation about fame, family life and everything in between.Pete takes us back 30 years to the moment “Mysterious Girl” became a global hit, opening up about the highs, the ego, and the unexpected backlash that came with fame — including why he suddenly stopped taking his shirt off and how it completely changed the way people treated him. He also shares the story behind his brand new “Legacy” album, featuring remastered classics, brand new tracks and some huge collaborations from around the world.Emily gives us a real insight into balancing life as a doctor, a mum of three and being married to one of the most recognisable faces in British pop culture — including what it's actually like holding down the fort while Pete is away touring.We also get into how the couple first met (and it involves a hospital visit you won't believe), parenting across different ages, the realities of long-term relationships and why communication has completely changed Pete's outlook as a dad.Plus, there's plenty of classic Therapy Crouch chaos — from cooking disasters and naked dancing to brutally honest relationship moments that every couple will recognise.If you want to submit an Agony Ab to the podcast - hit the link belowhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rAKDST4HU_8al_aWpOlys3TRJrWvDV-84piVdlOOjU4/edit00:00 Introduction04:07 Welcoming Peter & Emily Andre05:33 Touring Life & “Home Is More Full On”08:27 30 Years Of “Mysterious Girl” & New Album11:18 Iconic Music Videos & Behind The Scenes14:13 Legacy Album, Collaborations & Touring Again17:45 How Peter & Emily Andre First Met18:42 Relationship Beginnings & Asking Permission19:06 Parenting, Kids & Growing Up Fast23:08 Emily's Career As A Doctor24:00 Writing Books & Life With Kids28:13 The Tampon Story (How Pete Learned The Hard Way)30:28 Fan Questions Begin33:00 Relationships, Marriage & Long-Term Love38:00 Family Life, Balance & Career Pressures43:00 Parenting Challenges & Modern Family Life48:00 Looking Back On Career & Lessons Learned53:00 Final Thoughts & Reflections56:30 OutroTo contact us:Email: thetherapycrouch@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetherapycrouchpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetherapycrouchWebsite: https://thetherapycrouch.com/For more from Peter Andrehttps://twitter.com/peterandreFor more from Abbeyhttps://www.instagram.com/abbeyclancyOur clips channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZntcv96YhN8IvMAKsz4Dbg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the third in a four-part bonus series called Collaborations for Chocolate Makers. In the series, we'll walk through different types of possible collaborations and how craft chocolate makers should go about them.Today we're going to talk about an opportunity for collaboration that I think is wildly underutilized in craft chocolate: Craft chocolate makers collaborating on products with other craft chocolate makers. In this episode, we talk about the untapped potential of collaborations within craft chocolate. We discuss the unique advantages of these collabs, examples of how these chocolate collaborations can work, how to approach them, occasions for collabs, and particular things to consider before embarking on one.Collaboration for Chocolate Makers series:Podcast EpisodesWhy Do It, and General ConsiderationsCollaborating with Beverage Alcohol ProducersCollaborating with Other Craft Chocolate Makers (you're listening to it)Creative Collaborations to Consider (coming soon)Blog PostsWhy It's Worth It, and Things To ConsiderCollaborating with Beverage Alcohol Producers, and Drinks-Based CollabsChocolate-Based Collabs with Beverage Alcohol ProducersCollaborating with Other Craft Chocolate Makers (coming soon)Creative Collaborations to Consider (coming soon)Check out David's book Pairing Beer & Chocolate: A Guide to Bringing the Flavors of Craft Beer and Craft Chocolate Together.Follow Bean to Barstool on social media!InstagramFacebookPinterestSign up for host David Nilsen's beer newsletter for regular beer musings, and the Bean to Barstool newsletter for pairings, collaborations, and maker profiles.

Welcome to The Profit Talk! In this show, we're going to help you explore strategies to help you maximize profits in your business while scaling and creating the lifestyle that you want as an entrepreneur. I am your host, Susanne Mariga! I'm a CPA, a Fractional CFO, and a Certified Profit First Professional Mastery Level providing tax strategies to 7 and 8-figure entrepreneurs. Let's dive into strategies to maximize profits in your business! In this episode of The Profit Talk Show, host Susanne Mariga welcomes Rachel McMichael, a growth strategist specializing in scaling online businesses through refined messaging, consistent traffic, and authentic collaborations. Rachel helps entrepreneurs break through growth barriers, improve conversion, and build sustainable marketing systems that earn trust and deliver measurable results. Together, we tackle a critical topic—how to refine your offer presentation, generate consistent traffic, and implement data-driven strategies to scale profitably. This conversation is packed with actionable advice for founders seeking authentic growth and marketing accountability. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Growth Barriers – How offer presentation ("wrapping paper") and attracting enough traffic ("eyeballs") impact scaling. ✅ Market Sophistication – Why authentic messaging is essential to regain customer trust in today's skeptical marketplace. ✅ Buyer Behavior Insights – Customers need to hear an offer 20–40 times and expect 7–10 follow-ups before purchasing. ✅ Traffic and Lead Generation – Key channels include paid ads, organic social media, SEO, and strategic collaborations. ✅ Collaboration Strategy – Focus on serving mutual audiences generously to build trust, authority, and long-term partnerships. ✅ Accountability in Marketing – Founders must understand metrics, own results, and supervise marketing execution for effectiveness. Memorable Quotes:

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a producer's creative process? In this episode, Xylo Aria chats with Alice Ivy about her unique approach to making music, working with others, and why enjoying the process might be more important than you think.

What does it mean to truly listen to music and let it shape your identity? Join host Buzz Knight on this week's episode of takin' a walk as he dives deep into the inspiring journey of trumpeter, vocalist, and band leader Jon Lampley. Growing up as the only black child in his school in Akron, Ohio, Lampley shares how his unique upbringing and the music-infused environment of his church molded his artistic path. Through heartfelt stories, he reveals how these contrasting experiences not only shaped his musical journey but also his personal development. As a member of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert's house band, Jon Lampley learned the art of internalizing music quickly and listening deeply—skills that every performing musician cherishes. Tune in as he reflects on these invaluable lessons and how they contributed to his growth as an artist. With his debut album, Notes to Self, Lampley showcases his evolution as a songwriter, blending various musical influences that highlight his diverse background. This episode is a treasure trove of music history insights, exploring the creative journeys of an artist who has collaborated with legendary musicians like Stevie Wonder. But that's not all; Lampley opens up about his dreams for the future as he approaches a pivotal moment in his career with the end of the Late Show. His gratitude for the experiences he's had shines through as he emphasizes the importance of not taking them for granted. As the conversation unfolds, he expresses a heartfelt wish to take a walk with Louis Armstrong, reflecting on the profound impact Armstrong had on his life as a musician and entertainer. This episode encapsulates the essence of music and resilience, making it a must-listen for anyone passionate about indie music journeys and legendary musician conversations. Join us for this compelling episode of takin' a walk where Buzz Knight and John Lampley explore the stories behind albums, the cultural impact of music, and the emotional healing that comes through artistic expression. Whether you're a fan of jazz music, rock music history, or simply love music storytelling, this episode is sure to inspire. Don't miss out on the chance to gain insights into the life of an artist who embodies the spirit of music history on foot and the power of musician storytelling. Tune in now!Support the show: https://takinawalk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.