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Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Ricky Pearsall's 49ers Career Has Been One Long Failure to Launch

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 61:27


Pearsall is 25 years old and will have played a total of 20 games through his first three NFL seasons. Ouch. The 49ers spent the 31st overall pick on him in 2024 — a first-round receiver they believed could become a cornerstone of this offense for the next decade. Sadly, his career looks closer to over, than being significant. NFL, really does stand for "NOT FOR LONG". 

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
The Ghost Club — John Kendrick Bangs

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 46:01


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

The 49ers traded Deebo Samuel to Washington for a fifth-round pick in 2025. One year later — with Ricky Pearsall's knee potentially done for the season, Christian Kirk's calf sidelining him indefinitely, Brandon Aiyuk in a mansion in Virginia and not on a roster — San Francisco went right back to the familiar name and signed Deebo Samuel to a one-year deal worth up to $7 million. 

Radio Record
Gvozd @ Record Club #1289 (24-07-2026)

Radio Record

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026


01. Nct, Hunter Grant - Words 02. Rameses B & Veela - Midnight Drift 03. Ruby At - Breeze 04. Maurizzle - Takumi 05. Special Guests! - Somewhere I Belong 06. Armodine - Feed The Fire 07. Highsociety & Gracie Van Brunt - Illuminate Me 08. [ivy] - Vertigo 09. Doshi - Find Me 10. Changing Faces - The Logical Song 11. Exile, Sola, Dread Mc - We No Care (2026 VIP) 12. Zefa - Nobody's There 13. Utca - Needed Me 14. South Of Control - Flow 15. Airglo & Teddy Killerz - IN MY HEART 16. Danypolos - Dancing with the sun 17. Sudley, Loboski, Shockone, Hanne Mjoen - Terminal 18. 10xx & Elvii - Rising Up 19. Blueform - Stay 20. Reaper & Xlvr - BURN 21. Hated, Zazul - You Want It 22. Ming, Until The Dawn - The Grey 23. Zombie Cats & Bootleg - SAALEKASKADE 24. Krot, Ozma - Rush Orange 25. Tr Tactics - Invaders 26. Krot, Dextems - Von Fakano 27. Prolix & Figure - Been About This 28. Crucifyme - Bloodseeker 29. Fragz - At The Zero One 30. Forbidden Society - Reconnect (Burr Oak Remix) 31. Screamarts - Future Funk 32. Camo & Krooked, Mefjus, Joe Killington - Redemption 33. Forbidden Society - Addict (Vici Remix) 34. Nemy - Shadow Smuggler 35. Flash - Hear Dis 36. Mojay Feat. Styleone Mc - Hear Dis 37. En:vy - Boss Fight 38. Jenks (uk), Oram, Limmz - Lost In The Sound 39. Kutlo - Ghostin 40. C-du - Last Chance 41. Qua Rush, Invadhertz, Flipz Mc - Revolution 42. Big Gen, Diligent Fingers - Manny Man 43. Pola & Bryson, Kelli-leigh - The One I Need 44. Anngree - Mind Over Matter 45. Sine Conflict - You must say 46. DJ Zent - Indian Ocean 47. Xoneout - Black Hole 48. Hexa - Metro Runner 49. H3, Mad Sam - Send Dem Home 50. Rendah & B Live & Cw Jones - Murdah 51. Iamtimm - Cause A Vibe 52. Jaybee, B-line - Does My Head In 53. Jedi - Bloody Bastard 54. Amplify & Grima X Azza - Paigons 55. Kudikeyz - SLCTA 56. Skrima - Make It Bounce 57. Rms - Back To Reality (AKAS Remix) 58. DJ Hybrid, Flex Effect - Resonate 59. Jedi - Diamonds 60. Marvellous Cain, DJ Choppah - Egyptian Dance 61. Marcus Visionary - Unity Is Power 62. Zapya, Mc Spyda, Persona - Pon Mi Side 63. Sweetie Irie - Earth Is Bleeding (goddard. Remix) 64. Pola & Bryson - Waterfall 65. Battery & Philth - Need You 66. Goldie - Jungle Daze (feat. Natalie Williams) 67. Bojcot - Just A Dip 68. Eye-d & Kid Entropy - 640K (DJ Hidden Remix) (2026 Remaster) 69. L Plus, DJ Nay, Mad Sam - Junglist Skank 70. The Force - Ganja Man 71. Ghosttown & Riko Dan - Narni Riddim (Scuffed Remix) 72. Pixel - The Ruffest 73. Scuffed, Afroditetoolively - Run Tune 74. J:kenzo - Love Struck 75. Contra Omnes - Call Me 76. Mc Fats, Inja, Motoko Hayata - Keep Us Apart 77. DJ Nai - Vida 78. Maykors & Indigomind - All I Have 79. Cnof - Grey Sky 80. Critical Impact, Project One - Ooooh 81. Low:r, Sektor, Subsequent - Superfly 82. B4sstee & Db_runn3r - The Void 83. Kursiva - Ataraxia 84. Amorius - We Believe 85. Bunyip, Kathryn Brenna - Holding Back (Nixxy Rain Remix) 86. Untrue - More Than Loving 87. Metal Work & Just Mack - Right Here 88. Afex - Nights Quiet

TWiRT - This Week in Radio Tech - Podcast
TWiRT 811 - Advances in Audio Processing with Matt Levin and Hans van Zutphen

TWiRT - This Week in Radio Tech - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026


On *This Week in Radio Tech* Marianne Seidler, Matt Levin, and Hans van Zutphen join us for “Advances in Audio Processing”—Episode 811. Marianne adds some class, history, and great advice to the conversation while Matt and Hans explore the latest developments in StereoTool, including an optional approach that combines multiband A‑G‑C, compression, and limiting into a single processing stage. Hans also explains the ingenious RuleBreaker Clipper, which can deliver more than one dB of additional perceived loudness without increasing modulation or sacrificing audio dynamics, by continually optimizing the L-minus-R component of the FM multiplex signal. We also examine the growing worldwide adoption of MicroMPX and coding improvements that now deliver higher-quality performance at lower bit rates. If you care about competitive, efficient, and great-sounding FM audio, don’t miss this episode. Guests:Marianne Seidler - Director of Business Development at Thimeo Audio TechnologyMatt Levin - Senior Field Engineer at MaxxKonnectHans van Zutphen - CEO at Thimeo Audio Technology Host:Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas, & Akamai BroadcastingFollow TWiRT on Twitter and on Facebook - and see all the videos on YouTube.TWiRT is brought to you by:Broadcasters General Store, with outstanding service, saving, and support. Online at BGS.cc. Broadcast Bionics - making radio smarter with Bionic Studio, visual radio, and social media tools at Bionic.radio.Aiir, providing PlayoutONE radio automation, and other advanced solutions for audience engagement.Angry Audio and the new StereoToolBox audio processor for AM, FM, HD, & StreamingThe new MaxxKonnect RMT416 Multi Tuner - 4 to 16 AM/FM/WB/HD web-connected tuners in 1 RU Subscribe to Audio:iTunesRSSStitcherTuneInSubscribe to Video:iTunesRSSYouTube

Gvozd
Gvozd @ Record Club #1289 (24-07-2026)

Gvozd

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026


01. Nct, Hunter Grant - Words 02. Rameses B & Veela - Midnight Drift 03. Ruby At - Breeze 04. Maurizzle - Takumi 05. Special Guests! - Somewhere I Belong 06. Armodine - Feed The Fire 07. Highsociety & Gracie Van Brunt - Illuminate Me 08. [ivy] - Vertigo 09. Doshi - Find Me 10. Changing Faces - The Logical Song 11. Exile, Sola, Dread Mc - We No Care (2026 VIP) 12. Zefa - Nobody's There 13. Utca - Needed Me 14. South Of Control - Flow 15. Airglo & Teddy Killerz - IN MY HEART 16. Danypolos - Dancing with the sun 17. Sudley, Loboski, Shockone, Hanne Mjoen - Terminal 18. 10xx & Elvii - Rising Up 19. Blueform - Stay 20. Reaper & Xlvr - BURN 21. Hated, Zazul - You Want It 22. Ming, Until The Dawn - The Grey 23. Zombie Cats & Bootleg - SAALEKASKADE 24. Krot, Ozma - Rush Orange 25. Tr Tactics - Invaders 26. Krot, Dextems - Von Fakano 27. Prolix & Figure - Been About This 28. Crucifyme - Bloodseeker 29. Fragz - At The Zero One 30. Forbidden Society - Reconnect (Burr Oak Remix) 31. Screamarts - Future Funk 32. Camo & Krooked, Mefjus, Joe Killington - Redemption 33. Forbidden Society - Addict (Vici Remix) 34. Nemy - Shadow Smuggler 35. Flash - Hear Dis 36. Mojay Feat. Styleone Mc - Hear Dis 37. En:vy - Boss Fight 38. Jenks (uk), Oram, Limmz - Lost In The Sound 39. Kutlo - Ghostin 40. C-du - Last Chance 41. Qua Rush, Invadhertz, Flipz Mc - Revolution 42. Big Gen, Diligent Fingers - Manny Man 43. Pola & Bryson, Kelli-leigh - The One I Need 44. Anngree - Mind Over Matter 45. Sine Conflict - You must say 46. DJ Zent - Indian Ocean 47. Xoneout - Black Hole 48. Hexa - Metro Runner 49. H3, Mad Sam - Send Dem Home 50. Rendah & B Live & Cw Jones - Murdah 51. Iamtimm - Cause A Vibe 52. Jaybee, B-line - Does My Head In 53. Jedi - Bloody Bastard 54. Amplify & Grima X Azza - Paigons 55. Kudikeyz - SLCTA 56. Skrima - Make It Bounce 57. Rms - Back To Reality (AKAS Remix) 58. DJ Hybrid, Flex Effect - Resonate 59. Jedi - Diamonds 60. Marvellous Cain, DJ Choppah - Egyptian Dance 61. Marcus Visionary - Unity Is Power 62. Zapya, Mc Spyda, Persona - Pon Mi Side 63. Sweetie Irie - Earth Is Bleeding (goddard. Remix) 64. Pola & Bryson - Waterfall 65. Battery & Philth - Need You 66. Goldie - Jungle Daze (feat. Natalie Williams) 67. Bojcot - Just A Dip 68. Eye-d & Kid Entropy - 640K (DJ Hidden Remix) (2026 Remaster) 69. L Plus, DJ Nay, Mad Sam - Junglist Skank 70. The Force - Ganja Man 71. Ghosttown & Riko Dan - Narni Riddim (Scuffed Remix) 72. Pixel - The Ruffest 73. Scuffed, Afroditetoolively - Run Tune 74. J:kenzo - Love Struck 75. Contra Omnes - Call Me 76. Mc Fats, Inja, Motoko Hayata - Keep Us Apart 77. DJ Nai - Vida 78. Maykors & Indigomind - All I Have 79. Cnof - Grey Sky 80. Critical Impact, Project One - Ooooh 81. Low:r, Sektor, Subsequent - Superfly 82. B4sstee & Db_runn3r - The Void 83. Kursiva - Ataraxia 84. Amorius - We Believe 85. Bunyip, Kathryn Brenna - Holding Back (Nixxy Rain Remix) 86. Untrue - More Than Loving 87. Metal Work & Just Mack - Right Here 88. Afex - Nights Quiet

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Ricky Pearsall Lasted THREE Days Before His Knee Hurt — 49ers' Injury Curse Is BACK

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 92:50


Three Days. That's it. That's all the 49ers got from Ricky Pearsall before his knee shut him down again. The same PCL that cost him eight games in 2025 is already flaring — and the 49ers have set no timeline for his return, saying only that they are "evaluating all options." In NFL parlance, that phrase doesn't precede good news. The injury bug is already nibbling at the roster. Stop me if you've heard this one before. 

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
The Bell in the Fog — Gertrude Atherton

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 64:22


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Sex Ed with DB
Lick My Toes: The History of the Foot Fetish with Adam Zmith

Sex Ed with DB

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 51:15


Season 14 and we're JUST NOW doing an episode on the foot fetish?! It's about time! DB talks with Adam Zmith, author of "Solemates: A History of Our Fetish for Feet", about why so many people love feet. This fetish, kink, and interest has such a rich history and some fun statistics that might shock you like they shocked us. IN THIS EPISODE: Adam Zmith's book "Solemates: A History of Our Fetish for Feet"; Adam Zmith's book "Deep Sniff A History of Poppers and Queer Futures"; foot strokers; sensation play: the Shakti Wonderball, accupressure mats, the Little Ouchies stim toy, and ticklers wherever you get your sexy accessories; Listen to the Sex and Psychology Podcast here to go to an episode we love on your podcast app of choice! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Adam Zmith is a writer and multi-format producer. He is the co-author, with Tash Walker, of The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened (published by Faber in Jan 2026). His earlier book, Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures, won the Polari First Book Prize. He writes theatre shows, talks and podcasts, including Audible's Press Play Turn On which won Podcast of the Year at the British Podcast Awards 2024. He runs a company that makes podcasts and culture, called Aunt Nell. TAKE OUR SMUT QUIZ: Find your page-turning turn-on with our new SMUT QUIZ! In just 5 questions, you'll get right to the good stuff with curated pages, poems, and audios. No slow burn. No fluff. Just pleasure.; Take the quiz here: https://sexedwithdb.fillout.com/smutquiz  ASK AN ANONYMOUS SEX ED QUESTION: Fill out our anonymous form to ask your sex ed question. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB: Sex Ed with DB is your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education — delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure. Empowering, inclusive, and grounded in real science, it's the sex ed you've always wanted. Season 14 of Sex Ed with DB is ALL ABOUT PLEASURE! Solo pleasure. Partnered pleasure. Orgasms. Porn. Queer joy. Kinks, sex toys, fantasies -- you name it. We're here to help you feel more informed, more empowered, and a whole lot more turned on to help YOU have the best sex. GET IN TOUCH: Email: sexedwithdb@gmail.com CONNECT WITH US: Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast; TikTok: @sexedwithdb; Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast; YouTube: Sex Ed with DB; X: @sexedwithdb SEX ED WITH DB SEASON 14 SPONSORS: Uberlube, Magic Wand, Nancy, and Happy V. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here! DISCOVER SEX POSITIVE EVENTS IN YOUR CITY: Subscribe to our newsletter for S.E.X I.R.L: your curated monthly list of sex-positive events, spaces, and experiences happening in person across major cities. FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand" SEASON 14 TEAM: Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) (she/her); Producer and Growth Marketing Manager: Wil Williams (they/them); Social Media & Communications Manager: Iva Markicevic Daley (she/her) MUSIC: Intro theme music: Hook Sounds; Background music: Bright State by Ketsa; Ad music: Soul Sync by Ketsa, Always Faithful by Ketsa, and Soul Epic by Ketsa.; Thank you Ketsa!

BIT-BUY-BIT's podcast
Repent, The Fork is Nigh | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 85

BIT-BUY-BIT's podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 56:17 Transcription Available


A bi-weekly news show informing you on the latest in Bitcoin, privacy and open source tech hosted by Ungovernables, Max and Q. AOBFreedom.Tech launch reminderKeyOS v1.3 now publicly availableNEWSIndia orders GitHub to take down BitChat's source code; Internet Freedom Foundation calls it unconstitutional - TFTC: India BitChat GitHub takedown, I4C, IFF / CoinDeskFourth Circuit says border agents can hand-search your phone with zero suspicion, as a man is prosecuted for a duress-wipe - EFF: Fourth Circuit says border agents can search your phone by hand, no suspicion required / TechCrunch: US accuses American of wiping his phone with a duress password at the borderSenate Democrats kill the CLARITY Act before recess; the developer safe harbor (Section 604) stalls with it - TFTC: CLARITY Act rejected, Bitcoin ownership surpasses goldState Department launches a "Freedom Tech" program with BPI, Palantir, and Anduril as founding partners - Bitcoin Magazine: State Department tech program with BitcoinBlock open-sources Buzz: a Nostr-native, keypair-identity workspace for humans and AI agents - LINKBIP-110 approaches its mandatory signaling window with support under 1%, and enforcing nodes staring at a minority fork - TFTC: BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling window below 1% hashrateRELEASESBitcoin core / protocolbtcd v0.26.2 - 2026-07-25Security-hardening for the Go full node: stricter PSBT/input parsing, Schnorr and WIF validation, rejection of malformed bech32, tighter inbound admission.Hardware / signingKeystone 3 v3.0.0 - 2026-07-21Major firmware across all variants of the airgapped open-source signer: reworked passcode/recovery flow, stronger validation, upgraded security policies. Reproducible with published checksums.Trezor Suite v26.7.2 - 2026-07-22Firmware security updates plus a lower 0.2 sat/vB minimum fee and cancel-pending-transaction support.Nunchuk 2.7.1 - 2026-07-16Collaborative-custody multisig wallet. 2.7.0 (07-15) added self-custodial USDT on Liquid and Trezor Bluetooth support; 2.7.1 is bug fixes on top. On-lens for multisig self-custody.Bitkey App 2026.11.0 - 2026-07-14Block's consumer hardware wallet. Release highlights its Emergency Access (recovery/inheritance) path; full notes hosted off-repo at bitkey.world/releases.LightningCore Lightning v26.06.6 - 2026-07-22Patch release (26.06.3-5 pulled over broken PyPI publishing). Now rejects channels reusing an existing funding outpoint, closing a channel-security edge case.LNDg v1.11.0 - 2026-07-26Self-hosted LND dashboard: peer-offline reporting, auto re-index on data migration, historic failed-HTLC data via API. Update logging config on upgrade.Zeus v13.1.3 - 2026-07-21Point release / version bump on the 13.1 line for the self-custodial Lightning wallet.LNbits v1.5.6 - 2026-07-15Minor patch on 1.5.5 (payments extension-field refactor and fixes) for the self-hosted Lightning accounts system.Lightning Labs Wavelength - 2026-07-21A toolkit for adding self-custodial bitcoin (and stablecoin) payments to any application, designed to create the best developer experience for humans and agents.EcashCashu TS v5.0.0-rc.5 - 2026-07-23RC for the major v5 of the reference TS Cashu library: NUT-18 payment requests (PaymentRequestBuilder), mint-preference support, hardened P2PK validation, integer fee math. Foundational for ecash wallets.Nutshell 0.20.3 - 2026-07-22Reference mint/wallet: Pay-to-Blinded-Key (lock ecash to a receiver without revealing their pubkey to the mint), a Spark L2 backend, and a false-UNPAID melt-race fix. DB migration, back up first.Fedimint v0.12.0-beta.0 - 2026-07-23Beta pre-release of the federated ecash / community-custody protocol. Flagged unstable, no upgrade guarantee. "In the pipeline," not production. (Admin UI: Fedimint UI v0.7.4, adds arm64 image.)On-chain privacy / coinjoinWasabi Wallet v2.8.1 - 2026-07-22Now receives to Taproot addresses by default (a real "state of the network" adoption nudge, four-plus years post-activation), adds Linux AppImage, on top of 2.8.0's serverless P2P filter sync.Ashigaru Desktop v1.1.2 - 2026-07-25Whirlpool coinjoin QoL: live Tor/Electrum status, one-click connect, faster startup, self-clearing coordinator banner.JoinMarket-NG 0.34.2 - 2026-07-20Actively-maintained modern fork of JoinMarket: safe expired-fidelity-bond handling, correct frozen-UTXO reporting, multi-wallet RPC routing.Bitcoin Safe 2.1.1 - 2026-07-20Multisig/single-sig desktop wallet: UI fixes and improved Debian build reproducibility.P2P / no-KYCBisq 1.10.4 - 2026-07-24Mandatory security update for the decentralized no-KYC exchange (audit findings): signed DAO block providers, stricter blind-vote/dispute validation, re-enabled BSQ swaps. Required to keep trading.Bull Bitcoin 6.12.4 - 2026-07-24Bug-fix for the no-account self-custodial app (iOS startup-lockup fix). The feature release was 6.12.2 (UTXO/coin-control, Coldcard NFC, BitBox02 Nova BLE, sub-1 sat/vB).Vexl v1.45.1 - 2026-07-21Point release of the contacts-based no-KYC P2P trading app (small fixes).Peach Bitcoin 0.69.0 (381) - 2026-07-23Latest build of the no-KYC P2P Bitcoin marketplace (rolling 0.69.0 build increments 379/380/381 across the fortnight). Verify the build-tag slug before publishing (parentheses in the tag).Self-hosting / infraBTCPay Server v2.4.1 - 2026-07-23Self-hosted no-KYC payment processor: BIP-329 label import, editable invoice comments, refund-email triggers, RTL UI, restored Boltcard payments.Start9 StartOS v0.4.0 - 2026-07-24Major: a complete ground-up rewrite of StartOS, out of public beta after six years, billed as the "correct architecture for sovereign computing." Note: the only upgrade path is a fresh install (no in-place migration). One of the biggest self-hosting stories of the fortnight.Liquid GDK release_0.77.7 - 2026-07-20Blockstream's wallet SDK: libwally + Tor bumps, macOS/iOS cross-compile, single-sig gap-limit fee fix.Privacy stack / PayjoinPayjoin Dev Kit payjoin-cli 1.0.0-rc.1 - 2026-07-23RC for the reference Payjoin CLI, synced to payjoin 1.0.0-rc.6. Signals the v1.0 Payjoin stack nearing release (breaks common-input-ownership heuristics on-chain).NostrAmber v6.3.0 - 2026-07-20Android Nostr remote signer (keeps your nsec off client apps): grouped/collapsible multi-request approvals, a log-disabling privacy mode, built-in Tor, NIP-65 relay prefetch.Wallets (self-custody)BlueWallet 8.0.1 - 2026-07-21Major v8 line: iOS 26 UI refresh, BC-UR v2 airgap scanning (OneKey/Keystone), Unchained multisig cosigner import, 19 new languages, crypto-js replaced with @noble. Broad user base. Confirm the exact tag slug before publishing.Cake Wallet 6.3.2 - 2026-07-24Non-custodial BTC/Monero wallet: home-screen recent history, better OpenAlias/ENS/Unstoppable alias resolution, faster Zcash sync.EDUCATIONWhat Is a UTXO, and Why Does It Matter for Bitcoin Privacy? - 2026-07-25Community explainer thread on Stacker News. The useful part is the top response, which walks through how receive-and-spend patterns fingerprint you and where coinjoin actually helps. Good raw material for a plain-English UTXO segment, which pairs with the Wasabi and Ashigaru releases and gives newer listeners the vocabulary before the coinjoin talk.Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #415 - 2026-07-24Two items worth surfacing. Fabian Jahr's draft BIP459 proposes full aggregation of BIP340 schnorr signatures using DahLIAS, combining multiple signatures into a single 64-byte aggregate, with cross-input signature aggregation as a downstream possibility. And libsecp256k1 #1765 adds an optional BIP352 silent-payments module supporting receiver scanning from only the scan secret and spend pubkey, so the spend private key stays offline. Silent payments quietly becoming infrastructure is a good recurring beat.TO DONATE TO ROMAN'S DEFENSE FUND: https://freeromanstorm.com/donateHELP GET SAMOURAI A PARDONSIGN THE PETITION ----> https://www.change.org/p/stand-up-for-freedom-pardon-the-innocent-coders-jailed-for-building-privacy-tools DONATE TO THE FAMILIES ----> https://www.givesendgo.com/billandkeonneSUPPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ---> https://billandkeonne.org/VALUE FOR VALUEThanks for listening you Ungovernable Misfits, we appreciate your continued support and hope you enjoy the shows.You can support this episode using your time, talent or treasure.TIME:- create fountain clips for the show- create a meetup- help boost the signal on social mediaTALENT:- create ungovernable misfit inspired art, animation or music- design or implement some software that can make the podcast better- use whatever talents you have to make a contribution to the show!TREASURE:- BOOST IT OR STREAM SATS on the Podcasting 2.0 apps @ https://podcastapps.com- DONATE via Monero @

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
The Red Room — H. G. Wells

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 26:40


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Python Bytes
#490 It's a vibe coding party

Python Bytes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 37:14 Transcription Available


Topics covered in this episode: Some more things about Django I've been enjoying Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? Where Did All Your AI Tokens Go? AgentsView to the rescue! Careful with phishing all Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Consulting from Six Feet Up Connect with the hosts Michael: Mastodon / BlueSky / X / LinkedIn Calvin: Mastodon / BlueSky / X / LinkedIn Show: Mastodon / BlueSky / X Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Tuesday at 7am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Calvin #1: Some more things about Django I've been enjoying Julia Evans is learning "2010-style" web dev (Django + SQL + server-rendered HTML) after years of Go backends and JS-heavy frontends Query builders: likes defining custom QuerySet classes with chainable filter methods (.approved().future().with_tags()) — more readable than raw SQL Template filters: highlights urlize, linebreaksbr, json_script, and especially querystring for building/modifying query-string links in templates Migrations: still loves Django's auto-generated migrations — 19 and counting on her project Skips inheritance for class-based views; prefers function-based views for sharing code, though fine using Django's own mixins/interfaces Performance surprise: CPU profiling (via py-spy) — not slow DB queries — revealed the culprit; she'd accidentally disabled the cached template loader, and re-enabling it took throughput from ~2-3 req/s to ~12 req/s on a $10/mo VM Michael #2: Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? FT Magazine piece by Sam Learner (July 11) on AI coding tools overwhelming open source maintainers - sent in by listener Dylan McConnell, whose main point was that this ran in the Financial Times, not a dev blog. cURL as the case study - Daniel Stenberg has been the only full-time person on it for years; libcurl has been installed an estimated 20+ billion times with 3,000+ listed contributors. Bug bounty killed - cURL ended its paid security bounty program in January, citing an "explosion of AI slop reports" that take real time to debunk and drain morale. Extractive contributions - authoring a PR is now nearly free, reviewing one still costs a human; tldraw's Steve Ruiz closed outside contributions entirely, asking why he'd want someone else writing the easy part. Guido weighs in - van Rossum says projects are holding emergency meetings over the slop flow, and notes LLM patches tend to touch unrelated parts of a file, making review more tedious. "Vibe Coding Kills Open Source" - paper from Miklós Koren's group: packages frequently recommended by coding models saw big download jumps with no matching engagement, breaking the reputation loop that sustains maintainers. Stack Overflow flatlined - over 100,000 questions a month before ChatGPT, under 1,500 last month, with the response rate cut roughly in half; the public archive is now stale training data. The course-creator angle - Josh Comeau's newest web dev course launched at about a third of prior enrollment, and he worries about devs who never learn which questions to ask. But the most interesting portion is what was omitted. Focused on: The end of the curl bug-bounty Omitted: High-Quality Chaos Why the omission is interesting It fits a narrative. The FT piece is a maintenance-and-decline story, and January-Stenberg is a perfect witness for it. April-Stenberg complicates it - same person, same project, better data, opposite direction on the specific claim being used. The tell is already in the article. Learner quotes Stenberg saying AI tools are much better at finding problems than fixing them. That's the April thesis in one line, and it goes undeveloped. Reason for the shift is process, not vibes. Killing the bounty removed the cash incentive and the venue change filtered the rest. Worth saying out loud, because "AI reports got better" isn't quite it - "no bounty plus a real triage platform" is closer. Joke too: Sarah O'Connor wrote a related piece (is this just before skynet launches?) Calvin #3: Where Did All Your AI Tokens Go? AgentsView to the rescue! Local-first desktop/web app for browsing, searching, and analyzing your past AI coding agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Gemini, Aider, and dozens more) Auto-discovers session files on your machine — no config needed; everything stored locally in SQLite, no cloud/accounts agentsview usage is a drop-in ccusage alternative — reads from pre-indexed SQLite, reports run 80–220× faster on large histories New Activity dashboard shows peak concurrency, active vs. idle time, agent-minutes, and cost — filterable by project/agent/machine, with a -json CLI report too Full-text + optional semantic search across every session; also imports Claude.ai/ChatGPT chat exports Install via pip install agentsview, uvx agentsview, brew install --cask agentsview, or download desktop binaries from GitHub Releases Michael #4: Careful with phishing all The situation I pass this along because it was a pretty sneaky bit of targeted phishing, and happened to play off an old interaction in bandit's repo. As usual with phishing scams there are a bunch of tells that this isn't legitimate, but just enough plausibility that I could see falling for it in a weak moment. Relative nobodies like me haven't historically been worth the effort to hit with scams this specific. Agents change the game though :-/. Be careful out there folks! Original message From: "Patrick (Blacktrace)" [HTML_REMOVED] To: LISTENER EMAIL Subject: Your Bandit #1350 (B105 NextToken false positive) -- just fixed that exact case Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 12:02 AM Hi AJ, Saw your Bandit issue #1350 -- the B105 hardcoded-password false positive on the string NextToken. I build a deterministic gate that filters that class of Bandit noise, and #1350 was literally the case I just fixed: NextToken / next_token / page_token / nextPageToken now stay quiet, while a genuine hardcoded token like api_token="sk-live-..." still fires. Verified against your exact case. 30-second paste: https://blacktrace.co/noise-eraser Where it still trips, published: https://blacktrace.co/kruc Curious whether it clears what you hit -- and if it trips on something of yours, that's the more useful reply. Patrick, Blacktrace I asked Claude for some analysis too. It was pretty good at finding them. The message name-drops enough real detail to feel legit, but the structure is pure phishing - everything in it exists to get AJ onto blacktrace.co. The strongest ones: Freemail sender, corporate signoff. Signs as "Patrick, Blacktrace" but sends from emailpjv@gmail.com. Real company outreach comes from the company domain, not a personal Gmail - and there's no last name. Over-specific targeting. It mirrors AJ's exact public activity - issue #1350, the B105 rule, the NextToken false positive, even the token variants. That's the "just enough plausibility" AJ flagged, and it's exactly what agents make cheap: scrape a GitHub issue, auto-generate tailored bait. Legit cold outreach rarely reads your history back to you this precisely. The entire payload is two links. Strip the technical flattery and the message is just "paste here" plus "see results here." When the whole point of an email is the click, that's the tell. "30-second paste." Low-friction urgency, and "paste" most likely means paste your source into their tool - handing your code to a stranger's site. Exfiltration dressed as convenience. Brand-new, no-reputation domain. blacktrace.co has no track record, and the name is doing some ominous work. The /kruc slug is random noise, not how real product pages get named. Precise-sounding jargon that's actually vague. "Deterministic gate," "noise-eraser" - impressive, empty. Bolted onto correct real details (B105 is the Bandit hardcoded-password test, sk-live- is a Stripe live-key prefix) to borrow credibility. The disarming close. "if it trips on something of yours, that's the more useful reply" - engineered humility that flatters your expertise and baits a response. Makes engaging feel like you're doing them a favor, which drops your guard. Extras Calvin: DjangoCon US 2026 is rapidly approaching, August 24-28, Chicago Ruff v0.16.0 massively expands its default rule set Ruff now enables 413 rules by default, up from 59 https://astral.sh/blog/ruff-v0.16.0 Michael: Completely redesigned the home page. Try /insights in Claude Code (terminal) Joke: We're Safe

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Shanahan Was THIS CLOSE to Losing His Eye — Now the Entire NFL World Is Watching the 49ers

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 106:07


49ers training camp opened with their head coach recovering from a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken hand, a severe concussion, and more than 40 stitches to his face after a July 14 car crash. And now Chris Simms is reporting that Kyle Shanahan came this close to losing his right eye. With all that in play, camp is still off to a very smooth start, and the team looks fast. But the 49ers have gone from "under the radar" to "back in the news" in an instant. Lots of questions, media speculation, and control are coming from everywhere. Welcome back to football season. It's here. 

Hyperspace Heroes Podcast - The Legend of Brown Squadron
Hyperspace Heroes Podcast Episode 176 - ICCC 2026 Wrap Up

Hyperspace Heroes Podcast - The Legend of Brown Squadron

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 107:50


Welcome to the Hyperspace Heroes Podcast, where 3 Gen 1 Star Wars fans are just trying to make their way in the Star Wars podcast universe. HHP EP 176 BL & DB go over their fantastic trip to Nashville and ICCC 2026. We wrap up with Collection Corner and SW Dad Joke of the Week.Hyperspace Heroes Podcast does weekly livestreams on Thursday nights at 8pm eastern. Audio versions are posted on all the pod catchers the following Mondays. You can find all of our links for livestreams, podcasts and social media athttps://beacons.ai/brownsquadronIntro/Outro Music: Strange Signal (Instrumental) HoliznaCCO/ Licensed under CCO 1.0 Universal License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcodeSource: Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/straight-to-vhs/strange-signal/Support HoliznaCCO via hisPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/HoliznaBandcamp: https://holiznaroyaltyfree.bandcamp.com/Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HoliznaVoice Over Work in Intro/Outro Performed by Milz Bowden & Henri GageYou can find Milz & Henri at https://youtube.com/@video4humans

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
The Ebony Frame — E. Nesbit

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 35:48


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Friends at the Table
Perpetua 45: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 05

Friends at the Table

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 100:44


Conflict and complication at the edge of Eschatonica! In the Creed of Oracles' fortress courtyard, Antistrophe, Nicky, and Jonathan find out just how far the protocols of war go. And for those on the other side of the vast castle, progress will come only with mastery of another world's language and ritual… This week on Perpetua: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 05 Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.06] Spoiler-free Ten Hint Puzzle Guide  This new section is inspired by the community addendum that xXzelgadyskXx did for the Alteros masquerade puzzle. As always, I want to try to preserve some sense of mystery for people using this guide, so I'll give a series of ten progressively more direct hints, but won't ever give the direct solution. Springsong Mural Puzzle  The large mural depicting Sprinsong's legendary Heroes of the Spark is more than meets the eye. Just be careful, because if you make too many wrong moves, the ostrich-like automatons will activate and defend the secrets here! Hint 1 There's more to the mural than meets the eye. Look closely at the symbols AND the middle… Hint 2 Some of the floor tiles in this room look different than the others.  Hint 3 Remember how you dealt with the flowers in the previous room? 'Springsong' is more than just a name. Hint 4 Springsong and Perpetua have different, but corresponding elements. You have to map them one to one if you want to crack this puzzle. Don't look at the next clue if you want to figure this one out yourself! Hint 5 Symbol Springsong Element Perpetua Element 3 Curved Sideways S's Breeze Air Downward Zigzags Spark Bolt Crescent Night Dark Triangle Mountain Earth Open Square Hearth Fire Teardrop Spring Ice Open Circle Sun Light Quatrefoil (Clover) Nature Poison Hint 6 In the story hidden in the Flower Room, you can learn that while the evil sorcerer of Springsong used all the elements (except Spark/Bolt) to harm the world, he took complete control of Spring (Ice), Night (Dark), and Nature (Poison).  Hint 7 You'll have to use the magic of the remaining elements (Air, Bolt, Earth, Fire, Light) to complete this puzzle. Remember that in Springsong, you must perform in order to use magic! Hint 8 Don't just look at the Mural, use the "Study" action on the heroes depicted there. What can you learn from their names? Hint 9 By combining the elements together you can create different letter runes. Pay attention to the combinatory effect! By the way, the letter Z doesn't seem to exist in Springsong. Hint 10 The heroes of Springsong must be very naive if this is the password to their secret vault...   Hosted by Austin Walker (austinwalker.bsky.social) Featuring Ali Acampora (ali-online.bsky.social), Art Martinez-Tebbel (amtebbel.bsky.social), Jack de Quidt (notquitereal.bsky.social),  Janine Hawkins (@bleatingheart), Sylvi Bullet (@sylvibullet), Keith J Carberry (@keithjcarberry) and Andrew Lee Swan (swandre3000.bsky.social) Produced by Ali Acampora Music by Jack de Quidt (available on bandcamp) Cover Art by Ben McEntee (https://linktr.ee/benmce.art) With thanks to Amelia Renee, Arthur B., Aster Maragos, Bill Kaszubski, Cassie Jones, Clark, DB, Daniel Laloggia, Diana Crowley, Edwin Adelsberger, Emrys, Greg Cobb, Ian O'Dea, Ian Urbina, Irina A., Jack Shirai, Jake Strang, Katie Diekhaus, Ken George, Konisforce, Kristina Harris Esq, L Tantivy, Lawson Coleman, Mark Conner, Mike & Ruby, Muna A, Nat Knight, Olive Perry, Quinn Pollock, Robert Lasica, Shawn Drape, Shawn Hall, Summer Rose, TeganEden, Thomas Whitney, Voi, chocoube, deepFlaw, fen, & weakmint This episode was made with support from listeners like you! To support us, you can go to friendsatthetable.cash.

The Detroit Lions Podcast
Daily DLP: Lions Overuse of 3 Lbs Should End - Detroit Lions Podcast

The Detroit Lions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 27:24


The Detroit Lions must phase out three-linebacker defense and scrap the 3-3 in 2026. They played 657 of 1,050 defensive snaps in 4-3 last season, 62.57 percent, and used the 3-3 front 243 times, far more than any other team. The defense improves when Detroit lives in nickel and dime with more speed on the field. Should the Detroit Lions ditch three-linebacker packages in 2026? Yes. They leaned on three linebackers far more than the rest of the NFL, and it invited speed mismatches against modern offenses in 11 personnel. As Jeff Risdon noted, the Lions were in 4-3 on 657 of 1,050 defensive snaps, 62.57 percent, with only one other team above 50 percent at 52.88. Playing bigger and slower on passing downs made the second level late to space and created exploitable coverage targets. Risdon also said the quarterback rating allowed was almost the same whether Detroit had three linebackers on the field or not, which must change with a truer nickel and dime identity. What fronts should replace the 4-3 and 3-3 for Detroit? Detroit needs a heavier dose of 4-2 nickel, selective 5-1, and DB-heavy 3-2-6. Last year's baselines set the bar for improvement, not repetition. Usage facts that demand a shift As read by Risdon from Ryan Paganetti's study: the Lions used a 4-2 front only 111 times, last in the league. They used 5-1 zero times. They led the NFL in 3-3 with 243 snaps, while the next team was at 131, another at 31, and 17 teams did not use it once. Those numbers underline how far Detroit drifted from the league's nickel norms. Moving to 4-2 and sprinkling in 5-1 and 3-2-6 puts more speed and coverage on the field and better matches today's route distributions. Why did Detroit lean so hard into three linebackers last year? Injuries in the secondary and strong linebacker play pushed them there. Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone, and Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes tackled well, and as Risdon emphasized, Detroit had the best missed tackle rate in football based on the data he cited. But even with quality play, a third off-ball linebacker versus spread looks concedes quickness. Think of how Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff shreds heavy linebacker looks with routes that stress the hook-curl and seams. Opponents did the same to Detroit when the Lions stayed big. Better health for Detroit Lions safety Kirby Joseph and Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch, plus a deeper secondary, should free the defense to keep an extra defensive back on the field. Will coaching changes accelerate the shift? Yes. Dan Campbell can reallocate more time to the defense because the offensive room is stronger, and that helps Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard refine personnel usage. As Jeff Risdon said, Sheppard must earn it by choosing fronts that keep speed on the field and by reserving three-linebacker looks for true run situations, not as a default. Expect to see more four- and five-man fronts paired with nickel in camp. Watch how often Detroit keeps two off-ball linebackers on the field, how Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson is deployed, and how Detroit Lions linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez or rookie depth are used situationally. Against division quarterbacks such as Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, forcing the mundane snap after snap with nickel bodies is the point. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #jackcampbell #alexanzalone #derrickbarnes #kirbyjoseph #brianbranch #jaredgoff #aidanhutchinson #malcolmrodriguez #calebwilliams #chicagobears #greenbaypackers #arizonacardinals #kansascitychiefs #dancampbell #kelvinsheppard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Totally Rad Christmas!
Chris Stamey Group “Christmas Time” (w/ Ken and Scott)

Totally Rad Christmas!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 74:02 Transcription Available


What's up, dudes? I've got Ken Kessler from Sounds of Christmas and Scott Leopold from Holly Jolly X'masu here to talk the jangle pop/alternative rock album by the Chris Stamey Group “Christmas Time!” After a stint with the dB's, Chris Stamey went out on his own as a solo artist. He invited his former bandmates back for a fun Christmas album. "Christmas Time" was released as a 7-song vinyl EP under the credit Chris Stamey Group with Special Guests The dB's. The EP mixed original songs with inventive takes on Christmas music, emphasizing chorused and reverbed guitars, melodic power pop, and quirky holiday charm. The record was mostly comprised of original tunes, the exception being a reworking of Deck the Hall by Cathy Harrington called Sha La La (Deck the Halls). Something Came Over Me is a reflective, melodic original that balances bittersweet lyrics with shimmering guitars and sophisticated pop arrangements. The opening title track is a bright, jangly power-pop original featuring Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple's harmonies, chiming guitars, and an infectious holiday hook that perfectly captures the warmth and excitement of Christmas. The Only Law That Santa Claus Understood is a witty folk-pop original by Ted Lyons that pairs clever storytelling with acoustic instrumentation and understated charm, offering one of the collection's most unique lyrical perspectives. Snow Is Falling is a lush, atmospheric ballad featuring bass ostinato and Mary's haunting lead vocal, slowly building into a dreamy meditation on the quiet beauty and peaceful solitude of a snowy Christmas evening. Both are followed by the acoustic guitar instrumental It's a Wonderful Life which quotes What Child is This? to end on a remarkable, intriguing disquiet.Keyboards? Yep. Guitars? Got ‘em. Outlaw wild west Santa? For sure! So grab your record player, put on “Christmas Time,” and listen to this episode!Sounds of ChristmasFB: @SOCMusicTwitter: @SOCMusicIG: @socmusicHolly Jolly X'masuFB: @HollyJollyXmasuTwitter: @HollyJollyXmasuIG: @hollyjollyxmasuGive us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram,  Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com!  Later, dudes!

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
Uncle Abraham's Romance — E. Nesbit and The Beast in the Cave — H. P. Lovecraft

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 27:56


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos
Uncle Abraham's Romance — E. Nesbit and The Beast in the Cave — H. P. Lovecraft

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 27:56


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Talk Python To Me - Python conversations for passionate developers
#556: Updates on Django's Async Story

Talk Python To Me - Python conversations for passionate developers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2026 64:56 Transcription Available


For years, "Django and async" came with an asterisk. The docs themselves warned you off it. Scary performance notes, a story that felt half-finished. Well, that story just got rewritten, literally, and the person who rewrote it is here to tell you why the old framing was wrong. Carlton Gibson is a former Django Fellow, sat on the security team for eight years, and he's on the steering council. On this episode we get into the async topic doc rewrite, what actually remains versus what was just fear, the new Tasks framework in 6.0, DB-level cascades and fetch modes landing in 6.1, and why free-threading is the bet that's about to pay off big for Django. If you've been told Django's async story isn't ready, this is the episode that puts that myth to bed. Episode sponsors Sentry Error Monitoring, Code talkpython26 Python in Production Talk Python Courses Links from the show DjangoCon Europe: djangocon.eu PyCon Italia: pycon.it Django on the Med: djangomed.eu Django Mantle: noumenal.es PyPI: pypi.org release notes: docs.djangoproject.com on_delete: docs.djangoproject.com Fetch modes: docs.djangoproject.com HttpRequest.multipart_parser_class: docs.djangoproject.com async topic doc: docs.djangoproject.com docs: docs.djangoproject.com DEP 14: github.com django-tasks: github.com django-tasks-local: github.com Celery: docs.celeryq.dev PEP 703: peps.python.org free-threading HOWTO: docs.python.org PEP 779: peps.python.org ASGI: docs.djangoproject.com PGBouncer: www.pgbouncer.org Channels: channels.readthedocs.io sync_to_async / async_to_sync: docs.djangoproject.com noumenal.es: noumenal.es Django Chat: djangochat.com @carlton@fosstodon.org: fosstodon.org Article: Cutting Python Web App Memory Over 31%: mkennedy.codes Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode #556 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/556 Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
This Is the 49ers' Last Best Shot at a Super Bowl — And They Know It

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 49:45


The 2026 San Francisco 49ers are staring down the most important season of the Kyle Shanahan era — and everybody inside that building knows it. The greatest collection of talent this franchise has assembled since the dynasty years is getting older by the day. The salary cap is squeezing. The injury history is real. And the margin between Super Bowl contender and first-round exit in January is thinner than it has ever been. 2026 isn't just another season. For this group — it might be the season. 

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
Underwater (2020)/The Voice in the Night

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 29:38


Thank you for listening! Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Topics include: Charcuterie Cyberpunk Coffee/Tea Recipe book with OGL D20 stats. 17. The Voice in the Night – William Hope Hodgson Sea horror. Isolation. Transformation. Hodgson makes the ocean feel biologically alien. Underwater (2020) – Ancient things below human scale. 18. The Monster Maker” — Ray Bradbury, Planet Stories, Spring 1944 — Fear and perception generate monsters; the real threat is partly an intelligence manipulating what people think they see. The Mothman Prophecies (2002) – Omen, pattern, unseen intelligence. 19. The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe Obsession and mortality tightening inward. The Raven (2012) – Obsession and mortality tightening inward. 20. The Plattner Story – H. G. Wells A man slips into a flipped, alternate dimension and comes back geometrically wrong. Multiverse dislocation before Marvel made it fashionable. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) – Multiversal fracture of meaning. 21. The White People – Arthur Machen Youth, ritual, secret worlds behind glamour. Machen's fae horror undercuts innocence with something ancient and hungry. K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025) – Pop mythology as open cosmology; spectacle swallowing structure.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Thank you for listening! Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Topics include: Charcuterie Cyberpunk Coffee/Tea Recipe book with OGL D20 stats. 17. The Voice in the Night – William Hope Hodgson Sea horror. Isolation. Transformation. Hodgson makes the ocean feel biologically alien. Underwater (2020) – Ancient things below human scale. 18. The Monster Maker” — Ray Bradbury, Planet Stories, Spring 1944 — Fear and perception generate monsters; the real threat is partly an intelligence manipulating what people think they see. The Mothman Prophecies (2002) – Omen, pattern, unseen intelligence. 19. The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe Obsession and mortality tightening inward. The Raven (2012) – Obsession and mortality tightening inward. 20. The Plattner Story – H. G. Wells A man slips into a flipped, alternate dimension and comes back geometrically wrong. Multiverse dislocation before Marvel made it fashionable. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) – Multiversal fracture of meaning. 21. The White People – Arthur Machen Youth, ritual, secret worlds behind glamour. Machen's fae horror undercuts innocence with something ancient and hungry. K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025) – Pop mythology as open cosmology; spectacle swallowing structure.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
The NFL Is Not a Sports League. It's the Most Powerful Business in America.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 48:20


The NFL generated over $20 billion in revenue last year. Seventeen of the twenty most watched television broadcasts in American history are NFL games. The average franchise is now worth $6 billion. The lowest-rated Thursday night game outdraws the NBA Finals. And the Super Bowl doesn't just win the night — it stops the entire country cold for four hours and becomes the only thing anybody talks about for a week in either direction. We're going LIVE to make the case that the NFL stopped being a sports league a long time ago — it's now one of the most powerful, most profitable, and most culturally dominant businesses operating in the United States of America. Sunday afternoons from September through January, and has turned watching football into the closest thing America has to a shared religion. No sport is chasing it. No sport is close. 

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
The Trial for Murder — Charles Dickens

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 33:12


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
LeBron to Golden State Is Fading / Warriors' Summer Is a Mess / Nick Friedell Joins

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 45:16


We're going LIVE with ESPN Warriors insider Nick Friedell to break down everything that has and hasn't happened in Golden State this summer — and right now, the "hasn't happened" list is a lot longer than anybody expected. LeBron is just the headline. The deeper story is what the Warriors have and haven't done this entire offseason. 

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast
QA56 - Listener Questions, Episode 56

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 35:51


In this Meaningful Money Q&A episode, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer real listener questions on UK retirement planning, pensions, tax and inheritance tax. They discuss tax planning after the death of a spouse, investment bonds, SIPP drawdown before State Pension age, Defined Benefit pension contributions, Fixed Protection 2016, inherited ISAs and lifetime gifting rules. If you are planning retirement, managing pensions, thinking about ISA transfers or trying to understand UK IHT, this episode offers practical guidance to help you make better financial decisions. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/QA56    01:44  Question 1 Hello Pete & Rog, Your content and chemistry are a unique combo that's helped me focus and engage in my own future properly at last.  Thank you! It occurred to me being well insured isn't necessarily enough…..planning mechanics is key too. I'm Interested in your views on planning for the tax shock if one spouse dies pre-retirement and all income is consolidated into a single taxpayer (surviving spouse). Scenario: Couple both in 40/50s earning ~£75k each with two dependent kids (15 and 11) One spouse dies (let's assume today) Immediate loss: £75k income, one personal allowance, one BRT band, future SP Survivor receives ~£40k DB spouse/children's income initially falling to £15.5K when kids out of education Total initial income of survivor  £115k Life cover + enforced cash lump sum from DC (no survivor pension option) all in trust pays off mortgage + ~£500K capital but all now in tax land So despite being "well insured", the survivor is pushed into a much less efficient tax position. Beyond salary sacrifice AVC to stay

Sex Ed with DB
Sex Ed? Six Figures! With Podcaster & Educator Danielle Bezalel (DB on Other People's Pockets)

Sex Ed with DB

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 62:44


Ever wondered how we make this show? Even if you're familiar with the business of podcasts (think programmtic ads read by strangers), you might be surprised by how we do it here. We're featuring an episode of Other People's Pockets with DB as a guest, talking about how we fund this show and its team! (Did you know we have a team of lovely amazing people? Check the bottom of our show notes for the credits!) Hear DB announce something new and SO EXCITING: monetizeyourindiepod.com ! If you're a podcaster who feels stuck in a rut, masking less than you should be, or like you don't have enough downloads to justify ads -- this is for YOU. We promise: you can, and should, be making more money with your podcast. Listen to Other People's Pockets wherever you get your podcasts! This handy link will send you to the show on your app of choice: https://pod.link/1655009015 TAKE OUR SMUT QUIZ: Find your page-turning turn-on with our new SMUT QUIZ! In just 5 questions, you'll get right to the good stuff with curated pages, poems, and audios. No slow burn. No fluff. Just pleasure.; Take the quiz here: https://sexedwithdb.fillout.com/smutquiz  ASK AN ANONYMOUS SEX ED QUESTION: Fill out our anonymous form to ask your sex ed question. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB: Sex Ed with DB is your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education — delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure. Empowering, inclusive, and grounded in real science, it's the sex ed you've always wanted. Season 14 of Sex Ed with DB is ALL ABOUT PLEASURE! Solo pleasure. Partnered pleasure. Orgasms. Porn. Queer joy. Kinks, sex toys, fantasies -- you name it. We're here to help you feel more informed, more empowered, and a whole lot more turned on to help YOU have the best sex. GET IN TOUCH: Email: sexedwithdb@gmail.com CONNECT WITH US: Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast; TikTok: @sexedwithdb; Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast; YouTube: Sex Ed with DB; X: @sexedwithdb SEX ED WITH DB SEASON 14 SPONSORS: Uberlube, Magic Wand, Nancy, and Happy V. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here! DISCOVER SEX POSITIVE EVENTS IN YOUR CITY: Subscribe to our newsletter for S.E.X I.R.L: your curated monthly list of sex-positive events, spaces, and experiences happening in person across major cities. FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand" SEASON 14 TEAM: Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) (she/her); Producer and Growth Marketing Manager: Wil Williams (they/them); Social Media & Communications Manager: Iva Markicevic Daley (she/her) MUSIC: Intro theme music: Hook Sounds; Background music: Bright State by Ketsa; Ad music: Soul Sync by Ketsa, Always Faithful by Ketsa, and Soul Epic by Ketsa.; Thank you Ketsa!

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
The Shadows on the Wall — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Tales of Treasure — Anonymous

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 36:32


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos
The Shadows on the Wall — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Tales of Treasure — Anonymous

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 36:32


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
NFL Owners Just Put a Price on Player Safety — It's the Cost of a Grass Field

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 54:19


The NFL is the most profitable sports league on the planet. Thirty-two franchises. Billions in revenue. Owners worth tens of billions of dollars individually. And they won't put grass in their stadiums. This isn't a new conversation. It's just one that never gets loud enough. Nick Bosa tore his ACL on turf. Davante Adams. Deebo Samuel. The list of players who have gone down on artificial surfaces and never fully come back is long, it's painful, and it's completely preventable. The NFLPA has been fighting this battle for years. Players vote turf among their top safety concerns every single season. 

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
“Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 54:11


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Flirting w/ Deebo, Rookies Are In & Camp Is Opening — 49ers Season Is HERE

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 132:51


Deebo Samuel is apparently not done with San Francisco. There are rumblings. De'Zhaun Stribling. Kaelon Black. Romello Height. Ephysians Prysock. The kids are in the building. And in exactly one week, veterans report and training camp officially opens — which means the longest offseason in recent 49ers memory is almost over. What does the rookie class need to show in camp? What would a Deebo reunion actually look like on this roster alongside Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, and De'Zhaun Stribling? And with Bosa, Kittle, and McCaffrey all coming back from major injuries — is this the most important training camp of the Kyle Shanahan era? 

Spectrum Culture's Podcast
Episode 109: "Well-Tempered" (featuring Chris Stamey)

Spectrum Culture's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 91:03


In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, dB's co-founder Chris Stamey, to talk how technological changes have affected music and song composition over the last century.Support the show

db david harris chris stamey well tempered
People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
Phantasmagoria — Lewis Carroll

People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 32:56


Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Black Clock Audio Tales: Audio Books, Science Fiction, Folklore, Gothic Literature, Classic Horror, and the Cthulhu Mythos

Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge's House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim's ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham's Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs's usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie's mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The Haunted Orchard” — Richard Le Gallienne A lyrical ghost story about an orchard haunted by memory, beauty, and possibly the spirit of a young girl. 108 “Glamis Castle” — Elliott O'Donnell A haunted-castle account built around the legends of Glamis, full of old-family dread and spectral atmosphere. 109 “The Return of Imray” — Rudyard Kipling Corrected spelling: Kipling. A colonial ghost/mystery story about a vanished man whose return is not what anyone expects. 110A “Since I Died” — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A sentimental supernatural piece told from beyond death, focused on grief, love, and the living left behind. 110B “On the Northern Ice” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A short icy ghost story, also known in some listings as “The Spectre Bride.” 111 “The Withered Arm” — Thomas Hardy A dark rural tale of jealousy, folk belief, class, and bodily curse, with the bleak fatalism Hardy does so well. 112 “The Yellow Wallpaper” — Charlotte Perkins Gilman A woman confined for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper; psychological horror and feminist classic.

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Stefon Diggs Is Still Available — What Would He Do to the 49ers' WR Room?

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 52:54


Four-time Pro Bowler. 85 catches. 1,013 yards last season in New England — coming off a torn ACL playing only 55% of snaps. Found not guilty in May. Released by the Patriots purely for cap reasons. And right now, he's the most proven, most productive wide receiver still available in the entire NFL. He's a four-time Pro Bowler with elite route running, a short area game that Kyle Shanahan would absolutely weaponize, and the kind of experience that makes a young receiver room better just by being in the building. 

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Purdy. McCaffrey. Mike Evans. Are the 49ers Sitting on a Top 5 Triplets in the NFL?

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 77:11


CBS Sports just ranked the 49ers' triplets — Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, and Mike Evans — 8th in the NFL. When these three are healthy and operating inside Kyle Shanahan's system, there isn't a more dangerous offensive trio in football. Purdy is on the verge of owning the NFL's all-time career passer rating record. McCaffrey led the league in touches last season, put up 2,126 scrimmage yards, and forced more missed tackles than any back in football — by ten. And Mike Evans is a future Hall of Famer who has never had a season under 1,000 receiving yards. The 8th ranking exists because of injury history and questions about system dependency — and we're going to address both of those arguments head on. Drop your takes in the chat. Where do the 49ers' triplets actually rank when everyone is healthy and Shanahan is cooking? 

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Brock Purdy Is About to Become the NFL's All-Time Passer Rating Leader

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 49:55


It's hiding in plain sight. And we're done letting it hide. His career passer rating currently sits among the highest in NFL history. He owns the highest passer rating through a quarterback's first 25 career starts since at least 1970. He has the most games with a passer rating of 130 or higher in a player's first three seasons in NFL history. Brock Purdy works the middle of the field like a Hall of Fame talent. The anticipation throws. The timing on crossing routes. The ability to go through progressions and find the window before it closes. That's not system. That's quarterback. And it's the part of his game that gets buried under the Mr. Irrelevant narrative every single time someone wants to diminish what he is. 

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk
Robert Saleh Built This 49ers Defense — And He Says Alfred Collins Is Just Getting Started

Damon Bruce Plus: Warriors, 49ers, Giants, A’s Bay Area Sports Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 40:41


Robert Saleh built this 49ers defense. He knows what a pass rusher looks like before the rest of us do. And at the American Century Championship, he went on record with a name nobody expected — Alfred Collins. Not Mykel Williams. Not CJ West. The second-round pick who finished his rookie year with a 35.0 PFF grade and the lowest marks on the entire defense. Saleh called him the biggest surprise of the draft class and said flat out — "When it triggers for him, he's going to be a bear to stop." We're going LIVE to figure out what Saleh saw that the box score didn't. Because if he's right, and Collins takes the leap Year 2 alongside Odighizuwa and a healthy Mykel Williams, this defensive line goes from the biggest question mark on the roster to one of its most dangerous weapons. Drop your takes in the chat. 

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast
QA55 - Listener Questions, Episode 55

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 45:15


In this Meaningful Money Q&A episode, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer real listener questions on UK pensions, retirement planning, tax and ISAs. They cover pension contributions for a spouse, starting a career in financial planning, reducing workplace pension fees with a SIPP, navigating the 60% tax trap, retiring abroad with UK pensions, and upcoming ISA rule changes from April 2027. A practical episode for UK savers, investors and future retirees looking to make clearer, more confident financial decisions. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/QA55    01:26  Question 1 Thanks Roger and Pete for the wealth of information you share and all the time you put in to share on finance and pensions. I have listened to a lot of your podcasts on my treks to and from work and finally took the plunge to retire early at 52 to enjoy life and get away from the desk for 8-9 hours a day. I had a DB pension which allowed me to take early whilst my wife has various pensions from previous jobs but all have the rule to take from 57 onwards. So my question is to help 4-5 years down the line. Could I put £300 a month (or the equivalent of 300 minus government contribution) into my wife's pension to continue to take account of government contributions and take the opportunity of her being on below the £12k tax threshold after giving up work? Is this possible or would this be classed as pension recycling as the government would presume the cash invested is from the lump sum I got from my defined benefit pension or is there a way to prove the money is from pay before I retired? Many thanks for your advice and support giving many people greater confidence with pensions and finances. Wayne 04:10  Question 2 Hello Pete & Roger, Thanks for all the great content and information - you are both much better than any AI chatbots! Apologies for the long back story but here goes: My name is Michael, 33 and I live in central Scotland. I have worked in a tech startup for the last 6 years but felt like a change around 18 months ago so I began sitting my CII exams. To date I have passed RO1 - RO5 and also recently passed CF6. I am sitting RO6 in April this year - wish me luck! I have recently secured an opportunity to work self employed for a specialist mortgage firm and start in early May as a trainee mortgage advisor. I have been offered a set monthly payment for 6 months then a 70/30 split after that. I would hope to have achieved CAS within that 6 month period. If I pass RO6 in April, I will have my diploma. My goal is to work as a financial planner but since I've done self study, I don't have any real experience of the financial services industry. I am very ambitious but also trying to be realistic about how to sensibly map out a route to being a successful financial planner relatively quickly. To throw a spanner in the works, a family friend who is a 62 year old IFA with £30m aum is interested in discussing me joining him and eventually taking over the business. It sounds exciting but also a little scary to me. He is only a one man band. For now I've accepted the mortgage trainee position but not sure if I am doing the right thing. The owner of the mortgage company now lives in Dubai and is looking to also remove himself from his business - he has 8 admin staff who WFH from across Scotland and he is the main adviser, specialising in BTL, bridging and commercial finance. They are only authorised for mortgages by the FCA. After that dissertation, my questions are: 1. From your experience and perspective, are mortgages a decent place to start or can you end up getting stuck there? 2. Since I have no real industry experience, only exams - is my head in the clouds thinking I could be a full fledged financial planner within 2 years? 3. If I started with the mortgage firm and got CAS as a self employed mortgage advisor, could I then also be an appointed representative for a different financial planning firm at the same time or is that not actually feasible in the real world? Once again, sorry for the huge essay but I guess context is needed. Once again thanks for all that you do, not much good content out there around these topics so keep up the good work! Regards, Michael   12:36  Question 3 Hi Pete & Roger, Firstly a very big thank you for all that you do for this community. I am learning lots from you guys and feel more confident with my finances. I'm 46 years old and currently have two pensions. My first pension is in a defined benefit plan from my steelwork apprenticeship days whereby I only paid into it for approx 6 years before moving jobs. I was able to track this down late last year and was pleasantly surprised to see that this had gone from an annual amount of £2650 in July 2007 to £4400 as of October 2025. I have been told to leave this as it is as it will grow over time with inflation. My other pension is a defined contribution plan with Royal London (RL). I am a higher rate tax payer and currently pay 10% of my £58,000 annual salary into this fund and my employer pays 5%. I would like to finish at 58 given I had a serious neck injury at 41 and don't know how long my body is going to work for me)! This pot is currently worth £105,000 and I am deliberating whether to increase my contributions in order to achieve my retirement age goal. I also have a stocks and shares ISA which is currently worth £36,000. I pay £250 a month into this but don't know if it would be more tax efficient to put this £250 into my pension instead? However, I am also mindful that the pension age may increase so by having a pot of money invested in the stocks and shares ISA I can draw this down when I like and also not bear any tax implications. Having looked into the fees which RL charge (0.71% for our employers scheme) I believe I would be able to achieve my goal quicker were I to move this into a SIPP and invest in a global ETF. I have discussed this with my employer and have asked if they would consider offering an alternative SIPP option. I feel I am meeting some resistance with this and don't believe a decision will be made anytime soon. In the interim, my compounding is being eaten away by the fees which I am currently being charged and my goal is moving further away from me. I found a pension fee calculator online and at the current rate I am investing I stand to lose approx £50,000 if I keep this with RL. I am aware that I can partially transfer my RL pension. However, to keep the employer contribution I would need to keep the RL pension open with a minimum amount of funds and then transfer the employer contribution across to my SIPP.  What is the best way to go about this to make it the most fee/tax efficient?  Should I transfer the employer contribution as soon as it is paid to RL, or would it be no different to do it on an annual basis?  I am assuming the longer I have money in the SIPP the more growth it will obtain therefore the former would be the sensible default. Am I approaching this correctly? Is there something else which I could consider? Thank you kindly, Paul   20:30 Question 4 Hi Pete and Rog - great show and love the books (but not finished them yet). Thanks for demystifying the complex world of personal finance and financial planning. I'm in the fortunate position where my projected salary and bonus will increase again for tax year 2026/27 and will take me well over the £125k tax threshold before adjustments. My 'problem' so to speak is that even after using my current year maximum pension allowance and previous years unused maximum pension allowance I can only get my adjusted income to be around £115k. Tough life I know! I can either make a large Gift Aid donation to get below £100k or use less of my unused maximum pension allowance to keep above £125k. Am I missing any other income adjustment options? What is the actual impact of not being able to hit the £100k adjusted income, and being in the £125k additional tax bracket, from a tax payment perspective in real money terms? I have some small cash savings and stocks outside of ISAs as we put most of these in my wife's name as she is a basic rate tax payer. We don't need the childcare tax scheme and not aware of any other reason to keep under £100k except to save tax and avoid the 60% effective tax rate between £100k and £125k. Don't want to let the tax tail wag the dog, and happy to give to charity, but in real terms is there actually much difference in the tax payment amount in pounds and pence (as long as I kept out of the £100k - £125k range)? Many thanks, Simon   25:33 Question 5 Hi, Fairly new listener to the podcasts, been binge watching them recently, ended up here via the meaningful money YouTube channel. Both are thoroughly enjoyable to watch and are teaching me a lot about the financial world - along with 2 other YouTube channels I like Damien talks money and James shack. Anyway my question if you have time and it's selected would be about retiring abroad. My current situation - male, 42, living north east England, working full time for NHS and will have 2 NHS db scheme pensions in retirement (1 in 2008 scheme at 65 and 1 in 2015 care scheme at state pension age).  I have 2 stocks and shares ISAs,  with about £95000 between them, 1 stocks and shares Lisa with about £4500 in it (for retirement not house purchase), about £21000 in premium bonds which I use as an emergency fund. Our house is paid off so no mortgage payments so at the minute can add to these savings at £500+ a month comfortable. My wife is 34 and here on spouse visa and hopefully will be eligible for indefinite leave to remain and citizenship soon (it will save us a lot in visa fees and stuff when it happens).  She currently works a part time job 16hr per week at minimum wage to fit around child care for our 2year old son. 1st question is would this part time work count as a qualifying year for the state pension as it's below the personal tax allowance? We have a rough plan of retiring early hopefully once our son is grown up and finished with schooling and university and moving back to my wife's home country in Asia for the better weather and lower cost of living.  As a rough plan we think when I'm 60 and wife 52 but could move later depending on family commitments. Now if I stay in NHS all that time I should have 10 years in the 2008 NHS scheme and 24 years in 2015 scheme and with conservative planning on spreadsheets will get £8000 per year from 2008 scheme and £14000 from the 2015 scheme taking at the normal pension age for these schemes.  My wife will benefit from a spouse's pension for length if I die 1st of roughly 1/3 of these figures.  I have the option of exchanging some of this pension for tax free lump sum up to 25% and the calculation is for every £1 I reduce the pension by I get £12 lump sum. Question 2 - everyone at work always talks about you got to take the maximum lump sum to avoid paying tax, but I'm not so sure as the pensions linked to inflation over the long run there could end up being a big gap between your pension with and without the lump sum.  What's your thoughts on this, if I didn't need a large amount  of cash for a specific thing surely it's better to go for the larger pension even if you end up paying for tax or am I wrong . When we move I will have a full NI record for the state pension but my wife won't and depending on your answer to the 1st question might have 20 years contribution say. Question 3 - if we move abroad before she has a full record can we make voluntary payments for extra year's while resident in another country? I see you can pay about £900 for a year in this country but I'm not so sure if where already living abroad. Assuming my savings continue to grow and the stock market doesn't complete collapse, I will use these savings to bridge the gap from 60 to 65 and then the state pension age.  And fund the move with the sale of our house which will also give us a cash buffer hopefully too. Question 4 - when moving abroad can I keep my stocks and shares ISA - I know you can't contribute more to it, but keeping it open to grow, receive dividends, withdraw money, the government website says you can but a lot of the provider websites are vague and some say they don't allow it.  Is it a case when the time comes I'll have to transfer my isas to 1 of the more expensive providers say who are more likely to allow this? Now I already know that the country I'm moving to doesn't have a reciprocal agreement so our state pension will be frozen at the level that we claim it and have based all our plans and number crunching on this. And that the country I move to may charge tax on money I draw out of my ISA when I transfer it over, and on my pension (although with the double taxation treaty hopefully not) and will seek advice of accountants over there nearer the time as currently there is some work arounds involving spouses but these may not be there in 20 years time. My last question -  would be about if I die 1st probably more likely me being older and male, is more for my wife inheriting my UK based assets - the bank accounts and isas, NHS pension.  The NHS pension should be easy she's already my nominee on record and will go through with her the forms and website for claiming it.  But the isas and bank accounts are the main worry - will it be easy for her to transfer them over to her (I'm assuming the joint accounts will be pretty much automatic) but will the single accounts be easy? Can she keep the money in the ISA still in an ISA but in her name? Would having her own ISA make this transfer easier? And most importantly is this something you think can be done online/over the phone from abroad or will it involve a trip back to the UK and back and forward to branches assuming they haven't all been shut. Thank you for taking the time to read this email, sorry it's so long, and no worries if it doesn't get chosen for the podcast. Keep up the good work Kind regards, Mark 38:15  Question 6 Change to ISA rules from April 2027. Audio question from Holly.  

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