Podcasts about Davos

The global order is shifting in plain sight. In this Global Macro conversation, Steen Jakobsen, inventor of the Outrages Predictions, joins Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Alan Dunne to examine the slow grind reshaping productivity, debt, currencies, and political stability. From dollar regime risk to state capitalism, from market concentration to commodity repricing, the discussion moves beyond headlines to structural fault lines. Is gold signaling debasement? Can the U.S. sustain its debt path? Does AI lift productivity or hollow it out? Rather than predict collapse, Jakobsen outlines a drawn-out transition where capital reallocates, volatility hides beneath the surface, and political systems are tested long before markets finally react.-----50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE-----Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website.IT's TRUE ? – most CIO's read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.And you can get a free copy of my latest book “Ten Reasons to Add Trend Following to Your Portfolio” here.Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.comAnd please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.Follow Alan on LinkedIn.Follow Steen on LinkedIn.Episode TimeStamps: 01:38 - Introducing Steen Jakobsen03:45 - From trading floors to outrageous predictions06:32 - Dollar hedging and regime shift signals08:06 - Davos as a macro...

California's richest residents are threatening to leave the state over a proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaires. Suzanne Jimenez, chief of staff at SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, an architect of the proposal, explains how the tax would work.Photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom gestures as he speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. Newsom opposes this proposal. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) 

Patrick welcomes listeners into a whirlwind conversation about artificial intelligence, sparking reactions to Elon Musk’s bold predictions and candidly questioning the consequences for human purpose, work, and relationships. Unexpected calls reference pop culture, raise concerns about machines rewriting history, and wonder aloud what happens if robots take over everyday chores. As the dialogue accelerates, Patrick probes whether people will embrace robots or fiercely protect the messy beauty of real life. Audio: Elon at Davos, Within a year AI will be smarter than any human being - https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2014424307900850512?s=46&t=m_l2itwnFvka2DG8_72nHQ (00:19) Audio: Elon, “In the future, the robots will make so many robots, that they will actually saturate all human needs - https://x.com/cb_doge/status/2014400490424173041?s=46&t=m_l2itwnFvka2DG8_72nHQ (05:19) Audio: Elon, "You don’t actually need school to learn anymore – https://x.com/ianmiles/status/2014322727205679426?s=20 (11:28) Reba - What is to stop AI taking over all of humanity? (13:54) Stacy - I think we need community with each other, and I think robots taking care of our elderly will only make loneliness worse (21:58) John - My wife has a severe gluten allergy and can’t receive low gluten host. She can receive the precious blood but our priest doesn’t want to resume giving it. What can I do? (25:17) John - My concern is that AI is only as good as the input. I think the vast majority of people working on AI will make it liberal based, and it will be socially to the left. I’m also concerned it will be godless. (28:58) Jackie - I think we need to interact with humans and not robots. (34:19) Miles - Who will pay for individuals being able to access AI and how will we deal with things like credit scores? (42:49) Lourdes - I caught a student cheating using AI and she got everything right. I gave her a failing grade for cheating. However, after that I let students do it because they had to read. I followed this person's career and she still did well in life. (44:11) Esmeralda - Did you ever see the series Apocalypse? I see that this is happening. (47:37) Courtney - I want a Robot. If we are going to have a robot in our house, she needs to agree with us. She will help us have more family time. (49:26) Originally Aired on 01/28/26

In this episode, Dr. Eric Cioe-Peña, Vice President of Global Health at Northwell Health, discusses building a systemwide approach to global health, balancing clinical practice with executive leadership, and advancing health system strengthening worldwide. He also shares insights from the World Economic Forum in Davos, lifelong learning, and navigating imposter syndrome as a physician leader.

More than half of Americans say job insecurity is crushing them with stress. So how do some people look like they've always had it figured out? Spoiler: they haven't.  Host Elizabeth Weingarten traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to pull aside C-Suite leaders, entrepreneurs, and founders from companies like BetterUp, Zoom, Bain & Company, and more to talk about the moments when work inexplicably shifts—the layoffs, the pivots, the feeling of being completely stuck.  From Dr. Becky Kennedy discovering that admitting "I don't know" was actually the path to knowing herself, to Ray Wang's father asking him "what are you worth?" before he started his own company, to Josh Kallmer's "happiness matrix" that pulled him out of his darkest professional period, these leaders show that navigating uncertainty is what makes great leaders. Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  If you're trying to skill up, head to Udemy.com  Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast Subscribe to our Substack: workshifthappens.substack.com  Leading Up: The Work Shift is produced by Udemy in partnership with  ⁠Pod People⁠.

On this special episode, join Pete as he catches up with Nicole Sahin, Founder and CEO of G-P, who shares an insider's POV on the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.  Together, they unpack what Davos is and what attending entails, and the value in the density of global CEOs, heads of state, founders, and policymakers converging annually on the small alpine village.  Nicole shares what that proximity reveals about the direction of business, talent, and technology, and how geopolitical tension and macroeconomic uncertainty are shaping executive conversations. They discuss why business leaders worldwide are seeking stability, cooperation, and frictionless cross-border operations. They explore the evolving reality of global hiring and talent mobility, and how countries like India and the UAE are accelerating digitization to attract innovation and entrepreneurship, and what that means for governance, compliance, and cross-border employment in the years ahead.  Plus, Nicole shares her lens on AI's evolution from disruption narrative to enterprise reality, and why enterprise organizations are moving decisively to embed AI into HR, legal, and compliance functions. Including insights from G-P's AI exploration and productization with G-P Gia.  Connect with Nicole: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolesahin/ https://www.globalization-partners.com/  Connect with the show: LinkedIn:  http://linkedin.com/company/hr-payroll-2-0 X: @HRPayroll2_0  X: @PeteTiliakos  X: @JulieFer_HR BlueSky: @hrpayroll2o.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HRPAYROLL2_0  WRKDefined Podcast Network: https://wrkdefined.com/podcast/hr-payroll-20  Thank you to our marquee sponsors for powering HR & Payroll 2.0 podcast forward!  G-P ‘Globalization Partners': https://www.globalization-partners.com/  OneSource Virtual: https://hubs.ly/Q03YFNR90 Zoho: https://www.zoho.com/press.html Thank you to our ‘wizard behind the curtain' and show producer Ryan Kielma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kielma/

The Munich Security Conference aka "Davos with guns" concluded this weekend. The usual suspects were there including Sandy Cortez, who went on to say, "Whiteness is imaginary!"

La Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich de este año, que concluyó este mismo domingo, ha servido como escenario para tratar de reparar la relación transatlántica, que desde que Donald Trump regresó al poder no atraviesa su mejor momento. Un año después de que el vicepresidente JD Vance sacudiera los cimientos de la alianza con un discurso incendiario, el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, acudió al mismo estrado con un tono marcadamente conciliador. Mientras que Vance en 2024 cuestionó la comunión de intereses entre EEUU y Europa, Rubio ha preferido templar gaitas y apelar a la historia, el cristianismo y la cultura compartida. De hecho definió a Estados Unidos como "hijo de Europa”. Este cambio de formas no oculta una continuidad en el fondo. Rubio mantiene las exigencias del Gobierno Trump hacia el viejo continente. Criticó el "culto climático" que empobrece a Europa, señaló la crisis migratoria y calificó el orden mundial basado en normas como una "ilusión". La diferencia radicó en la presentación; lo que el año pasado fue una dura reprimenda, este año ha sido más un sermón con palabras bien escogidas para decir lo mismo pero sin ofender al auditorio. El tono y la forma cambian, pero no el fondo, y ahí tenemos el último discurso de Trump en Europa con motivo del Foro de Davos cuando reclamó la anexión de Groenlandia, incluso por la fuerza, algo que ensanchó aún más la brecha entre Estados Unidos y sus socios. La respuesta europea ante esta ambivalencia estadounidense ha evolucionado de la conmoción a la acción. Primeros ministros como Keir Starmer y Mark Carney reclaman ahora una "autonomía estratégica" que no busca la ruptura, sino un mejor reparto de las cargas de defensa. Europa parece haber aceptado que el entorno geopolítico sin amenazas que ha caracterizado las tres últimas décadas ha terminado y que deben "europeizar" la OTAN asumiendo mayores responsabilidades financieras y operativas. Aunque EEUU ha dado señales tranquilizadoras, como el compromiso de mantener la protección nuclear y la cesión de centros de mando, la desconfianza persiste. Varios frentes mantienen la herida abierta. En el plano militar, la incertidumbre sobre la resolución de la guerra en Ucrania y la presión de Trump sobre Zelenski contrastan con la cautela de Rubio. En el ámbito soberano, el interés estadounidense por Groenlandia sigue siendo un punto de fricción con Dinamarca. No obstante, es en el terreno digital donde surge el conflicto más insalvable. Las leyes europeas sobre mercados y servicios digitales se perciben en Washington como un ataque a sus gigantes tecnológicos y a la libertad de expresión. En resumen, la misión de Rubio y de otros altos cargos del Pentágono como Elbridge Colby en Múnich ha sido la de transmitir que el "golpe de realidad" recibido por los europeos fortalecerá la alianza en lugar de debilitarla. Quizá no sea suficiente ya que el escepticismo impera en las capitales europeas. Se entiende que demasiadas cosas han cambiado en demasiado poco tiempo. Han pasado de una beneficiosa cercanía a una dependencia peligrosa. Aunque se celebren los gestos de reconciliación, los líderes europeos se preparan para lo peor, conscientes de que la fiabilidad de su principal aliado está íntimamente ligada a la volatilidad de su política interna. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:50 La concordia de Múnich 32:25 “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 34:23 ¿A quién representaba Bad Bunny? 43:37 Losantos y la Vandea 52:17 ¿Eliminará la IA a los juniors? · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #marcorubio #otan Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

This week, we examine the “Elbows Up” movement and Mark Carney's Davos speech through the framework of Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine. When crisis rhetoric meets elite policy, what changes — and what stays the same?A philosophical and political breakdown of neoliberal continuity disguised as renewal.

Soledad Gallego-Díaz reflexiona sobre la intervención de Pedro Sánchez en Davos tras la creciente preocupación por la nueva era nuclear

Elias Makos is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Daniel Tran, Director of Communication and governmental relations at Casacom The Quebec Liberal Party has welcomed Charles Milliard as its new leader, signaling a fresh start after months of uncertainty and controversy. The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled the federal byelection in Terrebonne, where Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by a single ballot. The challenge stemmed from a mail-in vote that wasn’t counted because of an error on the return envelope — a mistake tied to Elections Canada. If you were waiting for a true American reaction to Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January, you got one for Valentine’s Day. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought the Trump administration’s speech to Europe over the weekend, speaking at the Munich Security Conference.

Der Kanton investiert 5.5 Millionen Franken ins Verkehrskonzept für Milano Cortina. Ein Teil sollte über Parkgebühren und rund vier Millionen aus Italien gedeckt werden. Doch die Parkplätze bleiben weitgehend leer, Einnahmen fehlen - und aus Italien ist bisher kein Geld geflossen. Weitere Themen: · Gestern Nachmittag ist in Davos ein Snowboarder in einer Lawine ums Leben gekommen. Der 38-Jährige war abseits der Piste im Skigebiet Parsenn unterwegs, als sich unter dem Schwarzhorn ein Schneebrett löste und ihn verschüttete; die Rettungskräfte konnten ihn nur noch tot bergen. · Mattiu Defuns aus der Surselva gehört zu den bekanntesten Bündner Musikern. Am 13. Februar ist sein neues Album «Aura» erschienen. Ein Gespräch.

Aplauze după discursul secretarului de stat Marco Rubio la Conferința de securitate de la München. Dar a contribuit aceasta la o reparare a relației transatlantice, grav avariate de Donald Trump? Nu tocmai, sunt de părere comentatorii. Rubio și liderii europeni sunt de acord asupra unui lucru: vechea ordine mondială „nu mai există”, transmite CNN: ”Forumul a avut loc la doar câteva săptămâni după o altă întâlnire tensionată a liderilor mondiali de la Davos, Elveția, în care Trump a ținut un discurs critic față de liderii europeni pentru politica lor de migrație și s-a plâns că SUA au fost exploatate de aliații europeni”. The New York Times observă că, „spre deosebire de vicepreședintele american J.D. Vance, care anul trecut i-a acuzat pe europeni că cenzurează partidele de extremă dreapta în detrimentul libertății de exprimare, domnul Rubio a acționat diplomatic, subliniind secolele de istorie comună dintre țara sa și Europa, de la colonizarea Americii până la lupta împotriva comunismului în timpul Războiului Rece.” Citeste siRaportul Conferinței de la München din acest an are o notă îndrăzneață, pentru că portretizează SUA în rolul de demolator al ordinii internaționale (Analist) ”După distrugere, repararea. Între cei doi candidați la funcția de succesor al lui Donald Trump, Vance și Rubio, votul european a fost exprimat”, consideră Le Figaro. ”Rămân însă întrebări. Prima îi privește pe americani: În ce măsură poate fi adoptată de Casa Albă și aprobată de un președinte american care susține că „Europa s-a terminat” retorica liniștitoare a lui Marco Rubio, care contrastează puternic cu unilateralismul brutal al lui Donald Trump? A doua îi privește pe europeni. Este viziunea asupra lumii a lui Marco Rubio, care prezintă un continent subordonat de bunăvoie Statelor Unite, compatibilă cu cea a Europei de astăzi?  Vor reuși europenii să țină pasul cu Statele Unite în materie de apărare? Dar mai presus de toate, vor dori aceeași politică de imigrație? Răspunsul va veni la München, în 2027. Și în capitalele europene care vor organiza în curând alegeri”. Revista germană Der Spiegel nu se arată prea convinsă de prestația lui Marco Rubio, pe care îl descrie drept ”omul pus să care molozul”. ”Pare abordabil, dar asta nu schimbă nimic: Marco Rubio a reprezintat politica externă a lui Donald Trump la Conferința de Securitate de la München”. „Este însă dificil de stabilit dacă aplauzele au reflectat o aprobare autentică sau doar o ușurare față de un discurs care a fost mai puțin agresiv decât se aștepta”, notează cotidianul spaniol El Mundo. ”Discursul lui Marco Rubio a avut un ton conciliant, dar a fost în esență trumpian”, este de părere Süddeutsche Zeitung. Cuvintele frumoase nu au reușit să ascundă realitatea. „Iar realitatea este aceasta: Europa și America lui Donald Trump trăiesc în două lumi extrem de diferite când vine vorba de politică. (...) Acest lucru este valabil mai ales având în vedere că președintele american amenință în mod regulat că va ocupa un teritoriu danez autonom: Groenlanda”.

Davos 2026 expuso cómo la IA ya está reconfigurando el empleo, las habilidades y la educación, entre visiones de ruptura y promesas de abundancia.

Der Winter feiert in einigen Regionen sein Comeback. Es schneit, schneit, und schneit. Doch hinter der weissen Idylle lauert auch Gefahr: Das Lawinenrisiko steigt. Jürg Schweizer, Leiter des Instituts für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung in Davos erzählt im Podcast «Durchblick», wie Radar in Zukunft Schwachstellen im Schnee frühzeitig erkennen sollen.

What happens when the noise around AI starts to drown out the actual business value it is meant to deliver? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sat down with Adam Field, Chief AI and Product Officer at Tungsten Automation, fresh from the conversations unfolding at Davos. While headlines continue to celebrate agentic AI and sweeping automation claims, Adam offered a grounded perspective shaped by decades of experience turning AI pilots into measurable, ROI-driven deployments. His view is simple. The hype cycle may be accelerating, but many organizations still struggle with the fundamentals. Adam described a common boardroom dynamic. "What do we want? AI. What do we want it to do? We're not sure." That pressure to move fast often collides with a deeper reality. Software has shifted from deterministic to probabilistic. Leaders who grew up expecting the same inputs to always produce the same outputs now face systems that behave differently by design. Measuring value in that environment requires a different mindset. One of the most compelling ideas in our conversation was Adam's concept of "boring AI." While splashy announcements about replacing hundreds of employees grab attention, he argues that real returns often come from quieter use cases. At Tungsten Automation, that means intelligent document processing, extracting trusted, AI-ready data from the 80 percent of enterprise information that is unstructured. Contracts, invoices, transcripts, compliance paperwork. The work may not trend on social media, but it saves time, improves accuracy, and fits directly into daily workflows. We also explored accountability. AI can compress output, but it concentrates responsibility. When generative tools make architectural or compliance decisions, the liability does not shift to the model. Organizations remain accountable for privacy, ethics, and customer trust. Adam shared his own experience rebuilding a legacy application in days using AI code generation, only to discover licensing and compliance nuances that required human judgment. The lesson was clear. AI amplifies capability, yet human oversight remains essential. For leaders searching for signals that an AI strategy will actually deliver long-term returns, Adam pointed to two patterns from the small percentage of projects that succeed. First, integration into daily workflows drives adoption. Second, partnering with trusted vendors often reduces risk compared to attempting everything in-house. In a world flooded with open-source experiments and "X is dead" headlines, discipline and focus still matter. Tungsten Automation has spent four decades evolving alongside automation technologies, previously known as Kofax. Today, the company applies large language models and agentic workflows to transform unstructured data into decision-ready insights across finance, logistics, banking, and insurance. It is a reminder that the future of AI may be less about replacing people and more about removing friction so humans can do the work they were actually hired to do. So as AI investment continues to grow and pressure for returns intensifies, the question becomes harder to ignore. Are we chasing the headlines, or are we building systems that quietly deliver value where it counts? Useful Links Connect with Adam Field Learn more about Tungsten Automation Upcoming Events

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a rousing speech at the World Economic Forum on January 20, 2026 about the rupture of the rules-based order of the globalized economy, and he emphasized the need to build new coalitions to sustain the pressure coming from the United States' emerging authoritarianism. Carney said, “Great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited. You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration, when integration becomes the source of your subordination.” Just as globalized, economic integrations are being weaponized by the United States, then Big Tech's integrations woven throughout our lives will continue to become the source of our own subordination, especially as surveillance capitalism heads towards it's logical conclusion of an all-pervasive, AI Big Brother, perhaps eventually explicitly tied into authoritarian governments. The AI Big Brother has already started within the context of private companies, but with the outdated Third-Party doctrine of the Fourth Amendment, then any data given to a third party has "no legitimate 'expectation of privacy'." From UNITED STATES v. MILLER (1976): "The Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the obtaining of information revealed to a third party and conveyed by him to Government authorities." So the US government can request almost any data shared with a third party without a warrant, and given Big Tech's cozy relationship to a democratically-backsliding US government, then who knows what kinds of backroom deals are being made to automate data sharing. We're already in an era where almost all data given to a third party is not considered to be private, and you can start to see some early indications for how this can go wrong in Taylor Lorenz's interview with 404 Media's Joe Cox about ICE's surveillance technologies. It seems likely that we are entering into the very early phases of Orwell's worst nightmare of a 1984 surveillance state powered by Big Tech's AI. In this op-ed podcast episode, I connect some dots between Carney's Davos speech about the hegemonic forces in the geopolitical sphere and the parallels with Big Tech's push towards "contextually aware-AI," which is just an always-on AI that is surveillance capitalism on steroids. Carney's speech provides a lot of insights for how Canada is navigating this new reality where the rules-based order on the International stage seems to be dissolving. One of his deepest insights is to simply name the truth, and to describe precisely what is happening. He refers to a powerful story from Vaclav Havel's The Power of the Powerless where shopkeepers eventually "took their [propaganda] signs down" during communist rule after they were no longer willing to live within a lie. Carney says: "The system's power comes not from its truth, but from everyone's willingness to perform as if it were true, and its fragility comes from the same source. When even one person stops performing, when the greengrocer removes his sign, the illusion begins to crack. Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down." Taking down metaphoric signs breaks the spell of the collective performative ritual that sustains the power of an authoritarian regime. Taking a sign down is also the embodiment of the first lesson of Timothy Synder's On Tyranny, which is "Do Not Obey in Advance." This lesson is certainly easier said than done, and I've been surprised how pervasive and powerful the chilling effects to remain silent can be. I find myself self-censoring, going dark on social media, and just generally not speaking the full truth as I see it. So this episode is a step in that direction of trying to name things as I see them, but also drawing the parallels between these broader political contexts and how they're collapsing into the technological contexts.

Board/bored of Peace/piece. World's most sickening PowerPoint presentation given by Jared Kushner. Ellison dynasty does predictable censorship with newly purchased TikTok. Greenland acquisition chatter starts up again. Davos. Argentine anarchocapitalism rewarded with Trump Bucks and a genocide participation trophy. ICE in Minnesota. Rittenhausian Whataboutism?Recorded on Saturday, January 31st, 2026 around 12.00 PM Korea Standard Time. Commiserate on Discord: discord.gg/aDf4Yv9PrYNever Forget: standwithdanielhale.orgGenral RecommendationsJosh's Recommendations: 1) ICE vs Everyone by Erin West 2) Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights 3) Culinary Class Wars 4) Black Moth Super Rainbow - Seefu LilacTim's Recommendation: One Battle After AnotherFurther Reading, Viewing, ListeningShow notes + Full list of links, sources, etcMore From Timothy Robert BuechnerPodcast: Q&T ARE / violentpeople.co Tweets: @ROHDUTCHLocationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.comSend a textSupport the showSupport: patreon / buzzsprout

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Is AI becoming the ultimate gatekeeper of truth? On this episode of Too Opinionated, Kris Millegan — publisher of TrineDay Books — joins us to discuss the growing battle over censorship, digital control, and the future of printed books in an AI-driven world. After facing harassment and legal pressure surrounding an unreleased book connected to the Jeffrey Epstein story, Millegan raises urgent questions about how modern censorship works — not through public bans, but through intimidation, litigation, and digital suppression. At Davos, global leaders openly discussed replacing printed books with AI-mediated knowledge systems. The argument? Efficiency. The concern? Control. When all information becomes digital, it can be edited, rewritten, or erased. Printed books don't update. They don't comply. They remain. We also examine: AI as the future authority over law, religion, and culture Whether digital systems can quietly reshape history The risks of centralized information control Why physical books may be the last decentralized defense This isn't anti-technology. It's a conversation about power, memory, and who decides what remains true. Order Kris Millegan's book: Fleshing Out Skull & Bones Subscribe to the channel:

Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! And Just Like That … we're back in the world of Westeros doing chapter-by-chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire. A Clash of Kings opens with one big metaphor and a bunch of tricky new characters. Maggie's History Corner returns with a jaunt through the British Empire and a quick stop at Halley's Comet. Cam asks if Stannis is the new Ned Stark, and then worries that Davos is the new Lord Varys. We work together to uncover a treasure trove of unexpected parallels between Stannis Baratheon's pathetic host and the bygone Targaryen dynasty. Finally, we revisit our old friend "The Philosophy of Death" to see how GRRM is exploring and evolving his perennial narrative grindstone. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

En el episodio 299 del Podcast del Club del Inversor volvemos con un clásico: preguntas y respuestas reales de la comunidad. Hablamos de dividendos vs aumento de valor en acciones y el eterno dilema entre flujo y crecimiento. Analizamos qué se dijo en el Foro de Davos 2026 y cómo la incertidumbre global, la confrontación geoeconómica y la selectividad impactan nuestras decisiones de inversión. También abordamos un tema clave del ecosistema: el incumplimiento de la emisión de Saint Germain en Crowder, qué ocurrió, cómo se llegó a esa situación y qué implica para la credibilidad del sistema. Sumamos el debate generado por Elon Musk sobre la posibilidad de que en el futuro no sea necesario ahorrar para la jubilación debido al avance de la inteligencia artificial, y bajamos esa visión a tierra desde una perspectiva financiera realista. Además, respondemos dudas prácticas sobre alquileres pactados en dólares y cómo funcionan los ajustes, y cerramos con una pregunta muy importante: ¿qué tan seguros son los ETF como herramienta de inversión y qué riesgos hay que considerar tanto del vehículo como del broker? La entrada [299] Respondiendo Preguntas se publicó primero en .

In Davos last month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lamented what he called “the end of a pleasant fiction.” That notion has is hard to fathom yet impossible to ignore. For decades, the United States did not merely wield power. It framed power in moral terms. Legitimacy. Integrity. Rules. Whether we always lived up to those words is one question. Whether we still speak them with credibility is another. In this solo reflection, Corey Nathan explores what it means when America is no longer the country that lends moral language to the world order, but the country other nations feel compelled to hedge against. From Tocqueville's warning about democratic withdrawal to Jonathan Rauch's analysis of patrimonialism, from Lincoln's humility to the theological posture of the National Prayer Breakfast, this episode wrestles with a turning point. If the pleasant fiction is over, what replaces it? Calls to Action ✅ If this conversation resonates, consider sharing it with someone who believes connection across difference still matters. ✅ Subscribe to Corey's Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion What This Episode Explores The End of a Moral Vocabulary For generations, American power was framed in moral language. Integrity and legitimacy were not just strategic tools but aspirations. Today, that language lands differently, not as calling card but as indictment. From Moral Order to Patrimonialism Drawing on the work of Jonathan Rauch, this episode examines what happens when public power begins to resemble personal property. Loyalty replaces rules. Access depends on fealty. Markets and institutions begin to read the room rather than uphold neutral principles. The National Prayer Breakfast and Theological Posture A prayer breakfast is meant to orient upward in humility. When reverence bends inward, the shift is not merely stylistic. It is theological. Tocqueville's Warning Democracy's danger may not arrive as sudden tyranny but as gradual withdrawal. Citizens retreat into private grievance. Moral discipline erodes. Individualism curdles into narcissism. The Comforting Assumption About Ourselves Nearly every white pastor today believes they would have stood with Martin Luther King Jr. The question is not whether that belief is sincere. The question is whether it would have been true. The Choice Before Citizens The world is already adjusting. Allies hedge. Middle powers collaborate. The question now belongs to citizens, not prime ministers. Withdrawal is understandable. It is not inevitable. Why This Matters Now The loss at stake is not only status but trust. If the pleasant fiction required tending, then its collapse requires responsibility. Renewal, if it comes, will not arrive through taunts or spectacle. It will be decided by habits, by courage, by whether citizens retreat or step forward. Connect on Social Media Corey is @coreysnathan on all the socials... Substack LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky TikTok Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners Thanks to Pew Research Center for making today's conversation possible. Gratitude as well to Village Square for coming alongside us in this work and helping foster better civic dialogue. Links and additional resources: Pew Research Center: pewresearch.org The Village Square: villagesquare.us Meza Wealth Management: mezawealth.com Proud members of The Democracy Group Final Thought The question is not who we would like to identify with in the story. The question is where our words, positions, and actions actually place us. Go talk some politics and religion. Step forward. With gentleness and respect.

Ein Kommentar von Rainer Rupp.Es war mehr als nur Real-Satire als die amerikanische Delegation vor wenigen Tagen bei dem Treffen in Oman Iran beschuldigt, bei der Niederschlagung der von Israel und Washington angefeuerten Demonstranten, die den iranischen Ordnungskräfte nach Kiewer Maidan-Vorbild stundenlange Feuergefechte lieferten, die Menschenrechte missachtet zu haben. Das muss man sich vor Augen halten, ausgerechnet die Amerikaner, die den israelischen Genozid in Gaza mit Waffen, Geld und politischem Wohlwollen unterstützen, machen den Iranern Vorhaltungen, weil sie bei der Unterdrückung der laut Westmedien „friedlichen Demonstranten“ deren Menschenrechte verletzt hätten.Diese Real-Satire wird noch irrer, wenn man bedenkt, dass es israelische, amerikanische und andere westliche Geheimdienste waren, die für die Organisation, die Finanzierung und für die mediale Choreografie der Aufstände der gewalt-extremistischen, „Revolutionäre“ verantwortlich waren. Deren Friedfertigkeit kann an den hunderten Toten, namentlich genannten Ordnungskräften gemessen werden. Diese jüngsten amerikanischen Menschenrechtsvorwürfe, die von Washington auch als weiterer Grund für den Aufbau der militärischen Drohkulisse gegen Iran genannt wird, ist zweifellos ein neuer Gipfelrekord westlicher Heuchelei. Der wird nur noch übertroffen durch die Tatsache, dass sich Mitglieder der Trump-Regierung in aller Öffentlichkeit rühmen, auch noch die Ursachen der Krise in Iran absichtlich herbeigeführt zu haben, um durch Chaos einen gewaltsamen Umsturz und einen Regimewechsel in Teheran herbeizuführen.Vor dem Bankenausschuss des US-Senats erklärte US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent am Donnerstag letzte Woche ausdrücklich, dass die USA gezielt eine Finanzkrise im Iran verursacht hätten, um Unruhen im Land zu schüren. Auf die Frage von Senatorin Katie Britt, was die USA noch tun könnten, um Druck auf den Ayatollah und den Iran auszuüben, erklärte Bessent, dass das Finanzministerium eine "Strategie" umgesetzt habe, die darauf abzielte,„die iranische Währung zu untergraben, die die Wirtschaft zum Absturz brachte und die gewalttätigen Proteste auslöste, die wir im ganzen Land gesehen haben.“ Weiter führte Bessent aus, dass er bei einer Rede im Wirtschaftsclub im März letzten Jahres „die Strategie bereits skizziert“ habe.„Es kam zu einem schnellen und ich würde sagen großartigem Höhepunkt im Dezember 2025, als eine der größten Banken im Iran unterging. Es gab einen Run auf die Bank, die Zentralbank musste Geld drucken, die iranische Währung ging in den freien Fall, die Inflation explodierte, und daher haben wir das iranische Volk auf der Straße gesehen.”Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Bessent solche Aussagen machte. Bei seiner Rede auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos im vergangenen Monat sagte der US-Finanzminister folgendes:„Präsident Trump hat das Finanzministerium und unsere OFAC-Abteilung, das Amt für die Kontrolle ausländischer Vermögenswerte, angewiesen, maximalen Druck auf den Iran auszuüben. Und das hat funktioniert, denn im Dezember ist deren Wirtschaft zusammengebrochen. Es herrscht Dollarmangel. Sie sind nicht in der Lage, Importe zu tätigen, und deshalb sind die Menschen auf die Straße gegangen. …. Das ist unsere wirtschaftliche Staatskunst. Ohne dass ein (amerikanischer) Schuss gefallen ist, und die Dinge entwickeln sich dort sehr positiv.“Nach diesen Äußerungen schrieb Professor Jeffrey Sachs auf common dreams unter dem Titel: "Wirtschaftsstaatskunst entlarvt: Eine wichtige Säule der hybriden Kriegsführung der USA, jetzt für alle sichtbar“. Im Untertitel heißt es:„Es ist sicherlich keine Diplomatie und es ist kein Zwang. Es ist ein Krieg, der mit wirtschaftlichen Mitteln geführt wird, um eine Wirtschaftskrise und soziale Unruhen hervorzurufen, die zum Sturz der Regierung führen.“...https://apolut.net/neuer-gipfelrekord-westlicher-heuchelei-von-rainer-rupp/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is that point in the future when the machines can do pretty much everything better than humans. When will it happen, what will it look like, and what will be the impact on humanity? Two of the brightest minds working in AI today, Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, and Dario Amodei, Co-Founder and CEO of Anthropic, speak to Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. Benjamin Larsen, an expert in AI at the World Economic Forum, introduces the conversation and gives us a primer on AGI. You can watch the conversation from the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/the-day-after-agi/ Links: Centre for AI Excellence: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-ai-excellence/home AI Global Alliance: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ai-global-alliance/home Global Future Council on Artificial General Intelligence:  https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-artificial-general-intelligence/home Related podcasts: Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

En este episodio del Podcast Político, Balam y Christian analizan el discurso del primer ministro canadiense Mark Carney en el Foro de Davos, un discurso que amplios sectores de la izquierda liberal celebraron como un acto de resistencia frente al trumpismo. ¿Pero qué dice realmente Carney?Revisando clip por clip, desentrañamos lo que hay detrás de la retórica: defensa de valores liberales clásicos, inversión en la OTAN y armamento, reducción de impuestos para atraer inversionistas, y acuerdos estratégicos con China que contradicen su propio discurso sobre derechos humanos. Todo enmarcado en una visión nacionalista que equipara crecimiento del PIB con bienestar social y que no menciona una sola vez a los trabajadores, salvo para descartar su organización.Frente a esta falsa alternativa entre el barbarismo trumpista y el neoliberalismo con rostro humano de Carney, recuperamos el pensamiento de Rosa Luxemburgo: su concepción dialéctica de la democracia burguesa, la distinción entre reforma y revolución, y su análisis del imperialismo como expresión política de la acumulación de capital. ¿Tiene sentido seguir pensando en términos de imperialismo cuando el capital ya conquistó prácticamente todo el planeta? ¿Por qué la izquierda debería tomar partido en disputas entre élites?#markcarney #neoliberalismo #establishment

Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout bei Vitra, berichtet vom World Economic Forum in Davos und über die Zukunft der Arbeit im KI-Zeitalter. Zwischen globaler Ordnung und Oberpfälzer Hofleben denkt er laut über Transformation, Verantwortung und Zusammenarbeit nach.

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Luxuriöse Wolkenkratzer, Parkanlagen und ganz viel Tourismus – so präsentierte Donald Trumps Schwiegersohn Jared Kushner beim Wirtschaftsforum in Davos die Zukunft von Gaza. Doch die Immobilienträume der US-Regierung haben wenig mit der Realität in dem in weiten Teilen zerstörten Küstenstreifen zu tun. Der Waffenstillstand zwischen der Hamas und Israel ist brüchig, die Terrororganisation ist nicht entwaffnet und die israelische Armee hält einen großen Teil des Gebiets besetzt. Wird Gaza je Frieden finden? Michael Risel diskutiert mit Daniel-Dylan Böhmer – Senior Editor, „WELT“; Lisa Schneider – Nahost-Redakteurin, „taz“; Dr. René Wildangel – Historiker und Autor

Durante la cumbre de Davos, en Suiza, aprovechando la presencia de altos mandatarios internacionales y de multimillonarios hombres de negocios, asistimos a la escenificación del nacimiento de un nuevo organismo internacional: la Junta de Paz. Una entidad diseñada por Donald Trump y su círculo más íntimo, gobernada por él a modo de club privado, en el que entra y sale quien solo él decida previo pago de 1.000 millones de dólares. Este organismo pretende suplantar las funciones de la ONU en las zonas de conflicto y, sobre todo, ser la plataforma de inversión para la reconstrucción de regiones enteras devastadas por criminales de guerra o genocidas miembros, a su vez, de esta Junta de Paz. Con Javier Biosca, jefe de Internacional de elDiario.es, explicamos en qué consiste la Junta de Paz, cómo pretende funcionar y quiénes son, de momento, sus miembros. Con Jesús Núñez, codirector del Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria, analizamos las repercusiones para el orden internacional que puede tener este nuevo colonialismo del siglo XXI. *** Envíanos una nota de voz por Whatsapp contándonos alguna historia que conozcas o algún sonido que tengas cerca y que te llame la atención. Lo importante es que sea algo que tenga que ver contigo. Guárdanos en la agenda como “Un tema Al día”. El número es el 699 518 743See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After X by Elon Musk, here comes “W”, or “We”, by privacy and technology expert Anna Zeiter. The “We” project was unveiled in Davos at the end of January. Its goal is to create a European alternative to X. But this is not the first attempt to create a large-scale European social media platform. Can it be the first one to actually succeed? Are Europeans able to compete with US platforms?Production: By Europod, in co-production with the Sphera network.Follow us on:LinkedInInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Am Freitag startet die 62. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz mit über 65 Staats- und Regierungschefs, der größten US-Delegation aller Zeiten unter Außenminister Marco Rubio und dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj. Kanadas Premierminister Mark Carney, der in Davos mit seiner „Rupture"-Rede für Aufsehen sorgte, wird ebenfalls erwartet. Und Europa ist ebenfalls so stark vertreten wie noch nie.Ab heute erscheint der Security.Table an jedem Werktag. Neue Schwerpunkte sind die europäische Verteidigungsindustrie, die Zukunft der Bundeswehr und die NATO-Ostflanke.[01:33]Die AfD hat ein weiteres Mal mit Sicherheitsproblemen im eigenen Haus zu tun. Sieben AfD-Mitarbeiter bekommen nach einer Sicherheitsprüfung keinen Zugang mehr zum Bundestag. Gleichzeitig gibt es Vorwürfe der Vetternwirtschaft. Bei Caren Miosga in der ARD ist AfD-Chef Tino Chrupalla zu Gast gewesen. Die Frage der Sendung war: „Kann Donald Trump ein Vorbild für Deutschland sein?" Der Schwerpunkt in der Diskussion war die Wirtschaftspolitik der AfD. Michael Bröcker hat sich in der Sendung einen Schlagabtausch mit Chrupalla geliefert. Sein Fazit: „Unternehmen werden in Deutschland nicht investieren, wenn AfD-Politiker regieren."[10:23]Zwischen den deutschen Wirtschaftsverbänden wird über die Mittelstandsbeauftragte Gitta Connemann scharf gestritten – der Chef des Bundesverbands mittelständische Wirtschaft kritisiert Connemann. Er sehe „weder ein Mindestmaß an Vertrauen noch einen Rest an Kompetenzvermutung". VDA-Präsidentin Hildegard Müller und andere Verbände stellten sich demonstrativ hinter Connemann. Auslöser war Connemanns umstrittener „Lifestyle-Teilzeit"-Vorstoß.[18:31]Hier geht es zur Anmeldung für den Space.TableTable Briefings - For better informed decisions.Sie entscheiden besser, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Wir verschaffen Ihnen mit jedem Professional Briefing, mit jeder Analyse und mit jedem Hintergrundstück einen Informationsvorsprung, am besten sogar einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Table.Briefings bietet „Deep Journalism“, wir verbinden den Qualitätsanspruch von Leitmedien mit der Tiefenschärfe von Fachinformationen. Professional Briefings kostenlos kennenlernen: table.media/testenHier geht es zu unseren WerbepartnernImpressum: https://table.media/impressumDatenschutz: https://table.media/datenschutzerklaerungBei Interesse an Audio-Werbung in diesem Podcast melden Sie sich gerne bei Laurence Donath: laurence.donath@table.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Er droht mit hohen Zöllen, beleidigt Bundesrätin Karin-Keller Sutter und die Schweiz öffentlich am WEF – und hält die Welt mit seiner unberechenbaren Aussenpolitik in Atem. In der «Arena» diskutiert die Schweizer Politik über den richtigen Umgang mit Donald Trump. Der laute Trump und die leise Schweiz: So lässt sich der Auftritt des US-Präsidenten am WEF und die darauffolgende Reaktion der offiziellen Schweiz zusammenfassen. Donald Trump machte sich auf der Weltbühne über andere Staatschefs lustig und äffte unter anderem Bundesrätin Karin Keller-Sutter nach. Zudem provozierte der Republikaner in seiner Rede mit der Aussage: «Ohne Amerika ist die Schweiz nichts.» Auch international sorgt Donald Trump pausenlos für Aufsehen und stellt die Weltpolitik vor neue Herausforderungen: der Völkerrechtsbruch in Venezuela, der Besitzanspruch auf Grönland, die Drohungen zu einem Militäreingriff im Iran. Boykottieren oder stillhalten? Während EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen und der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron gegenüber Trump am WEF klare Worte fanden, reagierte die Schweiz mit diplomatischer Zurückhaltung. Dass Bundespräsident Guy Parmelin dem US-Präsidenten gar mit dem Satz schmeichelte, «Davos ohne Sie wäre nicht wirklich Davos», wurde im Nachgang kontrovers diskutiert. Sollen die Schweiz und der Bundesrat trotz der laufenden Zollverhandlungen klarere Kante zeigen? Braucht es gar einen Boykott von US-Produkten oder der bevorstehenden Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft in den USA? Und muss die Schweiz sich allgemein enger mit Europa zusammenschliessen im Rahmen dieser internationalen Konflikte oder jetzt erst recht neutral bleiben? Zu diesen Fragen begrüsst Sandro Brotz am 6. Februar 2026 in der «Arena»: – Benjamin Fischer, Nationalrat SVP/ZH; – Eric Nussbaumer, Nationalrat SP/BL; – Damian Müller, Ständerat FDP/LU; und – Sibel Arslan, Vize-Präsidentin Grüne.

"Over drie jaar hebben we datacenters in de ruimte, dat is een no-brainer," zei stermiljardair Elon Musk afgelopen maand op het Wereld Economisch Forum in Davos. En nu lijkt hij al een eerste stap te zetten. Hij kondigt een fusie aan van zijn ruimtebedrijf SpaceX en zijn AI-bedrijf xAI. Maar we kennen Musk en z’n grote beloftes. Van de meeste komt weinig in huis, of toch niet op de vlijmscherpe termijnen die hij zelf voorlegt. Maar hoe zit het met deze? Hoe dicht zijn we bij AI in space? En welke Belgische bedrijven zetten daar nu al mee op in? Het antwoord op deze vragen krijg je samen met podcasthost Roan Van Eyck van Tijd-journalist Wim De Preter en enkele Belgische ondernemers uit de sectorniche in deze Extra-aflevering van De 7. Lees Wims stuk Datacenters in de ruimte: no-brainer voor Musk, nog veel rekenwerk voor ingenieurs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

February's Global Economic Outlook ranges across a world under strain — and in transition. Victor Hill examines the brutal suppression of Iran's January uprising and the role of food inflation as a political accelerant, before widening the lens to global markets, elections, and shifting power blocs. From gold's surge toward historic highs and the weakening dollar, to oil, Japan's bond market, and uncertainty at the US Federal Reserve, the financial landscape is anything but settled. Geopolitically, this episode explores Donald Trump's pharaonic return to the world stage at Davos, the strategic logic behind America's push for Greenland, and the growing importance of the Arctic and Antarctic in a new era of great-power competition. In Europe, Macron's waning authority, a possible Berlin–Rome axis, and Labour's mounting troubles in the UK point to profound political realignments, while upcoming elections from Japan to the United States add further volatility. Victor also delves into the escalating debate over social media regulation, free speech, and AI, the uneasy dance between Europe, China, and Trump's America, and the long, grinding endgame of the war in Ukraine. A wide-ranging, unsparing survey of the forces shaping the global economy — and the politics that now drive it. For more investment and economics analysis plus inspiration please visit our website masterinvestor.co.uk.

¿Es América Latina un protagonista global o simplemente un proveedor de recursos en los márgenes de la geopolítica? Con su permiso en este episodio, analizamos el papel (o la falta de él) de los países latinoamericanos en el Foro Económico Mundial 2026. Mientras Donald Trump redefine la economía global bajo una transformación impulsada por la IA y su doctrina de "América para los americanos", la región parece haber perdido una oportunidad de oro para posicionar su agenda.

Warum wünscht man sich mit «toi, toi, toi» Glück? Wie heisst das Löwenweibchen auf Schweizerdeutsch? Und woher kommen eigentlich «Choder» und «Spöiz»? Die Antworten geben wir in dieser Sendung. In dieser Stunde stehen Ihre Mundartfragen im Vordergrund: Wir beginnen mit der Frage, wie man dem Löwenweibchen auf Schweizerdeutsch sagt. «Löwin», «Löiin» oder vielleicht doch «Löiefrau»? Weiter geht es mit den Adjektiven «hübsch» und «schön»: In vielen Dialekten wird «hübsch» nur für Menschen verwendet. Im Prättigau oder in Davos bekommt man aber statt einem schönen Abend «än hübschän Aabed» gewünscht. Woher kommt das? Unter «Tschäppi» verstehen die meisten eine Dächlikappe. Eine Hörerin nennt aber auch das Fangis-Spiel «Tschäppi». Wie kommt dieses Mundartwort zu derart unterschiedlichen Bedeutungen? In der Emmentaler Gemeinde Alchenstorf gibt es einen Weiler mit dem merkwürdigen Namen «Tumli». Wir erklären, woher dieser Ortsname kommen könnte. Woher kommen eigentlich die Wörter «Choder» und «Spöiz»? Und ist «Choder/chodere» mit «Chuder/chudere» verwandt? Wir haben die Antwort. Wer seine Fähigkeiten nicht zeigt und nutzt, «stellt sein Licht unter den Scheffel». Woher kommt diese Redewendung? Und was muss man sich überhaupt unter einem «Scheffel» vorstellen? Eine weitere bekannte Redewendung kommt aus dem Theaterbetrieb: «toi, toi, toi» wünscht man jemandem vor einem Auftritt. Warum eigentlich? Könnte «toi, toi, toi», wie eine Hörerin vermutet, eigentlich «Teufel, Teufel, Teufel» meinen? Auch hier schafft die Mundartredaktion Klarheit. Für 'heiraten' sagte man früher auch «i s läng Jahr dinge». Wir erklären, was diese Redewendung mit Knechten und Mägden zu tun hat. Und zum Schluss der Sendung erklärt This Fetzer die Herkunft der Familiennamen Brühwiler, Ziswiler und Grosswiler.

"Don't be fooled. Everything has changed for the global economy." Tariffs, geopolitics and AI are all impacting our economies in ways we might not yet be feeling, says Harvard economist Gita Gopinath. Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, the former IMF chief economist tells Radio Davos why "the world is in a very different place". Links: Chief Economists' Outlook: January 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/chief-economists-outlook-january-2026/ Related Davos 2026 sessions: Can India Become the Third Largest Economy in the World?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/can-india-become-the-third-largest-economy-in-the-world/ Are Markets Mispricing the Future?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/are-markets-mispricing-the-future/ Global Economic Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/global-economic-outlook-af4fed3639/ Related podcasts: What just happened in Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/davos-2026-what-just-happened/ Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/ Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/ IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: What's next for AI, skills and the global economy in 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-skills-global-economy-imf-kristalina-georgieva/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:  YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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Puedes ver el video completo aquí: https://youtu.be/tw4Stc31-lM En este vidéo, César Vidal analiza las implicaciones del reciente encuentro anual del Foro de Davos y su relación con la política de Donald Trump, así como el papel de grandes fondos de inversión y corporaciones tecnológicas en la gobernanza global. Vidal califica el Foro de Davos como una reunión despótica y no democrática de magnates globales que buscan ordenar el mundo a su capricho (0:22). Explica cómo el poder financiero de entidades como BlackRock supera al de la mayoría de las naciones, permitiéndoles influir enormemente en la política y la economía mundiales (3:23). También aborda la postura de Donald Trump frente a la agenda globalista, sugiriendo que busca sustituirla por un proyecto imperial estadounidense (10:00). Además, discute cómo el Consejo de Paz propuesto por Trump intenta crear una ONU paralela para supervisar la paz global, con él mismo como figura central (20:41). A continuación, los puntos claves del análisis: El Foro de Davos y la Agenda Globalista. • Naturaleza del Foro: Vidal describe a Davos como un ente "autodesignado" y poco democrático, compuesto por magnates y fondos de inversión que buscan ordenar el mundo según sus intereses [00:26] • Poder de BlackRock: Destaca que el foro está liderado actualmente por Larry Fink, jefe de BlackRock, un fondo que gestiona más dinero que el presupuesto de casi cualquier nación, lo que le otorga un poder político y social inmenso sobre estados como España [03:23], [04:14]. • Reposicionamiento: Ante el regreso de Donald Trump, los líderes de Davos intentan adaptar su discurso para mantener su influencia mientras se acomodan a la nueva realidad política de EE. UU. [01:41]. Donald Trump y su Proyecto Imperial • Choque de visiones: Trump representa un desafío a la agenda globalista tradicional en temas como la ideología de género y la soberanía nacional [07:43]. • "Matonismo Político": Vidal critica la postura de Trump hacia el libre mercado, señalando que utiliza amenazas de aranceles (como a Canadá) para controlar con quién comercian sus aliados, lo cual considera la negación de la economía de mercado [10:13], [10:52]. • Consejo de Paz de Trump: Analiza la propuesta de Trump de crear una suerte de "ONU paralela" o consejo de paz donde él sería presidente vitalicio y los países participantes deberían pagar cuotas millonarias para pertenecer [24:54], [26:34]. Figuras Políticas e Influencia Corporativa • Javier Milei: Vidal expresa preocupación por la política de Milei en Argentina, sugiriendo que su discurso sobre la explotación de recursos naturales podría facilitar el saqueo de las riquezas del país por parte de multinacionales [05:40], [06:18]. • Control de la Información: Menciona el poder de empresas como Palantir y las grandes tecnológicas, que bajo el pretexto de defender las instituciones, terminan imponiendo una censura creciente y un discurso oficial uniforme [11:51], [16:45]. Reflexión Final Finalmente, el análisis subraya el inmenso poder de las grandes tecnológicas y el complejo militar-industrial (11:51), concluyendo que el establecimiento de un sistema único mundial es difícil, aunque la agenda globalista ha avanzado mucho en Occidente (30:08). Vidal concluye cuestionando las teorías sobre un "Nuevo Orden Mundial" único, señalando que el mundo es un tablero diversificado con múltiples fuentes de poder en conflicto [29:50]. Desde una perspectiva bíblica, hace un llamado a los cristianos a no perder el tiempo en especulaciones sobre "señales de los tiempos" y enfocarse en ser "testigos de Jesús" y "sal y luz" en la sociedad. [36:03], [37:22].Conviértete en un supporter de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meditacion-del-dia--4064350/support.

Nick Deluliis is a Director on the CNX Board and an author, bringing decades of experience to the discussion. On his website, he cites WSJ reporting and notes that the mainstream media (MSM) is letting the American Public down. He also raises some compelling points about how this can play out.With Bill Gates admitting we are not going to die from "Climate Crisis" to Larry Fink admitting at Davos that we need stable power, when will the MSM follow these stories? Is it up to the podcasts?Connect with Nick on his LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-deiuliis/1. Concerns about biased and inaccurate energy news reporting:The host and guest discuss how energy news reporting, particularly in outlets like the Wall Street Journal, often fails to provide objective, fact-based coverage. They cite the "Gell-Mann amnesia effect" where readers trust the reporting on topics they are unfamiliar with, even when the reporting on the guest's area of expertise (energy) contains significant flaws and omissions.2. The challenges of transitioning the energy grid to renewable sources:The transcript explores how the push for large-scale adoption of wind and solar power has led to "manufactured inefficiencies" in energy systems. The guests argue that intermittent renewable sources are not viable replacements for reliable baseload power from fossil fuels and nuclear, resulting in grid instability and higher costs for consumers.3. The importance of rational, fact-based energy policies:The discussion highlights how ideologically-driven energy policies, often favoring renewable energy over more reliable sources, have had negative consequences for energy affordability, grid reliability, and industrial competitiveness. The guests advocate for policymaking grounded in scientific and economic realities rather than political agendas.4. The potential of the Marcellus Shale region for reviving American manufacturing:The guests express optimism about leveraging the abundant natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale to support domestic manufacturing and economic growth, if policies enable the efficient development and utilization of these energy assets.5. The emerging global divide on energy and climate policies:The transcript suggests a bifurcation of the world into two camps - those pursuing net-zero emissions policies that undermine industrial competitiveness, versus those focused on energy affordability and reliability to support economic prosperity.We emphasized the need for objective, fact-based journalism to inform the public and policymakers on the complex realities of the energy transition.Time Stamps: 01:04 WSJ Pivots from Trusted Reporting to Propaganda04:00 The founding of the nation was on trust, and the press was afforded protections08:59 Texas ERCOT, even with problems, is better off than other areas12:42 Manufactured inefficiency on the grid15.13 Ds and Rs it is simpler - it's ideological17:39 the Reliables are nat gas, coal, and nuclear20:11 Power sources next to generationShout out to Reese Energy Consulting for sponsoring the Podcast: https://reeseenergyconsulting.com/Check out the Energy News Beat Substack: https://theenergynewsbeat.substack.com/

Welcome back to Fintech Recap. I'm Alex Johnson, joined (as always) by my partner in recapping, Jason Mikula. Even if we aren't sailing to BaaS Island, the news keeps flooding in. We kick off with crypto market structure, which nearly cleared Congress before imploding. The Clarity Act would've locked in broad crypto rules, including limits on stablecoin yield. Banks had momentum to close a key Genius Act loophole (until Coinbase pulled support at the last second). The backlash was swift: other crypto firms were blindsided, lawmakers were furious, and Brian Armstrong ended up in Davos, facing off with Jamie Dimon (who, reportedly, told him to stop lying on TV).  Then it's onto banking charters. NewBank got conditional OCC approval. Ford, GM, and PayPal all made ILC moves. Affirm filed in Nevada, citing "flexibility and diversification," but this is about control. With rising scrutiny on partner banks and consent orders in the air, a charter gives Affirm cleaner economics and regulatory insulation. Like Square and LendingClub before it, the goal is clear: own the balance sheet, shift volume gradually, and keep options open. From there, Capital One's surprise acquisition of Brex for $5B. Most commentary focused on the exit. More interesting is what CapOne wants: startup spend volume and a wedge into high-growth business banking. Integration will take time, and as Ramp scales faster on a leaner model, pressure around ROI will be mounting. Plus, in our Can't Let It Go corner, we look at fintech's dumbest lawsuit: Prism v. TomoCredit. A fake cash flow underwriting product. A stolen trademark. Fabricated and backdated blog posts. An agreed settlement … that Tomo then refused to sign or memorialize. Meanwhile, the site still takes credit card details from consumers who can't unsubscribe. And somehow, it's still going! This episode is brought to you by Plaid.  Plaid helps lenders approve more creditworthy borrowers without taking on more risk, combining real-time cash flow data with behavioral insights. It's a fast, familiar experience people trust, and that actually converts. Learn more at www.plaid.com/ftt Sign up for Alex's Fintech Takes newsletter for the latest insightful analysis on fintech trends, along with a heaping pile of pop culture references and copious footnotes. Every Monday and Thursday: https://workweek.com/brand/fintech-takes/  And for more exclusive insider content, don't forget to check out my YouTube page. Follow Jason: Newsletter: https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmikula/   Follow Alex:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgfH47QEwbQmkQlz1V9rQA/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnsonTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/AlexH_Johnson

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ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber and Vice-Chair Sue Lloyd preview some activities and milestones the ISSB has planned for 2026, share a recap of January board week and reflect on recent engagements in Davos.

Are we using phones constructively to help kids to learn or assist adults in coping? Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests. One of the most fraught challenges of modern parenting is our love-hate relationship with screen time. From school bans on phones in school, to the everyday reality of dual-income working parents who just need their child to eat dinner in peace, how much is too much screentime and who should be responsible? Are we using phones constructively to help kids to learn or assist adults in coping? And in a dopamine fuelled always-on world where we are expected to be 24/7 ready for work, are we asking our offspring to do something we ourselves fail at? Opinion editor Lin Suling gets answers from Dr Becky, who’s been called the millennial parent whisperer by Time Magazine, on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos in January. With millions of followers on Instagram tuning into her snappy videos, Dr Rebecca Kennedy is also a bestselling author, a clinical psychologist, the CEO of Good Inside, and mother of three. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:59 Is there a place for phone bans in schools? 3:45 What’s wrong with kids watching videos during mealtimes? 5:10 Parents are always on their phones for work so why should kids listen? 8:06 Is society intolerant towards misbehaviour in restaurants, airplanes and public areas? 9:58 Might we be over-parenting? 11:23 Is there a minimum age when kids can sit by themselves? 12:40 Dr Becky’s message to people unsure about having kids Read ST’s Opinion section: https://str.sg/w7sH Host: Lin Suling (linsuling@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong Follow In Your Opinion Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops: Channel: https://str.sg/w7Qt Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wukb Spotify: https://str.sg/w7sV Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts The Usual Place Podcast YouTube: https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast --- Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #inyouropinionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman's defections a blessing in disguise for Kemi Badenoch? In this week's EMQs, Ed Balls and George Osborne explain the pros and cons of the Tories losing MPs from the right of the party, and how Badenoch can take advantage of Labour's unpopularity. Then, the pair consider whether the UK could adopt a US style primary system for candidates and explain how they got selected for their seats in parliament. They also confront the surprising fact that no prime minister has come to power and been ejected through a General Election since the 1970s and answer whether Britain is actually a democracy?They then answer if any British politician is capable of inspiring people the way Mark Carney did at Davos. George and Ed use their past experiences writing and delivering speeches to debate whether Carney's speech was inspiring because of what was written, or how and where it was said.We love hearing from you, so please don't forget to send all your EMQs to questions@politicalcurrency and make sure to include a voice note of your question. Thanks for listening. To get episodes early and ad- free join Political Currency Gold or our Kitchen Cabinet. If you want even more perks including our exclusive newsletter, join our Kitchen Cabinet today:

¿Es posible que el desarrollo de la IA pueda alimentar las ansias de dominio de una minoria sobre el resto de la humanidad? Suena conspiranoico, pero los profetas de estas ideas lo han dicho abiertamente. El enlace a la citada conferencia de Yuval Noah Harari en Davos que se cita al principio del episodio: https://youtu.be/CIg0JSlpU8U?si=ZQUT-kSQXGJuzeg3

Welcome to the News Review on the PRmoment podcast. This week I'm joined by Angie Moxham, founder of Fourth Angel.In the PR News Review we look at the biggest news stories of the week from a PR perspective and this week we're talking about Fake experts and SEO masquerading as PR firms, Brand Beckham takes a "don't explain, but you can complain approach" and The relaunch of Davos.Concerns Over Fake PR Experts and SEO Firms Ben Smith introduced the first main topic of the news review, which was coverage by The Press Gazette concerning "fake PR experts" which Ben Smith and Angie Moxham agreed seemed to be predominantly problematic SEO firms. Ben Smith noted that Google updates have increased the influence of "journalistic earned media coverage," creating an incentive for SEO and digital PR firms to masquerade as public relations firms. Ben Smith and Angie Moxham discussed how the rise of media databases played a role in these "spray and prey press release distribution" techniques Angie Moxham asserted the continuing importance of strategic, face-to-face consultancy and good old-fashioned practices, such as "picking up the phone to a good journalist." Brand Beckham Ben Smith then introduced the second story concerning Brand Beckham, which they described as taking a "don't explain but you can complain approach".Analysis of Davos and Political Reputational Risks Ben Smith introduced the final topic, the "relaunch of Davos," noting that attendance, previously often regarded as a reputational risk, seemed to have changed in the past 12 months, with Donald Trump's presence contributing to its renewed power status. Angie Moxham agreed that wherever Donald Trump goes, people follow, which has "rebooted" the event. They also discussed how Keir Starmer's decision not to attend Davos, due to a trip to China, backfired, suggesting that their diary management might not have been optimal in the "grand scheme of the chess playing of politics".