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Send us Fan MailMost people think the goal is to make life easier.I don't. I'm scared of it. Because the moment you think you've arrived, complacency creeps in.In this episode, I break down the powerful lesson, “The only easy day was yesterday,” and why preparation is the price you pay for an uncertain future.Mentally.Physically.Financially.Spiritually.Because life does not care how comfortable you've become.One day, it's going to test you.And the answer will come from how you prepared when things were good.This episode is about discipline, complacency, leadership, uncertainty, and why you need a Day One mentality with a Day Zero work ethic.If you've been getting too comfortable lately, this one's for you.Keep it simple, keep it moving, never settle, stay tough, peace.Support the show
The squad attempts a high-stakes intervention for Maggie, who is weeks away from giving birth and debating if her son should carry the last name of her "Day Zero" deadbeat ex, Bobby from Baldwin Park. Between the family drama, the crew roasts the Drake Hive for spamming Rihanna's comments with ice emojis and investigates the 140 mph "bullet bus" that might soon be terrorizing California freeways. [Edited by @iamdyre
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Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman dig into the week's biggest moves in enterprise AI: Anthropic and OpenAI launching PE-backed enterprise JVs on the same day, Anthropic filling its compute gap with SpaceX's Colossus, Cerebris filing for a $3.5 billion IPO, NVIDIA going deep on co-packaged optics with Corning, and a full IBM Think and ServiceNow recap. Plus, for The Flip, hosts debate whether Anthropic, at $1.2 trillion, is the most important company in enterprise tech. The handpicked topics for this week are: 1. Anthropic and OpenAI Launch PE-Backed Enterprise JVs on the Same Day — Both companies announced private equity joint ventures, with OpenAI backed by Bain, Brookfield, and Advent, and Anthropic partnering with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Apollo, and General Atlantic. Daniel's read is that this is fundamentally a distribution play, using private equity portfolio companies as a deployment channel for AI at scale. Pat sees it as the clearest admission yet that enterprise AI cannot be self-implemented at scale without specialized consulting support, and flags that mid-tier systems integrators (SIs) could get cut out of the middle. (The Decode) 2. Anthropic Signs Massive Compute Deal with SpaceX Colossus — Anthropic urgently needed compute and SpaceX had 300 megawatts and 220,000 GPUs sitting at Colossus One in Memphis without enough business to fill them. Pat's take is blunt: this move is pragmatic. Anthropic needs it, xAI has it. Daniel adds that Dario himself said they planned for 10x growth and got 80x, and this deal is the fast backfill that reality demanded. The side note both hosts flag: Anthropic is running on H100s, H200s, and B200s, which puts the whole "Anthropic only runs on Trainium and TPUs" narrative to rest. (The Decode) 3. Cerebris Files for a $3.5 Billion IPO at $26.6 Billion Valuation — This marks their second attempt at an IPO after pulling the first filing. The architecture is genuinely unique, a complete wafer with massive on-chip SRAM and interconnects built directly onto the wafer rather than copper or photonics. Pat calls it the first credible Western alternative for AI inference. Daniel's framing cuts through: you do not have to beat NVIDIA to sell right now. You just need to have availability. The more interesting headline, both hosts agree, is that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are angel investors, which adds fuel to the ongoing OpenAI lawsuit. (The Decode) 4. NVIDIA and Corning Announce $500 Million Optical Partnership — Three new US factories, co-packaged optics for Vera Rubin, and a supply chain strategy that mirrors what NVIDIA did with Coherent. Pat's context: this is vertical integration through investment rather than acquisition. Daniel's observation is that the pace of movement toward co-packaged optics is accelerating faster than anyone expected, and his "rule of and" applies here too. Copper is not going away. Optics are being added on top because the data volumes moving across these racks are outrunning what copper alone can handle. US manufacturing in North Carolina and Texas is a strategic bonus. (The Decode) 5. IBM Think 2026: Day Zero, Sovereign Core, and the Quantum Plus AI Bet — Pat moderated on stage with CEO Arvind Krishna and calls this IBM's best showing in five years. Arvind opened with the AI divide, the gap between companies still running POCs and companies already in production, and framed where IBM sits as day zero, not because nothing has happened, but because enterprise AI deployment at scale is still so early. Daniel's biggest takeaways: watsonX Orchestrate updates, Sovereign Core going GA with policy at runtime, and the Confluent acquisition potentially being IBM's most important asset since Red Hat, given that 40% of Fortune 500 companies run on it and real-time streaming data is foundational to agentic systems. Both hosts land on quantum plus AI as IBM's next inflection moment. (The Decode) 6. ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: Enterprise SaaS 2.0 is Emerging — Daniel got there on day three of the event and noted the conference was densely packed. His observation: enterprises have not gotten the memo from Wall Street that SaaS is supposedly dead. His emerging thesis is that middleware could make a comeback for AI, with companies needing a layer that lets agents work across any infrastructure, any app, and within the rules of their specific business. Pat agrees and adds that the growth question is about mix, not survival. (The Decode) 7. The Flip: Is Anthropic at $1.2 Trillion the Most Important Company in Enterprise Tech? — Daniel took the affirmative citing that Claude Code is deeply entrenched in developer workflows. Anthropic went from $9 billion to $45 billion ARR in months. Every major hyperscaler is both a customer and an investor. The PE JVs are turning verticals into Anthropic engines. Dario said they planned for 10x and got 80x. Pat's counter: the enterprise trust gap is real after what Anthropic pulled on pricing and performance. Microsoft has 2 billion users across 365, Azure, and Copilot. NVIDIA is the infrastructure Anthropic runs on. And workforce replacement, which is how Anthropic extracts its terminal value, is not arriving as fast as the valuation suggests. In reality, both hosts admit their notes looked almost identical. (The Flip) 8. AMD — Lisa Su guided AI data center growth up from 60% to 80%. With OpEx growing 83%, net income up 95%, free cash flow ripping, and CPUs growing at nearly 40% without price increases, Pat reads this as unit market share gains coming soon. Daniel's framing: AMD is now a two-headed juggernaut with CPUs and GPUs for the data center. And Helios has not even started shipping yet. Both hosts take a victory lap for previously calling this one. (Bulls and Bears) 9. Palantir — Triple beat on revenue, EPS, and forward guidance. Rule of 40 at 145%. Government revenue up 84%, 47 deals over $10 million, and the largest guidance raise in the company's history. Daniel's take: Palantir is redefining the category entirely. It's not a software company in the Salesforce or ServiceNow sense. It's technology, plus ontology, plus people, deployed at the deepest layers inside governments and enterprises. Pat adds that the four deployed FTE model lets them stand up AIP POCs within a week, which is why they are winning business at this pace. (Bulls and Bears) 10. ARM — AGI processor demand doubled from $1 billion to $2 billion within 45 days. Record revenue, strong pipeline, royalty growth at 21% for the full year. The stock ripped after hours, then sold the next day when management confirmed only enough supply for $1 billion of that $2 billion demand. Pat's read: 50% CPU market share with hyperscalers at the core level is the most underdiscussed signal on the call. Daniel adds that the worry about ARM competing with its own customer base in custom silicon has been quietly swept away by the sheer volume of compute demand. (Bulls and Bears) 11. Supermicro — A board member allegedly used a hairdryer to remove labels from GPU boxes being shipped to China. Approximately 20% of their revenue has reportedly been illegally shipped to China. They beat on EPS and Q4 guide but missed Q3 revenue versus consensus. Stock still ripped 18%. Daniel's take: if you are selling picks and shovels during a gold rush and you are this messed up, he cannot imagine owning it with the overhang that is building. (Bulls and Bears) 12. Lattice Semi and Coherent — Lattice revenue up 42%, back into growth, guiding to 50% year-on-year at midpoint. The AMI acquisition at $1.65 billion doubles their serviceable market from $6 billion to $12 billion and puts them inside every AI server on the planet at the BIOS and platform firmware layer. Pat calls the timing right: core financials crushing it, time to make a move. Coherent printed 21% year-on-year growth, 55% EPS growth, margins expanding, debt coming down, entered the S&P 500, and sits at the center of the co-packaged optics trend that is accelerating. Pat's choke point note: Indium phosphide capacity is the constraint. Six-inch fabs are doubling capacity in 2026, a quarter ahead of plan, and competitors are still ramping their transitions. (Bulls and Bears) Want the full breakdown from IBM Think and ServiceNow Knowledge, and check out our on-the-ground coverage linked in the show notes. Be part of our community. Hit that subscribe button and let us know what you want us to cover next week in the comments. Intro Pat on Stage at IBM Think https://x.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/2051381046537601101?s=20 The Decode OpenAI and Anthropic Both Launch PE-Backed Enterprise Services JVs on the Same Day — The Palantir FDE Model Goes Mainstream https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/openai-finalizes-10-billion-joint-venture-with-pe-firms-to-deploy-ai https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/anthropic-and-openai-are-both-launching-joint-ventures-for-enterprise-ai-services/ https://www.semafor.com/article/05/04/2026/openai-anthropic-ramp-up-enterprise-push Anthropic and SpaceX Sign Massive Compute Deal — Full 300MW / 220,000 GPU Colossus 1 Memphis Data Center Plus Exploration of Multi-Gigawatt Orbital AI Compute https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/anthropic-spacex-data-center-capacity.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-06/anthropic-inks-computing-deal-with-spacex-to-meet-ai-demand https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/musks-spacex-has-rented-out-access-to-its-supercomputers-220-000-nvidia-gpus-and-300-megawatts-of-ai-compute-power-to-rival-anthropic Cerebras Files for $3.5B IPO at $26.6B Valuation — The First Major AI Chip IPO of 2026 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/cerebras-ipo-ai-chipmaker.html https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/05/06/cerebras-systems-eyes-3-5b-in-largest-tech-ipo-of-2026-on-strength-of-ai-chip-demand/ https://www.briefs.co/news/ai-chipmaker-cerebras-just-filed-for-a-3-5-billion-ipo/ NVIDIA and Corning Announce Game-Changing Optical Partnership — $500M Investment, 3 New U.S. Factories, and Co-Packaged Optics for Vera Rubin and Beyond https://www.corning.com/worldwide/en/about-us/news-events/news-releases/2026/05/nvidia-and-corning-announce-long-term-partnership-to-strengthen-us-manufacturing-for-ai-infrastructure.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/nvidia-corning-optical-factories-nc-texas-ai.html https://www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-corning-form-partnership-to-expand-fiber-optic-manufacturing-17f525de https://kfgo.com/2026/05/06/corning-partners-with-nvidia-to-expand-us-fiber-optic-output-for-ai-growth/ IBM Think 2026 Boston — Watsonx Orchestrate Next-Gen, Confluent Real-Time Data, IBM Concert, and Sovereign Core Define IBM's Agentic Operating Model https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-05-05-think-2026-ibm-delivers-the-blueprint-for-the-ai-operating-model-as-the-ai-divide-widens https://www.ibm.com/new/announcements/ibm-announcements-at-think-2026 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX42DlrglOs/ ServiceNow Knowledge 2026 Las Vegas https://www.servicenow.com/events/knowledge.html https://newsroom.servicenow.com/press-releases/details/2026/Cohesity-and-ServiceNow-Deliver-Real-Time-Recovery-for-Enterprise-AI-Agents/default.aspx https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/04/nvidia-backed-cohesity-eyes-2026-ipo-with-valuation-rivaling-17-billion-rubrik.html The Flip: Anthropic at $1.2T Now the Most Important Company in Enterprise Tech — More Important Than NVIDIA, Microsoft, or OpenAI FOR: Dual-hyperscaler compute anchor (Amazon $33B + Google $40B = $73B) is structural — unmatched https://futurumgroup.com/insights/anthropics-gigawatt-scale-tpu-deal-with-broadcom-creates-a-structural-advantage/ Constitutional AI safety positioning wins regulated industries https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-nec-japan-ai-engineering-workforce $900B valuation surpasses OpenAI ($852B) at faster revenue growth and lower burn rate https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/anthropic-potential-900b-valuation-round-could-happen-within-two-weeks/ AGAINST: NVIDIA still controls the substrate — every Anthropic dollar of revenue requires NVIDIA inference at some layer https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/nvidia-just-hit-an-all-time-high-why-some-think-a-rally-is-just-getting-started.html Microsoft has the enterprise distribution — 365 + Azure + Copilot reach >2 billion users https://www.marketbeat.com/originals/microsofts-maia-200-the-profit-engine-ai-needs/ $900B valuation is venture marketing — the IPO will reset the number https://www.semafor.com/article/05/04/2026/openai-anthropic-ramp-up-enterprise-push Bulls & Bears: AMD Q1 2026 — Revenue $10.3B (+38% YoY), MI300X Data Center GPU Demand Drives Stock +20% on the Print https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1284/amd-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/amd-q1-2026-earnings-report.html https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/amd-q1-2026-earnings-revenue-203331768.html Palantir Q1 2026 — Revenue +85% YoY, US Commercial +133%, Rule of 40 Score Hits 145%; Largest Guidance Raise in Company History https://investors.palantir.com/files/Palantir%20-%20Q1%202026%20Business%20Update.pdf https://www.reddit.com/r/PLTR/comments/1t3t0me/palantir_reports_q1_2026_us_revenue_growth_of_104/ https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/palantir-technologies-inc-q1-2026-002218719.html https://semiconalpha.substack.com/p/palantir-q1-2026-rewriting-the-rule Arm Holdings Q4 FY2026 — Record $1.49B Quarter, Full-Year Revenue Crosses $4.92B, $2B AGI CPU Pipeline; Stock +16% After Hours https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/arm-q4-earnings-call-highlights-225942093.html https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/ARM/6-k-arm-holdings-plc-uk-current-report-foreign-issuer-7e9ca9ac7dda.html https://semiconalpha.substack.com/p/arm-q4-fy2026-record-quarter-2-billion Super Micro Computer Q3 FY2026 — Revenue $10.2B (+123% YoY), Strong Q4 Guide; Stock +18% AH on First Earnings Call Since Co-Founder Indictment Drama https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/super-micro-smci-q3-earnings-report-2026.html https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/SMCI/8-k-super-micro-computer-inc-reports-material-event-e70b2f8b3cb7.html https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX42DlrglOs/ Lattice Semiconductor Q1 2026 — Beat-and-Raise Quarter ($170.9M, +42% YoY) Paired With $1.65B AMI Acquisition That Doubles Lattice's SAM to $12B https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/LSCC/8-k-lattice-semiconductor-corp-reports-material-event-642a862b2bf9.html https://www.ami.com/resources/ami-announces-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-lattice-semiconductor/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patmoorhead_lattice-semiconductor-posts-beat-and-raise-activity-7457411226944425984-xA8T Coherent Q3 2026 Earnings https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/coherent-cohr-tops-revenue-expectations-in-q3-as-ai-demand-accelerates-shares-decline/ar-AA22Bz24?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
We're joined by former U.S. diplomat Josef Burton to examine modern Pahlavism: an online, diaspora-driven movement built around nostalgia for Iran's deposed Pahlavi dynasty and the imagined restoration of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. What was once a marginal exile politics of royalist uncles, former regime officials, and anti–Islamic Republic hawks has, in the past decade, been transformed into a bizarre right-populist scene. It's part monarchist revival, part regime-change lobby, part “Make Iran Great Again” fandom. Josef traces how this movement emerged from the trauma and politics of the Iranian diaspora, then accelerated through Persian-language satellite TV, social media influencers, think tanks, bot campaigns, and the broader ecosystem of neoconservative, Israeli, Gulf State, and MAGA-aligned regime-change politics. Pahlavism presents itself as the authentic voice of Iranians, but often functions more like an astroturfed culture-war identity: anti-regime, pro-Western intervention, aggressively nostalgic for a whitewashed “Iran before the revolution,” and hostile toward Iranian dissidents who favor diplomacy, pluralism, or any future not centered on the Pahlavi name. The movement has started to resemble a QAnon-style political subculture: very online, retribution-focused, conspiratorial, obsessed with hidden agents and imminent deliverance, and convinced that posting, doxxing, street theater, and displays of loyalty are forms of revolutionary action. But unlike QAnon, modern Pahlavism's fantasy of “the storm” has been tied to real intelligence networks, real lobbying money, and real military escalation. When the long-promised war finally arrived and failed to produce a restored monarchy, the movement was left to cope with betrayal, humiliation, factional infighting, and increasingly bizarre displays of royalist devotion. Josef Burton on Twitter https://x.com/pinstripebungle “Shah's infamous Savak deputy chief participates in LA protest” by MEE correspondent in Tehran https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-shah-infamous-savak-deputy-us-protest-press-review “The Problem of Iran Expertise in Washington” by Negar Razavi https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/39946 “The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump's War” by Keyvan Golsorkhi https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-diaspora-war-trump-israel/ “I'll Burn You Alive” by Daniel Bock https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/22/iran-diaspora-harassment-00092598 “How Iranian monarchist networks built ties to Europe's far-right” by Nima Ghadakpour https://www.theamargi.com/posts/how-iranian-monarchist-networks-built-ties-to-europes-far-right “Waiting for Day Zero” by Will Alden https://archive.is/20260427011144/https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/04/22/waiting-for-day-zero-los-angeles-iranians/ Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes: www.patreon.com/qaa Check out our new podcast series network Cursed Media! All episodes of Spectral Voyager Season 2 are now streaming! Binge the entirety of Truly Tradly Deeply by Annie Kelly and Megan Kelly as well as Science in Transition by Liv Agar and Spencer Barrows: cursedmedia.net Produced by Liv Agar & Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE (instagram.com/theyylivve / sptfy.com/QrDm). Cover Art by Pedro Correa: (pedrocorrea.com) qaapodcast.com QAA was known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.
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Dona' Daily is here! Your hosts of Ultra Uncovered, Corinne Shalvoy and Russell Ditsworth are joined by Graham Shalvoy to bring you day Zero of our Cocodona 250 recap and insights. On the eve of this 2026 edition of the famous race from Phoenix to Flagstaff, we bring you updates from the ground where Corinne co-hosted the official Mountain Outpost preview show at Deep Canyon Ranch. "Graham Graham, the Weather Man" brings his analysis of the most recent forecast models and how it might impact racers on the first few days and nights. And Russell rants about Power Rankings and Fantasy Selections as we all pick names and places first through fifth for men and women. All prognostications guaranteed to be wrong, but if we hit one - we'll be sure to let you know we told ya so! :)Happy Cocodona Week to all who celebrate, like Rachel Entrekin says "it feels like Christmas". We hope you join in as we bring you your "Dona Daily"!Follow all week long on the Mountain Outpost Livestream!
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Best-selling author, host of the wildly popular Macroagressions podcast & Emcee for Anarchapulco, Charlie Robinson, joins Dr. Lando for an insightful 'State-of-the-Union' discussion. Strap in for a lively conversation on this Alfacast with Charlie Robinson. Charlie is a #1 best-selling author of such books as The Controlled Demolition Of The American Empire with co-author Jeff Berwick, The Octopus Of Global Control, and Hypocrazy: Surviving In A World Of Cultural Double Standards. His twice-weekly podcast 'Macroaggressions' has been the #1 podcast in the Government section of iTunes in the United States, Canada, Australia, and over 20 other countries around the world. It has been described as “your favorite podcaster's favorite podcast” by those in the Alternative Media, and it is one of the fastest-growing shows in the world with well over 7,000,000 downloads globally in just the first four years. He is the co-host of the wildly popular, twice monthly, group roundtable show The Union of the Unwanted with Sam Tripoli (Tin Foil Hat), Ricky Varandas (The Ripple Effect), and Midnight Mike (OBDM), as well as the co-host of the weekly comedy show Day Zero with Lindsey Scharmyn (Rogue Ways), Cory Hughes (Understanding Propaganda), and XCubed420 (Inside the Cube). You can find "The Charlie Robinson Show" every Monday through Friday on TNT Radio at 2 pm Eastern where he discusses current events and media lies. The radio show is also available as a podcast. Charlie has been the co-owner of an industry-leading sports media training company since 2001 whose clients include multiple #1 overall draft picks from the NHL & NFL, as well as some of the biggest corporations and brands in the world of sports. Join Our Private Community And Join In The Discussion: https://community.alfavedic.com Alfa Vedic is an off-grid agriculture & health co-op focused on developing products, media & educational platforms for the betterment of our world. By using advanced scientific methods, cutting-edge technologies and tools derived from the knowledge of the world's greatest minds, the AV community aims to be a model for the future we all want to see. Our comprehensive line of health products and nutrition is available on our website. Most products are hand mixed and formulated right on our off grid farm including our Immortality Teas which we grow on site. Find them all at https://alfavedic.com Follow Alfa Vedic: https://linktr.ee/alfavedic
S17 E8: Smells Like Money Podcast: Generative Engineering: How and Why Our Approach to Infrastructure Should Change for Best Possible Outcomes with Adam TankIn this episode of the Smells Like Money Podcast, host Suzan Chin-Taylor sits down with Adam Tank to discuss generative engineering and how it challenges the conservative status quo of the water and wastewater industry. They explore how shifting from manual, risk averse planning to software driven design allows for better decision making, long term cost savings, and future proofed infrastructure.Adam explains how Transcend Software serves asset owners, engineering firms, and OEMs by rapidly assessing dozens of design variables to find the most viable and innovative solutions. By using engineering grade logic to crunch thousands of possibilities, utilities can make better decisions that benefit taxpayers in the long term.Key Discussion Points- Risk vs. Innovation: While the industry often focuses on cost savings, every action is truly predicated on risk management.- Limitations of the Status Quo: Current projects typically assess only one or two design options due to time constraints, often leading to assets that don't fit reality ten years later.- Generative Engineering Power: Software allows for the rapid assessment of multiple technologies, site footprints, and population growth variables in the earliest planning phases.- A "Safe to Fail" Environment: Generative software provides a way to test innovative, internationally proven technologies without putting an operator's career or a specific project at risk.- Bridging the Operational Gap: Bringing operators into the design room at "Day Zero" ensures facilities are actually maintainable and built with long term operation in mind.How Transcend Software Serves the Industry- For Asset Owners & Utilities: Used for capital planning to narrow down a vast realm of options into a viable shortlist.- For Engineering Consultants: Assists in preliminary design and provides high fidelity data early in the process.- For Equipment Suppliers (OEMs): Allows them to put equipment natively in the software to generate proposals automatically.Connect with Adam TankWebsite: transcendinfra.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamtank Email: adam.tank.r@gmail.com I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have.Please let us know your thoughts about the episode!Connect with Suzan Chin-Taylor, host of The DooDoo Diva's Smells Like Money Podcast:Website: www.creativeraven.com | https://thetuitgroup.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/creativeraven/Email: raven@creativeraven.com Telephone: +1 760-217-8010Listen and subscribe here to your favorite platform:Apple Podcast - Google Podcast - Cast Box - Overcast - Pocket Casts - YouTube - Spotifyhttps://creativeraven.com/smells-like-money-podcast/ Subscribe to the Podcast:https://creativeraven.com/smells-like-money-podcast/Be a guest on our show:https://calendly.com/thetuitgroup/be-a-podcast-guestCheck Out my NEW Digital Marketing E-Course & Coaching Program just for Wastewater Pros:https://store.thetuitgroup.com/diy-digital-marketing-playbook-for-wastewater-pros#GenerativeEngineering #WaterInfrastructure #WastewaterInnovation #RiskManagement #CapitalPlanning #DigitalTransformation #TranscendSoftware #FutureProofing #EngineeringDesign #SustainableWater
August 2025, a torrid Bordeaux summer: cue thunderbolt. Lafleur, one of Bordeaux's most acclaimed wines, sensationally quits the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations. At the heart of the issue: water.Truth is, vines need water to survive and produce good wine. Not too much, nor too little. But climate change has thrown a giant spanner into the works - places that used to have just enough rain, now often aren't getting enough. And it's a particular issue in more traditional areas, like Bordeaux, where local appellation rules often forbid irrigation (or other things like mulching, reducing vine density or changing vine varieties). Hence Lafleur's decision.In this extended episode, we hear the full rationale from Lafleur as they release their 2025 wines, which benefitted from their unique 'soil water correction' technique. With Omri Ram we discuss the reality of climate change, why Lafleur is, 'changing to remain the same', how exactly they're irrigating, the key issue of where the water is coming from, and the future of appellations. The implications are manifold.We also hear from Olivier Tregoat of Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, and share input from Cornelis Van Leeuwen - both acknowledged soil and water experts, and respected Bordeaux insiders. Finally, we get a different perspective from viticulturist Jaco Engelbrecht in South Africa, where severe drought recently saw Cape Town facing 'Day Zero' (when the water would run out). Jaco works with a stellar client list across both dry-farmed and irrigated vineyards, and shares his expert insights and recommendations.So what is the future of wine when it comes to water? Are we looking at wine Armageddon, with great Bordeaux a thing of the past? Or can human ingenuity and the vine's famous resilience save the day?Thanks for tuning in. We love to hear from you so please do get in touch! Send us a voice message via Speakpipe. Or you can find all details from this episode, including some illuminating photos, on our website: Show notes for Wine Blast S7 E23 - Drop Stop: Wine's Big Water IssueTo support the show, enjoy subscriber-only bonus content and discount benefits, access our full archive and get every episode before it goes on free release, subscribe to Wine Blast PLUS at wineblast.co.ukInstagram: @susieandpeter
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Guests: Karin Johnson: Co-founder of Magic Potion Games (Veteran of Club Penguin and Fortnite)Hege Tokerud: CEO/Founder of Aiba (Cybersecurity and AI moderation specialist) Episode SummaryIn this strategic primer for GDC 2026, we sit down with industry veterans to discuss why community is no longer just a marketing checklist—it's the new competitive advantage. From the "social-first" origins of Club Penguin to the technical scaling of modern hits like Fortnite, we explore how to design communities alongside your game mechanics to ensure longevity, safety, and player loyalty.Key TakeawaysCommunity as Design, Not Reaction: Successful games like Club Penguin were built on "social loops" (e.g., Penguin Chat) rather than just adding multiplayer to existing mechanics.The "Grey Filter" & Social Engineering: Discover how "silent muting" and empowering players with roles (like the Club Penguin Tour Guides) can police toxicity more effectively than heavy-handed bans.The Business Case for Safety: Data from 2023 shows that "nice" games can generate up to 80% more revenue than toxic ones. Safety isn't just ethical; it's a growth engine.Empowering the Flywheel: Learn how leaning into player-driven lore and "happy accidents"—like Fortnite's accidental cross-play launch—can create massive spikes in retention and investment.Scaling Without Burnout: Why 2026 is the year to move from manual moderation to AI-assisted tools that allow small teams to focus on making the game "magical" rather than just policing it.Notable Quotes"You can't really fix a broken community after it's built. If you're not building the foundation from day zero, you're at risk." — Greg Posner"I guarantee what your audience comes up with... is gonna be better than what the best game designers in the world can ever come up with in a room. Let them be the game designers." — Karin Johnson "We shouldn't talk about safety as something very mystical. We should put numbers on it and show that this is really good business." — Hege Tokerud Resource LinksPlay Imagine Island: imagineisland.game Connect with Aiba: Aiba.ai Event: Visit the Community Clubhouse during GDC 2026 (Tuesday, March 10th).
In honor of World Water Day, Short Wave is exploring the ways water touches our lives. From increasing water shortages around the world, to how it's affecting agriculture and aquifers. We're starting with “day zero”: the day a city or place runs out of water. Cape Town, Mexico City, Chennai in India are just a few places that have come close to day zero events. Today, we talk to experts and hear from someone who lived in Cape Town during the crisis about why we're overdue for rethinking our relationship to water. Interested in more science behind current events? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Is farming in a skyscraper-filled city a genius move or a foolish one? In this episode of the BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast, Jeremy Au talks with Ryan Ong, the founder of Fogo Fungi. Ryan moved from a comfortable path in his family's hospitality business to the "dark, cool, and laborious" world of indoor mushroom farming. Ryan pulls back the curtain on the Singapore agritech scene, explaining why vertical farms are struggling and how he found a "sweet spot" growing gourmet Pink Oyster and Lion's Mane mushrooms for Michelin-starred chefs. We discuss: The "Accidental" Founder: How a random YouTube video led a 26-year-old to start a bootstrap startup. The Cold Chain Advantage: Why local mushrooms beat imports on shelf-life and "Day Zero" freshness. The 1% Land Problem: A realistic look at Singapore's food security goals and the high cost of energy and rent. Gourmet vs. Commodity: Why $50/kg mushrooms are a viable business model when button mushrooms are not. Leading "Unorthodox" Teams: How to hire and manage talent in an industry that AI cannot replace. 00:00 – Why "weirdos" are attracted to the mushroom industry 02:23 – Introduction to Fogo Fungi and Singapore indoor farming 04:18 – The career pivot: From hospitality to agriculture 08:47 – The YouTube video that sparked a mushroom startup 11:48 – Debunking common myths: Do mushrooms grow in the dark? 15:32 – Button vs. Gourmet: The unit economics of $50/kg crops 20:52 – Singapore's "30-by-30" goal and the 1% land challenge 28:37 – How to gain experience: From bedroom kits to commercial farms Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/ryan-ong-fogo-fungi-mushroom-farming Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at https://www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter X : https://x.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea English: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Bahasa Indonesia: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Chinese: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts #Singapore #Startup #Podcast #southeastasia #techpodcast
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Water doesn't begin at the tap. It begins in the dark—underground, in aquifers older than memory. As snow in mountain air. As vapor. As storm. Something that refuses to stay still. By the time it reaches us, it has already lived many lives. There's a saying in the West: whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting. A line that carries history inside it—compacts, canals, courtrooms. Water hasn't always been political. For most of human history, it simply existed. But today, especially across the western United States, it often is. This episode begins in the Arizona desert, at Arcosanti. In 1970, architect Paolo Soleri and The Cosanti Foundation began building this place in central Arizona. The idea was arcology—architecture shaped by ecology. A community trying to imagine living with the land instead of against it. Curved concrete rises from the desert. Light pours through open space. A place built on questions. It was also the site of the HATCH Summit—artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, storytellers. People trying to collaborate their way toward something more resilient. Which makes it the right place to talk about water. Because water means different things at once. For some, it's sacred. For others, it's infrastructure—reservoirs, pipelines, allocations and rights. In the western United States, those rights often follow a simple rule: first come, first served. Use it—or lose it. That logic shaped rivers like the Colorado—now feeding cities, farms, and reservoirs like Lake Powell. But reservoirs drop. Snowpack shrinks. And "management" starts to sound more like triage. And this story doesn't stop in Arizona. In the Andes, salt flats hold the lithium powering electric vehicles. In Bogotá, officials count the days in their reservoirs as the possibility of "Day Zero" enters the conversation. Different places. Same question. What does it mean to live with water? In this conversation, Tate chamberlin sits down with Michellsey Benally, David Purkey, and Joel Barnes to explore that question—what a water right really is, who decides, and what it might mean to remember that water was never just a resource in the first place. Because water keeps moving. And the question is how we move with it.
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Former Navy Diver Rob Sembiante doesn't just handle pressure, he seeks it out. From the cramped hull of a nuclear submarine to surviving a near-death slide off a glacier in the Italian Dolomites, Rob has mastered the art of "controlled chaos" to reach elite levels of performance.In this episode, Matt and Rob dive into why voluntarily seeking discomfort is the ultimate hack for business and life. Rob shares how his military training helped him "tactically" take on Vegas, survive a 323-mile ultra-marathon, and why he treats every single day like "Day Zero."As the Crew Chief for theRide (Matt's grueling Mexico-to-Canada cycling expedition), Rob explains the systems he uses to eliminate complacency and keep a high-performing team moving when things get "convoluted and distorted.Connect with Rob: https://www.instagram.com/rob.sembiante?igsh=MWp2OW55ZnJxOGppZw==Learn More About theRide: https://gobundance.com/therideConnect With MattYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattkingatxInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattking.atxWebsite: http://themattking.com/The Tribe of High-Performing Men: http://gobundance.com/tribe#entrepreneur #navydiver #mentalperformance #mattkingshow #theride #gobundance #discipline
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Formula E is entering its most important chapter yet.In this exclusive Race Industry Week by EPARTRADE interview, Jeff Dodds, CEO of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, lays out a bold and data-driven vision for the championship's future—spanning Gen4 race cars, global expansion, sustainability leadership, and a roadmap to 2030 and beyond.As Formula E prepares for the final season of Gen3 / Gen3 Evo and the launch of Gen4, Dodds explains why the series is approaching a major inflection point—technically, commercially, and culturally.⚡ Key topics covered in this episode:• Why the Gen3 era has produced the closest racing in Formula E history• How Gen4 cars could exceed 200 mph and rival F1 lap times• Porsche's Cayenne Electric and how Formula E tech reaches road cars• Why EV adoption is accelerating faster than critics admit• Formula E's “Net Zero from Day Zero” sustainability model• How Formula E moves a global championship with just two cargo planes• The future of women in motorsport—and why Formula E rejects a separate women's series• Why circuit strategy is shifting from tight street tracks to city-adjacent road courses• Expansion plans for China and the United States (two U.S. races expected)• How Formula E could become the second-largest motorsport in the world by 2030• Why Gen4 may be the moment Formula E “breaks the surface” in mainstream motorsportWith EV sales projected to reach 30–40 million annually by 2030, Formula E is positioning itself not just as a racing series—but as a global technology and sustainability platform for manufacturers, cities, and fans.Whether you follow Formula E, Formula 1, electric vehicles, sustainability, or the future of motorsport, this conversation offers rare insight into where elite racing—and mobility itself—is headed next.RACE INDUSTRY WEEK was brought to you by:ETS Racing Fuels, Penske Racing Shocks, ARP, Inc., Scott Lewis Associates, Fifth Third Bank Motorsports, PEAK, Crower, & CTech Manufacturing.#FormulaE #Gen4#ElectricRacing #EV#Motorsport #F1#Sustainability #RaceIndustryWeek#EPARTRADE #FutureOfMotorsport
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Welcome back to the Magician On Duty Journey Series! On this edition we welcome MoM (@mommusic) Magician On Duty proudly unveils the latest episode of its Journey Series, featuring none other than MoM — one of Spain's most celebrated and internationally revered electronic music storytellers. Recorded in the heart of the jungle at Libélula Sian Ka'an, Tulum, this new Journey captures MoM in his natural habitat: surrounded by raw nature, deep rhythms, and an audience ready to dance, connect, and play. The result is a hypnotic, soul-moving session that perfectly reflects the spirit of Magician On Duty — music as a bridge between cultures, people, and states of consciousness. With over two decades behind the decks, MoM's sonic universe is rooted in Acid House and Funky Disco, yet constantly evolving. His sound is elegant and deep, driven by curiosity, impeccable taste, and an unmistakable sense of narrative. Ethnic and organic elements play a central role in both his DJ and live sets, pulling listeners into a journey that is immersive, emotional, and anything but indifferent. Beyond the club and festival circuit, MoM's passion for merging music, technology, and culture led him to create Mosáfires, a live project fusing electronic music with Sephardic traditions through a three-musician ensemble — further cementing his reputation as an artist who transcends genres and formats. His global footprint speaks for itself. From Burning Man, Mayan Warrior, Robot Heart, Scorpios, Gardens of Babylon, and Day Zero, to iconic venues and gatherings across Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, Bali, Dubai, Tulum, Ibiza, Mexico City , and countless cultural hotspots throughout Europe, the Americas, and beyond — MoM continues to leave his mark wherever sound and soul meet. With releases on revered labels such as Crosstown Rebels, Still Vor Talent, Bar25, Underyourskin, Rebellion, DeNature, and more, MoM stands today as one of the most outstanding Spanish electronic artists on the international stage. This Magician On Duty Journey Series episode, recorded at Libélula Sian Ka'an (Tulum), is an invitation to step into MoM's world — a flowing, intentional ride through rhythm, culture, and vibration. Turn it up. Let go. And take the journey. ✨ Follow MoM here: https://soundcloud.com/mommusic https://www.instagram.com/mom_musica https://www.beatport.com/artist/mom/115510 https://mommusic4.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/466M9LKilntLUfH2NoDNVR
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HELLO AND GREETINGS FROM GALLIFREY ONE! Join John and Taylor for a short chat from a table in #LobbyCon on Friday morning. They discuss what they're excited to see and do on DAY ONE, and some other nonsense. Everyone have a great Gally, and we'll talk to you tomorrow!
HELLO AND GREETINGS FROM GALLIFREY ONE! Join John and Taylor for a short chat from a table in #LobbyCon on Friday morning. They discuss what they're excited to see and do on DAY ONE, and some other nonsense. Everyone have a great Gally, and we'll talk to you tomorrow!
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For years, founders have been told to build a defensible moat. But in AI, where platforms, models, and capabilities can shift overnight, that advice is starting to feel outdated. In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, Simular CEO and co-founder Ang Li talks about what it actually means to build a company when the underlying technology won't sit still. Rather than evangelizing agents or predicting the future of work, Ang gets unusually candid about fragility, speed, judgment, and how founders should think when technical advantages may be temporary by default. The conversation digs into small-team execution, founder productivity, decision-making under uncertainty, and the uncomfortable question many AI founders avoid: what if the next platform update eats your product? Note: This interview was recorded before Simular closed its $21.5M Series A in December 2025. RUNTIME 56:44 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (1:52) What is Simular, and how does it work? (6:11) How Ang and co-founder Jiachen Yang connected (9:00) How much time passed between Day Zero and serving their first customer? (13:54) The moment Ang realized " this is gonna be like something huge." (17:21) How he approaches founder-led sales and what he looks for in a GTM hire (26:34) Maintaining cohesion when you're leading a distributed team (32:23) Should you hire a new employee, or build a new agent? (34:50) Why Ang made talking AI gorillas part of Simular's GTM strategy (38:20)"If everyone becomes too cautious there, that actually prevents the innovation part." (43:55) "There's never a moat on anything." (51:16) The final question LINKS Ang Li Jiachen Yang Simular Meet the AI Agent with Multiple Personalities, Wired, 4/16/2025 Simular Raises $21.5M to Build Autonomous Computer Agents, 12/2/2025 What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?, IBM SUBSCRIBE
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Lexi Reese has scaled companies at every stage — from building Google's programmatic advertising business, to helping Gusto grow revenue from $10M to $300M. Now she's co-founder and CEO of Lanai, an enterprise AI startup tackling a problem most companies don't even realize they have: they can't actually see how AI is being used inside their organizations, or whether it's driving real outcomes. In this episode, we unpack what it really looks like to build a company from scratch in the AI era. Lexi walks through how she ran more than 200 customer interviews before committing to a product direction, why product-market fit isn't real until someone is willing to pay, and how she's building a 14-person team — plus AI “teammates” — without losing focus or trust. We also talk about fundraising in a tougher 2025 market, why early founders need to resist the urge to build comprehensive solutions too soon, and how organizational design is already changing as AI flattens hierarchies and reshapes work. If you're thinking about starting a company — or you're in the messy middle of finding product-market fit — this conversation offers a practical roadmap for what actually matters. RUNTIME 51:45 EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:01) What Lanai does (5:05) Lexi's customer discovery process — “definitely 200 interviews” (12:03) Why customer delight should be a founder's obsession metric (15:36) What “AI productivity” actually means (19:12) Lexi's framework for managing small, early-stage teams (26:23) Her take on seed-stage fundraising in late 2025 (31:54) How to integrate customer feedback into product strategy (38:00) The most meaningful proof a first-time founder can show an investor (40:53) Why “trust has a code” when it comes to teamwork (44:08) How Lexi stays obsessed with customers in every meeting (48:15) The final question LINKS Lexi Reese Lanai Steve Herrod Juxtapose General Catalyst Splunk Datadog Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person, Alain de Botton SUBSCRIBE
The Money Deep Dive: Loans, Leverage, and the Cost of Day ZeroEpisode Summary: Happy New Year! We are officially in 2026, and we are kicking off the year with a masterclass in startup finance. To celebrate our recent win as Course Karma's 2025 Best Facebook Group for Business Management, we are diving straight into the "Day Zero" realities of Dr. Toni Torres and Bloom Dental Co.In this episode, Toni pulls back the curtain on the phase before the lease is signed. We explore the terrifying transition from being an associate to asking a bank for nearly a million dollars. If you have ever wondered how to negotiate with lenders, what insurance you actually need, or how to survive the first 90 days of "insurance lag," this episode is your tactical manual.Time-Stamped Highlights[11:20] – Dental School Doesn't Prepare You for This [12:30] – The First Phone Call: The Rep Connection [14:10] – Approval Before the Search The golden rule of startups: Do not look for a location until you know your budget. Toni explains why she prioritized the loan approval process to understand her square footage limits and avoid "exhausting" herself looking at locations she couldn't afford.[15:45] – Interviewing the Banks: How to Negotiate Terms Toni interviewed four different banks. She breaks down the "vibe check" of lenders and how she used a competing 14-year loan proposal to negotiate her preferred lender's monthly payments in half.[18:30] – Specialized Lenders vs. Big Banks A look at the difference between general banks and medical/dental specific lenders. Why specialized lenders understand the "insane" overhead of dentistry (plumbing, compressors, $130k CAD/CAM setups) that general business lenders might not.[20:10] – The Collateral and the Spouse's Role The weight of the "Personal Guarantee." Toni discusses signing for the loan with her husband, putting their home and investments on the line, and the emotional pressure of having a partner who fully believes in your vision.[22:00] – The Insurance Quadrant: Four Pillars of Protection Lenders won't release funds without these. Toni details the four types of insurance she had to secure:[26:40] – The First 90 Days: Managing Runway Cash Toni shares the "rollercoaster" of the first few months. She explains the reality of opening $7,000 shy of paying the bills due to "insurance lag" and why having at least two months of "runway cash" ($45k–$75k) is critical for survival.[31:15] – Building the "Dream Team" Connect with Toni:Instagram: @the.joyful.dentist • @bloomdental.coConnect with Ashley:Instagram: @ashleyjovesdds
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"He ushered Biggie to his death." That's what Kirk Burrowes — the co-founder of Bad Boy Entertainment — says in the new Netflix documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." And he's got journals to back it up. The 4-part docuseries, executive produced by 50 Cent, drops bombshell allegations about what really happened in the months leading up to Christopher Wallace's murder on March 9, 1997. According to Burrowes, the story Diddy has told for 30 years — that Biggie wanted to be in LA for a "peace tour" — is a lie. In this episode, we break down: → The journals Kirk Burrowes kept from "Day Zero" at Bad Boy → Allegations that Diddy cancelled Biggie's London trip to "party on enemy turf" → Claims that Biggie's estate was charged for his own funeral → The disturbing "March 9th ritual" Clayton Howard describes → What the jurors said about the Diddy trial → How Combs' team is responding to the documentary Combs has denied all allegations and his team has called this documentary a "shameful hit piece." He is currently serving 50 months in federal prison after being convicted on two Mann Act charges in July 2025. ⚖️ These are allegations from a documentary. Combs has never been charged in connection with Biggie's or Tupac's deaths and maintains his innocence on all claims. #Diddy #SeanCombs #TheReckoning #Biggie #NotoriousBIG #BadBoy #Netflix #Documentary #TrueCrime #CrimeWeekly #50Cent #HipHop #Tupac #March9 #KirkBurrowes Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872
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"He ushered Biggie to his death." That's what Kirk Burrowes — the co-founder of Bad Boy Entertainment — says in the new Netflix documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." And he's got journals to back it up. The 4-part docuseries, executive produced by 50 Cent, drops bombshell allegations about what really happened in the months leading up to Christopher Wallace's murder on March 9, 1997. According to Burrowes, the story Diddy has told for 30 years — that Biggie wanted to be in LA for a "peace tour" — is a lie. In this episode, we break down: → The journals Kirk Burrowes kept from "Day Zero" at Bad Boy → Allegations that Diddy cancelled Biggie's London trip to "party on enemy turf" → Claims that Biggie's estate was charged for his own funeral → The disturbing "March 9th ritual" Clayton Howard describes → What the jurors said about the Diddy trial → How Combs' team is responding to the documentary Combs has denied all allegations and his team has called this documentary a "shameful hit piece." He is currently serving 50 months in federal prison after being convicted on two Mann Act charges in July 2025. ⚖️ These are allegations from a documentary. Combs has never been charged in connection with Biggie's or Tupac's deaths and maintains his innocence on all claims. #Diddy #SeanCombs #TheReckoning #Biggie #NotoriousBIG #BadBoy #Netflix #Documentary #TrueCrime #CrimeWeekly #50Cent #HipHop #Tupac #March9 #KirkBurrowes Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872
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