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The gospel worker from China was stunned by how many biblical resources were available to Christians in America. He created a plan to scan one Bible commentary onto CDs that could be carried back into China and copied for underground Christians there. But he needed help. He reached out to find a more technically-capable person to help with the process—and an international ministry was birthed! Ken Bitgood was the young man recruited to help with that scanning project. Today he and Digital Bible Society are distributing Scripture resources in more than 4,500 languages! When Ken first became a follower of Jesus, he was encouraged to live in God's Word. He'll tell how he did that (with the help of a car stereo) and how it birthed in him a passion to see people of all nations, tribes, and tongues access the riches of the Bible and Christian resources to encourage and edify the Body of Christ around the world. In their 25th year of ministry, the Digital Bible Society is working alongside more than 400 organizations to distribute resources, free and free to copy, in over 6,000 languages. Ken will share a story of a man from Beijing he met at a conference, who pointed to the DBS resources and said, "This is what put me in jail!" You'll hear more of Ken's heart to see laborers in the harvest fields as he shares his belief that every language should have God's Word translated for them in his lifetime. Visit the Bible Access List to learn more about where there is a shortage of Bibles and places that are restricted from having God's Word. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria, China, and Iran, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content, and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.
Jeremiah Smith said what about Legend Bey? That's he's going to win the Heisman Trophy some day? Hey, game knows game and we're here for it. Speaking of Smith, he told reporters Wednesday evening that Ohio State will have a "whole different offense" this season with Arthur Smith as coordinator. What specifically can we expect from the Arthur Smith impact? Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle delve into that and much more on the Friday 5ish. (1:45) - Introduction (2:30) - Legend Bey hype bullet train (12:07) - How good will OSU's DBs be? (14:39) - Brock Boyd expectations (20:14) - Battle to be QB2 (30:15) - Is there a mess in Texas?
In this episode, Ray Cochrane digs into Anthropic’s Model Hardware Standard. It is a shared driver that lets an AI agent run real lab equipment, from pipetting robots to the lasers inside a quantum computer. He also covers OpenAI’s builder’s guide to GPT-5.6, Google’s new Expert Intelligence book feature, Apple’s M5 Ultra Mac Studio, and a judge’s order forcing Google to stop hiding rival app stores. Finally, he weighs in on Apple’s proposed 15 percent link-out fee, Meta’s Australia numbers, the White House deputizing private hackers, and why rivers obey a 1957 math rule. – Want to start a podcast? Its easy to get started! Sign-up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Ray if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Cochrane opens with a quick personal update. He is hunting for tickets to Michigan for his dad’s anniversary, and he has been learning Blender and Godot on the side, mostly modeling and blocking out levels. Consequently, he asks listeners for advice on starting a big game project, and he plans to record his progress, maybe as a time lapse. Then it is straight into the featured story. Anthropic’s Model Hardware Standard: A Driver for the Physical World The featured story comes from Anthropic, which opened a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard, or MHS. Cochrane frames it as the other side of the question NVIDIA’s world models raised two weeks ago: when do AI agents start touching actual machines? A typical lab runs a microscope, a liquid handler, a robotic arm, and a plate reader, each from a different vendor with its own control software. One Janelia researcher in the post launches seven programs in three languages just to start an experiment. Anthropic says wiring a setup like that takes weeks or months of specialist work. MHS is a driver, the same kind of translation layer a printer uses, except every device gets described with a tiny set of commands like read and write. Devices announce themselves on the network. A plain-English reference file then records what each machine measures, what can be adjusted, and which safety limits get enforced no matter what the agent asks. Agents then reach the hardware through the Model Context Protocol, the command line, or plain code. Cochrane sees the same move the industry keeps making, from coding harnesses to RSS and JSON: agree on a standard and let everyone build against it. In fact, he calls MHS the hardware version of MCP. The partner results carry the segment. QuEra builds quantum computers from individual atoms held by lasers that must hold their frequency to about one part in a trillion. A four-person team spent months on a relock script that worked 58 percent of the time. However, four copies of Claude iterating overnight through MHS produced a decision-tree script that recovers the laser in about six seconds, and it passed 99.3 percent of 700 blind trials. Carnegie Mellon wrote MHS drivers for four instruments across three incompatible computers in about eight hours, then ran dose-response experiments three times faster and blocked all six deliberately induced faults. Genentech, meanwhile, showed the limits. Claude used the same pump speed for water, a foamy protein solution, and a human had to explain that the bubbles were a physics problem. That gap in physical intuition is what sticks with Cochrane. He doubts it will change soon, and he suspects the fix will arrive as sub-agents or sub-models that judge a request against an expected outcome. He also connects MHS to a video of racing robots that never learned to stop at the finish line. What happens, he wonders, once they can read a distance sensor through a shared standard? Still, he calls the announcement a fantastic read and points listeners to the full article. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting $6.99/month, WordPress hosting $12.99/month, domains $11.99. Website builder trial available. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy to support the show. GPT-5.6 Does the Same Work for a Fraction of the Cost OpenAI’s builder’s guide to GPT-5.6 leads the headlines. Cochrane recaps the three tiers from episode 1870, Sol, Terra, and Luna, plus the separate dial for reasoning effort. On BrowseComp, a benchmark for digging up obscure facts on the web, the old GPT-5.5 flagship scored about 84 percent on a run that cost 33 dollars three months ago. Luna now matches that score for a dollar thirty-three, and OpenAI has since cut Luna’s price another 80 percent. Browser Use reports Luna finishing 78 percent of its hardest browser tasks for about 14 dollars, against 80 percent for roughly 235 dollars from the best available model. The guide’s other big addition is a multi-agent beta flag. It lets the model handling a request spawn parallel helper agents that report back to a root agent inside a single API call. However, Cochrane is unimpressed by the timing. He has been running that pattern in Claude Code for months, so he sees OpenAI copying a workflow other companies already ship rather than inventing its own. Along the way, he plugs Claude Code’s remote-control sessions, which let him send prompts from his phone to a terminal session at home. Google Lets Gemini Read the Books You Actually Bought Google launched Expert Intelligence, a name Cochrane calls quite the reach. The feature lets you drop a book you bought on Google Play Books into Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, and ask questions answered only from that book, with citations. Cochrane sees real power here for students, since he once used NotebookLM to organize scattered course PDFs. Additionally, publishers get a cut, which he calls a far better deal than the wholesale scraping of books that trained earlier models. Nevertheless, he asks who loses out, because a paid publisher does not automatically mean a paid author. He floats the same idea for artists, even a penny per use, then admits that may be too idealistic. Apple’s M5 Ultra Mac Studio Is Built to Run Big Models at Home Back in episode 1861, when Apple killed the Mac Pro, an M5 Ultra Mac Studio was expected later this year. Now it is here. The M5 Ultra brings up to a 36-core CPU, an 80-core GPU, and 512GB of unified memory moving 1.2 terabytes per second. Apple claims up to 4.3 times the AI performance of the M3 Ultra. Thunderbolt 5 can also cluster four machines into one memory pool for up to three times faster inference. The M5 Max model starts at $2,499 and the Ultra at $5,499, with shipping on September 22 and the 512GB configuration arriving in late October. Cochrane finds the clustering pitch ridiculous at that price, but he invites anyone who spends the money to report back. Apple Opens a Manufacturing School in Houston Apple also opened a 20,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston. It offers free classes for small and midsize manufacturers, from circuit board design to hands-on time on a scaled-down production line, with college students joining later. Cochrane calls it a solid step in the bring-manufacturing-home movement. The bigger story is the campus itself, which builds Apple’s AI servers and will add the first US-assembled Mac mini line later this year. That ties back to the Mac mini shortage that followed the OpenClaw rush, when Tim Cook warned of months-long waits. Cult of Mac was still reporting four-month waits in late July. However, Cook blamed chip supply rather than assembly, so Cochrane is not counting on relief just yet. Amazon EC2 Turns Twenty Amazon EC2 turned twenty this week, which Cochrane admits makes him feel old. The 2006 beta offered one server size in one region for ten cents an hour. Each came with a 1.7 gigahertz Xeon and under two gigabytes of memory, and accounts were capped at twenty servers. Today AWS offers more than 1,200 instance types across 39 regions. Consequently, Cochrane credits the company with turning that tiny product into the backbone of cloud and AI computing. Intel Gamer Days: Two Free Games, With Fine Print Intel Gamer Days runs through September 13. Buy a qualifying Core Ultra Series 2 or 14th Gen desktop chip, a Core Ultra Series 3 laptop, or an Arc graphics card. In return you get Star Wars: Galactic Racer plus the Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis remake. GamesRadar values the pair at about 120 dollars. However, neither game is out yet, and codes must be redeemed by October 31 even though the Tomb Raider remake ships in February. Cochrane calls that awful, but he still tells qualifying buyers to claim the deal early. Note that 13th Gen chips do not qualify. Judge Orders Google to Stop Hiding Rival App Stores A jury found Google’s Android app monopoly illegal in late 2023, and Judge James Donato ordered rival stores into the Play Store in 2024. On August 13, Epic’s lawyer demonstrated that searching Play for “store for apps” returned Walmart instead of any app store. Donato called that “not acceptable” and ordered three fixes within a week. Searches must surface third-party stores, listings need a plain install button, and the “are you looking for” interstitial has to go. Cochrane welcomes the monopoly being chipped away, but he notes that a controlling entity still sits atop every app store. In his view, community hubs like app stores and social media need a public infrastructure layer. He suspects governments skip that investment because companies already run the services, while selling your data. Apple Wants 15 Percent of Purchases Outside Its Store The other half of the Epic saga is Apple’s proposed link-out commission. After the 2021 anti-steering injunction, Apple charged 27 percent on purchases made through external links. A judge held it in contempt last year, and the Ninth Circuit then allowed a fee limited to the cost of running the system. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers refused to wait for the Supreme Court, writing that “further delay is unwarranted.” Apple filed 15 percent for standard apps, 10 percent for subscription renewals and partner programs, and 5 percent for small businesses. It also conceded the rate would be “essentially zero” under the appeals court’s cost yardstick. Since Apple has charged nothing on link-outs since the contempt ruling, Cochrane sees this as a raise. He calls a cut on purchases made on a developer’s own website disturbing. He also recalls reading about the size of Uber’s payments to Apple, and he questions whether that kind of percentage is sustainable for companies without funding. Meta Says It Has Cut Off 750,000 Australian Kids Meta reported locking out more than 750,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts in Australia by the end of June under the country’s under-16 social media law. Over 500,000 of those were removed before the law even took effect. Detection relies mostly on AI scanning posts and bios for tells like birthday messages, plus user reports and blocks on re-registration. However, the post gives no count of mistaken removals or appeals, and the regulator’s early data shows under-16 usage falling only from about 86 to 81 percent. Meta wants a single age signal at the operating system or app store level, and Cochrane agrees completely. He connects it to the MHS idea from the top of the show: platforms need a standard flag to reference instead of guessing. The White House Deputizes Private Hackers Earlier this month the White House signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum that lets vetted private security firms run surveillance and disruption operations against overseas criminal groups. The Justice Department and Homeland Security hold the contracts and oversee the work. Firms need a proven track record, vetted staff, and a bond of at least $1 million, and must submit operating procedures within 60 days. Cochrane finds the measure aggressive in a good way and hopes it deters attacks on innocents. Still, he takes Kevin Beaumont’s warning seriously that the private security industry profits from ransomware existing. He compares it to the old Head and Shoulders myth: why solve the problem that drives your revenue? A Weather Satellite Watched the Eclipse Shadow Cross Europe Cochrane skips the readout on this one and simply sends listeners to ESA’s site. The MTG-I1 weather satellite captured the Moon’s shadow sweeping across Europe during the August 12 eclipse. Watching a shadow cross an entire continent, he says, was a first for him. Additionally, it leaves him excited about the research happening beyond the planet. Rivers, Deltas, and the Number 0.6 Quanta Magazine explains Hack’s law, which John Hack discovered in 1957 while measuring streams in Virginia and Maryland. A stream’s length tracks its drainage area raised to the power of 0.6, regardless of the rock underneath, and satellite data later confirmed it worldwide. Computer models in the 1990s showed why. Channels that capture extra runoff cut deeper and steal from their neighbors until the network settles into the arrangement that wastes the least energy. Now a University of Texas Rio Grande Valley team has found the same 0.6 exponent in river deltas, which spread water out rather than gathering it. Nobody knows why yet, and Cochrane calls it a really cool read. Sugar Helped Grow the Human Brain, Too A new paper in Science, co-authored by Jennie Brand-Miller at the University of Sydney, adds a third ingredient to the story of early human brain growth. Alongside meat and cooking, natural sugars from ripe fruit and honey may have fueled it too. The brain is about two percent of body weight but burns twenty percent of resting energy. It runs on glucose, which meat and marrow barely supply and raw starch cannot release without fire. The team modeled ancestral diets from a chimp-like baseline through Homo erectus and concluded that the earliest hominins may have drawn over 65 percent of their energy from natural sugars. Cochrane stresses that it is a model, not fossils, and notes that paleoanthropologist Marina Lozano thinks the authors place widespread cooking too early. Still, he loves this kind of deep research. Retracing the steps to our own intelligence, he suggests, could hint at what it takes for intelligent life to develop at all. A Brain Rhythm That Tells Doctors Where to Aim Finally, Science Daily covered a University of Cologne study on deep brain stimulation. That is the implanted-electrode treatment that eases Parkinson’s tremors for some patients but not others. Andreas Horn’s team recorded from 50 patients using both the implanted electrodes and an external magnetic scanner. They identified a circuit between the electrode’s target and the frontal cortex that oscillates at 20 to 35 cycles per second. Stronger coupling there predicted bigger improvement after surgery, though the study, published in Brain, shows correlation rather than cause. First author Bahne Bahners hopes the finding helps tune DBS more precisely, especially for patients who have not responded well. Cochrane half-jokingly asks whether MHS might one day drive those electrodes, and he calls brain disorders the hardest thing in the body to treat. Cochrane wraps with housekeeping: become a GNC Insider at geeknewscentral.com/insider, email geeknews@gmail.com with questions or comments, subscribe to the newsletter, and grab a modern podcast app at podcastapps.com. He thanks GoDaddy for over twenty years of keeping the show on the air, promises to catch everyone next Monday, and wishes listeners a great night. The post Eyes, Hands, and a Sense of Timing #1874 appeared first on Geek News Central.
Sheil is joined by Zach Berman of The Athletic to project the 53-man roster as cutdowns are quickly approaching. Who will be QB2 behind Jalen Hurts? Which OL might find himself cut from the roster? Are there any DBs at risk of not making the team? Plus, the mailbag! (04:55) - Quarterback (17:06) - Running back (18:31) - Wide receivers (27:44) - Tight end (33:01) - Offensive line (42:17) - Defensive line (53:40) - Linebackers (56:43) - Defensive backs (1:00:29) - Mailbag The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Email hot takes: Ringerphilly@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @ringersphillyspecial Become a member of our Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/RingersPhillySpecial/ Host: Sheil Kapadia Guest: Zach Berman Producer: Cliff Augustin Music Composed By: Teddy Grossman and Jackson Greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Banks spend millions on carbon footprint. Banks have an engagement problem. Something is not working! This week I speak with Mathias Boissonot, Founder and CEO of Handprint and he makes a commercial case for a different model: instead of tracking what your customers do wrong, quantify what they're building right.Handprint powers ocean regeneration programs for banks like DBS, including coral reef restoration and mangrove planting that customers own, watch grow, and choose to fund with their spend. The result isn't just goodwill. It's an 875% increase in customer engagement compared to legacy carbon programs, and $23 million a year in verified ecosystem value returned to society.We get into why Mathias measures success by a metric most founders have never heard of: the "phoenix" over the unicorn, and the sales and founder lessons he's learned building the company from scratch.What you'll learnWhy carbon offsetting and "your carbon footprint" features fail to change customer behavior, and what the psychology actually isThe handprint model: quantifying positive impact instead of negative impact, and why that flips the entire customer relationshipHow banks turn nature engagement into a growth engine: referral programs with co-owned impact, nature cashback instead of standard cashbackWhy 62% of customers would switch banks over purpose misalignment, and 52% already haveThe phoenix metric: measuring company success in ecosystem value generated, not just valuationMathias's biggest founder mistakes, and the best sales advice he's ever received: "implicate the pain"Timestamps00:00 — Cold open: has carbon offsetting failed?04:40 — What Handprint actually does06:55 — Phoenix vs. unicorn: a new metric for success09:00 — $23 million in ecosystem value, every year18:30 — Why donation and carbon-guilt features don't work24:40 — Kill the cashback war: nature cashback instead27:30 — From cost center to growth engine: the 875% number32:30 — Building a company from Bali35:30 — Every mistake we could have made, we've made41:35 — Implicate the pain: the best sales advice he's received44:00 — Resilience, mindset, and having fun in the painConnect with Mathias:
I did a quick video to highlight the importance of understanding both motor and non-motor aspects of Parkinson's and what DBS covers and doesn't cover.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Jessica's Parkinson's journey01:59 Jessica discusses her medication regimen and motor symptoms04:04 Limitations of DBS in treating non-motor symptoms05:53 The emotional and psychological impact of Parkinson's06:48 The importance of comprehensive treatment approachesVisit www.changingparkinsons.org to sign up for our monthly newsletter and to learn more about what our non profit has to offer those living with Parkinson's!
Broadcast from KSQD, Santa Cruz on 8-20-2026: An emailer asks about amlexanox for mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Dr. Dawn first walks through MCAS diagnostic criteria—requiring symptoms across at least two of four categories (skin, low blood pressure, abdominal, respiratory), with serum tryptase testing performed both during and after a flare. She grades amlexanox as a C: originally FDA-approved only as a topical paste for canker sores, later approved in Japan as an asthma treatment, but never validated for MCAS and pushed largely by a single compounding pharmacy and its influencer clones. She recommends conventional agents first—antihistamines, montelukast, cromolyn, quercetin, aspirin for flushing, and Xolair anti-IgE antibodies for severe cases—plus microcrystalline cellulose as the safest capsule filler if compounding of amellanox is pursued. Most ovarian cancers—including nearly all fatal cases—actually originate in the fimbriae of the fallopian tubes rather than the ovaries themselves. Opportunistic salpingectomy tacks a five-minute fallopian tube removal onto any abdominal surgery (tubal ligation, hernia repair, gallbladder, appendectomy), potentially reducing lifetime ovarian cancer risk by 65% -80% based on epidemiological data from Swedish, Canadian, and Danish registry studies. Dr. Dawn recommends particular consideration for non-childbearing women with BRCA1/2 or family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Deep brain stimulator devices manufactured after 2020 (about 40,000 U.S. patients) contain adaptive-DBS capability that can be activated via firmware upgrade without additional surgery. Rather than delivering constant stimulation like older devices, adaptive DBS reads beta oscillations (13-30 Hz motor-control brainwaves) in the basal ganglia and modulates output in real time—reducing stimulation as L-DOPA peaks from drugs and increasing it as medication wears off, smoothing the swings between agitation and freezing. Sleep improvement has emerged as a notable secondary benefit, potentially slowing disease progression. The technology is also being investigated for dystonia, essential tremor, OCD, and Tourette's syndrome. Chinese company StarMed is developing brain-computer interfaces closely resembling Neuralink designs, benefiting from aggressive government funding, large patient populations, and reduced tort liability. One trial uses an eight-probe device placed atop the dura mater (avoiding brain penetration) connected to a pneumatic glove that has restored eating and drinking function in about twenty paralyzed patients over twenty months. A more invasive Shanghai trial implanted 256 probes on the neural cortex of a woman with epilepsy who could operate social media and control a wheelchair within two weeks; a related U.S. system using 65 hair-thin sensors enabled speech with just ten-millisecond delay. An emailer describes recurring two-week viral illnesses (sore throat, swollen glands, congestion, cough, body aches) recurring every 4-6 weeks. Dr. Dawn frames the question as either impaired immunity or changed exposure. She recommends starting with a CBC to rule out blood dyscrasias like leukemia, checking urine mycotoxins for mold exposure, then examining behavioral changes—new job, handling cash before eating, and the well-documented protective effect of masking in public that dramatically reduced cold rates during COVID. Dr. Dawn covers three health policy items. The good: new USDA dietary guidelines flip the food pyramid, putting protein, dairy, healthy fats, vegetables, and fruits at the top, with whole grains reduced to a small band, and it's recommendation 1.2 g/kg protein daily. The bad: an executive order attempting to reduce childhood vaccines from 18 to 11 and separate MMR into individual components—impossible since no U.S. manufacturer makes the individual antigens, and misguided since infant hepatitis B vaccination prevents mother-to-child liver cancer transmission. The ugly: a 26-year-old heart transplant recipient whose insurer initially dropped coverage of her generic anti-rejection drug, then "ghost approved" it at $1,000 for 90 days versus the previous $180. Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Pharmacy now supplies her the same medication for $300 (cost plus 15% profit plus 5% handling), highlighting the massive markups embedded in the standard pharmacy chain. For a time before that, the mother of the heart donor stepped up and paid for the recipients anti-rejection drugs to keep her son's heart beating.
This episode explores how improv and creative programs like those at Northwestern and Second City can help individuals with Parkinson's improve their mental agility, social engagement, and quality of life. Doug Blanchard shares his personal journey with Parkinson's and how participating in improv has made a positive impact.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Doug Blanchard and the podcast02:23 Details of his DBS surgery and ongoing treatment05:13 The structure and community of the 10-week improv program07:54 Getting involved and overcoming nerves in improv10:19 Using improv scenarios to enhance quick thinking11:18 The fun and social aspect of improv for Parkinson's12:45 The impact of improv on cognitive and emotional health13:43 Other exercises and physical activities for Parkinson's15:10 Potential for local improv initiatives and community outreach16:09 Closing thoughts: staying active mentally and physically
Singapore’s banks are delivering record results, but with wealth management increasingly driving growth, which of DBS, OCBC and UOB offers the strongest investment case? Michelle Martin speaks with Alvin Chow, Co-founder of Dr Wealth, about what the numbers reveal and where value may lie beyond the STI. They examine Singapore’s new and first mid-cap focused ETF, we also take a closer look at component stock CSE Global as data-centre demand drives revenue growth. Plus, what can investors learn from the spectacular unravelling of Open AI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner’s leveraged AI bets?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AI is creating a new cybersecurity arms race - and investors are taking notice. Michelle Martin looks at why CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks have hit record highs after Black Hat put the growing threat from AI agents firmly in focus. Could cybersecurity be the next major leg of the AI trade? Then, Microsoft is charging back, with Bernstein seeing a path to another 30% upside. TSMC’s sales surge 45% as AI hardware demand stays hot, while Intel turns to a US$15 billion stock offering to fund its ambitions. Also on Market View: Greg Abel begins putting Berkshire Hathaway’s enormous cash pile to work, Indonesian equities approach bull-market territory, and Singapore raises its 2026 growth forecast to 4.5–5.5%. Plus, what the latest DBS, OCBC and UOB results tell investors about the outlook for Singapore banks - and why Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has become a US$1.1 billion blockbuster. Hosted by Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, host Thilan Wickramasinghe returns after the National Day long weekend to discuss rising US-Iran tensions, safe-haven flows into Singapore and the outlook for local markets. He reviews the Singapore banks' 2Q results, highlighting the growing contribution from wealth management and trading as lower rates weigh on net interest income, and explains why OCBC remains the team's top pick ahead of DBS and UOB.Miaomiao Liu joins to discuss JustCo's latest results, noting resilient occupancy, strong revenue growth and expanding margins despite the stock's weakness since its IPO. She explains why the improving operating metrics, network expansion and strong balance sheet support her continued BUY call.Hussaini Saifee discusses his upgrade of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to BUY, pointing to a stronger-than-expected shipbuilding cycle, renewed demand for larger container ships, resilient newbuild pricing and healthy margins. The episode also looks at SGX, where stronger derivatives activity, recovering Singapore equities, a growing IPO pipeline and operating leverage support further upside, alongside fresh trading ideas from the Chart Guy on MoneyMax Financial and AEM.Stay tuned!
Hayden turns up in a Nike sweatband, insists it is not cosplay, and claims his paddle sponsorship money is not far off Tiger Woods territory. It goes downhill from there.Dylan sets a test to work out exactly which decade Hayden's sports knowledge stopped in, then gives listeners a guided tour of the podcast room, recently tidied in the loosest possible sense of the word. Five things you can see, including a box from a school Dylan left roughly eight years ago.There is also a confession involving a games controller, a pair of scissors and a level of competitiveness that arguably should have flagged on a DBS check.Then it turns properly honest. A year on from leaving the classroom, the lads are weighing up renting an office space, with a baby six weeks away and a decision needed that day. They are genuinely split, and they want your take.Daft, honest, and a proper break from the to do list.
Firstly, we apologize for Cam's audio. We tried to fix it many times, but the gremlins got the better of us. Cam and The Beast dig into the first week of the Miami Hurricanes' first week of fall camp. Of course, the first topic has to be the contract extension that Mario Cristobal signed. More Years. More Money. Donation back to the school. This is all good! Then it's some position talk, as The Beast tells you he is not a fan of the minutiae of camp, but secretly pays attention to all of it. We start with the DBs. They have a chance to be elite. The depth is there. And could OJ Frederique turn into a shutdown corner? The O-line has a huge upside. Samson Okunlola has been impressing and has been playing left tackle. Could Jackson Cantwell actually start at guard? We don't think so, but one never knows. Darian Mensah is playing like QB 1 and is now fully programmed to give us QB Speak. We like it. In Segment 2, The Beast gets radical. Brian lays out the path forward for Miami to regain its independence as a college football program. Forget the SEC. Forget the Big 10. We don't need your stinking Badgers. Someone get on the horn to Netflix or Amazon or Apple. Finally, Michael Irvin is helping Mamma Fletcher get to every game. She still won't fly, so why not arrive in style in her own customized RV? Oh, and is Fetching Fletchers the best name for a reality video series? Please go check out the great work of Cam and his staff at State Of The U. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
DBS posts another record quarter, lifting profits and rewarding shareholders with a higher dividend. Disney surprises Wall Street with strong earnings, while US stocks hover near record highs on hopes of easing geopolitical tensions. We also examine why Eli Lilly continues to dominate the weight-loss drug market, whether SpaceX investors should stay the course after a disappointing post-IPO performance, and ask if every diversified portfolio should include an oil major as protection against geopolitical shocks. Plus, a debate over whether AI is creating genuine long-term winners - or the next investment bubble.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Headline news for August 6, 2026: Iran and Oman agree the geographical coordinates of a proposed Hormuz shipping route but the waterway stays closed as long as the US naval blockade holds and a fee dispute remains unresolved. DBS declares eighty-one cents in dividends per share as net profit grows nine per cent on record wealth management income. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. Written by: Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Nicole Teo Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities --- Follow Lens On Daily and rate us on: Channel: bt.sg/btlenson Amazon: bt.sg/lensam Apple Podcasts: bt.sg/lensap Spotify: bt.sg/lenssp YouTube Music: bt.sg/lensyt Website: bt.sg/lenson Feedback to: btpodcasts@sph.com.sg Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party’s products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice. Discover more BT podcast series: BT Mark To Market at: bt.sg/btmark2mkt WealthBT at: bt.sg/btpropertybt PropertyBT at: bt.sg/btmktfocus BT Money Hacks at: bt.sg/btmoneyhacks BT Market Focus at: bt.sg/btmktfocus BT Podcasts at: bt.sg/podcasts BT Lens On: bt.sg/btlenson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our last episode, we featured a wearable device that uses gentle vibrations to help people manage Parkinson's symptoms and reduce anxiety. If you haven't listened yet, I encourage you to do so. It's a fascinating conversation about how something as simple as a vibrating wristband—BeechBand—may influence the brain in ways that help ease anxiety and tremors. Best of all, it's easy to use and fully refundable if it doesn't work for you in 100 days.. This episode also explores wearable technology, but with a very different purpose—one that could transform how we manage Parkinson's and partner with our healthcare teams. StrivePD, developed by Rune Labs, is an app that pairs with your Apple Watch to track movement, heart rate, sleep, and other important health data. It then provides easy-to-understand reports that highlight trends over time, giving you a clearer picture of how your Parkinson's is changing between doctor visits. Imagine arriving at your next appointment with objective, actionable information instead of relying on memory alone. That kind of insight can lead to more informed conversations and better care decisions. And this is only the beginning of what's possible with StrivePD. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Rune Labs CEO Amy Gordon Franzen and learning about the future of digital health for Parkinson's. I think you'll find it both informative and inspiring. https://www.strive.group/ https://www.runelabs.io/post/strivepd-empowering-parkinsons-patients-with-personalized-insights amy@runelabs.io Thank you to our sponsor – Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about the latest treatment options for Parkinson's disease at https://DBSandMe.com/17branches
Geopolitical tensions continue to reshape global markets, with Big Oil emerging as one of the biggest winners. Michelle Martin looks at why BP and Saudi Aramco are posting blockbuster profits as higher energy prices boost earnings, even as U.S. President Donald Trump criticises oil giants over soaring fuel costs. She also examines why SpaceX shares fell despite beating revenue expectations, as investors questioned the hefty cost of its AI ambitions. Plus, Wall Street hits fresh record highs, Jeff Bezos plans another multi-billion-dollar Amazon share sale, HSBC delivers a strong earnings beat, and it's a crucial week for Singapore's banks as DBS, OCBC and UOB prepare to report results.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Host Eric Allen is joined by Jets legends Laveranues Coles and Ray Mickens to breakdown the current state of the Jets, their impressions of their former teammate Aaron Glenn in his second season as head coach and what they expect from Geno Smith, Minkah Fitzpatrick and all the offseason additions. 0:00 - Intro 2:51 - Aaron Glenn Discussion 4:08 - Geno Smith Discussion 6:20 - More Offensive Depth 7:10 - Steps to becoming a Winner 10:24 - What to expect from Aaron Glenn as Play caller 12:00 - Offensive Flexibility 15:15 - Minkah Fitzpatrick Discussion 17:30 - DBs and Defense 19:02 - Roster Discussion 19:51 - Young Guns and Veterans 21:20 - D'Angelo Ponds Discussion 22:14 - Adonai Mitchell Discussion 23:13 - Personal Updates 25:45 - Who had it better during practice?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Dr. Mitra Afshari speaks with Dr. Jen Nagao about her latest work highlighting the automation of subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) with Evoked Resonant Neural Activity (ERNA) in Parkinson's disease. They discuss the potential benefits of ERNA over beta power in the operating room and future opportunities to explore this newer neurophysiological marker for DBS programming. Read the article. Journal CME is available until June 30, 2027.
When you build something that stands the test of time, it's tempting to believe you'd do it the same way all over again. But experience has a way of changing your perspective. In this episode, I look back at the creation of the Danaher Business System and share 12 things I would do differently if I were building it today. From placing greater emphasis on management systems over individual tools, to developing stronger problem-solving leaders, eliminating performance reviews, focusing on upstream process improvement, and leading with leading indicators instead of lagging metrics, these are lessons earned through decades of applying and refining DBS. This isn't about second-guessing a successful system—it's about recognizing that even the best operating systems can evolve. If you're building a business system, leading a transformation, or trying to create a culture of continuous improvement, these reflections may help you avoid mistakes I only recognized in hindsight. In this episode, you'll learn: Why management systems matter more than individual improvement tools. The importance of developing leaders who can coach and teach problem-solving. How performance management and organizational structure can either accelerate or hinder improvement. Why upstream thinking, engineering excellence, and leading indicators deserve more attention. Twelve practical lessons I'd apply if I were building the Danaher Business System again. Whether you're a CEO, operating executive, private equity leader, or continuous improvement practitioner, this episode offers a candid look at what experience teaches us after the work is done—and what I'd do differently if I had the opportunity to start over.
The Big Red Junkies build Nebraska's all-time defensive dream team, drafting the best D-tackles, ends, linebackers and DBs since the Devaney era. It's the defensive companion to our offense draft and things get spicy fast. We start with the easiest call in program history, Ndamukong Suh, and argue whether he actually deserved that Heisman before diving into a deep-cut case for Jim Scow at the other tackle spot. From there it's Grant Wistrom and Broderick Thomas up front, then a real debate on whether Trev Alberts or Jarrett Ruud deserves the linebacker crown next to Lavonte David. In the secondary we crown Mike Minter but give real burn to Mike Brown, Ralph Brown, Prince Amukamara and Cam Taylor-Britt. We also touch on whether Andrew Marshall or Williams Winery could ever crash a list like this down the road. Drop your own picks in the comments, and yeah, tell Jed to shut up while you're at it. 00:00 Intro and AI Screwup Recap 03:40 Ndamukong Suh's GOAT Case 13:10 Ends and Linebackers: Wistrom to Ruud 18:43 Defensive Backs: Minter vs Mike Brown If you enjoyed this episode, please Like and Subscribe! #gbr #huskers #nebraska #cfb #b1g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Markets weighed a flurry of corporate earnings alongside an unusually divided Federal Reserve, leaving investors with fresh questions about where opportunities lie. Michelle Martin unpacks Keppel's sharp drop in headline profit and why its underlying business tells a much stronger story as the company continues its asset-light transformation. She also explores why DBS believes StarHub could emerge as an unexpected winner following the collapse of the M1-Simba deal, and what renewed consolidation could mean for Singapore's telecom sector. The programme also covers a strong turnaround at Starbucks, a volatile night on Wall Street following a split Fed decision, and the latest winners and losers from the AI investment cycle, including Microsoft, Samsung Electronics and Meta Platforms. Plus, Singtel's reported plans to unlock value from its fast-growing data centre business, Nxera, through a potential dual listing and REIT, and in the Last Word, why FIFA's proposed US$20 billion commercial rights deal raises bigger questions about the growing influence of private capital in global sport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tony Supreme talks to Caragh Arthur, founder of Arthur Employment Law, Senior Policy Lead at HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), Non-Exec director of the housing CIC Contix, University of Cambridge graduate, and a Churchill Fellow researching the experiences of women in prison.Caragh shares the remarkable journey that took her from childhood trauma, addiction and 16 prison sentences to becoming a business owner, civil servant and Churchill Fellow. She reflects on the people who believed in her when she couldn't believe in herself, the barriers of rebuilding life after prison, and how lived experience has shaped her approach to leadership. She also discusses founding her own employment law consultancy, studying at the University of Cambridge, and why she believes people should never be defined by their past.Useful organisations: BUBIC (Bringing Unity Back Into the Community)- Community-led organisation supporting people affected by crime, substance use and social exclusion through peer support, outreach and recovery services.Narcotics Anonymous (NA)- Peer support meetings for people recovering from drug addiction.Unlock- Independent charity providing information and advice for people with criminal records, including employment, disclosure and DBS checks.Churchill Fellowship- Find out more about Churchill Fellowships and how to apply for funding to research an issue you're passionate about and bring new ideas back to the UK.Contact us: If anything you've heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you'd just like to get in touch, please contact us.
Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker bring you the first training camp dispatch from the team's Eagan headquarters, where DBs coach Gerald Alexander is suspended for three weeks following a DUI arrest, right tackle Brian O'Neill has a new contract and, oh yeah, there's a QB competition beginning in earnest.
Heather Butchen is a care partner for her husband Jeff, who was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease at 51 years old. Over the past decade-plus, Heather has navigated the evolving challenges that come with a progressive disease — and a few years ago, she and Jeff reached a major milestone when he underwent Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, known as DBS. In this episode, Heather shares practical wisdom from her caregiving journey. We talk about how she keeps a dedicated medical journal to stay organized across doctor's appointments and support group meetings, and how those notes proved invaluable when they were ready to explore DBS surgery. Heather also shares how she and Jeff co-founded a Parkinson's support group back in 2014 that is still going strong today. She shares her "do it now" philosophy when it comes to travel, including smart tips for navigating airports with a hidden disability using the Sunflower Lanyard program. She talks candidly about the creativity it takes to keep a care partner engaged in physical activity — and why boxing has been an ideal activity for Jeff. We also get into the tender aspects of their partnership — how they've simplified family gatherings to reduce stress, how they use conversation cards at dinner to reconnect and go deeper after 31 years of marriage, and what it has looked like to rediscover each other as their kids have grown and moved out. And we absolutely talk about Heather's own self-care routines, which include walking catch-ups with friends, Pilates, Mahjong, and her favorite snacks. Show notes with product and resource links: https://bit.ly/HHCPod233 Receive the podcast in your email here: http://bit.ly/2G4qvBv Order a copy of Elizabeth's book Just for You: a Daily Self Care Journal: http://bit.ly/HHCjournal For podcast sponsorship opportunities contact Elizabeth: https://happyhealthycaregiver.com/contact-us/ The Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast is part of the Whole Care Network. Rate and Review the podcast: https://bit.ly/HHCPODREVIEW
At Day 1 of Steelers training camp, Tim Benz talks about the flow of Steelers practice under new coach Mike McCarthy, some standout plays by a few DBs and LBs, quarterback play, and he interviews Pat Freiermuth and Keeanu Benton. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we're talking about BeechBand, a wearable wellness device designed to support people living with neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease. If you've spent any time in the Parkinson's community lately, you've probably heard the name. Carl Beech, the co-inventor and founder, seems to be everywhere sharing the story behind this innovative wearable. Friends of mine who have purchased a BeechBand rave about the results. Carl regularly appears in my Instagram feed, and when I attended the World Parkinson's Congress (WPC) in May, his booth was consistently packed with people eager to learn more. It's clear that the word is getting out, and BeechBand appears to be gaining real momentum. I have to admit—I became a believer myself. In this episode, Carl shares the origins of BeechBand, the personal story that inspired its creation, and how the device is designed to help people with Parkinson's. Listen in to discover what makes this wearable so intriguing. You just might become a believer, too. https://www.beechband.com/pages/about Thank you to our sponsor – Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about the latest treatment options for Parkinson's disease at https://DBSandMe.com/17branches
For some reason, I've always been fascinated by grief and the grieving process. It seems to be everywhere—in the TV shows I watch, the podcasts I listen to, and the conversations I have with friends. Every one of us experiences grief, yet no two people grieve in exactly the same way. I've become curious about why that is and what we can learn from one another's experiences. That curiosity led me to attend a Support Group Leader session on grief at the World Parkinson Congress last May. One of the presenters was my friend, Karen McIntyre, who introduced an idea that really resonated with me: grief doesn't begin only when someone we love dies. For people living with Parkinson's, grief can occur every time they lose an ability that was once part of everyday life—driving a car, walking long distances, writing by hand, or even enjoying the smell of a favorite meal. What does that kind of grief look like? Is grieving the loss of an ability different from grieving the death of a loved one? Or do they share more similarities than we realize? To explore those questions, I invited Karen, who writes thoughtfully about grief on her Substack, to join me in interviewing an expert in grief and bereavement. Together, we discuss how grief affects all of us, why it takes so many different forms, and how people with Parkinson's and their care partners can better understand and navigate the losses that accompany the disease. This episode is truly for everyone because, at some point in our lives, we all grieve someone or something that has mattered deeply to us. https://clairebidwellsmith.com/ https://www.elegy.co/ https://substack.com/@inmyshoesmemoir Thank you to our sponsor – Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about the latest treatment options for Parkinson's disease at https://DBSandMe.com/17branches
Wall Street's earnings season is gathering pace, and the biggest banks are proving that market volatility can be highly profitable. Morgan Stanley posts record revenue and earnings as equities trading surges, while wealth management reaches a milestone US$10 trillion in client assets. Back home, DBS unveils an ambitious plan to double assets under management to S$1 trillion by 2030, betting that artificial intelligence and Asia's growing affluent population will fuel its next phase of growth. Is the bank's remarkable share price rally justified - and what should investors watch next? Michelle Martin also rounds up the latest moves on Wall Street, where resilient corporate earnings continue to outweigh concerns over higher oil prices and geopolitical tensions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tony Supreme is back with a brand new series of Cellmate to CEO. Tony is the CEO of Soul Surge Wellness & Soul Surge and has lived experience of the criminal justice system himself. In this inspirational series, he talks to other CEOs, leaders and changemakers about their transition from prison to leadership.In this episode, Tony talks to Carlotta Allum, founder of Stretch, a charity supporting people affected by prison, homelessness, addiction and social exclusion through creativity, digital skills and storytelling. Carlotta is also a qualified teacher, researcher, PhD student and recently elected Green Party councillor.Carlotta shares the extraordinary journey that took her from a detention centre in Los Angeles, where she believed she was facing a ten-year prison sentence, to becoming a charity founder, researcher and elected public representative. She reflects on rebuilding her life after prison, the barriers of living with a criminal record, why lived experience matters, and how storytelling can help people rewrite their futures.Useful organisations: Stretch - Supporting people affected by prison, homelessness, addiction and social exclusion through creativity, culture and digital inclusion.Unlock - Information and advice for people with criminal records, including disclosure, employment and DBS checks.Nacro - Support with employment, housing, education and resettlement after prison.Contact us: If anything you've heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, or you'd just like to get in touch, please contact us.
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!The podcast episode featured a discussion with Dr. Martijn Figee and Dr. Alexander Charney from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai about deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a potential treatment for schizophrenia. The doctors explained that DBS is a neurosurgical procedure involving the implantation of electrodes to target specific brain circuits, offering a durable treatment option for severe, treatment-resistant symptoms like hallucinations and delusions. They shared that initial results from a small number of patients have been promising, with some experiencing immediate and significant symptom reduction. The treatment is currently in the experimental stage, with ongoing clinical trials at Mount Sinai and Johns Hopkins. The ideal patient for DBS would have chronic, medication-resistant symptoms and the ability to provide informed consent and comply with follow-up care. The conversation also touched on the challenges of schizophrenia research, the hope for future advancements, and the importance of participation in studies and brain donation for scientific progress.Link:https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/blauMindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/Randye and her book: https://randyekaye.com/Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Thanks for liking and sharing the podcast! Support the showPlease share and support the podcast so we can reach more people who need the info and support.Want to know more?Join our facebook page Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Intimacy is one of the most important topics we can discuss, yet it's also one that I've hesitated to bring to this podcast. For many of us, it's still considered a taboo subject. But the reality is that intimacy and relationships are an important part of life for everyone—and they can become even more important, and sometimes more challenging, for people living with Parkinson's disease and their care partners. Since I'm certainly not the expert on this topic—and I'll admit it makes me a little uncomfortable—I've invited someone who is. Dr. Kelly Rees is a licensed sex therapist in private practice who has a remarkable ability to discuss intimacy in an open, approachable, and judgment-free way. In our conversation, she explains why nurturing intimacy is so important throughout the Parkinson's journey, offers practical insights for navigating the changes that can occur, and reminds us that connection comes in many forms. So, whether you're living with Parkinson's, supporting someone who is, or simply interested in strengthening your relationships, I think you'll find this conversation both informative and reassuring. Let's listen https://drkellyrees.com/ https://www.aasect.org/referral-directory Thank you to our sponsor – Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about the latest treatment options for Parkinson's disease at https://DBSandMe.com/17branches
AI's biggest chipmaker is smashing records - but oil prices, legal battles and geopolitical tensions are testing investor confidence. Hosted by Michelle Martin, we unpack TSMC's blockbuster revenue growth ahead of earnings, the latest Middle East tensions pushing oil prices higher, and Apple's legal clash with OpenAI over its hardware ambitions. We also ask whether DBS deserves its S$200 billion valuation, examine the legal challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and look at Lum Chang Creations' move to the SGX Mainboard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In this episode, hosted by Michelle Martin, Tim Phillips, founder of TimTalksMoney, explores whether new lower-cost global ETFs genuinely challenge VWRA or whether fund size, liquidity and tracking matter more than headline fees. We examine why institutional investors are pouring back into Singapore equities and whether record-high prices for DBS, OCBC and UOB still leave room for further gains. The conversation also tackles one of the year's biggest investor dilemmas: should you rebalance after a volatile first half of 2026, or stay the course? Beyond Singapore, we assess whether Hong Kong dividend stalwarts like CLP Holdings, BOC Hong Kong and MTR offer attractive diversification alongside local banks and REITs. Finally, we discuss where CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Frasers Centrepoint Trust fit into an income portfolio and the key market catalysts investors should watch through the rest of 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Jenn shares practical lessons learned from years of facilitating DBS groups among both believers and nonbelievers in Thailand. You'll hear how DBS empowers ordinary believers to make disciples, answers to common concerns, and why trusting the Holy Spirit is often harder—and more important—than having all the answers.
Demetrick, Dr. Corey Petty, and Jesse are back for an episode where the regulated players finish moving in and the outsiders start getting shown the door.BlackRock, Google, Visa, Stripe, MasterCard, Coinbase, and DBS just announced Open Standard USD. It is called open the same way OpenAI is called open. The reserve yield goes to the participating institutions instead of holders, minting and redemption fees get scrapped, and governance sits under a company collectively owned by the biggest financial players on the planet. The guys break down what happens when the payment rails, the asset managers, and the ad tech giants all agree on the same stablecoin at the same time.Meanwhile Tether is done in Europe. USDT trading pairs are gone from Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, and Crypto.com in the EEA because Tether refused to seek MiCA e-money authorization. Demetrick reveals he has an open short on Tether somewhere on the internet and would very much like to find it.The guys also cover the ENS drama that turned out not to be drama at all when the king of the castle stepped in and killed the privacy committee vote from the top. Plus Michael Saylor selling more Bitcoin, and the theory that this is less about strategy and more about staying out of jail.The back half of the show goes philosophical when Corey lays out an essay he wrote called the paradox of democratizing access. When you lower the barrier of entry to a specialized field, you do not get innovation. You get an army of newcomers who confidently reinvent things the experts already figured out, other people throw money at them because money attracts money, and eight moon markets later you are still watching the same cycle. Cue the pitch for Corey to play the Architect from The Matrix explaining this to a young crypto enthusiast in a gray suit.Drop questions in the YouTube comments. Join the Discord.
Things Discussed: World Cup: When our nation needed rascally anti-slavery hicks with guns, Michigan provided. When our nation needed factories that could turn out more war machines than the rest of the world combined, Michigan provided. When our nation needs unfathomably pedantic sports lawyers, Mo Thiam returning: HUGE news for Michigan, because they needed a frontcourt. Sam: strategy is a retention domino effect: keeping Boynton helped the keep McKenney, which may have influenced Akeem Miskdeen to stick around, which means holding onto Cadeau, which was a big question for Thiam, and if everyone's here you have a shot to keep Estrella. Sam: needs to be more strategy here. Got to back Mike Boynton, let him sign his staff to long-term contracts so he can attract good people. Craig: Misrepresenting how Dusty left. Not okay with the way his players found out, don't think he left for the same reasons as Beilein, despite the interview, because the context of that interview was the NCAA issues were an aside and the main reason was the Mavs were willing to pour resources into him and it's the friggin' NBA. Seth: don't make the 2024 football mistake again by prioritizing keeping the roster together, because most of them—Cadeau, McKenney, Thiam, Estrella, McCoy, Reed—are only around for one more year. You can give Boynton a chance, but obviously Warde is working the back-channels. Sam: Need to support Boynton without boxing yourself in. Craig: Can't hamstring your current guy with less than full support. Ideally Boynton does a fantastic job, is lining up guys for beyond, wins again, and is Tom Izzo but with championships for 30 years. Craig: Schertz is this year's model. He isn't just the hot name; in Ken Pomeroy's article for VALIANT he showed which coaches were dominating in 2PAD: the top-six teams went Schertz, Schertz, Nate Oats, Dusty May, Dusty May, Dusty May. Dusty got Boynton because he defended the rim. Cason to return? Sam thinks so. Break: Craig thinks Dusty should have exited more gracefully. Seth says if you're getting a divorce because you fell in love with someone else, *how* you tell your wife isn't the reason she's mad at you. Football recruiting: Big deal that they can go into a Buckeye family in Cincinnati and get a cornerback that Ohio State wanted. Scouting report: Monsanna Torbert is FAST. Saban always talked about DBs with basketball skills because they can play the ball. Nickname is "Sookie" (sp? Suki? Sukki? Siucci?). Need to watch the film still—love when we get a kid from Cincy because the competition level is strong and the kids are so well-coached. Height: only 5'11 man in America who's really 5'11. Sam was thinking he'd be Smith Snowden's size. If Ohio State wants you that bad—was trying to get him to not even take a Michigan visit—you're probably something. Comp: DJ Turner II. Good to see how their GM is working with the coaches regarding what level they can recruit. Was an issue last year when they had Coach BJ recruiting linebackers that he didn't have the money for.
The Dumbbells welcome Michael Cassady of Netflix's Love to The Weight Room. He tells the DBs about how he was an indoor kid growing up and they make fun of him for studying to get a trumpet degree in college. Cassady describes all the different stages of exercise and nutrition he's hone through over the years with the most recent being intermittent fasting. Finally the group helps a listener who can't seem to lose any body fat even though he's seemingly doing everything right.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
I have told this story many times. After my diagnosis, my doctor wanted me to learn the "Big and Loud" program or LSVP. The physical therapist at the outpatient clinic saved my life. He told me I was going to live a long life and how to exercise Big. He told me to do something for my brain like play Mahjong. I followed his directions. I go to physical therapy every year to continue to work on balance, posture and gait. I think a good PT is a key member of your medical team. Physical therapy is one of the most powerful tools available for living well with Parkinson's disease, and in this episode, Dr. Jennie Allex explains why movement is truly medicine. As a board-certified neurologic physical therapist and Parkinson's specialist, Jennie shares how targeted exercise can help people maintain mobility, improve balance, reduce fall risk, and preserve independence throughout every stage of the disease. In this episode, we are focused on one issue which is very important to address – balance. It turns out there is a lot going on in your brain and body to keep you upright. Jennie discusses how Parkinson's affects the three systems that work together in order to prevent falls. She emphasizes how important it is to get an assessment from a qualified PT so you get the best treatment to improve your balance. The conversation explores practical strategies for balance while highlighting the importance of consistent exercise between therapy visits. Jennie explains how specialized Parkinson's programs, including evidence-based approaches such as PWR!Moves® and other Parkinson's-specific interventions, help retrain movement and build confidence. Whether you're newly diagnosed, have been living with Parkinson's for years, or care for someone with the disease, this episode provides practical, encouraging guidance on how physical therapy can help you move better, stay stronger, and continue living to the fullest. https://www.dailydosepd.com/ https://theparkinsonsfitnessproject.com/ Thank you to our sponsor – Boston Scientific, the maker of Vercise Genus, a Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS system. To learn more about the latest treatment options for Parkinson's disease at https://DBSandMe.com/17branches
On this Monday edition of the program, Z sits down with Browns CB Coach/defensive PGC Brandon Lynch (1:25:13) to discuss the standards he holds his DBs to and more. You'll also play Higher or Lower with the top 100 players in the NFL in 2026 (38:14) and get your Weekend Headlines (55:01). Plus, hear some highlights from Beau's eventful trip to Virginia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Greg Schulz (@giantwerewolf4) bust out a delicious summer staple, the Dense Bean Salad! We get into what makes the DBS one of the most nutritious ways to use up pantry staples and a perfect oven-free dish for a hot summer day, then share some of our favorite grains and veggies to throw in there! Plus, what happens when lamb chops, pomegranates, and mashed potatoes make their way into the Random Meal Generator? The Best Lentil Salad Ever: https://mynewrootsgrow.life/best-lentil-salad-ever/ Three of Cups Tea! https://www.etsy.com/shop/threeofcupsteas Support the show on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Contact us and keep up with everything we're doing over on Instagram @nobadfoodpod! Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Want to be on the show? Tell us why! https://forms.gle/w2bfwcKSgDqJ2Dmy6 MERCH! https://podcavern.myspreadshop.ca/ Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) buy his music here: https://zackingles.bandcamp.com/ www.podcavern.com
Toni Charline is in The Weight Room. You know her from being a UCB performer and her Funny or Die show, Munchies. The Dumbbells find out about how she grew up as a chubby kid who played sports and how she became a vegetarian at age 4! Toni also talks about being a vegan now and her current exercise program (small group personal training). The Dumbbells give some more info on The March Nutritional Challenge and the current leaders are listed on air. Last, the DBs and Toni offer up their thoughts on added "a little bit of bad stuff" to an otherwise healthy meal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Damiaan Denys is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Amsterdam and the co-editor of "Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Frontier in Psychiatry."------------Keep Talking SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------(00:00) Early Fascination With Human Nature(02:18) Difficult Father and Survival Through Understanding People(04:07) Boredom With Protocolized Psychiatry(06:34) From Anti-Psychiatry to Evidence-Based Medicine(10:01) What Psychiatry Is Supposed To Do(12:27) Defining Mental Disorders and Cultural Relativity(15:42) Choosing Psychiatry's Biggest Mysteries(18:04) Human Nature as Fundamentally Problematic(20:07) OCD, Addiction, and Dopamine Theory(23:41) Deep Brain Stimulation Origins(26:08) Understanding Obsessions and Compulsions(29:31) How Brain Stimulation Alters Brain Circuits(33:12) Instant Personality Changes After Stimulation(36:41) The Woman Who Cleaned Sixteen Hours Daily(40:04) Self-Confidence as the Hidden Mechanism(43:17) One Root Behind Many Psychiatric Disorders(46:09) Why Deep Brain Stimulation Remains Rare(49:22) Building a Future Around DBS Treatment(53:06) The Three-Part DBS Treatment Team(56:14) Depression Patient Rediscovers Music and Art(58:47) DBS as Stimulation of the Mind(01:01:08) Fragility, Vulnerability, and Human Connection(01:05:18) Soul, Transcendence, and Psychedelic Experiences(01:08:42) Leaving Academia and Returning to Human Beings(01:11:36) Autonomy, Modern Life, and Resisting Comfort
Where do you rank the DBs in the AFC South? Tyler Warren and the outlook on his sophomore season. We talk about the rankings, Warren and more along with the Touring The AFC South Mailbag on this episode of Touring The AFC South!#colts #titans #texans #jaguars #nfl
Another classic episode with a historic guest...Sean Clements is in The Weight Room. You know him as the co-host of the hilarious podcast Hollywood Handbook. The Dumbbells talk to Sean about his sports background and playing tennis with Matt Besser. They also learn about him being struck by a car and almost dying! And how he has adjusted his training now for longevity. Everyone "weighs in" on how being sore is not the only indicator of a good workout. Last, the DBs and Sean give some tips on staying engaged in working out even when your injured.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ladies and gentlemen it's Dumb Meets Dough Part 1. Nick Wiger, the Burger Boy himself, is in The Weight Room for episode 12. You know him as the co-host of the amazing podcast Doughboys and as a writer on great shows like Comedy Bang Bang and @midnight. The Dumbbells talk to Nick about the Doughboys and chain restaurants and help him with some low back and flexibility issues. Nick talks about his personal body transformation story. Eugene gives a crossfit-er some reasons to stick with it. Last, the DBs and Nick offer up some tips on fat loss and the benefits of intermittent fasting and how to go about starting it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Topics covered in this episode: Vulnerability and malware checks in uv HTTP GET requests with the Python standard library Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package alembic-git-revisions Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Goodbye and Thanks Brian Thanks Calvin for being part of this and future episodes! Also new time for the live show. Thanks Brian for all the hard work over the years. Calvin #1: Vulnerability and malware checks in uv release just yesterday by Astral https://astral.sh/blog/uv-audit uv audit scans dependencies for known vulnerabilities and abandoned packages via the OSV database — runs 4–10x faster than pip-audit Malware check runs on every install/sync, catching actively malicious packages (credential stealers, etc.) before they execute — including ones PyPI quarantined but lockfiles can still reference Enable malware scanning with UV_MALWARE_CHECK=1 — it's opt-in and in preview Future roadmap includes a resolver that steers toward vulnerability-free versions and install-time warnings scoped to newly added deps only Michael #2: HTTP GET requests with the Python standard library If you're doing HTTP in Python, you're probably using one of three popular libraries: requests, httpx, or urllib3. There have been issues with httpx lately. Niquest is another option: Drop-in replacement for Requests. Automatic HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. WebSocket, and SSE included. But maybe less is more, especially in the age of agentic AI A good candidate needs two things to be true at once, not one: the used surface is small, and the behavior behind that surface is shallow. Calvin #3: Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package "BadHost" (CVE-2026-48710) is a critical vulnerability in Starlette — the ASGI framework underlying FastAPI — with 325 million weekly downloads; also affects vLLM, LiteLLM, and most MCP server tooling The exploit is trivial: injecting a single character into an HTTP Host header bypasses path-based authentication, and can lead to credential theft, SSRF, and in some cases remote code execution MCP servers are a prime target since they store credentials for external services (email, databases, cloud accounts) — exposed data in the wild includes biopharma clinical trial DBs, full mailboxes, HR/PII pipelines, and AWS topology Fix is available — patch to Starlette 1.0.1 immediately; use the free scanner at mcp-scan.nemesis.services to check if your servers are still running a vulnerable version Open source sustainability footnote: the maintainer triages near-daily security reports solo, in his free time — most are AI-generated noise, and real ones like this still compete for the same evenings and weekends Michael #4: alembic-git-revisions By Julien Danjou from Mergify Automatic Alembic migration chaining based on git commit history. No more Multiple head revisions are present for given argument 'head'. See the introductory article Caused by two migrations landed with the same down_revision, and Alembic doesn't know which one comes first. The fix is always the same: someone manually edits the migration file to re-chain the revisions. The insight: git already knows the order Extras Calvin: GNU make can do pattern matching in the target. Not new at all, mentioned in the 1994-era docs. just and task don't have this super power on the target name yet. train-%: uv run ./train.py $* --save-hyper-params --overwrite $(TRAIN_ARGS) Michael: Updated my HTTP client using packages from httpx to httpx2: listmonk, umami, and memberful. For motivation, see this reddit thread. Joke: Accurate
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) was developed as a targeted, adjustable therapy for movement disorders to improve earlier hard-to-control procedures. Victor Sung, M.D., discusses how UAB began performing DBS in 1997 and built one of the nation's highest-volume programs, now performing six surgeries a week. Learn how advances such as directional stimulation, brain-sensing devices, and remote programming are shaping care, and how DBS plays an important role in the future of UAB's Movement Disorders Division.
B.A.B....aka...Before Action Boyz there was....DB-w/BR!Episode 28!! Ben Rodgers joins The Dumbbells in The Weight Room. He is a super funny dude who wrote for Workaholics, performs improv and can be seen on TV from time to time. The group talks movies for a bit and then The DBs discover how Rodgers played sports growing up but was always the worst in his neighborhood. He also discusses how exercise helps his mental health and how he actually worked with a squat coach to improve his form. Last the group discusses HaloTop ice cream and gives an equipment recommendation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.