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In this Conflicted Conversation, Thant Myint-U talks about his new book Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s. It tells the story of his grandfather U Thant, the Burmese schoolteacher turned UN Secretary-General who guided the United Nations through some of the most dangerous crises of the 1960s, yet is now woefully forgotten or badly misremembered. Thant explains: U Thant's forgotten role as UN Secretary-General during the great crises of the 1960s His sociability, humour, directness, and moral imagination How Buddhism shaped U Thant's approach to crisis How newly independent post-colonial states tried to remake the world order Burma/Myanmar after empire: colonial destruction, weak institutions, and postcolonial state-building The Non-Aligned Movement: Afro-Asian internationalism beyond the US–Soviet Cold War Congo, Katanga and sovereignty: U Thant's defence of postcolonial borders against neo-imperial fragmentation The Cuban Missile Crisis: U Thant's overlooked role in helping Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro de-escalate Vietnam and the lost peace channel: U Thant's ignored 1964 attempt to open talks with Ho Chi Minh The Six-Day War and the UN-Israel rupture: UNEF, Nasser, Israel, and the myth that the UN abandoned Israel U Thant's late one-world vision, the decline of Bandung idealism, and the lost promise of postcolonial internationalism Join the Conflicted Community here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit Thant's website: thantmyintu.com Find us on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. Produced and edited by Thomas Small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What must happen before a business can trust AI agents to detect and resolve operational problems without waiting for human intervention? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Josh Clay, Regional Vice President of Solution Engineering for Dynatrace in the UK, about autonomous operations, AI observability, fragmented telemetry, business outcomes, and the growing pressure to control token and data costs. Josh has spent much of his 11 years at Dynatrace discussing the road toward autonomous operations. The earliest version involved reducing the time organizations spent inside IT war rooms. He remembers calls with 30 or 40 people attempting to establish which team was responsible for an incident. He jokingly calls this the "mean time to innocence." Modern observability reduced many of those investigations from several hours to between 30 and 60 minutes. Agentic AI creates the possibility of going further by identifying a problem, understanding its cause, and resolving it before the customer experience is affected. That ambition also introduces risk. Josh cites Dynatrace research showing that 52% of respondents view security, privacy, and compliance concerns as barriers to AI adoption. He believes many organizations still lack full observability across their existing technology environments, making autonomous agents harder to supervise. Josh shares a warning from Alex Hibbert of Storia Group: AI can amplify existing technology problems. If telemetry is fragmented, data quality is poor, or teams cannot see how services depend on one another, adding autonomous agents may increase the speed and scale of the resulting failure. Trust therefore depends on visibility. Josh describes observability as a control plane for agentic AI because it can show what an agent is doing, why it made a decision, and what happened afterward. Defined guardrails and real time information can give leaders confidence without asking them to surrender control blindly. The adoption figures show how early this work remains. Josh says 50% of businesses have AI operating in limited production use cases, often performing one isolated task. Only 23% describe their deployments as connected across the wider organization. We discuss how observability has progressed beyond technical monitoring. An airport can measure whether technology changes improve e-gate availability and passenger processing times. A bank can examine whether application performance affects mortgage completion rates. These connections allow leaders to measure AI through business results rather than relying entirely on response times and infrastructure metrics. Reliable agents also need suitable data. Dynatrace says AI agents operating with deterministic data can work 12 times more accurately and three times faster while using two and a half times fewer tokens. These remain company findings, but they demonstrate why context and causality can affect cost as well as reliability. Fragmented telemetry creates another barrier. Logs may sit in one platform, front end monitoring in another, and metrics or traces somewhere else. Attempting to reconstruct every relationship for an AI agent can become expensive and difficult. Josh recommends bringing observability data into a connected environment where relationships between services, cloud resources, traces, metrics, and logs are already understood. He also warns against collecting information simply because it exists. Data hoarding increases ingestion costs and can introduce personal information into systems without a clear business need. The conversation then moves toward AI FinOps. Leaders want to know what agents cost, how many tokens they consume, and whether those costs produce a measurable return. Josh describes a Dynatrace proof of concept that identified potential annual savings just below £250,000 within one small environment. That example reinforces a recurring concern. Organizations are racing to place AI into production, then moving to the next project without reviewing whether the previous environment is appropriately sized or financially efficient. Josh hopes companies will develop a more pragmatic view of AI as another enterprise tool. That means establishing agreed methods for deployment, monitoring, cost management, incident response, and measuring business results. Could observability provide the confidence businesses need to move from isolated AI experiments toward autonomous operations? Listen to the episode and share your thoughts with me.

“How many people do you think go into a bar and say: ‘I'd like an Everclear on the rocks, please…'?”   Looking back, 1997 seems utterly surreal…   To put things in perspective, 1997 marked the debut of South Park on Comedy Central, the release of Radiohead's breakthrough, third album, OK Computer, the beginning of the final season of Seinfeld, and (of course) the arrival of Metallica's conclusion to The Loads with Reload.   Perhaps one of the most surreal (and tragic) parts of 1997 was the time a bunch of children in a band called Hanson went viral with a song called MMMBop while a lesser known, criminally underrated, and FAR SUPERIOR band (with an extremely similar sounding name, consisting of former members of Helmet & Quicksand) called Handsome released their one (and only) album, Handsome, earlier that same year.     Sometimes life is just too weird and utterly unfair…   It's time to discover the power of “a better magical piece of paper” that is not a college degree and understand that whenever someone uses the term ‘dating' that “we know exactly what they're talking about”.    Find out who “stayed metal the whole time”, who was “chuggin' the D”, and who wasn't going to metal shows “unless it was Metallica” when you JOIN US as we go back in time almost 30 years with THE CLASS OF 1997. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can't be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast   Show Notes & Time Stamps: (00:01): “Now we're about the same height…”/ “Alright, let's see ‘em…”/ “Has anybody had any weird diarrhea lettuce issues?” / “You had it before it was cool?”/ #BastieBoys / “I got so freaking sick…out of both ends…also, every 5 minutes, I was having contractions…”/ “Doctor, he's dilated…”/ #cyclospora / “So it was the exact same thing?”/ (NOTE: “Cyclospora stays dormant in your body for up to 2 weeks…) / #nightsoil / “Reason #2 I don't eat greens…”/ “Email Russ at RussWages@diarrhealettuce.com...” /  ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “And frankly…tiresome.”   (05:50): “You wanna say the hellos and the welcomes?” /  ***WELCOME BACK TO THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE AND THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #rainylanta /  “Because of the gudatron? The front gunt?” / “I've been having to find all my fat clothes…”/ “What, was it 121/81?” / #RussellsHealthReflections   (09:19): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / #Doomsicle #SmogMountain #SabbathFuzzySabbath /  “I like floral cunt, I'm gonna keep using it…” / “We speak your names…”/ “I'm just gonna go ahead and make this statement…”/ ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com ***/ ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok *** / “Are we gonna have to hire somebody to go through our emails now?” /  “CD Samplers…?”/ ***VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** /  #doowop (NOTE: It's Padavona, NOT Padanova) /  #RJD (14:19): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PRESENTS: THE CLASS OF 1997 / “The year I graduated from college and got that magical piece of paper…”/ “You know what a better magical piece of paper is?” / “It makes for a much better life…”/  “And by ‘dating'…we know EXACTLY what they're talking about…”/  “That dude's a Dude, man…”/ “Spittin' Crickets is such a 90's band name…”/  “I gotta ask the question…where did y'all get that name?” / #hawktuah / #RussellsReflectionsNostalgiaEdition / “That's some red neck shit; that's not frat boy shit…”   (19:02): “I will say…in 1997…we were big followers of a local heavy metal band…who released their breakthrough album…” / #RussellsSevendustReflections /  #Sevendust BLACK (Sevendust – 1997) / “That's a good opener…like a show opener…”   (23:38): #StrappingYoungLad ALL HAIL THE NEW FLESH (City – 1997) / #CanadianMetal / “Get ready…”/ “It's like a super charged Filter…”/ “If I was still working out, that would be in the playlist for sure…”   (27:00): “Hold on, so it's a different singer?”/ NOTE: This is the first Priest album with Tim “Ripper” Owens on vocals, and also the first Priest album since 1990's Painkiller / #IcedEarth / #JudasPriest JUGULATOR (Jugulator – 1997) / “You pulling up the Jugulator?” / #moonshine /  “How many people do you think go into a bar and say ‘I'd like an Everclear on the rocks, please…'”/ NOTE: Everclear is the active ingredient in Hunch Punch / “Chuggin' the D…” /  “That does not sound like Judas Priest…”/ “That's a very different vibe…that's a different band!”   (33:30): “How about some…Overkill?”/ “In 1997, were you looking for Overkill albums?” /  “(The Hodges) stayed metal the whole time…” / #WFO #TheKillingKind / #NostalgicReflections / “I wasn't going to metal shows…unless it was Metallica…”/ “There were a lot of used CD stores back then (in the mid to late 90's) …” /  #Overkill IT LIVES (From the Underground and Below – 1997) / “I love panning…”   (39:56): “Alright, Matt…look at the inventory of cokelines…”/  “Track 5…I know it doesn't have as many cokelines…trust me…”/ “Is it more of the Forbidden Evil?” / “Imagine Forbidden doing groove stuff but it still sounds like Forbidden…”/ #Forbidden FACE DOWN HEROES (Green – 1997) /  “This was in the Can't Be Loud Enough…”/ OVER THE MIDDLE /  “This sounds nothing like Forbidden Evil…”/ “That sounds like…Slayer.” (43:20): “Did y'all ever hear that one (Demonic)?”/ “That's where the power comes from, dude…”/ #Testament DEMONIC REFUSAL (Demonic – 1997) / “This is where (Chuck Billy) changed his voice…that's death metal…”/ “Looks like I need a bigger rug…”/  “That's definitely different Testament…”   (46:28): “Mark the time, please…”/ #Kreator PHOBIA (Outcast – 1997) / “Like Slayer, you always know what you're gonna get (with Kreator) …”/ #industrialsound / “That's different than normal Kreator…”/ “It's almost like industrial punk…it's almost like a Kreator side project…”   (48:52): “We've got to pay tribute to The Loads…”/ “I think that's probably the best song on the album…but it takes forever to get there…” (Fixxxer) /  “It might be worse than Sandman…” (Fuel) / #Metallica DEVIL'S DANCE (Reload – 1997) / “That's a meaty bass sound…”/ “It's like a weird, Metallica, stoner metal…”/ “Yeah, it needs a laugh right there…”/ “Under a different name, they're good rock and roll records…” ***Go check out our Building the Perfect Load episode…*** / “Watch him pull up Queensryche…big fan from way back…more than KISS…” (53:47): #Misfits DIG UP HER BONES (American Psycho – 1997) /  “It's like Peter Steele with a higher voice…”/  “He sounds like Peter Steele PLUS the singer from Life of Agony…”/ #Caputo / “They came back, dude…”/ “It's like Optimus Prime can be a robot, and then he can be a truck, and then he can be a robot again..." (56:26): “This sounds like a lovely title…I guarantee you it sounds like WASP…”/ #powerballads / “Let us know if we should do a whole episode of power ballads…” /  “We might need some extra special relaxers for that episode (power ballads) …” / “No microdosing…we gotta go full tilt…bring sleeping bags…”/ #TheChronicles / “Have you ever heard anybody talking in their sleep?”/ #sleeptalking #gibberish / “He would call in air strikes…while he was at home in bed, years after the war…”/  “We got new chairs down here in The Bunkerpoon…I look a lot more slender because I'm hiding my gunt underneath the table…” / #WASP KILL FUCK DIE (Kill Fuck Die – 1997) / “Oh listen, it's industrial…when L.A. Metal goes Industrial, that's kind of a weird sign…”/ “What is it?  What'd you say?” / “That was not at all what I was expecting…” (1:01:24): “Look at that album cover…that just screams 1976…he looks like the homeless hatchet guy…there's a documentary about this dude…”/ “But he looked just like that dude…” / “Turn up the fuzzmeter…”/ #FuManchu EVIL EYE (The Action is Go – 1997) / “Kinda sounds like ‘I Disappear' a little bit…”/  “It's good rock and roll with a lot of fuzz on it…” (1:04:39): “On that note, how about a little Karma to Burn…”/  “Hold on, that was wet and you didn't cup…you SHOULD have cupped…”/ #instrumental /  “I'm going in with an open mind…and a pink shirt…”/ “I don't care…” /  “Where are we on the whole ‘how do snakes fuck?'…” / “It IS whittled…”/ #debutalbum /  #KarmaToBurn EIGHT (Karma To Burn – 1997) / “This sounds like some good pre-show music…very good background music…” (1:07:54): “Annihilator had an album out that year…”/ #recordscratch #mouthsounds /  “That sounded almost like a record scratch…I can't do it again…make it a button…”/  “All the cokelines…”/ #Annihilator MURDER (Remains – 1997) / “That's gated…there's your '97 vibe…”/ “He's gonna yell in a minute…he yelled…I heard him…”/  “Let's pick another one…” / SEXECUTION / “Sexecution…that's got to be good…”    (1:12:45): “We've got to cleanse…”/ “What did (Annihilator) do there?” /  “I'm hoping, for the sake of all that is evil…that Venom will sound like Venom…”/  “Metallica's the ONLY band that changed in the 90's…whatever…”/ #Venom THE EVIL ONE (Cast in Stone – 1997) / “That's what heavy metal sounds like…”  (1:15:41): “You know, THAT guy from THAT band…”/ “Who sings on this, him (Geezer Butler)?” / NOTE: This was NOT Burton C. Bell on vocals, it was Clark Brown on vocals…/  #GZR MAN IN A SUITCASE (Black Science – 1997) / “Strangely industrial? Or weirdly industrial?” (1:17:27): “How about a little Grip Inc.? That was Dave Lombardo's band after Slayer…”/ #GripInc PATHETIC LIAR (Nemesis – 1997) / “That has the Slayer sound to it…if you're playing with Dave, I'm sure it's going to sound like Slayer at some point…”   (1:19:44): “I was just looking up some In Flames…”/ “Let's cup so they get the full effect…”/ #InFlames JOTUN (Whoracle – 1997) / “I think that's what they call melodeath metal…”/ “It suits this kind of day…the gray and cloudy…” / “Nothing's gonna impress me anymore after Psycroptic…” / “It's the first thing we've heard in forever that's really a mindblower…you keep getting away from the novelty effect…and then you hear that (Psycroptic)…”   (1:23:34): “Billiam never picks trash…”/  “We should do the most underrated bands and talk about nothing but Poison and Nickelback the whole time…”/ “You don't shit on Nickelback and you don't shit on Creed…”/ “It's just fun to talk like that…” /  NOTE: This was NOT Bruce Dickinson's first solo album…it was his fourth /  #BruceDickinson ROAD TO HELL (Accident of Birth – 1997)  (1:26:38): “My only thing about that…remember when (Dave) did the thing (remixed the entire Megadeth catalog in 2004…) with the drums?”/  #Megadeth TRUST (Cryptic Writings – 1997) / “I think he got mostly cleaned up in the early 90's…”/ “Would you call that rock or metal?” / “If you could take 5% (of that bass mix) and drop it in AJFA…” / “2002 was (allegedly) when (Mr. Mustaine) fully gained sobriety…”   (1:30:18): “I think Billiam finally found what he was looking for…”/ #MachineHead TEN TON HAMMER (The More Things Change – 1997) / “It's weird that harmonics could be so heavy…”/ “It's like harmonics with a cape…”   (1:32:10): “Awwwwwww mannnnnnn…” /  #Pantera WHERE YOU COME FROM (Official Live: 101 Proof – 1997) / “Wait for it…”/ “They recorded (the 2 new songs) in 12 days…”/ “Should we call it Class of '97?” /  THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel

Nick Lloyd describes British leadership during the Great War as defined by constant arguments, doubt, and backstabbing among its political and military elite. Prime Minister H.H. Asquith and War Minister Lord Kitchener struggled to manage the war's unexpected scale, which saw the British army balloon from a tiny expeditionary force to a massive 60-division organization within eighteen months. The replacement of Asquith by David Lloyd George brought a new wave of "infectious energy" to the war effort, though he maintained notoriously poor relations with Douglas Haig. Lloyd George's distrust of Haig's optimistic "breakthrough" strategies led to deep strategic disagreements, particularly as the British were forced to support the failing French offensives of 1917. This friction underscored the broader challenge of coalition warfare, as the British resisted subordinating their troops to French command until the dire military crisis of 1918 finally necessitated a unified leadership under Ferdinand Foch. (7)

A Well-Defined Faith — Proverbs 9:1-18 — Wisdom Sermon from July 26, 2026 – Deron Spoo, Pastor Part 15 of 20 in the series “A Well-Defined Faith”   Thanks for worshiping with us! Let us know you're here at tulsafbc.org/next we'd love to connect with you!

Welcome on board! Enjoy the 35th episode of season two, the radio show "London Vibes" hosted and mixed by Quest! Will be selecting and mixing for you the best House Music beats from underground to the mainstage. "London Vibes" is a journey into the world of house music. Defined, presented and carefully selected by Quest. Everything that Quest is playing on the show comes from his soul, he will take you to the journey of deep house, soulful, funky, club house, nudisco, disco to tech house. Allow yourself to 120 minutes of music extasy. This will be nothing but a kind of adventure into the unknown. And as we know unknow taste best. More news, music and info Follow Quest on: Facebook: http://bit.ly/qdjfb Instagram: http://bit.ly/qdjins Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/qdjsc

Mike and Abe get into some Falcons talk as they share thoughts on the teams first few games as they agree it will be a pretty tough start to the season and if the Falcons can get off to a 3-2 start, they should feel pretty good about themselves. They then get back to Georgia/SEC talk as they share more thoughts Kirby Smart essentially back Greg Sankey's comments about the conference having talks about breaking off from NCAA if there are no uniformity of rules.

Lady Pastor Nicky Boadum begins by introducing Proverbs 13:12 as the key Scripture for the message: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes it is a tree of life.” She connects this Scripture to the church's emphasis on being a generation that seeks the face of God, rather than merely seeking His hand for what He can do. The more we try to solve certain problems through their our own strength, the more we can intensify their inner misery.  A delayed testimony can become a tree of life, return to God and see that purpose manifest.

A Well-Defined Faith — Matthew 6:14-15 — Forgiveness Sermon from July 19, 2026 – Deron Spoo, Pastor Part 14 of 20 in the series “A Well-Defined Faith”   Thanks for worshiping with us! Let us know you're here at tulsafbc.org/next we'd love to connect with you!

Who are some of the greatest women in horror history? In this episode, we're celebrating some of our favorite actresses and unforgettable female characters who helped shape the horror genre. From terrifying villains to gothic legends and unforgettable performances, these women left an everlasting mark on horror cinema. Featured in this discussion: Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes (Misery) The Alien Queen (Aliens) Frieda(?) Gelhorn (Twins of Evil) Evelyn Ankers (Weird Woman) Rhoda Penmark (The Bad Seed) Lynda Hayden (Blood on Satan's Claw) Barbara Steele (Black Sunday) Linda Blair (The Exorcist) Gloria Holden (Dracula's Daughter) Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz) We'll talk about what makes each performance so memorable, why these characters continue to resonate with horror fans, and how they've influenced generations of filmmakers and audiences. Who are YOUR favorite women in horror? Let us know in the comments. If you enjoy classic horror, cult films, Hammer Horror, Universal Monster, and deep dives into horror history, be sure to Like, Subscribe and Turn on Notifications so you never miss a new episode.  

Haystack Full of Needles: A memoir of research on mechanisms of memory in the decades that defined neuroscience by Louis Neal Irwin https://www.amazon.com/dp/1664140603 Lirwin.org How do we store information in the brain? Is memory a thing in a place, like a specific molecule in a particular cell? Or does learning require a process in a population, like neurons firing in a specific pattern for each experience? This combination of memoir and history tells the story of how the mechanisms of memory were gradually revealed, through biographical vignettes of the scientists who set out to solve the riddle of memory, including the author?s own efforts as he was coming of age as a scientist. It shows how individual goals intertwine with the technologies at hand to push scientific knowledge forward, often erratically, and always in the context of social forces and private ups and downs. Not only a compelling personal story with the war in Vietnam, civil rights movement, and downfall of two presidents as backdrop, this is a lucid explanation of brain function for the nonscientist and valuable contribution to the history of science in the decades that saw neuroscience join molecular biology as the marquee biomedical accomplishments of the twentieth century About the author Writer, neuroscientist, astrobiologist, educator, and political activist. Born in West Texas and raised in San Antonio, now current resident of Denver. Former Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. Previously lived in Lubbock TX, Lawrence KS, New York City, Detroit, and Newton MA, serving four terms there on the Board of Aldermen. Recently a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children, and current chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver. Co-author of “Life in the Universe” and “Cosmic Biology”, and author of “Scotophobin”

Thomas Arnett is Senior Research Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, focused on disruptive innovation in education. He is author of research on "What actually determines AI's impact on humanity". Thomas discusses how disruptive innovation transforms established systems and describes the incentives, governance, and business models shaping AI development. He explores how AI is changing the 'game' of work and education and that we must shift from traditional models as AI exposes their limitations. Thomas explains the need for curiosity and adaptable skills-based learning as career pathways change.     KEY TAKEAWAYS  [01:04] Fascinated by how the world works, Thomas studies economics.   [01:53] Teaching middle school convinces Thomas that much of today's education system is outdated.  [02:55] Thomas pursues graduate school to explore how to reinvent education.  [03:38] The Christensen Institute gives Thomas a framework for understanding disruptive innovation.  [04:48] Established systems are usually optimized to solve yesterday's problems rather than tomorrow's.  [06:23] Disruptive innovation positive side effects making scarce solutions more abundant and available.  [06:55] School systems face the innovators' dilemma as entities struggling to adopt new innovations.  [08:26] Disruptive innovation frequently starts with inferior solutions to mainstream alternatives.  [08:54] Disruptive innovations initially often serve overlooked users before improving and reaching mainstream audiences.  [10:27] AI represents a technology capable of fundamentally changing how education creates value.  [10:56] AI has created a new game to play while education systems teach how to succeed at the old game.  [11:33] School is an artificial game where AI can help students succeed at school assignments while undermining the assignments' purpose.  [12:16] Assessments need rethinking because AI changes what knowledge and capabilities matter.  [14:17] AI companies' missions and their business models often drive them in different directions.  [15:30] Investors, governance, and customer markets increasingly influence how AI products evolve.  [16:33] Understanding incentives provides better insights into AI's future than reviewing technical capabilities.  [18:02] The business models behind AI shape which applications receive the greatest investment.  [18:26] Factors tempering AI companies' 'arms race' as feedback and safety issues influence decisions.  [21:24] Thomas is optimistic about young people considering their reservations about AI.  [22:29] Learning should focus more on critical thinking, developing judgment, and problem-solving.  [23:02] Thomas stresses learning how to uncover nuances to succeed in the era of AI.  [25:49] AI's cost efficiencies and capability expansion is generating more entrepreneurship possibilities.  [29:06] AI's language interface adapts to us, rather than humans having to learn a new tech interface.  [29:53] Many human roles were previously needed to deal with messy tech-human interfaces.   [31:22] New entrants can adapt faster with new interfaces, fitting the organisation, designed AI-first.  [33:49] Shifting to tax capital not labour as one possible solution to improve labour market dynamics.  [34:44] Thomas suggests new modes of financing ventures as community-based capital.  [37:24] Existing examples of Universal Basic Income – upsides and downsides are inevitable.  [38:34] Recognising how financial security affects people's career decisions and viable opportunities.  [39:09] School experiences must evolve as they determine students' ability to succeed in the workplace.    [27:35] AI lowers barriers for individuals wanting to create value independently.  [31:05] Defined career ladders are evolving into more fluid and adaptable pathways.  [34:00] The future belongs to people who identify worthwhile problems before searching for solutions.  [40:30] Education must prepare people to navigate uncertainty not just master established knowledge.  [44:10] Human curiosity becomes increasingly valuable as AI can handle more routine cognitive work.  [48:25] Career success will increasingly depend on adaptability.  [53:15] Solving meaningful problems creates more lasting value than completing prescribed tasks.  [59:50] IMMEDIATE ACTION TIP: Focus on understanding the problems that need solving and cultivate the curiosity to keep learning and creating solutions throughout your career.      RESOURCES  Thomas's research publication "What actually determines AI's impact on humanity".  Thomas's article       QUOTES    "School is an artificial game... we've constructed this game and now we've got this technology that helps you win at the game but actually lose at the purpose of the game."    "Most of the AI getting used in schools today is... not rethinking the assumptions of how school works, it's just using it to try and enhance the way the school system has always worked."    "Don't just look at what AI can do. Look at the incentives driving the companies building it."    "If you want to see where these [AI] companies are going, look at their governance structures, look at who their investors are, look at what customer base they're trying to target."    "As long as you maintain that curiosity for understanding those problems and a desire to try and solve them, I think that is a mindset that is going to serve people well."    "Systems get designed to solve certain problems and they get really good at doing the things they were designed to do, but not very good at doing things that are radically different from what they're originally designed to do." 

"As with all things with the IRS, document, document, document." Our hosts, Stephanie McCullough and Kevin Gaines, explain what actually happens when you move an investment or retirement account from one custodian to another. The mechanics may seem as simple as filling out a form and waiting a few days. But Kevin walks through the fine print that trips up even seasoned advisors. Taxable accounts can usually move without triggering a sale, so cost basis and unrealized gains transfer intact. Retirement accounts are where the real danger lives. There are two ways to move retirement money: a trustee-to-trustee transfer, where the funds never touch your hands, and a 60-day rollover, where they briefly become yours. The second path can be a minefield because, if you miss the 60-day window by even a day, the money is reclassified as a taxable distribution. The only way back is IRS self-certification for a handful of approved hardships, or a costly private letter ruling. And if you mix up traditional and Roth buckets during a move, you risk an illegal conversion or double taxation. Beyond the rollover clock, Kevin brings up the mandatory 20% withholding on 401(k) distributions, and after-tax "basis" dollars that shouldn't be taxed twice. Then there's Form 5498, an easily discarded document that turns out to be essential for tracking IRA contributions and conversions for years to come. Needless to say, all of this can be overwhelming. That's why it's so important to ask questions, document everything, and use direct transfers whenever possible.   Key Topics: Taxable Accounts and Custodians, Defined (04:38) The Myth That You Have to Sell Everything to Move (06:26) Transfer vs. Rollover: The Critical Difference (13:37) Inside the 60-Day Rollover Danger Zone (17:39) RMDs, Penalties, and the First-Dollar Rule (21:31) After-Tax Basis: Money You've Already Paid Tax On (26:51) The Mandatory 20% Withholding Trap on 401(k) Rollovers (31:50) Annuities and Surrender Periods (35:21)   If you like what you've been hearing, we invite you to subscribe on your favorite platform and leave us a review. Tell us what you love about this episode! Or better yet, tell us what you want to hear more of in the future. stephanie@sofiafinancial.com   You can find the transcript and more information about this episode at www.takebackretirement.com.   Follow Stephanie on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.  Follow Kevin on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.  

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Crime Defined is a series where we break down the law, one crime at a time. Each episode, we start by explaining exactly what a specific crime is — what makes it illegal, how it's defined under the law, and the consequences for those who commit it. Then, we dive into a real-life case, exploring someone who actually committed that crime, the investigation, and the impact of their actions. Our goal is to make the law understandable and the true crime unforgettable.The trial is underway.In Part 3 of our four-part First-Degree Murder series, we break down the courtroom battle that captivated the world. We examine the prosecution's theory of the case, the history of domestic violence between O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson, the timeline prosecutors presented, and the forensic evidence they believed tied Simpson to the murders.Then we turn to the defense. We'll explore the "Dream Team's" strategy, their challenges to the prosecution's timeline, their attacks on the DNA evidence, and how they worked to create reasonable doubt. We also discuss the role Detective Mark Fuhrman played in the trial, the controversy surrounding the Fuhrman tapes, and the now-famous glove demonstration that became one of the defining moments of the case.The verdict is still to come. In Part 4, we'll cover the closing arguments, the jury's decision, the civil trial, and the lasting impact of one of the most infamous criminal cases in American history.Listener discretion is advised. This episode contains discussions of homicide, domestic violence, and graphic violence that may not be suitable for all audiences.Follow us on all social media!Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/bucketmurd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheMurderBucket⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/murdbucket/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@murderbucketpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://murderbucketpod.wordpress.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Companies are spending heavily on AI agents, but many deployments still fail to deliver measurable business value. The problem may not be the technology. It may be that organizations are asking AI agents to perform jobs that were never clearly defined. In this episode of Today in Tech, host Keith Shaw speaks with Satyen Sangani, CEO and co-founder of Alation, about why companies should treat AI agents more like employees and give them clear responsibilities, boundaries, success metrics and escalation rules. They discuss: • Why successful AI pilots often fail in production • How unclear goals lead to unreliable AI agents • Why AI agents need job descriptions • The role of data, context, guardrails and evaluations • Why 95% accuracy may still be unacceptable • How governance can enable AI instead of slowing it down • Why companies should start with high-value business problems • Whether AI agents are being held to a higher standard than humans The companies that succeed with AI agents will not be the ones deploying the most technology. They will be the ones that clearly define the problem, measure performance and continuously improve the system. Subscribe to Today in Tech for weekly conversations about artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, enterprise technology and the future of work. Follow TECH(talk) for the latest tech news and discussion! #todayintech #agenticai #artificialintelligence #podcast

Who Gets to Define the Next Generation? Gen Z Finds Its Voice—and Its Anchor—in Christ Is Gen Z lost in the noise of culture, media, and politics—or are they quietly forging a radical new path of faith? In this powerful episode, Catherine sits down with high school senior and gifted poet Charis Shoemaker to explore how today’s young Christians are wrestling with identity, truth, and calling in an ever-fractured world. If you wonder what the next generation truly believes, and how Christian parents can encourage their kids to pursue God in the midst of cultural chaos, this is an episode you cannot afford to miss. About Our Guest:Charis Shoemaker is no ordinary teenager. A state award-winning actress, an eloquent poet, and—most importantly—a passionate follower of Christ, she represents a new wave of young believers speaking up for authentic faith. Charis’ original poem, “They Say,” recently brought a packed house to their feet at her homeschool graduation, voicing the hopes and struggles of a generation determined to follow Christ—no matter the cost. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: Gen Z Under the MicroscopeListen as Charis shares firsthand what it’s like to grow up constantly defined—often unfairly—by societal labels, politics, and the relentless barrage of social media. In an era of fractured opinions, what do young people really hear about who or what they’re supposed to be? The Power of Godly InfluenceCharis opens up about her own journey, including profound family challenges and the steady faith of her mother, a night-shift nurse who made time for Scripture and prayer no matter how hard life got. Her story testifies to the quiet resilience that shapes faith behind the scenes. A Poetic Anthem for Gen ZHear Charis' captivating poem, “They Say,” in full. Her words challenge generational stereotypes and culture’s attempts to define identity—while serving as an anthem for those who choose to be defined not by people, but by the voice of God. “If my life is to revolve around opinions, I would much rather they come from a God who is preeminent than a people who are insignificant... I would much rather they be words spoken by the Word who became flesh for me.” – Charis Shoemaker, 19:15 Dealing with Church Hurt and PainCharis recounts personal battles—including abuse and disappointment with the Church—and how those wounds could have derailed her faith. Yet, she found hope, healing, and her truest identity in Jesus. Parents will find wisdom here for helping kids process pain with grace rather than anger or withdrawal. Who Gets to Define Us?The conversation zeroes in on the theme of authority, urging listeners to ask tough questions: Is our identity determined by culture, by the Church, by ourselves—or solely by God, the Creator who names us and calls us His own? Hope Rising in Gen ZContrary to stereotypes, Charis reveals that a growing number of her peers are returning to church and hungry for real, unfiltered truth. She challenges parents not to underestimate Gen Z's capacity—and desire—for deep faith, and encourages both generations to risk bold, loving conversations about what matters most. “There’s a generation coming up after you that wants truth…Be there for us. Give us that thing to hold on to.” – Charis Shoemaker, 53:38 Why This Matters:In a season when so much is said about the failures and fears of the next generation, this episode highlights a surprising undercurrent: Gen Z isn’t just walking away—they’re wrestling, seeking, and often returning to the God who defines them. Catherine and Charis Shoemaker’s honest exchange offers hope to every parent praying for their child’s faith journey. Memorable Moments: The story of Charis Shoemaker's friend whose final words were simply, “Trust Jesus”—a moving reminder of the enduring legacy of authentic faith (35:33). An inspiring encounter with a peer who worships “mother earth” and how open conversation sows seeds of truth and friendship (52:53). The recognition that every generation faces labels, but the only voice that matters is God’s. Modern Application:Christian parents, take heart! The next generation is listening, watching, and longing for truth—especially from you. Your example, prayers, and honest conversations matter more than ever. As you foster their search for identity, remember: God alone must anchor our children in a world desperate to define them. Call to Action:How are you helping your children—or the young people in your life—listen to God’s voice above all others? This week, try having an open conversation about identity and faith at home. Share your own story, and invite them to share theirs—uncut, unfiltered, and real. Resources Mentioned: “Gay Girl, Good God” by Jackie Hill Perry The Narrow Road (song by Reagan James Boone) Let us know: How are you equipping your family to anchor their identity in Christ, not in what “they say”? Share your thoughts and experiences with us on social media, or email your parenting questions for future episodes! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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NSC-68: The Blueprint for Cold War Rearmament GUEST: Nick Bunker Following the 1949 Soviet atomic test, Paul Nitze and Dean Acheson drafted NSC-68, a top-secret strategic document that defined the Cold War struggle. The document portrayed the Soviet threat in the "starkest, grimmest possible terms," identifying 1954 as the "year of maximum danger." To counter Soviet military spending — estimated at 15% of their national output — NSC-68 proposed trebling the U.S. defense budget from $13 billion to $40 billion. Simultaneously, McCarthy targeted Owen Lattimore, an Asia expert, as a "master Soviet agent" to undermine the State Department's policy. While Lattimore was eventually cleared, the political pressure forced the administration into an awkward defensive position. Ultimately, the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 "overtook" the measured rollout of NSC-68, leading to the massive military build-up the document envisioned, but in a far more chaotic and urgent manner. (7)

A Well-Defined Faith — John 13:34-35 — Love   Sermon from July 12, 2026 – Deron Spoo, Pastor Part 13 of 20 in the series “A Well-Defined Faith”   Thanks for worshiping with us! Let us know you're here at tulsafbc.org/next we'd love to connect with you!

Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan and Ace boot up the nostalgia engines to explore the legendary titles that didn't just sell consoles… they defined them. From the plumber who made the NES a household hero to the cinematic juggernauts that pushed PlayStation into the future, this episode celebrates the video games that turned plastic boxes into cultural icons. Each console has its crown jewel, a game that sparked fandoms, launched franchises and shaped the gaming world forever. Our trio breaks down why these classics mattered, how they changed the industry and which ones still hold up today. Whether you grew up blowing into cartridges or waiting through endless installs, this look back at video games history will hit you right in the memory card. Get ready for a power-up of pure gaming joy on the Video Gamers Podcast! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol' Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, Dettmarp and NightWizard63   Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S.   Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/h2cHKAvSmu Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠  Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠  Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠    Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest is Alex Snodgrass, the blogger, bestselling cookbook author, recipe developer, and mom behind The Defined Dish. Alex is also the founder of SideDish, a line of sauces and vinaigrettes.  Alex joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her fourth cookbook, “Everyday Eats,” out this August; what it takes to build a CPG brand today; the challenges facing food bloggers in the AI era; and how The Defined Dish came to be and what the Whole30 program had to do with it.   They also discuss Alex's recipe North Star–“Can I make this on a Wednesday night?”--and why Ina is such a big inspiration to her.  Click here for Alex's Brothy Saffron and Lemon Fish Over Rice recipe from “Everyday Eats.” Thank you to Whole Foods Market for supporting our show. Click here for more information on our Supper Club Series.  Click here to order The Game Changers issue of Cherry Bombe magazine. Sign up for our free Radio Cherry Bombe newsletters at cherrybombe.substack.com More on Alex: Instagram, The Defined Dish, SideDish, "Everyday Eats" cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram, “So You Want To Open A Restaurant” Substack series

Have you ever held back from saying something you know, teaching something you have lived, or going for the thing you want - because a voice whispered that you haven't earned the right yet? Not the ordinary self-doubt. The deeper kind. The one that says your story isn't painful enough, your struggle wasn't dramatic enough, and other people are allowed to lead, but you have to wait until you've suffered the right way first. That belief has a name. It's the qualification myth - and this episode is about taking it apart.ABOUT THIS EPISODEI got a piece of feedback recently that stung. Not because it was cruel, but because it pointed straight at something she knows a lot of high-achieving women quietly carry: the belief that authority has to be earned through visible suffering. In this solo episode, she breaks down the qualification myth - where it comes from, how it shows up in your job right now, why it hits women harder than men, and the three things that actually qualify you to teach, lead, and take up space. None of them require you to have hit rock bottom first.INSIDE THE EPISODEThe Qualification Myth, Defined. The belief that you are only allowed to teach what has nearly destroyed you - that your authority comes from how much you have bled, not from what you actually know. Let's name it, define it, and trace it back to where it starts.Why It Hits Women Differently. Men teach from theory and are handed authority based on confidence. Women are asked to prove it - to be both wildly accomplished and deeply humble at the same time. The invisible tax is real, and it is costing you bandwidth every single day.The Promotion You Didn't Go For. Women apply for a role when they have closed every qualification gap. Men apply when they meet about half. The gap is not competence - it's permission. Men give it to themselves. We wait to earn it.Pre-Discounting in Real Time. Every time you open with 'I'm not really an expert, but...' or 'it might be obvious...' you are handing the room a script for doubting you. You are paying the qualification tax before anyone even asks for it.You Cannot Suffer Your Way Into Everyone's Approval. There is no amount of pain that earns you universal permission. Some people have already decided what your story should look like, and your actual life is never going to match the version living inside their head.The Three Things That Actually Qualify You. You have lived it. You have done the work to understand it. And what you know can move one person one step forward. That is it. That has always been it. Full stop.The SNAP Method in Real Time. I walk through how she used her own framework to process the feedback - stop, name the sticky floor, ask if the thought is true and helpful, and pivot. Not to pretend it didn't sting, but to decide not to sit in it. RESOURCES & LINKSStart small with me inside HER Jumpstart:https://her-collective.mn.co/plans/1985289?bundle_token=60b2c61d62213cdbd16d437cdc0e4204&utm_source=manual

Have you ever held back from saying something you know, teaching something you have lived, or going for the thing you want - because a voice whispered that you haven't earned the right yet? Not the ordinary self-doubt. The deeper kind. The one that says your story isn't painful enough, your struggle wasn't dramatic enough, and other people are allowed to lead, but you have to wait until you've suffered the right way first. That belief has a name. It's the qualification myth - and this episode is about taking it apart.ABOUT THIS EPISODEI got a piece of feedback recently that stung. Not because it was cruel, but because it pointed straight at something she knows a lot of high-achieving women quietly carry: the belief that authority has to be earned through visible suffering. In this solo episode, she breaks down the qualification myth - where it comes from, how it shows up in your job right now, why it hits women harder than men, and the three things that actually qualify you to teach, lead, and take up space. None of them require you to have hit rock bottom first.INSIDE THE EPISODEThe Qualification Myth, Defined. The belief that you are only allowed to teach what has nearly destroyed you - that your authority comes from how much you have bled, not from what you actually know. Let's name it, define it, and trace it back to where it starts.Why It Hits Women Differently. Men teach from theory and are handed authority based on confidence. Women are asked to prove it - to be both wildly accomplished and deeply humble at the same time. The invisible tax is real, and it is costing you bandwidth every single day.The Promotion You Didn't Go For. Women apply for a role when they have closed every qualification gap. Men apply when they meet about half. The gap is not competence - it's permission. Men give it to themselves. We wait to earn it.Pre-Discounting in Real Time. Every time you open with 'I'm not really an expert, but...' or 'it might be obvious...' you are handing the room a script for doubting you. You are paying the qualification tax before anyone even asks for it.You Cannot Suffer Your Way Into Everyone's Approval. There is no amount of pain that earns you universal permission. Some people have already decided what your story should look like, and your actual life is never going to match the version living inside their head.The Three Things That Actually Qualify You. You have lived it. You have done the work to understand it. And what you know can move one person one step forward. That is it. That has always been it. Full stop.The SNAP Method in Real Time. I walk through how she used her own framework to process the feedback - stop, name the sticky floor, ask if the thought is true and helpful, and pivot. Not to pretend it didn't sting, but to decide not to sit in it. RESOURCES & LINKSStart small with me inside HER Jumpstart:https://her-collective.mn.co/plans/1985289?bundle_token=60b2c61d62213cdbd16d437cdc0e4204&utm_source=manual

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In this revelatory episode, Ben Wright, Director of Stronger Sales Teams, shares why relying on one superstar sales rep can put your entire business at risk. If you're in stage 4 feeling dangerously dependent on a top performer, worried about what happens if they leave or burn out, you won't want to miss it.You will discover:- Why depending on a single high-performing sales rep creates massive vulnerability for your company- How to build simple, repeatable processes so your sales engine runs without any one person- What multi-layer customer relationships look like to protect key accountsThis episode is ideal for for Founders, Owners, and CEOs in stage 4 of The Founder's Evolution. Not sure which stage you're in? Find out for free in less than 10 minutes at https://www.scalearchitects.com/founders/quizBen Wright is a seasoned sales team builder, strategist, coach, and an avid believer that the best sales leaders must constantly sharpen their tools to maintain a competitive edge. He has built high-performing sales teams from the ground up across the corporate world, fast-growth startups, and mature businesses alike. Notably, his last venture was recognized as an Australian Growth Company award winner for two consecutive years, scaling from $0 to $40M in ARR in just over seven years. Defined by grit, Ben is a leader who truly thrives when stepping up to a challenge. Ben is a published contributor to HubSpot and LinkedIn who brings immense energy to everything he does. Want to learn more about Ben Wright's work at COMPANY? Check out his website at http://www.strongersalesteams.com/Connect with Ben through his LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachbenwright/

George Black, guest author, describes how Manus Campbell's experience in the mountains of I Corps was defined by the arbitrariness of death and survival. His unit frequently walked into triangular ambushes set by elite North Vietnameseregulars, resulting in horrific firefights where survival had little to do with skill. Campbell witnessed companions die in his place due to random movements, a primary root of his subsequent PTSD and survivor guilt. Meanwhile, Chuck Searcy experienced the Tet Offensive from Saigon, realizing that while the North suffered military losses, they won a strategic victory by turning the American public against the war. Searcy and his colleagues in intelligence were acutely aware that they had been asked to misrepresent the war's progress to the public. A pivotal moment for both men occurred in June 1968, when they heard about the death of Robert F. Kennedy on Armed Forces Radio. This event signaled a deep fracture in American society, leaving them to wonder what kind of country they would return to. After their tours, Campbell struggled with alcoholism and psychological torment in Europe, while Searcy eventually joined the anti-war movement after becoming convinced of its credibility during his time in Germany. The Long Reckoning (4)

This summer, we are exploring the ways God interrupts ordinary life to invite people into something truer, deeper, and more life-giving. In Scripture and in our own stories, God's interruptions are rarely convenient but often transformative. Together, we will learn to notice how God meets us in disrupted plans, shifting expectations, and unexpected moments. This is not a series about disruption for its own sake. It is about trusting that God is at work even when life feels uncertain or unsettled. As we slow down and pay attention, we begin to see that his interruptions are often invitations into something better than we would have chosen on our own. Sometimes the most meaningful change in our lives begins with an interruption we did not expect, but deeply need.

A Well-Defined Faith — Philippians 3:4b-11 — Righteousness Sermon from July 5, 2026 – Deron Spoo, Pastor Part 12 of 20 in the series “A Well-Defined Faith”   Thanks for worshiping with us! Let us know you're here at tulsafbc.org/next we'd love to connect with you!

Ronald White, guest author, explains that the 20th Maine's early service was defined by the grim realities of warfare, from the massacre at Fredericksburg to a debilitating smallpox outbreak caused by defective vaccination serum within the camp. By June 1863, the regiment was forced on grueling 30-mile marches toward Gettysburg under oppressive summer heat. On the second day of the battle, Chamberlain received desperate orders to hold the far left of the Unionline at Little Round Top "at all cost." Facing superior Confederate numbers and having exhausted his unit's ammunition, Chamberlain executed a legendary bayonet charge that broke the enemy assault. During the chaotic melee, he personally confronted a Confederate officer at gunpoint, taking his pistol as the position was secured. Though he suffered from malaria following the victory, his leadership at Gettysburg cemented his reputation as a tactical hero who saved the Union flank. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (3)1863 LITTLE ROUNDTOP

The SyFy Sistas Scene Draft Some scenes deserve a conversation all their own. The SyFy Sistas revisit Season 1 of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" one scene at a time. Each of us brings our picks across five categories: the scene that changed how we looked at a character, broke our heart, made us fall in love with Star Trek all over again, hit differently on a rewatch, and was better than the entire episode. Three Sistas. Fifteen scenes. Every pick has a story.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we take a closer look at Genesis, the self-titled 1983 album that captured Genesis at a turning point. Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford had already proven they could evolve, but this record pushed the band further into a sharper, more modern sound—full of moody production, unforgettable hooks, and emotional weight.From the dark intensity of “Mama” to the pop-rock punch of “That's All,” we revisit the songs, the era, and the creative chemistry that made Genesis one of the band's defining albums of the 1980s.Support the showBrowse the 33/24 Archives: Check out the backroom!Follow us:InstagramFacebookWatch us on YouTube!

⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥ Almost every booth at Infosecurity Europe 2026 had settled on the same four words. Outcomes. Resilience. Sovereignty. Human in the loop. The messaging had grown up, more tempered than RSAC, more honest in its European register. The tell was quieter — almost none of it could connect those words to a definition of success a buyer could actually verify. Strip away the polish and the show floor was a working argument about what the cybersecurity market is for, at the exact moment the clock that governs it collapsed to seconds. The go-to-market caught up to the language. The capability did not. This is the prove-it problem, and it is worth pulling apart clearly. In this edition of Lens Four:

It started as a scream - a sound so piercing it could be heard over the roar of the amps - and it ended as a global cultural revolution. In this episode of History Ignited we dive deep into the phenomenon of British Beatlemania. Explore how a quartet of working-class musicians from Liverpool shattered the status quo, transformed the music industry, and became the face of a rapidly changing decade. We'll look past the hysteria to uncover the social, cultural, and political forces that allowed the Beatles to not just dominate the charts but fundamentally define an entire generation. Send us Fan MailAbout History Ignited: History Ignited is the award-winning kids and family history podcast inspired by Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire. Each short episode explores the real stories behind the people, events, inventions, and cultural moments that shaped the world from the 1950s through the 1980s. Winner of the 2025 Webby People's Voice Award for Best Kids & Family Podcast.

Normal only makes sense when contrasted with abnormal, and when it comes to aging, we often get it backwards. How life used to be isn't any more normal than how it currently is, unless we choose that. Here's how to define our new normal to keep life meaningful 

At the height of the Colombian cartel era, the DEA was running some of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of American law enforcement, going up against organizations with billions of dollars, private armies, and a willingness to assassinate judges, politicians, and anyone else who stood between them and their empire while agents worked with informants, foreign partners, and razor-thin legal windows to build cases that could actually stick. This episode features a retired DEA agent who spent his career in the middle of that fight, pulling back the curtain on how investigations into the Colombian cartels actually worked, what it took to infiltrate those organizations, and what the human cost of that mission looked like for the agents, the informants, and the communities caught between cartel power and the law. From the Medellin and Cali cartels to the networks that came after them, this is one of the most authoritative and personal accounts of the drug war you will ever hear told by someone who was there.

A Well-Defined Faith — Psalm 103:1-14, Proverbs 1:7 — Fear of the Lord Sermon from June 28, 2026 – Deron Spoo, Pastor Part 11 of 20 in the series “A Well-Defined Faith”   Thanks for worshiping with us! Let us know you're here at tulsafbc.org/next we'd love to connect with you!

Host Tim Boyum travels to Tennessee to meet up with Lee Greenwood. As America celebrates 250 years, Greenwood tells us the incredible story behind his hit, "God Bless the USA." From the inception on the tour bus to the stage with Ronald Reagan to an emotional story of singing it after 9/11, the song has defined his career. What you don't know is that the song almost never made it. A limousine trip to a record label executive's house on Halloween changed the course of history.

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1941DM Donald Hoffman doesn't let you stay comfortable in your failure story. He calls it exactly that: a story. Like watching a kid cry over a stolen toy in a sandbox. Real in the moment. But not the whole truth. His actual claim goes further. You are already the infinite. Not becoming it. Already it. And the only thing keeping you from knowing that is the belief that your worst moments define you. For anyone raised to feel worthless, he doesn't minimize the weight of that. He says the people given the hardest roads are the ones being trained most deeply to wake up. The path back? Silence. Not meditation as an achievement. Just sitting alone, watching your thoughts without becoming them. That gap between thoughts? That's who you really are. You're not the failure. You're the author writing the whole game. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Topics failure identity, overcoming shame, Donald Hoffman, consciousness and self-worth, spiritual awakening, letting go of failure, identity transformation, mindfulness and silence, who you really are, inner work Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you getting the most out of your RSS feed?To figure out if you are, you first have to understand how a podcast workflow works, which means you need to understand:what an RSS feed ishow you make onewhere you get the best feedand how you make sure you're getting the most out of itDon't Make These MistakesIn this episode, I'm going to explain some of the mistakes I see people making with RSS feeds, especially when it comes to getting the most out of transcripts. In some cases, people aren't putting their transcripts into their media host, which means their transcripts aren't going into their feed. That is not something the best way to maximize your show.Where Do I Get an RSS Feed?Your RSS feed comes from your media host. For me, the best RSS feeds come from dedicated media hosts. Places like Captivate, Buzzsprout, rss.com, and Blubrry. All of these do one thing: they host your files, they provide an RSS feed, and they provide statistics.Make Sure Your Transcripts are In Your RSS FeedWhile having transcripts on your website is good, you are missing another opportunity by having them in your feed (which can be used in Podcast apps). When it comes to Podpage, having the transcript in your feed put it into a place where Podpage can grab it and put it on your site.Don't Hire Your Dentist to Work On Your CarOther places like Riverside are trying to be a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none. I don't want someone who's not a master of the RSS feed. The RSS feed is like the blood in your veins; it is your veins, and you don't want your veins to be Scotch-taped together. You want an RSS feed that is fully compatible with all the features available for podcasters.Directing People To Your SiteWhen I recently tested Riverisde, you could not direct people at the episode level to your site. This is a missed opportunity.This means that, when somebody is consuming your content in an app, usually there is a link to go to the website, which takes them to, (if you're doing it correctly) your website. On the episode page, I'm offering the ability to follow the show easily on Spotify, Apple, Pocket Cast, etc. If you don't have that link, you're missing an opportunity to send the audience where you want them to go. I need to email Riverside because this just reeks of a company who doesn't really understand podcasting getting into podcasting. Consequently, I know it's nice to have everything under one login, but how hard is it to login to more than one account (especially if you have 1password).No RSS No PodcastPeople keep asking what a podcast is. I'm not sure why. It's audio, video delivered via RSS. This means YouTube is not a podcast. It's a show. Radio is not TV. Both are content. When we blur the definition it messes up all of our reports. People have asked, "Well, the audience thinks YouTube is a podcast are we supposed to tell them they are wrong?" The answer is yes.Then we could have separate reports on YouTube vs Podcasts.If someone hears me listening to the band Sum 41, and says, "I love blink 182," I would say, "That's not Sum 41, it's blink 182. You're helping them not look stupid in the future. You would do the same thing if they called a banana an apple.Other Hosts I Don't RecommendSpotify: From their lying to their original partners, to making features that only work inside of Spotify (ignoring the open podcast system), and often eliminating features shrtly after they launch (never worldwide). I could go on for hours. Yes, it's free but so is RSS, Buzzsprout, and Red Circle.Soundcloud: Soundcloud, to the best of my knowledge hasn't implement features that were introduced in 2017. You can buy soundcloud plays (Google it) so consquentially you will never have sponsors while you use Soundcloud.Mailbag: AMP 30 Second RuleThanks to Mark for pushing back on my math. In the end (as of this date) AMP can't decide what their definition is (As they've already changed it). Also one of their "hidden" companies was YouTube. I'm sorry, if you're not doing anything wrong, why are you doing it in secret?Defined in their original press release as “30 seconds of content played, audio or video, once per user per session”, the corrected text drops any definition of a session length, becoming just “30 seconds of content played, audio or video”. - source Podnews.Mailbag: How Are Your Updating Your Question of the Month?Rob from Softball Central asked how I was having the current question of the month appear in episodes that are years old. For the last two years I've hosted on Captivate. I love their business model (Multiple shows for the same price - and their super flexible dynamic content system). Dynamic content doesn't always have to be ads. Here are examplesQuestion of the monthWhere will I be (live appearances)A pre-roll that mentioned that I had given out a wrong episode number.They also allow me to tag the current promotional mp3 so later I can easily take all the "questions of the month" and update them with the new, current months question.Click Here to watch me show this off.Mentioned in This EpisodeThe 4 Cs of a Standout Podcast: Clarity, Contrast, Consistency, CharacterSponsor Magnet Book by Justin MooreCaptivate Media HostingBuzzsprout Media HostingRSS.com Media HostingPractical Prepping ShowSoftball CentralSchool of PodcastingPodpage - Build the Website your show DeservesMentioned in this episode:Have You Heard About the Podpage Assistant?Here's what it can do: Identify the best search keyphrase to target — The Assistant analyzes your episode and finds the keyphrase most likely to drive organic traffic. Generate optimized SEO titles and descriptions — Get search-friendly titles and meta descriptions written for each episode automatically. Expand your show notes — Turn brief show notes into detailed, search-friendly content that helps Google understand what your episode is about. Create SEO schema — Automatically generate structured data including FAQs and key takeaways, giving search engines even more context about your content. Generate episode transcriptions — If your podcast host doesn't provide transcripts, the Assistant can create them for you. Create companion blog posts — Each episode can get a dedicated blog post that supports your episode's SEO and gives listeners another way to find you. Automatically categorize episodes — Keep your episode library organized without lifting a finger. Start your 14 day trial at www.podpage.com/preview PodpageQuestion of the MonthThis might be harder question to answer because when I ask people, the sometimes freeze. The question? How do you measure success for your podcast beyond download numbers? I need your answer by June 26th, 2026. Don't forget to tell us a little bit about your show and your website address so I can link to it in the show notes.Question of the MonthDon't...

Adrian Wooldridge explains that for most of history, society was defined by a hierarchical presumption where individuals were born into "proper stations." This Great Chain of Being posited that social and natural orders were divinely ordained; disrupting this hierarchy was believed to cause chaos and natural disasters. Royal dynasties served as the central organizing principle, yet they were inherently fragile due to the "frailties of human flesh," such as madness, infancy, or the inability to produce male heirs. Walter Bagehot later viewed these royal houses as mere "decorations" to distract the masses. 179 AD POMPEII

A Well-Defined Faith — Ex 20:4; Col  3:5-11 — Idol Sermon from June 21, 2026 – Deron Spoo Pastor Part 10 of 20 in the series “A Well-Defined Faith”   Thanks for worshiping with us! Let us know you're here at tulsafbc.org/next we'd love to connect with you!

Aimé Flemm: Output Owners vs Activators — Two Product Owners Who Defined Aimé's Career Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   In this episode, Aimé reflects on two Product Owners — one who showed him what greatness looks like, and one who taught him the cost of structural malpractice. The contrast is structural as much as personal. The Great Product Owner: The PO As Activator "Our product owner was really able to persuade the larger group of 60 people and activate them." - Aimé Flemm   When Aimé's company moved to LeSS, they collapsed seven Product Owners down to four — and effectively one head PO who had to step up. "All of a sudden had this one product owner who needed to step up his game — to become this leader who's visionary, who has some kind of charisma." The structure forced the role to grow. The new PO had to lead 60 people, not five. And he did it. Not by writing more stories or shoving work harder, but by becoming an activator — visionary, charismatic, able to rally people behind a product direction. Aimé's framing: structure created the conditions for greatness. Reduce PO count, increase scope per PO, and the role has to step into real product leadership. "It doesn't happen too often that you get the opportunity to really have THE product owner in the company, and just the one."   Self-reflection Question: Does your structure give your PO room to be a leader — or does it force them to be a story-writer for one team? The Bad Product Owner: The Team-Manager-In-Disguise "What this product owner really did was just managing the team. He had the power to hire and fire, to decide on promotions, pay raises." - Aimé Flemm   Aimé's second PO ever was the opposite of an activator. He was a team manager in disguise — with full hire/fire authority and control over promotions and pay raises. He showed up about 15 minutes a week. "Just telling them, 'oh yeah, this is good, you should do this and do this,' and then he was gone for the rest of the week." What followed was textbook decay: an avoidant team, no initiative, refusing workshops and improvement work. "It became a collection of individuals, all on their own island. Just fixing their own work, just to make sure that they looked good." Aimé himself couldn't push back — his own job security ran through the same person. As Vasco named it in the conversation: these aren't product owners — they're output owners. Work-shovers. Proxies. The dynamic kills product value over time, because nobody is steering toward the customer.   Self-reflection Question: Is your PO an activator who rallies people behind a vision — or a proxy who shoves work from one inbox to another?   [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

New outtakes from Corey Feldman vs. The World, Mackenzie Shirilla's prison infractions, Spencer Pratt closer to being mayor, 60 Minutes fires Scott Pelley, Madonna's mushy boobs, Trace Cyrus v. all the Cyruses, a Michael Stipe sighting, Maz's scouting youth baseball, and Jim's Picks: Top Rock singers that Defined the 90s. Spencer Pratt is getting closer to being mayor of LA. Donald Trump is going to be at MSG for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Scott Pelley's time is officially up at 60 Minutes. Madonna is showing off her mushy boobs for pride month. Paul McCartney's new album is #1 in the UK. Drew is rock. Andy Cohen is in a new relationship and it's so hot! There's problems on the set of Ted Lasso. Jason Sudeikis is allegedly an a-hole. The author of the "Speak Your Truth Law" blasts Blake Lively. Britney Spears' BOI has fallen precipitously... even after her new hairdo. Trace Cyrus can't stop slamming all of the other Cyruses. The New York subway seems fun to ride. Michael Stipe has a new track out and played live on Jimmy Kimmel. Corey Feldman vs the World is still dripping clips out that show Corey's true colors. Brand new Bonerline. Adam22 & Lena the Plug are headed for splitsville. We interrupt Tom Mazawey at a Little League baseball game. Detroit Tigers win 3 in a row. Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams. Champions Club date for Drew & Maz this weekend. Maz has to get back to watching the game. See ya, Maz! Mackenzie Shirilla the Killa has quite the laundry list of infractions in prison...58 pages worth. Rebecca Grossman is the worst. And the jury is still deliberating. She HAS TO go to the slammer! Lynnette Hooker's death is FINALLY being investigated as a murder. Diddy facing new charges... for what he did to a Notorious BIG t-shirt. Jim's Picks: Top 10 Rock Singers That Defined The 1990s We might have some merch left. Click here to check what's available. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley, BranDon, and Roberto).

(15) Ryan Streeter honors economist Ed Phelps, who defined dynamism as a culture of grassroots tinkering and indigenous innovation. He explains that growth is driven by experimental mindsets rather than just scientific labs. Streeter notes that dynamic cultures, like Austin or California, naturally attract global risk-takers.

(5) Bob Zimmerman reflects on the Cold War context of 1968, a year defined by Vietnam, riots, and political assassinations. Zimmerman disputes the idea that NASA had a "military culture," describing it instead as a civilian organization using World War II-style management to achieve great things. However, he critiques the program's top-down government structure as a "dead end" that mirrored Soviet centralization. Zimmerman argues this approach ultimately caused the program to lose political support once the Cold War "stunt" was achieved, rather than fostering a sustainable free-market space industry that could have continued lunar exploration.