Podcasts about Demise

Simon & Schuster provided me with an advanced copy of the superb book After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People, scheduled for release on July 8, 2025. The University of Texas authors, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso, have written a mind-blowing book! It's my second favorite book of 2025! My favorite 2025 book is They're Not Gaslighting You. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JfpjJRkok Podcast   The Population Whimper When I was born, Paul R. Ehrlich's book, The Population Bomb, was a mega-bestseller. Although I never read the book, my generation believed the book's message that humanity is dangerously overpopulated. The book gave me one major reason not to have children. The book made intuitive sense, built on Thomas Malthus's observations, that if our population continues to expand, we will eventually hit a brick wall. However, Ehrlich, a Stanford biologist, made these stunningly wrong predictions in The Population Bomb: Mass Starvation in the 1970s and 1980s: The book opened with the statement, "The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now."    England's Demise by 2000: He suggested that England would not exist by the year 2000 due to environmental collapse related to overpopulation.   Devastation of Fish Populations by 1990: He predicted that all significant animal life in the sea would be extinct by 1990, and large areas of coastline would need to be evacuated due to the stench of dead fish.   India's Famine: He predicted catastrophic food shortages in India in the 1990s that did not materialize.   United States Food Rationing by 1984: He envisioned the U.S. rationing food by 1984. Instead of all this doom and gloom, here's what happened: we went from 3.5 billion (when Ehrich wrote his doomsday book) to 8 billion people today, most of whom are fat. Today, our biggest problem isn't famine but obesity. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso's new book should have been called The Population Whimper because it says the opposite of what The Population Bomb said. Forget a catastrophic demographic explosion. We're going to suffer a catastrophic demographic implosion. The graph on the cover of After the Spike sums up the problem: during a 200-year time period, the human population will have spiked to 10 billion and then experienced an equally dramatic fall. Three criticisms of After the Spike For a book packed with counterintuitive arguments, it's remarkable that I can only spot three flaws. Admittedly, these are minor critiques, as they will disappear if we stabilize below 10 billion. 1. Wildlife lost The authors correctly argue that the environment has been improving even as the human population has been growing rapidly. For example: Air and water are now cleaner than they were 50 years ago, when the population was half its current size. Our per capita CO2 consumption is falling. Clean energy production is at an all-time high. There's one metric that authors overlooked: wildlife. As the human population doubled, we've needed more space for growing food. This has led to a decrease in habitat, which is why biologists refer to the Anthropocene Extinction. While fish farms are efficient, overfishing continues. The Amazon gets denuded to make space for soy and cattle plantations. The loss of African wildlife habitats is acute, as the African population is projected to quadruple in this century. I imagine that the authors of After the Spike would counter: National parks didn't exist 200 years ago. Green revolutions and GMO foods have made the most productive farmers ever. De-extinction may restore extinct species. And they're correct. There are bright spots.  However, as we approach 10 billion, wildlife will continue to suffer and be marginalized. The book should have mentioned that. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso would likely agree that if humans continue to grow nonstop, wildlife will continue to suffer. However, they aren't arguing for nonstop human expansion. They want stabilization. When you combine stabilization with technology (e.g., vertical farming and lab-grown animal products), we would reverse the downward trend in wildlife habitat. 2. Increased energy consumption Dean Spears and Michael Geruso celebrate humanity's progress in energy efficiency and productivity. However, they overlook these facts: 1. The Rebound Effect (Jevons Paradox): As energy efficiency improves, the cost of using energy services effectively decreases. This can lead to: Increased usage of existing services: For example, more efficient air conditioners might lead people to cool their homes to lower temperatures or for longer periods. More fuel-efficient cars might encourage more driving. Adoption of new energy-intensive activities: The increased affordability of energy services can enable entirely new consumption patterns that were previously too expensive to adopt. Think about the proliferation of data centers for AI and digital services, or the growth of electric vehicles. While individual electric vehicles (EVs) are more efficient than gasoline cars, the rapid increase in their adoption contributes to overall electricity demand. 2. Economic Growth and Rising Living Standards: Increased demand for energy services: As economies grow and incomes rise, people generally desire greater comfort, convenience, and a wider range of goods and services. This translates to greater demand for heating and cooling, larger homes, more personal transportation, more manufactured goods, and more leisure activities, all of which require energy. Industrialization and urbanization: Developing economies, in particular, are undergoing rapid industrialization and urbanization. This involves massive construction, increased manufacturing, and the expansion of infrastructure, all of which are highly energy-intensive. Even with efficiency gains, the sheer scale of this growth drives up overall energy consumption. Emerging technologies: The growth of data centers, AI, and other digital technologies is leading to a significant increase in electricity demand. 3. Population Growth: While efficiency might improve per unit of output, the overall global population continues to grow. More people, even if individually more efficient, will inherently consume more energy in total. 4. Shifting Economic Structures: Some economies are shifting from less energy-intensive sectors (like agriculture) to more energy-intensive ones (like manufacturing or specific services). Even within industries, while individual processes might become more efficient, the overall scale of production can increase dramatically. 5. Energy Price and Policy Factors: Low energy prices: If energy remains relatively inexpensive (due to subsidies or abundant supply), the incentive for significant behavioral changes to reduce consumption might be diminished, even with efficient technologies available. Policy limitations: Although many countries have energy efficiency policies, their impact may be offset by other factors that drive demand. Conclusion: While technological advancements and efficiency measures reduce the energy intensity of specific activities, these gains are often outpaced by the aggregate increase in demand for energy services driven by economic growth, rising living standards, population increases, and the adoption of new, energy-intensive technologies and behaviors. The challenge lies in achieving a proper decoupling of economic growth from energy consumption, and ultimately, from carbon emissions. Humanity's per capita energy consumption has been steadily increasing with each passing century, a trend that is unlikely to change soon. Therefore, humans of the 26th century will consume far more energy than those of the 21st century.  The authors of After the Spike would probably argue that in 2525, we'll be using a clean energy source (e.g., nuclear fusion), so it'll be irrelevant that our per capita energy consumption increases ten times.  Again, short term, we're going in the wrong direction. However, in a stabilized world, we won't have a problem. 3. Designer babies The authors of After the Spike never addressed the potential impact that designer babies may have. I coined the term "Homo-enhanced" to address our desire to overcome our biological limitations.  Couples are already using IVF to select the gender and eye color of their babies. Soon, we'll be able to edit and select for more complex traits such as height or even intelligence. It's easy to imagine a world like Gattaca, where parents collaborate with CRISPR-powered gene tools to create custom-made babies. One reason some people don't want to reproduce is that it's a crap shoot. Any parent who has more than one child will tell you that each of their children is quite different from the others. Given that they grow up in the same environment, it suggests that genetics is a decisive factor. Until now, we couldn't mold our children's DNA. Soon, we will.  If we were to remove the lottery aspect of having a child and allow parents to design their children, perhaps there would be a baby boom. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso would probably argue that this is unlikely or centuries away from happening. We'll be descending the steep population slope long before we are homo-enhanced. One trillion humans in this millennium? In the Bulgaria chapter of The Hidden Europe, I observed that Bulgaria is depopulating faster than any other European country. Having peaked at 9 million in the late 1980s, a century later, it will be half that size. Despite that, in that chapter, I predicted that in 500 years, we'll have one trillion humans in the solar system, with at least 100 billion on Earth. This video explains how and why that may happen:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lJJ_QqIVnc Conclusion In 2075, will After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People look as stupid as The Population Bomb looks 50 years after publication? Does After the Spike make the same errors as The Population Bomb? Paul Ehrlich's underestimated technology and the continued collapse in fertility rates. As Dean Spears and Michael Geruso point out, fertility rates have been declining since they were first measured. Had Ehrlich extrapolated the trendline, he would have realized that our demographic collapse was imminent, not an explosion. Furthermore, technology solved many of the problems Ehrlich imagined. Is After the Spike making the same error? Fertility rates won't fall forever. They must stop. Otherwise, we'll become extinct. However, will fertility rates soar due to technology or some other reason? What could make our fertility rates return to three or more? Here are a few ideas: We master fusion energy, providing us with ultra-cheap energy and dramatically decreasing the cost of having children. Robots perform most jobs, leaving humans with ample time to raise large families.  As the negative effects of depopulation start rippling across the world, a global cultural panic erupts, prompting people to prioritize reproduction. Homo-enhanced humans, merged with artificial general intelligence, decide to proliferate to dominate the planet. Vertical farms and lab-grown cultured meat improve the environment so dramatically that humans feel less guilty about having three or more children, and generous subsidies offset the costs. Admittedly, these scenarios are unlikely to occur during the next 50 years, so After the Spike won't become the joke that The Population Bomb became in 50 years. Still, I predict that Ehrlich's great-great-granddaughter will write The Population Bomb II: Thomas Malthus Will Be Right Someday. Verdict 10 out of 10 stars! Excerpts The excerpts below are from an advanced copy, which may have undergone edits. Hence, some of these excerpts may have been reworded or deleted in the final print. The reason I am quoting them is that even if the excerpts are removed in the final edition, they illustrate the book's overall message.  It would be easy to think that fewer people would be better—better for the planet, better for the people who remain. This book asks you to think again. Depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges, nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. Despite what you may have been told, depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges like climate change. Nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. To the contrary, so much of the progress that we now take for granted sprang up in a large and interconnected society. Part I's big claim: No future is more likely than that people worldwide choose to have too few children to replace their own generation. Over the long run, this would cause exponential population decline. Whether depopulation would be good or bad depends on the facts and depends on our values. We ask about those facts and values, building up to an overall assessment: Part II and Part III's big claim: A stabilized world population would be better, overall, than a depopulating future. Part IV's big claim: Nobody yet knows how to stabilize a depopulating world. But humanity has made revolutionary improvements to society before— we can do it again if we choose. We won't ask you to abandon your concerns about climate change; about reproductive freedom and abortion access; or about ensuring safe, healthy, flourishing lives for everyone everywhere. We won't ask you to consider even an inch of backsliding on humanity's progress toward gender equity. We insist throughout that everyone should have the tools to choose to parent or not to parent. This book is not about whether or how you should parent. It's about whether we all should make parenting easier. In 2012, 146 million children were born. That was more than in any year of history to that point. It was also more than in any year since. Millions fewer will be born this year. The year 2012 may well turn out to be the year in which the most humans were ever born— ever as in ever for as long as humanity exists. Within three hundred years, a peak population of 10 billion could fall below 2 billion. The tip of the Spike may be six decades from today. For every 205 babies born, human biology, it turns out, would produce about 100 females. Average fertility in Europe today is about 1.5. That means the next generation will be 25 percent smaller than the last. Birth rates were falling all along. For as long as any reliable records exist, and for at least several hundred years while the Spike was ascending, the average number of births per woman has been falling, generation by generation. In the United States in the early 1800s, married white women (a population for whom some data were recorded) gave birth an average of seven times. If life expectancy doubles to 150 years, or quadruples to 300 years, couldn't that prevent the depopulating edge of the Spike? The surprising answer is no. The story of the Spike would stay the same, even if life expectancy quadrupled to three hundred years. In contrast, if adults' reproductive spans also changed, so people had, say, one or two babies on average over their twenties, thirties, and forties and then another one on average over their fifties, sixties, and seventies, then that would stop depopulation— but it would be because births changed, not because later-adulthood deaths changed. Where exactly should humanity stabilize? Six billion? Eight? Ten? Some other number? This book makes the case to stabilize somewhere. Exactly where will have to be a question for public and scientific debate. So the extra greenhouse gas emissions contributed by the larger population would be small, even under the assumption here that the future is bleak and we go on emitting for another century. The environmental costs of a new child are not zero. Not by a long shot. Not yet. But they are falling. Each new person who joins the ranks of humanity will add less CO2 than, well, you over your lifetime. Humanity could choose a future that's good, free, and fair for women and that also has an average birth rate of two. There is no inescapable dilemma. In that kind of future, people who want to parent would get the support that they need (from nonparents, from taxpayers, from everyone) to choose parenting. The most plausible way humanity might stabilize— and the only way this book endorses— is if societies everywhere work to make parenting better. Globally, we now produce about 50 percent more food per person than in 1961. “endogenous economic growth.” Endogenous means “created from the inside.” Ideas do not come from outside the economy. They come from us. Because scale matters, a depopulating planet will be able to fill fewer niches. A threat with a fixed cost: A threat has arisen that will kill all humans (however many) unless a large cost is paid to escape it (such as by deflecting an asteroid) within a certain time period. Could a kajillion lives ever be the best plan? That question goes beyond the practical question that this book is here to answer. Between our two families, we have had three live births, four miscarriages, and three failed IVF rounds. Parenting will need to become better than it is today. That's what we, your authors, hope and believe. The opportunity cost hypothesis: Spending time on parenting means giving up something. Because the world has improved around us, that “something” is better than it used to be. In no case is there evidence that more support for parents predicts more births. Nobody— no expert, no theory— fully understands why birth rates, everywhere, in different cultures and contexts, are lower than ever before. I hope these excerpts compel you to buy the book. If you're still undecided, consider that the book features numerous graphs and illustrations that will rewire your brain. Buy After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People. Connect Send me an anonymous voicemail at SpeakPipe.com/FTapon You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at https://wanderlearn.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!  On social media, my username is always FTapon. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr   Sponsors 1. 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DTLA was hollowed out and vacant for much of the 20th Century. . .but the arrival of Staples Center heralded a renaissance. Restaurants, bars, lofts, studios, apartments, even hotels were filling the area with vivaciousness & energy that hadn't been felt in 70 years. But then came COVID, and the wave of crime & homelessness, which still hasn't abated. Today, more than 33% of businesses and residences are vacant and legacy restaurants are closing weekly. So what happened? This is the Demise of Downtown L.A.

Send us a textRick Walker is the author of the newly released book: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemies' Demise.  Rick is a renowned leader across multiple domains. As founder-CEO, he built a 400-employee company, scaled a 2,000+ team member nonprofit into 53 countries as Chairman, and recruited $5 billion of capital investments to his hometown to generate 5,000 new jobs simultaneously. His podcasts and talks communicate deep insights into how mankind functions, rooted in his acquired knowledge of ancient literature, world religions, strategy, and the arts. His central claim is that each of these domains communicates truth. His background beyond business includes serving as Chairman of a $150MM charitable foundation and director of a Middle Eastern religious college, concurrently. He hosted a popular talk show in 2021 featuring long-form conversations with the most powerful members of the US Senate, US House of Representatives, the Presidential Cabinet, Fortune 500, a billionaire, and fellow multi-domain polymaths.  This is his remarkable story.  Listen now.  https://www.rickwalker.com/https://rickwalker.com/9-steps-to-building-a-life-of-meaning/Contact us:Rumble/ YouTube/ IG: @powerofmanpodcastEmail: powerofmanpodcast@gmail.com.Twitter: @rorypaquetteLooking for Like-Minded Fathers and Husbands? Join our Brotherhood!"Power of Man Within" , in Facebook Groups:https://www.facebook.com/groups/490821906341560/?ref=share_group_linkFree Coaching Consultation call whenever you are ready... Message me!Believe it!

A new MP3 sermon from Foundation Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Epstein Scandal & the IFB Subtitle: Demise of the IFB Speaker: Dan Botterbrodt Broadcaster: Foundation Baptist Church Event: Current Events Date: 7/10/2025 Bible: Ephesians 4:20; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 Length: 29 min.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Not only have the feds, under Trump, stopped objecting to Texas' 1000-foot floating barrier in the Rio Grande, DHS has announced it is going to build 17-miles of floating barrier from Browsnville to the Gulf of America– and all using money left over from an appropriation in FY 2021 for border security that the Biden Administration didn't spend.Also, Secretary Rollins: ‘No Amnesty' for Illegal Alien Farm Workers.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Local government sales tax numbers releasedby the Office of Comptroller – up from July of 2024. Look up your city here.Governor Abbott order flags at half-staff to honor flood victims. More than 170 missing, at least 118 dead.San Antonio-area voters have created their own problem that may end their moniker of “Military City U.S.A.” They've been electing far-Left Marxists like Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro to Congress and local far-Left people to run the city and county.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

Life is filled with mistakes and many can be harmless, but there comes a point in time when those mistakes can be the end of our very lives! Today we will talk about one such mistake. Whatever you do, please learn from this and avoid it all costs!!!Proverbs 14:11-15Tuesday Night Men's Bible Study

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In this compelling episode of No Labels No Limits, we welcome Rick Walker—founder, investor, strategist, and author of the upcoming book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemies' Demise.From running for U.S. Congress to undergoing life-altering brain surgery, Rick's story is anything but ordinary. By age 26, he had scaled and exited a company with 400 employees and led a nonprofit across 53 countries. Now, he chairs a $150M foundation and leads a private equity firm formed with 11 families—yet his focus has shifted from achievement to impact.In this episode, Rick shares his powerful 9-step framework to help listeners build lives of deep purpose, drawing from ancient wisdom, spiritual insight, and his experience across the public and private sectors.We explore:Why comfort is a hidden threat to growthWhat it means to choose a worthy enemyHow men (especially ages 18–50) can rediscover discipline, direction, and meaningThe most radical step in his framework—and how it can radically change your lifeHow faith, beauty, and opposition shape true leadershipRick doesn't just talk strategy—he lives it. Whether you're stuck in comfort or seeking clarity, his bold, no-fluff wisdom will challenge and inspire you to take the next step toward a life of relevance.Free Gift: Get Rick's biweekly newsletter filled with insights and tools from his book: Subscribe at Rick Walker - 9 Steps Book, Big Ideas Simplified, Podcasts, and LeadershipConnect with Rick Walker:Rick's Book (9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4LS82GP?maas=maas_adg_654449B84E0741CBE9174F2514BACA9C_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rickwalkertx X: https://x.com/RickWalkerTX Lumicre Private Equity: https://lumicre.com/  Website: https://www.rickwalker.com Connect with Sarah Boxx:Website: https://sarahboxx.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strategicvisioncoach/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahboxxsherpa/NEW Podcast Alert for Nonprofit Leaders: Nonprofits Today — practical insights & real talk for modern nonprofit professionals.Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/nonprofits-todaySubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NonprofitsToday⁩ #author #worthy #meaningfulinteractions #findingpurpose #nlnlpodcast #podcast #nonprofitleadership #personaldevelopment #inspiration #lifetransformation #purposedrivenlife #rickwalker #howtomasteryourlife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

English born guitarist Stephen Chesney grew up in a musical household in Essex not far from the Sonuus homebase of Cambridge in East Anglia. Picking up the guitar at age 6 has given him plenty of time to go through every bit of gear imaginable along the way.After moving to the United States in the mid 2000's, Stephen toured with a nationally touring act playing venues from House of Blues to Arenas and festivals across the US.In 2012 Stephen relocated to Los Angeles where he has jammed with the likes of drummer Chris Frazier (Steve vai/Whitesnake) vocalist Eric Dover (Slash's Snakepit/Jellyfish) Matt Laug (Christina Augilera/Alanis Morrisette/Slash) and more. However, most importantly he began work on his first solo effort, assembling a band fronted by Warrant/Cry of Love/Lynch Mob vocalist Robert Mason along with Ace Frehley/Brides of Destruction drummer Scot Coogan, Edgar Winter Band bassist Koko Powell, Slash/Loggins & Messina Sax player Jim Wheeler and Ray Charles' trumpet player Mitch Manker.Both live and in the studio, Stephen now uses the Sonuus Wahoo as his Wah of choice along with the i2M musicport to help compose, arrange and orchestrate various instrumentation for not only his songs, but other artists that he works along side as a producer such as Cee-Lo Green/2ne1 guitarist and songwriter Sharon Aguilar.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Scott gets into the real-world financial decisions Amazon sellers face, especially when it comes to leveraging debt. He shares firsthand experience navigating inventory demands, Q4 cash crunches, and the lure of fast growth, while also examining the dangers of borrowing, from overvaluing inventory to the addictive cycle of continual loans. Hear case studies, cautionary tales, and reflections on what separates sellers who survive from those who flame out. Whether you're debating your first credit line or considering a private label acquisition, this episode offers grounded insight—and a compelling argument for building debt-free, sustainable Amazon businesses.   Episode Notes: 00:09 - Iconic Companies That Haven't Taken Loans 01:12 - The Need for Cash in Amazon Selling 02:04  - Navigating Financial Leverage 02:26 - Types of Financial Leverage Used 06:32 - The Downside of Leverage 12:10 - A Case Study: Private Label Acquisition During Leverage 13:52 - Survival and Demise of Major Amazon Sellers 16:12 - The Case for Debt-Free Growth 18:21 - Amazon Accelerate   Related Post: Nike and Amazon's Renewed Partnership   Scott's Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scott-needham-a8b39813 X: @itsScottNeedham Instagram: @smartestseller YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartestamazonseller2371 Newsletter: https://www.smartscout.com/newsletter-sign-up Blog: https://www.smartscout.com/blog    

This week, our guest is Adam Engst, writer, editor, and publisher of the fabulous TidBITS Newsletter. In late May, The Browser Company announced that they are discontinuing their ground-breaking web browser Arc. As soon as I saw the headlines, my heart sank for people like Tom from Ontario, who first introduced the NosillaCast audience to Arc and Adam, who has been one of the biggest fans of Arc. In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam walks us through a brief overview of what Arc gave us, how he feels The Browser Company treated its fans, and then he explains a little bit about how their next browser, Dia, works. Of course Adam has written all of this up on [tidbits.com/...](https://tidbits.com/2025/06/20/dia-browser-debuts-with-contextual-ai-chat-but-arc-users-feel-left-behind/). Referral Links: Setapp - 1 month free for you and me Parallels Toolbox - 3 months free for you and me Learn through MacSparky Field Guides - 15% off for you and me Backblaze - One free month for me and you Eufy - $40 for me if you spend $200. Sadly nothing in it for you. PIA VPN - One month added to Paid Accounts for both of us CleanShot X - Earns me $25%, sorry nothing in it for you but my gratitude

Send us a textOn this episode we will climb the steps to the top of a great tower. The main character thinks he's going to get a good night's sleep, but what resides in the tower has other ideas. The mere thought of a tower seems to invoke ghostly images whirling around it. Perhaps there is a ghostly maiden waiting for a rescuer that never came. A good old creepy tower is a great setting for hauntings both fictional and real. There are many haunted towers around the world, and we'll take a look at one of the most famous, The Tower of London.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Journey of Demise"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" butPraetorious: "Dances from Terpsechore"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

This week, our guest is Adam Engst, writer, editor, and publisher of the fabulous TidBITS Newsletter. In late May, The Browser Company announced that they are discontinuing their ground-breaking web browser Arc. As soon as I saw the headlines, my heart sank for people like Tom from Ontario, who first introduced the NosillaCast audience to Arc and Adam, who has been one of the biggest fans of Arc. In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam walks us through a brief overview of what Arc gave us, how he feels The Browser Company treated its fans, and then he explains a little bit about how their next browser, Dia, works. Of course Adam has written all of this up on [tidbits.com/...](https://tidbits.com/2025/06/20/dia-browser-debuts-with-contextual-ai-chat-but-arc-users-feel-left-behind/). Referral Links: Setapp - 1 month free for you and me Parallels Toolbox - 3 months free for you and me Learn through MacSparky Field Guides - 15% off for you and me Backblaze - One free month for me and you Eufy - $40 for me if you spend $200. Sadly nothing in it for you. PIA VPN - One month added to Paid Accounts for both of us CleanShot X - Earns me $25%, sorry nothing in it for you but my gratitude

Send us a textOn this episode we will climb the steps to the top of a great tower. The main character thinks he's going to get a good night's sleep, but what resides in the tower has other ideas. The mere thought of a tower seems to invoke ghostly images whirling around it. Perhaps there is a ghostly maiden waiting for a rescuer that never came. A good old creepy tower is a great setting for hauntings both fictional and real. There are many haunted towers around the world, and we'll take a look at one of the most famous, The Tower of London.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Journey of Demise"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" butPraetorious: "Dances from Terpsechore"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

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This week on The Long Form, I sit down with Fellaris Wambui, the popular Capital FM radio host, to unpack the shifting sands in Kenya.We discuss Kenya's economic paradox: rising metrics but deep public pessimism, and what the country might look like in the next 10 years.We also explore whether radio can survive in the age of podcasts and TikTok, the tension between going viral and telling stories that matter, and how Kenyan media can amplify women's voices while navigating financial pressures. Paid partnership with:Ntare Louisenlund International School: Go to https://ntare-louisenlund.org/ to learn how you can give your child a world-class German STEM education in Rwanda.  Waka Fitness: Go to https://waka.fitbase.rw/thelongform and get 20% off your gym membership. Offer lasts until August 2025! #FellarisWambui #TheLongFormPodcast #KenyaMedia #AfricanMedia #CapitalFMKenya #WomenInMedia #AfricaBusiness #KenyaFuture #StorytellingAfrica #PanAfricanism #AfricanPolitics #AfricanDiasporaListen to the Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/rw/podcast/the-long-form-with-sanny-ntayombya/id1669879621Listen to the Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HkkUi4bUyIeYktQhWOljcFollow Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya on Twitter: https://x.com/TheLongFormRwFollow Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelongformrw/Follow Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@longformrwFollow Sanny Ntayombya on Twitter: https://x.com/SannyNtayombya About Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya:The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya is a weekly podcast intent on keeping you up to date with current affairs in Rwanda. The topics discussed range from politics, business, sports to entertainment. If you want to share your thoughts on the topics I discuss use the hashtag #LongFormRw on Twitter and follow us on Twitter and Instagram on our handle @TheLongFormRwBe a part of the conversation.

Y'all buckle up because we have a storytime today!! Not a great one but I hope you enjoy nonetheless

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While the climate change crusade may have started out as well-meaning with a stated goal to address pollution, it was hijacked by communists, agitators and opportunists who used it to control how people lived their day-to-day lives and to loot the treasuries of Western countries to the tune of trillions of dollars. In this episode, I explain why the climate change scam is officially over. Show Notes Twitter | Apple | Rumble | BitChute | Substack -------------------------------- Support the podcast by shopping at the Truth Quest Shirt Factory. With each shirt design there will be an explanation of what to expect from those inquisitive or brave enough to ask you about it. In most cases there are links to podcast episodes that will deepen your understanding of the importance of each phrase. We hope you take the challenge of wearing these shirts in public. Rest assured that you will be well-equipped with the rhetorical tools to engage in conversation and/or debate.  Good luck! And thanks for supporting the Truth Quest Podcast!

Send us a textOur story for this episode is, “Me and My Shadow,” by Sandra Cook. A kind schoolteacher reaches out to a lonely girl with an imaginary friend. At first passed off as a childhood fantasy, she discovers that the friend is very real and very deadly. Are there other stories of imaginary friends who turned out to be not so imaginary? Oh, yeah. And they're creepy. We'll share a few.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Journey of Demise"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" Randy Newman: "You've Got a Friend In Me"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

Send us a textOur story for this episode is, “Me and My Shadow,” by Sandra Cook. A kind schoolteacher reaches out to a lonely girl with an imaginary friend. At first passed off as a childhood fantasy, she discovers that the friend is very real and very deadly. Are there other stories of imaginary friends who turned out to be not so imaginary? Oh, yeah. And they're creepy. We'll share a few.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Journey of Demise"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" Randy Newman: "You've Got a Friend In Me"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

In this episode of 'Need Some Introduction,' the hosts discuss the new Danny Boyle film '28 Years Later,' a sequel to '28 Days Later.' They review the film in detail, examining its plot, themes, and stylistic choices. They also touch upon their previous episode covering '28 Days Later' and '28 Weeks Later.' Additionally, the episode includes show notes about upcoming discussions on 'The Bear' final season, 'Seven Weeks of Smoke,' 'Murder Bot' finale, and 'Squid Game' final season. They also briefly speculate about the potential for a third film in the series and analyze the film's box office performance. mailto:needssomeintroduction@gmail.com 00:00 Introduction and Show Notes 00:43 Discussing 'The Bear' Final Season 02:39 Preview of Upcoming Shows 03:44 Initial Reactions to '28 Years Later' 04:28 Mixed Feelings and Analysis 06:36 Exploring the Film's Themes and Imagery 10:52 The Journey and World-Building 15:19 Action Sequences and Visuals 18:13 Thematic Depth and Allegories 31:23 Character Motivations and Plot Progression 38:35 Military Action Sequence 38:55 Eric's Introduction and Commentary 39:15 The Alpha and Social Commentary 40:45 Eric's Demise and the Pregnant Zombie 45:18 The Bone Temple and Symbolism 56:16 Final Scene and Future Speculations 01:02:24 Box Office and Future of the Franchise

This week we talk about all of Xbox's announcements about their upcoming hardware, Marathon's indefinite delay, console warrior lies that spread too far, more Mass Effect TV news, Death Stranding 2 was too good and much more. Click this link for my socials, all of my other content and ways to support: https://linktr.ee/baundiesel00:00:00 | Intro00:00:22 | Opening00:07:37 | News00:54:32 | Updates00:56:01 | Wrap Up

In the aftermath of the Second World War, as Britain's Empire faded away, British Prime Ministers had few choices than to take their lead from America. Following the disaster of the Suez invasion, Britain abandoned any pretence that it might have an independent foreign policy and operated as an arm of American power in the world until the present day. As we face the possibility of a war with Iran that almost 80 per cent of the population oppose but British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has strongly indicated he might be willing to commit forces to, this podcast explores Britain's outsourcing of foreign policy to Washington. *****STOP PRESS*****I only ever talk about history on this podcast but I also have another life, yes, that of aspirant fantasy author and if that's your thing you can get a copy of my debut novel The Blood of Tharta, right here:Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each weekIf you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership hereOrYou can support the podcast via Patreon hereOr you can just say some nice things about it here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip welcomes journalist/author Megan Greenwell to discuss her book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream. In their conversation, they explore how private equity has effected almost every facet of American industry and what have been the implications of the financialization of whole economies. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip's Drop: Killers of The Dream – Lillian Smith (https://wwnorton.com/books/Killers-of-the-Dream/) Megan's Drop: There is No Place for Us – Bryan Goldstone (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871/there-is-no-place-for-us-by-brian-goldstone/)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comI am travelling to the bitcoin conference in Prague this week - come say hi if you're there - so you are likely to get a lot of bitcoin-related content over the next fortnight, as I re-indoctrinate myself.Indeed, we are talking bitcoin and gold today — and we start with this.The Bitcoin Treasury BoomUK-listed Coinsilium (AQUIS:COIN), as flagged last Sunday, is jumping on the bitcoin treasury bandwagon. It has risen over 600% in the 10 days since I covered it. It was 6p. Now it's over 40p. Its market cap it £135 million. It only owns 25 bitcoins. (Worth around £2 million).Nuts. But there you go.I have taken my original stake off the table. I'll let the rest run, as I think it will. Its recently announced placement was four times oversubscribed.Bitcoin treasury companies are the new sh1tcoins. There will soon be more of them than there are sh1tcoins, the way things are going. It will probably all end in tears - for which we will have the FCA to thank, because it has outlawed investors from buying bitcoin ETFs and the like - but, while the music is playing, we dance. The other possibility, of course, is that productive companies follow the zombie company lead, at which point the entire corporate financial model changes. Every company becoms a bitcoin treasury company. I actually think there's a good chance of this happening, and I'll explain why in a moment.But let me just remind you — and myself — that owning a bitcoin treasury company is not the same as owning bitcoin. It's a speculation, a substitute, but it's not the same.(BTW I bought some bitcoin with Revolut the other day, and I found the process very simple - though I quickly sent the money to another, safer wallet. Strike and CoinCorner are other UK options.)The non-US bitcoin treasury plays are doing better than the US, which is interesting. Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Semler (NASDAQ:SMLR), for example, are not moving. (They will if bitcoin breaks to new highs above $110,000, as it is trying to do, but for now it's all about the UK and Japan, and the dumb regulations that have created this situation).Gold Is Now Number TwoThis week has seen something of a landmark development, meanwhile. Gold has overtaken the euro to become the second-most held asset by central banks. 20% of central bank reserves are now held in gold, against 16% in euros.Also of considerable note — and largely unreported — US dollar holdings have fallen below 50% for the first time in almost 30 years. They now sit at 46%. De-dollarisation is happening, folks, right in front of our eyes.If you are enjoying this post, please like it, share it and all that stuff. Thank you.This 20% gold figure compares with just 10% ten years ago. I've little doubt this will double again over the next 10 years - and we'll be at 40%.Even ECB Chief Lizard, Christine Lagarde, has noticed. “The accumulation of gold by central banks continued at a record pace,” she says. “Some countries have been actively exploring alternatives to traditional cross-border payment systems.”That last sentence is telling. It further confirms what we all knew was happening. It's not just as a store of value that the US dollar's central role is subsiding, but as a medium of exchange.Gold is reclaiming its historical role as a core international holding. Make sure you own some.If you are buying gold or silver to protect yourself in these ‘interesting' times, the dealer I use and recommend is the Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. Find out more here.In the same press release Lagarde says:“Offering solutions for settling wholesale financial transactions recorded on distributed ledger technology platforms in central bank money will increase the efficiency of European financial markets and the global appeal of the euro.”That's reptilian speak for “the euro CBDC is coming soon”. The EU CBDC Beast could begin as soon as this year. It will be rolled out first at the institutional level. Then it will be forced on the minions (which I don't think will work, by the way, for reasons explained [here] — but that doesn't mean they won't try).Turning to what might prove the Big Kahuna.The Real Crisis: Government Spending Can't StopWe have another rapidly developing plotline, and this announcement was widely overlooked by the press - probably on government orders, but perhaps because, as Occam's Razor would have it, they're thick. It is, in my view, a highly significant development, and is going to open the door to a ton of money-printing.

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Send us a textOuija boards, a good way to communicate with the dead, or an open portal to evil? In our story, a curious young lady finds out it's the latter. Ouija boards are a hot topic of debate in the paranormal investigation community. Some say that only bad things come of using one; that a door is opened to the dark side, and nothing good can come of it. Join us for this ghoulish story and a brief history of Ouija boards.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Journey of Demise"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" Mississippi John Hurt: "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

Send us a textOuija boards, a good way to communicate with the dead, or an open portal to evil? In our story, a curious young lady finds out it's the latter. Ouija boards are a hot topic of debate in the paranormal investigation community. Some say that only bad things come of using one; that a door is opened to the dark side, and nothing good can come of it. Join us for this ghoulish story and a brief history of Ouija boards.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Journey of Demise"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes" Mississippi John Hurt: "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                  Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal Podcast

Ever since the announcement that Shahs of Sunset will be returning to Bravo, along with Ladies of London, many stories have been spilled as far as what we can expect when Reza, MJ and GG return to our TVs. Today we separate fact from fiction regarding their return and what we can expect when this Valley style show drops. Speaking of The Valley, Jax moves closer to the point of no return by the day and Brittany seems to be enjoying it a little too much. Speaking of MJ, her chump feud with Jeff Lewis over Chump Con takes an interesting turn and new facts arise regarding Sonja Morgan's well being. Everyone's favorite chumps, Patrik and Pol, are back to help us make sense of it all. @patriksimpson @polatteu @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TASK RABBIT - ⁠⁠⁠⁠taskrabbit.com (Tackle Your To-Do List Today & Get 15% Off Using Promo Code INSIDERS on Taskrabbit.com or On The Task Rabbit App)  BOLL & BRANCH - ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠bollandbranch.com/velvetrope⁠⁠⁠ (Get 15% Off Plus Free Shipping On Your First Set Of The Most Comfortable Sheets) PIQUE LIFE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠piquelife.com/velvet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (20% Off Plus a Free Rechargeable Frother & Glass Beaker If You're Tired of Feeling Depleted & Want to Finally Nourish Your Body the Right Way) WARBY PARKER - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.warbyparker.com/velvet⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Try On Any Pair of Glasses Virtually of Visit One of Their Over 270 Locations) DELETEME - (Get 20% Off By Texting VELVET to 64000 - To Take Control Of Your Data & Keep Your Private Life Private) TRUDIAGNOSTIC - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trudiagnostic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use Code VELVET To Find Out The “Real” Age Of Your Body) RO - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ro.co/velvet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s and Your Free Insurance Check) MOOD - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mood.com/velvet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(20% Off With Code Velvet on Federally Legal THC Shipped Right To Your Door) MINT MOBILE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/velvetrope ⁠⁠⁠ (Get Your Summer Savings & Shop Premium Wireless Plans) PROGRESSIVE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.progressive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠David@advertising-execs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH Available at - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Father's Day, we turn to one of Jesus' most beloved parables to see the heart of a godly father through the story of a wayward son. In Luke 15:11–24, we meet a son who demanded his freedom, wasted his fortune, and hit rock bottom—only to find that his father never stopped watching, waiting, and loving. Through The Son's Demand, The Son's Demise, and The Father's Devotion, we'll discover that true fatherhood reflects the heart of God: patient in pain, faithful in waiting, and overflowing with grace when restoration comes. Whether you're a father, have a father, or need the love of the Father—this message is for you!

Today's Song of the Day is “Like I Loved You” from Demise Of Love's EP Demise Of Love, out now.

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You've been told addiction is a disease or a moral failing. That emotional pain is separate from your brain wiring. And that quantum physics is just science fiction jargon. This week on Win Today, Dr. Lee Warren—a neurosurgeon, Iraq War vet, and author—pushes back on all of that. He exposes how unraveling addiction requires more than therapy—it demands restructuring your neural pathways. He digs into how neurodivergent brains function, why most spiritual advice fails, and how quantum physics reveals that your brain isn't a victim—it's a participant. Lee will show you why normal isn't enough, why passive hope is setting you up for failure, and why self‑brain‑surgery—rewiring your neural patterns—is the ultimate resistance. If you're wrestling with addictive patterns, feeling trapped in mental loops, or want hard science fused with spiritual hope, this conversation will light a fire under you. This isn't motivation—it's neuroscience applied. It's the answer buried inside your skull. Episode Links Show Notes Buy my NEW BOOK "Healing What You Can't Erase" here! Invite me to speak at your church or event. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Send us a textVocalist Matt Bishop (Human Artifacts, Horrific Demise, Womp Ray, x-Lividity) visits the morgue to talk about the latest on Human Artifacts, His other projects past and present, his days booking the Central Illinois Metal Fest and more. See you at the Morgue!original air date 6/11/2025music by:Lividity-Pussy LoverHorrific Demise-Religious HypocrisyDesecration-Spiritual DemiseLividity-The Urge To SplurgeHideous-Man Shall FallHuman Artifacts-Head in a Ziploc BagFace Of Ruin-Within the Infinitecontact: thetampamorgue@gmail.com  The Tampa Morgue Podcast can be found on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and most places you listen to your podcasts. See you at the Morgue!  

Hosts: Gary Faucette, Scott David ChaseIn this episode:- Moshpeeing- Pucknuts- Murder To Miniskirt Ban... and moreWARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Do we get the nonfiction we deserve? LATimes book critic Bethanne Patrick wrestles with this question through five new books that both mirror and address our fractured psyche. From Melissa Fibos' choice of celibacy over toxic sexual romance to a lone wolf crossing impossible borders, all these works expose a world grappling with isolation, AI empires, and the collapse of meaningful discourse. Whether it's Thomas Chatterton Williams's critique of wokeness, Damon Young's biting anthology of new black comedy, or Karen Hao's disturbing portrait of OpenAI as our new imperial reality ( Tomorrow's show features a full interview with Hao), each book reflects our deeper crisis: the inability to connect authentically in our age of social isolation and anxiety. The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex - Melissa Fibos. Melissa Fibos, a writer with a history of intense romantic fixations, realizes she's addicted to the chase rather than genuine connection. She embarks on a year-long celibacy experiment, allowing masturbation and fantasies but avoiding all dating and partnered sex. It's a transformative journey of empowerment as Fibos discovers authentic pleasure in solitude, food, and simple experiences, ultimately meeting her future wife before completing the full year.Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and The Demise of Discourse - Thomas Chatterton Williams. This multiracial critic argues that America's obsession with racial categories perpetuates the very divisions we claim to fight, insisting that race is purely a social construct with no biological basis. Writing from his perspective as an American expat in France, Williams contends that woke discourse and "correct" language distract from addressing real structural problems. His book challenges readers to move beyond tired black-versus-white frameworks toward more nuanced conversations about power and identity.That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor - Edited by Damon Young This collection features sharp satirical pieces from top Black American writers who skewer everything from Karen culture to Disney's racial blindness to tech company exploitation. Contributors include Mateo Askaripour (who wrote the acclaimed "Black Buck") offering biting commentary on workplace racism and cultural appropriation. The anthology demonstrates how humor serves as both weapon and shield, allowing writers to expose systemic absurdities while maintaining their sanity in an often hostile world.Lone Wolf: Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness - Adam Weymouth In 2011, a wolf named Slavc traveled over 1,000 miles from Slovenia to the Italian Alps, becoming the first wolf in that region for decades and eventually establishing a pack of over 100. Weymouth follows this remarkable journey to explore how artificial barriers—from the Iron Curtain to Trump's border wall—prevent both wildlife and human refugees from reaching safety. The book uses the wolf's migration as a lens to examine what happens when the wild refuses to respect human boundaries and how life persistently seeks ways to thrive despite our attempts to control it.Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI - Karen Hao. Based on 90 interviews with current and former OpenAI executives plus dozens more from competing tech companies. Hao argues that without proper regulation and transparency, AI could evolve into a modern version of the British East India Company—a technological monopoly that serves elite interests while reshaping global power structures. Tomorrow's show features a full interview with Hao. Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200,000 followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as in The Washington Post, NPR Books, and Literary Hub. She sits on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and has served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle. She is the host of the Missing Pages podcast.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the ongoing assault on our democracy, the wildfire smoke hanging in the air, and Aaron Rodger' signing with the Steelers. For the main topic, they discuss the events that lead to Harry Houdini's death.

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Mal and Jo are joined by ‘Andor' showrunner Tony Gilroy! They dive into everything from the world-building and ideology of ‘Andor' to the fate of the Maya Pei Brigade, what's in Syril's box, and much more! (00:00) Intro(05:08) Speeches and Quotes in ‘Andor'(07:16) World-Building in ‘Andor'(10:24) The Sense of Place and Ideology in ‘Andor'(15:30) Balance of Characters(21:15) Power Dynamics and How They Shift(23:32) If You Made ‘Rogue One' After ‘Andor,' How Would it Be Different?(25:41) Jyn and Cassian's Relationship(26:52) Figuring Out Character Retributions(29:42) Luthen and Saw(34:35) Staying in His Five-Year Period(36:40) Taking the Ideas of ‘Andor' and Moving Beyond It(43:39) Which Characters Will You Miss Writing For?(46:11) Cinta Kaz and Tay Kolma's Demise(48:00) B2EMO and a Farewell Scene with Cassian(51:57) Budget Restrictions Where They Had to Get Creative(56:56) Lessons to Take from ‘Andor'(01:00:35) Syril's Private Box and Enza(01:03:04) Did Anyone from the Maya Pei Brigade Survive? Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonGuest: Tony GilroyProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From the mist-shrouded moors of Britain to the backroads of America, massive black hounds with glowing red eyes have terrorized witnesses for centuries—but when archaeologists unearth the bones of a 200-pound, 7-foot-tall dog near the site of a legendary hellhound attack, the line between folklore and reality begins to blur in the most chilling way.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: Eerie tales of spectral Hellhounds have haunted humanity for centuries, from the misty moors of the British Isles to the dense forests of Appalachia. These colossal black dogs with glowing eyes are said to be harbingers of doom, leaving a trail of fear and mystery in their wake. Over the years, the line between folklore and reality has blurred after numerous individuals have reported their own true tales of coming face-to-face with these denizens of the underworld. (True Tales of Hellhounds: Ancient Myths To Modern Cases) *** When the criminal justice system falters, the dead may step in to rectify the errors of the living. Through eerie whispers, unsettling dreams, and ghostly apparitions, sometimes, the deceased help to ensure justice is served. (Victims Who Solved Their Own Murders From The Grave) *** On June 9th, 1979, approximately 35 riders boarded the Sydney Ghost Train ride in Australia's beloved harbor attraction Luna Park. Seven of them would not leave the train tunnel alive. (The Haunting Tragedy of the Sydney Ghost Train Fire) *** On a fateful night in 1860 New York City, John Walton was gunned down in cold blood, setting off a desperate chase through the shadowy streets. As his cousin pursued the mysterious assailant, another life was claimed, plunging the city into a gripping tale of murder, intrigue, and a relentless quest for justice. The aftermath revealed a tangled web of family secrets, betrayal, and a courtroom drama that would captivate the entire nation. (Mystery of the Distiller's Demise) *** In the late eighteenth century, terror gripped the streets of London as a mysterious figure known as "The London Monster" targeted aristocratic women with cruel precision. Over fifty attacks within two years sparked widespread panic, leading to the formation of vigilante groups and a media frenzy that captivated the city's working class. What made him a monster, you may ask? He snuck up behind women and stabbed them… in the buttocks! (London's Butt-Stabbing Monster)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:04:53.967 = Show Open00:07:54.061 = True Tales of Hellhounds, Part 100:23:48.602 = True Tales of Hellhounds, Part 200:53:27.928 = Mystery of the Distiller's Demise01:02:32.947 = London's Butt-Stabbing Monster01:09:55.039 = Victims Who Solved Their Own Murders From The Grave01:21:02.933 = The Haunting Tragedy of the Sydney Ghost Train Fire01:28:27.949 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Victims Who Solved Their Own Murders From The Grave” source: Lyra Radford at ListVerse.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckrb5d7“The Haunting Tragedy of the Sydney Ghost Train Fire” by Carolyn Cox for The-Line-Up.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y5ssbkyd (used with permission)“London's Butt-Stabbing Monster” source: Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk95u2“Mystery of the Distiller's Demise” source: Robert Wilhelm at MurderByGaslight.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yck5vxwv“True Tales of Hellhounds: Ancient Myths to Modern Cases” source: Brent Swancer at MysteriousUniverse.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4ry86tcp=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: July 15, 2024EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/hellhounds

(From 5/20/25) - This week on Steady Droppin' Dimes, Sam Webb, Devin and Daniel Horton discussed the latest iteration of the rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. The crew cheered the intensity of the competition between the two stars and celebrated what may even be their dislike for one another for one another on the court as part of the game. The crew then criticized Robert Griffin III's commentary for seemingly applying scrutiny to the back & forth between two women that he wouldn't between two men, and while also amplifying racial stereotypes against Reese. The conversation then turns to Ryan Clark's commentary on RG3 and whether it was out of line for mentioning his wife's race as a factor in his lack of perspective on issues affecting black women. Next, Droppin Dimes Sponsor Golden Limousine introduces Michigan defensive back Zeke Barry as its NIL ambassador for the year. From there, Sam and Devin turn their attention to the impending changes in NCAA enforcement, which will soon be managed by a new CEO. The episode concludes with a conversation with the Ann Arbor Sports commission about its study on the economic impact of Michigan football. It revealed that $226.7 million was spent by out-of-county visitors during games in 2024. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I, Stewart Alsop, had a fascinating conversation on this episode of Crazy Wisdom with Mallory McGee, the founder of Chroma, who is doing some really interesting work at the intersection of AI and crypto. We dove deep into how these two powerful technologies might reshape the internet and our interactions with it, moving beyond the hype cycles to what's truly foundational.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversationTimestamps00:00 The Intersection of AI and Crypto01:28 Bitcoin's Origins and Austrian Economics04:35 AI's Centralization Problem and the New Gatekeepers09:58 Agent Interactions and Decentralized Databases for Trustless Transactions11:11 AI as a Prosthetic Mind and the Interpretability Challenge15:12 Deterministic Blockchains vs. Non-Deterministic AI Intents18:44 The Demise of Traditional Apps in an Agent-Driven World35:07 Property Rights, Agent Registries, and Blockchains as BackendsKey InsightsCrypto's Enduring Fundamentals: Mallory emphasized that while crypto prices are often noise, the underlying fundamentals point to a new, long-term cycle for the Internet itself. It's about decentralizing control, a core principle stemming from Bitcoin's original blend of economics and technology.AI's Centralization Dilemma: We discussed the concerning trend of AI development consolidating power within a few major players. This, as Mallory pointed out, ironically mirrors the very centralization crypto aims to dismantle, potentially shifting control from governments to a new set of tech monopolies.Agents are the Future of Interaction: Mallory envisions a future where most digital interactions aren't human-to-LLM, but agent-to-agent. These autonomous agents will require decentralized, trustless platforms like blockchains to transact, hold assets, and communicate confidentially.Bridging Non-Deterministic AI with Deterministic Blockchains: A fascinating challenge Mallory highlighted is translating the non-deterministic "intents" of AI (e.g., an agent's goal to "get me a good return on spare cash") into the deterministic transactions required by blockchains. This translation layer is crucial for agents to operate effectively on-chain.The Decline of Traditional Apps: Mallory made a bold claim that traditional apps and web interfaces are on their way out. As AI agents become capable of generating personalized interfaces on the fly, the need for standardized, pre-built apps will diminish, leading to a world where software is hyper-personalized and often ephemeral.Blockchains as Agent Backbones: We explored the intriguing idea that blockchains might be inherently better suited for AI agents than for direct human use. Their deterministic nature, ability to handle assets, and potential for trustless reputation systems make them ideal backends for an agent-centric internet.Trust and Reputation for Agents: In a world teeming with AI agents, establishing trust is paramount. Mallory suggested that on-chain mechanisms like reward and slashing systems can be used to build verifiable reputation scores for agents, helping us discern trustworthy actors from malicious ones without central oversight.The Battle for an Open AI Future: The age-old battle between open and closed source is playing out again in the AI sphere. While centralized players currently seem to dominate, Mallory sees hope in the open-source AI movement, which could provide a crucial alternative to a future controlled by a few large entities.Contact Information*   Twitter: @McGee_noodle*   Company: Chroma

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(SPOILER) Your Daily Roundup covers today's Podcast #443, rumors of the Bachelor demise, a very strategic episode of “Survivor” last night yet the online hate is getting annoying, and Big Brother announces their premiere & details about season 27.   Music written by Jimmer Podrasky (B'Jingo Songs/Machia Music/Bug Music BMI) Ads: Factor Meals - 50% off your first box PLUS free shipping at https://factormeals.com/realitysteve50off Promo Code: realitysteve50off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices