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In this week's episode, like Icarus, both our storytellers fly a little too close to the sun—and learn the hard way that confidence doesn't always equal competence.Part 1: As a kid, JR Denson is determined to master the art of homemade french fries—but then his kitchen experiment goes up in flames. Part 2: Faced with a looming Science Olympiad deadline, Adam Ruben is sure his last-minute “clock” made from a bag of water will do the trick.JR Denson --a Washington, DC native-- is a full-time college educator and a part time emergency medical technician (EMT). He has become increasingly involved in the DMV's storytelling scene ever since accidentally falling into right before the pandemic. JR has performed for both local and national storytelling organizations such as The Perfect Liar's Club, the Stone Soup Storytelling Festival, and NPR's The Moth. Adam Ruben is a writer, comedian, and molecular biologist in Washington, DC. He writes the monthly humor column “Experimental Error” in the AAAS journal Science Careers and is the author of two books: Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School, and Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball. He has appeared on the Science Channel, the Food Network, the History Channel, the Travel Channel, the Weather Channel, Discovery, Netflix, and NPR and is a writer for the preschool cartoon “Elinor Wonders Why” on PBS Kids. Adam has performed on stage in 34 states and six countries, including two solo shows. He has told stories onstage with Story Collider, Story District, and Story League, and is a five-time Moth Story Slam Champion and a Lead Producer for the DC/Baltimore chapter of Mortified. He has three kids, two cats, and a day job as a molecular biologist for the US federal government that feels less secure every day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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If you're looking for tips and ideas on how to leverage speaking opportunities, how to use speaking as your best for of visibility, or how to get booked to speak, you're in the right place. This is the best public speaking podcast for coaches, consultants, and service providers.Today's question comes from Jeremy Bergh: Is using self deprecating humor OK? ***Listen to the Public Speaking Monetization podcast on Apple or SpotifyTo submit your question for a future Q&A episode go to: https://SpeakPipe.com/BID***Sign up for a free Speaking Monetization Discovery Call at https://SpeakAndStandOut.com/Discovery

In this special testimony episode of Affirming Truths, Carla Arges sits down with Rooted & Resilient graduate Ivanka to talk about what changed for her over 12 weeks of Christ-centered healing. Ivanka shares how a major breakup and years of mental health struggles left her stuck in fight-or-flight - exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure what to do next. Through the program, one message became a turning point: healing isn't the absence of pain - it's the presence of truth. Ivanka describes how rooted identity in Christ (Galatians 4:4–7) reshaped the way she understood her thoughts, emotions, and choices. Instead of being ruled by how she felt, she learned to acknowledge her emotions without letting them take the driver's seat - choosing truth, renewing her mind (Romans 12:2), and building steady, sustainable practices that supported her whole person. If you've ever wondered whether healing is possible when life is still hard, this episode will remind you: you can be in a storm and still be deeply grounded - because your foundation is Christ. Enrol in the next Rooted & Resilient cohort https://carlaarges.podia.com/rooted-resilient-cohort-2 Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season.  Book a discovery call today! GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE Connect With Carla: Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall  Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com  

In this episode of the True Man Podcast, I dive into the true meaning of character, why it's forged in waiting, tested through pressure, and revealed in how a man lives when no one is watching. Discover how trusting God's timing, resisting shortcuts, and standing firm in truth shapes a man who leads with strength, integrity, and unshakable faith. #truemanpodcastContact Mike Van Pelt:mike@truemanlifecoaching.comhttps://www.truemanlifecoaching.com Order Mik's New Book, True Man True Ways – A Roadmap of Discovery to the Masculine Heart https://www.truemanlifecoaching.com/truemantrueways  Become part of the True Man Inner Circle — our weekly newsletter for men who refuse to settle.  truemanlifecoaching.com/newsletter 

Four independent satellite companies have recently confirmed that there are massive buried structures hidden deep underneath the Great Pyramids of Giza. This is according to Filippo Biondi, scientist and leader of the Khafre Research Project, who broke the news earlier this year to the world that their SAR satellite technology had discovered massive super-structures buried beneath Giza. JOIN ME ON OUR 2026 EGYPT TOUR THIS DECEMBER 1-12TH

A son fresh out of jail allegedly confesses to a brutal slaughter! He says a 'demonic' presence forced him to beat his elderly dad to death, pour wax on him & stuff his corpse in a rug. But that wasn't his only victim... A mom with a history of mental illness in on the run abroad - her 4 tots in tow...to save them from "end times." Plus, a bandit in the buff...with a real beef for heists. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like or didn't like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Eric Rogell isn't just interesting—he might actually be the most interesting man in the world. Move over, Dos Equis man.He's a two-time bestselling author, award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and in-demand global speaker featured in Forbes, NPR, Discovery.com, Miami Herald, New York Daily News, and many more leading media outlets.After more than 20 years mentoring ambitious executives and interviewing hundreds of world-class leaders—from celebrities and athletes to entrepreneurs and military veterans—Eric has gathered rare insights into what truly shapes great leadership. His work has inspired thousands to accelerate their careers, uncover their purpose, and find mentors who change the trajectory of their lives.And just some of his incredible adventures:Two days on Easter Island hiking Maunga Terevaka volcano and walking among the MoaiKayaking the waters of Bora Bora, Moorea, and Fakarava, collecting black pearlsStock car racing certified, driving legendary tracks across the U.S.Learning to pour the perfect pint at St. James Gate in Dublin from Rory Guinness himselfAnd yes… doing shots 150-feet above the crowd at Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival in Germany (you have to hear that one)In this episode, Eric brings the wisdom and inspiration for leaders to step into a life of passion, purpose, and unapologetic authenticity.If you're ready to trade hesitation for conviction, lamb-mindset for lion-courage, and start the new year with transformational leadership —this sip is for you.⸻Connect with Eric: https://ericrogell.com/http://linkedin.com/in/ericrogellBuy his latest bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Lions-Raised-Lambs-Passionate-Successful-ebook/dp/B0CJDPQC8JTake the Lionheart challenge https://thelionheartchallenge.com/For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. Learn more about me at karlynnholbrook.com

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Lost Heirloom, Found Trust: A New Year Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-01-01-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 寒风刺骨，警察局里热闹非凡。En: The cold wind was biting, yet the police station was bustling.Zh: 大年初一，外面还挂着新年装饰，红灯笼在寒风中轻轻摇曳。En: It was the first day of the Chinese New Year, and outside were still the New Year decorations, the red lanterns gently swaying in the cold wind.Zh: 魏坐在候等区，他心里忐忑不安。En: Wei sat in the waiting area, feeling restless.Zh: 昨晚的庆祝活动中，他不慎丢失了家传的玉佩。En: During last night's celebration, he had accidentally lost the family heirloom yupei.Zh: 这时，朋友方来到他身边。En: Just then, his friend Fang came over to his side.Zh: “魏，你还好吗？”他关切地问道。En: "Wei, are you okay?" he asked with concern.Zh: 魏叹了口气，说：“我必须找回玉佩，对家人来说那很重要。”En: Wei sighed and said, "I must find the yupei, it's very important to my family."Zh: 不远处，警察志忙着整理桌上的一大堆报告。En: Not far away, Officer Zhi was busy organizing a large stack of reports on his desk.Zh: 他有些疲惫，但看到魏，还是热情地打招呼。En: He looked a bit tired, but upon seeing Wei, he greeted him warmly.Zh: “有什么我可以帮你的？”志问。En: "Is there anything I can help you with?" Zhi asked.Zh: 魏解释了情况，志认真地听着。En: Wei explained the situation, and Zhi listened carefully.Zh: 他慢慢点头，说：“最近报告太多，找到东西可能需要时间。”En: He nodded slowly and said, "There are so many reports recently, finding something might take some time."Zh: 魏心里更不安。En: Wei felt even more uneasy.Zh: 他不知道是该赶紧填详细报告，还是自己去附近寻找。En: He didn't know whether he should hurry to fill out a detailed report or go out and search nearby himself.Zh: 他咬着手指，思考着。En: He bit his finger, deep in thought.Zh: 方见状，拍拍魏的肩膀，“也许我们可以先在附近找找？”En: Seeing this, Fang patted Wei's shoulder, "Maybe we should search around nearby first?"Zh: 魏点点头，觉得这是个好主意。En: Wei nodded, thinking it was a good idea.Zh: 他或许应该借助朋友的帮助。En: Perhaps he should enlist his friend's help.Zh: 一想到这个，他感到一丝温暖。En: With this thought, he felt a warmth spread through him.Zh: 两人走出警察局，商量着应该去哪里寻找。En: The two walked out of the police station, discussing where they should search.Zh: 他们走到昨晚聚会的地方，又去了周围的商店，沿途仔细地观察。En: They went to the place where the gathering was held last night and visited the surrounding shops, carefully looking along the way.Zh: 最后，他们来到一个挤满年货的小市场。En: Finally, they arrived at a small market filled with New Year's goods.Zh: 一个小贩在摊位前对他们招手。“你们在找这东西吗？”他手里举着魏的玉佩。En: A vendor waved to them from a stall, "Are you looking for this?" He held up Wei's yupei.Zh: 魏惊喜地走上前，“是的！你在哪儿找到的？”En: Delighted, Wei walked forward, "Yes! Where did you find it?"Zh: 小贩微微一笑，“早上打扫时看到了，想着总有人会回来找。”En: The vendor smiled slightly, "I saw it while cleaning in the morning and thought someone would come back for it."Zh: 魏感激地道谢，方也松了口气。En: Wei thanked him gratefully, and Fang also breathed a sigh of relief.Zh: 回家的路上，魏心中的石头总算落下。En: On the way home, the weight in Wei's heart finally lifted.Zh: 他对方说道：“谢谢你，我学会了珍惜朋友的支持。”En: He turned to Fang and said, "Thank you, I've learned to cherish the support of friends."Zh: 魏微笑着，手里攥紧那块玉佩，心里充满了对未来的信心。En: Wei smiled, clutching the yupei tightly in his hand, filled with confidence for the future.Zh: 新的一年，他要学会依靠身边的人，一同面对生活的挑战。En: In the new year, he decided to learn to rely on those around him and face life's challenges together. Vocabulary Words:biting: 刺骨bustling: 热闹非凡heirloom: 家传restless: 忐忑不安concern: 关切greeted: 打招呼gratefully: 感激vendor: 小贩clutching: 攥紧swaying: 摇曳uneasy: 不安detailed: 详细surrounding: 周围carefully: 仔细confidence: 信心cherish: 珍惜support: 支持rely: 依靠challenges: 挑战gathering: 聚会reports: 报告organizing: 整理thought: 思考perhaps: 也许warmth: 温暖surrounding shops: 商店market: 市场stall: 摊位breath a sigh of relief: 松了口气decoration: 装饰

Fluent Fiction - French: A Winter's Triumph: Émile's Journey to Artistic Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-01-01-08-38-20-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Le soleil d'hiver brillait à travers les grandes fenêtres du musée d'art de Lyon, baignant la galerie d'une lumière douce.En: The winter sun shone through the large windows of the musée d'art de Lyon, bathing the gallery in a soft light.Fr: Des ombres jouaient sur le sol, créant une atmosphère paisible et rêverie.En: Shadows played on the floor, creating a peaceful and dreamy atmosphere.Fr: Ce jour du Nouvel An, l'excitation était palpable parmi les élèves venus exposer leurs créations pour le concours annuel d'art de l'école.En: On this New Year's Day, excitement was palpable among the students who had come to exhibit their creations for the school's annual art contest.Fr: Émile, un jeune garçon de quatorze ans au visage réfléchi, se tenait près de son chevalet.En: Émile, a young fourteen-year-old boy with a thoughtful face, stood near his easel.Fr: Son cœur battait fort.En: His heart was beating hard.Fr: La pièce qu'il allait dévoiler représentait des semaines de travail acharné et d'intense réflexion.En: The piece he was about to unveil represented weeks of hard work and intense reflection.Fr: Claudette, sa professeure d'art bienveillante, était à ses côtés.En: Claudette, his kind-hearted art teacher, was by his side.Fr: Elle croyait en Émile et l'avait poussé à suivre son instinct artistique.En: She believed in Émile and had encouraged him to follow his artistic instinct.Fr: "Ton art est spécial, Émile," disait-elle souvent.En: "Your art is special, Émile," she often said.Fr: "Exprime ce que tu ressens."En: "Express what you feel."Fr: À quelques pas, Luc, un camarade de classe de longue date, toujours sûr de lui, ajustait un dernier détail sur sa toile.En: A few steps away, Luc, a long-time classmate, always self-assured, was adjusting a final detail on his canvas.Fr: Luc avait déjà remporté ce concours à plusieurs reprises.En: Luc had already won this contest several times.Fr: Il captait l'attention par son assurance et la finesse de ses œuvres.En: He captured attention with his confidence and the finesse of his works.Fr: Voir Luc, sûr et confiant, ajoutait à l'anxiété d'Émile.En: Seeing Luc, sure and confident, added to Émile's anxiety.Fr: Émile avait décidé que son tableau montrerait des paysages oniriques mêlés à des émotions internes, quelque chose de plus personnel et abstrait que les œuvres traditionnelles.En: Émile had decided that his painting would show dreamlike landscapes mixed with internal emotions, something more personal and abstract than traditional works.Fr: Les doutes ne cessaient de le hanter : "Et si c'était trop différent ?En: Doubts kept haunting him: "What if it's too different?"Fr: ", se demandait-il.En: he wondered.Fr: Le signal fut donné pour ranger les chevalets et dévoiler les œuvres.En: The signal was given to arrange the easels and unveil the works.Fr: Le silence s'installa dans la salle alors que les juges passaient lentement devant chaque tableau.En: Silence settled in the room as the judges slowly passed in front of each painting.Fr: Lorsque ce fut enfin au tour de l'œuvre d'Émile, un silence encore plus profond s'abattit.En: When it was finally Émile's turn, an even deeper silence fell.Fr: Légèrement tremblant, il expliqua son tableau, ses choix de couleurs, et ce que cela signifiait pour lui.En: Slightly trembling, he explained his painting, his choice of colors, and what it meant to him.Fr: Il y eut un moment d'hésitation.En: There was a moment of hesitation.Fr: Puis, un murmure d'appréciation s'éleva parmi les spectateurs.En: Then, a murmur of appreciation arose among the spectators.Fr: Les juges échangèrent des regards impressionnés.En: The judges exchanged impressed glances.Fr: Pour la première fois, Émile sentit que son travail touchait les cœurs.En: For the first time, Émile felt that his work touched hearts.Fr: Lorsque les résultats furent annoncés, Émile ne put croire ce qu'il entendait : "Premier prix, Émile, pour l'originalité et la profondeur émotionnelle !"En: When the results were announced, Émile couldn't believe what he heard: "First prize, Émile, for originality and emotional depth!"Fr: Claudette applaudit, les yeux brillants de fierté.En: Claudette applauded, eyes shining with pride.Fr: Luc, bien que un peu déçu, approcha et tapota l'épaule d'Émile.En: Luc, although a bit disappointed, approached and patted Émile's shoulder.Fr: "Félicitations, c'est vraiment mérité."En: "Congratulations, it's truly deserved."Fr: Émile, souriant pour la première fois sans retenue, comprit alors ce que Claudette voulait dire par exprimer ses sentiments.En: Émile, smiling for the first time without restraint, then understood what Claudette meant by expressing his feelings.Fr: L'art n'était pas juste une question de technique parfaite, mais de vérité personnelle.En: Art wasn't just about perfect technique, but about personal truth.Fr: Il était enfin confiant en lui-même.En: He was finally confident in himself.Fr: Et dans la lumière hivernale de cette galerie, Émile sentit en lui surgir une nouvelle assurance.En: And in the winter light of that gallery, Émile felt a newfound assurance rise within him.Fr: Il savait désormais que, peu importe les compétitions à venir, il avait trouvé sa propre voix dans l'art.En: He knew now that, regardless of future competitions, he had found his own voice in art. Vocabulary Words:the sun: le soleilthe windows: les fenêtresthe gallery: la galeriethe shadows: les ombresthe atmosphere: l'atmosphèrethe excitement: l'excitationthe students: les élèvesthe creations: les créationsthe contest: le concoursthe boy: le garçonthe easel: le chevaletthe heart: le cœurthe work: le travailthe reflection: la réflexionthe teacher: la professeurethe instinct: l'instinctthe detail: le détailthe canvas: la toilethe confidence: l'assurancethe finesse: la finessethe doubt: le doutethe signal: le signalthe silence: le silencethe judges: les jugesthe spectators: les spectateursthe hesitation: l'hésitationthe murmurs: les murmuresthe prize: le prixthe originality: l'originalitéthe emotions: les émotions

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In this intellectually engaging interview, Mark Underwood explores the frontiers of neuroscience and what modern brain research reveals about human consciousness, perception, and behavior. Drawing from scientific study and real-world research applications, Underwood breaks down complex neurological concepts into accessible insights, examining how the brain shapes thought, memory, learning, and awareness. This episode bridges science and curiosity, offering listeners a deeper understanding of the mind and the remarkable biological systems that define what it means to be human.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

#217 iChange Justice Podcast - The Seeds of Sovereignty: A Lifetime of Indigenous Advocacy with Beth BrownfieldIn this special Happy New Year broadcast, host Joy Gilfilen welcomes her longtime mentor and community icon, Beth Brownfield. As we step into 2026 and our fifth season, this episode serves as a masterclass in how one person's "seeds of justice" can ripple across a nation to change laws, denominations, and heart-centered community policies.The Seed of a 12-Year-Old: Beth shares the origin of her activism—a seed planted at age 12 after reading a heartbreaking paragraph of contaminated smallpox blankets sent by the U.S. Army, especially Plains groups, to control the Indian problem. Years later she takes her heartbreaking first response through her journey from the Pine Ridge Reservation to the Pacific Northwest, sharing the heroic stories of Sue Ann Big Crow, who transformed racial tensions through a Lakota shawl dance on a basketball court, and the losing fight of Alex White Plume to grow hemp under the protection of native sovereignty.The Principles of HONOR: Beth details her work with HONOR (Honor Our Neighbors, Origins, and Rights), an organization that worked, at the invitation of Tribes and Nations to: Honor government to government relationships and tribal sovereignty; Affirm Indian treaties; Honor and protect the Earth; Conduct Ourselves in a manner which is respectful of all people; Promote intercultural understanding and awareness. She explains how these principles were practiced in collaborative work to save Whatcom County from the proposed coal terminal, and why the first official acknowledgment of the "first inhabitants of these lands and waters" was an essential first step to restorative justice.The Doctrine of Discovery: One of Beth's most significant legacies is her work inspired by the work of Lummi, Jewel James and Shawnee, Lenape, Steve Newcomb to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. Beth recounts her campaign to move the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to pass a national resolution repudiating this archaic legal framework used to dominate the Original Nations and Peoples, their lands, and resources. Beth describes her methodology as being a "Johnny Appleseed" for justice—planting seeds and letting them take root through the work of community action. She leaves us with a powerful call to action for 2026: "If everyone plants “seeds” as they pass through the world, and picks up the garbage in front of them, we could change the world."

‘There is the sense of inward frustration, the sense of hopeless despair without an end. Perhaps most people are not aware of it, or if they are, they avoid it. But it is there. So what is one to do?' This episode on Despair has four sections. The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti's third talk in Ojai 1973, and is titled: Despair, Hope and Belief. The second extract (14:20) is from the second talk in Saanen 1962, and is titled: The Source of Despair. The third extract (48:08) is from Krishnamurti's fourth talk in Ojai 1949, and is titled: Facing Despair. The final extract in this episode (1:04:20) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1967, and is titled: Freedom from Despair Is Not Through Hope. The Krishnamurti Podcast features carefully selected extracts from Krishnamurti's recorded talks. Each episode highlights his different approaches to universal and timeless themes that affect our everyday lives, the state of the world and the future of humanity. This episode's theme is Despair. Upcoming themes are Holism, Activism & Social Change and Discovery. This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, a unique international boarding school offering a personalised, holistic education inspired by Krishnamurti's teachings. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information. You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on your podcast app.

neuroscientist, former CMO, and author of Make Me Great, for an engaging conversation that redefines productivity from the inside out. Thomas shares his unconventional journey from artificial intelligence and neuroscience into marketing, leadership, and ethical persuasion, revealing how his early work in neuromarketing delivered results but ultimately felt incomplete without a human-centered approach. At the heart of the conversation is one powerful insight: when someone is making a decision, their brain is silently asking, "Make me great." Thomas explains how primal, subconscious forces drive our choices long before logic kicks in, and why people rationalize decisions only after they've already been made. He breaks down concepts like silent listening, subconscious frustration, and why talking about features, products, or credentials too early actually pushes people away. You'll also hear memorable real-world examples showing how simply paying attention, asking better questions, and listening without interruption can instantly change outcomes in business and in everyday life. The discussion expands into purpose, personal "why," and how building tribes around shared values accelerates productivity while reducing wasted effort. This episode is a powerful reminder that productivity isn't just about systems and structure. It's about empathy, intention, and making others feel seen, heard, and valued. What We Discuss   [00:00]  Introduction to Dr. Thomas Trautmann   [06:32]  Discovery of neuromarketing and business growth   [10:23]  The power of positioning and system 1 thinking   [14:19]  Silent listening and active engagement   [16:13]  Habits for unforgettable work and the 11-second rule   [17:06]  Understanding the primal brain and decision-making   [21:10]  The importance of "why" in productivity   [23:16]  Personal story: the power of revisiting your why   [24:40]  Client success story using "Make Me Great"   [26:18]  The gift of listening and neurochemistry   [29:07]  Team alignment, purpose, and the tribe concept   [31:43]  Actionable productivity tool: the "you" language   [32:58]  Where to learn more about Dr. Trautmann   [33:45]  Podcast closing and call for reviews    Notable Quotes   [09:14] "I noticed that neuromarketing was lacking humanity. Even though we are targeting the brain, we are lacking humanity." – Thomas Trautmann   [09:52] "When you want a decision from someone, that person's brain is shouting at you, 'Make me great.'" – Thomas Trautmann   [14:44] "Active listening is okay, but silent listening is silence. Listen. Write down. Ask questions to clarify. But get that thing up there in your head to shut up." – Thomas Trautmann   [17:11] "We make primal decisions that we rationalize afterwards." – Thomas Trautmann   [32:22] "If you look at my LinkedIn profile, it's all about you, you, you. Try to use the 'you' language. It's a super powerful tool." – Thomas Trautmann   [27:43] " When I smile, when I do the, you know, the nice smile with the little les here, which is called the Duchenne smile, by the way, I get a shoot of endorphin in my brain." – Thomas Trautmann   [32:17] "When you start something with someone, use the new language. Try to use 'you, you, you.' It's a super powerful tool. It's the first step to get them to say, 'He cares about me"– Thomas Trautmann   Resources   Dr. Thomas Trautmann Website: make-me-great.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thomastrautmann Book – Make Me Great   Productivity Smarts Podcast Website - productivitysmartspodcast.com   Gerald J. Leonard Website - geraldjleonard.com Turnberry Premiere website - turnberrypremiere.com Scheduler - vcita.com/v/geraldjleonard Kiva is a loan, not a donation, allowing you to cycle your money and create a personal impact worldwide. https://www.kiva.org/lender/topmindshelpingtopminds  

In today's episode, Patrick and Kylene share why creating a vision is so important, offering some examples of how that helped them in their recovery journey as well as offering you reflections and questions to ask yourself as you begin creating your own life vision.   If you are a betrayed partner and would like to connect with Kylene for 1:1 coaching support, please click this link and book a free connection call: https://p.bttr.to/3ttk0Ql   Submit Questions and Feedback to the RecoverU podcast here: https://forms.gle/uww5sWK1WP8T8dbc8    Join the free RecoverU Facebook page for betrayed partners: www.facebook.com/groups/recoveru2    For addicted spouses check our puredesire.org and soulrefiner.org Follow Kylene: On TikTok: @KyleneTerhune  On IG: @KyleneTerhune

Product managers are saving hours with AI, yet feel more uncertain than ever about whether their products will succeed. What's going on?In this episode of The Product Experience, Lily Smith and Randy Silver sit down with Axel Sooriah, product management evangelist at Atlassian, to unpack the findings from a large-scale survey into the state of product management today.Axel shares why so many teams are stuck on the hamster wheel of execution, how cross-functional collaboration still breaks down in practice, and why 84% of product managers doubt their products will succeed despite loving the craft. The conversation explores the real reasons behind PM anxiety, the role of leadership in creating confidence, and how reframing work around customer progress can re-energise teams.Chapters00:00 – Money, motivation, and product work01:12 – Axel Sooriah's product background02:16 – What a product management evangelist does05:38 – Why Atlassian ran the state of product management survey07:01 – AI productivity and the strategy time paradox11:32 – The hamster wheel of execution14:01 – Leadership, incentives, and product manager agency16:16 – Using AI in customer discovery18:17 – Cross-functional collaboration in practice22:06 – Why 84% of product managers doubt success26:16 – Discovery, evidence, and decision-making confidence28:47 – Fear and curiosity in the age of AI30:50 – Getting started with AI as a product manager32:54 – Profit focus and product team motivationOur HostsLily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She's currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She's worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath. Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach and Consultant. He gets teams unstuck, helping you to supercharge your results. Randy's held interim CPO and Leadership roles at scale-ups and SMEs, advised start-ups, and been Head of Product at HSBC and Sainsbury's. He participated in Silicon Valley Product Group's Coaching the Coaches forum, and speaks frequently at conferences and events. You can join one of communities he runs for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether) and Product Coaches. He's the author of What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19. A recovering music journalist and editor, Randy also launched Amazon's music stores in the US & UK.

Chapter 3 of The Discovery, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series. This is the second of two chapters uploaded today - make sure you get both! Thanks for listening!

Chapter 2 of The Discovery, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series. School bell sound effect from: https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7020630/sounds/378394/ This chapter and the next are really short, so you get two chapters today! Thanks for listening!

Market update for Wednesday December 31, 2025Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode:Nvidia prepares to ramp H200 chip production as demand from China explodesWarner Bros. Discovery plans to reject Paramount's revised takeover offerNike stock jumps on insider buying as Rivian slides on CEO stock salesWarren Buffett officially steps down after one of the greatest investing runs ever

War eruped on this episode when a father discovered that his 15 year old is sexually active with her boyfriend. Wait until you hear how he wants to deal with the situation

Its the last Episode of the year on the last day of the year and we wanted to make this a special one.We cap the year off - recounting some of our favorite moments and lessons, playing some tapes and we hand out some awards !!!!Happy New Year and See You in 2026 !!!!(4:55) - Guess who's Back(6:00) - She recommended aboniki(9:50) - The POD Awards(18:40) - And the FAM MAIL goes to(23:40) - Hurricane Award goes to(26:20) - Miles MORALes !!!(28:44) - Imina is Vibes Minister for Ever(29:07) - One time for all our Neighbors(33:28) - Clap Back Queen(36:30) - Story Telly !!(39:25) - Can't believe you said it(49:40) - Lessons learned if any(1:01:58) - Extrasss(1:09:40) - Lets play some tapes from the Year !(1:33:25) - One song to describe my year !

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Under the Stars: A New Year's Discovery at San Juan Fair Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2025-12-31-23-34-02-es Story Transcript:Es: La brisa fresca del océano entraba suavemente por las enormes puertas abiertas del hangar en la Base Naval de San Juan.En: The fresh ocean breeze gently entered through the enormous open doors of the hangar at the Base Naval de San Juan.Es: Las luces festivas iluminaban cada rincón, preparándolo todo para la celebración de Año Nuevo.En: Festive lights illuminated every corner, preparing everything for the New Year's Eve celebration.Es: Pero antes, había un evento importante para los estudiantes del colegio local: la feria de ciencias.En: But first, there was an important event for the students of the local school: the science fair.Es: Cayetano, con sus gafas sobre la nariz y una sonrisa nerviosa, ajustaba los últimos detalles de su proyecto.En: Cayetano, with his glasses on his nose and a nervous smile, was adjusting the final details of his project.Es: Era un modelo de un sistema solar que usaba energía renovable.En: It was a model of a solar system that used renewable energy.Es: Quería demostrarle a su familia que sus sueños no eran solo fantasías.En: He wanted to show his family that his dreams were not just fantasies.Es: A su lado estaba Inés, su amiga y compañera de siempre.En: Beside him stood Inés, his friend and constant companion.Es: —No te preocupes tanto, Cayetano —le dijo Inés, procurando infundirle calma.En: “Don't worry so much, Cayetano,” Inés said, trying to calm him.Es: Tu proyecto es fantástico.En: “Your project is fantastic.”Es: Cayetano asintió, pero no pudo quitarse el nudo en el estómago.En: Cayetano nodded but couldn't shake the knot in his stomach.Es: Luz, la maestra de ciencias, caminaba entre las mesas, observando e inspirando respeto.En: Luz, the science teacher, walked among the tables, observing and commanding respect.Es: Era estricta pero justa, y todos sabían que obtener su reconocimiento era un honor.En: She was strict but fair, and everyone knew that earning her recognition was an honor.Es: Mientras la feria seguía su curso, Cayetano se dio cuenta de que algo no funcionaba bien en su modelo.En: As the fair continued, Cayetano realized something was wrong with his model.Es: Los planetas no giraban como debían.En: The planets weren't revolving as they should.Es: Su corazón latía rápidamente.En: His heart raced.Es: Solo había una hora antes de que todos contaran para recibir el año nuevo.En: There was only one hour before everyone counted down to ring in the New Year.Es: ¡Inés, funciona mal! —exclamó Cayetano, tratando de calmar sus pensamientos.En: “Inés, it's not working!” exclaimed Cayetano, trying to calm his thoughts.Es: ¿Qué hago?En: “What should I do?”Es: Inés miró el modelo, pensando.En: Inés looked at the model, thinking.Es: Sabía que su amigo quería impresionar a todos con su complejo sistema, pero a veces las cosas sencillas también funcionan.En: She knew her friend wanted to impress everyone with his complex system, but sometimes simple solutions work too.Es: —Quizá deberías simplificarlo un poco. ¿Qué tal si ajustas el motor? —sugirió ella con pragmatismo.En: “Maybe you should simplify it a bit. How about adjusting the motor?” she suggested pragmatically.Es: Cayetano tenía dos opciones: intentar una reparación complicada de último minuto o hacer lo que Inés proponía.En: Cayetano had two options: attempt a complicated last-minute repair or do as Inés suggested.Es: Con el sonido del reloj avanzando, decidió dar un paso atrás.En: With the clock ticking, he decided to step back.Es: Ajustó el motor, simplificando el movimiento.En: He adjusted the motor, simplifying the movement.Es: No era la solución más sofisticada, pero funcionaba.En: It wasn't the most sophisticated solution, but it worked.Es: La noche avanzaba y la cuenta regresiva para el año nuevo comenzó.En: The night progressed, and the countdown to the new year began.Es: Con la última corrección hecha, encendió su modelo.En: With the final adjustment made, he turned on his model.Es: Para su sorpresa, los planetas comenzaron a moverse suavemente alrededor del sol.En: To his surprise, the planets began to move smoothly around the sun.Es: El público miraba con interés, y cuando se detuvieron al compás del "¡Feliz Año Nuevo!", el hangar estalló en aplausos.En: The audience watched with interest, and when they stopped in unison with the “Feliz Año Nuevo!” the hangar erupted in applause.Es: Luz se acercó, mirándolo con orgullo.En: Luz approached, looking at him with pride.Es: Buen trabajo, Cayetano. No ganaste el primer premio, pero has demostrado una gran habilidad y determinación. Estoy muy orgullosa de ti.En: “Good job, Cayetano. You didn't win first prize, but you have shown great skill and determination. I'm very proud of you.”Es: Aunque no obtuvo el primer lugar, Cayetano sintió que había logrado algo más importante.En: Although he didn't win first place, Cayetano felt he had achieved something more important.Es: Su confianza creció al saber que era capaz de enfrentar problemas y resolverlos.En: His confidence grew knowing he was capable of facing problems and solving them.Es: Esa noche, mientras los fuegos artificiales iluminaban el cielo sobre San Juan, Cayetano entendió que el verdadero éxito no está solo en ganar, sino en ser persistente y aprender.En: That night, as fireworks lit the sky over San Juan, Cayetano understood that true success is not just about winning, but about being persistent and learning.Es: Y con esa nueva perspectiva, comenzó el nuevo año lleno de sueños y fuerzas renovadas.En: And with that new perspective, he began the new year filled with dreams and renewed strength. Vocabulary Words:the breeze: la brisaenormous: enormesthe hangar: el hangarthe lights: las lucesto illuminate: iluminarthe corner: el rincónthe event: el eventothe student: el estudiantethe fair: la feriathe details: los detallesthe model: el modelothe solar system: el sistema solarrenewable: renovablethe dream: el sueñoto demonstrate: demostrarto inspire: infundirthe respect: el respetostrict: estrictathe recognition: el reconocimientoto revolve: girarsmoothly: suavementethe heart: el corazónto repair: repararsophisticated: sofisticadainterest: interésthe applause: los aplausosthe prize: el premiothe skill: la habilidadthe determination: la determinaciónthe perspective: la perspectiva

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe WSJ is predicting higher electricity costs in 2026. Trump is bringing down the cost of energy and implementing new energy sources. Electricity increased because of the the green new scam. Trump is now going after the Federal Reserve for gross incompetence, this will lead to exposing the Fed’s criminal activity. The [DS] infiltrated Congress going all the way back to 1929, the continued to present day. They made it so they have the ability to control those people they install. There are no term limits, this allows these people to stay in their positions for a very longtime. Trump is now setting the stage to return the power back to the people. This is much bigger than a few arrests. Economy Average Electricity Rates by State, What Do You Pay?  Hawaii and California have the highest rates. Idaho the lowest. Average Residential Electricity Rates by State   Electricity Cost 10 Lowest States Be Prepared to Keep Paying More for Electricity The Wall Street Journal says Be Prepared to Keep Paying More for Electricity Source:  mishtalk.com  (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2005964583727780156?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2005751158149615698?s=20  Trump claims the project has overrun by $4 billion (he mentions $4.1 billion total for “a few small buildings”), calling it the “highest price in the history of construction.” He contrasts this with his own White House ballroom project, which he says is under budget and ahead of schedule despite its cost doubling to $400 million from an earlier $200 million estimate.  Yes, discovery could occur—if the case advances past initial hurdles. This would allow Trump’s side to subpoena Fed documents, emails, financial records, and testimony related to the renovations. This could effectively let them “look into” specific aspects of what the Fed has been doing, such as budgeting, contracting, and project management for the HQ overhaul. Discovery rules under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are broad, potentially uncovering internal Fed communications or decisions tied to the alleged incompetence.    Trump could request a GAO investigation into the HQ project overruns. Political/Rights Longtime Democrat George Clooney and His Family Ditch America, Move to France, and Secure French Citizenship Hollywood elitist and longtime Democrat activist George Clooney has officially joined the growing list of wealthy, left-wing celebrities who preach “American values” while quietly distancing themselves from the United States. Clooney, along with his wife, Amal Alamuddin Clooney, and their two children, has reportedly obtained French citizenship through a naturalization decree. The couple's 8-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, were included in the process.  Clooney went on to explain that he feared raising his children in Los Angeles. “I was worried about raising our kids in L. A., in the culture of Hollywood. I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life. France—they kind of don't give a shit about fame. I don't want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don't want them being compared to somebody else's famous kids.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/2005844962769064196?s=20 beliefs. Boycotting the Arts to show you support the Arts is a form of derangement syndrome. The arts are for everyone and the left is mad about it. https://twitter.com/Oilfield_Rando/status/2005834821503705445?s=20 DOGE Geopolitical New Report Appears to Confirm Covenant School Shooter Audrey Hale Bought Guns With Student Loan Money The FBI has just released more pages from the manifesto of Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale, which suggest that she bought the guns used in the 2023 shooting with money she had from a Pell Grant. Hale's parents suggested this two years ago and this report appears to confirm that. The Tennessee Star reports: Latest FBI Release of Covenant School Manifesto Files Appears to Confirm Trans-Identified Killer Bought Guns with Pell Grant Money The FBI on Monday released another 230 manifesto pages written by Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the biological female who identified as a transgender man on March 27, 2023, when the 28-year-old killed six at the Covenant School in Nashville, the Christian elementary school she once attended. This latest journal appears to have been written sometime in late 2021, and includes lengthy sections about the weapons the killer planned to use to commit a mass shooting at a school sometime that year. Following multiple pages full of weapons to purchase, the journal includes a page labeled “Account Savings Record,” which appears to reference the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It also records multiple payments received from Nossi during the period when Hale attended the Nossi College of Art and Design in Nashville. “FASFA [sic] grant checks started at $2,050.86,” wrote Hale at the top of the entry. The page then lists a series of apparent ledger entries, starting with, “$2,656.87 (x3 checks from Nossi).” The next ledger entry states, “+$530.00 (x1 check Nossi) ($3,186.87).” This reference to Hale's federal student aid, located in the writings next to her entries about guns she considered buying, appears to corroborate the claims made by her parents to Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) detectives in 2023, when they told law enforcement their child purchased the firearms using federal Pell Grant money.  Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/2005425950306263265?s=20 War/Peace https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/2005747398614847766?s=20 https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/2005757621278761205?s=20 Trump clarifies that if Hamas do not disarm like they promised, that any number of the 59 countries who signed onto the peace deal, will completely wipe out Hamas.  Protests Erupt Across Iran As Angry People Flood Streets  The mullahs have ruled in Iran since 1979. So you had millions that went to helping to prop up the terrorist state. But the Iranians are a persistent people, it would appear, especially when you hurt them in their wallets and make it challenging to survive. We’re at another one of those moments in history where hope has sparked again in the country, and people are in the streets, calling for change. Nationwide strikes and protests by merchants continued across Iran, with shops shuttered in major commercial hubs including Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Lalehzar Street, Naser Khosrow and Istanbul Square. Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans calling for the downfall of the ruling clerics and demanding the leadership step aside. Video circulating online showed protesters inside a major shopping complex in Tehran's Grand Bazaar chanting, “Have no fear, we are all together,” while hurling insults at security forces and calling them shameless. Source: redstate.com Crushed by inflation, soaring living costs, and a future stolen by the regime, Iranians are back in the streets to protest. In a chilling echo of Tiananmen's Tank Man, one man defiantly sits down before the riot police. Desperation has met courage. Funds have been cutoff to the Mullahs/DS. They will lose control in the end and the people will rise up and take back their country. Cyber attacks ‘tipping point' warning issued after Harrods and M&S targeted Cyber attacks surged into prominence in 2025, inflicting significant financial damage on major British businesses and exposing widespread vulnerabilities across the economy. High-profile targets included automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover, retail stalwart Marks & Spencer, and luxury department store Harrods, underscoring how firms of all sizes are susceptible to sophisticated digital threats. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, articulated his belief that cyber attacks represent one of the most substantial threats to UK financial stability, stressing the “critically important” need for collaborative defence. He stated: “Cyber attacks are far from new, but 2025 has shown just how deeply cyber risk is intertwined with economic stability and business continuity.” Source:  uk.news.yahoo.com  President Trump Responds to the 91-Drone Attack on Putin's Residence in Novgorod region During an impromptu press availability beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump responded to a question about a drone attack against the personal residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Trump noted that he was informed of the attack by President Putin during an early Monday phone call between the two leaders. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied the accusation that Ukraine carried out this particular attack.  The attack took place while Zelenskyy was in Florida meeting with President Trump. U.S. media have said the attack on Putin may be a lie; however, with physical evidence from the defense operation, it is less likely Russia just made up the attack.  At this moment in the conflict, Putin doesn't need domestic propaganda. CONTEXT: British intelligence previously confirmed their participation in the successful Ukraine drone attack against long-range Russian bombers.  That operation, highly controversial at the time, was previously confirmed by President Trump saying the U.S. was not informed in advance. The “coalition of the willing” has also expanded.  Outside the Ukraine regime, the current group making up the “coalition of the willing” includes: the U.K, France, Germany, Canada and Australia.  It is worth noting the additions are all part of the British commonwealth (U.K, Canada, Australia).   I suspect the British did it Source: theconservativetreehouse.com https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2005810672672624746?s=20   and utilities have materially underperformed the broader market over the last few years. This has been fueled by the outsized gains in the US technology sector. A similar pattern occurred during the 1990s, while the opposite took place during the 2008 Financial Crisis, when global defensive stocks outperformed. Defensive sectors are lagging. Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda Soros family reportedly donated more than $71,000 to Letitia James campaigns Leftist billionaire George Soros and members of his family have donated more than $71,000 to political campaigns supporting New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James since 2019, according to a report published Sunday by the New York Post. The report, citing campaign finance records, said the total includes $31,000 contributed toward James' 2026 reelection bid. Soros personally donated $18,000 in July 2024, while his daughter-in-law, Jennifer Soros, contributed $13,000 in May. With earlier donations included, Soros and his family have provided James with roughly $40,000 more since 2019, the Post reported. The figure does not include the indirect support James has received through left-leaning organizations backed by Soros. The report said Soros' Open Society Foundations have given more than $865,000 to the New York branch of the Working Families Party since 2018. Source:  rsbnetwork.com  https://twitter.com/SteveRob/status/2005683753432351171?s=20 https://twitter.com/mazemoore/status/2005361462580011272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2005361462580011272%7Ctwgr%5E084f3c4b7bd7fa1059f91dab99d5e9dce1ab3cec%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fnick-arama%2F2025%2F12%2F29%2Fthis-didnt-age-well-what-tim-walz-said-about-child-care-providers-during-2024-debate-n2197568 in Minnesota.” Yes Tim, you sure did make it easy for people to open childcare businesses. They don’t even need to provide childcare to get paid. https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2005702559239946273?s=20  admitted to the scheme and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the underlying fraud, with nearly $48 million ordered in restitution. Separate sentencing remains pending for the bribery conviction. https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/2005794263091798284?s=20   in there until today. That parking lot is empty all the time, and I was under the impression that place is permanently closed,” a local said. About 20 kids were seen “streaming in and out” of the center, according to the Post. “You do realize there's supposed to be 99 children here in this building, and there's no one here?” Shirley said in his viral video. The owner’s son, Ali Ibrahim, claims Shirley came before they opened and is blaming their graphic designer for messing up the sign. “What I understand is [the owners] dealt with a graphic designer. He did it incorrectly. I guess they didn't think it was a big issue,” Ibrahim said https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2005812805786607882?s=20   children for the cameras. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2005766571487289395?s=20   citizens.” – MN AG Keith Ellison https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2005871452562555304?s=20  shootings the morning of Saturday June 13th at approximately 2:30am and 3:30am, in around [unclear] that I will probably be dead by the time you read this letter. I wanted to share some info with you that you might find interesting. I was trained by U.S. Military people off the books starting in college. I have been on projects since that time in Eastern Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Africa. All in the line of duty what I thought was right and in the best interest of the United States. Recently I was approached about a project that Tim Walz wanted done, and Keith [unclear] was also aware of the project. Tim wanted me to kill Amy Klobuchar and Tina [unclear]. Tim wants to be a senator and he doesn't trust [unclear] to retire as planned and this is meant to stay in the last mile with Amy & [unclear] gone. Tim would get one of the open senate seats, and [unclear] was to be VP, and Keith Ellison would be rewarded with a lucrative governing position. I told Tim I wanted nothing to do with it and that I didn't call off that plan I would go public. He said he would call it off himself if I didn't play ball. Then he set up a meeting with me and [unclear] and [unclear] to take care of me when I refused. They had some people waiting to kill me. I was able to get away by God's mercy. So I went back a short time later and shot back at [unclear]. You should notice how I didn't fire me rounds at any police officers and by God I have plenty of opportunity. Ask for the report on how many weapons and ammunition I had with me. Cops were pulling up right next to me in unmarked vehicles and I had an AK pistol across my lap. And I could have left a pile of cops dead but I did not. Short burst towards law enforcement. You can ask them. Because I snapped the police and chose not to see them hurt. But it may end up my wife and kids next time. I won't give them a pass. If you think I'm making this up just get on the phone and tell Tim you have a few questions for him. Then ask Tim Walz if he knows me and see what he says? If he says he doesn't know me, or never met me, look in the files and you will see that Tim personally approved me to be on his Governor's workforce. Bridges are the business representatives. He is probably trying to destroy that note but it is public record. Then ask Tim Walz why they kept the shots silent from the media when they first happened. Not a word in the press and I. Why? They needed to get their stories figured out. So everyone was on the same page about what happened. Tim is probably crapping bricks right now because I'm still at large and he knows what I can disclose and that I know about all the buried skeletons are. So I will be shot on sight you can bet on that. If you want me to turn myself in it need to be directly to you and then I need to be held at a military prison or in the Middle East, or at least on a ship. These guys have military backgrounds and can get to anybody. I am willing to spill all the beans. I just want my family safe. They had nothing to do with this and are totally innocent. This was a lone person https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/2005811252409344411?s=20 Tim Walz is trying to bury the evidence of Somalian money laundering. His government website showing all the daycare licenses is having a mysterious “outage”. They are freaking out. https://twitter.com/feelsdesperate/status/2005736682100777121?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2005699538808697062?s=20 Trump fires 17 government watchdogs at various federal agencies President Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at various federal agencies late Friday, a Trump administration official confirmed to Fox News, as he continues to reshape the government at a blistering pace. Trump dismissed inspectors general at agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department of Veterans Affairs and more, notifying them by email from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, the Washington Post first reported. “It's a widespread massacre,” one of the terminated inspectors general told the Post. “Whoever Trump puts in now will be viewed as loyalists, and that undermines the entire system.” Source: foxnews.com Trump has been in office for 11 months. The Trump US Attorney has been in control of the Minneapolis Office less than that. These are programs the Biden DOJ did not investigate — they investigated “Feeding our Future” only. So the investigations of 13 other federally funded welfare programs started from scratch.   https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2005764911427731459?s=20 THREAD https://twitter.com/Geiger_Capital/status/2005688449026908544?s=20 https://twitter.com/politico/status/2005765912167911931?s=20 https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/2005851479425310785?s=20  https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2005864187575128397?s=20 President Trump's Plan https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2005816218226233847?s=20 The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday.  The Oct. 8 memo, signed by National Guard Bureau Director of Operations Maj. Gen. Ronald Burkett, orders the Guard from nearly every U.S. state, Puerto Rico and Guam to train 500 service members. States with smaller populations such as Delaware will have 250 troops in its force, while Alaska will have 350 and Guam will have 100, Task & Purpose reported. Attorney General Pam Bondi Directs DOJ to Investigate Obama-Biden Era ‘Lawfare' as Ongoing Criminal Conspiracy Attorney General Pam Bondi has confirmed that the Department of Justice is actively probing what she describes as a decade-long pattern of government weaponization and “lawfare” under the Obama and Biden administrations. Bondi has directed U.S. Attorneys and federal agents to treat these actions as an “ongoing criminal conspiracy,” potentially allowing prosecutors to bypass statutes of limitations and hold high-ranking officials accountable for alleged election interference and civil rights violations. Source: thegatewaypundit.com  child-like illogic. And if you want to jump in and comment on whatever your particular axe to grind is and how disappointed you are that axe did not get ground in 11 months, please refer to the preposterous, child-like illogic mentioned above. https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/2005766903579701465?s=20 Look at the structure itself. 435 representatives for more than 300 million citizens. One voice per 700,000 people. The founders envisioned one per 30,000. That ratio was frozen in 1929, locked by the Permanent Apportionment Act, ensuring the number would remain manageable. Manageable for whom? One hundred senators. 535 total legislators controlling the direction of the largest economy in human history. You do not need to purchase a nation. You purchase 535 people. Or fewer. Buy the committee chairs. Fewer still. Buy the leadership. A few dozen individuals, properly leveraged through money or blackmail (it's actually both), steer everything. The bottleneck is artificial. Engineered for efficient capture. The Federal Reserve arrived in 1913, transferring monetary sovereignty from the people to a private banking cartel. That same year, the 17th Amendment removed state legislatures from Senate appointments, severing the balance between federal and state power. The intelligence apparatus emerged after World War II as a parallel government operating beyond electoral accountability. The administrative state metastasized into an unelected fourth branch writing rules with the force of law. Layer upon layer. Each generation inherits chains from contracts they never signed, bound by compromises made long before their birth. Yes, the Founding Fathers intended for the House of Representatives to expand as the population grew. The U.S. Constitution’s Article I, Section 2 established an initial apportionment ratio of no more than one representative per 30,000 inhabitants (with each state guaranteed at least one), implying that the total number would increase based on census results every ten years. the framers expected regular adjustments to maintain proportional representation as the nation expanded.  James Madison, in Federalist No. 58, directly addressed concerns that the House might not grow, arguing that the Constitution’s mechanisms—such as decennial reapportionments—would “augment the number of representatives” over time, and that political incentives (e.g., larger states pushing for increases) would ensure it happened.  This intent is further supported by the proposed (but unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment from the original Bill of Rights, which aimed to set a formula preventing the House from becoming too small relative to the population.  However, the House was permanently capped at 435 members by the Apportionment Act of 1929, diverging from this original vision. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2005740095979069669?s=20   attempt instead chase smaller game, run interference, attack each other, send you down rabbit holes, and offer limited hangouts that lead nowhere. The silence is bipartisan. The silence is the tell. If your enemy acts and your ally does nothing despite holding every lever of power, you do not have two sides. WAIT… THERE'S MORE… https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2005729994782466232?s=20   our walls, with Antifa and radical Islamic terrorist groups still at large, without Trump's people in position, without the public being informed of the treasonous conspiracy, without the wars around the globe being settled, without rogue Deep State elements like Iran's nuclear capabilities being shut down, all while the public are extremely emotionally charged after the election cycle and have been repeatedly brainwashed to believe that Trump is Hitler about to unleash a military dictatorship… There's levels to this shit. Many variables must be accounted for and many pieces must be in place before we can do something of this magnitude. But if you've been paying attention, you'd see that much of these things have already been taken care of over Trump's first year. I'm more optimistic than I've ever been, and frankly I don't understand how people don't see what Trump is doing. The price to pay for striking early, could result in mass civilian casualties, the entire operation will be ruined, the Republic will fall to the Deep State, and all of us will be tax/labor slaves forever. We can't afford to miss. Everything must be perfect, and Trump is putting the pieces into place to make it happen. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

In part 2 of our series, Scott leads the Discovery to Antarctica. The expedition will explore the area around McMurdo Sound, as well as the Great Ice Barrier. There will be adventures and discoveries as well. Then, in the winter of 1902, Scott will plan an journey into the continent's interior - which could lead to a go at the South Pole. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some businesses begin with spreadsheets. This one began with a birthday dream.   In this episode of Grit & Gravitas, we sit down with Lutricia Eberly, founder and owner of Complete Safaris, whose love of adventure and global roots transformed a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Kenya into a purpose-driven business.   Lutricia shares how listening, learning, and surrounding herself with truth-tellers shaped her entrepreneurial journey and why building the right team matters before taking the leap. She also explores what makes travel truly meaningful: curiosity, connection, and thoughtful experiences that go beyond the destination.   With Complete Safaris, Lutricia makes extraordinary experiences feel effortless so clients can fully step into wonder. This episode is for the dreamers, and for anyone holding an idea that feels just a little bigger than practical. Whether it's starting a business or taking the trip of a lifetime you can do it.   As we close out our final episode of 2025, we're looking ahead to bold goals, fresh adventures, and big plans for 2026. Here's to dreaming bigger, saying yes more often, and building lives filled with discovery.

Modern medicine can save your life in an emergency. But if you're living with chronic symptoms, it often just manages you. That's the transformative realization Dr. Alejandro Junger has when he becomes the patient, not the physician. He goes to the best of the best, walks out with multiple diagnoses, and gets handed seven prescriptions designed to silence symptoms instead of fix what is driving them. Dr. Junger explains detoxification as a real biological process your body is always trying to do, but modern life breaks the conditions required for it to work. He shares the simple shift that can change outcomes fast, why “the longer the shelf life of your food, the shorter your life,” and how gut repair can be the lever that makes everything else finally start moving. If you're tired of symptom suppression and ready for a smarter framework to feel alive again, hit play. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: drefratlamandre.com/instagram drefratlamandre.com/facebook drefratlamandre.com/tiktok #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters [00:00:00] Early career & illness [00:05:00] India & integrative medicine [00:10:00] Discovery of detoxification [00:20:00] Functional medicine explained [00:45:00] Ibogaine and mind–body reset Guest Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/drjunger/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/dralejandrojunger YT: https://www.youtube.com/@alejandrojunger Website: www.cleanprogram.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode #198 of the PricePlow Podcast, we sit down with Nora Khaldi, founder and CEO of Nuritas, the groundbreaking company revolutionizing ingredient discovery through artificial intelligence and peptide science. Nora’s journey from pure mathematician and computer scientist to pioneering AI-driven nutrition innovation represents a fascinating intersection of technology and human health. Most listeners know Nuritas from PeptiStrong, the natural anabolic peptide ingredient derived from fava beans that’s making waves in the sports nutrition industry. But there’s so much more to the Nuritas story. This episode explores how Nora, a mathematician, identified a fundamental problem in the supplement industry: an inability to create truly new ingredients to address rapidly evolving consumer health trends. Traditional ingredient development takes decades and costs hundreds of millions of dollars, making innovation nearly impossible for the nutrition sector. Nora explains how Nuritas spent seven to eight years building proprietary AI technology called Magnifier, which integrates machine learning, proteomics, peptidomics, and molecular biology to identify bioactive peptides in nature. The conversation covers the company’s entire peptide portfolio, including PeptiSleep, PeptiYouth, PeptiControl, and the upcoming PeptiPump, along with the clinical science, regulatory challenges, and manufacturing processes behind each ingredient. https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/nora-khaldi-nuritas-198 Video: Nora Khaldi on AI-Powered Peptide Discovery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ7Mmft2maA Detailed Show Notes: From Mathematics to Peptide Innovation (0:00) – Introduction: The Mathematician Who Revolutionized Peptide Discovery (0:30) – The Innovation Gap in Supplement Ingredients (2:30) – The Data Problem: Why AI Was Essential (4:45) – Timeline and Technology Development: Before ChatGPT (6:15) – Building Proprietary Data from Scratch (8:45) – Beyond Efficacy: The Complete Ingredient Development Equation (10:15) – What Is a Peptide? Understanding Nature’s Signaling Molecules (12:00) – PeptiStrong: From Discovery to Market (15:30) – Clinical Validation and Human Studies (18:45) – Manufacturing and Extraction Processes (22:00) – Regulatory Strategy and Patent Protection (25:15) – PeptiSleep: Addressing the Sleep Crisis (28:30) – PeptiSleep Mechanisms and Clinical Insights (32:00) – PeptiYouth: Beauty from Within (35:45) – PeptiProtect: Supporting Immune Function (39:15) – PeptiControl: Glucose Management Innovation (43:00) – The Future: PeptiPump and Beyond (46:30) – The Role of Early Adopters and Market Education (50:00) – Strength and Bone Density: Interconnected Health (53:30) – From Ideation to Market: The Complete Journey (57:15) – Supply Chain and Manufacturing Partners (1:00:45) – Market Trends: Beauty, Sleep, and Metabolic Health (1:04:15) – Holistic Health: The Future of Personalized Wellness (1:08:00) – Consumer Education and Scientifi… Read more on the PricePlow Blog

My guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Amanda Engelman, Shopify's Director of Product for Advertising. The topic of the episode is the recently announced Shopify Product Network, which allows merchants to insert recommendations for products they don't sell into their own storefronts, sourced from other Shopify Merchants.But don't call it an ad network! In our discussion, among other things, we cover:An overview of the Shopify Product Network (SPN)How Shopify merchants have reacted to SPN since its launchHow payment works for merchants that host product recommendationsHow product exclusion and targeting are managedThe ultimate distribution potential for SPN and whether it serves as a complement to third-party ads or could replace them altogether for some merchantsWhether SPN could be expanded to third-party surfaces.Thanks to the sponsors of this week's episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast:⁠Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.⁠Universal Ads⁠ is Comcast's self-serve TV ads platform that lets you launch campaigns in minutes across premium inventory from NBC, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Roku, and more.Interested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact ⁠⁠Marketecture⁠⁠.

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Embrace the Chaos: Elin's New Year Eve Discovery in Gamla Stan Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-12-30-23-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Kylan bet i kinderna när Elin gick längs de snötäckta gatorna i Gamla Stan.En: The cold bit into her cheeks as Elin walked along the snow-covered streets of Gamla Stan.Sv: Det var nyårsafton och julmarknaden fylldes av flytande folkmassor.En: It was New Year's Eve, and the Christmas market was filled with flowing crowds.Sv: Elin hade en lista i handen och beslutsamhet i hjärtat.En: Elin had a list in her hand and determination in her heart.Sv: Julklapparna hade varit svåra att hitta och nu var det bråttom.En: The Christmas presents had been difficult to find, and now it was urgent.Sv: Johan, hennes bror, följde henne med ett konstant leende.En: Johan, her brother, followed her with a constant smile.Sv: "Ta det lugnt, Elin," skrattade Johan när de gick förbi en stuga som sålde varm glögg.En: "Take it easy, Elin," laughed Johan as they walked past a stall selling hot glögg.Sv: "Vi har tid.En: "We have time.Sv: Kanske borde vi börja med lite dryck för att värma oss?"En: Maybe we should start with a drink to warm us up?"Sv: Elin nickade och de bestämde sig för en paus.En: Elin nodded, and they decided on a break.Sv: Doften av glögg och pepparkakor skapade en varm atmosfär.En: The scent of glögg and pepparkakor created a warm atmosphere.Sv: Det var precis vad hon behövde.En: It was exactly what she needed.Sv: När de satt med sina rykande koppar, hörde de en vänlig röst.En: As they sat with their steaming cups, they heard a friendly voice.Sv: "Början på ett bra år börjar med en lugn själ," sade en äldre kvinna vid bordet bredvid.En: "The beginning of a good year starts with a calm soul," said an elderly woman at the next table.Sv: Det var Astrid, en lokal invånare.En: It was Astrid, a local resident.Sv: Hon log mot dem bakom runda glasögon.En: She smiled at them from behind round glasses.Sv: Astrid började berätta historier från sina många nyårsaftnar i Stockholm.En: Astrid began to tell stories from her many New Year's Eves in Stockholm.Sv: Hon delade minnen av enkla gåvor, små men med kärlek, och de betydelsefulla stunderna de skapade.En: She shared memories of simple gifts, small but filled with love, and the meaningful moments they created.Sv: Elin lyssnade, fascinerad av Astrids visdom.En: Elin listened, fascinated by Astrid's wisdom.Sv: "Ibland," sade Astrid, "är det tanken bakom och inte gåvan själv som gör den speciell."En: "Sometimes," said Astrid, "it's the thought behind the gift, not the gift itself, that makes it special."Sv: Med nya perspektiv reste sig Elin.En: With new perspectives, Elin stood up.Sv: Johan gav henne en uppmuntrande knuff.En: Johan gave her a supportive nudge.Sv: "Nu hittar vi gåvorna!"En: "Now let's find the gifts!"Sv: Marknaden var nu än mer livlig.En: The market was now even more lively.Sv: Färggranna ljus glittrade från stugornas tak.En: Colorful lights glittered from the roofs of the stalls.Sv: Elin började känna sig lugnare.En: Elin began to feel calmer.Sv: Vid torgets hjärta, mitt i den mest kaotiska delen av marknaden, stannade Elin plötsligt.En: At the heart of the square, in the most chaotic part of the market, Elin suddenly stopped.Sv: Där, i ett litet bås, hittade hon små handgjorda korgar, perfekt för teälskande mor och en vacker islykta som Johan skulle uppskatta.En: There, in a small booth, she found little handmade baskets, perfect for their tea-loving mom, and a beautiful ice lantern that Johan would appreciate.Sv: Hon valde även en handmålad kopp till sin far.En: She also chose a hand-painted cup for her dad.Sv: Allt kändes rätt.En: Everything felt right.Sv: Med klapparna i handen och ett leende på läpparna gick Elin tillbaka till Johan.En: With the presents in hand and a smile on her lips, Elin went back to Johan.Sv: "Jag tror faktiskt att vi har hittat det vi letade efter," sade hon.En: "I actually think we've found what we were looking for," she said.Sv: När de lämnade marknaden kände Elin en stor ro inom sig.En: As they left the market, Elin felt a great peace within her.Sv: Hon hade lärt sig att omfamna kaoset och de små, imperfekta stunderna.En: She had learned to embrace the chaos and the small, imperfect moments.Sv: När årets sista timmar räknades ner visste hon att det nya året skulle börja på bästa sätt – fylld med kärlek och enkla glädjeämnen.En: As the last hours of the year counted down, she knew that the new year would start in the best way – filled with love and simple joys.Sv: Nyårsaftonen var nu i full blom och Elin kände sig redo att fira, omgiven av dem hon älskade.En: New Year's Eve was now in full bloom, and Elin felt ready to celebrate, surrounded by those she loved. 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THE ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY OF THE BIG BANG Colleague Professor Paul Halpern. Halpern explains how a horror movie inspired the Steady State theory, which posits that new matter is continuously created to maintain cosmic density. Ironically, Hoyle coined the term "Big Bang" as a derisive label during a radio broadcast, preferring his continuous creation model. The segment highlights Hoyle's genius in calculating how carbon forms in dying stars, a necessity for life. However, the debate shifted decisively when Penzias and Wilson accidentally discovered the cosmic microwave background hiss. This radiation, identified by Robert Dicke's team, provided the observational proof that vindicated Gamow's hot origin theory. NUMBER 3 AUGUST 1938

In this episode, Dr. Jun Ding joins us to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping biomedical research at the cellular level. Dr. Ding is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and leads the Ding Lab at McGill University's Meakins-Christie Laboratories. Dr. Ding's research focuses on decoding cell dynamics across complex diseases by leveraging advanced single-cell technologies and computational biology. By developing machine-learning models such as probabilistic graphical models, Dr. Ding and his team aim to bridge massive omics datasets with actionable biological insight – paving the way for next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics… Hit play to discover: Why understanding cell dynamics is critical to tackling complex diseases like cancer. How single-cell and spatial omics technologies are revealing previously hidden biological heterogeneity. The role of machine learning in modeling disease progression and identifying new drug targets. To learn more about Dr. Ding and his work, visit The Ding Lab website!

This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 10th, 2025 …Howie Kurtz on President Trump's recent rally despite media criticism of his health, the release of records related to the Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and Netflix's $72 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.  Follow Howie on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Supermandiscuss the #1episode as voted by you the listeners..."Homecoming"!Also, Zach announces what's coming for the podcast in 2026!Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow!Check out Victoria's work on her website!Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff!Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usJoey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13InsaiyanCory MooreNathan RothacherIsaiah GoodridgeAtif SheikhJohn CurcioMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Rhythm ChameleonJim CrawfordKasey Vach / @ThePandaSupremeRouie HumphreyAlex Hamilton  / @Quiet_Storm_23Matt DouglasDaniel CurielMeryl Smith / @MelXtreme84Trevis HullMatt B.Amy J.Mike FranzMartin RyanNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieSteve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrMollie FicarellaJames Lee / @Jae_El_52Jason Davis / @superjay_92Patrick BravoAlex Ramsey / @aramsey1992Tae Tae / @doomsday994.Rob O'Connor / @TheGothamiteTina BJakeJacobDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Dylan DiAntonioNick Ryan Magdoza / @nickryanEddie Bissell / @Kal_Ed11Nicholas FanslerJohn LongRuth Anne HamonTravis Kill / @tjkill81Mike ThomasNeena J / @Sofiamom1Gordon BombayMichael H.Laura Dos ReisCherrylDJ Doena / @DjDoenaNicholas CosoJarrett GibbsAnthony Anderson / @NigandNogKeith FaulsJames Hart / @jaohartsAnthony Desiato /@DesiWestsideCrystal CrossKirin KumarLorenzo Valdes / @ClarksCreekPATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysmallville@gmail.comUpdated Artwork by Eric Folk from Smallville Papers.Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Our final installment of 2025 finds your friends in podcasting discussing Dean's holiday travels, the health of Phil's wife, the latest on the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery and the use of AI (and self-learning programs) in a wide array of fields. Then, Dean and Phil get down to the serious business of discussing such […]

Chapter 1 of The Discovery, part 20 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series. Summary: The blue box that gave the Animorphs their morphing power was thought destroyed along with the rest of Elfangor's ship. So imagine their shock when it shows up in the hands of a new student at school! When the plan to recover it goes wrong and ends with David on the run from the Yeerks, the Animorphs have to decide whether to let him be captured... or make a new Animorph. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to support the official Animorphs audiobooks! If you like this podcast and want more, you can find me on Blue Sky @renagail.bsky.social, Instagram @renagail_narrator, or on my website: RenaGail.com. You can also find my professional audiobooks on Audible: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Rena+Gail

This week, Larry Ellison put his money where his mouth is, and promised $40 billion of his own money to shore up the Skydance bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes A Father and Son's $108 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times Why Isn't Paramount and the Ellisons Showing Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders the Money? | Analysis Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid Larry Ellison's Pledge to Backstop Paramount Bid Would Reshape Fortune - Bloomberg Paramount's new offer for Warner Bros is not sufficient, major investor says | Reuters Ellison's hardball Warner Bros. tactics gave Netflix an opening If Avatar 4 and 5 don't happen, James Cameron vows to 'hold a press conference' to reveal plot details Netflix Crashes as 'Stranger Things 5' Premieres ‘Stranger Things 5' Turns Netflix Upside Down With Record-Breaking Premiere Week — Here's How It Happened ‘Heated Rivalry' Skates to Second Season at HBO Max, Canada's Crave ‘Chad Powers' College Football Comedy From Glen Powell & Michael Waldron Scores Season 2 At Hulu The Extraction Universe Expands to South Korea with TYGO ‘Last Samurai Standing' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix 'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' Canceled By Paramount+ After One Season 'Landman' Renewed For Season 3 At Paramount+ ‘Platonic' Nabs Season 3 at Apple TV Apple TV and Legendary Expand ‘Monsterverse' Universe With Young Lee Shaw Series Starring Wyatt Russell 'Down Cemetery Road' Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV ‘The Last Frontier' Canceled At Apple After One Season Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl Set for BBC-MGM+ John Le Carré Series What We've Been Doing The Santa Summit Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning BALL X PIT  

Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite to project the biggest media storylines of 2026: who will win the Warner Bros. Discovery auction; who will ascend the greasy pole at The New York Times Company; the future of TikTok; the NBA's next great frontier and more...  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

Original Release Date: Monday 29 December 2025    Description:   Our final installment of 2025 finds your friends in podcasting discussing Dean's holiday travels, the health of Phil's wife, the latest on the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery and the use of AI (and self-learning programs) in a wide array of fields. Then, Dean and Phil get down to the serious business of discussing such award-hopeful movies as The Secret Agent and Jay Kelly, the comfort food that is “Spinal Tap II” and such holiday comfort viewing as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and holiday specials A Charlie Brown Christmas and A Very Murray Christmas.

In this KE Report company update, I'm joined by David Stein, President & CEO of Kuya Silver (CSE: KUYA - OTCQB: KUYAF - FRA: 6MR1), for a year-end wrap-up and a look ahead to 2026. The discussion focuses on production progress at the Bethania Silver Project in Peru, near-term drilling plans, and a new high-grade silver discovery in Saudi Arabia. Key discussion points include: Bethania Production Update Consistent runs above 100 tpd in Q4, improving logistics, and progress toward operational break-even. Drilling & Resource Growth First underground drilling in five years, targeting ~5,000 meters in early 2026 to grow the resource. Saudi Arabia Silver Project High-grade silver results from initial drilling and a back-in right to increase ownership to 45%. Financial Strength Into 2026 Warrant exercises strengthen the balance sheet and support ongoing operations and drilling.   If you have any follow-up questions for David, please email me at Fleck@kereport.com.   Click here to visit the Kuya Silver website – https://kuyasilver.com/   ------------------------ For more market commentary & interview summaries, subscribe to our Substacks: https://kereport.substack.com/ https://excelsiorprosperity.substack.com/   Investment disclaimer: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, an offer, or a solicitation to buy or sell any security. Investing in equities and commodities involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Guests and hosts may own shares in companies mentioned.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Unearthing Siena's Secret: A New Year's Eve Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2025-12-28-08-38-20-it Story Transcript:It: Le campane della Torre del Mangia rintoccavano sulla Piazza del Campo, mentre una leggera neve cadeva sugli antichi mattoni.En: The bells of the Torre del Mangia tolled over Piazza del Campo, as a light snow fell on the ancient bricks.It: Era la vigilia di Capodanno, e l'entusiasmo vibrava in tutta Siena.En: It was New Year's Eve, and excitement vibrated throughout Siena.It: Giovanni, un giovane storico, camminava sotto al cielo d'inverno, la sua mente occupata da pensieri tumultuosi.En: Giovanni, a young historian, walked under the winter sky, his mind occupied by tumultuous thoughts.It: Tra le mani, un'antica lettera trovata accidentalmente nel vecchio studio di suo nonno, piena di simboli e parole criptiche.En: In his hands, an ancient letter accidentally found in his grandfather's old study, full of symbols and cryptic words.It: "La devi lasciare perdere, Giovanni!"En: "You should let it go, Giovanni!"It: disse Luca, come sempre cauto e critico.En: said Luca, as always cautious and critical.It: "Non ti porterà che problemi."En: "It will only bring you trouble."It: Giovanni sorrise al suo amico, scuotendo la testa.En: Giovanni smiled at his friend, shaking his head.It: "Luca, questa è la scoperta della mia vita.En: "Luca, this is the discovery of my life.It: Immagina cosa potrebbe voler dire per Siena... e per me."En: Imagine what it could mean for Siena... and for me."It: Accanto a loro, Elena osservava in silenzio.En: Next to them, Elena watched in silence.It: La sua presenza era avvolta nel mistero, tanto affascinante quanto intimidatoria.En: Her presence was wrapped in mystery, as fascinating as it was intimidating.It: Con la delicatezza di chi conosce segreti antichi, disse: "Forse la storia di cui parlate non è solo vostra.En: With the delicacy of one who knows ancient secrets, she said, "Perhaps the story you're talking about isn't just yours.It: Ci sono cose che bisogna lasciare sepolte."En: There are things that need to remain buried."It: Ma Giovanni non poteva resistere.En: But Giovanni could not resist.It: La lettera parlava di un incontro segreto sotto la piazza, dove sarebbe stato svelato un antico tesoro.En: The letter spoke of a secret meeting under the square, where an ancient treasure would be revealed.It: La sera, mentre le luci della festa illuminavano l'atmosfera, Giovanni seguì le istruzioni della lettera.En: In the evening, as the lights of the festivities lit up the atmosphere, Giovanni followed the letter's instructions.It: Le sue mani tremavano leggermente per il freddo e l'emozione.En: His hands trembled slightly from the cold and excitement.It: Elena lo guidò verso un ingresso nascosto nella pietra della piazza.En: Elena guided him to a hidden entrance in the stone of the square.It: Sotto la neve leggera, una lastra si mosse silenziosamente, rivelando un passaggio.En: Under the light snow, a slab moved silently, revealing a passage.It: Luca, sospirando, seguì Giovanni con riluttanza.En: Luca, sighing, reluctantly followed Giovanni.It: “Non dovremmo farlo,” mormorò.En: "We shouldn't do this," he murmured.It: Il corridoio oscuro li portò a una piccola cripta.En: The dark corridor led them to a small crypt.It: Al centro, un artefatto antico, quasi sepolto nella polvere, giaceva maestoso.En: In the center, an ancient artifact, almost buried in dust, lay majestic.It: Era una scultura di rara bellezza, pura storia nascosta.En: It was a sculpture of rare beauty, pure hidden history.It: "E abbiamo trovato il nostro segreto," sussurrò Giovanni, il cuore traboccante di gioia.En: "And we've found our secret," Giovanni whispered, his heart overflowing with joy.It: Quando tornarono in superficie, la piazza esplodeva di gioia per il nuovo anno.En: When they returned to the surface, the square erupted in joy for the new year.It: Fuochi d'artificio illuminarono il cielo.En: Fireworks lit up the sky.It: Giovanni alzò gli occhi, un sorriso di trionfo sulle labbra.En: Giovanni looked up, a smile of triumph on his lips.It: Luca gli diede una pacca sulla spalla, finalmente colpito dall'importanza di ciò che avevano scoperto.En: Luca patted him on the shoulder, finally struck by the importance of what they had discovered.It: Elena stava a distanza, l'ombra di un sorriso sulle labbra.En: Elena stood at a distance, the shadow of a smile on her lips.It: "La storia ora è tua, Giovanni," disse, prima di allontanarsi verso l'ombra della piazza.En: "The story is yours now, Giovanni," she said, before disappearing into the shadow of the square.It: Giovanni non la vide più, ma il segreto era ormai nelle sue mani.En: Giovanni never saw her again, but the secret was now in his hands.It: La scoperta venne rivelata al mondo e Giovanni ottenne la riconoscenza tanto desiderata.En: The discovery was revealed to the world and Giovanni gained the recognition he so desired.It: Ma più di ogni suo successo, c'era il legame con Luca, rafforzato da avventure e scoperte comuni.En: But more than any of his successes, there was the bond with Luca, strengthened by shared adventures and discoveries.It: Il nuovo anno cominciava con la promessa di nuove storie, di segreti ancora da svelare, e di amicizie che il tempo non avrebbe mai scalfito.En: The new year began with the promise of new stories, secrets yet to be unveiled, and friendships that time would never erode.It: Giovanni si sentiva finalmente in pace con il suo destino, certo che avrebbe sempre amici fedeli al suo fianco.En: Giovanni finally felt at peace with his destiny, certain that he would always have loyal friends by his side. Vocabulary Words:the bells: le campanethe square: la piazzathe bricks: i mattonithe historian: lo storicotumultuous thoughts: pensieri tumultuosithe letter: la letteracryptic words: parole criptichethe caution: la cautelathe mystery: il misterothe delicacy: la delicatezzathe secrets: i segretithe treasure: il tesorothe instructions: le istruzionithe entrance: l'ingressothe stone: la pietrathe passage: il passaggiothe corridor: il corridoiothe crypt: la criptathe artifact: l'artefattothe beauty: la bellezzathe joy: la gioiathe surface: la superficiethe fireworks: i fuochi d'artificiothe shadow: l'ombrathe recognition: la riconoscenzathe bond: il legamethe adventures: le avventurethe discoveries: le scopertethe promise: la promessathe friendships: le amicizie

One year ago, Anthropic launched the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—a simple, open standard to connect AI applications to the data and tools they need. Today, MCP has exploded from a local-only experiment into the de facto protocol for agentic systems, adopted by OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Block, and hundreds of enterprises building internal agents at scale. And now, MCP is joining the newly formed Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) under the Linux Foundation, alongside Block's Goose coding agent, with founding members spanning the biggest names in AI and cloud infrastructure. We sat down with David Soria Parra (MCP lead, Anthropic), Nick Cooper (OpenAI), Brad Howes (Block / Goose), and Jim Zemlin (Linux Foundation CEO) to dig into the one-year journey of MCP—from Thanksgiving hacking sessions and the first remote authentication spec to long-running tasks, MCP Apps, and the rise of agent-to-agent communication—and the behind-the-scenes story of how three competitive AI labs came together to donate their protocols and agents to a neutral foundation, why enterprises are deploying MCP servers faster than anyone expected (most of it invisible, internal, and at massive scale), what it takes to design a protocol that works for both simple tool calls and complex multi-agent orchestration, how the foundation will balance taste-making (curating meaningful projects) with openness (avoiding vendor lock-in), and the 2025 vision: MCP as the communication layer for asynchronous, long-running agents that work while you sleep, discover and install their own tools, and unlock the next order of magnitude in AI productivity. We discuss: The one-year MCP journey: from local stdio servers to remote HTTP streaming, OAuth 2.1 authentication (and the enterprise lessons learned), long-running tasks, and MCP Apps (iframes for richer UI) Why MCP adoption is exploding internally at enterprises: invisible, internal servers connecting agents to Slack, Linear, proprietary data, and compliance-heavy workflows (financial services, healthcare) The authentication evolution: separating resource servers from identity providers, dynamic client registration, and why the March spec wasn't enterprise-ready (and how June fixed it) How Anthropic dogfoods MCP: internal gateway, custom servers for Slack summaries and employee surveys, and why MCP was born from "how do I scale dev tooling faster than the company grows?" Tasks: the new primitive for long-running, asynchronous agent operations—why tools aren't enough, how tasks enable deep research and agent-to-agent handoffs, and the design choice to make tasks a "container" (not just async tools) MCP Apps: why iframes, how to handle styles and branding, seat selection and shopping UIs as the killer use case, and the collaboration with OpenAI to build a common standard The registry problem: official registry vs. curated sub-registries (Smithery, GitHub), trust levels, model-driven discovery, and why MCP needs "npm for agents" (but with signatures and HIPAA/financial compliance) The founding story of AAIF: how Anthropic, OpenAI, and Block came together (spoiler: they didn't know each other were talking to Linux Foundation), why neutrality matters, and how Jim Zemlin has never seen this much day-one inbound interest in 22 years — David Soria Parra (Anthropic / MCP) MCP: https://modelcontextprotocol.io https://uk.linkedin.com/in/david-soria-parra-4a78b3a https://x.com/dsp_ Nick Cooper (OpenAI) X: https://x.com/nicoaicopr Brad Howes (Block / Goose) Goose: https://github.com/block/goose Jim Zemlin (Linux Foundation) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemlin/ Agentic AI Foundation https://agenticai.foundation Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: MCP's First Year and Foundation Launch 00:01:17 MCP's Journey: From Launch to Industry Standard 00:02:06 Protocol Evolution: Remote Servers and Authentication 00:08:52 Enterprise Authentication and Financial Services 00:11:42 Transport Layer Challenges: HTTP Streaming and Scalability 00:15:37 Standards Development: Collaboration with Tech Giants 00:34:27 Long-Running Tasks: The Future of Async Agents 00:30:41 Discovery and Registries: Building the MCP Ecosystem 00:30:54 MCP Apps and UI: Beyond Text Interfaces 00:26:55 Internal Adoption: How Anthropic Uses MCP 00:23:15 Skills vs MCP: Complementary Not Competing 00:36:16 Community Events and Enterprise Learnings 01:03:31 Foundation Formation: Why Now and Why Together 01:07:38 Linux Foundation Partnership: Structure and Governance 01:11:13 Goose as Reference Implementation 01:17:28 Principles Over Roadmaps: Composability and Quality 01:21:02 Foundation Value Proposition: Why Contribute 01:27:49 Practical Investments: Events, Tools, and Community 01:34:58 Looking Ahead: Async Agents and Real Impact

Our conversation with Kirk McElhern about Take Control of Apple Media Apps   loos at the steady maturation of Apple's media apps—Music, TV, Books, and Podcasts—and why major changes are now rare. Kirk unpacks Apple Music's personalized stations and discovery, the “hits rise to the top” problem, and why many podcast pros still prefer Overcast despite Apple's transcripts. Plus: how Apple's services strategy nudges users toward subscriptions, and why managing your own library adds complexity. (Part 2)  MacVoices is supported by the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guides. Tech and more you want to give and get. Find out what the panels recommend at MacVoices.com/HolidayGiftGuide. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Personal radio vs “played-to-death” tracks[1:14] Mixes: Essentials, Discovery, personal stations, Friends[2:06] Genius: how recommendations evolved[3:34] Weighting, hits, and eclectic listening problems[5:20] Creating a radio station from an album/song[6:31] Podcast app satisfaction and why Overcast wins[10:09] Podcast transcripts and what Apple can do at scale[11:35] Apple apps work best with Apple services[13:06] Subscriptions, Apple One, and rotating streaming services[15:04] iTunes/iPod history and the interface that mattered[18:30] Continuity from SoundJam to today[19:20] Splitting iTunes into separate apps: debate[23:55] Who benefits most: people managing local libraries Links: Take Control of Apple Media Apps by Kirk McElhearn Guests: Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track,. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site, Kirkville. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The winter 2025/26 excavation season is underway, and lots of news is coming forth already. Let's explore the major finds! Chapters: The GEM is open 00:30. Scans at Menkaura's pyramid: 04:12. Discovery at Tanis: 07:31. Alexandria ship: 08:49. Amarna Plague? 10:39. Thera Tempest? 12:41. Karnak Re-Dated: 14:43. New Temple Discovery: 16:05. Sources: Menkaura pyramid scans: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096386952500012X Tanis discovery: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/557221/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/-royal-ushabti-figurines-unearthed-in-Nile-Delta-T.aspx Alexandria ship: https://www.franckgoddio.org/shipwreck-k1/⁠ Amarna plague: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736705⁠ Thera Eruption and Tempest Stela: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330702⁠ Karnak re-dated: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/conceptual-origins-and-geomorphic-evolution-of-the-temple-of-amunra-at-karnak-luxor-egypt/12B8A406D84C46F89CDDD7A3DCDF297D⁠ Niuserra Valley Temple: https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/558520.aspx⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do Top Performers Stay Motivated When Sales Gets Hard? You know the feeling when you close a big deal. The rush. The quiet satisfaction of updating your pipeline. Maybe a quick high-five with your manager. And then, almost immediately, it fades. You're back to cold calls that go unanswered, emails that disappear into inboxes, and prospects who promised they were interested suddenly going silent. In sales, rejection isn't a side effect of the job. It is the job. That reality is exactly why most people don't last in sales. And it's why the people who do last tend to get paid very well. Over the past quarter, we talked with some of the most consistent sales leaders in the business. Here are four moments from the Sales Gravy Podcast that reveal how top performers stay motivated and close more deals, even when the work feels heavy. Find Your Carrot and Make It Specific Will Frattini, VP of Sales at ZoomInfo, keeps a small Christmas ornament on his desk. His daughter gave it to him when she was five. That ornament is his carrot. During a recent podcast conversation, Will explained that when sales gets hard, that ornament reminds him exactly why he keeps pushing. Not in an abstract or inspirational-poster way, but in a deeply personal one. It represents his family, his responsibility, and the future he's building for them. That distinction matters. Many salespeople say they're motivated by family, freedom, or financial security. Those values are real, but on their own, they're often too broad to sustain sales motivation during a brutal stretch of rejection. When you're fifty dials deep with no connects and another demo just canceled, vague motivation doesn't hold up. Will doesn't just think “my family.” He sees a moment, a memory, and a tangible reminder of what's at stake. That specificity gives his motivation weight. Top performers anchor their sales motivation to something concrete and emotionally charged. A down payment they want to make by a certain date. A trip they want to take without checking their bank account. A milestone that matters beyond quota. The more specific the carrot, the more powerful it becomes when sales gets hard. How to define yours: Write down one specific outcome you want to achieve in the next six months. Not “hit quota,” but the real-world result that quota enables. A number. A purchase. An experience. Put it somewhere you'll see it every day. Work With Customers Who Actually Value You One of the fastest ways to drain sales motivation is closing deals with customers who make you miserable. On an episode of Ask Jeb, Jeb broke down how companies grow faster by focusing on the right customers, not just more customers. When you're behind on quota late in the year, it's tempting to take anything that looks like revenue. Any company that shows interest. Any prospect willing to meet. You convince yourself that a deal is a deal. Then January arrives. That customer floods your team with support tickets, questions every invoice, demands exceptions, and slowly erodes the satisfaction of the win you celebrated just weeks earlier. Consistent performers learn to protect their energy. They get ruthless about fit. Not just company size or industry, but values. They ask questions like, “What do you value most in a partner?” and they listen carefully to the answer. Some buyers want constant responsiveness. Others value expert perspective and challenge. Some want efficiency and minimal interaction. None of those preferences are wrong. But only one aligns with how you actually sell. When sales gets hard, motivation comes easier when you're pursuing customers who respect your approach instead of fighting it. How to clarify your ideal customer: Look at your three favorite customers. The ones your entire team enjoys working with. What do they share beyond surface-level traits? How did they behave during the buying process? Those patterns matter more than any firmographic filter. Slow Down Before You Create Your Own Problems When pressure builds, speed starts to feel productive. You rush contracts. You promise timelines without checking internally. You say yes to custom requirements because slowing down feels risky. On an episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount, Jr. shared one of the most painful stories we heard this year. A $1.4 million deal with a pediatrics practice unraveled after someone rushed the process and placed the client into an early adopter program without a test environment. The result was catastrophic. The client's live system crashed, HIPAA was violated, and the company lost not only the deal but $600,000 in annual recurring revenue. Top performers understand something most reps learn the hard way: smooth is fast. They build guardrails around high-risk moments. Before sending a contract, they align internally. Before committing to timelines, they check with the people who actually do the work. Slowing down at the right moments builds trust. It prevents chaos. And it preserves sales motivation by keeping you from spending the next quarter cleaning up mistakes made under pressure. How to build a slowdown system: Identify the three points in your sales process where you tend to rush. Proposals, negotiations, technical commitments. Create a short checklist for each and make it mandatory. Use AI to Think Faster, Not to Stop Thinking Sales demands constant context switching. Pipeline reviews. Prospect research. Discovery prep. Follow-up. Objection handling. The mental load adds up quickly. Victor Antonio recently shared an example of a window company using vision AI to diagnose broken window seals from photos. Instead of sending a technician, customers submit an image. The system verifies the issue, checks inventory, confirms warranty status, and schedules service automatically. AI hasn't changed what strong salespeople do. It's changed how quickly they get to the work that actually matters. Top performers use AI to handle tasks that drain energy but don't require judgment. Research summaries. Organizing notes. Drafting frameworks. That speed preserves mental bandwidth for conversations, strategy, and relationship building. Used correctly, AI supports sales motivation by reducing friction, not replacing effort. How to use AI without dulling your edge: List the tasks you repeat weekly that consume time but not insight. Let AI handle those. Keep anything involving trust, nuance, or decision-making firmly in your hands. Why This Matters for Sales Motivation Sales has always been hard. Cold calling was hard decades ago, and it's still hard today. You still have to find people, start conversations, build trust, and ask for commitments. What separates average reps from consistent performers isn't resilience alone. It's structure. Top performers know exactly what they're chasing and why it matters. They protect themselves from bad-fit customers. They slow down when it counts. And they use tools strategically to preserve energy for selling. They still get rejected. They still lose deals. They still have months where nothing goes right. But they don't drift. They don't panic. And they don't quit when the work gets uncomfortable. That discipline is what sustains sales motivation long after the initial excitement wears off. If you want a clearer target to aim at when sales gets hard, download the FREE Sales Gravy Goal Guide. It will help you define the goals that actually keep you focused, disciplined, and motivated—especially when rejection starts piling up.

This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 11th, 2025… Howie Kurtz on the growing speculation of the potential departure of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix, and the U.S. seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Follow Howie on Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HowardKurtz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more #MediaBuzz click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Explore the hidden frontiers of the cosmos — from dark matter and rogue planets to quantum mysteries — and uncover the Universe's greatest unopened gifts of discovery.Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-usGet Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurGrab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fourthwall store! https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.netJoin Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthurSupport us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthurFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShECredits:The Universe's Unopened Gifts: Hidden Worlds and the Spirit of DiscoveryWritten, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac ArthurSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Explore the hidden frontiers of the cosmos — from dark matter and rogue planets to quantum mysteries — and uncover the Universe's greatest unopened gifts of discovery.Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-usGet Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurGrab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fourthwall store! https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.netJoin Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthurSupport us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthurFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShECredits:The Universe's Unopened Gifts: Hidden Worlds and the Spirit of DiscoveryWritten, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac ArthurSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this holiday edition, investigative journalists ⁠Mandy Matney⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Liz Farrell⁠⁠ talk with attorney⁠ Eric Bland about their Festivus grievances and the ongoing legal harassment they face in the Beach v. Parker civil conspiracy case. Eric explains how unlimited budgets enable clients to weaponize discovery processes, while Mandy and Liz discuss their decision to speak publicly about Greg Parker's tactics rather than remain silent.  Plus, Mandy shares some observations from her eye-opening jury duty experience highlighting systemic inefficiencies and her encounters with familiar figures in the 14th Circuit. Then we're discussing newly revealed details from JP Miller's federal indictment for cyberstalking and lying to investigators—including the chilling allegation that he called Victim #1 (likely Mica Francis) over 50 times on March 11, 2024, how JP allegedly lied about slashing her tires and allegedly lied to federal investigators about local police instructing him to leave her alone.  Despite the frustrations, the team remains defiant, grateful for their community's support, and ready for the major trials and appeals ahead in 2026. ☕ Cups Up! ⚖️ Episode References Mandy's Parker's Kitchen Gas Boycott Post - Facebook, Dec 20, 2025