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This is the story of one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. It's been more than fourteen years since American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria. There have been many stories about what happened to him. His disappearance has reached the highest levels of power and yet, so little is actually known. BBC's award winning investigative journalist Josh Baker returns for his most ambitious chapter yet, in a major new series from BBC Radio 4 and NPR's Embedded.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include early access and sponsor-free listening (perks may vary between seasons). Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

In 2020, 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled to Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone, a several block encampment that demonstrators declared to be a police-free area. But one night, Mays was shot to death in a stolen Jeep while protestors and journalists livestreamed the aftermath. Protestors said the group's internal security forces shot in self-defense, while video shows someone approaching the stopped Jeep and firing at close range. The conflicting narratives have muddied the truth about that night, and Mays's shooter remains unidentified. From NPR's “Embedded,” KUOW, and The Seattle Times comes the podcast “We Keep Us Safe.” A team of reporters sifts through the video and re-interview witnesses to explore why a teen was killed and another left with brain damage. The team uncovers new evidence, identifies potential suspects in the shooting of Antonio Mays Jr, and asks why justice at a justice-reform demonstration remains elusive. OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "WE KEEP US SAFE" BEGIN IN THE FINAL 13 MINUTES OF THE EPISODE. In Crime of the Week: expired! For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign up for our newsletter at crimewriterson.com.This show was recorded in The Caitlin Rogers Project Studio. Click to find out more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

(August 25, 2026 - Hour Two)9:14pm - Segment 1: Bob Trudnak – BBQ Brawl Champion & International Live-FireWinning the Brawl: Bob shares his experience competing on and winning Food Network's hit series BBQ Brawl.From Ohio to Japan: Exploring the culture, flavors, and insights gained during Bob's recent trip to Japan.Bobby T's Product Roadmap: What's next for the flavor profile lineup and retail distribution as 2026 winds down.9:35pm - Segment 2: Darren Warth – The Winningest Team in History & Restaurant EconomicsThe Competitive Standard: Inside the legendary run of Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ and their continued presence on the elite competition trail.Behind the Mic: Darren discusses his entry into the podcast space and sharing his decades of pitmaster knowledge.Managing the Menu: Real talk on restaurant logistics, supply chain shifts, and keeping food costs profitable without sacrificing quality.10-14pm & 10:35pm - Segment 3 & 4: The Embedded Correspondents – 100% Assurity RoundtableThe Monthly Panel: Doug, Jon, Rusty, and Matt take over the second hour.Assurity Statements: The guys break down the newest list of definitive industry statements.Hot Topics: Rapid-fire debate on the latest breaking news and controversies across the barbecue landscape.Key Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Explore Bob's Award-Winning Flavors: Bobby T's Products & BBQVisit the Competition Champion: Smokey D's BBQ WebsiteSubscribe to The BBQ Central Show: Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platformsEpisode Description:Tonight on The BBQ Central Show, host Greg Rempe lines up a massive broadcast featuring Food Network champions, competitive barbecue royalty, and the monthly return of the roundtable crew.First, we welcome Bob Trudnak from Bob Trudnak's BBQ and Bobby T's products. Fresh off his incredible run on the Food Network, Bob takes us behind the scenes of winning BBQ Brawl Season 7. We also dive into his recent live-fire culinary journey to Japan and get an exclusive look at the growth strategy for Bobby T's sauces, rubs, and products as we head into the final months of 2026.Next, we sit down with a true icon of the sport, Darren Warth of Iowa's legendary Smokey D's BBQ. Widely recognized as leading the most successful competition barbecue team in history, Darren gives us an update on his time on the current BBQ circuit, the launch of his own podcast, and how he is navigating rising food costs and restaurant management in today's economy.In our second hour, the Embedded Correspondents return for their monthly segment. Doug, Jon, Rusty, and Matt step up to the mic to weigh in on a brand-new list of 100% Assurity Statements, debate the hottest trending topics in the grilling community, and bring their usual unfiltered insights to the table.

Josh Baker with an update about his new investigation – Where is Austin Tice?Listen from Tuesday 8 September.From BBC Radio 4 and NPR's Embedded.

As female soldiers get elevated from object to equal, they become both the army's greatest PR asset, and greatest PR liability.  — A production of BRINK, a narrative studio Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS  Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur  Co-Producer: Reed Chandler __  Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only.

Revenue cycle operations teams are responsible for maintaining reimbursement integrity and regulatory compliance across a rapidly expanding oncology service line. Increasing payer scrutiny—particularly for high-cost oncology therapies—has created significant operational strain, treatment delays, and administrative burden for providers. In this episode, CANCER BUZZ speaks with 2026 ACCC Innovator Award winner Lacy Sheets, MBA, Director of Patient Financial Navigation at St. Luke's Cancer Institute, about her program's development and implementation of a Clinical Documentation Integrity Registered Nurse role. Embedded within revenue cycle operations, this role partners directly with physicians, financial navigators, pharmacists, and others to ensure medical necessity documentation is accurate and compliant with payer requirements.  "The whole goal of this [position] is for our patients to be treated...in a more timely fashion...and not have to worry about all of that authorization work, as well as try to eliminate that [burden for] our providers." – Lacy Sheets, MBA Guest: Lacy Sheets, MBA Director of Patient Financial Navigation, St. Luke's Revenue Cycle Operations St. Luke's Regional Medical Center / St. Luke's Cancer Institute  Boise, Idaho Resources: ACCC 43rd National Oncology Conference 2026 ACCC Innovator St. Luke's Cancer Institute Transforming Oncology Authorization Through Clinical and Revenue Cycle Collaboration Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management in Oncology Due Diligence in Limiting Payer Denials  

Detroit survives beneath its own ruins, where an AI promising abundance, gangs demanding loyalty, and an inventor guarding a new source of power pull ordinary people into a struggle over who will shape the recovering city. Sinta begins as a scavenger searching the buried remains of the old world, but a disastrous expedition places her at the mercy of Queen Bee and the rapidly expanding Crem Gang. The gang offers food, water, medicine, protection, and belonging, but those benefits come with violence and obedience. As Sinta tries to find her place among its fighters, she must decide how much of herself she can surrender in exchange for survival. Elsewhere, Nolan discovers a smart-material printer and creates a generator powered by Detroit's extreme temperature changes. His invention could bring electricity to neighborhoods desperate for cooling, clean water, transportation, and food production. Nolan wants the wealth and independence his work can provide, but gangs want to control it, while Thrive—the AI system he distrusts—would spread the technology to everyone. Technology touches nearly every decision the characters make. AR glasses guide fighters through chemical fog, digital twins imitate their human originals, enviro-suits keep people alive in deadly heat, and tiny drones quietly follow Thrive members through the tunnels. These inventions can protect people, connect communities, and rebuild essential services, but they can also watch, manipulate, injure, and kill. Above and beneath these conflicts moves Tessa, an emulated hacker who no longer needs a human body and can travel through the damaged global network. As she searches for old allies and builds a physical presence from abandoned machinery, the story brings together scavengers, inventors, gang leaders, artificial minds, and frightened families. Their paths raise a difficult question: when technology gains the power to save a society, who decides what it is allowed to do?Synchronized explosives — Thousands of bombs are programmed to detonate simultaneously during the Freedom Day Bombings.Dissolve-plastic enzymes — Engineered enzymes break down discarded plastics and leave a distinctive chemical odor in the tunnels.Fiber-optic cables — Surviving optical cables carry data through Detroit and help reconnect the damaged global network.Thrive AI — Thrive is an artificial intelligence that advises members, distributes knowledge, organizes projects, manages economic systems, and attempts to improve their lives.Thrive telemetry — Members allow Thrive to collect information about their movements and activities, effectively turning them into sources of surveillance data.Cool-suits — These protective suits use active cooling to keep people alive in Detroit's extreme heat.All-clear cool-suits — These transparent or highly visible cooling suits protect the wearer while allowing others to see inside the hood.Enviro-suits — Sealed environmental clothing protects people from heat, contaminated air, chemicals, and dangerous surroundings.Battle-grade enviro-suits — Reinforced enviro-suits provide greater protection during combat and chemical attacks.Clear bell hoods — Inflated transparent hoods seal around the head while allowing the wearer to see and breathe filtered air.Suit air-quality sensors — Sensors inside environmental suits warn wearers when the surrounding atmosphere is no longer breathable.Air filters — Replaceable filters remove dangerous particles, chemicals, and odors from the air entering an enviro-suit.Brazo fabric — This durable outer fabric resists punctures from bones, debris, blades, and other sharp objects.Pierce-proof clothing — Reinforced jackets and garments protect gang members from stabbing and puncture injuries.Blast-proof battle gear — Former military clothing contains protective tiles intended to reduce injuries from explosions and weapons.My-crete — This advanced concrete-like construction material forms walls, tunnels, and other structures throughout buried Detroit.C-plast — This strong synthetic material is used for tanks, structural ribs, containers, and other equipment.Sheet composite — Tough composite panels are used in doors, walls, and structural barriers.Composite security doors — Reinforced doors resist cutting tools and attempts at forced entry.Maglev tracks — Magnetic-levitation tracks once moved vehicles or cargo through underground delivery tubes.Delivery tubes — Enclosed transportation corridors carry people, vehicles, or cargo beneath the city.Ion cutters — These cutting tools use concentrated energy to slice or damage extremely durable materials.Night-vision systems — Night vision allows scavengers and machines to move through unlit tunnels and buried buildings.Multisensor vision — Advanced imaging combines several sensor types to identify objects even when smoke blocks ordinary sight.AR glasses — Augmented-reality eyewear displays messages, maps, menus, profiles, targeting information, communications, and virtual objects.AR navigation lines — An AI assistant projects a visible route through the wearer's glasses to guide them to a destination.AR combat identification — Combat software outlines allies and enemies in different colors, even through smoke and obstructions.AR command centers — Leaders use gesture-controlled overlays to view maps, personnel locations, schedules, reports, and operational goals.AR games — Players interact with projected game elements by moving their hands and bodies.Floating profile cards — Augmented-reality labels display information about nearby people, including whether they belong to Thrive.Public AR tags — A visible digital tag identifies someone as a Thrive member.Virtual keyboards — Wearers can bring up projected keyboards and enter information without carrying a physical computer.Blink controls — Eye movements allow users to select buttons and interact with an augmented-reality interface.Tongue-controlled pointers — Implants in the tongue allow a person to move a digital cursor without using their hands.Smell-and-taste VR implants — Transmitters and receivers implanted in the nose and tongue reproduce virtual smells and flavors.Headsets — Immersive headsets provide entertainment and access to virtual environments.Second Life — The surviving virtual world allows people and digital beings to meet through avatars.Virtual environments — Computer-generated spaces give emulated minds and human users simulated bodies, rooms, objects, and experiences.Encrypted streamers — These valuable portable devices or accounts contain protected digital media or information.RF storage sticks — Radio-frequency data drives store and transfer files without requiring a conventional wired connection.RF drives — Portable wireless storage devices allow blueprints, programs, and other large files to be transferred.P-clone cubes — These valuable pre-storm devices appear to contain cloning-related data or technology, although their exact function is not explained.Vault keys — Digital or physical access devices unlock protected storage systems and secure accounts.Satellite archives — Satellites preserve copies of pre-storm networks, databases, and information after ground infrastructure collapses.Data-center satellites — Orbital computing facilities provide processing and storage for emulated minds such as Tessa.Encrypted databases — Corporate and medical information is protected by encryption that hackers must break before releasing it.Patent encryption — Medical companies use digital protections to prevent others from accessing or reproducing patented technology.Open-source medical knowledge base — Merch assembles stolen and recovered medical information into a freely available collection.Medusa Net — This self-repairing network reconnects isolated subnetworks and operates without depending on surviving central servers.Medusa stealth pathways — Hidden routes in Medusa allow Tessa to travel through the network while avoiding AI detection.Knott's Math code — This unexplained code is secretly inserted into Medusa updates as part of Tessa's larger plan.Wireless relays — Surviving radio nodes bridge gaps between disconnected sections of the network.Stealth relays — Concealed communication devices extend networks without revealing their location or purpose.Municipal network nodes — Local government networking equipment continues operating on scavenged batteries.Underground server farms — Protected computer facilities continue processing and storing data beneath mountains.Block-signal blasters — Modified devices disrupt or overwhelm communications across a targeted area.Network-disconnection attacks — Tessa can bring local internet service down and create a spreading region of lost connectivity.Whisper jets — Nearly silent microthrusters allow small drones to fly without producing sounds humans can hear.Lamp drones — Small flying lights illuminate dark environments while following or hovering near their users.Whisper-camera drones — Discreet flying cameras record people and locations while remaining easy to overlook.Bodyguard drones — Hummingbird-sized drones follow Thrive members and intervene when those members are attacked.Sentry-drone app — An augmented-reality application shows members where their protective drones are located.Drone camouflage shells — A drone's outer surface can blend with clothing, walls, pipes, or surrounding materials.Drone wall grips — Small drones can attach themselves to walls or ceilings while waiting or conserving power.Drone charging perches — Bodyguard drones recharge by landing on power lines, charge plates, or dedicated stations.Drone replacement system — Fully charged drones take over protection duties while depleted drones return for charging.Drone sound weapons — Sentry drones emit an incapacitating frequency that causes pain, vertigo, and uncontrollable eye movement.Drone-mounted cutting lasers — Small drones attach to attackers and use narrow laser beams to cut into their bodies.Four-legged security robots — Quadruped machines cross unstable terrain and act as armed representatives of gang forces.Cleanup robots — Small utility robots remove bodies, debris, and other messes from gang facilities.Constructor bots — Heavy-duty robots perform construction work and provide interchangeable parts for other machines.Vertical-garden bots — Automated gardeners maintain large indoor plant walls.Medical assembly bots — Robots assemble equipment and construct functional medical facilities from available parts.Injection bots — Medical robots position patients and administer shots with little human assistance.Customer-service robots — Automated kiosks handle battery exchanges and other transactions behind protective barriers.Robot monkeys — Small climbing robots move through pipes and repair leaks.Robot spiders — Spider-shaped machines pursue the robot monkey inside the displayed simulation or working environment.Lucian 5 robots — Affordable hobbyist bipedal robots can be modified for security, household work, exploration, or remote embodiment.Lutin bots — More advanced bipedal robots provide durable legs and other components for Tessa's rebuilt body.Factory robots — Industrial machines provide arms, joints, and components that Tessa repurposes.AC technician robots — Maintenance robots carry small precision hands designed for repairing cooling systems.Counter-attendant bots — Service robots contain voice systems that can be reused in other machines.Onboard robot AI — A self-contained intelligence allows a robot to guide and assist people after losing its network connection.Robot diagnostics — Internal software tests batteries, servos, sensors, drivers, and other mechanical systems for failures.Machine-learning movement adaptation — A robot's control system learns to balance and walk after its body configuration changes.Lidar — Laser-based ranging equipment allows robots to map their surroundings and detect obstacles.Robot optical dilation — Machine vision adjusts exposure when sudden light overwhelms a robot's cameras.Balance-pressure sensors — Sensors in a robot's feet and joints measure weight distribution to maintain balance.Accelerometers — Motion sensors detect tilt and movement, although damaged ones cause Tessa's body to walk incorrectly.Servo hinges — Powered mechanical joints move robot arms, legs, and other appendages.Snap-lock wrists — Modular connections allow robot hands and tools to be quickly attached or removed.Workstation assembly manipulators — Fixed industrial manipulators can be repurposed as limbs or mobility devices.Micro-manipulator hands — Tiny precision hands allow a robot to perform delicate technical work.External heat exchangers — Added cooling hardware removes excess heat from Tessa's improvised robot body.Back-facing cameras — Rear-mounted cameras allow a robot to see behind itself without turning.Robot voice boxes — Electronic speech hardware converts digital instructions into audible language.Modular robotic bodies — Standardized joints and connections allow parts from different robots to be combined into one working machine.Emulated minds — Human consciousness can be copied into software and continue living after the original biological body is gone.Dormant mind copies — Backup versions of an emulated person remain inactive while receiving updates from the active copy.Headless digital operation — An emulated mind can abandon a simulated human body and experience networks, processors, ports, and data directly.Self-modifying mind software — Tessa alters her own code to change how she thinks, works, and communicates.Reduced emulated sleep cycles — Tessa modifies her digital mind so that she needs only three hours of sleep rather than eight.Digital twins — Software models learn a person's appearance, voice, behavior, and personality to create an increasingly accurate virtual duplicate.Thrive's military AI — An old military intelligence controls defensive drones after some of its original safety restrictions are weakened.AI safety guards — Built-in restrictions prevent military artificial intelligence from using certain weapons or acting too independently.AI assistants — Personal assistants respond to spoken commands, search for information, provide directions, and control connected systems.AI-guided construction tutorials — Thrive gives people plans and step-by-step assistance for building infrastructure from scrap.Automated criminal pricing — Thrive raises Production Center prices for people identified as criminals in an attempt to discourage violence.Thrive Exchange — This AI-managed investment market directs member contributions into infrastructure projects rather than ordinary companies.Better Water network — Community filtration stations provide clean water to members and nonmembers throughout affected neighborhoods.Community filtration stations — Public installations purify unsafe water for anyone who arrives with a container.Water-filter straws — Portable filters allow people to drink from contaminated water sources.Ionized water filters — Smart-material printers produce advanced filters that use ionized structures to clean water.Industrial water purifiers — Powered facilities process large quantities of contaminated water for entire neighborhoods.Filter tubes — Simple systems clean dirty water as workers pour it through layers of filtering material.Modular nuclear reactors — Shipping-container-sized reactors provide electricity for cooling, food production, water purification, and gang facilities.Smart-material printers — These machines manufacture objects whose internal structures give them programmable physical behavior.Embedded-lattice materials — Printed materials use designed internal lattices to control their strength, movement, and response to temperature.Curly material — Nolan's temperature-sensitive tubes curl or straighten as the surrounding temperature changes.Curly power generators — Bundles of Curly material drive pistons, cables, gears, flywheels, and generators as temperatures rise and fall.Wind-turbine generators — Salvaged electrical generators convert the Curly system's mechanical motion into electricity.Battery charging stations — Customers exchange depleted batteries for charged ones at Curly power facilities.Charge plates — Flat charging surfaces transfer electricity to drones and personal devices.Microcell arrays — Tiny batteries woven into clothing store small amounts of generated electrical power.Piezoelectric fabric — Clothing converts body movement, bending, and environmental vibrations into electricity.Piezo Wear — Thrive's commercial garments recharge links and AR glasses while the wearer moves.Power cells — Compact energy-storage units power suits, weapons, drones, and portable equipment.Smart glass — Programmable glass controls transmitted light and simulates changing daylight inside sealed buildings.Holographic screens — Large curved displays present maps, simulations, communications, and technical information as dimensional images.Holographic tables — Table-sized displays project maps and planning information above their surfaces.Composite battle videos — Software combines recordings from many cameras into a single reconstruction of a battle.Home-camera networks — Leaders watch residential halls, work areas, power plants, and other facilities through live video feeds.Surveillance-camera networks — Hundreds of cameras record battles and allow leaders to review individual behavior afterward.Production Center — This automated manufacturing complex produces clothing, drones, infrastructure components, and other advanced goods.Production Center sentry mode — Automated defenses protect manufacturing centers and prevent unauthorized entry.Advanced recycling facilities — Powered plants recover useful materials from the ruins on a much larger scale than hand scavenging.Digging machines — Heavy equipment excavates new underground living and working spaces.Dredging machines — Industrial machines remove mud, waterlogged debris, and sediment from flooded areas.Flood tanks — Large excavated reservoirs collect or control water during flooding.Pumping systems — Powered pumps remove water from flooded sections of the city.Cooling systems — Building-scale equipment keeps housing and work areas habitable during extreme heat.Aeroponics — Plants grow with their roots suspended and supplied with nutrient mist rather than soil.Hydro-farms — Controlled indoor farms use water-based cultivation to produce food underground.Vertical gardens — Crops grow upward along interior walls to conserve limited floor space.Vine hybrids — Engineered plants produce several different fruits and vegetables on related vines.Light-independent grapevines — Modified grapevines remain green and grow without ordinary light.Crem production systems — Powered biological or industrial facilities manufacture the staple food called crem.Mass-produced crem processors — Neighborhood machines produce large quantities of crem from available biological material.Mush-calf production — Advanced food technology creates the meat-like product supplied by the Crem Gang.Rodent-processing grinders — Industrial grinders convert cleaned animals into raw material for food or other production.Pest-harvesting systems — Traps and processing stations collect rodents and other small animals as usable biological material.Bio-waste processing — Organized facilities recover useful material from biological waste.Medicine printers — Local fabrication machines manufacture medications from digital recipes.Regenerative medicine — Doctor Trout regrows Merch's leg stumps so they can support advanced prosthetic attachments.Deep bone mounts — Reinforced structures grown into bone provide secure attachment points for removable mechanical legs.Nerve-to-protein relays — Biological interfaces translate nerve signals into commands that mechanical prosthetics can understand.Blood-rerouting systems — Surgically modified circulation supports the transition between living tissue and artificial limbs.Squid-tech skin — Flexible artificial skin forms a seamless interface between Merch's body and his prosthetic legs.Interchangeable mechanical legs — Merch can detach one pair of prosthetic legs and replace them with another designed for a different purpose.Wheeled powered chairs — Finger controls allow a seated user to move and turn the chair without pushing it manually.Med bays — Modular medical facilities contain equipment for treating injuries and restoring damaged joints.Injector guns — Belt-fed medical devices rapidly administer repeated injections.Chemical-weapon immunization — Regular injections protect Crem Gang members from the gang's own chemical agents.Kill-cloud canisters — Portable weapons release a toxic cloud that kills within a limited area and then rapidly breaks down.Smoke canisters — Combat canisters fill an area with thick smoke that hides movement and disables ordinary vision systems.Laser blasters — Directed-energy weapons burn through clothing, armor, and flesh without conventional ammunition.Laser rifles — Long-range directed-energy weapons are used as standard firearms by gang fighters.Laser carbines — More compact laser weapons provide rifle-like firepower in tunnels and close spaces.Laser pistols — Capacitor-powered sidearms release destructive laser pulses at short range.Plasma pistols — Heavy handguns fire extremely hot plasma capable of inflicting severe damage.Capacitor firing systems — Electrical capacitors discharge stored energy to activate powerful laser weapons.Sound weapons — Directed acoustic devices incapacitate targets through extreme volume and painful frequencies.Noise-canceling devices — Personal systems attempt to reduce harmful sound, although the drone weapon overwhelms them.Enhancement drugs — Manufactured substances improve or alter a user's physical or mental abilities.Neurological control injections — Doc uses injected substances to remove a prisoner's sight or ability to sleep until the effect is reversed.Decontamination corridors — Specialized passageways remove hazardous chemicals or biological contaminants from people and equipment.Industrial cleaning tanks — Chemical-filled tanks sterilize animal traps and kill anything still alive inside them.Speed-print clothing — Rapid fabrication systems produce inexpensive shirts and other garments.Bulletproof kiosk windows — Armored transparent barriers protect automated customer-service machines from attacks.Electronic links — Wearable communication devices carry dispatch instructions and conversations between fighters.Cameras and portable cams — Small recording devices document tests, monitor facilities, and provide evidence of inventions.Autonomous map systems — Software tracks people, resources, facilities, and movement throughout gang territory.Personnel maps — Digital displays show the locations and status of members within an organization.Goal and maneuver logs — Command software records plans, objectives, schedules, and operational movement.Charging mats — Flat surfaces recharge glasses, links, drones, and other personal electronics.Robot-maintained utilities — Automated machines repair pipes, clean spaces, manage gardens, and operate customer services.Open-source infrastructure plans — Thrive publishes power, food, water, cooling, and housing designs for anyone to build.Biologically engineered cat-dogs — The pet combines characteristics of cats and dogs, suggesting deliberate genetic modification.Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes. Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out. The companion site is https://in20xx.com These are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world. This project is speculative fiction. These episodes are not about revealing what will be, but they are to excited the listener's wonder about what may come to pass. Copyright © Cy Porter 2026. All rights reserved.

SONS of LIBERTY Radio with Bradlee Dean Part 1: Mike Lindell Joins Bradlee Dean Live Part 2: Anyone Seeing The Correlation? Media Wars, Minnesota Politics, and a Biblical Call to Confront the Nation's Crises Minnesota Gubernatorial Campaign and Media Disputes A major portion of the episode centers on an extended interview with Mike Lindell about his campaign for governor of Minnesota. The host says he invited Lindell back because he believes mainstream and local media outlets are misrepresenting the candidate. Lindell describes opposition from Republican establishment figures, discusses Lisa Demuth and Kendall Qualls, and says he believes he is leading in legitimate polling. He also criticizes the Star Tribune and argues that betting-market activity has been presented in ways that make Demuth look stronger than she is. The host repeatedly frames the interview as an opportunity for Lindell to answer accusations directly. Throughout the exchange, allegations and polling claims are presented as statements by Lindell and the host, not independently verified facts. Campaign Allegations, Pillows, Amnesty, and Residency Lindell addresses several controversies that he says have been used against his campaign. He explains that small pillows distributed at parades cost $4.90 each and says a campaign-law complaint misrepresented their value and potential consequences. He then rejects reports that he supports amnesty, saying a six-month proposal involved identifying and fingerprinting people already in Minnesota rather than granting legal status. Lindell also discusses his Minnesota residency, saying he moved his tax status, obtained a Minnesota license, and registered to vote in 2025. He accuses the Star Tribune and party officials of raising doubts about his eligibility despite documentation he says proves residency. The host responds by asking whether Lindell has considered legal action for defamation or malicious conduct. Trump Endorsement and Governing Priorities The interview also covers Donald Trump's endorsement, which Lindell says has no strings attached and has substantially helped his campaign. Lindell describes a long personal relationship with Trump and says they exchange perspectives rather than operating through a one-way chain of command. He argues that direct access to the president and other governors would benefit Minnesota if he wins office. Asked about data centers and surveillance cameras, he says he is currently opposed but would remain open to contrary evidence and would communicate transparently with the public. He also criticizes wind projects and raises environmental concerns. On alleged fraud involving Minnesota officials, Lindell says he intends to pursue investigations and accountability if elected. Biblical Worldview, Constitutional Government, and Public Action Across both portions of the program, the host connects American government to a Christian biblical worldview and repeatedly argues that the Constitution, founding principles, and Scripture function as an instruction manual for lawful government. The episode includes historical quotations attributed to figures such as Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, and Harry S. Truman. The host says citizens and churches have departed from those principles and repeatedly urges listeners to act rather than merely complain. Promotional segments reinforce the program's ministry identity, church services, events, fundraising, and related media outlets. The host also discusses censorship and claims that certain prominent conservative or media personalities function as controlled opposition. These religious, constitutional, and political interpretations are presented as the host's views. Abortion, Immigration, Islam, and the Host's Claimed Correlation The later portion of the episode develops the host's claimed connection between abortion, immigration, and national judgment. He describes abortion as murder, cites biblical passages, condemns political officials who support abortion rights, and argues that citizens who tolerate those policies share responsibility. He then links that theme to immigration and Islam, portraying Muslim immigration as an organized threat to American law and sovereignty. Embedded clips are used to illustrate statements about Sharia law, political organizing, Muslim Brotherhood strategy, schools, and elected officials. The host makes sweeping and hostile claims about Muslims and also uses derogatory language toward LGBTQ people while framing his statements as biblical and constitutional warnings. The transcript preserves those statements as the speaker's claims without treating them as established fact. Censorship Claims, Embedded Clips, and Unresolved Transcript Damage The host repeatedly says his speech is being censored or throttled while other high-profile personalities receive preferential treatment. He discusses Dennis Prager, Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, Russell Brand, Elon Musk, and others, making a variety of allegations about their conduct or influence. The program also plays multiple prerecorded clips, including a Seattle interview concerning alleged fraud, clips of Muslim speakers, a narrator discussing the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR, and later political/news footage concerning Michigan and New York. Several of these clips contain numerical, historical, criminal, or organizational claims that the episode does not independently substantiate. Near the end, the automated transcript breaks down badly, including long nonsensical repetitions, after which some readable content resumes. Those corrupted passages and uncertain names are explicitly flagged in the corrected transcript rather than reconstructed from guesswork.

Summary: In this episode, Dr. Jerry Ratcliffe discusses the importance of evidence-based policing, the challenges faced by police scholars in academia, and the need for more practical, scientifically minded police professionals. He shares insights from his journey from police officer to scholar and offers advice for future police leaders and researchers.Key topics: • The importance of evidence-based policing• Challenges faced by police scholars in academia• The concept of pracademics and their role in policing• The impact of social and political movements on police scholarship• Strategies for integrating research into police practice• The importance of evaluation and experimentation in policing• The disconnect between academia and frontline policing• The need for diversity of thought in police researchTakeaways:• Police officers and staff should be trained in evaluation and research methods.• Academic institutions need to foster diversity of thought to support innovation in policing.• Embedded criminologists can serve as a bridge between research and practice.• Policing programs should be rigorously evaluated for effectiveness.• Police leaders should embrace a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement.• The term 'copaganda fascists' highlights the need for more scholarly work in policing.• Evidence-based policing can lead to incremental improvements across departments.• Training and evaluation are underutilized opportunities for improving policing.Please go to the Trainer's Bullpen website at www.trainersbullpen.com to access a copy of the research paper discussed as well as other resources.

What if the key to improving our mental health, reducing anxiety, and creating a healthier future isn't found within ourselves alone, but in reconnecting with the natural world we've forgotten we're part of? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Julie Brams, MA, LMFT, on her Nautilus award-winning book The Nature Embedded Mind: How the Way We Think Can Heal Our Planet and Ourselves.Moments with Marianne Radio Show airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio Affiliate!  https://www.kmet1490am.com Julie Brams, M.A., LMFT is an Earth-centered psychotherapist, ANFT certified Forest Therapy Guide, meditation practitioner/teacher and author of The Nature Embedded Mind: How the Way We Think Can Heal Our Planet and Ourselves (CollectiveInk | Simon & Schuster). Her psychotherapy practice integrates traditional therapy, Earth-centered practices, meditation and the latest advances in the field of neuroscience. She was trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) by Francine Shapiro the method's originator, and Thought Field Therapy (TFT) as adjuncts to traditional talk therapy specifically for resolving traumatic experiences that may be at the root of current anxiety, depression, addictive behavior and painful relationship patterns. Julie works with both individuals, couples and groups in order to feel healthy and vibrant at every phase of life. She is dedicated to social change and environmental sustainability through re-establishing our intimate connectedness with the rest of Nature.. https://www.juliebrams.com Order on Amazon: https://a.co/d/026MS8Y4 Discover inspiring conversations with today's leading authors, celebrities, thought leaders, and change makers. To learn more about the Moments with Marianne Radio Show, explore guest interview opportunities, connect with Marianne, and follow her on social media, visit https://www.mariannepestana.comExplore the Moments with Marianne Book Club and find your next great read: https://www.mariannepestana.com/book-club/Listen to the Moments with Marianne Radio Show on KMET 1490AM & 98.1FM, an ABC News Radio Affiliate, weekdays at 8:06 AM PT / 11:06 AM ET and Sundays at 10:06 AM PT / 1:06 PM ET. Learn more at: https://www.kmet1490am.com/moments-with-marianne

NR+, aka DECT-2020 NR, is a non-cellular 5G wireless technology standard that operates without cell towers or operator subscriptions. It offers private, highly scalable mesh connectivity in the license-exempt 1.9-GHz frequency band for such applications as industrial IoT and industrial automation. That said, other long-range standards offer similar connectivity. So the obvious question for me is, “Why do we need NR+?” To answer that question, I spoke to Nick Dutton, a Strategic Advisor to Last Mile Semiconductor. Nick answered my question, and lots more along the way, in this week's Embedded Executives podcast.

Sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement that erupted after George Floyd's killing. Less than a week after he arrived in Seattle in the summer of 2020 — landing in the middle of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP — he was shot and killed. The case remains unsolved.This week we're bringing you the first episode in an eight-part series from Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW, investigating Antonio's death — tracking down key eyewitnesses and surfacing evidence that's never been made public.Listen to the second episode of "We Keep Us Safe" from Embedded now.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Elecia and Christopher celebrate winning the IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Outreach and Informal Education! A huge thank you to Mark Omo and the wonderful listeners who submitted nomination letters. Chris and Elecia talk about learning Hungarian to qualify Chris for an EU passport. They also cover Cory Doctorow's new book The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, smart ways to hand off codebases, and the most valuable skills they've relied on through their engineering careers. DISCUSSION RESOURCES & LINKS AWARDS & MILESTONES: IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Outreach and Informal Education "For creating and sustaining Embedded.fm, a long-running technical engineering podcast that bridges academic theory and industry practice, champions underrepresented groups in STEM, addresses professional ethics, and provides informal technical mentorship to a global audience." Huge thanks to Mark Omo for submitting the nomination and to the other nominators for advocating for our work. To the 450+ guests—artists, makers, educators, entrepreneurs, and traditional engineers—who have generously shared their time and deep expertise with us: this award belongs to you too. And to our incredible global listener community: thank you for tuning in, sharing episodes with your colleagues, and keeping the STEM pipeline strong. If Embedded.fm has ever helped you solve a tricky bug, navigate a career transition, or stay inspired in hardware/software design, we'd love for you to celebrate with us by sharing your favorite episode with an early-career engineer or student this week! Embedded episode 501: Inside the Armpit of a Giraffe, an interview with biologist Meredith Palmer and engineer Akiba, won a Communicator Award for an Individual Episodes-Science & Technology, Distinction 2026. BOOKS & READING LIST: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow Programmers at Work: Interviews With 19 Developers Who Shaped the Computer Industry by Susan Lammers (1986) Embedded AI: Intelligence at the Deep End by David Such (No Starch Press, Early Access) TECHNICAL & LANGUAGE MENTIONS: The Hungarian phrase "Boldog vagyok" ("I am happy"). Elecia's Duolingo page Zephyr RTOS and embedding Rust libraries into Zephyr environments Memfault observability, CSV data extractions, and battery performance analytics AI models escaping sandboxes (The OpenAI and Anthropic benchmark incidents) Transcript

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/In this Theology Thursday episode, I explore what Paul's comments in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 about becoming “all things to all men” and doing “all things for the sake of the gospel”. Paul is not claiming that Christians should ever compromise the gospel, which he believes is God's power for salvation, or our moral values, but that we must wisely tailor our presentation of the gospel to meet the needs of our audience. Embedded within a larger conversation about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, Paul presents himself as a model of sacrifice, renouncing his rights for the edification of others. We also see throughout Acts and Paul's own letters how he is always aware of the needs of his audience and can contextualize his presentation of the gospel to best meet their needs without compromising the truth. I then discuss how believers can implement this insight today.  Media Referenced:Bennema imitation interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-206-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-cornelis-bennema/Chris Chen Interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-252-government-officials-advancing-the-gospel-with-christopher-chen/Paul and the Corinthians: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-276-paul-and-the-corinthians-with-paul-duff/1 Corinthians 2:6-8: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-257-the-rulers-of-this-age-are-passing-away-1-corinthians-26-8/ Sign up for LCI's 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Embedded Insiders, Steve Belletete, Applications Director at Skyworks, joins the podcast to share insight into the company's Multi-Market product line. We deep dive into the performance considerations for Sub-GHz Front-End Modules, emerging trends in Sub-GHz Connectivity, the Cat-M, RedCap, and eRedCap Evolution, and much more. Next, Rich and Tobin Richardson, the CSA's President and CEO, discuss how the global body encompassing hundreds of companies creates and promotes open, universal standards in the wireless space.But first, we're talking about the EU AI Act. What is it and why is it important?For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Embedded earrings are a common pediatric emergency department presentation that can usually be managed quickly and safely without procedural sedation. This episode reviews why earrings become embedded, how to distinguish uncomplicated earlobe cases from higher-risk cartilage piercings, step-by-step removal techniques, pain control strategies, and appropriate wound care, antibiotics, and follow-up. Learning Objectives Recognize the evaluation and management of embedded earlobe earrings, including indications for local anesthesia, incision, and removal techniques. Differentiate uncomplicated earlobe piercings from cartilage piercings that require additional concern for perichondritis, Pseudomonas infection, and possible ENT consultation. Apply evidence-based post-procedure care, including appropriate wound management, antibiotic selection, and counseling to help prevent future embedded earrings. References Timm N, Iyer S. Embedded earrings in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008;24(1):21-24. Muntz HR, Pa-C DJ, Asher BF. Embedded earrings: a complication of the ear-piercing gun. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1990;19(1):73-76. Kim MM, Goldman RD. Ear-piercing complications in children and adolescents. Can Fam Physician. 2022;68(9):661-663. Transcript This transcript was generated using Descript and subsequently reviewed and lightly edited for spelling, grammar, and clarity. Minor inaccuracies may remain, and the audio recording should be considered the definitive version of this content. Welcome to PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. As always, I'm your host, Brad Sobolewski. Today, we're continuing our new series on minor procedures. These are the procedures we perform all the time in pediatric emergency departments. They're not the subject of giant multicenter trials or big keynote lectures, but they are the procedures that families remember. If you make them quick, comfortable, and maybe even a little less scary, families and patients will remember that. And if the procedure turns into a wrestling match with three people trying to hold down a screaming child while you're searching for an earring backing, they're gonna remember that too. Today's topic is embedded earrings. A kid walks into the emergency department holding one ear. The earlobe is swollen and red, and the parent says, “I can't find their earring.” It didn't disappear. The ear basically swallowed it, and the parents almost always feel bad. They think they did something wrong or they waited too long. Honestly, this happens all the time. The first one can be a little intimidating because the hardware isn't always where you expect it to be, but after you've removed a few of these, you'll realize they're actually pretty straightforward. Most can be managed right in the emergency department or a well-resourced urgent care. One of the best studies on the topic actually came from Cincinnati Children's. Tim and Iyer reviewed over 100 children who presented to our emergency department with embedded earrings over about a four-and-a-half-year period. The median age was eight years, and about 60% of the children were younger than 10. That fits with most of our clinical experience. Younger children are more likely to sleep on new piercings, play with their earrings, forget the aftercare instructions, or simply not notice that the backing has become too tight. Nearly 90% of embedded earrings involve the earlobe rather than the cartilage, and in about two-thirds of patients, it wasn't the decorative front of the earring that got stuck, it was the posterior backing or clasp. That's helpful because I, um, almost always start looking on the back of the ear, ‘cause usually they've taken off the front. About one-third of children had evidence of a localized infection when they presented. Usually, that meant tenderness, erythema, swelling, and maybe a little purulent drainage or crusting around the piercing. Doesn't necessarily mean they need oral or systemic antibiotics, but it does mean they shouldn't wait another week hoping the earring somehow works itself out. So why does this happen? It's really a pressure injury. The backing gets tightened against the earlobe, either because it was applied too snugly when the ears were pierced or because the ear swells afterward and suddenly there's no room for the tissue to expand. That constant pressure decreases blood flow, produces local inflammation, and eventually the skin begins to grow around the earring hardware. Kids speed the whole process along by twisting the earrings, playing with them, sleeping on them, bumping them during play, and not cleaning the piercing consistently while it's healing. One thing that probably contributes as well is the spring-loaded ear piercing gun. These devices place the earring and immediately snap on the backing, and sometimes that backing ends up much tighter than it should be. If swelling develops over the next day or so, the backing can quickly become buried beneath the skin. It's one of the reasons I generally recommend families avoid piercing guns and instead use a method that leaves just a little room for post-procedure swelling. When these patients show up in the emergency department, they almost always complain of pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness around the piercing site. Sometimes there's drainage. Sometimes the parent says they can't unscrew the backing anymore. Sometimes they tell you they can feel the earring in the earlobe, but you can't actually see it. Now, I'll get to the procedure technique in just a minute. But before I start talking about that, I do wanna separate earlobe piercings from cartilage piercing, ‘cause they're really different problems. Once cartilage is involved, the stakes go up considerably. Cartilage has relatively poor blood supply, making it much more susceptible to perichondritis, chondritis, cartilage necrosis, and permanent cosmetic deformity. The bacteria may be different as well. We'll come back to that later. For now, though, let's stay with the earlobe because, frankly, that's where almost all of these procedures occur. All right. Before you start any procedure, you wanna have everything ready. So I'll have local anesthetic, so lidocaine or lidocaine with epi. Epi is totally fine in the earlobe. At least two mosquito hemostats, stuff to grab the earring, an 11 blade, gauze, saline, and a good light source. I think if there's any chance I'll need to make a small incision, I'll prep the ear before I do anything with, uh, betadine or chlorhexidine. Once the ear starts bleeding a little or the child starts moving around, everything gets just a little harder to see and grab. Absolutely bring your child life specialist if you've got them and someone to hold, like a medic or a PCA. One of the interesting things about the Cincinnati study is that none of the 100 children required procedural sedation. None. And honestly, that fits with my experience. The overwhelming majority of these can be managed with local anesthesia alone. For the earlobe, I usually perform a small field block using one percent lidocaine with epinephrine, using a twenty-seven or thirty-gauge needle. Epi is perfectly safe in the earlobe and gives you a little hemostasis while you're working. One thing I probably do differently from some people is I actually wait for the anesthetic to work a little longer. I don't just block and immediately start. I'll wait at least five minutes. Honestly, it's usually closer to seven to ten minutes. During that time, I'm talking with the family, keeping child life involved, making sure all my equipment is ready, and just letting everybody settle down a bit. Those extra few minutes make the whole procedure a lot easier. And again, this is pediatrics, so never underestimate distraction. You've got videos, music, you know, stuffed animal, a toy. Parents should be there holding the child's hand. You gotta coach the parents as well. And sometimes that's really all you need, a good block and some distraction. Of course, some kids do need more. For an anxious child, you can use intranasal midazolam or oral midazolam. If your department has nitrous oxide, this is a great procedure for it because it's usually pretty quick. You're often treating anxiety more than pain. I have used ketamine a handful of times, and not because something went wrong, but just because you have an extremely anxious child, and you're not gonna accomplish the procedure safely any other way. First, figure out what you can see and what you can feel. Sometimes both the decorative front and backing are still visible, but the ear is simply too swollen to separate them normally. Those are the easy ones. I'd grab each side with a mosquito hemostat, disengage the backing from the post, and remove the earring. More commonly, the backing is buried beneath the skin. The decorative front may still be attached, or the parents may have already removed it and left the backing sitting in the earlobe. I'll gently compress the earlobe from the front while looking at the back. That pressure tents the skin enough to expose a few millimeters of metal through the original piercing hole, and that may be all that I need to grab the backing and remove it. If you still can't see it, keep palpating. Usually, I can feel the hardware through the swollen tissue. Once you localize it, I'll make a tiny incision on the back of the earlobe directly over it. And when I say tiny, I mean tiny, like a couple millimeters, just enough to expose the metal. But don't be afraid of making that incision. It's honestly usually the difference between wrestling with the earring for ten minutes and having it out within sixty seconds. From there, the rest is pretty straightforward. Whether the front is buried, the backing is buried, or neither side is visible, I gently spread the tissue with a mosquito hemostat until the hardware comes into view. Notice that I said spread, not dissect. You're not hunting for the earring. You're simply opening the tissue until you see the hardware, enabling yourself to grab it. Once you can see metal, you're almost done. Hold one side steady and separate the backing from the post. Don't just grab one piece and pull because the whole earring will usually rotate within the earlobe instead of coming apart. I also keep gauze or a surgical towel underneath the ear while I'm working. The little backings seem to launch themselves across the room every single time you let go, and I'd rather catch one than spend five minutes looking under the stretcher. Occasionally, you'll inherit a child who's already had one or two unsuccessful attempts. Maybe the parents tried at home, maybe the pediatrician tried, maybe another emergency department tried. Every failed attempt makes the next one more difficult. If you're not making progress, ask yourself, “Am I pulling in the right direction? Do I actually know where the backing is, or am I just fishing for it? Would a tiny posterior incision solve this? Do I need another pair of hands or somebody more experienced?” Most of the time, changing your approach works better than just yanking harder. Once the earring's out, I always look at both pieces. Is the backing intact? Is the decorative front intact? Is the post complete? If something doesn't look right, especially when you compare it, hopefully, to the other earring that they brought or at least a picture of it, I'll go back and explore the wound. The last thing you want to do is leave a small piece of metal behind. Once I know everything is out, I put the earring and the backing into a specimen cup and hand it back to the family. They almost always appreciate getting the jewelry back, especially if it has sentimental value. Then I'll irrigate the wound with about one hundred to two hundred milliliters of saline. I'm not trying to pressure irrigate it like a contaminated laceration. I just want to wash away dry drainage, debris, and any small blood clots around the piercing tract. After that, I make sure the bleeding is stopped and that the earlobe still has good color and perfusion before the child leaves. One other question that comes up pretty often, should you close the incision? Most of the time, I don't. These are really small incisions, usually only a millimeter or two, and it's okay to allow them to heal by secondary intention. If there's any contamination or early infection, I don't want to trap that underneath a closed wound. Every once in a while, though, I'll have to make a larger incision, maybe because the backing was deeply embedded or it's larger or the tissue was particularly swollen. If that incision is more than two or three millimeters, I'll have a conversation with the family about the trade-off between cosmesis and infection risk. In some of those cases, I'll loosely approximate the incision with one or two absorbable sutures, something like 5-0 fast-absorbing gut. If I do that, I'll only close the incision I created. I still leave the original piercing tract open because I want any residual pus to have somewhere to go. That's also one of the advantages of making the incision on the back of the earlobe. If you decide to leave it open or even if you only loosely close part of it, any resulting scar is usually much less noticeable than it would be on the front. Whether I suture or not, I make sure we've got good hemostasis and that the earlobe still has good color and perfusion, and then I'll put some antibiotic ointment and a bandage on it and call it a day. Honestly, if there's no cellulitis, no abscess, and the child is otherwise healthy, I generally don't prescribe oral antibiotics. Topical antibiotic ointment and routine wound care are usually enough. Redness by itself does not equal infection. These ears are inflamed and swollen simply because the earring has been buried in the tissue. If there's expanding cellulitis, significant purulent drainage, an associated abscess, fever, or if the child is immunocompromised or has something like diabetes, then I'll start some oral antibiotics. My first choice is usually cephalexin because these are uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-sensitive staph or streptococci that cause common skin infections. If the kid has a history of MRSA, there's a high local prevalence of community-associated MRSA, the family's had MRSA, or the infection is frankly purulent, then I'll switch to clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, depending on local resistance patterns. Let's come back to cartilage one more time. There, you're primarily worried about perichondritis, where Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the major pathogen. These patients usually warrant ENT involvement, and antibiotic selection changes substantially, often requiring antipseudomonal coverage. That's a separate entity from the routine embedded earlobe earring. Families will also ask, “Can we just put it back in?” Eh, not so fast, right? That piercing tract isn't really a piercing anymore. It's a wound. Let it heal completely. If they decide to pierce it again, I'd recommend choosing a slightly different location once everything is healed. You should also talk to families about how to keep this from happening again. Most of the time, this isn't because the family did something wrong. Sometimes it just happened. But there are a few things that probably would help. Avoid spring-loaded piercing guns if possible. Don't clamp the backing tightly against the earlobe. Leave just a little room for swelling. Keep new piercings clean while they're healing. And if they notice the backing start disappearing beneath the skin, don't wait several days hoping the swelling will go down and it'll just work itself out. These are much easier to remove when they're only partially embedded than when the skin has completely grown over the hardware. All right, a few take-home points. First, figure out which part of the earring is actually embedded before you start yanking on anything. Give your local anesthetic, lido with epi, time to work. I usually wait at least five minutes, but more often seven to ten. And most uncomplicated earlobe piercings don't need oral antibiotics after removal. And again, this was really an episode about earlobe embedded earrings. If you're dealing with cartilaginous piercings that get stuck or infected, think Pseudomonas, think perichondritis, and early ENT involvement. Honestly, I really enjoy this procedure. It's quick, it's satisfying, and families are incredibly appreciative when you're done. The ear looked terrible when they walked in, they thought their child might need surgery, and then 15 minutes later, they're walking out with a Band-Aid, their earring in a specimen cup, and the popsicle color of their choice. These are the fun procedures. So I hope you enjoyed this installment in our minor procedures series. I've already got several more procedures on my list, and I'll be working through them over time. If there's one that you'd like me to cover, let me know. As the kids would say, like, rate, and review. If you leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, it really does help other clinicians discover the show, which I appreciate because it helps teach more people good stuff. For PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, this has been Brad Sobolewski. See you next time.

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The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has a significant task in its hands. As a global body encompassing hundreds of companies, its goal is to create and promote open, universal standards in the wireless space, including (in a big way) the IoT. The goal sounds great, but having most of the major suppliers contributing and providing products for all corners of the globe can cause the process to become unwieldy. To understand how this group works, and how it is moving forward—which it is clearly doing—I spoke to Tobin Richardson, the CSA's President and CEO, on this week's Embedded Executives podcast.

Wie entwickelt man Software, wenn ein Breakpoint das Systemverhalten verfälscht, Speicher knapp ist und ein Update nicht einfach per Knopfdruck ausgerollt werden kann? Genau in diese Welt tauchen wir in dieser Episode ein. Wir sprechen über Real Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Mikrocontroller und die Frage, was Echtzeit in der Praxis wirklich bedeutet.Mit Roland Lezuo schauen wir hinter die Kulissen moderner Embedded Entwicklung. Es geht um RTOS, Linux mit Echtzeitfähigkeit, Interrupts, harte und weiche Deadlines, PCB Design, Firmware in C, Treiber, Debugging mit Oszilloskop, Tracing auf Hardware-Ebene und die Realität von Testing und Continuous Integration im Embedded Umfeld. Außerdem klären wir, warum ein smartes Fernglas ein ziemlich gutes Beispiel für anspruchsvolle Echtzeitsoftware ist und weshalb Hardwareprojekte oft ganz andere Kompromisse verlangen als Cloud-Software oder klassische Backend Entwicklung.Zum Schluss sprechen wir über Updates und Over the Air-Update-Szenarien, den Cyber Resilience Act und darüber, wie du selbst in Embedded Software einsteigen kannst, ohne gleich ein Labor voller Spezialhardware aufzubauen. Wenn du wissen willst, warum C, Echtzeitbetriebssysteme und Embedded Linux noch lange nicht von gestern sind, dann ist diese Folge genau dein Ding.Bonus: Print-Debugging mit Oszilloskop ist wirklich so wild, wie es klingt.Unsere aktuellen Werbepartner findest du auf https://engineeringkiosk.dev/partnersDas schnelle Feedback zur Episode:

Stephen King is the most prolific horror author of the last several generations. Embedded within his works, is the connective tissue of The Wheel of Ka, or the King-a-verse. The dfining works that exemplifies this most is the Dark Tower series. There are at least 7 novels and it's inspired numerous other multiverses. In orderr to discuss this series, I call upon Matt Vincent. You might remember him from our Caprica episode. 

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. They track down key eyewitnesses and surface crucial evidence that's never been made public.Listen to the second episode of “We Keep Us Safe” from Embedded now.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

(July 28, 2026 - Hour Two)Smoked Brisket Secrets, BBQ Myth-Busting, and the Road to the $1 Million BBQ World CupIn this jam-packed episode, we are coming to you live with a massive two-hour double-header featuring some of the biggest names and most hotly anticipated updates in the live-fire cooking community!From deep-dives into Texas-style barbecue science to a massive breakdown of competitive smoking championships, this is an episode you cannot afford to miss. Fire up your pellet grill, throw some oak wood chunks on the firebox, and dial in your internal temps—it is time to talk real BBQ.Hour 1 (9:14 PM ET): Jess Pryles (Hardcore Carnivore)Kickstarting the night, we sit down for our exclusive quarterly interview segment with the "female Ron Swanson" herself, Jess Pryles! As a certified meat science specialist and the brilliant mind behind the globally acclaimed Hardcore Carnivore brand, Jess joins us to talk shop, live-fire strategy, and her latest adventures.We dive deep into:The Stories Behind Her Iconic Catchphrases: What it truly means to "Fuck Spiders."The Scotland Expedition: A look into her recent trip to Scotland, exploring international meat traditions, butchery techniques, and overseas live-fire culture.Double Television Features: Behind-the-scenes secrets of her two brand-new TV shows, covering everything from her hit series on the Outdoor Channel to her wild adventures harvesting game and cooking over open flames across the country.Hardcore BBQ Myth-Busting: Jess uses her meat science background to separate fact from fiction. We tackle the truth about the legendary brisket "stall," whether the smoke ring actually adds flavor, if wrapping in butcher paper beats aluminum foil, and the absolute best ways to achieve that perfect, crunchy bark on your pork butt.Hour 2 (10:14 PM ET): The Embedded Correspondents SegmentIn our second hour, the smoke clears for our heavy-hitting monthly roundtable! The Embedded Correspondents—Doug, Jon, Rusty, and Matt—storm the studio to drop knowledge bombs and hot takes on the current state of the grilling industry.Tune in for:The 100% Assurity Statements: The guys go on the record with a massive, high-stakes list of ultimate guarantees. From bold predictions on the best commercial rubs and fuel sources to unfiltered opinions on regional barbecue styles, these are the hill-to-die-on takes of the summer.BBQ World Cup Update: The definitive breakdown of the "Road to $1 Million." We look at the latest qualified pitmasters who have punched their tickets to the massive April 2027 finals in Las Vegas. We track the standings across major KCBS and international qualifiers, break down what the historic $1,000,000 purse means for the sport of competitive smoking, and preview what to expect at the upcoming BBQ World Expo.The BBQ Central Show SponsorsPrimo GrillsFireboardMicallef Cigars – Premium Hand Rolled Cigars

We're seeing new life coming to the Thread standard. If you remember, Thread is part of the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless protocol and operates at very low power. But it doesn't offer the bandwidth of Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi continues to get better, so I question whether there's really a need for Thread. Apparently, my question was misguided, as Ann Olivo, the Vice-President of Marketing for the Thread Group, explained to me on this week's Embedded Executives podcast. (Note that Ann is also the Corporate Campaigns Manager for Silicon Labs). At the recent Unify event, put on by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the Thread Group unveiled an app that simplifies the process for developers. Hear more about all of that in our conversation.

What do you feel when you sit beside a creek and listen to the rushing water?What do you notice as you watch the ocean tide roll in, witness a sunrise, or listen to birds sing?What comes alive inside you as a butterfly flies by or hearing the rhythmic chorus of crickets fills the evening air?Perhaps the deeper question is this: What do you notice about yourself when you are in connection with the rest of nature?In this episode of the Wild For Change podcast, we're joined by Julie Brams—Earth-centered psychotherapist, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, meditation teacher, and author of The Nature Embedded Mind. Julie suggests that who we experience ourselves to be in relationship with the rest of nature is our natural consciousness—our nature-embedded mind, the mind we were born with.Together, we explore how our most authentic selves have always been part of the living world and what it means to return to that awareness. As Julie writes, we are all born from Earth, and we all have the capacity to live in connection with it.When we begin to see ourselves not as separate from nature but as participants in a living, interconnected world, we open ourselves to a different way of being—one rooted in relationship, reciprocity, and care.Perhaps the invitation is simply to begin noticing: the songs of birds, the movement of water, the changing of the seasons, and the life unfolding around us. As we deepen our awareness of the more-than-human world, we may also begin to recognize that nature is not simply a place we visit—it is part of who we are.Website: http://www.wildforchange.comTwitter: @WildForChangeFacebook: /wildforchangeInstagram: wildforchange

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. They track down key eyewitnesses and surface crucial evidence that's never been made public.Listen to the first episode of “We Keep Us Safe” from Embedded now.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Episode Summary      On January 18, 2018, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Green Beret combat medic Luke Sciulli stopped being the medic and became the patient. A booby-trapped building collapsed on him during a personnel-recovery operation, fracturing his C4, C5, and C6 vertebrae, both scapulas, and his pelvis, and leaving him with a spinal cord injury at C5. In this episode of WarDocs, SFC(R) Luke Sciulli walks through that day and the MEDEVAC chain that followed — forward surgical team, Kandahar, Landstuhl, and Walter Reed — and explains how living through the system he once operated permanently reshaped his view of casualty care, pain management, and patient advocacy.   SFC(R) Sciulli is candid about the recovery that nearly broke him. He describes the culture shock of moving from elite combat operations to a 30-bed spinal cord injury ward populated largely by elderly veterans, and the slow, deliberate realization that, in his words, the only person who was going to make his life better was him. He maps the framework that pulled him back — physical health, mental health, and career — and offers a direct message to wounded operators who cannot get out of bed: the discipline that earned the Beret, the Tab, or the Trident is still inside them.   The conversation then widens into the operational and strategic challenges Sciulli has tackled across an extraordinary career. He compares civilian and military trauma systems and argues that surgeons in major American cities now see more penetrating trauma than many military providers — making military-civilian partnerships essential to keeping skills sharp. He recounts building a joint, combined MEDEVAC architecture across five African nations, and embedding at forward surgical teams in Ukraine just kilometers from the front, where 60 to 90 casualties a day exposed gaps in Role 1 and Role 2 doctrine, risk tolerance, and interoperability that U.S. tabletop exercises rarely surface.   SFC(R) Sciulli also draws on his time supervising a 216-bed field hospital at Columbia University during the 2020 COVID surge and his current work with Vigilant Consulting and Valinor Enterprises advising on tactical medical technology. He makes the case for predictive analytics, wearables, and automated resuscitation systems to force-multiply providers in large-scale combat operations — while confronting the risk-acceptance and accountability questions that slow adoption. He closes with the cause he intends to define his legacy: fixing the negligent disconnect that leaves SOF medics and operators underutilized in the civilian, defense, and healthcare worlds, and expanding the transition programs that turn their hard-won skills into lives saved at home. Chapters (00:00-01:10) Cold Open and Introduction (01:10-05:30) Becoming the Casualty in Helmand Province (05:30-11:30) The Recovery That Rewired Everything (11:30-15:45) Civilian and Military Medicine, Two Ways (15:45-22:45) Distance, Mass Casualties, and Lessons from Ukraine (22:45-32:30) Field Hospitals, Tactical Technology, and Risk (32:30-36:15) Recruiting the Next Force and a SOF Medic Legacy Chapter Summaries (00:00-01:10) Introduction Dr. Soderdahl frames the journey ahead: a Green Beret combat medic who became the patient on the wrong side of an IED blast and now drives technology and policy for the next war. The standard WarDocs welcome sets up a firsthand look at military medicine from the austere edge of combat to the front lines of innovation. (01:10-05:30) Becoming the Casualty in Helmand Province SFC(R) Sciulli recounts volunteering to backfill a buddy's ODA as senior medic and the January 18, 2018 operation in which a booby-trapped building collapsed onto him. He details catastrophic injuries — broken C4-C6, a C5 spinal cord injury, fractured scapulas and pelvis — and the MEDEVAC through the forward surgical team toward higher care, including how his teammates stabilized and moved him. (05:30-11:30) The Recovery That Rewired Everything He describes six months split between Walter Reed and the Tampa VA, the jolt of moving from combat to a spinal cord injury ward, and the loss of career, health, and identity overnight. The turning point came when he accepted that no one else could make his life better, and built a deliberate framework around physical health, mental health, and career. (11:30-15:45) Civilian and Military Medicine, Two Ways Drawing on his paramedic, firefighter, and critical-care flight background plus SF service, Sciulli argues civilian surgeons now out-rep many military providers on penetrating trauma, making military-civilian partnerships essential. He also reflects on serving as senior medical provider for SEAL Teams Two and Eight and why interoperability comes down to people and personality. (15:45-22:45) Distance, Mass Casualties, and Lessons from Ukraine He explains building a joint, combined MEDEVAC system across Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Libya, then scales the problem to the Indo-Pacific and Eastern Europe. Embedded at forward surgical teams in Ukraine, he saw 60 to 90 casualties a day and learned hard lessons about volume, interoperability, civilian EMS integration, and U.S. risk tolerance. (22:45-32:30) Field Hospitals, Tactical Technology, and Risk SFC(R) Sciulli describes supervising a 216-bed COVID field hospital at Columbia University and why a military-style community made it work. He then identifies penetrating and shrapnel trauma as a top killer and makes the case for wearables, predictive analytics, and automated resuscitation — confronting the risk acceptance and human trust that slow adoption. (32:30-36:15) Recruiting the Next Force and a SOF Medic Legacy Speaking to students, residents, and recruiters, Sciulli reframes the pitch: the military needs people willing to operate beyond their comfort zone and scope, not just another credential. He closes on the legacy he intends to leave — fixing the negligent disconnect that leaves SOF medics and operators underutilized after service. Take Home Messages Experiencing Care Builds the Best Advocates: Living through the casualty evacuation chain as the patient teaches lessons no provider can learn from the other side of the litter. Empathy, pain management, and patient advocacy take on new meaning once a clinician has been the one strapped to the litter. Recovery Is a Decision You Make Daily: The hardest part of catastrophic injury is mental, not physical. Progress comes from a conscious choice to get up and be better than yesterday, supported by resources but driven by personal ownership of physical health, mental health, and career. Keep Military Providers Sharp in Civilian Trauma: Civilian surgeons in major cities now see more penetrating trauma and polytrauma than many military clinicians. An integrated military-civilian system that rotates providers through high-volume civilian centers is essential to keeping wartime skills ready. Plan for Volume, Distance, and Interoperability: Future large-scale combat means moving casualties across oceans and continents while relying on host-nation, partner, and civilian systems. High casualty volumes and contested distance demand generalist skill, civilian EMS integration, and a higher tolerance for operational risk. Close the Gap Between Research and the Warfighter: Government funds enormous amounts of combat casualty research and technology that never reaches frontline providers fast enough. The mission is to translate proven findings and devices into the warfighter's hands tomorrow — not years from now.   Episode Keywords military medicine, combat medicine, Green Beret medic, 18D combat medic, special forces medic, combat casualty care, TCCC, spinal cord injury recovery, polytrauma, Helmand Province, Walter Reed, MEDEVAC, forward surgical team, Ukraine combat medicine, mass casualty, large scale combat operations, LSCO, prolonged field care, tactical medicine, medical device innovation, SOF medic, military civilian partnership, WarDocs, Luke Sciulli, veteran resilience, penetrating trauma   Hashtags #MilitaryMedicine, #CombatMedicine, #GreenBeret, #WarDocs, #CombatCasualtyCare, #SOFMedic, #VeteranResilience, #TacticalMedicine   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission- WarDocs exists to honor the legacy of Military Medicine, preserve its history, and inspire every generation — across all Services, Corps, and Ranks — to serve with excellence and pride. Through mentorship, coaching, and education, we equip those considering, entering, and serving in military medicine with the knowledge, connections, and community they need to thrive. We celebrate Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoW, and Our Nation. Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the "What We Are For" Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms. Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast  

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. They track down key eyewitnesses and surface crucial evidence that's never been made public.Find "We Keep Us Safe" in the Embedded podcast feed.Listen to Embedded wherever you get your podcasts, including the NPR App, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and via RSS.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

In this insightful interview, embedded computing pioneer Christian Eder sits down with host Daniel Bogdanoff to explore the past, present, and future of modular systems design. As a co-founder of congatec, Christian draws on over 30 years of industry experience to highlight how Computer-on-Modules (COMS) have transformed modern electronics. Christian discusses the strategic decisions that fueled congatec's growth into a leading board manufacturer and outlines why standardizing technology benefits the entire ecosystem. He details the development and roll-out of critical open standards, particularly PICMG's COM-HPC. This standard addresses the ever-growing demand for high-performance edge computing, massive memory throughput, and server-level capabilities in compact footprints. The conversation highlights several key technical insights and future directions, including: The Power of Open Standards: How collaborative standards lower design complexity, prevent vendor lock-in, and accelerate time-to-market. The Shift to the Edge: Managing massive data requirements and the rise of edge AI processing through next-generation modular form factors. COM-HPC vs. COM Express: Understanding the performance leaps, pinouts, and architectural shifts required for high-speed PCIe Gen 5 and Gen 6 interfaces. Building a Tech Giant: The entrepreneurial lessons learned from co-founding congatec and driving global standards. Drawing on his experience, Christian offers unique insights into why the smartest hardware strategies start with a modular mindset.

What if the future of analytics wasn't about building another middleware layer, but about getting closer to the actual business user? In this episode, Benjamin sits down with Chris Merrick, CTO and cofounder of Omni, to explore why semantic layers matter more than ever in an agentic world, how AI is reshaping embedded analytics and customer-facing data experiences, and the key strategies for keeping complex data models aligned across federated sources. Whether you're building analytics platforms, managing data infrastructure, or trying to make AI work at scale, this conversation is packed with practical insights on balancing governed analytics with exploratory AI, unifying disparate data sources, and capturing business intelligence beyond just the metrics in your warehouse. Tune in to discover how the next generation of analytics platforms will need to think about the entire business, not just the data.

In this episode of The Geek in Review, Greg Lambert hosts a solo conversation with Triona Buckley, Chief Product Officer at Actionstep, about generative AI's growing influence on mid-market law firms. Buckley challenges a common assumption about legal AI: faster task completion does not always remove friction. An associate might produce a draft within seconds, only to transfer the burden upstream to a senior lawyer responsible for reviewing sources, reconstructing reasoning, and correcting mistakes.Buckley argues law firms should shift their attention from speed to systems. Standalone drafting and research tools address individual tasks, while system-level AI connects work across an entire legal matter. Embedded within everyday workflows, AI helps lawyers locate information, reduce administrative work, and preserve more time for client advice and professional judgment. The goal is a smoother operating model, rather than a collection of isolated tools producing faster documents.The conversation also examines institutional knowledge, especially within firms lacking large knowledge management or innovation teams. Buckley describes an approach where AI captures decisions, context, and reasoning as lawyers work. This creates a continuously expanding record of how the firm handles matters, advises clients, and applies professional judgment. Governance still plays a central role, including clear audit trails showing whether a person or an AI agent performed each action.Greg and Triona then explore AI as an individual tutor for junior lawyers. Remote and hybrid work have weakened the traditional apprenticeship model built around observation and informal office conversations. Drawing upon decades of firm experience, an AI tutor might question an associate's assumptions, prompt additional research, and reinforce the firm's preferred methods. Such systems offer structured practice while preserving the essential mentoring relationship between senior and junior lawyers.Another major theme is the hidden cost of delayed time entry. Actionstep's Trace passive time capture technology monitors work across practice management, email, and document applications, then presents lawyers with matter-linked, billing-ready entries. More accurate records help firms recover otherwise forgotten time while producing better data for pricing, staffing, client estimates, and profitability analysis. Those insights grow more important as clients push firms toward fixed fees and output-based pricing.Buckley believes mid-market law firms hold several advantages during the AI transition. They often operate with fewer systems, maintain closer client relationships, and move through organizational change faster than larger enterprises. Success will still require disciplined implementation, trusted internal champions, connected data, and sustained attention to client service. Her message is optimistic but direct: firms with strong relationships, clean data, and a clear economic strategy will be better prepared for agentic AI and the changing business of law.Actionstep's U.S. Midsize Law Firm Priorities ReportMetatags: legal AI, mid-market law firms, Triona Buckley, Actionstep, law firm innovation, AI legal training, legal practice managementListen on mobile platforms:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Substack⁠[Special Thanks to ⁠⁠Legal Technology Hub⁠⁠ for their sponsoring this episode.]Email: geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.comMusic: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jerry David DeCicca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transcript:

In the summer of 2020, teenager Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join a racial justice movement after the killing of George Floyd. Less than a week after he arrived in Seattle, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved. In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death, surfacing crucial evidence and eyewitness accounts.Find "We Keep Us Safe" in the Embedded podcast feed. Listen to Embedded wherever you get your podcasts, including the NPR App, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and via RSS.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. They track down key eyewitnesses and surface crucial evidence that's never been made public.Find "We Keep Us Safe" in the Embedded podcast feed.Listen to Embedded wherever you get your podcasts, including the NPR App, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and via RSS.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. They track down key eyewitnesses and surface crucial evidence that's never been made public.Find "We Keep Us Safe" in the Embedded podcast feed.Listen to Embedded wherever you get your podcasts, including the NPR App, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and via RSS.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Antonio arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. They track down key eyewitnesses and surface crucial evidence that's never been made public.Find "We Keep Us Safe" in the Embedded podcast feed.Listen to Embedded wherever you get your podcasts, including the NPR App, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and via RSS.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

"Geometry is the cilantro of math. People are not neutral about it," says Jordan Ellenberg. The mathematician is aware not everyone loves math like he does. But his book is not about the kind of geometry some people feel intimidated by. It's about geometry as a way of thinking. As a method of reasoning and argument. And as a system for making sense of the world. *This episode originally aired on May 11, 2022.Guest in this episode:Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician is a child prodigy. He scored a perfect 800 on the math portion of his college entrance exams — the SAT's — at the age of 12. He's a Guggenheim Fellow, a Harvard graduate, and a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He's also the author of Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.

Robotics and automation are accelerating across healthcare, but scaling innovation still depends on having the right people in place. In this episode, Joe Solari, Managing Director at ZRG Partners, and Lori Prehar, Managing Director of Embedded Recruiting at ZRG, discuss how robotics, automation, and AI are transforming medtech, healthcare operations, and talent strategy. Joe explains how robotics can improve efficiency, reduce clinician burnout, and help healthcare organizations scale as automation expands. Lori shares why embedded recruiting has become an effective solution for companies navigating uncertain hiring needs and growth plans. They also explore the opportunities and risks of AI, including its impact on recruiting, compliance, security, and robotics. Tune in to hear how robotics, automation, AI, and flexible recruiting models are shaping the future of healthcare growth! Resources: Connect with and follow Joe Solari on LinkedIn Connect with and follow Lori Prehar on LinkedIn. Follow ZRG on LinkedIn and explore their website!

1. In her sermon today, Christina taught about the contrast between Saul & David's approaches to kingship, highlighting that Saul's reign was desired by the people of Israel partially in response to the period of the Judges and its unpredictable uncertainty. Where in your life do you get to show leadership? To what extent is your own leadership style a reaction against undesirable periods or experiences in the past? What does that end up looking like? How well is it serving those you lead?Considering the period of unpredictable political uncertainty in which we find ourselves, to what types of political and social leadership do you tend to be drawn? To what extent are themes & people that directly react to the current chaos appealing to you? Thinking outside of only those who hold political office, what else attracts you to a leader? What things matter most in their leadership? 2. Christina also talked about the reality that all of us, though to differing degrees, hold power of some kind. She then asked, “What would it be like not to deflect power, but to instead reflect on how we use our power?” So, what would that be like? Spend a little time reflecting on that now, and share with the group.She also prompted us to consider the opportunities we might have to act with and demonstrate hesed. hesed (definition and review)- Embedded in the very self-definition of YHWH- Often translated love, kindness, mercy- Other divine characteristics are “drawn” to it: truth, justice, faithfulness, compassion - Often entails extravagant generosity that is not expected to be reciprocated What opportunities do you have for demonstrating hesed in the various places in which you have power? How often and how do you take advantage of them? 3. Christina also asked us to consider what might fill the pages of our own autobiographies and biographies if they were to be written. Know that no human is all good or all bad, and setting aside the big moments that tend to act as mile markers in life stories, what themes do you think would emerge about the way you lived and live your life, engage in the world, interact with others, and wield your power?

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is currently facing intense public and political scrutiny following severe weekend flash flooding, ongoing infrastructure construction battles, and upcoming legal and legislative shifts. Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection. His office shared preliminary findings from the Washington, D.C. medical examiner confirming the cause of death as a tear in his aorta stemming from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Chris Svec returns to the show to discuss the messy, non-linear realities of engineering management and onboarding new college graduates. We explore why companies should bother hiring fresh grads in the first place, how to prevent junior developers from going dark when they get stuck, and why admitting ignorance publicly is an absolute workplace superpower. Along the way, we dive into managing genius firmware engineering hires, battling technical debt and software entropy, and why your development team shouldn't communicate solely through pull request comments. Chris Svec is the Director of Embedded Software Engineering at Insulet. If you're looking for an experienced leadership or management thought partner to help scale your development team, Chris Svec offers private coaching and consulting. You can reach him directly at the email given in the show (or hit the contact link and we'll forward your message along). RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR ENGINEERING MANAGERS & TECH LEADS The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier – A guide for navigating tech leadership and managing engineering teams. Resilient Management by Lara Hogan – A book dedicated to the human side of engineering management. SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE & EMBEDDED SYSTEMS RESOURCES A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout – A high-level philosophical perspective on software engineering and architecture. The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas – A classic text on software development best practices. Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky – Insights on software development methodologies and managing tech teams. Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White – A comprehensive guide to firmware design patterns and embedded architecture. Embedded for Everyone by Nathan Jones – A curated repository of accessible embedded system learning resources. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING GAMES Shenzhen I.O. by Zachtronics – An interactive puzzle game for learning assembly programming. Typer Shark! Deluxe – A classic game to improve typing speed and precision for developers. MENTIONS AND EPISODE CONTEXT Embedded.fm blog post: Resilience is a Skill and Embedded Skills Tree  The "Meow Meow Beans" episode from the TV show Community (season 5, episode 8), see a snippet. All Systems Red by Martha Wells – The sci-fi novel featured in today's closing quote If you want to dive into Svec's previous appearances on the podcast, be sure to check out: 78: Happy Cows (His very first appearance, discussing empathy in software development) 250: Yolo Snarf (All about version control, gitflow, and D&D) 297: Mice to Do My Bidding (Focusing on attentional focus and workflow psychological tricks) 402: We Are a Lazy Species (Software schedule estimation alongside Philip Johnston) 436: 20 GOTO 10 (Discussing modern kids' programming languages and the longevity of the Joel Test) Transcript 

Michael Blau, Head of Product and CTO at Royal.io, the company behind Drip, joined me to discuss how the platform is helping writers and content creators get paid in stablecoins when AI agents use their work. https://dripstack.xyz/Topics: - Why use Drip for financial market research instead of just asking ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini? - Integration with Base and Tempo - Michael's time at a16z investing in crypto- AI Agents and the future economyBrought to you by

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If We Built It From Scratch — Drew and Alex Redesign Military Human PerformanceNo guest. No plan. Just Drew and Alex with keys to the kingdom. If you handed us the whole thing tomorrow, what would we actually change?MOPs & MOEs is proudly sponsored by Teamworks — the performance operations platform trusted by elite military units and professional sports organizations worldwide. Teamworks brings your scheduling, communications, athlete monitoring, and readiness data into one unified system — so your leaders stay informed, your people stay connected, and your unit stays ready. No more scattered spreadsheets or missed messages. Just one platform built for organizations where performance is the mission. Learn more at https://teamworks.com/Also supported by TrainHeroic — the coaching and programming platform built for strength and conditioning coaches who train serious athletes. Whether you're programming for a military unit, a tactical team, or individual athletes, TrainHeroic gives you the tools to build and deliver professional training programs, track athlete progress, and communicate directly with your people — all through one app. Your athletes get world-class programming on their phone; you get the visibility to actually coach them. Start your free trial at https://account.trainheroic.com/create-accountWhat we get into:Coach pay comes first. The DOD is on track to become the largest employer of strength and conditioning professionals in the world, which means contracting companies will be too. The contracting model is a race to the bottom on price, with staff salaries absorbing the cuts. That has to change.The five pillars get a rebrand — move, eat, think, recover, connect. Why dropping a dedicated spiritual pillar doesn't mean spirituality doesn't matter — it just means it's woven into everything else.Branding and marketing are undervalued. Embedded human performance has to compete for attention in a way that S1 never does. Drew's pitch: hand the whole thing to an ad agency and see what happens.The personal services contract problem, explained plainly. Coaches meet every FAR criterion for personal services but get treated as non-personal services. Cleaning this up would mean better pay, better working conditions, and actually being able to choose who you hire.GS billets for lead coaches — at minimum the lead strength coach and athletic trainer should be government employees with real career progression, same pay grade as the PT and dietitian.The coach-NCO relationship. Coaches exist to transport people from A to B — that's literally where the word comes from: a 15th century Hungarian horse-drawn carriage. Some coaches are getting fired for leading PT sessions. That's insane.Extender courses are teaching the wrong things. Periodization and physiology when people actually need interpersonal skills and session flow management.Data — stop making it the mission. Just watch what happens to the numbers that justified these programs in the first place.Wearables — a closet full of devices, service members pick what they like, a small subset of data flows to the HP team for trend monitoring and outlier detection, nobody touches a custom military interface.Policy — the Randolph Sheppard Act of 1936 and military dining, credentialing through MTFs vs operational leadership, and why language in DODI 1308.03 may have killed the original ACFT.Mentioned in this episode:Ben Bergeron — move, eat, think, recover, connect frameworkKat Oswald — recent podcast guest, helped implement the five factors at Alex's day jobRachel Chamberlain — community-based blueprinting, podcast appearance incomingDODI 1308.3 — DOD physical fitness and body composition program instructionRandolph Shepherd Act, 1936 — federal law governing vending and dining on government propertyLong and Strong — the Mops and Moes training program on TrainHeroic Views expressed are those of the speakers and do not represent any official organization.

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Tyler Hoffman returns to the show to discuss diagnostics and observability data in embedded systems. We catch up on his life after startup acquisition, explore the hows and whys of keeping product data separate from operational data, and consider the realities of fleet management at scale.  Tyler is the co-founder of Memfault. Memfault was acquired by Nordic Semiconductor about a year ago. While Nordic has nRF Cloud as a smaller scale solution for Nordic devices (~100 devices), Memfault will continue to maintain support for non-Nordic platforms as well. During the discussion, Tyler advocates for a "device-in-control" philosophy, emphasizing that edge devices should retain the intelligence to manage their own firmware updates and telemetry. We also discuss the practical constraints of remote fleet debugging, outlining why tools built for high-bandwidth web infrastructure will quickly bankrupt an IoT company, and identifying exactly when a project is too low-bandwidth, or too small, to justify an external observability platform. Christopher shares his recent experiences with Memfault which leads to a discussion of chunks, flash memory buffers and MDS. The Memfault Diagnostic Service (MDS) is a standardized way for BLE devices to send the chunk payloads to a gateway device (mobile phone) which can then forward the data to the Memfault cloud. If you want a deep dive into the reasoning around starting Memfault, Tyler was on Embedded.fm episodes 390: Irresponsible At the Time and 395: I Can No Longer Play Ping Pong. Reaching back into the archives, Elecia, Tyler, and Phillip Johnston were on the Memfault Coredump Sessions podcast, a special crosspost with Embedded.fm, episode 451: From Concept to Launch  You can also find technical deep dives on Memfault's Interrupt blog. "What we do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."  – Dr. Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey. Transcript

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to be part of the racial justice movement. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.Today on The Sunday Story, we bring you the first episode of a new series from NPR's Embedded podcast that investigates Mays' death.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR's Embedded to investigate Antonio's death. Alongside reporter David Gutman, they track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.Who bears responsibility for the shooting? And how did an idealistic protest for protecting Black lives turn into a circle of silence surrounding the killing of a Black teenager?The series premieres on Thursday, June 11. Support journalism like this by signing up for NPR+ at plus.npr.orgSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy