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Dani Austin like you've never seen her — raw, real, and unfiltered on money, marriage, health, and friendship in a bombshell sit-down with Alex Clark. The Divi founder and multi-millionaire influencer spills behind-the-scenes secrets you haven't heard anywhere else. Can Alex convince her to go fully crunchy?Thank you to our sponsors!TAYLOR DUKES WELLNESS: Use code ALEXCLARK for 10% off UTZY: Use code ALEX for 20% off A'DEL NATURAL COSMETICS: Use code ALEX for 25% off first time orders HARVEST RIGHT: Visit harvestright.comMASA CHIPS: Use code REALALEXCLARK for 25% off Our Guest: Dani AustinDani's LinksInstagram: @daniaustinTik Tok: @thedaniaustinDani's Favorite Book: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

#473 What does it take to build a photography business that lasts — and scales? In this powerful conversation, host Kirsten Tyrrel sits down with Lesle Lane from Studio 13 to uncover how she turned a multi-generational legacy into a thriving corporate photography brand. Lesle shares her unique journey from learning the ropes as a kid in her family's studio to running a team of photographers and navigating loss, motherhood, and massive industry shifts. You'll hear how she built a systemized business that values professionalism over ego, why fast turnaround times and client experience are key to standing out, and how she's structured her team to support both lifestyle freedom and long-term growth. Whether you're a creative looking to go full-time or an entrepreneur building a service-based brand, this episode is packed with real talk, proven strategies, and inspiration to help you think like a CEO! What we discuss with Lesle: + Three generations of photography legacy + Transitioning from creative to CEO + Systems and processes that scale + Corporate vs. portrait photography + Fast turnaround as a competitive edge + Building a flexible, family-first team + Strategic networking for business growth + Pricing structure and profit margins + Letting go to grow and scale + AI's role in modern photography Thank you, Lesle! Check out Studio 13 at Studio13Online.com. Follow Lesle on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn (here and here). Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠video podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MillionaireUniversity.com/training⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/millionaire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Want to hear from more incredible entrepreneurs? Check out all of our interviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textA teenager has the ability to enter other people's dreams. When he witnesses three middle aged men that know entirely too much about 80s sitcoms talking people's ears off in their dreams, he quickly realizes that it's related to the mysterious deaths happening in the real world. On Episode 674 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Indonesian horror flick, Soul Reaper (aka Respati) from director Sidharta Tata! We also reminisce about video games and sitcoms, do a wellness check on Barry Sobel, and talk about dream logic. So grab your TV Guide, slip on your sleep mask, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Lloyd Kaufman, The Toxic Avenger, Elijah Wood, red band trailers, June 26th, Virus, Hell of the Living Dead, Glen Ford, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Edward James Olmos, Sonny Chiba, Kinji Fukasaku, Scream Queens, Robert Davi, Dick Smith, M, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Peter Lorre, Aubrey Plaza, RIP Lalo Schifrin, Tales of Halloween, Mission Impossible, THX 1138, Life After Beth, Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood, Shadows of the Empire, Dash Rendar, Goldeneye, Prince Xizor, WWE No Mercy N64 theme song, Bob Kraft drunk, venemo, Bad Dreams, Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm St., Soul Reaper, Indonesian Horror, Rap Snacks, Chumpies Chips, dream realm logic, Indonesian folklore, dreams where you fall, Down with OPP, business is booming, Yorkshire pudding, Pudding the Vampire, Punky's On the ‘cock, Punky Brewster, Soleil Moon Frye, Eddie Deezen, T.K. Carter, The Thing, The Transformers, The Bop Crew, George Gaynes, Police Academy, Bad News Bears TV Show, Meeno Peluce, Barry Sobel, wellness checks, Six Degrees of Sobel, Jakarta Witch Trials, Nocturnal Emissions, and Meenopalooza!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

This week, the Hivemind team explains why crypto feels stagnant despite rising prices, the ongoing failure of real-world asset (RWA) narratives, and how on-chain credit markets are quietly gaining traction. They also dive into the explosion of new token launches, the misguided obsession with “real yield,” what the success of Ethena and Pendle says about crypto's evolution, and more. Enjoy! -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross and David Canellis. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire  -- Follow Ceteris: https://x.com/ceterispar1bus  Follow Jose: https://x.com/ZeMariaMacedo  Follow Yan: https://x.com/YanLiberman  Follow Duncan: https://x.com/FloodCapital  Follow Empire: https://x.com/theempirepod  Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4jYEkBx  Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/3ECSmJ3  Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4hzy9lH  -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/  -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:26) WW3 Averted (6:33) Institutional Inflows and Treasury Plays (8:44) Bitcoin and Altcoin Performance (15:59) Crypto Innovations, Bitcoin DeFi & Yield Farming (25:28) Crypto Sentiment vs Fundamentals (33:45) Proof of Governance Over Staking Inflation (44:32) HyperLiquid (57:24) Reflections on Crypto Innovations -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, the Hivemind team, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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Imagine a world where you're Russian, gay, and happy about it.No this is not propaganda from the ultra-secret "Pinko" department of the Kremlin (they def have one of those).This is the very real story of the magnificent Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the world's greatest composers and a big old homosexual.He wrote the 1812 Overture, The Nutcracker, and the world's gayest violin concerto (because it's "exuberant"). He also did Swan Lake, by the way, so perhaps most importantly, we wouldn't have Natalie Portman calling herself a WHORE on a mirror in red lipstick without him.This week, Bash is joined by Princeton professor of music history Simon Morrison — author of Tchaikovsky's Empire — to explore what it meant to be gay (and fabulous) in 19th-century Russia. Together, they dismantle the myth of the tortured, closeted genius and paint a much queerer, more joyful picture of Tchaikovsky's life.

Wolf and Luke discuss where the Arizona Diamondbacks stand at the halfway point of the season and Arizona Sports Phoenix Suns guru, co-host of Arizona Sports at Night & co-host of Empire of the Suns Kellan Olson joins the show.

By entering this war, the US is accelerating toward direct conflict with opposing great powers. Gog and Magog may soon enact the prophesied battle of Armageddon. What better time to attain divinization? The secret of receiving the grace of the Rapture is to surrender to the Presence of the Transcendent Absolute God-Self by simply letting go of all else.

The Patina spends quality time in pairs during their last bit of free time.Cast: - Marathon Messenger is played by Penn Van Batavia. She can be found on Twitter at @acquiredchaste and in drag as horror king JOHN on Instagram at @john.is.risen. Penn is an indie TTRPG designer whose most recent work includes SLICE *IT* OUT, a grisly carving RPG about cutting pieces of yourself out to fit in. Check out faer other work at pennharper.itch.io. - Cassidy Shard is played by Sydney Whittington. She is our wonderful editor. She's also a contributing editor and occasional guest player for the Orpheus Protocol, a cosmic horror espionage actual play podcast. Find her on Twitter at @sydney_whitt. - Emma Blackwood is played by Cameron Robertson. Find her on Twitter at @midnightmusic13 and on Instagram at @reading_and_dreaming. Cameron is also a player on Tabletop Squadron, a Star Wars Edge of the Empire actual play podcast. - Birdie Foundling is played by Kit Adames. Find her on Twitter at @venusvultures. Kit is also a voice actor and writer on Elevator Pitch Podcast, a queer genre-hopping anthology podcast that can be accessed on Spotify and YouTube. - Our GM and narrator is Nick Robertson. Find him on Twitter at @alias58. Nick is also the GM for Tabletop Squadron and can also be found as a player on the Orpheus Protocol.Music & Sound Credits: - This podcast features the musical talents of Dora Violet and Arne Parrott. You can find Dora at facebook.com/doraviolett. You can find Arne at atptunes.com. - old radio Channel search sound effect by Garuda1982. Link & License. - Challk Writing - Slow.wav by PsychoPancake. Link & License. - Declaration of My Love by Squire Tuck. Link & License. - That Guy's Sky Is Way Too High (long version) by Doctor Turtle. Link & License. - NEONBULA.mp3 by P C III. Link & License.Art Credits: - The official artwork for this podcast was created by Rashed AlAkroka, who can be found on Instagram and Artstation @rashedjrs.Find Us Online: - Our Website - Twitter - Join our Patreon - Join our Discord

The world famous Bottom of the Stream Movie Show returns this week to focus on Empire of the Sharks, a 2017 sci-fi directed by Mark Atkins. Listen on to what we made of this Waterworld/Star Wars/Moana mashup, it's entirely possible that we are still trying to figure it out ourselves. Warning: movie contains an evil Ian.    Bottom of the stream is a weekly podcast, hosted by film lovers Adam and Nick, exploring the parts of Netflix that most people don't go to in a bid to find out what hidden gems are lurking down there Every week we rank the films we watch against each other and place them in what we like to call THE STREAM TABLE which can be found on our website  www.bottomofthestream.com Follow us on Twitter, instagram and letterboxed at @bots_podcast  Please consider supporting the show on Patreon, If you do we will give you lots of bonus content including early access to the episodes. Check it out over at www.patreon.com/bottomofthestream   We also now have a discord so join us to hang out https://discord.gg/wJ3Bfqt

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Text me your content win!Today we are talking about the chaos of entreprenuerships and balancing work-life balance with your content creator business. We have joining us Grace—a 28-year-old entrepreneur who traded private equity for perfume. She's building herbrand from the ground up and documenting the entire travel content journey online.We talk about: Balancing content creation with actually building the business (yes, even when the algorithm ghosts you) Staying motivated when reach is low and the to-do list is eternal

In this episode of Franchise Unfiltered, Wes Barefoot welcomes back Andy Fuller, founder and CEO of Mosquito Hunters — now expanded into Pest Hunters and Humbug Holiday Lighting. Andy shares the story behind the rebrand, the mindset shift from seasonal hustle to empire-building, and how his franchise model grew from a $2B niche into a $31B multi-service powerhouse.   Whether you're a franchisee, business owner, or aspiring entrepreneur, this conversation is packed with gold.   ⏱️ Timestamps   00:16 – Why Andy Fuller is back: A major rebrand & new service lines 02:05 – From corporate burnout to business with purpose 05:14 – The 3-in-1 model: Pest Hunters, Mosquito Hunters, and Humbug Holiday Lighting 08:53 – Why holiday lighting isn't just a side hustle anymore 15:01 – The “keeping up with the Joneses” effect driving massive demand 21:26 – Marketing strategy: Why “Christmas in July” works 26:59 – What the DQ Blizzard, Big Mac, and stuffed crust pizza have in common with franchising 30:30 – From $2B to $31B: The math that justified the rebrand 33:43 – Higher-caliber franchisee candidates since launching the 3-in-1 model 36:56 – Costs, equipment, and what new owners need to get started   7 Steps to Owning a Franchise: https://path2frdm-1.hubspotpagebuilder.com/path-to-freedom-about-franchising  

Si vous vous amusez à faire défiler le calendrier de votre smartphone jusqu'en octobre 1582, un détail vous sautera aux yeux : le 4 octobre est immédiatement suivi… du 15 octobre. Onze jours qui semblent avoir disparu. Mais ce n'est ni un bug informatique, ni une plaisanterie de développeur. C'est l'héritage d'une véritable amputation temporelle, décidée en pleine Renaissance par le pape Grégoire XIII.Pour comprendre ce saut dans le temps, il faut revenir au calendrier utilisé en Europe depuis l'Empire romain : le calendrier julien, instauré par Jules César en 46 av. J.-C. Ce calendrier prévoyait une année de 365,25 jours, avec un jour bissextile tous les quatre ans. Problème : l'année solaire réelle — c'est-à-dire le temps que met la Terre à faire un tour complet autour du Soleil — dure en réalité 365,2422 jours. Une petite différence, mais qui, au fil des siècles, finit par décaler le calendrier par rapport aux saisons.Résultat : au 16e siècle, l'équinoxe de printemps, censé tomber le 21 mars, se produisait désormais autour du 11 mars. Ce glissement avait des conséquences concrètes, notamment sur la fixation de la date de Pâques, essentielle dans le calendrier chrétien.Pour y remédier, le pape Grégoire XIII convoqua des astronomes et des mathématiciens, dont le célèbre Luigi Lilio. Leur solution : instaurer un nouveau calendrier, plus précis, que l'on connaît aujourd'hui sous le nom de calendrier grégorien. Ce nouveau système corrigeait le décalage en ajustant la règle des années bissextiles : désormais, les années séculaires (comme 1700, 1800, 1900) ne seraient bissextiles que si elles sont divisibles par 400.Mais il restait un problème immédiat : comment rattraper les dix jours déjà accumulés ? La solution fut radicale : supprimer purement et simplement 10 jours du calendrier. Le pape promulgua donc la bulle Inter gravissimas, qui imposait qu'après le jeudi 4 octobre 1582, on passerait directement au vendredi 15 octobre.Ce changement fut d'abord adopté par les pays catholiques — Espagne, Portugal, États pontificaux, Pologne. Les pays protestants ou orthodoxes mirent parfois plusieurs siècles à suivre. En Russie, par exemple, le calendrier julien resta en vigueur jusqu'en… 1918.En résumé : l'amputation du mois d'octobre 1582 est le fruit d'une grande réforme temporelle, destinée à réaligner notre calendrier sur les rythmes célestes. Un saut temporel qui rappelle que même le temps que nous croyons si rigide… peut être redéfini par décision humaine. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

We are beyond excited to welcome back the brilliant Jayne Allen to the Black Women Amplified podcast! Jayne, the mastermind behind the bestselling Black Girl Magic trilogy, returns to share insight into her latest literary creation, The Most Wonderful Time.In this episode, she introduces us to two captivating new characters and invites us into a fresh adventure that's just as enchanting and powerful as her previous work. Following the success of her debut novel Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, which she self-published after being turned down by traditional publishers.Jayne has gone on to sell over 800,000 copies, secure a four-book deal, see her work translated into multiple languages, and land a television production deal. Her success is a masterclass in believing in your vision, betting on yourself, and doing the work. But Jayne's story goes far beyond the page.She's a Harvard Law graduate, a successful entrepreneur, and a former music executive who once worked with legends like Lady Gaga and Prince. She's truly a renaissance woman, one who continues to write stories that center Black women in all their complexity, brilliance, and humanity. In this episode, we explore:The inspiration behind The Most Wonderful TimeJayne's creative process and storytelling evolutionHow self-publishing changed her lifeHer journey from debut author to TV deals and global acclaimWhat it really takes to build a literary empire from the ground upThis is a conversation about purpose, resilience, and what happens when Black women trust their voice and honor their magic. Order The Most Wonderful Time on Amazo: https://amzn.to/3SUP0WaConnect with Us:Visit BlackWomenAmplified.com to explore our blog, grab your official merch, and sign up for updates. Listen | Share | Amplify Support the Show: (cashapp $BWAMO444 )#BlackWomenAmplified #JayneAllen #BlackGirlsMustDieExhausted #TheMostWonderfulTime #BlackGirlMagicBooks #BlackWomenWriters #SelfPublishingSuccess #LiteraryEmpire #WomenWhoWrite #MonicaWisdom #BooksByBlackWomen #HolidayReads #BlackVoicesInLiterature #AuthorInterview #FictionWithHeart #ManifestYourDreams

THIS WEEK! We ae jouned by Tristan Hughes, (better known as "The Ancient Historian". And we discuss The Aftermath of Alexander The Greats Death. Perdicas was one of Alexanders closest sucsessors. He were the one Alexander gave his ring to as a sign of being his sucsessor. However right after Alexanders death there would be a quarrel, and a three years Civil War between the generals. And would see the Rise and Fall of Perdicas, the rise of Ptolemy, and the partition of the Empire crafted so carefully by Alexander. All this, and Much, much more, on "Well That Aged Well, with "Erlend HedegartSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Gat is a political intellectual, so we talk some politics, e.g. on how things have changed for the worse in her native country of Hungary, why she thinks that a certain nerdy subset of American conservatives seems to have a raging hard-on for the country and its leader Viktor Orban, and what lessons it all holds for the potential of authoritarianism in the US. Mostly, though, we talk about InterIntellect, which is the company she created that hosts intellectual salons, both in person and online, and about what she's learned from starting and running the company about the art of facilitating good conversation. This is how Anna makes her bread, and so she has a deep investment, and deep expertise, in making her salons enjoyable and satisfying to people. She's thought a lot about it. She's iterated a lot. She has wisdom and insight that most other people don't have. And I found it fascinating.Hope you do too. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danieloppenheimer.substack.com/subscribe

Two hours of the best in Trance music, this is episode 376 of The Trance Empire with your host, Rodman.   Choose your player

Happy Pride my beautiful LGBTQIA! Please join me for this very special episode of Q & A & LGBTI (that's clever, you should give me that.) I hope you enjoy this episode, I hope you enjoyed the communal gay Schauer, and I hope you dance. Resources: BDS - Say No to Pinkwashing https://www.bdsmovement.net/pinkwashing Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique https://pendlehill.org/product/queer-palestine-and-the-empire-of-critique/ Bi - Julia Shaw Ace - Angela Chen Refusing Compulsory Sexuality - Sherronda J. Brown Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us - Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summary: At this point, most Americans will probably be familiar with the media company, Newsmax. Their political slant has garnered the company its fair share of criticism, but their growth in recent years has been undeniable.  Chris Ruddy is the CEO of Newsmax Media, which trades under the symbol NMAX. Chris began his career as a journalist at the New York Post and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review before founding Newsmax in 1998. Since then, it's grown into one of the nation's leading broadcasting and digital media companies. Chris joins us today to talk about the public perception of NewsMax, the rationale behind their recent IPO and their plans to leverage their massive reach into future growth. Highlights:Founding Newsmax (2:06)Product offerings and reach (3:14)Political leanings (5:23)Attracting younger viewers (8:14)IPO (9:59)Capital allocation (11:16)Avenues for growth (12:24)Podcasting (14:38)International expansion (15:52)AI (18:21)What do investors get wrong about Newsmax? (19:34) Links:Christopher Ruddy LinkedInNewsmax LinkedInNewsmax WebsiteICR LinkedInICR TwitterICR Website Feedback:If you have questions about the show, or have a topic in mind you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, Joe@lowerstreet.co.

Sian and Zyle have each other's back, as the former discovers what it means -- and takes -- to love a Jedi in the pages of Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19, the series' penultimate issue.In Marvel's Legacy of Vader #5, Kylo Ren is an undercover boss of sorts as he strives for oblivion.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19Legacy of Vader #5Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:NoneNews: Marvel's September solicits are on the Facebook page, as are Dark Horse Comics' October solicits.Daniel José Older breaks down how he did his first-ever comic-book cover (for The High Republic Adventures #20 due out July 16) in his latest newsletter.StarWars.com has updated its galaxy map and it's incredible.Artist Kieran McKeown details another tussle betwixt Chewbacca and Krrsantan and more details from his upcoming issues of Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent on his Instagram.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:July 1 _ Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone TPB (Collects 1-4)July 2 _ Jedi Knights #5, Codebreaker #2 (of 4)July 8 _ Ewoks TPB (Collects 1-4)July 9 _ Legacy of Vader #6July 15 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) 1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) 1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Mini-comic (1996) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) 1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel's Wages (1999) 1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) 2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) 1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) 1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) 1-4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) 1-4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) 12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); Star Wars Tales (1999) 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15-17, 20)July 16 _ Star Wars (Vol. 4) #3, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #20, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 (of 5)July 22 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda's War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1, 2)July 23 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #2July 30 _ The High Republic — The Finale: The Beacon #1 One-Shot, Tides of Terror #1 (of 4)Aug. 5 _ Star Wars: Visions Treasury Edition (Collects Visions: Peach Momoko, Visions: Takeshi Okazaki and material from Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1)Aug. 6 _ Legacy of Vader #7, Codebreaker #3 (of 4)Aug. 13 _ Jedi Knights #6Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot)Aug. 20 _ Star Wars #4Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)Aug. 27 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3Sept. 3 _ Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3), Codebreaker #4 (of 4), Tides of Terror #2 (of 4), Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5), Legacy of Vader #8Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Star Wars #5Sept. 24 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4Oct. 1 _ Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror #3 (of 4)Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6)Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5) and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shotOct. 15 _ Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3) Oct. 21 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-5); Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects The Old Republic (2010) 1-6, The Old Republic - The Lost Suns 1-5, Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral 1-5, Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant - Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant - Escape 1-5, Jedi vs. Sith 1-6; material from Star Wars Tales 16-17, 24; Star Wars Visionaries); Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition (Collects 1-12)Nov. 4 _ Jedi Knights Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5), The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 5 TPB (Collects 17-20)Nov. 18 _  Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch - Ghost Agents TPB (Collects 1-5), The Sequel Trilogy TPB (Dark Horse)Nov. 25 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Vader Down (Collects 13-25, Star Wars 13-14 and Vader Down #1)Dec. 2 _ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra — Friends and Enemies OmnibusJan. 6 _ Star Wars (2025) TPB Vol. 1 (Collects 1-6), Codebreaker TPB (Collects 1-4)Jan. 27 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red TPB (Collects 1-4)

Resources: 1. Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies - by David P. Gushee https://a.co/d/j92Sl1j 2. The Anabaptist Story - by William R. Estep https://a.co/d/35cKkjh 3. Renaissance and Reformation - by William R. Estep https://a.co/d/hMsTfuG  

This should be a given for Berserk, but these chapters get dark, tragic, and disturbing. Sadly, it's our beautiful, but flawed boy, Berk, himself, who is the perpetrator of this messed up stuff. But it's not that simple! Much to discuss here as the Beast of Darkness begins to take its hold on old Gutsy, causing him to wrestle with (and largely lose against) his deepest desires…resulting in the simple minded, traumatized Casca to recoil from him as a villain for the foreseeable future. Follow No Guts, No Glory on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nogutsnoglorypc/ Check out Joey and Ryan's Renaissance Martial Arts organization: https://www.thearma.org/ Check out Steve and Joey's other podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/probing-ancient-aliens/id1321801647 https://open.spotify.com/show/3aREEXpe4DE37LsNkUxntW Check out Steve and Joey's Patreon for that other podcast: https://www.patreon.com/probingancientaliens

We're back with part two of The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire. In this episode D'Ken returns, Rachel is extra horny, and Deathbird! What more do I have to say? Let's go!Uncanny X-Men #481 - #486Writer: Ed BrubakerArtists: Billy Tan

Send us a textOur Throne of Glass deep dive continues with Empire of Storms chapters 42-49. Full schedule on IG @DTFaePodcast. Summon us @DTFaePodcast We like our coffee icy and our books spicy! Oh, and we're totally Down To Fae. A podcast for fantasy romance readers and fans of authors like Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Rebecca Yarros and Carissa Broadbent. Follow along as your delulu hosts discuss your favorite romantasy books in a chapter-by-chapter read, re-read or refresher.

Synonymous with gaming Alienware rode the wave of easy to use and beautiful gaming computers. Now they are the G.O.A.T. Dave Young: Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I'm Stephen's sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today's episode, a word from our sponsor, which is... Well, it's us, but we're highlighting ads we've written and produced for our clients. So here's one of those. [Pinpoint Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to The Empire Builders Podcast, Dave Young here with Stephen Semple, and we're talking about empires. This is The Empire Builders Podcast. You tuned in because you wanted to hear us talk about empires, right? Stephen Semple: I hope that's why they tuned in. Dave Young: I mean, I'm assuming that's why you... Stephen Semple: Either that, or you're in the wrong place. But still, stay with us, you might like it. Dave Young: If you're expecting steamy ghost stories, this is not your podcast. Stephen Semple: Oh, there goes half our audience. Dave Young: That's all right. "Choose who to lose," that's what we always say. People that are interested in steamy, ghost stories, this is not it. Stephen Semple: But. Dave Young: Aliens. Stephen Semple: Aliens? Dave Young: Maybe. Maybe- Stephen Semple: Maybe. Dave Young: ... I'm saying. Maybe. Stephen Semple: Yeah, maybe. Dave Young: Because today's topic, Stephen told me we're going to talk about Alienware, as an empire. And I know them because I remember, back in the day, one of my kids insisting that that was the only computer that would allow them to play World of Warcraft in any kind of successful fashion. Does that sound right? Stephen Semple: Yep. That would be pretty accurate. Did you end up buying an Alienware computer? Dave Young: Probably. I don't know. Dad was just the checkbook. Stephen Semple: Well, we're going to talk about Alienware, but even before we go into Alienware, I want to take a little bit of a detour, because it actually speaks to Alienware. Is, one of the things that Alienware was really good at recognizing, was things going on in the world. And you know how we often talk about tapping into what's happening out there, and the emotions that's happening out there, and looking outside of your world. I had a really interesting conversation this weekend with Bob Camp. Now, Bob Camp is the co-creator of Ren and Stimpy. Dave Young: Okay, yeah, yeah. Stephen Semple: Now, if you remember, remember back at the Slinky episode? Remember when we covered Slinky? Dave Young: We talked about Log. Stephen Semple: And we talked about Log. Well, as it turns out, Dave, you are completely right. Bob Camp told me that the whole thing Log, was actually completely inspired by Slinky. Dave Young: Oh, yeah, I was just, yeah. Stephen Semple: And here's what happened. It was in the very first episode of Ren and Stimpy, and they had produced it, and they suddenly realized just before it was about to go on air, they were a minute short. And he was like, "How do we come up a minute fricking short?" So that night he decided, "I got to come up with a minute of content." And what he decide to do is create a commercial. He thought. "Let's start the commercial." So the very first Ren and Stimpy episode started with that commercial Log, and he very specifically wanted to tie into something that was a shared experience, that had a positive emotional context, and that he could kind of have some fun with. But it was that whole looking outside the world, and that's how he came up with Log. Yeah. Dave Young: Nice. Stephen Semple: When I come see you in Austin, people can't see this podcast,

Wherein we're woven into deceit.  Measure up your story: gwritersanon@gmail.com  Writers' prompt: Amelia is walking down the hallway; her palms are sweating. She looks at her watch and fumbles with a slick package, adorned with a beautiful bow that she is, furtively, clutching. She is looking at door numbers, finds the right one, and walks into…  …our Facebook page (Ghost Writers, Anonymous). 

This story is adapted from Petre Inspirescu's "Ileana Simziana" or "liane of the Golden Tresses" and is the final part of the story so be sure to check out part one: "The Princess who would be a Prince."  Last episode the young Princess set off on her quest to save her Empire and her family by pretending to be a Prince. After passing her father's tests and proving her courage, she arrives at the palace and quickly becomes entangled in a quest to free the beautiful Princess Iliane of the Golden Tresses. Fall in love with wave-jumping witches, gender defying curses and oddly enough- security guard nuns.  Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com You can also find us on: Bluesky Mastodon Instagram   TikTok

Adriana Gallardo went from flipping burgers at Burger King to building a $300M business empire—and she did it as an undocumented immigrant with nothing but grit and her mom's belief in her. She's now a powerhouse Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Founder of AGI Business Group, the largest insurance agency in Southern California. In this episode, Adriana shares how to overcome fear, rewrite your story, and rise up—even when the odds are stacked against you. She talks about the mindset shifts that changed her life, how a health scare redefined her definition of success, and why your vision determines your future. Key Timestamps [00:00:00] Introduction. [00:01:18] How did Adriana go from undocumented to unstoppable? [00:10:22] The mindset her mother gave Adriana. [00:14:53] Why believing bigger changed everything. [00:20:12] What do you do when your body forces you to slow down Memorable Quotes "Your life rises to match your vision." — Adriana Gallardo "Sometimes, your greatest pain is the wake-up call." — Adriana Gallardo Where to Find Our Guest Website: https://www.adrianagallardo.com/en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianagallardo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/addygallardo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdrianaGallardo TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@AdrianaGallardoOficial To stay connected and to learn more about Vishen and Mindvalley, click on the links below:  Website: https://www.mindvalley.com/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindvalley/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindvalley Become the best version of yourself with the world's most effective transformation platform. Join Mindvalley Membership Today: https://start.mindvalley.com/membership Produced by Evolved Podcasting: www.evolvedpodcasting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bryan Young and Holly Frey catch up after two weeks of Star Wars travel, including the Rancho Obi-Wan fundraiser and Steve Sansweet's 80th birthday, a wine tasting at Skywalker Ranch, foreign Star Wars posters, and the continuing press tour of Andor's second season.

Live from a packed GAA hall at the Dalkey Book Festival, this episode tackles one of the wildest questions in economics: how did humans, flimsy, anxious apes, end up running the world, and why did we invent money to do it? We dig into the evolution of money as a collective hallucination hardwired into our psychology. Along the way, we unpack how 90% of dollars exist only digitally, how the pandemic rewired our sense of value, and why the dollar's global dominance might be nearing its final act. From Mesopotamian beer tabs to the Fed's modern firepower, we trace the story of money as a force that built empires and could just as easily unmake them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wolf and Luke discuss the return of Jake McCarthy and talk to Empire of the Suns co-host Kevin Zimmerman.  

Kevin Zimmerman joins Wolf and Luke to discuss who the Phoenix Suns could draft with the number 10 overall pick in the NBA draft, the impact Dillon Brooks could have with the Phoenix Suns, and if the Suns could make another move before the NBA draft.

The Ghorman Massacre erupts as rebellion meets betrayal. Cassian's revenge collides with purpose, Syril spirals toward tragedy, and Dedra's loyalty to the Empire tightens like a noose. Jeff Haecker and Kathryn Laffrey dissect whether the Empire's mask is finally off. The post Andor: S2, Ep 8: Who Are You? appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Send us a textAndor discussion starts at 21:49 minutesThe rebellion that will ultimately bring down the Empire doesn't begin with lightsabers or space battles – it starts with ordinary people pushed beyond their breaking point. Andor Season 2's first six episodes masterfully explore this transformation through multiple storylines that reveal the true cost of resistance.Following Cassian, Bix, and their companions as they hide on an agricultural world, we witness how the trauma of Imperial oppression shapes their decisions and drives them deeper into rebellion. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma navigates the treacherous waters of Imperial politics on Coruscant while trying to protect both her family and the secret resistance she funds. When these disparate storylines converge at a wedding sequence scored to hauntingly beautiful music, the result is some of the most sophisticated storytelling ever seen in Star Wars.The series doesn't shy away from showing the Empire's true nature. From propaganda campaigns that villainize entire planets to casual discussions about ecological destruction for resource extraction, we see how Imperial authoritarianism operates at every level. Orson Krennic's return adds crucial context to the machinations behind the Death Star project, while the addition of the planet Gorman – with its distinct culture and ecosystem built around unique spiders – demonstrates how thoroughly the creators have considered this world.What makes Andor exceptional is how it grounds these galaxy-spanning conflicts in deeply human stories. Bix's struggle with PTSD after Imperial torture, Saw Gerrera's dangerous Rhydonium addiction, and Cyril's misplaced faith in Imperial ideals all reveal different facets of life under tyranny. By examining the psychological cost of both oppression and resistance, Andor achieves a depth rarely seen in science fiction television.As the groundwork is laid for the unified Rebellion we'll eventually see in Rogue One, these episodes remind us that revolutions aren't built on spectacular moments, but on countless small acts of courage by people who simply refuse to accept injustice any longer. Ready to witness how ordinary people become the foundation of an extraordinary rebellion? Join us for this unforgettable journey into the heart of Star Wars.Twitter handles:Project Geekology: https://twitter.com/pgeekologyAnthony's Twitter: https://twitter.com/odysseyswowDakota's Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekritique_dakInstagram:https://instagram.com/projectgeekology?igshid=1v0sits7ipq9yYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@projectgeekologyGeekritique (Dakota):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBwciIqOoHwIx_uXtYTSEbASupport the show

durée : 00:05:58 - La Revue de presse internationale - par : Catherine Duthu - L'Iran a lancé une nouvelle salve de missiles sur Israël, qui a répliqué par des frappes, alors que Donald Trump a annoncé une trêve entre Ies deux pays. Pendant que le monde entier a les yeux rivés sur cette guerre, le sort des Palestiniens a empiré, à Gaza comme en Cisjordanie.

See the Full Picture! Subscribe to my YouTube channel for exclusive behind-the-scenes content on how I run my business, train for HYROX, build relationships, and grow a thriving community. Your support helps us reach and serve more people https://youtube.com/@seanmeyers.24?si=LHcLm0GvA3NrDt8r Welcome back to the Level Up and Live Podcast — where we empower business owners and emerging leaders to design a life they don't grow to hate… without sacrificing their health, relationships, or faith. We do that through clarity, accountability, support, guidance, and real community. In today's episode, we're sitting down with Rey Aguilar—a Texas-based serial entrepreneur who went from clocking in to calling the shots. Rey now owns multiple businesses, including a CBD dispensary, smoothie shop, phone repair store, and vending machine network—all while staying grounded in his faith, family, and mission to inspire others. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

In this episode, we delve into the historical and contemporary implications of the Monroe Doctrine and U.S. intervention in Latin America. Host Jack Eidt mixes excerpts from Rubén Darío's poetry (Nicaragua) and Gabriel García Márquez's fiction (Colombia) with an interview of Yale historian Greg Grandin by journalist Michael Fox. They explore how Simon Bolivar's legacy and the Monroe Doctrine have shaped U.S. imperialism in Central and South America. They trace the origins of Bolivar's fight for independence, the creation and evolution of the Monroe Doctrine, and its lasting effects on U.S. foreign policy. The interview originates from Michael Fox's podcast series "Under the Shadow," [https://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow] produced in collaboration with the Real News Network and NACLA, the North American Congress on Latin America [https://nacla.org/]. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio Resources/Articles: Under the Shadow Podcast Episode: https://therealnews.com/he-legacy-of-monroe-under-the-shadow-bonus-episode-4 Simon Bolivar History From NBC News https://youtu.be/wxuxFg_8nkI?si=eZAH6W3FmCT6ZGYD Chilean folk music group, Inti Illimani doing the song Simon Bolivar from 1973 https://youtu.be/AObTf9yOdoQ?si=7iRpeA3u8BQqQLt- Greg Grandin is the author of his latest, America, América, A New History of the New World [https://greggrandin.com/book/america-america/]. Also Fordlandia, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. A Professor of History at Yale University, Grandin has published a number of other award-winning books, including Empire's Workshop, The Last Colonial Massacre, and The Blood of Guatemala [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IQW9VI]. The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation (2000, Duke University Press Books) Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic (Holt, 2006) The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War (2011, The University of Chicago) Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman (2016, MacMillan) You can find more of Greg's books, here. Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He has a project on PBS SoCal Artbound called High & Dry [https://www.pbssocal.org/people/high-dry]. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 234

You take over the family pastry shop and transform it into one of the most valuable privately held businesses in the world. Your father dies young. Your uncle does too. Everyone is relying on you and this keeps you up at night. You insist on differentiation and refuse to make me too products. You obsess over quality. You run tens of thousands of experiments. The products you invent will sell successfully for decades. You shroud your entire operation in secrecy. You study your competitors but never tell them what you're doing. You go to great — almost absurd — lengths to control everything about your business. You have no outside shareholders and no debt. You commute by helicopter so you can perform quality control in person. You insist on constant customer contact and invent new ways to collect information from the customers you obsess over. You build your own machines, control all of your raw materials, and invest so heavily in distribution and logistics that you own the largest private fleet of vehicles in Italy, second only to the Italian army. You love your business and don't want to spend time doing anything else. When you propose to your wife you tell her that she is marrying a man who will always talk to her about chocolate. You believe creating wealth is a moral duty.  You are Michele Ferrero.  This episode is what I learned from reading Michele Ferrero by Salvatore Giannella. ---- Ramp gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save time and money. ----- Join my free email newsletter to get my top 10 highlights from every book ---- Episode highlights: We create mythical products that create markets.  If a market is interesting, we must become the leader.  The product is put at the center of everything. All of the company's activities must revolve around it. He would repeat: If you want to go bankrupt just listen to everybody. He insisted that all shares remain in the family. He never wanted to have to justify his choices to anyone.  He insisted on continuous innovation, the refusal of repetition of the already known, the search for new paths, and the opening of new horizons by differentiating from others. One of his favorite metaphors: A good entrepreneur must be like a good skeet shooter: hitting the target by aiming not at the launch station, but further ahead—always with a long-term vision. Control everything you can – ingredients, process, technology – to safeguard quality and trade secrets. For me work is a spiritual necessity. I was accustomed to it from a young age and couldn't do without it. Focus on making well-crafted, high-quality products, and the rest will follow. I was able to do all this because of being a family business. This allowed us to grow calmly, to have long term plans, to know how to wait, and to not be caught up in the frenzy of the daily ups and downs. Mrs. Valeria (the name he gave to his customers) is the mistress of it all, the CEO, the one who can decide your success or your demise, the one you have to respect, never betray, and understand completely. He said that doing good for others is doing good for oneself. Michele Ferrero seemed to possess a genuine, childlike passion for bringing joy through his creations. He couldn't resist spending time in the laboratory, dreaming up new delights. He was known to work through Sundays and even overnight, feverishly experimenting to perfect a flavor or texture. Our identity is based on our independence. If we had shareholders they would ask us to increase turnover. But it takes time to make a good product.  Many of the machines were invented and built in-house by Ferrero's own engineering department. Ferrero pursued perfection with monastic devotion.

After rebellion and disappointment, Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell fears he has lost God's favour. The only way to restore it is do his work on earth - the moral reformation of England and Wales. Alice Hunt, Republic, 2024. Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006. Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015. Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002. Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023. Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020. Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022. Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022. Carla Gardina Pestana, The English Conquest of Jamaica: Oliver Cromwell's Bid for Empire, 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Marc Boiron (CEO, Polygon Labs) and Sandeep Nailwal (CEO, Polygon Foundation) joined Yano to dive into all the happenings at Polygon, their comeback plan, how the industry has shifted since last cycle, the best business models currently for chains and how Katana and the Agglayer will push not only the project, but crypto forward. -- Start your day with crypto news, analysis and data from Katherine Ross. Subscribe to the Empire newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/empire?utm_source=podcasts -- Follow Marc - https://x.com/0xMarcB Follow Sandeep - https://x.com/sandeepnailwal Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod -- Join the Empire Telegram: https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh -- SKALE is the next evolution in Layer 1 blockchains with a gas-free invisible user experience, instant finality, high speed, and robust security. SKALE is built different as it allows for limitless scalability and has already saved its 50 Million users over $11 Billion in gas fees. SKALE is high-performance and cost-effective, making it ideal for compute-intensive applications like AI, gaming, and consumer-facing dApps. Learn more at https://skale.space and stay up to date with the gas-free invisible blockchain on X at @skalenetwork -- Crypto never sleeps. So we built an Al analyst that never blinks.Meet Focal by FalconX: a GenAI insights engine built for institutional crypto.Already used by 80+ funds managing $10B+ in AUM.- Screen, chart, and analyze 1300+ tokens- Summarize market-moving news instantly- Integrates data from CoinGecko, Kaito, Token Terminal, Tokenomist, The TieGet started today: https://askfocal.com -- Ledn is the leading platform for Bitcoin-backed loans, offering a secure and transparent way to unlock liquidity without selling your Bitcoin. Ledn has issued over $9 billion in loans since 2018 and has never lost a single satoshi of client assets, earning a reputation as the name you can trust in the crypto space.Visit https://www.ledn.io to learn more. -- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:58 The Industry Today, As A Builder 06:45 Easier/More Difficult Than Last Cycle 15:36 Ads (Skale) 16:28 Sandeep + Polygon Foundation 21:52 2 Business Models For Chains 36:54 Ads (Skale) 37:47 Katana Explored 46:03 Why Katana 55:26 Ads (Falcon x,LEDN) 01:09:53 Polygon's Future Vision — Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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Episode Notes Alec Patton talks to Derek Mitchell, CEO of Partners in School Innovation, about his daily reading rituals. Mentioned in the episode: Arnold R. Hirsch, Making the Second Ghetto Martin Gilbert, Churchill and the Jews Jeanie Daniel Duck, The Change Monster Sheldon Eakins, Leading Equity Brian McClellan, The Powder Mage Trilogy (strictly speaking, Derek mentioned Blood of Empire, which is part of the trilogy that follows the Powder Mage Trilogy) Derek's recommendations to get started: Morning reading: Barack Obama, Dreams from my Father Lunch reading: Rudy Crew, Only Connect Evening reading: Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

Join us for Thinker's Tavern on Thursdays 6:30 EST; details at  https://instituteforfemininemyth.org/thinkers-tavernThis week's episode looks at Semiramis, the legendary Queen of the Assyrian Empire who is said to have taken over as regent when her husband died, and until her son came of age. Semiramis is the Greek name of the queen Shammuramat, and her history is controversial. Roman historians and geographers credit her with many architectural achievements, conquest of the Armenians, and stabilizing a crumbling empire after a civil war. Not surprisingly, other stories portray her as a lustful, power-hungry seductress. We look at what is written about Semiramis, and discuss the "threat" of the powerful, competent woman in patriarchal narratives. 

What if scaling your business didn't mean sacrificing your values?In this powerful episode of The Conscious Capitalists, hosts Timothy Henry and Raj Sisodia sit down with Melanie Dulbecco, the trailblazing CEO who led Torani from a small, family-owned syrup maker to a global flavor powerhouse—while keeping people, purpose, and culture at the heart of everything.Over her 34 years as CEO, Melanie redefined what it means to lead with intention. From embedding purpose into the company's DNA to pioneering people-first practices like employee ownership, strategic learning journeys, and ethical supply chains, her approach shows how conscious leadership creates lasting impact—for both business and society.Melanie also opens up about the early life experiences that shaped her leadership style and the emotional rewards of growing a company where people genuinely love to work.Listeners will gain insights into:How Torani scaled from a small family business to a global company while staying rooted in its valuesThe role of purpose-driven culture in business longevity and innovationWhat “automate and elevate” looks like in a modern workplaceHow investing in people fuels both retention and performanceBuilding resilient supplier and community relationshipsUsing strategic learning journeys to cultivate leadership across the companyWhy emotional fulfillment and business growth can go hand-in-hand**If you enjoy this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes only a few seconds and greatly helps us get our podcast out to a wider audience.Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.For transcripts and show notes, please go to: https://www.theconsciouscapitalists.comThis show is presented by Conscious Capitalism, Inc. (https://www.consciouscapitalism.org/) and is produced by Rainbow Creative (https://www.rainbowcreative.co/) with Matthew Jones as Executive Producer, Rithu Jagannath as Lead Producer, and Nathan Wheatley as Editor.Thank you for your support!- Timothy & RajTime Stamps00:00 Introduction and Personal Reflections00:59 Welcome to The Conscious Capitalists01:41 Introducing Melanie Delco03:00 Melanie's Journey with Torani04:32 Early Challenges and Growth Strategies07:23 Building a Resilient Company Culture10:08 Leadership Evolution and Milestones15:39 Purpose and Value Creation31:01 Transformation as a Team Sport33:13 Reflecting on the Cafe Era33:33 Embracing the Learning Journey34:07 Adopting New Strategies35:30 Commitment to Community36:54 The Big Move: Challenges and Decisions38:33 Navigating the COVID-19 Move39:15 Valuing Intangible Assets43:31 Supplier Relationships and Mutual Success46:27 Entering the Experience Era

What if the future isn't coming—it's being hidden?In this explosive episode, investigative researcher Ashton Forbes joins geopolitical strategist George McMillan to examine how suppressed technologies like Zero-Point Energy (ZPE), teleportation, cold fusion, and AI could radically reshape the world. From the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 to the power struggles in the Middle East, and the rise of the BRICS alliance, this conversation challenges the foundations of energy, warfare, and economics.We'll explore the implications of a post-scarcity, Star Trek-like civilization—where energy is free, borders are irrelevant, and centralized empires lose their grip. But will the truth set humanity free—or be buried by those who profit from war, debt, and ignorance?Presented in partnership with: American Made Foundation & American Made Actionhttps://AmericanMadeFoundation.orghttps://AmericanMadeAction.org-Follow: ANN VANDERSTEEL https://AnnVandersteel.comMake sure you follow Maverick Broadcasting Network on the following platforms:Pickax: https://pickax.com/maverickbroadcastingRumble: https://rumble.com/c/maverickbroadcasting Substack: https://maverickbroadcasting.substack.comX: https://x.com/mavbroadcastnet Maverick Broadcasting Network benefits when you shop with the following companies:MY GOLD GUY - https://mygoldguy.com/mbnAs inflation surges and global elites toy with our financial future, My Gold Guy empowers you to safeguard your wealth with physical gold and silver – a real asset for real Americans. Get your FREE Gold & Silver Guide today!PREPPER ALL-NATURALS (code MBN) -  https://maverickbeef.comIn a world where global elites push lab-grown meat and insect-based diets, safeguard your family's health with Prepper All-Naturals' premium freeze-dried beef—100% American, mRNA-free, and boasting a 10-year shelf life. Use code MBN at checkout for a 25% discount and ensure your pantry is stocked with real, nutritious beef amid uncertain times.SUPERMASSIVE BLACK COFFEE (code MBN) - https://supermassiveblackcoffee.com Tired of the corporate sludge masquerading as coffee? Supermassive Black Coffee is your defiant alternative, roasting 100% organic beans with Victorian-era fire roasters to deliver a brew that's pure, bold, and breathtakingly smooth. Join the rebellion against mediocrity and savor the difference. Use promo code MBN for 20% off your order.

Synopsis: Sargon of Akkad forges the world's first Empire. “After Enlil's baleful glare Had slain Kish like the Bull of Heaven, Had slaughtered house and land of Uruk in the dust,      like that monster bull, And Enlil had then and there given Sargon, king of Agade, Lordship of Uruk, kingship of Kish, From the lowlands to the upper regions, Then did holy Inanna busy herself to build Agade, the temple city, as her sublime dwelling, In Ulmash let her throne be set.” – The curse of Agade Map of SW Eurasia: https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/A5_Map.png Map of the Akkadian Empire (by Simeon Netchev, World History Encyclopedia): https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15457.png?v=1748640186-0 Episode Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/75506172@N07/albums/72177720326959608/ References and Further Reading: https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/A5_References.pdf Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ray Trapani shares his journey from small-time scams, including exploiting a glitch in Venmo, to co-founding Centra Tech—a fraudulent cryptocurrency company that raised over $25 million. Despite facing multiple charges, including securities and wire fraud, Ray managed to avoid a lengthy prison sentence. In this candid discussion, he reveals the tactics used to deceive investors, the rapid rise and fall of his crypto empire, and how he evaded significant jail time. #VenmoFraud #CryptoScam #CentraTech #FinancialFraud #AvoidedPrison #RayTrapani #CryptoEmpire #FraudStory Connect with Ray Trapani: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raytrapani/?hl=en Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick Timestamps: 00:00:00 Launching a Netflix Documentary Journey 00:05:12 Growing Up on Long Island: Childhood and Family Dynamics 00:11:05 Navigating Adolescence Without Guidance 00:16:47 Growing Up Around Gangs and Adapting to Different Environments 00:22:22 Escaping Consequences: Moving to Florida 00:27:46 The Evolution of Financial Scam Tactics 00:33:05 High Life and Overspending in Miami 00:38:43 Surviving a Suicide Attempt and Its Aftermath 00:44:11 The Road to Crime: Childhood and Ambitions 00:49:38 The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Startup 00:54:41 The Scammer Gets Scammed: Students for Trump 00:59:46 The Lies Behind the Crypto Startup 01:05:22 Misleading Investors: The Fallout of a Fraudulent Scheme 01:10:53 Navigating Life Post-Prison 01:16:20 Navigating Legal Consequences and Restitution in Financial Crimes 01:21:50 Challenges Facing Cryptocurrency Companies in the US Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices