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Theme: How can NFT buyers detect wash trading on a project Detecting wash trading on an NFT project can be a challenging task, but here are a few things NFT buyers can do to help identify potential wash trading: Check the Trading Volume: High trading volume on an NFT project is generally a positive sign. However, if you see a massive amount of trading volume that doesn't align with the number of active traders, that could be a red flag. Analyze the Transactions: Analyzing the transactions on a blockchain can provide insights into the activity of an NFT project. Look for large numbers of transactions between the same accounts or transactions occurring at irregular intervals. Check the Token Holders: Reviewing the list of token holders can reveal suspicious activity. If you notice a high concentration of tokens held by a small number of addresses, that could be a sign of wash trading. Research the Team: Do some research on the team behind the NFT project. Check their track record and reputation in the community. If they have a history of creating similar projects that were involved in wash trading, that should raise some red flags. Check for Social Media Activity: Watch out for excessive social media activity around the NFT project. If the team is constantly hyping up the project and there's little substance to back it up, that could be a sign of wash trading. News: At Least $37M Worth of y00ts NFTs Migrate to Polygon From Solana in One Day Ticketmaster Tests NFT-Enabled Pre-Sales With Avenged Sevenfold Tour Real Estate Investors Buy Solana NFT Home for $246,800 Amazon's NFT Plans Teased in a Receipt Mailed Friday Afternoon Amazon NFT Marketplace Could Feature Beeple, Pudgy Penguins - Blockworks NFT collector accidentally destroyed a $129k CryptoPunk            ROugh Transcript [00:00:00] Day. You sound good. I'm leaving that in. I know. I sound good. Thanks. Oh, this we are, we live. We're rolling in, like I think this is what popular podcasts do. All right. Yeah. This week you sneaking how, how NFT buyers can detect wash trading on a given project. We know it's happening, but is it happening to us? [00:01:07] I'm excited to get there, but first, I don't know. What are we seeing in the news right now? Andrew? Oh man, George, thank you. You, you put the, the news headlines together for us this week, so man, so I'm trying to earn my keep. Yeah, this is, this is big, but, ah, man, I, I've definitely been, been keeping pace with some of these. [00:01:27] You got a couple that I, uh, didn't, didn't notice earlier, but man, we'll start off with Utes. Utes have migrated to Polygon 37 million worth. So this is, we talked about this a little bit, like what does it take to actually migrate and it does take active holder, you need to do something and. We've seen a, a large percentage, uh, of holders actually do that. [00:01:55] Uh, I don't know. I'm trying to, I'm trying to formulate like what this means. It seems like you should just do this out of value. Of course. Is there something that we should be looking at in terms of a platform usage or, or network usage that you're seeing? What, what's your take on this? One is that I kind of see this almost like an N b A draft or whatever, N f NFL draft, right? [00:02:20] Where, where projects actually can and are being lobbied by these L two L one s, what have you to, to move over and you better believe there's like somebody paying somebody for, for this. But you know, I. Think also, this is on the second hand, a vote of confidence or lack thereof when you are moving off of your main, uh, platform like Solana is Oh, yeah, yeah. [00:02:46] Honestly, not the home of the largest projects. And if you want to become one of the largest projects is there. And then the other thing I'll say is it gives me a lot of faith actually in some of those, uh, tezos bets that we made with regard to artists there. Because one risk frankly is like, I'm betting both on this artist, this piece of. [00:03:06] And Tezos in the future of that, something that, look, I haven't dug into enough, but if they're using these wormhole bridges to move from one to the other. That's interesting. Yeah. It, it is interesting here and I'm, I'm curious to see how this plays out. I, you know, as I mentioned, did not, uh, put the, the news headlines together here. [00:03:25] Did notice one project that's actually migrated from, uh, ETH to Polygon and now to Arro. And I'm curious to see how much of this is sort of chasing the, the, the hot, uh, the hot L two. And you know, I hope that it is not that you know, I, I think that Polyon has a lot of features that that will sustain and. [00:03:50] I can see that there's going to be a lot of attention on, on zk Rollups, on, on Arro just other L two s in, you know, in the nearby future. Yeah. Well, I wonder if also there's in the future where Ordinals are like, oh no, we've broken and been dis disinvited from the party at over, at, uh, at Bitcoin Central. [00:04:10] So, overall, I'm bullish on these wormholes, though in the back of my mind. I do know that whenever you build a bridge, you. A hole for attack. And we've seen a lot of bridge based attacks. So I'm a little absolutely concerned of signing any contract like that. I'm not the first penguin in that pudge water. [00:04:30] I'm skeptical and of, of the, uh, security of bridges in general. All right. Getting onto the next one. This one, man, this one's interesting. So we got Ticketmaster testing, NFT enabled presale. So this is this. Ticketmaster actually selling NFTs. This is a Ticketmaster allowing artists to use NFTs to grant access to. [00:04:55] Pre-sales to early access to, to tickets. This has been, Ticketmaster has been in the headlines a lot recently with, uh, some of the problems with specifically Taylor Swift's concerts and how fast they sold out. I think most of them sold out before, uh, the, the actual public sale. They were all sold in the public, uh, in the, uh, pre-sale. [00:05:16] And there were a lot of questions about how. The people that were deemed, uh, somewhat led longtime fans. I can't remember what the, the term was, but they used the term, there was a lot of questions about how they were determined. So I think there's, you know, ticketmaster's least responding here. It definitely not a company that. [00:05:36] Would be, you know, that's, that's web three first. And it is interesting to see that they are, uh, dipping into nft Enable sales. So this is a Avenge seven full tour. Uh, was a little surprised to see that this band was touring. But then again, uh, you know, don't, don't pay that much debt to it. I dunno, what's your take on this, George? [00:05:55] What do you, what do you see in here? I'm so excited by this, and it was like kind of floated under the radar a little bit. But think about it with regard to functionality for just a second. The question of why an artist actually can produce an N F T that has value is through the roof. Now, that one use case, the fact that frankly, ticket Master is a wash with freaking front running, little arbitrage monster. [00:06:24] And guess what? If you wanna front run my favorite band, cuz I've been a fan for a decade and then upsell me cuz they charge too little at the right, wrong price and then make a vig all the way. Guess what? You have to be a holder like I was cuz I found my band. I bought the N F T and I can be rewarded like. [00:06:43] What a ruthlessly pragmatic use case, and it's exciting. I'm shocked. I am shocked. Do that band early. Show it. Come on. Yeah. But then the band can offer value directly to those, those users. Absolutely. This is freaking perfect. Look, I, I don't expect this rollout to. To be perfect. No, and it's going to and it's better. [00:07:07] We're moving in a good direction. Well, no offense to Avenge Sevenfold, but I think they're the lower bar of maybe not Taylor Swift in terms of testing, so Right. Hey Steve, it works. It's a great way to test. Yeah. Again, no, no, no offense to the band. I don't know much about them. I think it's great that they are, you know, they're definitely willing to test this out. [00:07:29] I imagine that they had to, to agree to this. I hope they did. But very cool idea and I'm, yeah, definitely keeping tabs on this one. All right. This is, man, this is another one that has, this sparked a lot of headlines. This week. We've got a new real estate N F T platform. Uh, this is. Uh, home base. So they sold a home this week or this past week in Macallen, Texas for about 245,247,000 via N F T. [00:08:04] So it's not the first N F t, it's not the first home sold via N F T, but this is, I believe, the first on. So, Well first on Solana, I believe also the first, that was actually the first platform was solely dedicated to that. I could be wrong, I thought the other platforms were more dedicated to non NFT sales and this, and those were sort of, uh, I don't know, like, you know, side project, uh, sort of acquisitions. [00:08:35] But definitely interesting here. It's, it's, I've had a few people bring this up to me, uh, in the past week. You know, you mentioned the, I mean, even the feature of being able to be, uh, purchased in a a digital currency is a big, is a big thing. What they're doing here, I believe is actually owning the house with an LLC and then selling the N F T cause we still have the problem of. [00:09:05] Legal ownership of a, of a home. Mm-hmm. Yeah. You know that that can't be done. You can't change that on the blockchain yet. I, I, you know, I don't expect that to change anytime soon. And there are still ways to sort of incorporate existing laws with, you know, again, this is with trusted intermediary, so you know, there are problems. [00:09:26] It's not perfect and it's interesting. Yeah, I mean, we see fractionalized ownership as a other possibility here when you have that N F T to be able to, to chop that up and, you know, in the good old traditional real estate fiat world we had. Mm-hmm. You know, I think it's like what Picasso trying to do that among others who are like, all right, you 10 people own this thing. [00:09:48] This may be a bit different if you have like 10,000 owners. I don't know if you all. 20 seconds of home ownership, but probably works differently. Stop by, take a picture. Use the bathroom. You have, you have bathroom rights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. [00:10:06] All right, so we've got some news about Amazon's NF t plans. We discussed this recently that Amazon has n F T plans. There's been a bit more that has come out recently. Uh, there is basically a leaked email saying that there will be the potential to resale, uh, to resell the tokens or these, these digital assets that you have. [00:10:31] There's not a ton of information here as it. I mean, it, it legitimately looks like a, a leaked email here. Did you have a read of this one, George? Yeah. They're just saying like, the opportunity to like resell is being like limited, something's being locked. So there's kind of be some sort of, it seems like initial drop, so maybe there's like an access token. [00:10:53] I am complet. Way, way, way overreading into this. But what we are seeing is like snapshots into like Amazon Pay with transactions built into it seems like the interface and integration with Amazon Digital, uh, pieces. So, Look, I am not throwing the party for mass adoption, even though this article is like really hoping for it. [00:11:15] Fine. Yeah, I don't see that. But look, it, it's not getting stopped. It's certainly not taking the path of like Facebook's metaverse that is no longer doing metaverse, but still is meta. Right? So one thing I note, uh, you know, I've noticed about Amazon is if you try to get a, if you, if you were to return, you get the option to either get the refund in. [00:11:39] Amazon balance or back to your credit card and you know it's equal value and they will give it to you a lot faster. If it's Amazon balance. There's similar things with if you get the delivery At a later date, you know, they'll give you a dollar credit or, or, or something, you know, digital media of credit. [00:11:58] But they are definitely trying to do these things where you have credit within their ecosystem. I can absolutely see a play here towards making that more of a unified ecosystem where those credits can be valued across, uh, multiple platforms where they are. Right now. Right now it's, it's, it's a single pla, like it's a single usage. [00:12:23] Most those incentives take. Gotcha. Yeah. Well, the last one I found, I mean, I saw it. I saw it on Twitter. It made my heart hurt. I felt so bad. But here, here's why I'm pulling this out. An N F T collector accidentally destroyed $129,000 crypto punk. Oh yeah. And. This is particularly sad because frankly this is like being run on like cnbc.com and so right now, like this is the kind of thing that brings N F T into the mainstream. [00:12:55] Like the, the, the articles we're talking about are like coming outta like. Coin desk or out of, you know, like, uh, you know, decrypt in our ecosystem, this C N B C, not our ecosystem. This is what the public's view of NFTs really is. It is a hot mess where even people that know their stuff lose their stuff. [00:13:16] So this is just the sort of like cold water on frankly, anybody who thinks like, Hey, the user. Experience is fine the way it is. Like it's just not, it's not the one it, [00:13:29] yeah, that's a good point. W w I just don't even know what to say. There's so much to be done for user experience in web three. It's, oh, man. It's, it's frustrating. There's a lot of potential. I guess I should look at it that way, right? Yeah. Lot of upside. And you know what? Frankly, if you are, you know, a holder of crypto punks, you just got that much more rare. [00:13:55] I'm like, at this point, how many get accidentally burned? You know, if you're moving stuff. Well, I mean, with crypto, if you doing stuff, test something with a different wallet, a different, like, I mean, I don't play at that level, but I mean, I have a couple NFTs that I would be, I wrapped in, I had a punk, I wrapped a. [00:14:12] It scared. I mean, it scares me thinking about that. And I also don't quite understand how you, uh, you don't understand how you burn into it. Address book. It's, it's, it's really too bad. I, I, you know, peop you know, mistakes happen. That sucks. Yeah. There it is. Right? Like, and at certain point, like, you're like, oh, it's on you. [00:14:29] You made a mistake. It's on you. Like, how many times are you gonna say that? You're like, no, it's really on the ux. It's, it's just not where it needs to be for people to be moving around this level of asset. So heart goes out to you fella. Yeah. Start with, look, if you're listening to us and considering purchasing your first N f t that is a punk, I'm gonna say reach out to us. [00:14:53] We'll help you. Don't do that. We'll buy something else. I'll sell you something for a lot, a lot less. Okay. Hit me up. Buy a moon cat. How about that? Discord And wrap the moon. Cat. Go wrap that moon cat. I got a deal for. Yikes. This is not financial advice brought to you by, we don't have an affordable project this week. [00:15:15] We're, uh, they're all affordable. They're actually some, I'm, I'm looking at that recent art blocks thing. I think there's like some shopping to be done coming up. I think, oh man, this is actually one other piece of news art blocks coming out with their own marketplace. This is, this is big. I. For the, the generative art marketplace. [00:15:33] So we've seen all the problems with not even problems. We've seen the, I should shouldn't say, just problems. We've seen the wars with royalties, with, with platform fees. Art block is coming out their own, their own platform for secondary sales. I think this is going to take a good percentage of the, uh, art block sales. [00:15:56] We'll see what happens. Archipelago. Another attempt at being a marketplace for, uh, generative art, sales, never fully caught on. I think this has more potential because it is from PL and there's a really dedicated community there. It's sort of where I. Was able to get a lot of traction with my dashboards early on, and I know how feverish that community can be. [00:16:21] So I am, I'm, man, I'm definitely watching this one and, and curious to see how this goes, to see what, uh, what sort of fees develop there. Open sea. Is not focusing on those fees right now. I mean, even talking with people there, they are focusing on minting fees. So, you know, there's a platform that's trying to, to, to do something a little bit different. [00:16:47] I, I, I'm, I'm curiously where these platform wars end, I think we're far from, from settled. I'm still skeptical of blur being the, the, the king as everybody seems to be, to, to be crowning it right now. And man this. Uh, I think it'll be more, uh, more of a shake up than, than maybe people are letting or, or people are, uh, predicting right now. [00:17:11] Yeah. I, I think you have a much better pulse on the art blocks marketplace opportunity. Uh, I just, I just dunno how you compete with zero fees, but maybe there's, Additional experience elements. Maybe there's like a custodial holding where you protect somebody's assets. I, I, you know, I don't know. Yeah, I don't, I don't, I don't look, I don't know entirely how it's gonna go, but I think there will be incentives and look, a lot of people do things with the, the promise of maybe something happening in the future. [00:17:46] All right. Yes, the scene, oh, that in mind there was a rumor of a mask token going around this week. A a meta mask token that has been dispelled, unfortunately. Didn't see a few dashboards pop up. I don't know if, if anybody's still hoping. It seems like those have been dispelled, so I think we can move on now to our, to our project. [00:18:08] Would you have for us this week, George? The pro. I mean, I don't have any projects. Here's what I was gonna say. I'm watching these recent, uh, I'll say like one ETH projects that Kevin Rose was highlighting on his podcast. Mm-hmm. And he was like, his affordable is one eth mine is like Hmm. Point two, 0.1. [00:18:26] Yeah. But I'm curious, anything that he sees sort of value in at this point and then sort of watching the, the normal hype cycle go up and come back down. So far, every time we have talked about. Wait, watch and see it drop. Like it, it happens. So. Oh. Huh. We haven't been wrong. No, we haven't been wrong. We haven't been wrong in our estimates that you should wait and watch the number, number go down and then go shopping. [00:18:54] So, uh, I'm kind of like waiting on a couple of those. I'm like doing this sort of like picking up the trash of like two weeks later off of Kevin Rose's recommendations to see like price and luon. Because there's quality somewhere in there, certainly with artists, and if he's hyping that artist once, they may have it again. [00:19:09] But, uh, yeah, that, that's like my, my current thought. Anyway, we are talking about wash trading, how to identify it. And just to be clear, yeah. We've talked about recently, right? It's what we discussed this recently, like what is actual wash trading? I think it's, man, this is, Good, good topic here cuz we, it has come up in recent episodes and it's hard to define. [00:19:40] Yeah, well you know, it depends on who you talk to cuz I don't even know, like technically they say like, you know, in February we had that huge bump and it was up 126% versus the previous in terms of activity happening on X two. Why do blur looks rare And we, we saw and have speculated. Potentially, you know, according to certain researchers, like what one in five transactions I've seen anywhere from 20 to 40% quoted as being wash traded. [00:20:09] I think it can be difficult. Technically what we're talking about, it's market manipulation and it's when, uh, you know, someone basically trades with themselves to like one wallet to another, to artificially inflate the price, give this illusion of liquidity. Of a little bit of that FOMO drive up. And then once at a certain point, everyone, you know, gets the signal, then they begin to, to dump on the public once they think it is a, a project on the run, and it's. [00:20:39] It seems very hard to stop and we see a lot more of it. So here's the question, like, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm looking at a project, someone listening is looking at a project. Mm-hmm. What are some of the elements that we're looking for to identify wash trading, to set off a little pattern recognition for us. [00:20:59] You mentioned earlier volatility. Volatility in general, spikes in activity are a pretty good, uh, indicator. I, if you see something that shoots up abnormally from where it was, that's a pretty good indicator that there's something inor abnormal going on now. I can't say that that's, you know, a hundred percent true if there is something, you know, if something shoots up, you know, we also know that there's a lot of cases in NFTs where there's a news of, if you own this, you'll get X airdrop whatever, you know, some something of that sort. [00:21:37] So there are cases where it just happens, you know, but definitely it's worth looking at when there's volume spikes. There's a, one of the issues that I see. That the reliance on volume as a metric of, of, of, of leaders, of dashboards, uh, is very easy to to game, especially when you have, when you can do these wash trades that really don't cost much, especially if you put the, when we've got 0%, uh, platform fees. [00:22:11] If you can put in 0% royal. Uh, you know, you're not really. You know, really it doesn't really cost anything to do this wash trading, and it can get you to the top of many different leaderboards across different, different platforms. Crypto Slam recently did a, uh, did analysis of the wash trading that is happening on blur and found, found much more than what was being at attributed to wash trading than some of the. [00:22:42] Some of the other researchers out there, and it's not saying those researchers are wrong, I think it's just that their methodology was maybe outdated compared to what was being done on blur. There's things change over time and incentives definitely drive, uh, behavior and I think that we have to keep that in mind as you know, as these incentives are put out. [00:23:07] The behavior will change and adapt to, to maximize their, those rewards. Yeah. So you're mentioning here like what, what we can do here is like check the trading volume, and so here are the triggers. You have high trading volume, fine. However, if you see a lot of volume that doesn't match with the number of active trader. [00:23:30] That's a flag. So you're looking for not just high volume, but high volume of unique wallets as far as you can tell, and you're absolutely right. This is on the rise too right now because frankly, back when we started this podcast a couple years back, you know, the gas fees would chew you up. And so if you're out there thinking you're, oh, I'm totally scamming got, you're paying a per a hundred dollars triple digits all the time. [00:23:57] That was what the norm was, right? And now we're seeing, oh, I got excited when I saw something under like, oh, $90. I'm pulling the trigger 20 right now. I'm like, when I see 80, I'm like, man, there's something crazy going on. And that. My, my gas fees used to be on current affordable projects. Ency crashed regularly anyway, that way. [00:24:21] So there you go. Here's your trading volume. So it's volume versus unique traders. Here's another one. You can analyze the transactions. A bit and just like look at the activity of the project and you are looking for those large number of transactions between the same accounts. And you can kind of eyeball this almost, right? [00:24:39] Like, is there a clever way to do this, Andrew? [00:24:41] I mean, I know you've created dune dashboards, right? Where you could put in a project and you can kind of look at the, the top traders. Is there a way to see like, oh, it's between these two? No, honestly, folks more clever. Openly has really good, uh, mm-hmm. Charts on this at this point. Open C'S Incorporated Great charts right in there. [00:24:59] Gem has some different ones and, you know, gem being owned by openly, it's actually different, but I found that those are so much more, uh, accessible and useful. There's so much more accessible than, than many that are platforms Now, I don't go to a lot of the dashboards that even I set up and, and created, uh, because most of the information I, I need is right there at this point, and. [00:25:24] That's, I mean, it's, it's great. You can look at things like, so when we're looking at those, when I look at those, I'm looking at things like how many, you know, at, at the top holders, at the, uh, how many are owned by the top holders? What those, like who are those top holders? Looking at the recent activity there's. [00:25:43] Yeah, if you haven't played around with that, that, that, uh, tab definitely check into that one a bit more. It gives a pretty good overview of, of the, uh, collection at this point. Yeah. And another one here is look for, and we talk about this, the, the weighted distribution of ownership. So if one wallet owns more than. [00:26:07] A number of percent. Like as soon as you start talking about owning like 5% or more of a project, like massive alarm bells should be going off. Especially if there's a cause that person can move that market very quickly. The team being paid, I think that's, again, they're holding like, like that's lockup. [00:26:24] Like, you know, I think there's a different thing there that can actually be good. I'd say if they aren't selling, but the second they start selling, that's, that's a bad sign. Right. Yeah, it's a very bad sign. Uh, alrighty. Uh, you can research the team. You mentioned the team. You wanna understand who they are, their track record. [00:26:47] We have talked about this ad nauseum when you're analyzing a project, but again, if they are that anonymous team, which we do not love, and you can't tell whose wallet is, who's in there, uh, they probably have a, his, you know, a history of creating these project. Have a strategy behind wash trading that hypes and then drops on the public market, right? [00:27:08] Because their job is to design something that looks good off the bat, has confidence, but is anonymous and they have enough wallets to move things around. And you know, it's a i, I think it's a rinse and repeat. I think there are digital teams running this play again and again and again. Right now. I think there are, and I think there are plenty. [00:27:30] Named agencies, teams, backers doing this as well. I've, I'm, unless I'm, unless against the, the AAN teams, if they have a track record, if you can prove that you've done something I've seen plenty of cases of, of non and on teams being yeah, like here's my, my reputation in a, an adjacent area like trash removal, and now I can do crypto NFTs. [00:28:00] Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I, I wanna see a track recording crypto. I mean, I think there's a lot of ways, I know there are a lot of ways to prove yourself without actually, you know, operating, you know, operating a contract that. You know, millions of funds or even hundreds of thousands. There are ways to prove without doing that as the first step. [00:28:22] Alright, a final one here. I don't know if you have others beyond it, but I really like this one because it is the anti signal. Basically, check social media for the project, and if you see it pumping on like Twitter, not even pumping, but just a lot of chatter on Twitter. About the project that's like just excessive or spammy and like, you can tell now, which sort of like profiles are, are junk. [00:28:50] Like if you see that type of hype on social, like give a search for, I'd say run, don't walk, follow, see people you follow, keep that that filter in mind when you do these searches and see if it's actually people that you're, that you're confident in. And if they're talking about it, you know, maybe that's. [00:29:07] Story, but see what they're saying. I have definitely found that, oh, I found that I get a lot more dms from people pumping things and then look at like, who they're, you know, almost, they're not followed by anybody that I know. Like that's a pretty good rule, even though they have a good following. But. [00:29:27] Ah man. There's always new scams out there, right? Yeah. Well, it depends on the day, but I think that's a good, I think that's a good way to look at it with those different options, you know, as we, uh, get to the end here. I don't think we're gonna have time for Vitalik again this week. I know, I know. [00:29:43] He's been waiting in the waiting. He's waiting. He's like on the line right now. I just, you know, uh, maybe I'll send him a moon cat M&M's only and I just dunno if we can do that. No, I can't. I don't have the technology for that. All right, well, I will see you out there and leave a, leave a rating. Leave a review. [00:30:04] We love those things. Later, later.

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor in Paradise Season 8, Week 9 (Finale) It wasn't until after recording that I realized we didn't talk about all of the things missing from this reunion. Like, nothing from Jessenia? Nothing from Ency? What's going on with Flo? We didn't even hear from the other Australian! All this time for content and you left so much out, how? BTW, Aaron's "my truth" Instagram story was mostly about how he loves hot pickles and how reality TV only tells one side of the story, which is the thing literally everyone is saying on the show. We know this. We are smart and discerning. This is why Sammi won't jump to conclusions and say something like "narcissist," because we saw little smidgens of fights! But she also hates pickles, so take that as you will. See you for the next season. Hopefully a book report or two in between for specials!

Ditch The Script covers Week 8 (Episodes 1 and 2) of Bachelor in Paradise this week! All the drama gets dissected as we gear up for the BIP finale in the coming week! As no surprise to absolutely anyone, your hosts do a deep dive of all the toxic patterns we spot as engagements are around the corner. We're looking at you, Kate, Arron, and Ency (surprisingly!). If you got the ick while watching the fight between Aaron and Genevieve play out, or when Andrew was desperate to leave Paradise while Ency did everything in her power to beg him to stay, you'll want to hear our detailed takes on this toxicity that plays out in these moments. If you have been suspecting that you're caught in a toxic pattern, this is the episode to listen for. Don't worry, take note of the specific signs to look out for so you can feel empowered to make the safest and healthiest decision for you. We love you! Follow us! TikTok/Instagram: @ditchthescriptpod Ask us a question here Watch full episodes of our podcast up on our YouTube

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson are excited to dive into this week's two episodes of Bachelor in Paradise, discussing itches vs. pain, the Justin hometown visit, Kate and Logan's complicated relationship, as well as the other successful couples on the beach. They also review the Sadie Hawkins party fallout with Ency, the superlatives and their outlook heading into next week's finale.Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate GundersonTwitterInstagram

Marni and Chris join forces to untangle the real-life dating lessons from this Hunger Games version of Bachelor in Paradise (BIP for the cool kids). Next week is the season finale so a lot of relationships are meeting their breaking point. And, Chris makes a BIG announcement about how to upgrade your male partner!   Takeaways from this episode:   The biggest mistake women make in relationships Is it too soon to start dating again? Finding someone new will not lessen your heartbreak The success rate of ultimatums   Relationship Readiness [3:16]   One of the biggest mistakes women make in dating and relationships happens twice in this episode. As Marni points out, you can't get under someone else before you are healed from your last relationship. For example; Eliza chooses Rodney but it doesn't feel right so she runs to the next boy, and keeps chasing different men because she doesn't know what will make her happy. Marni's advice for her is to take a pause to get her mind straight.   Then, Andrew reveals that he can't get over Teddi breaking up with him in the second season. He just dates other people to try to feel better. He needs to deal with his feelings before going any farther with Ency, who apparently loves him after spending less than 24 hours with him. In a very short time, Ency's leaking low self-esteem gave Marni the icks.   Many guys, when heartbroken, will try to find someone else. The idea that dating someone else will make you feel better or get over your heartbreak is immature.   Chris asks if it is not healthy for someone to get under someone else soon after a breakup, how will I know when it is time?   Marni says relationship readiness depends on when you are emotionally free from the past. There are no thoughts of your ex coming back, no resentment, and no dark thoughts. Your heart should be healed.   Only after getting back to normal should you test the waters to see if you are able to be with another person without comparing them to the ex.   Trust Your Intuition [17:58]   Ency chooses the ultimatum strategy to try and get Aaron to give her love. By threatening to leave him she used an age-old manipulative strategy that comes from a place of fear and control. It is an immature and volatile way to handle conflict. It's a horrible way to try to get someone to love you.   During the show, Aaron and Genevieve have an off-camera fight. Aaron tells her that her feeling impatient and stressed is the same thing and that she shouldn't feel that way. In a time when she needed empathy, he didn't know how to give it. Ultimately, they don't know how to resolve conflict. He is a mansplainer who deflects issues instead of dealing with them.   Marni shares a spoiler and some juicy gossip about Aaron!   Both Aaron and Genevieve have an anxious attachment style. Their interactions show the unhealthy ways people try to express themselves when they want to experience love. Somewhere deep down in her gut, Genevieve knows Aaron is not the right guy but she ignores her intuition over and over.   “Fight for me” and ultimatum strategies are NOT ways to create connection or resolve problems.   Make a Connection: Visit Our Website Learn How To Attract Your Perfect Equal… Watch Our Latest Training Here! Follow Along On Marni and Jeremy's Radical Living Challenge! Download A Complimentary Copy Of Our Book — How To Find A Quality Guy Without Going On 200 Dates Follow Dating with Dignity on TikTok Get some Chris Gillis for your man — ConsultantChris.com  

Brian and Jason talk about the Andrew, Ency, Jessenia, Teddi love quadrangle. The uselessness of Jesse Palmer. The pointless appearances of Rachel, Gabby, Becca and Thomas. Is Kate 41? Will Andrew one day commit a murder and why is there Wells?*a podcast about The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and of course, Bachelor in Paradise*Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-bachelor-lifestyle/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Juliet is joined by 'Bachelor' contestants Kate Gallivan, Andrew Spencer, and Genevieve Parisi to discuss their time on ‘Bachelor in Paradise' and their love for castmate Rodney. Juliet kicks things off with Kate as they talk through controversial moments and her takeaways from the show (1:31). Later, Andrew joins to discuss his relationship with Jessenia and Ency (23:21), before wrapping things up with Genevieve as they dive into her experience post-BIP and more (45:41). Host: Juliet Litman Guests: Kate Gallivan, Andrew Spencer, Genevieve Parisi Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First half BIP, second half LIB (59:20 for Love is Blind recap) but even so….for a dog-days of summer episode, we excavated some GEMS in the final hour here on the beach AND in this episode! We get deep into whether Rachel and Gabby had super-senior, vindictive energy and where Logan falls in fault in all of this while Kate truly needs to be stopped. Appreciating Andrew's honesty when it finally came in the eleventh hour when the shock of Ency going CHAOS MODE hit him. PLUS, Love Is Blind Season 3 wrapped last week and we had to discuss the largest villian to hit our screens, who truly NEVER got his due, Bartise. Plus SK and Raven not getting married to be the best thing to ever happen to their relationship dynamic and Cole remaining the problem (while we appreciate his remorse). So much to break down, it was a good one! Support the show

Stefanie (@shesallbach) and Jackie (@jackiemaroney_) talk through the latest news in Bachelor Nation including Greg's suspicious posts, Gabby's latest comments about her split from Erich, and her flirty banter with Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino. The Bachelor in Paradise recap includes talk of Aaron and Genevieve's itching vs. pain debate, the love triangle between Jessenia, Ency, and Andrew, and Eliza failed attempt to win Justin back. The Love Is Blind season 3 recap covers everything you could possibly want to know about the Cole vs. Zanab "cuties" story, Bartise playing Nancy, and what's really going on with Colleen. Jacqueline Trumbull from Arie's season calls in to chat about her time on the show, how producers used her crying audio during Arie's breakup with Becca, the "hint" Arie dropped for Lauren on Instagram before they got together, and so much more. MERCH: https://bit.ly/shesallbachmerch PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shesallbach FACEBOOK GROUP: https://bit.ly/shesallbachgroup YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/shesallbachYT   Thanks to our sponsors: Beatbox Beverages: Check out the tastiest party punch https://beatboxbeverages.com/pages/store-locator DameProducts.com/SHESALLBACH for 15% off top rated sex toys including introductory vibrator, Dip. BetterHelp.com/SHESALLBACH: Get 10% off your first month of therapy services SarahBethYoga.com/shesallbach: Get your free 7 day beginner yoga calendar

Greetings Trashelor Nation! Sara Armour & Casey Bunker are back with the astrological recap of Week 7 & 8 of Bachelor in Paradise. Justin-Eliza-Rodney resolved. The beach is in mourning for beloved Aries leader Rodney Matthews. Taurus Eliza Isichei flies to Baltimore surprise Gemini/Leo Justin Glaze who ultimately is no longer interested as the wanted to be chosen first — as Leo moons do. Self-proclaimed “WOWER” Taurus Kate Gallivan continues to put Sagittarius Logan Palmer through the ringer after Rachel & Gabby come down to beach and Rachel trashes him. Sister in Christ, just break up with him. Capricorn's Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer break-up around election, putting their ill-fated journey into perspective. Libra Johnny Dephillipo mentions to Libra girlfriend Victoria Fuller that his brother is in jail and somehow fails to mention he was final 3 on Gabby's season and that weeks later he may still not ready for an engagement. Gemini Genevieve Parisi & Virgo Aaron Clancy fight about whether an itch is a low-grade form of pain. The question may or may not be more nuanced than simply a yes or no but I think one answer is clear: Aaron & Genevieve have no future. Libra Moon Ency Abedin “steals” Virgo Moon Andrew Spencer from Capricorn Moon Jessenia Cruz. Jessenia confronts Virgo Moon Andrew . Andrew confronts his unresolved feelings around his long established fantasy of a future with Teddi. Antsy Ency gives Andrew ultimatums then begs Andrew to stay. They all go home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For serious couples on the beach, tough decisions loom. For the others...maybe they'll get engaged too? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below)Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794Join our group on The Rose League app! One sticker winner each week, and a t-shirt for the full-season champion (Honor system re: spoilers): [https://www.theroseleague.com/] and search "Rosecast Nation BiP S8)" [password: "rosecast"]Social:Instagram @rosecastpodcast [instagram.com/rosecastpodcast]Twitter @rosecastpodcast [twitter.com/rosecastpodcast]Facebook /rosecastpodcast [facebook.com/rosecastpodcast]TikTok @rosecastpodcast [vm.tiktok.com/24dKMx]Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation]Timestamps (approximate)0:15 Paradise is coming to an end2:45 Rodney-Eliza fallout4:45 Eliza-Justin reunion8:30 Mara Marinara16:00 Victoria and Johnny19:15 Logan and Kate23:00 Florence-Justin-Mara26:00 More Logan-Kate28:00 Lindsay and Ency32:30 Andrew and Ency date37:15 Gabby and Rachel arrive (and leave)49:00 Mic Room Meltdown52:00 Brittany and Tyler date55:00 Becca and Thomas arrive1:01:00 The dance1:11:00 Mailbag1:19:00 Rose League winners1:21:00 AB's Paradise Pyramid1:25:00 Does Rim know of a spoiler? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Si & Veronica are having a long day for episode 240! We are back at two episodes a week for the penultimate week of Paradise. The mood on the beach is similar to ours with everyone still reeling after Rodney's departure, making it especially hard for Mara to elbow her way into giving a date card out. The cougar claws come out between her and Florence, but Flo snags her baby man Justin back. Kate spends half of the first night shit talking Logan yet gets upset when he says she's critical of him. Ency and Lindsey arrive to take some men on a double date but it ends up being just a date between Ency and Andrew after Logan has to turn Lindsey down by demand of Kate. Gabby and Rachel make an appearance on the beach to spill some tea and just bring their bitterness out on Logan. The dumbest fight in the history of fights breaks out between Genevieve and Aaron, but the ole “let me pack my bags” trick works in their favor to stay together. Becca and Thomas come down to the beach to invite everyone to a Sadie Hawkins dance that turns into a blow up of the Andrew, Ency, Jessenia love triangle with all three of them going home.  (Bachelor talk ends at time marker 28m:52s) Sad news with some elder stars' deaths this past week with John Aniston and Keith Levene of the Clash, respectively. Jay Leno suffered some major burns from a gasoline accident with his cars. Pete Davidson might be adding another top tier hottie to his dating list with EmRata. The Sexiest Man Alive is off the market… and perhaps has been for a little over a year. Vee went “Yikes!” to Nikita Dragun being held in a men's prison as a transwomen… and also “Yikes!” to her disrespectful behavior that landed her in handcuffs. Join us for what is always a good time and leave us a rating and review for a shoutout! Follow us @thefuturebachelor on Instagram! Thanks to you all who have subscribed! -- For fun, great music updated weekly, follow FUTURE BACHELOR on Spotify!   ***SLAPPER OF THE WEEK*** "Give You What You Want" by Lil Tjay -- Follow us on Instagram!

With one week until the finale, Kay joins Jared in the studio to review the drama that ensued over the last few episodes. We had pointless fights, we had dances, and we even had a potential yeast infection? We're dwindling down to the end, so at this point its couple up or get out. After an intervention gone wrong, that's exactly what happened to Jessenia and Ency. Where do we stand on that whole situation? Jared is here to shout it from the rooftops that he is team Andrew, to the point where they're even on a DMing basis. They wrap up the episode with the usual round of games, weekly awards, and what they think next week will look like. Follow @thebetchelor to stay up to date on all things Bachelor in Paradise. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All of these ladies, from Eliza to Ency to Genevieve are out here looking like Boo Boo the Fool! We gotta do better ladies, Jesus!WANT FULL RECAPS OF THE BACHELOR FRANCHISE, LIFESTYLE CONTENT, AND MORE? Join us at patreon.com/2blackgirls1roseOUR SPONSORS:FREEBIRD: www.myfreebird.com/girls for 20% off!! ULTA: www.ulta.com ZOLA: www.zola.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Viall Files: Bachelor In Paradise Edition! On this episode, we're joined by singer, songwriter, and Bachelor Fan, Jake Miller, as we return to paradise to recap the latest of the love, the heartbreak, and the drama. On this episode, after talking about Jake's proposal, we kick things off first by getting into some Bachelor Nation tea. We talk about Rachel entering the dating world again, and we also break down Jesse Palmer's statements about the upcoming season, with Zach feeling like a throwback. We then get into recapping the two episodes themselves, starting off with the aftermath of Rodney's emotional exit, Brandon's questioning of love, and then breaking down Eliza's trip to Baltimore to pursue Justin. We talk about how valid Justin's statements are, if he would pursue Eliza after the show, and if he was just trying to win in the moment. We also talk about how everyone is talking about wanting to be picked this season, Mara's explosive entrance, and Johnny opening up about his family problems. We dive more into Kate's statements regarding Logan, what her requests for him to do more actually mean, and a surprise entrance by Gabby and Rachel to shake up some drama. We talk about if Kate actually needed to be “saved” from Logan, whether or not Genevieve and Aaron are truly compatible, and the drama behind the itch versus pain argument. We close out with the Sadie Hawkins Dance from Hell, with Jessenia trying to get closure from Andrew, Ency attempting to intervene in them talking, Andrew admitting his heart is still with Teddi, and the departure of Jessenia, Andrew, and Ency from the show. “If you're not into her, just say it!” If you are interested in running a book club in your city, send an email to: DTYEHBBookClub@gmail.com  Please make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode and as always send in your relationship questions to asknick@kastmedia.com to be a part of our Monday episodes.  To Order Nick's Book Go To: http://www.viallfiles.com Support a Local Bookstore: https://bookshop.org/books/don-t-text-your-ex-happy-birthday-and-other-advice-on-love-sex-and-dating-9798212185622/9781419755491 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Total Wireless: Total by Verizon is available at http://www.TotalByVerizon.com and at retailers nationwide. Everylwell: The gift of health has never been so easy to share than it is this holiday. For listeners of the show, Everlywell is offering a discount of 20% off an at-home lab test at http://www.Everlywell.com/viall. Framebridge: Get started today—frame your photos or give someone the perfect gift. Go to http://www.Framebridge.com and place your order today.  Hungryroot: Right now, Hungryroot is offering The Viall Files listeners 30% off your first delivery and free veggies for life. Just go to http://www.Hungryroot.com/VIALL, to get 30% off your first delivery and get your free veggies. Episode Socials: @viallfiles@nickviall@jakemillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juliet and Callie are back to discuss more Bachelor news, starting with Gabby and Erich's confirmed break-up (1:20). Then they discuss episodes 13 and 14 of ‘Bachelor in Paradise,' featuring Andrew's love triangle with Jessenia and Ency (4:09), and the continuation of Kate and Logan's rocky connection (29:30). Host: Juliet Litman and Callie Curry Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ivan goes ring shopping! What's your ideal ring, and would you be opposed to one that's lab-made? Speaking of rings, we're getting closer and closer to seeing Brandon give one to Serene. We feel they aren't getting enough love this season, so here's something to root for as we close in on the last few episodes.Let's bring it in a bit, and put a stamp on Justin & Eliza. Justin chooses himself, as Eliza did when she left the beach. However, it didn't turn out the way she'd hope. Remember kids, if they're wanting to film you running after someone to confess your love for them, don't. Chances are, it won't end well. Rachel & Gabby pop by to basically let us know that Gabby is engaged (so we thought), they're both happy, and they both still don't like Logan. Kate now has doubts, and Logan still wants to prove it to her...I CHOOSE YOU...Ency! Sorry not you Lindsey, maybe next time? *Cough* *Cough* *Logan* *Cough*Thomas and Becca also pops by to invite everyone to Bachelor In Paradise - Sadie Hawkins Dance!(Here's when the 'Dilemma' comes in) Ency looks like the person Andrew would like to ride off into the sunset with, however, Jessenia is still here and looking for clarity and closure. By doing so, she was able to expedite all of those potential outcomes and skip right to the part where all three of them go home single. Well played. What's a Paradise Dance without the over the top drama? Why can't we just enjoy the good times? Who would've won best dressed? Questions that need answers, and the fellas are here to discuss and to give you some extra insight.IG: @TheVibePodIvan and Demar: @IvanBHall @DemarJacksonPlease subscribe and leave a review!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 611, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The Boris Yeltsin File 1: 1931:Boris Yeltsin is born in Sverdlovsk, an industrial region in these mountains. the Ural Mountains. 2: 1985:This new General Secretary of the Communist Party brings Yeltsin to Moscow. Gorbachev. 3: 1986:Yeltsin is inducted into this national executive and policymaking committee. the Politburo. 4: 1994:Yeltsin orders Russian troops into this rebellious republic. Chechnya. 5: 1999:Yeltsin names this 15-year KGB veteran his successor. Putin. Round 2. Category: I Read The Articles, Too 1: "When they eat your dog, they're not so cute" was the headline on a USA Today article on these from Miami. alligators. 2: Scottish-born John Muir wrote the 1902 Ency. Britannica article on this valley in the Sierra Nevada of California. Yosemite. 3: In the 1945 magazine article "Extra-Terrestrial Relays", Arthur C. Clarke suggested these devices be used. satellites. 4: You can't escape the fact that the 1926 Encyclopedia Britannica article on conjuring was done by him. Houdini. 5: In an 1850 article, Dickens described his visit to this "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street". the Bank of England. Round 3. Category: Name The Musical 1: "Let the Sunshine in". Hair. 2: King Arthur,Merlin,Morgan Le Fey. Camelot. 3: Magaldi,Peron's mistress,People of Argentina. Evita. 4: "The Music of the Night". Phantom of the Opera. 5: "Luck Be a Lady". Guys and Dolls. Round 4. Category: Countries 1: North American mainland country which straddles the Tropic of Cancer. Mexico. 2: In the famous play, "Charlie's Aunt" was from this country "where the nuts come from". Brazil. 3: This food crop, Burma's most important, is pictured on its flag. rice. 4: You can say just Bosnia or Bosnia and this, the southern part of the country. Herzegovina. 5: Ras Dashen, this African country's highest peak, has been translated as "General Who Fights in Front of the Emperor". Ethiopia. Round 5. Category: Smooching In Shakespeare 1: He claims that the sleeping Michael Cassio kissed him hard while dreaming of Desdemona. Iago. 2: He says, "Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft" while holding Yorick's skull. Hamlet. 3: "Love's Labour's Lost" and "Henry VI, Part III" both mention the kiss of this Biblical traitor. Judas Iscariot. 4: In this comedy Petruchio says, "Kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday". Taming of the Shrew. 5: "We have kiss'd away kingdoms and provinces" says Scarus in the play about this title couple. Antony and Cleopatra. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

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This week we are joined again by friend of the pod, Renise, of the Black Bachelor Babes! We are bringing back the tarot readings for every episode of Clayton's season of The Bachelor. This week Megan asked the Final Rose Tarot cards what we can expect from this season of the Bachelor. Megan pulled the In your Head card, AKA the Eight of Mirrors. This card is all about building up insecurities in your head and playing the victim. We definitely see that play out in this episode… Hello, Shanae. We start the episode with the remaining drama from the last episode, including last week's rose ceremony. We also get a trauma porn group date, a naked scavenger hunt one-on-one date with Sarah, and a Baywatch-themed group date. We also get another extreme amount of Shanae foolishness. Some may say too much. Who is some? Us. We say it's too much. This week we say goodbye and highlight Ms. Asset, Tessa! We are really sad to see her go but knew Clayton wasn't really her type anyways. Follow her Tessauce! We also say goodbye to Ency! Lastly, we all share our Crime and Rose of the episode! Links discussed in the Episode: Spotify Giveaway - give us a 5 star rating, in the month of January, to win a $50 Amazon gift card! You can always connect with us at: linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses. There you can see links to our podcast and social media platforms. You can support the podcast by becoming a Patreon Member at: www.patreon.com/CrimeAndRoses. We have several levels of membership, and we truly love you, mean it. Always feel free to email us at: CrimeandRoses@gmail.com. Send us true crime story suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

Click Bait is back this week with some big news of our own as we officially welcome Tia to the podcast as our new co-host! Then, we're breaking down the biggest news in Bachelor Nation, and this week there seems to be a lot to celebrate! Plus, Ency from "The Bachelor" stops by and talks about her exciting new career path, why she went on "The Bachelor" and her thoughts on the group date drama.Plus, Joe, Natasha, and Tia discuss what it means to fight fair with your partner.Don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode (our longest episode ever!), we chat about Clayton Echard and the bios of the 31 women competing for his heart, internet stardom, and a Neil Lane diamond ring. We give superlatives for most likely to get a villain edit, most likely to have lived during the 1800s, and most likely to climb Clayton like a tree. So grab your hot flash cocktail and join us as we give our predictions about the most dramatic season of The Bachelor. Until next season. You don't have to watch The Bachelor to enjoy our spoiler-free recaps. Join us for the rest of the season at Patreon.com/popcast. We made you a brand new Bachelor Companion Guide for the Jan. 3 premiere! Visit knoxandjamie.com/bach(including our very own Bachelor Bracket, coming Dec. 26th).DO: follow along with the full cast bios as you listen. You can also use the Contestant Guide inside our Popcast Bach Companion. Remember: why Chris Harrison isn't hostingJesse Palmer: Instagram | Wiki | Official ABC bioClayton Echard: Instagram | Official ABC bioIndividual bios and Instagram accounts: Cassidy @cassidytimbrooks | Claire @claireheilig | Daria@darilynmonrosee | Eliza @lizaisichei | Elizabeth @ecorrigan5280 | Ency @ency_abedin | Gabby@gabriela.windey | Genevieve @genparisi | Hailey @haileyluhoo | Hunter @hunterchaag | Ivana @ivananoble | Jane @janeoliviapaik | Jill @jillchin_ | Kate @kategallivan | Kira @kiramengistu | Lindsay D. @lindsayraedobbs | Lindsey W. @lyndsey_windham | Mara @agreat_mara | Marlena @marlenawesh | Melina @melnasab | Rachel@pilot.rachel | Rianna @riannahockaday | Salley @salleycarson | Samantha @samcjeffries | Sarah @sarahahamrick| Serene @serenebrookrussell | Shanae @shanae.a | Sierra @sierrajackzen | Susie @susiecevans | Teddi@teddiwright | Tessa @tessauceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Human preseason polls and where WVU landed in those polls? Got it. A rare media appearance from Ken Pomeroy's Computer? Check. A definitive ranking of Big 12 coaches based on how well they fish? Done. Also, do we need to Super League the NCAA Tournament? Short answer: No. Thank you to Draft Kings Sportsbook for sponsoring this episode. Link: https://DraftKings.com and use promo code “TBPN”. Check out the Unreasonable Doubt Website at https://unreasonabledoubtwv.Wordpress.com. Get Unreasonable Doubt Merch here: https://dyerprime.printavo.com/merch/unreasonabledoubt --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unreasonabledoubt/message

We all check out Epic’s gaming multiverse, Core, but it doesn’t quite measure up to our expectations. Emilio continues to play Tainted Grail: Conquest while Nic enjoys the benefits of Nvidia Reflex in Escape from Tarkov. TOPICSCallisto Protocol, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Battlefield 2042, The Outer Worlds 2, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Forza Horizon 5,...

One of the ways that companies have tried to improve education and awareness about the risks of phishing is the use of phishing tests to see if colleagues click on the link or open the suspect attachment in an unsuspecting yet controled environment. If they do, some instant education comes their way. There are those that think that this approach keeps the topic at the front of everyone's mind, and there are those that think that it can have the effect of chilling the relationship between IT/Security and the rest of the organisation. There are a lot of variables in the equation like how you respond when someone clicks on the phish, how you encourage reporting of potential phishing and more, so the answer is a resounding "it depends." We also cover some of the increased security challenges that come with the now more common "working remotely," and what happens when you walk into an empty castle after having gotten past the moat and door, but there is no one inside to defend it.