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    Rock Solid
    S15E842: Pet Sounds VS Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Rock Solid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 102:16


    Pat welcomes Dave Festini and Dave Schneier back to the Zoom Room to referee an EPIC battle between The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" and The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Geekshow Podcast
    Geekshow Helpdesk: They New Coked It

    Geekshow Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 61:13


    Tony: -Carbonation Station: Mtn Dew HoneyDew -MRI Machines are nuts: https://apnews.com/article/mri-machine-long-island-chain-necklace-24b4c34492811dd72b15c2fd26ec76fd# -Ford is betting big on electric: https://electrek.co/2025/08/11/fords-new-universal-ev-platform-is-a-game-changer-for-30k-evs/ -Many states looking into Data Center power draw: https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-among-those-states-evaluating-data-center-power-impact-on-household-bills Jarron: -Computer science bubble is bursting: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/1730250/the-computer-science-bubble-is-bursting?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Perplexity offers to buy Chrome. Hahahaha. https://www.theverge.com/news/758218/perplexity-google-chrome-bid-unsolicited-offer -Goodbye AOL dial up: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0626249/aol-finally-discontinues-its-dial-up-internet-access---after-34-years?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Google is keeping goo.gl links alive afterall: https://blog.google/technology/developers/googl-link-shortening-update/ -Epic wins again: https://www.theverge.com/news/716856/epic-v-google-win-in-appeals-court Owen: -It all began when AI overcame the anti-bot checkbox. Checkmate humanity. https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/2034216/openais-chatgpt-agent-casually-clicks-through-i-am-not-a-robot-verification-test -ChatGPT-5 and 5-Thinking models released… and the launch was…bad. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-gpt-5-rollout-has-been-a-big-mess/

    Evolve Ventures
    #426 | You Don't Need to Be the Boss to Change the Culture

    Evolve Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 40:04


    Send us a textChange blooms where courage takes root. In today's episode, we share how small acts, honest words, and steady hearts can turn any workplace into a place of growth. From bridging generations to building trust, here's your call to lead, no matter where you sit.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today's conversation:#420 | Why You're So Angry And What to Do About It - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/420-why-youre-so-angry-and-what-to-do-about-it/id1511831621?i=1000718789962 #419 | The Four Different Types of Consent You Need to Know - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/419-the-four-different-types-of-consent-you-need-to-know/id1511831621?i=1000718243353Evolve Together Experiences:

    Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast
    Escaping Your Lane: The 289th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

    Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 94:36


    Today we discuss the reasons not to stay in your lane, wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, and whether Americans want a handout, or to be left alone. First: Bret responds to critique from Geert Vanden Bossche on his characterization of intramuscular vaccines and their capacity to produce mucosal immunity. Then: how science discovers reality, the risks of reductionism, and a hypothesis that generalists are more immune to corruption than specialists. Then: bald eagles and foxes compete to scavenge seal meat on the shores of the Salish Sea. Meanwhile in Canada, people are told they can't go into the woods. Finally: young, and urban, Americans are more likely than older, or rural Americans, to want a handout from the federal government.*****Our sponsors:Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you've ever had for $1 shipping.Sundries Farm: Extraordinary hand grown and harvested garlic from a family farm on the volcanic soils of Idaho. Go to http://www.sundriesfarm.com & enter code DarkHorse for 10% off.Sundays: Dog food so tasty and healthy, even husbands swear by it. Go to http://www.sundaysfordogs.com/DARKHORSE to receive 35% off your first order.*****Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comHeather's newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.comOur book, A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org*****Mentioned in this episode:Geert tweet: https://x.com/GVDBossche/status/1955304851270738108Nova Scotia: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/05/travel-activities-woods-restricted-prevent-wildfiresNew Brunswick: https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/08/09/stay-out-of-the-woods-new-brunswick-closing-crown-lands-due-to-extreme-wildfire-hazard/Fox poll: https://x.com/IAPolls2022/status/1948170719860281405Support the show

    The Survival Podcast
    Growing Mushrooms in Small Spaces – Epic-3721

    The Survival Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 98:22


    Kevin Fitzgerald has been a TSPC community member since the Jetta days and has been running a small mushroom business for 10 years.  He joins us today to talk about growing mushrooms for food and medicine in small indoor spaces. Join Me Today to Discuss… What substrate to grow on Sterile technique using low tech substrate How to prepare food for mushrooms Building a Martha tent for minimum cost The berst types of mushrooms to grow for beginners Creating the right environment to grow mushrooms Minimum tech for spawn production with liquid culture syringes How to add mushrooms to a … Continue reading →

    The Shuli Show
    Stuttering John On Jo Koy & Steel Toe's EPIC Cope | The Uncle Rico Show

    The Shuli Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 174:46


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    Fitzy & Wippa
    This Epic Quiz Fail Will Live In Your Head Rent Free!

    Fitzy & Wippa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 27:35 Transcription Available


    Who doesn’t love a good quiz show fail? Fitzy’s rounded up a couple that’ll have you in losing it. Fitzy is getting spammed as another Ryan Fitzgerald has been discovered, this one playing in the MLB. Plus, we dust off Romantic or Pathetic to judge whether your gestures of love are sweet… or just plain cringe. And to top it all off, master impressionist Newsreader Ash delivers one of her best impressions yet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller
    Chuch festivals & fairs are epic

    The PM Team w/Poni & Mueller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 7:23


    Church festivals and fairs become a big topic of conversation.

    Sky Sports Cricket Podcast
    Attention turns to the Ashes after India epic | Plus, The Hundred so far and county cricket changes

    Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 50:23


    Nas and Ath discuss some of the biggest talking points in cricket on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast.Now that the dust has settled on the epic Test series between England and India, they chat about whether it was a match for the 2005 Ashes.Plus, Nas and Ath give their views on the current state of The Hundred and on the changes announced for county cricket competitions.Watch every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTube here: Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTubeListen to every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-cricket-podcastYou can listen to the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Sky Sports Cricket Podcast".Join in the debate on Twitter @SkyCricket.For all the latest Cricket news, head to skysports.com/cricketFor advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

    Kinda Hot Kinda Healthy With Maddy Martinez and Ali Larrabee
    E94 Neuro Health & Nervous System Regulation with Neuro Health Coach Kate

    Kinda Hot Kinda Healthy With Maddy Martinez and Ali Larrabee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 91:33


    Welcome back to your two favorite girlies! Today we have on our badass friend Coach Kate! Kate is a WEALTH of knowledge on the brain, nervous system, and getting out of the “fix it, I'll work harder” cycle.  We cover SO much between neuro health, her story, and some amazing tips for you to incorporate to your life right away. Check out Kate's podcast, socials, and background info below.   Kate is a mom to a 1.5 year old and a professional coach with a multi 6 figure business & personal brand. Ex corporate executive that sold millions in contracts but had no space for a family, presence, or life outside of the 9-5. She's a firm believer in women being able to be remembered as the EPIC mom, also the driven, and accomplished professional in their careers so she started coaching 5 years ago has helped 1000s of women since. She's also the creator of Healthy B*tches Anonymous which is a 4 week nervous system based experience that helps high performing women stop spiraling, snapping, or shutting down & start leading their life, careers, & households without burning out in the process.   You can listen to her podcast the Dopamine Diaries here: https://open.spotify.com/show/40nQZx4rMPODinJdqETldW?si=QEiNiQEgSB-vKh8ZccXuqQ   Find Kate on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kate.liz.h?igsh=ejQ3aWd6NmtkcGp6    Find Ali here on  instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theantioverwhelmcoach?igsh=OHAyZ3lwcXBoY3c3    Find Maddy here on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maddymartinez.coaching?igsh=M3djYWY5YWltYzE%3D&utm_source=qr   Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode and send us your health / relationship / life / just need advice on, submit your questions here: https://bit.ly/KHKH-ask-my-question   Find us on all streaming platforms here, including the full video experience on our YouTube channel

    The Survival Podcast
    The Death of the 60/40 Portfolio – Epic-3720

    The Survival Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 94:07


    Tune in today as we discuss the quiet revolution happening in retirement and institutional investing. The old rules are breaking down, and the traditional 60/40 portfolio is no longer a guaranteed path to a secure retirement. Inflation is eating away at savings, bonds are offering poor yields, and a handful of tech stocks are propping up the major indexes. This is not just a problem for you and your IRA; it’s a crisis for the biggest pools of capital in the world, from city pension funds to university endowments. They're all facing the same cold, hard reality: their old playbooks … Continue reading →

    The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast
    Podcast #211: Vail Resorts Chairperson & CEO Rob Katz

    The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 64:54


    This podcast and article are free, but a lot of The Storm lives behind a paywall. I wish I could make everything available to everyone, but an article like this one is the result of 30-plus hours of work. Please consider supporting independent ski journalism with an upgrade to a paid Storm subscription. You can also sign up for the free tier below.WhoRob Katz, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Vail ResortsRecorded onAugust 8, 2025About Vail ResortsVail Resorts owns and operates 42 ski areas in North America, Australia, and Europe. In order of acquisition:The company's Epic Pass delivers skiers unlimited access to all of these ski areas, plus access to a couple dozen partner resorts:Why I interviewed himHow long do you suppose Vail Resorts has been the largest ski area operator by number of resorts? From how the Brobots prattle on about the place, you'd think since around the same time the Mayflower bumped into Plymouth Rock. But the answer is 2018, when Vail surged to 18 ski areas – one more than number two Peak Resorts. Vail wasn't even a top-five operator until 2007, when the company's five resorts landed it in fifth place behind Powdr's eight and 11 each for Peak, Boyne, and Intrawest. Check out the year-by-year resort operator rankings since 2000:Kind of amazing, right? For decades, Vail, like Aspen, was the owner of some great Colorado ski areas and nothing more. There was no reason to assume it would ever be anything else. Any ski company that tried to get too big collapsed or surrendered. Intrawest inflated like a balloon then blew up like a pinata, ejecting trophies like Mammoth, Copper, and Whistler before straggling into the Alterra refugee camp with a half dozen survivors. American Skiing Company (ASC) united eight resorts in 1996 and was 11 by the next year and was dead by 2007. Even mighty Aspen, perhaps the brand most closely associated with skiing in American popular culture, had abandoned a nearly-two-decade experiment in owning ski areas outside of Pitkin County when it sold Blackcomb and Fortress Mountains in 1986 and Breckenridge the following year.But here we are, with Vail Resorts, improbably but indisputably the largest operator in skiing. How did Vail do this when so many other operators had a decades-long head start? And failed to achieve sustainability with so many of the same puzzle pieces? Intrawest had Whistler. ASC owned Heavenly. Booth Creek, a nine-resort upstart launched in 1996 by former Vail owner George Gillett, had Northstar. The obvious answer is the 2008 advent of the Epic Pass, which transformed the big-mountain season pass from an expensive single-mountain product that almost no one actually needed to a cheapo multi-mountain passport that almost anyone could afford. It wasn't a new idea, necessarily, but the bargain-skiing concept had never been attached to a mountain so regal as Vail, with its sprawling terrain and amazing high-speed lift fleet and Colorado mystique. A multimountain pass had never come with so little fine print – it really was unlimited, at all these great mountains, all the time - but so many asterisks: better buy now, because pretty soon skiing Christmas week is going to cost more than your car. And Vail was the first operator to understand, at scale, that almost everyone who skis at Vail or Beaver Creek or Breckenridge skied somewhere else first, and that the best way to recruit these travelers to your mountain rather than Deer Valley or Steamboat or Telluride was to make the competition inconvenient by bundling the speedbump down the street with the Alpine fantasy across the country.Vail Resorts, of course, didn't do anything. Rob Katz did these things. And yes, there was a great and capable team around him. But it's hard to ignore the fact that all of these amazing things started happening shortly after Katz's 2006 CEO appointment and stopped happening around the time of his 2021 exit. Vail's stock price: from $33.04 on Feb. 28, 2006 to $354.76 to Nov. 1, 2021. Epic Pass sales: from zero to 2.1 million. Owned resort portfolio: from five in three states to 37 in 15 states and three countries. Epic Pass portfolio: from zero ski areas to 61. The company's North American skier visits: from 6.3 million for the 2005-06 ski season to 14.9 million in 2020-21. Those same VR metrics after three-and-a-half years under his successor, Kirsten Lynch: a halving of the stock price to $151.50 on May 27, 2025, her last day in charge; a small jump to 2.3 million Epic Passes sold for 2024-25 (but that marked the product's first-ever unit decline, from 2.4 million the previous winter); a small increase to 42 owned resorts in 15 states and four countries; a small increase to 65 ski areas accessible on the Epic Pass; and a rise to 16.9 million North American skier visits (actually a three percent slump from the previous winter and the company's second consecutive year of declines, as overall U.S. skier visits increased 1.6 percent after a poor 2023-24).I don't want to dismiss the good things Lynch did ($20-an-hour minimum wage; massively impactful lift upgrades, especially in New England; a best-in-class day pass product; a better Pet Rectangle app), or ignore the fact that Vail's 2006-to-2019 trajectory would have been impossible to replicate in a world that now includes the Ikon Pass counterweight, or understate the tense community-resort relationships that boiled under Katz's do-things-and-apologize-later-maybe leadership style. But Vail Resorts became an impossible-to-ignore globe-spanning goliath not because it collected great ski areas, but because a visionary leader saw a way to transform a stale, weather-dependent business into a growing, weather-agnostic(-ish) one.You may think that “visionary” is overstating it, that merely “transformational” would do. But I don't think I appreciated, until the rise of social media, how deeply cynical America had become, or the seemingly outsized proportion of people so eager to explain why new ideas were impossible. Layer, on top of this, the general dysfunction inherent to corporate environments, which can, without constant schedule-pruning, devolve into pseudo-summits of endless meetings, in which over-educated and well-meaning A+ students stamped out of elite university assembly lines spend all day trotting between conference rooms taking notes they'll never look at and trying their best to sound brilliant but never really accomplishing anything other than juggling hundreds of daily Slack and email messages. Perhaps I am the cynical one here, but my experience in such environments is that actually getting anything of substance done with a team of corporate eggheads is nearly impossible. To be able to accomplish real, industry-wide, impactful change in modern America, and to do so with a corporate bureaucracy as your vehicle, takes a visionary.Why now was a good time for this interviewAnd the visionary is back. True, he never really left, remaining at the head of Vail's board of directors for the duration of Lynch's tenure. But the board of directors doesn't have to explain a crappy earnings report on the investor conference call, or get yelled at on CNBC, or sit in the bullseye of every Saturday morning liftline post on Facebook.So we'll see, now that VR is once again and indisputably Katz's company, whether Vail's 2006-to-2021 rise from fringe player to industry kingpin was an isolated case of right-place-at-the-right-time first-mover big-ideas luck or the masterwork of a business musician blending notes of passion, aspiration, consumer pocketbook logic, the mystique of irreplaceable assets, and defiance of conventional industry wisdom to compose a song that no one can stop singing. Will Katz be Steve Jobs returning to Apple and re-igniting a global brand? Or MJ in a Wizards jersey, his double threepeat with the Bulls untarnished but his legacy otherwise un-enhanced at best and slightly diminished at worst?I don't know. I lean toward Jobs, remaining aware that the ski industry will never achieve the scale of the Pet Rectangle industry. But Vail Resorts owns 42 ski areas out of like 6,000 on the planet, and only about one percent of them is associated with the Epic Pass. Even if Vail grew all of these metrics tenfold, it would still own just a fraction of the global ski business. Investors call this “addressable market,” meaning the size of your potential customer base if you can make them aware of your existence and convince them to use your services, and Vail's addressable market is far larger than the neighborhood it now occupies.Whether Vail can get there by deploying its current operating model is irrelevant. Remember when Amazon was an online bookstore and Netflix a DVD-by-mail outfit? I barely do either, because visionary leaders (Jeff Bezos, Reed Hastings) shaped these companies into completely different things, tapping a rapidly evolving technological infrastructure capable of delivering consumers things they don't know they need until they realize they can't live without them. Like never going into a store again or watching an entire season of TV in one night. Like the multimountain ski pass.Being visionary is not the same thing as being omniscient. Amazon's Fire smartphone landed like a bag of sand in a gastank. Netflix nearly imploded after prematurely splitting its DVD and digital businesses in 2011. Vail's decision to simultaneously chop 2021-22 Epic Pass prices by 20 percent and kill its 2020-21 digital reservation system landed alongside labor shortages, inflation, and global supply chain woes, resulting in a season of inconsistent operations that may have turned a generation off to the company. Vail bullied Powdr into selling Park City and Arapahoe Basin into leaving the Epic Pass and Colorado's state ski trade association into having to survive without four (then five) of its biggest brands. The company alienated locals everywhere, from Stowe (traffic) to Sunapee (same) to Ohio (truncated seasons) to Indiana (same) to Park City (everything) to Whistler (same) to Stevens Pass (just so many people man). The company owns 99 percent of the credit for the lift-tickets-brought-to-you-by-Tiffany pricing structure that drives the popular perception that skiing is a sport accessible only to people who rent out Yankee Stadium for their dog's birthday party.We could go on, but the point is this: Vail has messed up in the past and will mess up again in the future. You don't build companies like skyscrapers, straight up from ground to sky. You build them, appropriately for Vail, like mountains, with an earthquake here and an eruption there and erosion sometimes and long stable periods when the trees grow and the goats jump around on the rocks and nothing much happens except for once in a while a puma shows up and eats Uncle Toby. Vail built its Everest by clever and novel and often ruthless means, but in doing so made a Balkanized industry coherent, mainstreamed the ski season pass, reshaped the consumer ski experience around adventure and variety, united the sprawling Park City resorts, acknowledged the Midwest as a lynchpin ski region, and forced competitors out of their isolationist stupor and onto the magnificent-but-probably-nonexistent-if-not-for-the-existential-need-to-compete-with Vail Ikon, Indy, and Mountain Collective passes.So let's not confuse the means for the end, or assume that Katz, now 58 and self-assured, will act with the same brash stop-me-if-you-can bravado that defined his first tenure. I mean, he could. But consumers have made it clear that they have alternatives, communities have made it clear that they have ways to stop projects out of spite, Alterra has made it clear that empire building is achieved just as well through ink as through swords, and large independents such as Jackson Hole have made it clear that the passes that were supposed to be their doom instead guaranteed indefinite independence via dependable additional income streams. No one's afraid of Vail anymore.That doesn't mean the company can't grow, can't surprise us, can't reconfigure the global ski jigsaw puzzle in ways no one has thought of. Vail has brand damage to repair, but it's repairable. We're not talking about McDonald's here, where the task is trying to convince people that inedible food is delicious. We're talking about Vail Mountain and Whistler and Heavenly and Stowe – amazing places that no one needs convincing are amazing. What skiers do need to be convinced of is that Vail Resorts is these ski areas' best possible steward, and that each mountain can be part of something much larger without losing its essence.You may be surprised to hear Katz acknowledge as much in our conversation. You will probably be surprised by a lot of things he says, and the way he projects confidence and optimism without having to fully articulate a vision that he's probably still envisioning. It's this instinctual lean toward the unexpected-but-impactful that powered Vail's initial rise and will likely reboot the company. Perhaps sooner than we expect.What we talked aboutThe CEO job feels “both very familiar and very new at the same time”; Vail Resorts 2025 versus Vail Resorts 2006; Ikon competition means “we have to get better”; the Epic Friends program that replaces Buddy Tickets: 50 percent off plus skiers can apply that cost to next year's Epic Pass; simplifying the confusing; “we're going to have to get a little more creative and a little more aggressive” when it comes to lift ticket pricing; why Vail will “probably always have a window ticket”; could we see lower lift ticket prices?; a response to lower-than-expected lift ticket sales in 2024-25; “I think we need to elevate the resort brands themselves”; thoughts on skier-visit drops; why Katz returned as CEO; evolving as a leader; a morale check for a company “that was used to winning” but had suffered setbacks; getting back to growth; competing for partners and “how do we drive thoughtful growth”; is Vail an underdog now?; Vail's big advantage; reflecting on the 20 percent 2021 Epic Pass price cut and whether that was the right decision; is the Epic Pass too expensive or too cheap?; reacting to the first ever decline in Epic Pass unit sales numbers; why so many mountains are unlimited on Epic Local; “who are you going to kick out of skiing” if you tighten access?; protecting the skier experience; how do you make skiers say “wow?”; defending Vail's ongoing resort leadership shuffle; and why the volume of Vail's lift upgrades slowed after 2022's Epic Lift Upgrade.What I got wrong* I said that the Epic Pass now offered access to “64 or 65” ski areas, but I neglected to include the six new ski areas that Vail partnered with in Austria for the 2025-26 ski season. The correct number of current Epic Pass partners is 71 (see chart above). * I said that Vail Resorts' skier visits declined by 1.5 percent from the 2023-24 to 2024-25 winters, and that national skier visits grew by three percent over that same timeframe. The numbers are actually reversed: Vail's skier visits slumped by approximately three percent last season, while national visits increased by 1.7 percent, per the National Ski Areas Association.* I said that the $1,429 Ikon Pass cost “40% more” than the $799 Epic Local – but I was mathing on the fly and I mathed dumb. The actual increase from Epic Local to Ikon is roughly 79 percent.* I claimed that Park City Mountain Resort was charging $328 for a holiday week lift ticket when it was “30 percent-ish open” and “the surrounding resorts were 70-ish percent open.” Unfortunately, I was way off on the dollar amount and the timeframe, as I was thinking of this X post I made on Wednesday, Jan. 8, when day-of tickets were selling for $288:* I said I didn't know what “Alterra” means. Alterra Mountain Company defines it as “a fusion of the words altitude and terrain/terra, paying homage to the mountains and communities that form the backbone of the company.”* I said that Vail's Epic Lift Upgrade was “22 or 23 lifts.” I was wrong, but the number is slippery for a few reasons. First, while I was referring specifically to Vail's 2021 announcement that 19 new lifts were inbound in 2022, the company now uses “Epic Lift Upgrade” as an umbrella term for all years' new lift installs. Second, that 2022 lift total shot up to 21, then down to 19 when Park City locals threw a fit and blocked two of them (both ultimately went to Whistler), then 18 after Keystone bulldozed an illegal access road in the high Alpine (the new lift and expansion opened the following year).Questions I wish I'd askedThere is no way to do this interview in a way that makes everyone happy. Vail is too big, and I can't talk about everything. Angry Mountain Bro wants me to focus on community, Climate Bro on the environment, Finance Bro on acquisitions and numbers, Subaru Bro on liftlines and parking lots. Too many people who already have their minds made up about how things are will come here seeking validation of their viewpoint and leave disappointed. I will say this: just because I didn't ask about something doesn't mean I wouldn't have liked to. Acquisitions and Europe, especially. But some preliminary conversations with Vail folks indicated that Katz had nothing new to say on either of these topics, so I let it go for another day.Podcast NotesOn various metrics Here's a by-the-numbers history of the Epic Pass:Here's Epic's year-by-year partner history:On the percent of U.S. skier visits that Vail accounts forWe don't know the exact percentage of U.S. skier visits belong to Vail Resorts, since the company's North American numbers include Whistler, which historically accounts for approximately 2 million annual skier visits. But let's call Vail's share of America's skier visits 25 percent-ish:On ski season pass participation in AmericaThe rise of Epic and Ikon has correlated directly with a decrease in lift ticket visits and an increase in season pass visits. Per Kotke's End-of-Season Demographic Report for 2023-24:On capital investmentSimilarly, capital investment has mostly risen over the past decade, with a backpedal for Covid. Kotke:The NSAA's preliminary numbers suggest that the 2024-25 season numbers will be $624.4 million, a decline from the previous two seasons, but still well above historic norms.On the mystery of the missing skier visitsI jokingly ask Katz for resort-by-resort skier visits in passing. Here's what I meant by that - up until the 2010-11 ski season, Vail, like all operators on U.S. Forest Service land, reported annual skier visits per ski area:And then they stopped, winning a legal argument that annual skier visits are proprietary and therefore protected from public records disclosure. Or something like that. Anyway most other large ski area operators followed this example, which mostly just serves to make my job more difficult.On that ski trip where Timberline punched out Vail in a one-on-five fightI don't want to be the Anecdote King, but in 2023 I toured 10 Mid-Atlantic ski areas the first week of January, which corresponded with a horrendous warm-up. The trip included stops at five Vail Resorts: Liberty, Whitetail, Seven Springs, Laurel, and Hidden Valley, all of which were underwhelming. Fine, I thought, the weather sucks. But then I stopped at Timberline, West Virginia:After three days of melt-out tiptoe, I was not prepared for what I found at gut-renovated Timberline. And what I found was 1,000 vertical feet of the best version of warm-weather skiing I've ever seen. Other than the trail footprint, this is a brand-new ski area. When the Perfect Family – who run Perfect North, Indiana like some sort of military operation – bought the joint in 2020, they tore out the lifts, put in a brand-new six-pack and carpet-loaded quad, installed all-new snowmaking, and gut-renovated the lodge. It is remarkable. Stunning. Not a hole in the snowpack. Coming down the mountain from Davis, you can see Timberline across the valley beside state-run Canaan Valley ski area – the former striped in white, the latter mostly barren.I skied four fast laps off the summit before the sixer shut at 4:30. Then a dozen runs off the quad. The skier level is comically terrible, beginners sprawled all over the unload, all over the green trails. But the energy is level 100 amped, and everyone I talked to raved about the transformation under the new owners. I hope the Perfect family buys 50 more ski areas – their template works.I wrote up the full trip here.On the megapass timelineI'll work on a better pass timeline at some point, but the basics are this:* 2008: Epic Pass debuts - unlimited access to all Vail Resorts* 2012: Mountain Collective debuts - 2 days each at partner resorts* 2015: M.A.X. Pass debuts - 5 days each at partner resorts, unlimited option for home resort* 2018: Ikon Pass debuts, replaces M.A.X. - 5, 7, or unlimited days at partner resorts* 2019: Indy Pass debuts - 2 days each at partner resortsOn Epic Day vs. Ikon Session I've long harped on the inadequacy of the Ikon Session Pass versus the Epic Day Pass:On Epic versus Ikon pricingEpic Passes mostly sell at a big discount to Ikon:On Vail's most recent investor conference callThis podcast conversation delivers Katz's first public statements since he hosted Vail Resorts' investor conference call on June 5. I covered that call extensively at the time:On Epic versus Ikon access tweaksAlterra tweaks Ikon Pass access for at least one or two mountains nearly every year – more than two dozen since 2020, by my count. Vail rarely makes any changes. I broke down the difference between the two in the article linked directly above this one. I ask Katz about this in the pod, and he gives us a very emphatic answer.On the Park City strikeNo reason to rehash the whole mess in Park City earlier this year. Here's a recap from The New York Times. The Storm's best contribution to the whole story was this interview with United Mountain Workers President Max Magill:On Vail's leadership shuffleI'll write more about this at some point, but if you scroll to the right on Vail's roster, you'll see the yellow highlights whenever Vail has switched a president/general manager-level employee over the past several years. It's kind of a lot. A sample from the resorts the company has owned since 2016:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing all year long. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

    Shan and RJ
    Hour 2: The Rangers had an epic comeback win and the AP Top 25 is out in college football

    Shan and RJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 46:50


    The Rangers had an epic comeback win and the AP Top 25 is out in college football. Texas is the number 1 team in the country. Debating this current NFL QB tier list. Ask Reddit!

    Adventure On Deck
    Week 22: Mwindo Epic

    Adventure On Deck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 28:00


    TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
    TCBCast Bonus - Oh Happy Day's EPiC Restoration Teased!

    TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 17:15


    Baz Luhrmann has released a teaser promoting the world premiere date of September 6, 2025, for "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" by dropping newly restored clip of Elvis's 1970 rehearsal performance of "Oh Happy Day." Gone is the grainy, washed out video, in are pristine, sharp film, vibrant colors... but also new audio! Elvis's vocal track sounds better than it ever has, which implies a new source & substantial clean-up, but the instrumentation screams "overdub." What is EPiC even going to be? Gurdip and Justin are on the case to discuss this tiny Elvis Week tease from Baz and his team. Check it out for yourself on Luhrmann's social pages: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNQUuK4p9KZ/

    Friedman Adventures's Podcast
    Epic Yellowtail at Coronado Islands, Bluefin Tuna Limits, and a 50lb Halibut in San Pedro!

    Friedman Adventures's Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 22:58


    Rise and shine, anglers! In today's Morning Fishing Briefing, we're diving into the hottest fishing action off the Southern California coast!

    Only in Seattle - Real Estate Unplugged
    LA Tears Down Homeless Man's 3-Story Treehouse — His Epic Plan to Rebuild “Tree Mansion 2.0”

    Only in Seattle - Real Estate Unplugged

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 23:32


    When 34-year-old Erick's hand-built, three-story treehouse in South Central Los Angeles went viral for its creativity — complete with a mezzanine, zipline, and bedroom — city officials tore it down.But Erick isn't giving up. After a decade living on the streets, he's already designing “Tree Mansion 2.0” with wild new features: a fire pole, trampoline net, camouflaged exterior, and even an “eject-o-seat” for quick escapes.

    The Conspiracy Theorist Survival Guide Podcast
    Epic Interview on Supernatural Bible changes with Nephalim Death Squad

    The Conspiracy Theorist Survival Guide Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 105:31


    These guys have a great podcast and we had such a great interview on the Bible changes check it outSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conspiracy-theorist-survival-guide-podcast/donations

    Speckast
    #78 | Mafia: The Old Country, Is This Seat Taken? & mehr

    Speckast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 102:30


    Hey Leute, die letzte Ausgabe, bevor ich eine Woche für die gamescom verschwinde. Also lasst und als Thema darüber sprechen. Oh, und natürlich auch noch ein paar Videospiele, die ich in den vergangenen Tagen konsumiert habe. Viel Spaß beim Hören! SpeckObstler Ich liebe Kojimas wilden Ritt | Death Stranding 2 Review Ein Monat voller Remakes und rundenbasierter Kämpfe | Neue Spiele im August Das waren die BESTEN Spiele im Juli Ich freue mich weiterhin auf Silent Hill f, aber das Kampfsystem bereitet mir große Sorgen Wenn ein Spiel durch Jumpscares fast ruiniert wird | Dead Take Review Patreon Life is Strange Episode 1 | 10 Jahre Dümmer Ink Ribbon Radio Speicherstand 08/2025: Auf einen Drink in Köln? Dead Take (Take the shot) Unterstützt meine Arbeit auf Patreon oder Steady und erhaltet neben exklusiven Inhalten auch erweitertete Versionen dieses Paodcasts.PatreonSteadyHolt euch bei HOLY mit meinem Code "SPECKOBST5" für einen 5€-Rabatt bei einer Erstbestellung oder spart 10% mit dem Code "SPECKOBST"Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:27 Update NEUE SPIELE 13:07 Mafia: The Old Country 26:33 Is This Seat Taken? NEWS 33:42 Limited Run Games ist noch immer scheiße 41:22 Digital Foundry ist endlich in privaten Händen 45:49 Xbox cancelt Contraband 48:25 Sony shiftet Fokus von Hardware zu Community und Engagement 53:21 Bithell Games entlässt Großteil der Arbeiterschaft 56:29 Far Cry Serie in Arbeit THEMA 59:55 gamescom FRAGEN 01:15:37 Was ist dein Wertungssystem? 01:28:58 Nutzt du noch Retroplace oder ähnliche Seiten zur Katalogisierung deiner Sammlung? 01:37:26 Was wäre dein Wunschspiel im Hinblick auf neue Genres in einem bekanntem Franchise? Outro 01:40:07 Die ganz besonderen Supporter

    Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast
    No Klan Do: Daryl Davis on DarkHorse

    Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 141:37


    Bret Weinstein speaks with Daryl Davis on his experience engaging with members of the KKK, emphasizing the importance of dialogue, empathy, and understanding in breaking down barriers.Find Dary Davis at https://daryldavisspeaking.com and on X at https://www.x.com/realdaryldavis*****This episode is sponsored by Timeline. Timeline accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order.*****Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comCheck out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.orgTheme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.Support the show

    Thrivetime Show | Business School without the BS
    WindowNinjas.com | Celebrating the EPIC 11X WindowNinjas.com Success Story + From a Startup to a BOOMing Franchise + Join Eric Trump At Clay Clark's September 25-26 Business Growth Conference (41 Tickets Remain)

    Thrivetime Show | Business School without the BS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 58:57


    Want to Start or Grow a Successful Business? Schedule a FREE 13-Point Assessment with Clay Clark Today At: www.ThrivetimeShow.com   Join Clay Clark's Thrivetime Show Business Workshop!!! Learn Branding, Marketing, SEO, Sales, Workflow Design, Accounting & More. **Request Tickets & See Testimonials At: www.ThrivetimeShow.com  **Request Tickets Via Text At (918) 851-0102   See the Thousands of Success Stories and Millionaires That Clay Clark Has Helped to Produce HERE: https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/testimonials/ Download A Millionaire's Guide to Become Sustainably Rich: A Step-by-Step Guide to Become a Successful Money-Generating and Time-Freedom Creating Business HERE: www.ThrivetimeShow.com/Millionaire   See Thousands of Case Studies Today HERE: www.thrivetimeshow.com/does-it-work/  

    Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips and Advice
    The Real Organic Project with Dave Chapman | The Beet

    Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips and Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 72:43


    Launch your business with a free trial of Shopify. Go to https://shopify.com/thebeet to learn more! Episode Description:  The standards for organic farming were built with care and good intentions. But when today's Beet Podcast guest discovered they'd been co-opted, he set out to change that. What started as a farmer organizing turned into a lifelong mission to reclaim the original meaning of “organic” by focusing on the soil. He and Logan dig into organic farming – and the tangled rules around what the word means today. Connect with Dave Chapman: Dave Chapman has been farming for 37 years and now runs Long Wind Farm in Vermont. He's Co-Director of the Real Organic Project and a founding member of Vermont Organic Farmers. A driving force behind the Keep The Soil In Organic movement, Dave works to reclaim organic standards from the USDA. Through his roles in key associations and task forces, he's pushing to restore the true meaning of “organic”. Find more from Dave at the Real Organic Project: https://realorganicproject.org/ Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop  → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests  Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube  → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog  → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts  → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord  → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta  → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok  → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest  → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter  → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook  → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup  → Love our products? Become an Epic affiliate! https://growepic.co/3FjQXqV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Evolve Ventures
    #425 | Are You Actually Protecting Your Mental Health?

    Evolve Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 28:16


    Send us a textWe all long for the peace of a healthy mind, but are we willing to nurture it? In this episode, we speak openly about the gap between wishing for change and walking the sometimes rugged path that makes it real. We share the rituals that have steadied us through the seasons, the conversations that stretched us beyond comfort, and the quiet courage it takes to keep showing up. From timeworn practices to three simple steps you can begin today, this is a call to tend the garden of your mind. More than pages in a journal or words in a book, it's about the steady, deliberate care that transforms hope into lasting strength.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today's conversation:#391 | Why Does Growth Suck SO BAD? - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/391-why-does-growth-suck-so-bad/id1511831621?i=1000703429198 #396 | The Best Habit for Dealing With Stress - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/396-the-best-habit-for-dealing-with-stress/id1511831621?i=1000705663442 Evolve Together Experiences:

    The Steve Gruber Show
    Brittany Madni | Food Stamps, Medicaid, and the Truth Behind OBBB Reforms

    The Steve Gruber Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 7:30


    Steve brings on Brittany Madni, Executive Vice President of the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), to break down the facts on recent reforms to food stamps and Medicaid. EPIC takes aim at myths pushed by opponents of the OBBB plan, explaining what's really changing, who's impacted, and why these reforms matter for taxpayers and recipients alike.

    Empowering Industry Podcast - A Production of Empowering Pumps & Equipment

    Charli is joined by her Coach, Rob! Rob is a new author but first he was Charli's leadership coach and before that... you'll have to listen to find out! #BeEmpoweringJoin us at EPIC, November 5th and 6th at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, TXFind us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn,  Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com   

    Trip Tales
    73. Florida Keys w/ Kids - The Ultimate Family Road Trip Itinerary: Quirky Stops, Epic Snorkeling & Dry Tortugas National Park

    Trip Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 76:38


    Kelsey interviews Jenna about her multigenerational family road trip through the Florida Keys in April 2025. Jenna, her husband, their two boys (ages 7 and 9), and her parents hit the road from Miami, making memorable stops in Homestead, Islamorada, Marathon, Long Key, and Key West. From quirky roadside attractions to oceanfront stays and delicious local eats, this episode is packed with fun ideas for your own Florida Keys adventure. Jenna also shares details about their epic (and rocky!) journey to Dry Tortugas National Park.Mentioned in this episode:- Best Western Plus Miami Airport North- Keys Fisheries, Marathon FL for stone crab- Homestead: The Coral Castle (Edward Leedskalnin), White Lion Cafe, Robert Is Here Fruit Stand- Overseas Highway- Lime Tree Bay Resort - Layton / Long Key- Islamorada: Robbie's of Islamorada (tarpon)- Keyz Charters - 2 hour private snorkel trip to Alligator Reef Lighthouse- Habanos oceanfront Cuban restaurant- Crane Point Hammock Nature Center- Key West hotels: Best Western Hibiscus Key West, Casa Marina, H2O Suites - Seaside Cafe at the Mansion - Lobster Bianca Pizza- Dry Tortugas National Park & Fort Jefferson- Key West Conch Train- Mel Fisher Maritime Museum- Key West Aquarium- First Flight Restaurant- Louie's Backyard- Blue Heaven Brunch- Mallory Square Sunset Celebration- Doc's Diner- Towne Place Suites Miami Airport

    Styx + Bones by Evoking
    The Fates in Greek Mythology: Who Were the Moirai and What Did They Control?

    Styx + Bones by Evoking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 63:50


    In this episode, we unravel the mysterious power of The Moirai (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) the goddesses of fate in Greek mythology. Were even the gods, including Zeus himself, bound by the threads they spun?We explore ancient sources, myths, and beliefs surrounding destiny, divine will, and cosmic order, with a deep dive into Zeus's role: Was he the father of the Fates or subject to themWe are then diving into how we met, how Styx and Bones started and do we believe it was all fate ourselves?Chapters:(0:00) – Intro, Offerings to the Gods & Huge Temple Sale(5:18) – Reactions to Epic, Hades the God of Wealth? And Tyche(7:43) – The Gods Bound by Fate?(12:54)– Zeus the Father of the Fates?(20:52) – Are the Fates Above the Gods?(31:03) – Does Zeus Control Fate? (41:59) – Our Story: Do We Believe in Fate?Check out our Patreon, Styx and Bones Temple's Store, Blogs and more! ⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/styxandbonessFOLLOW STYX AND BONES ON SOCIAL MEDIA⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/styxandbonestemple⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@styxandbonestemple ⁠⁠FOLLOW HIGH PRIESTESS CHELSEA⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/highpriestesschelsea⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@highpriestesschelsea⁠⁠FOLLOW DR. K⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_

    Love Is Coming
    Season 7 Episode 11: ‘How to Know If You Actually Want Kids (OR Just Think You Should) with Zoe of Motherkind & Persia Lawson

    Love Is Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 64:43


    Today I have my incredible friend, Zoe Blaskey - founder of Motherkind - on the show.We go deeeep on: 

    Hello Old Sports
    The 1932 NFL Title Game

    Hello Old Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 67:00


    In 1932, the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans took part in the first postseason NFL Title Game in league history. Technically a regular season game, and played indoors at Chicago Stadium, this type of game had never been seen before. And in many ways it would never be seen again. Books and articles to complement this episode: The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports EmpireAny Given Sunday: The NFL's Epic 100-Year History in 20 GamesPro Football Championships Before the Super Bowl: A Year-by-Year History 1926-1965Monster of the Midway: Bronko Nagurski, the 1943 Chicago Bears, and the Greatest Comeback EverRed Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL's First SuperstarPapa Bear: The Life and Legacy of George Halas

    Prometheus Lens
    The Epic Of Esau w/ Derek Gilbert

    Prometheus Lens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 69:00 Transcription Available


    Want more exclusive content?! http://prometheuslens.supercast.com to sign up for the "All Access Pass" and get early access to episodes, private community, members only episodes, private Q & A's, and coming documentaries. We also have a $4 dollar a month package that gets you early access and an ad free listening experience!====================

    Top Marks Wrestling Podcast
    90s State of Mind #24: "Luther Vandross: Power of Love"

    Top Marks Wrestling Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 71:00


    Welcome to Episode #24 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair celebrate the 1991 album from iconic soul singer Luther Vandross, 'Power of Love'. 'Power of Love' is the seventh studio album by Vandross, released by Epic on April 26, 1991, following the critical and commercial success of his sixth album 'Any Love' (1988). 'Power of Love' received critical acclaim from most critics, earning Vandross a number of awards and accolades including two American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards. It reached number seven on the US Billboard 200 album chart, while topping the Top R&B Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks. On the latter chart, it was Vandross's last number one for twelve years until Dance with My Father was released. The album was later certified double platinum by the RIAA. Imran & Rhonda delve deep into the 90s gem exploring Vandross as an iconic presence for more than two decades, the making of 'Power of Love' along with the collaborators, singles and remixes. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Blue-in-Green:RADIO is a London-based online internet radio station which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. www.blueingreenradio.com TuneIn: bit.ly/2LBK0BD

    The Vergecast
    GPT-5's big new feature: less lying?

    The Vergecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 80:02


    It's a huge week in AI, with OpenAI releasing GPT-OSS and GPT-5, Grok getting deeply problematic again with its “spicy” video generator, and Tim Cook admitting that Apple may need to cut some deals. Then we talk the age gating of the internet and how you might soon need an ID card to get just about anywhere online. Finally, the Lightning Round gets re-rebranded. Adi Robertson and Alex Heath join the show to discuss. Further reading: GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users OpenAI releases a free GPT model that can run on your laptop Why open-source AI became an American national priority Mark Zuckerberg promises you can trust him with superintelligent AI xAI's new Grok image and video generator has a ‘spicy' mode Grok's ‘spicy' video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes I tested Grok's Valentine sex chatbot and it (mostly) behaved Tim Cook says Apple ‘must' figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it' Tim Cook says Apple is ‘open to' AI acquisitions Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet The UK is now age-gating the internet The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalyps The UK's new age-gating rules are easy to bypass Reddit and Discord's UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding's photo mode Reddit rolls out age verification in the UK to comply with new rules Five EU states to test age verification app to protect children The EU approach to age verification Commission presents guidelines and age verification app prototype for a safer online space for children Porn age-gating is the future of the internet, thanks to the Supreme Court The Supreme Court just upended internet law, and I have questions Florida Sues Huge Porn Sites Including XVideos and Bang Bros Over Age Verification Law  “Over the last two and a half years, 19 states – home to more than a third of Americans – have passed laws that require pornography websites to confirm a user's age by checking a government-issued ID or scanning their face, among other methods.” Google is using AI age checks to lock down user accounts Today's Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy Age Verification Harms Users of All Ages Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So Zero Knowledge Proofs Alone Are Not a Digital ID Solution to Protecting User Privacy Age Verification in the European Union: The Commission's Age Verification App RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contracts Epic just won its Google lawsuit again, and Android may never be the same Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing Instagram adds a reposts feed and rips off Snap Maps OpenAI charts crime OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing Nintendo raises the Switch 1 price from $299 to $339 Apple says Trump's tariffs are adding another $1 billion to its costs Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy
    Matt Hardy Reviews WWE SummerSlam 2025 and the EPIC TLC Match!

    The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 72:20


    WWE SummerSlam 2025 has come and gone, and the Hardy Boyz made their presence felt! This week on the Extreme Life, Matt reviews WWE's big extravaganza, discusses the epic TLC match, gives his thoughts on the ESPN deal, and more!   Special thanks to this week's sponsors!   Mando - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that's over 40% off) with promo HARDY at ShopMando.com! #mandopod #Ad   FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO ALL THINGS MATT HARDY at https://linktr.ee/matthardypod   Stop throwing your money on rent! Get into a house with NO MONEY DOWN and roughly the same monthly payment at SaveWithConrad.com   On AdFreeShows.com, you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at AdFreeShows.com   If your business targets 25-54 year old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy.  You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithHardy.com now and find out more about advertising with the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy. The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast is a pro wrestling podcast that covers Matt Hardy's journey through WWE, AEW, TNA, and other wrestling adventures.   Download the podcast:   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QGKxeH8v8Ea6eawO90Q44 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-extreme-life-of-matt-hardy/id1602252129 Everywhere else: ExtremeHardy.com   #WWE #AEW #TNA #HardyBoyz

    Prometheus Lens
    The Epic of Esau Chapter 1

    Prometheus Lens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 30:00 Transcription Available


    Want more exclusive content?! http://prometheuslens.supercast.com to sign up for the "All Access Pass" and get early access to episodes, private community, members only episodes, private Q & A's, and coming documentaries. We also have a $4 dollar a month package that gets you early access and an ad free listening experience!====================

    DTC Podcast
    Ep 532: What Smart Brands Do Differently on Amazon (Plus an Epic Clifford Rant on Seller Feedback Changes) | AKNF

    DTC Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 30:36


    Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupDTC professionals: discover why Amazon demands a unique strategy, not a copy‑paste from your DTC playbook.In this episode with Pilothouse Amazon Brain Trust, Rob & Clifford unpack:Why treating Amazon as “free traffic” undermines growthBest practices in listing creative, SEO, and media segmentationHow to avoid wasted cost chasing irrelevant keywordsImplications of Amazon's upcoming prep service cutoff in Jan 2026Why anonymous star ratings in seller feedback pose new risksListen to learn:Effective PPC structuring: exact, phrase, competitor campaignsReal‑world examples of spend optimization in running‑shoe brandsDefensive tactics before Amazon's policy changes go liveTimestamps00:00 Common Amazon misconceptions from DTC brands02:00 Why treating Amazon like DTC doesn't work04:00 How to approach Amazon like retail06:00 Amazon ad spend mistakes and missed ROAS10:00 Clifford's rant on seller feedback changes17:00 Amazon ends prep and labeling services20:00 Why brands now care more about buyer location24:00 Questions to ask your Amazon agency28:00 Automation vs manual control in Amazon adsHashtags#AmazonStrategy #DTCBrands #SellerFeedback #AmazonAds #EcommerceMarketing #AgencyTips #FBA #AmazonUpdates #PerformanceMarketing #DigitalCommerce Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupAdvertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertiseWork with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouseFollow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletterWatch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

    Wine Access Unfiltered
    Uruguay & Germany — Two Wine Trips, One Epic Recap

    Wine Access Unfiltered

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 53:44


    What do Uruguay and Germany have in common? They were both bucket-list wine regions for Amanda and Laura Koffer, and in this special 100th episode (!!) of Unfiltered, they share their thrilling visits to these two sleeper destinations. From Germany's soaring slate slopes to the glory of perfectly aged Uruguayan Tannat, they cover the wines, regions, and meals that made their trips magical—oh, and before you ask, yes, there were capybaras. Check out the episode to learn why Albariño might be your next favorite transition white, what spargel season means in Germany, and how to actually make Tannat work for your palate. Enjoy, and cheers to 100 episodes of Uncorked conversations!

    Evolve Ventures
    #424 | Is It Really Better to Be In a Bad Relationship Than to Be Lonely?

    Evolve Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 30:00


    Send us a textIn today's powerful episode of Evolve Ventures, we talk about the real reason people stay in misaligned or toxic relationships, not love, but fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of starting over. Fear that no one else will come. We share hard truths, personal stories, and the science behind how staying can hurt your health, happiness, and future. If you've ever felt stuck, unseen, or unsure about leaving, this conversation is for you. You'll walk away with clarity, strength, and a reminder that solitude can be sacred, not scary.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today's conversation:#417 | Healing from the Loneliness Epidemic - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/417-healing-from-the-loneliness-epidemic/id1511831621?i=1000717140862 #418 | How to Heal from an Addictive Relationship - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/418-how-to-heal-from-an-addictive-relationship/id1511831621?i=1000717641437 Evolve Together Experiences:

    Deconstructor of Fun
    TWIG #343: Match Villains' Monster Raise, the Sydney Sweeny Effect, and the Lost A of AAA

    Deconstructor of Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 64:49


    This week, the TWIG crew goes full galaxy brain. We kick things off with the real effects of celebrity cringe marketing. Then it's onto the real news: Probably Monsters' search for $220M ROI, Match Villains' monster raise, Lilith's search for growth, and Roblox's unstoppable growth. 00:00 Introduction and Host Introductions02:46 Episode Overview and Key Topics03:32 Celebrity Gaming League and Brand Marketing04:56 Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle Partnership05:54 Review Bombing and Gamer Activism08:00 Gamescom Event Announcements09:15 Medica and Multi-Arm Bandit Experimentation13:11 FIFA Online and Free-to-Play Discussion16:39 Probably Monsters and AAA Development21:51 Epic vs Google Lawsuit Update26:55 Atari Acquires Thunderful Group30:42 Good Job Games Raises $60 Million31:58 Analyzing Revenue Per Download32:32 Hypothesis on Grand Games' Rapid Fundraising34:05 Match Villains' Market Performance34:28 VC Funding vs. Non-Dilutive Funding36:36 Investment Trends in Turkey's Gaming Market37:42 Challenges in Scaling Puzzle Games41:47 Farlight 84: A Relaunch Story45:37 Lilith Games' Portfolio Performance49:33 DC Worlds Collide and the Squad RPG Market54:02 Roblox's Monetization and Engagement Strategies

    The Martial Arts Mania Podcast
    Zatoichi, Dragonfest, and A Better Tomorrow!

    The Martial Arts Mania Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 80:46


    This week Gavin and I are discussing our EPIC weekend we just had, which included multiple film screenings, some GREAT food (and not so great

    Sylvester Stallone Fan Podcast Network
    Jack Reiss' Epic Boxing Journey! | From Firefighter to Hollywood Ref

    Sylvester Stallone Fan Podcast Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 50:59


    Get ready for an unforgettable episode! Join us as we sit down with legendary boxing referee Jack Reiss, whose incredible journey from a Brooklyn kid to a California Boxing Hall of Fame inductee will leave you inspired! From refereeing iconic fights to rubbing shoulders with Sylvester Stallone, Jack's stories are packed with heart, grit, and Hollywood flair. In this episode of our boxing podcast, we dive deep into Jack Reiss' multifaceted career as a firefighter, boxing referee, and on-screen talent in films like Ali and TV shows like Ray Donovan. With his infectious enthusiasm and down-to-earth vibe, Jack shares how he went from fighting fires to officiating some of the biggest boxing matches in history, including the controversial Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder fight. Whether you're a boxing fanatic or just love a good underdog story, this episode is a knockout!We're all about bringing you the best in boxing—interviews with legends, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights into the sweet science. 00:00 - Intro: Kicking off with the iconic bell ring!01:07 - Introducing Jack Reiss: California Boxing Hall of Fame legend02:19 - Jack's journey: From firefighter to boxing referee03:05 - Growing up in Brooklyn with a boxing dad04:14 - Discovering boxing at Gleason's Gym and martial arts07:18 - Becoming a firefighter: Inspired by the action09:08 - Breaking into refereeing: Mentored by boxing greats15:09 - Handling chaos: The Andre Ward vs. Edwin Rodriguez fight19:09 - On the big screen: Working on The Contender with Stallone27:39 - Hollywood moments: Refereeing in Ali and Ray Donovan39:22 - The Tyson Fury controversy: Setting the record straight46:52 - Closing thoughts: Jack's offer to educate on boxing controversiesHear exclusive stories from Jack's career, including his time with Sylvester Stallone and Muhammad Ali.Learn what it takes to referee high-stakes boxing matches.Get the real scoop on the Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder “long count” controversy.Enjoy Jack's Brooklyn charm and passion for boxing!#BoxingLegends #JackReiss #BoxingStories #SylvesterStallone #TysonFury

    Le rendez-vous Jeux
    Hors-série : La sortie de Bloodborne (rediff)

    Le rendez-vous Jeux

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 25:57


    Au programme :Dans cet épisode hors-série je vous propose une nouvelle plongée dans les archives du RDV Jeux, on va remonter 10 ans en arrière et on va plonger en 2015 avec la sortie du jeu Bloodborn. D'abord un bref extrait de l'épisode 7 avec Guillaume Delalande et Florent Berthelot où vous allez l'entendre on est un peu tièdes. Puis 2 mois plus tard dans l'épisode 11, avec JK Lauret et Sylvain Tastet, on donne nos impressions après avoir eu le jeu entre les mains. Bonne écoute !---Infos :Animé par Patrick Beja (Bluesky, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok)Produit par Patrick Beja (LinkedIn) et Fanny Cohen Moreau (LinkedIn).Musique par Daniel Beja.---Liens :

    The Awesome Village
    Epic Cameo

    The Awesome Village

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 43:10


    We continue the ultimate battle on the road to the most epic moment in movies. This week, we dive into epic cameos.

    Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast
    Kennedy, Pharma, and the Battle over mRNA: The 288th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

    Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 104:45


    Today we discuss the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts by Secretary Kennedy. What are the risks, are they as limited as he suggests, and what can we look forward to from this technology in the future? Conversation includes Covid and the Covid shots, repurposed drugs, and the nature of science and knowledge. What does it mean for a claim to be credible—socially, or analytically? What does MAHA stand for, are their limits to hypernovelty, and how can we return to a more ancestral environment?*****Our sponsors:Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to http://www.GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you've ever had for $1 shipping.Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse for 20% off sitewide now until August 14th.ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.tryarmra.com/DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order.*****Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comHeather's newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.comOur book, A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org*****Mentioned in this episode:Kennedy's announcement: https://x.com/seckennedy/status/1952851097019633766BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority): https://www.medicalcountermeasures.govThe Psychology of Totalitarianism (Desmet 2022) https://amzn.to/4fuOlEO (commission earned) The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life (Becker & Selden 1985) https://amzn.to/3UOUBO4 (commission earned)Support the show

    Unclicked
    WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?! JULY 2025 // EPIC VIDEO PARTS & INTERNATIONAL BMX DAY 2025

    Unclicked

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 117:14


    Become a channel member -- https://www.youtube.com/@OurBMX/membershipSubscribe, if you want -- https://www.youtube.com/ourbmx?sub_confirmation=1We sell some nice stuff, too -- https://shop.ourbmx.com/It's NORA season boys and that means that some heavy, heavy video parts (and videos) dropped this month. Annnd we had that whole International BMX Day thing happen... Hit play and catch up on all the ins and outs of June. Disclaimer: We may not have caught everything, so feel free to let us know what we missed in the comments. We will ll try to get to it in the next What the Hell Happened. Thanks to Oskar Blues, and Source BMX, for supporting the Unclicked Podcast!https://oskarblues.com / https://www.sourcebmx.com/Hosts:Ryan Fudger: https://www.instagram.com/fyanrudger/Dennis Enarson: https://www.instagram.com/dennisenarson/Guest:Colin Varanyak: https://www.instagram.com/colinlikewhat/LINK to all the links! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HGUtb-sWeA_iS3POUv1P4HCEQcuNGzLQj9YJBp8A_zo/edit?usp=sharinghttp://ourbmx.comhttp://instagram.com/bmxhttp://facebook.com/ourbmx#bmx #ourbmx

    Grace Saves All: Christianity and Universal Salvation
    Ep. 195 A hilariously epic interview/debate with J.D. Lyonhart on his new book The Journey of God (Warning! - For the first time I unleash my comedy genius, but it's all J.D.'s fault!)

    Grace Saves All: Christianity and Universal Salvation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025


    AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK
    Meet the Elon Musk of the EPIC medical technology, Dr. Stan Pierce

    AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025


    Unleashed: The Political News Hour with Susan Price – Discover how Dr. Stan Pierce, known as the “Elon Musk of Chiropractic Innovations,” is transforming pain relief with EPIC, a groundbreaking sound wave technology for upper cervical care. Dive into a world where technology meets health, eliminating guesswork, and creating real results for patients from around the globe. Experience a revolution in healing and wellness today...

    Primetime with Isaac and Suke
    The Portland Pickles' Epic Viral Moment

    Primetime with Isaac and Suke

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 10:09


    Are you buying the Legend of Dixie?

    Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips and Advice
    Regenerate the Earth with Josh Tickell | The Beet

    Epic Gardening: Daily Growing Tips and Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 51:53


    Episode Description: Soil is where it all starts – our food, our health, and our planet. In this episode of The Beet Podcast, Jacques chats with Kiss the Ground and Common Ground filmmaker Josh Tickell about why healthy soil matters and how home gardeners can dig into regenerative practices right in their own backyards. Get ready for a fun, inspiring look at growing food that gives back to the earth. Connect with Josh Tickell: Josh Tickell is a leading eco-visionary known for crafting powerful, solutions-driven documentaries. He won the Sundance Audience Award for Fuel and gained widespread acclaim for Kiss the Ground, which spotlighted the critical role of soil health in agriculture. His latest film, Common Ground, continues that mission, focusing on regenerative farming as a response to climate change. Find more from Josh at his website: https://www.joshtickell.com/  Find more from Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshtickell/   Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop  → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests  Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube  → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog  → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts  → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord  → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta  → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok  → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest  → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter  → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook  → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup  → Love our products? Become an Epic affiliate! https://growepic.co/3FjQXqV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Daily Beans
    Refried Beans | INSERT EPIC JUSTICE TITLE HERE | 8/2/2023

    The Daily Beans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 33:28


    Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023In the Hot Notes: Donald Trump has been charged with four counts in his plot to overthrow the government in 2020; two Republicans have been indicted in Michigan for illegally accessing voting machines; after paying legal fees the Trump Super PAC is nearly broke; it appears that Rudy Giuliani's discovery bill in the Ruby Freeman lawsuit has been paid by Donald Trump; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News. Our Donation LinksNational Security Counselors - DonateMSW Media, Blue Wave California Victory Fund | ActBlueWhistleblowerAid.org/beans Federal workers - feel free to email AG at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you're going to do, or just vent. I'm always here to listen. Find Upcoming Actions 50501 Movement, No Kings.org, Indivisible.orgDr. Allison Gill - Substack, BlueSky , TikTok, IG, TwitterDana Goldberg - BlueSky, Twitter, IG, facebook, danagoldberg.comCheck out more from MSW Media - Shows - MSW Media, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | SubstackShare your Good News or Good TroubleMSW Good News and Good TroubleHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?The Daily Beans | SupercastThe Daily Beans & Mueller, She Wrote | PatreonThe Daily Beans | Apple Podcasts