Podcasts about erudite

Erudite and comic, ironic and profound, philosopher Slavoj Žižek has travelled into territory where few of us dare to tread – and aged 75 he shows no signs of becoming less provocative. In this electric conversation with Yanis Varoufakis the pair explore whether progress is a good thing, where the new technologies of our age are taking us and why Slavoj is known as ‘the most dangerous philosopher in the West'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erudite, funny and charming book clubber Jon Arnold assembles his favourite and least favourite Doctor Who books. He also tackles his ranking of the ranges.

Everyone is sketchy and confusing in this chapter.

This week on the pod. jD welcomes his buddy, Jeremy from Niagara Falls on to discuss his Pavement origin story and reveal song 26!Transcript:Track 2:[0:00] Previously on the Pavement Top 50.Track 1:[0:02] Stephen, what are your initial thoughts about this song, The Hex? The Hex, well, it's a really cool song. I think it's completely different to anything else that Pavement does. I think it's very unique. It's got a style which isn't really there in any... I can't think of any other song that looks like it.Track 2:[0:19] Hey, this is Westy from the Rock and Roll Band Pavement, and you're listening to The Countdown.Track 4:[0:25] Hey, it's JD here, back for another episode of our Top 50 Countdown. For seminal indie rock band, Pavement. Week over week, we're going to count down the 50 essential Pavement tracks that you selected with your very own top 20 ballads. I then tabulated the results using an abacus and a girl named Shannon that might have played bass in an indie rock band. Sigh. So there's that. This week, I'm joined by Pavement superfan, Jeremy from Niagara Falls. How's it going, motherfucker?Track 3:[0:54] It's hot. It's hot.Track 4:[0:56] It's really hot.Track 3:[0:58] It's been hot all week. Yeah. So sorry if there's fan noises in the background. They're here to cheer me on.Track 4:[1:04] Yes, of course they are. And that's very good that they are doing that for you because it will give you adrenaline and strength that you need and require to get through this next question. Jeremy, from the Falls, what is your pavement origin story?Track 3:[1:20] Story um my origin story for the band pavement is a little um stranger than most i i did not come to them by way of their music i i came to them by way of uh discussions about just how cool their uh their albums the the song names were, so i before i ever heard a pavement track which was years uh uh it was it was uh i had a friend who was in a band named uh cindy and they before they were called cindy they they were racking their brains about what they wanted to call themselves and we just got in this deep discussion one night i have heard we started talking about i don't think i've heard of king cobb steely, There's probably a good, I bet a good amount of this audience would really dig King Cub Steely because it's kind of in the same vein. But they had awesome song names.Track 3:[2:21] Luckily, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency. That's a song name, Time Equals Money and Money Equals Pizza and Therefore Time Equals Pizza. Just stuff like that. And we got talking about it. And I was like, yeah, that's really cool. and we're talking about the band Head. Lowercase and an uppercase. Head with a lowercase h. That's right. And an uppercase, yeah, just because it was the 90s. And then my friend turned to me, he's like, I just wish that I could have an album title as good as Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. And he just, he went on for like half an hour on that. I was like, that is a really cool album title and who is this band? And he's like, Pavement, check them out. And of course, being the 90s, I mean, being dirt poor, I couldn't. That's right. That's the only way you could do it. I couldn't purchase an album. Because they weren't being played on the radio.Track 3:[3:15] Well. That's right. And it was pre-internet. And yeah, they weren't being played on the radio. But, and this is, I like hearing the stories of people out here saying like, yeah, my first experience was like I got onto a torrent site and I ripped all their albums over the course of like a week or however long it used to take. But before that we used to have this thing and it doesn't exist anymore rarely does that's right of uh compilations you remember yeah and there was a big one in the 90s it was really big because of the secret hidden track that i think everyone only bought it for the secret hidden track it was called no alternative and nirvana did uh of uh at the very end wasn't listed everyone who was there It wasn't listed, but they did – it's sappy, but it's also called Verse Course Verse. It was an unreleased track, and it kicked. It was so good. But also on that album was Matthew Sweet, Goo Goo Dolls, and Pavement did Unseen Power and Picket Fence. And who was the second one you named? Goo Goo Dolls. Yeah. Goo Goo Dolls? You know, like rather funky band until, you know, Twister. No, it's not Twister. Until that Twister song.Track 3:[4:41] They did a song on the Twister set. No, it was the Asteroid one. No, it wasn't the Asteroid one. Fuck. Oh, yeah. Dude. It's called Angel or something like that. No, they did a song on the Twister set. It's like Alanis Morissette did a song. On the record, you came uninvited. Yeah, anyway, this is riveting conversation for somebody who tuned in for Pavement. I know.Track 3:[5:13] Beastie boys was also on the alternate and breeders did a really good live live track but but really it was like you could get uh like that was if you did not have a lot of money and you wanted to hear and this is backwards thinking because nowadays you'd be like why would you buy a whole album for one song well everybody did everybody bought it for that nirvana song and uh and then you got a little a little sampler of all these other bands that you could get into And that was my first. Hold on, let's talk about this for a second. So what did you think of On Scene Power? Yeah. It was good. And in comparison to everything else on the album, it's like, oh, this is top ten. This is really fresh and inviting. And I dig the sound. It was kind of rare. It wasn't overproduced. and it didn't have that, you know, that pastina. Am I using that word correctly? You know, patina. Sorry, patina. It's fucking boiling. It's hot. Did I mention it's hot? It's like 55 degrees in Canadian. 55? Celsius. But yeah, I think it's like 40. I was like 55. Your skin would be melting.Track 3:[6:35] Anything after 35, I'm like, it's all the same. I like the heat, but it's not like this muddiness. Yeah. I can't handle it. Really? Yeah, it's the thing. It's not the heat, it's the humidity. No, oven's dry heat. Anyway. Yeah. Again. But yeah, no, I really, I like the sound. And I was also big into Sonic Youth, but I had a bit of a bone to pick with Sonic Youth because their stuff never really seemed to get me to the place where I was like, yeah. Yeah and it felt like pavement was like they got it it was it was kind of this it's like a visceral, sort of song yeah but it's it's it rocks i totally know what you mean you know i mean yeah i've been i've been uh nose deep in in pavement's catalog for almost five years now so, like i mean obviously i enjoyed it prior to that but you know just looking at it week after week week after week you know it's it's been asked me to name a fucking song um title though and i'm usually stumped or or where it falls on a record and there's people that will be able to do oh yes it's right after this and before this and it's like i just can't do that i'm just because that's part of the culture though that's part of like the like we when we lost physical media, like it's like remembering your best friend's phone number do you even know it now i don't Oh, I know my wife's. I don't know my wife's. I don't know my kids.Track 3:[8:03] Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, so that, like that compilation. And then you'd think I would have rushed out and I would have bought, you know, a pavement album, but I didn't because a scant few years later, the Brain Candy soundtrack came out and being the massive kids of all fan I was. Okay. All right. Is R. I was and I still am. Yeah. And will continue to be. And you know who was on that soundtrack oh matthew sweet fuck me really, he followed yeah he follows you around doesn't he yeah but pavement like painted soldiers is, like it's in my top five songs it's in my top 15 for sure no my top 10 and it's the best spiral There is. Other than the unreleased Preston School of Industry. For sale, the Preston School of Industry. But yeah.Track 3:[9:09] And another breakout track on a soundtrack album that has like... They are? Yeah. They play Butts Wiglin'. Yeah. They might be Giants, I think, did a track. Uh, stereo lab and like a real, Oh, and of course the odds were on there, but yeah, it's kind of five. I think there was even a GBV guy by voices song on there. I think that might, it was by first exposure to guided by voices. I got into a lot of music through compilations, something that does not exist. And I wonder how we can rectify this. Yeah.Track 3:[9:57] Well, we have to change the industry one person at a time. Starting at this moment in time. And this is the... It's 66 degrees. Good things are forged in heat. This is... Hey, listen. This is the closest I've ever recorded an episode to drop date. Like, most everything else is done. Oh, yeah? I did it in the spring. You know? So, this is... What is the date? It's June 20th. And this goes out on the 28th. Yeah. Or whatever next Monday is. Wow. Look at me. Look at me knowing fucking calendars. 24th. Okay. Fair enough. Yeah. Yeah. Sure is. Yeah. It's sooner than you think. That's right. No. Into that editing bay. This one doesn't get edited. This podcast doesn't. But yeah. Oh no. All my secrets. Okay. Back to the matter at hand here. There's a lot of... So if you haven't noticed, Jeremy and I are buddies and we're doing some catch up at the same time that we're um that we're doing this so that's why we're getting a little distracted i apologize for that and i hope this is acceptable for your pavement listening uh enjoyment yeah it's a forgiving crowd have you ever listened to the episode of meeting malchus called uh hate mail.Track 3:[11:17] Oh you should look that i haven't heard that one i got a hate mail letter oh yeah i just decided to do an episode on it because it is like a screed it is like it is like martin luther knocked you know nailed something to my door you know and it was like it was like oh deep cut wow yeah now it was type was it written or was it typed oh then you know it's serious yeah listen to that one oh wow if you're just getting into to this because of the top 10. There's a whole other podcast out there where I go through each of the songs. It's called Meeting Malchmus. That's the feed that you're on right now. And there's lots of good... I can only hope that this generates at least one more hit. It might. So from there, you finally buy a record? Or do you get into the torrents?Track 3:[12:11] I bought, oh, and this is shameful, and now I wish you do edit it. I bought Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain through another form of dead media, the Columbia House Records Club. Dude, Columbia House was money. It was so good. It was so good. It was. 12 CDs for a penny? You're paying 30 bucks afterwards, but hey. And it was one of those auto ship deals. That's where they got you. That's where they got you on the lazy. It just shows up, right? Because it was $30 a hit, and you would be like, fuck. But if you played your cards right, you won. The house did not always win, but they must have won enough.Track 3:[12:51] Yeah. I mean, and you could send them back and say, you know what? Liz Fair just isn't my cup of tea. I'm going to exile Guyville. Yeah, this one, I think it was her follow-up. I was like, eh. Never sent me Matthew Sweet. So Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Do you know where the title comes from? It comes from, apparently, it comes from Purple Rain, Purple Rain. And Stephen just liked the rhythm of that. Or it may have even been David Berman who suggested it. And, yeah.Track 3:[13:26] If I'm wrong, shoot me an email. JD at meetingmalchmas.com. Would love to hear from you. So you put that one on the old CD player, I'm guessing. Not a turntable. about this point and yeah it starts with silent and that song just melts your brain like right off the bat it is i i that album for me is like a textbook like this is how you start an album like this series of songs like this is how you do it this is how you you break it in so you lay the frown the foundation for the listening experience you're about to undertake and man i yeah i listened to that album a lot. It's a masterpiece for sure. I will fully admit, I thought he was saying Silent Kit for the longest time. I thought it was about drummers. Well, nobody really knows. It's got multiple titles. People will say Silence Kid, and people will say Silent Kid. People will say Silent Kit, and people will say Silence Kit. So I think on the liner notes, it's Silence Kid. So, yeah. Oh, interesting. Yeah. Did you ever get a chance to see them live?Track 3:[14:45] So, jury's out on that. It was the 90s. I was young. I got around a lot. And a friend of mine was like, no, I don't think we do. We did see them. And I was like, I distinctly remember being at, like, the Cool House. Did you go to Lollapalooza in 95? At one point.Track 3:[15:08] Okay. No, I've never been to a Lollapalooza. I was just going to say, because they played that, and that might be something that you saw and forgot. Because I can't imagine, you are going to generate some hate mail. That you saw them live and you don't fucking know that you saw them live? What kind of fucking planet is this? This is so different than the other interviews I've done for this program. I know. I know. But you know what? If I did, I enjoyed it. Well, there's that. that and if i didn't then you know so there's that i i guess i never will do we want i mean somebody had to somebody had to remind me that i've seen wean like several times and somebody was like you know i was like oh i wish i could i wish i could see wean and they're like you've seen like eight times like oh that's oh yeah that's a really shitty superpower to have dude, i know i know i have a very bad short-term memory but my long-term memory is near You're fucking impeccable still. Well, see, my short-term memory was bad at the time. You didn't, yeah. See, I don't create new memories. Yeah. I have a very difficult time creating new memories. Yeah. I still have them, but yeah. Oh. Yeah. It's ever since I got zapped. Okay. What do you say we flip the record over and start talking about song number 26? You up for that? Yeah. Let's do it. We'll be right back after this.Track 2:[16:34] Hey, this is Bob Mustanovich from Pavement. Thanks for listening, and now on with a countdown. 26!Track 3:[21:05] This week, we are celebrating song number 26, Fight This Generation. What do you think of this one, Jeremy from the Falls? This is probably, it bridges the best run, I think, that Pavement has on any album, starting with AT&T, going right through to the end of Wowie Zowie. I started AT&T, I just listen to these tracks over and over again. And Fight This Generation is definitely a staple in that run. Yeah, I think so. And it's a staple of their live show as well at this point. Even when I saw Malcolm on the Traditional Techniques tour, he played a guitar and computer version of it. And it was really quite fucking cool. Oh, really? Oh, I would have loved to have seen that. There's got to be a video of that. I'm sure there is on the old YouTubes. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised. Yeah. Like, I love the demo version in that enhanced Wowie Zowie release. Oh, right. Yeah, yeah. Nice and Critter's Edition. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.Track 3:[22:24] But yeah, no, this track does that thing that I like so much in every song I hear it in, where you start listening to it and then halfway through it turns into a different track also. Absolutely. Two different songs mashed together for sure. Yeah. So in listening to this again for this I couldn't believe this track is only like four, it's under four and a half minutes. This feels to me like an epic six, seven minute long track but it's not. It's a tight 4.23. Yeah. Tight 423. That's funny.Track 3:[23:04] I mean, long for a pavement track, but it feels like, it feels a lot longer. Doesn't it? Doesn't it? Maybe I'm just thinking of the demo version. It does because, okay, so not in a bad way for me. No, no. No. But because it feels like two different songs, I think that might give you the illusion that it's long. Yeah. You know? Plus the repetitive outro, like just that jam at the end. That always feels too short. And yet it feels like a day. It feels like a good day. Punching in, punching out. You're friends with the coyote. You're not friends with the coyote. Or the sheep rather no i, you know so there's been like three matthew sweet references and now like two looney tunes all right well um what else do you have to say about fight this generation, This, um, like all, all lyrics are interpretive. Yes. Like, and, and I, and I hesitate because I've listened to everybody else talk and they're so. Erudite.Track 3:[24:27] That's a great word. And I think that's what I'm trying to say. But they, they, they're very, they, they've got very strong opinions and they're very, they're very knowledgeable and they've obviously put a lot of pen to paper and sorted this out and, you know after 18 cups of coffee and and i i'm still i grapple with this one because it's like seeing shapes and clouds and you know you know that old um oh man it's a charlie brown comic from years ago uh and and they're like all sitting on the grass and they're looking at the clouds and the one one i think linus is saying like oh look that's like that cloud looks like washington crossing the delaware and and that one looks like uh rodan's the thinker and and that cloud looks like the the the stoning of saint peter and and they're like what do you see charlie brown he's like i see a ducky and a horsey but you know so i think you can i think you can do that with this track i mean just the the title alone evokes like uh an emotion yes and and the The way that it's, like, the way the song is constructed, how it starts off in 3-3, moves to 4-4 time in there, you get the sense of, like, there's two sides clashing. I'm still trying to figure out, like, for you.Track 3:[25:55] Wait a minute. 3-3. There's no 3-3. 3-4.Track 3:[25:59] At the beginning? Yeah. There's no 3-3. Oh, yeah.Track 3:[26:09] I'm not a music student, but it sounds pretty waltzy to me. Anyways, what is this song about to you? What viewpoint do you see this from? Because I think there's a couple different ones. Is this punching up or punching down? Oh, I don't think it's punching at all. I think this is a jumping up and down song.Track 3:[26:36] Um it's just anthemic and it's just you can get behind the the idea of fight this generation but i don't think any of the other stanzas um support any information about which generation it is who's doing the fighting you know that sort of thing and to me that's what makes it an anthem because you know the kids listening to it right now can feel like they're fighting the gen xers whereas like we were fighting boomers you know um but is it ever like the gen xers fighting the millennials well i suppose a few years ago it may have been because that's that's where i kind of landed on it's like it's the song itself feels cyclical in the way that it's it's like you could probably put it on repeat and it's just this constant like the the themes in it are are such such that it is like there's always going to be this realization, like the fight is part of the progress. It's part of the identity. So therefore it has to exist, but you're in it on one side and then you're on the other side of it. So you're constantly at odds with the generation before you and the generation after you. Absolutely. Yeah. It's very funny that that's the way it's turned out, you know, or keeps turning out.Track 3:[28:04] It's like Battlestar Galactica.Track 3:[28:08] New or old the new one all right the good one the really good one i liked the old one as a kid but it doesn't hold up well the old one had a robot dog and yeah and action figures yes i had a star buck with one arm did it come that way no no i pulled it off i wanted to make him a star wars was villains so that's what i did so listen it's been great talking to you today about your pavement origin story uh fight this generation and uh you know just a basket of other things uh hope uh you enjoyed yourself i know i did and uh that's what we've got for you this week next week we'll we're getting into the top 25 man so we we start to kick out the top 25 next week we're halfway way fucking home. Can't wait to hear it. I'll talk to you then. Wash your goddamn hands.Track 2:[29:05] Thanks for listening to Meeting Malcolmists, a pavement podcast where we count down the top 50 pavement tracks as selected by you. If you've got questions or concerns, please shoot me an email. JD at MeetingMalcolmists.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/meeting-malkmus-a-pavement-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Uriah Riley's journey in the close protection industry illustrates his unwavering dedication to learning and growth. While many individuals transition from the military to the private sector, Uriah took the opposite path. He entered the Air Force Reserves after embarking on a career in protective operations, seeking to expand his expertise in the industry. His military (and policing) background is a distinguished credential and a valuable asset, providing him with crucial training, knowledge, and networks, and a set of highly transferable skills that ensure his competence and effectiveness in both military and civilian contexts. The CiCP team discusses Uriah's path, protective operations, the importance of mentorship and coaching for personal long-term strategic growth, and his observations on risks he sees from his perspective as a public and private military intelligence profesisonal... and what a 38-year-old does in basic training! All this and more...  give us your perspective at protectiontalk@outlook.com   Note: All comments in the show represent the opinions of the team and the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect their affiliations with any organization.

We learn so much more about how Amity rules (and a few ways in which maybe they drool...)

New book, same us, same b****y Tris! 

Alyssa Grenfell's attacks were UGLY and DISGUSTING so we had some Beautiful and Erudite women debunk and challenge them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wardradio/support

“Here's why creating single-payer health care in America is so hard,” explained Harold Pollack in Vox in 2016. “The benefits of climate action…are diffuse and hard to pin down,” shrugged a Foreign Affairs article in 2020. “A nuanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” presented Aliza Pilichowski in The Jerusalem Post in 2023. Each of the above is an example of something that can be called "Nuance Trolling": The insistence that some major beneficial development like single-payer healthcare, ending wars and bombing campaigns, or the mitigation, even cessation, of climate change is impossible because the situation is too nuanced, the plan too lacking in detail, the goal too hard to achieve, the public isn't behind it or some other bad faith “concern” that makes bold action an impossibility. Nuance Trolls present power-serving defeatism as savvy pragmatism, claiming over and over that no good, meaningful change can happen because no version of it will ever work. Nuance and complexity, of course, are real, legitimate things. Political, social, environmental, and economic dynamics often are complicated. But Nuance Trolls abuse this self-evident truism, using it as a mode of analysis designed to weaken  and water down movements for change that seek actual, material solutions to political problems, and instead promoting inaction to ensure the continuation of the already oppressive status quo.  On this episode, we examine the rise of the Nuance Troll and analyze the media's selective invocation of “nuance” in order to stifle urgent movements for social justice, reducing poverty, curbing climate chaos and ending occupation and war.  Our guest is Natasha Lennard.

Erudite and comic, ironic and profound, philosopher Slavoj Žižek has travelled into territory where few of us dare to tread – and at 75 he shows no signs of becoming less provocative. In this very special birthday podcast, he shares his life story and intellectual journey with broadcaster and journalist Ash Sarkar. A one-of-a-kind glimpse into the makings of the man widely known as ‘the most dangerous philosopher in the West'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was the most sober we've sounded on a drunk episode - we must be getting older. The Michelle Wolf bit we talked about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcyPVW5WrFIThe interview with Veronica Roth we quoted: https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/10-questions-with-veronica-roth-author-of-the-divergent-trilogy-part-2-elizabeth-baird-hardys-questions/

In which we discuss bodies, villains, and how Rebecca and Colleen could very easily destabilize a regime?

Kyle and Sutton, still on a real life pause, have a tender moment on this past week's RHOBH.  Garcelle is in heat over Chefie and his Dad, Dorit wants us all to know she is not a Karen, Annemarie puts her nursing degree to good use and Erika Jayne gets obliterated and entertains the Erudite. All this and more as we recap, review and share all our hot takes on this past weeks RHOBH.  In other news, Tom Sandoval no longer gives an F about public opinion and enters his victim phase, Rachel Leviss claims if she revealed what ended her relationship with James it would ruin his life, Kyle and Morgan share updates on their IG pic deletions, Annemarie claps back - again - at Dr. Nicole, Monica Garcia is confused as to her RHOSLC future and we deep dive just which Real Housewives franchises will not be back on our screens in 2024.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandra and Mandy analyze all the plays in Season 13 Episode 14 of RHOBH. We have a slew of bystanders to pick this week in Barcelona. Big IFI play from Crystal Minkoff. STCOs all around from rookie Annemarie Wiley, Kyle Richards and Sutton Strack. Some unfortunate producing/editing around the racial discussion between Dorit Kemsley and Garcelle Beavuais. And finally, an entertaining drunken dinner of "Merce in the Purse" by Erika Girardi. With all this amazing play, will we agree on our MVP??? Instagram: @RealHousewivesofBendOregon TikTok: @RealHousewivesofBend   Please rate, review, subscribe & share!!!   Intro and Outro Music: “Stomping Rock” by Alex Grohl    Inspired by Game of Roses

We ~learn things~ about Four (that we already knew); what a ~mysterious and sexy man~

Chrissie Mayr Podcast with Kyla aka @NotsoErudite on YouTube! Her journey, discussing the Manosphere, MGTOW movement, vasectomies and more! SEE CHRISSIE'S STAND UP LIVE! 12/3 - TAMPA - https://ci.ovationtix.com/35578/production/1175040?performanceId=11340983 1/5-1/6 - SAN DIEGO - https://www.micdropcomedy.com/shows/229610

Join me for a break down of Chapters 38, 39 and 40 of Insurgent, in which Christina and Tris don a cunning disguise, there are no Joshuas in Abnegation, and they recruit some four-eyed Erudite... This episode was first released in April 2022 on www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks. 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's 'Insurgent', and the Edward POV 'Midnight Sun' on Patreon.Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks for access to exclusive bonus episodes where I will be breaking down Midnight Sun with new episodes every Friday. You can also gain access to all of the previously published 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Insurgent, Allegiant and The Maze Runner recaps.Read along with me and let me know your thoughts on Twitter @PodBreakingDown or Instagram @breakingdownbadbooks or email me at breakingdownpod@gmail.com.Hosted by Nathan Brown, who you can find on Twitter and Instagram @nathanbrown90. Previously covered: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, 365 Days, Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, The Maze Runner, and The Da Vinci Code.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/breaking-down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me for a break down of Chapters 29, 30 and 31 of Insurgent, in which Tris doesn't know what time it is, everyone in Erudite needs glasses, and Tris has an overly large lateral prefrontal cortex... This episode was first released in April 2022 on www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks. 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's 'Insurgent', and the Edward POV 'Midnight Sun' on Patreon.Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks for access to exclusive bonus episodes where I will be breaking down Midnight Sun with new episodes every Friday. You can also gain access to all of the previously published 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Insurgent, Allegiant and The Maze Runner recaps.Read along with me and let me know your thoughts on Twitter @PodBreakingDown or Instagram @breakingdownbadbooks or email me at breakingdownpod@gmail.com.Hosted by Nathan Brown, who you can find on Twitter and Instagram @nathanbrown90. Previously covered: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, 365 Days, Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, The Maze Runner, and The Da Vinci Code.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/breaking-down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me for a break down of Chapters 26, 27 and 28 of Insurgent, in which Marlene drops to the earth like an elevator, Christina somehow forgives Tris, and the Erudite violate energy conservation laws for a late night study session... This episode was first released in March 2022 on www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks. 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's 'Insurgent', and the Edward POV 'Midnight Sun' on Patreon.Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks for access to exclusive bonus episodes where I will be breaking down Midnight Sun with new episodes every Friday. You can also gain access to all of the previously published 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Insurgent, Allegiant and The Maze Runner recaps.Read along with me and let me know your thoughts on Twitter @PodBreakingDown or Instagram @breakingdownbadbooks or email me at breakingdownpod@gmail.com.Hosted by Nathan Brown, who you can find on Twitter and Instagram @nathanbrown90. Previously covered: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, 365 Days, Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, The Maze Runner, and The Da Vinci Code.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/breaking-down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet...an interesting character? Learn...some plot??SNL skit mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOq0dzxouts

The party takes on more challenges in the ruins.Dungeonmancy is a podcast where me and my friends play Dungeons and Dragons. We'll be diving into a homebrew campaign called Daeryn: The Golden Age, set a few years after the Dark Days… like, literal darkness… the sun went out, it was a whole thing… lots of war too, but lots of coming together to face adversity. Now the sun's back. People are picking up their lives. I'm sure it will be smooth sailing from here on out...We use Syrinscape for the awesome music in our game. Check them out at www.syrinscape.com. Try them out at your gaming table.A free way to support us is to leave us a review on Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. That helps other wonderful people like yourself find us.A not free way to support us is on Patreon. We would be eternally grateful to have your support there, plus you get perks like bonus episodes and you get to submit Fumbling Failures and Critical Crits that might get pulled to use in the episodes. Higher tiers get additional benefits. If you're interested, check it out at Patreon.com/Dungeonmancy.Support the show

If you've been waiting with bated breath for Part 2 of the epically excellent interview with Australia's best export Courtney Act, you can finally breathe again. Here is part 2 of their fabulous conversation about the evolving definition of femininity, the marvels of meditation, and the exorbitant number of downsides of widespread child literacy. Start building your credit up. Open a Chime Checking account with at least a $200 qualifying direct deposit to get started. Head to: https://www.chime.com/apply-debit/?ad=podcast_bald This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.Betterhelp.com/BALD and get on your way to being your best self! Follow Trixie: @TrixieMattel Follow Katya: @Katya_Zamo To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TrixieKatyaYT Don't forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/baldandthebeautifulpodcast If you want to support the show, and get all the episodes ad-free go to https://thebaldandthebeautiful.supercast.com If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/baldandthebeautifulpodcast To check out future Live Podcast Shows, go to: https://trixieandkatya.com To order your copy of our latest book, "Working Girls", go to: workinggirlsbook.com To check out the Trixie Motel in Palm Springs, CA: https://www.trixiemotel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did you ever wonder what the technical definition of bullying is? Look no further! 

Multiple minutes of this is us going through the Divergent IMDb page and discussing actors we don't really find all that hot so... you're welcome? I'm sorry? Be prepared? 

Do you want rants on gun safety and postulations on ketchup? This. Episode. Has. Everything!Contractually obligated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXowfha2dTEKetchup article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/09/06/the-ketchup-conundrum?fbclid=IwAR2jlRglsoXxgrPHy-opMWkq9IAc9T9Y_qMBIAvbTj_e-MymOL4ZTSy_f98

Why is everyone in this book a dick? Inquiring minds want to know. Article Colleen was talking about (sorry, it's the Houston Press): https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/no-it-s-not-your-opinion-you-re-just-wrong-updated-7611752

There's lots of talks of cults in this one! It's cults all the way down! Cult-ception! Steven Hassan's website: https://freedomofmind.com/The book Rebecca mentioned: https://freedomofmind.com/resource-links/books/combating-cult-mind-control/

We're taking a lil' break to observe Independence Day, but we have a couple excellent conversations from the vault that we know you'll enjoy. First up, Dean Edwards and Selena Coppock join to talk about a "healthy wedding" and a husband who won't talk to his wife about his mysterious 5 week disappearance. And then Corey Forrester & Allison Raskin join me to talk about how to make friends, according to science. ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon  ——Host - Negin Farsad ——Producer - Andrew McGuire ——Theme Music - Gaby AlterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is having enemies peaceful? Is dramatically taking the stairs selfless? Whomst can say.

Rebecca and Colleen get to go on some classic science and education rants in this one! Let us scream about our expertises. TedEd video about the history and flaws of the IQ Test: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-dark-history-of-iq-tests-stefan-c-dombrowski#watch

On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler is back after writing 20,000 words on housing and, with Stephen Mayne, goes over the criticism being delivered to the RBA on everything from rates to employment, gambling reform victories and how to get the discount. Also: when and how to buy a house, a 100-year plan for housing, the GST and super, buying an Airbnb with super funds, impact of property write downs on super funds, taxes having a good impact on inflation, projecting the number of future rate hikes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a double header because of the chapter length! Stay tuned to the end for a rant on classism and societal perception (it's fun we promise)

Freemasons, Skull and Bones, Rosicrucians, the Illuminati, 5 Hertford Street, the Bohemian Club, and more, are all so-called secret societies. Not so much because no one knows about them, but more so the question as to what do they do, who belongs to them, and how do you join? Is membership in the Soho House the modern day variant of such societies? What's the psychology behind their creation and their intrigue? Well, Michael F. Schein, author, and CEO of MicroFame Media, knows a lot about that, and in fact, he's created his own secret society that we'll be discussing in this episode.  He was the former co-host of the “Access to Anyone” podcast and his writing has appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Inc., Psychology Today, and the Huffington Post, and he has been a speaker for audiences spanning from the northeastern United States to the southeastern coast of China. Michael is the author of the popular The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World's Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers, published by McGraw Hill last year.  So, it seems a little paradoxical that we're publicly discussing “secret” groups, right? But by definition Michael explains how a secret society gets hyped in spite of it then no longer being “secret.” Michael helps us understand how to know something is not a scam or cult. As well as the crossroad of hype and NFTs, Web3, crypto, and journalists covering rises and flameouts and phenomena like the Bored Monkey Yacht Club.  Michael is whip-smart and New York shrewd. He helps us all better know how to separate the wheat from the chaff in better understanding hype from value so we can better live our lives in full.

The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China - then the world's most technologically advanced civilization - provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans embraced Chinese ideas, discoveries, and inventions, all of which form the basis of Western civilization today. The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 combines a long-overdue historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure, bringing the listener aboard the remarkable Chinese fleet as it sails from China to Cairo and Florence, and then back across the world. Erudite and brilliantly reasoned, 1434 will change the way we see ourselves, our history, and our world.

Episode SummaryHow do we make it easier for people around the world to learn and get the tools to innovate and become entrepreneurs? In this episode, founder Alejandro Juárez Crawford shares his answer: RebelBase, a company that is helping people understand problems and launch experiments that can become solutions. Erudite and articulate, Alejandro is that unique leader who can share his philosophy about innovation and purpose while grounded in the everyday reality of what works and what doesn't.Sydney Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life.Alejandro Juárez CrawfordAlejandro Juárez Crawford, co-founder & CEO, leads RebelBase, the SaaS equipping students, employees, and citizens to build solutions of their own. He serves as a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Bard MBA in Sustainability. Previously, he led the boutique consultancy Acceleration Group. He earned his BA at Cornell and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Crawford led RebelBase as it built and successfully commercialized its library of educational modules, cloud-based interactive tools, and state-of-the-art methodology. In 2020-2021, his research has expanded to university systems from Bangladesh to Kyrgyzstan, through Bard's new course sequence for changemakers supported by the Open Society University Network. He writes and speaks widely on expanding access to innovation, and keynotes events such as Erasmus+ ISYEC and Europe's Towards Collaborative Practice. Recent publications include “An Ecosystem Framework for Credentialing Entrepreneurs,” from the Research Triangle Institute, and a chapter in the Federal Reserve's Investing in America's Workforce (Upjohn, 2018). In 2020 he co-won the Roddenberry Award to create a documentary about game-changing initiatives developed using the RebelBase platform.Insights from this episode: Details about RebelBaseWhat RebelBase doesHow to deal with pessimistsSolving problems with people who understand the problemDetails on the bottom-up approach to solving problemsHow to build a culture of experimentationHow to maintain a culture of experimentation as the company grows biggerThe importance of constructive criticism when building a productQuotes from the show:“Up until now, it's been very difficult for regular people to think that they could launch an experiment and how to make it work better, and RebelBase makes that possible. RebelBase democratizes and accelerates bottom-up innovation by enabling people who understand problems to launch experiments that could become solutions” —Alejandro Juárez Crawford [7:00]“When you give folks the tools to create these experiments, something dramatic happens (…) suddenly you've actually asked the person who understands the problem what needs to be solved” —Alejandro Juárez Crawford [17:25]“We do a lot of work on researching skills and mindset change by users on this platform because not every solution, not every experiment is going to succeed” —Alejandro Juárez Crawford [27:43]“Often, actually the experimentation that most people do is taking things we already know work and figuring out how to do them in new places and new ways” —Alejandro Juárez Crawford [35:50]“Comfort with failure is itself a trainable mentality” —Alejandro Juárez Crawford [41:02]“We are not just trying to encourage risk-taking, we are trying to encourage calculated experimentation where the point of our experiments is to learn what works, to learn from your users what to adopt, to learn how you could then move to a larger group of users and get them to existing channels” —Alejandro Juárez Crawford [46:45]Stay connected:Sydney FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The SydcastAlejandro Juárez CrawfordLinkedIn: Alejandro Crawford Website: https://rebelbase.coSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify.This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry.

We're a week late on October's episode! So sorry!Come listen to Haley talk about the modern day Queen of Halloween, and then stay to hear Stephen talk about the optional services in life that the rich have access to!Images we talk about will be up on instagram!We love you

Luxa is joined by Melissa Madara, author of The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire https://www.instagram.com/saint.jayne/, to talk about enjoying the history of occultism through food, eating SATOR squares, Witchcakes from the Salem Witch Trials (sans urine) and why Kitchen Witchcraft isn't really a thing, but we can't seem to stop doing it. Erudite hedonism? Yes, please! There's also an episode within the episode featuring Derek Hunter https://www.love-chaos.com/ to talk about his new work, The Divine Chaos, Surrealism, and why he chose Austin Osman Spare to be his Virgil. Luxa shares a music track and some poetry snacks as well as reciting the first five books of The Green Mushroom Project's 23:Bibliomancy scripture in this bibliophilic exhibition of an episode! Much Love. Check out the track “Anja” featured in today's episode: https://prettybeat.bandcamp.com/track/agni Thank you for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! If you'd like to support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break, consider giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee for a one time show of support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 For Full show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTuGBEvCL5v74rNlx4szzt_B7jNSjTFjDqEg69TF6hjM0TDeEykL8eKGd4JYhIe-bjK1vqosUZKWP0r/pub We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to luxoccultpod@gmail.com or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB

We hear songs from Sept. 13, 1992 in Copenhagen, of Warren Zevon on his solo tour from which Learning to Flinch would spring. I play gorgeous renditions of Mr. Bad Example, French Inhaler, and Indifference of Heaven. Erudite and super tight. Enjoy.

In which Theo & Brian talk shit about art and people, and then drink smoothies.

The #ukrainians & their President #Zelensky must be commended for their courage & bravery to be outgunned by #Russia & is still able to hold the capital #Kyiv for 3rd day. Secondly, we will share reviews of Neoliberalism --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support

Happy Birthday to my beloved grandmother Freda. Although she is no longer with us, her life has inspired women all over in so many ways. In this episode, we talk about the FREEda Way and the importance of being human. As the year comes to a close, we discuss the importance of remaining positive despite what we are going through. As we head-on into the new year, remember the FREEda Principles. Be Fierce, be Resilient, Empowered, Erudite, Daring, and Ambitious.  FREEda Fam, have a happy new year, and see you in 2022!   *FREEda's World is available everywhere you enjoy your platforms. Please remember to comment, rate and review! *Follow us on Instagram @freedas_world  

A special episode recorded in Barbados with attorney, activist, and music producer Audu Maikori. Attending the island nation's rebirth as a parliamentary republic, and assisting with ambitious plans to build a heritage district, we cover that momentous transition and his encounter this past week with another prince, the Prince of Wales, his roots as a member of the Ham royal family of the Nok people, the quest for restitution of its looted heritage, and the need for a suitable Museum to receive it. A social activist who was arrested for alleged incitement to violence, he prevailed in court and was awarded damages against the Governor of Kaduna State and the Nigerian police force. His work as a music producer has taken him in multiple directions, from discovering new talent and seeing artists reach millions of listeners globally, to combating piracy and helping develop copyright protections in Nigeria, to serving as a judge in the first season of Nigerian Idol. Erudite, generous, and philosophical, he opens the door to greater understanding of several issues facing one of the world's most populous nations, brimming with possibilities.

See/Saw compiles observational musings on over 40 photographers plus reflections on the writings of Roland Barthes and John Berger. Erudite, entertaining and thought-provoking this book is a veritable library of looking. It introduces unheralded imagemakers that capture imagination while sending readers into deep research on the plethora of historical and contemporary references evoked. In this book group, Geoff Dyer discusses, among other things:Talking about meaning versus talking about the photographs Conjuring images in wordsWriting that combines the critical with the creativeLanguage everyone thinks they can speakAbility of photos to illuminate consciousnessInstability and ever-expanding nature of photographic history The aesthethic purity of Walker EvansWhat constitutes signiifers nowA photograph as memorialReferenced in the episodeThe Ongoing MomentThe Street Photography of Garry WinograndOn Photography NYT, The Mysteries of Our Family Snapshots, January 2017The Suffering of Light by Alex WebbCamera Lucida by Roland BarthesMirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960Believing is Seeing Errol MorrisAntonioni's Blow UpGeoff Dyer Website | InstagramEngage with J. Sybylla Smith https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith

Today on MindMatters we interview renowned American philosopher Nicholas Capaldi, author of numerous books, including The Art of Deception and the definitive biography of John Stuart Mill. Recently retired, Professor Capaldi reflects on his experiences teaching, the increasingly oppressive climate in American universities, the political philosophy of Mill, and why things have gotten so crazy in the West. Erudite and engaging, Capaldi takes us deep into the American political psyche with the...

Erudite, strategic, principled ... one can expect nothing less from our next guest, Martin Shellist. Known for his dexterity in both trial law and asset management, Mirena Umizaj invites the sage attorney to discuss the pedagogy of litigation funding.  In this particularly didactic episode of The Heart of Law, Martin and Mirena talk shop. This time, we get a glimpse of the legal finance industry as he expounds on the differences between a traditional bank and a litigation financial firm like Virage Capital Management. Illuminating us on the many uses of capital for litigation, Martin shares invaluable insight on the fiscal discipline and fiscal intelligence that qualifies a potential client; more importantly, we hear the immense ethical responsibilities that go within its processes. As Martin articulates the inner workings of funding the business of law, we learn about fiduciary duty, case inventory, contingency interest, client aggregation, healthy attorney-client relationship, and quickly understand why “educating the marketplace lifts everyone.”  Our incisive host leans in when Martin deconstructs the many challenges—even dangers—a firm may face if they choose legal financiers with mandatory debt service, prepayment penalties, or (worse) those who influence the outcome of a case. While he encourages borrowers to meticulously vett their documentation and avoid using the funds for daily operational costs (instead of the cases), he firmly reiterates the importance of having an accountant (perhaps an ethicist) involved so all transactions are fiscally sound. Throughout the conversation, we realize how Martin runs his company and the high ideals Virage operates by: equitable and upstanding.  As Martin predicts the future direction and specialized evolution of litigation finance, we can't help but feel relief hearing from someone who cares enough to help us find the right questions and gives us the courage to ask them. Because Martin functions within the cadence of forthrightness, accuracy, and conscientiousness, we intuit that we've listened to an unassuming giant whose huge footprint positively shifts the financial paradigm in the legal world.  EPISODE SURVEY[00:03:48] Transitioning into the legal finance world as a veteran attorney  [00:08:35] The key utility of litigation funding[00:20:05] What Virage looks for in potential clients[00:28:17] Vital information to know before getting involved in mass torts[00:39:18] The nitty-gritty of interest and prepayment penalties [00:47:31] The foundational difference between bank loans and litigation funding[00:54:04] How to sagaciously handle post-settlement loan repayment[01:19:02] Clearing up misunderstandings about nonrecourse and recourse loans QUOTABLE QUOTES “What I think lawyers need to look at when taking financing is: ‘It's good that you have a thousand cases, but are you in control of your data? Are you in control of your case?' ” “The mass tort world is a whole different landscape from any other area of law, and it is as much a business as it is the practice of law that you'd ever find.” “The lawyers who nurture the money, the ones who invest with an eye towards a return on investment … are the ones who make the most money and are arguably the happiest with it … having fiscal intelligence is helpful.” “At the end of the day, we want to see our borrowers succeed, and we give them all the advice we can.” “Diversify your portfolio ... I tell lawyers that all the time; don't spend a million on one tort, put three hundred grand into three torts.” “When I talk to borrowers, I don't talk to them about making money. I talk to them about who they are … I talk to them about what they need and where they're going.” "You'll be far safer ... just shooting for the moon [than] spending money you haven't earned yet." ABOUT OUR GUEST Currently the Managing Director at Virage Capital Management & Founding Partner at Shellist Lazarz Slobin, LLP An attorney for 28 years and currently practices law in Texas Tenured memberships Houston Young Lawyers Foundation and American Board of Trial Advocates  Earned the Nation's Top One Percent award from the National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2017  Selected for Texas Super Lawyers from 2008-2021 and  Texas Lawyers Rising Stars in 2006 LINKS FROM THE SHOW Check out Martin's super chill bio and LinkedIn Visit Mirena's Chic Website and LinkedIn Shownotes and podcast production by Caryl Veloso, Founder & COO of Almond Tree Writers' Ink, LLC's 

Nichola and Joost will cover the following topics during this episode, with timestamps indicating when the topic comes up:1:47 - When should you hire an agency?7:52 - Should you keep doing parts of SEO yourself as a business owner?12:24 - What you should look for in and expect from an agency?15:12 - What a good client looks like for Erudite agency17:04 - Budgeting for your SEO and content strategy19:13 - What to expect when starting to work with an SEO agency?21:35 - At what point does a business not need an agency anymore?24:19 How often do agencies and customers communicate?26:27 How to keep your agency up to date on the latest news and research in SEO?34:02 - In what way do easy-to-use CMSs change agency work?40:44 - The most important KPIs for an agency to report on

Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls “antifragile” is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. In Antifragile, Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Furthermore, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what we call “efficient” not efficient at all? Why do government responses and social policies protect the strong and hurt the weak? Why should you write your resignation letter before even starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? The book spans innovation by trial and error, life decisions, politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine. And throughout, in addition to the street wisdom of Fat Tony of Brooklyn, the voices and recipes of ancient wisdom, from Roman, Greek, Semitic, and medieval sources, are loud and clear. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb's message is revolutionary: The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it.

Miracle Inameti-Archibong joins me on the show this week to discuss an important topic - the impact of parenthood on career progress, and just how progressive the digital marketing industry is. Miracle is the Head of SEO at Erudite, and is also a judge at the Drum Search Awards. You'll regularly see her sharing her knowledge either on Clubhouse, or Twitter - to name just two platforms. We have a great, and important discussion on a key topic, based on a survey she ran. We discuss: Why she wanted to, and what motivated her to undertake a survey on parents in the digital marketing industry. Why she thinks parents feel their career progress has been affected by parenthood. The differences in responses to her survey from mothers and fathers. The impact that job level/seniority had on her data. Which result shocked her the most. How she thinks that the pandemic has shaped the workplace for parents. The changes she would like to see the industry make to become more progressive. ..and much more! This is an important discussion that I really don't think anyone should miss. As always, please tell a friend to tell a friend, and like, rate, share, and subscribe to the podcast - it all helps! Useful Links: Podcast Anchor Page: https://anchor.fm/azeemdigitalasks My Twitter page: https://twitter.com/AzeemDigital My website: https://www.iamazeemdigital.com/ Miracle's Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/mira_inam Miracle's Blog Post: https://erudite.agency/insights/is-the-digital-marketing-industry-progressive/

Are you someone who has always been asked for advice? In this week's solo episode, I tackled the issue of setting boundaries around when to actually give it. Many people will ask for your advice but they do not really need it, they just need someone to listen to them, so you can be empathic and let them know you want to support them, and that's it.  No need to give advice that you know they will never follow anyway.  I used to dispense advice like an ATM, but I no longer believe I'm helping anyone by telling them what to do. Instead, I point out their strengths. I encourage them to think for themselves. I reflect evidence back to them that they are far more capable than they are giving themselves credit for at the moment. At the end of the day, we need to accept the fact that we cannot help anybody by solving their problems.  Our Pod Praise (podcast review) this week comes from Christian R. Ward, a fellow podcaster, host of The Interesting Humans podcast:Not just for women;I know I am among a minority of men who regularly listen to Diann. But as a curious man, I have to know what the other side thinks, LOL. Diann's command of and ability to zero in on important personal challenges makes her podcast worthwhile. I've interviewed Diann and knowing even more of her story makes her podcast even more valuable to me. Erudite and to the point, I enjoy Diann's dissection of problems and diagnosis make The Driven Woman a great place to listen, girl or guy.Remember,  if you leave a review for The Driven Woman Podcast, Diann will read it on a future episode.   For Apple Podcasts,  click here: https://apple.co/2BZDFzcIf you are an Android user,  please leave your review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-driven-woman-1194485Want to help me know exactly what content to feature?Click here to take this poll  “What's Holding You Back?”  I'm working on a brand new series on mindset blocks.  Tell me yours so I can create the perfect episodes for you! https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5e86e90dce39a3001432b6dbWork With MeAre you ready to invest in making 2021 the year you get back into momentum & move the needle?  Click here to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Diann to see if her signature 12-week private coaching program is right for you.  Create an ADHD-friendly business and life! https://calendly.com/diannwingert/free-consultation/This episode is brought to you by:The Driven Woman Facebook GroupThe place to be for like-minded and like-brained women who want an ADHD friendly business and life  (https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedrivenwoman) Connect with Diann on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachdiannwingert/ LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannwingertcoaching/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/diannwingertcoaching/ 

Are you someone who has always been asked for advice? In this week's solo episode, I tackled the issue of setting boundaries around when to actually give it. Many people will ask for your advice but they do not really need it, they just need someone to listen to them, so you can be empathic and let them know you want to support them, and that's it. No need to give advice that you know they will never follow anyway. I used to dispense advice like an ATM, but I no longer believe I'm helping anyone by telling them what to do. Instead, I point out their strengths. I encourage them to think for themselves. I reflect evidence back to them that they are far more capable than they are giving themselves credit for at the moment. At the end of the day, we need to accept the fact that we cannot help anybody by solving their problems. Our Pod Praise (podcast review) this week comes from Christian R. Ward, a fellow podcaster, host of The Interesting Humans podcast:Not just for women;I know I am among a minority of men who regularly listen to Diann. But as a curious man, I have to know what the other side thinks, LOL. Diann's command of and ability to zero in on important personal challenges makes her podcast worthwhile. I've interviewed Diann and knowing even more of her story makes her podcast even more valuable to me. Erudite and to the point, I enjoy Diann's dissection of problems and diagnosis make The Driven Woman a great place to listen, girl or guy.Remember, if you leave a review for The Driven Woman Podcast, Diann will read it on a future episode. For Apple Podcasts, click here: https://apple.co/2BZDFzcIf you are an Android user, please leave your review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-driven-woman-1194485Want to help me know exactly what content to feature?Click here to take this poll “What's Holding You Back?” I'm working on a brand new series on mindset blocks. Tell me yours so I can create the perfect episodes for you! https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5e86e90dce39a3001432b6dbWork With MeAre you ready to invest in making 2021 the year you get back into momentum & move the needle? Click here to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Diann to see if her signature 12-week private coaching program is right for you. Create an ADHD-friendly business and life! https://calendly.com/diannwingert/free-consultation/This episode is brought to you by:The Driven Woman Facebook GroupThe place to be for like-minded and like-brained women who want an ADHD friendly business and life (https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedrivenwoman) Connect with Diann on social media: Instagram: