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BANG! @southernvangard radio Ep480! The Atlanta heat matched the show heat this week, in particular because the homies LUNDEN BENARD, VURSATYL, ULLNEVANO, KENN STARR and ILLIEN ROSEWELL dropped off two WORLD EXCLUSIVES! DOE and MEEKS got into a brief recap of Doe's appearance at CRAFT AND CRATES this past weekend at HALFWAY CROOKS in Atlanta, and dished on a myriad of other topics that will tickle your fancy. Hit all the typical podcast plattys for the goods (links in bio), and if you want to catch the Twitch replay you can find that next Monday at CHANNEL ZERO on youtube.com/@publicenemy! #THAAAAANKYAAAAA and #YOUWAAAAALCOME for this #SMITHSONIANGRADE // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap ---------- Recorded live August 16, 2026 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on all platforms #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks ---------- “Pre-Game Beats” - Observe “Southern Vangard Radio Theme Song”- Bobby Homack & The Southern Vangard All-Stars Talk Break Inst. - “City Drop” - Emapea “Explicit Material” - Inspectah Deck ft. Esoteric (prod. 7L & Pat Vandyke) “In The Height Of Night Fall” - Jay Royale & Pete Twist Featuring Rigs “At All Costs” (Milkcrate Remix) - Benny Slumz & Freddie Black ft. Tone Spliff “Dominican Steak” - Nowaah The Flood x Giallo Point “No Acetone” - John Jigg$ & EZ Elpeee ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq & Reef Hustle "Ghosted You” - Styles P “Made You Look (Megz Remix)” - Hus Kingpin ft. Shyheim (prod. Manny Megz) “Absolutely No One Is Invited To The Cookout” - Von Pea Talk Break Inst. - “4:21 Donut” - Emapea “100 Percent Payne” - RJ Payne (prod. C-Lance) “Hurricane Gloria” - Von Pea “Outside” - Lunden Bernard ft. Vursatyl ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “Talk Ya Shit” - Busta Rhymes & J Dilla ft. Lil Wayne "The Nice Guys” - Big Shot Manceeni x Nottz ft. Illien Rosewell & Khizman “Sunshine” - UllNevaNo x Kenn Starr (prod. Illien Rosewell) ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** “Good Day (Milkcrate Remix)” - Buckshot “Lighter Fluid” - Inspectah Deck ft. Eto, Mickey Factz & RJ Payne) (prod. PA Dre) Talk Break Inst. - “Good Morning Mr. Sun” - Emapea “Nicodemus” - Nowaah The Flood x Giallo Point “Steal From The Pocket” - Bill Tapes “H.E.C.T.O.R." - Inspectah Deck (prod. PA Dre) “Kool & The Gang” - Chris Jose, Dango Forlaine & Bozack Morris “Press A Button” - Snotty ft. BeenOfficialLord “Left Lane” - UFO Fev & Machacha “Pull Up” - B.a Badd ft.Yung Stizz “Bleu Strip$” - Bub Rock (prod. The Standouts) Talk Break Inst. - “Good Morning Mr. Sun” - Emapea

Join us as Robert Balch shares what it was like to be the tip of the spear for the 14th Armored division during WW2. Beginning with a brutal baptism by fire in Gertwiller in November 1944, his platoon advanced as the spearhead column, crossing the German border at Wissembourg and conducting high-stakes scouting missions directly against the Dragon's Teeth of the Siegfried Line. The unit faced severe physical and psychological strain, enduring freezing foxholes during a tense "battle of nerves" near Bitche, before being forced into a chaotic, full-scale tactical withdrawal when hit by a massive German counter-offensive during Operation Nordwind, the last German counter offensive of the war. Robert reflects on their service during the post-war occupation of Germany, members of the platoon fiercely defended the purpose and conduct of the American GI, emphasizing that their resolve was permanently forged by the trauma of combat and the firsthand horrors of liberating concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald. Support the show

Babyahe tayo sa mundo itong episode, mga duwende ast aswang sa Pilipinas, Haunted Locations sa England, at isang kakaibang Out of Body Experience.Thank you uli Missy!Eto yung ibang UK/EU Stories na past episodesUK / EUROPE PARANORMAL STORIESEP 141 - UK Stories - https://youtu.be/6gkn01A44d4EP 190 - Encounters in England - https://youtu.be/IZf-DSBie1UEP 226 - Eurotrip - https://youtu.be/8rQ7DPGbV7sLondon Dark Tourism w Sam - https://youtu.be/tjFr5SYp1FwElemental Experience in England - https://youtu.be/wb0yPS4pHRoEto yung book sa LL - De Praestigiis DaemonumKung meron ka ring mga experience na gusto mo share, pwede yan email sa ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paranormalsph@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In case first time mo makinig sa podcast, pwede ka magsimular sa Episode 1:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE 1 The Unexpected Visitor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kung di nyo pa nabalitaan, meron tayong episodes na Deep Dive, English and Tagalog, mahahanap lang yan sa YouTube:English - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KrMPaZK-9AkbDNNDS0venx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tagalog - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcg83FW_a91KpB4E63SE1nG_Bm7IGkgd4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you enjoy this kind of conversation, you might want to subscribe :D ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Matagal ka na bang listener at gusto mo support ang podcast? Pwede yan!⁠ Be a YouTube Member: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEV5ZNv9QVAMCng124K1jg/join⁠You can also support us on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/paranormalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have different tiers for supporters, from the general support to early access, to joining us on the calls way in advance. No pressure, just additional help for us :) The Para Normal Podcast. Engineered and Produced by f90 Productions Rate and Review our show on Spotify, Pocket Casts, and Apple PodcastsDo you want to support the podcast? You can help keep us going by giving us a cup of joe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/paranormalpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For brand partnerships, advertisements, or other collaboration opportunities with our podcast, please contact our management team at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@tagm.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enjoy. 

Join us as Robert Balch shares what it was like to be the tip of the spear for the 14th Armored division during WW2. Beginning with a brutal baptism by fire in Gertwiller in November 1944, his platoon advanced as the spearhead column, crossing the German border at Wissembourg and conducting high-stakes scouting missions directly against the Dragon's Teeth of the Siegfried Line. The unit faced severe physical and psychological strain, enduring freezing foxholes during a tense "battle of nerves" near Bitche, before being forced into a chaotic, full-scale tactical withdrawal when hit by a massive German counter-offensive during Operation Nordwind, the last German counter offensive of the war. Robert reflects on their service during the post-war occupation of Germany, members of the platoon fiercely defended the purpose and conduct of the American GI, emphasizing that their resolve was permanently forged by the trauma of combat and the firsthand horrors of liberating concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald. Support the show

Tisza Szigetek által támogatott jelölt nyerte a békéscsabai időközi választást Alkotmánybírónak jelölték Schiffer Andrást Hadiipar: legénység nélküli szuperhadihajót fejleszt Oroszország Tejpiaci válság: érkezik a kamattámogatás a tejfeldolgozóknak 200-230 milliárd forintból készülhet el a Hatvan-Füzesabony vasúti szakasz fejlesztése Történelmi rekordot döntött a hazai alapkezelői vagyon Garamvölgyi László lett a rendőrség kommunikációs főtanácsadója Visszatért a Földre három űrhajós a Nemzetközi Űrállomás fedélzetéről Vitézy Dávid a teljes buszflotta megújítását ígéri Elhunyt a híres magyar rendező Többszörös emberelőnyben sem bírt az ETO a frissen feljutó Vasassal "Az egyik legostobább dolog, amit valaha láttam" – Piastri teljesen kiakadt Sainzra a hungarorongi ütközés után A hétfő lesz a hét legcsapadékosabb napja A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tisza Szigetek által támogatott jelölt nyerte a békéscsabai időközi választást Alkotmánybírónak jelölték Schiffer Andrást Hadiipar: legénység nélküli szuperhadihajót fejleszt Oroszország Tejpiaci válság: érkezik a kamattámogatás a tejfeldolgozóknak 200-230 milliárd forintból készülhet el a Hatvan-Füzesabony vasúti szakasz fejlesztése Történelmi rekordot döntött a hazai alapkezelői vagyon Garamvölgyi László lett a rendőrség kommunikációs főtanácsadója Visszatért a Földre három űrhajós a Nemzetközi Űrállomás fedélzetéről Vitézy Dávid a teljes buszflotta megújítását ígéri Elhunyt a híres magyar rendező Többszörös emberelőnyben sem bírt az ETO a frissen feljutó Vasassal "Az egyik legostobább dolog, amit valaha láttam" – Piastri teljesen kiakadt Sainzra a hungarorongi ütközés után A hétfő lesz a hét legcsapadékosabb napja A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join us as Robert Balch shares what it was like to be the tip of the spear for the 14th Armored division during WW2. Beginning with a brutal baptism by fire in Gertwiller in November 1944, his platoon advanced as the spearhead column, crossing the German border at Wissembourg and conducting high-stakes scouting missions directly against the Dragon's Teeth of the Siegfried Line. The unit faced severe physical and psychological strain, enduring freezing foxholes during a tense "battle of nerves" near Bitche, before being forced into a chaotic, full-scale tactical withdrawal when hit by a massive German counter-offensive during Operation Nordwind, the last German counter offensive of the war. Robert reflects on their service during the post-war occupation of Germany, members of the platoon fiercely defended the purpose and conduct of the American GI, emphasizing that their resolve was permanently forged by the trauma of combat and the firsthand horrors of liberating concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald. Support the show

G Maffiah - Bad & RichBinky x Prima - AloneManage feat. Airklipz & Composure - Love The SoundACT-1 feat. Showrocka & Ansolu - Meditation (Remix)Mickey Blue feat. ETO & Spit Gemz - Back Alley DoctrineEmilie Culshaw - Cradle To The GraveMartinese - Feel AgainDahlia Rae - Life lately Benny Zenn & AyiTe feat. Verb T - PiecesTara Britt - No Hard FeelingsHelix feat. Bigredcap - Step Into My MindGrace Chia feat. Mizhap - GuanyinReepman - MagicTophe & Herzeloyde - What's YouFreestyle Session - Grizzly (Part 2)Saint Jude & Mark L - JA BloodCeasar - Cross That LineKonflik - D.W.M.H.S.Fly Filthy - Doin' Me Joe Corry - AddictedShowrocka & Mickey Factz feat. Violet Greens - Miss MetaphorLexus - Dat Nuh RighthEAT - The AscentSimon Taylor - Bad Vibes BoulevardEmskee X Jason Famous Beats - ChillM-Dot & Co Defendants feat. Big Twins- Out Of ParisMoe Alka - Say My NameOrla Rae - M25Dan Brown - PraiseJizzm High Definition & Nova The Wraith - DeficitEl Gant & maticulous - House Of CardsHazz - NintendoLayal - Lady Like Me

Magyar Péter szerint minden európai országban korrupciónak hívják azt, amit Szijjártó tett Nem Szijjártó az egyetlen magyar diplomata, aki kínai cégekhez szerződött Sulyok Tamás a bírák előtt beszélt a jogállamiságról és a független bíróságokról Amerikát egyre jobban utálják a világban, Kína csillaga emelkedőben Megszavazták a Váci Hírnök megszüntetését – a főszerkesztő szerint politikai bosszú történt Hajlandóak a diadalív árnyékában orosz hússaláta nélkül Több rendőri vezetőt leváltott a belügyminiszter, új főkapitányokat neveztek ki Nagy változások a Kossuth Rádióban: új műsorok és régi kedvencek is visszatérnek Andy Burnham lesz a következő brit miniszterelnök Gulyás Gergely az Rmdsz elnökével, Kelemen Hunorral beszélget Tusványoson Messi két gólpasszával a hajrában fordított Argentína Anglia ellen, újra döntőzik a címvédő Luxemburgi ellenféllel kell megbirkóznia a BL-ből kiesett ETO-nak Csütörtökön is lesznek záporok, neked jut belőlük? A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Magyar Péter szerint minden európai országban korrupciónak hívják azt, amit Szijjártó tett Nem Szijjártó az egyetlen magyar diplomata, aki kínai cégekhez szerződött Sulyok Tamás a bírák előtt beszélt a jogállamiságról és a független bíróságokról Amerikát egyre jobban utálják a világban, Kína csillaga emelkedőben Megszavazták a Váci Hírnök megszüntetését – a főszerkesztő szerint politikai bosszú történt Hajlandóak a diadalív árnyékában orosz hússaláta nélkül Több rendőri vezetőt leváltott a belügyminiszter, új főkapitányokat neveztek ki Nagy változások a Kossuth Rádióban: új műsorok és régi kedvencek is visszatérnek Andy Burnham lesz a következő brit miniszterelnök Gulyás Gergely az Rmdsz elnökével, Kelemen Hunorral beszélget Tusványoson Messi két gólpasszával a hajrában fordított Argentína Anglia ellen, újra döntőzik a címvédő Luxemburgi ellenféllel kell megbirkóznia a BL-ből kiesett ETO-nak Csütörtökön is lesznek záporok, neked jut belőlük? A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join us as Robert Balch shares what it was like to be the tip of the spear for the 14th Armored division during WW2. Beginning with a brutal baptism by fire in Gertwiller in November 1944, his platoon advanced as the spearhead column, crossing the German border at Wissembourg and conducting high-stakes scouting missions directly against the Dragon's Teeth of the Siegfried Line. The unit faced severe physical and psychological strain, enduring freezing foxholes during a tense "battle of nerves" near Bitche, before being forced into a chaotic, full-scale tactical withdrawal when hit by a massive German counter-offensive during Operation Nordwind, the last German counter offensive of the war. Robert reflects on their service during the post-war occupation of Germany, members of the platoon fiercely defended the purpose and conduct of the American GI, emphasizing that their resolve was permanently forged by the trauma of combat and the firsthand horrors of liberating concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald. Support the show

Eto si Wally Bayola after the accident...Guwapong aktor at ang pakiusap ng pamilya ng matrona...Heart, ganu'n pala [ag nagkakasakit!

Previously on Saga of the Jewels…The life of seventeen-year-old RYN, bookish son of a wealthy landowner, changes forever when his hometown is destroyed by the EMPIRE and everyone he has ever known is killed. Ryn discovers that the Empire are seeking TWELVE PRIMEVAL JEWELS which grant the power to manipulate different elements, and that his father had been hiding the FIRE RUBY. He sets out to take revenge on the Imperial General who killed his family and retrieve the Fire Ruby, and along the way meets NUTHEA the lightning-slinging princess, SAGAR the swaggering skypirate, ELRANN the tomboy engineer, CID the wizened old healer, and VISH the poppy-seed-addicted bounty hunter. Together the companions decide to find all of the Jewels in order to stop the evil EMPEROR from finding them first and taking over the world. They have thus far succeeded in retrieving the Fire Ruby, borne by Ryn, and the Lightning Crystal, borne by Nuthea. They have now come to the land of FARR where they intend to compete in a hand-to-hand fighting tournament in an attempt to win its prize, the EARTH EMERALD…EPISODE FORTY-FOUR: THE TOURNAMENT: GRAND FINALClouds were gathering.Win this tournament, Ryn thought, as fast as possible. Get the Earth Emerald. Get out of here. Find the other Jewels. Save the world. Stay with Nuthea. Live a meaningful life.Don't lose.The hulking figure of Huld regarded him from the other side of the arena, bald and brawny in his green robes. The monk stood legs apart with one foot slightly further forward than the other, hands held up with splayed fingers in a fighting stance, something he had not even done for Sagar.Sagar had forfeited his match in the end to chase after some woman he had fought earlier while Ryn and Nuthea had been speaking to the Governor. That meant that Ryn had to fight Huld instead of the skypirate.He was actually more nervous at the prospect of fighting the monk, but at least he wasn't having to fight a friend. Cid had healed Ryn after his last match against Vish, so that he was fighting fit again and ready. But Huld hadn't even needed any healing after his match with Sagar, despite it being offered according to their agreement with the Governor.The Farrian audience made no sound at all. Ryn could hear his own breathing. He reviewed his plan. He had already decided how he would open in this match. He didn't want the monk to have an opportunity to get close to him. The boy knew he couldn't win against Huld in a straight fight, but if he was able to keep the monk at bay with his elemental projection, he might just have a chance. Vish had said as much, anyway, and Vish knew a lot more about fighting than he did.“READY……FIGHT!” shouted the announcer for the last time that day.Ryn flung his hands forwards immediately, launching a hot, orange fireball at Huld.The monk made a raising hand gesture at once and a section of the stone arena floor rose up to form a wall in front of him, which the fireball broke apart on, scorching it black.Cid's words of advice echoed in Ryn's mind: Elemental projections still obey the normal laws of nature. Fire may consume earth or wood or vegetation, but it cannot burn stone. It is young man's Huld's body that will be especially susceptible to fire attacks.But that meant Ryn would need to land a hit on Huld's body.The wall of stone that the monk had raised suddenly broke off from the floor and shot towards Ryn, a man-sized slab rushing along the ground.He dived to one side out of the way, lost his footing and stumbled over, but then came up again as fast he could, not wanting to spare Huld a single moment to exploit, throwing another fireball at him as he rose.This one the monk dodged, casually side-stepping out of its path.Ryn threw another. Another. Another, trying to anticipate where the monk was going to dodge to next. This tactic had just about worked on Vish, but somehow Huld sidestepped and weaved so unpredictably that Ryn couldn't hit him. The fireballs only hit with the floor or shot over the heads of the audience. Huld didn't jump into the air like Vish had, and he didn't even bother using earth manipulation to block Ryn's projectiles any more.It looked like landing a hit was going to be even more difficult than he had thought.His first tactic exhausted, hot panic flooded Ryn's head. He lit himself on fire with a shout and ran at Huld. If he couldn't land a hit with a ranged attack, he would just have to try hitting him up close.The flames billowed around Ryn's body as he ran. The monk held his ground, standing stone still with bunched fists.Ryn arrived putting all of his weight behind a mad punch, another angry shout involuntarily issuing from his lips.He almost connected, but at the last moment Huld side-stepped out of the way again and Ryn went past him.Fearing a counter, Ryn turned immediately with a flaming kick. The monk took a step back out of the way of it.Ryn tried another kick with his other leg, then another and another, then even threw in one of Vish's roundhouse kicks, surprised that he had remembered how to do it from the week's training.The monk moved out of the way of them all. His movements were deliberate, controlled, efficient, expending the minimal amount of energy required to dodge out of the way of the Ryn's desperate attacks.The boy switched back to punches, chasing after Huld and flinging his fists out at the monk, who only danced away from them.Ryn came to a halt, breathing hard, the fire around his body still burning, having failed to land a single hit.Huld merely continued to regard him from where he had ended up a few paces away, now holding his hands behind his back.Damn it, but the monk wasn't just strong, he was also so fast. A man that size shouldn't be able to move so quickly!“Are you toying with me?” Ryn asked, keeping his voice quiet so that the crowd, and Nuthea, wouldn't hear.“No,” the monk said straightforwardly with his omnipresent smile. “I am just observing your style some more.” Then the smile disappeared into a flat line, possibly the first time that Ryn had seen it drop. “What there is of it, at least. This would be toying with you, foreigner.”A wedge of stone rose up out of the floor in front of Ryn, smashing into his chest, hitting him so hard he was chucked up into the air.His fire went out.He hung for a moment at the apex of his flight, aware that he was about to fall back to earth.But then something else smacked into his back, bright pain erupting across it, one, two, three times, he lost count in the pain.Now he flew upwards, delirious with shock, the dark clouds in the sky getting nearer for a few moments, then hung weightless once more.He began to fall again, and as he did so he turned over in the air helplessly and fell head-first.Huld, moving towards him, standing atop a pillar of stone that he was causing to rise up from the ground.The monk reached him and punched him in the stomach.Now Ryn was thrown along the horizontal, he knew from the thrilled faces of the crowd that passed below.He was going to land among them, out of bounds.No I'm not, damn it!He found his bearings and thrust his hands in the direction he was moving in, projecting fire from them. Jets of flame appeared, the push-back from them arresting his flight, then reversing it, so that he began to move back the way he had come, flipping over and beginning to fly back into the arena, now holding his hands out behind him.He shut his jaw tight against the pain setting in all over his body, then looked for where he was going to land.Huld had come down from his pillar and stood waiting, no sign of surprise on his smiling face at all.Ryn found the wherewithal to light himself on fire again, and at the same time he projected fire from the soles of his feet, further accelerating his flight, and directed himself at the monkBut Huld still had time to raise another stone barrier before Ryn made impact.Ryn screamed with rage and pulled his limbs in to his chest, curling himself up and holding his fists in front of his face.He cannonballed into the wall, the impact smashing against his forearms and rattling his teeth, then heard the shuddering sound of stone breaking apart.He collided with Huld beyond it in a shower of stone and dust, smacking full into the monk's body and bouncing off him and to the side, where he hit the floor hard, bounced a few more times and came to a stop on his back.Spinning dark clouds above him, and the noise of the audience's angry shouts in his ears.He groaned as the pain caught up to him fully. Terrible, aching bruises on his arms, the backs of his hands, his chest, his back, his stomach, his head. His whole body throbbed with them. His flame-aura had extinguished again, but at least he was still conscious, and he was dimly hopeful that the flames had still been around him when he had collided with Huld.The monk wasn't following up with any attacks, Ryn realised.In spite of the pain, he forced his body to turn over and push itself shakily to its feet.Sure enough, the monk was only just getting up from where he had landed some length away himself, near one edge of the arena.A blackened semi-circle marred the front of his robes where they hung down over his chest from one shoulder. Little flames still burned here and there on them.Huld grunted as he grabbed the robes with one hand and tore off the top of them, ripping them from his body and throwing them out of the arena where they landed in the sand in a smouldering heap, leaving only his legs covered.His chest, a chiselled arrangement of discrete rectangular muscles, was now marked by its own big, purple bruise where Ryn had cannonballed into him when on fire. The monk grimaced–he was standing, but he didn't look like he was going to attack again in a hurry.The crowd roared their one-sided approval of Huld standing up, but Ryn still detected a note of anger that the Farrian had suffered a hit.Cid was right! Ryn thought amidst the delirium of his ringing head. He could hurt Huld if he connected with him while on fire.But it had taken an awful lot just to connect with him. Ryn couldn't do that again–there was no way that he could throw himself through a barrier of stone again just to land a single hit on his opponent. His body was bruised and bleeding from smashing through the wall and he could barely think straight. And his fireball attacks were useless too–Huld was so fast he just dodged out of the way of them.He needed a way of guaranteeing that his fire attack would connect with Huld, without breaking his body in the process.Ryn had an idea.A last-ditch, bet-it-all, everything-or-nothing kind of idea.It was crazy, but it was the best chance he had right now.He took a deep breath, trying not to wince at the stabs of protest from his ribs. He would definitely need Cid to heal him after this match, whatever its outcome. He gathered his energy and concentrated on where he was going to project it.Huld frowned at him, wavy lines carving his forehead, and Ryn enjoyed that the monk wasn't smiling anymore.“Fiiiiireaaaaaagggggggaaaahhhh!” Ryn shouted, lifting his hands straight up palms-out towards the sky, his focus-word cracking and turning into an agonised cry of effort and then pain as he broke his limit.Flames rose all over the arena.He willed them upwards from the floor, searing and intense, so that they engulfed the entire arena, engulfed him, engulfed Huld, and all was consumed in an exploding inferno of red and orange and yellow fire that leapt up higher than their heads.Somewhere distant he heard the audience calling out in surprise, but he barely paid them any attention.He was at home in the roar of the fire. He didn't feel it as burning heat, but as a delighting, exultant expulsion of energy.After a few moments his arms began to quiver with new pain. He was aware that he had almost exhausted all of his energy, or ‘mana', or whatever Cid called it, and he suddenly let the flames cease, keeping back just a bit of it in reserve in case this attack didn't work.The inferno disappeared, leaving only steam hissing up from the now hot stone tiles of the arena.And there lay Huld, on his side, his body and his remaining robes blackened and burned.Oh no.“Cid!” Ryn shouted as he sprinted as fast as he could manage over to where the monk lay. “Help! I think I might have killed him!”He reached the monk and knelt on both knees next to him. The monk's eyes were shut; his mouth open.But his chest was still moving up and down.The monk's hand shot out and grabbed Ryn's wrist, tight as a vice.The boy went rigid with shock.Huld opened his eyes, brown irises shining. “No, you haven't killed me, foreigner,” he rasped, “though you may have come close. And I hope now that you have used up enough of your energy that you won't be able to do that again.”Huld's fist hit Ryn in the nose and he went over, skidding along on his back and coming to rest. He clutched his face against the pain and tasted the metallic tang of blood as it ran down into his mouth.He stumbled up again.Huld had got to his feet and was staring at him defiantly, jaw set in grim, stony determination.Ryn couldn't believe this man. What strength did he possess, what unfathomable reserves of endurance, that he was able to stand up again and continue to fight when his body and face were red and brown and covered in burns?But at the same time, it looked as though the fire attack had weakened him considerably. And his latest punch hadn't hit quite as hard as before. And the monk was trembling slightly, clearly struggling to stay standing.Maybe now this would be more of a fair fight.Ryn's heart missed a beat. Huld was running towards him.The monk arrived with a punch that Ryn side-stepped, to his own amazement. His attack had slowed the monk down, too.He countered with a punch of his own, which the monk blocked, palming it away harmlessly into the air to the side of him, but no counter came and Ryn had time to try another, which found Huld's gut.“Ungh,” the monk grunted, and took a step backwards. He had hardly been bowled over by the punch, but he had taken the full brunt of it, and it had clearly hurt him.He had been weakened. This would be a fairer fight now.Ryn ran in again and the pair traded more blows. He found that he was able to land some punches and kicks on Huld, and they even seemed to hurt him and knocked him back. He was able to dodge some of Huld's strikes as well, though some still connected with him and hurt like all the hells, but they didn't send him flying across the arena as they had done before.The two of them continued like that for some time, grunting and groaning and flinging their limbs against each other's increasingly worn-out bodies in what Ryn knew had to be the endgame of this match–neither of them could last at this much longer.Then Huld used his earth projection again.The monk willed a pillar of stone up out of the arena floor, aiming it at Ryn–but it didn't move with the rapidity that it had done before. It came up slowly, like Huld was straining to pull it out, and Ryn was able to stagger out of the way of it, then strafe round and run back in to punch Huld, who blocked and lost his concentration, losing his mental grip on the pillar and letting it sink back into the floor.The monk tried several more earth attacks, interspersing them more or less effectively among his forced and stuttered movements, but Ryn had time to get out of the way of them, and they all fell short.Ryn stumbled back a few steps to regather himself, and watched Huld, who for the moment kept his distance too.He's got some mana left, Ryn thought, but he's been severely weakened by my fire. His projections are slower. I can win this.Still, the longer they kept going this way, the more tired Ryn was getting, and the more likely he was going to be caught out by an earth projection or one of Huld's blows. After all, even though he was burned and blackened and bruised, at the end of the day the monk was still far bigger, stronger and faster than Ryn was just in terms of the raw size, strength and speed of their bodies.It was time to finish this.Ryn drew on the last of his energy and lit himself on fire one more time. His whole body ached in complaint as he drew on the last of his physical reserves to project.Huld's eyes grew and his mouth dropped. No doubt he was shocked that Ryn had any energy left himself. But Ryn wasn't using his mana—which was gone. He was projecting from his physical energy.Ryn ran at Huld, pulling his fist back for what he was sure would be the final blow of this final match. The monk wouldn't have time to hit him with an earth attack. This was it.Time slowed.As Ryn's fist got closer, through the flames surrounding his body he saw Huld raising both his hands.Unable to arrest the momentum of his run, Ryn watched in horror as the stone of the arena floor rose up around Huld and encased the monk, moulding around his body to turn him into a brown-stone-encrusted golem.Ryn didn't have time to pull back, and followed through with his punch. His fist crunched into the centre of the stone golem's chest and stopped, his knuckles cracking against it.“Ow,” said Ryn.And then pain sang out from his knuckles so loud he yelped and howled and shook his hand up and down.Huld's eyes looked at him from within the little slit in the stone encasing that the monk had left for them. The muscles around them tightened. He appeared to be smiling once again within his earthen armour.The Huld-golem pulled back a stone fist, and then delivered a massive, jumping uppercut to Ryn's chin that he had no time to block.Ryn lost a moment of consciousness, but regained it while he was still hurtling through the air.He hit the sand outside the arena on his back at the same time he realised that he couldn't scream properly anymore because his jaw had been broken.“Out of bounds!” bellowed the tournament announcer, whom Ryn had landed somewhere near to. “Victory to Huld of Farr! Huld of Farr is the winner!”The crowd exploded with joy.Amidst the muddle of his pain, Ryn saw them climbing and leaping over the wooden barriers that fenced off the arena floor and running onto it. Farrians, men, women and children alike, invading the arena and roaring with triumph and glee. The ones passing Ryn ignored him completely, stepping over him or even knocking into him on the way so that his body protested with fresh pain.Eventually Cid appeared at his side; a friendly, weathered face in the sea of screaming Farrians.“Oh dear,” the old man said. “that looks nasty. Sorry it took me a moment to get to you. I went to Huld first because you burned him so badly, but actually it looks like I should have come to you first…”He lay a hand on the top of his Ryn's throbbing head, spoke the word “Cure-ah,” and relieving warmth spread from the old man's hand into Ryn's head, through his jaw, and down to the rest of his body. His jaw bones clicked back into place and his ribs stopped aching.“Ahhh…” Ryn gasped. “That's better... Thank you, Cid...” He took the old man's hand, who helped him to his feet.“My pleasure,” said Cid, clasping his hand and giving him an affectionate wallop on the back, which would have hurt like hell had Ryn not just been healed. The lines at the corners of his eyes looked particularly pronounced just now. He must be tired from all the healing he had been doing today. “Good effort out there. I'm sorry it didn't work out in the end.”And then it hit Ryn, harder than a stone-fisted uppercut.He had lost.He had lost the Grand Final.He had lost the Grand Final and failed to win the Earth Emerald.He looked over at what was happening to Huld. The invading members of the audience had swarmed around the monk, who was no longer encased in his stone armour, and hoisted him up so that his huge form bobbed up and down atop a sea of hands. He was smiling again.“HULD! HULD! HULD!” the crowd were chanting over and over in celebration.The entire arena was filled with Farrians. More were scrambling to get in to try to touch their new champion, but there was barely any room left inside the fighting square to accommodate them.“What do we do now?” Ryn asked Cid over the noise of the cheering. “How are we going to get the Earth Emerald now?”“I am not entirely sure,” said Cid. “I must admit I did not expect things to turn out this way…” A stab of shame pricked Ryn's guts. “But don't worry, lad. It doesn't matter. There will be a way. The One will show us a way.”As he watched the crowd of Farrians jostling around in the arena and starting to repeatedly launch Huld into the air, Ryn wasn't so sure. Sorrow tugged at his heart. He had let Nuthea down. He had let himself down. He had let everyone down.“ENOUGH!” boomed a voice so loud it shook the sand Ryn stood on.It got the crowd quiet too. As one, they turned to look at who had shouted.The Governor. He was standing on his viewing platform, hands held up for silence again.“While I understand your justified jubilation,” the Governor said loudly, though he didn't need to shout it anymore, “this disorganised display does not become us. All of you, back to the viewing area! Then I shall present Brother Huld with his prize for winning the Grand Final of this tournament.”Slowly, reluctantly, the audience members returned Huld to the ground and began to walk back out of the arena circle, clambering back over the dividing barriers. Apparently they respected the Governor enough to obey him, even in spite of their jubilation at seeing Huld win the Final.Ryn and Cid went and stood at the side of the arena to watch what would happen next. Ryn tried to keep his head down out of view so that people wouldn't see that he had been healed.The Governor descended his platform and a gate in the barrier was opened for him by a monk so that he could walk into the arena, where he went and stood next to Huld.The thick-set man walked around the champion to address the once more patiently watching Farrians from all angles.“Fellow Farrians!” he proclaimed. “What you have witnessed here today is yet another demonstration that—though barbarians and rogues may visit us from over the seas and skies to gaze upon our wonders and challenge our strength—in glory, in might, in power, FARR WILL ALWAYS REIGN SUPREME!”The crowd bellowed its approval, so loud it felt like the earth trembled under Ryn's feet.The Governor turned to the monk at his side. “Brother Huld, Monk of Eto, loyal servant of the Republic of Farr, for your prowess and victory at this Grand Tournament here today, for your defeat of these foreign challengers with their strangest of sorceries, for your impeccable demonstration of the finest fighting arts that Mother Farr has to offer, as prize I now present you with the highest honour I can bestow: The long-lost Earth Emerald of Eto, fabled Jewel of Mid!”The Governor pulled a hand from his robe and thrust it into the air, holding the gleaming green stone aloft. As he did so the arena flared briefly with distant light, which the stone caught with a flash, and a heartbeat later a loud peal of thunder rolled across the sky, like celestial furniture being moved somewhere above the ceiling of cloud cover.Ryn craned his neck upwards. The gathered clouds were thicker and blacker than ever, pregnant with rainstorm.“Congratulations, Brother Huld!” proclaimed the Governor.He handed Huld the stone, and at last the storm broke, and rain burst from the clouds, drenching them in an instantaneous downpour of uncountable water droplets.And with the storm, through the dark clouds, flew a fleet of black, blimp-suspended, sharp-prowed Imperial airships. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sagaofthejewels.substack.com

Soha nem volt még nagyobb szükségünk a cselekvő reményre, mint most A curacaói öltözőben táncolt a holland király Megható sorokkal emlékezett meg édesapjáról Károly király, szavait nehéz könnyek nélkül olvasni John Malkovich lett Horvátország arca, máris magyarázkodnak miatta Összeházasodott a Győri Eto két kézise – Brazíliáig utaztak a boldogító igenért Mi magunk vagyunk a baj, amely rendnek tetteti magát "Nem vehetem csak úgy le őket" – így vágott vissza a mélyen dekoltált ruhája miatt támadott mexikói politikus Mint két tojás: Vilmos herceg kislányával fotózkodott A színpadon érte a végzet: sosem törődött magával Törőcsik Mari egykori szerelme, Iglódi István Farkasházy Tivadar a feleségéről: "Mindent megtesznek, de Mimit pótolni lehetetlen" Colin Firth az olasz nők bűvkörében él: exneje után új barátnője is Itália szülötte A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Soha nem volt még nagyobb szükségünk a cselekvő reményre, mint most A curacaói öltözőben táncolt a holland király Megható sorokkal emlékezett meg édesapjáról Károly király, szavait nehéz könnyek nélkül olvasni John Malkovich lett Horvátország arca, máris magyarázkodnak miatta Összeházasodott a Győri Eto két kézise – Brazíliáig utaztak a boldogító igenért Mi magunk vagyunk a baj, amely rendnek tetteti magát "Nem vehetem csak úgy le őket" – így vágott vissza a mélyen dekoltált ruhája miatt támadott mexikói politikus Mint két tojás: Vilmos herceg kislányával fotózkodott A színpadon érte a végzet: sosem törődött magával Törőcsik Mari egykori szerelme, Iglódi István Farkasházy Tivadar a feleségéről: "Mindent megtesznek, de Mimit pótolni lehetetlen" Colin Firth az olasz nők bűvkörében él: exneje után új barátnője is Itália szülötte A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eto na ba ang new girl ni Donny Pangilinan?Enrique Gil, magiging tatay na?Christian Bables, gawa ba ang ilong?

Nuevo REA improvisado dentro del coche de Kikemaiden camino del bolo de Neurosis y Orthodoxy, momento que aprovecha con su compañero ETO para compartir vivencias y opiniones sobre el metal y lo que aparezca. Esta vez hablamos de las grandes bandas y del por qué aun estamos apoyándoles bajo cualquier circunstancia en contra del underground. -NEUROSIS: EL PASO DEL TIEMPO NO CURA. -MEGADETH: WILL BE BACK. -AC/DC: RISING POWER. -HAEMORRAGE: HOSPITAL THIEVES. -MANOWAR: CALL TO ARMS. -KISS: TURN ON THE NIGHT. -JUDAS: HELL PATROL. -IRON MAIDEN: LOOK FOR THE TRUTH.

Kapitány István: 500 milliárd forint keretösszegben nyílnak meg uniós pályázatok energetikai fejlesztésekre A Mol kompromisszumra jutott a szerb állammal Kármán döntött: Budapestnek és a megyeszékhelyeknek sem kell befizetniük az iparűzésiadó-többletet Annyi ólom van a csapvízben a Corvinus Egyetem főépületében, hogy nem alkalmas a fogyasztásra Benyújtotta a Magyar-kormány az uniós pénzek megszerzéséhez szükséges átdolgozott terveket Gépjárműadó: utolsó esély 170 ezer autósnak Megdöbbentő adat: a rolleres károk csaknem 90 százalékát bérelt járművekkel okozzák Európa "kalózait" látja Moszkva az ellenőrhajókban Eddig titkolta: Kunhalmi Ágnes krónikus betegségéről vallott Százmilliókat fizethetnek be ezek a települések a költségvetésbe Bár döntőt játszott az ETO, elmaradt a történelmi bravúr Vízilabda: BL-döntős a Fradi női csapata Hány fokra számíthatunk ma, a viharos hidegfront után? A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kapitány István: 500 milliárd forint keretösszegben nyílnak meg uniós pályázatok energetikai fejlesztésekre A Mol kompromisszumra jutott a szerb állammal Kármán döntött: Budapestnek és a megyeszékhelyeknek sem kell befizetniük az iparűzésiadó-többletet Annyi ólom van a csapvízben a Corvinus Egyetem főépületében, hogy nem alkalmas a fogyasztásra Benyújtotta a Magyar-kormány az uniós pénzek megszerzéséhez szükséges átdolgozott terveket Gépjárműadó: utolsó esély 170 ezer autósnak Megdöbbentő adat: a rolleres károk csaknem 90 százalékát bérelt járművekkel okozzák Európa "kalózait" látja Moszkva az ellenőrhajókban Eddig titkolta: Kunhalmi Ágnes krónikus betegségéről vallott Százmilliókat fizethetnek be ezek a települések a költségvetésbe Bár döntőt játszott az ETO, elmaradt a történelmi bravúr Vízilabda: BL-döntős a Fradi női csapata Hány fokra számíthatunk ma, a viharos hidegfront után? A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Panyi Szabolcs: így szerezne magának diplomáciai mentességet és jó pozíciót Orbán Viktor A rendőrség előállította K. Endrét Orbán Viktor török barátja, az Alapjogokért Központ vezetője, Rúzsa Magdi és Rákay Philip is kapott diplomata-útlevelet Hatalmas hírt jelentett be Magyar Péter Románia választ ígért az orosz dróntámadás miatt Sulyok lemondás helyett inkább segítséget kér a Velencei Bizottságtól Magyar Péter és Orbán Viktor is ott lesz a BL-döntőn Sulyok akadályozhatja az uniós pénzek érkezését Súlyos figyelmeztetést kapott a Mi Hazánk európai frakciója, elveszíthetik az uniós finanszírozást „Elsőre kissé korainak tűnik a 2030-as euróbevezetés” – Interjú A Fradihoz igazol Borbély Balázs, a Győri ETO vezetőedzője Nincs több kérdés Lionel Messiről: Argentína kihirdette a vb-re utazó keretét Komoly fordulatot tartogat időjárásunk a hétvégére A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Dahil nag-viral si Mak ng tatlong beses, ready na kami maging masamang tao. Eto na ba ang simula ng fall from grace namin? Kanal episode to na medyo dry lang sa simula pero maganda to pramis!

Previously on Saga of the Jewels…The life of seventeen-year-old RYN, bookish son of a wealthy landowner, changes forever when his hometown is destroyed by the EMPIRE and everyone he has ever known is killed. Ryn discovers that the Empire are seeking TWELVE PRIMEVAL JEWELS which grant the power to manipulate different elements, and that his father had been hiding the FIRE RUBY. He sets out to take revenge on the Imperial General who killed his family and retrieve the Fire Ruby, and along the way meets NUTHEA the lightning-slinging princess, SAGAR the swaggering skypirate, ELRANN the tomboy engineer, CID the wizened old healer, and VISH the poppy-seed-addicted bounty hunter. Together the companions decide to find all of the Jewels in order to stop the EMPEROR from finding them first and taking over the world. They have thus far succeeded in retrieving the Fire Ruby, borne by Ryn, and the Lightning Crystal, borne by Nuthea. They have now come to the land of FARR where they intend to compete in a hand-to-hand fighting tournament in order to attempt to win its prize, the EARTH EMERALD. However, the Farrian fighting-monk, HULD, has also entered, and has progressed to the quarter finals too…EPISODE FORTY-ONE: THE TOURNAMENT: QUARTER FINAL FOUR: HULD OF FARR VS. QENDRA OF FRIKIAThe brown-stone arena tiles warmed Huld's bare feet.The tiles had been baking in the sun all day, which was still bright and hot this afternoon, though strangely a clump of dark clouds had formed in one corner of the sky.It's not time for the rainy-season to arrive yet, is it? No, of course not.He dismissed the thought.Underneath the mostly-clear sky, thousands of his fellow Farrians stood watching around Tenkachi's arena, so many that he couldn't see beyond them.Boys with toothy, eager smiles plastered on their faces. Men with stony-serious frowns and folded arms, unmoving as boulders. Girls staring keenly, biting their nails or with both hands clasped together in front of their mouths like they were praying. Women murmuring silently or anxiously hopping from foot to foot. Wriggling babes in arms. Statuesque elderly. And all the ages in between.I must not let them down.All of the native Farrians who had competed in the Tournament's Quarter Finals thus far had lost. Although, to be fair, one had been a woman, which was Not Correct, and one had been a dishonourable exhibitionist fool–not a soldier-monk trained in one of the religious fighting-schools of Eto like Huld had been, but a sacrilegious free agent who made money out of his fighting.And, also to be fair, none of those losses mattered that much, anyway. This was Huld's tournament to win. That he won his matches, and won the whole thing, and won the prize for Farr, was all that really mattered.Huld needed to win this tournament, not only to claim the Earth Emerald, but also for the honour of his country–to show that the Farrians were the strongest, the greatest, the supreme people of Mid.That was what the Governor had told him, and what he knew to be true.“Are you ready?”Huld came back to the present with a jolt. The tournament announcer had asked him a question from where he stood at the side of the arena. The monk was vaguely aware that the announcer had asked him this question once already, but he had been lost for a moment in a rare drifting of focus.He looked over at his opponent standing opposite him.A tall, dark-skinned Frikian woman with a curiously shaved head, except for an asymmetric fringe of jet-black hair that on one side curved around to her left ear and on the other came down over her right eye. She wore a garment made of the skin of some spotted animal, which clung to her slim body, tied at the waist with a rope belt, leaving her smooth arms and legs bare. She winked at him.Another woman. Most strange. What were these tournaments coming to, that two women had made it into the Quarter Finals? And this one was not even a fellow Farrian, but a filthy foreigner as well! It was practically an insult for him to even have to fight her.Huld nodded. “I am ready,” he said levelly.“Alright…” said the announcer. “Then……BEGIN!”Huld dropped his weight into chocobo stance, bending his knees and resting his fists at his hips, taking a defensive poise to see how the Frikian would open.The Frikian did nothing at all. She just stood there watching him, a wry little smile creeping out from behind the overhanging half of her fringe.Then, slowly, deliberately, exaggerating the movements painstakingly, she lowered herself into chocobo stance too, still smiling.A muscle in Huld's jaw twitched. Does she mean to mock me? She can't know the Farrian arts. No master would allow a Frikian to train with him, let alone a woman… She must be copying me…Carefully, gaze still trained on the woman, Huld extended his fingers and pinched them together against his thumbs, putting a foot forward and bringing his hands up in front of him, one close to his chest, the other stretched further out. Crane stance. An investigative stance.In front of him, the woman did exactly the same, mirroring his movements exactly.Huld kept the irritation out of his expression. So she was copying him. Well, that was having some success in baiting him, he reluctantly acknowledged, but it would only get her so far. She couldn't mirror his every move. Not in the heat of battle.But then why is she still smiling?He took a step forwards, towards her, and the woman stepped forwards too.He took a few more steps, and the woman matched him exactly, the gap between them closing by degrees, about eight paces now.He took another step, but this time he walked diagonally right, no longer approaching her head-on but moving to one side, to flank her.This time the woman moved to her own diagonal right, Huld's left, keeping her mirror image of his movements so that the size of the gap between them stayed the same.Huld continued to strafe to his right, and Qendra of Frikia did the same, so that they circled one another across the stone tiles of the arena.As they did, Huld watched her lithe, toned limbs closely, looking for some opening or sign of weakness.The thing was, Huld noticed with a start that nearly made him misstep, the woman's stance was perfect. She wasn't just poorly copying his thousands-of-times-practiced poses and positions on the spot, apparently. Her arms were held out at precisely the right lengths, her legs moving in precisely the right sequence, her torso tensed in precisely the right way, for crane stance.Maybe she has been trained by a Farrian?But if she had, why mess around with this mirroring game? Why not open with a distinctive attack of her own, or put up a more conventional defence and let him come to her instead? It was like she was playing a game of Check where she had decided just to mimic his every move.Enough contemplation, Huld thought. It's time to put an end to this stage-play.He kicked off from the arena floor, launching himself at the Frikian with a crane-fisted strike from left to right aimed to hit the side of her head with the back of his hand.In the same instant, the Frikian sprang towards him with her own identical strike……then at the last moment dropped her body, ducking under Huld's blow. As he moved past her, she lashed out and up with her knee, catching him in the stomach. Huld doubled up, the wind knocked out of him, gasping at the sudden pain.The Frikian drew her leg back, then flicked it around her off-side in a vicious roundhouse aimed at Huld's face.He ducked the kick, thrust his legs back to press himself flat against the arena floor, then rolled away rapidly, spinning over several times before coming up into dragon stance, one fist held back, one up in front of him with two bent fingers.Opposite him, the Frikian already stood in exactly the same stance a few paces away.“What game are you playing?!” Huld yelled at her, ignoring the calls of the crowd, angry at what the Frikian woman was doing, angry that she had landed the first blow, angry that she had broken his composure–already. “How are you mirroring my movements so perfectly?”That irritating smile still mocked him. Her lips were cherry-red.“Well,” said the Frikian in a disturbingly confident and sensual voice, “that would be telling, wouldn't it now?”Huld moved forwards in dragon stance. The woman did the same. Dragon stance, at least, Huld knew had been exported from Farr by some travelling masters who had prostituted themselves by selling ancient fighting techniques to filthy foreigners. He had seen the fireboy use it earlier in his short-lived match against that Morekemian. But it wasn't just that the Frikian used dragon stance—she was still mirroring his every movement with complete precision.This time when he got close to her, he feinted with the beginning of a simple front-kick, then quickly brought his foot back down and flung out his left hand in a thrusting punch instead.The Frikian copied him exactly, right down to the feint, and flung out the start of the same punch, but then turned it into a feint of her own, suddenly slipping beneath his strike, spinning as she did so in order to throw out a fast-moving low sweep kick.This time Huld was ready for it. He jumped the sweep, then came down with a palm-thrust. The woman backed away, quick as a snake, then dodged his follow-up punch, and the one after that as well.She flipped backwards heels-over-head, and Huld thought he had her on the run, but as she turned over in the air her foot flashed out and caught him in the face.He staggered backwards, blinking away his surprise, then blocked every strike of her subsequent assault with his hands. She had underestimated his reaction speed.He made to grab her arm, missed, but when she pulled away in alarm he stepped up and followed through with an almighty punch from his other hand, hitting her square in the stomach.The Frikian grunted as she stumbled back across the arena. She landed on her back but managed to turn her momentum into another flip which got her on her feet again at once, where she adopted a stance Huld had not seen before–a low crouch with two arms outstretched to either side of her, pointed fingers and thumbs at the end of flat palms.“So you do have more than mirroring to you!” Huld called over the noise of the crowd. He was sure they were cheering for him.“Much more,” said the Frikian. Infuriatingly she was still smiling. “But ‘mirroring' seems to be serving me well enough.”No wonder this woman made it to the Quarter Final, he thought as he watched her crouched there, himself crouching and lowering his arms into monkey stance. On top of her mirroring trick, she is astoundingly fast, and deceptively strong. In terms of fighting skill, the two of them might even be evenly matched! He did not know how that was possible, but somehow it was. He had not thought a Frikian could be this skilled at fighting, let alone a woman.He would have to use a trick of his own in order to win.No, not a trick, a skill, he corrected himself.A skill he had earned.Huld broke his stance and ran straight at the woman. Predictably, she did the same, coming right at him.He thrust forwards with a straight punch, and the woman mirrored him, but then at the last moment caught his hand and jumped, pushing herself off of it in order to flip into the air again. Her feet came around in a circle behind her and back down towards Huld's head as she turned over, but he got his hands up and blocked the kicks, which glanced off them.The woman hit the ground in front of him with a wobble, almost losing her footing, and Huld saw his chance.He stepped forwards with another punch, moving just a fraction slower than normal.At the same time, he willed a section of stone tile just behind the woman to rise quickly to form of a small pillar, up and slightly at an angle.To Huld's great satisfaction, the woman stepped backwards out of the way of his just-a-bit-too-slow punch…and straight into the path of his earth attack.The rising pillar of stone smashed up into her, now making her lose her feet completely, connecting with her back with a dull thwack. It carried her along through the air for a moment, then, as Huld stepped out of the way and willed the stone to stop rising, the woman was thrown from it with an enraged grunt of shock.She tumbled in an arc through the air, flailing her arms and legs around desperately, then managed to turn her descent into a graceful dive, tucking her limbs into her body and trying to steer her descent.But it was no use. Huld's earth attack had taken her completely by surprise, and hit her too hard, and she came down several rows back in the audience, who yelped and hollered when she landed among them, throwing up their hands and scrambling to get out of the way.“Out of bounds!” cried the tournament announcer immediately from the side of the arena. “Huld of Farr is the victor!”The cheer went up, the loudest Huld had heard so far that day–a wall of noise that fenced him in.He exhaled relief, and looked over at his Lord Governor, sitting in his viewing box above the arena.The Governor was applauding like the rest of the audience, but he was not cheering. Instead, he sat close-mouthed, his stare intense.Huld nodded to him, tilting his head just a fraction. The Governor nodded back, just barely perceptibly.The monk became aware that the crowd were doing more than just cheering for him–they were chattering frantically about something.“How did he do that?” he heard someone say nearby.“More sorcery!” said someone else.“Is he allowed to do that too?”Huld realised that he had left the angled stone pillar he had made from the arena floor with his earth manipulation still standing.Ah. That was right. They had all seen him perform the earth attack with their own eyes, right in front of them. The chocobo was truly out of the stable now.Meanwhile, the Frikian woman had made her way back through the audience and was climbing over the wooden perimeter. She walked back into the arena, still smiling, and extended her hand to him.“Good match,” she said, for his ears alone.Normally Huld would not have condescended to clasp her arm, an unhygienic foreigners' custom, especially when bowing would have sufficed just as well, but to his own surprise he found that today he was happy to reciprocate the gesture. She had, after all, indeed given him a good match. An unexpectedly good match.“How did you do that trick with the floor?” the woman whispered to him as he clasped her arm.“How did you do that trick with mirroring my movements?” Huld countered, breaking the arm-clasp.The woman shrugged a shoulder. “Fair enough,” she intoned, her eyes gleaming a disconcerting milky white in the sunshine. “You keep your secrets, and I will keep mine.”Huld frowned. He couldn't admit it out loud, but he was deeply unsettled by this woman. She had nearly given him the fight of his life. A filthy foreigner had nearly given him the fight of his life! If he hadn't resorted to using that earth manipulation technique, the match could have gone either way. Now, how to explain that to everyone else?A collective gasp issued from the crowd, and Huld looked round.The Governor had left his viewing box and was walking onto arena.Now Huld did bow, low and long, before looking up again.The Governor strode over to Huld and the Frikian and held up his hands for silence from the crowd.Hush fell immediately.“People of Farr!” boomed the Governor. “People of the greatest nation of Mid! Your eyes are not deceiving you! What you have witnessed here today is a display of earthmoving!”The audience gasped again.“It has been made possible,” the Governor continued, “because one of our fighting monks recently retrieved the fabled Earth Emerald from its resting place in the Shrine to Eto! This is the same Emerald whose power was once used to build our mighty capital city of Shun Pei!”Chatter broke out over the audience like the after-tremors of an earthquake.“Did he really just say that?”“The mythical jewel–could it really be?”“I thought it had been lost!”Undeterred by the chatter, the Governor carried on loud and clear, and the crowd fell to listening again: “In view of this being revealed by our champion earthmover, Brother Huld, I am pleased to disclose that the prize for the winner of this Tournament will not only be one million gold pieces from Shun Pei's Treasury, but the gift of the Earth Emerald itself! The Tournament Winner can claim it for whatever nation they represent!”Yet more astonished gasps broke out across the crowd, chased by chatter.Huld's palms began to sweat as he watched the onlookers heatedly discussing this news. The pressure was really on now. It had already been on, given he was now the only Farrian left in the tournament, and the only one who had been personally entered into it by the Governor himself, but now the whole country would know that he was fighting for the Emerald. He was fighting for his people's honour. He must not let them, or his Lord Governor, down. He must not fail them.The Governor held up his hands again, and got the quiet he wanted instantly. “Furthermore,” he bellowed, “I have a second important announcement! It would appear, my fellow Farrians, that an unusually early rainy season is upon us!” He gestured up towards the sky, at the growing contingent of dark grey clouds that were gathering, blowing in from somewhere east. “Therefore, to avoid the Tournament being called off, I am exercising my Governing authority to decree that this Tournament will conclude today, so as to beat the rain! On with the Semi-Finals!”Huld's eyes went wide. The crowd erupted, shouting its approval. They were thirsty for more fighting.“Lord Governor,” Huld said quietly as he walked with the Governor and Qendra back towards the arena dugout, “are you sure you want to do that? There might be some wisdom in postponing the tourn–”“Do not presume to question me, Huld,” the Governor chastised him equally quietly, “especially in public. You forget your place.”Huld blanched. He had forgotten his place, momentarily–but the announcement had been so unexpected, and he was tired from his fight with the Frikian…“You can see those clouds,” the Governor continued, flicking his head upwards. “It is going to pour soon. The rainy-season seems to have come upon us unusually early this year. Our people will not want to stand and watch the fighting in the rain–they will leave, and travel home. But the Tournament is good for the economy, and for national morale. Best to get it over with today and to show those foreigners our supremacy as quickly as possible. That will send a message to the rest of Mid that Farr is not to be challenged. Can you do that for me, Huld?”“Yes, Lord Governor,” said Huld.“Good. Of course you can.” They had reached the tunnel to the dugout, and the Governor came down into it with them. “Now, listen to me. The Jewel-touched foreigners have a healer among them. I have made an arrangement with him. He will heal you now so that you are ready to fight straight away at full capacity in your next bout. You are to win it, and the Grand Final, using your earth powers, putting on a fine display just as we practiced, to show that Farr is supreme over all the other nations. Do you understand?”“Yes, Lord Governor,” Huld said aloud.But in his heart, as he watched the Frikian woman go ahead of him to gather up her things, he thought, But are we really supreme over all the other nations? This is a public episode. 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Spencer Jones, Founder of XO Medtech and MedtechVendors.com, shares how frontline nursing experiences led him to patent vascular access innovations and ultimately take devices from idea to FDA clearance and product launch. Spencer walks through learning business fundamentals through accelerators, raising early funding, and building sales and distribution networks, then explains why launching a digital-first, AI-native ecosystem has enabled faster, leaner execution than traditional medtech pathways. Spencer also discusses leadership, clear communication, and why AI adoption is essential to accelerate and de-risk early-stage medtech.  Guest links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medtech-innovation/ | www.xomedtech.com | https://medtechvendors.com/  Charity supported: Polaris Project Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host & Editor: Lindsey Dinneen Producer: Velentium Medical   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 080 - Spencer Jones [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host Lindsey, and today I'm delighted to welcome to the show Spencer Jones. Spencer is the founder at XO Medtech and MedTechvendors.com. He is an RN, MedTech entrepreneur with 12 years of med device leadership. He's a two time med device CEO with 10 plus patents under his belt and has taken devices from idea to FDA clearance and product launch. Spencer has built sales and distribution networks, led product development teams, and raised over 10 million in VC and Angel Capital. Spencer founded XO MedTech in 2024 to create a digital first medtech ecosystem, deploy AI native tools for medtech operators through medtechvendors.com and cultivate the next generation of medtech innovators. All right, Spencer, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for being here. [00:01:43] Spencer Jones: Thank you for having me, Lindsey. I'm very, very excited to be here. Like it's, it's always more fun to be a guest than it is to host the pod, so absolutely thrilled to be a guest on the pod. Thank you for having me. [00:01:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Of course. Absolutely. Well, yeah, let's just, if you won't, don't mind just sharing a little bit about yourself, your background and what led you to medtech. [00:02:04] Spencer Jones: Yeah. Born and raised in Arkansas. I've lived, I traveled a ton and lived in Memphis and whatnot, but grew up in a healthcare household. Dad did anesthesia for, what was it, 36 years or something at the same place. So I thought I was gonna be a CRNA, like actually started pre-med. Took chemistry my freshman year while I was, you know, it was just, I got a C and I was like, maybe, maybe med school's not for me. But but anyways, did the nursing school thing, got out, started working, pretty quickly, knew if you've ever spent any amount of time in frontline healthcare, you just kind of get, it's like a barrage of things that suck. It's just, especially nursing, the devices you're using are commoditized. Like just the workflows are bad. You know, people, it's, healthcare is very broken. Every, it's no secret. Everybody says that. Everybody knows that. So anyways, I noticed pretty quickly that hey, like why isn't this better? Why can't this be like this? And, you know, kind of had that mindset. And before I could even go through like critical care enough to apply to a CRNA school, ended up patenting some devices in the vascular access space. Really leveraged accelerator programs and the entrepreneurial support organizations that were in my area, in my region to, I call it that get that dirt money, which is like the before the seed, you know, your pre kind of, your pre-seed /seed you know, before the pre-seed money. And, and also like the business training, right? Like I wasn't formally trained on business stuff like that. So did that. Did the venture capital hamster wheel a little bit, took a, you know, device through class two de novo clearance. Was doing ride-alongs training, sales reps, doing marketing stuff, you know, managing our ip, managing clinical you know, 300 patient RCT that we had to do in the middle of COVID, launched the product and then past couple years, I left, left that company in 2022. Products still on the market and they got, you know, clearance in, in Europe now and et cetera, et cetera. But just been working more in laparoscopic spine or laparoscopic surgery orthopedic spine and then doing some like consulting projects and, and things like that. And then yeah, XO Medtech and Medtech Vendors that's been. You know, for the past two years, like a big focus. And I know we're gonna talk more about that, but yeah. So it's just been, it's been a great journey. Medtech is one of my --I love it and hate it at the same time, but I wouldn't wanna be doing anything else, frankly. So. [00:04:17] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. That's a great intro. Okay. You were, I really, I enjoyed how you sort of went straight from okay, so, so "I, you know, started the career, started in the industry, and then I, I, you know, got a bunch of patents." What were the ideas for the patents? Where did those come from? If we could just go back, how did that, what was that inspiration like? [00:04:39] Spencer Jones: Yeah. So I was night shift, med-surg, big, pretty big hospital in Little Rock. It was like one of the, one of the bigger ones in Little Rock, St. Vincent's, which is like CHI, St. Vincent, et cetera. And like one of my patients --well the, the very first one was a dual lumen peripheral IV. A patient has a peripheral IV in, I need to get a blood draw. They're like, "Go stick his other arm." I'm like, "Why can't we get it out of his, you know, IV that's in his, that's in his forearm?" And, and they were like, "Well, you, you know, you don't want to contaminate, you know, the thing." And I was like, "Oh, okay. That kind of makes sense." And I was like, well, PICC lines have two lumens. So you know, I was like, why couldn't, you know, why couldn't we just have a second lumen on, you know? And I was like, do those exist? And they didn't really exist. There was kind of one that existed, but it was more of like a longer extended dwell peripheral and you know, you kind of needed ultrasound to place it. You didn't really place, you know, normal nurses on the floor weren't gonna place it. And so I kind of, that one was just sheer-- I experienced something that I was like, "Dude, you're kidding me. There's gotta be a better way to do this." You know what I mean? And you know, kind of similar approach in that one. We, you know, that was the very first one so I was like doing these drawings on note cards and then like meeting with a patent attorney and I was like, did that provisional filing and wrote the patent myself and the claims and all this stuff. And the guy thought I was like, just " Okay, yeah, I'll, I'll file the provisional for you, bro, whatever." Filed the provisional, you know, ended up like going to a different attorney 'cause that guy was kind of just not taking me seriously. And so, ended up going to a different person, filed a non-pro provisional, started raising all this money, and that original attorney reached out later, was like, "Oh, so glad, glad to see blah, blah, blah." I was like, "Yeah, yeah, whatever." But then the second one, I, which was Safe Break Vascular, had the, it's kind of similar. Patient was like, had patients pulling out their IVs, pulling out lines, you know, and it's a million things. It's, it's walkie talkie, so like Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care type stuff. You, it's TBIs, it's agitation, sundowners. It's, you're coming off medication, you're drowsy, you forget, you're hooked up. You need to go to the bathroom. You trip on it. The nurse trips on the tubing. There's like a million reasons how, you know. Where mechanical force can get applied to an IV line. And same thing, I was just like, man, like this, it, it feels holding on for dear life is like the wrong approach because skin is only so strong. You get skin tears. Adhesives, you only want them to be so, you know, so, so strong. And it just, you know, it, wrapping it up, then you can't assess the site, you can get infiltration. So it didn't feel like any of the options we had were great. That one, I started to do patent research literally on the floor at the hospital. Like that night. I was like, I, 'cause I knew enough then found someone that had patented it. Like same exact concept. It was a nurse. And design was bad. Like the design, it had springs in it and it was just like not manufacturable and not a good design, but there were like conceptually it was like spot on. And then there were some elements of it that I was like, this would be very useful to have if I was gonna like actually do this. So me and somebody I'd met, and in accelerator program, we bought the patent from 'em for 20 grand which was a steal of a deal. It was like 10K up front, 10K after 18 months. And yeah. And then we turned around and raised a, you know, million dollar seed round within like, within nine months after acquiring the patent, got into an accelerator, ZeroTo510, shout out to them. But acquired the patent in February. Got it, or March, got into ZeroTo510, April. Went there in May, closed our seed round of a million in December, so it was like a nine month, yeah, ordeal. [00:08:03] Lindsey Dinneen: Wow. That's okay. That's awesome. I love the story. I love the fact that it was from boots on the ground going, "Okay, I see this problem. There's gotta be a better solution." That's super cool. So. All right, so you have these patents, you're going and you're working with accelerators. Can you tell us a little bit about what that experience was like, especially since you mentioned, you know, you didn't necessarily have the business background, so there was, there was probably a bit of a learning curve to that whole, you know, how do you get your idea from your, your note card drawing to commercialization. So I'd just love to hear about your experience. [00:08:35] Spencer Jones: Yeah. The, so I did one accelerator before ZeroTo510. It, I basically did two within about a year, a year of each other. It was like back to back to back. But the first one I did, it was industry agnostic. So it was just a lot of like mentorship and lean canvas startup methodology kind of business practice stuff like accounting 101, you know, building financial forecasts and models and like all of that stuff. So I really learned a ton about kind of just non device specific stuff there. Obviously I was learning a ton about device stuff along the way, but then once I got to ZeroTo510, that's when things kind of like really, you know-- and I had, I had won, I won that first accelerator. It was like a competition, and so I had 150K. And I was like, "Oh wow. So maybe, maybe this is gonna be a career path," 'cause I was still working full-time as a nurse and then I got into the second one. ZeroTo510 was amazing. Allan Daisley was running it. James Bell was like the co-director, I think, and it was like bootcamp. It was like, you know, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It was like sessions and mentor hours and office hours and " Alright, we're done with that. You guys work on this for an hour and a half, we're gonna come back and talk about like the finished product and you better have it done." You know what I mean? And it was every day. I lived up at this building. It was amazing sponge mode. You know, it was one of those environments where you're just like constantly soaking it in and learning and learning and like you can feel your brain expanding like every day. You know, you wake up excited. And that one was amazing. Met a ton of people that I still work with today. You know, met my co-founder at XO Medtech. Met him at that accelerator. But yeah, it was just, that one was amazing. I was like, life changing. Came back from that and I was like, "This is what I was meant to do." I felt like I you know, found my calling. And so, yeah, shout out to the people there that you know, we're a part of that. [00:10:20] Lindsey Dinneen: Love it. Excellent. So, okay, so you found your co-founder for XO Medtech, and this is great because I wanted to dive into that. So, so you've, you've now successfully taken like several products to market and of course you have a lot of other great industry experience. What was, how was it different starting XO Medtech and Medtech Vendors than perhaps other things that you'd done in the past? [00:10:47] Spencer Jones: Yeah. You know, I'm gonna say it was way easier just to be honest. I mean, I mean, you know, I think we, we were doing a lot. We started building XO Medtech in 2022, 2023, and at that time a lot of it was like, it was really focused on the community and the training platform and the resources and kind of all the videos and things that we put in there. Which I still like to this day, will stand on it, that like there, if you're an early stage innovator and you're, you wanna like kind of internally like level yourself up, right? There's no better place than like XO Medtech and the training and inside there to do that, right? But, but yeah, it was we started doing it at a time when AI was starting to become, like Chat GBT, what was it, four was coming out or whatever. So we started it kind of before the wave and then as we were continuing to build it in like 2023 which was like the meat of us building it. It was like kind of starting to become more of a thing, but we still weren't really using it that much. But then as we really went into kind of like launch and growth mode in 2024, it was just like a huge tailwind and like being able and, and it continues to be. But like not having to raise, you know, three, four, $5 million to get a business off the ground and to get to a point where you can start selling something is just incredible. I mean, like we are, we are so agile and can move so quickly and, you know, we don't have any investors. We don't want any investors. So like our speed at which we can move is unbelievable. And coming from somewhere where it's " Oh, you wanna put out something for marketing? Route it through the quality management system and like maybe it goes out in two weeks." You know, we can go from like idea to feature in a week. You know what I mean, you know, let alone like idea to like press release, right? That's 10 minutes if we want to be, right? So really it's just, it's a lot easier and this takes nothing away. There's some incredibly rewarding parts of kind of my, like my medtech journey and stuff like that, like the day we got FDA clearance and, and X, Y, and z whatever date, you know, first sale and getting our first GPO contract. But it's, it's definitely more I would say day to day, just like the exhilarating agility, excitement type stuff that you like, don't really get with with me. And I'm not, I'm not taking anything away from, I'm still a medtech person through and through and I'm sure at some at some point I'll you know, do another device. We're developing another device at Lapovations, so, in combo spine. So my hands are still in it, but I love, love, love what we do at XO Medtech. It's so much fun. [00:13:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. Well, I love hearing that. So tell us a little bit about both XO Medtech and Medtech Vendors and yeah, their, their focuses. [00:13:21] Spencer Jones: Yeah. So I think, you know, like I said, we started XO Medtech and it's, it's a online community. So think like Skool, like S-K-O-O-L School or Circle, or there's some other Mighty Networks, like one of the-- we use Circle-- but you know, it's whether you're ideation or just like curious about medtech all the way through like series A really, you know, we've got, you know, there's community feed, people are posting. I mean, we posted you know, Project Medtech, you know, event stuff, discounts a lot of exclusive stuff where, I think we added, it was like three or $4,000 worth of discounts. Like just for being like once you join XO Medtech. But then there's that primary feed people, it's like a massive exchange of value and it's it's not like LinkedIn. There's no promotion. Like we base, we will take your post down if you're like nakedly promoting your own stuff or your services, whatever. The whole point of it is to be massive exchange of value. So you know, "Hey, we did some like really cool testing, ETO sterilization testing on coil tubing to see how it retained its memory. Here's what we found, your pictures," you know what I mean? Just stuff like that where it's like kind of giving people behind the, behind the curtain peaks at your own organizations or that kind of, those, those moments of alpha, those nuggets that you've found and just sharing it so you can have you know, and they're doing the same and everybody's better for it. But then we have a training course and then some other like mini courses, probably a couple dozen downloadable resources. So these are like, you know, prebuilt, proformas, budget forecasts, you know, IP stuff, due diligence type stuff, like stuff to help you with, get your data room beef, you know, beefed up and looking good. And we do videos. There's some live events every now and then. So, so that was very focused on the founder side, you know what I mean, like the entrepreneur side. We, you know, my co-founder used to run a med device, venture studio, so like doing like business engineering, business development, engineering, you know, kind of market related stuff for like early stage, largely like clinician and inventors and stuff like that. He used to run a, a, a group that did that. And we knew we wanted to kind of start to do more offerings that kind of for that side of the table, like the CDMO contract manufacturer design and development group side of the table. So we launched, we started building MedTechVendors.com and launched it in 2025, February, 2025. And then did kinda a relaunch with adding some like agentic AI features in I think at the end of the summer last year. But it, but at its core, I always say this analogy, it's like Angie's List, right? You know, Angie's List, what do they do? Well, it connects people with local pros. Allows them to like, evaluate, engage them really easily, you know, get, get their stuff done quickly from trusted people. You know what I mean? So we have the same approach. We help device teams, and that could be device teams at large, medium, small, or startup organizations or tech transfer offices, whoever we help those device teams find, evaluate, and engage contract manufacturers, CDMOs testing facilities, design and development groups, one man band engineers, whatever through the platform. We have an an ag agentic AI chat. So like it'll ask you questions about your device. It'll start recommending, "Hey, do you need this? Do you need these types of services? Are you looking for this type of vendor? This type of vendor?" It pre-populates forms. It generates matches for you. You can review each vendor's profile, one click get email intros or request quotes, and we're adding some some really cool additional features around some different like skills that you can run. So, think like a reimbursement skill or market a, you know, different predicate device selection skill, whatever. And so those are all gonna be like linked up to the to this kind of AI agent. I don't wanna say too much 'cause we're still building it. I'm like really excited about, but there's other things that we're adding to it. The ability to do quote, visualization you know, and trying to make it kind of a, you know, a home away from home, a hub where you can track execution, get things done, engage vendors, and kind of evolve it more laterally in kind of the lifecycle journey. Not just " Hey, I'm looking for a vendor," 'cause that's a very acute point in time in a, you know, in a person's journey. But trying to expand it out to say the period of time when you're doing X and Y and Z and looking for a vendor so we can get some really was sticky, more sticky use and add more value. So, that was that. And we've started really focusing on some more like intimate, I would say, engagements with CDMOs contract manufacturers focused on giving their sales and marketing teams massive, massive leverage using AI and ai, AI native tools. [00:17:35] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. That's really cool. Yeah. Okay, so going back a little bit to the, to XO Medtech, I know you know you, you mentioned that there's a lot of resources available, but one of the things that I think is super cool, and I would love if you just share a little bit more about this, is you have a course that-- i don't remember the name off the top of my head-- but it's basically sort of Medtech Innovation 101. It's, I think... [00:18:00] Spencer Jones: Yeah, The Playbook. [00:18:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Call it like-- The Playbook! And you call it like the MBA for somebody who needs to learn. So can you just share the value of that and sort of what, what made you go, "Okay. I have, you know, the expertise in all these different areas enough to be able to share the journey from start to finish." [00:18:19] Spencer Jones: Yeah, absolutely. I think like the, the value there partially comes-- I mean, I think speaking about the value, you gotta speak about kind of like why there was a gap there, like how it, why it didn't exist, whatever. There's just a lot of really bad content in medtech. You know, there's a lot of stuff that reads I mean, there's guidance documents, you know, ISO and this and that. Like those are tough reads, right? And then, you know, the, the content around " "here's how you really fundamentally apply these guidance documents and here's how all this fits together." And it just felt like everything was I don't know what the opposite of like inside baseball is, right? Like that kind of " Hey, here's what you really need to know." Whatever the opposite of that is, is how medtech content felt like to me everywhere. It was just like polished press releases, really, like consulting speak. You know, "You gotta be strategic with your analysis." It's okay "You know, you know, you gotta find your champions." "How do I find them? What do I tell them? You know, how do I engage them?" So it was just, that was the big gap. So I think the value, what we tried to do with The Playbook was, you know, give, like I said, pre-seed all the way through Series A, the right information, like the right depth, on the right topics in the right order with the right assets, so resources, downloads, all that stuff along the way so that you can go cradle to grave on this, basically be a novice, or we've had people that have launched products and gone through it and they were like, "Holy crap, I wish I would've had this five years ago." But the whole idea is to basically not make you a supreme expert on any one of those topics. There's 46 different lessons, 47, and like you can get through each one in probably 20 minutes, right, 15 minutes. But not to make you an expert on each individual topic, but to give you like a dangerous level of information on any one, and then make you able to dive deeper on any of them, you know, very quickly and easily. So like when you meet with your, you know, a regulatory consultant or an IP attorney, or go down the list, you are not, they're not saying words you don't know for the most part. You're not paying them $300 an hour or $500 an hour to educate you on definitions and concepts. Right? You're, you're applying principles and evaluating strategy versus " What's that again? Like, how does this, what's the timeline for that?" 'Cause that you know, that's just not good for anybody. You know, so, so that, that's kinda the main, the main value prop thrust of it. And I just, I frankly didn't think it existed, but proof's in the pudding. Like we've sold it to accelerator programs, we've sold it to hospital, you know, innovation departments. We've sold it to incubators, like trade associations that have like their like kind of innovation arms. It works. Like when people do it, it works. It's funny-- we can talk about this too-- but like the, you can lead a horse to water thing. It's funny how many people say they want to be entrepreneurs and say they wanna be innovators and really they just want to just yap. And they don't actually wanna put the time in. I'm telling you, it's like crazy how many, you know, fake entrepreneurs there are out there. But it's okay. It's okay. You know, like there has to be, I think there needs to be some cleaving or weaning or calving of the herd to some degree because we've got, I don't know, and maybe we need to develop 'em more, but it's, it is frustrating seeing it firsthand when it's like "You have a really cool device, but you are so uninvestible and you have no interest in being coachable that it just hurts me." [00:21:30] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh yeah, absolutely. No, I love that you've done that resource and yes, super excited to see hopefully a lot of innovation actually happen and be successful as a result of that. So with, you know, okay, so you have, you have this community now and I'm wondering if there are any moments that kind of stand out to you, maybe as you've built the company, also Medtech Vendors that kind of enforce, "Wow, I am, I am in the right place at the right time." [00:22:00] Spencer Jones: You know, I definitely-- you know, it's, it's, it's really, there's not, I would say, any huge singular moments. I mean, we've had people like get business from coming on the XO Medtech podcast. You know, we've had people meet new clients, new strategic partners type stuff, like in the XO Medtech community. I mean, I've made a ton of friends in the XO Medtech community, people that I talk to you know, every, every week or two you know, Brad Shirley, I'll mention him. He's fantastic. And like I've learned from him, he's learned from me. We've both learned stuff from the community. I, I, I really do think it's though, it's like it's, you know, those-- whether it's a LinkedIn DM or you know, somebody messaging me in XO and they're like, "Hey, I just went through this lesson. It was like, so good. You know, blah, blah, blah." And I think those little things honestly like power me, power me up, give me juice, give me energy. You know, and, and like reading, we, we did a ton of, I mean we probably got 30 people that did kind of like a pre- and post- assessment and they gave their feedback on The Playbook so we could refine it like as we were, you know, after launch and all that stuff 'cause we're constantly trying to improve it. And have reading the testimonials and people just being like, yeah, like "This is, this is killer." People that are brand new, people that have been in the industry for 20 years that went through it. I think so, I think, I think it's kinda like a myriad of those things. I would say some of the stuff on-- and that's on the XO Medtech -- I think some of the stuff on the Medtech Vendor side and what we're doing with, you know, kind of campaigns and the tools that we're developing and the work that we're doing there, like we are fully an AI native organization. Like it, like we, it there is just not at all like a significant amount of people in medtech using AI to like actually do not in their products. I don't care about that. Like I'm talking about like in their day-to-day operations and, and whatnot and like we're trying to change that. And so like in that respect, like we will come out with things, you know, release features, release products, build custom tools for CDMOs and you know, the looks on their faces and like how amazed that they are at X, Y, and Z. And sometimes it's like stuff where it's hey, I'm like building them a just showing them how to do something with not even a tool that we built and like they're blown away. And anyways, all of that stuff, I feel like, man, like this is where I'm supposed to be because like. We, we've gotta make MedTech a more attractive investment opportunity. We've gotta compress the development cycles and the cost to develop and the time to develop and get things to market. You know, and I look at AI drug discovery for the pharma world as like a huge way that that's happening. But we have to have that similar type of like, when you to engage with this, it will be good for our ecosystem and industry as a whole, becoming more investible, becoming more cash efficient and all that stuff because you've seen other sectors, you know, software is taking money from early stage medtech, like nobody's business. You know, people are investing AI and you know, I just looked at the annual report from like HSBC, the Venture Report, and like me, early stage medtech funding continues to be down. You know what I mean? So we just gotta do something like, I, I feel like it's an existential, it's an existential issue for early stage medtech to get better at being scrappy and using AI. [00:25:03] Lindsey Dinneen: And there's so much opportunity there. Yeah, I love that you're helping to promote that. So you've gotten to lead a number of different companies now and through very challenging milestones. And so I'm curious, how has your own leadership philosophy developed over the course of your career so far? [00:25:24] Spencer Jones: Oh, what a good question. You know, I, I hate to say this, but I've almost gotten more cynical, you know. [00:25:30] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. [00:25:31] Spencer Jones: Well, and it, it's, it's like I try to be very protective of my time and like protective of the time of the people that I work with, right. You know, and that doesn't mean I'm not willing to like go the extra mile and whatnot, but I think it's about respecting people's time. Right? And, and you know, I think honestly my leadership philosophy, I think a lot of it revolves around just like incredibly clear communication and like staying above the fray. No riff-raff, just just executing and moving fast and like keeping expectations really high, because I feel like when you've got complacency, you know, at the top, it just, it like doubles every rung of the ladder lower that you go in the org chart or whatever. You know, so I think like pace, you know, pace and hyper clear communication, like no subversive or passive aggressive or anything. It's just like straight up, like I'll just exactly tell you if I wasn't happy with something or whatever, but I just, I don't know, like I feel, I feel like you know, leadership style too, like I think, I think it, so much of it boils down to communication for me. It's just like really, really clearly communicating and like making sure that people understand what good work looks like and what a, them doing a good job looks like, and where... Yeah, I think, I think being clear about expectations, really clearly communicating those expectations around like work product, what it should look like, how fast it should get done, how many updates I need, or how many questions I expect to get as you're doing this, what resources I expect you to expend and explore before you come to me with something you could Google. Like all of that stuff, but honestly, I, it, it's kind of a tough question thinking in like the more immediate past, just because I feel like there's been such like, almost like a flattening of org charts, frankly, with the way that we're using technology and AI these days where I feel like in the companies I'm operating in right now, like it's mainly just principles and like lower level stuff, like we're either delegating to AI agents or delegating to like VAs that are in a different country or something, you know what I mean? And, and so there's just been a big flattening. You know, seven years ago, six years ago, I was managing, you know, new grads outta college, two or three at a time, and, you know, having to like, have these kind of like, you know, like brotherly, you know, like talks with, you know, these types of things, " Hey, like you really gotta do this" and like coaching and stuff like that, i, you know, there's a, we have to have that stuff. I'm just not in, in organization and honestly, the organizations I'm in right now in startup world I just feel I don't know. Like I, I feel like we're, I haven't seen that and I, I know a lot of organizations that are small and nimble and whatever, and I feel like the org charts are getting real flat in terms of like people that are getting managed, you know, it's a lot of agents getting managed, frankly. [00:28:21] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Interesting. Yeah, that, that's a really interesting insight too. But I really do think that to your point of coaching and mentorship and how much of a difference that makes, but especially, I was just on this conversation earlier today of the critical importance I feel that there is about establishing expectations across the board, whether it's your clients, your employees, your coworkers, just making sure that everybody's on the same page is such a critical aspect of, of setting yourself up for success. So yeah, I love that you touched on that 'cause like I said, literally earlier today. [00:29:00] Spencer Jones: Yeah. And, and can I, can I, quick aside here. It's, it's on topic, but before we move on, I mean, I, I'm not the first person to think this or say this, but I'll, I'll die on this hill. The more you use AI when, when you're using it the right way, right, the better leader and better specifically, the better communicator you'll become, right? Why? So much of interpersonal office drama, bad management, bad leadership is like what we talked about, right? It's poor communication. It's expecting people assumed something or had knowledge they didn't, right? It's not letting them know what you really wanted, what good work looks like, all that stuff. This is all context engineering, right, which is just a similar to prompt engineering, but context engineering is kind of the other more important piece these days with AI. What do I mean by that? Like I'm gonna give a prompt to a chat. Is it in just like a virgin chat or is it in a project? What context, what documents, skills, reference templates, et cetera, access to code bases does that project have, right? What am I telling it to do? How am I breaking that down? How am I, you know, big, high level goal? What do I want it to do? What does the output need to look like? How deep do I want it to go? Right? Like, how many questions I say, "Ask me like five or six questions" when I'm prompting, right, if I want that, right? Give, so giving the other person right in that space to say " What questions do you have?" Right? The, the, the best people at context engineering and leveraging AI in that way end up becoming more, better and better and better communicators because it's-- I mean, yes, you're talking to a machine, but at the same way, like those principles a hundred percent apply to good professional communication. So I'll die on that hill. There's a lot of people that are like brain rott using AI. It's " what's the weather today?" And you know, "how many calories does mayonnaise have?" And those people are not, you know, they're, they're not improving their leadership communication by using app, but the people actually doing it right a hundred percent are, [00:30:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes, I could not agree more. I think that is one of the coolest things that AI has taught me personally is-- to your point, to be a better communicator, to be clearer with the way that I communicate, to avoid assumptions that the other person, say, knows what I'm talking about or, or does have the context behind why I asked the question the way I did, or all those kinds of things. So I, I could not agree with you more. Yeah. And it's exciting to see how it continues to evolve. Okay. [00:31:22] Spencer Jones: Yeah. And why, real quick, why, like the AI models, especially with the reasoning models and stuff, Opus 4.6, all this stuff, telling them why they're doing something and why doing it, doing a certain task within that project flow is important is proving to be more effective than telling them how. And I think that's something where, you know, you tell someone what to do, they may do it, but if you tell them and make them believe why it's important, they do it that way, they're really gonna do it that way. [00:31:49] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Love that so much. Okay. All right, so pivoting the conversation a little bit, just for fun. Imagine that you were to be offered a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything you want, could be within your industry, but doesn't have to be. What would you choose to teach? [00:32:05] Spencer Jones: Does this, assume-- I have a question. Does this assume that I'm already I'm already capable and you know, have enough expertise to actually teach this class? Or is it like I choose this topic, I'm now an expert in that and I get to teach it? [00:32:19] Lindsey Dinneen: I like, I like I like both options, but I'm gonna go with option B because you have a million dollars to play with, right, so you could build up the expertise. Yeah. [00:32:29] Spencer Jones: You know, I would still say like building AI tools, AI agent systems, you know, skills and subagents and these flows and, and really tactically executing that for medtech. And that that goes from founder, you know, innovator to service provider, reg, quality ,reimbursement, like all the way up through sales and marketing and then like CDMO teams, you know, doing contract manufacturing, doing this. Like I, I just, I'm so passionate about it and I, I just see that there's so much untapped opportunity that that is the thing I think, and, and like we, we are doing that not a masterclass, but like we are working with groups to do some of that. But, I just, it's just so, so, so, so much opportunity to do it. And I think there's like weird structural reasons why it's not being adopted the same, you know, at the same clip it is in other industries. But you know, medtech's very rules-based game. You know, you've got your guidance docs, you've got your predicate devices, you've got your clinical trial protocols, you've got your stats analysis. You got your, you know, X, Y, Z hospitals get paid a certain way. Like lots of formulas, lots of reference material, lots of guidance docs. You know, it's very kind of rules and order based system in a lot of ways. And biology has its own kind of, prescriptive way that things happen, right? So I just feel like it's so primed for it. And anyways, I, I just, I wanna see it adopted more so we can see like what's happening with software now, where, you know, the cost to build and, you know, produce and get software to market has com has almost collapsed, but compressed to, you know, from like months, maybe years to, you know, days and weeks and, you know, you got a $200, 250 bucks worth of like software subscriptions, Claude this, that, the other, you can get it done in a week if you, you know, two weeks if you put your mind to [00:34:21] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. No, that would be an incredible masterclass. I like it. All right. And then how do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:34:30] Spencer Jones: Oof. God, what a good question, Lindsey. You know, I hope to be remembered at all. [00:34:35] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:34:36] Spencer Jones: You know, 'cause I, I'm definitely one of those people that's " nobody cares, nobody's thinking about you." You know, you may have, I, I mean, I think there's like some healthy main character syndrome that people can have that gives 'em confidence, but at the end of the day, no one cares. They're just, everyone's thinking about themselves. But if I am remembered, which I hope to be I wanna be viewed as like someone that was, I'd say, loved their family was a good dad, good husband. I would say brought people joy, was like fun to be around, but like from a interested in other people sense, you know, you know, genuinely cared about people. But I would say that on the professional side, like somebody that you know, would like consistently just delivered an absurd amount of value whether it was, you know, running a business or coaching and developing people at a company or working on behalf of clients or trying to make a positive change. I would say impactful and valuable, you know, with the work that I'm doing. That's, that's, that's how I wanna be remembered. I mean, we don't have big, I don't wanna be a unicorn billion dollar company. No, we have no desire to do that. We don't even have a, a desire to get acquired at any point. We're not raising money, you know, we've, we've deliberately chosen to bootstrap it. You know, we frankly just wanna employ really awesome smart people that we work with, you know, pay everybody well. And like I said, add a absurd amount of value you know, and joy to the people and the clients that we work with and like work at the company with, you know what I mean? [00:36:05] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, that's a absolutely wonderful legacy to aspire to. I love it. All right. And then final question. What is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:36:19] Spencer Jones: Oh, I gotta be, I've got a 1-year-old kid. Banks. Banks Austin Jones. So it's gotta be him, and my wife of course. One thing that makes me smile though, every time I see it, oh... you know, I am, I'll cry at a good TikTok, so I'm so I guess that's like a form of smiling, you know? But I'm a pretty big softie, honestly. You know, this is gonna sound weird, but it's kind of those moments where you know, people usually strangers and usually people that don't look like each other, just show humanity to each other. And that could be like holding a door open for somebody. It could be small things, you know what I mean? But I really love seeing those moments and capturing them like candidly, you know? Just you know, oh, I was in a restaurant, I saw this thing happen. You know? I really love that these days. [00:37:09] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. We all need more of that these days too, so, yeah. Love it. Alright, well, Spencer, this has been a, a fantastic conversation. I really appreciate you and your time today. I love what you're building in the medtech industry and cultivating community and resources and providing value. So just thank you for everything you're doing to change lives for a better world. [00:37:34] Spencer Jones: Thank you. Can I ask you a question? I feel like you were so good, like with the questions and kind coming on the back of like my responses, but I have a question for you like what? You know, what about the medtech space, like most excites you? It can be a specific technology, it can be a specific, you know, company doing something. It can be anything, but what's most exciting to you, kind of looking at 2026 and, you know, kind of in the realm of medtech broadly. [00:38:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Oh, I love that question. So I love this industry in general, but there, there's something really special about the energy of being around people who truly care about making a difference. Part of the reason I started The Leading Difference was because I, when I first joined, had sort of noticed this sort stigma from people from the outside who weren't very familiar with the innovation, what it takes to get from, you know, drawing to commercialization. Just didn't, just didn't know. And there was this stigma that people were here just for the money. And then I started meeting all of these incredible change makers who they had personal stories of what they were seeing, or a family member was impacted. And I just loved the fact that there were so many cool people doing such cool things and getting to play a small role in that was the coolest thing in the world. So, you know, I, I say I happily stumbled into medtech five years ago and found my people and my happy place, haven't looked back. I love it. I love being around people who are genuinely trying to do good things in the world. And I hear about new and you know, new ideas every day, and I get excited probably almost equally about most of them because it's just cool to see. So I don't know. Does that answer your question? [00:39:29] Spencer Jones: No, it, it does. I mean, it, it really the, it all comes back to the patient at the end of the day. And I definitely, I, I feel like when people think of like medical device stuff, like their minds immediately go to like Stryker sales reps or something, you know what I'm saying? And there's just so much more to it than that. And there's one of my favorite things about medtech is like the personalities, you know, like you got your wacky, you got your wacky inventors and you know, you got your straight laced regulatory people. But when you get to know 'em, they're, they're absolutely hilarious. You know, you got your attorneys, you got your like, and I, every industry, every industry has their personalities. But I think medtech, you know, you got your beef head sales reps that are like posting " What's up guys? I'm here in the locker room in my scrubs" and like "Motivation Monday." You're like, "Oh my God." But it's just like all these personalities and you go to these conferences and you just see 50 of the same person, but they're each different, they have their own dreams and conflicts and ideas and whatever, but they're still like so in the same box in some ways. I think that's one of the funnier, like funnier things about medtech that just makes it quirky, you know? [00:40:30] Lindsey Dinneen: I love it. And I also love the amount of respect that I see shared amongst people of very, very different backgrounds and areas of expertise. And that was one of the things that made me fall in love with the industry too. I was like, I, for instance, you know, I'm in, I'm in marketing and business development, so I play a very small role in, in sharing about these devices. But people, the engineers that I work with and the consultants that I work with, and everybody in the ecosystem is always just " Wow, well, I can't do what you're doing. And so I think what you're doing is fantastic." And so there's just, there's this mutual respect that I think is super cool about being here too. So yeah, I'm a fan. [00:41:08] Spencer Jones: Yeah, I agree. I agree. We could, we could keep going for, for days... [00:41:12] Lindsey Dinneen: I know. [00:41:13] Spencer Jones: ...On this. I really, I know, I know we have to wrap it, but but yeah. Well, Lindsey, thank you for having me. Seriously, this was a blast. And you know, I'll just maybe like quick sign off plug or something here. If anybody that's listening to this is like interested in, leveraging AI, leveraging AI in medtech or for you personally or whatever, follow me on LinkedIn and post a lot of content about it. You know, talk about it a lot on the podcast. But then if you're, if you're on the founder side, if you're an innovator, like join XO Medtech. If you're on the CDMO side, if you're, you know, on a sales and marketing team, contract manufacturer, CDMO, even like signed development groups, that kind of stuff like, you are like, "We know we need to be using AI to better leverage X, Y, Z, or do this thing. We have all these, we have HubSpot and this thing and that thing, and none of it works together well and we've got too many tools." Whatever. Just hit me up. Let's have a conversation. We're doing some absolutely incredible things leveraging AI, giving these sales and marketing teams like crazy leverage. So yeah, just drop a dm. I'd love to talk to you. [00:42:08] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. Sounds good. And we are so honored to be making a donation on your behalf as a thank you for your time today to the Polaris Project, which is a non governmental organization that works to combat and prevent sex and labor trafficking in North America. So thank you for choosing that organization to support, and we wish you continued success as you work to change lives for a better world. Looking forward to seeing the future of all the good things that you're doing. All right. Bye. [00:42:41] Dan Purvis: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium Medical. Velentium Medical is a full service CDMO, serving medtech clients worldwide to securely design, manufacture, and test class two and class three medical devices. Velentium Medical's four units include research and development-- pairing electronic and mechanical design, embedded firmware, mobile app development, and cloud systems with the human factor studies and systems engineering necessary to streamline medical device regulatory approval; contract manufacturing-- building medical products at the prototype, clinical, and commercial levels in the US, as well as in low cost regions in 1345 certified and FDA registered Class VII clean rooms; cybersecurity-- generating the 12 cybersecurity design artifacts required for FDA submission; and automated test systems, assuring that every device produced is exactly the same as the device that was approved. Visit VelentiumMedical.com to explore how we can work together to change lives for a better world.

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【节目简介】PLM是什么？切换PLM供应商会如何？为什么奔驰放弃达索转投西门子？AI时代里PLM软件会更强势还是更弱势？AI工具会让车更雷同还是更个性？本期《孤岛车谈》请来三位工程师和一位PLM专家探讨一下这个不为人知的灵魂工具PLM。【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子工程师Simon PLM专家down哥 资深CAD/CAE工程师胡文婷 CAD集成工程师孙晨露 整车系统工程师剪辑 PSC，罗新雨片尾曲 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon (1975)【时刻文稿】3:47 话题灵感16:12 奔驰和现代的PLM供应商切换32:59 软硬件整合39:54 PLM的数据到底属于谁53:40 PLM供应商帮助中国车企建立正向开发的流程1:04:06 PLM和AI1:45:31 辩论：AI会让车更同质化么？【参考链接】2010奔驰押宝siemens teamcenter（英文，2015）：https://www.engineering.com/no-walk-in-the-park-the-inside-story-behind-mercedes-big-cad-swap-tv-report/2010达索被戴姆勒集团告知其CAD工具Catia将被西门子代替（英文，2010）：https://www.3ds.com/newsroom/press-releases/dassault-systemes-informed-daimler-cad-decision?utm_source=chatgpt.com2017年西门子NX ACFO3插件最晚于2019年停止提供支持（英文，2017）：https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/media/global/pl/daimler-b17.1-nx-tool-addon-acfo3-dm10000_tcm83-51615.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com2021现代放弃达索catia/enovia选择siemens teamcenter和NX（英文，2021）：https://www.engineering.com/siemens-wins-big-hyundai-kia-motors-swaps-out-catia-and-windchill-in-favor-of-siemens-xcelerator/1998年戴姆勒宣布和达索公司进在CAD和PDM工具上战略合作（英文，1998）：https://www.hpcwire.com/1998/07/17/daimler-benz-dassault-systemes-sign-partnership-contract/Flow engineering AI流程（官网）：https://flowengineering.com/什么是ETO？（英文）：https://www.cyanlite.com/new/What-is-ETO-Engineer-To-Order.htmlAutodesk向world lab投资2亿美元（英文，2026）：https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/news/autodesk-invests-in-world-labs/

Eto marta, eto rata, a evo i nove epizode podkasta pod zaštitom Međunarodnog PEN centra, "Dobar loš zao"! U prvom delu emisije Nenad Kulačin i Marko Vidojković pokušali su da objasne gledaocima da nije nužno navijati za nekog kad izbije rat kao ovaj u Iranu, analizirali su istorijski govor Zagorke Dolovac, izrazili ogorčenje policijskim terorom nad ratarima u Mačvi, a koleginici iz Informera izdali su uput za Drajzerovu. Gost u ovoj epizodi dolazi pravo sa mačvanskih barikada i blokada. To je ratar, povrtar i aktivista iz Štitara, Dušan Tufegdžić.On je govorio o aktuelnom protestu poljoprivrednika, policijskoj represiji, petnaestom martu i propuštenim šansama, kao i očekivanjima koja ima od vanrednih izbora i studentske liste.Ovo je naravno samo delić tema o kojima je bilo govora, a naročito su bila zanimljiva pitanja za gosta koja su stigla od DLZ patreondžija. U Magarećem kutku shvatićete da je Srbija bliža Iranu nego što ste mislili. Da bi DLZ opstao, pretplatite se na patreon.com/ucutatinecemo ili pošaljite donaciju na PayPal ucutatinecemo@gmail.com. Na isti mejl možete poručiti DLZ merch sa trajnim popustom. DLZ, samo na našem portalu!

Ce joueur clandestin qui a humilié toutes les stars du footballPréparez-vous à plonger dans l'histoire incroyable de Samuel Eto'o, un attaquant légendaire dont le talent MONSTRUEUX a marqué le football africain et mondial. Des rues de Douala, aux galères d'un jeune joueur sans-papiers, jusqu'à la domination en Liga avec le FC Barcelone et les exploits à l'Inter Milan, Eto'o a tout surmonté pour devenir l'un des meilleurs attaquants de l'histoire. Pourquoi un joueur capable de marquer dans les plus grands stades du monde, de renverser des finales et de dominer les plus grands clubs n'a-t-il jamais reçu tous les honneurs qu'il méritait ? Cette vidéo raconte son parcours exceptionnel, de son enfance difficile à ses exploits internationaux avec les Lions Indomptables, sa rivalité mythique avec le Real Madrid, son transfert historique à l'Inter Milan, et ses aventures en Russie et en Angleterre. Vous allez revivre l'ascension fulgurante d'une légende africaine qui a défié tous les obstacles, brisé les préjugés et marqué l'histoire du football mondial. Si cette histoire vous a captivé, likez, commentez et partagez la vidéo. Abonnez-vous à Colinterview pour ne manquer aucune plongée dans les carrières des plus grandes stars du football.#SamuelEtoo #Etoo #FCBarcelona #InterMilan #FootballAfricain #ChampionsLeague #Legende #Colinterview #FootballHighlights #BallonDor #Cameroun #LionsIndomptables #SoccerStory #FootballLegend #FootballHistory #Clasico #FootAfrica00:00 : Introduction01:27 : La naissance d'un phénomène05:19 : Le rêve madrilène… sans jouer09:00 : Majorque, la révélation11:25 : Barcelone, la nouvelle dimension19:15 : L'échange qui choque l'Europe24:21 : Et après ?

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In this CPQ Podcast episode, Frank Sohn sits down with Nils Olsson, Chief Strategy, Product, and Customer Officer at Tacton, to discuss how Tacton is evolving beyond traditional CPQ into a broader platform for configurable products. Nils shares his unique perspective as a former Tacton customer who joined the company in 2015, and explains why staying close to manufacturing customers—through regular conversations across North America, Europe, and Japan—is central to Tacton's strategy. He outlines why 2026 will be a transformative year, with new offerings planned not only for CPQ, but also for engineering, order fulfillment, and services. The conversation also explores how customers are responding to Tacton's recent acquisitions of Variantum and Serenytics, and where AI is delivering real value today. Rather than replacing core CPQ logic, AI is primarily being used to support product modeling, helping customers turn unstructured data into usable configuration knowledge faster and with less effort. Additional topics include hybrid sales models in manufacturing, the shift from ETO to CTO, and why trust, security, and enterprise certifications matter more than ever. Topics covered: The shift from CPQ to end-to-end configurability AI adoption in real-world CPQ projects Manufacturing sales and automation trends What's next for Tacton in 2026 A must-listen for anyone tracking the future of CPQ, configurable products, and manufacturing transformation.

Join the Wargames To Go (and Boardgames To Go) discord server https://discord.gg/vxEG9bMPdx I'm taking the win. For a while now I've been wishing I could do these episodes more often, study more topics, play more wargames, read more books, see more movies… This time, it worked. I didn't play that many games, but I played a few while digging into a new topic: the American entry into WW2's ETO through Operation Torch. The combined American-British amphibious invasion of the western half of North Africa was something I knew a little about, but—as always happens with me—I learn a lot more through this experience. I learn some more details about what happened, and a lot more context. That's the part of history that I find most fascinating. In this case, the wider context had a lot to do with Vichy France and its colonies. The formation of this new, odd government, who was responsible, how it operated, and America's complicated, troublesome relationship to it. One book really brought that home, but it showed up in everything, including podcasts, movies, and the games themselves (at least somewhat). Films • Patton • The Big Red One • Casablanca Books • When France Fell (Neiberg) • Patton: A Biography (Axelrod) • An Army at Dawn (Atkinson) • No Ordinary Time (Goodwin) Travel No, I didn't make it to Morocco, Algeria, or Tunisia to see this places in-person. That would be amazing. I'd love to see the Atlas Mountains and sunset from there that Churchill insisted that FDR see during their famous conference. The closest I've come is getting to see the US Army Desert Training Center that Patton himself picked out from his knowledge of the American Southwest, and trained troops that would later be part of Operation Torch. To be honest, it's now a pretty run-down place. Clearly the modern army trains elsewhere. Yet it's still an interesting part of history, and what wargamer doesn't enjoy seeing some tired, old tanks? -Mark Charlemagne will be my next topic. I'm not sure how many games there are about him and this period, but it ties in to my trip to Aachen, I'd like to learn more, and want to take a break from WW2. Here's a geeklist with my preliminary ideas about it.

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In this episode, we delve into the intricate world of the Chicago Outfit’s informants, featuring insights from my late friend, Cam Robinson, and Paul Whitcomb, a well-respected expert on the mob. This special compilation draws from past interviews and shorts that once highlighted various informants who operated during the notorious 1980s era of organized crime in Chicago. Through a series of concise segments, we explore the lives of key players who chose to turn against the Outfit, revealing the complex motivations and consequences of their decisions. We kick things off by revisiting the tale of Paul “Peanuts” Pansko, an influential figure leading the Polish faction of the Outfit. Pansko's criminal activities, including a racetrack heist, not only placed him in dangerous territory but also set into motion a chain of events that would later link to the infamous Family Secrets trial. It's during this journey that we outline how interconnected the informants’ narratives are, showcasing how Pansko’s actions inadvertently unraveled parts of the organization.   The discussion shifts to more dramatic stories, including Mario Rainone. Rainone's infamous decision to cooperate with the authorities opened the door to significant revelations about Lenny Patrick, one of the highest-ranking Outfit members to switch sides. Rainone's tapes ultimately led to the dismantling of major sections of the Outfit’s operations, including political connections that had long shielded them from legal repercussions.   We also explore the tale of Ken “Tokyo Joe” Eto, a Japanese mobster who thrived within the Outfit’s ranks. His attempts at self-preservation after surviving an assassination effort highlighted the stark realities faced by those who navigated the perilous landscape of organized crime. As he eventually became a witness for the prosecution, Eto’s insights illuminated the internal workings of one of Chicago’s most feared organizations. The episode further examines dramatic betrayals and deadly encounters that shaped the Outfit’s legacy. From the chilling events surrounding the murders of the Spilotro brothers, orchestrated by their own associates for reasons steeped in loyalty and betrayal, to the grim fate that met informants like Al Toco and the impact of domestic discord on organized crime, each tale is a window into the bleak realities faced by both mobsters and informants alike. As we round out the episode, we reflect on the cultural dynamics surrounding informants, particularly how personal relationships and family ties heavily influenced their decisions to cooperate. It becomes clear through the interviews that while fear of retribution often compels loyalty, the specter of betrayal looms large within the mob. This multifaceted examination blends personal stories with historical context, providing a deeper understanding of the Chicago Outfit’s complexity and its operatives. Join us in this retrospective journey through the shadows of organized crime as we pay homage to those who bravely shared their stories, revealing the inner workings of a criminal empire that continues to fascinate and terrify in equal measure. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. Transcript [0:00] Well, hey, guys, after listening to Bob Cooley, one of the more damaging sources and witness and informant to the Chicago Outfit outside of the Calabrese family, [0:13] Nick and his nephew, Frank Jr., I got the rest of the Chicago Outfit informants on tap here. No, not really. They’re not coming in. But I did do a story. I did a series of shorts a few years, or I don’t know, two or three years ago, maybe. [0:32] I interviewed my late friend, Cam Robinson, rest in peace, Cam. So you get to hear from him again. And Paul Whitcomb, who is a Chicago outfit expert, he’s been on this. They used to have some kind of a round table show up there. I don’t know if they still have it or not with the Seiferts. But anyhow, I got these guys to sit down with me and talk about all the different informants in Chicago during the, it was during the 80s. So this is just kind of a series of shorts that I put up before. They’re six or eight minutes long, I think, each one of them, that they talk about different informants. This kind of threw it together as another little bonus episode we’ve done. And I went to Chicago, if you notice, after Johnny Russo, which I apologize for in a way, I don’t know. I mean, the guy’s got some crazy-ass stories, doesn’t he? Who am I to say that he didn’t do it? But most people know that he didn’t do most of that stuff. Anyhow, so I threw up another Chicago right away about the guy that had the race wire that they killed, James Reagan. [1:38] Then i had this interview that i’d been doing during those last couple weeks with bob cooley who’s appeared uh out of nowhere and he’ll maybe see him on some other shows now he’s he’s wanting to do shows he tells me so after hearing bob cooley talk i thought well i’m doing do one more i want to just throw it up as an extra uh from some of my old chicago outfit stuff and that’ll finish me off on the Chicago outfit for a while. I hadn’t, I hadn’t been in Chicago, uh, doing shows about Chicago for quite a while. And, and I didn’t want to, uh, neglect you guys. You know, I get a lot of books written about New York and I’ve got all these authors that are wanting to do these books about New York. Uh, not so much about Chicago. So if you got anybody that, you know, wants to, got a book and wants to come on the show, uh, talking about the outfit, why steer them to me. So anyhow, just sit back and relax and enjoy. [2:37] My late, great friend, Cam Robinson. One more look at Cam, for those of you who remember him, and Paul Whitcomb. And we’re going to talk about famous snitches from Chicago. Thanks, guys. Well, let’s move along now to, this is kind of interesting, Paul Peanuts Panczko, who was the leader of the Polish branch of the outfield. Is that what you would call Peanuts Panczko, the leader of the Polish branch? If the Polish branch is the Panczko family, which you could easily say there were three brothers, then yeah, that wouldn’t be right. We haven’t really done a show on them. I don’t know a whole lot about them other than they were released at all. So we said non-Italian, Peckerwood, as we call them at Kansas City, professional criminals who did a lot of business with different outfit people. And he did a robbery of a racetrack. I think it’s the Balmoral Racetrack. It’s the name of it. James Duke Basile and then Panczko was in trouble for that and he convinced Basile to come in and they did some talking remember anything about that situation, you know in a lot of ways you. [3:50] Panczko could be considered one of the first dominoes that eventually led to the Family Secrets trial. Panczko, as you said, led to Dookie Bazile, who they had done robberies together. Bazile led them to Scarpelli, who was a much higher guy. I mean, there’s debate, but he was, because there was a making ceremony at this time, but Scarpelli was pretty highly ranked. I mean, he was a known killer, and he was up there. He was in the wild bunch. But Scarpelli then did tell them about a lot of the things that Frank Calabrese had done. [4:28] He wasn’t known as well as Scarpelli had brought him up to be. And a lot of those things dominoed into what would eventually lead to family secrets years later. [4:42] Scarpelli, I think, did not know so much about Nick, but he did know about Frank. And so a lot of that information sort of filled in the gaps. And even though Frank Calabrese Jr. Led them led them to Nick They A lot of seeds were planted And can be traced back to Pianus Pansico Um. [5:01] So it is kind of an interesting line. Basile, he wore a wire on Scarpelli and not even talking about a lot of these things. It’s not the FBI knew about that. They were in a car together. Right. If I remember right, he even talked about a mob graveyard. They went up there and they found two or three bodies. One of them was connected. It wasn’t anybody really important, but one of them was connected to Harry Aleman. So it was a pretty important wearing of a wire on Scarpelli, who then came at himself for a while. And that’s what led to the family secrets. He talked about Frank Calabrese. Is that what you’re saying? Yeah, that’s right. And some of those bodies in that graveyard were 10 years apart, which was interesting. I’ve got, it’s on the map that I created, but some of those bodies, there was years in between them. So it was something they were going back to and they believed that there were a lot of things there they did not find. Yeah, because they built a health care facility or something. They built some big building over where there would have been bodies. Right. Right. And the fascinating thing about this is Scarpelli, like, just like Cam said, this guy was a serious killer. He was a muscle builder. He was a terrifying guy. I mean, he had almost inhuman physical strength. Yeah. And when he flipped, he was completely debriefed by the FBI and the DOJ and then decided to try and change his mind. [6:27] But before he could do that He hung himself in the bathroom Of the Metropolitan Correctional Center With his hands behind his back And a bag over his head, Who was he in prison with? Who was he in MCC with, Paul? Was it anybody? He did happen to be in the MCC with the German at the time. He bound his hands behind his back and put a bag over his own head. He did. He did. And so the outfit continues to somehow persuade people to take their own lives rather than testify against them. [7:07] It’s a hell of a way to die by suicide it is by suicide at least they didn’t have arrows in his back, not as far as we know yeah it was terrible he cut his own head off I saw a cartoon once that the homicide guy liked to go ahead and maybe real suckle of suicide because then you could just walk away from it so there’s a dead body laying there with a bunch of arrows at his back and a homicide detective standing over him with a hand and pencil and says, hmm, suicide, huh? [7:44] Got the inside joke. It worked homicide. You see how those guys sometimes will try to make something into a suicide that probably is a homicide. On the other hand, we had one, we had a mob guy, he wasn’t really a mob associate, who had gone to Vegas. He lost a lot of money and they found his body in his car at the airport parking lot after coming back from Vegas and they found out later lost a lot of money and the car was parked up against the fence and he was shot in the head and there was no gun in the car you know found so just assume that somebody shot him in his head the car kept going and rolling up against the fence. [8:25] But this one detective, I remember Bob Pence is his name. He was dumb. And he started, he went back over and he dusted that car for prints again. And he got some more evidence out of it. And then he went back to the airport and he looked and started asking questions. And he found out later that somebody who had a pickup truck parked there had a week later, three or four days later, come back and got his truck. When he got home he found a pistol inside the bed of his truck and he called the airport or he called somebody turned it in Pinson found that pistol that was a pistol that that shot the guy so Pinson's theory was he was rolling along in his car he shot himself in the head and then he flipped that pistol out is with a reaction he flipped it out and went in the bed in that pickup and then it rolled on up against the fence and they ruled it a suicide wow damn that’s not that different than Scarpelli I mean the fbi to this day insists it was suicide yeah well, Oh, well, right. All right. Let’s move along to Mario. John, the arm. Rainone. [9:41] Is that correct, Cam? That yeah, that’s Rainone. Yeah. So tell us about that. I know we talked about this, you know, a little bit about this one. [9:50] This is kind of a funny one. He was he was sent to kill a building inspector. Raynaud was with the Grand Avenue crew and so he’s en route to kill this guy and this is one of those mob blunders and he sees a couple guys following him and it’s Rudy Fredo and Willie Messino and he recognizes him when he’s driving over there and it’s important to point out who these guys are, Cam, not to interrupt you Willie Messino, was the right hand man and bodyguard for Tony Accardo for 30 years I mean, he was serious, serious business. Rudy Frayto, you know, the chin, but Massino was serious news. If you saw Willie Massino, you knew he were in for trouble. Yeah, he wasn’t there as backup to do anything except clean up after Rainone, including Rainone. So Rainone saw the writing on the wall. He pulls up and he goes straight to the FBI. [10:54] And he informs, he talks to them and gives them his information. And later on, he sort of regrets doing so, denies that he ever did. Uh, there were, there were, uh, articles written about him. There’s a, there’s a Chicago Tribune writer, John Cass, and Ray Nolan had a back and forth with him writing letters. This is how these mob guys in Chicago operate, talking about, I’m, I ain’t no beefer. And, uh. Once he was out of prison in 2009, he was busted several more times. If you can believe it, he stayed in the criminal life. He was robbing a liquor store with another guy. And the guy he was robbing with, this is why I jump ahead a little bit, was a guy named Vincent Forliano. He claimed that he didn’t even know Fratto or Messino. These were guys he didn’t know, so he never would have informed against them. The guy he was robbing the liquor store with and he was committing other robberies with, Vincent Forliano, was Fredo’s son-in-law. [11:56] So he was committing robberies with a guy related to the guy, but he didn’t know who they were. And to say that somebody didn’t know, as Paul said, Willie Messino, is just ludicrous. Anybody in the criminal atmosphere, period, knew who Willie Messino was because you were probably paying money to it. to exist. And this is extremely important because Rainone, at the time this happened, Rainone cooperated long enough to record conversations with Lenny Patrick. That’s right. That’s right. And that set dominoes in place that would lead to the fall of the outfit. Even though he tried to take back his cooperation, to say he never cooperated, I’ve heard those tapes that were played in trials that I participated in, so I I know better. Uh, and that’s why they call him Mario flip flop Rainone because he, uh, would cooperate and uncooperate and then cooperate. But he is the one who got Lenny Patrick on the hook. Yeah. [13:00] Interesting, interesting. Let’s just continue on with this Lenny Patrick because we weren’t going to talk about him. That’s a good lead hand to talk about another, really one of the most important informants that year who testified. [13:13] Can you talk about the domino that led to the end? Rainone really, really flipped the domino that kicked over. Go ahead, Paul. Well, Lenny Patrick was the highest, and even to this day, remains the highest ranking member of the outfit to ever turn state’s evidence. The guy was a capo in all but name. He had been in charge of Rogers Park, the gambling. He was essentially the head of the Jewish arm of the mafia, kind of the Meyer Lansky figure of Chicago. And when the Lawndale neighborhood moved north to Rogers Park, he moved with them, and he had his own crew. He reported directly to Gus Alex, who was, of course, at the very top, and Sam Carlisi. And he was dealing with Marcello and Carlesi in a number of different outfit ventures, loan sharking. He personally had been staked by Carlesi with a quarter million in cash to put out on the street. And he was involved in extortions Bombings of theaters All these things directly at the command of Sam Carlisi Who was then the boss of bosses of the Chicago outfit So when Rainone got him on tape They set up what was the beginning of the end for the outfit And I think people need to understand who Gus Alex is also For people outside of Chicago Gus Alex was. [14:40] Basically, I guess you could call him the equivalent of maybe the consigliere in Chicago. When you look at Chicago, the triumvirate in the 70s, once a guy like Paul Ricca died and several major outfit leaders died in the early 70s. [14:58] Tony Accardo decided that the outfit would be led by himself, by Joy Iupa, and the political wing and all of the non-Italians and all of the grift and a lot of aspects would be led by Gus Alex. So he was essentially on the same level as Joey Iupa, and he was responsible for much more for things of greater import than Joey Iupa. I mean, controlling the political arm and all the payoffs and all of that is much, much more than the streets and the murders. So all the politics and all the anything that had to do was definitely fell under gus alex and he was part of a ruling triumvirate he was a non-italian part of a ruling triumvirate with iupa and uh acardo so he was the the leader top of the outfit and he had been for years going back to going back to the 30s and the 40s 40 he had come up under, the Murray the Camel Humphreys and had made those connections he was the most connected guy in the Chicago outfit, so for a guy like Lenny Patrick to be. [16:15] Rollover against is essentially the political leader, national political leader and political leader of Chicago. This was absolutely crippling to the outfit. That was he wiped out the entire political arm of the Chicago outfit. After Lenny Patrick brought down Gus Alex, this became a basically a street crime organization. It was that those political contacts. I mean, I think that’s a fair statement, right, Paul? Those political contacts and judges, I mean, that was all but eliminated with Gus Alex going away. You’re absolutely right, Cam. And he not only took out Gus Alex, but he took out the boss of the Italians, too. That’s right, yeah. Both of them at the same time. He wiped out the outfit, and you put it beautifully by saying it became a street crime organization. You think about the division of labor and it started with IUP and IUP and. [17:19] La Pietra, Jackie Cerone, they had all the gambling, a lot of the sports gambling, but they also had the skim from Las Vegas, and they ran all that stuff, while Gus Alex, along with Lenny Patrick, ran all that politics, and you can’t have a mob organization if you don’t have cover politically. That’s why even in Kansas City, we’re pretty clean here, but we still never had any real mob prosecutions. [17:47] And it certainly had very few, if any, little, if any mob prosecutions at Cook County. And you couldn’t even get convicted of a real crime, murder, assault, or something. It’s just a straight-out crime. You weren’t even trying to do a RICO, I think, on anybody. So it was, you know, they just operated with impunity. Well, you took out that whole gambling side. That was all the money coming in. And then shortly thereafter, you take out the political side, who then turns back and gets the new boss on the gambling side and loan sharking and all that. [18:23] I’ll tell you, by 1990, the outfit’s gone. It really is. It still exists to a degree, but Sam Carlisi was the last traditional old line boss of the outfit. you, that, in my opinion, that ever ruled. After that, it was never the same. Yeah, I think a guy like Gus Alex, you know, like you said, Gary, you had Aiuppa who was dealing with gambling, but I think that’s a lot of, there’s a lot of optics to that, you know, and you’ve got all these cities who have got characters who are not Italian, Gus Alex in Chicago, and, you know, as Paul said, Meyer Lansky, who was New York, and you had Mashie Rockman in Cleveland, and these characters not italians so they know when to step back and let and let the italians talk but that doesn’t mean that they’re not running things it’s just for the optics of city to city where the italians have to see that they’re dealing with italians they don’t walk in the room it doesn’t mean that behind the scenes they’re not pulling the levers they just because of of the uh uh criminal um. [19:34] The the criminal view of of non-italians in that world sort of sort of their own prejudices these guys don’t always walk in the room when they’re dealing with other cities gus alex is is sitting down with anybody in chicago but you go to kansas city you go to new york, you know meyer lansky would leave the room when they were when they were talking you know italian to Italian. And the same thing with Gus Alex or Mace Rockman or any of those other guys who are not Italian. It was just an optics city to city. It doesn’t mean that they weren’t pulling the levers. Is it Yehuda or Jehuda, Cam? Jehuda. I’ve always heard of Jehuda. Yeah, Jehuda. So he kind of dealed with the IRS that year. [20:23] He must have had some. The IRS was really strong working the mob in Chicago. I’ve noticed several references to IRS investigations. We did not have that in Kansas City, and the IRS did a little bit, but they were not as strong as they were up in Chicago. [20:38] Yeah, he met with an agent, Tom Moriarty, who’s been around and worked Chicago for a long time. He was a pretty well-known guy up here. But Bill Jehota worked under Ernest Rocco Infelice, who was a real powerhouse going back a long time. And out in Cicero, and his crew, a lot of these crews had their own little names, and they called the good shit Lollipop. He was a huge gambling enterprise, you know. And they bought a house up in Lake County, which is north of the city. It’s funny, this house they bought was actually the family that had lived in it. The son had murdered the family. It was a murder house before the outfit bought it. and uh they bought it used it as a as a gambling den and and after that moved out they used it for prostitution and they would park cars at a nearby motel that they ran and then then have a uh a, valet service that drove him to this this gambling house and there was also quite a few uh murders that uhJahoda witnessed i’m sure he took no part in it he just happened to be standing outside of the house when they when they these murders were committed there was a uh was it hal smith and um. [21:57] Oh i can’t remember the they killed somebody else in this home and they burnt these were guys who didn’t want to pay his tree tags, and they were gamblers who refused to give in. And he brought down this entire crew. I mean, Rocco and Felice was… There’s a famous picture of the day after the Spolatros were killed. And it was really the upper echelon of the up that you’ve got. You’ve got little Jimmy Marcello. You’ve got the boss, Sam Wings-Carlesi. You’ve got the street boss, Joe Ferriola. And you’ve got Rocco and Felice, who’s right there. These are the four top guys, basically, in the outfit as far as at this time, the Cicero crew had risen to the top. That was the powerhouse crew. And so he was involved in those discussions because he was such a powerhouse out there with Ferriola being the street boss. So he was, it really can’t be thatJahodatestimony that eventually brought down this crew was really, it really crippled that crew for a long time. Well, those people that went down in that trial have only in the last five years come out of prison. Yeah, we’ve actually had been talking to somebody. We’ve had the… [23:13] Opportunity to meet he brought down uh uh robert um to go beat um bellavia and another guy who doesn’t like to be mentioned who runs a pretty successful pizza pizza chain up in lake county and uh these guys went down for a long time the beat was down for 25 years and he just came out. [23:39] So and billJahoda have if you read his testimony it is kind of kind of odd that he was standing outside of the building and just looked in the window and they were committing a murder and he just he he places himself outside of the house witnessing a murder through the window which is convenient when you’re the one testifying against murderers it certainly is yeah. [24:03] So so that was he was involved in the gambling so that makes sense then the irs got him and millions of dollars millions of dollars a month they were bringing and he met uh, i don’t remember paul and you did he he contacted moriarty right or did moriarty reach out to him because he was under investigation i i thought Jahoda was was worried about himself so he reached out to them i can’t remember the details i think you’re right yeah i i think he was worried about his own his own safety gary and he reached out to moriarty and they met up at a hotel just outside the city on the uh up in the northwest and uh they talked about things i actually found the location and on the little map you can find where where they met each other but he they met each other in disgust and they would meet different locations and and jahuda wore a wire and some of those some of those wiretaps are they really make for that. [25:05] That those conversations come right out of the movie just i love what we’re doing out here and i love my job and and you actually where i’m going to make you trunk music i mean you really hear these things that that you see it right in the movies i mean you you can’t write the dialogue that these guys are actually using it’s it’s it’s you know it it comes straight out of a book i mean You’ve got, you’ve got, uh, this is the toughest dialogue you’ll ever hear. Interesting. How’d you buy it? Where’d you find that at? Is that, uh, it’s probably not the audio in probably anywhere. No book or something. Yeah. You can, if you look up, if you look up different, different, you know, you go on newspapers.com or you go in different, uh, I believe, uh, I’ve got, um, uh, mob textbook by, um, Howard Abedinsky. I’ve got a couple of copies of his, of his textbook, organized crime. And he’s got some clips of it. This guy who owns a pizza shop up north is talking about how he loves his job. He loves what he does. And it’s funny to hear he talk about smashing somebody and loving what you do. Really? I’ve heard a few conversations like that back at the station house. [26:25] I don’t care. It’s on both sides. Is that what you’re saying? When you live in that world. Those guys can go either direction. [26:37] Well, let’s talk about ex-Chicago cops. Speaking of cops, let’s talk about, Vince Rizza, his daughter actually appeared on that Chicago Mob Housewives, or they tried to do a show. And Frank Schweiss’ daughter was on it. And Pia Rizza, who has gotten some notoriety as a model or something, I can’t remember. And she really, she was tight. She would not talk about her dad at all. I read an interview of her. She would just talk about her dad at all. But he came in and he testified against Harry Aleman, of all people, and linked him to the murder of this bookie, Anthony Ritlinger. Remember that one? [27:22] Go ahead, Paul. No, that one I’m not very up on, Cam. I’m sorry. So, Ritlinger, I believe he didn’t want to pay his street tax, if I’m right, Gary. Yeah, you’re right. He had been warned. Rattlinger had been warned that he needs to pay, he needs to pay, and he was making a good deal of money. And Ratlinger was he was brought in just the normal course of action with the wild bunch because he was a wild bunch murder I’m a little rusty but here it comes so he was a wild bunch killing, he was brought in he was warned it was the typical Harry Ailerman and if I’m remembering correctly and people correct me if I’m not it was Butch Petruccelli they sat him down. [28:11] Usually it would be Butch and, um, uh, Borsellino who would do the talking, uh, Tony Borsellino, and they would do the talking. And then afterwards, Butch Petruccelli would just sit down and glare. So he was a pretty scary guy. And he had that, uh, uh, Malocchio, the, the evil eye, and he would just glare at people. And that would send the message and Rattlinger didn’t, didn’t listen. He was making too much money, he’s not going to pay any damn Degos, that kind of line. And so he, of course, fell victim to these guys. And I believe he may have been trunk music. I think I remember this one, Matt, but I can’t remember. Yeah, I got this one. He went to a restaurant. That’s right. That’s right. And he had already, his daughter lived with him. I’m not sure about the wife, but he had warned his family to take all kinds of extra cautious. He knew something was coming. And it was, you know, after reading that thing, it’s, It’s kind of like, well, we talked about Spilotro taking off their jewelry. Ken Eto did this similar kind of a thing and told his wife he may not be coming back. [29:22] I tell you, another guy that did the same thing was Sonny Black. That’s right. It came out about Joe Pistone, the Donnie Brasco story. He did the same thing. He went to a sit-down or a meeting, and he took off his jewelry, I believe left his billfold, when he went to the meeting. this. Ken Eto was the same way. Ken Eto, I think, thought he could talk his way out. I think all of them thought they could talk their way out of it. So Rettlinger went out by himself and sat in a prominent place in this local restaurant that was really well known up there in the north side. It’s north of downtown Chicago, and I can’t remember the name of it. [30:02] And he just sat there and pretty soon a car pulls up and two guys run in kind of like a Richard Cain kind of a deal and just start popping. And that was a Harry Aleman deal. That’s right. He did, I believe. There’s an old guy who married the girlfriend of Felix Adlericio, I believe. He and this woman are sitting out in front of their brownstone, and Aleman and some other dude pull out and get out when guys walk up to him and shoot him and kill him. [30:31] And so that was – Yeah, that was Petrocelli and Aleman walked up, And he had been, he had been dating, uh, uh, Aldericio’s, Alderico’s girlfriend. Now that’s the famous hit from beyond the grave. Because we’re going to go on the old Samuel’s just sitting in the lawn chair thinking he’d got it made. That’s right. You know, Gary, you and I did the show on the outfit, uh, a long time ago. No, I’m sorry. On the wild bunch, a long time ago. So a lot of those, and they did so much work back in the day. A lot of those run together, but yeah, you’re now, uh, now that you’re right, writing her was he was eating in a restaurant. I’m, Uh, I can’t remember the name. It may have been, been Luna’s, but he was, went out in public. He thought he’d be safe. And like you said, a lot of these guys have a six cents because they come up on the street and they know these things. And, uh, like a guy like Sammy and Reno knew it was coming. He was dodging them for a long time, but they, they know that their time is coming. Eventually they just, they stay ahead of it for a while and figure they can fight their way out or talk their way out. And yeah, they, he was blown away right in public. Like it was similar to the, I remember it being similar to the, to the Richard Cain murder. And this was in, it was right around the same time. It was, it was in the mid seventies, 75, 74, 75, 76. It might’ve been 75 that writing or happened right, right in the middle of the restaurant. [31:58] I’ve been a lot cheaper to pay the street tax, I reckon. You know, and it wasn’t, I don’t recall that they’re asking for so much, but once these murder started happening yeah i think it was it wasn’t like it was half or 75 i think they just wanted it was you know it might have been a quarter it might have just been a flat fee across the board but once that street tax was was instituted i mean we’ve talked about this before gary that was when the wild bunch was out there that was that was they really didn’t play around When Ferriola told these guys, get everybody in line, [32:31] they really cracked down and they weren’t playing at all. You pay or you die. And guys like Alem and Patrick Shelley, whether it was right in public or whatever, in the outfit in the 70s, Paul, you know this from Richard Cain and several others. They just write in public would just blow you away. and writing her was just was almost textbook just like the Richard Cain it was it was right in the right in the restaurant yeah I’ll tell you I’ll tell. [33:05] I was conflating him with Hal Smith. Okay. I’ll tell you something about those mob hits. When they kill somebody in public like that in a public way, more than likely it’s because whoever the victim is has been alerted, and they can’t get anybody to get close to them. They will already try to send somebody around to get them isolated, and when they can’t get them isolated, then they want them bad enough. They’ll just lay, as Frank Calabrese, I heard him say once, well, lay on them. And I thought, oh, that’s interesting. Well, lay on them. I read that somewhere else. They use that term when you’re following somebody and you’re trying to set them up, or yet they lay on them. Calabrese even said, you know, you’re like, get an empty refrigerator box and hide inside of it. I mean, it’s just like the kind of stuff we used to do at the intelligence unit to run surveillances on people. And so they’ll lay on them for a while until they can get you somewhat isolated. And if they can’t, then they’ll just take you out in public. It might be to send a message, but I don’t think so because it’s so risky to get somebody in public. You can have a young, all-fitty cop in there that you didn’t even notice, and he comes out blazing. And, you know, it’s just not worth it. Even if you take him out, he’s probably got to get you. [34:21] So it’s kind of a last resort. A desperation. Yeah, it’s desperation because they can’t get you isolated. [34:28] You look at some of these public murderers, guys like Richard Cain or Ridinger, like you said, who was on the watch. Sam Annarino, who was right on Cicero. [34:39] A guy like Chris Carty, who was years later. I mean, these are guys who would have been smart enough and street smart enough to be on the watch, to watch their step, to know what was going on. With the exception of a guy like Michael Cagnoni, who just happened to be difficult to get, and he probably might have had an idea that something was happening, but I think just he was a family guy, and so it was hard to isolate. They blew him up on the interstate, but I think that in general, that’s a good point, Gary. These guys, if they just run up and blow away, it’s just a last resort. That’s an excellent point. I have always been in that camp of, oh, that must be sending a message. But you, with your experience, I think you’re exactly right. One thing, guys, I think we’re mixing up Sambo Cesario with Sam Annarino. I was thinking when they – yeah, you’re right, Paul. I was thinking, though, when they blew away Sam Annarino in the parking lot with his family, though, they had been trying to get him for several months. And they finally just went after him in the parking lot, called in a robbery, and blew him away in the furniture store parking lot. That was what I meant. Yeah, Gary was referring to Sambo earlier. I just meant they had been trying to get Sam Annarino for a long time, and when they couldn’t, they just got him in the parking lot. [36:08] Well, interesting. You know, no matter how much terror these guys strike in the heart of their underlings, in the end, they still will turn once in a while. And I think people don’t really not turn because they’re afraid of getting killed so much if they don’t turn because they don’t want to have their family suffering the disgrace of them being a rat or a snitch. I think that’s more important to be a man and go out like a man in this subculture and believe me I’ve lived in a subculture where being a man and being a tough guy is more important than anything else, I think that’s the most important thing that keeps people from coming in you’re like a wimp you’re a puss, you can’t take it, can’t handle it you know what I mean you can’t handle five years I could do five years standing on my head or a tray like the dude told me so uh you know but even even with all that and still there’s a certain percentage that will end up coming in sure and usually there are people that either don’t care about their family like lenny patrick yeah or that don’t have close family so that they don’t have it so much of that pressure that you’re talking about gary because you make a really valid point that that that cultural value is so strong yeah yeah it’s it’s. [37:36] In a lot of these small towns, you see in Detroit where they’re all family tied in and everything, you don’t see informants. I think they’ve had one. Kansas City, as you said, Gary, you don’t see. But then you look at a place like Rochester where they’re all just lower tier mob guys. Everybody was informing on everybody because they really weren’t as upper echelon sort of mob guys. So I think that, like you said, once you get that culture seeped in, you’ve got those families and all, there’s a lot of factors. But if it’s a deep-rooted mob town, you really don’t see a lot of real informants. [38:11] So, guys, now we’ve got one that I did a show on. I did a couple of shows on him. I talked to the FBI agent who brought him in and dealt with him for quite a while. Ken Tokiojo Eto. He survived a murder attempt. When that didn’t happen for him with the outfit, what happened after that? [38:32] I believe his attempted assassins got killed themselves. So tell me a little bit about Tokyo Joe Eto. There’s a photograph I have from the late 50s, early 60s And it shows Joe Ferriola And a couple of other heavyweights Hanging around with a young Ken Eto, And a lot of people didn’t know who Ken Eto was But he ran the Japanese game, Gambling, Bolita And lots of money Poured into the outfit through Tokyo Joe As they called him And there was a rumor that perhaps Tokyo Joe was going to turn under a little bit of pressure. And so Jasper Campisi put three slugs in the back of his head. [39:22] Miraculously, he survived three slugs at point blank range. And if he wasn’t going to turn state’s evidence before, he certainly had a powerful incentive to do so now. He seems to insist As I’ve heard that he was not His intention was not It’s hard to say at this point But he says he had no intention Of flipping and that he’s not sure What the evidence was against him But he was not going to flip until, It was Yeah. [39:55] I’m drawing a blank, Paul. Who was it that sent? It wasn’t the saint. It was Vincent Solano. He was kind of Vincent Solano, who was a union guy and a made guy up there. He kind of had which one. [40:11] He was a capo. And which crew was it? Do you remember? He was on the north side. North side crew. North side crew. And actually, Ken went to Vince Solano and had a talk with him. Said you know what i can do this he was looking at a tray i had a dude tell me what’s that pressure and tried to get him to talk and he said uh he said what am i gonna get out of this a tray he said man i can do a tray standing on my head and i threw him right then that’s right gotta talk to me so uh and that’s all he had to do but solano for some reason uh who knows what was in his head because uh ken Eto had made him a lot of money a lot of money and he was a tough little dude he had he had survived he had been put in the uh concentration camps if you will during the internment camps yeah internment camps and then came as a young man up chicago and been around for a long time by the time this all came down he’d been with him for a long time and made him a lot of money and all kinds of different gambling operations but particularly the bolita. [41:13] So uh it just didn’t make sense i heard one thing that these guys in chicago got the idea Yeah, to keep the noise down, they were loading their own rounds with lighter loads of powder. I don’t know. They had like a hit car up there. The guys in Chicago were pretty sophisticated or tried to be. And so they used these lighter loads. And when it went into his head, it just didn’t penetrate his skull. I remember I was at the hospital once, and there was a young guy who had gotten shot in the head. And they said that the bullet was not a good bullet because it went in under his skin and then went under his scalp, along his skull, and then lodged up on his forehead. [41:56] Wow. And so Eto was kind of the same way. Those bullets were probably lodged up underneath his scalp. He pulled himself to a neighboring, I believe it was a pharmacy that was right there, a corner store. And then that guy went to help him. I think he had to dial a call of 911 or whatever. 911 was in place then. He had to call for help for himself from a phone booth. You know, he saved his own life by being smart and playing dead. Yeah, that’s right. And you look at Chicago, it’s a city of neighborhoods, and you’ve got the Mexican town, and you’ve got the different towns, and you’ve got Chinatown where there’s so much money and so much gambling. And while Haneda was Japanese and there’s obviously division between Japanese and Chinese, it would be much easier for him to go in and then some of these outfit guys and because of different things going on back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. But he could go into neighborhoods and represent the outfit in ways in different communities that the outfit wouldn’t go into or a lot of these made guys. [43:12] And that gave him entry into a lot of communities. In the Asian community, there’s a lot of gambling that he was able to tap into. He was smart enough to see that as a route that maybe the Italian guys didn’t, just like Lenny Patrick, who we’ve talked about in other episodes, had that access into the Jewish communities and other Jewish gangsters. There’s a lot of gambling there. If you can get somebody who has an in to different communities, that’s really a way to go and that’s part of why he made so much money. A game like BolEto wouldn’t normally be and that’s huge in the Hispanic communities and huge with Asians also. You know in kansas city that’s interesting that you should point that out camp we had a um large vietnamese community moved in after the the boat peoples when it started and they moved in through the same church uh. [44:09] Sacred Heart Church and Don Bosco Center that the Italians moved in, the Sicilians moved into back in the turn of the century, the same neighborhoods. And Italians are getting successful and they’re moving out the suburbs and the Vietnamese are moving in and creating the Vietnamese restaurants and Vietnamese shops. And they brought, they have a love for gambling. Like you said, they have huge love for gambling. They don’t drink so much or do so many drugs, but they do love to gamble, it seemed to me like. [44:36] And so they had their own book. he was called the king a guy a friend of mine told me a story uh there’s a mob book he got on the periphery that neighborhood’s got a joint and he he was running a sports book and he had a lot of action going in and out of his joint so this one vietnamese guy had a big debt owed to the king so he goes down and talks to this guy’s name was Larry Strada, he ends up getting killed by some other uh mobsters in a deal they thought he was going to testify but i just needed to hear are there, this young, middle-aged Vietnamese guy goes down to the Caddyshack, Larry Strada’s bar. And he starts telling him about the king. He said, man, he said, the king, you take all your business. He said, he got all business down here. He take all your business. He said, you know, you need to do something about the king. He said, you know, we’re close to the river here. And then he made a motion across his throat like he was cutting his throat. So he was trying to get out of his gambling debt to convince this Italian, La Cosa Nostra bookie to go back and kill me yeah king piano. [45:42] You know i’ve heard a lot of stories and some of them are true some are not that one had to ring a truth to it it had a definite ring of truth that that got to do that playing them against each other yeah you bet and you know another thing about tokyo joe and you know he could testify But Ben Solano had Campizé and Gattuso killed right away. Found them in the trunk of their car, I think. Maybe at the airport, even. [46:09] Chicago trunk music, but they have some saying like that. And so Solano knew that they could testify against him, and they didn’t want to go down for attempted murder, more than likely, and he just didn’t take a chance. So he had them killed, and I can’t remember if he went down behind this or not. But another thing Tokyo Joe was able to do, I mean, he certainly could expose all the inner workings of what he knew about to the FBI, which gives you a lot of tips on where to go, who to work on, and maybe where to throw up microphones or some wiretaps. But he also traveled around he came to Kansas City during the skimming trial because they’re working on the Chicago hierarchy. So they just fly him into town. They show him that picture, the last separate picture where everybody’s in the picture. And they say, now, who’s that? Oh, that’s Aiuppa. Okay, then who’s that? Oh, that’s Vince Solano. Yeah, he reports to Aiuppa. You know, and who’s that guy? I can’t remember the other people at all. So the nation said that Joe is up hard. Oh, yeah, he reports to this guy. So to show the organization of the mob in Chicago and that it is an organization that gives orders to have other people carry it to make the RICO case, that he was a storyteller for that. And he didn’t know anything about the skim at all. But he was a storyteller on getting the mob name and the organization in front of a jury. That’s huge, as you know, Paul. [47:35] Absolutely. We had a similar arrangement during the Carlesi trial about how [47:40] the Carlesi crew operated and who was who, and to tell the story. Yeah. You have to make it a story. Let’s take a look at Betty Toco, which, uh, this is pretty interesting. There was a, um, I’m not sure. Albert Toco was your husband. Remind me what his position was at the outfit at that time. So Al Toco was, there’s sort of a division on who was the leadership of, who was the central leader of Chicago Heights. There’s Dominic Tuts Palermo and Al Toco, who was really a powerhouse in Chicago Heights. And Tuts Palermo was definitely highly connected and across the pond too, also in Italy. But uh Toco was involved in the in the chop shop wars really really heavily involved and he had a lot of connections in chicago too he was involved with lombardo and a lot of these chop shops throughout chicago he had a lot of partnerships and so this was a 30 million dollar a year racket stolen cars chop shops international car rings uh car rings throughout stolen car rings throughout the country. Toco was responsible for burying the Spolatro brothers. It was very sectioned off. Each crew had a part in their murder. And then Chicago Heights was responsible for the burial. [49:02] And they were down in Enos, Indiana. They got kind of turned around a little bit. They were down a farm road. They were burying them in a freshly tilled field. And the road where they’re on, there’s a little side road that you would drive down. There’s very little down there. I’ve, I’ve seen it, but a car happened to come down middle of night and they were in a, there’s a, there were a couple of feet off of a wooded area and they see this car coming down and they sort of all panicked and before they had a chance to cover the area or really do anything, it just looked like a freshly dug, it really just looked like freshly dug mound. And so they all fled and three of Toco’s guys went one way and he went the other. They had the car in both radios. [49:46] He’s wandering around barefoot, and he calls his wife finally. She shows up, and he’s screaming and yelling. And he runs to Florida, and he’s waiting for permission to come back from Joe Ferriola. He’s worried he’s going to get killed because they find the Spallachos immediately because the farmer sees his field all messed up, freshly tilled ground, and it looks really suspicious, like somebody had been poaching deer and burying the carcass. Uh but Toco was a tyrant to his wife he was he was horrible to her he was he was when you think of what a mob guy was that was Toco you know tipping the guy who mows his lawn the kid who mows his lawn hundred bucks and wandered around town everybody knows him but he’d come home and unlike a lot of these guys he was he was a real you know a real. [50:36] Real bastard to his wife you know and for years she put up with this sort of abuse and finally after this this happened and it was in the news and all he finally pushed her too far and she began informing on him and and he was arrested later on he was in his jail cell talking about all the murders he had committed and and this and that about his wife and uh his his uh uh A cellmate repeated everything that he said to try and lessen his sentence. So really, Toco got buried by his big mouth and his terrible behavior. He initially fled to Greece before he was arrested, and they extradited him back from Greece. So this is, I mean, Toco is like deep in mob behavior. [51:22] I mean, fleeing the country and all. I mean, it doesn’t get much more mafia than Al Toco. I hesitate to use that word with Chicago, but that was, Al Toco was running deep. and that Betty Tocco’s testimony eventually led to the trial of Al Tocco. And that was really a blow to the Chicago Heights crew that nowadays, I mean, they continued on and had a few rackets, but after the eventual trial that stemmed from that, it really wasn’t, there’s not much activity now. I’m in that area and there’s just, there’s really nothing here. [51:59] Interesting. Now, so Tony and Michael Spilotro had been lured to somebody’s house on the promise that Michael was going to be made. It’s my understanding. I believe that’s what Frank Collada had reported. And some other people, not part of the Chicago Heights crew, killed him. How did that go down? And how did they pass off the body? You guys, is there anything out there about that? Wasn’t that the family secrets trial, maybe? It was. And, of course, it’s been popularly portrayed in the movie Casino. And it’s surprisingly accurate Except for the fact That where they were beaten But what happened was Little Jimmy Marcello called them. [52:41] And said Sam, meaning Sam Carlisi, the boss, wanted to see them. And they knew that that was ominous because of what was going on beyond the scope of this show. But they took off the jewelry. They left. They told their wives, if we’re not back by 930, it’s not good. They really did not suspect that it was to make Michael. That’s what Collada said. You’re absolutely right about that, Gary. But I don’t think that’s correct at all. They knew that it was bad. And they went. He took a pistol, which was against the rules. They hit him a pistol. Tony hit a pistol on his brother, which you do not do when you go to see the boss. And they were picked up by, by Marcello and taken to a house. I, uh, was it Bensonville? Yeah. Up in Bensonville. Uh, in, in the basement, they walked down the stairs and all of a sudden they looked into the eyes of Carlici and, uh, DeFranzo and everybody, the whole, all the couples were there to spread the, the, uh, liability around and they were beaten to death with, with fists and feet, uh, in, in that basement and then transported to that burial ground, which coincidentally was just maybe a couple hundred yards away from Joey Aupa’s farm. [54:00] Right. So I guess that they must have had, uh, Toco standing by, because I don’t believe he was in that basement. I like that. He must have had him standing by to go grab the bodies and take them out. Really interesting. He should have had the old Doug before he got there. You know, that’s what they always say. First you dig the hole then you go do the murder right and i don’t think he had it done before he got there yeah i don’t i really that’s a good that’s a good point gary i really don’t know and nobody’s ever come forward to say what the status of the hole was beforehand uh you know it was a deep it was a deep it was it was a pretty deep hole uh but they may have had a dug ahead of Tom, but, but, uh, cause they knew the location and it’s pretty obscure location. So they had clearly been there before. And, and, you know, everybody knew that that was, I, I hope was, I got it right. Farm. And, uh, So they may have had it dug, and they just did a shoddy job covering it up. [55:05] But I also haven’t heard the specific details about how they handed it off to Toco. I don’t recall seeing that in Calabrese’s testimony. Yeah, it was Nick Calabrese that testified about that. It brought up the light. He named the killer. So he may not have gone that far, probably having Toco and having his wife testify that he did do this. that she picked him up out there. It was just a piece of the entire prosecution on the spot, which it really never was a trial or anything on that. I don’t believe. Another odd thing is he, I believe he ranted and raved the entire car ride back. And from where he was, you would run up with, It’s now turns into Indianapolis. So it’s a good car ride from where they were to Chicago Heights. I believe he ranted and raved about the guys and his crew and the burial and everything, the entire car ride, which was not something most guys would do in front of their wives. But I really, especially when he treated like that. Right. And complained about how long it took her to get there and everything. So she was able to verify a lot of what Calabrese was saying from the final end of it. Interesting. A friend of mine was in the penitentiary, and he said, there’s a guy in there who called himself a verifier. He said, what do you mean? He said, I’m a professional verifier. What he was, he was an informant. That’s what he was, but he called himself a verifier. [56:33] A girl would come to him and say, well, I heard this, this, and this. Is that true or not? He’d say, well, that’s true. That’s not true. [56:40] I guess that’s a more preferable term. Yeah, she was a verifier. Well, that was great. I really appreciate having that on there and Paul. And I really, I still miss Cam. Every time I get ready to do a Chicago show, I think, oh, I want to get Cam or Rochester. [56:58] We did one about Rochester. We did one about Utica. I did several other shows about other families. And he was a good guy and a real great researcher and a real expert on the outfit and other mafia families. So rest in peace, Cam and Paul. I hope to talk to you again one of these days. Guys, don’t forget, I got stuff to sell out there. Just go to my website or just search on my name for Amazon. I can rent my movies about the skim in Las Vegas, about the big mob war between the Savella brothers and the Spiro brothers in Kansas City. Then one about the great 1946 ballot theft in which the mob… Rigged election, helped Harry Truman rig an election. It’s a little harder to find than mine. You need to put ballot theft and Gary Jenkins. I think you’ll find it then. The other two, Gangland Wire and Brothers Against Brothers, Sabella Spiro, were a little bit easier to find. Had to put it up a different way because Amazon changed the rules, but I got them up there. So thanks a lot, guys.

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On my final episode this season we revisit a guest that has been the Puerto Rican ambassador of Japan through the lens of his music. Eto, (@boicuaenjapon) has been spearheading and showcasing the essence of Reggaeton in Japan while collaborating with local like-minded artists expressing their love for Puerto Rican music and culture. I was fortunate enough to have Eto on before our New Year holiday to catch up and continue to bring the fiesta vibes en Japon.You can listen and catch up what Eto's up to here: IG: @boricuaenjapon and YouTube: https://youtube.com/@boricuaenjapon?si=vokh14yQKwMwidrwCheck out Eto here: boricuaenjapon.comFor more info on the Nakameguro Taproom and other Baird Beer taprooms, please visit:  http://Bairdbeer.com/To donate and buy drinks for the guests  of my podcast:https://ko-fi.com/madeinjapanpodcastIG & FB:  @madeinjapanpodcastEmail:  japanmademepodcast@gmail.com

Johan pratar om mäktiga fotbollsbilder som kanske inte är helt sanna. Anders vill skänka lite julefrid till Nice och Ljungskile. Dessutom: Lyxgnetaren i Madrid, Messis lukrativa kaosturné, ständigt denne Eto'o, Maradona och belgarna, smålögner om stämningen på Anfield, julklappar man aldrig gav, och den för Kina problematiska världsmästaren Philipp Lahm.Årets julklapp? Ett medlemskap hos Offside, ta del av vårt förmånliga julerbjudande här.

ChairProfessor Yoshikatsu EtoAdvanced Clinical Research Center, Southern Tohoku Research Center for Neuroscience, Tokyo, JapanSpeakersDr Nicole Muschol International Center for Lysosomal Disorders (ICLD), University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, GermanyProfessor Patrício AguiarInborn Errors of Metabolism Reference Center, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria / Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University, PortugalDr Robert HopkinCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAProfessor Yoshikatsu EtoWelcome to the Chiesi symposium. The title of this symposium, Catching the Clues, Changing the Cause of Lysosomal Storage Disease: Illuminating Complex Pathway of Rare Disease with Fabry Disease, Alpha-Mannosidosis, in Focus.This is a disclaimer: Following discussion does not focus on or depict any specific products manufactured by any pharmaceutical company. Patient cases are for medical discussion only and reflect the faculty own experience. They represent a typical clinical scenario. This presentation in part and whole may not be reproduced and not copy and not recording.I'm Dr. Eto from Tokyo, Japan, and the three distinguished speakers: Dr. Nicole Muschol from Germany, Eppendorf University. Professor Aguiar, the Portuguese, The Inborn Errors of Metabolism Reference Center, and also Professor Robert Hopkin, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, United States.The purpose of this symposium: Explore the patient journey across the LSD continuum, focusing on the unmet needs and diagnosis, and treatment initiation, and long-term management, and utilize case-based discussion focused on Alpha-mannosidosis, Fabry disease to highlight disease-specific challenges. Access where challenge persist in patient journey, and where tailored intervention can improve outcomes.Introduction of LSD patient journey with a spotlight on Fabry disease, Alpha-mannosidosis. Challenge to the diagnosis and then treatment and monitoring. Common LSD challenges over the patient journey, as shown here, and at least more than 70 different lysosomal diseases known. Incidence is about 1:5,000-1:8,000 in newborn. In the literature, much higher incidence.Multi-organ manifestation in many organ involved, and clinical heterogeneity are very complicated. The new screen method has been established already. Identify patient presymptomatically. That important by the newborn screening, something like that, early treatment essential. After the diagnosis treatment start, early and the presymptomatic treatment initiation, and usually delayed diagnosis, delayed treatment. Perceived burden of treatment may delay treatment start in patient milder form. Milder form is very difficult in the many cases, and particularly for Fabry disease also.After the treatment start and then monitoring, as you know, we discussed about the monitoring rely on the combination of clinical assessment, laboratory test, biomarkers, and imaging, and several other factors. Biomarkers and ADA drug assay lack standardization. Actually, the Alpha, and Beta, or [inaudible 00:03:19] Fabry disease, different ADA-titled measurement. Also, the patient experience between clinical visit, ERT infusion is under-reported.We discuss today two topics, two disease. Alpha-mannosidosis is very rare. In Japan, only few cases, and caused by the deficiency of Alpha-mannosidase, an accumulation of mannose-rich oligosaccharides and inheritance of autosomal-recessive. Age of onset is a very early period and younger period, adult period. Incidence approximately is very rare, 1:500,000.There are diseases we don't know exactly. If you have a treatment, maybe your incidence is much increased, and severe or attenuated [inaudible 00:04:09]. Alpha-mannosidosis is still a new disorder, and must differentiate from Mucopolysaccharidosis.On the other hand, the Fabry disease I think is very common. There are many discussion already in the past 20 years. Deficiency of a-Gal A, accumulation of Gb3⁵­­ or Lyso-Gb3, many other glycoprotein, which a terminal of a-Gal A, and X-chromosome. This is very important X-chromosomal inheritance. In case of this, and usually, female does not affect, but in case of Fabry, more of female also involved.First symptom, imagine at any age. Then incidence about 1:40,000-1:60,000. But depending on the country, as you know, classical form, about 1:40,000. Recently, after the newborn screening, late onset, very high incidence. About 90% of it—actually, we carried out a newborn screening in Japan—90% are late onset. But the clinical variety, so many clinical varieties, so incidents here, 1:3,000-1:4,000, something like that. Now, using the Alpha-mannosidosis and Fabry disease as an illustrative example, we will explore these disorders.

The Abyss Podcast - Issue 223: The Real Vinyl Villain It's time for the abyss podcast Issue 223 once again we are in Boston but this time we get to speak with Vinyl Villain! One of the producers who's been integral to the foundation of this current era, he shares his perspective as a witness and participant in the rise of the Massachusetts underground scene with ties to al.Divino and Estee Nack all the way to present with BoriRock and their project Lord Of The Zings, plus collaborations with Eto, Jamal Gasol, ANKHLEJOHN, Sauce Heist and more, the Real Vinyl Villain story is epic! You see the Dave Proch art, tune in to Lukey Karl and PrimoJAB for another episode from The Abyss! DON'T SLEEP TAP IN! IG- @the_abyss_podcast @skitgod_lukeycage @dr.hellmouth @primojab EMAIL- cftheabysspodcast@gmail.com

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également à vos questions sur un pétrolier touché par des explosions au large de Dakar, une attaque ukrainienne contre la flotte fantôme russe et le licenciement du sélectionneur du Cameroun. RDC/Rwanda : que contient l'accord de Washington ?   Les présidents congolais et rwandais, Felix Tshisekedi et Paul Kagame, sont attendus ce jeudi à Washington pour signer l'accord de paix américain conclu en juin 2025 et présenté comme une avancée majeure après trois décennies de violences dans l'est de la RDC. En quoi ce texte peut-il ramener la paix ? Avec Patient Ligodi, journaliste au service Afrique de RFI.       Sénégal : qui se cache derrière l'attaque du pétrolier au large de Dakar ?   Alors qu'il mouillait à moins de 20 km au large de la capitale, le pétrolier Mersin a été touché par plusieurs explosions externes provoquant des dégâts, notamment une importante infiltration d'eau dans la salle des machines. Que sait-on de cet incident ? S'agit-il d'une attaque ? Le navire transportait près de 39 000 tonnes de carburant, les mesures prises par les autorités sénégalaises sont-elles suffisantes pour prévenir d'une marée noire ?    Avec Juliette Dubois, correspondante de RFI à Dakar.   Mer Noire : pourquoi l'Ukraine s'attaque à la flotte fantôme russe ?   L'Ukraine a revendiqué l'attaque de deux pétroliers appartenant à la «flotte fantôme russe» en mer Noire. Selon la Russie, cette attaque a provoqué de simples dégâts mineurs. Quelle est l'efficacité de ce type d'opération ? Pourquoi ces navires russes naviguent-ils près des côtes turques ? Avec Cyrille Bret, géopoliticien, maître de conférences à Sciences Po Paris, chercheur associé spécialiste de la Russie et de l'Europe orientale à l'Institut Jacques Delors.    Football : pourquoi Samuel Eto'o a-t-il été viré le sélectionneur ?   À seulement vingt jours du coup d'envoi de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations, Samuel Eto'o, fraichement réélu président de la Fédération (FECAFOOT) a limogé le sélectionneur belge, Marc Brys. Les deux hommes étaient, certes, en conflit ouvert depuis 18 mois mais comment expliquer une telle décision maintenant ? Le ministère des Sports peut-il encore contester ou inverser le choix de Eto'o ? Avec Victor Missistrano, journaliste au service des sports de RFI. 

Send us a textOn this episode of The Plant Movement Podcast, host Willie Rodriguez sits down with Bryan Lloyd and Erin Rogers, Territory Sales Managers with Greenworks Commercial, the all-electric leader transforming outdoor power equipment.Bryan, who covers Central Florida and brings over 15 years of experience in the power equipment world, and Erin, who manages South Florida after years in the battery technology space, break down how Greenworks is changing the way landscapers think about performance, efficiency, and sustainability.The conversation dives into:- The benefits of switching to electric — from massive fuel savings to noise reduction in HOA communities.- Battery innovation — including Greenworks' customizable energy systems, on-site charging caddies, and the revolutionary “Energy Cube.”- Smarter tech and safety — with motors that shut off on impact, ETO ports for charging tools on the go, and robotics that are reshaping how crews work.- The real ROI — see how contractors are saving up to 85% on fuel and paying off their electric mowers in under two years.- The future of the industry — from robotic mowing to smarter labor solutions, and how Greenworks is positioning itself for the next 20 years of innovation.From autonomous mowers to battery-powered UTVs, Greenworks isn't just making equipment — they're building a full ecosystem for the next generation of lawn and landscape professionals.Tune in to learn how you can power your business into the future with clean energy, smarter tools, and long-term savings.

“Eto payo ko sayo, Tony. May mga maririnig ka dito, may mga makikita ka na hindi mo gusto pero kahit anong mangyari, wag na wag mong papansinin. Wag kang basta-basta matatakot kasi pag natakot ka, mas pag-iinitan ka.”#DearMORTaguTaguan- The Tony StoryFollow us:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MOREntertainment Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MORentPHInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/morentertainmentph

In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins sits down with Dan O'Sullivan from the new podcast The Outfit to discuss the incredible story of Ken Eto, known in Outfit circles as “Tokyo Joe.” Ken Eto was unique: the only Japanese American member of the Chicago Outfit, and the only man to survive being shot three times in the head. Eto was the Outfit's gambling kingpin on Chicago's North Side, controlling operations along Rush Street, policy wheels in Black neighborhoods, Chinese games in Chinatown, and the Puerto Rican “bolita” numbers racket. His empire generated millions of dollars each year, placing him among the highest-ranking members of the Outfit. But success had its price. In 1980, the FBI caught Eto in a sting, and his Outfit bosses grew nervous—especially since he had ties to a cocaine deal with the Genovese family. Invited to dinner by a mobster who had never broken bread with him before, Eto knew it was a setup. Two gunmen shot him three times in the head. Miraculously, he lived, and his survival changed the history of the Outfit. Subscribe to Gangland Wire wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app.   Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, the documentary, click here.  To rent Gangland Wire, the documentary, click here [00:00:00] Hey, y'all, you wire tapers out there. Good to be back here in the studio of Gangland Wire. This is Gary Jenkins, retired Kansas City. Missouri Police Intelligence unit detective with his own podcast. Now, believe it or not, I've been doing this for quite a while. Guys, if a lot of you guys have been following me for five, six years, you know, guys, you know, I was one of the first guys that did this podcast this kind of a podcast. And so I have with us today, one of the, maybe the most recent iteration of a Mafia podcast. I have Dan O'Sullivan welcome, Dan. Thank you, Gary. And I like you staking your territory, you know, like that I'm I'm a Johnny. Come lately. It's true. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I'm a og. You're the og. Exactly. I'm og. Yeah, right. I mean, I'm an associate. You're the godfather here, you know? And there you go. We gotta get the pecking order down. This is how. As was said to me by a historian, you know, the mob makes discipline in the military look like nothing, you know, so, yeah. However it [00:01:00] works, you know? Yeah. Well, yeah. That discipline is, and there's no appeal either, right? Yeah. So anyhow Dan and I, I think you're gonna have a partner in that. You're gonna have a podcast called The Outfit. Is that the name of it? That's right. The outfit got, which is, go ahead. You got it exactly right, Gary. Yeah. We me and my co-host, Alana Hope Levinson our new podcast, the outfits launching August 14th and just every week we're doing a different mob story that kind of explains something about, you know, America and, and you know, so whether it's how the milk wars in Chicago led to us having expiration dates on milk cartons, that's a crazy story to, you know. Who we're gonna talk about a little bit the history of Japanese Americans in the US or. Americans in Russia during the nineties and seeing that transition of democracy and the mob there. So we just we're having a lot of fun doing that. But it's great to be on your [00:02:00] show. I, I've loved your show for years, so really an honor to be here. Well, thank you so much. You know, I when I do a program here in the city, I usually started off with a comparison of, I want you people to remember all Italians are not criminals. Yeah. And, and what happened during.

In this CPQ Podcast episode, host Frank Sohn speaks with Tarak Patel, Sr. Vice President of Product and Technology at Aleran Software, about how Aleran is bringing sustainable innovation to Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) and digital commerce. Aleran's Connected Commerce platform is designed for mid-size manufacturers ($20M–$1B) and their channel partners. Built on headless, API-first, cloud-native architecture, the platform integrates with leading ERP systems(SAP, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Acumatica and more) and CRM solutions (Salesforce, SugarCRM). It also offers native eCommerce, pre-built connectors, Avalara tax, payment gateways, and shipping integrations—helping companies move beyond spreadsheets and home-grown tools. Tarak explains how Aleran supports CTO and ETO products, with a feature- and rules-based configuration engine, plus AI-driven guided selling and automated product content generation. With low-code/no-code flexibility and an average 2-month implementation, manufacturers can achieve fast ROI. Beyond technology, Tarak shares insights on trust-based leadership, Aleran's rapid growth, and how his philosophy of “sustainable innovation” drives both the company and his personal life—including golfing with his two teenage sons.

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Send us a textWhile often conflated with Engineer-to-Order (ETO), project manufacturing has distinct characteristics that set it apart—particularly in how engineering complexity plays out. ETO usually demands intensive front-end design and quoting, but project manufacturing may involve minimal engineering, as seen in construction or infrastructure projects. What remains essential, however, is strong support for project planning, costing, scheduling, and other contract-driven requirements. ERP systems built for high-volume discrete or process manufacturing often overlook these project-centric needs, lacking features like milestone billing, long lead-time planning, or pre-sales estimation. For project manufacturers, selecting an ERP system that aligns with these operational demands is critical to ensuring delivery precision and financial control.In this episode, our host Sam Gupta discusses the top 10 project manufacturing ERP systems in 2025. He also discusses several variables that influence the rankings of these project manufacturing ERP systems. Finally, he shares the pros and cons of each project manufacturing ERP system.Background Soundtrack: Away From You – Mauro SommFor more information on growth strategies for SMBs using ERP and digital transformation, visit our community at wbs. rocks or elevatiq.com. To ensure that you never miss an episode of the WBS podcast, subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform. 

Nate and Danny break down the biggest news on the eve of free agency, including LeBron James finding another bump in the road in LA, Malik Beasley's legal troubles suddenly making the Pistons interesting players in free agency, the Rockets locking up Jabari Smith, Jr., a surprising Jazz/Hornets trade, and an even more surprising buyout of Deandre Ayton. Plus, we recap all the option and qualifying offer decisions of note and set the table for tomorrow.Setting the stage for free agency and nostalgia for midnight July 1st signings. 0:00LeBron James opts in—what does it mean for his future and the Lakers' strategy? 1:45Interpreting Rich Paul's statement and how LeBron's decision gives him trade flexibility. 2:20The Lakers' approach to asset management and competing timelines with Luka. 6:45Why LeBron might have more control through opting in vs free agency. 9:00Evaluating the odds of LeBron finishing 25-26 with the Lakers. 11:00Kyrie Irving ACL return—odds and considerations for 25-26. 14:06Dorian Finney-Smith declines option; what are the Lakers' options to bring him back? 16:53Houston's cap situation and fit for DFS. 18:56Jabari Smith Jr.'s extension—terms, upside for Rockets, and long-term implications. 21:51How Jabari's deal affects Houston's trade flexibility and potential star trades. 25:56Julius Randle's new 2+1 deal in Minnesota—fit, cap impact, and comparison to Towns. 30:21Malik Beasley under federal investigation—what it means for the Pistons. 35:28Detroit's shifting cap space plans and options on the wing. 38:04Nikhil Alexander-Walker's market and potential destinations. 39:49Simone Fontecchio's trade market. 40:51James Harden's new 1+1 contract with partial guarantee—structure and implications. 41:32Sam Amick reports LeBron and Lakers didn't discuss extensions—what does it mean? 47:16Utah sends Collin Sexton to Charlotte for Jusuf Nurkic—trade analysis. 48:00Why Utah made the move and what it means for their tanking effort. 50:00Sexton's fit in Charlotte and how this impacts their offseason approach. 55:04Deandre Ayton bought out in Portland—next steps and potential suitors. 58:00Ranking Ayton among free agent centers. 1:00:30Bobby Portis re-signs in Milwaukee—value analysis and cap context. 1:01:21Option decisions around the league: Jaylin Williams (OKC), Moe Wagner, Caleb Houstan, and others. 1:06:13Tribute to Bojan Bogdanović as he retires. 1:10:00OKC's Jaylin Williams deal—cap impact and backup center fit. 1:11:39Quentin Grimes seeking $25M annually—what's his market? 1:27:29Duncan Robinson declines ETO—what are Miami's options now? 1:31:27Wrap-up and preview of Day 1 of free agency. 1:34:00  Join Dunc'd On Prime! It's the only place to get every episode with Nate & Danny, plus every pod with John Hollinger & Nate as well! DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FMYou can get 35% off a year membership to Dunc'd On Prime in honor of the legendary Mock Offseason episode with code mockoffseason2025.Subscribe on YouTube to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see watch this free pod twice a week.Or, sign up for our FREE mailing list to get Dan Feldman's Daily Duncs with all the major topics around the league twice a week.