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Educational Leadership Moment
[ELM#1135] Strengthening Early Literacy Without Turning Classrooms Into Compliance Factories

Educational Leadership Moment

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2026 11:50 Transcription Available


How do we raise literacy scores without draining judgment out of the classroom? The answer is not more compliance. It's clearer systems that help teachers teach.In this episode, we explore how leaders can guide literacy work with evidence, coaching, and real student work so classrooms stay focused on growth.#EducationalLeader,Kim “When schools are well led, students learn well.”Website: http://kimdmoore.comBook: http://leadershipchairbook.comLinkedIn:  https://linkedin.com/in/kimdmooreYouTube: https://youtube.com/@EducationalLeaderThe views shared herein are solely those of Dr. Kim D. Moore and do not necessarily reflect the positions of her employer, the school district, or any local, state, or federal government entity. 

Global Trade Gal
Sourcing Reality Check: The True Cost of Changing Factories

Global Trade Gal

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2026 23:40


Chasing a cheaper factory quote looks great on a spreadsheet—until the real costs roll in. Hosted by global manufacturing veteran Anita Hummel, this podcast unpacks the hidden financial, logistical, and operational risks of switching production partners.Moving a product line rarely goes according to plan. Anita dives into the expensive blind spots most brands overlook before pulling the plug on a supplier:The Hidden Balance Sheet: Tooling losses, cash flow crunches, and the brutal cost of resetting the factory learning curve.The Spec Myth: Why technical drawings don't guarantee identical quality without established shop-floor routines.Fix Before You Flee: How targeted quality audits and value engineering can rescue troubled factory partnerships.The Safe Exit: Executing phased dual-sourcing strategies to protect inventory flow and brand reputation when a transition is inevitable.Read our blog https://mondoro.com/the-hidden-cost-of-walking-away-why-switching-manufacturers-isnt-easy/Subscribe for candid, field-tested guidance on building stable manufacturing partnerships that protect your bottom line over the long haul.

Ancient Warfare Podcast
AWA428 - Where were Roman arms factories?

Ancient Warfare Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2026 10:42


Roman legionaries of the late Republic and early Principate are often depicted wearing chain mail, but just how was enough armour produced to equip the vast armies of Rome? In this episode, Murray tackles a listener question about the manufacture and supply of Roman armour. Chain mail was extremely labour intensive to produce, so where were the workshops that made it, and who were the craftsmen responsible for supplying the legions?   Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast  

Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Peace Podcast
Ep 327 Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 - Factories for Peace: Re-Engineering the Business Model (Class 8)

Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Peace Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2026 13:18


Ep 327 Peacewarts: Morphological Peace 101 - Factories for Peace: Re-Engineering the Business Model (Class 8) We examine the legal and structural mechanics of transitioning extractive corporate enterprises into worker-owned, steward-led operations. Using the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation, the Carl Zeiss Foundation, and the Patagonia Purpose Trust as historical anchors, we explore how perpetual purpose trusts and democratic governance re-engineer business models to ensure AI and automation build a peaceful public commons. Homework: Look up the history of the Carl Zeiss Foundation or the Patagonia Purpose Trust and summarize how their ownership structures protect company mission over profits. Write down one question about any of this episode's topics. If you don't have a question, write 'no question.' Optional: Reflect on a company or workplace in your community. Journal about how transitioning it to a worker-owned cooperative or steward trust would change its relationship with the surrounding neighborhood. Books: If you would like to read more on this subject, some book suggestions are Regenerative Economics: Revolutionary Thinking for a World in Crisis by John Fullerton, Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution by Marjorie Kelly, and Think Like a Commoner by David Bollier. Learning Topics: Steward Ownership; Worker Cooperatives; Perpetual Purpose Trusts; Industrial Democracy; Mission Locking; Automation Commons. Join the Community / Get the Books: https://www.AvisKalfsbeek.com Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez "I am late, madame Curie" https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW

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TD Ameritrade Network
AMD More than NVDA Competitor: AI Factories & META Offer Long-Term Bull Case

TD Ameritrade Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 8:03


AMD Inc. (AMD) became the fourth U.S. chipmaker to reach $1 trillion in market cap. Stephen Sopko believes the strong rally in shares to reach that milestone shows a recognition that AMD is much more than a traditional chipmaker. Meta Platforms (META), a major customer for AMD, developing its Muse AI agent is what Stephen considers a strong case for the need for CPUs long-term. He then turns to Nvidia (NVDA) and Intel (INTC) chip development and ways they highlight a lasting need for AI data centers. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

The Angular Show
S1E5 | Are Software Factories the Future of AI Development? | Juri Strumpflohner

The Angular Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 53:03 Transcription Available


Juri Strumpflohner joins The Ai Dev Craft Show to dig into the idea of AI-powered software factories—what they are, what they aren't, and how close developers really are to building reliable agent-driven workflows.The conversation explores why code generation is no longer the biggest bottleneck, how verification and feedback loops are becoming more important, and what teams need in place before handing more work over to agents. They also cover context engineering, automation, agent memory, security, orchestration, and how tools like Nx and Polygraph can help agents work more effectively across complex codebases.Most importantly, the team looks at how developers can automate more of the repetitive work without removing human judgment from the process.https://juri.devhttps://trypolygraph.comhttps://nx.devhttps://metaharness.toolshttps://nx.dev/blog/software-factory-workflow-not-producthttps://herdr.devhttps://x.com/juristrhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/juristr/The Ai Dev Craft Show is a part of the Ai Dev Craft Conference happening Master October 27-28, 2026 Las Vegas. Join us weekly as we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel.Master developing with AI, become your team's AI expertJoin us for Ai Dev CraftGet tickets now! https://ai-devcraft.com/Special thanks to our hosts:Lara Newsom Jay BellMike HartingtonJames SpiveyBrian Love

MKT Call
Stocks Rise, Nasdaq Nears Record As AI Stocks Surge, Oil And Yields Fall

MKT Call

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 3:53


MRKT Matrix - Monday, September 21st S&P 500 rises 1% and Nasdaq heads for record close as AI-related stocks surge, oil and yields slide (CNBC)  How AI Is Transforming China's Factories and Economy (The New York Times)  Apartment Landlords Have a $2 Trillion Debt Problem That Is Only Getting Worse (The Wall Street Journal)  Intel, AMD, and Arm Stock Are Jumping. Thank Meta's Muse AI Agent (Barron's) OpenAI Urges U.S. Government to Create Global AI Safety Standards (The Wall Street Journal)  Enterprise Startups Embrace Open Models to Cut Reliance on OpenAI and Anthropic (Bloomberg) --- Subscribe to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://riskreversal.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MRKT Matrix by RiskReversal Media is a daily AI powered podcast bringing you the top stories moving financial markets Story curation by RiskReversal, scripts by Perplexity Pro, voice by ElevenLabs

Kilowatt: A Podcast about Tesla
The Roadster Unveil Again.....Again

Kilowatt: A Podcast about Tesla

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 22:38


BYD is expanding its European manufacturing plans with three EV factories and a battery factory, while its first European plant in Hungary prepares to ramp up production. Lucid and Bolt are teaming up on a fleet of autonomous EVs for Europe using Lucid's upcoming midsize platform, with NVIDIA Hyperion technology playing a role in the Level 4 autonomy effort. Kia's purpose-built EV lineup is also growing, with the PV5 passing 50,000 global sales and the larger PV7 offering passenger and cargo configurations. Tesla says its Robotaxi service is expected to move toward 24/7 operation alongside FSD V15, while customer vehicles should eventually receive the new FSD version as well. Tesla has also reopened Roadster reservations with a $50,000 deposit ahead of the October 1 event. The episode wraps up with the 2026 Model 3 earning a five-star overall NHTSA safety rating and Tesla adding passkey support to help secure Tesla accounts. Support the Show Other Podcasts: Beyond the Post YouTube Beyond the Post Podcast Shuffle Playlist 918Digital Website Live With It: Live With It on YouTube Live With It Podcast Publications: CleanTechnica Electrek Yonhap News Agency CAR Magazine Not a Tesla App News Links: BYD Planning 4 Factories in Europe Lucid and Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous EVs across Europe Kia's PV5 sales surpass 50,000 units in 13 months Kia's new PV7 EV van shows up in the US [Image] Kia's new EV van is 17.5 ft long and can haul 9 people [Images] Spy Shots: Kia PV7 electric van Tesla Robotaxis to Get FSD V15, Start 24/7 Rides Next Month Tesla reopens $50,000 Roadster reservations ahead of October 1 unveil Tesla Model 3 Earns 5-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA *Show Art Created By Dall-e Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

EV News Daily - Electric Car Podcast
ev.news China: EV Share Staying Above 65%, BYD Plans European Factories & Leapmotor Plans Second Brand Next Year | 18 Sep 2026

EV News Daily - Electric Car Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2026 17:57


Can you help me make more podcasts? Consider supporting me on Patreon as the service is 100% funded by you: https://EVne.ws/patreon You can read all the latest news on the blog here: https://EVne.ws/blog Subscribe for free and listen to the podcast on audio platforms:➤ Apple: https://EVne.ws/apple➤ YouTube Music: https://EVne.ws/youtubemusic➤ Spotify: https://EVne.ws/spotify➤ TuneIn: https://EVne.ws/tunein➤ iHeart: https://EVne.ws/iheart CHINA NEV SHARE FORECAST TO REACH 65.7% https://evne.ws/g4qdh BYD PLANS EUROPEAN VEHICLE AND BATTERY PLANTS https://evne.ws/bre7h LEAPMOTOR SECOND BRAND SCHEDULED FOR FOURTH QUARTER NEXT YEAR https://evne.ws/7ap3g CHERY REPORTEDLY WEIGHS OMODA AND JAECOO CHINA LAUNCH https://evne.ws/ho4yi BUICK UPDATES ELECTRA E7 AFTER 5 MONTHS https://evne.ws/flac4 MASERATI PLANS 2 EVS WITH HUAWEI AND JAC https://evne.ws/vdqhm NIO SEEKS AT LEAST 1,000 FIFTH-GENERATION SWAP STATIONS IN 2027 https://evne.ws/xxb5u NIO ET5 TOURING PROTOTYPE PHOTOGRAPHED AGAIN https://evne.ws/atdk0 EUROPE TARIFFS CHINESE EVS BUT ALLOWS BATTERY TRADE https://evne.ws/iohd9 SUNWODA AIMS FOR 10,000 MEGAWATT FLASH-CHARGING STATIONS https://evne.ws/yrkra

North Meets South Web Podcast
Home renos, networking the future, and AI software factories?

North Meets South Web Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2026 51:59


Michael and Jake celebrate episode 200 in the most outlandish way possible: with no special plan whatsoever.Michael shares an update on his home renovation, including construction progress, verandah engineering, outdoor kitchen plans, landscaping, structured cabling, smoke alarms, CCTV, and the ever-growing list of "small" additions that come with a major building project.They then discuss home networking, with Michael planning a mostly Ubiquiti, while Jake compares notes on his own home network, including reusing old whole-house vacuum pipes as ethernet conduit and planning better Wi-Fi coverage throughout the house.Later, the conversation shifts to software development and AI-assisted coding. Michael describes what he calls - rightly or wrongly - a "software factory" that uses Amp as an orchestrator, GLM 5.3 agents for implementation, spec-driven development, automated code review, browser testing, and overnight agent workflows.The episode wraps with a broader discussion about what AI means for software development, how it enables software for an audience of one, and whether Michael should buy the 24-port PoE switch after all.

The Aerospace Executive Podcast
Turning Factories into Weapons of Asymmetric Warfare w/ Mach Industries CSO Nathan Diller

The Aerospace Executive Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2026 57:02


Defense is changing. Fast. For decades, weapons development was measured in years, sometimes decades. That model is being challenged. A new generation of defense-tech companies, backed by serious venture capital, is approaching the problem differently: Move fast. Build fast. Iterate fast. Mach Industries recently raised $300 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $1.8 billion. But this is the number that caught my attention: 71 days. That's how long it took Mach to take its Venom 3D-printed jet-powered unmanned aircraft from sketch to flight. Think about that. Just 71 days from an idea on paper to something flying through the air. This represents a much bigger shift taking place in defense: Asymmetric warfare. Low-cost. High-volume. Unmanned. Systems that can be developed quickly, manufactured at scale and deployed without the traditional timelines and economics of major weapons programs. But designing something quickly is one thing. Building thousands of them is another. Nathan Diller, President and CSO of Mach Industries, joins me on The Aerospace Executive Podcast to talk about what's driving this transformation, how defense manufacturing has to change—and the enormous challenge of scaling this new generation of weapons systems. The defense industrial base is changing. And it's happening quickly.   What You'll Discover In This Episode  The near future arsenal of attack drones and munitions this defense tech startup is mass-producing for war Mach's 4-part approach to building next gen unmanned platforms F-35 vs attack drones & where low-cost, high-volume wins on the battlefield Why PE and VC money is flowing to defense tech startups The pharma blueprint defense startups are following The surprising skillset his company can't hire fast enough   About the Guest Nathan Diller is the President and Chief Strategy Officer of Mach Industries. Nathan previously served as CEO of Divergent. Learn more at https://machindustries.com/ or connect with Nathan on LinkedIn.   About Your Host Craig Picken is an Executive Recruiter, writer, speaker, and ICF Trained Executive Coach. He is focused on recruiting senior-level leadership, sales, and operations executives in the aviation and aerospace industry. His clients include premier OEMs, aircraft operators, leasing/financial organizations, and Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul (MRO) providers, and since 2008, he has personally concluded more than 400 executive-level searches in a variety of disciplines. Craig is the ONLY industry executive recruiter who has professionally flown airplanes, sold airplanes, and successfully run a P&L in the aviation industry. His professional career started with a passion for airplanes. After eight years' experience as a decorated Naval Flight Officer – with more than 100 combat missions, 2,000 hours of flight time, and 325 aircraft carrier landings – Craig sought challenges in business aviation, where he spent more than 7 years in sales with both Gulfstream Aircraft and Bombardier Business Aircraft. Craig is also a sought-after industry speaker who has presented at Corporate Jet Investor, International Aviation Women's Association, and SOCAL Aviation Association.    Resources For more aerospace industry news & commentary: https://craigpicken.com/insights/.  To learn more about Craig Picken, visit https://craigpicken.com/.    Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm, so our show reaches more people. Thank you!

Good Morning from WVIK news
John Deere calls back 375 laid off workers to its factories in Moline and East Moline

Good Morning from WVIK news

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2026 4:20


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Bro History - Geopolitics & Foreign Policy
What Do Democratic Socialists Actually Want?

Bro History - Geopolitics & Foreign Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2026 119:40


The Democratic Socialists of America just hit 129,000 members, the most socialists in US history. So what do democratic socialists actually want? We watched two viral videos to find out, and it got weird fast. Is democratic socialism a real movement or a vibe with a membership card? Two guys, one from each side, try to answer it honestly. We first watched Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of Health Communism, argue that getting in shape is fascist and the left should be proudly "dysgenic." Danny got confused and Henry tried to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKeoXXgYNYA Then we watched DSA co-chair Megan Romer sit down with David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour and did a play-by-play on her answers to some pretty basic questions. Some of them landed. Most were weird and sparked some debate between us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWsHLvBntg Chookah Bogan is powered by Maneku, the AI built for real conversations on your show. Learn more at maneku.ai TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Henry is back: why Bro History went quiet 01:41 – Meet Chookah Bogan, the AI third chair 02:52 – Why we don't let AI write the show 05:56 – 129,000 members: the most socialists in US history 07:17 – Mamdani so far: NYC is still standing and crime keeps falling 11:05 – Video 1: "Being fit is fascist"? Decoding the dysgenic speech 15:21 – Henry's generous reading: eugenics, disposability, and Marx 21:50 – Danny's hot take: the DSA is the left's Tea Party 24:17 – Video 2: DSA co-chair Megan Romer with David Remnick 26:29 – Workplace democracy: should every barista get a vote? 29:02 – Chookah checks: 706 Starbucks stores have unionized 33:19 – $500K union jobs and whether baristas are skilled labor 39:02 – Collective bargaining, Big Pharma, and the Medicare for All logic 41:02 – Owning the means of production: Google, Apple, power, water 42:49 – Why Marx would hate this: "a kinder, gentler capitalism" 45:26 – DSA is an umbrella: Bernie types, tankies, and open communists 52:06 – Romer says it out loud: this is not social democracy 54:05 – Who is "working class"? Romer vs Mamdani's $1 million line 57:47 – Chookah checks LeBron's net worth 01:01:10 – Retire the term "working class"? Factories vs Starbucks vs Deloitte 01:03:15 – Danny built an AI company. Is he the owner class now? 01:05:14 – Plumbers vs Bezos: Amazon drivers and the piss bottles (fact-checked) 01:10:02 – DSA snubbed Hillary in 2016 and Harris in 2024 01:12:06 – Jacobin's "guerrilla insurgency" inside the Democratic Party 01:18:34 – Open borders: the immigration non-answer 01:23:21 – Danny's actual immigration plan 01:27:47 – Why "it's the immigrants" stopped working in 2026 01:33:50 – "Tax the hell out of millionaires." How much? No number. 01:36:26 – "The rich" is the left's version of "the immigrants" 01:39:23 – The Israel red line and a suspicious jump cut 01:43:01 – One state, two states, or Canaan 01:49:00 – The Haaretz report: did Netanyahu know before October 7? 01:51:05 – DSA's 2028 shortlist: Fain, Nelson, AOC, Khanna 01:53:29 – Chookah recaps the entire episode 01:55:33 – Outro: Substack, Maneku, and getting back on schedule Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory https://brohistory.substack.com/ #DemocraticSocialism #Mamdani #BroHistory #Socialism #DSA #ZohranMamdani #WorkingClass #Unions #USPolitics #NYC #PoliticsPodcast #Maneku #349 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patoarchitekci
Slop factories vs dark AI factories - na którym poziomie realnie jesteśmy

Patoarchitekci

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2026 33:17


The Business of Apparel
The 4 Things That Instantly Prove You're an Amateur to Factories

The Business of Apparel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2026 14:35


Getting a response from the manufacturer you want to work with can feel like a challenge, especially when you're building an apparel brand and still learning how the industry works. But sometimes, the way you approach a factory can be the very thing keeping you from getting a response. In this episode, I'm breaking down four things that can make you look like a beginner to manufacturers and suppliers, and what you should understand before you reach out. I'm sharing the questions you should be asking, the information you need to have prepared, and the tools that can help you build credibility and create stronger manufacturing partnerships.

Cotto/Gottfried
Milo Yiannopoulos finally got what he deserved—Trump's Economic D-Day puts America first...and crushes Iranian Jihadists—Trump's putting America first in medicine, at factories, and with oil

Cotto/Gottfried

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2026 29:47


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EV News Daily - Electric Car Podcast
ev.news Europe: Volkswagen Just Put Four EV Factories at Risk

EV News Daily - Electric Car Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2026 26:11


Volkswagen is preparing to quit building cars at four German factories. Every one of them builds EVs.On Thursday this week, in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen's supervisory board voted unanimously — a day ahead of schedule — to approve something called Future Plan 2030.50,000 more job cuts by the end of the decade. The model range gutted and cut roughly in half by 2035. And four German plants placed under a review that could end vehicle production at all of them.Those four plants are Emden. Zwickau. Hanover. And Audi's Neckarsulm.Zwickau was the first large car factory in Europe converted entirely to electric vehicles and Emden was the second. Hanover currently builds the ID. Buzz whilst Neckarsulm builds the e-tron GT and the A6 e-tron.Volkswagen spent something like 2.2bn euros converting Zwickau and Emden alone.Six years later, the company says it cannot demonstrate a competitive future use for either of them.So the question isn't "is Volkswagen in trouble."We knew that already.The question is why the factories it electrified hardest are the ones it now says it can't justify - and what that tells you about how Europe built its EV industrial policy.

The End of the Road in Michigan
44 Days in Flint: The Strike That Took Over General Motors

The End of the Road in Michigan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2026 16:23


In the winter of 1936-37, General Motors workers in Flint, Michigan, did something radical: they stopped working and refused to leave the factories.For 44 days, workers occupied key GM plants while police, courts, company officials, Michigan Gov. Frank Murphy and the National Guard tried to determine how the standoff would end. Women organized emergency brigades, violence erupted outside Fisher Body Plant No. 2, and union leaders pulled off a clever decoy that helped workers seize the critical Chevrolet Plant No. 4.In this Labor Day weekend episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we tell the story of the Flint Sit-Down Strike, the people who risked their jobs to challenge one of the most powerful corporations in America, and the agreement that helped transform organized labor in the auto industry.It is a Michigan story about factories, power, cold winter nights and 44 days that changed American labor history.The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind PublicationsThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Breakfast with Mom
Episode 78: THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS: The Women Who Changed the Army

Breakfast with Mom

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2026 19:51


Send us Fan MailHello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom!There are moments in history when a door opens—and once enough people walk through it, there is no closing it again.During World War II, America was fighting a war on a scale the country had never experienced before.Millions of men were leaving their homes and heading overseas.Factories were operating around the clock.Ships were crossing the Atlantic and Pacific.And the United States military needed people—more people than it had ever needed before.So America faced a question it had never been willing to answer on such a massive scale:Could women serve in the United States Army?Sources: https://history.army.mil/Research/Women-in-Army-History/World-War-II-Women-in-the-Army/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/womens-army-corps-female-soldiers-wwii?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://history.army.mil/Publications/Publications-Catalog/The-Womens-Army-Corps-Collection/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://awm.army.mil/about/history/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://history.army.mil/Research/Women-in-Army-History/A-Permanent-Presence-Women-in-the-Army/?utm_source=chatgpt.comAll the things: Music: "Electronic Rock (King Around Here)" by Alex Grohl https://pixabay.com/music/search/electronic%20rock%20kingLogo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featuredEpisode was researched, written and edited by ShanoaSocial Media:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112X: @breakfastmompodEmail: breakfastwithmompodcast@gmail.com

The Alan Sanders Show
Unicorns vs Reality: Tillis, Brass Cuts, Dem Voting Record, Factories, Parkinson, 80s | Ep. 171

The Alan Sanders Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 98:00


On Episode 171 of The Alan Sanders Show, Alan contrasts myths versus reality across several topics. Sen. Thom Tillis argues the AWOL Lloyd Austin was better for the military than Pete Hegseth, while CBS treats the loss of 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders (about 3%) as a Pentagon crisis. The Democrats say they want to help, yet their voting record puts Americans last in order to damage President Trump. We also look at why the country is finally waking up from the myth that the United States no longer needs manufacturing. He compares how the book was thrown at Karyann Parkinson for letting her 5-year-old walk a half-mile inside a gated, guarded community, with the restraint and sympathy we are seeing for Lindsay Clancy after she murdered her three children. The show closes on Ryan Reynolds calling the 1980s traumatizing and why Gen X remembers a tougher, freer and better decade. Please take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR, TRUTH Social, TikTok, YouTube and Rumble by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. And, consider becoming a sponsor of the show by visiting my Patreon page!

Dev Interrupted
Why software factories fail without humans | HumanLayer, Warp & LinearB

Dev Interrupted

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 58:39


In this special episode, Andrew hosts HumanLayer CEO Dexter Horthy, Warp Head of Product Engineering Aloke Desai, and LinearB COO Dan Lines. They debate why human ownership of pull requests remains nonnegotiable and how to implement "night vision" observability across automated workflows. The panel also explores why incident management is the final frontier for AI and how to get your team excited about building the factory instead of fighting it.Get the guide: Your software factory needs a context layerFollow the show:Subscribe to our Substack Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelFollow the hosts:Follow AndrewFollow BenFollow DanFollow today's guest:1Password: Explore the enterprise password and identity platform at 1password.com1Password for Developers: Dive into the new developer tooling, credential brokering, and secure AI workflows at 1password.devOracle Red Bull Racing: Read more about the F1 team's systems engineering at redbullracing.comConnect with Nancy: LinkedIn OFFERSStart Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free.Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era.LEARN ABOUT LINEARBAI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production.AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance.AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil.MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Headline News
China to have 500 zero-carbon factories by 2030: ministry

Headline News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 4:45


China is aiming to build 500 zero-carbon factories by the end of 2030 as part of its carbon peaking target set for the 15th Five-Year Plan. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said China will place more focus on the coordinated development of smart and green sectors, and develop lightweight, low-cost and ready-to-use green manufacturing equipment.

The SupplyChainBrain Podcast
‘Too Hot to Ignore': A Report on Extreme Heat in Garment Factories

The SupplyChainBrain Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 27:22


The heat is on in garment supply chain factories. Why aren't brands taking action?

RepcoLite Home Improvement Show
The Craftsman Home: History, Architecture, and Color; Plus 3 Vacation Lessons That Apply to Home Projects

RepcoLite Home Improvement Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 37:05


Original Air Date: 08-23-2025 Episode Number: 473Episode SummaryDan opens with three lessons from the Hansen family cottage vacation -- each one stretched into home improvement territory. Then the back half of the show kicks off a new recurring series on American architectural styles, starting with the Craftsman home. Dan covers what makes a Craftsman a Craftsman, how the style began in Victorian-era England and spread across America through a furniture maker's magazine and a Sears catalog, the architects who took it to its highest form, and how to think about color if you own one.Timestamps[00:00] -- Welcome and Preview[00:33] -- Vacation Lessons Setup[01:50] -- Lesson One: The Space Invader[06:53] -- Lesson Two: Test Before You Commit[08:53] -- Paint, Stain, and Tool Testing Tips[11:41] -- Lesson Three: Communication Matters[14:08] -- Contractor Communication Checklist[17:02] -- Architectural Styles Series Intro[19:13] -- What Makes a Craftsman[20:16] -- Arts and Crafts Origins[24:19] -- American Craftsman Takes Off[27:40] -- Greene and Greene Masterpieces[29:11] -- Why Craftsman Endures[31:40] -- Craftsman Color Palette[35:08] -- Wrap Up and Where to ListenVacation Lesson 1: Know Your Space Invader [01:50]Every family has one. The person who materializes in the exact spot you're trying to occupy. You walk into the kitchen, scan the room, see that nobody is standing by the coffee maker. Perfect. You set down your book, start walking over -- and by the time you get there, a child has appeared out of nowhere needing a banana or a spoon or anything that requires standing in your exact location. You go left, they pivot. You go right, they cut off the exit. Dan spent ten days at the cottage watching this happen in real time.The home improvement version: this person is a nightmare to paint with. You're rolling a wall with an extension pole and you turn around and catch them in the stomach with the handle. You reach for the paint bucket and they're already dipping their brush in it. You try to cut in the corner and they're cutting in the same corner from the other side.Dan's advice: identify this person before the project starts, and give them a different job. Send them for supplies. Send them for coffee. Let them help from a comfortable distance. This isn't exclusion -- it's project management.Vacation Lesson 2: Test Before You Commit [06:53]Dan arrived at the cottage with a brand-new swimsuit he had never tried on. It was alarmingly short. The elastic gripped him in ways that should not be legal. His family will apparently be telling that story for generations.The home improvement version of this is exactly what you'd expect, but it's worth saying plainly.Sample your paint colors. A swatch under store lighting is not a paint job. Grab a Benjamin Moore color sample -- about $5-6 for a half pint -- and put it on the actual wall or on a foam board you can move around the room. Look at it at different times of day, and especially at the time of day you're in that space most. A small roller like the Wooster Jumbo Coder works well for this; feather out the edges and you can paint right over it later when you're ready.Test your stain on your actual wood. RepcoLite does stain matching well -- other shops send customers here for it. But even a great match needs to be tested on the underside or backside of your specific material before you go all in. The same color formula can look very different depending on how a particular piece of wood absorbs it. Bring a sample of your actual wood when you come in for the match.Hold the brush before you buy. Paintbrushes look similar hanging on a rack but the handles are different -- some more square, some rounded, some heavier, some thinner. Pick it up and hold it the way you'd actually use it. If it doesn't feel right in the store, two hours into cutting in a ceiling isn't going to improve things.Vacation Lesson 3: Talking Is Not the Same as Communicating [11:41]Dan announced the dinner plan -- grilled chicken, salad, mashed potatoes, vegetables, 5:00 to 5:30 -- in clear language, to a room full of people who all nodded. Two hours later someone was pulling burritos out of the microwave. "Nobody told me."The contractor version is just as predictable. You assumed prep work was included. They meant something different by prep. You assumed two coats was standard. The quote was for one. Nobody asked. Nobody confirmed. Now you're having the burrito conversation halfway through the project.A few things to clarify before work starts:Ask what prep includes. "Prep work" on a quote can mean caulking and patching, or it can mean wiping down a surface. Find out specifically what's covered.Ask about coats. Is the quote for one finish coat or two? For most interior and exterior paint jobs, two coats is the right answer. Make sure you're both talking about the same job.Look beyond the price. When you met the contractor, did they listen during the walkthrough? Did they explain their process clearly? How someone communicates during the estimate is usually a preview of how they communicate during the job.Specify the products. You get to choose what goes on your walls. If you want a specific product -- Scuff-X, a specific Benjamin Moore line, anything -- say so upfront. The labor cost to apply cheap paint and good paint is roughly the same. The difference shows up on the walls.Follow up on references. A quick call to a past client tells you more than the quote will.The Craftsman Home: Launching a New Series [17:02]Dan is starting a recurring segment on American architectural styles -- not just what they look like, but the history, the architects, and how to think about color if you own one. The series starts with the Craftsman, one of the most widely recognized and widely loved styles in American residential design.What Makes a Craftsman Home [19:13]If you've had a hard time pinning down exactly what a Craftsman looks like, here's the picture:Low, gently sloping roof with wide eaves that extend out from the house -- you can often see the exposed rafter tails or decorative brackets underneath. A broad, deep front porch supported by thick tapered columns, usually sitting on a stone or brick base. The whole structure feels horizontal, grounded, almost hugging the earth. Materials are natural: wood, stone, brick. Colors are earthy. Inside, you'll typically find a central fireplace and built-in elements -- bookcases, benches, cabinetry. Warm. Solid. Welcoming.Dan admits he spent a year and a half nodding along when his former co-host talked about her Craftsman home without actually knowing what she meant. This segment is for everyone who has been doing the same thing.Where Craftsman Came From: Arts and Crafts Origins [20:16]The story starts in England in the mid-1800s, during the height of the Industrial Revolution. Factories were cranking out furniture and decorative goods in the dominant Victorian style: heavily ornamented, elaborately carved on the surface, but mass-produced underneath -- machine-stamped decoration glued onto flat boards, pieces nailed together quickly. The interiors to match were dense. Patterned wallpaper stacked on patterned carpets, lace, fringe, knick-knacks on every surface.By the 1860s, a group of designers started pushing back. The most influential was William Morris -- known today for his textile and wallpaper designs -- who believed that objects in a home should be honest and functional, made from real materials by real craftspeople. His guiding principle: "Have nothing in your home that you don't know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."That philosophy became the Arts and Crafts movement, which spread across England and arrived in the United States by the late 1800s.The American Craftsman Takes Off [24:19]Americans were equally done with Victorian fussiness and wanted something simpler, more natural, and more affordable. Two forces helped the Craftsman style spread quickly.Gustav Stickley was a furniture maker who deeply believed in Arts and Crafts ideals. In 1901 he launched a magazine called The Craftsman -- and put house plans inside it. For the cost of a magazine, ordinary families could find real architectural plans they could hand directly to a builder. Stickley's magazine ran until 1916 and essentially gave the American middle class a catalog of what a simpler, more honest home could look like.Sears, Roebuck and Co. started selling complete house kits through their catalog beginning in 1908. Pre-cut lumber, nails, shingles, windows, doors, and flooring all arrived by rail car, and a local crew -- or sometimes the homeowners themselves -- could assemble the house in a matter of weeks. Dan records at a studio in Holland, Michigan, and can see one of these catalog-era homes out the window every time he comes in.Quick side note: Craftsman tools, the Sears brand that launched around 1927, share the same catalog but have no actual connection to the architectural style. Completely independent naming. One of those odd coincidences of history.Selling house plans through magazines and catalogs made the Craftsman style accessible well beyond the wealthy -- the growing middle class could have one. That's a big part of why the homes spread so fast.Greene and Greene: The High End of Craftsman [27:40]The most elaborate Craftsman...

The Western Bubble
Deep Dive S2E2: The Century That Consolidated Liberal Democracy

The Western Bubble

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 33:26


In the second episode of our Deep Dive series on liberal political ideology, we move into the 19th century, the most turbulent, violent and intellectually fertile period in the history of the modern West.The 19th century was not a comfortable place to live. Factories belched smoke over overcrowded cities, children worked in mines, colonial violence was being inflicted on much of the world, and ideological conflict between communists, anarchists, liberals, conservatives and monarchists produced genuine political violence alongside the pamphlets and parliamentary debates. But running through all of that turbulence was something historically unprecedented: the belief, held by an ever-growing share of the population, that society could be shaped by human action. That tomorrow did not have to look like today.Our video essay traces how the intellectual seeds of the Enlightenment became practical political movements in the 19th century, driven by rising literacy, the power of the printing press, trade unions, mass mobilisation and the spectacular optimism generated by rapid technological progress. Steam trains, early bicycles, the first automobiles, the 1900 Paris World Fair: these were not just engineering achievements. They were proof that humans could bend the future to their will. And when that belief in human agency combines with an increasingly literate and politically engaged working and middle class, the result is the intellectual foundation for liberal democracy.In our discussion, Balder and Dario ask why we do not feel that same optimism today, even though the technological changes around us are at least as dramatic. The answer, they argue, is that the 19th century had something we have largely lost: genuine ideological debate about where society should go, carried by people who believed their participation in that debate actually mattered.This podcast is an individual project between us, Dario Hasenstab and Balder Hageraats. We are supported by our producer Stefani Obradovic from Western Bubble Insights & Strategy. If you would like to get in touch with us, write us an email at thewesternbubble@gmail.com.

Theological Grazing
When Men Move to Factories

Theological Grazing

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 6:40


Contact me: pastormichaeljbowman@gmail.com Find more: ccc-pca.org Archived Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLemXd3Lo1bSnyqEy3Hk-E8fVw2_Q4l3F8

Haunted American History
The Sound That Nobody Can Find: The Bristol Hum (England)

Haunted American History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 19:56


For fifty years, people across Bristol, England have reported the same impossible sound: a low, relentless drone like a diesel engine idling somewhere in the distance. It gets louder inside their homes, quieter when they step outside, and sometimes only one person in the house can hear it. Factories were blamed. Highways were blamed. Pipelines, the ocean, tinnitus, military transmissions—even 5G. Yet after half a century of investigation, something strange remains: residents have reportedly recorded a real low-frequency signal inside some of the very houses where the Hum is heard. Tonight, we investigate the Bristol Hum... and why shutting off every electrical circuit in the house doesn't necessarily make the sound disappear. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistoryTikTok - @hah_podcasthauntedamericanhistory.comPatreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What's On Your Mind
Energy Factories, AI Standoffs & the Secret Power of Coffee (8-7-26)

What's On Your Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2026 115:42


In this action-packed Friday edition of What's On Your Mind, host Scott Hennen sits down for a Talk Radio Town Hall with Senator Kevin Kramer, who shares live updates directly from a Senate vote series on Capitol Hill[cite: 2]. They dive deep into Russia-Ukraine sanctions, NATO attack warnings, and election integrity legislation like the SAVE Act[cite: 2]. Later in the show, the conversation pivots to North Dakota's booming role in the AI data center gold rush, tackling public concerns over power, noise, and cattle health rumors head-on[cite: 2]. Finally, political analyst Pat Rosenstiel drops by to reveal exclusive new data from the Swing Voter Pilot project ahead of Minnesota's high-stakes primary elections[cite: 2]. Standout Moments & Timestamps 00:01:15 – Live from the Senate Hideaway: Senator Kevin Kramer votes on the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions Bill and breaks down intelligence reports warning of a potential Russian attack on NATO[cite: 2]. 00:04:10 – The SAVE Act Battle: Senator Kramer explains the legislative strategy behind getting election integrity measures—like mandatory photo voter ID—passed through Senate budget reconciliation[cite: 2]. 00:08:30 – Replacing Lindsey Graham: Senator Kramer addresses public questions surrounding the temporary appointment of Lindsey Graham's sister to his open Senate seat[cite: 2]. 00:13:00 – Should North Dakota Dominate AI? Scott opens the phones to debate whether North Dakota should embrace large-scale data centers or pump the brakes alongside other states[cite: 2]. 00:15:30 – Local Pushback & The "Expert" Problem: Callers sound off on noise pollution, water line strain near Lake Sakakawea, and growing distrust of corporate "experts"[cite: 2]. 00:20:15 – Fact-Checking the Texas Cattle Rumor: Scott and a caller dissect viral social media claims alleging data centers caused livestock loss in Texas, exposing the lack of evidence[cite: 2]. 00:22:45 – Foreign Bot Campaigns Target AI: Scott plays audio of investor Kevin O'Leary revealing foreign botnets and offshore groups funding digital campaigns against US data centers[cite: 2]. 00:25:00 – Exclusive Minnesota Primary Swing Voter Data: Pat Rosenstiel breaks down fresh data showing how candidates like Angie Craig, Peggy Flanagan, Michelle Tafoya, and Royce White perform with undecided swing voters[cite: 2]. 00:35:10 – Feel-Good Friday Health News: Dr. Oz brings the ultimate Friday surprise—new studies confirm drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee daily is actually great for your heart[cite: 2]!

Let's Talk Wheels
Mustang Mania, Disconnected Cars & Robot Factories

Let's Talk Wheels

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2026 39:50 Transcription Available


This episode of Let's Talk Wheels covers Mustang's surge in sales, the debate over "disconnected" cars and drivers' rights, and Hyundai's purchase of Boston Dynamics for robot production. Mike and Jeremy review the 2026 Ford Explorer Tremor, speak with engine expert Carl Benton about lifter failures and Polymer Dynamics' TX-7 solution, and discuss whether swapping cars every 3 years still makes sense, plus listener questions from the classic car mailbag. #Ford #fordexplorer #classiccar #polydyn #tx7 #mustang #shelbymustang #hyundai      

The Health Ranger Report
Bright Videos News, Aug 7, 2026 - mRNA Jabs Are Bioweapons Factories + Powerful New Film From Gifted Teen Filmmaker

The Health Ranger Report

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 133:53


Stay informed on current events, visit www.NaturalNews.com  - mRNA Technology and Its Implications (0:11) - Mechanism of mRNA Vaccines (3:29) - Impact of mRNA Vaccines on Elderly Population (6:58) - Biological Weapons and Depopulation Agenda (10:08) - Research and Findings on mRNA Persistence (10:25) - Challenges and Strategies for Protection (47:31) - Second Amendment and Gun Rights (56:50) - Introduction of Mickey Willis and Azai (69:23) - Impact of Digital Media on Youth (69:39) - Future of Film and Digital Media (73:14) - Philosophy of Non-Violence and Compassion (75:58) - Impact of Internet and Media on Youth (81:14) - Technology as a Tool or Weapon (82:42) - Purpose and Impact of the Film "Shine" (84:18) - Standing Up for Principles (86:32) - The Role of Principles in Success (94:03) - The Power of Harmony and Frequency (102:16) - The Connection Between Music and Truth (106:15) - The Future of Film and Technology (117:34) - Upcoming Projects and Final Thoughts (124:55) Watch more independent videos at http://www.brighteon.com/channel/hrreport  ▶️ Support our mission by shopping at the Health Ranger Store - https://www.healthrangerstore.com ▶️ Check out exclusive deals and special offers at https://rangerdeals.com ▶️ Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed: https://www.naturalnews.com/Readerregistration.html Watch more exclusive videos here:

FIND ME IN THE SECRET PLACE
We're All Just Idol Factories

FIND ME IN THE SECRET PLACE

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 48:10


What if the biggest idols in your life don't look like idols at all?We often think of idolatry as golden calves and carved statues, but the Bible shows us that anything we love, trust, pursue, or depend on more than God can become an idol.Our hearts are constantly tempted to put success, relationships, comfort, approval, ministry, money—even good things—in the place that belongs to Jesus alone.In this episode, we talk about:How to identify the hidden idols in your heart.Why we naturally create idols.The subtle ways idolatry steals our devotion.How to put Jesus back at the center of your life.Jesus isn't asking to be part of your life—He's worthy of being at the center of it."Little children, keep yourselves from idols." — 1 John 5:21My prayer is that this message leads you into deeper repentance, wholehearted worship, and a greater love for Christ.

Federal Tech Podcast: Listen and learn how successful companies get federal contracts
Ep. 339 Securing Federal Software Factories with GitLab

Federal Tech Podcast: Listen and learn how successful companies get federal contracts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 28:03


For decades, software was "bespoke." Each application was carefully crafted to solve a specific problem.  When this was applied to the federal government, they discovered that this process was slow and unpredictable. The solution:  a software factory.  From custom-built software to software that could be created in an organization that had a "bubble" that could standardize on federal security guidelines. From there, they could deliver safer, higher-quality software much faster. Today, we sit down with Jorge Lopez, Vice President of Security Operations and Trust and Safety at GitLab, to discuss the concept of software factories in the federal government. Lopez admits the importance of visibility, collaboration, and compliance in these factories. However, during the interview, he notes that gaps in DevSecOps often stem from organizational issues, such as miscommunication between security and development teams. He emphasizes the need for proper monitoring, incident response, and managing secrets to mitigate risks. Digging deeper, he states that if a federal organization does not have monitoring in place, they will only discover a problem after it happens. One approach is to go to the people responsible for defending the software.  Lopez has seen success when security operations teams and software factory teams talk to each other. Lopes also discusses the impact of AI on code production and the importance of proactive measures to ensure software factory security.

Retail War Games
How CPG & Hard Goods Brands Innovate, Scale, and Build Resilient Factories

Retail War Games

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 38:44


Building a successful hard goods or home products brand in today's economic climate requires constant adaptation—from navigating global supply chain disruptions and tariffs to establishing factory redundancy across multiple countries.  Live from the Retail Collective Summit, this panel of founders and executives dives into the operational realities of scaling physical products.  Discover how leading brands balance international manufacturing with quality control, leverage real-time market data to innovate faster, and maintain a competitive workplace culture while expanding globally.   Moderator: David Berkowitz (JP Morgan Chase)   Panelists: Brynn MacLennan (Slate Flosser), Aaron Gaffey (HexClad), and Atul Vir (Equator).   

The Wright Report
04 AUG 2026: Good News! US Factories Boom, DEI Collapses, Immigration Arrests Skyrocket // Communist Dems March on in Michigan and NYC, but Commie Grocery Store Idea Tanks // Global News // Big AI Update!

The Wright Report

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 34:16


Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down a wave of encouraging economic and immigration news, from record US manufacturing growth to the highest monthly total of ICE arrests ever recorded. Bryan covers the Communist Democrats' surging momentum, including a Muslim Marxist candidate's likely win in Michigan's Senate primary and Mayor Mamdani's chaotic rollout of government-run grocery stores in New York City that even the Left is mocking. He also breaks down the mass Muslim migrant crossing into Spain's enclave of Ceuta and troubling silence from Pope Leo on the crisis. Plus, Bryan covers a Chinese spy ship lurking over a critical Pacific undersea cable, Zelenskyy's request to use Starlink to guide Ukrainian drones deep into Russia, Europe's Rhine River shipping crisis, and the US Army's costly AI blunder on a $450 million contract. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32   Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, US economy, manufacturing, ICE arrests, Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Senate, Zohran Mamdani, NYC grocery stores, Spain, Ceuta, Morocco, Pope Leo, China spy ship, Ukraine, Starlink, Rhine River, AI contract

Dev Interrupted
The rise of software factories, the fall of first drafts, and the hidden tax holding back your agents

Dev Interrupted

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 26:56


This week on the Friday Deploy, Ben and Andrew debate the controversial rise of dark software factories, exploring whether centralizing agentic compute creates engineering nirvana or unmaintainable code rot. The hosts also discuss the importance of versioning your work to protect your original ideas from AI's tendency to average out creativity. Finally, they tackle the "orchestrator's tax," explaining why establishing cognitive locality matters far more than assigning cute personas to your sub-agents. Register: Leading engineering when AI writes the code - August 5th in LondonFollow the show:Subscribe to our Substack Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelFollow the hosts:Follow AndrewFollow BenFollow DanFollow today's stories:Why Software Factories FailA guide to cloud software factories for engineering leadersYou just hired a million bad employees.An AI that only sees the latest version will never protect your original ideaThe Orchestrator's TaxOFFERSStart Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free.Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era.LEARN ABOUT LINEARBAI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production.AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance.AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil.MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Molecular Industry: Factories Made of DNA

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 25:35


What if the future of industry isn't giant factories, but molecular machines too small to see? DNA factories could repair bodies, grow habitats, and transform civilization.Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurWatch my exclusive video Colonizing Ocean Worlds: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-colonizing-ocean-worlds-subaquatic-settlementsCheck out Gods & Monsters: https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?ref=isaacarthur

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Molecular Industry: Factories Made of DNA (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 25:16


What if the future of industry isn't giant factories, but molecular machines too small to see? DNA factories could repair bodies, grow habitats, and transform civilization.Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurWatch my exclusive video Colonizing Ocean Worlds: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-colonizing-ocean-worlds-subaquatic-settlementsCheck out Gods & Monsters: https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?ref=isaacarthur

SRI360 | Socially Responsible Investing, ESG, Impact Investing, Sustainable Investing
China Makes 70% of the World's Vitamins: The Fermentation Edge Hiding in Idle Factories | Matilda Ho, Bits x Bites (#140)

SRI360 | Socially Responsible Investing, ESG, Impact Investing, Sustainable Investing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 101:22 Transcription Available


Matilda Ho was banned from the kitchen for the first 25 years of her life. Her mother's rule was simple: cooking is what you do when you fail at school. She now runs China's first food tech venture fund.I'm joined by Matilda Ho, Founder and Managing Director of Bits x Bites — a $100 million fund vintaged in October 2020, 15 companies backed, Series A and B, and a board seat as a condition of every check. Her LPs are sovereign funds from Singapore, the Middle East and China, agrifood strategics, and family offices.Her argument is that the food system cannot be fixed at the checkout. She spent five years at BCG and IDEO advising food companies, and one project — working out how likely a Chinese meat processor was to have another scandal — turned up roughly half a million food safety incidents a year. She built an online grocery to fix it one shopper at a time, then concluded that would take longer than her lifetime. The leverage was upstream.What she found upstream is a manufacturing advantage most investors outside China have not priced. Seventy percent of the world's vitamins, two-thirds of its amino acids and more than 80% of its stevia are already made there — much of it in brownfield plants with fermentation tanks sitting idle. Where European biotech founders cannot fund scale-up, she can buy it cheap.She is equally blunt about what does not work. Beyond Burger's peas travel from Canada to Suzhou to California, and the margin never survives the trip. China already has tofu — clean, plant-based and 2,000 years old. So she funds certainty over moonshots: functional ingredients, animal health, matcha. And in a market where government money is now the largest source of innovation capital, her first exit was a stake sold to a provincial government vehicle.In this episode we discuss:Why the food system cannot be fixed at the checkout, and what changes upstreamHalf a million food safety incidents a year — the consulting project that exposed themBiomanufacturing as China's unpriced edge: overcapacity, brownfield sites and idle fermentation tanksWhy alternative meat fails on unit economics in a country that already has tofuChina's “visible hand” — how government money became the largest source of innovation capitalSelling a portfolio company to a provincial government vehicle, and why DPI beats IRR in ChinaWhy she will not write a check without a board seatBacking wartime CEOs, and what a decade of bad hires taught her about founder diligenceFeatured guest:Matilda Ho, Founder and Managing Director at Bits x BitesListen Next:AgTech Profits Meet Planet: Where Climate Impact and VC Returns AlignDiscover More from SRI360°:Explore all episodes of the SRI360° PodcastSign up for the free weekly email updateKey Takeaways:Fixing food at the checkout does not scale. Matilda built an online farmers market and learned that people only change how they eat after a life event — a birth, a diagnosis. A movement, she says, but not a viable business model. The leverage sits upstream in the supply chain.The supply chain is the problem. In China a vegetable passes through roughly seven hands before it reaches a table. A third of food rots on the farm, another third in transit, and the rest is wasted in fridges and warehouses.China's arithmetic is brutal. Around 20% of the world's population and under 7% of its arable land, feeding 1.4 billion people. More than 85% of soybeans are imported, mostly to feed chickens and pigs.Biomanufacturing is China's quiet edge. Europe's biotech founders struggle to fund scale-up. China has the opposite problem — overcapacity, brownfield sites and idle fermentation tanks, plus the plant managers who know how to run them. 70% of global vitamins, two-thirds of amino acids and over 80% of stevia are already produced there.Cost is king and taste is king. Beyond Burger's peas grow in Canada, get processed in Suzhou, then travel to California for final formulation. The gross margin never works. And as she puts it, China already has tofu — clean, plant-based, cheap, and 2,000 years old.Government money is now the largest source of innovation capital in China. Local governments run fund-of-fund structures and back specialized GPs rather than investing directly. Her own first exit was selling a stake to a provincial government vehicle at Series B, in year five of the fund.In China, DPI matters more than IRR. IRR can be manipulated; cash returned to LPs cannot. Most domestic funds have only a five-year life, which forces short-term decisions. Her USD fund has ten to twelve years.Back wartime CEOs, not peacetime ones. Growing revenue tenfold when money was free is not a replicable track record. She looks for humility, grit, and founders who keep going when 99% of the signals say stop.Software alone does not work in agriculture. Farmers will not pay for something invisible. Her Beijing crop-model company had to bundle seeds and inputs with the software; two-thirds of its revenue now comes from selling the inputs.Drones changed the economics for smallholders. A tenth of the chemical input, up to half the water saved, and profits up around 30% on cash crops — plus a whole new job class of drone operators. Most growth is now outside China, in North America, Brazil and Argentina.Agrifood is under-invested. It accounts for less than 5% of total venture funding. Her ambition is that generalist fund managers eventually treat it as a sector worth a seat.Additional ResourcesMatilda Ho LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matildaho/Bits x Bites LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bits-x-bitesMatilda Ho on X: @matildajyhoBits x Bites: https://bitsxbites.com/Matilda Ho's TED profile: https://www.ted.com/speakers/matilda_hoRelated SRI360° Episodes:Beyond the 2/20 Model: Disrupting VC & 25% IRR from Climate Adaptation in Southeast Asia

Everyday Driver Car Debate
VW Chaos, New Dad/Old Motorcycle, Pairing With A Diesel Benz | Episode 1,055

Everyday Driver Car Debate

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 84:21


The guys talk about the VW product portfolio and potential model deletions, staff reductions and production capacity cuts. Heard of the Denza Z? It's the BYD electric supercar designed to compete with the 911. #cardebate 1- Taylor in Boston is a new dad who needs a second car, but it needs to have a hint of specialness. #cardebate 2-  Cole in TX realizes he bought the wrong car - what he really wants is something smaller and lightweight. #cardebate 3- William in Canada wonders what car pairs best alongside a 2010 diesel Mercedes wagon? #carconclusion 1- The old people from DE (Bill and Alice) bought an enthusiast car! #carconclusion 2 - From EP 1038, Joseph's wife now fights him for seat time in fun cars. Look for us on Tuesdays if you'd like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again! 00:00 - Intro 2:26 - VW Group Cutting Model Lineup, Factories, And Jobs! #vw #vwchaos 9:57 - The BYD Denza Z - A 911 Killer? #byd #denza 18:10 - Car Debate #1: New Dad Needs A Hint Of Specialness #dadcar 37:30 - Car Debate #2: Lexus Buyer's Remorse #lexus 57:23 - Car Debate #3: What Pairs Well With A Diesel Benz? #mercedes #estate 1:10:56 - Car Conclusion #1: The Old People Bought An Enthusiast Car! #enthusiastcar 1:13:35 - Car Conclusion #2: Fight For The #funcar 1:16:00 - Did You See This? The Long Walk. #thelongwalk Thanks for taking the time to watch, and remember to support our sponsors Griot's Garage, Vredestein Tires, FCP Euro, Powerstop Brakes and Autotempest.com #griotsgarage #vredestein #fcpeuro #powerstopbrakes #autotempest Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe to our two YouTube channels. Write to us your Topic Tuesdays, Car Conclusions and those great Car Debates at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com Instagram.com/everydaydriver Facebook.com/everydaydriver Audio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
ECP Buys TPI Blade Factories, GE Pours Billions Into LM Wind Power

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 4:00


Allen covers Energy Capital Partners buying TPI’s blade factories, GE Vernova’s $1.7 billion rescue of LM Wind Power, offshore wind cutting oil burn during a heat wave, Scotland’s Caledonia approval, and 19 states suing the Pentagon over stalled wind reviews. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Good Monday everyone. A few months ago, we told you about a Houston bankruptcy court carving up TPI Composites. Well, that story just got a whole lot bigger. On July sixth, TPI walked out of Chapter Eleven. Zero debt. New owners. A private equity firm called Energy Capital Partners picked up TPI’s blade factories in Iowa and Juarez, Mexico for about twenty million dollars. Twenty million, against more than a billion dollars in liabilities. ECP did not stumble into wind blades. They bought Calpine back in twenty eighteen, inherited seventy-seven power plants, and became GE’s biggest private gas turbine customer in the Western Hemisphere. That relationship, forged in gas turbine halls, is what brought them to composite factories. GE Vernova signed a five-year supply deal requiring it to send blade orders to ECP’s factories. GE is ECP’s partner, its customer, and was even the backup buyer if the deal fell through. So TPI lives on, leaner, debt-free, with locked-in demand from one of the biggest turbine makers on earth. But now, the other side of that coin. While ECP picked up two blade factories for twenty million dollars, GE Vernova recently pumped one-point-seven billion dollars into its own blade company, LM Wind Power. LM’s equity had fallen to negative 575 million euros. Revenue dropped ninety-six percent in one year, from 2.1 billion Danish kroner down to just ninety-three million. The Danish workforce, cut to about twenty-five people. LM Wind Power has lost money every single year since GE bought it in twenty seventeen. Nine straight years of red ink. So think about that. Two American blade factories now serve GE Vernova’s onshore business. One in Grand Forks, North Dakota, owned by GE, inside a division losing four hundred million dollars a year. The other in Newton, Iowa, owned by ECP, zero debt, five-year supply deal. The independent contract blade business that TPI Composites built is gone. Vestas took the India and Mexico plants in-house. GE’s supply is locked to ECP. The OEMs and their financial partners now own the factories directly. And that is a new era for wind manufacturing. Now, let us talk about what those blades are doing once they are spinning. Earlier this month, a brutal heat wave hit the eastern United States. Air conditioners running full blast. Grid operators scrambling to keep up. And off the coast of New England, two offshore wind farms stepped up. Vineyard Wind, eight hundred and six megawatts off Massachusetts. Revolution Wind, seven hundred and four megawatts near Rhode Island. Together they pushed hundreds of megawatts into the grid right when people needed it most. And here is the number that matters. Oil-fired power plants met about ten percent of peak demand on July second this year. Last summer, at the height of a similar heat wave, oil plants covered nearly fifteen percent. That is more than a gigawatt less oil burned. The projects that survived lawsuits, survived construction shutdowns, survived lease freezes, are now keeping the lights on in New England. Across the Atlantic, Scotland just approved two massive offshore wind farms. The Caledonia North and South projects in the Moray Firth, up to one hundred and forty turbines spread across one hundred and sixty-five square miles. Enough power for two million homes. Ocean Wind is leading the development with a commitment of about 1.7 billion pounds. And here is what makes this project different. Caledonia South will mix fixed-bottom and floating turbines, up to thirty-nine floaters. That blend of proven and next-generation technology on a single project is something to watch. Back in the United States, nineteen state attorneys general are suing the Department of Defense. The reason, wind project reviews. Federal law says any wind turbine taller than two hundred feet must go through a Defense Department check, to make sure it does not interfere with military radar or flight paths. Last August, the Pentagon stopped reviewing those projects. No explanation. No timeline for starting again. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is leading the coalition, joined by attorneys general from eighteen other states including California, New York, and New Jersey. They want a court to force the Defense Department to start doing its job again. And finally, a story from the sea floor. Down in southern New England, lobster populations have been falling for decades. Back in nineteen ninety-eight, there were about fifty million lobsters in those waters. By twenty twenty-two, fewer than ten million. But something else is moving in. Jonah crabs. Fishermen used to throw them back. Now they are hauling them in by the thousands, selling them as a cheaper option to lobster. And researchers at the University of Rhode Island are finding that offshore wind foundations are acting like artificial reefs. Algae grows first, then barnacles and mussels, then fish and crabs follow. The question scientists are working to answer is whether these structures create new marine life, or just pull it in from the surrounding ocean. Either way, the turbines are not just making electricity. They are making habitat. Now, here is what to watch. This Wednesday, July twenty-second, GE Vernova reports second quarter earnings. And the numbers we just talked about will be in the room. One-point-seven billion dollars pumped into LM Wind Power, a blade company that has lost money nine years straight. Twenty million dollars to let ECP walk away with two factories and a five-year supply deal. GE Vernova is guiding for four hundred million dollars in wind segment losses this year. Meanwhile, its Power and Electrification divisions are printing money, nearly five billion dollars in free cash flow last quarter alone. So the question on that earnings call is simple. If you are spending eighty times more to keep your in-house blade maker alive than a private equity firm paid to buy your contract supplier, how long do you keep doing both? Watch for what GE Vernova says about LM Wind Power’s future, about North American onshore blade strategy, and about whether that 1.7 billion dollar injection was a rescue, or a goodbye. The answer could reshape who makes blades in this industry for the next decade. And that is the state of the wind industry for the 19th of July, twenty twenty-six. Join us for the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast tomorrow.

Mac OS Ken
An AAPL Note and Four More US TSMC Plants Planned - MOSK: 07.17.2026

Mac OS Ken

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 17:56


- Evercore Questions June-Q Hardware Revenue Due to Memory Crunch - TSMC Pledges More Money and Factories in US - Apple Launches Back-to-School Promo in Canada, Mexico, and US - A17 Pro iPad mini Hits Apple's Refurbished Store - Apple TV Announces August Return for "Stillwater" - A Question About Apple TV (X3) - LEGO Considering Official Bondi Blue iMac G3 Set - Sponsored by OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MACOSKEN at oneskin.co/MACOSKEN #oneskinpod #sponsored - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck
OpenAI's Compute Chief: We Can't Build Fast Enough | Sachin Katti

The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 43:56


Is the AI industry actually overbuilding, or is the physical world moving too slowly to keep up? In this episode of the MAD Podcast, OpenAI's Head of Industrial Compute, Sachin Katti, takes us inside the "belly of the beast" of what may be the largest infrastructure project in human history. We explore the staggering physical reality of the AI boom—from $50 billion supercomputers and liquid-cooled data centers that "turn electrons into tokens," to overhauling the U.S. power grid and exploring nuclear energy. Sachin also pulls back the curtain on OpenAI's Stargate strategy, their move into custom silicon with Project Jalapeno, and the mind-bending reality that AI is now beginning to design the very chips that will power its own future.(00:00) — Cold open: “One of the largest things humanity has ever built”(00:30) — Welcome: Sachin Katti, Head of Industrial Compute at OpenAI(01:44) — Is this the biggest infrastructure buildout in history?(03:41) — Why OpenAI is building a new industrial muscle(04:54) — What an AI data center actually is(05:27) — “Factories turning electrons into tokens”(06:35) — Why AI data centers need liquid cooling everywhere(08:10) — The power problem: grids, generation, transmission, substations(10:43) — Behind-the-meter power and gas turbines(11:02) — Why nuclear “can't come soon enough”(11:49) — Jalapeño: why OpenAI is designing its own AI chips(13:19) — Tokens per watt: the new metric that matters(13:38) — Why inference may now dominate AI compute(14:58) — Is OpenAI overbuilding compute?(16:47) — Why OpenAI thinks the bigger risk is not building fast enough(17:55) — Communities, jobs, water, and the local data-center debate(21:16) — How OpenAI chooses data-center sites(22:25) — What “industrial compute” means inside OpenAI(25:59) — Sachin's path: Stanford, startups, Intel, OpenAI(28:05) — OpenAI's compute portfolio: Microsoft, hyperscalers, neoclouds(29:37) — Stargate explained(31:21) — Abilene, Oracle, and the next wave of AI data centers(32:48) — How massive AI compute gets financed(34:05) — How OpenAI designed Jalapeño so quickly(35:59) — AI is starting to help design AI chips(36:20) — MRC: the networking problem behind 100,000 GPUs(38:47) — Bottlenecks: transformers, turbines, electricians, supply chains(40:29) — Guaranteed capacity: intelligence as a supply unit(42:08) — Will AI data centers move to space?

The Interchange
As racks scale, power must change: The AC-to-DC rethink inside AI factories

The Interchange

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 33:09


As AI systems scale, the infrastructure challenge is no longer just about chips, models, and software performance. It is increasingly about the physical systems that allow computation to happen at all: power delivery, cooling, water access, and the speed at which new capacity can be brought online. Power conversion is becoming a much more important design question. As racks move from conventional power densities toward megawatt-scale configurations, every inefficiency in the electrical pathway becomes more consequential. For stakeholders across the energy sector, that makes AI infrastructure more than just a datacenter story. It is also a story about grid constraints, industrial load growth, thermal management, and how developers can design facilities that are efficient enough, flexible enough, and resilient enough to operate at the scale AI now demands.Host Sylvia Leyva Martinez is joined by Nick Wright, Vertical Solutions Manager at Siemens. Their conversation explores why the growth of the AI factory is pushing operators to rethink traditional electrical architecture, especially the number of conversion steps required to move power from the grid to the chip. Nick explains why conventional AC-heavy setups are under pressure as compute loads become denser, more dynamic, and more power-intensive, and why more direct AC-to-DC pathways are drawing increased attention. The episode also examines what that shift means in practice: less energy lost in conversion, less excess heat to manage, different implications for cooling design, and a growing role for higher-voltage DC systems, digital twins, monitoring technologies, and new protection equipment. Along the way, the discussion widens beyond the building itself to consider how AI facilities may evolve into more grid-aware assets, capable of interacting more intelligently with the broader energy system rather than functioning simply as passive loads.For developers, IPPs, utilities, financiers, and infrastructure planners, the episode offers a clear signal that power architecture is becoming a strategic decision much earlier in the project lifecycle. One of the key takeaways is that this is not a simple story of DC replacing AC. The more relevant point is that as racks scale, reducing unnecessary conversion steps can improve efficiency and system performance in ways that matter economically at very large scale. But the conversation also makes clear that conversion efficiency is only one part of a much broader infrastructure equation. Access to reliable power, water availability, cooling strategy, workforce readiness, supply chain bottlenecks, equipment lead times, and safety considerations all shape whether a new AI facility can be delivered on time and scaled over the long term. The players most likely to succeed will be the ones that stop treating power as a late-stage procurement issue and instead plan holistically across energy, compute, operations, and grid interaction from the beginning.This episode is brought to you by twentytwo & brand -- a marketing and PR agency built specifically for energy leaders.Lots of agencies say they work with energy companies, twentytwo & brand was built for them. They've partnered with more than 120 companies driving the energy transition — from growth-stage startups to globally recognized industry leaders. Media relations, brand design, video, paid advertising, and community engagement — they cover it all under one roof. No onboarding lag, no industry crash course -- they speak your language on day one.If you're ready to sharpen your story and supercharge your marketing, find them at twentytwoandbrand.com/woodmac.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Side Hustle School
Ep. 3458 - Q&A: “How do you ethically source products made in overseas factories?”

Side Hustle School

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 5:25


There are lots of advantages to sourcing a product from an overseas factory—but how do you know the working conditions are fair and environmentally responsible?Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.Show notes: SideHustleSchool.comEmail: team@sidehustleschool.comBe on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questionsConnect on Instagram: @193countriesVisit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.comRead A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.comIf you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes.

The Cigar Authority
Why Are Cigar Companies Opening Factories in the Dominican Republic? - The After Show

The Cigar Authority

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 26:00


On today's After Show, we talk about companies that are opening factories in the Dominican Republic. Will this trend continue? The Cigar Authority is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at Studio 21 Podcast Cafe upstairs at Two Guys Cigars in Salem, NH

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The Wright Report
02 Jun 2026: Hopes of Middle East Peace Grow Dim // White House vs. Dem Judges: Trump on His Heels, Punches Back // Good News: Factories Are Full-Bore / Artillery Production Going Live / New Drone Defeat Systems

The Wright Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 40:18


Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he covers today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan reports that hopes for an Iran peace deal are fading fast, with the IRGC now threatening to open a new war front in the Red Sea alongside the Houthis and a leaked, expletive-laced phone call between President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu revealing the worst rift between the two leaders in over a year. Bryan walks through Iran's escalating attacks on commercial ships, the strategic stakes of a potential Red Sea closure for Saudi oil exports, and uses the case of arrested IRGC terrorist Mohammad al-Saadi to argue that Trump's blind spot is trying to negotiate in good faith with religious fanatics who view this as an existential war. He lays out a clear path forward: a televised tactical retreat where Trump turns Europe, Asia, and the Arab states into the foil and puts America First, then pivots to a wave of Democrat judges rolling back Trump policies on the "86-47" assassination phrase, transgender troops, the anti-weaponization fund, the Kennedy Center renaming, and the green card abroad rule. Plus, Bryan closes with genuinely good news: US manufacturing just hit a four-year high under Trump's Triple B bill, General Dynamics is finally restarting 155 artillery shell production in Texas, and the Pentagon's new $1 billion Drone Dominance contest is recruiting backyard tinkerers and former drone racing champions to out-build America's adversaries. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32   Keywords: Bryan Dean Wright, The Wright Report, Iran peace talks collapse, IRGC Red Sea threat, Houthis Bab al-Mandab, Saudi oil pipeline, Sariska Five ship attack, Strait of Hormuz blockade, Trump Netanyahu phone call, Israel Lebanon incursion, Hezbollah ceasefire, Mohammad al-Saadi IRGC terrorist, taqiyya Islamist threat, America First Iran exit, Judge Randolph Moss, 86-47 assassination phrase, James Comey, Accountability Now USA, transgender troops ruling, Pentagon trans policy, Judge Leonie Brinkema, anti-weaponization fund, Kennedy Center renaming, Judge Chris Cooper, green card policy reversal, sanctuary cities, Soros DAs, Judge Dugan Milwaukee, US manufacturing four-year high, Triple B bill, General Dynamics 155 shells, Mesquite Texas plant, Marines Madis System, anti-drone Humvee, Stinger missiles, Drone Dominance contest, Pentagon small drones

The John Batchelor Show
S8 Ep886: The Soviet Union used Lend-Lease to "plunder" American technology, including entire Ford factories and suitcases of blueprints guarded by NKVD agents. Harry Hopkins personally intervened to facilitate the shipment of specialized chemic

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 12:44


The Soviet Union used Lend-Lease to "plunder" American technology, including entire Ford factories and suitcases of blueprints guarded by NKVD agents. Harry Hopkins personally intervened to facilitate the shipment of specialized chemicals and enriched uranium to the USSR. Sean McMeekin notes that while some officials like Harry Dexter Whitewere identified as NKVD agents, Hopkins acted as a devoted "agent of influence," routinely overruling ambassadors like Averell Harriman when they attempted to exert leverage over these transfers. Hopkins ensured that the flow of vital resources remained unconditional, viewing Stalin's interests as his own and outmaneuvering anyone who raised concerns. (7/8)UNDATED BAKU

Opie Radio
Lebron Is NO Jordan & China's CREEPY Dark Factories

Opie Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 65:21 Transcription Available


​The LeBron James "GOAT" debate is reaching a fever pitch, but we're shutting it down. Opie and Ron break down why Michael Jordan still wears the crown and reveal their definitive Top 5 NBA players of all time.​Also on today's episode:​Trump in China: While Nixon practiced his chopsticks, we all know Trump is just asking for a fork.​The AI Nightmare: We dive into China's "Dark Factories"—zero lights, zero heat, and zero humans—churning out a smartphone every single second.​Weird China: 35 million people living in caves and why the police are ditching dogs for... geese?​Boston Bound: Opie gears up for a long weekend back in Boston.

Stuff You Missed in History Class
Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 49:58 Transcription Available


After returning to Russia, Kropotkin was captured and imprisoned. But his life took many turns from there, and in 1902 he published his book book “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution.” Research: "Peter Alekseevich Kropotkin." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631003701/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ed5ae018. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026. Adams, Matthew S. “Rejecting the American Model: Peter Kropotkin’s Radical Communism.” History of Political Thought , Spring 2014, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring 2014). https://www.jstor.org/stable/26227268 Avrich, Paul, Miller, Martin A. "Peter Alekseyevich Kropotkin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Feb. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Alekseyevich-Kropotkin. Accessed 23 March 2026. Avrich, Paul. “Kropotkin in America.” International Review of Social History , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , April 1980 , pp. 1 – 34 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020859000006192. Davis, Mike. “Kropotkin and Climate Change.” Transnational Institute of Social Ecology. 1/4/2018. https://trise.org/2018/01/04/kropotkin-and-climate-change/ Kinna, Ruth. “Kropotkin's Theory of Mutual Aid in Historical Context.” International Review of Social History , AUGUST 1995, Vol. 40, No. 2. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44583751 Kropotkin, P. “Fields, Factories, and Workshops: or Industry Combined with Agriculture and Brain Work with Manual Work.” G.P. Putnam’s Sons. New York and London. 1913. Kropotkin, P. “Memoirs of a Revolutionist.” London. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1906. Kropotkin, P. “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution.” New York. McClure Phillips & Co. 1902. Kropotkin, Peter Alexeievich. "Memoirs of a Revolutionist." Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources, edited by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Gale, 2006, pp. 11-13. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3456600019/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=f35f5dcf. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026. Kropotkin, Peter. “Anarchism.” Encyclopedia Britannica 11th 1911. Kropotkin, Peter. “The Conquest of Bread.” New York. Vanguard Press. 1926. Macauley, David. "Anarchism." Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, edited by J. Baird Callicott and Robert Frodeman, vol. 1, Macmillan Reference USA, 2009, pp. 38-40. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3234100023/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=d3a1d4db. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026. Montpetit, Mathilde. “Peter Kropotkin’s Memoirs of a Revolutionist (1899).” The Public Domain Review. 1/13/2026. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/kropotkin-memoirs/ Moron, Gary Saul. “Kropotkin’s dead goose.” The New Criterion February 2022. Prince P. A. Kropotkin. Nature 106, 735–736 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/106735a0 Quinn, Adam. “’Abolish the Monopolizing of the Earth’: Nature, Science, and the Environmental Politics of Transnational Anarchism.” Radical History Review. Issue 145 (January 2023). DOI 10.1215/01636545-10063606 Saytanov, Sergey V. “The Anarchist Who Stood Up to Lenin and the Bolshevik Coup of October 1917.” History News Network. July 19, 2015. https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-anarchist-who-stood-up-to-lenin-and-the-bolshe Vollaro, Daniel. “When Anarchists Speak of Thoreau.” The Thoreau Society Bulletin, Spring 2016, No. 293 (Spring 2016). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44651625 Wills, Matthew. “Peter Kropotkin, the Prince of Mutual Aid.” JSTOR Daily. 2/4/2025. https://daily.jstor.org/peter-kropotkin-the-prince-of-mutual-aid/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.