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Phoebe Gates went to How To Rule The World class at Stanford, where apparently she learned to admit to potentially criminal activity in Slack. Repeatedly. Also, the network school moves countries, a FarmVille with perma-death, and Mark Zuckerberg has a go at manifesto writing. Get the full episode on Patreon here! RILEY ALERT Check out No Gods, No Mayors here! HUSSEIN ALERT Check out 10k Posts here! MILO ALERT Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows NATE ALERT Nate's band Second Homes has just released their debut album and you can stream it for free here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

You won't find acres of corn in Cleveland but there is an underground urban farm in the heart of downtown. We'll tell you all about it in this podcast episode.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a short mini-series on casual games, beginning with PopCap's Plants vs Zombies. We spend a lot of time setting these lower-challenge games both in their time and against other genres before talking a bit about the game itself. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Through 2-1 Issues covered: setting the game in 2009, PopCap's fortunes, repackaging a genre, puzzly games in Java, appealing to core games and casual, being good at rewards, walled gardens, starting on desktops and moving to phones, phone fragmentation, A/B design testing, hidden objects, translating well to mobile, the history of EA's acquisitions, the early tower defense games, coining the term, automated elements, the stress of the RTS, MOBAs, removing the dev hurdles from a genre, modders doing something they could do, autochess, recognizing it, a simple concept that reads quickly, the impenetrable defense, turtling: the video game, the way zombie movies build, design ideas can come from anywhere, easily visualizing new things, archetypes, easily reading how much health is left, having a moment of joy in a reveal, seeing the zombie affordances, locking into strategies. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Uncharted 2, Demons's Souls, Ratchet & Clank, Brutal Legend, Assassin's Creed II/series, Borderlands, Infamous, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Bayonetta, PS3/Xbox 360/Wii, EA, Peggle (series), Bejewelled, Blizzard, Zuma, Alchemy, Drop 7, Threes, Diner Dash, Resident Evil 4, Fortnite, Facebook, Farmville, Zynga, Kongregate, Ultima, Westwood, Bioware, Mass Effect, Crystal Dynamics, Morgan Gray, Desktop Defense, Atari, Rampart, Defense of the Agents, Warcraft III, Starcraft, League of Legends, Riot, Valve, George Fan, Diablo, PixelJunk Monsters, Orcs Must Die!!, Vermintide, Tower of Goo, The Birds, Tippi Hedren, Portal, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: More PvZ Twitch: timlongojr and twinsunscorp YouTube Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com 

According to Gallup, just 35% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the United States—the lowest level ever recorded. Public confidence continues to decline, with only about one in four Americans believing schools are headed in the right direction. Even more concerning, just one in five believes today's schools are doing a good job preparing students for the workforce, and only one in three believe they are adequately preparing students for college. These numbers represent more than statistics—they reflect growing concerns about educational opportunity, economic mobility, and the future of our workforce. This week on Let's Have This Conversation, I sit down with Taikein Cooper, President of the Richmond Ed Fund, who believes that great public schools don't just educate children—they create safer communities, stronger economies, and more prosperous cities. For Taikein, Richmond, Virginia has always been a city willing to chart its own course. Throughout American history, Richmond has often found itself at the center of defining moments. Today, that same spirit is being directed toward one of our nation's most urgent challenges: ensuring that every child has access to the opportunities they deserve. Growing up in historic Farmville, Virginia, Taikein understands firsthand the power of strategic investment. He credits his own success to people who believed in his potential and invested in his future. While he remains deeply grateful for those opportunities, he also recognizes that far too many young people never receive the same chance to succeed. That belief fuels his leadership of the Richmond Ed Fund, an organization dedicated to advancing educational excellence and economic mobility. Rather than simply funding programs, the organization serves as a mobility investment fund—using private capital to launch innovative educational initiatives and scaling successful models through public investment. That strategy has helped the organization grow tenfold over the past three years. Taikein believes Richmond's greatest advantage is its ability to move quickly. The city's size allows it to pilot bold ideas, measure meaningful outcomes, and create models that can be replicated by communities across America. His vision extends beyond strengthening one school district—it's about creating a blueprint for the future of public education nationwide. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about education, leadership, innovation, workforce development, and why investing in children today is one of the most important investments we can make in America's future.     For more information: https://www.rps.fund/ LinkedIn:  @TaikeinCooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Podcasting is lousy with guests who peddle advice about starting businesses, building careers, and living full lives. Few of these gurus have actually accomplished anything. Fewer still have advice that comes anywhere close to revelatory. Mark Pincus is the rare exception. The founder of 10 companies, Mark is best known for Zynga, the gaming juggernaut behind FarmVille and Words With Friends. At its peak, Zynga was valued at more than $12 billion and accounted for 20% of Facebook's page views. It was so big, in fact, that Mark Zuckerberg once admitted to Mark Pincus, “Zynga is the only company that is capable of being an actual Facebook competitor.” Across his 30-year career, Mark — Pincus, not Zuck — developed a cheat code for building products people love and living a life anyone would admire, and that cheat code winds its way through his new book, Life at the Speed of Play. Today, he shares how he learned to trust his gut, why most founders build too much and test too little, and how failure taught him to move faster, pivot sooner, and search for real signals instead of hope.

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Send us Fan MailDonate to the GoFundMe for my feature-length film, The Cabin!Passing fads from the 2000s. Terminator 2, 35 years later. The origins of computer-generated imagery (CGI).Episode 251 brings the cool breeze of GenX nostalgia to the hot July weather.It all begins with a staple of today's entertainment. Computer-Generated Imagery, or CGI, is commonplace in the 2020s. So much so that it can be taken for granted. It had to begin somewhere, and we're going to look back at the origins of CGI, which go back further than you might realize.Hasta la vista, baby! 35 years ago this week one of the greatest sci-fi films, and one of the greatest sequels ever, was released. Terminator 2: Judgment Day broke the mould of what a science-fiction film could do. Great characters, incredible effects, tremendous acting, and more. We will do a deep dive into this iconic 90s film.The Top 5 heads way back to the bygone days of the early 21st century. We are going to look, laugh, and shake our heads at some of the passing fads of the 2000s. Were you guilty of partaking in any of them?We have a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule, of course, looking at the life and career of 80s rock legend Huey Lewis.To support me and the show, become a member on Patreon. Or you can support my work and Buy Me A Coffee!Helpful Links from this EpisodeBuy My New Book, In Their Footsteps!Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime BookHooked By Kiwi - Etsy.comDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenMSFTS CommunityKingfisher Hotels Cape CodChristopher Setterlund.comCape Cod Living - Zazzle StoreSubscribe on YouTube!Initial Impressions 2.0 BlogCJSetterlundPhotos on EtsyListen to Episode 250 hereSupport the show

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How do you build a billion-dollar startup? Ask Mark Pincus. The founder of Zynga and creator of FarmVille, Mark turned a $350,000 personal investment into one of the most successful gaming companies in history — eventually selling to Take-Two Interactive for over $12 billion. Along the way, he invested early in Facebook, launched one of the first social networks, and learned more from his failures than his wins. In his new book, Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love!, Mark shares the product philosophy and founder mindset behind his biggest successes and his biggest swings. In this episode, Mark sits down with Oz to talk about why control is the secret to creativity and what it really takes to spot an opportunity before it's obvious to build something the world didn't know it needed. Additional Reading: Life at the Speed of Play See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Building a supply chain across 400 fish harbors before spending a single rupee on marketing sounds like madness, until you realise it is exactly how FreshToHome became India's largest India D2C food startup in the fresh fish and meat category. In this conversation, Shan Kadavil, the ex-Zynga executive who left Silicon Valley to rebuild how India sources, moves, and delivers protein, walks host Akshay Datt through a decade of counterintuitive decisions that no competitor has been able to replicate. Shan Kadavil's path from helping scale Farmville to 400 million players at Zynga to running India's most complex perishable supply chain is one of the most unusual founder arcs in the Indian startup ecosystem, and the lessons he draws across both worlds are sharper for it. FreshToHome, which he co-founded in 2015 alongside fish exporter Mathew Joseph and six ex-Zynga colleagues, now delivers preservative-free and antibiotic-residue-free fish, seafood, poultry, and mutton to over 2 million customers across 160 cities in India and all seven UAE Emirates, having raised over $320 million from investors including Amazon, Peter Thiel, and the Investment Corporation of Dubai. In this conversation with Akshay Datt on Founder Thesis, Shan reveals why he deliberately delayed marketing investment for three years, how a real-time e-auction platform built for 3 AM harbor bids became FreshToHome's deepest competitive moat, and why he believes the conventional wisdom that "Indians only buy fish on weekends" is not a demand problem at all, it is a supply chain failure in disguise. With India's fresh meat delivery startup landscape heating up and QCommerce platforms reshaping every D2C category, Shan's framework for deciding what belongs on Blinkit versus your own app, backed by actual unit economics, could not be more timely.

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A Note from James:Mark Pincus is one of the true OGs of the internet. You probably know him as the founder of Zynga, the company behind FarmVille, Zynga Poker, and Words With Friends. Zynga was eventually acquired by Take-Two in a transaction valued at approximately $12.7 billion. Before Zynga, Mark started Tribe, one of the first social networks—before MySpace and Facebook. He has spent more than 25 years building, failing, and studying what gets millions of people to click, play, share, and come back. His new book, Life at the Speed of Play, inspired me to start coming up with new business ideas while we were still recording.What I really love is how Mark teaches people to copy like a master without looking like a copycat. He has a framework called “Proven–Better–New.” Start with something that has already been proven. Make it obviously better. Then isolate the new idea you want to test. It's one of the best systems I've heard for creating products people actually want.We talk about the early days of Facebook and MySpace, the failure of Tribe, the gaming industry, consumer psychology, AI coding, and how agents could eventually network and work for us while we're doing something else.I loved talking with Mark. I was still thinking about this conversation afterward—and I'm literally building businesses based on what I learned. His new book is called Life at the Speed of Play. Listen to this episode, and then read the book.Episode Description:Most founders begin with an idea and then spend months—or years—trying to prove that people want it. Mark Pincus thinks that process is backward.At Zynga, Mark's teams built “failure machines”: simple systems that allowed them to test hundreds of concepts before writing the code. They put unfinished ideas in front of real users, watched what people clicked, and refused to build anything until the demand was obvious. The objective wasn't to avoid failure. It was to make failure fast, cheap, and useful.Mark explains the framework behind that process: Proven–Better–New. First, study an existing success down to every screen, click, and design decision. Then identify one improvement that current users would immediately recognize as better. Only after that should a team add the unproven idea—the part most likely to fail.James and Mark also examine the problems facing today's consumer entrepreneurs. AI has made software easier to build, but distribution has become harder. People aren't searching for new apps, established platforms restrict organic growth, and algorithmic reach isn't the same as users actively sharing something with friends.Mark uses the failure of his early social network, Tribe, to explain why virality is not enough. Tribe grew quickly but lacked retention and trust. He ignored the communities users loved because they didn't match the business model he had already chosen. That painful mistake became the foundation for much of his later product philosophy.The conversation ends with Mark's current experiments: personal AI agents modeled after members of his family, a proposed work network built specifically for agents, an enterprise AI company called Hivemind, and the difficult decision to end a four-year passion project without abandoning the instinct behind it.This is a practical conversation about testing ideas, separating instinct from ego, learning from the past, and killing the wrong product before it consumes the right opportunity.What You'll Learn:How to build a failure machine: Test headlines, offers, videos, and fake doors before investing in a finished product.How to apply Proven–Better–New: Begin with a proven behavior, make one unmistakable improvement, and isolate the risky innovation.Why distribution is now harder than development: AI can generate a prototype quickly, but it cannot guarantee attention, trust, or adoption.Why Tribe failed despite rapid growth: Virality without retention, safety, and alignment with user behavior does not create a lasting network.How to copy without becoming a copycat: Study successful products at the pixel level, preserve what works, and innovate only where it matters.When to abandon an idea: Preserve the underlying instinct, but stop funding the particular expression of it when the evidence turns against you.How AI agents may change networking: Agents could eventually search for opportunities, exchange work, build reputations, and bring useful leads back to their users.Timestamped Chapters: [02:00] Finding the “OMFG” Moment [02:58] A Note from James [05:00] Build a Failure Machine Before Building a Product [06:25] Testing Demand With Fake Doors and Broken Links [08:08] Writing Copy That People Actually Notice [10:52] Test More Ideas in a Week Than the Industry Tests in a Year [11:53] Why Neglected Products Become Innovation Labs [13:26] How Mobile Apps Slowed Product Experimentation [15:09] Can AI Bring Rapid Testing Back? [17:08] Why Consumer Technology Feels Uninvestable [18:38] The 90/10 Rule for Investable Platforms [20:08] Why Nobody Downloads New Apps Anymore [21:20] Franchises, “Spicy New,” and Healthy Platforms [23:21] The Internet's Lost Cocktail Party [27:58] Why Tribe Failed While Facebook Won [30:26] Virality Without Trust or Retention [31:31] Ignoring What Tribe's Users Actually Wanted [33:22] Facebook, Raya, and Designing for Trust [35:03] Social Networks as Lead-Generation Engines [37:12] Facebook, Instagram, and the App Nobody Knew It Wanted [37:51] Net Promoter Scores and the Feeling of Quitting a Drug [40:25] Algorithmic Virality vs. People Sharing With Friends [42:00] Building Products That Help People Create [43:47] What Entrepreneurs Should Build With AI [44:54] The Proven–Better–New Framework [47:12] What “Obviously Better” Actually Means [48:25] Why “All New Fails” [50:23] Zynga Poker and the Power of Removing One Click [52:00] What AI Does Well—and Where Humans Still Matter [54:25] Picasso, Slack, and Copying the Past [55:11] Adding Fun to Boring Enterprise Products [57:39] The Moral Arbitrage of Killing Your Ego [57:58] How to Copy Without Looking Like a Copy [59:10] Why Old Internet Mechanics Keep Returning [01:00:16] Anonymous Social Apps With an AI Twist [01:01:17] Don't Invent a New Business—Reinvent a Big One [01:02:00] Test 20 Variants Before Building One [01:02:58] Mark's Frustrating Experiments With AI Coding [01:05:29] Creating a Personal Team of AI Agents [01:07:57] Killing a Four-Year Passion Project [01:09:29] The “Social Membrane” of the Agentic Internet [01:09:57] Building a Work Network for AI Agents [01:12:16] Hivemind and the Human Side of Enterprise AI [01:13:52] Missing Twitch—and Knowing Your Zone [01:15:06] Why the Gaming Industry Still Isn't Social Enough [01:16:30] Chess Ratings, Competition, and Mark's Daughter [01:19:19] Writing Life at the Speed of Play [01:21:18] Don't Chase Every New Technology Race [01:22:05] Final ThoughtsAdditional Resources:Mark Pincus and the BookLife at the Speed of Play — official websiteLife at the Speed of Play — HarperCollins — published June 23, 2026. Mark Pincus on X — the account Mark recommends for updates on his agent-network experiments. Mark Pincus on LinkedIn Mark's interview about open-sourcing Stem Studio Zynga, Games, and Product ExamplesZynga's company history — covers its launch as a Facebook poker project and the development of FarmVille, CityVille, and Words With Friends. Words With Friends FarmVille Take-Two and Zynga acquisition announcement — the transaction carried an enterprise value of approximately $12.7 billion. Tribe.net history — the early social network Mark analyzes as a major product failure. Raya — the private community Mark discusses as an example of building trust through curation. Grow a Garden on Roblox See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nier, far, whereeeeeeeever you are (my video game heart will go on)! Today artist and streamer Roxy Polk returns to discuss how Nier Automata (2017) was instrumental in her returning to her ways as an artist. Show Notes Roxy Polk - Bluesky - Twitch Conner McCabe - Bluesky - Instagram Produced, Edited, and Original music by Jeremy Schmidt Call Me By Your Game – Instagram - Bluesky – YouTube - TikTok Super NPC Radio – Patreon - Discord - Bluesky – Instagram – Twitch Episode Citations Eurogamer Article about how Nier Automata was almost a Farmville-style game

Mark Pincus founded Zynga—the company behind Words With Friends, FarmVille, and Zynga Poker—and has arguably created more hit consumer products than anyone in history. At Zynga, eight of 10 major game launches became massive hits, reaching over a billion players. Over the past five years, Mark has been synthesizing everything he's learned about building successful consumer products and turning it into a book, Life at the Speed of Play, which comes out on June 23. This is the first interview he's done about the book.In our in-depth conversation, we discuss:1. His “Proven, Better, New” framework: copy what's proven, make it better so that 10 out of 10 people say “f*ck yes, I'll use this”—then add something new2. Why being less ambitious is the path to the most ambitious ideas3. His rule of thumb that your instincts are right 95% of the time, but your ideas are wrong 75% of the time4. “Kill hope before hope kills you”5. How to raise kids in the age of AI—Brought to you by:WorkOS—Make your app enterprise-ready, with SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and moreVanta—Automate compliance, manage risk, and accelerate trust with AI—Episode transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-common-pattern-behind-successful—Archive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0—Where to find Mark Pincus:• X: https://x.com/markpinc• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpincus• Website: https://www.lifeatthespeedofplay.com—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Mark Pincus(02:46) The Proven Better New framework overview(07:29) Earning the right to innovate(08:30) What “better” really means(12:03) Quick summary of the framework(12:40) Examples of the framework in action(13:30) How to use proven correctly on your platform(15:13) The moral arbitrage of copying(23:55) Be less ambitious(28:25) The Bolt.new story and staying humble(33:15) Kill hope before hope kills you(37:00) Using AI as a failure machine(40:08) Why Zynga's games succeeded (it wasn't virality)(48:36) The future of consumer social apps(57:05) How to know if your product is a B+(1:01:25) Distribution in the age of AI(1:15:39) Make everyone a CEO(1:18:18) Stay close to the metal(1:21:35) Why Mark says micromanagement is beautiful(1:23:35) The expert witness(1:25:05) The number one job of a CEO is to be right(1:26:35) What Mark is teaching his five kids(1:35:14) Mark's “why”(1:37:08) Mark's new book: Life at The Speed of Play—Referenced:• Tribe.net: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe.net• Zynga: https://www.zynga.com• Sid Meier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier• Electronic Arts: https://www.ea.com• CityVille: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityVille• Words With Friends: https://wordswithfriends.com/• Scrabble: https://playscrabble.com• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com• TED Radio Hour, MIT Media Lab founder, 1984 TED talk.: https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_5_predictions_from_1984• Peter Thiel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterthiel• FarmVille: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmVille• Craig Newmark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Newmark• How to consistently go viral: Nikita Bier's playbook for winning at consumer apps (co-founder of TBH, Gas, advisor, investor): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-consistently-go-viral-nikita-bier• Angry Birds: https://www.angrybirds.com/• OMGPop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMGPop• Draw Something: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw_Something• Slack founder: Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/slack-founder-stewart-butterfield• Brian Chesky's new playbook: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/brian-cheskys-contrarian-approach• Garry Tan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrytan• Brian Armstrong on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barmstrong• Jason Citron on X: https://x.com/jasoncitron• Stanislav Vishnevskiy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svishnevskiy• Jeff Bezos on X: https://x.com/JeffBezos• Andy Jassy on X: https://x.com/ajassy• Niantic: https://nianticlabs.com• Pokémon Go: https://pokemongo.com• Bing Gordon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binggordon—Recommended book:• Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love!: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Speed-Play-Launch-Products/dp/0063352575/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com

Mark Pincus is the creator behind Farmville and Words with Friends. He built Zynga into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and helped shape the early era of social products on the internet. In this conversation, he breaks down how great founders spot winning ideas early, why most startups build the wrong thing, and how products become part of people's daily lives. He shares lessons from building Zynga, missing the opportunity behind social networking before Facebook took off, navigating platform risk during Zynga's explosive growth, and rebuilding his confidence after major failures. You'll learn how to test ideas faster, what separates products people try from products people love, how to avoid “death by compromise” as a founder, and why the best builders stay obsessed with what users actually want. + Members get the longer, extended version of this conversation, with additional content not included in the public release. Join Now. + +Pre-order Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love! ------ Timestamps: (00:00) The Principles of Great Products (01:34) How to Test if Your Idea Has "Heat" (04:02) Falling Out with His Father (06:14) Early Career Fails (09:27) The Presentation that Kicked him out of Bain (12:04) The Book of Life System for Making Strategic Decisions (17:56) Why Your Instincts are Good and Your Ideas are Bad (22:29) Copying is the Key to Great Product Design (23:22) System for Building Great Products (24:05) How to Use "Proven Better New" to Build Ideas (27:39) Why Deconstruction Leads to Better Products (29:33) All Founders Go Through This (35:14) How Zynga Changed Social Gaming (37:25) Pitching Zynga to Steve Jobs (40:36) The Fatal Mistake Founders Make (41:24) The Fight Between Peter Thiel and Sequoia (43:03) The Explosion of Farmville (45:45) Zynga's Near-Death Experience on Facebook (48:36) Why Failure Machines Reveal Your Best Ideas (49:28) The Thing that Almost Killed Words with Friends (53:05) Why the Minimum Viable Product Approach is Hurting You (54:03) Building Fast is More Important than Building Right (56:19) How Zynga Missed Their Instagram Moment (58:50) Your Company Should Be a Democratic Dictatorship (1:02:25) How to Build a Meritocracy in Your Company (1:03:44) Jeff Bezos' Invaluable Management Trick (1:05:25) Bezos Hack: Scaling Leadership with Tech Assistants ------ Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Follow Shane Parrish: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/⁠ Follow Mark Pincus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpincus/ X: https://x.com/markpinc ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: +CoinShares: Delivering Reason to Digital Asset Investing. ⁠https://coinshares.com/⁠ +Granola AI, The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings: https://www.granola.ai/shane Check out the Granola Notes HeyGen is a message-first AI video platform that helps people and AI agents turn ideas into professional video in minutes. Try for free at https://www.heygen.com/ Join the salty rebellion: https://drinklmnt.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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EPISODE 422 Farmville Central Softball Coach Hannah Huffman on the Jaguars advancing in state playoffs by Pirate Radio 92.7FM Greenville

erticals, Hustle, and the Future of Filmmaking (Get Reelisms Ep. 186) On Get Reelisms podcast episode 186, filmmakers Adam Chase Rani and Christine Chen discuss being exhausted but grateful for steady work while others in Austin and Texas struggle despite talk of bigger film tax incentives. They say vertical short-form productions are “single handedly saving Hollywood,” with money coming from markets including China, and Christine notes speaking Mandarin helps her communicate with clients as an AD and director. They describe overlapping AD prep across productions, constant schedule demands on rare days off, and how vertical work favors indie-style problem solvers over union workflows. They explain vertical monetization as “Farmville”-style gamification with addictive cliffhangers and paywalls per short episode, shaping soapy storytelling tropes, while also noting vertical framing can be visually strong. They mention Darren Aronofsky's AI film "On This Day, 1776" and briefly debate AI as a tool versus making full films with it, then preview an upcoming guest, Oscar-nominated short filmmaker Sam Davis ("The Singers" on Netflix).   Hosts: Adam Rani (@adamthechase)  & Christine Chen (@cchenmtf)  About Christine W Chen: Christine W. Chen is a Taiwanese American filmmaker, Academy member (Short Films Branch), and versatile producer, director, and writer known for bold, character-driven storytelling. Through her production company, Moth to Flame, she has created award-winning short films, features, and branded content—including Erzulie, a feminist swamp thriller that had a limited theatrical run and now streams on major platforms. In addition to her directorial work, Christine is a seasoned DGA 1st Assistant Director and co-author of Get Reelisms and ABCs of Filmmaking, as well as the co-host of the Get Reelisms Podcast. For more information about Christine Chen: christinewchen.com About Adam Rani: Adam Chase Rani is a production designer and set dresser working in the Austin film market, bringing a sharp eye for visual storytelling and practical creativity to every project. During the pandemic, he co-founded the Get Reelisms Podcast with Christine Chen to foster community within the film industry. Together, they've built a platform that blends education, candid conversations, and industry insights to help filmmakers connect, learn, and grow. WEBISODE version of the Podcast 00:00 Verticals Save Hollywood 01:01 Podcast Intro and Hosts 02:08 Lunar New Year Banter 04:11 Work Drought and Incentives 05:19 Mandarin as a Career Edge 06:37 How We Met on Set 12:13 Overlapping AD Chaos 16:04 Forgot to Go Live 18:29 No Days Off Reality 20:44 Becoming the Vertical Queen 22:58 Who Excels at Verticals 24:24 Will Stories Go Vertical 25:04 David Lynch Phone Rant 26:57 Farmville Paywall Model 31:00 Soap Opera Hook Writing 33:16 Shooting Vertical Beautifully 35:53 New Tech Becomes Cinema 37:59 AI Films and Unease 41:38 Trump Impressions Detour 43:09 Housekeeping and Next Guest   Official Get Reelisms PageGet Reelisms Amazon StoreInstagram

A Chinese-developed Farmville replacement just shipped 4,000 AI-generated creatives in 30 days. And it's only making $30K/day. What's actually going on?We dig into Cozy Florist by Rift Sky Games — the Western counterpart to "My Garden Tale," which is already doing $10M/month in China. The game is a remarkably polished Farmville without the annoying resource puzzle, with stacked cores including flower-merging mechanics, Solitaire-association customer orders, gacha-style flower rarities, social raids, and TikTok Live integration baked into the metagame.But the puzzle is the creative volume. 4,000 ads in 30 days is Forex-scale UA output. The game is testing primarily in Philippines despite being released globally in December. And the revenue isn't moving in proportion. The hosts spend half the episode trying to figure out what's happening — and the conclusion they land on is uncomfortable for Western UA: this is what "second generation" Chinese UA looks like, and the West isn't ready.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 What's going on02:55 Cozy Florist walkthrough — Chinese fonts, sad-story onboarding05:21 Stacked cores — flower merging, Solitaire customers, gacha13:00 TikTok Live integration baked into the metagame16:44 Revenue reality — 90% China, 2% US, $30K/day21:31 4,000 AI creatives in 30 days — Forex-scale output25:21 Why this game isn't soft-launching like a Western game27:55 The "second generation UA" gap Chinese studios are openingGet our MERCH NOW: 25gamers.com/shop--------------------------------------PVX Partners offers non-dilutive funding for game developers.Go to: https://pvxpartners.com/They can help you access the most effective form of growth capital once you have the metrics to back it.- Scale fast- Keep your shares- Drawdown only as needed- Have PvX take downside risk alongside you+ Work with a team entirely made up of ex-gaming operators and investors---------------------------------------For an ever-growing number of game developers, this means that now is the perfect time to invest in monetizing direct-to-consumer at scale.Our sponsor FastSpring:Has delivered D2C at scale for over 20 yearsThey power top mobile publishers around the worldLaunch a new webstore, replace an existing D2C vendor, or add a redundant D2C vendor at fastspring.gg.---------------------------------------This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let's not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric⁠Join our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SA---------------------------------------Matej LancaricUser Acquisition & Creatives Consultant⁠https://lancaric.meFelix BrabergAd monetization consultant⁠https://www.felixbraberg.comJakub RemiarGame design consultant⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar---------------------------------------Please share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me---------------------------------------If you are interested in getting UA tips every week on Monday, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lancaric.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & sign up for the Brutally Honest newsletter by Matej LancaricDo you have UA questions nobody can answer? Ask ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the First UA AI in the gaming industry! https://lancaric.me/matej-ai

EPISODE 414 Farmville Central BSB Coach Daniel Jones gives a preview of the Jaguars in the state playoffs by Pirate Radio 92.7FM Greenville

Nossos curadores, após perceberem que seus jalecos agora têm normal mapping, partem para encerrar a primeira década dos anos 2000 com uma curadoria de jogos de uma era de grandes transformações: controles de movimento, multiplayer online nos consoles, indies em ascenção e mundos verdadeiramente abertos. 00:07:10 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 00:16:01 - Okami 00:28:31 - God Hand 00:39:50 - Wii Sports 00:49:46 - Bioshock 01:03:42 - Portal 01:12:48 - Super Mario Galaxy 01:21:31 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 01:31:00 - Mass Effect 01:43:21 - Street Fighter IV 01:54:39 - Braid 02:08:28 - Mirror's Edge 02:18:45 - Demon's Souls 02:37:23 - Minecraft 02:46:53 - Farmville 03:02:31 - Batman: Arkham Asylum 03:17:46 - Uncharted 2 03:32:14 - NieR 03:42:02 - Amnesia: The Dark Descent 03:51:45 - Vanquish Contribua | Twitter | YouTube | Twitch | Contato

Read more from VPM News: Gov. Abigail Spanberger's last-minute actions on 11 issues State-run hospitals lack clear policy on ‘forensic patient' custody transfers Other links: Virginia police search vehicle surveillance data 24/7. It isn't always clear why (Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO)  Avula pitches Richmond spending database — without invoice descriptions, payer names (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Henrico issues immediate burn ban: What that means for you (WTVR)  In the wake of Centra's Farmville maternity care closure, some families say the risk to have more kids might be too high (Charlottesville Tomorrow)  10 Virginia hospitals listed as ‘at risk,' but what does that really mean? (Cardinal News)  Spanberger joins other governors in push for PJM to prioritize ratepayer protections (Virginia Mercury)  *This outlet uses a paywall.  It's our pledge drive through April 17! You can support our award-winning work by visiting VPM.org/challenges to help us bloom and grow this spring. When you designate your donation to the news challenge, you will help VPM News unlock a $10,000 bonus in support of an informed community! 

Charlottesville's school board declares it will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement… A new study finds that Farmville's main hospital is among ten in Virginia at risk of closure due to last year's federal budget cuts… Meanwhile, data show that tens of thousands of Virginians are dropping health care coverage due to the end of ACA subsidies….

EPISODE 371 Farmville Central Coach Larry Williford talks about his son Trey pitching vs ECU today by Pirate Radio 92.7FM Greenville

On this episode of Fishing the DMV, VA B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series winner Justin Largen breaks down his 98-inch victory at Sandy River Reservoir, Virginia. Get a detailed spring bass fishing report, including how he used a Missile Baits Mini Swim Jig and a key flipping pattern to catch big largemouth.We dive deep into kayak bass fishing techniques, including how Justin used the Missile Baits Mini Swim Jig to trigger aggressive springtime bites, plus a flipping pattern with a secret bait that played a key role in securing the win. This episode is packed with actionable knowledge for anyone fishing shallow water bass, flooded timber, and pre-spawn/spawn transitions.Located in Prince Edward County near Farmville, Virginia, Sandy River Reservoir is a 740-acre water supply lake known as a true Virginia big bass factory. Built in 1994 and opened to fishing in 1996, this fishery is managed by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and continues to produce quality largemouth bass year after year.If you're serious about bass fishing in Virginia, kayak bass fishing, or learning how to break down a new lake quickly, this episode is packed with high-level insights you can apply immediately.Please support Fishing the DMV on Patreon!!! https://patreon.com/FishingtheDMVPodcastIf you are interested in being on the show or a sponsorship opportunity, please reach out to me at fishingtheDMV@gmail.comJustin Largen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justin__largen?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Justin Largen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justin.largen.3 MissileBaits: https://www.missilebaits.store/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGniacGIi9z6n4qtEmPSG9K5vEL0G13QSSIaWeDz5oz0UJJmRTzHsAVBxfKw50_aem_XMGiP6C6IMx1v5d4AUORVA Jake's bait & Tackle Website: http://www.jakesbaitandtackle.com/ Link to Tactical Fishing Company: https://tacticalfishingco.com/ Fishing Pro Tech: https://www.facebook.com/FishingProTech  Fishing Pro Tech Address: 7812-A Richmond Road, Toano, VA, United States, 23168  Click the link below to get free shipping off any Super Blue Stuff roll-ons when you use the code FISHING! link right here:  https://bit.ly/4buUMb5   #bassfishing #fishingtheDMV #fishingSupport the show

This week we go back to 2000's (the later days of myspace) and Kim tells Denae about the FarmVille murders.Sources:Hell no: A true crime podcasthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HorrorcoreHaunted Autopsy: the case of the FarmVille murdersFind us on Instagram at: Mysterious Mavens Podour Gmail: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.comNot to braaaaag but our website: mysteriousmavenspod.comPlease rate us 5 stars!!!and as always SELF CARE FOR YOURSELF!!!

Amy Bradley and Nikki Hall shared the Lady Lancer backcourt for three seasons. Nikki was the point guard and Amy was an athletic scorer that loved to shoot the three.  In this bonus episode, Nikki reflects on her time with Amy as a friend and teammate. Nikki is a Real Estate Agent with CENTURY 21 Realty in Farmville, Va.  This is the third episode of a three-part series. 

EPISODE 342 BB SHOW: Martin County MBB Coach Antonio Davis on the upset win over Farmville Central by Pirate Radio 92.7FM Greenville

EPISODE 308 Farmville Central Basketball Coach Larry Williford discusses getting his 500th win as Jags Coach by Pirate Radio 92.7FM Greenville

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini dive into some of tech's strangest new challenges: AI wearables causing psychological meltdowns, mobile games turning to casino-style tactics, and a viral EMF theory targeting NFL injuries. Get fresh perspectives on tech's impact from mental health to big-money gaming, plus a skeptical look at conspiracy theories in sports. Meta AI Glasses & Mental Health: Emily discusses the case of a tech exec whose constant use of AI glasses led to financial trouble and delusions, highlighting unseen risks of wearable AI. Gaming Industry's VIP Secrets: Mikah digs into how mobile games reward and track their top spenders with perks and personal attention, raising questions about ethics and addiction. 49ers EMF Injury Conspiracies: Mikah breaks down the sudden popularity of blaming football injuries on electromagnetic fields, with experts pushing back against the science behind the claims. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Emily Forlini Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit Melissa.com/twit

We begin with portal QB talk, a trip to the movies, we realize Matt has never been forced to wait in line for anything, we teach Matt about Farmville, we do the immaculate grid,

If you're considering gamification for engagement, retention, or loyalty, I'm happy to compare options with you: professorgame.com/chat What if gamification isn't about rewards at all? James Portnow joins the Professor Game Podcast to explain why intrinsic engagement, thoughtful iteration, and strong design goals matter more than mechanics. From YouTube education to tabletop games, this conversation is packed with insights on building experiences people truly care about. James Portnow is a Game Designer by trade, who's worked on games ranging from the Call of Duty Series to League of Legends to Farmville. His latest project, Cyberpunk Legends (the official Cyberpunk co-op card game), Kickstarted for over a million dollars, putting it in the top 1% of kickstarters ever created. He is also the creator of one of the most popular YouTube channels on history, Extra History. He's spoken at universities and corporations around the world and at conferences ranging from GDC to PAX to SXSW. He's been quoted in the New York Times and Time Magazine, published by Oxford University Press and has taught at the Masters and Bachelor's level. Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A globally recognized gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.   Guest Links and Info Website: nightcrewgames.com LinkedIn: James Portnow Instagram: @night.crew.games @extracredits TikTok: @night.crew.games Facebook: nightcrewgames ExtraCredits Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/nightcrewgames.bsky.social YouTube: Extra Credits Extra History Other links: kickstarter.com/projects/cyberpunklegends/cyberpunk-legends-into-the-night   Links to episode mentions: Proposed guest: Richard Garfield of Magic The Gathering Designer on Candy Crush - Perhaps David Darabian? Jonathan Blow The Slay the Spire guys - Mega Crit Recommended book: Poetics by Aristotle Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard Favorite game: Magic The Gathering

Silver Quintette - "Sinner's Crossroads" [0:00:00] Albertina Walker and the Cathedral of Love Mass Choir - "Glory to His Name" - Glory to His Name [0:04:09] Lloyd Reese Singers - "I Didn't Have No Doubt" [0:08:28] Gospel Jordanaires - "Stand By Me" [0:13:34] Gospel Traveliers of Farmville, VA - "Free At Last" [0:15:50] Bridgeport Starlights - "He'll Roll All Burdens Away" - I Am So Grateful [0:20:11] Fabulous Gates Singers - "Blessed Home" [0:23:02] Gospel Soul Revivals - "Sweeping Through The Gates Of The City" [0:25:03] Sensational Six of Mobile, Al. - "The Old Landmark" [0:29:01] Mighty Gospel Kings of Charlotte, NC - "I Was Glad When He Said To Me" [0:36:26] Spiritual Six of Waynesboro, GA. - "Take Me Through" [0:37:57] Swann Gospel Singers of Pensacola, FL. - "I'm Working For Jesus" [0:42:29] Q.C. Wonders of Port Chester, NY. - "Blood Of Jesus" [0:45:52] Rev. R.L. Jackie Beavers - "Lord Thank You For Being So Good" [0:48:59] Mighty Mighty Travelers of Burkseville, Alabama - "Give An Account (You Better Mind)" [0:54:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159838

Send us a textFrom handing out menus before she could even reach the tables to taking the reins as owner of Pino's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Farmville, Virginia, Marilena Lentini's journey is inspiring at every turn.In this episode, we talk about the terrifying yet rewarding transition from employee to boss. Lentini opens up about the importance of maintaining positivity, and how she earned the respect of her staff. We also share the secret sauce for staying relevant at a decades-old community restaurant. Spoiler alert: It involves a lot of love for the locals and a surprising amount of TikTok!You'll hear how Lentini uses viral videos to bring in fresh faces without spending a dime on ads. Plus, we discuss the power of lifting up other local businesses instead of competing with them. This episode is packed with actionable advice and infectious energy. Tune in to hear how passion, hard work, and a little bit of social media savvy can take a business to a whole new levelShow Notes:Pino's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria: https://www.pinosfarmville.com/ Pino's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@www.pinosfarmville.com 

Comme de nombreux pays dans le monde, Haïti peine à traiter ses déchets. Un problème que des jeunes des Gonaïves ont décidé de prendre à bras le corps en lançant une entreprise de recyclage. En Haïti, seulement 12% des déchets sont collectés. Le reste termine dans les cours d'eau, dans les canaux d'évacuation qu'ils finissent par encombrer, ou encore brûlés au coin des rues. Pour lutter contre les déchets plastiques, qui constituent la plus grande partie de ces déchets, des jeunes des Gonaïves ont lancé une entreprise, La Providence éco nettoyage, qui les collectent pour les transformer en objets utiles. Et notamment en poubelles. Mais ces jeunes entrepreneurs ne se contentent pas de collecter et de transformer les déchets, explique notre correspondant, Ronel Paul. Ils s'investissent également dans la transmission de leurs connaissances aux plus jeunes générations. La « feuille de route consensuelle contre la corruption » dévoilée en Haïti La démarche a été initiée par la plateforme de la société civile Ensemble contre la corruption. Et elle est perçue, explique Alterpresse, comme un « jalon déterminant dans la lutte pour l'instauration de la bonne gouvernance ». Le document est structuré autour de cinq axes : la transparence publique, la reddition de comptes, la participation citoyenne dans la lutte contre la corruption, l'efficacité des dépenses publiques et la justice. Mais la principale difficulté maintenant – c'est Le Nouvelliste cette fois qui l'écrit – va être d'appliquer cette feuille de route. Car pour le quotidien, il est difficile d'imaginer les autorités actuelles valider un document qui a pour vocation de lutter contre la corruption... Tant les scandales de corruption, écrit-il, ont miné le règne du pouvoir transitoire. Autre sujet largement traité par la presse du continent : le blocus total imposé par Washington aux pétroliers sous sanctions entrant et sortant du Venezuela. Le Washington Post s'intéresse aux alliés caribéens des États-Unis dans leur campagne contre le pays de Nicolas Maduro. Le quotidien en liste cinq : la République dominicaine, Trinité-et-Tobago, La Grenade, Porto Rico et les Iles Vierges américaines. Cinq alliés, donc, qui chacun à leur manière soutiennent les États-Unis dans leurs opérations dans la région, ou envisagent de le faire. La presse américaine revient aussi sur le meurtre, dimanche à Los Angeles, du producteur et réalisateur Rob Reiner et de son épouse, la photographe Michele Singer. Et sur l'inculpation hier de leur fils Nick Reiner. Tous racontent l'addiction à l'héroïne dont il souffrait depuis l'adolescence et qui tourmentait la vie familiale. Dans le Washington Post, enfin, il est question d'une statue. Celle d'une adolescente ayant combattu la ségrégation qui va remplacer celle du général Lee au Capitole. Cette adolescente, c'est Barbara Rose Johns. Elle n'avait que 16 ans en 1951 lorsqu'elle a mené une grève pour dénoncer ses conditions dans son lycée de Farmville, en Virginie. Un lycée plein de courants d'air, là où les élèves blancs avaient la chance d'étudier dans des salles propres et chauffées. « Elle a toujours agi comme si elle n'avait peur de rien », se souvient sa sœur qui, elle, raconte avoir été morte de trouille quand la grève a été lancée. La statue de Barbara Rose Johns accueillera les visiteurs dans l'Emancipation Hall, qui porte le nom des esclaves ayant participé à la construction du Capitole. Une manifestation violemment réprimée au Honduras Cela fait 17 jours que le Honduras a voté pour choisir son nouveau président et on ne connaît toujours pas le résultat. Les deux candidats de droite sont toujours donnés très proches, et une partie de la population s'impatiente, d'autant qu'on a entendu ces dernières semaines de nombreuses accusations de fraude. Hier, (16 décembre 2025) des manifestants qui s'étaient rassemblés pour exiger la publication des résultats ont été brutalement dispersés par la police. Huit personnes ont été blessées. À lire aussi«Ils m'ont traîné et frappé»: au Honduras, les manifestants violemment réprimés après la présidentielle Le Cap Cod, cimetière des tortues marines C'est un phénomène inédit et inquiétant que l'observe actuellement sur la côte est des États-Unis. Des dizaines de jeunes tortues marines viennent s'échouer chaque jour sur les plages du Cap Cod, dans le Massachusetts. En cause : le réchauffement climatique qui entraînent celui des eaux de cette anse où ces tortues viennent chercher leur nourriture en été et se retrouvent piégées en hiver. À lire aussiPourquoi de plus en plus de tortues sont piégées par le froid sur les plages du Massachusetts Dans le journal de La 1ère En Martinique, la Fédération des conseils de parents d'élèves dénonce des « grèves à répétition » dans les transports scolaires.

EPISODE 250 Farmville Central Coach Ron Cook talks about their matchup in the 4th round of the NCHSAA playoffs by Pirate Radio 92.7FM Greenville

In September of 2009, a police officer in Farmville, Virginia, arrived at a home to carry out a welfare check. As he stepped onto the property, a pungent odor hit him, strong enough to stop him in his tracks. It was clear that something inside wasn't right.SPONSORS -Gusto: Gusto is an online payroll and benefts software built for small businesses. Get three months free at: http://gusto.com/morbidologySHOW NOTES - https://morbidology.com/morbidology-podcast/PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/morbidologyYOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/morbidologyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morbidology--3527306/support.

No is a powerful word. It can stop a naughty dog in its tracks, it can get you out of a night out with friends when you just want to rot in your bed, and most of all, it's supposed to mean something when you don't want anything to do with someone romantically. Unfortunately for society, some people can't handle being told no. It fills them with unfounded rage because how dare anyone deny them something they want. Today, we're discussing a case where someone handled rejection so pathetically that it resulted in the murder of 4 people and left a mark on three communities that would last a lifetime.Join Katie and Whitney, plus the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, Sinisterhood, and Scared to Death, on the very first CRIMEWAVE true crime cruise! Get your fan code now--tickets on sale now: CrimeWaveatSea.com/CAMPFIRESources:YouTube channel "Explore With Us" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQTJ48TYnzYInvestigation Discovery's "Web of Lies," episode "Farmville Horror"https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2009/09/28/singer-slayings-off-limits-to/51852160007/ https://lbhfs.proboards.com/thread/3255/strictly-wicked-2009-festivalhttps://genius.com/Syko-sam-the-voices-lyricshttps://www.discogs.com/release/8618519-Serial-Killin-Records-Strictly-for-the-Wicked-2009-The-DVD?srsltid=AfmBOoo_o8xxi3EHZ7zsY8LT1e1i3gfXjAkyh3yjjvZLVtttOGKEDkok https://genius.com/Razakel-watch-out-lyricshttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/horrorcore-syko-sam/https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/june/your-nose-knows-when-it-comes-to-stronger-memories.htmlFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfirehttps://www.truecrimecampfirepod.com/Facebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimecampfire/?hl=enTwitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support.

Only Friends is your weekly dose of girl talk where pop culture chaos meets historical moments in the zeitgeist. Only Friends dives into everything from celeb drama and viral trends to "This Day in History" moments you forgot you cared about. And of course, no episode is complete without  "Am I the Asshole?" — where we judge, debate, and sometimes...take sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chase Sapphire Reserve card jacked up its fee to $795… so we did the aluminum math.Why is Florida winning so many Stanley Cup hockey games?... Lower taxes = More trophies.Roblox stock is up 180% in the last year… because Grow a Garden set a video game record.Plus, the hottest trend across food, fashion, tech, and AI?... Guavas (yes, fruit guavas)$RBLX $JPM $NFLXWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.TBOY Live Show Tickets to Chicago on sale NOW: https://www.axs.com/events/949346/the-best-one-yet-podcast-ticketsAbout Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today's top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, TBOY Lite is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts NEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ Our 2nd show… The Best Idea Yet: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinksEpisodes drop weekly.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, in Farmville, Virginia, four people are found, unrecognizably brutalized, in an otherwise quiet neighborhood. This leads detectives to the family's teenage daughter's online love interest, a "horrorcore" rapper, who came to visit, after dropping out of school, due to being picked on. Will he confess all the horrific details, or will he insist on his innocence?    Along the way, we find out that the town wasn't named after an annoying app based game, that "horrorcore" rap has quite a diverse group of participants, and that if you only rap about murdering people, you probably shouldn't actually murder anybody!!   New episodes every Wednesday & Friday nights!!   Donate at patreon.com/crimeinsports or got to paypal.com and use our email crimeinsports@gmail.com Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things Small Town Murder, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid Opinions!   Follow us on... instagram.com/smalltownmurder facebook.com/smalltownpod   Also, check out James & Jimmie's other shows, Crime In SPorts & Your Stupid Opinions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!!  

This is the story of Barbara Johns who sparked a student-led protest in 1951 to fight for better schools in Farmville, Virginia. Writer: C. QuintanaVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham, Samantha G., and Mehret MarshProducers: Chad ChenailExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala Links for the Grownups!Sign up for the Pen Pal ProgramJoin The Girl Tales ClubGet the Girl Tales Starter PackGirl Tales EventsPurchase a Personalized StoryListen to Ghost TourJoin the Girl Tales PatreonRebecca's NewsletterFacebookInstagramBuy the Girl Tales Team a CoffeeStarglow Media