Podcasts about Fixing

In this episode of The Conference Room, Simon welcomes Joshua Jones, Founder and CEO of Crush Security, for an eye-opening conversation about the hidden flaws within today's cybersecurity partner ecosystem.Drawing on more than 20 years of industry experience, Joshua explains why many CISOs struggle to receive unbiased guidance when purchasing security technologies and how traditional reseller models have drifted away from their original purpose of delivering value. He shares the inspiration behind launching Crush Security and how the company is using AI-powered, data-driven insights to help organizations make smarter security decisions.The discussion explores trust, transparency, tool sprawl, and the growing pressure on security leaders, while offering practical lessons for anyone building businesses focused on solving real customer problems.Joshua shares how an unexpected career opportunity led him into cybersecurity over two decades ago.The story behind founding Crush Security and identifying a major gap in the cybersecurity ecosystem.Why the traditional partner and reseller model is "broken" and often fails to serve buyers effectively.The importance of unbiased advice and how incentives can influence purchasing recommendations.The biggest frustrations CISOs have with vendors, partners, and advisory firms today. Understanding tool sprawl and why organizations frequently purchase overlapping technologies.Building stronger relationships between security, procurement, legal, and finance teams.Do resellers still provide value? Joshua shares his perspective on the industry's future.How Crush Security aligns its internal culture to prioritize customers over quotas.Why CISOs played a direct role in shaping the Crush Security platform.A look ahead at what's next for Crush Security, including upcoming innovations and industry announcements.To learn more about Joshua Jones, please visit her Linkedin ProfileTo learn more about  Crush Security, please visit her website.YOUR HOST - SIMON LADER    Simon Lader is the host of The Conference Room, Co-Founder of global executive search firm Salisi Human Capital, and lead generation consultancy Flow and Scale. Since 1997, Simon has helped cybersecurity vendors to build highly effective teams, and since 2022 he has helped people create consistent revenue through consistent lead generation.      Get to know more about Simon at:    Website: https://simonlader.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonlader  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/headhuntersimonlader/    The Conference Room is available onSpotifyApple podcastsAmazon MusicIHeartRadio

Have you ever watched your child struggle with something and immediately felt the urge to step in?Maybe they couldn't find the right words in a conversation.Maybe they were frustrated by homework.Maybe they forgot something important.Maybe they felt nervous before an event.Maybe they were disappointed by a friendship.Or maybe they were standing on a stool trying to fill up their own water bottle, taking twice as long as it would take you.Maybe they were struggling to zip their jacket.Order their own meal.Ask the question themselves.Carry the bag.Tie the shoe.And before they even had a chance to work through it, you were already reaching for a solution.Explaining. Fixing. Helping. Rescuing.If you're a parent, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Chances are, when it's happening in real time, you don't even realize you're doing it.Because watching our children struggle is uncomfortable.Personally, I think it's often harder to watch your child struggle than it is to face your own struggles.We love them. We want to protect them. We want to spare them unnecessary pain. We want to make things easier when we can.Sometimes we see the obstacle before they do. Sometimes we see their potential and all the possibilities that lie ahead, and because we can spot the roadblock coming, we want to clear it before they ever reach it.The motivation is beautiful. It's love.We love them so much that we want to spare them heartache. Frustration. Disappointment. Embarrassment. Failure. We want to cushion the fall before it ever happens.And honestly, this is something I think about all the time with Sledge.As a special-needs parent, this question carries an extra layer for me. There are moments when helping is absolutely necessary. Moments when support, advocacy, therapy, and intervention matter deeply.But there are also moments when I find myself asking:Am I helping because he truly needs help? Or am I helping because I'm uncomfortable watching him struggle?Because if I'm honest, there are times when Sledge has proven himself far more capable than I expected.He adapts.He perseveres.He figures things out.He keeps trying.And over and over again, he reminds me that capability is often built in the very moments we're tempted to step in.Lately I've been wondering something.What if, in our effort to help, we occasionally step in too soon?What if some of the very experiences we're trying to save our children from are the experiences that would help them discover what they're capable of?What if every time we rush in before they actually need us, we unintentionally communicate a message we never meant to send?Not, “I've got you.”But, “I don't think you've got this.”What if our constant rescuing quietly teaches them to doubt their own resilience?To question their ability to problem-solve?To believe that discomfort is something to escape rather than something they can move through?Because confidence isn't built when someone else always does it for us.Confidence is built when we discover that we can do hard things.That we can recover.That we can adapt.That we can try again.That we can survive disappointment.That we can face challenges and keep moving forward.That God has equipped us for more than we realize.Even if we fall.Even if it's messy.Even if it takes longer than we'd like.Even if the water bottle spills all over the floor.That's why I was so excited to sit down with my friends Sissy Goff and David Thomas to discuss their new book, Capable: How to Teach Your Kids the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience.Get all the notes and resources on from this podcast at cleerelystated.substack.com and join the community!

What happens when you've done everything right on paper but still feel disconnected, restless, and not enough? In this coaching session, I sit down with Sean as he opens up about addiction, childhood emotional neglect, self-worth, and the internal pressure that followed him into adulthood. Together, we explore how becoming a father can surface old wounds, why self-criticism often disguises itself as discipline, and what it looks like to start building trust and safety from the inside out. This conversation is about breaking inherited patterns and learning how to become the person you needed growing up.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 Introduction & Why Sean Came On02:57 Rock Bottom, Recovery & Starting Over09:41 Growing Up Around Conflict & Emotional Instability13:23 Relationship With His Father16:11 Becoming a Father & Rewriting the Legacy17:44 The Inner Critic & Feeling Not Good Enough20:39 Control, Trust & Self-Worth23:17 Living With Intensity & Chronic Stress25:15 Feeling Seen & Understanding the Need to Escape29:16 Meeting His Younger Self32:00 Speaking to His Parents From the Present35:06 Leaving Childhood Behind40:56 Fathering the Child Within43:36 Connecting With His Future Child49:20 Practical Tools for Building Self-Trust52:53 Childhood Confusion & Identity Formation56:05 Pregnancy, Job Loss & Emotional Collapse58:37 Retraining the Inner Critic01:03:18 Why Recognition Matters01:05:17 Final Reflections & Closing***Tired of feeling like you're never enough? Build your self-worth with help from this free guide: https://training.mantalks.com/self-worthPick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/Heard about attachment but don't know where to start? Try the FREE Ultimate Guide To AttachmentCheck out some other free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your RelationshipBuild brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance. Enjoy the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | SpotifyFor more, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram

Supply chain organizations still struggle to respond to major disruptions because their core planning systems can't evaluate structural options or network‑level changes at the speed required. In this episode, Joris Wijpkema, Executive Vice President for Solutions and Strategy at Optilogic, joins host Marilie Fouché and examines how a dedicated, high‑compute modeling layer enables teams to run thousands of scenarios in minutes and make faster, better‑aligned decisions. The discussion highlights how leaders can strengthen resilience by unifying data foundations, building trust in modeling before a crisis, and integrating design‑grade optimization directly into planning cycles. This episode is sponsored by Optilogic. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at go.emerj.com/partner

High schoolers take a class and give back to the community by fixing cars and donating them to single moms. AND Can you believe this man fought in three wars, and now this veteran is celebrating 100 years of life. And here’s the kicker, he’s aiming for 110! To see videos and photos referenced in this episode, visit GodUpdates! https://www.godtube.com/blog/cars-for-single-moms.html https://www.godtube.com/blog/100-year-old-veteran.html Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Fixing your prices or systems won't help much if the thinking underneath them hasn't changed. Here's what actually needs to shift first here.

Send us Fan MailDan Roth is the Editor in Chief and a Vice President at LinkedIn, where he has led the world's largest professional editorial operation since 2011. Business Insider once called him the most powerful business journalist on the internet, and over more than a decade he has helped turn LinkedIn from a networking site into a global media platform, building out its editorial team, top voices, and Influencer Program. He also hosts the popular This Is Working podcast.Over 15 years watching professionals navigate every major shift in the workplace, from the rise of social media to the agentic AI era, Dan has developed a clear and counterintuitive view of what actually drives a durable career. In this episode, he draws on LinkedIn's data from over a billion members to make the case that the skills employers are hunting for right now are not the ones most professionals are building, and that the gap between what AI can produce and what humans can offer is closing faster than anyone is prepared for.In this conversation, we discuss:Why AI has commoditized knowledge itself, and what professionals actually come to LinkedIn for that no chatbot can give themWhat separates content that spreads beyond your network from content that stays stuck inside it, and what LinkedIn's systems are really looking forWhy AI is a great tool for getting your voice out, and the exact moment it starts working against you insteadThe mindset Dan drills into his team about passion and failure, and the one thing he says you are never allowed to get wrongHow a mission-driven company resists the pull to chase clicks and ad revenue, and what Dan's old-world instincts taught him to unlearnThe two categories of skills surging in demand right now, and why the second list is the one most people overlook Explore this conversation:00:00 Intro and AI Fun Fact: Stop Giving AI Human Adjectives 04:10 Introducing Dan Roth, Editor in Chief at LinkedIn 05:50 Leadership Lessons from 15 Years at LinkedIn Mission and Failure12:30 LinkedIn Authenticity AI Content and Protecting Community Integrity18:27 Moderation vs Distribution: What LinkedIn Promotes and Why 23:55 Ad Revenue vs Mission: The Cost of Chasing Clicks 28:24 Skills on the Rise: What to Build in an AI World 34:29 Going Undercover and Staying Flexible in Your Career Resources:Subscribe to the AI & The Future of Work NewsletterConnect with Daniel on LinkedInAI fun fact articleOn How AI is making networks smartOther episode mentioned in the show: 315: Tony Stubblebine, CEO of Medium, On Human Curation, Subscription-Driven Quality, and Fixing the Internet LIVE EVENT: See how leading enterprises are using agentic AI to give employees back 4–6 productive hours every week. Join PeopleReign CEO Dan Turchin for a live demo on June 25, 2026.Register here: https://go.peoplereign.io/live-demo-how-agentic-ai-is-being-used-by-global-enterprises

On this episode, Dr. Alex and Dr. Priya welcome renowned neuromuscular dentist Dr. Konstantin Ronkin to discuss his book, How to Find the Right Doctor, and the critical link between modern dentistry and full-body health. The experts reveal why hidden dental issues such as a bad bite, improper tongue posture, or mouth breathing, are often the true root causes behind sleep apnea, chronic headaches, and even a double chin. During this discussion, you will learn how comprehensive anti-aging dentistry goes beyond simple cosmetic veneers to correct airway constriction, treat TMJ dysfunction, and help you look and FEEL genuinely younger!*****Disclaimer*****The information in the "Unclenched" podcast is not diagnostic.The "Unclenched" Podcast and content posted by Dr. Alex and Dr. Priya is presented solely for general informational and educational for the TMJ suffers and health care professionals. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast or website is at the user's own risk. The contents of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional dental/ medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical/dental advice for any medical/dental condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.© All materials and information included in this podcast are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.The materials and information in this podcast are copyrighted by us and/or by other applicable rights holders. You may download a single copy of this podcast for your own personal, noncommercial use only, provided you include all applicable notices and disclaimers. Any other use of the materials and information is strictly prohibited without our prior written permission and the permission of the applicable rights holder(s).

What does it take to build safer communities from the inside out? In this episode, Barrett Gruber sits down with Jenny Desch — prosecutor, community advocate, and candidate for South Carolina House — for a substantive, policy-rich conversation that covers domestic violence reform, healthcare access, education funding, and the rapid growth reshaping Fort Mill.Jenny opens up about her path to law and what drew her toward criminal justice and prosecution. She shares the realities of building a domestic violence unit from the ground up — identifying the gaps in the system, understanding the cycle of abuse, and designing interventions that balance accountability for offenders with real support for survivors. It's a candid, informed perspective that goes far beyond talking points and into the mechanics of how the legal system succeeds and fails victims every day.The conversation expands into healthcare, where Jenny makes the case that access to mental and physical health resources isn't just a quality of life issue — it's a public safety issue. Her philosophy is straightforward: "Healthy kids grow into healthy adults." She outlines specific initiatives she'd champion in the SC House to close the gaps in healthcare access that leave too many South Carolina families behind.Education funding gets a similarly detailed treatment, with Jenny addressing the inequitable distribution of resources across districts and what equitable, outcomes-focused education policy could look like in practice. The episode also tackles Fort Mill's explosive growth — the infrastructure pressures, development concerns, and community safety challenges that come with being one of the fastest-growing areas in South Carolina.Whether you're a Fort Mill voter, a policy wonk, or someone who wants to understand what thoughtful local leadership looks like, this episode is required listening.Topics Covered:Jenny Desch's background and path to criminal prosecutionBuilding a domestic violence unit and addressing systemic gapsUnderstanding the cycle of domestic violence and intervention strategiesBalancing accountability and rehabilitation in the justice systemHealthcare access and mental health initiatives in South CarolinaEducation funding and equitable resource distribution across districtsFort Mill's rapid growth and development concernsCommunity safety and law enforcement collaborationCampaign strategy and Jenny's vision for SC HouseDesch For House | FacebookDesch for House | InstagramJenny Desch for SC State House 26Barrett Gruber | LinktreeThe All About Nothing: Podcast | LinktreeClick here for Episode Show Notes!As always, "The All About Nothing: Podcast" is owned and distributed by BIG Media LLC!Check out our network of fantastic podcasts!Click Here to see available advertising packages!Click Here for information on the "Fair Use Copyright Notice" for this podcast.Mentioned in this episode:Check Your Voter RegistrationVisit https://theallaboutnothing.com/voter to check your registration! It takes less than 2 minutes. Do it now!ZJZ DesignsCheck out the 4th of July Heart Designs for this Independence Day! Visit zjzdesigns.com!ZJZ DesignsBIG Media Copyright 2026BIG Media LLC

Hey Ohana, This week we're sharing part 2 and the conclusion of our discussion on how we'd fix the identity crisis going on over at Hollywood Studios. (and to be fair by "conclusion" we just mean the end of this recording, because honestly even after we hit stop we still had a lot to talk about lol). If you didn't check out part 1 be sure to give that a listen and then head over to the FB group and let us and the rest of the Ohana know what YOU think! Another big shout out to our guests: Johanna, Jonathan, and Sean for joining us as well. Thanks for tuning in and as always... See Ya Real Soon! THANK YOU to the official TA of MTADA, Sue Passauer. Sue is affiliated with MEI & Mouse Fan Travel and can help you plan the perfect Disney vacation! She's the only person we trust with our own family vacations and the only TA we feel confident enough in to recommend to all of you in the Ohana! DISCLAIMER: We are not an affiliate of the Walt Disney Company nor do we speak for the brand or the company. Any and all Disney-owned property is theirs and theirs alone.

James, Darragh and Rocco are back for a summer catch-up - and despite "nothing happening," there's plenty to chew over. We kick off with the new Adidas 26/27 away kit (Rocco's not sold on the navy shorts), the historic trefoil logo and Leeds moving up Adidas' premium tier, before getting stuck into Paraag Marathe's annual address and what it tells us about how the 49ers are running the club. Then the big one: Ethan Ampadu's new four-year deal, no relegation clause, and why locking down the captain so early is the biggest statement Leeds could make this summer. The boys debate Farke's future, the transfer targets doing the rounds (Diomande, Harry Wilson and the never-ending goalkeeper search), who's likely to leave, and whether Gnonto could be another one that gets away. Plus: Rocco's off to Mexico for Uruguay v Spain at the World Cup, a genius (or daft?) idea for fixing extra time, why Karl Darlow might just be the answer in goal, and a lovely Rafinha tribute to Liam Cooper to finish. Sponsored by Bass & Bligh - https://bassandbligh.com - the finest purveyors of binoculars, spotting scopes and camera gear. Pop into 6 Beulah Street in Harrogate and make a day of it.

In this week's episode of the Vodscarf we welcome legendary documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux (after he accidentally walked onto set, why else would he be there?!) and Oxford astrophysicist Professor Chris Lintott to the studio for an hour of pure, unadulterated science and anti-comedy. Things get incredibly weird, incredibly fast. Watch as we attempt to save our nose-diving viewer retention graph by shouting random words at you, dive deep into the tragic family lore of Harry's fictional heir, Gary, and witness Louis Theroux showing he is in fact Harry's number one fan. If you've ever wanted to hear an esteemed Oxford professor explain why aliens might just be a bunch of Venusian penguins standing around in their own poo, listen up. 00:00 – Fixing our terrible viewer retention graph (Kittens! Puppies! Sex!) 02:00 – Licky is a bit keen 03:25 – Gary reveals he is a 12-year-old incel 05:45 – Dark family secrets: Gary's mum is in a secure institution 08:50 – Louis Theroux proves he is a Harry Hill superfan 13:15 – The Bald Cap Incident 15:40 – Sarah the AI Bot brings out the Twix bars 18:00 – An impromptu musical tribute to Catford 26:50 – The Theroux Bunch theme song 28:00 – Space Talk: Do aliens look like us? (The Theroux-Hill Theory) 36:10 – Professor Chris Lintott exposes Venusian poop penguins 38:25 – Louis met a man who chopped up 10 aliens 41:28 – Game Time: "What is the Velcro Singing?!" 43:28 – Gary's Joke Corner (Louis tells a highly inappropriate joke) 45:15 – Butterfly In Blue Jeans "Louis Theroux" by Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Derived from the Wikipedia article on Louis Theroux. / This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul McKinnon - also known as The Balanced Runner - discusses running technique, movement efficiency, injury prevention, and why changing form requires more than drills or strength work. The Balanced Runner Links: The Balanced Runner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebalancedrunner/ Matt Fox Links: Matt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattinglisfox/ Matt Coaching: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/matt-fox/ Sweat Elite: https://www.sweatelite.co/ Supporters Club (Private Podcast Feed): https://www.sweatelite.co/supporters-club/ In this episode, Matt speaks with Paul McKinnon from The Balanced Runner about how runners can improve performance, reduce injury risk, and enjoy running more through better movement patterns. Matt begins with some skepticism around how difficult it can be for recreational runners to make meaningful form changes, while Paul explains why technique is a trainable skill when approached correctly. Paul shares how he works with everyone from beginners to elite athletes, including Ben Robinson, Isaac Doyle, Sarah Billings, Cam Wurf, Ellie Salthouse, and AFL players. He explains how he uses pattern recognition and positional analysis by eye to identify where runners are leaking energy or placing excessive load on the body. The conversation covers why drills and strength work alone are often not enough to change running technique, and why runners need to practice a specific cue every step until it becomes habit. Paul also discusses the role of physics in running, including the balance between vertical and horizontal force, and why super shoes tend to amplify the movement patterns a runner already has. Timestamps: 00:00 Meet Paul McKinnon 02:32 Elites vs amateurs 04:50 How pros find him 05:56 Success stories and referrals 08:29 Technique analysis by eye 10:18 Why form changes fail 14:23 Fixing arm swing myths 18:25 Physics of running 80 20 23:03 Why most runners leak energy 25:49 Three levers plus shoes 26:08 Shoes and vertical force 26:49 Flexibility myths in running 29:50 Strength versus movement pattern 31:09 Economy versus efficiency 32:10 Rhythm and simple cues 34:36 Top down technique coaching 37:05 Building habits over weeks 38:15 Devices versus body awareness 41:59 Super shoes as amplifiers 47:40 Personal training and wrap up

Brians Questions: Hey guys, thanks for answering all of my questions in the past. I have something a little different this time. While cutting a mortise on the router table into a leg, I accidentally touched the outside of the leg to the router bit and did some damage. I happen to have the offcut and the grain is a perfect match (see photo). What would be your process to go about repairing this so it is near invisible? My thought was to use a wheel marking guage and chisels to remove a sliver of the leg. I have no idea how to cut a perfectly matching piece from the offcut to fit into that removed material. In order for the grain to match, the repair piece can't be oversized and would have to fit perfectly. This is on the outside of the leg and will be seen. Or is that a little unreasonable and would you not match the grain perfectly? Thanks, Jeff Howdy fellas, Love the podcast, thanks for what you do.  For the sake of space and cleanliness, I've decided to get rid of my table saw.  It's an 80's era Delta Unisaw that runs great, but doesn't have any safety features and the dust collection is wanting.  Rather than upgrading, I plan to use my bandsaw + planer/jointer for ripping, tracksaw + MFT for cross cutting and router table for joinery.  The only thing I haven't quite figured out is cross cutting short pieces, anything

Are Michigan's roads really so bad that we need to be repairing them all the time? What's really going on with our orange-barrel forests? For this episode of On Hand, we tackle a listener's question about road repairs by talking to two actual road engineers. We'll also get externally-verified facts about road quality, and hear some real talk about road politics in Lansing. We even bump into someone who started her own guerilla road crew. Guests: Hamtramck resident Maritza Garibay Brent Schlack, Director of Engineering, Washtenaw Road Commission Adam Lape, Director of Operations, Washtenaw Road Commission Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan reporter Adrian Hemond, CEO, Grassroots Midwest Want to submit a question to On Hand? Do it here: Online Submission Form Call us: 734-764-7840 Email us: onhand@michiganpublic.org If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganpublic.org/podfundSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your customers are trying to buy. Their cards are valid. Yet the transaction still gets declined. Do Not Honor is one of the most misunderstood credit card decline codes, and for many businesses it's quietly costing thousands in lost revenue every month. Most merchants assume these sales are gone for good when, in reality, many of them can be recovered. In this episode, Maria explains what Do Not Honor declines actually mean, why banks issue them, and how to determine whether your decline rate is normal or a sign of a bigger problem. She also walks through the strategies merchants use to improve issuer confidence, increase approval rates, and recover revenue without spending more on advertising.

Don't worry we would never dare think to blow that big of a lead in a big game.Welcome to the 274th episode of The One Podcast To (Eventually) Rule Them All! The boys are back for another great episode of Hot takes, Bad Opinions, and Great banter! ABOUT US: We're a group of longtime friends getting together and just hanging out and talking about things that interest us. We like to talk about video games, pop culture, wrestling, and anything else that might catch our attention. Let us know what you liked/disliked, topics you'd like us to discuss, or any questions you might want answered. New episodes come out every Friday wherever you get your podcasts from and on YouTube at 4pm EST! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro/Pokemon Fact of the Week!2:25 Do You Knowuh, TOPTERTA? is our opening segment in which we ask a question for a little discussion and you guys can get to know us a little better. This week we ask the question: How would you solve the scalping problem?11:30 News of The Week: Devin brings us the latest and best news from the last week from the worlds of gaming, entertainment, wrestling, pop culture, and more. 25:09 New Xbox Price discussion31:00 Jake's Power Hour is a segment in which Jake plays a game for at least an hour and gives his review on it along with the rest of the boyz talking about their recent games they've been playing. This week Jake and the boys discuss Path of Exile 2, Freestyle Football 2, NBA The Run, Rematch, Final Fantasy 6 and more.46:00 The Shadow Knows... is a segment in which Cody covers the latest show he is watching or board game that he's playing at the moment. This week Cody and the boys talk Among Us, the Destiny voice actors saying goodbye, Euphoria, and One Piece.59:38 Let's Talk Some Wrestling. This week the boys continue their journey through to watch all of the G1 Finals with 2024's between Zack Sabre Jr. and Yota Tsuji. We also discuss the futures of CM Punk and Finn Balor.1:19:16 Taylor Swift at the NBA Finals and Asha Sharma bringing back console wars?1:20:53 Outro/Plugs/Lord Of The Rings Fact/Hail Satan/Bang-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPTERTA Social Media: Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest from us! https://www.twitter.com/@toptertaSubscribe to us on YouTube where we put out these audio episodes in video form with extra content sprinkled in! https://www.youtube.com/@topterta Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TOPTERTA You can follow/subscribe/rate us on Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/topterta Jake X (FKA Twitter): https://x.com/@_ImJustJake Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakeplaysgamestvxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TableTopTalksCody X (FKA Twitter): https://x.com/ShadowsSquallBluesky: @gingerbeardman22.bsky.social Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shadowssquallSnow X (FKA Twitter): https://x.com/@TheBsnowTikTok: @TheBsnow Devin Bliss X (FKA Twitter): https://x.com/@SexyDevieBTikTok: @DevieB5Check out my amazing art! https://www.deviantart.com/devinblissI don't do anything else Caleb He's on Instagram.Jordi X (FKA Twitter): https://x.com/@WISE_talk_Bluesky: @wise-bun.bsky.socialTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Wise_Bun_

Jason Wolff joins 2Hard2FastPodcast to discuss his campaign for Bexar County District Attorney, why he's running as an independent candidate, and what he believes needs to change within the DA's office. From his experience as a prosecutor, judge, and defense attorney, Wolff shares his perspective on San Antonio, justice, accountability, political attacks, and the challenges facing Bexar County.If you enjoy this episode, make sure to Subscribe and Follow 2Hard2FastPodcast for more exciting content. Your support helps Jorge bring you even more great interviews and discussions!Follow Jason Wolff: TikTok - @CallTheWolff | Web: TiredOfThisCrap.comFollow 2Hard2FastPodcastInstagram/Threads: @2Hard2FastPodcastTikTok: @2Hard2FastPodcastTwitter: @2Hard2FastPodPrevious Podcast: "How Appos Bakery is Bringing Turkish Culture to a Small Border Town in Texas" (2Hard2FastPodcast Chats)Our podcast is FREE, but if you enjoy our podcast and wouldlike to go 2Hard2Fast with support we would greatly appreciate it. It will help us continue to increase the quality of episode production and bring you more content. THANK YOU! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2hard2fastpodcast/supportA light-hearted, thought-provoking comedic podcast onsociety/culture topics through our guests' life experiences. Hosted by Jorge C.We appreciate your support and would love to hear from you!Reach us with your questions, comments, or video messages at - Email: 2Hard2FastPodcast@gmail.com or 2H2F Social MediasLet us hear from YOU#2H2F #2hard2fastpodcast #bexarcounty #JasonWolff #sanantonio #districtattorney

In this episode of American Potential, host David From sits down with U.S. Senator Alan Armstrong to discuss one of the biggest barriers to American growth: the broken permitting process. Drawing on decades of experience in the energy industry, Senator Armstrong explains how excessive regulation, legal challenges, and bureaucratic overlap have made it nearly impossible to build critical infrastructure—even when projects are already completed. From billion-dollar pipelines being shut down to states blocking interstate energy projects, he highlights the real-world consequences for energy costs, reliability, and national security. The conversation also explores key legislation like the SPEED Act and the PERMIT Act, and why meaningful reform requires more than surface-level fixes. Armstrong shares his perspective on what policymakers often get wrong—and why now is a critical moment to get it right. This episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how policy decisions shape America's ability to build, compete, and thrive—and why fixing permitting is essential to the country's future.

Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/dralbert In this episode, Dr. Pradeep Albert breaks down the science behind HarmonIQ, formerly Hapbee, a wearable wellness company using frequency-based technology to help you access specific physiological states on demand, from deeper sleep and sharper focus to stress reduction and addiction support, all without ingesting anything. This episode also marks the official launch of HarmonIQ and its new pet-focused line Hapbee Pets. You'll discover why quality sleep without pills is the non-negotiable foundation on which every advanced longevity therapy sits, what Dezawa MuseCells are doing to cartilage and bone in professional athletes who would otherwise be facing surgery, and where CAR T-cell therapy is headed over the next decade. You'll also gain insights into peptide stacks including LL-37, ipamorelin, tessamorelin, MOTS-c, PT-141, cerebrolysin, and GHK-Cu, and what the recent FDA reclassification of 14 peptides back to Category 1 means for anyone currently using or considering them. Dr. Pradeep Albert, MD, DABR, is a board-certified musculoskeletal radiologist, author, and internationally recognized thought leader in regenerative medicine and longevity science. Over three decades, he has performed thousands of regenerative procedures, treated professional athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and shaped peptide and stem cell legislation across multiple countries including advising heads of state on healthcare policy. He is the CEO of Vesalius Longevity Labs, founder of the American Academy of Peptide Medicine, and creator of RadSherpa, an AI-powered diagnostic platform now deployed in 89 countries. Save $50 on your HarmonIQ Limitless Neckband and Hapbee Pets Pad (discount auto-applied). Episode Sponsors Fatty15: Fatty15 is on a mission to optimize your C15:0 levels and help you live healthier, longer. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/BEN and using code BEN at checkout. Hiya: Give your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy adults. I’ve secured a special deal with Hiya on their best-selling children's vitamin—get 50% off your first order today! To claim this deal, you must go to hiyahealth.com/BEN (it is not available on their regular website). Young Goose: To experience the transformative power of Young Goose's cutting-edge skincare products, visit younggoose.com and use code BGF10 at checkout to enjoy a 10% discount on your order. Quantum Upgrade: Recent research has revealed that the Quantum Upgrade was able to increase ATP production by a jaw-dropping 20–25% in human cells. Unlock a 15-day free trial with the code BEN15 at quantumupgrade.io. Pendulum: Metabolic Daily is a powerful multi-strain probiotic that improves your metabolism, reduces sugar cravings, breaks down carbs more efficiently, and sustains your energy levels. You’ll receive 20% off your first month of any Pendulum probiotic with code BEN at PendulumLife.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life is meant to be lived, not constantly fixed. MAGNETIC AFFIRMATIONS (1HR+): https://21-day-break-up-glow-up-challenge.teachable.com/p/making-mind-magnetic-affirmations-all-eyes-will-be-on-you-793498

Kevin McLaughlin is a Google Analytics and Tag Manager expert specializing in building custom Google Analytics implementations that give you consistent, accurate, and easy to use results that actually help you make better business and product decisions.  Because of his years of experience in product development and management, he knows how to implement your marketing analytics tools so you can derive new insights from your data. As a developer and engineer, Kevin can deal with any level of technical-detail, from quick audits to in-depth, custom javascript setups and maintenance.  He has worked at both large companies and small startups and have setup analytics for both as well as many blogs, small businesses, and non-profits.  Kevin is currently developing several web-applications myself, which keeps me up to date on the latest web technologies and how to implement analytics effectively with them. In This Conversation We Discuss:  [00:30] Intro [01:30] Solving messy data gaps in business [03:33] Building tools to fix your own pain [04:50] Rebuilding analytics for a new internet era [06:20] Adapting to a more privacy-first internet [06:56] Moving beyond session-centric measurement [08:15] Aligning analytics with real shopping sessions [09:24] Shifting from plug-and-play to custom reporting [10:25] Callout [10:36] Overcoming the GA4 learning curve shock [12:37] Unlocking power in custom GA4 explorations [13:13] Fixing tracking before analyzing performance [14:37] Breaking down how GA4 actually receives data [16:53] Understanding why GA4 misses real orders [18:23] Fixing missing orders with server-side tracking [20:44] Choosing build vs buy analytics tools [21:31] Keeping analytics simple for early-stage stores [22:37] Avoiding over-optimization too early [25:01] Staying grounded in real customer acquisition [25:47] Combining clean data with real interpretation [26:49] Making GA4 implementation simple for merchants Resources: Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube The leading GA4 integration for Shopify slideruleanalytics.com/ Follow Kevin McLaughlin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-mclaughlin-1900/ If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

(0:00) PA Senators Fetterman and McCormick join the Besties (0:33) Bipartisanship in 2026, rejecting extremism (6:37) All-time unpopularity in the Senate, the filibuster question, tribalism (13:33) Fixing wealth concentration in the US (19:51) Graham Platner, why extremism wins primaries, and what it means for the future (28:12) How AI and energy are playing a part in PA's blue collar boom, dark money funding misinformation (41:05) Insane level of money in politics, fixing the broken system Follow Senator Fetterman: https://x.com/SenFettermanPA Follow Senator McCormick: https://x.com/SenMcCormickPA Thanks to our partners for making this possible! EY - EY helps private equity firms turn market insight into action, navigating complexity and unlocking new paths to growth and long-term value. https://www.ey.com/en_us/industries/private-equity?WT.mc_id=3501315&AA.tsrc=sponsorship NYSE - Thank you to our partner, the New York Stock Exchange - a modern marketplace and exchange for building the future. It all happens at the NYSE. https://www.nyse.com Plaud - Never miss a moment. Plaud, our official wearable AI note-taking partner at All-In Liquidity Summit, captured every insight. https://www.plaud.ai Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg

At Summer Game Fest 2026, I sat down with IO Interactive's Matias (Principal Level Designer) and Hilde Sunde (Lead Environment Artist) to break down 007 First Light — the new James Bond game from the studio behind Hitman.We get into how IOI reimagined Bond for a new era, why First Light plays nothing like Hitman, the ammo-scarce combat that forces you to keep moving, the eavesdrop spy mechanic, and the wildly contrasting worlds — from a luxury Vietnam resort to the rough Mauritania desert. Plus dream Bond locations and the team's favorite 007 films. (Sorry, Pierce.)

SNF Fraud or Perverse Incentives? Hunterbrook Investigates Understaffing, Self-Reported STAR Ratings, and Medicare Dollars at Skilled Nursing Facilities Is it fraud — or is it just a perverse incentive? That question sits at the center of Hunterbrook Media's latest investigation into skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and the answer, as Stacey Richter puts it, matters to self-insured employers and anyone else paying for healthcare. In this episode, Stacey speaks with Michelle Cera, PhD, investigative reporter at Hunterbrook Media, whose investigation — triggered by a tip from an overwhelmed elder abuse attorney — uncovered a pattern of systematic understaffing, self-reported CMS STAR rating manipulation, executive bonuses tied to expense-cutting, and related-party financial engineering that funnels Medicare and Medicaid dollars straight back to corporate, while the most vulnerable patients pay with their health and their lives. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✅ How for-profit SNF chains systematically recruit the sickest patients to maximize Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, then staff below what those patients actually need — keeping the difference as profit and, in some cases, doubling executive bonuses in a single year ✅ How Hunterbrook analyzed millions of publicly available CMS data points across roughly 14,000 skilled nursing facilities, applying a UCSF-developed expected-hours formula tied to patient acuity, to quantify the gap between staffing hours billed and care hours actually provided ✅ Why CMS STAR ratings — the primary tool consumers use to choose nursing homes for loved ones — are largely informed by self-reported, unaudited facility data, and how former employees described manipulation of those ratings as rampant ✅ How related-party transactions allow SNF chains to route Medicare and Medicaid dollars through owned subsidiaries for goods and services like pharmacy, equipment, and insurance — with CMS flagging the overcharges as disallowed costs but lacking any mechanism to recoup them ✅ How a 2024 CMS final rule establishing a federal minimum of 3.48 HPRD (hours per resident day) and a 24/7 on-site registered nurse requirement was ultimately rescinded after industry lobbying — and what that rescission reveals about regulatory capture in the SNF sector ✅ Four concrete policy fixes: codify federal minimum staffing hours adjusted for patient acuity, strengthen reporting standards and auditing so no quality metric is entirely self-reported, create a recoupment mechanism for flagged related-party overcharges, and reform STAR ratings so consumers can distinguish independently verified data from self-reported data WHY THIS MATTERS Right now, Stacey argues, we are endlessly trying to keep up with thousands of profit-extracting geniuses and creating mazes of complexity to regulate actors who have no societal construct keeping them in check. The SNF sector is a case study in what happens when there is no agreed-upon definition of harm — when perverse incentives are just incentives. These are taxpayer, employer, and patient co-insurance dollars potentially going into someone's pocket while a patient is simultaneously being hurt. The 65-plus population is growing, the market is expanding, and — as Hunterbrook's research shows — the model that works from a profit perspective is to take sicker patients, cut the highest-paid staff first, and grade your own homework so no one notices. That playbook, once proven, spreads fast. === LINKS ===

Ken and Lima explore the Guardians' recent slump and the 'overrated' narrative surrounding Jazz Chisholm Jr. They analyze the intensifying quarterback competition between Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson, while also debating the controversial gambling case involving Brendon Sorsby. The segment features in-depth AFC North updates and an interview with Nathan Zegura regarding the Browns' training camp progress. 02:15 - Guardians Bullpen Struggles 06:32 - Chisholm Overrated Chants 12:25 - Offensive Slump Analysis 18:00 - Roster Transition Goals 24:00 - Shedeur vs Deshaun Watson 31:40 - Dylan Gabriel Slander 37:00 - Fresh Start for Gabriel 44:20 - Sorsby Gambling Case 53:00 - College Football Ethics 59:00 - Fixing vs Gambling Debate 01:05:30 - Sorsby Legal Status 01:12:40 - Bitonio HOF Case 01:22:10 - Ravens Offseason Update 01:27:05 - Bengals Defensive Issues 01:31:30 - Steelers QB Delusions 01:42:00 - Legit QB Competition 01:50:40 - Jazz Chisholm Villain Role 02:01:15 - Zegura Mini-Camp Report 02:09:20 - Assessing Sorsby's Talent 02:26:45 - Camp Throw Litmus Test

What is the “post-booking black hole” in hospitality, and how can hotels eliminate it to transform the guest experience using AI, destination intelligence, and modern engagement tools? In this episode, hosts David Millili and Steve Carran sit down with Michael Gahan, CEO of Tongo, for a deep dive into how hotels can transform the guest journey by stepping into the “post-booking black hole.”Michael shares his unconventional path from small-town California, professional MMA fighting, and wine tour entrepreneurship to building a hospitality tech company focused on redefining guest engagement through destination intelligence and AI-powered concierge experiences.The conversation explores: How early guest conversations shape travel decisions and hotel revenue  Why most hotels miss the critical pre-arrival planning window  What makes Tongo's approach different from typical “AI concierge” tools  How personalized, scalable concierge experiences are now possible  The operational challenges and opportunities inside modern hotel organizations Michael also discusses lessons from his MMA career, the importance of guest-centric thinking, and why the future of hospitality depends on owning the conversation before guests even arrive.This episode is sponsored by Tongo: https://letstongo.com/Watch the FULL EPISODE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xYXa6iH6qfELinks:Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gahan/Tongo: https://letstongo.com/For full show notes head to: https://themodernhotelier.com/episode/284Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-..Join the conversation on today's episode on The Modern Hotelier LinkedIn pageConnect with Steve and David:Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8E...David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mil.

Ekaterina Gamsriegler, former Head of Growth and Marketing at MyGroove and longtime advisor across music, education, and health apps, joins Apptivate to discuss why sustainable growth depends on systems rather than isolated wins. The conversation explores the nature of modern growth funnels, how creative strategy impacts retention and churn downstream, and why many teams optimize acquisition while misunderstanding activation and long-term value. Ekaterina and Taylor also discuss localization as a full-funnel growth lever, pricing strategy during high-intent seasonal periods, the realities of founder-led and offline growth channels, and how mapping the complete user journey can uncover hidden bottlenecks that data alone often misses. Questions addressed in this episode Why does Ekaterina compare growth systems to a house of cards? How do creative strategies affect retention and subscriber churn? What mistakes do apps make during seasonal growth periods like Q5? How should marketers evaluate long-term value instead of short-term ROAS? Why can localization improve the entire growth funnel? How did MyGroove grow paying subscribers 10x in one year? What role should brand, PR, and offline channels play in app growth? How should teams define activation properly? What should marketers focus on during their first 90 days at a company? How can apps balance credibility with accessibility for beginners? Timestamps 0:12 — Introduction to Ekaterina Gamsriegler and MyGroove 0:52 — MyGroove's global launch and mission 1:41 — Growth as a "house of cards" rather than a puzzle 3:18 — Diagnosing funnels and identifying hidden bottlenecks 4:42 — How creatives shape retention and churn downstream 6:56 — Credibility, UGC, and "fake podcast" creative concepts 7:51 — Why acquisition mistakes appear 60–90 days later 9:43 — Planning for Q5 and evaluating long-term value 11:25 — Pricing strategy, willingness to pay, and cancellations 12:52 — Localization as a full-funnel growth lever 15:23 — Founder-led growth, PR, and offline channels at MyGroove 18:23 — The biggest unlock behind 10x subscriber growth 20:38 — Mapping the user journey and identifying bottlenecks 23:08 — Activation metrics and offline user behavior 25:56 — Personalization and contextual onboarding examples 29:48 — Rapid-fire questions begin 31:08 — Norway, Iceland, and travel recommendations 31:33 — Vienna recommendations and closing remarks Quotes (2:22)  “Growth feels more like a house of cards because just one little change can completely ruin the whole system.” (4:59) “What I see happening sometimes is a mismatch between the product, the user experience and the people who are being targeted with creatives.” (22:38) “Build a user journey by mapping every single step from ad impression to renewal to purchase. This allows you to see where the bottlenecks are in your journey.” Mentioned in this episode MyGroove Ekaterina on Linkedin

It's a jam packed episode today on "Roadmap to Heaven." Emily Jaminet from the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network helps us deepen our devotion to the Sacred Heart as we approach consecration day and the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jared Bryson continues our Leadership for Everyday Living series. Today Adam and Jared talk about the importance of presence before fixing. Patty Schneier is with us this week to reflect on the daily Gospel reading. Download the Covenant Network app today! Pray the Visual Rosary at VisualRosary.org For more information on Covenant Network, visit OurCatholicRadio.org

Hey Ohana, On this week's show we take dive into a monumental undertaking... trying to figure out Hollywood Studios. Many Disney fans (us included) love Hollywood Studios, but feel like something is just a little off. It seems to have become more of the catchall for Disney attractions rather than the park telling a cohesive story. And so, along with our friends, Johanna, Jonathan, and Sean, we attempt to figure out the underlaying issue in Hollywood Studios, and to create a common thread to bring the park back together. We had so much to chat about (and to be honest, there are probably even more future episodes on this topic in the future) that we talked for nearly 2 hours! So we're sharing part 1 this week and then be sure to tune back in to catch part 2 next week! Be sure to also head over to our FB group to continue the conversation! We'll share some questions and discussion topics based on the episode for the Ohana to get involved with! Thanks for tuning in and as always... See Ya Real Soon! THANK YOU, the official TA of MTADA, Sue Passauer! Sue is affiliated with MEI & Mouse Fan Travel and can help you plan the perfect Disney vacation! She's the only person we trust with our family vacation and the only TA we feel confident enough to recommend to our Ohana! DISCLAIMER: We are not an affiliate of the Walt Disney Company nor do we speak for the brand or the company. Any and all Disney-owned content is their property and theirs alone.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. 01 Introduction This is a follow up to my 4 part series on simple podcasting. In this episode I will discuss a number of experiments with audio filtering. These experiments were inspired by comments by listeners and by other discussions about audio on HPR. I am not an audio expert, so I am doing this partly in order to learn something, but mainly in order to have a bit of fun. I hope that you find this entertaining as well. In a comment on the first episode a listener mentioned something called Solocast and said that the method bore a resemblance to the method that I was using. Here is his comment -------------------- 02 Comment #3 posted on 2026-04-03 07:49:58 by Reto It reminds me about Solocast Hi Whiskeyjack, I really liked your podcast and the topic. I cannot remember about your last, but the sound quality of this one was good on my mobile speakers :) The concept reminded me about the program from Norrist (another host on HPR), while similar does it have some differences HPR 3496 https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3496 As I am not on the future feed, I look forward to your next episode. Cheers, Reto -------------------- 03 End of comment. I did not recall having heard the episode on Solocast, but this sounded very interesting. Solocast was in HPR episode 3496 and was released by norrist on the 27th of December 2021. I listened to that episode and does indeed use use the same basic concept of recording short segments of audio and combining them later instead of creating one big recording and editing it with an audio editor. 04 The main difference is that the work flow that I described involves a lot of manual steps, while Solocast is a short Python program that automates the entire process of presenting your script, recording the segments, combining the segments, and filtering and normalizing the result. I won't try to describe Solocast in detail, instead I would recommend just listening to HPR episode 3496 to get norrist's explanation directly. -------------------- 05 While I wanted to make sure that I credited norrist with having come up with this concept four years before I did, this won't be the focus of this episode. Instead I will talk about audio filtering and various experiments that I ran on several different methods. 06 While looking at the source code for Solocast I noticed that it used a filtering method that resembled one used by Jivetalk, a podcast production program that caught the attention of one of the HPR community news presenters. This method involves taking a sample of quiet audio where there is no speaking taking place, and then using this as input to a noise reduction filter which is applied to the voice recording. The filter subtracts the quiet sample from the voice audio, which should theoretically remove the ambient noise. 07 I decided to apply this method to a number of different audio test recordings which were recorded under different circumstances using different hardware. In this way I could see if the method worked equally well under all circumstances or if there were some sorts of noise which it was suited to and some sorts that were not. 08 While I was at it, I also picked several other filter methods to see how they worked as well. Potentially, some methods may be better under some conditions while other methods were better suited to others. -------------------- 09 I won't present all of my experiments, as that would be a bit dull to listen to. Instead I will describe each method and then present audio samples which illustrate my conclusions. There are two pieces of audio software involved, both of which were also used in my series on simple podcasting. 10 The first is Sox, spelled s o x , and which is short for Sound Exchange. Sox is a command line program for audio manipulation. Sox is Free Software, released under the GPLv2 or later. The other is FFMPEG, which is also a command line program. FFMPEG is also Free Software, released under the LGPL V 2.1 or later, and GPL v 2 or later. Sox actually uses FFMPEG for certain operations. -------------------- 11 Audio Hardware For recording hardware I used the following. 12 Maxwell Headset The first is a cheap Maxwell headset that has an electrical noise problem. Unfortunately I don't have a model number for this headset. I described this hardware, the noise problems that I had with it, and how I created filters to deal with the noise in my series on simple podcasting. Briefly though, this is a headset that has a build in microphone on a boom which allows the microphone to be positioned close to the mouth. It connects with a USB cable. 13 Borne Earpiece and In-line Microphone This is a set of earplugs that go in your ears and connected by wires and a very small microphone built into a small bulge in the cable. It connects using a 3.5mm jack. The model number seems to be BUD250-BL. 14 XTrike Headset This is a gaming headset similar to the Maxwell headset described above. The model number is GH-510 It uses a USB connection. 15 Yanmai Condenser Microphone This is a microphone that comes with a small tripod stand. The model number is SF-910 It uses a 3.5mm audio jack. -------------------- 16 This is not a review of the hardware. Rather, I was trying to create audio problems so that I could test ways to fix them. Therefore, do not take the above list as a recommendation of what to buy. However, you can see that I am not using any expensive audio hardware. If you want to make an HPR podcast, you do not need professional level hardware. -------------------- 17 Audio Samples The audio samples are as follows 18 Quiet This was recorded in a quiet environment at my desk. This is my normal podcasting environment and represents optimal conditions. The main reason for this method is to see how the various filter methods perform when dealing with the electrical noise from the Maxwell headset. 19 Small fan This is a small USB powered table fan approximately 10 cm in diameter. It was located roughly 40 cm or less to the left of the microphone, although this varies depending on the microphone. 20 Traffic This was along a busy street with traffic noise in the background. -------------------- 21 Filter Methods Sox noisered Filter with Audio Profile This method uses the Sox noisered filter. Here is a brief quote from the Sox documentation on this filter. Quote Reduce noise in the audio signal by profiling and filtering. This effect is moderately effective at removing consistent background noise such as hiss or hum. To use it, first run SoX with the noiseprof effect on a section of audio that ideally would contain silence but in fact contains noise - such sections are typically found at the beginning or the end of a recording. End of quote For these tests I recorded a separate noise profile to go with each test. -------------------- 22 Basic Manual Filter This is a basic high and low pass filter pair based on the work I had done in my previous series on simple podcasting. However, based on the tests that I have done for this episode, I decided to get a bit more aggressive in terms of filtering. I use a high pass filter of 120 Hz, and low pass filter of 8 kHz. The each filter is then applied twice to increase its effect. I also added band reject filters to deal specifically with 50 and 60 Hz line noise. -------------------- 23 Complex Manual Filter This uses the manually constructed filter described in my series on simple podcasting. This uses the basic manual filter plus a series of custom bandreject filters to fix specific noise problems with the Maxwell headset. -------------------- 24 FFMPEG afftdn Filter The documentation describes this as "Denoise audio samples with FFT." -------------------- 25 FFMPEG arnndn Filter The documentation describes this as "Reduce noise from speech using Recurrent Neural Networks." -------------------- 26 FFMPEG agate Filter I will pronounce this as "agate" for convenience. The documentation describes this as "A gate is mainly used to reduce lower parts of a signal. This kind of signal processing reduces disturbing noise between useful signals." -------------------- 27 Method The experimental method used was to take each noise sample and apply the different filter methods to it. Where there are parameters which can be adjusted, a script was used to generate a series of different sample files with different parameter values. Not all possible parameters were experimented with, as the goal is to see which method produces what sorts of results under different circumstances, not to get the best possible result for the samples that I happen to have. The method in each case was as follows 28 Step 1 Convert the audio file to FLAC if it is not already in that format. 29 Step 2 Apply a basic high and low pass filter described previously to each sample. The reason for this basic filtering is that it eliminates at least some undesired noise in a fairly fool proof manner, leaving less for the more advanced filter to deal with. This should allow for a better test of the filter under realistic conditions. 30 Step 3 Apply the noise reduction filter being tested. 31 Step 4 Normalize the filtered sample to 17 LUFS according to the EBU R128 standard. The EBU standard is described in my series on simple podcasting. Normalizing adjusts the audio signal to a desired loudness level. This allows for more more consistent sound levels and allows us to hear the results under realistic conditions. I normalize the audio individually for each sample as different recording hardware requires different amounts of loudness adjustment. This is different from the typical podcast process where normalizing takes place as the very last step in the process, but it was necessary in this case. 32 Step 5 Concatenate selected sample audio files to one another to allow for better review and comparing. -------------------- 33 Results The results are grouped according to the type of noise which is being mitigated. This allows for easier comparison of the effectiveness of each technique under different circumstances. I have only picked a few examples of interest out of the numerous experiments that I conducted. -------------------- 34 Quiet Recording Environment with Maxwell Headset This compares how well the various filtering methods work on the noise induced by the electronics in the Maxwell headset. This electronic noise consisted of a noise spike every 1 kHz. This should be representative of electronic noise caused by problems in recording hardware. 35 Manual Filter The manual filter applied a narrow band reject filter every 1 kHz from 1 kHz to 12 kHz. This completely removed the otherwise audible whine caused by the noise. 36 FFMPEG afftdn This method allows for setting a noise floor and then specifying how much the noise floor should be reduced by. The method is very sensitive to getting the noise floor correct for that recording. Set the floor too low and nothing happens. Set it too high, and some distortion results. However it seemed to be moderately effective, but it would seem to require checking it and possibly adjusting it each time it is used. 37 FFMPEG agate This method allows setting a noise floor and then suppressing all sound which falls below that level. This method is very sensitive to getting the noise floor correct for that recording. If set too low (or quiet), it is ineffective. If set too high (or loud), it distorts words which come after a pause, which would typically be between sentences. 38 When set correctly, it completely removes noise in the silences between sentences. However, the noise is still audible during speech. This is because the noise in this case is a higher frequency than normal speech, and so stands out more. It may not be a significant problem for noise which is closer to the main vocal frequency band. Overall, this method is not suitable for this particular problem. 39 FFMPEG arnndn This method used the standard model. A variety of different noise reduction models are available. I only tested it with one, std.rnnn It does not seem to introduce much distortion in the voice signal even with a high amount of mix parameter. 40 However, it is only slightly effective at removing the whine from the signal, even with a high amount of mix parameter. Overall, this method does not appear to be useful for this sort of noise problem. 41 Sox noisered Filter This was effective in removing noise between words, but noise can be heard while words are being spoken. It was better than agate however. 42 Overall Conclusion for the Maxwell Headset Noise When dealing with narrow noise bands that occur at known frequencies, the manual filter is leagues ahead of any of the other tested alternatives. 43 Sample Audio Here is a sample audio recording showing the best overall results The sample is repeated, first with only basic low and high pass filtering, and then with the manually constructed filtering. In the first sample you should hear a high pitched background whine. In the second sample, the high pitched whine is completely removed. 44 (Audio sample inserted here.) -------------------- 45 Traffic Noise This was recorded using the Borne in-line microphone connected to a mobile phone while walking along beside a busy street. This was in dry cool spring weather, and the road was paved with asphalt. This should be reasonably representative of podcasting while walking outdoors in a noisy environment. 46 Basic Manual Filter This used the basic manual filter with high and low pass filters. This did nothing very useful in this case as the signal was already filtered within those limits by the recording hardware anyway. The low sample rate of 8 kHz in the phone limited the upper frequency to 4 kHz. Recall that the sample rate has to be twice the highest frequency that you want to detect. Overall, this is not suitable for this sort of problem. 47 FFMPEG afftdn With a high noise floor, background noise is reduced, but not eliminated. There was not much distortion in the voice. This is only slightly useful for this sort of problem. 48 FFMPEG agate With a high threshhold, background noise is reduced, but not eliminated. There was some distortion in the voice. The background noise could also be heard when speaking, but because the frequency of the background signal was similar to the louder voice signal, it was not as noticeable as it would have been if the two were very different. This is moderately useful for this sort of problem. It may be more useful in situations where the background noise was not quite as loud. 49 FFMPEG arnndn With high amounts of noise reduction, much of the background noise is suppressed, but there is not a lot of distortion in the voice. The background traffic noise is still present, but is significantly less. This offers only a moderate improvement. 50 Sox noisered Filter With small amounts of noise reduction voice is clear but traffic noise is present as a very significant continuous warbling sound in the background. This is no improvement on the original and in fact could be seen as making it worse. With moderate amounts of noise reduction, traffic noise is mostly gone, but there are still various squeaks present. Voice is noticeably distorted. With large amounts of noise reduction, traffic noise is gone but voice is highly distorted. This is moderately useful for this sort of problem, but requires careful adjustment. 51 FFMPEG arnndn Followed by FFMPEG agate This combined two different filters. First, it used arnndn to suppress the background noise to a lower level without much voice distortion. Then it applied the agate filter to suppress the noise levels between words still further. This used the same amount of mix and threshold as was found to be most effective when each of these filters was used on its own. The background noise is almost completely gone while distortion of the voice signal is low. 52 Overall Conclusion for Traffic Noise The arnndn combined with agate filters was the most successful at suppressing background noise while limiting the amount of voice signal distortion. 53 Sample Audio Here is an audio sample for what I felt to be the best overall results, the arnndn filter combined with the agate filter. First is the original audio with basic filtering. This is followed with the same audio after being passed through the arnndn and agate filters. 54 (Insert arnndn plus agate audio sample here) 55 Another Sample Here is a second audio sample showing the Sox noisered profile based filter. I have included this to show how a profile based filter can make things worse if you are not careful how you use it. This repeats the test audio 4 times. The first is with basic filtering only. The second uses low amounts of noise reduction. The third uses moderate amounts of noise reduction. The fourth uses high amounts of noise reduction. 56 (Insert noisered audio sample here) -------------------- 57 Small Fan Noise with Yanmai Microphone This was recorded using the Yanmai condenser microphone. A small fan was set up behind and to the left of the microphone. This is intended to represent situations where someone may have a fan or air conditioner running in the background due to hot weather, or has a loud computer fan. 58 A condenser microphone was used for this test as they are more prone to picking up unwanted noise. However, for practical recording purposes, this sort of microphone is unsuitable for this type of environment. 59 Basic Manual Filter This used the basic manual filter with high and low pass filters. This did nothing useful as the fan noise was in the same frequency range as the voice signal. This may be of more help in cases where the noise is below the 120 Hz cut off used in the low pass filter. 60 FFMPEG afftdn With high amounts of noise reduction, much of the background noise is suppressed, but there is some distortion in the voice. The background fan noise is still present, but is significantly less. Overall this is moderately effective. 61 FFMPEG agate This was effective in removing noise between words, but noise can be heard while words are being spoken. However, this was a small voice sample and it is possible that more problems could occur. With less fan noise than was in this sample this technique may work much better. 62 FFMPEG arnndn With high amounts of noise reduction, much of the background noise is suppressed, but there is not a lot of distortion in the voice. The background fan noise is still present, but is significantly less. Overall this was fairly effective. 63 Sox noisered Filter With small amounts of noise reduction voice is clear but fan noise is present as a slight warbling sound in the background. With moderate amounts of noise reduction, fan noise is gone, but voice is somewhat distorted. With large amounts of noise reduction, fan noise is gone but voice is very distorted. 64 In general this method is fairly successful at dealing with this sort of problem. However, there is a trade off between background noise and voice quality. Getting that trade off correct takes experiment and judgment for each specific situation. 65 FFMPEG arnndn Followed by FFMPEG agate This combined two different filters. First, it used arnndn to suppress the background noise to a lower level without much voice distortion. Then it applied the agate filter to suppress the noise levels between words still further. This got rid of virtually all of the background noise between words. If you listen carefully however, there is a slight buzzing sound in the voice signal. 66 Overall Conclusion for Fan Noise with Yanmai Microphone. Of the methods tested, the arnndn followed by agate filter seemed to offer the most improvement for the least effort and least voice distortion. The arnndn filter on its own seemed the next most preferable to me despite leaving some fan noise in the background. 67 Audio Sample Here is an audio sample for what I felt to be the best overall results, the arnndn filter combined with the agate filter. First is the original audio with basic filtering. This is followed with the same audio after being passed through the arnndn and agate filters. 68 (Insert audio sample here) -------------------- 69 Small Fan Noise Recorded with Headset The following is an observation rather than a filtering technique. When a recording was made using the Maxwell headset and listened to on the headset later or with speakers, the fan was virtually inaudible. When the same recording was listened to with the XTrike headset, it was barely audible with careful listening and only identifiable as a fan because I knew it was there. 70 In situations where there is ambient noise, the best noise reduction technique is probably to move the microphone as close to your mouth as possible, although not directly in front of it, and reduce the gain if there is a gain adjustment in the microphone. This will work far better than trying to remove the noise later. If you are recording an HPR episode at a desk, then an inexpensive headset with boom mike may do the job just fine with minimal effort and expense. -------------------- 71 Conclusions I have tested three noise scenarios - Electronic noise in the audio hardware at specific frequencies. Recording outdoors with an inline microphone in a noisy traffic environment. A noisy fan creating background noise in an office. My conclusions on these are as follows. 72 Electronic Noise in the Audio Hardware at Specific Frequencies If you can use Audacity or some other means to find the frequencies which are causing the noise, the best solution, assuming you don't just replace the hardware, is to manually construct filters to remove those specific frequencies. This is the safest solution in terms of only doing what you tell it to and not producing unexpected surprises some time down the road when something changed in the environment. 73 If you are looking for a fairly automatic filtering method, the Sox noisered profile based filter seems to work fairly well. There is an equivalent filter in ffmpeg, but I did not include that in my experiments as it is harder to use in a script because it does not use a separate noise profile file. 74 Recording Outdoors with an Inline Microphone in a Noisy Traffic Environment. In this situation, the FFMPEG arnndn combined with agate filters seem to be the most successful. The Sox noisered filter may work, but at the cost of more distortion in the voice than is seen in the other methods. 75 An inherent problem with any profile based noise reduction method is that if the background noise is not constant, which it seldom is in that sort of environment, the profile may not represent the background noise which is present later on in the recording. This risks adding more distortion in the voice as the profile and later environments diverge. 76 However, for this application a different microphone that provided a better recording would appear to be advisable. A solution which brought the microphone much closer to the mouth and so resulted in a better ratio of voice signal compared to background noise would appear to be necessary, after which the question of what sort of noise reduction to use would need to be re-evaluated. 77 A Noisy Fan Creating Background Noise in an Office. The Sox noisered filter and the FFMPEG arnndn, afftdn, and agate methods all work to some degree. However, they all need correct selection of parameters to achieve the proper results. When I compared all four methods side by side, I found the arnndn combined with the agate filter to be preferable in terms of the trade off between background noise reduction and distortion of the voice signal. The arnndn filter on its own seemed the next most preferable to me despite leaving some fan noise in the background. 78 However, that is a subjective judgment of a specific noise sample when recorded using a specific microphone. Keep in mind though that many listeners will not be listening in an idea environment. They may be doing things where background noise is present rather than in a very quiet room and so may find a small amount of background noise in the recording to be less of a problem than distortion in the voice signal which may make some words harder to understand. 79 When I conducted the same experiment recorded with the XTrike headset I found that arnndn seemed to offer no noticeable improvement. This may be because the amount of audible fan noise was far less with the XTrike headset to begin with. In other words, there is no single best solution here, and you may have to be prepared to try different options to see which one works in your situation. The important thing is to avoid making things worse by applying filtering that is not appropriate for that situation. The best method may be to use a recording method that doesn't pick up the fan noise to begin with. This can include just using a gaming headset with boom mic. 80 I have one final observation on this point regarding headsets. The Maxwell headset has a foam cover over the microphone while the XTrike headset does not. There was some slight audible wind buffeting noise picked up by the XTrike headset that was not observed with the Maxwell. This seemed to cause particular problems with the Sox noisered profile based filter, as this noise was irregular and after filtering would show up as a warbling sound. If you use a headset and plan to use it in conjunction with a fan, it may be advisable to apply some sort of wind cover over it. 81 Combining Complex Filters In several cases I found that combining several complex filters offered better results than using any single one on its own. The basic strategy though is to first use a method which is good at reducing undesirable noise without introducing excessive voice distortion. Then apply a different filter which is good at reducing small levels of background noise to an even lower level while affecting the voice signal as little as possible. This uses the relative strengths of different filter types to compensate for the weaknesses of the other. 82 Different combinations of filters were most effective for different types of problems. I did not try all possible combinations however. Perhaps a further exploration of this would be worth doing in a later podcast. -------------------- 83 Case Study - Noise in Another HPR Episode Audio In the comments to my second episode on Simple Podcasting (which is HPR4618) where I discussed basic filtering, a couple of listeners brought up an interesting point. Antoine mentioned "declicking" in a post. -------------------- Vance replied 84 Antoine, thanks for mentioning the click removal capability in Audacity! While I already knew about its noise removal filter, I wasn't aware it also had click removal. It might have helped me for HPR4637, where some sort of electromagnetic signal was picked up by my microphone/recorder, a Zoom H2 (the tapping sound was *not* present in the room where I recorded). While click removal does seem to distort speech when applied to it (though to my ears, it doesn't sound as weird as when noise removal is done with speech), I could have applied the filter only to the pauses, where the "tapping" is most noticeable. I will consider doing this in the event that I'm not able to eliminate the source of interference in the future, which would be the best way to go. -------------------- 85 End of quote. I found this interesting as it sounded like another audio problem that could be experimented with. I found a sample of the episode which had the clicks and cut a copy of that segment out to experiment with. These sounds are a series of clicks, or "ticks" would be another way to describe them, in the quiet part of the audio between sentences or phrases. 86 Next I used Audacity to study the sound spectrum. I found a massive 60 Hz noise spike. However, my speakers won't reproduce sound that low, and filtering this out didn't reduce the clicks. The clicks turned out to be bursts of noise across the 100 to 800 Hz band, which is right where the main vocal band also is. This makes it difficult to filter based on frequency. The most promising approach would seem to be to filter based on sound level. 87 I tried all of the individual audio filter techniques mentioned in the other experiments above. None produced satisfactory results except for agate, which makes quiet audio quieter. This completely suppressed the clicks. However, when applied to the entire episode it also distorted the start of a few sentences which began with single short syllables. 88 The agate filter has a number of parameters which could be adjusted to try to deal with these cases, although I did not spend the time to do so. Another solution to this distortion problem is to simply not apply the filter to those parts of the audio which are affected. If you record the audio as a series of small individual files, it would be easy enough to filter before concatenating the files together while skipping those files which contain audio which is not suited to this method. Here are the results of the experiments. 89 FFMPEG afftdn This reduces the size of of the ticks, but they are still present. However, they may be reduced to a level which is considered acceptable. 90 FFMPEG agate This was very effective in removing ticks with the right parameters. However, it can introduce some voice distortion in the form of cutting out the start of a few sentences which began with single short syllables. This can be corrected with a very short "attack" parameter to turn off the filter when it detects sound above a set threshhold. 91 FFMPEG arnndn This was relatively ineffective. 92 Sox noisered This was effective in removing the sounds between phrases. However, it introduces some distortion in the voice signal. 93 I also tried combining filters. FFMPEG afftdn Followed by agate This combined two different filters. First, it used afftdn to suppress the background noise to a lower level without much voice distortion. Then it applied the agate filter to suppress the noise levels between words still further. This got rid of virtually all of the background noise between words. 94 Here is a short audio sample from HPR4637. First is the unfiltered audio. Second is the filtered audio using the combined afftdn plus agate filters. Since the "clicks" are very quiet, you may not hear them unless you are in quiet environment. Quite a few listeners would probably not be aware of the perceived audio problem in this episode if it had not been discussed here. None the less, it makes for an interesting experiment. Here it is: 95 (Insert sample audio here) 96 Overall Conclusion for Noise "Ticks" The afftdn combined with agate filters seemed to offer the best overall results when used with the right parameters. However, the author, Vance, speaks very clearly and evenly, and so his voice is ideally suited for use with this filter. Another author's voice may not be as suited to this filter. 97 The Sox noisered profile based filter offers various degrees of trade off between suppressing noise and distorting the voice signal. As to whether this is an acceptable trade off depends on the particular voice in question and how easily understood it is under normal circumstances with out additional distortion. The afftdn filter may be a fairly safe filter to use on its own while producing acceptable if not perfect output. -------------------- 98 Overall Conclusions I have presented only a few of the experiments that I conducted. My overall conclusion after all of this is that there is no universal audio filtering method that works best in all circumstances. There are instead a number of tools in the toolbox, and picking the right one for the job takes a bit of trial and error. 99 However, if you have a repeatable recording environment, then once you have decided what tool you need you should create a script for it so you can have a repeatable processing setup. These conclusions apply to voice podcasting. Music has a different set of criteria and techniques that work well with basic voice podcasting may produce poor results when applied to music which has a broader range of frequency and just as importantly, a broad range of loudness. 100 If you are used to using filters and effects in Audacity, many of the settings on those correspond to arguments in the command line version of ffmpeg. It is worth learning how to use ffmpeg directly to automate your recording process. 101 The experiments that I conducted were greatly assisted by writing scripts which created multiple versions of audio files with different settings, thereby allowing me to try many different alternatives relatively easily. It also allowed me to concatenate different audio samples into a single audio file and so listen to different versions in quick succession, making subjective listening judgments more reliable. 102 It is important to keep in mind in all this that I am playing with audio filtering mainly to have fun. It is not necessary to do any of this if you think your podcast episode sounds just fine without it. So, don't let any of what I have talked about in all this discourage you from simply recording a podcast and sending it in as is. I will include copies of the filters I have described here in the show notes. -------------------- 103 Related Matters Hardware Characterization Using Audio Signals I found it useful to characterize the hardware that I had in order to understand its limitations better before starting the experiments. This involved playing a signal out through a set of speakers and then recording it through a microphone. 104 I used two types of signal for this. One is type of signal is known as a "chirp" signal. This is a sine wave that steadily increases in frequency as it sweeps across the audio spectrum. The standard audio range is 20 Hz to 20 kHz, but for my purposes I limited the upper frequency to 15 kHz to save time as anything beyond that is not very useful for voice podcasts. 105 By recording the chirp signal with a microphone and analyzing it with a Fourier transform, I could quickly see what each device was capable of. See my previous series on simple podcasting for an explanation of what a Fourier transform is and what software to use to see the results of it. Here is a chirp signal. 106 (Insert Audio Sample Here) 107 In addition to a chirp signal, I also used a series of simple tones of specific frequencies. By using these tones of known frequency I could gain an understanding of the limitations of my speakers and headphones, and just as importantly, my own ears. By understanding these limitations I was able to narrow the range of frequencies that I need to deal with quite considerably and set the high and low pass filters accordingly. These tones are a series of flac files generated with ffmpeg. 108 Here is a a sample audio tone at a 2 kHz frequency. 109 (Insert Audio Sample Here) 110 Copies of the script to create the chirp signal and the tones are in the show notes. -------------------- 111 A "Not a Review" of some of the Hardware that I Used I said that I would not do a review of the hardware that I used. However, some of it deserves mention for either how good or bad it was. I will record each section using the hardware being described. 112 Maxwell Headset This is my original recording hardware. This is a headset with boom mic and USB connection. There is no model number on it, so I don't know the model. This probably cost somewhere between 10 and 25 dollars. The earpieces sit on the ears and do not fully enclose them. This makes it light weight and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. It has a problem however with electronic noise consisting of a noise spike every 1 kHz. I was able to fix this with a series of filters using FFMPEG. Fixing this problem is what got me started in understanding audio. I will probably continue to use this headset to make podcasts. 113 XTrike Headset, Model GH-510 This is also a headset with boom mic and USB connection. I purchased this headset for the purposes of experimentation for this podcast episode. It cost $12.88. I found it to be surprisingly good for the price. It has fully enclosed ear pieces however, which may make it uncomfortable to wear in hot weather. I may try doing some of my future podcasting using this headset. 114 Borne Earpiece and In-line Microphone This is a set of earplugs that go in your ears and connected by wires and a very small microphone built into a small bulge in the cable. It connects using a 3.5mm jack. The model number seems to be BUD250-BL. It cost approximately $3.00. I bought several sets of these and use them for listening to podcasts from an MP3 player. The ear pieces are pretty good for listening with. The microphone works reasonably well when used in a quiet location. It is less good when in a noisy environment. It is very important however to secure the microphone to your lapel or other location reasonably near your mouth and to point the microphone (that is the small hole) outwards and not simply let it dangle freely. If you let it just hang, you will get poor quality and inconsistent audio. 115 Yanmai Condenser Microphone, Model SF-910 I purchased this microphone for the purposes of experimentation for this podcast episode. It cost $3.88. As it is a condenser microphone, it is prone to picking up background noise more and as such is probably not a good choice for podcasting by single person sitting at a desk. However, it is none the less a surprisingly good microphone for surprisingly little money. 116 iCan USB Microphone, Model M-306 I purchased this microphone for the purposes of experimentation for this podcast episode. This has a USB connection. This was also relatively inexpensive at $7.99, or roughly twice the price of the Yanmai microphone. Unlike the Yanmai however, it is absolutely wretched. There was such a high degree of distortion when recording through it that I found I could not use it in the fan experiments which I had bought it for. I ended up buying the Yanmai microphone for that instead. -------------------- 117 Easy Effects Software The techniques described so far all involve recording audio files and then processing them later to produce the desired result. This is probably the simplest and most straightforward way of doing things if you are making a typical podcast. However, there may be instances where you want to apply filtering or other effects on the "live" signal immediately and not after the fact. 118 There is audio software which can hook into your computer's audio system and do this with a live signal. For Linux, there is a package called "Easy Effects". This is Free Software and comes under a GPL V3 or later license. I installed it from the Debian repository under Ubuntu 24.04. 119 You can create various filters and even chain them together to combine them. I played with it a bit but do not know enough about it to discuss it seriously at this time. However, I thought it would be worth mentioning for the sake of those who may wish to try it out themselves. -------------------- 120 Episode Conclusion After having had some fun with audio and listening to other HPR members talk about audio, I thought I would have some more fun by playing with noise reduction filters. I have no intention of becoming an audio professional, but by doing some experiments I learned a few things and had some fun doing it. I hope that the rest of you found this interest as well. I will see you all again later in another episode of Hacker Public Radio. -------------------- Scripts Basic Filter This shows basic high and low pass filters ( 120 Hz and 8 kHz respectively) and band reject filters for 50 and 60 Hz. # The high and low pass filters. hlpfil="highpass=f=120, highpass=f=120, lowpass=f=8000, lowpass=f=8000" # Band reject filters filter for 60Hz and another for 50Hz. linefil="bandreject=f=60:width_type=h:w=20, bandreject=f=50:width_type=h:w=20" # Filter using ffmpeg. ffmpeg -i inputfile.flac -af "$hlpfil, $linefil" outputname.flac # ====================================================================== afftdn Filter # noisefloor should be between 20 and 80. noisefloor=$1 # Run the noise reduction. ffmpeg -i testrec-filtered.flac -af "afftdn=nr=10:nf=-""$noisefloor" tmptestrec.flac # ====================================================================== agate Filter # threshold shoud be between 10 and 80. threshold=$1 # Run the noise reduction. ffmpeg -i testrec-filtered.flac -af "agate=threshold=-"$threshold"dB:range=-60dB" tmptestrec.flac # ====================================================================== arnndn Filter # mix should be between 0 and 1. mix=$1 # Run the noise reduction. ffmpeg -i testrec-filtered.flac -af 'arnndn=model=std.rnnn:mix='"$mix" tmptestrec.flac # ====================================================================== sox noisered Filter # Generate the noise profile from a sample of background noise. sox silencefiltered.flac -n noiseprof noise.prof # nramount shoudl be between 0 and 1 sox testrec-filtered.flac noiseout-testrec.flac noisered noise.prof "$nramount" # ====================================================================== Manual Filter for Maxwell Headset Noise # Create a series of band reject filters, from 1 kHz to 11 kHz. ftemplate="bandreject=f=%s000:width_type=h:w=100" kilospikefil=$( seq 1 11 | xargs printf "$ftemplate," ) # Using ffmpeg ffmpeg -i testrec-filtered.flac -af "$kilospikefil" tmptestrec.flac # ====================================================================== Create a "chirp" signal # Start frequency. f0=20 # End frequency. f1=15000 # Duration of signal. duration=10 ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "aevalsrc=sin(2 * PI * (0.5 * ($f1 - $f0)/$duration * t^2 + ($f0 * t))):s=44100:d=$duration" -c:a flac -af "aformat=sample_fmts=s16" chirp.flac # ====================================================================== Generate Audio Tones toneout () { printf -v freqval "%05d" $1 ffmpeg -f lavfi -i "sine=frequency=$freqval:duration=3" tmptone.flac # Normalize ffmpeg -i tmptone.flac -af loudnorm=I=-17:TP=-2.0:LRA=4.0 -ar 44.1k -sample_fmt s16 tone$freqval.flac rm tmptone.flac } # List of frequencies in hertz. freqlist="50 60 100 120 130 140 150 160 170 200 500 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000" for freq in $( echo $freqlist ); do toneout $freq done # ====================================================================== Provide feedback on this episode.

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What happens when the advice meant to help us succeed teaches us to distrust our own voice?In this conversation, Amy sits down with Create Magic At Work's Resident Voice and Presence coach Sandra Bargman to explore a question that reaches far beyond communication skills. Are women being supported in finding their voice, or are they being taught to reshape themselves to fit environments that were never designed for them?Together, they unpack the hidden assumptions behind executive presence, the double standards that shape how authority is perceived, and the subtle ways women are encouraged to soften, edit, or second-guess themselves. From phrases like "Does that make sense?" to the criticism of vocal fry, filler words, and emotional language, the conversation challenges who gets to decide what credibility sounds like.Amy and Sandra also share what they are seeing inside the voice and presence coaching at Create Magic At Work with clients, where storytelling, breath, intention, and self-awareness often create deeper transformation than any communication technique.At its core, this episode is an invitation to stop asking how to sound more powerful and start asking whether we trust ourselves enough to be heard.Moments That Create Momentum:1. Fixing Women or Fixing the Room — Explore why communication advice often focuses on changing women instead of challenging the environments where leadership is evaluated.2. When Authenticity Gets Mistaken for Weakness — Understand how collaboration, emotional intelligence, and relational language are often judged differently depending on who is speaking.3. Silence as a Leadership Skill — Discover why presence and confidence are often found in thoughtful pauses rather than faster responses.4. The Stories We Are Most Afraid to Tell — Learn how the experiences we hide or dismiss often become our most powerful leadership lessons.5. Presence Beyond Performance — See how breath, intention, and genuineness create trust and influence without requiring people to become someone they are not.Schedule a Voice & Presence Coaching Intro session - complimentaryThis 20-minute session with Amy Lynn Durham is the required first step for all Voice & Presence coaching at Magic Thread Media.We'll walk through your vision/goals and then transition you directly into your 1:1 sessions with Sandra Bargman.Link to schedule - https://amylynndurham.as.me/voicepresenceintroLearn more - https://magicthreadmedia.com/servicesAbout the Guest:Sandra Bargman helps leaders unlock truthful presence with a blend of vocal mastery, storytelling skill, and deep emotional intelligence. Drawing from decades as an actor, singer, director, and life counselor, she teaches people to express themselves with clarity, authenticity, and intention. Her signature framework The B.I.G. Approach brings together breath and body work, vocal strength, diction, silence, mindfulness, and story craft, giving clients the tools to communicate with confidence and purpose. Whether she's coaching one-on-one or leading groups, Sandra guides people of all ages and professions to access their inner truth, sharpen their message, and step into bolder, more grounded communication.Listen to Sandra's podcast - The Edge of EverydayAbout Amy:Amy Lynn Durham, known by her clients as the Corporate Mystic, is the founder of the Executive Coaching Firm, Create Magic At Work®, where they help leaders build workplaces rooted in creativity, collaboration, and fulfillment. A former corporate executive turned Executive Coach, Amy blends practical leadership strategies with spiritual intelligence to unlock human potential at work.She's a certified Executive Coach through UC Berkeley & the International Coaching Federation (ICF) In addition, Amy holds coaching certifications in Spiritual Intelligence (SQ21), the Edgewalker Profile, and the Archetypes of Change . In addition to being the host of the Create Magic At Work® podcast, Amy is the author of Create Magic At Work®, Creating Career Magic: A Daily Prompt Journal and the founder of Magic Thread Media™. Through her work, she inspires intentional leadership for thriving workplaces and lives where “magic” becomes reality.Connect with Amy:https://createmagicatwork.net/https://www.linkedin.com/company/create-magic-at-workhttps://www.facebook.com/112951637095427https://www.instagram.com/createmagicatworkhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEm4h3fUgaq8qgvZpz6dGgThanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.Leave us an Apple Podcasts reviewRatings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.Mentioned in this episode:This show was brought to you in part by the Magic Thread Media Network. To learn more visit: https://magicthreadmedia.com/

Send us an inquiry through a text message here!Buy VRT LIVE 2026 tickets here: https://www.axs.com/events/1451690/the-veterinary-roundtable-ticketsWelcome to another episode of The Veterinary Roundtable! In this episode, we sit down with Danielle Heberle, CVT, VTS-H Dentistry,Senior Manager of Clinical Services at Midmark Corporation, to talk about why so many veterinary teams feel overwhelmed even when they love the medicine, the workflow mistakes clinics don't even realize they're making, technician underutilization in anesthesia and dentistry, and so much more!Do you have a question, story, or inquiry for The Veterinary Roundtable? Send us a text or voicemail from the link above, ask us on any social media platform, or email theveterinaryroundtable@gmail.com!Episodes of The Veterinary Roundtable are on all podcast services along with video form on YouTube!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheVeterinaryRoundtableInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theveterinaryroundtable/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theveterinaryroundtableTimestamps:00:00 Intro02:05 Introducing Danielle & Her Journey09:44 Industry Patterns and Burnout13:11 AAHA's Stay, Please Study16:57 Best Dentistry Workflow22:24 Overcoming Resistance to Standardized Care29:38 Client Compliance & Preventive Care34:15 Optimizing Clinic Physical Design41:02 Preventing Anesthesia Mistakes49:13 Midmark's Training Academy54:14 Real-Life Anesthesia Simulation01:01:55 The Future of Veterinary Dentistry01:11:33 Outro

Most leaders talk about speed. Ian Walsh doesn't.In this conversation, he separates speed from what actually matters in leadership: velocity, meaning speed with direction. Ian has spent his career in aerospace and defense, from flying Marine Cobra attack helicopters to leading companies through scale and transformation. Now as CEO of FDH Aero, he is operating inside an industry that is growing fast and getting more complex.He starts every new role in listen and learn mode. No immediate changes, no playbook, just understanding how the business actually works. That mindset carries through how he thinks about scaling. Fixing a business is about rebuilding capability. Scaling is about making sure the core can support growth without breaking when conditions change.A big part of his approach is how decisions move through an organization. Push them closer to the work, but keep clear guardrails and one accountable owner for each outcome. He also focuses on a few simple questions: do people know where they are going and how fast, are decisions stuck at the top, and do people actually feel accountable.At the center of it all is communication. When people are guessing, alignment breaks. And when alignment breaks, everything slows down, even if it looks like progress. This episode is a grounded look at leadership inside complex environments where clarity and ownership matter more than anything else.If you are early in your career, this is a blueprint for how leaders think. If you are more experienced, it is a check on whether you are still getting the basics right.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[00:00] Speed is dangerous, velocity requires direction[00:02:49] Aerospace as a constantly evolving global industry[00:06:36] Starting any new role in listen and learn mode[00:10:24] The difference between fixing and scaling a business[00:14:45] Speed versus velocity in decision making[00:18:22] Communication as the foundation of alignment[00:22:53] Why delegation fails without training and support[00:27:13] Values versus performance in leadership decisions[00:28:53] Lessons on risk and judgment from aviation[00:31:27] Building better risk awareness through experience[00:32:54] Sustaining a high performance culture over timeKEY TAKEAWAYSSpeed without direction creates risk rather than progressEvery new organization requires time spent listening and understandingLeadership playbooks rarely transfer cleanly between companiesScaling requires leveraging fixed systems, not only adding resourcesDecentralization only works when paired with clear guardrailsAccountability breaks down when ownership is unclearMost bottlenecks are caused by misalignment, not lack of effortCommunication needs to match the pace of change in the organizationValues can be identified, performance can be developedHigh performance cultures are built through consistent behavior over timeIf this episode resonates with you, subscribe to the show, share it with someone who leads a team, and leave a review so more people building in complex environments can find it.Links & ResourcesIan WalshLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-walsh-76864a2b/Website: https://fdhaero.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FDHAeroMatt GjertsenWebsite: https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgjertsen/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BetterEveryDayStudios

Getting a package into Fedora takes more than just writing a spec file. There's a review queue, a sponsorship bottleneck, and a contribution process that can feel opaque to newcomers. Jakub Kadlcik has spent a decade inside that pipeline as a Copr developer and maintainer, and he's been quietly building tools to fix the parts that frustrate him most. From the Fedora Review Service that automates package review CI, to a sponsor-finder that helps new contributors navigate one of open source's less-discussed gatekeeping challenges, Jakub is reshaping how packaging works in Fedora. He'll also share what he thinks needs to change when src.fedoraproject.org moves to Forgejo, and why his live coding YouTube channel is pulling in way more viewers than he expected. The Fedora Podcast brings you exclusive interviews and deep dives with the innovators and contributors who make the Fedora community amazing! From cutting-edge technologies to the production of the Fedora distribution itself, we chat with the minds behind it all. Whether you're a longtime user or just curious, there's always something new to discover in the world of Fedora.

High cholesterol is one of the most common reasons people are told they're at risk for heart disease. But what if cholesterol isn't the root problem? What if it's actually a signal of deeper metabolic dysfunction—and focusing on the number alone causes us to miss what's really driving cardiovascular risk? In today's episode, we explore a functional medicine approach to cholesterol and heart health, including: Why high cholesterol is often a downstream effect of insulin resistance, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction The surprising role sugar, refined carbohydrates, and ultra-processed foods play in driving unhealthy cholesterol patterns How healthy fats, protein, fiber, and gut health influence cholesterol regulation and cardiovascular risk The nutrition and lifestyle changes that can improve metabolic health—and begin shifting key biomarkers in as little as 10 days When it comes to cholesterol, the better question isn't always, "How do I lower this number?" It's, "Why is it elevated in the first place?" By addressing the root causes—from blood sugar imbalance and inflammation to diet, movement, sleep, and stress—you can improve not just your cholesterol, but the underlying metabolic health that drives long-term cardiovascular risk. Resources Mentioned: Learn more about the 10-Day Detox: https://bit.ly/3PIUoxf Listen to my full conversation with Dr. Aseem Malhotra: https://bit.ly/4x5wEUR Track your metabolic and cardiovascular health biomarkers: functionhealth.com/mark for 160+ lab tests at just $365/year. Use code MARK2026 for $50 off. Have a question you'd love answered on Office Hours? Submit it here (0:25) Introduction (1:11) Understanding and Addressing Cholesterol with Functional Medicine (2:20) Metabolic Dysfunction, Health Reset, and Dietary Recommendations (8:07) Example Daily Meal Plan and Importance of Movement (12:46) Sleep, Stress, and Supplements for Cholesterol (14:27) Cardiovascular Risk Insights and Dr. Asim Malhotra Clip (20:30) Closing Remarks, Listener Engagement, and Social Media (21:57) Disclaimer, Medical Guidance, and Gratitude to Sponsors

Welcome To Preferred Lines, a comprehensive preview podcast for the 2026 RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto, powered by Read The Line. The boys discuss what to make of the on course flare ups between Scottie Scheffler and his caddie Ted Scott, as well as the breakthrough PGA Tour victory for JT Poston at the 2026 Memorial. They also run through a new TRUE or False segment, talk about creating college stars on golf, and the 2027 PGA Tour signature event setup changes that apparently are NOT happening next year. The boys then go into intense detail on the course specs and historical data from TPC Toronto, which hosted this event for the first time last season. What skillsets to highlight, modeling midwest Bentgrass greens, and which players have the proper course history to excel at TPC Toronto. Finally, a full scope breakdown of every range on the odds board, where Joe and John give their early leans and value spots in the outright market. Is now the time to bet Wyndham Clark? Is it finally time for Brooks? What is up with Aaron Rai's odds? All that and more!

Sidney Gordon is the founder and CEO of Core Medical Group, an entrepreneur, hunter, jiu jitsu practitioner, and advocate for helping people take ownership of their health.In this episode of The Resilient Show, Chad sits down with Syd to discuss the real cost of building success from nothing, the discipline required to lead, and why success never happens overnight. Syd shares his entrepreneurial journey, the sacrifices that came with building Core Medical Group, and the lessons he learned through every step that lead him there.Chad and Syd also dive into men's health, hormone therapy, peptides, veteran wellness, and the work Core Medical Group is doing to support the veteran and first responder community.This conversation is about health, discipline, brotherhood, resilience, and what it takes to rebuild yourself from the inside out.00:00 Sidney Gordon Intro01:36 Welcome Sydney Gordon02:57 Core Medical, Veterans, and Health03:34 Married Into the “Punisher” Family06:22 Bow Hunting, Brotherhood, and Finding Peace09:40 Syd's Entrepreneurial Journey12:13 Jiu Jitsu, Humility, and Service13:46 The Myth of Overnight Success17:50 Blackzilians, MMA, and Building Community24:25 From Business to Hormone Therapy29:58 The Truth About Testosterone34:37 Why Young People Are Crashing37:49 Food Quality and Taking Ownership44:33 Doing Hormone Therapy the Right Way49:17 Why Blood Work Matters56:05 Veterans, Mental Health, and Hormones01:18:06 Fixing the Veteran Health System01:23:00 Peptides, Safety, and Self-Diagnosing01:35:39 Resilience, Team, and Core's MissionLinks mentioned in this weeks episode:Core Medical: https://coremedicalgrp.comCore Medical Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coremedhrtValor Provisions: https://valorprovisions.usFollow Syd on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sjgcore——Stay up-to-date with all things Resilient by subscribing to our Resilient Times Newsletter: https://resilienttimes.substack.comRESILIENT:Follow Us On Patreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/theresilientshowFollow Us On Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/resilientshowFollow Us On Twitter:⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/resilientshowFollow Us On TikTok:⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@resilientshowLIVE RESILIENT STORE:https://shop.theresilientshow.comFollow Chad: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chadrobo_officialhttps://x.com/ChadRoboSPONSORS:Smith & Wesson: ⁠⁠https://www.smith-wesson.com⁠⁠Vortex Optics: ⁠https://vortexoptics.com⁠Gatorz Eyewear: ⁠⁠https://www.gatorz.com⁠⁠Allied Wealth: ⁠https://alliedwealth.com⁠BioPro+: ⁠⁠https://www.bioproteintech.com/CHAD30⁠⁠BioXCellerator: ⁠https://www.bioxcellerator.com⁠Core Medical: https://coremedicalgrp.com/chadpodcastcmg------The Resilient Show is a proud supporter of military and first responder communities in partnership with ⁠Mighty Oaks Foundation⁠.

Everton face a crucial summer transfer window, and finding a long-term successor at right-back is right at the top of David Moyes' priority list. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/efc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee  Join Ian Croll, Joe Thomas, and Connor O'Neill on the Royal Blue podcast as they dive deep into the analytics, scouting reports, and financial realities behind eight potential right-back targets for the Blues. From proven Premier League quality to exciting European gems, the lads break down the pros and cons of each option: Aaron Wan-Bissaka: With West Ham's recent relegation, could a cut-price £10m deal bring his elite 1v1 defensive traits to Hill Dickinson? Neco Williams: Nottingham Forest's Player of the Season is flying high—but what would it take to prize him away? Guéla Doué: The dynamic Strasbourg full-back who is turning heads in Ligue 1 and heading to the World Cup with the Ivory Coast.   Oscar Mingueza: Celta Vigo's versatile defender who offers immense tactical flexibility and tactical intelligence. Georgios Vagiannidis: The Panathinaikos breakout star representing a high-upside, cost-effective European market option. Anthony Caci: Mainz's dependable, ambidextrous defender who can seamlessly cover multiple roles across the backline. Rico Lewis: The ultimate dream loan? How a temporary switch from Manchester City could completely transform David Moyes' build-up play. Brooke Norton-Cuffy: A high-octane, physically dominant powerhouse of a wing-back. Since moving to Serie A from Arsenal in 2024, he has matured into a robust, direct wide option. Who is your ultimate pick to fill the right-back slot next season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for daily Everton content. #EFC #Everton #RoyalBlue #PremierLeague #TransferRumours #Toffees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Beckett gives more on “fixing grading,” stressing he isn't attacking grading companies but wants better customer service, clearer communication, and faster answers amid major backlogs. He argues the industry's constraint isn't simply hiring, since many of the best “graders” are successful dealers who won't work for grading firms. Therefore companies must develop talent through training, including grading academies, while preserving distinct company standards (and not loosening them). He proposes separate grading lanes (TCG, modern, vintage) with faster lane-specific training, separate submission batches, and incentives like loyalty points and referral rewards. He discusses eye appeal as a “plus” concept, surge pricing and tier closures, the economics of grading fees, and predicts increased raw-card activity and pre-screening at shows like the National. He categorically rejects the idea grading is a scam and calls for improvements that accelerate hobby growth.   00:40 Why Grading Needs Better Service 00:58 Finding and Training Great Graders 02:32 Grading Academy and Standards 05:04 Specialized Lanes to Clear Backlogs 06:11 Batch Submissions and Loyalty Points 09:27 Eye Appeal as a Plus System 10:52 Surge Pricing and Submission Economics 13:11 National Show and Raw Card Reviews    

What if peace isn't found in changing your life, but in changing your relationship to this moment?So many of us move through life evaluating everything:I'm okay. I'm not okay.This is working. This isn't working.I'm ahead. I'm behind.Without even realizing it, we can spend enormous amounts of energy deciding whether life is going well or badly.In this episode of Prayer on the Air, we explore a simple but profound question: What if this moment didn't need fixing?Together, we'll look at what becomes possible when we stop judging every experience and begin meeting life with greater curiosity, compassion, and presence.In this episode, you'll discover:Why the constant habit of evaluating ourselves can be so exhaustingThe difference between your life and your judgment of your lifeHow unhappiness changes when we stop resisting itThe shift from "me-ness" to "here-ness"A simple practice for making peace with what isRather than asking: "How do I fix this?"What if we asked: "What is here?"And what if we could meet whatever we find with awareness instead of judgment?May this conversation support you in laying down the inner scorecard and discovering the peace that is always available.

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, author Carson Holloway, a professor of political science at the University of Nebraska Omaha, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to explain everything wrong with the Supreme Court's 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan decision and discuss how that judicial activism emboldened the partisan press to defame their political opponents.You can buy Holloway's book No Liberty to Libel: The Constitutional Case Against New York Times v. Sullivan here.The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a tax-deductible gift today at TheFederalist.com/donate. Your support keeps us going.