Podcasts about Game of Thrones

Send us a textBran begins his training with the three-eyed crow. It's disconcerting, slightly dangerous, but he begins to glimpse that it might give him a life far beyond what he could have expected. Simon and Mackelly are rooting for him.Chapter Review:Bran Stark starts his training in green-seeing and skin-changing with the three-eyed crow, who we learn is former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch Bryden Rivers. Jojen Reed's health has recovered but he seems resigned to a fate that he won't share with his increasingly concerned sister Meera.Bran continues to use Hodor to explore the cavern system, the big man has taken to curling up in a mental ball when Bran intrudes. Bran successfully wargs into a relatively willing raven and enjoys the experience of flying. He's also introduced to the skill of greenseeing. The immortal weirwoods have no conception of time, and so by becoming one with them Bran can see events that are remote in both distance and time. His first forays take him to the Winterfell godswood where he sees his relatives, and then in a cinematic montage a collection of his ancestors. Brynden has explained that he cannot interact or change the past, but Bran seems to be able to catch their attention.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Brandon Stark - Prince (now king?) of Winterfell. Paralyzed when pushed from a tower by Jamie Lannister.Hodor - Enormous but simple-minded helper of Bran.Meera Reed - Daughter of Howland Reed.Jojen Reed - Son of Howland Reed. Has green dreams that invariably come true.Summer - Bran's direwolf.Brynden Rivers - Given name of the last greenseer.Children of the Forest - Humanoid original inhabitants of Westeros.Greenseer - Leader of the Children of the Forest. Known to have special abilities. Support the showSupport us: Buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold, or become a sustainer and receive cool perks Donate to our cause Use our exclusive URL for a free 30-day trial of Audible Buy or gift Marriott Bonvoy points through our affiliate link Rate and review us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and elsewhere.Find us on social media: Discord Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal Facebook Instagram YouTube All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is a reverberating ethos through Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir's latest film, Palestine 36, which chronicles the last days of the British Mandate of Palestine and its lasting ramifications. Produced by Philistine Films, BBC Film, BFI, Doha Film Institute, Watermelon Pictures and more, and starring Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Saleh Bakri, Jeremy Irons, Robert Aramayo of The Rings of Power, Liam Cunningham of Game of Thrones, Karim Daoud Anaya, and others, the film details the violent colonization of Palestine that violently continues to today. Why does such colonization happen? What are the societal, capitalistic, and manipulative tactics employed? What does Palestine 36 have to teach us for today's many challenges? Join us in our discussion of this urgently timely film.   Donate to Anera, UNRWA, and The Sameer Project Decolonize Palestine Donate to help Sudanese people feeling geopolitical violence Support the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA) and families in Gaza Islamic Relief USA: Support Families in Palestine Our music is composed by Ashley Hefnawy. You can find more of her music here. We are a proud member of the Hard NOC podcast family. Follow us on Twitter: @TheMiddleGeeks Follow Mae on BlueSky @maeabdu.bsky.social Follow Swara on Bluesky @spiderswarz.bsky.social Subscribe to The Middle Geeks on Hard NOC Media Please support us on Patreon!  

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Bienvenue dans ce 75ème épisode de LDNS ! LDNS, c'est quoi ?Ce sont les initiales de LA NUIT DES SORTIES mais aussi de LES NEWS DE LA SEMAINE, LNDS c'est le format news de la nuit des sorties.Disney, Netflix, Warner, Paramount, Universal, on analyse l'actualité de l'industrie du cinéma sous toutes ces coutures !Au programme :Infos Marvel/Disney (AVENGERS DOOMSDAY, STAR WARS, BRAND NEW DAY…): 0:00Infos Warner/HBO (MAN OF TOMMOROW, THE BATMAN II, GAME OF THRONES…): 26:12PARAMOUNT rachète tout ! (CALL OF DUTY, TRANSFORMERS, STAR TREK…): 40:32Infos Plateformes (LARA CROFT, GOD OF WAR, HENRY CAVILL…): 56:53Les autres trucs (ZACK SNYDER, JORDAN PEEL, EMMY, OSCARS…): 1:04:46Chronique Box-Office !: 1:16:16Acast: https://shows.acast.com/650efd10f66c690011960c1aSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1UydxAKx8fGt2v8dHbPtLUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-nuit-des-sorties/id1709018669Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/1000297301Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaNuitDesSortiesTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lanuitdessortiesTwitter/X: https://x.com/LanuitdesortiesBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/lanuitdessorties.bsky.socialTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@la.nuit.des.sorties Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Lana Lagomarsini "The best way to get me to do something is to challenge me," says Lana Lagomarsini, who moved with her family from the Bronx to Beacon when she was 15. So far in her career, she has proven that by competing on Bravo's Top Chef, Netflix's Pressure Cooker and the Food Network's Chopped and Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out. How did she navigate those stressful situations? "I'm generally a calm person, but, yeah, I do like a challenge," she says. "I like a challenge with parameters, too - for some reason, it helps me think." The transition to Beacon from New York City as a teenager was not easy. "We drove out so far and I saw a cow," she says. "I started crying. I had been going to the same school since I was 5 years old." After she settled in at Beacon High School, "I was the cool girl who moved up from the city. I didn't even realize that I had a New York City attitude on me." While studying journalism at Northeastern University, Lagomarsini began blogging about food and Boston's restaurant scene. Posts about her Game of Thrones pop-up dinners prompted a friend to offer her a part-time job as a line chef. "He said, 'How would you like to put your money where your mouth is?'" says Lagomarsini. "That just started everything." She found her niche in restaurant kitchens, where chefs were "pirate-y," she says. "They all had tattoos, and they're saying all this cool lingo. They're working so hard, and everything looks so beautiful and tastes so good. Everything's sparkling clean. I was like, 'I want to do this.'" She tried out for a job with Kristen Kish (who won Top Chef in 2013 and later hosted during Lana's season). "I didn't even have my own knives," Lagomarsini recalls. "I have a plucky attitude, though." The second day of her trial run, Kish told Lagomarsini "nicely" that she needed to go to school or get more experience. Lagomarsini wanted to go to a French cooking school in Thailand, but her mother noted that she could commute to the world-class Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. She graduated in 2016 and worked at Restaurant Daniel and Momofuku Ko in Manhattan and apprenticed in Patagonia with Francis Mallman. It was a long way from her first food service jobs at Friendly's and Pizza Hut in Fishkill and Brother's Trattoria in Beacon. For now, Lagomarsini is a private chef (lanacooks.com) who does pop-ups such as a recent collaborative dinner of fried chicken and sparkling wine at the James Beard Foundation and a residency at Fulgurances Laundromat, a chef incubator in Brooklyn. Her cooking is inspired by the African diaspora and the Great Migration, during which her mother's family moved from a small town in Alabama to New York City. Lagomarsini grew up learning - and eating - the food traditions passed down by her grandmother, and she's constantly riffing on Southern classics. "I do a lot of things with pot liquor," she says. "I make a lot of chow-chow. Pimento cheese makes its appearance. Cornbread is on the menu in many ways." Recent experiments include a mash-up of Mexican salsa macha with Nigerian suya (a street food) and a terrine of turmeric dough and oxtails inspired by Jamaican beef patties. "I'm constantly considering what is diasporic food, and that is evolving as well." Of her cooking shows, she most enjoyed Top Chef. "I didn't have to worry about who likes me and who doesn't, because it doesn't matter as long as the judges like the food." On Season 22, against 14 other contestants, she made it to Episode 11. That's when the judges found fault with her grilled steak with potatoes and Haskap berries (the sage was overpowering and the meat "over-rested"). She is working on a dream project: a supper club series inspired by Georgia Gilmore. "She fed the Montgomery bus boycott," Lagomarsini says. "She called it the Club from Nowhere. It was at her house, but she fed people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X." If you haven't heard of her, Lagomarsini says, "that goes to show how much of...

Olivia coaches Shauna on how to score the coveted Lady Gaga tickets for the lowest possible price and the two relive Shauna's recent visit to the City by the Bay. Then it's time for some inappropriate dead parent jokes as the Junkies list their choices for the best and worst moms and dads in movies and TV. Some of their choices are controversial - are parents who allow their kids to torture each other for fun bad, even if they really love their kids? What if you're a supportive mother figure who allows her ward to fight crime and scale tall buildings? This episode has hot, supportive dads and some that literally sacrifice their children, but could the worst set of parents be the ones with some unusual custody arrangements? Listen and decide for yourself! You can watch the Pop Culture Junkie Podcast on YouTube! Click here: https://www.youtube.com/@popculturejunkiepod/videos We have affordable and rewarding Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W Website: www.popculturejunkie.com Facebook: PopCultureJunkiePodcast Instagram: @pop.culturejunkie Threads: @pop.culturejunkie Bluesky: @pop-culture-junkie.bsky.social Email: junkies@popculturejunkie.com Shauna on Instagram: @shaunatrinidad  Shauna on Threads: @shaunatrinidad Olivia on Instagram: @livimariez 

While there are fun things to talk about, like the Muppets returning, Nintendo directs, the 90s Console wars, and the new Anaconda. There are also not fun things, like Nintendo and Pokémon behind paywalls, HBO and passwords, and The Long Walk. And at the end, a serious discussion about a topic I try to stay away from, but luckily, that's at the end. Enjoy

Los especiales de sabado digievolucionan: tomen su cafecito, acomódense en el sillón, relájense y disfruten de charlas variadas, exóticas y vigorizantes. En esta nogesima octava edición, Stick la serie de Owen Wilson en Apple Tv y Happy gilmore 2 de Adam Sandler en Netflix.

This week, Da7e and Neil head for the docks as Alien: Earth unleashes the penultimate episode of its first season. In The Calm [06:08], they attempt to determine which character will be "introduced to" The Eye, debate the limits of the hybridization process, and give a name to the newly-birthed member of Team Aliens. Then in The Storm [01:08:08], they break down the teaser for the season finale, "The Real Monsters," and piece together what little is known about how the season will end. And one last time, they predict whether there will be any Predator easter eggs before the season ends. To interact with the show, send your comments and questions to stormofspoilers@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter/X and Bluesky @Da7eandNeil. You can also support Da7e and Neil and get all kinds of bonus content (from the Game of Thrones era to the LOST rewatch to our Twin Peaks rewatch project to our current Adventure Pod and Hannibal watch project) by subscribing to our Patreon here: patreon.com/Da7eandNeil And finally, join Neil on Wednesday evenings on Twitch as he plays the terrifying game Alien: Isolation live alongside the airing of season one. Subscribe to his Twitch channel for more info: twitch.tv/Neilstradomus

Back in April, a company called Colossal Biosciences announced that they had brought dire wolves — ancient canines of Game of Thrones fame — back from extinction. The internet went wild. But while some media outlets proclaimed the return of a long-gone species, many scientists shot back on social media that these weren't really dire wolves, they were just genetically engineered grey wolves. Suddenly everybody had an opinion on what de-extinction is, what it is not, and whether or not we should be doing things like this in the first place. In this episode, we talk to scientists who have been working in this area for a while, and they not only share their thoughts on these wolves — they completely change our understanding of the term “de-extinction.”Send us your science facts, news, or other stories for a chance to be featured on an upcoming Tiny Show and Tell Us bonus episode. And, while you're at it, subscribe to our newsletter!Links to the Tiny Show and Tell stories are here and here. All Tiny Matters transcripts and references are available here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

And now for something completely different... Well, not really. I Know That Face will continue to be your favourite character actor-focused podcast, but with a bit of a contemporary twist. For the first ten minutes of each show, we'll be discussing new trailers, new movies or just what we've been watching recently. This week, we're talking about the return of Daniel Day-Lewis in Anemone, the New French Extremity and some movies Stephen recently saw. In character actor territory, we're discussing one of Ireland's favourite sons, Aidan Gillen. From career beginnings in Some Mother's Son to some of his best TV work in Love/Hate and Game of Thrones, as well as his more recent work in Dublin detective drama Barber, we'll examine every smirking, sneering facet of Aidan Gillen's devilish smile. Andrew Twitter: @Andrew_Carroll0 Stephen Twitter: @StephenPorzio I Know That Face Twitter: @IKnowThatFaceP1 / Instagram: @iknowthatface / Facebook: @iknowthatfacepod Edited by Andrew Carroll and Stephen Porzio Intro and Outro Music: No Boundaries (motorik groove) by Keshco. ⁠Licence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Après une série consacrée au(x) mythe(s) de la Licorne, Baleine sous Gravillon a invité Léah Thomas-Bion pour une nouvelle aventure au sein du bestiaire fantastique. Léah est sémiologue (spécialiste des signes et des symboles), et elle nous a cette fois décrypté les légendes qui entourent l'une des créatures les plus flamboyantes de l'Imaginaire : le Dragon.Si Daenerys est la "Mère des Dragons" dans Game of Thrones et que des mythes centenaires décrivent certaines figures féminines à des dompteuses et des pourfendeuses de dragons, il nous vient souvent aussi à l'idée maintes légendes de princesses jetées en pâture au monstre quand on associe femmes et dragons. De Saint-George à Mario, les histoires de dragon sont souvent un prétexte pour représenter la bravoure masculine entièrement dévoué à sa mission de sauveur de demoiselle en détresse...Pour en savoir plus sur les gros monstres marins, voilà le 1er épisode de la série Tout un Art ! _______

In this episode, Nav is the Onion Knight.---------------Review Contest InfoHey Symposium listeners! Have you ever listened to our ASOIAF coverage and wanted to chime in live with your thoughts or wanted us to cover a property of your choice?  Introducing the Symposium Review Contest! The contest is open now and closes on August 31, 2026.Here's how you can enter: Leave us a 5-star review on any pod-catcher and send us a screenshot to earn an entry. You can leave reviews on as many platforms as you want and each screenshot counts as an entry.If you want an extra incentive, every review you submit on or before April 30, 2026 will be counted as 2 entries.If you win, you get to pick one of the following 3 options:Option 1: Join us for a ASOIAF wrap-up episode after we have read ADWD.Option 2: Get us to watch or read or otherwise consume a piece of media to cover on the podcast.Option 3: Same as Option 2 but you get you also be on the podcast with us. We will have a minimum of 2 winners. One winner will be the person who earned the most entries. And a second winner will be chosen through random draw. If interest is high, a third winner may be chosen. So, folks, get those reviews in on or before August 31, 2026! We look forward to chatting in Fall of 2026!---------------Discord: https://discord.gg/h8QBg3RGfxEmail: popculturesymposium@gmail.comInstagram and Facebook: @popculturesymposiumMusic by Maria Mihaylova (Maria's YouTube)Support the show

Help MuggleCast grow! You have until September 18 to become a member at the Slug Club level to receive this year's incredible physical gift: The MuggleCast 20th Anniversary Yearbook! Pledge now at Patreon.com/mugglecast, and receive a slew of other great benefits instantly! Listeners can browse our official merch at MuggleCastMerch.com and pick up overstock items from years past at MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com! Another book, gone! This week we're wrapping up our Chapter by Chapter re-read of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It's a feel-good chapter that ties up a lot of loose ends and teases what's to come in the final two Harry Potter books! To celebrate the end of this re-read, we'll be hosting a Quizzitch LIVE themed around Order of the Phoenix this Thursday, September 18 at 7:30 PM ET! Don't miss it! A link will be available on social media. Welcome Slug Club guest Ivana! In the news: Harry Potter production designer Stuart Craig has passed away, so we look at the legacy he left on the franchise. Meanwhile, the upcoming Harry Potter audiobooks have announced several more big name starts joining its ranks. Game of Thrones fans will be pleased! Chapter by Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix Chapter 38: The Second War Begins. Tying up loose ends: Fudge immediately fumbles how the Ministry is handling the return of Voldemort. What could they have done differently? We're impressed by how Dumbledore got Umbridge out of the forest, but how exactly did he do it? And should Ron have responded to Umbridge's attack in the way that he did? Harry is looking for some Sirius comfort, and finds some in Hagrid and Luna. There's also one line from Harry that is extremely relatable, especially as we age: “Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.” Nearly-Headless Nick offers Harry some disappointing information, but it has us wondering why wizards choose not to return as a ghost after they pass. The Order decides to greet Harry at King's Cross... but why haven't they been there for Harry's previous journeys to and from Hogwarts? MVP of the Week: Who had the most meaningful moment with Harry in this chapter? Lynx Line: What would happen if the Order had to pay a visit the Dursleys because Vernon and Petunia were mistreating Harry? Participate in our weekly trivia segment by answering this week's Quizzitch question at MuggleCast.com/Quizzitch!  On Bonus MuggleCast, we celebrate Back to Hogwarts season by creating our OWN Hogwarts Houses! Let us know which of these new five are your favorite! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textTyrion, Jorah, and Penny are at sea. Tyrion and Penny make peace, Jorah broods. The priest Moqorro wants them to make haste, he's seen nasty shadows headed towards Daenerys and wants to be there to protect her. Mackelly and Simon take their Dramamine.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister is aboard the Selaesori Qhoran AKA “the Stinky Steward,” captained by a sour-faced man, but he's not commanding this journey, that would be the priest of R'Hllor Moqorro. Penny is keeping to herself, and Ser Jorah is brusque and unpleasant as always.Tyrion slowly ingratiates himself with Penny, and they start a friendship. She still blames him for her brother's death and the fact that she no longer has an act. He is confident that Daenerys will take Penny into her service. It takes coming through a tumultuous storm to make the young girl realize that she wants to live. They sail close to the ruins of Valyria, closer than the crew would like. Moqorro is insisting on haste though, because he's seen a vision of shadows closing on the young Queen in Meereen and wants to be with her as soon as possible.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister whom he recently murdered. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.Ser Jorah Mormont - Twice-disgraced knight of the Seven Kingdoms. In love with Daenerys.Benerro - High priest of R'hllor in Volantis.Moqorro - Priest of R'hllor.Penny - Dwarf who performed at Joffrey's wedding. Her brother Oppo was murdered. Selaesori Qhoran - Trading cog, the ugliest ship Tyrion has ever seen. Her name means “fragrant steward.”Valyria - Fabled city in the south of Essos. Destroyed in the Doom, the fires of which continue to burn hundreds of years later. Support the showSupport us: Buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold, or become a sustainer and receive cool perks Donate to our cause Use our exclusive URL for a free 30-day trial of Audible Buy or gift Marriott Bonvoy points through our affiliate link Rate and review us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and elsewhere.Find us on social media: Discord Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal Facebook Instagram YouTube All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M

Dancing with Dragons returns with a news episode covering all the latest developments for House of the Dragon season 3, and the newest GOT prequel show A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. We also catch up with the alumni cast of GOT and see what they're up to. Support the showFollow Dancing with Dragons on Instagram Follow Tony on IG: Sirtone_Reviews Follow Minwa on IG: TheArabKhaleesihttps://dancingwithdragons.buzzsprout.comEmail us @DancewithDragons62@gmail.com

I'm excited to have the Angel of Hell's Kitchen, Alli, join me from Philadelphia for this latest episode of the podcast! We get to talk about some wonderful fandoms and her work. Alli and I kick things off by talking about The Hunger Games franchise. We cover both the movies and books (including Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and The Sunrise on the Reaping). Alli discusses some of the differences between them, and why she loves and revists the series often. We talk about favorite characters, favorite movies, and more. We also explore the idea of potential future books (and movies) and which characters we'd love to see featured. From there, we go to Westeros to talk about Game of Thrones. Alli talks about how she first got into the HBO series, and what kept her coming back for more. We talk about her favorite house and characters, her thoughts on the series, and what she'd love to see if there were even more spinoff's. Then we get to Marvel. We focus primarily on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with what movies Alli started with, and her favorite movies/shows. We talk about favorite characters, thoughts on the upcoming movies (especially the future X-Men movie), as well as characters not yet in the MCU - Psylocke, and Silk. We briefly discuss some of the comics those characters appear in. Lastly, we wrap up with a conversation about Cosplay. Alli talks about how she first got into Cosplay, as well as how she chooses which characters to cosplay. We talk about some of the ideas she has for photoshoots, and what she'd love to do in the future with cosplay. You can find Alli at: https://www.instagram.com/angel_ofhellskitchen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@angel_ofhellskitchen

Sharon's adoptive father goes missing and she attempts to find him in the alternate reality holding the answers to her nightmares that have long haunted her.Silent Hill: Revelation is the sequel to Silent Hill and is based off the video game Silent Hill 3. Being one of Kit Harrington's biggest roles since his rise to stardom in Game of Thrones, this film brought together both survival horror video game fans as well as fans of fantasy. Unfortunately, we were hoping for a film that hit a bit closer to the source material of an amazing game from our childhood rather than being an amalgamation of all things Silent Hill related. Struggling to tell a cohesive story and assuming the viewer understands and can follow the messy plot, this movie isn't successful as a video game adaptation or as a sequel to the first Silent Hill. Watch the movie and catch our review.YouTube | The Final PodcastDiscord | Spooky PiratesFacebook | The Final PodcastInstagram | thefinalpodcastMusic Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audiohttps://www.youtube.com/whitebataudioWhat should we review next? Toss us a vibe and send over a recommendation!

Send us a textIn this episode Nelson, Jeff and Kyle discuss the 43rd chapter of the book "A Feast For Crows" from the series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin. In the first half of the podcast we go through the chapter chronologically with Kyle who is on his first read through (Spoiler Free), and in the second half Jeff and Nelson  dig into theories in a full spoiler section. If you have any Questions, Theories or just want to tell us anything we missed? Join our discord and talk about it with us and we can bring it up on the next episode!Checkout our discord to chat with us or for any podcast resources: https://discord.gg/2xNktUPUXD#asoiaf #asongoficeandfire Thanks to Dalton for Music!Thanks to jraijin on fiver for the art! Here is a link to his page: https://www.fiverr.com/jraijin▬ Non-Spoiler / Spoiler  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬0:00 - Spoiler Free 1:24:25 - Spoiler Section

Seguimos con Superman en el siglo XXI, después de Infinite Crisis llegan Kurt Busiek y Geoff Johns para darnos unos de los mejores cómics de Superman donde se exploran muchas de sus facetas como personaje y cómo Superman: Secret Origin trae de vuelta muchos elementos de la Era de Plata . También hablamos de la […]

In this episode of the Fact or Fantasy Podcast, hosts Chase and Kyle dive into a variety of topics ranging from the latest in fantasy films and series to anime updates. They discuss the recent Marvel misstep with the Fantastic Four, the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the anticipated return of beloved franchises like Twilight and Lord of the Rings. The conversation also touches on the rise of romance in fantasy narratives, the unique vision of Guillermo del Toro, and the excitement surrounding Demon Slayer's latest release. With a mix of humor and insight, the hosts engage in a lively discussion about the evolving landscape of fantasy entertainment. Takeaways The introduction of Dragon Bites offers a lighter segment in the podcast. Fantastic Four's failure raises questions about Marvel's direction. Marvel's future hinges on the success of Avengers Doomsday. Spider-Man's grounded approach may resonate with audiences. Anime updates highlight the excitement for Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen. Twilight's return taps into nostalgia but raises concerns about quality. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein promises a unique adaptation. Game of Thrones is expanding with new spin-offs. The return of Lord of the Rings is highly anticipated. Disney's Aragon faces challenges after a failed movie adaptation. Sound Bites "Harry Potter will dominate!" "Romance is here to stay!" "Acotar is a gold mine!" Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Dragon Bites Segment 05:51 Fantastic Four: A Box Office Disappointment 14:25 Marvel's Villain Dilemma: Galactus and Doom 19:28 The Future of Marvel: Spider-Man and Doomsday 26:47 Grounded Stories vs. Multiverse Madness 32:10 Spider-Man's Villains and the Multiverse 34:19 Chainsaw Man and Upcoming Anime Releases 36:44 Live Action Adaptations and Prequels 40:35 Twilight's Return and Its Cultural Impact 44:45 Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Classic Monsters 49:46 Game of Thrones Spin-offs and Future Expectations 57:15 The Battle of Franchises: Game of Thrones vs. Harry Potter 01:03:03 The Return of Middle-Earth: Lord of the Rings Reimagined 01:08:11 The Rise of New Fantasy: Aragon and the Future of Disney+ 01:12:33 Romance in Fantasy: The New Wave of Storytelling 01:18:27 The Future of Adaptations: Akitar and the Changing Landscape 01:23:12 Fact or Fantasy theme with dragon 

This rerun I'm bending the knee to one of our most iconic episodes: "Pop Culture Playground: Game of Thrones”, which originally aired June 17, 2021. Four winters (and summers) have come and gone, and this one still rules the realm. It's my chosen favorite to revisit and share with my fellow Guildmates and listeners. Whether you're a seasoned dragon rider or a “sweet summer child”, give it a listen. Warning: side effects may include insight, inspiration, and the sudden urge to shout, “King in the North!” Because some episodes don't just play the game—they win it.

Los especiales de martes digievolucionan: tomen su cafecito, acomódense en el sillón, relájense y disfruten de charlas variadas, exóticas y vigorizantes. En esta nonagésima septima edición Dandadan, KAMITSUBAKI, Nube, y Sakamoto Days parte 9 y una reseña exclusiva del concierto sinfonico de Dragon Ball.

Elliot Jay O'Neill & BT Calloway are joined by Adam Schoales & Nate Storring of the Springfield Googolplex podcast to review; S.30 E.21 “D'oh Canada”   This is a Side Quest Studios Production Huge THANK YOU to our Heroes over at Patreon  Grant Prusi // 16_oz_mouse // Philip Wolf // Timothy Burleson // Stephanie // Chris Tar // AlmightyK // Kaleb982 // nickibis // Nick Sultana // Teresa // David James Young // Paul Walsh   You too can become a Hero by supporting us on our Patreon page and you'll unlock a bonus podcast EVERY WEEK plus access to our back catalogue of over 200 exclusive podcasts! http://www.patreon.com/sidequeststudios    STARRING SPRINGFIELD is our new podcast where we review movies that star the cast of The Simpsons Check it out here -- https://pod.link/1773418376   PLUGS   Check out everything Adam & Nate & Springfield Googolplex at; https://springfieldgoogolplex.com   Pulp Fury Radio, our fiction anthology podcast. http://www.pulpfuryradio.com  Oh web series! http://www.daveplusone.com   We reviewed Game of Thrones in reverse order at “Thrones Of Game”  https://thronesofgame.podbean.com  SOCIALS! https://bsky.app/profile/thesimpsonsindex.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsIndex/ https://www.instagram.com/simpsonsindex/ https://www.threads.net/@simpsonsindex

Welcome back to the final episode of Foundation Season three by Story Archives. In this episode, hosts Mario Buso and Zachary Newton dive into an in-depth analysis of season three, episode 10 titled 'The Darkness' The hosts discuss the dark thematic elements that make Game of Thrones look mild, the various character arcs, and the pivotal moments that define this season's climax. They analyze stunning revelations, including the rise of Emperor Darkness, the jaw-dropping Earth reveal, and the shocking events surrounding Gail, Demerzel, and Dusk. The discussion wraps up with favorite lines, scenes, and the lingering questions fans are left with. A must-listen for those into intricate plot twists and detailed show breakdowns.00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview00:20 Initial Reactions and Episode Title Discussion00:59 Speculations and Predictions01:59 Character Analysis and Plot Holes04:53 Action Scenes and Plot Twists08:45 The Mule and Beta's True Identity14:11 Dusk's Transformation and Final Moments21:54 De Mazel's Actions and Theories29:53 Final Thoughts and Future Speculations39:03 Closing Remarks and Call to Action40:13 WTF Moments and Gale's Maneuver41:19 Gale's Struggle and Logical Flaws44:06 Prime Radiant and Earth Reveal44:40 Empire Darkness and Season Finale Reactions47:50 Speculations and Future Seasons49:04 Favorite Moments and Characters55:30 Bets and Predictions Recap01:06:54 Aftershow Discussions and ReflectionsKeep up with all things Story Archives Official Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠soapbox.house⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠contact@soapbox.house⁠⁠⁠Support this show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠Follow the hosts on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mariobusto @zacharyrnewtonMario's Production Company: 1992films.comZachary's Design Company: zacharyrnewton.com

Hollow Knight Silksong, Shinobi Art of Vengeance and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 501 On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:   Whatcha Been Playing?  Hollow Knight Silksong 14:33 Shinobi 42:08 News:  Cross Platform / PC / Misc. MindsEye launch "what we didn't hope for", says IO Interactive CEO, as publishing future in question 51:35 Roblox continues efforts for child safety by expanding age estimation to all users by end of the year 5539 Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner to play Lara Croft in Prime Video Tomb Raider series 1:04:48 Putting Star Wars in Destiny 2 sounded like a slam dunk, but the morning after Renegade's release date was announced, players seem unhappier than ever 1:06:44 Nintendo  The Switch version of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is getting a patch to improve its resolution, Sega says 1:13:22 Star Wars Outlaws dev comes out with first actually good reason for using Switch 2's controversial Game Key Cards 1:15:05 There's a new Nintendo Direct this Friday (and it's just before a major Mario anniversary) 1:19:40 PlayStation The original PlayStation turns 30 years old in America today (yesterday), so here are some nice stories about it 1:22:25 Xbox LG will soon let players stream Xbox Cloud Gaming in their cars 1:25:51 PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Ghostrunner 2, Monument Valley 2, The Battle of Polytopia 1:36:10 Free 4 All Akira 4K 1:36:32 Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE Don't forget to follow our Social Media Feeds to keep up to date on our adventures: Youtube Twitter Instagram Facebook Thanks for listening and have a great weekend! You can reach me on Twitter @RicF

In Part 5 of our recap and review of the final season of Game of Thrones, we finally run into some of the issues that Dave has heard about for many years. The wheels have not fallen off completely...but there is a very big alignment problem going on here. Episode 4 of Season 8, entitled The Last of the Starks, dealt with the aftermath of the ultimate battle between the forces of light and dark. The Night King and his army have been defeated, leaving just the humans to deal with all their frailty, issues, and emotions. In this Episode, no one can keep a secret, people make very poor decisions, alliances are shifting, betrayal looms on the horizon, dragons are ambushed, and a shocking death seems to have set everyone on the bloodiest path possible. The struggle for the Iron Throne, between Jon Snow, Daenerys, and Cersei seems more inevitable than ever. Jon wants to avoid this but foolishly tells his siblings about his rightful claim to the throne, which fuels Sansa's bitterness towards Daenerys and...well you know. Meanwhile, Jamie Lannister hooks up with Brienne, then ditches her for his sister in a heartbreaking moment of stupidity. Wrapped around all of this is the death of a dragon and the sinking feeling that Daenerys's sanity is fraying, especially after she witnesses the stunning death of Missandei. Yes, there is little doubt that the Game has started to go Wrong here...but just how bad is it, if at all? Tune in for another excellent installment of Game Gone Wrong and find out. More than 6 years after its last Episode, Game of Thrones' Final Season remains one of the most controversial and divisive seasons in TV history. But Dave has never watched the final season...until now. In this limited-run, seven-part, special series, Dave, PC Tunney, and DJ revisit the final season one Episode at a time (Dave for the first time) and answer the enduring question: was it as bad as so many claimed?About the Chairshot Radio NetworkLaunched in 2017, the Chairshot Radio Network presents you with the best in sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. Wrestling and wrestling crossover podcasts + the most interesting content + the most engaging hosts = the most entertaining podcasts you'll find! MONDAY - Bandwagon Nerds (entertainment & popular culture) TUESDAY - 4 Corners Podcast (sports) WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling) THURSDAY - POD is WAR FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect) SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast SUNDAY - Keeping the news ridiculous... The Oddity / The Front and Center Sports Podcast CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history) http://TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chairshot-radio-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Da7e and Neil are stepping very carefully into the secure lab to feed the specimens as the first season of Alien: Earth continues to escalate. In The Calm [04:58], they consider which human characters they are still rooting for, question whether Wendy can actually communicate with the Xenomorph, and begin to wonder what kinds of safeguards are built into Kirsh's programming. Then in The Storm [01:13:14], your faithful hosts make their predictions for what will be the big showdowns of the final two episodes and check-in with their ongoing theories about where and when a Predator easter egg might appear. To interact with the show, send your comments and questions to stormofspoilers@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter/X and Bluesky @Da7eandNeil. You can also support Da7e and Neil and get all kinds of bonus content (from the Game of Thrones era to the LOST rewatch to our Twin Peaks rewatch project to our current Adventure Pod and Hannibal watch project) by subscribing to our Patreon here: patreon.com/Da7eandNeil And finally, join Neil on Wednesday evenings on Twitch as he plays the terrifying game Alien: Isolation live alongside the airing of season one. Subscribe to his Twitch channel for more info: twitch.tv/Neilstradomus

Who were the Cholas who ruled in South India from the 9th century? How was a Hindu symbol of a Chola queen the inspiration behind the Christian hymn “Lord of The Dance”? What was the Medieval Indian equivalent of the “Iron Bank” in Game of Thrones? William and Anita are joined by Anirudh Kanisetti, author of Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, to discuss the beginnings of the Chola dynasty. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com  For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From pouring drinks to lighting shots at Blue Sky to leading Adobe's Substance 3D team, Michael Tanzillo's professional path is anything but typical and his story is packed with lessons motion designers need to hear. Check out the corresponding blog post here: www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/adobe-michael-tanzillo In this episode of the School of Motion Podcast, EJ Hassenfratz sits down with Michael to talk about the state of 3D, why motion designers are impressing major animation studios, and how foundational skills (like lighting and storytelling) will outlast any software trend.

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universesRight after our episode last week, our pal James Gunn dropped big news on Wednesday - the next Superman film written by him will be called Man of Tomorrow. Gunn, David Corneswet, and others involved shared particular artwork by DC Comics President Jim Lee that showed Lex Luthor in a mech suit to make the announcement. In typical Gunn fashion, the DC Studios co-chair has teased this film isn't a direct sequel, but is the next installment in what he calls the “Superman saga.” The film's title is reminiscent of the Milly Alcock led Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which releases next year. In other DC movie news, Weapons director Zach Cregger addressed rumors that have been circulating about his involvement with a Joker and Harley Quinn movie. Cregger called stories about him having written a treatment for the two iconic DC villains “blown out of proportion,” but did indicate that he has a couple of films he's interested in working on, though he hasn't spoken with James Gunn yet.At the Toronto International Film Festival last Friday, Ryan Reynolds finally admitted the internet's worst kept secret - that he was the one who leaked the original Deadpool test footage in 2014 to the world wide web. Reynolds went on to say that Fox simply didn't seem interested in releasing an R-rated superhero movie and his passion for the character led him to the extreme action, which he doesn't regret. Fans of Deadpool are likely forever grateful that Reynolds did what he did, which led to pressure on the studio to make the film a reality. In other questionable swings from stars both in front of and behind the camera, The Russos released a blurry image with the caption #Doomsday Is Coming via Instagram earlier today.No last rites are being read for horror at the box office this year, as the supposed final installment in the Conjuring universe, The Conjuring: Last Rites, raked in $84 million domestically this weekend for its opening. This massive box office marks the best for this franchise ever, and the third biggest opening for a horror film of all-time. Warner Brothers and New Line are laughing all the way to the bank, having projected a $35 million opening box office and the movie cost about $55 million to make. The film's global take as of today is $194 million. In other Conjuring news, a series in development at HBO Max set in the universe took a big step forward today, hiring Nancy Won as writer, executive producer, and showrunner, who will write the series alongside Peter Cameron and Cameron Squires. The Office spin off The Paper, which debuted its first season last week has been renewed for a second season on Peacock.Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Nia DaCosta's “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," the follow up to this year's 28 Years Later. The film is set to release on January 16.Prime Video has confirmed rumors that Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner will play Lara Croft in its Tomb Raider series from creator, writer and co-showrunner Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Production on the series will begin in January.John C. McGinley has joined the cast of ABC's Scrubs reboot and will reprise his role as Dr. Perry Cox from the original series. He joins fellow returnees Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison and Judy Reyes in the cast.The White Lotus creator Mike White and HBO have zeroed in on France as the location for the upcoming fourth season of the hit murder mystery comedy-drama series, sources tell Deadline.Two time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou has joined the cast of Amazon MGM's reboot of Highlander, the Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.The first trailer for Rian Johnson's upcoming Knives Out film Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man has been released. The film is set for release in select theaters Nov. 26 before its streaming debut December 12.

Cookies are out, context is in. People Inc.'s Jonathan Roberts joins The Big Impression to talk about how America's biggest publisher is using AI to reinvent contextual advertising with real-time intent.From Game of Thrones maps to the open web, Roberts believes content is king in the AI economy. Episode TranscriptPlease note, this transcript  may contain minor inconsistencies compared to the episode audio.Damian Fowler (00:00):I'm Damian Fowler, and welcome to this edition of The Big Impression. Today we're looking at how publishers are using AI to reinvent contextual advertising and why it's becoming an important and powerful alternative to identity-based targeting. My guest is Jonathan Roberts, chief Innovation Officer at People Inc. America's largest publisher, formerly known as Meredith. He's leading the charge with decipher an AI platform that helps advertisers reach audiences based on real time intent across all of People Inc. Site and the Open Web. We're going to break down how it works, what it means for advertisers in a privacy first world and why Jonathan's side hustle. Creating maps for Game of Thrones has something for teachers about building smarter ad tech. So let's get into it. One note, this episode was recorded before the company changed its name. After the Meredith merger, you had some challenges getting the business going again. What made you realize that sort of rethinking targeting with decipher could be the way to go?Jonathan Roberts (01:17):We had a really strong belief and always have had a strong belief in the power of great content and also great content that helps people do things. Notably and Meredith are both in the olden times, you would call them service journalism. They help people do things, they inspire people. It's not news, it's not sports. If you go to Better Homes and Gardens to understand how to refresh your living room for spring, you're going to go into purchase a lot of stuff for your living room. If you're planting seeds for a great garden, you're also going to buy garden furniture. If you're going to health.com, you're there because you're managing a condition. If you're going to all recipes, you're shopping for dinner. These are all places where the publisher and the content is a critical path on the purchase to doing something like an economically valuable something. And so putting these two businesses together to build the largest publisher in the US and one of the largest in the world was a real privilege. All combinations are hard. When we acquired Meredith, it is a big, big business. We became the largest print publisher overnight.(02:23):What we see now, because we've been growing strongly for many, many quarters, and that growth is continuing, we're public. You can see our numbers, the performance is there, the premium is there, and you can always sell anything once. The trick is will people renew when they come back? And now we're in a world where our advertising revenue, which is the majority of our digital revenue, is stable and growing, deeply reliable and just really large. And we underpin that with decipher. Decipher simply is a belief that what you're reading right now tells a lot more about who you are and what you are going to do than a cookie signal, which is two days late and not relevant. What you did yesterday is less relevant to what you need to do than what you're doing right now. And so using content as a real time predictive signal is very, very performant. It's a hundred percent addressable, right? Everyone's reading content when we target to, they're on our content and we guaranteed it would outperform cookies, and we run a huge amount of ad revenue and we've never had to pay it in a guarantee.Damian Fowler (03:34):It's interesting that you're talking about contextual, but you're talking about contextual in real time, which seems to be the difference. I mean, because some people hear contextually, they go, oh, well, that's what you used to do, place an ad next to a piece of content in the garden supplement or the lifestyle supplement, but this is different.Jonathan Roberts (03:53):Yes. Yeah. I mean, ensemble say it's 2001 called and once it's at Targeting strategy back, but all things are new again, and I think they're newly fresh and newly relevant, newly accurate because it can do things now that we were never able to do before. So one of the huge strengths of Meredith as a platform is because we own People magazine, we dominate entertainment, we have better homes and gardens and spruce, we really cover home. We have all recipes. We literally have all the recipes plus cereal, seeds plus food and wine. So we cover food. We also do tech, travel, finance and health, and you could run those as a hazard brands, and they're all great in their own, but there's no network effect. What we discovered was because I know we have a pet site and we also have real simple, and we know that if you are getting a puppy or you have an aging dog, which we know from the pet site, we know you massively over index for interest in cleaning products and cleaning ideas on real simple, right?Damian Fowler (04:55):Yeah.Jonathan Roberts (04:55):This doesn't seem like a shocking conclusion to have, but the fact that we have both tells us both, which also means that if you take a health site where we're helping people with their chronic conditions, we can see all the signals of exactly what help you need with your diet. Huge overlaps. So we have all the recipe content and we know exactly how that cross correlates with chronic conditions. We also know how those health conditions correlate into skincare because we have Brody, which deals with makeup and beauty, but also all the skincare conditions and finance, right? Health is a financial situation as much as it is a health situation, particularly in the us. And so by tying these together, because most of these situations are whole lifestyle questions, we can understand that if you're thinking about planning a cruise in the Mediterranean, you're a good target for Vanguard to market mutual funds to. Whereas if we didn't have both investipedia and travel leisure, we couldn't do that. And so there's nothing on that cruise page, on the page in the words that allows you to do keyword targeting for mutual funds.(05:55):But we're using the fact that we know that cruise is a predictor of a mutual fund purchase so that we can actually market to anyone in market per cruise. We know they've got disposable income, they're likely low risk, long-term buy andhold investors with value investing needs. And we know that because we have these assets now, we have about 1500 different topics that we track across all of DDM across 1.5 million articles, tens of millions of visits a day, billions a year. If you just look at the possible correlations between any of those taxonomies that's over a million, or if we go a level deeper, over a hundred million connected data points, you can score. We've scored all of them with billions of visits, and so we have that full map of all consumers.Damian Fowler (06:42):I wanted to ask you, of course, and you always get this question I'm sure, but you have a pretty unusual background for ad tech theoretical physics as you mentioned, and researcher at CERN and Mapmaker as well for Game of Thrones, but this isn't standard publisher experience, but how did all that scientific background play into the way you approached building this innovation?Jonathan Roberts (07:03):Yeah, I think when I first joined the company, which was a long time ago now, and one of the original bits of this company was about.com, one of the internet oh 0.1 OG sites, and there was daily data on human interest going back to January 1st, 2000 across over a thousand different topics. And in that case, tens of millions of articles. And the team said, is this useful? Is there anything here that's interesting? I was like, oh my god, you don't know what you've got because if you treat as a physicist coming in, I looked at this and was like, this is a, it's like a telescope recording all of human interest. Each piece of content is like a single pixel of your telescope. And so if somebody comes and visit, you're like, oh, I'm recording the interest of this person in this topic, and you've got this incredibly fine grained understanding of the world because you've got all these people coming to us telling us what they want every day.(08:05):If I'm a classic news publisher, I look at my data and I find out what headlines I broke, I look at my data and I learn more about my own editorial strategy than I do about the world. We do not as much tell the world what to think about. The world tells us what they care about. And so that if you treat that as just a pure experimental framework where this incredible lens into an understanding of the world, lots of things are very stable. Many questions that people ask, they always ask, but you understand why do they ask them today? What's causing the to what are the correlations between what they are understanding around our finance business through the financial crash, our health business, I ran directly through COVID. So you see this kind of real time change of the world reacting to big shocks and it allows you to predict what comes next, right? Data's lovely, but unless you can do something with it, it's useless.Damian Fowler (08:59):It's interesting to hear you talk about that consistency, the sort of predictability in some ways of, I guess intense signals or should we just say human behavior, but now we've got AI further, deeper into the mix.Jonathan Roberts (09:13):So we were the first US publisher to do a deal with open ai, and that comes in three parts. They paid for training on our content. They also agreed within the contract to source and cite our content when it was used. And the third part, the particularly interesting part, is co-development of new things. So we've been involved with them as they've been building out their search product. They've been involved with us as we've been evolving decipher, one of the pieces of decipher is saying, can I understand which content is related to which other content? And in old fashioned pre AI days when it was just machine learning and natural language processing, you would just look at words and word occurrence and important words, and you'd correlate them that way. With ai, you go from the word to the concept to the reasoning behind it to a latent understanding of these kind of deeper, deeper connections.(10:09):And so when we changed over literally like, is this content related to that content? Is this article similar in what it's treating to that article? If they didn't use the same words but they were talking about the same topic, the previous system would've missed it. This system gets deeper. It's like, oh, this is the same concept. This is the same user need. These are the same intentions. And so when we overhauled this kind of multimillion point to point connection calculation, we drastically changed about 30% of those connections and significantly improved them, gives a much reacher, much deeper understanding of our content. What we've also done is said, and this is a year thing that we launched it at the beginning of the year, we have decipher, which runs on site. We launched Decipher Plus Inventively named right? I like it. We debated Max or Max Plus, but we went with Plus.(10:59):And what this says is we understand the user intent on our sites. We know when somebody's reading content, we have a very strong predictor model of what that person's going to need to do next. And we said, well, we're not the only people with intent driven content and intent driven audiences. So we know that if you're reading about newborn health topics, you are three and a half times more likely than average to be in market for a stroller. We're not the only people that write about newborn health. So we can find the individual pages on the rest of the web that do talk about newborn health, and we can unlock that very strong prediction that this purchase intent there. And so then we can have a premium service that buy those ads and delivers that value to our clients. Now we do that mapping and we've indexed hundreds of premium domains with opening eyes vector, embedding architecture to build that logic.Damian Fowler (11:56):That's fascinating. So in lots of ways, you're helping other publishers beyond your owned and operated properties.Jonathan Roberts (12:02):We believed that there was a premium in publishing that hadn't been tapped. We proved that to be true. Our numbers support it. We bet 2.7 billion on that bet, and it worked. So we really put our money where our mouth is. We know there's a premium outside of our walls that isn't being unlocked, and we have an information advantage so we can bring more premium to the publishers who have that quality content.Damian Fowler (12:24):I've got lots of questions about that, but one of them is, alright. I guess the first one is why have publishers been so slow out of the starting blocks to get this right when on the media buying side you have all of this ad tech that's going on, DSPs, et cetera.Jonathan Roberts (12:42):I think partly it's because publishers have always been a participant in the ad tech market off to one side. I put this back to the original sin of Ad Tech, which is coming in and saying, don't worry about it, publishers, we know your audience better than you ever will. That wasn't true then, and it's not true today, but Ad Tech pivoted the market to that position and that meant the publishers were dependent upon ad Tech's understanding of their audience. Now, if you've got a cookie-based understanding of an audience, how does a publisher make that cookie-based audience more valuable? Well, they don't because you're valuing the cookie, not the real time signal. And there is no such thing as cookie targeting. It's all retargeting. All the cookie signal is yesterday Signal. It's only what they did before they came to your site, dead star like or something, right? The publisher definitionally isn't influencing the value of that cookie. So an ad tech is valuing the cookie. The only thing the publisher can do to make more money is add scale, which is either generate clickbait because that's the cheapest way to get audience scale or run more ads on the page.(13:57):Cookies as a currency for advertising and targeting is the reason we currently have the internet We deserve, not the internet we want because the incentive is to cheap scale. If instead you can prove that the content is driving the value, the content is driving the decision and the content is driving the outcome, then you invest in more premium content. If you're a publisher, the second world is the one you want. But we had a 20 year distraction from understanding the value of content. And we're only now coming back to, I think one thing I'm very really happy to see is since we launched a cipher two years ago, there are now multiple publishers coming out with similarly inspired targeting architecture or ideas about how to reach quality, which is just a sign that the market has moved, right? Or the market moving and retargeting still works. Cookies are good currency, they do drive performance. If they didn't, it would never worked in the first place. But the ability to understand and classify premium content at web scale, which is what decipher Plus is a map for all intent across the entire open web is the thing that's required for quality content to be competitive with cookies as targeting mechanism and to beat it atDamian Fowler (15:15):Scale. You mentioned how this helps you reach all these third party sites beyond your properties. How do you ensure that there's still quality in the, there's quality content that match the kind of signals that makes decipher work?Jonathan Roberts (15:32):Tell me, not all content on the internet is beautiful, clean and wonderful. Not allDamian Fowler (15:36):Premium is it?Jonathan Roberts (15:36):I know there's a lot of made for arbitrage out there. Look, we, we've been a publisher for a long time. We've acquired a lot of publishers over the years, and every time we have bought a publisher, we have had to clean up the content because cheap content for scale is a siren call of publishing. Like, oh, I can get these eyeballs cheaper. Oh, wonderful. I know I just do that. And everyone gives it on some level to that, right? So we have consistently cleaned up content libraries every time we've acquired publishers. Look at the very beginning about had maybe 10 to 15 million euros. By the time we launched these artists and these individual vertical sites were down to 250,000 pages of content. It was a bigger business and it was a better business. The other side is the actual ad layout has to be good,Damian Fowler (16:29):ButJonathan Roberts (16:29):Every time we've picked up a publisher, we've removed ads from the site. Increase, yeah, experience quality,Damian Fowler (16:33):Right?Jonathan Roberts (16:36):Because we've audited multiple publishers for the cleanup, we have an incredibly detailed understanding of what quality content is. We have lots of, this is our special skill as a publisher. We can go into a publisher, identify the content and see what's good.Damian Fowler (16:54):Is that part of your pitch as it were, to people who advertisers?Jonathan Roberts (16:58):We work lots of advertisers. We're a huge part of the advertising market because we cover all the verticals. We have endemics in every space. If you're trying to do targeting based on identity, we have tens of millions of people a day. It'll work. You will find them with us, we reach the entire country every month. We are a platform scale publisher. So at no point do we saying don't do that, obviously do that, right? But what we're saying is there's a whole bunch of people who you can't identify, either they don't have cookies or IDs or because the useful data doesn't exist yet. It's not attached to those IDs. So incremental, supplementary and additional to reach the people in the moment with a hundred percent addressability, full national reach, complete privacy compliance, just the content, total brand safety. And we will put these two things side by side and we will guarantee that the decipher targeting will outperform the cookie targeting, which isn't say don't do cookie targeting, obviously do it. It works, it's successful. This is incremental and also will outperform. And then it just depends on the client, right? Some people want brand lift and brand consideration. They want big flashy things. We run People Magazine, we host the Grammy after party. We can do all the things you need from a large partner more than just media, but also we can get you right down to, for some partners with big deals, we guarantee incremental roas,Damian Fowler (18:26):ActualJonathan Roberts (18:26):In-store sales, incremental lift.Damian Fowler (18:29):So let's talk about roas. What's driving advertisers to lean in so heavily?Jonathan Roberts (18:34):Well, I think everybody's seen this over the last couple of years. In a high interest or environment, the CMOs getting asked, what's the return on my ad spend? So whereas previously you might've just been able to do a big flashy execution or activation. Now everybody wants some level of that media spend to be attributable to lift to dollars, to return to performance, because every single person who comes through our sites is going to do something after they come. We're never the last stop in that journey, and we don't sell you those garden seeds. We do not sell you the diabetes medication directly. We are going to have to hand you off to a partner who is going to be the place you take the economic action. So we are in the path to purchase for every single purchase on Earth.(19:19):And what we've proven with decipher is not only that we can be in that pathway and put the message in the path of that person who is going to make a decision, has not made one yet. But when we put the messaging in front of it of that person at the time, it changes their decisions, which is why it's not just roas, which could just be handing out coupons in the line to the pizza store. It's incremental to us, if you did not do this, you would have made less money. When you do this, you'll make more money. And having got to a point where we've now got multiple large campaigns, both for online action and brick and mortar stores that prove that when we advertise the person at this moment, they change their decision and they make their brand more money. Turns out that's not the hardest conversation to have with marketers. Truly, truly, if you catch people at the right moment, you will change their mind.Damian Fowler (20:10):They'll happily go back to their CFO and say, look at this. This is workingJonathan Roberts (20:15):No controversially at can. During the festival of advertising that we have as a publisher, we may be the most confident to say, you know what? Advertising works.Damian Fowler (20:27):You recently brought in a dedicated president to leadJonathan Roberts (20:30):Decipher,Damian Fowler (20:30):Right? So how does that help you take what started out as this in-house innovation that you've been working on and turn it into something even bigger?Jonathan Roberts (20:39):Yeah, I think my background is physics. I was a theoretical physicist for a decade. Theoretical physicists have some good and bad traits. A good trait is a belief that everything can be solved. Because my previous job was wake up in the morning and figure out how the universe began and like, well, today I'll figure it out. And nobody else has, right? There's a level of, let's call it intellectual confidence or arrogance in that approach. How hard can it be? The answer is very, but it also means you're a little bit of a diante, right? You're coming like, oh, it's ad tech. How hard can it be? And the just vary, right? So there's a benefit. I mean, I've done a lot of work in ad tech over the last couple of years. Jim Lawson, our president of Decipher, ran a publicly listed DSP, right? He was a public company, CEO, he knows this stuff inside a and back to front, Lindsay Van Kirk on the Cipher team launched the ADN Nexus, DSP, Patrick McCarthy, who runs all of our open web and a lot of our trade desk partnerships and the execution of all of the ways we connect into the entire ecosystem.(21:38):Ran product for AppNexus. Sam Selgin on the data science team wrote that Nexus bitter. I've got a good idea where we're going with this and where we should go with this and the direction we should be pointed in. But we have seasoned multi-decade experience pros doing the work because if you don't, you can have a good idea and bad execution, then you didn't do anything. Unless you can execute to the highest level, it won't actually work. And so we've had to bring in, I'm very glad we have brought in and love having them on the team. These people who can really take the beginnings of what we have and really take this to the scale that needs to be. Decipher. Plus is a framework for understanding user intent at Webscale and getting performance for our clients and unlocking a premium at Webscale. That is a huge project to go after and pull off. We have so many case studies proving that it will work, but we have a long way to go between where we are and where this thing naturally gets to. And that takes a lot of people with a lot of professional skills to go to.Damian Fowler (22:43):What's one thing right now that you're obsessed with figuring outJonathan Roberts (22:46):To take a complete left turn, but it is the topic up and down the Cosette this summer. There isn't currently any viable model for information economy in an AI future. There's lots of ideas of what it would be, but there isn't a subtle marketplace for this. We've got a very big two-sided marketplace for information. It's called Google and search. That's obviously changing. We haven't got to a point to understand what that future is. But if AI is powered by chips, power and content, if you're a chip investor, you're in a good place. If you're investing energy, you're in a good place of the three picks and shovels investments, content is probably the most undervalued at the moment. Lots of people are starting to realize that and building under the hood what that could look like. How that evolves in the next year is going to really determine what kind of information gets created because markets align to their incentives. If you build the marketplace well, you're going to end up with great content, great journalism, great creativity. If you build it wrong, you're going to have a bunch of cheap slop getting flooded the marketplace. And we are not going to fund great journalism. So that's at a moment in time where that future is getting determined and we have a very strong set of opinions on the publishing side, what that should look like. And I am very keen to make sure it gets done. You soundDamian Fowler (24:17):Optimistic.Jonathan Roberts (24:19):A year ago, the VCs and the technologists believed if you just slammed enough information into an AI system, you'd never need content ever again. And that the brain itself was the moat. Then deep seek proved that the brain wasn't a moat. That reasoning is a commodity because we found out that China could do it cheaper and faster, and we were shocked, shocked that China could do it cheaper and faster. And then the open source community rebuilt deep to in 48 hours, which was the real killer. So if reasoning is a commodity, which it is now, then content is king, right? Because reasoning on its own is free, but if you're grounding it in quality content, your answer's better. But the market dynamics have not caught up to that reality. But that is the reality. So I am optimistic that content goes back to our premium position in this. Now we just have to do all the boring stuff of figuring out what a viable marketplace looks like, how people get paid, all of this, all the hard work, but there's now a future model to align to.Damian Fowler (25:23):I love that. Alright, I've got to ask you this question. It's the last one, but I was going to ask it. You spent time building maps, visualizing data, and I've looked at your site, it's brilliant. Is there anything from that side of your creativity that helped you think differently about building say something like decipher?Jonathan Roberts (25:42):Yeah. So I think it won't surprise anyone to find out that I'm a massive nerd, right? I used to play d and d, I still do. We have my old high school group still convenes on Sunday afternoons, and we play d and d over Discord. Fantasy maps have been an obsession of mine for a long time. I did the fantasy maps of Game of Thrones. I'm George r Martin's cartographer. I published the book Lands of Ice and Fire with him. Maps are infographics. A map is a way of taking a complex system that you cannot visualize and bringing it to a world in which you can reason about it. I spent a lot of my life taking complex systems that nobody can visualize and building models and frameworks that help people reason about 'em and make decisions in a shared way. At this moment, as you're walking up and down the cosette, there is no map for the future. Nobody has a map, nobody has a plan. Not Google, not Microsoft, not Amazon, not our friends at OpenAI. Nobody knows what's coming. And so even just getting, but lots of people have ideas and opinions and thoughts and directions. So taking all that input and rationalize again to like, okay, if we lay it out like this, what breaks? Being able to logically reason about those virtual scenario. It is exactly the same process, that mental model as Matt.Damian Fowler (27:12):And that's it for this edition of The Big Impression. This show is produced by Molten Hart. Our theme is by loving caliber, and our associate producer is Sydney Cairns. And remember,Jonathan Roberts (27:22):We do not as much tell the world what to think about. The world tells us what they care about. Data's lovely, but unless you do something with it, it's useless.Damian Fowler (27:31):I'm Damian, and we'll see you next time.

We've received many questions about this, and we would like to say: asking us to read the books is ableism. Not only is it ableism, but it's racist as well. Join Spencer, Ty, and Andy as they do a definitive ranking of which POVs in Game of Thrones are good and which suck. Support us on Patreon for $5, $7, or $10: www.patreon.com/tgofv. A big shout-out to our $10/month patrons: Abbie Phelps, Adam W, Anthony Cabrera, asdf, Axon, Baylor Thornton, Bedi, bernventers, bunknown, Celeste, Charles Doyle, Dane Stephen, Dave Finlay, David Gebhardt, Dean, Francis Wolf, Heather-Pleather, Jacob Sauber-Cavazos, James Lloyd-Jones, Jennifer Knowles, Jeremy-Alice, Josh O'Brien, Kilo, LM, Lawrence, Louis Ceresa, Malek Douglas, Newmans Own, Packocamels, Phat Ass Cyberman, Rach, raouldyke, Rebecca Kimpel, revidicism, Sam Thomas, T, Tash Diehart, Themandme, Tomix, weedworf, William Copping, and Yung Zoe!

Headlines and 12th Man News with GREGG BELL (Tacoma News Tribune) We start looking ahead to week 2 and the Seahawks matchup with the Steelers on Sunday. The biggest storyline is DK Metcalf and facing the former Seahawk for the first time. Who will matchup against him and what are our expectations? :30- Jalen Carter was given a punishment from the NFL for spitgate, but was it sufficient and what precedent does it set moving forward? :35- Chuck makes his Fact or Fiction pick! :45- Let's get Reckless at Breakfast with some inspiration for the Mariners as we make our way through September. How important is this playoff push? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textReek/Theon is taken aside by Roose Bolton, to Ramsay's dismay. Roose gives Ramsay some fatherly advice and takes Reek to meet w Lady Dustin, she is unimpressed. Simon and Mackelly speculate as to what Bolton senior is plotting. Chapter Review:Reek watches as Ramsay Bolton returns empty-handed from a hunt to find three missing Freys. Only the Bolton's need to keep the Dustins and Ryswells on-board is keeping Ramsay's anger in check. As Ramsay and company feast, they're interrupted by Lord Roose Bolton, who orders everyone out except Ramsay and Reek.He's decided that Ramsay should marry “Arya” at Winterfell. Strong symbolism for the northern lords. In the meantime, he needs to borrow Reek. Ramsay warns his captive not to blab his secrets and remember every word his father utters.As they ride to Barrow Hall, Roose admits to Reek that he believes Ramsay murdered his trueborn son Domeric, and a similar fate awaits any issue from his new marriage to Walda Frey. He takes Reek to Lady Barbrey Dustin, who thinks that Theon has lost his mind. Roose assures her that it won't matter. Characters/Places/Names/Events:Reek - Broken shell of Theon Greyjoy.Ramsay Bolton - Newly legitimized son of Roose Bolton. Nasty piece of work.Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort and Warden of the North.Arya Stark - Youngest daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. Princess of Winterfell.Jeyne Poole - Daughter of the former steward of Winterfell Vayon Poole. Captured by the Lannisters and now being paraded as Arya Stark.Barbrey Dustin - Lady of House DustinBarrow Hall - Seat of House Dustin. Support the showSupport us: Buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold, or become a sustainer and receive cool perks Donate to our cause Use our exclusive URL for a free 30-day trial of Audible Buy or gift Marriott Bonvoy points through our affiliate link Rate and review us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and elsewhere.Find us on social media: Discord Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal Facebook Instagram YouTube All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M

Spotting Spiritual Scammers Faster Than They Can Say "It's Not a Pyramid Scheme, It's a Triangular Opportunity"Hey there, fellow seeker of truth,Let's talk about those spiritual wolves dressed in organic, locally-sourced sheep's clothing, shall we?Believe it or not…..There is no such thing as a lack of trust or confidence; it's about what you CHOOSE to place your trust in. Critical self talk and giving our power to others completely misdirects these qualities, but they are always present.Life-giving energy is restored when you trust yourself and connect with your inherent self-esteem and ejector antenna - your intuition. This alignment creates a deep felt sense of peace in your mind, body, and spirit, serving as the key to transforming your life's experiences.STOP and recognise what creates RESISTANCE

Send us a textIn this episode Nelson, Jeff and Kyle discuss the 42nd chapter of the book "A Feast For Crows" from the series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin. In the first half of the podcast we go through the chapter chronologically with Kyle who is on his first read through (Spoiler Free), and in the second half Jeff and Nelson  dig into theories in a full spoiler section. If you have any Questions, Theories or just want to tell us anything we missed? Join our discord and talk about it with us and we can bring it up on the next episode!Checkout our discord to chat with us or for any podcast resources: https://discord.gg/2xNktUPUXD#asoiaf #asongoficeandfire Thanks to Dalton for Music!Thanks to jraijin on fiver for the art! Here is a link to his page: https://www.fiverr.com/jraijin▬ Non-Spoiler / Spoiler  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬0:00 - Spoiler Free 1:37:25 - Spoiler Section

We felt a little wacky this episode, and we're sticking to it. We learn how loud our cat drinks water, lots of familiar people die, and we have a revelation about Game of Thrones! Oh yeah, and stuff about Philip V. This episode is brought to you by sleep deprivation!   More from the Alexander Standard Sources Patreon Blue Sky  Facebook Instagram  Twitter  Alexanderstandardpod@gmail.com

The ComicBook Nation crew reviews The Conjuring: Last Rites and talks about the big geek news of the week, including Superman's sequel film Man of Tomorrow, and a Game of Thrones star becoming the new Lara Croft for a Tomb Raider reboot, and reactions to the trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. PLUS: TV check-ins with Alien: Earth Episode 5's big flashback story, and Peacemaker Season 2 continuing to surprise DCU fans, while a new Batman comic takes DC Comics into a new era. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elliot Jay O'Neill & BT Calloway are joined by Tommy Dassalo to review S.33 E.21 “Meat Is Murder”   This is a Side Quest Studios Production Huge THANK YOU to our Heroes over at Patreon  Grant Prusi // 16_oz_mouse // Philip Wolf // Timothy Burleson // Stephanie // Chris Tar // AlmightyK // Kaleb982 // nickibis // Nick Sultana // Teresa // David James Young // Paul Walsh   You too can become a Hero by supporting us on our Patreon page and you'll unlock a bonus podcast EVERY WEEK plus access to our back catalogue of over 200 exclusive podcasts! http://www.patreon.com/sidequeststudios    STARRING SPRINGFIELD is our new podcast where we review movies that star the cast of The Simpsons Check it out here -- https://pod.link/1773418376   PLUGS   Check out all of Tommy's podcasts, art, stand up & video game at https://www.tommydassalo.com   Pulp Fury Radio; our fiction anthology podcast. http://www.pulpfuryradio.com  The Simpsons Index is the successor to our web series! http://www.daveplusone.com   We reviewed Game of Thrones in reverse order at “Thrones Of Game”  https://thronesofgame.podbean.com  SOCIALS! https://bsky.app/profile/thesimpsonsindex.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsIndex/ https://www.instagram.com/simpsonsindex/ https://www.threads.net/@simpsonsindex

This week, Da7e and Neil are in your feeds a day later than usual because there's a saboteur running around setting fire to their space ship! In The Calm [06:16], they dig into Alien: Earth's big flashback episode as director Noah Hawley delivers his own Alien mini-movie about the plight of the USCSS Maginot. They question whether 65 years of one's life is worth a quarter share, worry about the workplace safety practices of Weyland-Yutani scientists, and present several wild theories about Morrow's motivations. Then in The Storm [01:17:50], your faithful hosts break down the trailer for episode 6, "The Wasp," before considering the possible endgame for Wendy's character and the Alien comic that could serve as inspiration for a wild twist. To interact with the show, send your comments and questions to stormofspoilers@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter/X and Bluesky @Da7eandNeil. You can also support Da7e and Neil and get all kinds of bonus content (from the Game of Thrones era to the LOST rewatch to our Twin Peaks rewatch project to our current Adventure Pod and Hannibal watch project) by subscribing to our Patreon here: patreon.com/Da7eandNeil And finally, join Neil on Wednesday evenings on Twitch as he plays the terrifying game Alien: Isolation live alongside the airing of season one. There was no stream this week due to illness, but it's definitely picking back up next week. Subscribe to his Twitch channel for more info: twitch.tv/Neilstradomus

Send us a textMelisandre sees much and more in her flames. She counsels Jon Snow and unveils a shocking truth about Rattleshirt. She reveals that her sorcery isn't as easy as she lets on and how Jon can both save Arya and keep his Night's Watch vows. Simon and Mackelly sift through the flames and try not to get burned.Chapter Review:Melisandre searches the flames for Stannis and the girl on a dying horse. She doesn't find her king or the girl but does see much else, including omens of Jon Snow. She reflects on her past and the dangers of misinterpreting prophecy.She sends for Rattleshirt to rescue the girl she insists is Arya Stark. One of her earlier predictions to Jon comes to fruition, as three rangers' heads are found on spikes north of the Wall. Jon asks her to look for the other six men in her flames and she asks him to attend her in her chambers. There Jon is stunned to find Rattleshirt. Melisandre tells Jon that Rattleshirt is the answer to Jon's needs. He can rescue Arya while Jon stays at Castle Black and fulfills his Night's Watch vows. Jon will not have this murderer anywhere near his sister. Melisandre is left with no choice. She removes the glamor and Rattleshirt transforms into Mance Rayder.Melisandre admits the man who burned earlier was Rattleshirt glamored as Mance. She reiterates that Mance is Jon's best bet to save Arya. This opportunity is a gift to Jon from the Lord of Light… and Melisandre.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Melisandre of Asshai – Red Woman of Ashaii. Priestess of R'Hllor, the Lord of Light.Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.Stannis Baratheon – Claimant to the Iron Throne. Believed by Melisandre to be Azor Ahai reborn.Asor Ahai - Hero from legend. Thought to have once vanquished the darkness from the world.Mance Rayder – King-beyond-the-Wall, glamored to appear as Rattleshirt.Rattleshirt (Lord of Bones) – Wildling chief, burned in Mance's stead.Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night's Watch. Support the showSupport us: Buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold, or become a sustainer and receive cool perks Donate to our cause Use our exclusive URL for a free 30-day trial of Audible Buy or gift Marriott Bonvoy points through our affiliate link Rate and review us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and elsewhere.Find us on social media: Discord Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal Facebook Instagram YouTube All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M

The Delacorte Theater, home to New York's beloved free outdoor Shakespeare performances in Central Park, has undergone an $85 million refurbishment. Now clad in redwood timber from disused water tanks from each of New York's boroughs, the structure has been made accessible for disabled audiences, actors and backstage workers. It's also been made water and raccoon-proof. Presenter Jeff Lunden has been following its progress – from a hard-hat tour in freezing February to the summer previews of a new production of Twelfth Night, starring Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave actor Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh from Killing Eve, and Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from In the Studio, exploring the processes of the world's most creative people.

Twitch streamer Joey Vogt joins me from the great, untapped land that is Ohio for this latest episode of the podcast. Joey and I are both part of the Hyrule Gaming Group stream team, so I've had the pleasure of watching his Twitch streams and get to know him a bit more. Now, he gets to join me and share what he loves. We kick things off by talking about Game of Thrones. This show was not in Joey's wheelhouse to start with, as he wasn't so much a fantasy fan. That show changed his mind. We talk about the show - from storylines to favorite houses and characters, and why it kept him coming back for more. Joey also talks about how Game of Thrones opened him up to being interested in more fantasy media and even getting into history and mythology of the medieval time period. Our newest topic on the podcast is hiking! It's an unlikely one, but I do love getting to share what people love and enjoy. Joey talks about who got him interested in hiking and the great outdoors. We talk about some of the places that Joey and his partner have hiked, the experiences he's had in San Francisco, a hiking intersection with a popular fandom, and more. Then the back half of the episode, we talk about video games and Twitch streaming. Joey talks about how he got into video games when he was younger, including having owned a Virtual Boy back in the day. We talk about some of his favorites then and now, and what he looks for in games. Joey also talks about his decision to stream on Twitch. From his early days to the point where he thought about hanging up his controller. We talk about the community that he has fostered, the games you can find on his stream, and much more. You can find Joey at: https://www.twitch.tv/jvogtgaming https://www.instagram.com/jvogtgaming/ https://bsky.app/profile/jvogtgaming.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@JVogtGaming https://www.tiktok.com/@jvogtgaming https://x.com/JVogtGaming  

Link to family tree! Game of Thrones is typically considered to be the most popular television show of all time based on its massive global reach and deep cultural impact. If you haven't seen it, it's an 8 season historical fantasy series based on a book series by George R. R. Martin about different houses, different families, the Starks, the Lannisters, the Targaryens, the Baratheons, all battling and plotting and backstabbing each other to try to sit on the iron throne. It's pretty awesome. It's definitely worth watching. But this episode isn't about Game of Thrones, not the fictional one anyway. It's about the real life game of thrones that went down in 15th century England, the inspiration for the books and the show, the War of the Roses. In today's story the House of Lancaster and the House of York will duke it out, not for the iron throne, but for the throne of England an an unlikely victor will arise. Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: Encyclopedia Britannica "War of the Roses"British Library "The bride's journey"Historic Royal Palaces "The Princes in the Tower"Wikipedia "John of Gaunt"Heritage History "Henry VII"Wikipedia "War of the Roses"History.com "War of the Roses"ThoughtCo "War of the Roses: An Overview"Shoot me a message!

Who knew one deep, dark lie, or truth, or lie about being “naked wasted” would set a whole chain of events in motion that will ultimately cost several current orange holders their jobs when this “blogger” season of RHOC comes to an end.  RHOA comparisons have been made, the entire cast has been telling various lies and in Miss Judge's own words from the past, any season that is all about something that has happened off air could be a huge red flag for the future success of the show. In other news, Luis Ruelas is up to this old tricks, but this time, his recent statements and actions are so scandalous and anti-Bravo that the nail could finally be put in Teresa's proverbial coffin. Speaking of Tre, the RHONJ cast is in a “Game of Thrones” style bloodbath with a race to the finish line as the new cast is expected to be announced in 3,2,1…. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cuentahabientes, ya saben que ando trastornada con House of the Dragon, y tenemos desde Los Ángeles a David Peterson, creador del lenguaje High Valyrian, Dothraki y Chakobsa, de series como Game Of Thrones y la película Dune, para que nos diga cómo se crea un lenguaje de ficción. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Da7e and Neil are maintaining a safe distance as things on Neverland island grow increasingly unsafe for organic lifeforms. In The Calm [07:50], they consider which characters might be primed to join Team Xenomorph as the Prodigy corporation abuses its power, revisit the early 2000s sensation that was The Snuggie, and attempt to get inside the mind of Timothy Olyphant's Kirsh. Then in The Storm [01:19:30], they break down the teaser for next week's Noah Hawley-directed flashback episode. Plus, Da7e adds some important context about LV-426 and its neighboring moons. To interact with the show, send your comments and questions to stormofspoilers@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter/X and Bluesky @Da7eandNeil. You can also support Da7e and Neil and get all kinds of bonus content (from the Game of Thrones era to the LOST rewatch to our Twin Peaks rewatch project to our current Adventure Pod and Hannibal watch project) by subscribing to our Patreon here: patreon.com/Da7eandNeil And finally, join Neil on Wednesday evenings on Twitch as he plays the terrifying game Alien: Isolation live alongside the airing of season one. There is no stream this week, but the adventure picks back up next week (9/3). Subscribe to his Twitch channel for more info: twitch.tv/Neilstradomus

Garrett Lord is co-founder and CEO of Handshake, which started as a career network for college students and new grads but recently discovered something extraordinary: they were sitting on the world's largest network of academic experts—exactly what frontier AI labs desperately needed. With 500,000 PhDs and 3 million advanced degree holders creating training data, in just eight months they've built a new business that hit $50 million in revenue in its first four months and is on track to blow past $100M in the first 12 months.What you'll learn:1. How Handshake found an opportunity to leverage their proprietary network of experts to launch a data-labeling business that's on track to blow past $100 million ARR in 12 months2. Why AI models need human experts (e.g. physics PhDs) to improve, and what this “data labeling” actually involves3. Inside the actual work: what a biology PhD does for 8 hours that makes GPT-5 smarter4. The playbook for building a startup inside a startup: separate teams, separate offices, separate everything5. Why the shift from “generalist” to “expert” data labeling created a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity6. Why AI won't eliminate entry-level jobs—it's creating “Iron Man suits” that make junior employees 10x more productive—Brought to you by:CodeRabbit—Cut code review time and bugs in half. Instantly: https://coderabbit.link/lennyOrkes—The enterprise platform for reliable applications and agentic workflows: https://www.orkes.io/Claude.ai—The AI for problem solvers and enterprise: http://claude.ai/—Transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-handshake-garrett-lord—My biggest takeaways (for paid newsletter subscribers): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/i/171410958/my-biggest-takeaways-from-this-conversation—Where to find Garrett Lord:• X: https://x.com/garrettlord• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrettlord/• Email: Garrett@joinhandshake.com—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Garrett Lord(05:00) Understanding data labeling and its importance(13:08) The role of experts in AI model training(15:35) The future of AI and human collaboration(24:17) Why AI won't eliminate entry-level jobs(27:58) The continuous improvement of AI models(33:05) The emergence of Handshake's new business model(37:07) Incubating new ideas in established companies(40:42) Handshake's competitive advantage(45:43) Scaling up and meeting market demand(48:38) Overcoming challenges and adapting(53:08) The importance of separate teams and ownership(57:26) The future of job matching with AI(01:00:30) The biggest bottlenecks to advancing models further(01:02:37) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• GPQA: https://github.com/idavidrein/gpqa• Handshake: https://joinhandshake.com/• OpenAI's CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more | Kevin Weil (CPO at OpenAI, ex-Instagram, Twitter): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/kevin-weil-open-ai• Inside Bolt: From near-death to ~$40m ARR in 5 months—one of the fastest-growing products in history | Eric Simons (founder and CEO of StackBlitz): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/inside-bolt-eric-simons• Goldman Sachs: https://www.goldmansachs.com/• General Motors: https://www.gm.com/• Google: https://about.google/• Sahil Bhaiwala on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-bhaiwala-459b0354/• Francisco “Paco” Guzman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guzmanhe/• Avery Yip on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyyip/• Game of Thrones on HBO: https://www.hbomax.com/shows/game-of-thrones/4f6b4985-2dc9-4ab6-ac79-d60f0860b0ac• SNOO: https://www.happiestbaby.com/products/snoo-smart-bassinet• Careers at Handshake: https://joinhandshake.com/careers/—Recommended books:• Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future: https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com