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In this episode, the Carolines finally meet when Caroline Baudino interviews Caroline Stanbury, entrepreneur and star of "The Real Housewives of Dubai" and host of the podcast “Uncut & Uncensored." The Carolines have a brutally honest chat about face lifts, Ozempic, younger husbands, starting their own businesses, the importance of never relying on a man and finding your hustle at any age. Music credit: Nikka Costa “It's Just Love”Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 3rd, 2023. It's Whatever YOU Want Wednesday, so we talked about whatever YOU wanted to talk about. That included a lot of talk about Tucker Carlson being offered a lot of money to work at Valuetainment, Chat GPT, comparing and contrasting Tucker Carlson and Steven Crowder

Let's talk about Rouge at the Strat. (And it's Rouge as in “blush,” not Rogue as in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”) So when Rouge was announced earlier this year, I was definitely interested. It's probably no secret at this point that I'm a horn dog, and like my Vegas shows to be titillating. I also believe that what's good for the goose is good for the gander, and out of a sense of fairness I once took my wife to a male review; something I probably won't ever do again. It's not so much watching the men dance that I have a problem with, it was all the screaming. Why do women feel the need to shriek like banshees during these shows? He's not going to fuck the loudest one in the room! So for the sake of preserving what's left of my already terrible hearing, I'm opting out of male reviews for the future.  That being said, I'm willing to bet that a decent looking dude could park himself at the bar outside the Thunder From Down Under Theater around 11:30 at night, and it would be like shooting fish in a barrel. This is just a theory, but if it happens to work out for a listener, you're welcome. Just don't be creepy. Anyway, I digress. Rouge bills itself as a male and female topless show, and ‘The Sexiest Show in Vegas.' We recently decided to check it out and see for ourselves. First, Rouge is at the Strat. This is not a place we've ever spent much time, because it's the Strat. You kind of need a specific reason to go there.  Now that we had a reason, we ventured over to see it. The Mad Max reboot is really weird. Some words about the showroom.  It's on the 2nd level, almost directly above where you line up to take the elevator up to the skypod. When we entered, an usher did the typical “let's see your tickets so we can walk you to your seats” thing, but it was kind of weird because they had performers spread all through the audience; including right next to these ushers. The performers were dressed in these really extravagant costumes - probably the best costumes of the whole show - and they were kind of leering at us in a way that was probably meant to be sexy?  Honestly it kind of threw me off, because I'm trying to show the usher my ticketing information on my phone, but I'm also looking at this person in a leather corset who's next to me licking their lips. I mean, normally that's not a bad thing, but I felt like my attention was kind of pulled two different ways. We found their showroom to be a decent space, with a big variety in seating, including the booth tables that seem to be a disappearing part of Vegas entertainment. I had a “preferred seating” table, which consisted of four chairs around a small half circle table. I was hoping that we would have the table to ourselves, because “Stranger Danger” but a couple that I'm pretty sure were a hooker and her John were seated next to us shortly after. She got paid for her time and treated to a show. Lucky gal…  (Side note: they did end up leaving before the show was over.  When that meter's running, I guess you can't waste too much time on passive entertainment when more active forms await.) This fuckin' guy... Let's talk about the show itself.  There's an emcee, who struck me as kind of a poor-man's Gazillionaire (from Absinthe).  He seemed like he was trying to come across as this vaudeville showman but his jokes, phony French accent, and porn-stache made a lot of the humor land in more of a sleazy way rather than a naughty way. It's a fine line, I know. The show has several vignettes or sections. There's a running bit they go back to a few times throughout the show with this married couple who are unsatisfied because they're bored with their bedroom life and apparently aren't communicating about it. So I guess the show can be viewed as a journey through their exploration of kinks, because by the end, everyone's fucking and happy and fucking happy. My biggest issue with the show is that for me, some of these vignettes work, and some of them don't.  There's a whole French Aristocracy section, where the women wear these big Marie Antionette style dresses with corset tops, and it's funny because they turn around and the backs are open so you can see their asses. The men are wearing pantaloons from the same time period, and there's cut-outs in the back so that each ass-cheek sticks out of its own cheek hole. I get that it's trying to be balanced (Here's woman-ass. Now here's man-ass) but it ends up looking ridiculous. Maybe that's my straight male privilege talking, but my wife thinks it looked pretty dumb too. You've been on my mind for a while now The other wierd-as-fuck bit was a whole horse vignette, where performers had on bridles and shoes that looked like hooves. I am not making this up. I was too busy WTF-ing through this whole portion to be the slightest bit aroused. That's not to say that it's all bad.  There's some sections that work really well, like a bondage section and a striptease portion in which performers in business suits watch while another performer pole dances. Perhaps there's some realism here, if we want to get serious for a minute. A couple exploring their sexuality together is probably going to find some things along the way that don't work for either or both of them. Maybe the show's recurring married couple tried French aristocracy horse porn, and it didn't work for them, but found something else that did? I think that Rouge - by featuring a cast of both men and women, and by having all these different types of content - is trying to say, “hey, there's something for everyone. Find your something.” And while that's certainly true, and I'm never going to judge what consenting adults choose to enjoy together, I don't necessarily want to be presented with every other kink as part of my entertainment. No offense, horse-people. You do you. I am both frightened and aroused. No discussion of an adult review show in Vegas is complete without talking about the eye-candy. I know  there's more discussion these days about what is and what isn't acceptable in these types of discussions, but I think that when you're paying to see a show in which you know people will be removing their clothes with intent to arouse, then objectification is an inescapable part of that transaction. (How's that for a sentence!?)  So I'm going to objectify. I found all of the women pleasant to look at. There's a variety of race and body types. Remember that all of these people are young professional dancers, so if you like them super-thicc, you won't be finding any of that here.  Which brings me to another issue.  I asked the wife if she enjoyed the male eye-candy, and she was fairly indifferent. In fact, she says she found the women more attractive, and she doesn't swing that way. Rouge also has professional dancer-types for the male roles who tend to be shorter and leaner. These men are not the same types that you would see in Thunder From Down Under or Magic Mike Live. Those tend to be bigger dudes.  Now again, not everyone likes the same thing, but in my opinion, Rouge might appeal to more women if the men were less dancer-type and more bodybuilder-type. Hell, even consider staying with the theme of the show and mix it up a little with some of both. I also recognize that I'm completely out of my element here and this is pure speculation. Okay, on to the Audience Fuckery Factor, or A.F.F.  As a member of the audience how much do you have to worry about being fucked with by the performers?  Some people don't mind a little audience participation, some people are mortified if a microphone is pointed in their general direction. Here's the Audience Fuckery Factor for Rouge in a nutshell: if you sit in the front half of the theater, there is a good chance you may be singled out. At one point, Emcee Sleazeball walked through the audience and asked audience members what their favorite position was. There was a guy in a cowboy hat in the front row who was repeatedly picked on throughout the show. Also, if you wear a cowboy hat and sit in the front row, you're kind of asking for it. He seemed like a good sport. I was trying to best summarize how I felt about Rouge.  I think they've set an audacious goal by attempting an adult review show for just about everyone, even if they don't quite succeed.  What it ultimately came down to for me was, would I see it again? I'd see Fantasy, X-Burlesque, and X-Country again. I don't think I'd see Rouge again.  This isn't because it had dudes in it, it's because so much of it didn't really land with me or my wife at all. There's a lot of great entertainment in Las Vegas, so why waste time with entertainment that doesn't do it for you?  Which I guess, in a way, is what Rouge is about. If you decide to check it out, Rouge is dark on Mondays. Showtimes vary and some nights have 2 shows. Tickets start at $4 and we always appreciate it when you click the Vegas.com referral link here or on the website.        You can find Josh on twitter @vegasjaydubs

On this week's episode, I'm excited to bring on Captain Hoff as a guest.Captain Hoff is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space, a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (BenBella).In addition, Hoffman served on the Board of Governors of the New Media Council, was the founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, and was a founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.In Silicon Valley, Hoffman founded several startups, in the areas of games and entertainment, and worked as Mobile Studio Head for Infospace, with such hit mobile games as Tetris, Wheel of Fortune, Tomb Raider, Thief, Hitman, Skee-Ball, and X-Files.Hoffman went on to launch Founders Space, with the mission to educate and accelerate entrepreneurs. Founders Space has become one of the top startup accelerators in the world. Hoffman has trained hundreds of startup founders and corporate executives in the art of innovation and provided consulting to many of the world's largest corporations, including Qualcomm, Huawei, Bosch, Intel, Disney, Warner Brothers, NBC, Gulf Oil, Siemens, and Viacom.Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of California and a master's degree in film and television from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in California but spends most of his time in the air, visiting startups, investors, and innovators all over the world.Connect with Captain Hoff on LinkedIn: Steven Hoffman | LinkedInVisit Founder's Space here: Founders Space – Startup Accelerator, Incubator, Venture CapitalRecommended Books:1. Make Elephants Fly: The Process of Radical Innovation2. The Five Forces That Change Everything: How Technology is Shaping Our Future3. Surviving a Startup: Practical Strategies for Starting a Business, Overcoming Obstacles, and Coming Out on Top4. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NikeCheck out Gazillionaire! --Here's a quick note from our show's sponsor:Do you invest in the stock market?Here's a strategy you can use today to help you grow your portfolio to 7-figures in half the time (compared to the buy and hold strategy).This conservative strategy can generate generous income (25-30% a year) and has outperformed SPY for over a decade.The best part? This strategy takes less than 30-minutes a month to execute.Learn for FREE here: https://www.optionsellingsecrets.com/Required Disclosures: Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Achieving a 7-figure investment portfolio in half the time nor retiring a decade early are guaranteed. All opinions shared are each individual's opinions and are not the opinions of The Vijay Kailash Show, Option Selling Secrets, or other companies that may be mentioned in this show.

This week Chelsea and Sarah talk to multifaceted performer Marc Roberts. This sweet, sassy guy has done it all--From a Blue Man to the Gazillionaire and of course a few side hustles in between! 

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Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) has had more careers than cats have lives, from Hollywood TV exec and game designer to manga rewriter, voice actor, animator, electrical engineer, studio head, and video game designer. Today, he's the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of several award-winning books. These include “Make Elephants Fly” (published by Hachette), “Surviving a Startup” (published by HarperCollins), and “The Five Forces” (published by BenBella).   Most passionate about I am most passionate about helping entrepreneurs, not just financially but also in reaching their personal goals, helping them do something meaningful with their lives and actually make an impact on the world. I see myself less as a business person and more as a creator. Steve's career and story When I was a child, I began making movies. By the time I graduated high school, I had made over 50 movies. I made lots of games—board games, role-playing games. I even programmed computer games. So, I was always creating and I wanted to be a creator. I went to college in electrical, computer engineering, but after I graduated, I felt like my creative side was lacking. So I applied to graduate school at the two top films: NYU in New York and USC in Los Angeles. I got my graduate degree in film and television, then went off to work in Hollywood. I quickly rose to the position of television development executive at a major TV production company. I jumped from Hollywood to the largest game company in the world at the time, which was Sega in Japan. A I began working with them, creating interactive entertainment. I launched my career as an entrepreneur. I came back to Silicon Valley, my home, and launched my first gaming startup. Best advice for entrepreneurs A lot of entrepreneurs think they have to have an epiphany, a big idea, or they shouldn't jump in and be an entrepreneur. But my experience has shown me that the idea you begin with doesn't really matter because being an entrepreneur is a journey. And usually, the idea you begin with is wrong. Many entrepreneurs fail because they stick to their original idea. Those who succeed tend to change ideas all the time. I tell entrepreneurs: Don't go out there with one idea; pick a direction and go out there with many ideas. Then, engage with the customers until you figure out who your customers are and what they need. The biggest, most critical failure with customers I have had a profound failure and that was when I came up with an idea to create character avatars on the internet that people could control and that could walk and talk on any website. This idea was so compelling that we had, yes, Disney, and all these entertainment companies, all these singers and entertainment people, flocking to us saying, “This is an amazing idea. We want to work with you.” We raised a lot of capital and put this idea out there into the world. Then, all of a sudden, we discovered that people would use our application for a while and then leave. We had to find that magic key that got people to come back and stay and engage long-term because unless we had them long-term, we couldn't make enough money to acquire more customers. We were battling against this new social network: Facebook. Biggest success with customers One of my biggest successes came very early in my career. It was my first product. The game was called Gazillionaire. The role was, ironically, what I do today: teaching people to become entrepreneurs. So, teaching them how to become gazillionaires. I put all my personal savings into this. Steve's recommendation of a tool Startup incubators and accelerators. WeChat It allows you to communicate with friends, do business deals, engage...

This week's Misfit Entrepreneur is Steven S. Hoffman. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space. Founders Space is one of the leading startup accelerators in the world, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. In fact, Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines ranked it as the #1 incubator for overseas startups. Steve is also a venture investor, a successful entrepreneur multiple times over and the author of several best-sellers including his latest Surviving a Startup. He's found success everywhere from Hollywood to Silicon Valley, but his biggest passion is helping other entrepreneurs succeed. My goal is to squeeze as much wisdom and advice as I can from him and his experience in our time together in this episode. https://www.foundersspace.com/ Steven has had more careers than cats have had lives. He began as an electrical computer engineer. His real passion was film, entertainment, and games. He went to graduate school for film and then went to Hollywood. He worked his way up the ladder and began a television development executive at a large TV production company. While there, he started to see the future of video games and the growth they would have. He's made over 100 games in his career. He met the founder of Sega and was offered a position at their Japanese headquarters coming up with new ideas for games, specifically for the US market. He then came back to the US and launched his first company, LavaMind. The first product he launched was a game that taught people how to become entrepreneurs called Gazillionaire. He did it all himself and put all his money into it. It took off. After that, he saw the opportunity for gaming on the internet. He partnered and launched another business that was an interactive TV/Gaming product with MTV. He then did 2 other ventured startups and took a break. During the break, friends that were starting their entrepreneur journey would come to him for help and advice and out of that grew his incubator, FoundersSpace. You've worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs in you career, alongside your own experience, what would you say is the main ingredient needed to succeed as an entrepreneur? Most entrepreneurs never make it. Ideas don't matter. Where you start doesn't matter. Just start. The most important thing is that you don't lock onto your idea. More startups fail because entrepreneurs fall in love with the idea and their passion for it. Go out into the world and start exploring. You may not have the magic idea in the beginning. Google started out as non-profit to allow academics to search for peer papers. Yelp didn't think reviews would be a big part of their product. It was just an add on. YouTube started out as an online dating site. Many of the biggest companies you know are far different that the idea that started them. What is the process that people should go through to find the right version of the idea? It's best to pick a direction vs. picking an idea and holding to it. Try a number of things in that direction Engage deeply in that area and figure out who your customer is. An entrepreneur's job is not to sell a customer on your idea; it is listening to them. The best ideas come from the customer. What do they really need that they are not getting? Your job as entrepreneur is help solve the customer's problems. Entrepreneurs are demand hunters. They cannot create demand, but they can find it and fill it. How important is it to focus before branching out? Think small. The majority of entrepreneurs succeed with very small ideas. A small idea that can tap into a big pool of demand is powerful. YouTube was a great example of this. What is it that you look for in a company you invest in? Venture capital is like rocket fuel for a business. But the rocket needs to already exist and be pointed at the right target. Is the business solving a real-world problem and is there demand? For a startup, the potential is in the team. A great team can help even a poor idea get off the ground and improve it from there. The CEO must have great leadership qualities. They need to be able bring together the right people, motivate them and lead them. “An entrepreneur/CEO, put 80-90% of your time into finding an amazing team.” What are some of the biggest lessons you've learned and put into practice? Small businesses are not a good fit for venture capital. A business with linear, steady growth is not a good fit either. If you are growing exponentially and can prove you can sustain it, then you have a shot with venture capital. The business model that produces more “unicorns” than any other is a recurring revenue business. A business where the customer comes back over and over again or needs a subscription to keep the service is key. What are principles that you've developed to help guide you and build your businesses? How you communicate to your employees is critical. Culture is not ping pong tables and plush couches – building a great culture comes down to one word – Trust. Your need to trust you and trust everyone else on their team. If they know you have their back and everyone else on the team has each other's, then they will own it together. The way you get it is by, duh, trusting your employees to do their job and helping them be part of the success by engaging them and giving them a say. You wrote a book called “The Five Forces.” Tell us about it and what are the 5 forces? The Five Forces shows where we are headed in the future. These forces will change all of our lives. They are as follows: Artificial Intelligence Brain Computer Interfaces Genetics Space Technology Human Computer Intelligence (AGI/ASI)   Best Quote: Entrepreneurs are demand hunters. They cannot create demand, but they can find it and fill it.   Steven's Misfit 3: If you fail, don't internalize the failure. You are not your failures. Don't settle for what you think is possible. Growth comes from pushing yourself a little further. Listen to what you say to yourself. Are you talking to yourself in a negative or positive way? If it is negative, you have the power to change it and it will transform your life. Show Sponsors: Aloa (20% for 4 months!):  Aloa.co/Misfit Five Minute Journal www.MisfitEntrepreneur.com/Journal

https://youtu.be/atz10P1NWlY Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading startup accelerators. We talk about the platform mentality in business, the process of venture capital financing, and define “Growth Hacking”.   --- Hack Growth for Your Business with Captain Hoff Our guest is Stephen Hoffman, or Captain Hoff, as he is called in Silicon Valley, was the CEO of a leading startup accelerator Founder Space in the Valley. Captain Hoff has founded two venture backed startups of his own. And he authored three professionally published books, including Make Elephants Fly, Surviving a Startup, and The Five Forces, most recently The Five Forces. Welcome to the show. Steve. It's great to be here, Steve. Okay, that's awesome to have you here. So you had a classic career, still entrepreneurship, and then leveraging it further into an accelerator. So tell us a little bit about how does one become a serial entrepreneur in the valley and then an accelerator founder? Well, I'll tell you. First of all, I did two bootstrap companies and three venture-funded companies. So when I began my career, I began it with a bootstrap company. So my first venture I funded entirely myself. And it was a venture in this gaming and entertainment space. So I was really passionate about creating non-violent games that would teach people something. And ironically, the games that I made are still relevant today in what I'm doing and they are games to teach people to be entrepreneurs. So my first game was called Gazillionaire and it turned out to be a huge hit and this was back a few decades ago, so it was a while ago, but I basically funded that entire startup, launched it, did all the deals, we did a series of these business simulation games and that got me in to entrepreneurship. And then for my second startup, I actually partnered with several other people who had amazing technology. And we went out to raise venture capital. Hey, that's that sounds very, very cool. And then what happened? How did the accelerator come about? So, after I'd done my third venture funded startup, I was taking a break and all my friends started to come to me and they were saying, Captain Off, which is my nickname, Captain, help me with my business plan, help me with my project. You know, how do I raise capital? How do I go to market? You know, what do I, how do I speak to investors when I engage them? So all these things they needed to know. And I actually found myself giving similar advice to all these different friends I had. So I started to post that advice on my blog and I called it Founders Space. And then more and more entrepreneurs started to come to me. And this was in the early days of startup incubators in Silicon Valley. So we were one of the first ones and we just started to get lots of entrepreneurs coming. So we opened up our own space and then from all over the world, different governments, different accelerators, different corporations and entrepreneurs started to converge on Silicon Valley. They wanted the Silicon Valley magic. And today we've expanded globally. So we're in 22 countries. Wow, that's amazing. So which countries are the most productive in terms of churning out good startup entrepreneur material? Well, US has always been in the lead. You know, Silicon Valley in the US is number one, but there's a lot of activity in Asia now. So China, especially huge number of entrepreneurs just because the population is so big, people are very driven there. For its size, South Korea and Taiwan, very productive. You, Japan, not so much. So Japan, despite its economic muscle, has really lagged behind in startups and entrepreneurship. It's still dominated by these big corporations. However, in Europe, has picked up pace a lot. So, we've seen a lot of activity in Europe, especially recently, as well as South America. I learned that in France, there are a couple of accelerators. Is France kind of a leading country?

Gazillionaire globalist Bill Gates has a new book out on how to tackle what he sees as the problem of climate change. One of his guidelines to save the planet? Give up your meat and grab a "plant-based" burger instead. 'You can get used to the taste difference," he said in a recent interview. While such "big ideas" might normally come under some scrutiny in the media, it turns out that Gates has given something like a quarter of a billion dollars to dozens of media outlets. He also funds the "fact check" organizations who play their part getting independent voices silenced. How dangerous are billionaire authoritarians?

A BRILLIANT & QUIRKY SILICON VALLEY ROMANCE When Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rachel Zelinsky meets reclusive genius Theo Moore, she finds him strangely compelling. Theo is both arrogant and socially awkward, but he has an aura of power that speaks to Rachel's carefully-hidden submissive side. Disturbed and aroused, she tries to focus on her original objective—a deal to incorporate his Artificial Intelligence software into her company's popular virtual world. Rachel's not a woman who lets pleasure interfere with business, but for some reason, she can't resist Theo's geeky appeal. Theo Moore can't be bought. His past battles with poverty make him deeply suspicious of the billionaire CEO. Still, with her voluptuous curves and brilliant mind, Rachel embodies his ultimate sexual fantasy. Too bad his knowledge about sex derives from extensive research and a stash of kinky porn rather than real-world experience. That doesn't bother Rachel, however. In his bed—in his arms—in his bonds—she discovers the bliss of total surrender. Rachel may be Theo's first lover, but Theo is Rachel's first true Master—and the first man to truly touch her heart. It seems that love may harmonize their differing goals and values, until Rachel's unwitting violation of Theo's trust threatens to tear them apart forever. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On Today's Episode, Coronavirus is still here and Quarantine goes on another day. Are we approaching the end though? The park was packed to the brim this weekend and Daniel is pissed that I went. I'm just glad to know that he really cares about me. Jeff Bezos might become the worlds first trillionaire, because hating on the billionaires started to get boring. (14:36) Cant wait until he hits a bajillion. The Rooney Rule in the NFL is hitting new preposterous heights, The White house Press Sec is killing the game, and we just want to let you know how much we miss Game of Thrones! This is two tan gents. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/two-tangents/support

I used to be one of the most impatient people I knew. I could get myself into a tizzy in traffic, waiting in line or for someone to spit out there sentence for crying out loud! But now - I have SUPERNATURAL peace - I would be a GAZILLIONAIRE if I could bottle it and sell it! But hey, it's TOTALLY FREE and waiting for you RIGHT NOW! Don't have time to pray or lack focus? Check this out - https://academy.kendravonesh.com/p/go-deep --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reality-reflections/support

For episode eighteen we go back to Pratchett's science fiction beginnings as - in the evening between the two days of the 2019 Speculate festival - author Will Kostakis joins us to talk about the 1976 standalone novel, The Dark Side of the Sun! Dom Sabalos is about to become Chairman of the planet Widdershins when he is messily assassinated. Well...mostly. When he survives against all odds, he discovers his death had been predicted using probability math. The same science also predicts he will discover Joker's World, the mysterious home of the vanished ancient species thought to have laid the foundation for all intelligent life. Dom sets out to fulfil his destiny with his alien mentor Hrsh-Hgn, his new robot, Isaac, and a strange, lucky creature from his homeworld's swamp. Filled with references and homages to prominent science fiction authors like Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert, The Dark Side of the Sun is the first of Pratchett's two early science fiction novels. It features the first appearance of many names and concepts he would later come to reuse in various forms in the Discworld. It's a short, fast-paced book with big ideas - not least Pratchett's own take on the classic sci-fi trope of a vanished, ancient precursor species known only through mysterious artefacts. But does it work? Is this an early sign of genius, or a run-up for someone who needed more time to come into his own? We'd love to hear from you! Use the hashtag #Pratchat18 on social media to join the conversation. Don't forget that you can see Liz and Ben at Nullus Anxietas 7, the Australian Discworld Convention, on April 13 and 14! Watch out for our bonus live episode, recorded at the convention, in an upcoming special episode. Next month it's back to the Discworld as we crank up the volume and rock out with Death! Yes, we'll be reading Soul Music, so get your questions in via social media by mid-April using the hashtag #Pratchat19. Show Notes and Errata: Will Kostakis is a writer and award-winning author. He's written many short stories and four novels, all for young adults, including The Sidekicks and The First Third. As mentioned in the episode, his first fantasy YA novel, Monuments, will be released in September 2019. You can find out more about Will and his work at willkostakis.com, or follow him on Twitter at @willkostakis. Since the 1990s many have claimed that if you play Pink Floyd's hit 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon while watching MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939), the songs supposedly sync up with the vision. Fans of "Dark Side of the Rainbow" (as it's known) suggest hitting play when the lion roars for the second or third time, and claim the experience is profound, but the band and producers say any synchronicity between them is just a coincidence.Terry Pratchett's first published novel was The Carpet People in 1971, five years before The Dark Side of the Sun. He was 23 at the time, but had started work on the book considerably earlier; the revised 1992 edition is described as being "co-written by Terry Pratchett, aged seventeen, and master storyteller, Terry Pratchett, aged forty-three"."Galaxy Song" was written and performed by Eric Idle for the 1983 film Monty Python's Meaning of Life. In a Python reunion live show which toured in 2015, Brian Cox appeared in a filmed insert nitpicking the song's accuracy. It's mostly close enough for rock and roll; in one of it's most accurate lines, it actually says the galaxy is "100,000 light years side-to-side", not 30,000. (Ben also made this mistake in an episode of re:Discovery.)Gilpin's Space is a 1986 novel by Russian-born American sci-fi author Reginald Bretnor. It paints a dystopian authoritarian future in which "eccentric genius" Saul Gilpin steals a submarine and uses it to successfully test his new hyperdrive engine. The novel follows a group of his friends who follow his instructions to steal another submarine and escape the oppressive regime at home ...

Voki (@artisnerd) joins us on the podcast and speaks to his life with Ringling Bros, Cirque Du Soliel, Life as the Gazillionaire and life after being Gaz. Scoop Mail, Jock Vs Nerd.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Money, money, money!” Dat schreeuwt de roze octopus van Gazillionaire zodra ik belasting betaal. In het ruimtesimulatiespel bouw je een groot handelsimperium op. Ik was er goed in. Zo goed zelfs dat ik er ondernemer door wilde worden. Wil je meer van ons horen? Abonneer je dan op Praatscherm, onze maandelijkse podcast. Je kunt Laadscherm […]

Absinthe's Penny Pibbets in studio! Co host of Vegas's hottest show, Penny stops by to talk about her abusive relationship with the Gazillionaire and about her oncoming solo show. Through her kickstarter, she offers the full girlfriend experience for $5000 and that includes all the donuts you can bang. Plus, we have a combination Jock vs Nerd, Scoop Mail to pop quiz Matt and Paul.

Gerry Ryan is not just a business owner. He is a bonafide *gazillionaire* who has successfully built the most successful caravan manufacturing company in Australia and New Zealand, Jayco - completely from scratch. On top of this, he has produced major theatre productions, launched a successful property development business, and even part owns a Melbourne Cup winning horse. Gerry shares his secrets to success in this latest episode... The post 189 – Insights in to success with gazillionaire business owner, Jayco's Gerry Ryan. appeared first on Small Business Big Marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit Las Vegas with the Travel Brigade to check out the naughty show Absinthe, the hottest show on The Strip, as we interview the hosts, the "Gazillionaire" and "Penny Pibbets." We'll also find out about taking showgirl lessons at "Night School 4 Girls" and go riding in a "Pink Jeep" to visit the outdoors around Southern Nevada. We'll also have info on spas, hotels and where to eat. As always, we'll have "Hot Topics in Travel" and "He Said, She Said."

Visit Las Vegas with the Travel Brigade to check out the naughty show Absinthe, the hottest show on The Strip, as we interview the hosts, the "Gazillionaire" and "Penny Pibbets." We'll also find out about taking showgirl lessons at "Night School 4 Girls" and go riding in a "Pink Jeep" to visit the outdoors around Southern Nevada. We'll also have info on spas, hotels and where to eat. As always, we'll have "Hot Topics in Travel" and "He Said, She Said."

Glenn and Mark Viola share some Las Vegas news and stories about what is going on in the resurgent. We talk about Caesars $450 million Linq project, an incredible deal at the Cosmopolitan and how shows in Las Vegas are shifting around to different hotels. ... And speaking of shows; Glenn landed one of the toughest interviews of all time. He gets to speak with the stars of the show Absinthe - www.absinthevegas.com - which is performed nightly at Caesars. You won’t want to miss the funniest interview of the year as Glenn chats with The Gazillionaire and his sidekick Penny. ... Next up we chat with Dan Nunes who runs Vegas VIP (www.vegasvip.com). We learn about his secret to creating winning experiences and relate that to what you can be doing at your hotel. This is one interview that cannot be missed.

It doesn't matter if you are an optimist or pessimist, you can get stuck. Employee or entrepreneur, you can get stuck. From 16 to 75 years of age, you can get stuck. Gazillionaire, millionaire, or average Jane, you can get stuck. It happens to all of us from time to time. The question is, “How often does it happen?” and “How long?” Join Goals Coach Andrew Morgan as he reveals seven deadly ruts and what you can do to avoid them.