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This week in our Thinking Biblically series, we're talking about another hot topic: the use of AI in Bible study. Whenever there is new technology, especially at this scale and influence, we as Christians are called to be discerning. But how do we determine what to use it for—or not use it for—when it seems Christians at large differ so widely in if, or how, they use it?In this episode we'll talk about:- Why it's important as a Christian to seek discernment about the use of AI- How work, especially creative work, is a partnership with God, and how we image Him when we do our work well- Why it matters to have a strong theology of the Holy Spirit- Every Woman a Theologian's AI policy- What I don't recommend using AI for- What I do recommend using AI forIf you've been told that AI is just a morally neutral tool and aren't quite sure how to think about it with a biblical mindset, this episode is for you! Where to find our AI Policy https://phyliciamasonheimer.substack.com/p/your-ai-sermon-is-showing Fall Shop is coming October 8th! Subscribe to our Newsletter to be the first to know when it launches. https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/newsletter/ Before you reach for AI, seek the answer for yourself. We have resources to help in your study. Start with Bible Study Basics, Interpreting the Bible Correctly, and Glossary of Theological Terms all available in the Every Woman a Theologian shop. https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/bible-study/Additional resource to watch, Jonathan Pageau: https://youtu.be/yZUuKzDQSsI?is=aQhzt9TZ4l2JRY2n

The biggest car-carrying ships on the planet. A chip-testing rig that weighs as much as a small elephant. Investment manager Alex Summers takes us inside some of emerging markets' least-watched growth companies to explain how his team sees what others have missed. “Often, the crowd is going to be right,” he acknowledges, but when it's not, long-termism, access to management and asking different questions are key to how his team determines investment opportunities. Background:Alex Summers is co-manager of our Emerging Markets Leading Companies Fund, an investment manager in our Emerging Markets Equity Team and a member of the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group.In this conversation, he tells Short Briefings… host Leo Kelion why one of his team's guiding principles is that before investing in a company, he and his colleagues must be able to articulate the critical uncertainty about a stock and why others may be wrong. “Often, you can observe something about a company, and it may be true,” he explains. “But if everybody else believes that, you're not going to create any additional outperformance by owning those companies.” Companies discussed include:Hyundai Glovis – the logistics company that's invested in a dozen ultra-sized ships and now sees an opportunity in transporting spent electric vehicle batteriesChroma ATE – the test-equipment company whose customised cabinets provide critical checks for NVIDIA and NasaSilergy – the mainland China-based semiconductor company specialising in power-management chipsReliance Industries – India's most valuable company and its heavy investment in solar panels, green hydrogen and battery storage systemsToss – the South Korean financial super-app that provides banking, payment and ecommerce services Resources:Baillie Gifford websiteEmerging Markets Leading Companies FundEmerging markets: from imitators to innovators (video)Emerging markets: the next engines of global growthShort Briefings on Long Term Thinking podcast archiveWhen consensus fails Companies mentioned include:·       Chroma ATE·       Hyundai Glovis·       Meituan·       NVIDIA·       PB Fintech·       Reliance Industries·       Samsung Electronics·       Silergy·       SK hynix·       Talabat·       Toss·       TSMCTimecodes (audio version):00:00 Introduction01:45  From Toronto to Edinburgh02:35 A lesser-covered class of companies03:35 Taking a five-to-10-year view04:15  Forming non-consensus views05:35 Hyundai Glovis and EV batteries07:10  Corporate governance reform in South Korea09:30 Getting access to senior leaders11:50   Chroma ATE's chip-testing equipment14:50  Building conviction in Silergy16:30  Declining to invest in Talabat18:20  Visiting Reliance Industries in Jamnagar20:45 Retaining sell discipline22:00 Toss and private companies24:15  Moving towards physical assets25:35 Podcasts and Substack picks  Glossary of terms (in order of mention):Magnificent Seven: A nickname for seven large US technology-related companies – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla.Holding period: The length of time an investment is owned.Corporate governance: The systems and processes by which a company is directed and controlled, including board accountability and the treatment of shareholders.Minority shareholder: An investor who owns less than a controlling stake in a company and cannot direct it alone.Bottom-up investing: Assessing individual companies rather than starting with forecasts for economies, markets or sectors.Economies of scale: Advantages that arise as a company handles more volume, reducing the average cost of each unit.Profit margin: The proportion of revenue left as profit after costs have been deducted.Graphics processing unit (GPU): A chip designed to perform many calculations in parallel, originally for graphics but now also widely used in AI.Analog chip: A semiconductor that processes continuous real-world signals, such as sound, temperature or voltage.Flotation or initial public offering (IPO): The process by which a private company first offers shares to public investors and lists them on a stock exchange.Cash flow: The movement of money into and out of a business over time.Capital allocation: The decisions a company makes about how to use its money, such as investing in growth, making acquisitions, paying dividends or reducing debt.Business vertical: A distinct business area within a company, usually focused on a particular product, service or market.Overweight: Holding more of an investment, sector or theme than the index used for a comparison.Fintech: Technology-driven financial services, such as digital payments, lending or banking tools.Insurance brokerage: A business that helps customers compare and buy insurance, acting as an intermediary between them and insurers.Capital-light: Describes a business that needs relatively little investment in physical assets to operate and grow.

生活に必要な最低限のものだけを置いた部屋「Bro Home」について話します。100年前の最小限の住まいとの接点から、身軽に暮らす自由と、住まいと街、デザインとの関係について話します。

Not every color works for every person — and the difference often comes down to clarity. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines clear color in color analysis, why it is also known as true, and what it means when your natural features have high contrast. The wrong shade does not just look off — it works against you entirely.#ClearColor #ColorAnalysis #WhatIsClearColor #TrueColor #ColorTheory #PersonalColorAnalysis #ColorAndSkinTone #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #DressWithIntention #ColorInFashion #PersonalStyle #FashionIdentity #colorseason

Can the floor under your feet change your brain? A new EEG study pits traditional Japanese igusa (rush-grass) tatami mats against plastic flooring — and finds real differences. On the grass mat, participants reacted ~14ms faster and shed tension and anxiety roughly twice as effectively as on plastic. EEG showed a shift in gamma-band activity tied to the mat's natural scent, plus a rise in frontal beta waves — the signature of sustained focus.Sample was small and culturally specific — an early signal, not a verdict. Full context in the video.0:00 Introduction & Study Overview0:45 Visual Summary: Reaction Time & Recovery2:00 Study Abstract & Core Findings3:50 Study Design & Methodological Controls4:48 Clinical Outcomes: Reaction Times & Anxiety Recovery5:22 Brainwave Data: Gamma & Beta Wave Activity6:17 Physiological Mechanisms & Real-World Applications7:15 Glossary, Resources & Final TakeawaysSource: Zennifa et al., Scientific Reports (2026) 16:27228Full breakdown: ClinicalNews.orgEducational content only — not medical advice.#Neuroscience #EEG #Tatami #Biohacking #StressRelieftatami mat, igusa, japanese tatami, EEG study, brain waves, gamma waves, beta waves, stress relief, anxiety relief, focus and concentration, natural materials, biophilic design, neuroscience, cognitive science, mindfulness, Japanese flooring, rush grass mat, brain scan study, mental health research, science news

Secondhand fashion is not just about saving money — it is about access. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines secondhand fashion and what it means for the buyer who knows how to shop it well. One of a kind pieces at a fraction of the cost is not a compromise — it is a strategy.#Miienconsultancy #SecondhandFashion #WhatIsSecondhandFashion #ThriftedFashion #PreOwnedFashion #SecondhandStyle #ThriftShopping #ConsciousFashion #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #MikaraReid #MIIEN #SlowFashion #SustainableFashion #FashionIdentity

学校を卒業した後、自分のために科目や課題をつくる「Personal Curriculum」について話します。学びの時間割を自分で決める自由と、趣味まで成果に変えたくなる気持ちの間から、好奇心との付き合い方を考えます。

「よい仕事に就き、努力を重ねれば安定した未来に届く」という約束が揺らぐ時代の、Production Nihilismについて話します。肩書、収入、自由、自己表現を一つの仕事から得ようとしなくなったとき、働くことの意味はどう変わるのか。

We have a funeral to attend: the funeral for Henry Crawford's dignity and honor. Fanny gets word of a scandal, first from Mary, and then from the newspaper. The Bertrams fall into ruin, but it works out in Fanny's favor. Plus, Julia runs off with Yates.Patron Study Questions come from Avi, Linnea, and Mari. Topics discussed include Fanny's new position in Mansfield Park, why Julia ran off with Yates, and Henry's passionate comments about Fanny post-Maria. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include what the fuck Maria?, what Jane Austen is doing with Maria, why Henry disappoints us the way he does, and what genre Mansfield Park falls into. Funniest Quote: “As to Mr. Crawford, she hoped it might give him a knowledge of his own disposition, convince him that he was not capable of being steadily attached to any one woman in the world, and shame him from persisting any longer in addressing herself.”Questions moving forward: Are we ever going to hear from Henry and Maria about this? Is Tom gonna die??? What will happen with Edmund and Fanny?Who wins the chapters? Fanny…duh.Glossary of Terms and Phrases:Cordial (adj.): Anything that invigorates, comforts, or strengthens the heart and spirits.Étourderie (n): thoughtlessness, carelessness, or a careless mistakeFracas (n): a noisy quarrel; brawlHymen: Goddess of marriageGlossary of People, Places, and Things: Hacks, Avatar: The Last AirbenderNext Episode: Mansfield Park Volume III Chapter 16 or Chapter 47Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.Instagram: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Another bit of unscripted bonus content! I discuss the subtle differences between Filipino, Tagalog, and other languages of the Philippines, and go over the names of each episode from Act 1 and the interesting context and background behind them.Glossary of Terms:Tagalog - Refers to both the language and ethnic group, and one of over a hundred Philippine languages, originating from the Tagalog region.Filipino - The standardized National Language which is largely made up of Tagalog with many loanwords from Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages.Bisaya - Refers to both the language and the ethnic group/s, and one of over a hundred Philippine languages, originating from the Visayas region. Also referred to as Cebuano (though Bisaya is preferred).Support Hi Nay on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hinaypodWe livestream these episodes every Sunday at 6pm ET! https://www.youtube.com/@HiNayPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luxury fashion is about more than price — it is about what it communicates and who it places you among. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines luxury fashion, what separates it from every other segment in the industry, and why the brand you choose says more than you may realize.#WhatIsLuxuryFashion #LuxuryFashion #LuxuryStyle #HighEndFashion #LuxuryBrands #FashionIdentity #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #MikaraReid #MIIEN #FashionBasics #StatusSymbol #LuxuryCraftsmanship #DressWithIntention

身体そのものが、よりよい自分や社会を想像し、実験する場所になる「Body Futurism」について話します。身体の改変から、人とのつながり方まで。身体を通じて、私たちはどんな「未来」をつくろうとしているのか。

自分のために働くAIの能力や数が、機会の差につながる「Agentic Inequality」について話します。AIが広げる個人の可能性と、代理人を持てる人・持てない人の間に生まれる格差をたどります。

溶けた文字、蛍光色、落書き、低解像度の画像を詰め込んだ「Hyper goo」について話します。生成AIが整った表現を大量生産するなか、なぜ不完全さが人間らしさの証明になり始めているのか、その背景にある世代の不安や経済状況など。

寿命や健康寿命ではなく、身体や認知能力が最高値に近い状態を保つ期間を示す「Peakspan」について話します。長寿が性能維持の競争へ変わる可能性と、測定され続ける老いの危うさ等。

マーケターや編集者ではなく、企業の物語を設計・運用する「Narrative Engineer」について話します。感性の仕事が技術の言葉をまとい始めた背景から、AI時代に物語がインフラ化する可能性を考えます。

Most people assume they know their body shape — but assumption is not measurement. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the circle body shape, also known as the round or apple shape, and breaks down exactly how it presents from the shoulders down. Knowing your body shape is where intentional dressing begins — and it starts with getting your accurate measurements.#CircleBodyShape #AppleBodyShape #RoundBodyShape #WhatIsCircleBodyShape #DressForYourBodyShape #BodyShapeInFashion #KnowYourMeasurements #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #StyleTips #FashionIdentity #DressWithIntention #BodyShapeStyling #fashionbasics

A saving list is not just a finance term — and your wardrobe needs one. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the saving list as a wardrobe tool, why it is a dedicated part of her consulting process, and how having one ends the cycle of impulsive purchases and the "I have nothing to wear" feeling for good.#MIIENConsultancy #WardrobeSavingList #WhatIsASavingList #WardrobePlanning #IntentionalShopping #ShopWithIntention #WardrobeGoals #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #MikaraReid #MIIEN #DressWithIntention #WardrobeManagement #FashionIdentity

便利さと刺激のために細かく加工された「Ultraprocessed Time」について話します。問題をスクリーンタイムの長さではなく、時間が誰によって、どのように設計されているかという視点から考えます。

長時間労働と自己最適化を組み合わせ、それ自体を美学として見せる「Grindcore」について話します。AIが仕事を効率化するはずの時代に、なぜ人間はますます機械のように働こうとしているのでしょうか。

シングルマザー同士が住居、家事、育児を共有する「Mommune」について話します。恋愛、同居、経済、子育てを分解して組み直す、新しい家族のかたちを考える言葉です。

旅の中心を昼から夜へ移す「Noctourism」について話します。夜の観光という小さな変化から、猛暑や混雑によって都市の時間割そのものが書き換えられていく未来を考えます。

「技術の進歩は止められない」という前提そのものを問い直す、Techno-abolitionismについて話します。技術を否定するのではなく、導入するか、変えるか、拒否するかを社会が選び直すための言葉です。

Your calendar is telling you what to wear — but most people are not listening. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines calendar activities and why what you do throughout your week should be the first thing informing your wardrobe decisions, not the last.#CalendarActivities #WardrobePlanning #DressForYourDay #WardrobeManagement #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #MikaraReid #MIIEN #DressWithIntention #FashionIdentity #WardrobeEssentials #IntentionalDressing #PlanYourOutfit

A matching set does more work than most people give it credit for. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the matching set and breaks down why the smartest way to wear one is not always together. From travel to workwear to lounging at home, this is one piece of your wardrobe that earns its place across more areas of your life than you think.#WhatIsAMatchingSet #MatchingSet #MatchingSetOutfit #CoordinatedOutfit #TravelOutfit #WorkwearStyle #LoungeWear #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #FashionBasics #DressWithIntention #StyleTips #FashionIdentity

Most people pin what they love without knowing what it means for how they actually dress. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the style board and what it looks like when it goes beyond inspiration — a hands-on process between client and consultant built to develop a fashion identity that aligns with your lifestyle and the direction you are moving toward. #WhatIsAStyleBoard #StyleBoard #PinterestStyling #FashionIdentity #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #MIIENConsultancy #StyleDevelopment #PinterestInspiration #DressWithIntention #PersonalStyle #BrandIdentity #StyleDirection

In today's chapters, Fanny receives a BUNCH of letters. First, from Mary, in which we get confirmation that Mary and Edmund are not yet engaged; then, from Edmund, in which we hear all about how conflicted he is and learn that the Grants are going to Bath; and finally, from Lady Bertram, in which we learn that TOM IS DYING. Topics discussed include Mary's return to London society, Fanny's bitchcrackers, why unrequited love is a tough trope, the tea from the Crawfords' party, Fanny's new return date, emotional fluffers, and Lady Bertram's letter writing skills.Patron Study Questions come from Angelika, Avi, Ghenet, and Maddie. Topics discussed include Mary's true feelings for Fanny, the various sibling pairs in the book, why Mary starts drama between Maria and Henry and why she tells Fanny about it, and the comparison between Fanny and Edmund's potential love interests with questionable morals. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include the separation of characters in this section of the book, why Tom is dying, and what would happen if Tom died.Funniest Quote(s): She must have something to write about, even to her niece; and being so soon to lose all the benefit of Dr. Grant's gouty symptoms and Mrs. Grant's morning calls, it was very hard upon her to be deprived of one of the last epistolary uses she could put them to.Questions moving forward: Is Tom gonna die????Who wins the chapters? Tom!Glossary of People, Places, and Things: You Belong With Me, Lizzie McGuire, A Cinderella Story, Pretty in Pink, When Harry Met Sally, Made of Honor, My Best Friend's Wedding, Dawson's Creek, New Girl, The Sixth SenseNext Episode: Mansfield Park Volume III Chapter 14 or Chapter 45Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.Instagram: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Looking good and dressing for yourself are not the same thing. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines what a good fashionable outfit actually is — and why an attractive, trend-driven look that disconnects from who you are, what you represent, and where you are going is doing less for you than you think. #WhatIsAFashionableOutfit #GoodFashionableOutfit #FashionVsStyle #DressWithIntention #PersonalStyle #FashionIdentity #StyleIdentity #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #TrendVsStyle #OutfitInspiration #FashionBasics #KnowYourStyle #AuthenticStyle

There is a difference between looking good and having a fashion identity that works for you like a visual resume. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines what a great fashion identity actually is — and what it means when your appearance connects to who you are on the inside, positions you in the right rooms, and leaves an impression before you ever open your mouth.#GreatFashionIdentity #WhatIsFashionIdentity #FashionIdentity #PersonalStyle #StyleIdentity #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #DressWithIntention #PersonalBranding #StyleTransformation #FashionBasics #KnowYourStyle #AuthenticStyle #VisualResume

Less is more — but only when every piece is doing its job. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the capsule wardrobe and what it actually means to build a small, curated collection that works harder than a closet full of clothes ever could.#WhatIsACapsuleWardrobe #CapsuleWardrobe #CapsuleWardrobeEssentials #MinimalistWardrobe #WardrobeEssentials #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #MikaraReid #MIIEN #DressWithIntention #FashionIdentity #IntentionalWardrobe #WardrobeBuilding

When you look for style inspiration — are you following someone who loves fashion, or someone who is a professional in the fashion business? Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines what a style influencer actually is, what they do, and why knowing the difference between an influencer and a fashion professional changes where you take your style advice from.#StyleInfluencer #WhatIsAStyleInfluencer #FashionInfluencer #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #FashionIdentity #StyleAdvice #WhoToFollow #FashionProfessional #StyleTips #DressWithIntention #FashionInspiration

The maxi skirt is one of the most versatile pieces you can own — and most people are not using it to its full potential. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the maxi skirt, breaks down where the name actually comes from, and explains why its range of fabrics and silhouettes makes it a wardrobe asset across spring, summer, and fall.#WhatIsAMaxiSkirt #MaxiSkirt #MaxiSkirtStyle #SkirtFashion #SpringFashion #SummerFashion #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #FashionBasics #WardrobeEssentials #FashionIdentity #DressWithIntention

Most people get dressed without ever truly understanding their frame — and it shows. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines body shape in fashion and styling terms, covering the five body shapes for women and the five for men, and why the proportional relationship between your shoulders, waist, and hips is the starting point for dressing with intention.#WhatIsBodyShape #BodyShape #BodyShapeInFashion #DressForYourBodyShape #HourglassBodyShape #PearBodyShape #InvertedTriangle #RectangleBodyShape #MensFashionTips #WomensFashionTips #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #StyleTips #FashionIdentity

Have you actually defined what workwear looks like for your industry and your image — or are you just wearing what feels appropriate? And retailers, is your workwear category speaking to the full range of your customer? Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines workwear from two distinct angles — the professional building a public-facing image rooted in recognition and trust, and the retailer whose workwear category has to speak to every type of work environment, not just one.#WhatIsWorkwear #Workwear #ProfessionalStyle #WorkwearFashion #CorporateStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #FashionIdentity #RetailerTips #DTCFashion #DressForWork #WorkwearStyle #ProfessionalImage

Not all “filler” is actually doing the same thing—and knowing the difference can save you from booking the wrong injectable. In this installment of The Glossary, we break down the increasingly confusing world of HA fillers, collagen stimulators like Sculptra and Radiesse, and skin boosters like Skinvive, plus why crosslinking matters and how filler differs from Botox and other neuromodulators. We're also getting into reversibility, longevity, leftover filler, and why the treatment you think you want may not be what a great injector recommends. Consider this your beauty-editor cheat sheet before your next consultation.Watch our episodes!Shop our episodesInstagram: @glossangelspod | TikTok: @glossangelespodEmail: glossangelespodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support The Volley Pod by engaging with us on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/thevolleypod⁠⁠⁠⁠In this episode, Davis and Tod explore the art of verbal cueing in volleyball coaching, emphasizing effective communication, analogies, consistency, and external focus to enhance player performance.The Art of Coaching Volleyball Videos of the Week https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/training-youth-hitting-with-cues/ Deborah Newkirkhttps://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/verbal-cues-to-use-with-players/ Stephanie Samuels from Madfrog VBChttps://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/cues-to-help-players-read-the-unexpected-plays/ Salima Rockwell The Volley Pod Resource of the Weekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oiWff0oWtw The quintessential resource on motor learning for volleyball. This video was created by Carl McGown and Jim Stone and provides a foundation for understanding how people learn physical skills. Check out our host Tod Mattox's books! Available on Amazon! Get them in your parents' hands!The Volleyball Journey: A Handy Guide Book for Players and Parents by Tod Mattox⁠⁠⁠⁠The Volleyball Journey⁠⁠⁠⁠&The Volley Coach's Book of Lists by Tod Mattox⁠⁠⁠⁠VB Coach's Book of Lists⁠⁠⁠⁠  Find The Art of Coaching Volleyball at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Art of Coaching Volleyball is a comprehensive resource designed to help coaches of all levels to improve their skills, teaching methods, and enhance their knowledge of volleyball. It offers a mix of instructional support, tools, and resources to support coaches in developing athletes and running effective practices.Check out Hudl at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hudl.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Hudl empowers volleyball coaches to teach more effectively by providing clear, visual feedback. Through organized video clips and tagging, coaches can highlight successful execution, reinforce team systems, and guide player development in a constructive, efficient way that enhances communication and accountability.Check out The Volley Pod on Instagram at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aoc.thevolleypod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at ⁠⁠⁠thevolleypod@gmail.com

In today's chapters, HENRY COMES TO PORTSMOUTH!!! He meets the parents, befriends Fanny's sister, and reveals that he's been on some real good-boy behavior lately. Then, he joins the Prices at church and takes Fanny on a slutty little walk, and offers to take her home at the drop of a hat. Topics discussed include the distinction between “bois” and “boyz”, Darcy's behavior at Pemberley in relation to Henry at Portsmouth, Henry on the ha-ha vs. Henry now, the best kind of third wheel, whether doing good changes you, Henry's appreciation of nature, and Fanny as Henry's guiding light.Patron Study Questions come from Avi and Maddie. Topics discussed include what Henry's actions say about his character, and what Henry can do to prove himself to Fanny. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include why Jane Austen has Henry visit Portsmouth, whether Henry is just better by comparison to his old self, why Jane Austen uses multiple POVs in this set of chapters, Henry's manners with the Bertrams vs. with the Prices, Henry as Logan, the motions of courtship, and Henry treating Fanny as a moral compass.Funniest Quote(s): “Fanny was most conveniently in want of rest. Crawford could not have wished her more fatigued or more ready to sit down; but he could have wished her sister away.”Questions moving forward: Are Edmund and Mary engaged? Will Fanny write to Mary asking for her and Henry to pick her up?Who wins the chapters? Henry Crawford

Your Running Glossary With Coach Lydia O'DonnellWhat do "tempo," "fartlek," and "recovery run" actually mean? Coach Bennett is joined by Nike Running Pacific Head Coach Lydia O'Donnell to break down the running terminology that can feel intimidating to new runners and explain why it doesn't have to be.Coach Lydia shares how her mom and high school coach sparked a lifelong love of running, why community has shaped every step of her coaching career, and how her own experience with RED-S inspired her to co-found FEMMI, a global women's running community focused on education, confidence, and sustainable training. Together, Coach Bennett and Coach Lydia discuss the importance of understanding your body, building confidence through running, and why easy runs are just as valuable as hard workouts.They also dive into the purpose behind recovery runs, tempo runs, intervals, fartleks, and long runs, plus Coach Lydia shares the workout she dreads most and the one pair of shoes she never travels without.CHECK OUT COACH LYDIA@lydiaodo@femmiCheers and thank you for listening to the episode,Coach BennettSend us a messageMy book This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is now available for pre-order!USA readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence. FREE POSTER CAMPAIGN for US residential pre-orders GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL readers can pre-order my book by clicking this sentence.________________________________________________________________________AFTER DARK TOUR SERIESIf you have a question or story for the special After Dark Tour series of episodes please leave me a voicemail by tapping this sentence. __________________________________________________________________________Be sure to send any and all questions and comments for Coach Bennett to the mailbag:Coach Bennett's Podcast 57 South Main Street #215, Neptune, NJ 07753Be sure to check out the Two Coach Bennetts Merch Store for t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, pint glasses and more! - https://twocoachbennetts.com/merch...

This synopsis provides a comprehensive breakdown of the July 30, 2026, IPS DEPROGRAM, a broadcast centered on the intersection of media manipulation, the “Meta Script,” and the emergence of a high-tech dark age. The session serves as a foundational deconstruction of how modern reality is manufactured through a blend of news and entertainment.Glossary of Terms* Auto-Hoaxer: A media deconstructionist who assumes an event is staged or simulated until proven otherwise, rather than the reverse.* Controlled Opposition: Entities in alternative media that appear to fight the establishment but operate within its closed system of logic and narratives.* Conspiratainment: The use of conspiracy theories (such as “Mud Flood” or “Satanic Cabals”) as a form of escapist entertainment that distracts from the mundane reality of government-led psychological warfare.* Kayfabe: A term from professional wrestling referring to the “fake” nature of the performance that is presented as real to the audience; the host applies this to politics and news.* Media Gnosticism: The practice of being a “knower” rather than a “believer,” relying on pattern recognition and facts rather than faith in media sources.* Meta Script: The pre-written timeline of future “fake” historic events that are performed as news and eventually recorded as history.* MSM Minus (The Subtractive View): A perspective that removes simulated elements from the news cycle to find truth, rather than adding new conspiracy narratives.* Predictive Programming: The use of movies and entertainment to “prime” or condition the public to accept future scripted events as they happen in the news.* Visual Illiteracy: A state of dependency created by AI where the public can no longer distinguish between real and fake imagery, requiring authorities to tell them what is real.* World Stage: The manufactured, fictional universe created by the media-driven paradigm, operating like a movie franchise or a series.Key Topics and Analysis1. The New Illiteracy and the High-Tech Dark AgeThe host argues that generative AI and the perfection of digital fakery have condemned the public to a state of visual illiteracy. This has effectively undone the gains of the Enlightenment and the Reformation. In this new “Dark Age,” people can no longer rely on their own senses to determine reality.* Topic Insight: This illiteracy creates a state of abject dependency on “priesthoods” (fact-checkers and media authorities) to designate what is real.* Direct Quote: “We can no longer rely on our eyes to let us know what is real, what is fake. It's indistinguishable at this point... it requires that we, the illiterates, need the authorities to tell us what is and what isn't real. It's put us into a state of dependency.”2. The World Stage as a Fictional UniverseThe sources suggest that the “World Stage” is not a series of random events but a singular, interconnected timeline of simulations. This “fictional universe” functions like a movie franchise where all actors must stay on the same “sheet” to maintain the illusion.* Topic Insight: This stage is built on a duopoly of mainstream and alternative media, both of which are identified as “establishment”.* Direct Quote: “The world stage functions, like a fictional universe... they exist as a fictional universe. Sort of like a TV show. Or a series. Or even a movie franchise... They just can't contradict it because everyone has to be on the same sheet.”3. Media Gnosticism: Knowing vs. BelievingThe host advocates for Media Gnosticism, where the individual refuses to “believe” headlines or sources regardless of bias. Instead, the goal is to be an informed non-believer who recognizes patterns of fakery.* Topic Insight: Belief is characterized as a “loser position” that relies on prejudice, whereas knowledge is based on the suspension of judgment until facts are present.* Direct Quote: “The difference between a knower and a believer is that the believer has accepted the questionable ethics of trusting something... even if the facts don't support it... This is media Gnosticism. Media Gnostics. And if you don't know, you don't have to believe.”4. The Meta Script and Predictive ProgrammingA core concept of the IPS is that history is written in advance. Entertainment acts as “product placement” or “conditioning” for future news events. This process creates a “News Testament” that eventually settles into a “distorted version of history”.* Topic Insight: The host provides specific examples of characters in movies (like Biff Tannen or Donnie Darko) serving as “proxies” for public figures like Donald Trump.* Direct Quote: “Movies are there to set the stage, to prime the audience, Conditioning you to accept what's coming. It's like product placement and advertisement for future fake historic events.”5. The New World Religion and Secular SuperstitionThe broadcast posits that mass media has replaced traditional religion with a new monotheism centered on “God constructs” like Gaia, Space, and Science Fiction. Secular concepts like “the virus” are described as updated versions of original sin, requiring a new “priesthood” to divide the saved from the unsaved.* Topic Insight: Space has replaced Heaven as a unifying myth, allowing different religions to disagree on theology while agreeing on the “scientific” paradigm.* Direct Quote: “Mass media has replaced religion... it's certainly a religion full of superstition and full of God constructs... Gaia, God construct, space as the new heaven. Sin has been updated... they've been given a secular replacement in the virus.”6. Case Study: The “Christification” of Political FiguresThe host analyzes the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump through the lens of scripted roles. He notes that Trump's survival and the “head wound” mirror symbolic elements from both Biblical prophecy (Revelation 13) and cinematic “Trump proxies” who have been killed or shot in 2024 films.* Topic Insight: The host suggests “blading”—a wrestling technique to produce blood—as a potential explanation for the ear wound, noting Trump's status as a Wrestling Hall of Famer.* Direct Quote: “Trump counterparts in entertainment have all been dying... Caesar Catalina, based on Trump, Getting shot in a failed assassination attempt... The Butler, Pennsylvania event was right out of Revelation 13, where the Antichrist... sustains a head wound, but he miraculously survives.”7. Case Study: Christopher Nolan and the Nuclear NarrativeA significant portion of the broadcast deconstructs Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (referenced in the source as a 2026 film) as a “secret sequel” to Oppenheimer. The host predicted the movie would contain nuclear subtext and that the trailers would reinforce this theme with “nuke smart” messaging.* Topic Insight: The host uses this as proof of concurrent programming, where government-linked directors (like Nolan) use art to reinforce the “Atomic Age” mythos and prepare the public for a “fake nuke” or “end war”.* Direct Quote: “Odysseus equals Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan is making a statement with this movie about nukes... I correctly called the movie would have a major subtext about nukes before the movie came out, and I correctly predicted the trailers would reiterate the main theme.”8. The Failure of “Trutherville” and ConspiratainmentThe host critiques the “Truthers” for being more ignorant than mainstream “Normies” because they accept a heavier dosage of propaganda disguised as rebellion. “Mud Flood” and “Tartaria” theories are labeled as “conspiratainment”—fantasies that keep people from noticing the real-time manufacturing of history.* Topic Insight: By focusing on “ancient resets” and “parasites,” the conspiracy community wastes a “cognitive surplus” that could otherwise be used to deconstruct the Meta Script.* Direct Quote: “The truthers are something of a joke... you're actually more ignorant than the mainstreamers. Because you've been given a heavier dosage of propaganda. And you've been set up to be the heel.”Conclusion: Auto-Hoax AccelerationismThe broadcast concludes with a call for “auto-hoax accelerationism,” urging an informed audience of “media gnostics” to directly confront the manufactured paradigm. The host emphasizes that the IPS is not just a channel but an “objectivist think tank” designed to inoculate the mind against “mind viruses” and “mind AIDS”—the compromised mental immune systems created by the state educational and media apparatus. The goal is to move from the “fringe” to the “cutting edge” by making the deconstruction of fake events more entertaining than the fakes themselves. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit infiniteplanesociety.substack.com/subscribe

This synopsis deconstructs the IPS DEPROGRAM broadcast from July 31, 2026, which details the transition of the Infinite Plane Society from a separatist movement into an active “occupying force” within the alternative media landscape. The session focuses on the “Meta Script,” the predictive programming of a future nuclear event, and the methodology of Media Gnosticism.Glossary of Terms* Auto-Hoaxer: A term formerly used as a pejorative but adopted by IPS to describe someone who recognizes patterns of systemic fakery and assumes news events are simulations until proven otherwise.* Casualty Simulation Drill: A precise term for what is commonly called a “hoax” or “false flag”; it refers to a scripted exercise presented to the public as a real, spontaneous tragedy.* Concurrent Programming: The practice of intensifying specific media themes (such as mushroom clouds in movies) at the same time as related real-world news events to prime the public's subconscious.* Crate Training: The process of using past lockdowns (like 2020) to habituate the human race into self-policing and accepting future restrictions without resistance.* Hoax Indicators: Specific “glitches” or patterns—such as the presence of drills, smiling witnesses, or copy-pasta manifestos—that suggest an event is a simulation.* Media Gnostic: An individual who refuses to “believe” news based on authority and instead relies on direct “knowledge” (gnosis) through pattern recognition and evidentiary deconstruction.* Metascript: The overarching pre-written timeline of future history, which includes staged events, scripted characters, and predictive programming intended to steer the collective paradigm.* Mind AIDS: A compromised mental immune system, created by state education and media, that makes a person susceptible to “mind viruses” and psychological manipulation.* Off-World Stage Perspective: A state of situational awareness where an individual sees the “World Stage” as a fictional universe and is no longer emotionally or intellectually trapped by its narratives.* Realville: The base of operations established by IPS to directly confront “Trutherville” and provide an objective, subtractive analysis of the news.* Squib: A miniature explosive used in special effects to simulate a bullet hit; the host argues this was used in the Charlie Kirk “assassination” simulation.* Trutherville: The realm of alternative media and conspiracy theorists who, despite doubting the mainstream, remain trapped in “psyop soap operas” and “MSM Plus” narratives.* Westworld Syndrome: A condition where “normies” or “synths” live in loops of scripted news cycles without any sense of continuity between past and present fake events.Key Topics and Detailed Analysis1. The Shift to Direct Confrontation: Establishing RealvilleThe host announces that IPS is no longer a separatist movement; it has moved into a phase of “direct confrontation” with the propaganda mules of both mainstream and alternative media. The goal is to establish “Realville” within the heart of “Trutherville” to force content creators to account for their adherence to scripted narratives.* Analysis: This strategy uses “polarization” (Saul Alinsky's Rule 13) to frame the conflict in moral terms, distinguishing between those who serve the “Meta Script” and those who seek the truth.* Direct Quote: “As of July 5th, we've actually decided we're no longer a separatist movement. We're actually establishing what I call Realville right in the middle of Trutherville... This is the point where we engage in direct confrontation with these useful idiots, the stooges, the propaganda mules who are lining up behind controlled opposition narratives.”2. The Trojan Horse: Nolan's The Odyssey and the Nuke EventA major focus of the broadcast is the analysis of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026) as a “secret sequel” to Oppenheimer. The host argues that the film uses the Trojan Horse as a metaphor for the nuclear bomb, preparing the public for an “incoming nuke event”.* Analysis: IPS claims to have predicted this subtext before the film's release, viewing Nolan as a “metascriptor” who coordinates with the government to prime the public for future “fake historic events”.* Direct Quote: “The conversation of late has really been around the Odyssey, the Trojan horse as a metaphor for the nuke, Odysseus as Oppenheimer... Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan have been producing a lot of PSYOP prep for the incoming nuke event. Which is incoming. It's inevitable.”3. Lockdowns and the “Crate Training” of HumanityThe broadcast warns that the predicted nuclear event will serve as an excuse for new lockdowns, similar to those in 2020. The host refers to this as “crate training,” where the public is taught to run into their “FEMA camp” (their own home) voluntarily.* Analysis: By removing the “emotional impact” through situational awareness, the IPS listener is intended to witness these events without the drama or fear that paralyzes the “normie” population.* Direct Quote: “They used 2020 to crate train the human race... your home is your FEMA camp. The purpose of the lockdown is basically the same thing... instead of having a prison warden, you become your own prison warden.”4. Case Study: The Charlie Kirk “Squibbing” SimulationThe host provides a detailed deconstruction of a reported assassination attempt on Charlie Kirk, arguing that visual evidence (such as a bulging “fake neck”) reveals the use of a “squib” and fake blood.* Analysis: The host posits that Kirk—and related figures like Candace Owens—are “actors” and “agent provocateurs” whose personas and deaths are entirely scripted to maintain the “counterculture” of conspiracy theorists.* Direct Quote: “What you're seeing here, the swollen part is not real skin. The neck bulges, fake neck... My explanation is it's a squib. The exploding microphone is disinformation. They don't want you to know he was a crisis actor. They don't want you to know his entire persona was staged and fake.”5. Media Gnosticism: The Difference Between Knowing and BelievingThe session emphasizes the philosophical distinction between “believers” and “knowers.” Believing is characterized as a “submissive” act of trust in authorities, while Gnosticism involves suspending judgment until facts are verified.* Analysis: The host argues that both mainstream and alternative audiences are “believers” who merely mirror each other's prejudices, whereas the IPS perspective seeks to be “skeptical” and “off-world stage”.* Direct Quote: “If you don't know, but you believe, you're a believer... Belief is an inferior way to process the news. It just means that I'm not actually relying on facts. I'm just trusting. It's actually very submissive.”6. The Meta Script: Engineering History Decades in AdvanceUsing Donnie Darko (2001) as an example, the host argues that the “Butler, Pennsylvania” event (referring to a Trump-related incident) was planned at least 24 years in advance. He notes that the director's father worked for NASA, which he calls a primary “shaper of inner space”.* Analysis: This “history bending” creates a “News Testament” or “Meta Scripture” that synchronizes the world's population into a singular, manufactured paradigm.* Direct Quote: “Donnie Darko... contains 9-11 references... and the father says to the mother, ‘Our Donnie dodged a bullet, Rose.' ... 24 years before he was shot, it was already on the docket. It was on the program.”7. The Spiritual Mind War: Consciousness as the Final FrontierA significant portion of the broadcast (sparked by a debate with a listener) explores the idea that “mind is spirit” and that psychological operations are actually attacks on human consciousness. The host argues for “panpsychism” and the idea that the universe is “participatory”.* Analysis: The “Materialistic Paradigm” is viewed as a tool of the state to keep people at the “bottom rung of consciousness” and ignorant of their own “higher nature”.* Direct Quote: “If mind is spirit, and is there a difference?... if it's mind control, how is it not spirit control? How is it not... maintaining you as a sheeple, as an animal... and to suppress the expression of consciousness?”8. The “Monolith” and the Fusion of Real and FakeThe host interprets Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and the “X” (Twitter) logo through the lens of the “Monolith,” symbolizing the monolithic control over human perception.* Analysis: The “eclipse” over the monolith represents the fusion of waking consciousness (solar) and the subconscious (lunar), or the merging of news and fiction into a single “scripture”.* Direct Quote: “The monolith is the monolithic control over perception. It's the worldview monopoly... the eclipse... represents the fusion of real and fake as we are processing through the screen or the monolith.”Conclusion: The Inoculation against “Mind AIDS”The broadcast concludes by offering the “off-world stage perspective” as a “cure for mind AIDS”. By understanding the “Meta Script” and the mechanics of media manipulation, the individual is said to be “inoculated” against future psyops and emotional triggers. The host announces that the Intro to Metascript course is now free and serves as the fundamental training for this new “pattern literacy”. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit infiniteplanesociety.substack.com/subscribe

Are you chasing every trend that hits the market — or curating the ones that actually align with your brand? And if you're a consumer, are you buying into a trend because it works for you, or because everyone else is wearing it? Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines what a fashion trend actually is, how fast fashion accelerates the cycle, and why knowing the difference between following a trend and owning one changes everything — for retailers and consumers alike.#WhatIsAFashionTrend #FashionTrend #TrendAlert #FastFashion #FashionRetailer #DTCFashion #BrandIdentity #TrendVsStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #FashionIdentity #RetailerTips #ShopWithIntention

Not every piece in your wardrobe should have an expiration date. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines seasonless fashion and what it means to own pieces that work regardless of what the calendar says. From white t-shirts and denim to pointy toe pumps and gold accessories — these are the pieces that form the foundation of a wardrobe built to last beyond any single season.#SeasonlessFashion #WhatIsSeasonless #YearRoundStyle #WardrobeEssentials #TimelessStyle #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #GlossaryAtMIIEN #FashionBasics #DressWithIntention #FashionIdentity #IntentionalWardrobe

Portsmouth is worse than Fanny could've imagined, and in these chapters, she tries to find a friend among her family. Mary sends a gossipy letter to Fanny, and Fanny kind of likes it. Fanny buys a knife for her little sister AND joins a library! Topics discussed include regency era dentistry, Fanny's llama mama, Mrs. Price's resemblance to her sisters, the social status of the Ward sisters, Spicy Susan, the Saturday half-holiday, the comparison of Portsmouth to celibacy, Mary poking the bear, Baron Wildenhaim's courtship of Julia, what qualities in a person are innate, and luxurious and daring wealth.Patron Study Questions come from Avi, Kate, Ghenet, and Linnea. Topics discussed include how Fanny's sisters could've benefitted if she'd come home earlier, Mrs. Price as a tragic figure, and Fanny's lack of a female friendship, where Fanny truly belongs, whether Portsmouth is an enticement or warning about marrying Henry, and Maria as a warning.Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include the picture Jane Austen is painting of the lower classes and how Susan complicates that picture, what role Susan plays in the narrative, whether Fanny really misses Mansfield, why Maria is unhappy, and predictions about our former main characters. Funniest Quote(s):“As to the little irritations, sometimes introduced by Aunt Norris, they were short, they were trifling, they were a drop of water to the ocean, compared with the ceaseless tumult of her present abode.”“I hope she will recollect it and be satisfied, as well she may, with moving the queen on a palace, though the king may appear best in the background.”Questions moving forward: How close will Fanny and Susan get? Will we go to the Rushworths' party? Will Edmund propose?Who wins the chapters? Mary Crawford!Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Arthur (Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone), High School Musical, Is Your Mama a Llama?, Mean Girls, Rugrats, the White Lotus, Dr. Johnson, the Office, Money with MelNext Episode: Mansfield Park Volume III Chapters 10-11 or Chapters 41 and 42Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.Instagram: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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Have you ever had anything made bespoke — or have you always worn what was already made? Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines bespoke and what it actually means to have a product or service designed from scratch with one person in mind. From men's tailoring to personal style, bespoke is the highest level of customization — and more people should know what it means.#WhatIsBespoke #BespokeFashion #BespokeStyle #CustomTailoring #MensFashion #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #MikaraReid #MIIEN #FashionIdentity #TailoredStyle #BespokeSuit #FashionBasics #DressWithIntention

Fanny's in Portsmouth! We meet all the Prices, and they do not live up to our expectations; but more importantly, the Thrush has gone out of harbor. Fanny starts to feel that Portsmouth is not going to be all that she'd hoped for. We also learn that Fanny had another sister, Mary, who died while she was at Mansfield.Topics discussed include Fanny and William's dream home, the Crawfords' love letters, Fanny's rose-tinted glasses for Mansfield, the return of the fire symbolism, dirty martinis, the lack of good servants in Portsmouth, knife fights, and toasted cheese.Patron Study Questions come from Ghenet, Avi, Angelika, Linnea, and Sarah K. Topics discussed include our impressions of Fanny's family, whether Austen's portrayal of the Prices is fair, Fanny not fitting in with either class, all the new characters we've met, whether Fanny would be a different person if she'd grown up with the Prices, and a comparison between Henry and Frank Churchill. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include a comparison between Fanny's first day at Mansfield and her first day at Portsmouth, Fanny's shift in status, Mr. Price in comparison to Sir Thomas, and what's going to happen with the characters we've left behindFunniest Quote: "But though she had seen all the members of the family, she had not yet heard all the noise they could make."Questions moving forward: How long will Fanny last here? How long will William stick around? Will Fanny befriend Susan?Who wins the chapters? Betsey!Glossary of Terms and Phrases:Sally-port (n): dock where boats picked up or dropped off ship crews from vessels anchored offshoreGlossary of People, Places, and Things: Toy Story 3, The Three Sisters, Lord of the RingsNext Episode: Mansfield Park Volume III Chapters 8-9 or Chapters 39 and 40ALERT ALERT!!!! Come see us LIVE for a talkback after the 2 PM performance of The Betrothed on July 26th. The Betrothed is an absurdist comedy of love, ambition, and social expectation set in the 19th century and performed by an all-women cast. When her brother's broken engagement disrupts Kitty's plans to secure a suitor, she's forced to confront the rigid expectations placed upon her and schemes to restore order and ensure everyone gets their happily ever after. As romantic entanglements unravel and betrayals come to light, The Betrothed queers the classic marriage plot. After the 2PM performance on July 26th, we will be chatting with members of the team about rom-coms and marriage plots. ****Get your tickets HERE!****Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.Instagram: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Fanny is going on a trip! Edmund has plans to go to London and propose to Mary, William returns to Mansfield, and Sir Thomas offers to send Fanny back to Portsmouth with him. Fanny hopes to get over Edmund while she's gone…good luck, girl.Topics discussed include Edmund's pride spinoff, Mary's daddy issues, the sexiest instrument of all time (the harp), whether Fanny is the type of person to adopt her man's opinions, Sir Thomas's real reasons for sending Fanny to Portsmouth, and Fanny's relationship with her family.Patron Study Questions come from Avi and Angelika. Topics discussed include Fanny's relationship to her mother and what it will be like for her at Portsmouth, and whether Edmund is willfully misunderstanding Fanny's emotions.Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include how Fanny's status will shift at Portsmouth, why Jane Austen is sending her there, why Sir Thomas sucks, the parallels between Edmund/Mary and Fanny/Henry, and what Portsmouth itself will be like. Funniest Quote: "It had, in fact, occurred to her, that though taken to Portsmouth for nothing, it would be hardly possible for her to avoid paying her own expenses back again. So her poor dear sister Price was left to all the disappointment of her missing such an opportunity, and another twenty years' absence, perhaps, begun."Questions moving forward: What will happen in Portsmouth? What will happen if/when Edmund goes to London? Who wins the chapters? Fanny!!! Glossary of Terms and Phrases:Vicissitude (n): the quality or state of being changeable Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, JASNA New York MetroNext Episode: Mansfield Park Volume III Chapter 7 or Chapter 38Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.Instagram: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

In this episode, Stewart Alsop sits down with Aaron Lowry, founder of Circulatory Fidelity, to dig into some genuinely mind-bending territory — from Aaron's framework for measuring load-bearing dependencies between things, to the multi-agent AI lab he's built to do cross-domain scientific research, to the surprising parallels between entropy, ontology, and hand-wrapping a wiring harness on a vintage car. They also get into abductive reasoning, the problem of combinatorial explosion, why consensus is the secret engine of civilization, and what it actually means to build a system with an explicit ontology versus just winging it. Check out Aaron's work at circulatoryfidelity.com.Timestamps00:00 — Aaron explains his framework of abduction as a third mode of reasoning alongside induction and deduction, describing his approach as "cataloging shadows" of things we can observe but not yet define.05:00 — The conversation shifts to consensus mechanisms, measurement systems, and how shared definitions in language and commerce reduce friction in civilized society.10:00 — Stewart and Aaron discuss communication loss in human language, how close-knit groups develop lower-loss protocols, and the parallel to business relationships and trust.15:00 — Aaron breaks down Circulatory Fidelity as an algebraic measuring tool for load-bearing dependencies between things, connecting it to relevance realization and combinatorial explosion.20:00 — Aaron describes his multi-agent AI lab, including domain tiers, inter-domain translation using semiotics, and how he coined the term complexity to replace the ambiguous word "synergy."25:00 — Discussion of ontologies, Poincaré discs, and how Aaron's lab explicitly structures relational primacy versus reductionism through a theology agent and an adversary agent.30:00 — Aaron walks through how his agents manage circulatoryfidelity.com and how the adversary functions as a generative tension mechanism against overclaiming.35:00 — The episode closes on Aaron's work in vintage car restoration, tying craftsmanship, wiring harnesses, and the philosophy of participatory creation back to his broader research posture.Key InsightsAbductive reasoning is the overlooked third pillar alongside induction and deduction. Drawn from C.S. Peirce, it works with less firm structures — more intuitive, more shadow-tracking — and Aaron sees it as the right tool for discovering patterns that conventional scientific measurement tends to miss.Cheap factorization is powerful but dangerous. Most of reality can be broken into parts and measured accurately, but some things lose all their relevant information the moment you separate them. Knowing which is which is the whole game.Consensus is infrastructure. From a gram to a traffic light to a shared definition, civilization runs on agreed-upon measurements. The moment consensus breaks down — as the French discovered after their revolution — entire systems become unstable and costly to operate.Constraints are affordances. Entropy and gravity aren't just limitations — they're the ground on which everything is built. Aaron argues that persistent laws of nature are tools, and ignoring them doesn't make them go away, it just makes your model wrong.Ontology is always present, whether you name it or not. Every agent, every system, every framework has one built in. The question is only whether you've made it explicit and intentional — or left it implicit and unexamined.Generative tension is a design principle. Aaron built an adversary agent specifically to challenge overclaims in his lab, mirroring the way opposing forces in nature and tradition keep systems honest and prevent overfitting to comfortable conclusions.Creation is participatory. Whether wrapping a wiring harness for fifty hours or building an agent network, Aaron sees making things as an active, relational process — posture, attention, and intent are what turn potential into reality.

Have you ever loved something your partner just won’t try? For years, Andrew’s wife said no to baseball. In this bonus episode, he finally gets her to the ballpark and finds out what she really thinks. Listen along to learn some vocabulary that will help make your English more natural and to improve your listening fluency. Study resources: Become a Culips member: Join the Culips Discord server: Get the interactive transcript and vocabulary glossary here: Glossary expressions: To brush something off To prod To level with someone To put yourself in someone’s shoes To come around To look the part To pay through the nose A who’s who Nosebleed seats To be priced out