Podcasts about governing

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The Left Versus The Right hosted by Former New York Governor David Paterson. Governing both sides with a healthy debate. Where common sense prevails. Saturdays 3PM-4PM on 77 WABC Radio.

Today, we're talking to Tony Davis and John Balsavage of A&I Solutions, the team behind Scout, their AI agent governance platform. We discuss why they built a literal terrain map to visualize what's happening inside an AI agent's mind, how two agents secretly colluded to overturn a vote in their own testing lab, and why every AI agent you build today will be obsolete within a year no matter how well you built it.

Congress may be out of session, but the clock is still running on fiscal 2027 funding. As lawmakers look toward spending deadlines and a crowded legislative agenda, this year's primary elections are also offering clues about who may wield influence in the next Congress. Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan is here with a look ahead.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joseph Sternberg observes that the current election cycle lacks substantial policy agendas, as both major parties focus on political theater rather than governing. Congress has increasingly outsourced its legislative authority to the executive branch, leaving lawmakers to prioritize social media celebrity over constitutional responsibilities. This vacuum is filled by "influencer" politicians from both the MAGA and DSA factions who push extreme, non-consensus positions. Sternberg warns that this atrophy of the legislative process leaves critical national issues, such as Social Security reform and the mounting national debt, unaddressed until a fiscal crisis inevitably forces action. (4)

"The ecological movement is the largest movement in human history, yet it is fragmented because it is using the "tools of the master" for coordination, resource sharing, and conflict resolution...While many technologists have created social networking technology, they have not succeeded in creating good coordination because social networking tools do not address enough of the primary coordination mechanics for scalable trust."  Grace Rachmany: Sideways Earth on GithubFriend of the podcast, Grace Rachmany is a mother, a tech industry trouble shooter, author of over a hundred white papers and co-author of the book, 'So you've got a DAO: Handbook for Distributed and Connected Leadership'. She's Executive Director of the Decentralized Identity Foundation and it's this that we're exploring today. It's long been established on this podcast that the old paradigm is not fit for purpose and is, in fact, in the process of disintegrating beneath our feet. We know we need to create communities of place, purpose and passion - but if we can do this, how do we find other communities to link with so we can:Scale from community to region. (based on shared action)Keep one another accountable for behaviors that reflect what we say our values are (people are also squishy when they say the word values). Scale behaviour change beyond a closed or Dunbar-number community to multiple communities. Scale actions and collaborations to regional levels without a hierarchical coordination structure. Coordinate actions and behaviors based on the commons we share, whether or not we share "values". This is the missing link that is often overlooked as we craft a way forward to a world that works, and I'm so glad someone with Grace's outstanding intellect and depth of heart is exploring this.  And that she's willing to come here and talk about it. So here we go: a wide, deep, full conversation on the missing link of scaleable trust.  Enjoy! LinksGrace's websiteGrace on LinkedInDecentralized Identify FoundationGrace on YouTube - co-creating the third attractor Sideways Earth Website Sideways Earth on Github Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Governing a Commons —About Accidental Gods—We offer three strands all rooted in the same soil, drawing from the same river: Accidental Gods, Dreaming Awake and the Thrutopia Writing Masterclass Our next Open Gathering offered as part of our Accidental Gods Programme is 'BECOMING A GOOD ANCESTOR' which will run on Sunday 13th September 2026 from 16:00 - 20:00 GMT - details are here. You don't have to be a member of Accidental Gods to come along, but if you are, all Gatherings are half price.If you'd like to join us at Accidental Gods, this is the membership where we endeavour to help you to connect fully with the living web of life. If you'd like to train more deeply in the contemporary shamanic work at Dreaming Awake, you'll find us here. If you'd like to explore the recordings from our last Thrutopia Writing Masterclass, the details are hereManda and Louise both offer one-to-one Mentoring Calls.  Manda is writing a book just now, but if you'd like to contact Louise, details are here.

CISOs have a stack of tools but no system built to run the security program itself. Mike Armistead wants to fix that.In this episode I sit down with Mike Armistead, co-founder and CEO of Pulse Security AI and a longtime security founder behind Fortify and Respond Software. We dig into why the security leader has never had a system of truth the way the CFO has an ERP and the CRO has a CRM, and how an agentic layer on top of the existing tools can finally close that gap. Mike is measured about where AI gets to decide and where the human stays in the seat, and he shares what surprised him most from research with more than 80 senior practitioners and corporate directors.In this episode:- Why two exits later Mike came back to build a third company around the AI wave- The silos that left CISOs with an acronym soup of tools and no way to run the program- What a system of truth for the CISO actually means and how it layers on top of existing structured and unstructured data- Where agents do the heavy lifting on regulatory monitoring, vendor intelligence, and status reporting- Governing the guardrails, not the keystrokes, and why closing the loop still involves people- What corporate directors actually want to hear in the 15 to 20 minutes a CISO gets each quarter- The findings that stood out, including that 55% of boards have never defined the cyber risk they are willing to accept, and only 12.5% of CISOs are very confident the board leaves with a true picture of the risk- Institutionalizing the tribal knowledge every security program runs onChapters:0:00 Intro0:18 Mike's background and two prior exits1:08 Why the AI wave pulled him back2:21 Why the CISO has no system to run the program4:09 Starting at the program level, not the SOC or AppSec5:28 What a system of truth for the CISO means8:19 Speaking the language of the business9:09 Where AI does the heavy lifting on a typical Tuesday11:57 Govern the guardrails, not the keystrokes15:44 Bringing deputies into the conversation16:46 What the research with senior practitioners found20:37 Boards, risk tolerance, and the reporting gap24:57 AI as a double-edged sword for security leaders25:35 Joanna Burkey and institutionalizing tribal knowledge27:31 A year from now for the security leaderGuest links:Mike Armistead on LinkedInPulse Security on AIMore Resilient Cyber:Substack: https://www.resilientcyber.ioSubscribe for more conversations with security practitioners and leaders.

District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez talks with the ENside Politics team about why she wants to ask San Antonio voters in November to reauthorize Pre-K 4 SA for another 20 years. Suggested reading: Council members pitch November vote to extend Pre-K 4 SA for 20 years ‘Governing by memo': Council frustrations with one another boil over at first meeting since July recess San Antonio leaders slam mayor's push for Spurs arena, Ready to Work votes Sign up here for our ENside Politics newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newsletters/ensidepolitics/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded live at Identiverse 2026, Jeff and Jim sit down with returning guest Mike Kiser, Director of Strategy and Standards at SailPoint, for a wide-ranging conversation that spans two of the standards world's most active frontiers. The first half breaks down C2PA, the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, explaining how it differs from digital watermarking, how metadata and cryptographic signatures build a chain of custody for media, and why this work connects directly back to identity. The conversation then shifts to AI agents and the challenge of defining and governing intent, with Mike drawing an extended analogy to the early, under-regulated days of space exploration. The episode closes with reflections on the value of hallway conversations and community at Identiverse.Connect with Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kiser/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com00:00 Introduction from Identiverse 202601:00 Mike previews his two Identiverse talks01:35 What C2PA is and how chain of custody works06:51 Watermarks versus C2PA explained10:06 Why content provenance matters for identity14:22 Is C2PA a standard or a working group16:23 The SpaceX and space debris analogy for agent intent20:13 Governing agent publishing without stifling innovation22:00 Action Identification Theory and the how versus the why27:47 Can an AI actually have intent32:34 Why people humanize and fall in love with chatbots38:37 The case for locking down intent early39:39 Does intent change, or is it a new intent46:19 Favorite hallway conversations at Identiverse51:03 Wrap up and where to find MikeIDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Mike Kiser, SailPoint, C2PA, Content Provenance and Authenticity, Identiverse 2026, Shared Signals Framework, AI Agents, Agentic Identity, Digital Watermarking, Decentralized Identity Foundation, Intent-Based Access Control

Colin Payne is the Head of Innovation at the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK's financial regulator, where he is building the frameworks and platforms that will define the next decade of global finance. With over two decades at the cutting edge of fintech, he has worked with startups, unicorns, central banks, and regulators across the world to turn bold ideas into real financial products without ever compromising consumer protection. He leads the FCA's regulatory innovation team, running programmes like the Supercharged Sandbox and the Smart Data Accelerator that give companies a safe space to test the future of finance under real regulatory conditions. He also chairs the Global Financial Innovation Network, bringing together regulators from around the world to align on how new technologies like AI, digital assets, and open banking should be governed. He is one of the rare people who genuinely believes that regulation and innovation are not opposites, and has spent his career proving it. On The Menu:AI, data, and tokenization reshaping finance FCA flexibility for fast-moving technology evolutionWhat regulatory credibility looks like globallyTransparency, traceability, and human oversight over machines Companies compress development from years to months Trust money without understanding the mechanicsCompute and expert guidance compress development

A Suspended Constitution: The History, Reality & Consequences. We are joined by David New (Constitutional Attorney). Topics discussed include: The Historical Precedent. The Post 1976 Framework. The Governing by Emergency Reality. The Creative Circumvention Consequence.

This is the next episode in a series on what product management becomes when the AI hype meets real constraints. I sat down with three CPOs living about a year ahead of the rest of us: Sharmeen Chapp, Midjourney's first-ever product hire; Jiaona Zhang (JZ), CPO at Laurel; and Henrik Berggren, who runs product and design at Mutiny. Their teams are tiny on purpose, yet these are companies with years of history, paying customers, and enterprise contracts—not the frictionless blank slates that "AI-native" suggests. We get into who should actually be building, how customer signal should move through a company, and how each of them installed an AI-first operating system without tipping into theater.–Key topics:• What never changes in PM• Laurel's "captain" model: everyone is a builder• Zoning the codebase like a garden so everyone can build safely• Making the whole company understand the customer• The AI Operations team: pairing hackers with leaders• Treating the AI transformation as a product, with employees as the users• Moving at "Cheetah speed": sprint when the tools jump, then rest• Current PMs are managing a fleet, not an empire• Why the strongest leaders are going hands-on now–Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(03:30) Meet the three CPOs: Midjourney, Laurel, Mutiny(08:45) Laurel's "captain" model: everyone is a builder(13:03) Zoning the codebase like a garden(17:19) Governing change when anyone can ship to production(18:23) Sharmeen at Midjourney: installing product judgment(21:53) Henrik on finding the line by stepping over it(24:57) A Slack channel that pings on every meaningful action(26:59) Running AI in public so skeptics convert(29:29) The AI Operations team: pairing hackers with leaders(32:15) Incentives, public systems, and evergreen context(36:46) Managing context overload with distributed PM(39:45) A user interview to shareable clips in 45 minutes(45:16) First-party vs. third-party: what to build, what to buy(47:34) The token-maximization "blip" and raising the floor(49:31) Managing a fleet, not an empire(53:40) "Cheetah speed": sprint when the tools jump, then rest(56:37) Why the strongest leaders are going hands-on now(57:29) Does the pendulum swing back to old-school PM?(59:48) What never changes: business, customer, orchestration–Brought to you by:• Firecrawl—Power AI agents with clean web data• Use code THESKIP for 10K free credits–Referenced:• Anthropic• Cursor• Devin• Dropbox• Dust• GitHub• Google Drive• Grain• Granola• Laurel• Meta• Midjourney• Mutiny• Notion• Procter & Gamble• Slack• Stripe• Twitch–Where to find Nikhyl:• Twitter/X• LinkedIn–Where to find Sharmeen:• Twitter/X• LinkedIn–Where to find JZ:• Twitter/X• LinkedIn–Where to find Henrik:• Twitter/X• LinkedIn–Join The Skip:• Skip Coach• Skip Community–Find The Skip:• Website• Substack• YouTube• Spotify• Apple Podcasts–Don't forget to subscribe to The Skip to hear me coach you through timely career lessons. Access exclusive sessions from 100+ top product leaders at skip.coach. If you're interested in joining me on a future call, send me a note on LinkedIn, Threads, or Twitter. You can also email me at nikhyl@skip.community This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theskip.substack.com

On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Congressman Keith Self represents the 3rd Congressional district in the great state of Texas. He was one of the conservative rebels trying to restore the Speaker's House into the People's House.

Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza burn the midnight oil for a rare Wednesday drop, breaking down a Michigan Senate primary that became the most expensive Democratic Senate primary contest in U.S. history and a genuine proxy war over the party's future. With Abdul El-Sayed leading Haley Stevens by a far narrower margin than the polling suggested, the guys unpack why Michigan is so hard to poll, why Black voters are routinely under-sampled in primary surveys, and what it says that the Whitmer-and-labor-backed machine kept this close — a double-digit El-Sayed win, Chuck argues, would have been a genuine indictment of the establishment. They then game out the general: why Republicans will now dump money into Michigan they'd never have spent against Stevens, why an Islamophobic campaign against El-Sayed could backfire spectacularly, and why the stakes for the progressive movement in 2028 are enormous either way. Plus: how the county-by-county map becomes a strategic document for every 2028 campaign now that Michigan sits in the early window. From there they widen the lens to the sleeper races nobody's watching — Kansas, where megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton emerged from a crowded Democratic field and will face Republican incumbent Roger Marshall in November, plus South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, where tariffs, deportations, and the ag economy have made supposedly safe seats interesting. They dig into the ugly Max Miller saga in Ohio ahead of the ballot deadline, why Trump's refusal to push him out is grimly consistent, and the human cost to a family caught in the middle. Then it's a bracing riff on whether Trump actually wants any Republican not named Trump to win in 2028, bearish takes on Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris, a Chuck rant about why abolishing the Senate and packing the Court is magical thinking, and a closing lament about the Nats' fire sale. Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 A swing state picks its most liberal Senate nominee ever 00:41 Why Michigan polling is almost always wrong 00:59 The under-polled Black vote and why this race stayed close 01:48 Stevens had the machine — labor, Whitmer, and Wayne County 02:11 Double-digit El-Sayed win is an indictment of the establishment 03:18 The Bernie problem 05:18 Republicans will now spend far more against El-Sayed 05:44 Big money got rejected 06:29 Mike Rogers has never been a great fundraiser 07:16 This is now the only real Republican pickup opportunity 08:16 Maine goes regional — and why Collins is in big trouble 09:20 A loss is a body blow to the progressive movement 13:57 Why they held the episode until Wednesday 14:22 To Kansas: Adam Hamilton, wins the Democratic primary 15:15 Cook moves the race to Likely Republican 16:36 School funding, Johnson County & the issue also lifting Rob Sand 17:49 From anti-Brownback coalition to an actual Democratic Party 18:35 Why South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas are all suddenly live 19:16 Is MAGA angry enough at Thune to punish Rounds? 20:13 Tariffs and deportations have hammered the ag economy 20:38 Nebraska's hard ceiling vs. Kansas's higher ceiling 22:26 Which is closer in November — Kansas or Nebraska? 23:29 Why the Islamophobia play could backfire 24:29 Republicans' $300M advantage and where they'll actually spend it 27:27 Governing wing vs. movement wing 28:02 Why AOC engaged in Michigan but never for Graham Platner 29:03 The nationalization test: Talarico-Paxton or El-Sayed-Rogers? 32:41 The Max Miller deadline 33:38 Why the orchestrated exit didn't happen 34:00 Bernie Moreno, his daughter, and the family at the center of it 36:31 Why this is arguably bigger than the Platner story 38:52 Trump doesn't close the deal 39:53 Trump never accepts assault allegations as disqualifying 40:15 Trump puts himself before the party, always 41:06 Will he actually spend the MAGA Inc. money? 41:52 Trump doesn't want Vance or Rubio to win in 2028 43:41 Don Jr.'s changing online behavior — and what it might signal 45:05 Guilfoyle, Newsom & the weirdest political fact in America 45:31 Bearish on Gavin Newsom 47:38 Harris on abolishing the Electoral College and packing the Court 48:09 Changing the rules because you can't win under them 49:20 Why the Senate exists as a check on extremism 51:33 Both parties crashed this car 51:56 Why Schumer's anti-corruption bills are useless political theater 53:52 Congress was supposed to be the anti-corruption bureau 54:08 The Nats fire sale 55:26 Great franchises try to win now AND later 55:48 Manfred, the Dodgers & the coming salary-cap fightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens to compliance when enterprise voice moves to the cloud?In this UC Today interview, Marcus Law speaks with Matthew Carey, Director of Product Management at Theta Lake, about why cloud voice migration is not just an IT modernization project. As organizations move away from legacy on-premises phone systems, Carey explains how the compliance model changes, where governance gaps can appear, and why regulated businesses need to think beyond basic call recording.The conversation explores how communications now span voice, chat, video, screen sharing, SMS, whiteboards, email, and AI-generated summaries. Carey argues that compliance teams need to reconstruct the full conversation lifecycle, not simply capture individual calls. He also discusses the risks of fragmented platforms, the limits of legacy recording tools, and the importance of involving compliance teams before users go live.Carey also looks at the role of artificial intelligence in unified communications, including why organizations must start governing not only what employees say, but what AI says on their behalf.Watch the full discussion to learn how IT and compliance leaders can prepare for cloud voice migration, reduce risk, and build a governance foundation that can keep pace with modern UC platforms.For more Unified Communications & Collaboration Tech News visit https://www.uctoday.com/

According to Hilton, a thriving prophetic team cannot grow in an environment of legalism or anxiety. Building such a team requires courageous people who are willing to engage fully, knowing they can step out in faith without the constant fear of being disqualified when they make a mistake.

The Left Versus The Right hosted by Former New York Governor David Paterson. Governing both sides with a healthy debate. Where common sense prevails. Saturdays 3PM-4PM on 77 WABC Radio.

This hour, Scoot Louisiana ranks 50th overall, making it the worst state in America for the fourth consecutive year according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. The annual index measures 71 metrics across eight distinct categories, placing Louisiana at or near the bottom in every single one.

Stan kick-started the conference by emphasizing that the prophetic cannot operate apart from apostolic foundations. He stressed that the New Covenant prophetic must operate under an apostolic vision, noting that New Covenant believers can hear God for themselves without waiting for an appointed prophet.

Chanelle shared the importance of partnership in prophetic ministry. She emphasized that the prophetic cannot operate in isolation, but must work hand-in-hand with church eldership.

Moi shared testimonial examples illustrating how to minister prophetically in submission to the Holy Spirit, church eldership, and Scripture.

The true fundamental of elections is to produce governments that have effective governance, not perpetual campaigns.Increasingly, Nigerian politics rewards those who can win attention, dominate narratives, and manoeuvre opponents. Yet the real test of leadership begins after the victory speech.When campaign becomes an end in itself, governance suffers. Citizens become spectators, while performance takes a back seat to political calculations.This week on the Dr. Reju Podcast, we examine the trend of elections and campaigns Nigerians should be deeply concerned about.Join the conversation.#DrRejuPodcast #NigeriaElection #Leadership #Governance #Politics #NationBuilding

Steve Schmidt and Brian Tyler Cohen talk about his newly launched book, “The Day After." Its real subject isn’t Donald Trump. It’s power. More specifically, it’s the refusal of too many Democrats to understand what power is for. For too long, Democrats have responded to authoritarianism with process, commissions, and endless deference to institutions that their opponents have been systematically dismantling. While Republicans seized power, Democrats too often acted as custodians of norms that no longer existed. That failure carried consequences. The corruption that went unpunished after Trump’s first administration didn’t disappear. It metastasized. When those who abuse power face no meaningful accountability, they return emboldened, convinced there’s no price to pay. If Democrats are entrusted with power again, they can’t simply promise a return to normal. America needs a government that solves problems, delivers results, and restores public confidence in democratic institutions. It will also require a broad coalition. Democracies are built by majorities, not ideological purity tests. Progress has always depended on imperfect allies united by a common purpose. The first hours of a new administration — not the first 100 days — will define whether it succeeds. Executive authority must be exercised immediately to restore integrity, dismantle corruption, and reverse abuses of government power. History rarely grants second chances, and when it does, they belong to leaders prepared to act. The challenge before the Democratic Party is larger than defeating Donald Trump. It’s proving that democratic government can still deliver competence, accountability, and hope. Elections are only the beginning. Governing is the test. And power, when entrusted by the American people, exists for one reason alone: to be used in defense of the republic. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Got Mitch? tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee?_pos=1&_sid=10cfd6cf7&_ss=r SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES

Ade, Emily, and Liam are back for another episode of The Punch Perfect Podcast, on their relentless mission to build the ultimate boxing machine: the Frankenstein GOAT! To start things off, the trio checks in on the fallout from last week's decisions. With their personal fighting nicknames (The Black Prince, The Hatman, and Miss Eubank) fully established, they recap their first official consensus: crown-funding their monster fighter with the legendary power of George Foreman. The action officially begins when they step into 'The Clinch' to tackle a highly controversial topic delivered straight from producer Jay's envelope: "Governing bodies should refuse licences to fighters over the age of 40!" With a strict three-minute round on the clock, the panel debates the safety, legacy, and commercial appeal of over-40 legends, reflecting on iconic veteran runs from the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, and Shannon Briggs. Will the team reach a unanimous decision, or are we headed for a split decision on whether age is just a number in the ring? Then comes 'The Blueprint' to piece together the next crucial element of their Frankenstein GOAT. This week's attribute up for debate is the mental and spiritual core of any true champion: Heart, Resilience, and Warrior Spirit. But what does having a "warrior spirit" actually mean? Then, it's time to dive headfirst into the dark side of the sport, debating whether the consequences for drug cheats in boxing are simply not harsh enough, or whether influencer boxing is ultimately good or bad for the game. It's honest, unfiltered, and deeply passionate boxing talk. Subscribe to The Punch Perfect Podcast on BBC Sounds, leave your thoughts in the comments, and help us build the ultimate fighter!

In this episode of Shift AI, Andrew Comstock, Senior Vice President and General Manager of MuleSoft from Salesforce, joins host Boaz Ashkenazy for a wide-ranging conversation on governing, securing, and controlling the cost of agentic AI at enterprise scale.The conversation covers how MuleSoft's API-led integration playbook, built during the on-prem-to-cloud shift, is now extending into what the company calls Agent Fabric — bringing governance and controlled connectivity to agent-to-agent communication. Andrew walks through a concrete example of how two internal agents trusting each other by default can leak a customer's order history, and digs into prompt injection, impersonation, and why the security industry's people-focused compliance frameworks now have to account for reasoning software, not just people. He and Boaz also get into token economics, LLM gateways, intent-based routing between local and cloud models, and the emerging trend of companies repatriating some AI workloads on-premise.This episode is essential listening for CTOs, CISOs, platform and integration engineers, and IT and product leaders responsible for governing AI spend and agent security as their organizations scale past pilot projects into production.Chapters[00:01] Andrew Comstock's path to MuleSoft[02:06] First job: tax returns and trumpet reeds[03:21] What MuleSoft does and its extension into Agent Fabric[05:29] From consumer chatbots to enterprise agent connectors[07:22] Governance and security at the enterprise level[10:36] A real example: how two agents can leak an order number[13:45] Connect AI 2025 vs. 2026 — a year of night-and-day change[16:28] Mythos, Fable, and preparing for the LLM that breaks your systems[18:11] Token economics and the true cost of enterprise AI[20:38] The "AI savior" pattern vs. applying IT discipline to AI[22:40] Hybrid deployments, local models, and intent-based routing[27:13] Why AI's uneven acceleration makes prioritization more valuable[28:57] The two-word answer: "coming soon"Connect with Andrew ComstockLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcomstock/Connect with Boaz AshkenazyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boazashkenazy/Email: info@shiftai.fm

The Left Versus The Right hosted by Former New York Governor David Paterson. Governing both sides with a healthy debate. Where common sense prevails. Saturdays 3PM-4PM on 77 WABC Radio.

In this episode of “Redefining Global Health in the 21st Century,” Ben speaks with authors Dr. mike Reed and Professor Eric Goosby about how COVID exposed the geopolitical ramifications of Global Health, using Serbia's vaccine deals with China, Russia, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca as a case study. They argue the era of a single global health superpower is fading and discuss a multipolar future shaped by “middle powers,” alongside the consequences of the US stepping back from traditional global health commitments, including leaving the WHO. The conversation critiques bureaucratic, duplicative governance and vaccine inequity, examines China's largely transactional health role and the limited donor potential of the BRICS nations, and warns that the US defunding of South Africa's HIV program harms HIV research more broadly. They call for stronger WHO implementation and decentralized rapid-response capacity, greater accountability, and less credit-seeking, while condemning tying lifesaving aid to transactional commercial arrangements, for example access to minerals and other commodities. 00:00 Serbia Vaccine Surprise 01:45 Multipolar Health Governance 05:04 US Retreat and Local Ownership 08:33 Why WHO Faces Critique 11:08 China Steps Into the Gap 17:04 BRICS Limits and Leverage 22:15 South Africa Research Stakes 24:54 WHO Reform and Decentralization 34:36 WHO Beyond Guidelines 36:29 Pandemic Governance Gaps 38:36 Climate Zoonoses Preparedness 39:45 Trust And Fragmentation 42:01 Rapid Response Blueprint 45:38 Inclusive Accountable Governance 49:36 Post Aid Future Financing 52:53 Hard Power Moral Costs 58:54 New Compact Conclusion 59:48 Humble Leadership Lessons 01:03:01 Thanks And Where To Listen Learn more about the book: https://bit.ly/redefining-global-health More from UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences: https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu Check out mike Reid's Substack: https://substack.com/@reimaginingglobalhealth Check out Ben's Substack: https://substack.com/@benplumley1 Join the Conversation! What would it take for global health to avoid decline? Share your thoughts in the comments! Subscribe & Stay Updated: Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform. Watch on YouTube & subscribe for more in-depth global health — and look out for a dedicated sub channel for Redefining Global Health in the 21st Century under A Shot in the Arm's YouTube home. Redefining Global Health in the 21st Century: The Podcast (Playlist on Youtube) https://bit.ly/rgh-podcast A Shot in the Arm Podcast Youtube (Main Channel) https://youtube.com/@shotarmpodcast

I joined The Andrea Kaye Show to expose why Republican leaders campaign endlessly on election integrity, illegal immigration, government weaponization, and the deep state while repeatedly refusing to solve any of them. Passing the SAVE Act, prosecuting corrupt officials, and enacting President Trump's agenda would require the GOP establishment to surrender the boogeymen that keep the donation emails flowing, which explains why John Thune appears more comfortable producing congressional theater than producing results. We also discussed Todd Blanche's refusal to inspire confidence, the increasingly strange questions surrounding Mitch McConnell, and the reality that Republicans helped oversee the election failures they now pretend were exclusively Democratic operations. Apparently governing is difficult when unresolved crises have become the party's most reliable subscription service.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-jeff-dornik-show--4788100/support.Follow The Jeff Dornik Show on Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star review. That's how we reach more people and bypass Big Tech suppression.Watch LIVE daily at 7pm ET on Rumble and subscribe so you never miss a show:https://rumble.com/c/jeffdornikBig Tech is silencing truth while harvesting your data to feed the machine. That's why I built Pickax, a free speech platform where creators own their content and your voice isn't controlled. Join now:https://pickax.com/?referralCode=y7wxvwq&refSource=copy

Welcome to the award-winning Innovation in Compliance. In this episode, Tom welcomes back Gerry Zack, and they discuss the growing use of AI in compliance and the launch of Eastward AI. Gerry Zack brings a practical, cautionary perspective to AI-powered compliance and risk management, shaped by 18 months of advising organizations on how AI is being used in real compliance programs. He sees AI already embedded in functions like hotline support, policy-to-risk mapping, website scanning, behavioral analytics, transaction monitoring, and even parts of investigations, while warning against overreliance on it in sensitive investigative work. As one of the architects of Eastward AI, he helped evolve the platform from a CSRD and double-materiality tool into a flexible compliance and enterprise risk management solution that supports frameworks such as COSO ERM, DOJ guidelines, ISO 37301, and ISO 31000. Overall, Zack believes the real opportunity lies in reducing organizational paralysis, using AI responsibly, and connecting compliance more closely with HR, IT, and other risk functions to strengthen leadership and decision-making. Resources: Gerry Zack on LinkedIn RiskTrek Eastward AI Tom Fox Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

Budget season offers a window into state priorities, policy choices, and the challenges lawmakers are working to address. As state negotiations wrap up in Illinois, New York, and Virginia, we explore the tradeoffs, areas of agreement, and key decisions that shaped this year's legislative sessions. What do these budgets reveal about governing today, and what do they signal for the road to the November midterms? Featuring Public Strategies' Julia Hammond (VA), Sydney Holman (IL), and Katrell Lewis (NY).

Robots filling prescriptions. AI assistants planning your day. Machines accelerating scientific discovery. This year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference offered a glimpse into a future arriving faster than many expected. As AI becomes more capable, the challenge is no longer just building smarter machines. It's building the trust, safeguards and governance to keep pace. On the show: Steve, Yushan & Xingyu

There are nearly one and a half million registered medical devices on the market in Australia. Now, you would think that life-saving treatments such as pacemakers, defibrillators and pain pumps would be subject to the same sorts of clinical trials as prescription drugs. Right?Today, investigative reporter Liam Mannix on which devices have attracted the most complaints, and the medical device under investigation by a coroner after a tragic case in a regional town in Victoria.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are nearly one and a half million registered medical devices on the market in Australia. Now, you would think that life-saving treatments such as pacemakers, defibrillators and pain pumps would be subject to the same sorts of clinical trials as prescription drugs. Right?Today, investigative reporter Liam Mannix on which devices have attracted the most complaints, and the medical device under investigation by a coroner after a tragic case in a regional town in Victoria.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As political leaders, industry pioneers and experts from around the world gather in Shanghai for the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, we explore key questions facing global AI governance today: What are the biggest challenges now? How can countries compete while working together on safety and governance? And how can the world ensure that AI narrows, not widens, the global development gap? Host Dou Hongyu is joined by Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, Li Lun, Assistant Professor of Economics at Peking University, and Dr. Liu Shaoshan, Director of Embodied Intelligence at Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society.

With the FIFA World Cup entering its final week, we explore how NGOs operating in participating nations can leverage the tournament's spotlight to advance their work. While tournament hype is notoriously fleeting, we break down how NGOs can translate a short-term spike in curiosity into sustained long-term impact. We also discuss our key takeaways from the United Nations' Global Dialogue for AI Governance and the International Telecommunication Union's AI for Good Summit, both of which we covered on the ground in Geneva, Switzerland. From the absence of major AI labs to how lower- and middle-income countries are demanding an equal voice in global tech regulation, we explore why the development sector must stop leaving AI's future to technologists alone. To dig into these stories and others, David Ainsworth sits down with Catherine Cheney and Thomas Cserep for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series. In the sponsored segment of the podcast, hosted in partnership with The Pfizer Foundation, Devex Executive Vice President and Executive Editor Kate Warren speaks with Freddy Nkosi, Senior Director of Global Programs for West and Central Africa & DRC Country Director at VillageReach. They explore how locally-led supply chains and data-informed approaches are helping countries, such as the DRC and Cameroon, address last-mile challenges, supporting efforts to ensure vaccines reach remote and underserved communities when and where they are needed.

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in America and around the world:If my podcast guest today is correct, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence "heralds a transformation more profound than anything since Homo sapiens acquired the capacity for abstract thought." That's about as pure a distillation of the San Francisco Consensus view on the importance of this technology as it gets.Today on Faster, Please!—The Podcast, I am joined by Sebastian Mallaby, the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a widely read columnist for The Washington Post. He is also the author of the new best-selling book The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence. (Spoiler: It's tremendous book about the man, the company, and the technological revolution. I really liked it.)We discuss The Infinity Machine and the life of Demis Hassabis, including how his original vision for artificial superintelligence compares with the propulsive race unfolding today. We also explore how that competitive acceleration has affected the focus on safety, what role government regulation should play, and why many people may still be underestimating how transformative AI will become.The Quest for “Success” (0:27)Inside the Mind of Hassabis (8:29)The Race for Monopoly (12:31)The Economics of AI Anxiety (17:05)Governing the AI Race (24:17)The Biggest Leap Since Abstract Thought (30:13)A lightly edited transcript of our conversation will appear in my Week in Review issue on Saturday. (Another option is using the Substack auto transcript function.)But here are some edited highlights from the chat:On where AI is heading…You look backwards; you see how fast the progress has been. To merely extrapolate forwards is probably to undersell the speed at which we'll accelerate in the future because there's an accelerating phenomenon here where the more advanced you are, the easier it is to get to the next level.On Hassabis's belief that AI development would look more like the Manhattan Project than a multi-country, multi-company competition …In retrospect, it's crazy. All one can say is that ex ante, the atmosphere in the community of AI builders when Demis began his company in 2010 was that this was a thing that simply didn't work. AI could not recognize the photograph of a cat. AI could do nothing. It was deep AI winter. And so, under those conditions, you could assemble the entirety of the world's strong AI believers in one conference in San Francisco, and it felt like a single community. So, this sort of Singleton scenario where you just have one lab, it was a natural outgrowth of that moment in time.How AI competition has overwhelmed that vision…Before 2022, Demis had the freedom because he was clearly the leader to define what the next project should be. He chose at one point to go and do this protein folding project. …This is kind of AI with a smiley face painted on it. Whereas once the chatbot went viral at the end of 2022, ChatGPT, then everybody had to pile in and build a competitor and there's a lot less leeway to define your own path. So, I think the agency of the individual was quite strong until 2022 and thereafter the power of the race dynamic takes over.What skeptics, such as many economists, have gotten wrong and right…The number of improvements before even we talk about Mythos and the cyber capabilities of that one, I mean, it's been an extraordinary ride in what is actually less than four years. So, I don't take back anything I say about the speed of the advance of the frontier. Now that's different to the speed of the deployment. There I have a lot of sympathy with the economist.On the difficulty of AI regulation…I'm actually quite optimistic in terms of the ability of a government agency to regulate… People often think of AI as a bunch of code that flies around cyberspace and you really can't control it. But actually, it's also a bunch of data centers which are huge physical installations. The government knows precisely where they are. They can't be moved or hidden.On his superintelligence timeline…To be honest, I would say it's already true. I mean, you try using Fable and if people are listening and they're inclined not to agree with me, I just ask you, spend a couple of hours with Claude Fable and then see if you disagree with me…I think it is smarter than me by quite a long shot on any topic I ask it about.On sale everywhere The Conservative Futurist: How To Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fasterplease.substack.com/subscribe

Governments are moving from discussing artificial intelligence to deploying it. But what does responsible AI look like when it is used inside large public administrations, across real services, using real people's information? In Episode 3 of Statistics in the AI Era, OECD Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely speaks with New York State Chief AI Officer Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, about the practical work of implementing AI across government while maintaining public trust. They discuss the emerging role of Chief AI Officers, AI use cases in public service delivery, code modernisation and geospatial analysis; the data governance foundations needed for AI; and how risk assessments, acceptable-use policies and human oversight can make responsible AI operational. The conversation also explores workforce impacts, the importance of upskilling and consultation, and the need for a governance model that gives agencies room to experiment while ensuring the highest-risk use cases receive extra scrutiny. Host: Steve MacFeely | Chief Statistician, Statistics and Data Directorate, OECD LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/steve-macfeely-a1a710112/ Guest: Eleonore Fournier-Tombs | Chief AI Officer, New York State LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/eleonoreft To learn more about AI governance challenges in the public sector: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/2026/07/governing-ai-and-data-in-the-public-sector-with-eleonore-fournier-tombs.html To learn more about this policy area: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/directorates/statistics-and-data-directorate.html To learn more about the OECD, our global reach, and how to join us, go to www.oecd.org/about/ To keep up with latest at the OECD, visit www.oecd.org/ Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters

Chuck Todd devotes much of this episode to a rich, personal reflection on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71 — a figure who can only be understood if you separate the ideologues from the pure politicians, because Graham was unambiguously the latter. Graham always wanted to be in the middle of the Republican Party, treated his Senate seat as something as precious to him as a spouse, and was a genuine political creature who could nonetheless work with everyone, partnering with both Trump and Obama across his career. Chuck shares personal memories — interviewing Graham alongside John McCain, the two of them giving outsized attention to the Steele Dossier; Graham losing his parents in his 20s and raising his 13-year-old sister; even reassuring Chuck’s own wife about her worries over Trump — and argues that Graham, for all his capitulations, actually served as one of the few moderating forces on Trump. He lays out the very real political fallout: Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General is now in serious jeopardy, Graham leaves a massive vacuum in the GOP conference, and his South Carolina seat could actually be competitive for Democrat Annie Andrews if the Republican primary lurches far enough to the right. From there Chuck draws a series of parallels between American and British politics — Labour returning to power on a promise of competence and stability, Nigel Farage (like Trump) trying to convert political fame into personal wealth, and the satirical candidate "Count Binface" holding up a mirror to a political culture that has become pure theater — musing, only half-jokingly, that America could use its own Count Binface. Chuck closes on a sober note about the U.S.-Israel relationship, which he believes is heading for a real retreat: he recalls how close the region came to a two-state peace two decades ago, how the collapse of that moment allowed radicalism to escalate on both sides until each could argue the other doesn't want peace, and points to Rahm Emanuel's recent speech in Israel — warning that Israel must articulate a vision for what comes after the war or risk isolating itself from younger and moderate Americans — as the sound of someone trying to save a political center that vanishes the moment people conclude moderates don't have answers. Then, John Morgan — founder of Morgan & Morgan, one of the largest personal injury firms in the country & author of "Life is Luck: Lessons From a Paperboy and How to Improve Your Luck" joins the Chuck Toddcast for a wide-ranging conversation about civil litigation, the failures of government regulation, and his plan to launch a third party in Florida. Morgan makes the case that civil litigation has grown precisely because government has failed to regulate — social media is a genuine threat to human wellbeing (especially for children), monopolies are squeezing consumers, and processed foods, he argues, are the new tobacco: extremely harmful and ripe for legal reckoning. He offers a candid, colorful assessment of his former firm member RFK Jr. — "smart and crazy," a man who falls down some rabbit holes but also champions legitimate causes — and walks through the thorny reality that vaccine makers enjoy total indemnity while sovereign immunity exists in some form in all 50 states. Morgan is refreshingly honest about the ethics of his own industry, arguing that ads gloating about settlement numbers are a mistake because the real goal of a settlement is to give someone back something they lost, not to celebrate a payday. The heart of the conversation is Morgan's plan to launch a new third party in Florida called "Common Ground," rooted in his conviction that the two-party system itself is what's fundamentally broken in America. Morgan argues that moderates should function as the tiebreakers in a polarized system — that picking up just a few seats could turn an uncommitted moderate bloc into a genuine fulcrum of power in Congress — and explains why he'd rather build something new than partner with the existing Forward Party. He handicaps Florida's political landscape with an insider's candor: Byron Donalds likely wins the governorship but it'll be close, the Charlie Crist party-switch playbook never worked, and he's genuinely unsure whether voters can find David Jolly credible after his own party change.. Morgan laments that too many people now enter politics for the pension and salary rather than public service, criticizes DeSantis for appointing cronies as university presidents, and argues age limits are overdue because government should be about the future and very few politicians remain effective past 70. Along the way he explains why he thinks Texas Democrats fielded a more viable ticket than Florida's (James Talarico, he says, simply has "it"), why Andy Beshear won in Kentucky, why charter schools are about money rather than choice, and why DeSantis's property tax proposal could become a Brexit-style case study in voters making decisions that make no sense once the consequences arrive. Finally, Chuck hops into the ToddCast Time Machine to break down the messy build up and coalitions involved in the Spanish civil war, and what lessons modern America can take from it. He also answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment and make a proposal for a change to the baseball Hall of Fame. Get John Morgan's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Life-is-Luck/dp/B0H2K52H4G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LF7S7OGAT46F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CaRKVB4mHJGTS0bVFd7ONcU6YfsmpGl_tDncLiWRzCNecvHPOVtdrMbXsFl_LNyLxyW8nLRxXL3j5wdKGrHq7hSKazupgR14cC3u74xjkQpTUw2_xdJsVkC21K2kobaEZpdGZJsOkB5HdKgNBvyzjcb0eh8sdqhprrTbUo_1Fss.iLY1CiUpIpHB0Z1TbM0GJH2COy5EqaDcd3D_ItY0mfg&dib_tag=se&keywords=John+Morgan+life+is+luck&qid=1784135091&s=books&sprefix=john+morgan+life+is+luck%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-1 From the opening whistle to the final kick. Bet on a match and get bonus bets for every goal scored at Fanduel.com Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/chuck for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Timeline: 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 04:15 Senator Lindsey Graham dead at 71 04:45 Reactions to Graham are filtered through one’s personal politics 05:30 There are ideologues and there are politicians. Graham was the latter 06:45 Graham always wanted to be in the middle of the Republican party 09:00 Graham’s senate seat was as important to him as a spouse 11:15 Certain people are just political creatures, like Graham and Cruz 12:45 Graham was able to work with everyone on both sides of the aisle 13:30 Graham worked with both Trump and Obama 15:30 Conspiracy theories are swirling about Graham’s death 16:15 There needs to be a thorough autopsy to put conspiracies to rest 17:30 Chuck interviewed Graham & McCain, they mentioned the Steele Dossier 18:15 Graham and McCain gave the most attention to the Dossier 20:30 Graham’s parents died in his 20s, he raised his 13 year old sister 22:30 Chuck had Graham as a dark horse candidate for 2008 23:15 Graham was aware of the rumors and never addressed them directly 24:30 The real world impact on politics from Graham’s passing 25:00 Todd Blanche’s confirmation is now in serious jeopardy 25:30 Graham leaves a massive vacuum in the GOP conference 28:00 Graham kept Trump from fully going down the fascist road 29:15 Unlike Trump, Graham sees Putin as a threat & backed Ukraine 31:15 Impact on the South Carolina elections 32:00 There will be lots of Republicans looking to jump into the primary 33:15 If primary goes super right-wing, Democrat Annie Andrews has a shot 35:15 Graham reassured Chuck’s wife after expressing worries about Trump 37:45 Graham knew if he had gone hard on Trump, he’d lose his senate seat 38:45 There are parallels between U.S. and U.K politics 39:45 Labour came back into power promising competence and stability 40:45 Nigel Farage, like Trump… is trying to turn political fame into wealth 42:30 “Count Binface” has been challenging Farage as a satirical candidate 43:30 The man who made UK politics theatrical, now facing a theatrical challenge 44:00 The U.S. could really use a “Count Binface” to hold up a mirror 45:15 What if we accepted the premise of politics as entertainment? 46:00 Should we host a political reality show on an island 47:15 Governing experience has become a liability in American politics 48:00 Media rewards performance more than competency 50:15 There is going to be a retreat in the American-Israeli partnership 50:45 20 years ago we were very close to peace & two state solution 52:45 When moderation & compromise fail, radicalism takes its place 54:00 There was a serious chance for peace two decades ago 54:30 After both sides walked away, the radicalism escalated 56:15 The extremes can now argue the other side doesn’t want peace 57:00 Rahm Emmanuel travels to Israel to give speech 58:00 Rahm says Israel must provide vision for what comes after war 59:15 Rahm warns Israel risks isolating itself from younger & moderate Americans 1:00:45 Rahm sounds like someone trying to save the political center 1:02:00 Moderation disappears when it feels like moderates don’t have answers 01:12:30 John Morgan joins the Chuck ToddCast 01:13:15 What is most difficult about nationalizing a law firm? 01:14:15 When screening for good lawyers, it’s obvious who stands out 01:15:30 Lawsuits always seem frivolous until it happens to you 01:16:15 Ads that gloat about settlement numbers are a mistake 01:17:00 The goal of settlements is to give back something that was lost 01:18:15 Thoughts on private equity using civil litigation to hedge? 01:18:45 Involvement in cases against big tech companies 01:19:15 Social media is a threat to human wellbeing, especially children 01:21:00 Civil litigation has grown as government has failed to regulate 01:22:30 Monopolies are squeezing consumers 01:23:00 Processed foods are like tobacco, extremely harmful 01:23:30 RFK Jr. was a member of the firm, he’s smart and crazy 01:24:45 RFK falls down some BS rabbit holes but also has good causes 01:25:15 Vaccine makers have total indemnity 01:26:00 Sovereign immunity exists in some fashion in all 50 states 01:26:30 What’s your process for vetting science? 01:28:00 Will be launching a third party in Florida - The Common Ground 01:30:00 Other wealthy people have considered starting third parties 01:32:30 The two party system is what is broken in the country 01:33:00 Why not partner with the Forward Party? 01:34:30 Moderates should be the tiebreakers 01:36:00 A few uncommitted moderates could be a swing vote in congress 01:36:45 All you need to do is pick up a few seats to act as a fulcrum 01:38:15 It’s likely that Donalds wins in Florida, but it will be close 01:39:00 Why didn’t the Charlie Crist move work for Florida Democrats? 01:40:15 Can voters find David Jolly credible after changing parties? 01:42:00 More people are getting into politics for a pension & salary 01:43:00 People are going into politics for the wrong reasons 01:44:15 DeSantis appointed his cronies to be university presidents 01:45:00 Still deciding on whether to support Donalds or Jolly 01:46:30 Vindman doesn’t have a chance at winning 01:47:30 Texas Dem ticket is more liberal, why is it more viable than Florida’s? 01:48:15 James Talarico is very formidable, he has “it” 01:50:30 Andy Beshear won because Bevin turned on public school teachers 01:51:15 Charter schools aren’t about choice, they’re about money 01:52:00 Parental involvement is the best indicator of school performance 01:53:15 How would you message against DeSantis’s property tax proposal? 01:54:15 Americans are less interested in “us” and more interested in “me” 01:54:45 Implementing the property tax proposal will be like Brexit 01:57:00 Voters can make decisions that make no sense 01:57:45 Had the itch to run for office, but unlikely to do it 01:58:15 Government is for the future, should be age limits for elected officials 01:59:30 Very few elder politicians remain effective past 70 years old 02:02:30 Thoughts on the interview with John Morgan 02:03:00 ToddCast Time Machine - July 17th, 1936 02:03:30 Start of the Spanish civil war 02:04:15 Why does Spain’s civil war stand out in history? 02:05:30 The war wasn’t simply a fight between left and right 02:06:00 1930s Spain had every divide imaginable 02:07:00 Political violence became common, political center got smaller 02:07:45 The left wing coalition that won was barely united at all 02:08:45 Military units in Morocco revolted, then coup spread to Spain 02:09:30 Franco eventually united a fascist coalition with military command 02:10:15 The left’s internal divisions became one of Franco’s advantages 02:11:30 Civilians became part of the battlefield and were targeted 02:13:00 George Orwell’s writing came directly from his experiences in Spain 02:14:15 The fascist wing won the war and Franco ruled until 1975 02:15:00 Pluralism only emerged after decades of authoritarian rule 02:16:30 The transition out of authoritarianism came from exhaustion, not agreement 02:18:00 Sharing power with opponents is preferable to violence 02:19:15 Book recommendations for learning more about the Spanish civil war 02:20:15 Ask Chuck 02:20:30 How can we get back to lasting governance and progress? 02:26:00 Could Trump run as VP or speaker then ascend back to the presidency? 02:29:15 Why do prominent political interviews not have aggressive follow ups? 02:35:45 Who was the best pitcher of this generation that’s retiring? 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In this episode, Historian and author Marc Dunkelman to explain why the 19th-century fight over railroad power is the exact fight we're about to have over algorithms and AI. Drawing on his acclaimed book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring It Back (a Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times and The Economist), Marc unpacks the two competing tools America has always used against concentrated power — antitrust vs. regulation — and why our government's "endemic diffusion of authority" now means nobody can decide anything, from congestion pricing to clean-energy transmission lines to AI safety.CHAPTERS04:52 — When private projects come back to the public: Warp Speed, DARPA, CHIPS08:55 — Two ways to fight concentrated power: break them up vs. regulate10:52 — Railroads, island communities & the birth of regulation12:29 — The railroad = algorithm parallel20:33 — Why nothing gets built: the diffusion of authority27:30 — "A voice without a veto" and the AI moment32:53 — Where should government draw the line on new tech?37:20 — Dunkelman the pragmatist: there is no simple answer38:21 — Where math and AI can genuinely help public policy40:46 — The lesson we keep overlookingFollow Marc on X [https://x.com/MarcDunkelman]Get Marc's book, Why Nothing Works: https://amzn.to/4pbFvAB]Substack (https://breakingmath.substack.com/)X (https://x.com/breakingmathpod)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/breakingmathmedia/)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/breakingmath.bsky.social)Website (https://www.breakingmath.io/)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingMathPod)Follow Noah onInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/profnoahgian/)X (https://x.com/ProfNoahGian)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/profnoahgian.bsky.social)Follow Autumn onX (https://x.com/1autumn_leaf)Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/1autumnleaf.bsky.social)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1autumnleaf/)Substack (https://substack.com/@1autumnleaf)email: breakingmathpodcast@gmail.com

This week on Sinica, in a special episode recorded at the Davos On Air booth at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, I sat down with Angela Huyue Zhang, professor of law at USC's Gould School of Law and author of High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy, and S. Alex Yang, professor of management science and operations at London Business School. Angela and Alex — who are also married, and who arrived at this collaboration from opposite ends of the academy — have developed what I think is one of the most useful new mental models for understanding China's political economy: the platform state. Their argument is that we should think of the Chinese state less as a central planner or owner and more as a platform company like NVIDIA or Apple, one that builds architecture, sets standards, and governs an ecosystem within which fiercely competitive private firms fight it out. Value accrues at the system level rather than as firm profit, and the payoff may decide who wins the race to put AI to work across an entire economy.5:37 – Three puzzles the framework is built to solve: profitless dominance in solar, EVs, and batteries; why the "grabbing hand" hasn't strangled Chinese innovation; and how China is attempting both zero-to-one invention and one-to-hundred scaling at once7:57 – The platform state thesis: why the Chinese government behaves like a platform company, how nurturing an ecosystem of private firms solves the information deficit that cripples command-and-control, and why over-entry, involution, and consolidation are a repeated pattern — from EVs to the 140-plus humanoid robot companies operating today16:13 – The aha moment: how a paper on the legal infrastructure of physical AI became the platform state idea over the Zhang-Yang dinner table, and whether this is a new species of political economy or the East Asian developmental state in new clothes20:44 – State conditions: why state capacity and domestic scale are the two preconditions for the model, and why an ambitious Vietnam — which has the top-down capacity — may still find the Chinese playbook impossible to replicate23:39 – Profitless dominance by design: harvesting versus extracting, the Uber analogy, overshooting as a control-theory strategy for nudging sectors, and how the anti-involution campaign and the 60-day supplier payment mandate show the state moderating the very competition it engineered30:33 – Organized chaos: from the bike-sharing graveyards of the O2O wars to today's disciplined market, the exit of more than 400 EV makers since 2018, and why the survivors of China's "Premier League" of competition are now turning profitable32:59 – The 3Gs playbook: growing markets by solving the cold-start problem, from Liuzhou's EV test drives to Beijing's green license plates, and how subsidy is only one lever among many38:36 – Governing the ecosystem like Apple runs its App Store: why Beijing regulates generative AI with a light touch but physical AI is a different species entirely, law as the sixth layer of the AI stack, why robotaxis scale faster in China than in the U.S., and the state-convened standard-setting that's driving down humanoid robot costs46:54 – Two flywheels: the familiar data-and-cost flywheel and the deeper state capacity flywheel, and how the National AI Fund's small but voting stake in DeepSeek aligns a complementor with the domestic stack — tilting the ecosystem toward Chinese chips53:28 – Guarding the moat: automotive data rules and Tesla's stalled FSD ambitions, the unwound Manus sale, China's own small yard and high fence, and the closing provocation — that America could build the smartest frontier models and still lose the diffusion race to "artificial good-enough intelligence." Plus: the case for coopetition, and what policymakers should (and shouldn't) borrow from the platform stateLinks from the episodeAngela's paper on law as the sixth layer of China's AI stack:The Sixth Layer: The Legal Infrastructure for Physical Artificial Intelligence in China (SSRN)Three Project Syndicate op-eds on the platform state idea:The Rise of the Chinese Platform State by S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue ZhangAre Government Stakes the Key to AI Sovereignty? by Angela Huyue ZhangOvercapacity Is China's Biggest AI Advantage by Angela Huyue ZhangTwo Management Science papers on commercial platforms:Crowd-Judging on Two-Sided Platforms: An Analysis of In-Group BiasImproving Dispute Resolution in Two-Sided Platforms: The Case of Review BlackmailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, EqualAI President and CEO Miriam Vogel interviews Yoel Roth, Senior Vice President of Trust and Safety at Match Group and EqualAI Board Member. Yoel shares how trust and safety operations function as an enterprise growth engine rather than a mere cost center. He outlines five categories of online harm—physical, emotional, informational, economic, and societal—and discusses how his team addresses these challenges on popular dating apps used by millions worldwide. He describes how AI can be used to help enable human connection and support the work of trust and safety professionals, emphasizing the need for a measured, human-supervised approach to ensure AI is deployed with good governance in place and that decisions impacting users are made fairly, consistently, and accurately. 

Dive deep with Sarah and Will as they dissect House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 3, "Rhaenyra Triumphant." This episode sees Rhaenyra grappling with the heavy crown of leadership, facing unexpected challenges in King's Landing while trying to appease her supporters and consolidate her power. From the cold open to the tension-filled banquet, the duo explores Rhaenyra's internal struggles and the Red Keep's dark atmosphere. They discuss the implications of her decisions, the dynamics between her and Daemon, and the precarious balance of power as she confronts the ghosts of her past. With themes of grief, betrayal, and the complexities of ruling, this episode offers a rich tapestry of character development and political intrigue. Will Rhaenyra's choices lead to her downfall, or can she navigate the treacherous waters of her family's legacy? Want to keep the conversation going? Hit us up on X (formerly Twitter) @SceneNNerd, Bluesky @SceneNNerd.bsky.social, Facebook, Instagram @scene_n_nerd, and Threads @scene_n_nerd. Don't forget to check out our website at www.scenennerdpodcast.com. If you enjoyed this episode, drop us a rating and a shout-out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast fix!

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Governing Love Apostle Randy O'Dell Freedom Church Sunday Service 07/052/2026

Every civilization teaches people how to speak. Far fewer teach people how to refuse. Yet a single word may determine the quality of every intimate relationship a person will ever have. No. The absence of that word rarely creates immediate catastrophe. It creates something far more deceptive. It quietly transfers authority from conscious choice to unconscious adaptation. Every time a boundary goes unsaid, something else begins making decisions. Fear. Guilt. Obligation. Loneliness. Abandonment. The desperate need to be chosen. The terror of being misunderstood. What appears to be kindness may actually be survival negotiating another extension on an old contract. This investigation asks an unsettling question. When you say “yes,” who accepted the invitation? Your values? Or the wound that learned long ago that belonging required self-erasure? Perhaps relationships rarely collapse because people refuse each other. Perhaps they collapse because someone spent years refusing themselves. A boundary delayed does not disappear. It accumulates interest. It returns as resentment, emotional exhaustion, contempt, anxiety, emotional withdrawal, or a life quietly organized around avoiding one difficult conversation. Healthy love and wounded attachment may respond to the same word in radically different ways. Genuine love may experience “no” as information. An unhealed wound may experience the identical word as betrayal, abandonment, disrespect, or war. The difference may reveal less about the boundary than about the architecture receiving it. This moves the conversation beyond communication skills. It becomes an investigation into authorship. Who has been speaking through your mouth? Who has been volunteering your time, your body, your peace, your future, and your emotional labor without your informed consent? If every “yes” nourishes something, what has your life been feeding? Tonight, we examine whether the greatest expression of love is not unlimited access but conscious limitation. Whether the strongest relationships require two people who possess the courage to disappoint each other's wounds without abandoning each other's humanity. And whether the most transformative “no” you will ever speak was never meant for your partner at all. Perhaps it has been waiting for the oldest survival strategy still pretending to be your voice.

Every civilization teaches people how to speak. Far fewer teach people how to refuse. Yet a single word may determine the quality of every intimate relationship a person will ever have. No. The absence of that word rarely creates immediate catastrophe. It creates something far more deceptive. It quietly transfers authority from conscious choice to unconscious adaptation. Every time a boundary goes unsaid, something else begins making decisions. Fear. Guilt. Obligation. Loneliness. Abandonment. The desperate need to be chosen. The terror of being misunderstood. What appears to be kindness may actually be survival negotiating another extension on an old contract. This investigation asks an unsettling question. When you say “yes,” who accepted the invitation? Your values? Or the wound that learned long ago that belonging required self-erasure? Perhaps relationships rarely collapse because people refuse each other. Perhaps they collapse because someone spent years refusing themselves. A boundary delayed does not disappear. It accumulates interest. It returns as resentment, emotional exhaustion, contempt, anxiety, emotional withdrawal, or a life quietly organized around avoiding one difficult conversation. Healthy love and wounded attachment may respond to the same word in radically different ways. Genuine love may experience “no” as information. An unhealed wound may experience the identical word as betrayal, abandonment, disrespect, or war. The difference may reveal less about the boundary than about the architecture receiving it. This moves the conversation beyond communication skills. It becomes an investigation into authorship. Who has been speaking through your mouth? Who has been volunteering your time, your body, your peace, your future, and your emotional labor without your informed consent? If every “yes” nourishes something, what has your life been feeding? Tonight, we examine whether the greatest expression of love is not unlimited access but conscious limitation. Whether the strongest relationships require two people who possess the courage to disappoint each other's wounds without abandoning each other's humanity. And whether the most transformative “no” you will ever speak was never meant for your partner at all. Perhaps it has been waiting for the oldest survival strategy still pretending to be your voice.

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