Podcasts about grim reaper

The Rizzuto Show kicks things off by remembering Tim Curry, his legendary career, and the unfortunate timing of losing another beloved celebrity during an already emotional week. That leads the crew into the important question of who could possibly fill the role of a universally beloved celebrity these days. Adam Sandler gets consideration, Jeff Bridges enters the conversation, and eventually Keanu Reeves emerges as a pretty strong candidate because apparently quietly eating ice cream and being a decent human being now qualifies you for sainthood. Fair enough.Then everybody gets nostalgic about childhood discipline, which quickly becomes less “remember the good old days?” and more “should somebody have called somebody?” The crew remembers wooden spoons, belts, Hot Wheels tracks, fly swatters, soap in the mouth and the terrifying parental phrase that basically meant your afternoon plans had been canceled. It's another wholesome trip down memory lane from your favorite funny podcast, assuming your memories involve calculating the trajectory of a leather belt like you're working for NASA.Next stop: Burning Man, where the crew investigates the return of the infamous adults-only dome after last year's wind-related disaster. There are rules now: IDs, consent, no recording devices and, most importantly, no singles strolling in alone. Which naturally launches a completely necessary discussion about whether two buddies could simply pretend to be a couple to get through the door. Journalism is alive and well.Things somehow become more respectable when we arrive in Tulsa, where authorities are searching for a mysterious serial defecator accused of targeting businesses while dressed in an ensemble involving tiny underwear, a shower cap, a modified mask and Crocs. The most damning detail? The Crocs apparently weren't in sport mode. That's how you know this guy fears neither God nor law enforcement.And then comes Oreogate.A kindergarten mom reportedly asks the other parents to stop packing Oreos because her daughter gets upset when other kids have them. No allergy. No medical issue. Just the brutal realization that another five-year-old has cookies and you do not. When the other parents refuse to reorganize their children's lunches around this international crisis, Mom considers switching schools.Over Oreos.Meanwhile, the kid starts trading for them anyway, proving once again that kindergarten cafeterias are basically tiny prisons with better wall art. The crew debates school-lunch currency, Double Stuf superiority, Golden Oreos, questionable specialty flavors and the economic insanity required to consider changing schools because Nabisco has destroyed the peace.There are even pickle-flavored Oreo-adjacent horrors entering the studio, because apparently talking about terrible cookies wasn't enough—we needed witnesses.It's celebrity talk, childhood trauma disguised as nostalgia, weird news, Burning Man logistics, criminal fashion analysis and one kindergarten snack dispute treated with roughly the seriousness of an international trade embargo.The crew dives into UFOs becoming UAPs, government disclosures, Bob Lazar, Area 51 and whether actual extraterrestrial visitors could finally unite humanity. Rafe thinks having one common alien enemy might finally turn us all into citizens of Earth. Moon isn't buying that optimism and figures we'd probably start fighting over which country gets custody of the aliens before they even get out of the ship. Sounds about right.Back on Earth, St. Louis is getting a little Hollywood treatment with The Streak, a sports comedy filming locally about Caltech's legendary basketball team snapping a 310-game losing streak. The production needs roughly 1,800 volunteer extras for basketball crowd scenes, meaning you too can spend five hours waiting around for your glorious half-second of blurry cinematic immortality. At least they're bringing stand-up comedians in to entertain the extras between takes.Then we enter conspiracy territory with Tropical Storm Dolly. Yes, shortly after Dolly Parton's passing, the next named Atlantic storm happens to be Dolly. No, they didn't name it after her. Yes, the names were already determined. And yes, people online are still turning it into a conspiracy because apparently coincidence was removed from the Internet's vocabulary sometime around 2017. It's the kind of discussion a comedy podcast was genetically engineered to handle.The show also remembers the incredible Tim Curry, looking back at everything from The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Clue to Home Alone 2, Congo and his nightmare-fueling performance as Pennywise in the 1990 TV adaptation of It. Somehow that horrifying sewer scene aired on network television and an entire generation of children was simply expected to sleep afterward. The '90s were built different.Crap on Celebrities brings even more chaos: the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal saga, Jamie Foxx discussing changes made to Django Unchained, a Quentin Tarantino-written Cliff Booth project, the original Sandlot cast reuniting for Dugout Dads, and the revelation that Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez grew up to become a firefighter. There is also a detour into a bizarre 2015 incident involving actor Mike Vitar because apparently even The Sandlot can't survive this show without us finding something weird.Ozzy Osbourne is getting his own Halloween Horror Nights attraction, Boston is celebrating 50 years with previously unreleased demos, Eric Clapton and John Mayer have a limited-edition guitar collection benefiting Clapton's recovery center, and Rupert Grint is returning as an adult Ron Weasley on Broadway. It's celebrity news, music news and pop culture commentary delivered with the level of professionalism you've come to expect from people debating alien treaties earlier in the episode.Before social media algorithms knew everything about you, the internet was a simpler place. A lawless, dial-up wasteland where your email address was probably something like BongRipper69@hotmail.com and one accidental click on Rotten.com could permanently alter the trajectory of your childhood.So naturally, The Rizzuto Show is going back.This episode starts with more nostalgia for the early internet and one of its most infamous destinations: Rotten.com. Back then, you couldn't just stumble across every horrifying thing imaginable while casually scrolling your phone. No, sir. You had to work for your trauma. You had to hear about Rotten.com from somebody, type it into the family computer, click something you absolutely shouldn't have clicked, and then wait patiently while your dial-up connection loaded your lifelong regret one horrifying line at a time.Was Rotten.com disgusting? Absolutely.Does the crew still seem weirdly sad that it's gone?Also absolutely.Then we move from internet trauma to another relic of the '90s and early 2000s: Hotmail.A poll says 18% of people are apparently still rocking a Hotmail address, which leads to an important discovery: Hotmail never completely disappeared. Microsoft eventually transitioned the service into Outlook, meaning technically some of us may still be living inside the Hotmail universe.We're all dorks. Fantastic.The crew remembers the era when nobody used their actual name for an email address. Instead, we created identities that looked like rejected Xbox gamertags: random nicknames, 420s, 69s and enough questionable innuendo to make applying for a respectable adult job years later slightly complicated.And then there are the complaint emails.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.Tulsa cops hunting ‘serial defecator' wearing thong, mask and shower cap who terrorized local businessesBride and groom bedridden for days after norovirus-tainted wedding mealTim Curry, Famous for Roles in Rocky Horror Picture Show, It and Annie, Dies at 80, 14 Years After Paralyzing StrokeDozens of new Missouri laws take effect FridayMan, 26, arrested after dressing as ‘Grim Reaper' and climbing onto hospital roof with long scythe to stare at patientsWhy You Shouldn't Squish Ants—and What to Do InsteadMaryville University Hockey Rink expansion to be named after Blues legendSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Grim Reaper goes Oh-for-2 on getting the right 80 y/o. RIP, Tim Curry. What a talent! And oh, that baritone!  Lest we forget, the ICE goons are still out there, violating the law, trashing the Constitution, abducting and tormenting ordinary people minding their own business.  Their must be an accounting and a reckoning. 

visit: https://www.ysguys.comDave McCann and Blaine Fowler open a truly global episode of Y's Guys — with viewers chiming in from Singapore, Cambodia, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and across Cougar Nation — by running down a stacked stretch of preseason news heading into the Sept. 5 opener against Utah Tech. BYU checks in at No. 6 in ESPN's preseason power rankings (per Mark Schlabach), running back LJ Martin picks up preseason Second Team All-America honors from USA Today and the AP along with Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year buzz, and Bret McMurphy's AP-voter research names BYU the single most underrated preseason team in the country over the last 12 years. National forecasters pile on from there: Stewart Mandel (New York Times) has BYU going 11-1 and winning the Big 12, while CBS Sports and CFB Kings both project the Cougars reaching the College Football Playoff.Former Cougar linebacker and current BYUtv football analyst Harvey Langi joins for the back half of the news segment, pulling back the curtain on NFL cutdown day — the anxiety of waiting for "the grim reaper" to call, and how some of the league's biggest stars (Taysom Hill, Zach Wilson, Todd Christensen, Fred Warner) turned early setbacks into Hall of Fame-caliber careers. He then breaks down what a healthy, more experienced Bear Bachmeier means for BYU's offense entering year two, how he'd scheme to defend him, and closes with his own ranking of BYU's five toughest games of the season — landing on Arizona, not Notre Dame, as the No. 1 measuring-stick game.The second hour brings the Re-Lyte Athlete of the Week (soccer's Emma Hamberlin, who scored twice to beat USC), a big basketball headline as BYU beats out Kentucky for transfer big man Jaxon Kohler, and a full campus-notes sweep across women's basketball (Delaney Gibb and Canada's run to the 2028 Olympic qualifying final), soccer, volleyball, cross country and baseball. Two Hotel Park City/Ruth's Chris BYU Super Fans round out the show — Greg Schroeder of Twin Falls, Idaho and Provo-studio guest Dean Taylor — each sharing their Cougar histories and playing a round of "Where Were You?" through classic BYU moments, before the Redmond Roots Rollout and a look ahead to next Monday's Game Week Bonanza with Jaren Hall, Rod Zundel, Adam Edmunds and Michael Johanson.Timestamps (approximate):0:00 – Show Open: Live From Singapore to Cambodia, Cougar Nation Tunes In9:31 – BYU vs. Utah Tech Game Week Details + BYU Cracks ESPN's Top 611:04 – LJ Martin's Historic Preseason All-American Honors12:54 – BYU Named Most Underrated Preseason Team in the Country16:27 – Stewart Mandel Predicts BYU Wins the Big 12 and Reaches the CFP21:11 – Week Zero College Football Preview + Cougars in the NFL Before Cutdown Day28:11 – Harvey Langi Joins the Show30:10 – Inside NFL Cutdown Day: Harvey Langi on the "Grim Reaper"35:11 – Harvey Langi on Taysom Hill, Zach Wilson & the Biggest Cuts in NFL History43:00 – How Would You Defend Bear Bachmeier? Harvey Langi Breaks It Down51:37 – Harvey Langi Ranks BYU's 5 Toughest Games of 2025 (Arizona Is No. 1)1:00:37 – Re-Lyte Athlete of the Week: Emma Hamberlin's Game-Winning Goals1:04:47 – BYU Basketball Lands Jaxon Kohler, Beats Out Kentucky1:14:22 – Super Fan Greg Schroeder & the "Where Were You?" Game1:30:35 – Super Fan Dean Taylor: From Oklahoma State Fan to True Blue Convert#YsGuys #BYUFootball #BYUCougars #CougarNation #GoCougs #Big12Football #HarveyLangi #LJMartin #BearBachmeier #KalaniSitake #EmmaHamberlin #JaxonKohler #DelaneyGibb #StewartMandel #BYUBasketball #BYUSoccer #DallinHall #BYUSuperfans #DaveMcCann #BlaineFowler #lds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grim Reaper Visit | Ep 1256 | Crazy Town Podcast

On this episode we're joined by Monique Madan. Monique is an award-winning investigative journalist, advisor, educator, and a mother of two. She's also the founder of a newsletter Two Can Be True.Monique has been a reporter in many prominent newsrooms, 13 years at The Miami Herald, as well as at USA Today, The Boston Herald, The Markup, and short stints at The New York Times and The Boston Globe.She's a graduate of Miami Dade and Emerson College, and has a masters from Harvard.We talked to Monique about the challenges of being an independent investigative journalist, the stories she's written, the traits that make her a good journalist, and balancing her job with being a mom.Monique's salute: Project C – The Home of Creator JournalismStory about the Grim Reaper patchhttps://moniqueomadan.substack.com/p/the-grim-reaper-patch-circulatingCoverage of Aligator Alcatrazhttps://moniqueomadan.substack.com/p/fl-said-alligator-alcatraz-was-shuttingStory about her grandfather cooking for President Kennedyhttps://moniqueomadan.substack.com/p/my-abuelo-cooked-for-jfk-i-retracedStory about being called scrappyhttps://moniqueomadan.substack.com/p/they-called-me-scrappy-heres-whyStory about Monique in Project C Newsletterhttps://newsletter.projectc.biz/p/what-it-costs-to-leaveSubscribe to our newsletter hereYou can find all our episode guides for teachers and professors here,Please support your local public radio station: adoptastation.orgVisit our website: thejournalismsalute.org Mark Simon's website MarkSimonmedia.comMark Simon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-simon-92355124/

Nancy gave a shoutout to Papa Joe for assembling her giant raised garden beds, even after discovering they’ll require truckloads of dirt to fill. Karly had an unexpected trip to the Lenoir City Post Office when an employee recognized her from the show and immediately started talking about speed dating. Joey bought a new pair of blue Nike Air Max shoes and brought them home, only to stop his wife from giving her opinion. Unfortunately, Nancy’s fashion commentary later made him start second-guessing the purchase anyway. The crew talked about Monday’s storms and power outages. Joey’s family ended up watching the finale of their favorite show inside his electric car in the garage because the power was out. Hot Tea: Authorities are investigating the death of actress Hayden Panettiere after reports of a possible overdose. Prince Harry and Megan were told to step out of the spotlight for a while. A man dressed as the Grim Reaper was fined after climbing onto a hospital roof and refusing to explain why. Joey and Nancy debated whether they’d sell family land for an AI data center after hearing about Kentucky farmers turning down a $26 million offer. Both admitted they’d probably sell, while listeners overwhelmingly defended keeping farmland in the family. Lucky 7 for a $50 gift card to Old South Candy. The show learned Zoo Knoxville is hiring performers for Boo at the Zoo. That quickly turned into Joey and Nancy attempting animal impressions, including rhinos, chimps, gibbons, and donkeys. The show gave away a chance to ride Dollywood’s new Night Flight Expedition coaster with them. Listeners text FLIGHT to 865-656-9485. Joey and Nancy say 5 people's names on the air. The first of those people to call us wins. Group Therapy: I Asked My Coworker If She Is Pregnant... She Is Not See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nancy gave a shoutout to Papa Joe for assembling her giant raised garden beds, even after discovering they’ll require truckloads of dirt to fill. Karly had an unexpected trip to the Lenoir City Post Office when an employee recognized her from the show and immediately started talking about speed dating. Joey bought a new pair of blue Nike Air Max shoes and brought them home, only to stop his wife from giving her opinion. Unfortunately, Nancy’s fashion commentary later made him start second-guessing the purchase anyway. The crew talked about Monday’s storms and power outages. Joey’s family ended up watching the finale of their favorite show inside his electric car in the garage because the power was out. Hot Tea: Authorities are investigating the death of actress Hayden Panettiere after reports of a possible overdose. Prince Harry and Megan were told to step out of the spotlight for a while. A man dressed as the Grim Reaper was fined after climbing onto a hospital roof and refusing to explain why. Joey and Nancy debated whether they’d sell family land for an AI data center after hearing about Kentucky farmers turning down a $26 million offer. Both admitted they’d probably sell, while listeners overwhelmingly defended keeping farmland in the family. Lucky 7 for a $50 gift card to Old South Candy. The show learned Zoo Knoxville is hiring performers for Boo at the Zoo. That quickly turned into Joey and Nancy attempting animal impressions, including rhinos, chimps, gibbons, and donkeys. The show gave away a chance to ride Dollywood’s new Night Flight Expedition coaster with them. Listeners text FLIGHT to 865-656-9485. Joey and Nancy say 5 people's names on the air. The first of those people to call us wins. Group Therapy: I Asked My Coworker If She Is Pregnant... She Is Not See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Max Nikias, former president of USC and author of ‘American Trojan,' joins Jason to discuss his remarkable life journey, leadership, and the future of higher education. Max shares his extraordinary journey from growing up in a small village in Cyprus and losing everything overnight during the 1974 war, to immigrating to the United States with just $1,500 in his pocket and ascending to the helm of one of the nation's premier universities. Plus, he shares his concerns regarding the "Wild West" of modern college athletics and pinpoints the exact moment higher education began shifting for the worse. Bring on the Stupid: Two incidents of influencer-induced cockerel catastrophe in France and Oman, and a prankster arrested for dressing as the Grim Reaper outside a hospital in Wales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradley tells the disturbing story of a guy who terrorized a hospital by dressing up as the grim reaper and standing outside. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Something CAN be a crime, even if it's kinda funny too… just like in this Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/grim-reaper-wales-hospital-denbighshire-b3027735.html

Ghoul dressed as ‘Grim Reaper’ busted for staring at patients, doctors from hospital roof, Giant prehistoric shark has been extinct for 3.6 million years — but its tooth just washed up on Jersey Shore, Chinese woman funds her own TV series to star in, requests 60 kissing scenes with male lead!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leon Gillespie was arrested back in June after dressing up as the Grim Reaper, scythe and all, climbing onto the roof of a hospital in North Wales, and just standing up there staring at people. Creepy? A little. Funny? Kind of. Illegal? Yes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community! This week, we cover: a close call for an athlete who found a snake in their helmet, a guy dressed as the Grim Reaper who wouldn't get off a Welsh hospital, a cat hoarding situation discovered at sea, more concert diaper pisscourse, and a heroic man who saves the life of an otter in need. See you next Friday for more Spooky Gay Bullsh!t!   Join the Secret Society That Doesn't Suck for exclusive weekly mini episodes, livestreams, and a whole lot more! patreon.com/thatsspooky Get into our new apparel store and the rest of our merch! thatsspooky.com/store Check out our website for show notes, photos, and more at thatsspooky.com Follow us on Instagram for photos from today's episode and all the memes @thatsspookypod We're on Twitter! Follow us at @thatsspookypod Don't forget to send your spooky gay B.S. to thatsspookypod@gmail.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jim Florentine and Mike Lawrence join Zac Amico and discuss horror movie sequels and the goriest movies they've seen, man vs bull, Adolf Hitler's $42 million missing gun, the man dressing as the Grim Reaper on a hospital roof, wedding pranks, the cops being called while Jim was recording Terrorizing Telemarketers and so much more! Air Date: 08/10/26Support our sponsors!BodyBrainCoffee.com - Use promo code: ZOO15 to get 15% off!Zac Amico's Morning Zoo plug music can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMgQJEcVToY&list=PLzjkiYUjXuevVG0fTOX4GCTzbU0ooHQ-O&ab_channel=BulbyTo advertise your product or service on GaS Digital podcasts please go to TheADSide.com and click on "Advertisers" for more information!Submit your artwork via postal mail to:GaS Digital Networkc/o Zac's Morning Zoo151 1st Ave, #311New York, NY 10003You can sign up at GaSDigital.com with promo code: ZOO for a discount of $1.50 on your subscription and access to every Zac Amico's Morning Zoo show ever recorded! On top of that you'll also have the same access to ALL the shows that GaS Digital Network has to offer!Follow the whole show on social media!Jim FlorentineTwitter: https://twitter.com/mrjimflorentineInstagram: https://instagram.com/jimflorentineMike LawrenceInstagram: https://instagram.com/MikeLawrenceComedyZac AmicoTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZASpookShowInstagram: https://instagram.com/zacisnotfunnyDates: https://punchup.live/ZacAmicoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Windows update wiped Frankie Val's intro, outro, and sound clips, so ep 62 runs raw and improvised, which suits a night this scattered. Frankie opens with an emergency room story about his mom, then dives into the news oddities: a man dressed as the Grim Reaper taunting patients from a Welsh hospital roof, a rare European solar eclipse, and, yes, the very real World Cup of window cleaning (a Californian took the title). That last one launches the night's call-in theme: what could you win a World Cup at? Callers deliver, from a man who rehoused hundreds of homeless veterans to heavier, unresolved childhood stories about narrowly dodging a local predator. The back half sharpens up with a caller-driven breakdown of Matt Walsh's new Civil War video, where Frankie pushes past the slavery framing to argue the war ultimately destroyed rather than preserved the union. Raffle night rounds it out.

Happy Friday! Today the show it turns out even celebrities name-drop other people, a kid in our own backyard caught a piranha, the grim reaper was arrested at a hospital, and a new roller coaster is driving a neighborhood crazy! Comedian Jim Breuer made some astute points about AC/DC, and Dave talked about the viral video of a lady chasing after her car and hit the phones to hear stories about listener stupidity involving vehicles! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“It's been a while since we've been to a show together…”   The STRAP IT DOWN Summer Tour kicks off on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at The Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring DOWN, HELMET, & SPIRIT IN THE ROOM, so naturally, we decided to engage in a little PRE-GAME preparation to get in the right headspace for the show.    As you may recall, we last traveled to The Eastern back in 2024 when we saw King Diamond and Overkill, and the sound and layout of the venue made for one of the best concert experiences we've had in quite some time. Having said that, we are equally excited to get to see DOWN & HELMET on the first date of this tour at this venue as this show (and tour) promises to be one of the most crushing metal events of the summer.    Always remember that when you're buying tour shirts to “get ‘em big, because when you do laundry, things shrink”.  Find out who's getting the “hog slap” and discover which podcast makes “laying face down more enjoyable” when you JOIN US for the PRE-GAME show as we kick things off in preparation for the STRAP IT DOWN Summer Tour featuring DOWN & HELMET. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can't be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast   Show Notes & Time Stamps (00:01): “Yeah, that is some salty jerky.  Why do they call it ‘jerky'?”/  “Ohhh…it got on my face…” / #markthetime /  “So and so said that so and so was on drugs last night…um, duh!” /  “That was the best blooper I've ever seen…”/ #BravesVsMarlins /  ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “I'm gonna feng shui this…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE!!!*** “It's been a while since we've been to a show together…” / “You get a hog slap…” /  “Metallica was June of 2025…the King (Diamond) was November 2024…”/ “Actually, no, you DO get the hog slap…” (05:01): “How about them Patreon folks?”/ ***PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “Get ‘em big, because when you do laundry, things shrink…”/ #fatclothes /  “Were you bigger when you were married?”/ “I mean, I was married, so…that's part of it…”/ #infidelity / “It's not like I'm banging some hooker…it's Wristina, you've known her…”/ “Actually, he just switched…he's a switch hitter…”/  “There was a massive rainbow yesterday after that big storm we had…”/  “Perhaps Dark Side of the Moon might be Ronnie James Dio's favorite Pink Floyd album…”/ “Dude, you need to start cupping those…there's gonna be a burp super mix…” (09:46): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US AT #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com *** /  “We'll have to do it together, so it gets burned into your brain…”/ #markthetime /  #GrimReaper / “Hold on, the email is from The Drunken Irishman…”/ “They make laying face down more enjoyable…”/ “What is your opinion of the British heavy metal band Grim Reaper?” / “They did a lot of stuff in Hell…”/  “I'm sorry we're talking about you like you're in the other room…”/  #GrimReaper SEE YOU IN HELL (See You In Hell – 1983 (1984 in the USA)) /  “The next one's gonna be bigger…”/ “That sounds like 1983…”/ #NightRanger /  “Remember the arcade game Moon Patrol?” / “Boon Duggy…”/ #arcadegames /  “I feel like we do ‘go-fish' whenever we do this…”/  ***GIVE US A CALL AND VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** #MartyFuckingMoose / #Melvins /  “Fun fact…the last time that I saw DOWN, Melvins opened for them…at Center Stage I think…” / “They've got like 30 albums I think…oh boy, let's count ‘em…29!”/  “Let's fuck before we eat, that's a better idea…” (21:11): “Did you see the new Tony Iommi track (short film)?”/  #TonyIommi WORLD ALONE (From The Dark – 10/23/2026) / “What is he, 78?” (26:02): “How about some ‘Ask The Metalhead'?” / #AskTheMetalhead /  “Who's the best guitarist in metal EVER!?” /  “Which underrated band deserves WAY more recognition?” / “Alright, let's do one more…”/ “What album would you delete from a great band's catalog…other than Metallica?” /   “Alright, last one…Which decade had the best metal: 80's, 90's or 2000's?” /  “One day we're gonna do a Dream Theater episode…”/  “Next time we do a Chronicles, we're doing that…we've gotta do it…” / #LickItUp /  “And then after that, we'll do The Power Ballads…” (36:40): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  THE STRAP IT DOWN TOUR (featuring DOWN, HELMET, & SPIRIT IN THE ROOM) PRE-GAME SHOW / #Alanna / #markthetime / “You know what, I think to kick things off…” /  #DOWN THE SEED (DOWN II – A Bustle In Your Hedgerow – 2002) / “Larry Gitis…” (41:54): “I got another one here…” / WITCHTRIPPER (DOWN IV – Part I – 2012) /  “That's got a Sabbath vibe to it…”/ “They were supposed to do 4 different EP's for Down IV…”/ “Got another Hog Slap on the way, pal…” (45:30): GHOSTS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI (DOWN II – A Bustle In Your Hedgerow – 2002) / “You can smell the moss on it…”/ WHERE I'M GOING /  (NOTE: Check out the Loyola University interview with Phil Anselmo from 2009) / “Just a dark night in the swamp…it's just got a dark, haunting quality to it…”/ “Sometimes going through Hell makes beautiful art…”/ #GarzaPodcast #SmokingJesus   (52:42): “How about some Helmet?” / #Helmet MILQUETOAST (Betty – 1994) /  “I like those ringy chords…”/ “Here's a Helmet question for you, Billiam: which album do you prefer - Meantime or Betty?”    (56:27): #Helmet SEE YOU DEAD (Size Matters – 2004) / “Okay, Betty or Aftertaste?”/ #markthetime / DRIVING NOWHERE (Aftertaste – 1997)    (1:00:03): “I'm not familiar with this one at all…”/ BAD NEWS (Dead To The World – 2016) / DEAD TO THE WORLD / #CartmanASMR / “It's kinda got an Ozzy quality to it…”/  “Wanna check out the last album, LEFT?”/ HOLIDAY (Left – 2023) / “And we're back…”/ “Angry Helmet is better…” / “This one just popped in my head, so I wanna hear it…”/  #Helmet #HouseOfPain JUST ANOTHER VICTIM (Judgment Night Soundtrack – 1993) / NOTE: (Helmet) were briefly a 3 piece during Aftertaste    (1:07:17): “Wanna do one more DOWN to round it out?”/  #DOWN EYES OF THE SOUTH (Nola – 1995) / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! /  “We'll have a report when we come back from the show…I think we might be the first date on this next leg…” / NOTE: The Strap It Down Summer Tour starts in Atlanta, Georgia on August 15, 2026, at The Eastern /  #DOWN #Helmet #SpiritInTheRoom / #untilthenext #outroreel

Henry & Eddie crawl out of Midsummer Scream with busted knees, empty wallets, and an irresponsible number of 4K DVDs... RFK Jr. sings the praises of the perfect shit, a hacky killer clown caught on RingCam bearing gifts, the Grim Reaper hit with charges after loitering outside UK hospital, Sinatra karaoke turns fatal, an Arkansas football player spends two hours sharing his helmet with a rattlesnake, Listener E-Mails, and MORE! For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.comKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Last Podcast on the Left ad-free, plus get Friday episodes a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we dig into newly released UFO files, a mysterious UAP group that seems to have gone dark, and some intriguing questions surrounding the missing scientists. We also discuss a new Time article about Americans taking ET's seriously. Plus, could paranormal experiences actually be good for you, what are shared death experiences, and which secondhand items might bring home more than you bargained for? We also have a bizarre Grim Reaper sighting and a warning about the psychic readings filling your social media feed. Thanks for listening/watching! --- VIRTUAL CAMPFIRE GROUPJoin our FREE online community at ⁠https://virtualcampfiregroup.com⁠EVENTSHope to see you soon at one of Jim's live events: https://jimharold.com/eventsYOUTUBE CHANNELBe sure to subscribe to Jim's YouTube channel at: ⁠https://youtube.com/jimharold⁠ JOIN JIM'S SPOOKY STUDIO PLUS CLUBYou can get access to Jim's entire back catalog of Campfire and a TON of exclusive content with the Spooky Studio Plus Club. Go to https://⁠jimharold.com/plus⁠ and signup to support the show and get access to our MASSIVE library of content!MERCHGo to ⁠https://jimharold.com/merch⁠ to get your Jim Harold T's, sweatshirts, mugs, hats and more!  LINKS https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/america-taking-extraterrestrials-seriously/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8kr7p2pmdo https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/gun-melissa-casias-remains-registered-report/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check/trump-administration-covert-ufo-program/ https://studyfinds.com/unexplainable-experience-life-better/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/preview/science/a73170498/shared-death-experiences-consciousness/ https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/07/matt-rife-goes-after-autistic-paranormal-investigator-online/ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/three-items-never-buy-charity-37516120 https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/tarot-reader-important-message-anyone-37499948 https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/05/man-dressed-grim-reaper-climbed-onto-hospital-roof-stared-patients-29302265/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Selective Ignorance, Mandii B is joined by super producer A-King and headline king Jason “Jah” Lee for a wide-ranging conversation exploring politics, current events, media, sports, internet culture, and accountability. Mandii opens the show by previewing another packed episode [ 00:38 ]. After introducing the producers and celebrating a birthday [ 03:02 ], the crew eases into the conversation with playful banter about Spanish language skills, cultural identity, respectability politics, and internet clapbacks [ 03:25 ][ 07:22 ][ 08:25 ]. Mandii's signature "Ignorant Take" argues that society has lost its sense of humor, using the story of a Welsh man arrested for standing on a hospital roof dressed as the Grim Reaper as an example of where comedy collides with public outrage [ 11:47 ]. That conversation expands after reacting to a viral Tourette syndrome traffic stop video [ 17:42 ], before debating fake medical emergencies, cheating, and the ethics of manipulating sympathy [ 22:56 ]. The segment concludes with discussion surrounding a fatal altercation inside a Tim Hortons, where a 75-year-old customer later died after suffering a medical episode during a fight, prompting questions about accountability, escalation, and public responsibility [ 25:34 ]. In "This Is America," the crew return to the Nolan Wells case, providing updates after reports that the official autopsy has been presented to a grand jury [ 28:15 ]. The crew discusses the complications surrounding a second autopsy after several organs were removed, debating how those limitations may affect future legal proceedings while examining whether responsibility extends beyond visible injuries alone [ 32:44 ]. The conversation then pivots toward national politics as the hosts examine growing momentum among progressive candidates heading into the upcoming midterm elections [ 34:16 ], before reacting to Cory Booker's criticism of Democratic leadership, political corruption, and institutional complacency [ 36:28 ]. They also unpack conversations surrounding AIPAC, campaign influence, and congressional term limits [ 40:13 ], while debating how progressive politicians are packaged, marketed, and received by voters [ 46:03 ]. Politics remains front and center as the crew reacts to a viral interview featuring Miami restaurateur Chef Creole, who publicly expressed regret over supporting Donald Trump after changes affecting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) created staffing challenges for his business [ 48:23 ]. That conversation expands into a broader discussion about immigration policy, voter expectations, and political consequences, particularly within immigrant communities [50:28 ]. The episode then shifts to sports and culture after former NBA players Enes Kanter and Royce White announce plans to declare for the WNBA, framing the move as a challenge to existing gender eligibility policies [ 58:46 ]. The hosts debate the broader implications for women's sports, gender identity, fairness, and public discourse [ 01:04:21], while also discussing reactions surrounding Sophie Cunningham [ 01:08:11 ] and examining whether most fans are genuinely invested in the debate or simply engaging with another viral controversy [ 01:11:49 ][ 01:13:10 ]. Closing out the episode, Mandii, A-King and Jah turn their attention to Kenny Smith's third marriage, discussing age gaps, prenuptial agreements, and the financial realities of modern marriage [ 01:14:11 ][ 01:15:31][ 01:17:48 ]. The conversation then shifts to the tragic case of a 24-year-old woman accused of scamming professional athletes who was later found dead in a New Jersey swimming pool, prompting reflections on internet fame, crime, and personal accountability [ 01:18:38 ]. The episode concludes with reactions to A$AP Rocky publicly distancing himself from a graphic designer after a private direct message was shared online, leading to a broader conversation about privacy, clout chasing, professional boundaries, and trust in the social media era [ 01:20:57 ][01:27:14 ]. Wrapping with final thoughts and shoutouts [ 01:35:18 ], the crew delivers another thought-provoking episode blending humor, politics, sports, internet culture, and the complex conversations shaping today's headlines. No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto Of Sexual Exploration And Power” w/ Tempest X! Sale Link Follow the host on Social MediaMandii B Instagram/X @fullcourtpumps Follow the crew on Social Media @itsaking @jaysonrodriguez @mrhiphopobama Follow the show on Social MediaInstagram @selectiveignorancepodTiktok @selective.ignoranceX/Twitter @selectiveig_podSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this ep we talk Trump liking BBC, RFK Jr has no gag reflex, mysterious man on Mars, a robot future, Famke Janssen put the Heisman on a fan at a Con, Elliot Page tells Jonah Hill to catch these hands, Hawaii politician gets knocked out, blind influencer mocked for dumping boyfriend for being ugly, Govt uses Flock cameras to bust guy buying weed, man dresses as Grim Reaper and stands on top of hospital, and much more! Email here: tokyoblackhour@gmail.com Check us out Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/TokyoBlackHour/   Check out the Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_C1Txvh93PHEsnA-qOp6g?view_as=subscriber Follow us on Twitter @TokyoBlackPod Get your apparel at https://tkbpandashop.com/  You can also catch us Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify Check out the mix here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outOhNt1vBA&t=1167s Need a logo for your business go here www.fiverr.com/eyeballa/buying

Episode 978 (1 hr 10 mins 19 secs) How can you avoid Jury Duty? Is Ana still looking for IMAX 70mm Odyssey tix? Why dress as Death? How bad was that fart? Has a tornado hit your Geek Con? What did SacAnime ban? Why does Makima need to burn? Who is suing Netflix? Is the Cinerama Dome coming back? Who are the highest grossing Directors? All that and more, plus our recommendations, on this episode with Jiaming, and Albert. 00:00:00 - cold open (w/Ana)00:15:23 - episode intro00:16:48 - Man dressed as Grim Reaper 00:20:19 - Fart clears out movie theater 00:21:57 - Gen Con natural disaster00:24:11 - SacAnime bans these00:27:05 - Makima figurine had to burn00:29:33 - Netflix gets sued00:32:44 - Cinerama Dome purchased?00:36:23 - Screen X00:38:25 - 20 Highest Grossing Directors00:47:18 - Albert's SDCC follow-up00:53:22 - Credits + Recommendations 01:04:59 - End of Episodes + HOTD S3Updates, Show Notes, Links, and Contact Info can be found at… https://www.whowhatwhereswhy.com/stuffjunk/2026/8/11/978

RUNDOWN Mitch and Hotshot Scott open Episode 394 debating whether Dan Wilson should survive the Mariners' brutal collapse. They revisit Seattle's 50th-season celebration, including Alex Rodriguez's reception and emotional moments with Lou Piniella and Rick Rizzs, then review the Seahawks' Hard Knocks debut before wrapping with birthday trivia. Thoughts on Dan Wilson? Mitch, Brady, and Joe debate whether a managerial change could provide one last jolt, consider Michael Arroyo and other prospects for offensive help, praise Cole Young's breakout season, and question several selections from the Mariners' 50th-season celebration. And yes, there's more Dan Wilson. Former Mets GM Steve Phillips offers the front-office perspective before turning to Seattle's shrinking pitching window, George Kirby and Emerson Hancock as potential offseason trade chips, Kade Anderson's role and Cal Raleigh's stunning regression. Somehow, Steve still sees a path to a late-season Mariners run. Mitch and Danny review the Seahawks' Hard Knocks debut and whether the massive fan reaction matched the episode itself. They debate how cameras inevitably alter behavior, prompting Mitch to recall why he once refused to put his KJR radio show on television.   GUESTS   Brady Farkas | Host, Refuse to Lose podcast Joe Doyle | MLB analyst, Over-Slot Steve Phillips | Former New York Mets GM / MLB Network Radio Danny O'Neil | The Dang Apostrophe   TABLE OF CONTENTS   0:00 | Mitch and Hotshot Scott: Mariners Misery, Hard Knocks and Birthday Trivia 29:27 | Mariners No-Table: Brady Farkas and Joe Doyle on Dan Wilson's Future and a Mariners Season on the Brink 1:03:08 | Steve Phillips: Dan Wilson's Future, Seattle's Pitching Window and One Last Mariners Run 1:20:54 | Danny O'Neil: Hard Knocks, Seahawks Swagger and the Camera Effect 1:39:10 | Other Stuff: Johnston County Little League wins the 2026 Little League Softball World Series, Trent Williams sued over unpaid Porsche lease payments, Seahawks preseason begins against the Cowboys, Jadarian Price sidelined by a leg injury, Kyle Shanahan says Tesla Autopilot was engaged before his crash, Costco selling discounted Washington Huskies football ticket packages, Jacob Misiorowski becomes the second-fastest pitcher to 200 strikeouts, Tommy John enters hospice care, Brandon Clarke's death ruled an accidental drug overdose, Roger Craig reveals vascular dementia diagnosis during Hall of Fame induction. HEADLINES 162-year-old bottle of Guinness discovered in a shipwreck, Anthropic CEO calls employees untrustworthy, man dressed as the Grim Reaper spotted on the roof of a Welsh hospital, KFC and Oreo launch a fried chicken-flavored cookie in China. RIPS Don Nelson (86), Tim Kelly (65), Cozell McQueen (64).

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paul's top stories from over the weekend including a Shoutout To His Family and a bizarre scene out of Wales involving The Grim Reaper. Then we get to our MLB Reacharound before we turn our attention to this week's opponent as the Padres welcome the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers to Petco Park! Listen here!

Jhae finally sits down with long-awaited guest April Halik (Instagram @ms_snuffy) at The Warehouse in Mesa for a hot, honest conversation. From her lowered 2000 Honda CR-V and 87 Chevy squarebody to seasonal work in Denali National Park, Buffalo roots, and the origin of the drink they named after her — this is classic Hard Parking real talk.Also covered: the Grim Reaper hospital stunt in Wales, a broken-down Tesla Cybercab on the 60, BMW's Spider-Man startup animation, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in IMAX, and a night at the LA River Tattoo Expo.Timestamps:0:00 Intro + Grim Reaper hospital story2:00 Tesla Cybercab on the 602:56 BMW Spider-Man Brand New Day collab3:34 The Odyssey IMAX5:48 Culture Wrap / LA River Tattoo Expo8:25 Interview starts – April at The Warehouse9:00 2000 CR-V stance & wheels10:45 Other cars (91 wagon + 87 squarebody)23:00 Alaska / Denali stories25:00 Rumple Minze & the drink named after her46:48 Interview wrap50:00 Joe Koy + outroFollow April: instagram.com/ms_snuffyLinks referenced:Grim Reaper hospital incidentBMW Spider-Man collaborationContactEmail: info@hardparking.comWebsite: www.hardparking.comPatreon: patreon.com/hardparkingpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/YouTube: youtube.com/@HardParkingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hard.parking.jhaeMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/

DeHuff's studio is under construction due to a water leak.A North Wales man dressed as the Grim Reaper was arrested for staring at patients from the hospital roof.Class Soiree Steakhouse in Hollywood, Florida, is offering diners nude dining on the first Monday of every month.Little Debbie delivery truck driver in Pennsylvania was charged with a $17,000 fraud scheme for selling his cargo at flea markets.A New Zealand politician is under fire after joining a high-stakes meeting from a bathroom, her laundry clearly visible in the background. DeHuff defends her.

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Travis, Vince, and Darren break down LAFC's 1-1 draw with Chivas that ends in a penalty shootout win, a “Chivas vs Chivas” night with an electric, contentious atmosphere at BMO that featured a heavy Chivas presence but a loud 3252. David Martinez's mature decision and assist in the build-up, a strong defensive performance led by Nkosi Tafari with MULTIPLE goal-saving interventions, and the 17-year-old homegrown hero, Jude Terry stepping up to score the winning PK with ADDULT COMPOSURE, all contributed to a big win tonight. We talk to fans calling in from the stadium, LAFC fans, Chivas fans, and split fans. BIG W (but also technically a draw for record-keeping purposes).00:00 Postmatch Intro00:47 Atmosphere And Stakes01:38 Happy Sad Feet Breakdown04:43 Jude Terry Heroics07:15 Lineup And Penalty Choices09:58 Super Chats And Banter12:58 Caller Vaughn And Andrew17:46 Caller Diego And Merch Talk23:29 Emoji and Pronunciation Bits24:00 Jersey Talk and Merch Logistics25:34 Eric Duenas Return Jokes27:03 Leo Calls In Stadium Atmosphere30:43 Roster Depth and Fan Color Debate35:36 Big Club Expectations Rant38:36 ARod Split Allegiance Story44:03 Grim Reaper and Hospital Horse46:18 Substack Plug and Sign OffJoin our Patreon and help us keep making this show.Merch and more at HappyFootSadFootPod.comYouTube: @happyfootsadfoot Twitter: @HaFoSaFoInstagram: @happyfootsadfootTikTok: @happyfootsadfoot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

00.00: Intro 01.50: Man dressed as Grim Reaper at a hospital... 06.30: SLP - Do you use your full name as your IG handle? 14.20: Hayleys phone case debarkle 20.00: Top 6 - Ways to get rid of 1.5M eggs 23.30: Hinge's new singles feature 27.15: We test American Rachel on Kiwi words 34.30: When did your nerves get the best of you? 45.05: Update on Fletch's suitcase 49.40: Bet I can guess your mums name 1.02.05: Fact of the day 1.06.40: Who shoudn't you have hooked up with? 1.17.00: Gen Z are doing platonic proposals 1.20.00: How did you catch a chester? 1.29.00: Vaughan's big screen job on a lil screen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Airline pilot caught smuggling 70,000 ecstasy pills 'likely' on drugs while flying, Influencer's "chicken amusement park" shut down because all the meat was undercooked doubles as Headline of the Week contender #5, Man arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof staring at patients

The final hour of Thursday's 3 Man Front included Ryan Grubb talking to the media about how he's going to improve Alabama's running game, a horrifying/hilarious hospital prank in Wales & your phone calls!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Naked man jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge, survives and is charged. A vampire obsessed man arrested after leaving animal corpses outside of churches. Man fined after dressing up as Grim Reaper and scaring hospital patients. Weird AF News is the only daily weird news podcast in the world. Weird news 5 days/week and on Friday it's only Floridaman. SUPPORT by joining the Weird AF News Patreon http://patreon.com/weirdafnews - OR buy Jonesy a coffee at http://buymeacoffee.com/funnyjones Buy MERCH: https://weirdafnews.merchmake.com/ - Check out the official website https://WeirdAFnews.com and FOLLOW host Jonesy at http://instagram.com/funnyjones - wants Jonesy to come perform standup comedy in your city? Fill out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvYbm8Wgz3Oc2KSDg0-C6EtSlx369bvi7xdUpx_7UNGA_fIw/viewform Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Stupid News 8-5-2026 8am …Dressed as The Grim Reaper he climbed to the top of the Hospital Roof …He Started College at the age of 10, now 18 he is a Professor …He thought he could become a Vampire by doing what???

A couple teens used bear spray to rob an armored truck, and it didn't go well. A man dressed as the Grim Reaper and stood outside a hospital staring at patients...and Whidbey Island 911 calls!

The Sixth Sense, Piranha, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Antropophagus, Lady Killer, and The Bat headline this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering August 3 through August 9. As summer horror reaches its hottest, strangest stretch, we're starting our early Halloween horror pregame with killer fish, emotional ghost stories, murderous housewives, hurricane-party paranoia, forbidden cult cinema, and Vincent Price lurking inside a classic old-dark-house mystery. Inside this episode: August 3, 1978 — Piranha releases in the United StatesJoe Dante turns the post-Jaws killer-animal boom into a fast, funny, and surprisingly vicious summer creature feature. Genetically altered military piranha escape into the water system, transforming lakes, rivers, vacation spots, and summer-camp swimming holes into potential feeding grounds. August 6, 1999 — The Sixth Sense releases in the United StatesM. Night Shyamalan changes the modern ghost story with the haunting tale of Cole Sear, a frightened child surrounded by dead people no one else can see. Beneath the famous twist is a deeply emotional horror movie about grief, loneliness, empathy, and the things both the living and the dead are desperate to say. August 3, 2016 — Lady Killer 2 #1 reaches comic shopsJoëlle Jones brings back Josie Schuller, a stylish midcentury homemaker, devoted mother, and highly efficient professional killer. The horror comic transforms domestic perfection into a bloodstained performance where violence is already inside the home, wearing gloves, preparing dinner, and cleaning up after itself. August 5, 2022 — Bodies Bodies Bodies releases theatrically in the United StatesA24 traps a group of wealthy, deeply dysfunctional friends inside a mansion during a hurricane. When a party game becomes a possible murder investigation, slasher tension collides with social-media anxiety, buried resentment, toxic friendships, accusations, and spectacularly bad decisions.Deep-Cut Spotlight — AntropophagusJoe D'Amato's notorious Italian cult-horror film sends unsuspecting visitors to a beautiful but eerily abandoned Greek island where paradise has become a sun-bleached trap. Also known as Anthropophagus and The Grim Reaper, the movie earned a reputation as one of those forbidden video-store horrors whispered about by genre fans because its most extreme moments supposedly had to be seen to be believed. It is grimy, excessive, mean-spirited, and inseparable from the dangerous mystique created by its alternate titles, shocking cover art, and cult-cinema notoriety. Horror Birthdays This Week: John Landis, M. Night Shyamalan, Vera Farmiga, and Tobin Bell enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to An American Werewolf in London, The Sixth Sense, The Conjuring, Bates Motel, Orphan, Saw, and some of modern horror's most recognizable filmmakers, paranormal investigators, and moralizing masterminds. Weekly Recommendation — The BatVincent Price enters an old-dark-house mystery filled with locked rooms, hidden money, suspicious residents, secret passageways, clawed gloves, and a masked killer known only as the Bat. Released in 1959, The Bat delivers classic black-and-white comfort horror with thunderstorms, creaking hallways, shadowy intruders, and the cozy feeling that someone could appear at the far end of the corridor at any moment. It is the perfect late-summer watch for horror fans already pregaming for Halloween and preparing for the arrival of spooky season.From Piranha and The Sixth Sense to Lady Killer, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Antropophagus, and The Bat, this week in horror history proves that terror can swim beneath summer water, stand silently in the corner of a child's room, hide behind domestic perfection, explode during a hurricane party, or wait inside a darkened house.The calendar may still say August, but the Halloween horror pregame starts now.

Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 298 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Content creator theories, Fake followers, Dead internet theory, Being young entrepreneurs, Predicted programming, The grim reapers cult, The Chrissean Rock murder, D4vd murder case , Aysia collins D4vd, Celeste D4vd voicemail, 3 characteristics of a dark triad, Erased anime, Angels in disguise, Respecting your elders theory, Zeus' law, Winning & losing fights, Man tied up in graveyard story, Bell witch cave story, Siren song, Most recognizable humans, Mr. Beast Antichrist theory and much more! Thanks to our Sponsors: Start your $1 per month trial at https://www.shopify.com/jumpers Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/wh9pmopc #CashAppPod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card.  Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE FRIGHTENERS is 30 years old this year, and to celebrate we're re-releasing over coverage of the Peter Jackson horror comedy from Episode 142!  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTubeFor bonus content and commentaries, check out our PatreonFollow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and FacebookWant to support the show and save 20% on Fangoria? Visit Fangoria and enter PROMO CODE: HOWIMETYOURMONSTER at checkout!Looking for How I Met Your Monster merch? Check out TeePublic for shirts, stickers, mugs, and more!Questions and comments: howimetyourmonsterpodcast@gmail.com

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.Two new novels use death to shed new light on life, but these aren't depressing reads. In Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt, the Grim Reaper gets a little too attached to the people he meets along the way. In today's episode, author Ben Reeves speaks with All Things Considered's Scott Detrow about publishing his debut novel after 20 years of writing. Then, Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library, talks with Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan about his new book, The Midnight Train, about a man who boards a magical train that gives him a chance to review his past.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedaySee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.What happens when the Grim Reaper falls for a children's librarian? Kelly Creagh's adult debut says: absolute chaos, and a whole lot of heart.YA fan-favorite Kelly Creagh (the Nevermore trilogy) makes her adult debut with A Date with Death, a spicy, comedy-forward paranormal rom-com about a Grim Reaper and the sunshine-y librarian who steals his afterlife. In this episode, Kelly talks about jumping from YA to adult romance, writing comedy after years in paranormal horror, and her upcoming Hades and Persephone romantasy retelling — plus she shares the books currently topping her TBR. Perfect for readers who love cozy paranormal rom-coms, monster romance, and stories about finding your process as a writer.

David Rothkopf and Joanna Coles discuss a whirlwind week of political chaos, from Donald Trump's rocky White House Correspondents' Dinner performance and late-night Truth Social barrage to growing questions about the administration's handling of the Iran conflict and the Pentagon's casualty figures. They examine why Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Benjamin Netanyahu all appear increasingly boxed in by wars and political pressure, dig into the high-stakes Saudi nuclear negotiations, and explore what Ukraine's battlefield successes could mean for Russia's future. The conversation also dives into the Tate brothers' latest legal troubles and the widening cracks in Trump's political strategy, delivering sharp analysis, insider context, and the bigger picture behind the headlines as global events collide in ways that could reshape the months ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

https://youtu.be/KUPg9BuYSaM David B. Jones, CEO and Partner of Mercer Assessments, is helping organizations attract the right A-Players by making labor markets more efficient through defensible human capital insights. By combining psychometric science, workforce analytics, and AI-enabled technology, David helps employers identify, develop, and retain the right talent while empowering people to discover careers where they can thrive and make meaningful contributions.  In this conversation, David introduces The R.E.A.P.E.R. Framework—Review the Situation, Explore Alternatives, Agree a Course of Action, Execute the Plan, and Refine the Approach. He explains why organizations should begin every challenge with a thorough situation review, how collaborative decision-making creates alignment before execution, and why continuous refinement drives long-term organizational success. David also discusses how AI is reshaping talent management, why organizations need real-time workforce insights instead of static reports, and how Mercer Assessments leverages technology while preserving the integrity and defensibility of human capital assessments. — Attract the Right A-Players with David B. Jones  Good day. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast. Today, my guest is David Jones, the CEO and partner of Mercer Assessments, focused on providing defensible human capital insights and foresight in the fields of talent acquisition, leadership development, and organizational productivity. David, welcome to the show.  Thank you, Steve. Great to be here.  Well, I’m excited to have you here, especially because you are the first guest—maybe not completely from the Middle East because we had a couple of guests from Israel—but definitely from Dubai, where you are. Maybe that is also impacting the answer that you’re going to give to my question. So here is my first question. What’s your personal ‘Why’, and how are you manifesting it in your business, Mercer Assessments?  Yeah. Well, I mean, I think obviously a lot of skills around resilience and being able to think about how you maintain your own personal well-being, but also the well-being of the workforce, is something which has come to the fore in the last couple of weeks, for sure, living in Dubai. But I think very much of my North Star—by educational background, I’m a labor market economist. Although I’ve worked in HR and talent management for pretty much all of my career, I think I’m always thinking about how to make markets more efficient.  I think the labor market, in some ways, and what it takes to become efficient, is very similar to a fish market, a stock market, or any other market that you can think of. What you need to be able to make the best decisions is really good data, really good up-to-date information, both on the supply side and on the demand side.Share on X I think a lot of what we do at Mercer Assessments, and a lot of what we do in talent management more generally, is really about trying to do that. Trying to help individuals understand what their strengths are.  Trying to match them to specific careers that will be more fulfilling for them in the long term and also help them be more productive for their employers. As well as helping employers understand what the important skills are for today and tomorrow, and how they can predict how people will perform in certain environments. So really trying to bring the supply side and demand side together. I think, notoriously, labor markets have very bad information.  Typically, most people get their career guidance from their parents or their grandparents, which can be great for aspiration but doesn’t always necessarily keep them up-to-date in terms of what’s happening in today’s workplace. So I think this is really my anchor, if you like, where a lot of what we do in our innovation, our technology, or our engagements with clients typically comes back to this point. Fundamentally, how do we make labor markets more efficient and more functional for all of the stakeholders?  Yeah, that’s fascinating. So would you say that if you are doing this well, then more people will feel fulfilled in the roles that they work in?  I mean, I think that’s definitely the aspiration, right? That’s definitely what you would hope to do. I think, as individuals, I’m sure we can all think of those really, really great days where you think that you nailed it at work, and you think that this is something where you can make a really specific contribution. It just feels good, and all those people around you have the benefit of that. It becomes something which is infectious for those around you.  I think it’s important for the economy on a macro level, right? I think if we are able to provide opportunities, provide career paths, and help people understand what their unique strengths are, then this is something which helps to promote productivity and positivity more generally, right? At the individual, team, family, and societal level, it affects all sorts of dimensions.  So maybe this is kind of a side question, but I’m really wondering, is this AI revolution, as we’re going through it, influencing your work, and is it changing the requirements of employers?  Yeah. I think we’re in a very interesting time. I mean, I’m not a futurologist. I’m not a prophet. I’m not somebody who makes these sorts of big predictions about the future. But I think the case for AI, to some extent, is still unproven in terms of what it’s actually delivered to date. I mean, I think there’s obviously a lot of investment. There’s a big impact on the environment. But I don’t think we’ve had something really groundbreaking discovered by AI at this point that’s new.  It seems to be quite backward-looking in many ways, based on ingesting data from all the novels that you have on your shelf and that I have on my shelf. Maybe they’re going to ingest this podcast in the future. I don’t know. It doesn’t seem that there’s been a unique breakthrough that humanity has not been able to, or would not be able to, achieve by itself. And yet, I think the promise and the anticipation of what AI can do is quite compelling, right?  I think the way that it is impacting the labor market especially… Ironically, it’s impacting probably software developers the most today. It’s interesting that a lot of people in white-collar fields, professionals maybe, are also feeling like it’s changing the way they’re working. So there’s a big debate, I think, about whether it’s going to be an augmentation or whether it’s going to be a replacement of some sorts of tasks. I think one thing you can say with certainty is that the concept of a job is definitely going to change. If you look at the roots of the word—the etymological roots of the word “job” in the English language—it literally means “a task” rather than a role as such. Yeah. So I think we’re going to get this greater atomization of people’s roles. What used to be bundled together as one job is now going to be much more atomized into specific skills, specific tasks.  The opportunity there is that we all get to do more of the things that we find more fulfilling and less of the repetitive, dangerous, or dull types of things that we have to do in our jobs sometimes.Share on X But I think it has some second-order impacts in terms of how people develop their careers and the competence and confidence that people, particularly when they’re junior in their jobs, need time to build—the ability to operate at a higher level. So I think we’re all going to have to be leaders in lots of ways, even leaders in our own work.  Yeah, I agree with you. That’s fascinating. So, David, let’s talk about the framework. What would be a framework? Think of something that allows you to be more effective in your job—something maybe that you personally discovered or that you and your colleagues developed. Something that helps you be more effective in creating those labor market matches, finding the right candidates, and assessing them. Something that you can describe in three, four, or five steps, or maybe three or four ways of looking at things. Anything that comes to mind?  So there are a few things. I did miss a few things because I think—I don’t know if you’ve heard the news. We’re recording this, and I think the British prime minister has just resigned today. This is, I think, our seventh prime minister in 10 years. I’m sure each one of those prime ministers had their own framework in terms of what they wanted from their political leadership and how they were going to operate in government.  So I think we’re definitely operating in a much more VUCA world, right? This mnemonic is about being volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. I think, to some extent, that means that having a framework has to be something that is constantly being amended, reviewed, and updated in many ways. A lot of what we do in assessment—we have very clear statistical frameworks where we look at particular behaviors or particular characteristics, and we try to make sure we measure them. But I thought maybe that was too detailed and too comprehensive.  So one of the things we do when engaging with our clients is that we have a sort of consulting approach. It’s like a cycle. We start by reviewing the situation, so it’s like a situation appraisal, if you like. We use this internally as well in Mercer Assessments. So we try to understand what’s happening, what’s going well, and what we’re concerned about—just trying to get any data or information that we can.  Then it's important, particularly with a team or with a client, to explore what the priorities are, what's important, and what is causing them the most thought or requiring the most energy to address.Share on X So reviewing, exploring, and then agreeing on a course of action. Making sure that there’s consensus or, if you’re in an organization, making sure you’ve got the budget and the endorsement from headquarters or senior management. Then I think you can go into a planning stage. Making sure you’ve got a focus on execution and that you know what has to happen and when.  Then I think you can go into the ability to have that as a cycle and review or evaluate the plan itself. Is it on track? Is it on time? Is it on budget? Is it achieving its objectives? You can continue on this sort of reflexive cycle. So if you were to do that, it becomes quite sinister. The mnemonic becomes R.E.A.P.E.R., like the Grim Reaper or like “reap what you sow,” because you review, explore, agree, plan, execute, and then review again.Share on X So it can become, hopefully, a virtuous cycle, but it can also become an ongoing process.  I love it. So Yeah. So if you refine, maybe the last one is refined, and then you avoid repeat— Yes. Yeah.  Yeah. Oh, great.  That’s good. Yeah, I like it. Yeah, love it. So basically, what you’re looking for is helping your customers with an initial problem and then helping them generally improve their organization by continuing to refine and add to it, making it better over time.  Yes, correct. Yeah.  So it turns into a recurring engagement.  Yes, that’s the hope. Well, yeah. I mean, hopefully, if you have that relationship with the client and also with your team, you have this ability to recognize what you’ve achieved together, but you can also plan what you want to do differently next time.  So you’re the CEO of Mercer Assessments, which is the Dubai operation. Is this just a geographic branch of the Mercer Group, or is it a separate business that operates in multiple geographies?  Yeah. So actually, it’s a new venture for Mercer globally. My background is that I was one of the founders of a company called The Talent Enterprise, which was acquired by Mercer just over two years ago. It had also made an acquisition of another company before that called Mettl. So we were more of a talent assessment type of company.  We would do talent acquisition, talent development, leadership development, things like high-potential identification, succession planning, and these types of applications. Employee engagement as well, things like employee well-being assessments and stuff like this. The psychometric assessment field. So if you or your listeners are good at Greek, you would know that “psychometric” means “measurement of the mind.”  Yeah, right. So this is really what we’re trying to do. We’re accredited by the British Psychological Society to say that the tools we have, use, or develop have validity, reliability, and are statistically stable within the sorts of bounds that you would expect when measuring human beings.  It can never be perfect, but it’s considered to be predictive. Mettl was more focused on skills assessment. That was one of their big areas of focus, along with educational assessment. So coming together as Mercer Assessments, we’re now part of this big global organization. Although we’re based in the Middle East, we’re now working in Asia, Europe, North America—we’re just starting to do more work in North America—and Australasia. So this is the sort of big, hairy, audacious plan that we have.  That must be pretty intense if you’re working around the clock, essentially working around the globe. Then Mercer is… It can be.  Yeah, it can be. Even working in the Middle East, you have different working weeks. Some of our clients work on Sundays. But we have a good team. We have a big team. We have great technology. So we have scalable ways of doing it.  So what drives growth in this business?  I think it is changing. If you were to ask me that question even two years ago, I would say it’s to do with the change, the transformation, or the aspiration of the client, of the organization. If they’ve got a new operation, or they’re expanding, or they need to develop new skills, or they need to make sure their productivity and positivity are enabling them to keep up with their competitors, then these things would often trigger the sorts of interventions that we help our clients with.  That’s still true to a large extent, but what's changing a lot is what you were talking about earlier—to do with AI and expectations from technology. So I think what we're doing a lot more of now is real-time decision support.Share on X It used to be that our deliverables would look like a PDF report. They would say, “Okay, this is Steve. We’ve assessed Steve. These are Steve’s strengths. These are his areas for development. This is the sort of team or the certain type of colleague that he would thrive working with.  These are the people or the situations that he might struggle with.” That type of static report. Then either we or the client—sometimes if you’re looking at large numbers of people—you’d have to do a lot of spreadsheet work or a lot of PowerPoint work and say, “Okay, now we need to match that with your strategic objectives.” So I think what’s happening now is we’re focusing a lot more on the data.  Our technology is providing much more of a dashboard report, so Steve can access his results straight away because that’s actually when Steve is most interested in them and they’re most relevant—not two weeks later when you schedule a coach or someone to give him feedback. You’re interested as soon as you finish the last question. You want to know, “Okay, what does this say about me?” We can add lots of AI layers to that to help you implement it or understand it. Then for the organization, we now provide much more of a dynamic dashboard-type report.  So if, I don’t know, the CFO leaves this afternoon and the CEO calls the CHRO and says, “Okay, who are the internal candidates for this role?” You can come up with an answer. It doesn’t have to be something where you say, “Let me check my filing cabinet,” or, “Let me put a PowerPoint together for you and get back to you later this week or next week.” You can actually do that type of matching within the platform that we have. We have our own platform called Lighthouse, and it really helps you match individuals or teams to certain tasks or to certain ventures or aspirations that the organization might have.Share on X  Yeah. So instead of providing individual reports for individuals, you now operate this platform for your clients, and then they can look up the people involved in changes. So how is it different to scale the business with this type of approach? What makes it more complex?  Yeah. So on the one hand, it can help us a lot as our own organization because we can be much more pervasive 24 hours a day across the different time zones that we operate in. If you’re our client, you don’t always have to rely on having a meeting or a call with us in person. You can go and find that answer yourself. It’s quite an intuitive process and platform. You can access it and get value from your own data. I think that’s the key thing that I’m trying to emphasize that’s changed.  Clients are now impatient with SaaS platforms in particular when they’re not able to access their own data directly. So there’s a little bit of disintermediation going on in the enterprise software business as a whole. That’s the key trend that I’m trying to highlight here. But it also helps us to be more scalable. Just to take a step back to the previous discussion about AI, I think when it comes to using AI in your business, the key strategic choice is what you’re not going to use AI for.  For us, we made the choice actually three or four years ago that we’re not going to use AI in the assessments themselves. Not today. Maybe in five years’ time or ten years’ time we might change our mind, and we’re constantly reviewing that. But we need these defensible assessments. We need to be able to say, “This is fair and objective, and we’re coming with an external point of view that is transparent and defensible in every sense of that word.”  Yeah. You don’t want to hallucinate assessments for clients or even run the risk of that happening, right?  Yeah, absolutely. And there are some companies that have done that, right? I mean, there are lots of cases you can find where companies have said, “Hey, we just need a five-minute video, and I can tell you everything you need to know about this person, and you can make decisions about their career and all sorts of stuff,” right? I’m not saying we won’t get there in the future, but I just don’t think that’s good enough at the moment.  And I think with a lot of things that you do with chatbots now, if you’re judicious about it, you might be able to say, “Well, actually, that’s interesting, but it’s not good enough,” right? It’s not a finished product. It’s not something that I can execute on. What we can do is add a lot of value around the assessment. So we can do things like AI-based development planning, right?  When someone wants to see their results—and people normally want to see their results almost immediately after they’ve finished their assessments—you can start to say, in the flow of work, in the client’s environment, whatever their learning partners or learning architecture may be, “Okay, here’s a development plan for you,” customized and curated within that environment for your strengths, how to emphasize them, and also for any development areas or new learnings that you want to address.  We can also do things like AI-based proctoring, right? We can give the client a risk report on an application and say, you know, how genuine is this? What other software does Steve have open on his laptop? Is there a shadow in the room? Where are his eyes going? Is he looking at someone else? Is he getting help from someone else? Is this really Steve? All these sorts of things, right? We can do that. We can also develop customized case studies for the organization around its specific tasks and challenges that the organization has.  So you can come up with very specific, job-related assessments. AI can add a lot of value to all of these things. It can provide greater scale and a greater ability to sustain our growth. But with the core of what we do today, we’re saying, “Look, you need to be able to trust us.” And we want to be able to show you the answer. If you have a question about any of our assessments, we can check. There’s an audit trail, and we can show you the answer. It’s not just, “The computer came up with this idea. We don’t know.” But that’s intellectual property, and you know that it works, and you’re sticking with it. You don’t allow AI to bastardize it, basically, yeah, which makes sort of sense. So, David, what is one thing that you’re actively trying to figure out in your business right now? That’s a great question. I mean, there’s lots of things. I think a lot of them come around, you know, what is this threshold between what we do as humans and what we use AI or other technology to help us do? And I think that threshold is constantly being reviewed. A lot of it is to do with how do you make growth sustainable. We have had massive growth in the last five or six years, and that’s a great thing.  But I think it means you have to make sure the foundations of your organization are strong so that you can move from one to another. I mentioned earlier that we’re just starting to focus on North America as one of our new markets, and I was very keen that we didn’t do that until this point or even next year because we’re not the organizational equivalent of The Beatles, right? Like, we can’t just expect to turn up in a big, sophisticated, very strong, highly cultured market and be able to expect that we’re going to do things like we’ve done them everywhere else, or that we don’t need to think about how we communicate with those prospects and those clients.  So that’s a really big step for us. And how we manage data, I think, is probably the key thing. Fundamentally, if I was to come back to answer your question, I think it’s how we manage data because I think clients are becoming much more sophisticated, much more impatient with people who curate their data. They say, “Look, you know, we know we’re generating lots of data inside the organization,” right? Which is typically what we do, right? It’s people data.  Normally in most work environments, you can tell when somebody opens their laptop, or you can tell when they walk in the office door, or you can tell sometimes even what they’re doing inside the working space, right? Their ID has got an RFID in it or something like that. So there’s lots of data that’s constantly being generated inside the organization, and clients want to get value from that data. And having a sort of third-party proxy come in and say, “Hey, we can do your payroll for you,” or “We can send a questionnaire to people once a year, and that can let you know whether they understand health and safety or they’re engaged in their workplace,” it’s not really satisfactory anymore, right?  The clients are saying, “Okay. I want to be able to get value from my data, and I want to be able to see that. I want the analytics. I want to ask questions that are not able to be prescribed at the beginning.” “And I want to be able to do these queries in real time.”  So essentially, would that require you to get integrated with your clients to some degree so that you can process the data in real time as it emerges? It’s really interesting because I think what I’m hearing from my clients is they’re actually frustrated with that. In the sort of classic SaaS world, which we’ve had in organizations now for 20, 30, maybe even 40 years, you integrate the big internal ERP systems or CRM systems, and you integrate them, and then you have to sort of work within their framework, right? And you might see a report that’s already pre-programmed, but you don’t necessarily see the data, right? If you wanted to say, “Okay, what’s the trend today over the 24-hour clock?” or “How is it changing in June compared to May?” or “How does it relate to the temperature?” or whatever, right?  You can come up with all these questions that you might not be able to predict and then plan and have a sort of pull-down standard report. So to do that, you need access to the data. And I think clients are saying, “This is our data.” This data belongs to us. We want to be able to see that directly, and we want to be able to use that as a decision-support tool, and not necessarily just have a report.”  Yeah. So they’d rather own the data and apply your tools to their data without you necessarily having access to the data or something like that?  Yeah. It’s also a source of differentiation for them, right? Because they know that if… I’m not going to mention these companies. I’m sure you and all your viewers know the big brands. It’s interesting what’s happening with their share prices recently, right? They’re all maybe suffering a little bit from a decline in their share prices, on average. It’s basically a standardized way of doing things, right?  There’s pretty much the same way that any corporation in any part of the world is going to do it because that’s the way you get efficiency through that software. But if an organization says, “Actually, we’ve got an insight into something that we think is unique and differentiated, and we want to make decisions in a slightly different way, or make them faster,” that’s a point of competitive advantage.  Does that mean they wouldn’t want you to apply their idea to other customers because it’s their unique property? They’d just want your tools to help them process their data. They don’t want to share it with you.  Yeah. There are clients like that. We do deal with very sensitive industries, and sometimes government departments, where we have to be able to certify that type of approach. I think that’s likely to become more common in the future as people become more sensitive and more aware of the value, the opportunity, and the threat of what can happen with their data.  Yeah. I mean, some people say that information is now ubiquitous. It’s the questions that are really important because that’s how you communicate with AI. Maybe the question itself can be proprietary know-how—knowing how to ask the right kind of question. They don’t want…  No. I mean… Yeah, I agree. Completely. Yeah. You’re absolutely right. Again, to go back to assessments, we’ve recently released a whole bunch of assessments that measure skills in AI as a domain. We’ve got all sorts of technical and non-technical AI assessments. Obviously, one of the skills that we look at is prompt engineering. If you’ve used some of the generative AI platforms, you’ll always get an answer.  They’re pre-programmed to give you an answer, and most of them are also pretty polite. They fluff up your ego a little bit and say, “Hey, great question.” “That was really interesting.” Then they’ll give you an answer. You need to be aware of that. You need to probe and make sure you’ve not just got an answer—you’ve got the answer. Or at least the best answer that makes sense for you. Then you’ve quality-checked it.  You’ve taken it from one platform, put it into another platform, and then into a third platform. Whatever you’ve done, you need to have that awareness and those specific skills to get the most value out of it. It’s very dangerous, and I think we can all see it. I’m sure your inbox is like my inbox. You get emails from people and think, “Okay, well, that’s not an email from a person.” It’s a bulleted email. It’s not personal. It’s not directed at you. Sometimes it’s hard to understand what it even means.  Yeah. You’re right. So David, who is the ideal customer for you that can most benefit from your solution?  That’s a good question. Personally and professionally, I like clients who challenge us. I like clients who ask questions that make us think in a different way, so we can hopefully give them value and really answer those questions. I think that’s important for us to develop. Clients who are looking for new insights or different foresights that help them in their business—those are the kinds of clients we’re looking for. Definitely the ones who are pushing the envelope and helping take us forward in terms of quality.  So if those types of people are listening to this show and would like to learn more about what you do and how you might be able to help them, where should they go? Where can they find out more?  Yeah, absolutely. You can find me on LinkedIn. I’m David B. Jones on LinkedIn. There are a lot of David Joneses. I think David Jones is the most common name for a British man—even more common than John Smith—so there are a lot of us around. But you’ll be able to find me as David B. Jones. You can also find Mercer Assessments. You can find out more about us through those channels. I’ll be happy to answer any questions or provide more information.  Is there a website people should check out? Do you have a separate website for Mercer Assessments?  We do. Mercer Assessments is part of the mercer.com website. That’s where you’ll find more information. There are also a number of books we’ve published on particular subjects to do with assessment, talent, and leadership development more generally. Those are all available on Amazon as well.  Okay. So if you’re out there and you’re looking to have a more sophisticated view of your people and their aspirations and how they fit the type of work that you want them to do, and you’d like to understand more deeply, then check out Mercer Assessments, David B. Jones. Actually, it’s easy to just put in “David Jones Mercer,” and David will pop up that way.  Check out the books that David and his colleagues have published. And if you enjoyed this conversation, then make sure you follow us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. And David, thanks for coming to the show and sharing your experience and insights. I mean, it seems to me that you have a much more nuanced approach than most talent assessment or performance assessment organizations, and you have a lot more tools at your disposal. It’s a combination of technology and professional expertise. So that’s fascinating. Thanks for coming on the show. And if you enjoyed this conversation, make sure you follow us because we come out every week with exciting entrepreneurs like David. I will. I will. Thank you, Steve. Important Links: Davidi's LinkedIn David's  website

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The guys explore the appearance of the lead singer of the band Grim Reaper, Sauce roasts Cory, there's a new documentary on Charles Manson that Sauce is excited to see

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This week: Why I don't negotiate with the Grim Reaper. Real Yoga, Buddhist death rituals, clinging, surrender, why Lululemon belongs in your Roth IRA, and the evolution of This Body into Body Language. Also: Rick Rubin wants you to bet on Polymarket, Trader Joes bags are the poor man's Birkin, and saying goodbye to two beloved pets in one week. i said, Goddamn!Substack for the readers CLICK! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sofiamella.substack.com/subscribe

Reddit is a dark, endless rabbit hole crawling with dark tales, creepy encounters, and stories that send you into a paranormal spiral at 2 a.m. This week, we embraced the chaos and pulled some of the most unsettling stories we could find. A midnight scream and procession of torches deep in Appalachia, a child stalked by a many-eyed entity, and an encounter with a Grim Reaper-like figure are just the beginning.  Watch the video version here. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com New Episodes are released every Thursday and Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us!  If you enjoy our show, please consider joining our Patreon, rating and reviewing on iTunes & Spotify and following us on social media! Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord. Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan. Original music by Arms Akimbo! Disclaimer: the use of white sage and smudging is a closed practice. If you're looking to cleanse your space, here are some great alternatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 264: I Saw Death, Curtis joins us to share his experiences with the Grim Reaper. He recalls seeing jet black smoke form next to his bed, and then a mysterious hooded figure appeared from within the smoke. Curtis details this experience, and others, with the same entity. He also shares a story of missing time from when he was young and another child - who seemed just “different” - led him away. Eight hours later, he returned without any recollection of where he had been.Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference!If you're able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/joinThe Confessionals Social Network App:Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrhGoogle Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZThe Counter Series Available NOW:The Counter (YouTube): WATCH HEREThe Counter (Full Episode): WATCH HERETony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.comIf you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click HereThe Sasqualogist: Stream HereBigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream HereMerkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.comSPONSORSSIMPLISAFE: simplisafe.com/confessionalsGHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tonyQUINCE: quince.com/tonyIVERMECTIN: twc.health/tonyVENICE AI: https://venice.ai/theconfessionalsRUMBLE WALLET: https://rumblewallet.onelink.me/bJsX/ConfessionalsCONNECT WITH USWebsite: www.theconfessionalspodcast.comEmail: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.comMAILING ADDRESS:Merkel Media257 N. Calderwood St., #301Alcoa, TN 37701SOCIAL MEDIASubscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaIReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7hShow Instagram: theconfessionalspodcastTony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficialFacebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcasTwitter: @TConfessionalsTony's Twitter: @tony_merkelProduced by: @jyorkofficial