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Send us Fan MailHello and welcome to our show. In this episode of Just Talkin Out Loud, we put the ultimate question to the test: What should you NEVER buy the cheap version of?We dove headfirst into a fun blind taste-test showdown featuring some popular name brands against their budget competitors. We compared Jif peanut butter against Aldi's cheaper version and even an organic option to see if paying extra really makes a difference. Then we took on Cheez-It crackers versus dollar store cheese crackers, sampled Dot's Pretzels against Clancy's pretzels, and compared Nature Valley granola bars with Aldi's Millville version.Some cheap versions surprised us… and some made us instantly regret trying them. Along the way we talked about whether brand names are really worth the money or if we've all just been paying for fancy packaging.We also got into bigger purchases like mattresses and couches and debated whether those are things you should “go big” on or if budget options can still get the job done. From comfort to quality to hilarious reactions during the taste tests, this episode turned into a fun conversation about where to save money and where NOT to cut corners.If you've ever wondered whether generic food is secretly just as good — or if some things are worth every extra dollar — this episode is for you! Don't forget to leave us a message or a voicemail on Speakpipe. Thanks for listening and have a Blessed week.Support the showFacebook     https://www.facebook.com/justtalkinoutloudTwitter         https://twitter.com/just_outloudWebsite       https://justtalkinoutloud.buzzsprout.comEmail             justtalkinoutloud@gmail.com https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925628/supporters/new  https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1907869https://www.speakpipe.com/justtalkinoutloud

Unterstützt uns auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steady⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, damit es uns weiterhin gibt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://steady.page/de/browserhistory/about Das GIF ist das vielleicht unterschätzteste Ding im Internet. Alle haben es benutzt, niemand hat wirklich darüber nachgedacht. In dieser Folge graben wir tief: Warum ein Software-Ingenieur namens Steve Wilhite 1987 bei CompuServe einfach nur bunte Bilder übertragen wollte - und dabei aus Versehen das meistbenutzte Kommunikationsmittel einer ganzen Generation erfand. Wie das GIF fast durch einen Patentstreit vernichtet wurde, dann durch Tumblr wiedergeboren wurde, und wie Facebook es für 400 Millionen Dollar kaufte - und drei Jahre später für 53 Millionen wieder loswerden musste. Und natürlich: Spricht man es "GIF" oder "JIF"? Der Erfinder hat tatsächlich eine Antwort gegeben. Ob das Internet ihm zugehört hat, ist eine andere Frage. Unsere wichtigsten Quellen: https://www.fastcompany.com/90734869/history-of-gif-steve-wilhite  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-gif-early-internet-innovation-ubiquitous-relic-180963543/ https://www.fastcompany.com/3029310/admit-it-gifs-suck-so-why-wont-they-die https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/10/gif-death-giphy-stickers/671782/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/meta-sells-giphy-to-shutterstock-for-53m-after-uk-divestment-order/ https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/giphy-sold-meta-shutterstock-1235622548/  https://time.com/2871272/obama-tumblr-gif-wars/  https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a21457/the-gif-is-dead-long-live-the-gif/  https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/pepsi-1996 https://blog.geocities.institute/archives/4841  https://gadgets.beebom.com/news/whatsapp-to-replace-tenor-with-klipy-for-gifs-and-stickers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choF4hqrbz4  Clips aus der Folge: Gif “How do you do fellow kids” Gif “Der Robert Redford Zoom” Gif “Homer backing slowly away Gif “Totale Ekstase” Gif “Obama Micrdrop” CompuServe Bild Das wohl erste Gif aller Zeiten Wilhite bei den Webby Awards 2013 Sammlung Nostalgie-Gifs Falls ihr mehr über das Flash-Format wissen wollt:  Browser History ist eine Produktion von Dennis Kogel und Magdalena Pulz in Zusammenarbeit mit Podimo. Folgt uns auch auf Instagram:

According to research by Forrester, when brand experience and customer experience are improved together, companies can achieve up to 3.5x revenue growth. So how do you build a trusted brand all while consistently delivering high quality customer experiences? Riley Rogers: Hi, and welcome to the Win-Win podcast. I’m your host, Riley Rogers. Join us as we dive into changing trends in the workplace and how to navigate them successfully. Here to discuss this topic is Jessica George, Director of Marketing Communications at Avery Dennison. Thank you so much for joining us today, Jessica! I’m super excited to dig into all of the experience you bring to the table. Just for our listeners, can you kick us off by telling us a little bit about yourself, your background, and your role? Jessica George: Just a little about me: I have been working in brand marketing communications for—I almost don’t wanna say because it absolutely dates me—but it’s been 24 years now. This is my first role in B2B or B2B manufacturing. So I’ve been with Avery Dennison for about eight years. Before that, I was doing all direct-to-consumer and brand marketing. So kind of both sides, I would say, of the sort of marketing spectrum there. And there are some really unique challenges in manufacturing, but for the most part, what you find is that marketing challenges are the same in both B2B and B2C. So it’s been a really fun journey and there’s just a lot more to keep learning. RR: Well, just looking at your background, it’s safe to say that you’ve been in some really cool roles, marketing some really interesting products. As someone kind of in the tech world, I’m always so fascinated by—and kind of a little bit jealous of—folks who can point to very tangible things and say “I brought that to life” or “My team did that.” I know you’ve developed a philosophy around brand awareness and performance excellence, both of which are very central to your work. Can you talk us through why brand matters so much, and how a strong brand translates into business impacts, like we heard in that introduction? JG: Yeah, absolutely. I would say this is probably an area where you do see some differences between direct-to-consumer and sort of B2B. In direct-to-consumer from almost a psychology standpoint, you’re going to see faster, more tangible impacts with regards to things like media and marketing psychology, so how people react to ads, how often you need to show someone something. You see, as a consumer yourself, sort of the impacts of all of that. Why do you buy the things that you buy? Why do you gravitate towards the brands you gravitate towards? In B2B manufacturing, it’s definitely different. You are trying to build that same brand presence, that same brand consistency, and that same brand equity, but your audience is often a lot more narrow. It’s focused on a particular segment or industry or trade application, but still your brand integrity remains important no matter who your audience is. And so that’s one of the common things between B2C and B2B. Avery Dennison operates in an industry that we invented by a technology we invented 91 years ago, so our brand has grown somewhat organically from that singular invention and sort of expanded from the center there. We’ve also grown by acquisition. We’ve gone into adjacent categories and technologies, and now we’re massive. So now we’re, you know, $9 billion globally and 35,000+ employees. So, it’s really a completely different ball game. Managing and protecting that brand as you grow from the center and grow out and kind of pull things in and pull in, that equity becomes a real challenge. And so the consistency of what you look like and what you sound like and how you talk about your business is really critical as your name kind of moves farther and farther away from you. So it’s just absolutely critically important that you maintain control of how you show up in front of those audiences. RR: That leads us very well into kind of my next question, which is: When you’re tackling marketing and brand building at large, multi-portfolio organizations like you have, what’s kind of surprising about dealing with brand at this scale and what lessons have you kind of taken away from this time now at Avery Dennison? JG: I think what becomes interesting is that brand in the direct-to-consumer sense or in the B2C sense is really something that the person who’s using your product at the end of the day identifies with. So within manufacturing, Avery Dennison is the brand, but within that brand we have so many different solutions that kind of ladder up to who we are as a company. And they all support our overall strategic vision, but they also mean different things to different people based on how they’re interacting with them. And so I think what my biggest learning was, if you’re marketing brands like JIF and Smuckers, your frame of reference for who your audience is is a little bit different. They have a different understanding because they’re interacting with you. Whereas if you go out into the manufacturing space, they’re likely interacting not necessarily with your brand name or what they consider to be Avery Dennison, but with a specific product subset. So for me, the biggest shift when coming into this space was: Yes, Avery Dennison is critical to maintain as a brand, but equally as important are all of the attributes and value propositions for the products underneath that Avery Dennison makes. And so when you operate in so many different regions and so many different verticals and industries, it’s really your product integrity. And the equity of those products, that becomes really critical. And so that’s a shift for sure, and I think it makes you think about your brand integrity a little bit differently, but also how important it is to make sure that every product has its own concise and clear value proposition. And that’s really the biggest difference: If you go to market as Jif, everybody already understands a whole bunch of things about JIF. They already understand a whole bunch of things about Nike, so a lot of that legwork is done. What we try to do in B2B manufacturing is make sure that the Avery Dennison name stands for quality. It stands for innovation. It stands for solving some of the world’s most complex challenges. We want to make sure that we consistently know we’re standing for that. We then have another added responsibility to make sure that all of our products then stand for what they need to stand for and perform as intended, no matter who’s using them. RR: Thinking about this shift from direct to consumer to where you are now, what was hardest when you were making that transition? What did you really have to learn, and what was most difficult when you were learning those lessons? JG: The hardest thing to grapple with is the lack of data that exists in the B2B space. In direct-to-consumer marketing and brand marketing, you’ve got access to IRI data. You’ve got access to Nielsen data, you’ve got all of your digital media and marketing data, and you can then check sort of your velocities and IRI and say: “Hey, you know, we turned on this campaign, we added this many GRPs to a TV.” You look at the impact of that and you see it five days later. You see it 10 days later represented in your actual business metrics and IRI. The ability to do that was something that I took for granted. And so when I came to manufacturing, you have to think a lot differently about how you’re determining what success looks like for things like your marketing campaigns. First of all, you’ve got a longer purchase lead time, so it takes longer for a customer to make a decision usually on what product from Avery Dennison they’re gonna buy, or if they’re gonna switch from a competitive product to Avery Dennison. That decision, in essence, takes longer, so your sales cycle is longer, your negotiation cycle is longer. When you are kind of doing all of these marketing things that you would’ve done in the direct-to-consumer space—turning on digital campaigns, reaching out in social, doing events and things like that—you don’t see the impact of that marketing right away, and so you don’t have the ability to make as many fast, data-driven marketing decisions. So that’s the hardest for me: the data. What we had as a major outage, I would say we maintain 250 pieces of collateral. Are all of those collateral pieces doing something for us? Are they all being accessed? Are they all being used? Are they all in the right condition? Are they actually being used to influence purchase decisions for our customers? It’s not necessarily a learning curve, but it definitely is something that you have to get used to and you have to learn how to pivot differently and react off different pieces of information and different levels of information, often an incomplete picture to make informed decisions moving forward. RR: It’s really funny. I feel like I talk to a lot of folks that have come up in the B2B space, so they’ve never had this influx of data where it’s like: “I know I can directly attribute.” It’s always just: “Okay, I’m puzzle piecing together what I have. I’m finding tools that can help me do better.” It’s very interesting to hear that kind of directional shift looking back kind of when you’re seeing these gaps and seeing, okay, I’m having a hard time measuring these things. I’m trying to maintain 250 pieces of collateral and make sure that they’re all valuable. Thinking of this, what signals told you it’s time to look for a platform? What problems beyond these—or just these—were you trying to solve? JG: There were really kind of two things that happened and they were two things that happened completely independent of each other, and we were able to kind of marry up a root cause. And so what happened was on the marketing communication side, my team and I were dealing with the challenges of: “I wonder if our collateral’s working, do we need to be maintaining all of these pieces all the time? Can we set a different cadence for updating them?” A lot of that was rooted in. Running the team efficiently. From the MarCom side, what we saw was the time efficiency piece of it. The other thing that we started to see was you get a lot of like: “Hey, I don’t know if this is the most recent version. Hey, can you send me this? Hey, there’s four copies of this on the drive. Which one is the right one?” And so all of this stuff started to look like, yeah, we can field all these questions, of course, and we know the answers to all this stuff, but is this really the best use of our time? The sales team was seeing something a little bit similar to what we were seeing, so we said we need to start looking for a tool that’s gonna help us solve all of these problems. We’re kind of hearing through our relationship with Salesforce and some of these other tools that we have this tool called Highspot, and we were like, all right, let’s take a look at it and see what it does. And lo and behold, it did everything that we were asking for it to do, so we started to explore a little bit more about the platform and we went: “I think it does everything that we needed to do.” We were able to expand that value to the entire sales and marketing organization, and we’ve not looked back. Instead, we just kept expanding. So we found this tool that did the things we needed it to do, and then. We kept going: “Oh wait, it does this,” and “Oh wait, we can add on this.” It just keeps getting better and better. We went in wanting it to do something and then we kept going: Oh, I wonder if it could do this, and then it could do that. And if it couldn’t do that at that moment, it was probably on the innovation horizon with the team. All we had to do was call the team and call our point of contact and say: “Hey, we’re thinking about trying to figure out how our collateral ultimately influences purchase at our customers, is there a way to tie that sort of outbound send from the Highspot platform into what our customers are doing?” And they went: “Yeah, because of our relationship with Salesforce, we can absolutely start to tie those things together and the metrics keep getting better, tighter, and more sophisticated, and our teams keep deepening their use of the platform. We just kept solving problems that kept coming up or that we didn’t know existed, and the platform just kept adapting and growing with us as a company and with our needs, and I think that was really unique. RR: Yeah, and I mean, I think that’s the ideal scenario, right? That the perfect tool falls in your lap and you’re like: “Oh, I just get to run with this.” I don’t think that happens often, so I love that that was an easy decision and has continued to be a great relationship over, you know, the last five, six years. Looking across that period where, you know, you started with one use case and now you’ve expanded out as the need arose: At a high level, can you walk me through how you and the team kind of use Highspot to standardize execution across product lines? And again, like you were talking about earlier, how does it help you ensure that reps show up consistently with the Avery Dennison message wherever it’s appearing in the field? JG: The platform allows us a level of control and access, so right off the bat, we stop answering questions about, is this the most recent version of this? I no longer have people who are pulling down decks from 2010 to 2015, even to 2020 because they know exactly where to go to find the most recent one, and they can trust that that’s the most recent one, and it’s fully up to date and a hundred percent available for their use. Because if they couldn’t find it and couldn’t see it, then it’s not, and that’s the way we kind of control that. It stops that question of: “Am I using outdated visual equity? Am I not talking about the brand correctly or am I not talking about these products correctly?” All of that is controlled because we have what we call the single source of truth for pushing out content to both our internal teams as well as our customer base. And so reps have the option to get right into Gmail and link into the Highspot widget and search and send for things that way. But they also have the ability to see what all their customers have received in the past. So you prevent some duplication too. So, if a customer received something as part of a campaign that was sent out, you can see in the customer record in Salesforce, oh, my customer already got that, but I’m gonna send them the second piece of information that’s kind of tied to the first one that they’ve got, but might help kind of further the conversation there. We can control all of that now, which is something that we couldn’t control in the past. We have visibility to all of the touch points that a customer has. It all lives in our single customer record in Salesforce, which gives us one view. Because we’ve got controls and permissions, it allows the marketing communications team to sort of be the owners of our equity once it leaves our four walls we can control anything that a rep has access to. We’ve moved so far out of the idea of downloading things and into the idea of everything being cloud-based. And so it’s awesome from a performance perspective, and it gives everybody a lot of flexibility in the mobile space. All of our reps actually operate on these cool tablets now, so they don’t even have full-functioning laptops, but they can still access everything through Highspot because it’s all the most recent version, and it can all be sent right from their tablet. So the rep doesn’t even have to say: “Is this in the right equity?” They just pull it from Highspot. They know exactly that it's the most recent, most up-to-date version of that deck. It just eliminates so many of the questions, and it eliminates the outdated versions that exist on hard drives too. RR: So, thinking about what you just shared there of how that has changed the relationship between MarCom and sales, where it’s not: “Hey, where's this thing, can you help me find it, or is this up to date?” Now, you are saving time there and sales are also saving time because they’re not waiting for responses and so on so forth. What has that kind of done to the relationship between these teams, and maybe how has that saved you time? JG: Oh yeah, absolutely. I mean, it saves us time every day from a MarCom perspective. The relationship with sales is interesting because marketing communications is typically a marketing function. Makes sense. And it’s usually some either sitting alongside marketing or maybe a subset of marketing. And that was true at Avery Dennison as well. About, oh gosh, four years ago now, we moved marketing communication into sales under a leader who’s now our VP GM of Labels in North America. But she has historically and continues to have just a real innovative mindset in the digital space, and is just a champion of digital innovation. I think the relationship between marketing communications and sales shifted largely because of the direction of that leader and her endorsement of the things that we wanted to do in the digital space as being helpful to more than just us. But if you can take a look at what your sales team needs. And see where they’ve got outages. So, you know, bringing the perspective of that sales leader and for us to be able to connect those dots because we have that relationship. And then also see moving forward how the reps are interacting with the platform has been really critical. And I think we would not have considered the MarCom team at all equipped or even interested in some cases in sort of the idea of sales enablement and sales enablement platforms. But we became interested because the digital innovation time period was absolutely spot on with what we needed at the time. So we found a tool, the tool did what we needed. It was innovating at the same pace that we are, and it was helping push us forward in areas that we didn’t even know were possible yet. So, we kind of branched into this idea of sales enablement through the platform with Highspot. We got to see firsthand how reps were interacting with the system and the platform. And we got to say like: “Okay, I think if we were doing X amount of pitches per month, we’d see some traction in these areas, or we’re starting to really see this piece of collateral heat up and translate into sales attribution. We should start pushing this piece of collateral out to, you know, the reps and customers that would find it most valuable.” So I think it strengthened our relationship with the reps. We were able to hear and see what they needed and where they needed support in a way that we probably wouldn’t have if we were in the marketing organization or if we were sitting off by ourselves. There were certainly some relationship improvements that came as a result of that, but there was also just a whole eye-opening knowledge that marketing, communications and digital experience can play a huge role, not just in helping market your products, but also in helping your sales teams go out and market products. Maybe they’re not using something that you developed, but if they can show up in front of a customer more consistently, more confidently, more accurately, and you’re enabling that through a platform, to us, that’s a win-win. RR: So you’re asking that question of: “What can we spend our time doing to ensure that our reps are showing up the way we want them to?” You’ve mentioned a couple of things that kind of support this. You know, what reps are doing in the platform, what content they’re looking at, what’s being shared. I would be curious to hear—you know, we talked about the absence of data—so, what sort of metrics and data points are you looking at to tell you that okay, we are reaching reps the way we want to? JG: There’s a couple of different things that we look at. On the MarCom side, we’re particularly interested in attribution metrics. So, are certain pieces of collateral being tied to closed one sales opportunities at certain customers? That really helps us figure out if there is a specific type of content that’s really resonating, or if there is a product line or solution that’s really gaining a lot of traction. And I think that’s helpful for my team that builds that content. On the other side of that, I will say what we look at from a behavior standpoint in the reps are things like: “Are they being appropriately trained on new products and innovations as they hit so that they can go out and sell those to customers?” And we do that training through the Highspot platform. “Are they pitching things to customers? Are they pitching pieces of collateral? Are they using sales plays to go out and talk about hot topics? Are they using customized digital selling rooms to pull bespoke pieces of content and send it to one customer in particular?” All of that now is done within Highspot in a matter of minutes. You know, we measure collateral efficacy on the MarCom side, but then we also look at, if the reps are kind of hitting all these behaviors, if they’re pitching the amount of times we want ’em to pitch, if they’re using digital selling rooms, if they’re completing their training, what’s the effect of that on their actual sales metrics? And so the other thing we line up is: Is this sales rep performing against their sales goals and then also exhibiting these behaviors that we’ve established as the positives for helping drive your customer relationships? We see a 100% overlap with the top performing sales reps from a business perspective and the behaviors that we wanna see within the Highspot system, there is a 100% overlap between those reps that perform at the top, both in Highspot and with their sales metrics. Because we’re able to tie those things together. There’s confidence in the system that it is helpful. There’s confidence from a rep standpoint that if I do these things in Salesforce, if I do these things in Highspot, I have a better chance at hitting my sales goals and hitting my quarterly bonuses. RR: It’s amazing that you’ve built a culture where that is baked in and known by your reps that: “Okay, I have the path to success. I just gotta. do X, Y, and Z, and I know that it’s gonna help me. I invest a little time here and it pays dividends down the line.” You know, it’s been a journey—like you said, five, six years. From all of that work over the last few years, what key wins can you share? Any stories you’re super proud of? JG: I honestly think that the entire implementation is a great story that we’re really proud of, and it’s one that we talk about in every commercial kickoff meeting that we have now. If we would show up at a commercial kickoff and we’re giving a digital presentation and we don’t talk about something new that we’re doing in Highspot, we will get questions from our sales reps on what’s going on with Highspot. Are we adding anything new in Highspot? Can I get that functionality in Highspot to me? That’s a huge win. From an attribution standpoint, I would say what we’ve seen that’s been really nice on the MarCom side is the attribution metrics, so the influenced revenue metrics within the Highspot platform. From our standpoint, we are able to use that metric at least directionally to say our collateral is still proving to be valuable in these ways to our customers, and it’s still helping us influence purchase at our customers. And so I would say that sort of attribution or influenced revenue metric is really another huge success story. And I kind of won’t get into the numbers, but we’re easily tens of millions of dollars of influenced revenue every year, and we just see that number go up. RR: Yeah, and it seems like everything we talked about from the very outset of this journey, you’ve kind of solved those problems, and you’ve found the clarity. I love to hear that as we’re kind of wrapping up. I know for me, I get on the line with you and I’m like, “Ooh, tell me how you did all of this.” So, for anyone else listening, for all of those early career marketers aspiring to lead and to navigate complex organizations like yours, what skills, lessons have been really critical to getting you where you are and successful where you are? JG: I think my advice is relatively simple. Take the opportunities that come to you early in your career and don’t overthink whether or not it’s the right thing, because if it’s even somewhat related to what you do, chances are from a story standpoint, you’re gonna be able to figure out how to connect those dots. So when I went from fashion merchandising into digital marketing. That didn’t seem like a na, like a natural progression. And then when I went from digital marketing into data loyalty marketing, that didn’t seem like a natural progression. But as you get into brand marketing, you start to see those are all pieces of a whole pie. Before you know it, you’ve kind of built a package, and the package is yourself. Now, you have all of these different skills. It’s really hard to find people now on the other side, so moving from agency side to client side and being able to now hire agencies and hire people into my team, what I look for are really well-rounded people. I don’t look for people who have just. Moved up the same, the same linear progression. I look for somebody who is a little bit more of a Swiss Army knife and has a bunch of different skills that we’ll find valuable because you never know what is gonna happen, especially in marketing. And I would say the other piece is leadership skills are the one thing that no one taught me or or more appropriately taught me that I was gonna have to learn. Take courses on public speaking, learn how to build compelling presentations, do all of those things that seem not maybe exactly what your functional discipline is but will ultimately help you be a better leader. Learn how to lead with empathy. Learn how to read people. Learn how to sort of listen to what people are telling you, because more often than not, everyone’s telling you what they need as long as you’re listening, you know. Leadership and learning how to be a good leader is something that I think I’ll never be done learning. RR: At Highspot, one of our guiding principles is learn it all. And I, I love that phrase because it’s very encouraging, to your point, about how opportunity strikes in weird places. The work you do today may not be the work you want to do tomorrow, but it will lead to those roles you’re looking for, and it will lead naturally if you can sell yourself and message that the right way. Well, thank you so much for joining us today. JG: Thank you to you and the Highspot team, honestly, for helping us kind of on this crazy journey. RR: To our audience, thank you for listening to this episode of The Women Podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize go to market success with.

In this episode of HR's Most Dangerous Podcast, Joel Cheesman is joined by guest host JT O'Donnell for a candid, high-energy deep dive into the chaotic labor market of 2026. The duo kicks things off with "girl talk," debating the age-old GIF vs. Jif controversy and sharing a wild March Madness story involving a chance elevator encounter with a college coach. The banter quickly turns to the business of sports, exploring how NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deals are shifting the coaching landscape and the mental health hurdles athletes face when the big checks stop rolling in. The heart of the episode tackles the "don't know what's real anymore" era of Artificial Intelligence. Joel and JT dissect the drama surrounding OpenAI's Sora and a viral TikTok "roast" that turned out to be AI-generated marketing slop. They explore the booming AI-clip economy, where creators are using tools like Opus Pro to rake in six-figure incomes without ever stepping in front of a camera. However, the corporate side of AI presents a grimmer reality; according to the Randstad Workmonitor 2026, 76% of employers expect half of entry-level roles to vanish within five years due to automation—a looming crisis that many workers have yet to acknowledge. The conversation gets real about the current white-collar job market, noting that 40% of job-switchers are taking massive pay cuts just to stay employed. They pull no punches on the rise of "reverse recruiting," labeling services that charge desperate job seekers thousands of dollars as potential scams. From rumors of massive layoffs at Talent.com to the surge in demand for "AI Trainers" and "agentic" skills, this episode is a must-listen for anyone trying to navigate a world where traditional career paths are breaking. Whether it's legal drama at Deel, LinkedIn virality in the NBA, or JT's upcoming appearance at Harvard Business School, this episode blends snarky industry critiques with essential survival tips for the modern workforce. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction and Banter 03:09 - Streaming and Content Consumption Trends 05:52 - March Madness and Coaching Dynamics 08:55 - NIL and Financial Literacy for Athletes 12:00 - AI in Recruitment and Marketing 15:59 - The Evolution of Influencer Marketing 19:59 - Shout Outs and Unique Stories 21:57 - Sperm Donation Controversies 23:36 - Shout Out to Harvard Business School 27:11 - Upcoming Events and Networking 28:02 - Talent.com Layoffs and Domain Investments 31:49 - Salary Cuts for White Collar Workers 38:10 - AI's Impact on Entry-Level Jobs 40:43 - Generational Perspectives on Work 47:42 - Understanding Reverse Recruiting 47:52 - The Rise of Reverse Recruiting 52:10 - AI Integration in Corporate Structures 55:48 - The Future of Executive Decision-Making with AI 58:38 - Opportunities in the AI Job Market 01:00:10 - Industry News and Trends

The Google invite you didn't ask for. It's skipping your inbox and going straight to your calendar. It just shows up. But here's the good news. I'll tell you how to fix it in 30 seconds.From your iPhone to your router, I have a few tips to keep you safe. Plus new research on pancreatic cancer and a landmark case found Meta and YouTube guilty of addicting kids to social media. And the age-old argument: is it Gif or Jif? The man who invented it, Steve Wilhite, weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jif Paines | 10 Percent True | EP82ChaptersGet the full episode:https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listIn this episode, former RAF Harrier pilot and X-35B test pilot “Jif” Paines explains how the F-35B's revolutionary STOVL flight control system was born.From early Harrier night attack operations to experimental fly-by-wire research on the VAAC Harrier, Jif traces the technical and philosophical battle that led to Unified Flight Control — the system that made the F-35B dramatically easier to fly.Along the way he discusses:• Auto-eject systems and pilot safety philosophy• The lift-fan mechanics behind the F-35B's STOVL capability• The X-35 concept demonstrations and engineering decisions behind them• Why automation can “de-skill” pilots — and why that may be necessary• How test pilots and engineers negotiate control authority• And why automation forces a fundamental rethink of the human role in combat aviationThis conversation provides rare insight into test pilot culture, engineering decision-making, and the future of autonomous airpower.0:00 “A stupid question?”1:15 Welcome Jif1:38 Auto-eject subscriber question (Sedlo)4:24 Thanks to Super for the introduction4:48 Jif's introduction11:40 Transferring TPS knowledge and skills to testing in the X-3514:00 What decisions had been made before joining the program?17:12 VAAC Harrier control laws and pilot resistance to the concepts being developed20:15 Unified Flight Control explained25:15 Engineering the “feel” for the pilot — reversion and safety features, de-skilling31:10 “A stupid question?”32:16 Integration of the control laws into the X-3534:19 Lift-fan dynamics and operating process37:00 Differences between flying the VAAC Harrier and the F-3538:10 STOVL initially implemented in Harrier style — why?40:22 Flying characteristics and aircraft feel43:16 Exciting?44:40 Transferring expertise to the X and F variants and defending Unified Flight Control49:40 The Farley climb53:50 The future of the pilot in military aviation57:30 Thanks Jif (please return!)

Critical Shit. In Space No One Can Hear You Burp. A gif about Jif. More Like Napoleon Bunnypart. Stick it in the port. Bubble Size with Wendi. You got Peanut butter in my Burger. You got Burger in my Peanut butter. Did you know the wombat? Poop Cubes. Shut Up, The Meg. Rocky times in Boulder. I'm Only Smelling When It Rains. High quality urine. Stick It on the Port. Hitting That Heart Beat Limit and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Critical Shit. In Space No One Can Hear You Burp. A gif about Jif. More Like Napoleon Bunnypart. Stick it in the port. Bubble Size with Wendi. You got Peanut butter in my Burger. You got Burger in my Peanut butter. Did you know the wombat? Poop Cubes. Shut Up, The Meg. Rocky times in Boulder. I'm Only Smelling When It Rains. High quality urine. Stick It on the Port. Hitting That Heart Beat Limit and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textLooking back at the dawn of YouTube. The Fab Four's fab documentary. Some products and brands that peaked in popularity in the 1980s.Episode 220 of the podcast is your weekly buffet of Gen-X nostalgia!It begins with a look back 20 years at the launch of the YouTube website. With a short video from a zoo, the world of the internet was forever changed. YouTube gave a voice to everyone who wanted to share their creativity. Billions visit the site monthly, and we will look back at how it all started, including the first videos I ever uploaded there.John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Those names evoke an image of arguably the most influential and important band in history, The Beatles. 30 years ago this week the seminal documentary known as The Beatles Anthology debuted and brought the Fab Four to the forefront for a new generation. We will do a deep dive into the documentary and how it impacted The Beatles' legacy,There is a new Top 5 that has a unique subject. We're going to look at products and brands that peaked in popularity or visibility in the 1980s. These are all still around today but haven't been seen in commercials in many years. Are any of them in your home?In a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule, looking at the story behind the iconic phrase "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"You can support my work by becoming a member on Patreon. Or you can Buy Me A Coffee!Helpful Links from this EpisodeBuy My New Book, In Their Footsteps!Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime BookHooked By Kiwi - Etsy.comDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenChristopher Setterlund.comCape Cod Living - Zazzle StoreSubscribe on YouTube!Initial Impressions 2.0 BlogWebcam Weekly Wrapup PodcastCJSetterlundPhotos on EtsyListen to Episode 219 hereSupport the show

So, Arthur Frischman, aka The Long Island Sign Guy, has become quite the sensation with his historical trivia tidbit videos about Long Island. He had a bunch of great stories to tell in addition to the history stuff. I guess I could do video shorts about Mount Podcastia, but then they'd find me and I would have to pay the fine on that overdue library book. (I swear, "1Fish 2 Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish" was strictly for research purposes...) If you've never gone, Long Island (and really, the rest of New York State) has a lot to offer and to see (NY was one of the original 13 colonies in the US, and yet I'm still paying taxes on tea!), with a fascinating history. And I'm proud to say I can properly pronounce Hauppauge, Quogue, and Ronkonkoma (check out the theme to "Fake People Real Trivia" for proof!). I just have issues with that "JIF" or "GIF" thing. Be sure to follow The Sign Guy on social media. It'll make you smarter (while sadly, there is no hope for me), and it's entertaining! Thanks for coming on the show, Arthur!Arthur's info: Website: https://longislandsignguy.com/ , Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube:@longislandsignguy ; LinkedIn:@arthurfrischmanCatch "Sherpa Selects" on Saturdays. It's the episodes you tried to avoid the first time around!More thanks: Intro/outro:https://www.yourimagingguy.com/Music Credits/Voiceovers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Goldberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ( aka Lord Mr. Bruce); other Voices: The Sherpa-lu Studio PlayersYouTube: @sherpalution5000 @sherpalution-Instagram; @sherpalution1- TikTokLink pages: https://linktr.ee/sherpalution or https://chirp.me/sherpalutionHere's our website: https://shows.acast.com/the-sherpas-podcast-picksYou can support this show...FOR FREE!!! All you have to do is listen here.Email:jimthepodcastsherpa@gmail.comSupport:Review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.**AI disclaimer: Any use of artificial intelligence in the voiceovers that may be used in this show are strictly for entertainment purposes. They are not used to mislead or disparage the content in this podcast, any guests, or the podcast platform that you are listening on. But I, as your Sherpa, have faith in YOUR intelligence as a listener, and know that you were already aware of this. Thanks for listening!Become a Rebel of the Sherpalution! Please subscribe to the show (for free) through your favorite podcast listening medium, so you don't miss an episode. (What if you miss one, and then we have a test????) If I'm not on your favorite medium, let me know, and I'll bribe my way on it! (That's assuming I actually have money...) Also, please reach out to me through my social media channels or email address. I'd love to hear what you think.And PLEASE let me know if there's a podcast I should be checking out...even if it's one you host! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strangest Things Ever Put On A Wedding RegistryOn Buzzfeed under wedding shaming..."My grandmother was super offended that my distant cousin had lube on hers. Seriously. I just laughed.""I had a coworker who, in genuine earnest, asked for a Volkswagen Beetle. She was like, 'His family is rich, so why not shoot my shot?'""A four-pound bag of Lucky Charms marshmallows. And that's exactly what I gifted them.""My hairstylist and her husband had canned hams and Jif peanut butter. Yeah, they showed as 'purchased,' so somebody bought it for them too!""Nose hair trimmers.""My husband put a lifetime supply of weed whacker wire on ours. Our neighbor bought it.""A friend put down rare fish for her aquarium since it's her passion!""Condoms. So many condoms on registries.""A coffin. Still have no idea if it was a joke or not. "What is the weirdest you have experienced?Use These Somewhat Cheesy Phrases To Make Friends“I love your ____! Where did you get it?”“How do you like ____?”“Do you have any recommendations for _____?”“It was great to meet you. I'd love to stay in touch, if you're open to it. How do you like to stay connected?”“I've enjoyed getting to know you. Let's make plans to hang out more often.”“____ made me think of you. I've been meaning to reach out. How have you been?”'I'm always looking for new friends to [try/do a particular activity]. Would you be interested?'Some of these might work, others sound like you are waiting for then in the alley by your windowless panel van.Marcus Got Into Another Car AccidentMarcus was sideswiped in a parking lot at Home Depot. The offender didn't even realize...so, he had to jump in front of her car. Not my first choice.Second Date UpdateDiego calls us about Marco. They matched on Grindr and decided on tacos in the Mission. Diego thought things got pretty spicy...so to speak. but Marco ghosted.

Comedian Greg Warren joins Adam in studio to talk about his new YouTube special THE CHAMP and Adam's uncanny ability to riff endlessly on just about anything. The two dive into the absurdities of everyday life, from coffee stirrers and peanut butter to Greg's former life as a Jif salesman. They also debate whether BBQ is better on the road or at home, and take a nostalgic turn with deep dives into Deacon Jones commercials, The A-Team, Run Joe Run, and Renegade—all of which, they agree, owe a creative debt to The Fugitive. Greg also shares a surprising story about how Lorenzo Lamas played a small but pivotal role in his decision to pursue comedy full time.Jason “Mayhem” Miller later joins the show to break down the day's headlines, including the surprising fact that no city in California made the list of the top 250 places to live in the U.S. They also cover Mayor Karen Bass signing executive orders to keep film production in Los Angeles, along with the controversy surrounding the lack of digital communications from her office during the 2025 wildfires.Legendary filmmaker David Zucker rounds out the episode with a look back at his groundbreaking career in comedy, from Kentucky Fried Movie and Airplane! to The Naked Gun and Scary Movie 3 & 4. David talks about working with Val Kilmer, reflects on being pushed out of the upcoming Naked Gun reboot, and recounts how close his house came to being evacuated during recent fires. He also previews his upcoming Masterclass launching in July on Mastercrash.com and discusses his appearance in the new Chassy Media documentary When We Went MAD, a tribute to MAD Magazine, available June 24 and currently up for preorder on Apple and Fandango.David and Adam close out the conversation with a surprising discussion about the sad life of Benny Hill and compare notes on their very different childhoods—David's in Milwaukee and Adam's as the class clown in North Hollywood. Get it on.FOR MORE WITH GREG WARREN: INSTAGRAM: @grockwarrenTWITTER: @gregwarrenWEBSITE: gregwarrencomedy.comSPECIAL: THE CHAMP on YouTubeFOR MORE WITH DAVID ZUCKER:INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: @thedavidzuckerWEBSITE: mastercrash.comWHEN WE WENT MAD (Preorder): https://apple.co/4k1ELuqFOR MORE WITH JASON “MAYHEM” MILLER:INSTAGRAM: @mayhemmillerTWITTER: @mayhemmillerThank you for supporting our sponsors:BetOnlineHims.com/ADAMHomes.comPluto.TVRuffGreens.com - Use promo code “Adam”LIVE SHOWS: May 24 - Bellflower, CA (2 shows)May 30 - Tacoma, WA (2 shows)May 31 - Tacoma, WA (2 shows)June 1 - Spokane, WA (2 shows)June 11 - Palm Springs, CAJune 13 - Salt Lake City, UT (2 shows)June 14 - Salt Lake City, UT (2 shows)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

126: In this short episode, I go on a much-needed rant about something that truly made my stomach turn: Milk-Bone has teamed up with Jif peanut butter to create a new dog treat—and it's just as bad as it sounds. I break down the disturbing ingredients in both products, from glyphosate-laced wheat and trans fats to sugar, molasses, and mystery meats. These kinds of humanized, ultra-processed treats are not only unnecessary—they're harmful. If you've ever wondered why I'm so passionate about reading labels and advocating for real, whole food for dogs, this episode will explain exactly why. One in two dogs will die of cancer—and it's time we stop pretending these mainstream treats are “just fine.” Topics Discussed: Are Milk-Bone dog treats safe for dogs to eat? What harmful ingredients are in Jif peanut butter for dogs? Why should dog owners avoid processed treats with sugar and trans fats? What are the risks of feeding dogs mainstream peanut butter brands? How do common dog treats contribute to inflammation and cancer in dogs? Sponsored By: Green Juju Real Mushrooms Goodness Gracious Dr Ruth Roberts Earth Buddy Innovative Pet Lab Coco Therapy Pawdega Further Listening: Forever Dog Life Review Check Out Rita: The Herbal Dog (Book!) Rita's Instagram Facebook Group My Courses My Website and Store Produced By: Drake Peterson

Starting with the Incas and the Mayans peanut but has moved into everyone's life. Beginning as a ceremonial food and becoming a household staple, peanut butter has had a fun history. So make a sandwich and let's sink our teeth into peanut butter's history.

No, we will not catch them all and cover all 23 (!) animated movies... but we will start with the OG. The movie that blew all poke fan's minds back in the day gives Stephanie, Damien, Theresa, and Host Spencer a chance to talk about the iconic franchise on the pod. This episode goes off the rails as we dive into Sonic the Hedgehog, Gif v Jif, and how cute Mew is. BUT, we ask the big question: Does the nostalgia hold up with time? Well, does Fire Spin work well on a Wartortle? As the game says, it's not very effective. That is a convoluted way to say "not really."

Meliss questions Skippy or Jif peanut butter, talks about her daily art journal, finding more purpose with bringing joy and allowing self to wonder more instead of googling the answers.

A magic belt that produced burgers? It's before 10:30am, which means it's time for McDonald's Breakfast! Learn the history of this iconic (and, in my opinion: better) half of McDonald's menu before diving into the clown lore of Ronald McDonald himself with the Clown Boss Chad Damiani Chad tells the story of a McDonald's fiasco his brother experienced all to try and save a few bucks McDonald's breakfast started as something offered by one location just "trying it out" -- something that would never be tolerated in today's corporate landscape The creator of the McGriddle is a fast food maverick also response for the SmashBurger chain, the stuffed crust pizza at Pizza Hut, JIF peanut butter, and more! Ronald McDonald isn't very visible these days, and that's no accident New segment! Hear the restaurant of Chad's dreams: The Tiny Diner A Yelper reviews the drink he got at McDonald's on his way to dinner somewhere else "Fine" Dining is now on video! Head on over to my YouTube to watch this episode! Music by: James McEnelly (@Ramshackle_Music) Theme Song by: Gabe Alvarez (@spooky.gabe) Segment Transitions Voiced by: Sandy Rose "Fine" Dining is on Patreon! Get an extra episode every month (I closed the year with my Patreon exclusive episode covering rude-service-on-purpose restaurant chain Dick's Last Resort after driving to Las Vegas with friend and season 1 cheese correspondent Steven Zurita), extended Yelp from Strangers segments every other week, merch discounts, download access to our music including the 7 singles from our Olive Garden musical, and more! Patreon Producers: Joyce Van, & Sue Ornelas   Get the 5 Survival Tips for Casual Dining at www.finediningpodcast.com!   Send in your McDonald's stories at finediningpodcast@gmail.com.   Follow the show on TikTok and Instagram @finediningpodcast Follow Chad on Instagram @thechaddamiani   Let me know where I should go next by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, PodcastAddict, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. I read every one!   Next week on "Fine" Dining: McDonald's Breakfast Review [Part Two]! Chad Damiani returns to eat fast food for the first time in a long time, and discuss how the employees thought I (as Ronald McDonald) was sent from corporate as we break down the Good, the Not Good, and the Just There of McDonald's. Ever work at McDonald's? Send your stories to finediningpodcast@gmail.com.

Tonight's questions: - What are your New Year's resolutions? - What's on your Christmas wishlist? - Did you have any milestones in 2024? - Which movies/TV shows are you looking forward to in 2025? - What are your top 3 anime fights? - What's up with the drone sightings? - Which comic book needs a film adaptation? - Who was your first celebrity crush? - Have you ever tried to save someone? - What are your top 3 favorite comic or manga arcs? - Has your wardrobe changed over the decades? - Are audiobooks hard to get into? - Is anyone on the panel a mentor? - Is it GIF or JIF? - Who is a historical figure of your time? - Which is your favorite artist from the 21st century? - Who is Manny's favorite artist (non-music) of all time? - What type of tattoos does Brett hate doing the most? - What is Brian's favorite place to eat in London? - What is Tony most looking forward to seeing at CES? - What is Chris' opinion on AI and software development? - Adam, can you wish Jesús a happy birthday? - What would a rural person think of a city? - Would you disappear if you won the lottery? - What is your favorite car of all time? - Are aliens real? - Which decade has the best pop culture? - Do you believe in ghosts? - What is the best movie trilogy of all time? - Who is your favorite superhero? - Who would be your ultimate superhero team? Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley Where to find Throwdown Show: Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

·       If you don't know how faith works, you won't know how to fix it when it breaks.  ·       Faith means you trust what God does for you, not what you do for yourself.  ·       Stop Complicating your Faith and Focus on Jesus ·       Examine your relationship with Jesus ·       We would rather believe a lie, than wrestle with the truth ·       Picture of Vader ·       Picture of Micky Mouse on steam boat ·       Picture of Jif peanut butter ·       1 Timothy 1:3-7 3 3 As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, 4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith. 5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6 Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. ·       love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. ·       Heterodidaskleo - To teach strange doctrine ·       charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine ·       Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ·       Christians Should Guard the Gospel ·       If we lose the gospel, we lose everything. - David Platt ·       Picture of the Mona Lisa ·       love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. ·       6 Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, 7 desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. ·       “The flesh (our old nature [life before Jesus]) loves religious legalism because rules and regulations enables a person to appear holy without really having to change his heart.” - W. Weirsbe ·       love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. ·       1John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. ·       1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. ·       You could take it all, take my life | Give me Christ Sermon Discussion Questions Starter:  What teachings tend to lead people away from Jesus today that you have hear? 1.     Read 1 Timothy 1:3-7 2.     What is a teaching that you heard in the past that you put to the test of scripture? a.     God will never give you more than you can handle… b.     When God closes a door, he opens a window… (God doesn't immediately resolve our problems some times) c.     Follow your heart… 3.     What teaching are you allowing to pull you away from Jesus? 4.     Paul says that those who give misleading teachings attention end up shipwrecking their faith?  Is your faith shipwrecked due to this? Has it in the past? Someone you know? 5.     In what ways are you guarding the Gospel?  How are you guarding your faith?

In the latest episode of The Peanut Podcast, co-hosts Ashton Pellom and Lauren Highfill Williams whisk listeners away on a globetrotting adventure through the captivating history and future of peanuts—think of it as an epic odyssey starring a humble legume! From their South American origins to their North American fame, peanuts have traveled far and wide, fueled by pioneers like Dr. Charles Simpson, who embarked on 28 expeditions to uncover wild peanut species that are now the backbone of drought-resistant crops. Along the way, we meet Dr. Steve Brown, who shares the inside scoop on the Peanut Genome Initiative, which mapped the peanut genome faster than you can say "buttery goodness." And speaking of flavor, Dr. Chris Liebold from J.M. Smucker spills the beans on crafting delicious innovations like Jif's peanut butter chocolate—because nothing says love like a peanut-centric treat. Dr. Jeff Dunne wraps up the episode by highlighting how industry funding is like a superfood for research, helping farmers thrive. Whether you're a peanut enthusiast or just curious about sustainable agriculture, this episode is a crunchy blend of history, science, and tantalizing future possibilities that will leave you craving more. Tune in and discover why peanuts might just be the unsung superheroes of the legume world!

KFGO is asking their listeners to pick up an extra jar of peanut butter and drop if off at the station (1020 25th Street South). We want to make it easy for you to help us fill the shelves at the Emergency Food Pantry! Skippy, Peter Pan, JIF - whatever you can find! Stacie Loegering with the Emergency Food Pantry details how the peanut butter, and their food boxes, are filled and distributed to the community. Hear the story of young Jonathan and how much a jar of peanut butter means to his family!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it take to successfully market a brand today? Last month, Guy sat down with marketing expert Jim Stengel to find out.Jim spent more than two decades at Procter & Gamble, where he managed international brands like Jif and Pampers. He spent seven years as P&G's Global Marketing Officer.Today, he consults with businesses large and small, and interviews marketing leaders on his show, The CMO Podcast.This interview was recorded in front of a live audience on the Amazon stage at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and was supported by Wondery.This episode was produced by John Isabella with music by Sam Paulson. It was edited by Neva Grant. Our audio engineers were Cena Loffredo and Debbie Daughtry. You can follow HIBT on X & Instagram, and email us at hibt@id.wondery.com. And sign up for Guy's free newsletter at guyraz.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Vertical Aerospace, with its VX4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft, is at the cusp of a new chapter in aviation history. The company's successful untethered free flight of the VX4, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Justin "Jif" Paines, has paved the way for the upcoming first flights. These flights are crucial for the type certification process and represent a significant leap forward for Vertical Aerospace and the broader urban air mobility sector.Listen in for a high-flying conversation about pioneering the skies of tomorrow.

In this Marketing Over Coffee: Learn about the Art, Business, Culture of GIFs and more! Direct Link to File Brought to you by our sponsors: Wix Studio and NetSuite John is always using Ted Lasso And Robert Downey Jr.’s Eye Roll Gif versus Jif? (It’s all good, but the company is not Jiffy) They did […] The post Alix McAlpine with the Inside Story on GIPHY! appeared first on Marketing Over Coffee Marketing Podcast.

In this week's episode, we'll take a look at five tips for creating distinctive character voices and viewpoints within your novel. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Update Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 209 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is July the 12th, 2024 and today we are discussing five tips for creating vivid characterizations. Before we get into that, we'll have some writing progress updates, a couple of questions from readers, Question of the Week, and then we'll get on to our main topic. So for my current writing projects, I'm pleased to report that Shield of Darkness is out and selling briskly, and you can get it at all the usual places: Amazon, Barnes, and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Apple Books, Smashwords, and my Payhip store. It's had a very strong response so far and thank you for that. I'm glad you guys are enjoying the book. Now that Shield of Darkness is out, my next project is Half-Orc Paladin. I am pleased to report I'm currently on Chapter 10 of 16, which puts me at 60,000 words. Yesterday I had a 10,000 word day while I was working on it, my sixth one of 2024. Good progress has been made. I'm hoping to have that book out preferably in early August. In audiobook news, the audiobook of Wizard-Thief as narrated by Leanne Woodward is almost finished. We've just got to finish proofing it and that should take place next week and hopefully the audiobook will be out towards the end of July or early August. Once Half-Orc Paladin is done, I have not 100% decided what I'm going to write next. I'm 20,000 words into Ghost in the Tombs, so that could be next or I might write Shield of Conquest or Cloak of Illusion. We will see what I do when I get to the end of Half-Orc Paladin. But right now, I am focusing on Half-Orc Paladin and bringing that to completion. We have a reader question from BV, who asks: I saw an app called Scrivener, and I thought of what Jonathan uses. I'm an old mainframe COBOL/RPG developer and I know that the tech environment can really help. I tried Scrivener way back in 2014 and it was too complicated for me, too much. Granted, the app might have changed since then because 2014 feels to me at least like it was really recent, but it was in fact ten years ago. So for writing, I primarily use Microsoft Word for writing and editing and then I use Vellum on the Mac for the final ebook formatting. That's the way I do it right now. Nothing to say that it can't change. Maybe I might switch to LibreOffice again for writing as Microsoft continues to sort of circle the AI drain and adds more and more useless AI features to its products. 00:02:38 Question of the Week Now it's time for Question of the Week, which is designed to inspire interesting discussion of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is your favorite kind of sandwich? This got a lot of responses, as you might expect. Grimlar says: buttered oven bottom muffin, slice of lamb, medium mature slice of cheese, and a coating of salad cream. Justin says: the current sandwich at my house is turkey with provolone, lettuce, and tomato with mayonnaise on homemade sourdough. That actually sounds pretty good right now. Kevin says: bit boring here. Grilled cheese and bacon or BLT with mayo. Easily pleased, Michael says: can't beat a toasted cheese sandwich, which seems to be called a grilled cheese in the US, which has always baffled me. Ham is a good addition as well. I agree with Michael. That is a very good sandwich. Brandy says: old school. Tie between cold Jif creamy peanut butter and Concord grape jam or warm grilled Gruyere and Colby Jack on a good homemade bread (pumpernickel, oatmeal, wheat, or sourdough). Barbara says: Kind of a plain girl: toasted cheese and tomato. Annie says: toasted sandwich: ham, cheese, red onions, and tomato with butter and mayo. Jesse says: Italian sub with hot peppers. Steve says: I'd add some cheese because I'm a cheesy kind of guy and my spicy mustard has a bit of horseradish, too. Bonnie says: Maine Amatoes roast beef Italian (RB, cheese, onion, green pepper, pickled tomato, black olives, mayo, not oil. Jenny says: rare roast beef slices, sharp cheddar, and sourdough bread. I don't lubricate my sandwiches and prefer simple. Otherwise grilled cheese (extra sharp cheddar and gouda) or really anything with ham in there. Nick says: this is just perfect. Just make the beef pastrami. Jonah says: Panini. Genoa salami, roasted red peppers, onions, Jack and mozzarella cheese, good olive oil, and maybe a pesto. Gary says: there are lots of good ones, but if I can only have one, it has to be PB&J (crunchy peanut butter and raspberry jam). Andrew says: An MLT, a nice mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich where the mutton is so lean. I have to admit I did not know that was an actual sandwich. Randy says: hot and juicy pastrami with melted pepperjack cheese, diced red onion, mayo, and horseradish mustard on a lightly toasted sourdough hoagie. Dang it. Now I'm hungry. Craig says: club. Stacy says: grilled cheese. David says PB and J. Judy says peanut butter and grape jelly or a Philly cheesesteak. John says: tie between a really good Reuben or really authentic Philly cheesesteak. Croque Monsieur is a close second. Venus says: funniest sandwich story I ever heard was when my brother ordered a BLT and the waitress asked if he wanted any condiments on it. He said no and received bacon between two slices of bread. When I was younger, I used to eat BLTs that way. Just bacon and bread, though now that I'm older and recognize the benefits of vegetables in many areas of life, I do have BLTS with the lettuce and tomato. Juana says: BLT. For myself, the answer would be I think a sub with roast beef, ham, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, and a significant quantity of spicy mustard. The inspiration for this question was that I typed it up, it was almost lunch time and I'm hungry. It may have been a mistake to record this podcast before lunch because I am now quite hungry after reading all that, but onwards to our Main Topic of the Week. 00:06:02 Main Topic: How to Create Distinctive Characterizations and Character Voices in a Novel Now on to our Main Topic of the Week: how to create distinctive characterizations and character voices in a novel. We're going to go through five tips for that. I got to think about this because I just finished Shield of Darkness, which was quite a long book, and it had multiple point of views. My previous long series, the Dragonskull series, was mostly a single point of view throughout all nine books. Gareth Arban was the main character and though we started to have more point of view characters come in starting with the fifth book and especially in the final third of the series, Gareth was still the main character and had the most scenes. By contrast, Shield of Storms and the rest of the Shield War series is going to be multi point of view. As of right now, Ridmark Arban, Niara, Lika, and Nikomedes are going to be the main characters and we will have new point of view characters that start introducing in with the rest of the series. The point of view of the different chapters will rotate between them. I'm writing in in what's called limited third person, where you shift entirely to one person's perspective for a scene or chapter. For example, if I'm writing from Ridmark's perspective, we will see things from Ridmark's perspective and know what he's thinking. Omniscient third person, by contrast, is when the author jumps from person to person. For example, in a scene with both Ridmark and the Nikomedes, the author will let us know what they're both thinking and will see things through both their eyes. There is nothing wrong with this, as a skillful writer can do it quite well. I think Agatha Christie especially did it quite well, but it's generally easier and simpler to write in third person limited instead of third person omniscient. Of course, third person limited is only easier if you can make each point of view distinctive. You have to write a distinctive voice for each character and it can become a problem if all the characters all sound and think the same way. So how can you create a distinctive voice for each point of view character? There are a couple of different ways that you can do this. #1: Descriptions. When writing from a particular character's viewpoint in limited third person, obviously that character will see things through his or her own personal lens. This is a handy way to differentiate characters. For example, take the laptop I used to write this podcast script. I got it in the summer of 2023 where my previous laptop went to the big recycling bin in the sky and it's an HP Envy with a 17 inch screen, since I'm at a phase of life where I prefer to write with the Microsoft Word window maximized and the screen size zoomed way up. But someone who knows less about computers than I do wouldn't see an HP Envy, they'll just see a silver laptop with a big screen. Someone who only uses Mac laptops would just see it as a big chunky PC laptop and would think of it that way. Firearms are another good example of this. For example, according to the FBI website, the official side arm of an FBI agent is a Glock 19 M semi-automatic pistol, which holds 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition, but many people would not know this. They would see the weapon and think of it as just a black handgun or a black pistol, or may even describe it inaccurately, calling it a revolver or a machine gun. This variation in description would also extend to characters. Consider a woman who works as a school administrator. The school board chairman might think of her as the most reliable employee in the district and describe her that way. The students might describe her as the mean lady who works in the office. One of the teachers might think of her as my best friend. Another teacher might think of her as my cousin's nasty ex-wife. Which one of these characterizations of the woman are correct? Well, it depends on the particular point of view at the moment, and you can use that description to help differentiate your characters from one another. #2: Dialogue is another great way to differentiate characters from one another. No two people ever really have similar speech patterns. The school administrator in the previous example might always find a way to bring the conversation back around to her cats. A socially awkward computer programmer might start over sharing facts about topics that interest him. A taciturn electrician might only speak when necessary and prefer silence the rest of the time. A lawyer might talk in very precise sentences with every word exactly measured, especially a lawyer who is used to arguing in front of a judge. A common joke is that rather than asking why, the lawyer will always say on what basis? People will also talk about different things. They have favorite topics or are better or worse at handling emotionally sensitive discussions. People also have things they absolutely refuse to discuss under any circumstances and become angry if someone tries to force them to talk about these topics. Dialogue is also a place where it's best not to get too hung up on grammar, since you'll find that most people do not talk in grammatically perfect sentences. People often repeat themselves, respond to a question with another question or an irrelevant answer, and go off on tangents. The trick for writing dialogue is to try and catch a feeling of verisimilitude with the somewhat rambling nature of human conversation in general without getting too bogged down and trying to make it too realistic. You want to keep the story moving forward, after all. #3: Attitudes. Another good way to differentiate between point of view characters is attitude. How do they respond to things emotionally? This ties into both description and dialogue because the character's attitude will obviously influence how they describe things and how they talk. To return to the example of the school administrator above, a student with a cranky attitude might think of her as the mean lady in the office, while a teacher who is in a good mood and enjoys his or her work might think of her as Miss Jones from the school district. The character's mood will color how they describe their surroundings and how they relate to the characters around them. A character who is in a good mood would simply note a car braking in front of them in traffic and slow down. A character in a bad mood will likely rant about how the jerk in front brake checked them. This leads into the next aspect of character attitudes. How does a character react emotionally to events and other characters? One character might view having to stand in line for a while as a minor inconvenience and turn his or her thoughts elsewhere during the wait. Another character might fly into a rage with impatience and demand to speak to the manager over. The first character might dislike going to restaurants because he or she finds it embarrassing to be waited upon and will get through the experience with stiff politeness. The second character might love going to restaurants and makes all sorts of unreasonable demands upon the waiter. Character attitudes and how they emotionally react to situations and each other is an excellent way to differentiate characters and therefore create unique voice. #4: Knowledge. Another good way to distinguish between characters is their individual knowledge and can also help inform the descriptions. For example, during a recent road trip I was listening to the audiobook of Dark Angel by John Sanford and narrated by Robert Petkoff. In the book, two federal agents Letty Davenport and Rod Baxter are assigned to infiltrate a group of dangerous hackers. Letty is an expert on firearms and violence and very physically fit while Baxter is 60 pounds overweight but an expert in all aspects of hacking and computer crime. He doesn't know anything about guns, but he knows everything about breaking into a computer system whereas Letty has only a surface level grasp of computer crime. She knows what a ransomware attack is but nothing about how to actually execute one or repair one. This is a helpful way to distinguish between the character's point of view scenes like we talked about with description. As we said, one character might see a firearm and think it's a black rifle but a character with greater knowledge of guns would immediately identify it as an M16A2. Another character might see a van and just think of it as an old red van, but a character who works as a mechanic would identify it as a 1993 Ford Aerostar. #5: Subtext. Now we come to the great bane and hindrance of human communication, subtext. How characters react to subtext, whether they notice it, imagine it, or fail to detect it at all can help distinguish between character point of views and help create character voice. In this context, subtext refers to an additional implied meaning beyond the actual literal meaning of the spoken words. For example, a woman tells her boyfriend that she hears the Grand Canyon is nice in May. The subtext is that she wants him to plan a trip for them to the Grand Canyon, and the boyfriend may or may not pick up on this subtext. Communication failure of this sort is a common staple of sitcom plots, where many conflicts could be resolved if the participants were capable of communicating clearly. This is something of a cliched example, but we've all had examples in real life where we said something only to have our words totally misinterpreted. For example, say you say, “I don't like fish” and the person to whom you are speaking interprets that as “I hate your cooking.” That might not have been your meaning at all, but the comment was interpreted that way. Or an office manager observes that there are budget cuts. His employees immediately interpret that as impending layoffs when in fact, the manager simply meant that the budget for office supplies and computers has been cut. Subtext provides an excellent tool for distinguishing between characters. One character might completely miss subtext in conversation, while another might imagine subtexts that aren't there at all, like with the fish comment or another character who constantly speaks in subtext and gets annoyed when people don't pick up on their subtle meanings. Hopefully these five tips will help you craft characters with distinctive voices and viewpoints. So that's it for this week. After all that talk about sandwiches, I think I might go look for lunch myself. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com, often with transcripts. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Frank Oz (What About Bob?, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) directed this satirical showbiz comedy with a truly unique premise: a now desperate movie producer named Bowfinger is positively set on filming a new movie on the fly with a popular movie star named Kit Ramsey....who doesn't know that he's being filmed. :o Bowfinger is played by Steve Martin who also wrote the screenplay and Kit Ramsey is played by Eddie Murphy.....and since they both performed on Saturday Night Live, this was THE first time these comedic titans would join forces on screen. (And unfortunately the last) Beyond that, Bowfinger also recruits several others to film this stealth movie including an very impressionable young actress played by Heather Graham who just came in from the Midwest and a nerdy assistant named Jif who is ALSO played by Eddie Murphy.  Of course other complications ensue including Kit's membership in a local cult lead by Terrance Stamp.  Throw in some other random stuff including poodles in heels and Laker girls, and.....hilarity ensues!Host: Geoff GershonEdited By Ella GershonProducer: Marlene GershonSend us a Text Message.https://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/

Taste testing JIF's chocolate-peanut butter...debate commentary continues...entertainment news..."Steve's Turn"...food talk..."Question of the Day".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thursday, June 6th. In this episode we talk about: Weather report: Jif chocolate spread, vegan steak news, animal charity says not to purchase Taylor Swift's cat breed 6 of the Latest Product Launches in Dairy Alternatives that You Need to Know () Tune in live every weekday at 11am to watch on  or on Instagram (and ), or watch on Twitter or Twitch! Follow , , and for more.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comPeople are mad, version five million: A recent anti-celibacy ad on Bumble sparks outrage, a Catholic commencement speaker touting Catholic values sparks outrage, a rap mogul caught enacting violence that rap moguls are only supposed to rap about (not actually do) — well, you see the pattern.Nancy and Sarah find themselves out-shouted by the online hordes of angry social media users, ticked-off feminists, Benedictine nuns, Change.org users et al as they discuss the culture news of the past week.Also discussed:* “I Choose JIF”* What is a Harrison Butker, and why did it take over the news cycle?* The tyranny of “I don't agree with everything they said…”* Should Nancy spring for a billboard protesting bleu cheese?* S. Korea floats the idea of paying people $70,000 to have a baby, which gives Sarah an idea for her next vacation…* The toxic stew of rom-com fantasy and porn kink that is online dating* Sarah takes a vow of what now?* Door-slammy feminism* “I like dick.” / “Thank you for sharing that.”* Can Diddy ever come back from this moment?Plus: Creative solutions for accidental boners, the Studio 54 of Dallas, and will Nancy and Sarah ever find a yacht rock song they both love?Go follow our new Facebook page. But don't forget about our Instagram page.First Sunday Zoom is June 2, 8pmET/5pmPT. Our group watch/discuss is Pulp Fiction, which Nancy watched last night and about which she will say, while John Travolta's charisma may be undeniable, there's also…Choosy moms choose JIF, and choosy podcast listeners choose to be paid subscribers …

Ken Ilgunas may be the coolest writer you haven't heard of yet. Sarah worked with him at Salon, where he wrote personal essays about: living in a van while attending Duke University; camping in the rain at Occupy Wall Street; and hiking the XL Pipeline. He's since written memoirs about discovering the natural world and himself, including Walden on Wheels. He's lived in Alaska and now lives in Scotland, but as a boy, he never went hiking, never went hunting, knew nothing of the natural world outside his small upstate New York town. Recently, he wrote in his newsletter about the profound effect podcasts had on him, and we're here for it. Where else are you gonna get a primer on oral health, a disquisition on Jordan Peterson, and a plug for JIF peanut butter?Also discussed:* How to make a nasal strip look sexy* Ken will fly to Dallas and bang on the door if Sarah tries to date Tucker Carlson* Cardinal podcast sin = slow starts (#guilty)* Chronic dreams about grizzly bears* Studying journalism as journalism circles the drain* Liberal arts education: Yay or nay?* Van life before #vanlife* “Can we make this podcast sponsored by peanut butter?”* Radiolab and chill* Great moments in IDW* Bibliotherapy* Would you rather wake up to an hour of bird sounds or an hour of Twitter?* “A battering-ram kind of schlong”* That time Ken was a wet blanket in The New YorkerPlus, the first podcasts we remember listening to, the YouTube video that Sarah has watched 100 times, Ken chooses a hot box especially for each of the hostess (did it just get warm in here?) and much more.We have a Facebook now too! Give it a follow.No paywalls on this episode so feel free to share it.Freedom's just another word for becoming a paid subscriber.Episode Notes:“I live in a van down by Duke University" by Ken Ilgunas (Salon)Ken Ilgunas' websiteMore Ken Ilgunas stories at SalonWalden on Wheels: On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken IlgunasColumbia University faces calls for tuition refunds as school moves to hybrid classes for rest of term in wake of anti-Israel protestsMorning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History by Nellie BowlesWhat's in your hot box?Ken, for Sarah:Ken, for Nancy:Sarah: Black Water, by Joyce Carol OatesNancy: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne FadimanKen picks the outro (great song) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Sehr detailliert hat die frühere Porno-Darstellerin Stormy Daniels im Prozess gegen Donald Trump ausgesagt. Doch ob der Ausgang dieses Prozesses dem Ex-Präsidenten ernsthaft Schaden zufügen kann, darüber können die Eheleute Ingo Zamperoni und die US-Journalistin Jiffer Bourguignon nur spekulieren. Laut Jiffer ist es jetzt schon die größte Strafe für Trump, dass er jeden Tag im Gerichtssaal in New York anwesend sein muss, anstatt Wahlkampf machen zu können. Und Ingo meint, eine erneute Präsidentschaft des 77jährigen können nur die Wählenden verhindern, nicht aber Gerichte. Für Schlagzeilen ganz anderer Art sorgte in jüngster Zeit Joe Biden. Der US-Präsident drohte Israel für den Fall einer Rafah-Großoffensive mit Einschränkungen von Waffenlieferungen. Die USA gelten als wichtigster Verbündeter Israels. Jiffers Vater ist überzeugt, dass Israel auf Trump gehört hätte, aber Biden nun ignoriert werde. Da Ingo und Jif gerade beide das Buch „Die Tyrannerei der Minderheit“ von den US-Politologen Steven Levitsky und Daniel Ziblatt lesen, diskutiert das Ehepaar auch das vermeintlich ungerechte Wahlsystem in den USA. Wie kann es sein, dass auch derjenige Präsident werden kann und auch schon geworden ist, der gar nicht die Mehrheit der Stimmen bekommt? Wenn ihr Fragen habt, Kritik oder Lob, dann schreibt uns gerne eine E-Mail an: podcast@ndr.de Podcast-Tipp: Rammstein- Row Zero

This week, Taylor, Sandy, Doug Jordan and Taddea Richard discuss the Feast of St. Crispin's Day, Whoopi Goldberg's drug use, a Yakuza Lieutenant's Pokemon card heist, Emily Blunts offensive Tweet, poo plumes, Jif's big announcement and much, much more! The all new segment Our Week's: Guide to Mother's Day debuts. Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

David Wynn, Principal Solution Architect at Edge Delta, talks automatedobservability, ensuring systems are not only monitored but alsointelligently guided through root-cause analysis when issues arise02:07 Meeting David Wynn03:27 Sorry, David is from Duke04:41 Google Cloud08:02 Edge Delta11:51 Differentiation14:21 Reactive or Prevention?16:03 The Practice of Observability18:41 Data Exhaust22:30 Customer Personas24:28 Use Cases27:01 David's Take on AI31:58 Hype Cycle37:06 Jif versus Gif37:58 Naming and Monetization39:17 What Do You Read?41:00 Leadership Advice41:50 Designing Metrics is HARD43:12 For FunLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidbwynn/Website: edgedelta.comWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us atalmartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. TheMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP TechnicalSales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation,and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.David Wynn NotesSaturday, May 4, 2024 4:43 PMMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP TechnicalSales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation,and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

David Wynn, Principal Solution Architect at Edge Delta, talks automatedobservability, ensuring systems are not only monitored but alsointelligently guided through root-cause analysis when issues arise02:07 Meeting David Wynn03:27 Sorry, David is from Duke04:41 Google Cloud08:02 Edge Delta11:51 Differentiation14:21 Reactive or Prevention?16:03 The Practice of Observability18:41 Data Exhaust22:30 Customer Personas24:28 Use Cases27:01 David's Take on AI31:58 Hype Cycle37:06 Jif versus Gif37:58 Naming and Monetization39:17 What Do You Read?41:00 Leadership Advice41:50 Designing Metrics is HARD43:12 For FunLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidbwynn/Website: edgedelta.comWant to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us atalmartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. TheMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP TechnicalSales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation,and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.David Wynn NotesSaturday, May 4, 2024 4:43 PMMaking Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP TechnicalSales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation,and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

The guys discuss Fruity Pebbles and why they are elite, McDonald's and their biggest burger yet, and some interesting blind rankings.

One more day of work left! Started the morning with the tragic news out of Mount Horeb, WI. Also recapped last night's NBA & NHL playoff action, and discussed the suspensions handed down by MLB after the Brewers/Rays dust-up on Tuesday night. Laughed at the video of Ryan Gosling & Mikey Day reprising their SNL "Beavis & Butthead" roles on the red carpet for Gosling's new movie, "The Fall Guy". And Brian recalled a story about Creed getting their gear stolen when they played his hometown many years ago before they hit the big time. Had a incredible story about a 9 year-old in Oklahoma that ran a mile in the dark to save his parents' lives after a tornado threw their truck into a tree & severly injured the parents. The family has a GoFundMe page set up to help with their mounting medical bills. Couple of food related items this morning, including a new flavor from Jif, and a pickle-flavored wine spritzer is now available for preorder! Today is "World Password Day", so we looked at how long it would take a hacker to get your password based on how many numbers, letters, & symbols you've got. Did you see the video of the bear at the zoo that ate the ducklings right in front of a bunch of kids that were celebrating a birthday? Scarred for life! We also talked about the guy who was thrown out of the Mets game after eating 9 hot dogs & drinking 10 beers. And during today's "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a granny in New Mexico who shot an intruder, a pizza delivery kid who almost got shot for parking in the wrong spot, a fire at a peanut butter manufacturing plant, a woman in West Virginia who stole a truck to hunt pedos, a man who threw fried chicken at his sister because he was hangry, a guy who got a dental implant screwed into his brain, a priest who spend a bunch of the church's money on Candy Crush, and a story about a face-eater that will haunt you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JM Smucker's CMO joins the Marketer's Brief podcast to discuss how the company has shaken up its older brands, including Jif and Uncrustables.

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's re-airing the winning Nutrition Nugget episode from the Salad with a Side of Fries' March Madness Tournament on instagram. Your favorite was peanut butter where Jenn talks about how she went from excluding peanut butter in her house to prevent binging to creating a healthy relationship with it. She discusses the different types of peanut and nut butters on the market and what factors to look for when purchasing. Jenn discusses the nutrition facts and what to look for when reading ingredients to determine which types of peanut butters give us the best nutritional value because while all will be called “peanut butter,” the products can range from an almost whole food to an ultra-processed food. Tune in to learn which peanut butter to pick up during your next shopping trip. Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full length episodes; new releases every Wednesday.  Have an idea for a nutrition nugget?  Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/       RESOURCES:Become A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn's Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram

Seth and Sean dive into some clips from Texans edge rusher Will Anderson's appearance on the Athletic podcast. As he was doing a thing with Jif, Sean assesses his skills as a pitch man.

Seth and Sean dive into some highlights of Will Anderson's interview with the Athletic podcast: his favorite Saban story, if he'd rather have a sack or awesome TFL, and him promoting Jif peanut butter.

HOUR 2 - Seth and Sean take a look at where CJ Stroud showed up on some super early odds of who will win MVP next season, react to Will Anderson on the Athletic podcast being an expert pitch man for Jif peanut butter, and dive into what to expect from "the Dynasty" documentary coming soon about the Patriots.

This week on the Here's What We Know Podcast, host Gary Scott Thomas had a fascinating conversation featuring the incredibly talented stand-up comedian, Greg Warren. Get ready as we take you on a rollercoaster ride through Greg's comedic journey, from his daring leap into full-time funny to honing his craft on stage. Join us as we uncover the secrets behind his gut-busting jokes, share heartwarming tales of mentorship, and explore the vibrant landscape of stand-up comedy. In this Episode:Family and Humor: Learn about how Greg's family reacts to being part of his comedic material.Stand-Up Process: Discover Greg's process for creating new content from journaling exercises to listening back on performances.Comedy Influences: Hear about influential comedians in Greg's career like Eddie Murphy and Bob Newhart.Wrestling Background: Find out how wrestling shaped Greg's work ethic and performance style.Acting vs. Stand-Up: Understand why Greg chose stand-up over pursuing acting or sitcom roles despite opportunities.Audience Interaction: Get an inside look at how audience engagement plays a role in shaping a live comedy set.This episode is sponsored by:Habana Cuba (Be sure to use code "Gary20" to get 20% off your order!)Sterling Oak CabinetryBio:Greg Warren recently released his special The Salesman, co-produced by Nate Bargatze and 800 Pound Gorilla Media. The project tells the story of his post-college phase when he had a stint selling Jif and Pringles for Procter & Gamble which eventually led to his decision to become a full-time comedian. According to The New York Times, Greg “...has done for peanut butter what Jerry Seinfeld did for Pop-Tarts and Jim Gaffigan did for Hot Pockets.” An honest mix of self-deprecation, frustration, and an arsenal of lifelike characters highlight Greg's colorful perspective. He can be seen in his Amazon Prime Special, “Where The Field Corn Grows”, Fish Sandwich on Dry Bar Comedy, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Late Show, and Comedy Central Presents. Greg attracts a diverse audience spectrum, having performed as a finalist on BET's Coming to the Stage and on Country Music Television. He is a favorite on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show, which led to touring theaters nationwide with The Bob & Tom All Stars Comedy Tour. Greg's comedy has been a daily staple on Sirius/XM's Laugh USA and Jeff and Larry's Comedy Roundup channels for a decade. You can hear him guesting on podcasts like Nateland, Never Not Funny, Bertcast, Dumb People Town, The Adam Carolla Show, and many more. He's performed as a New Face of Comedy at JFL, on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and on NBC's Last Comic Standing.Website: https://www.gregwarrencomedy.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregwarrencomedyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grockwarren/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GregWarrenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregwarren158www.GaryScottThomas.com

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about peanut butter. Jenn talks about how she went from excluding peanut butter in her house to prevent binging to creating a healthy relationship with it. She discusses the different types of peanut and nut butters on the market and what factors to look for when purchasing. Jenn discusses the nutrition facts and what to look for when reading ingredients to determine which types of peanut butters give us the best nutritional value because while all will be called “peanut butter,” the products can range from an almost whole food to an ultra-processed food. Tune in to learn which peanut butter to pick up during your next shopping trip. Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full length episodes; new releases every Wednesday.  Have an idea for a nutrition nugget?  Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/       RESOURCES:Become A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn's Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram

The World Cup is over, so all back to normal now. So we can now go back to enjoying nine songs from Chronics, DARTZ, Neon Kittens, Dictator Ship, Guana Batz, The Guru Guru, Red Light Rebels, The Pleasure Dome and Stuntface.Guitarmy Of One, Comedy Suburbs, Tina has a joke for us, Voice of Jeff, Tony has your Facebook comments, Proverb?, last week, World Cup Final, Forest, Jif, Kleo, From the Vaults, Tony's International Gig Guide, Iron Mike, this week, Apocalypse Babys, drummers, Edinburgh, Izzatwat and a reminder of the ways you can listen.Song 1: Chronics – Gimme FunSong 2: DARTZ – Earn The ThirstSong 3: Neon Kittens – I Needed StitchesSong 4: Dictator Ship – City GirlSong 5: Guana Batz – Loan SharkSong 6: The Guru Guru – Make Less BabiesSong 7: Red Light Rebels - DumbSong 8: The Pleasure Dome – Down The AlleySong 9: Stuntface – Life Is Loud

#212. “I've had my nighty-night Gatorade and string cheese so let's go!” The trio that is From the Middle has reunited after a couple weeks of working around travel and we are ready to share stories! First, we dream up a midwest approach to an ad campaign with the purpose of quenching the thirst to see reality in the market-use of Gatorade. Then Kendall shares the sweaty yet fun experience of Northern Michigan. He saw SASQUATCH! Dillon had a family reunion trip to another area of the midwest and found some delightful raw fish in the most unusual of places. Then Kory and Dillon spent some sweet time with family at their grandfather's place. Ups and downs, funny and sweet, frustrating and beautiful. Like all good family vacations, these had it all. We're not streaming too much, but we do mention Here Comes the Boom with Kevin James, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Formula One, Jury Duty on Prime Video, Hot Ones, and peanut butter. Are you a Jif family? Let us know via the LinkTree below! Until next time, be kind to each other.Main Landing Page - https://linktr.ee/fromthemidpod​​​​​​VOICE MAIL! Comment, ask a question, suggest topics - (614) 383-8412Artius Man - https://artiusman.com​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ use discount code "themiddle"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4771230/advertisement

Today's Oddcast - Choosy Mom's Choose Greg Warren (Airdate 5/22/2023)   What happens when you combine wrestling, West Point, stand-up comedy and Jif? You get Greg Warren, who joined us on the Oddcast to talk about how he went from successful peanut butter salesman to successful comedian.   The Bob & Sheri Oddcast: Everything We Don't, Can't, Won't, and Definitely Shouldn't Do on the Show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, our old friend Greg Warren is back! The guys perform a Pringles crumb experiment, get Greg's thoughts on the Jif peanut butter recall, and weigh the pros and cons of a proposed hyperloop across Missouri. Podcast produced by Nate & Laura Bargatze Recording & Editing by Genovations Media https://www.natebargatze.com https://www.genovationsmedia.com Email - Nateland@NateBargatze.com Athletic Greens - AthleticGreens.com/Nate If you're looking for an easier way to take supplements, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/nate. That's athleticgreens.com/nate. Check it out. Better Help - BetterHelp.com/Nate This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/Nate and get on your way to being your best self. Discover your potential with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/NATE today to get 10% off your first month. Fabric Insurance - MeetFabric.com/Nate Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just 10 minutes at meetfabric.com/nate. That's meetfabric.com/nate. Policies issued by Western-Southern Life Assurance Company. Not available in certain states. Prices subject to underwriting and health questions. Starbucks Ready to Drink Starbucks Coffee, ready for right now. Shop the full line-up online or in-store,  wherever you buy groceries.

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Not to go all Arby's on you guys but yeah, we've got the meats. Some brisket was stolen from a staple Austin BBQ joint, a French astrologist is tricking people into thinking chorizo is the sun, Dave discovered who Gordon Ramsay is, Dillon is UPSET about the lack of crunchy JIF at the store, and Will has an apology for an egregious tweet sent over the weekend from the Circling Back account. Support us on Patreon and receive weekly episodes for as low as $5 per month: www.patreon.com/circlingbackpodcast Purchase a Circling Back Candle: www.vellabox.com/circling-back Watch all of our full episodes on YouTube: www.youtube.com/washedmedia Shop Washed Merch: www.washedmedia.shop (0:00) Fun & Easy Banter (14:25) Recapping This Weekend in Fun (35:06) How Late Is Dave On This Show (38:30) Dillon's Peanut Butter (44:30) Brisket Thieves in Austin, Texas (57:04) Fake Chorizo Star (1:04:30) Will Would Like To Issue an Apology Support This Episode's Sponsors Caraway: www.carawayhome.com/steam (use STEAM for 10% off) Ten Thousand: www.tenthousand.cc (CIRCLING for 15% off) Rhoback: www.rhoback.com (BACKER20 for 20% off)

We're back to normal; reflections on nostalgia; Vimeo is sorry; how to commit fraud properly; open-source developer burnout, sabotage; US data collection transparency bill; Bored Apes Yuga Labs ridiculous valuation; Andreessen's crypto obsession; regulating Musk's tweets; de-platforming doesn't always work; which Trek is most Star Trek; Upload; drunk on a plane movie reviews; TV shows keeping Jason sane; Dropbox drops a bomb; Amp; Citizen; iPad annoyances; RIP, it's pronounced JIF.Show notes at https://gog.show/546Sponsored by ButcherBox! Sign up at ButcherBox.com/GOG and get 2 lbs of ground beef free in every order for the life of your membership, plus a $10 off coupon.FOLLOW UPVimeo is sorry, and here's how it's changingIN THE NEWSA former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the company out of more than $10 millionOpen-source developers are burning out, quitting, and even sabotaging their own projects — and it's putting the entire internet at riskSabotage: Code added to popular NPM package wiped files in Russia and BelarusBipartisan bill would expand US data collection transparency requirements‘Bored Apes' NFT startup Yuga Labs raises at monster $4B valuationBiggest Bored Ape Whales Move Their APE to ExchangesWorldcoin to Raise $100M at $3B Token Valuation: ReportUS regulators say someone really needs to monitor Elon Musk's tweetsDemonetizing ‘problematic' YouTubers isn't effective, researchers sayMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: DiscoveryStar Trek: PicardUpload Season 2Friday the 13th The SeriesThe Andy Warhol DiariesTournament of Champions 3The Julia Child ChallengeGuys Grocery GamesAlex vs. AmericaTiny Food FightKilling Eve the Final SeasonBarryThe BoysThe Umbrella AcademyShang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 RingsGhostbusters: AfterlifeStar Wars: The Last Jedi (revisited)Legoland: CaliforniaAPPS & DOODADSAmpThe saga of Punkin' DonutsCitizen may test an on-demand private security service in ChicagoiPadOS now lets any iPad match the new iPad mini volume button orientation featureApple iPadAir with M1Sonos One SLTwitter for iOS now lets you easily create GIFs using your iPhone cameraTweetbotCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSStephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has diedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.