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Join your horror hosts as they stay in character. Bhavna's linksJamie's linksBloody Broads linksSociology concepts mentionedChapters00:00 Introduction to Backrooms and its internet origins02:00 The evolution of the backrooms from forums to film04:01 Liminal spaces and their cultural significance04:04 The concept of non-places and transit spaces as metaphors for life06:56 Monsters and entities: Scarier or overcomplicated?10:05 The decline of third places and societal fears10:06 The role of memory, nostalgia, and AI in horror narratives13:03 Shared folklore and crowd-built mythos15:00 Nostalgia for the 90s and fake nostalgia in horror15:19 The dinner party scene and its symbolic horror elements17:54 Therapy, trauma, and character analysis19:56 The symbolism of backrooms and societal critique20:56 The sociological concept of non-places and their horror24:02 The collective unconscious and internet mythos26:58 Final thoughts: Horror as a reflection of societal fears29:59 Derealization, dissociation, and their connection to horror imagery35:01 The horror of endless capitalism and unmoored life39:59 Marketing and promotion strategies for horror films44:54 The significance of cultural references and symbols in the film50:02 Final thoughts and recommendations for viewers

Steven Walchek is originally from the Bay Area in California, but lives in Denver now. He's been there for 8 years with his family. He comes from a family of risk takers and entrepreneurs - for example, his Dad was a tech guy who did his thing and had success in Silicon Valley. Outside of tech he is a family man, married with kids. He enjoys doing anything he can with them, as they are his "why". He plays hockey, coaches hockey, and rides dirt bikes and mountain bikes. Steven and his team built an application security platform, and ended up hitting every branch on the way down from the startup tree. When they sat down to figure out what they needed to do next, they combined their deep security tooling with a multi-modal platform, to enable complete AI governance in one central hub for regulated companies. This is the creation story of Liminal. SponsorsTiger DataProtected HarborRenderLinkshttps://www.liminal.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/swalchek/Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor.Our Sponsors:* Check out Perplexity and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://www.perplexity.aiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

HerbRally listeners save 25% on tickets to the 2026 Good Medicine Confluence (October 12–15 at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico) with discount code HERBRALLY26. LEARN MORE & REGISTER In this episode of The Plant Healer's Path, Jesse Wolf Hardin explores the transformative power of living at the edges. From the sacred, liminal spaces of traditional hedgerows to the outer boundaries of mainstream culture, the edge is where old assumptions dissolve, new possibilities emerge, and meaningful change begins. Jesse reflects on herbalists as edge dwellers, culture shifters, and keepers of traditions increasingly pushed outside conventional healthcare. It's an invitation to embrace the wild, unconventional spirit of plant medicine, plant our insurgent roots, and find purpose, connection, and possibility beyond the accepted center. This audio was extracted from the video version available on the HerbRally YouTube channel. Jesse Wolf Hardin is an impactful author, ecosopher, ecological restorationist, personal counsel, graphic artist, musician, and historian on a mission –– a champion of diversity and what he coined "ReWilding," as well as an impassioned proponent of nature's medicines. Wolf co-founded with Kiva Rose both the international Good Medicine Confluence gathering and Plant Healer Quarterly magazine, and is the author of over 25 books on herbalism, nature connection, and personal realization.   For more information go to PlantHealer.org. The Plant Healer Online Bookstore is the largest single source or herbal related books and ebooks, both titles by Jesse Wolf Hardin and Kiva Rose, as well as numerous focused compilations by many dozens of other well known herbalists: PlantHealerBookstore.com Plant Healer Magazine is the most in-depth and artistic magazine available for herbal practitioners, artisans and healers of culture, see: PlantHealerMagazine.com Herbaria Monthly is a totally FREE full color zine, full of herbal information, inspiration and empowerment.  Subscribe at PlantHealer.org More Free Resources including complimentary guides to herb schools and suppliers can be downloaded at: LEARN MORE Plant Healer on Instagram: @PlantHealer Plant Healer on Facebook: @PlantHealer Herbalism in your neck of the woods.  HerbRally www.herbrally.com DISCLAIMER The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.

Weave the Liminal explores what it means to truly be a Witch in the modern world. Through the accessible lens of Modern Traditional Witchcraft, Laura Tempest Zakroff helps you formulate a personalized Witchcraft practice and deepen your work with spirits, ancestors, familiars, and the energies of the liminal realm. This book is a guide to connecting to your deepest feelings and intuitions about your roots, your sense of time, the sources of your inspiration, and the environments in which you live. It supports your experience of spellcrafting and ritual, and teaches you about metaphysical topics like working with lunar correspondences and creating sacred space. Discover valuable insights into practical issues such as teachers, covens, oaths, and doing business as a Witch.

Well, Jesse and Jenn's friend, Pete, known as Blue on socials, stopped by to talk about the liminal and it was such a mind-blowing conversation! The topics veered from goddesses to working with stars and planets to experiences we've had with time travelers. We love Pete, and if you are new to him, his energy is authentic fire. He has classes available for FREE on YouTube and has an active TikTok and Substack that is fantastic. We already cannot wait to have him on again, but in the meantime, we will, like you, listen again to this juicy and inspiring conversation!Find all of Pete's links to classes, books and more here...Blue Collar Spiritualist websiteSend us Fan MailIf you are searching for a fresh, binge-able podcast, this might be the one for you!Support the showSupport Curious Cat, an independent, human-made podcast!***Curious Cat Podcast on Substack!***Buy Curious Cat Podcast a Coffee!

In this episode, we continue our conversation on cultural appropriation by turning from the broader discussion to the questions that arise when we engage with traditions beyond our own. How do we appreciate, learn from, and honor another culture without crossing the line into appropriation? What does respectful engagement actually look like in practice, and how do we navigate situations where the answers are not always clear? Drawing from our own spiritual practices and experiences, we explore the importance of context, intention, education, listening, and accountability while acknowledging that there is rarely a single answer that applies to every tradition or situation. Approaching Traditions with Respect is an honest conversation about navigating those complexities with curiosity and care, recognizing our own responsibility, and remaining willing to learn, reconsider, and grow as our practices evolve.This path isn't about perfection; it's about presence. Let's begin.Books mentioned in the episode: *Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue producing content.* Weave the Liminal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3N97yll⁠⁠⁠⁠Anatomy of a Witch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3Nvw93M⁠⁠⁠⁠More on Kala:Kala is a co-priestess in The Temple of the Unseen Flame, alongside my beloved co-conspirator and co-priestess Pagan. I'm just a plain-Jane kind of girl from the Southern US, raised on cornbread, front porch stories, and in the rhythm of Southern Baptist Sundays. My path to Paganism has been long, winding, often surprising, and full of unexpected turns. I didn't find it all at once. The more I leaned into my dreams, my intuition, and my experiences with spirit, the more the world began to shimmer with meaning. The gods, the dead, the land – all of it was speaking. These days, I'm a priestess of death and rebirth, of sovereignty and sacred mischief. I walk with spirits. I work with Gods who burn away illusions and shine light into shadow. My magic is devotional and practical, grounded and ecstatic. I believe in sacred rest, in the wisdom of the body, and in building spiritual homes for people like us, the seekers, the weirdos, the ones who never stopped asking questions. Now, I walk a path of devotion, sovereignty, and mystery with The Unseen Flame.When I am not doing my priestess work, I can be found crocheting, reading, or playing games with my friends on Discord.Join the Discord. Walk the Tempering Path: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/wfsDsZtMrh ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thank you to my subscribers!Go behind the scenes with Pagan for exclusive stories, mythology, and creative content on Ko-fi. Come nerd out!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/witchycornerproductionsBecome a Temple supporter and enjoy exclusive devotionals, rituals, audio recordings, and member-only resources not available on Discord.https://ko-fi.com/templeoftheunseenflame⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Witchcraft, words, cosplay, and the path of a Priestess, step through the veil and explore my world, from the Temple of the Unseen Flame to the latest spellbinding reads. Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.witchycornerproductions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/witchycornerproductions⁠

Our recent conversation with Daniel Rekshan was unforgettable. In fact, the synchronicities, the general flow, and the subjects we covered had Jesse pretty much gobsmacked for the bulk of the hour. Jenn would label this one an instant classic, and hopes you find it worth a listen and a share and maybe even a five-star review!Daniel Rekshan writes about himself and his creation, D-SETI;"I'm the founder of D-SETI. I've had lucid and strange dreams of aliens all my life, feared it was alien abduction, then discovered through dreamwork and academic research that the common, yet often unacknowledged, phenomenon of shamanic dreaming. I hope that D-SETI Dreamwork can help provide you insight and transformation about your dreams, nightmares, and extraordinary experiences. If you have had dreams of ETs, experiences of the extraordinary, and D-SETI inspires you or intrigues you, please feel free to get in touch with me." Here are some of the topics we covered:DreamingMissing TimeAPORTSAliens/ET encounters Shamanic dreamingDualismLiminal spaces and the discomfort that comes with themThe Custodians by Delores CannonUse of AIAnd Daniel's new book that is in the works now!Plus:Body markingsCollective dreamingThe Bodhisattva pathThe MorriganShamanic funksD-SETI Dreamwork - The Dream Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence!Dreamwell app Guest Links:Daniel's MAIN website - D-Seti.orgWrite to Daniel direct (and share a photo of any skin markings) - daniel@dseti.orgFind Daniel on YouTube HEREOther Links:Daniel Rekshan, Arcane Research SocietyBooks by Daniel Rekshan, GoodreadsDaniel Rekshan on InstagramDelores Cannon's The Custodian, AmazonSend us Fan MailIf you are searching for a fresh, binge-able podcast, this might be the one for you!Support the showSupport Curious Cat, an independent, human-made podcast!***Curious Cat Podcast on Substack!***Buy Curious Cat Podcast a Coffee!

Every CIO and CISO adopting AI faces the same trap. Loosen the guardrails and let employees use the tools they want, and put your sensitive data at risk. Block it and lock everything down, and watch shadow AI use grow. Steven Walchek, co-founder and CEO of Liminal and a former innovation leader at AWS and FIS, joins Rachael Lyon and Jonathan Knepher to argue the answer is not one or the other but both. The conversation covers the real regulatory exposure facing mid-market companies, why the public versus private LLM question echoes the old cloud versus on-prem debate, and the security tradeoffs of running open-source models on your own infrastructure. It closes on a candid look at how AI is reshaping developer work and the careers Steven is steering his own kids toward. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/resources/podcast/enterprise-ai-security-steven-walchek

On this episode of Think Theory Radio we discuss the correlation between the modern fascination with liminal spaces, the concept of other worlds in mythology, and unseen world of the quantum realm! What are "backrooms" and how to they pertain to the thresholds of liminality? How do these ideas parallel the underworlds and mystical realms in ancient cultures around the world? Plus, does quantum mechanics and the theory of higher dimensions explain these concepts in scientific terms?!

Welcome back to Fraudology.Today's a solo episode built around a study that puts a real number on something fraud leaders have been debating for years: does organizational convergence for fraud actually move the needle on performance, or is it just an org chart trend?For years, we've all benchmarked ourselves the same way. Approval rate here, chargeback rate there, maybe a manual review rate if we're being thorough. But the problem I've seen play out in company after company is this: optimize your approval rate, and your chargeback rate quietly creeps up. Optimize your chargeback rate by blocking more, and your approval rate takes the hit. You're never seeing the whole picture, just one lever moving at the expense of the other.The Precise Yes metric is the headline finding from a new Liminal and Accertify study, but the study itself is much bigger than one metric. It surveyed 250 senior fraud, security, and risk leaders across five industry verticals specifically to test the thesis of organizational convergence for fraud and cybersecurity. I walk through what the data says, what forms of convergence actually improve fraud performance, and which ones don't move the needle at all.This is a data-heavy episode, and I mean that as a compliment to the study. If you've ever needed a fraud KPI for CFO reporting that actually captures the full tradeoff between approvals and fraud loss, this is the one to bring back to your team. What you'll hear in this episode:How the Precise Yes metric is calculated, and why approval rate vs chargeback rate alone can hide the real story of your fraud programWhy organizational convergence for fraud and cybersecurity is being driven by operational necessity, not executive mandates, and what that means for how teams are actually changingWhy login has become the new fraud control point, with account takeover, credential stuffing, and bot attacks all converging at that stageWhy 63.6% of organizations still cannot distinguish a cyber attack from a fraud attack in real time, and what that costs them operationallyHow CISO fraud ownership is showing up earlier in the vendor decision process, and why board level fraud reporting is becoming a real governance topicWhy partial integration is the highest-performing model for organizational convergence for fraud, and why pushing to full structural integration can actually erode the domain expertise that makes teams effectiveWhy sharing just two or more use cases between fraud and cyber teams is the real performance tipping point, delivering a 1.5x improvement in fraud performance scoresWhy separate budgets between fraud and cyber teams actually outperform unified ones, contradicting one of the most common assumptions about convergenceHow fraud metrics by industry vertical vary, including why ecommerce and retail lead the pack while marketplaces lag significantly behindWhat the study found on agentic commerce fraud controls and synthetic identity fraud in ecommerce specificallyWho should listen:Fraud leaders looking for a fraud KPI for CFO reporting that captures the real tradeoff between approvals and fraud loss.Anyone building a business case for fraud and cybersecurity convergence and needing real data to support it.CISOs and security leaders increasingly involved in fraud tool evaluation and vendor decisions.Fraud teams trying to figure out where to start with shared fraud and cyber use cases without a full reorg.Ecommerce and marketplace fraud professionals wanting an ecommerce fraud benchmarking study to compare their own performance against.Anyone responsible for board level fraud reporting or making the case for fraud visibility at the executive level.

In this episode, we explore cultural appropriation within modern witchcraft and spiritual practice, examining how language, symbols, and practices can become disconnected from the cultures that created them. Together, we discuss why the origins of the words we use matter, how good intentions are not always enough, and what it means to approach spiritual traditions with respect, curiosity, and accountability.Through thoughtful conversation, we examine common terms and practices that have become widespread within modern pagan and witchcraft communities, exploring where they come from, how their meanings have changed over time, and why listening to the voices of the cultures they originate from is an essential part of ethical practice. Rather than offering a list of rules, we invite listeners into a conversation about learning, growth, and the responsibility that comes with engaging traditions beyond our own.Join us as we reflect on how curiosity, humility, and a willingness to keep learning can help us build a more informed, respectful, and authentic spiritual practice.This path isn't about perfection; it's about presence. Let's begin.Books mentioned in the episode: *Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue producing content.* Weave the Liminal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3N97yll⁠⁠⁠⁠Anatomy of a Witch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3Nvw93M⁠⁠⁠⁠More on Kala:Kala is a co-priestess in The Temple of the Unseen Flame, alongside my beloved co-conspirator and co-priestess Pagan. I'm just a plain-Jane kind of girl from the Southern US, raised on cornbread, front porch stories, and in the rhythm of Southern Baptist Sundays. My path to Paganism has been long, winding, often surprising, and full of unexpected turns. I didn't find it all at once. The more I leaned into my dreams, my intuition, and my experiences with spirit, the more the world began to shimmer with meaning. The gods, the dead, the land – all of it was speaking. These days, I'm a priestess of death and rebirth, of sovereignty and sacred mischief. I walk with spirits. I work with Gods who burn away illusions and shine light into shadow. My magic is devotional and practical, grounded and ecstatic. I believe in sacred rest, in the wisdom of the body, and in building spiritual homes for people like us, the seekers, the weirdos, the ones who never stopped asking questions. Now, I walk a path of devotion, sovereignty, and mystery with The Unseen Flame.When I am not doing my priestess work, I can be found crocheting, reading, or playing games with my friends on Discord.Join the Discord. Walk the Tempering Path: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/wfsDsZtMrh ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thank you to my subscribers!Go behind the scenes with Pagan for exclusive stories, mythology, and creative content on Ko-fi. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/witchycornerproductionsBecome a Temple supporter and enjoy exclusive devotionals, rituals, audio recordings, and member-only resources not available on Discord.https://ko-fi.com/templeoftheunseenflame⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Witchcraft, words, cosplay, and the path of a Priestess, step through the veil and explore my world, from the Temple of the Unseen Flame to the latest spellbinding reads. Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.witchycornerproductions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/witchycornerproductions⁠

Marcella Kroll is an artist, author, mystic and spiritual teacher whose work bridges contemporary art, divination, and lived spiritual practice.  She has been celebratred for her transformative work as a multi-racial and autistic artist, intuitive, teacher and occult practitioner.  Her work includes:  Healing the Liminal (2025), Sacred Symbols Oracle Deck (2022); Dreamers Tarot (2023);  Magical Sheilding (Upcoming 2027--Preorder now);  Priestess (2021); Nature Nurture Oracle (2024); The Roast Iconic Oracle (2023); and Initiates Oracle:  Occult Hermetic (2026)(which is the subject of this podcast). Marcella's work is rooted in ethical engagement with the unseen, cultural memory, and the reclamation of intuitive knowledge.  She is widely recognized for making esoteric traditions accessible, inclusive, and relevant to modern life.  For more information please see:  https://www.marcellakroll.com/about or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marcellakroll/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-351-marcella-kroll-initiates-oraclepieces-as-portalssacred-symbolsmagical-shielding Have a blessed weekend!

Dans cette interview de Pasheur on explore l'évolution d'Hyperliquid depuis notre échange de l'année dernière. Nous discutons des récentes mises à jour du protocole, notamment l'intégration d'actifs traditionnels. On aborde également les performances des nouvelles blockchains, Pasheur nous partage son point de vue sur le marché et ses stratégies.Notre discussion de l'année dernière ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjOEKxbbPZg______________________________________________Vous avez quelque chose à partager et souhaiteriez le faire pendant une interview ?Envoyez-nous un mail à ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@cryptoast.fr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠______________________________________________Nos podcasts sont aussi sur :

In this episode, we continue our exploration of spiritual deconstruction by examining the questions from the Tempering Path lesson on unlearning binaries. Together, we work through the assumptions we've inherited about spirituality, morality, and the ways we divide the world into simple categories.Through thoughtful discussion and personal reflection, we explore how black-and-white thinking can shape our relationships with deities, magic, community, and ourselves. What beliefs have we accepted without question? Which ones still serve us, and which ones are ready to be reexamined?Join us as we navigate these questions together, embracing a spiritual path that values curiosity, nuance, and the freedom to grow beyond inherited certainties.This path isn't about perfection; it's about presence. Let's begin.Books mentioned in the episode: *Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue producing content.* Weave the Liminal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3N97yll⁠⁠⁠⁠Anatomy of a Witch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3Nvw93M⁠⁠⁠⁠More on Kala:Kala is a co-priestess in The Temple of the Unseen Flame, alongside my beloved co-conspirator and co-priestess Pagan. I'm just a plain-Jane kind of girl from the Southern US, raised on cornbread, front porch stories, and in the rhythm of Southern Baptist Sundays. My path to Paganism has been long, winding, often surprising, and full of unexpected turns. I didn't find it all at once. The more I leaned into my dreams, my intuition, and my experiences with spirit, the more the world began to shimmer with meaning. The gods, the dead, the land – all of it was speaking. These days, I'm a priestess of death and rebirth, of sovereignty and sacred mischief. I walk with spirits. I work with Gods who burn away illusions and shine light into shadow. My magic is devotional and practical, grounded and ecstatic. I believe in sacred rest, in the wisdom of the body, and in building spiritual homes for people like us, the seekers, the weirdos, the ones who never stopped asking questions. Now, I walk a path of devotion, sovereignty, and mystery with The Unseen Flame.When I am not doing my priestess work, I can be found crocheting, reading, or playing games with my friends on Discord.Join the Discord. Walk the Tempering Path: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/wfsDsZtMrh ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thank you to my subscribers!Go behind the scenes with Pagan for exclusive stories, mythology, and creative content on Ko-fi. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/witchycornerproductionsBecome a Temple supporter and enjoy exclusive devotionals, rituals, audio recordings, and member-only resources not available on Discord.https://ko-fi.com/templeoftheunseenflame⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Witchcraft, words, cosplay, and the path of a Priestess, step through the veil and explore my world, from the Temple of the Unseen Flame to the latest spellbinding reads. Start here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.witchycornerproductions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/witchycornerproductions⁠

07-26-26 Chapel Service, Thin Places & Liminal Spaces - Alex Barnes, M.Div.

Today Griffey, Heath and Sam scour a scary subway tunnel for anomalies in Exit 8 now on Shudder. They discuss the rules of the film and how they keep the audience stuck in the narrative, how the journey could have used more clues as to the real world stakes of this journey, and which of the horrors the tunnel unfurls scared them to their core. Liminal space is all the rage in the horror community right now. While this film doesn't quite hit the MESSED UP heights of Backrooms, there are moments, if you look close that do.  Synopsis: A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out. Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma Directed by Genki Kawamura Support the show on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/messedupmoviespod  

Had an AHA or Insight? Share it:Mike Weisman spent thirty years building other people's brands. As the owner of his own advertising agency, he understood exactly how a performance becomes a product, and he built a career optimizing his clients external image for the world. Then his business disintegrated within six weeks, and he found himself standing alone in his own awards hall, throwing plastic trophies into a trash bin.The moment those trophies hit the trash, so did the version of Mike that had built them. That version was never him, only a performance. That is imposter syndrome, the distance between who you are and the image you have been showing up as. Take the award away, and ask what is left?I brought Mike onto the show because that question follows me too. He spent decades selling the promise that the right image solves everything, then discovered, at the cost of his business that the persona built for an audience and the person who can carry a business through a real collapse are not the same person.This conversation moves through the shame that comes before the clarity, the false idols we worship, the ones he calls the five P's, and the trust he had to find so he can rebuild from nothing. Mike now runs Higher Ground Life Consultancy, and what he teaches today is the opposite of everything his old industry trained him to sell.Listen to the show for an honest conversation around imposter syndrome and how over optimization fuels you spending years performing an external image of you, that you know deep down is not you.Timestamps00:00–03:22 Cold open + over-optimization: culture's performance trap03:22–08:32 Collapse and awakening: business implodes, trophy-in-the-trash moment, “Who am I?”08:32–14:08 Shame to stillness: fear, people-pleasing, 18 months of quiet, shift from self to service, image vs. identity15:42–19:46 Liminal space: staying in the void, quiet confidence, the in-between ends in stages21:04–24:36 Serendipity, no agendas: vulnerability as the gateway to trust25:08–27:01 Trust over transaction: core metric, relational vs. transactional, ditch the “personal brand”28:57–31:05 Growth arc: breakdown → breakthrough → breakout; don't defer life—be a light; fingerprints and values32:34–34:21 Redefining success: beyond money; where to find Mike; outro + CTAABOUT MIKE WEISMANMike Weisman is the founder of Higher Ground Life Consultancy, working with leaders on identity, trust, and what he calls the true self beneath the performance. After thirty years running his own advertising agency, he lost the business, went through eighteen months of self-imposed silence, and now writes and speaks on reclaiming identity before the world defines it for you. Website: thehighergroundlife.comConnect with MIKE WEISMANWebsite| Facebook| LinkedIn_____________________We appreciate you, thank you for listening. Let us know in the comments what resonated in this episode, we want to hear from you. Leave a comment, like, share with one person who needs to hear the message our guest shared. Take our QUIZ and find out what your talent is worth in this market:  What's Your Talent Worth (http://WhatsYourTalentWorth.com)Follow us on Instagram:Check us out on Tik Tok: Work With Us

O filme de Backrooms de Kane Parsons está entre nós e é um absoluto sucesso. Inspiração para incontáveis jogos e história, o Backrooms e liminal spaces são um verdadeiro fenômeno que continuam asusstando e fascinando o coletivo. Nesse episódio, não só fazemos uma análise detalhada do filme e seus temas, como abordamos a websérie que deu origem ao mesmo, além de dedicar um pedaço para falar sobre a natureza bizarra dos liminal spaces. Confira!

Ich spreche mit Martin F. Seng über das Internet-Phänomen sowie den Kinofilm Backrooms. Was steckt hinter diesem digital entstandenen Horror, wo kommt er her und welche Bezüge lassen sich über die Motive zur Kulturgeschichte und Videospielen, zu Büchern wie House of Leaves oder dem Arbeitsalltag der Gen Z herstellen? Wir surfen ein wenig durch die Zeit und schließen mit diesem Gespräch an das Phänomen der Megastrukturen an, über das wir bereits im Podcast diskutiert haben. Und: Es gibt eine Einschätzung zu Control Resonant von Remedy! Martin hat ja in der GEE #75 einen lesenswerten Artikel mit der Überschrift "Kolossal" über Megastrukturen in Videospielen geschrieben. Er arbeitet als freier Digitaljournalist u.a. für Die Zeit, FAZ und taz. Außerdem ist er natürlich Videospieler, großer Fan von BioShock und war schon mehrere Male zu Gast, um mit mir über The Last of Us, Fallout und Atomic Heart zu sprechen. BILD: Backrooms, Kinofilm von A24, official promotional image.

SUMMARY: Steven Walchek, CEO at Liminal, discusses secure AI enablement for regulated industries and why most enterprises are stuck in perpetual AI pilots. We explore the "agentic cliff" and how Behavioral Agent Automation Platforms (BAAPs) discover and deploy agents by observing how work actually happens.SHOW: 1046SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Enterprise AI Show #1046 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/nVte_ZKDID4SHOW SPONSORS:ShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoRESOURCES:Liminal AISteven Walchek - LinkedInKEY TOPICS:Horizontal security for generative AIData privacy and compliance in AISecurity layers in AI deploymentAgentic AI and behavioral automationFuture industry trends in AI securityTAKEAWAYSSecurity for AI must be integrated at the application layer, not just network or perimeter.Data privacy concerns are central to AI adoption in regulated industries.Organizations need a security layer that supports multi-model, multi-provider AI engagement.Behavioral automation and agentic AI require observability and policy enforcement.The AI industry is still in early adoption, with significant growth expected in the next five years.CHAPTERS/TOPICS:00:00 Introduction and guest introduction02:09 Steven's background and journey in tech03:54 The core problem of AI security in regulated industries07:45 Data privacy concerns and industry challenges12:01 Liminal's approach to AI security and compliance15:52 Security at the application layer and network layer20:02 Agentic AI, behavioral automation, and observability30:04 Future trends and industry outlook31:46 How to connect with Liminal and closing remarksFEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @TheEntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow

Would you take four months away from work? Have you ever wondered who you'd be without your job for a while? In this episode, I sit down with Harvard Business School lecturer and The Sabbatical Project founder Dennis “DJ” DiDonna to talk about why many of us keep pushing until burnout forces us to stop, how intentional time away creates space to reflect on what really matters, and why rest isn't about doing nothing. DJ also shares ways to plan a sabbatical, navigate the uncertainty that comes with slowing down, and return with a stronger sense of purpose. Get ready to rethink time off as an investment in the life and career you want to build. Check out our sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a $1 per month trial, just go to shopify.com/anxiousachiever Chime - Head to chime.com/achiever to sign up Monarch - Use code ACHIEVER at monarch.com to get 50% off your first year Physician's Choice - Use code PCPODCAST10 at physicianschoice.com to get 10% off your entire order Whatnot - Get free shipping on your first order. Just search W-H-A-T-N-O-T in the app store and start scoring amazing deals Pebl - Take advantage of Pebl's limited-time offer before it's gone. Visit hipebl.ai today. In this Episode, You Will Learn 00:00 A new way to think about time away from work. 05:30 How sabbaticals create space for renewal instead of escape. 07:15 What is a sabbatical? 10:00 How burnout led DJ to rethink the life he was building. 15:00 Why achievement often comes at the expense of the people who matter most. 21:45 What are the benefits of stepping away from work? 26:45 When is the perfect time for a sabbatical? 32:15 What are the 3 types of sabbatical takers? 36:00 Why reconnecting with your craft can restore creativity. 41:00 How do you give yourself permission? 46:00 Are sabbaticals always relaxing? 49:00 How stepping away from work can make you a better leader. 53:00 Why taking time off is an investment, not an escape. 57:30 DJ's advice for planning your first sabbatical. Resources + Links Learn more about DJ DiDonna HERE Pre-order a copy of DJ DiDonna's book Big Time Off HERE Learn more about The Sabbatical Project HERE Get a copy of my book - The Anxious Achiever Watch the podcast on YouTube  Find more resources on our website morraam.com Follow Follow me: on LinkedIn @morraaronsmele + Instagram @morraam Follow DJ DiDonna on LinkedIn: @djdidonna

Artificial intelligence is moving at a pace few organizations have ever experienced, but how much of today's AI adoption is driven by real business value versus fear of being left behind? This week on That Tech Pod, we sit down with Steven Walchek, Founder and CEO of Liminal, for a conversation about what separates companies that are genuinely transforming with AI from those simply putting on a show.Steven shares how growing up around entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley shaped his approach to building companies, his experiences helping scale innovation at Amazon Web Services and FIS, and the lessons learned from launching multiple startups and achieving three successful exits. Along the way, he explains why every major technology wave creates both incredible opportunities and very expensive mistakes.We also dig into why so many organizations fall into "innovation theater," whether executives are adopting AI because of business strategy or fear of missing the next big thing, and which technologies from the past two decades proved to be underrated or wildly overhyped. Steven offers an honest perspective on where enterprise AI is heading, what regulated industries need to get right, and the AI investments companies may look back on with regret just a few years from now.If you're trying to separate AI hype from lasting business value, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Steven Walchek is the Founder and CEO of Liminal, where he helps large regulated enterprises securely scale generative AI with the right balance of governance, visibility, and multi-model access. He's spent more than 15 years building and scaling companies across fintech, cloud, and enterprise software, focused on turning emerging technologies into real operational advantage. Before Liminal, Steven was EVP and Chief Innovation Officer at FIS, where he led corporate venture initiatives, launched new business lines, and built multiple subsidiary companies. Earlier in his career at Amazon Web Services, he worked on early machine learning and cloud infrastructure initiatives while helping expand the partner ecosystem and drive new revenue growth. He's also been involved in three successful exits, including DebtMarket, the fintech company he co-founded and later sold to Intercontinental Exchange. Today, he focuses on helping regulated industries adopt AI at scale without losing control, security, or trust.

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In this episode, we're challenging one of the most common assumptions in modern spirituality: that light is inherently good, darkness is inherently evil, and our spiritual paths should always move toward one while avoiding the other.Together, we explore how these binaries shape the way we think about deities, magic, death work, shadow work, healing, and even ourselves. What happens when we stop viewing darkness as something to fear? What if light isn't always gentle, and darkness isn't always harmful?Join us as we unpack the importance of unlearning spiritual binaries and embracing a more balanced, nuanced approach to practice, one that leaves room for complexity, curiosity, and a deeper relationship with the divine.This path isn't about perfection; it's about presence. Let's begin.A NOTE ON ADVERTISEMENTS: While I can add ads for revenue, I have no control over the ads that are being run. I thank each listener for being a part of this show. Books mentioned in the episode: *Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue producing content.* Weave the Liminal: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3N97yll⁠⁠⁠Anatomy of a Witch: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3Nvw93M⁠⁠⁠More on Kala:Kala is a co-priestess in The Temple of the Unseen Flame, alongside my beloved co-conspirator and co-priestess Pagan. I'm just a plain-Jane kind of girl from the Southern US, raised on cornbread, front porch stories, and in the rhythm of Southern Baptist Sundays. My path to Paganism has been long, winding, often surprising, and full of unexpected turns. I didn't find it all at once. The more I leaned into my dreams, my intuition, and my experiences with spirit, the more the world began to shimmer with meaning. The gods, the dead, the land – all of it was speaking. These days, I'm a priestess of death and rebirth, of sovereignty and sacred mischief. I walk with spirits. I work with Gods who burn away illusions and shine light into shadow. My magic is devotional and practical, grounded and ecstatic. I believe in sacred rest, in the wisdom of the body, and in building spiritual homes for people like us, the seekers, the weirdos, the ones who never stopped asking questions. Now, I walk a path of devotion, sovereignty, and mystery with The Unseen Flame.When I am not doing my priestess work, I can be found crocheting, reading, or playing games with my friends on Discord.Join the Discord. Walk the Tempering Path: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/wfsDsZtMrh ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thank you to my subscribers!Step into the circle. Support the magick, fuel the flame, and get exclusive spells, stories, and sacred chaos on Ko-fi. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/witchycornerproductions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Witchcraft, words, cosplay, and the path of a Priestess, step through the veil and explore my world, from the Temple of the Unseen Flame to the latest spellbinding reads. Start here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.witchycornerproductions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/witchycornerproductions⁠

If you make a point of watching a sunrise or sunset, lay in bed a few minutes after waking to collect up the last bits of a dream, love the idea of meditation, but find it challenging, knowing there's spiritual gold to mine in those quiet-the-monkey-mind-moments? Well, you are going to LOVE Season Seven of Curious Cat.If you're a longtime listener to Curious Cat, thank you. Truly from the center of my heart chakra. I show up for YOU. But, the magic of the in-between is something we've talked about LOTS in the last almost five years. If you're new to us, welcome. And for the benefit of me, and maybe you, here's a quick overview that captures the flavor of season seven...When pondering, debating, writing or planning our focus tends fall to the extremes; this or that, which means we ignore the stuff in-between. It probably traces back to some survival mechanism our ancestors developed to determine what foods were safe to eat, what passages were too risky to travel, where we might be safe to sleep at night, and what hours of the day to do which behaviors. But like the ego, which we've discussed in past episodes, maybe it's time for a human upgrade. In fact, maybe the biggest breakthroughs in humanity lie in that juicy in-between space.In the last years together we've covered some major ground when it comes to in-between spaces. First off, my key goal - to explore what it means to be a soul in a meat suit. On our journey, we've learned that when we focus our time and attention on pursuits that nourish both our body and spirit, there are huge payoffs. I call that the sweet spot.From nutrition - eating with our chakras in mind, to activities like yoga that have both a physical and soul-nourishing aspect, to paying attention to our dreams (including day dreams!) How about when we were honest about the yin and yang of ourselves? The shadow self and light self? Remember how when we pulled those shadow traits, the ones sequestered in our soul basements out into the light, we tended to find our superpowers? We can observe the magic of in-between in nature, too. The blurring days, moments really when summer takes on a tinge of amber, a crispness in the morning, that hints to the season to come. What about daybreak? If you sit outside in the moments before the sun rises, you bear witness to the sounds of neighborhood wildlife waking up, beginning a pursuit of food and water; as well as observe the volume of your fellow humans turning their engines, setting off for work or school, an increasing pitch that's barely discernable until it is full-blown day. If you enjoy art, playing with colors illustrates the magic of in-between, moments of brilliance you never could have planned are immortalized on a strip of watercolor paper, the midpoint a dance between two contrasting hues. The in-between can be extremely uncomfortable, too. As a child of divorced parents, my in-between times were a stretch of I-5, miles of freeway that took me from one household to the other. Hard as I tried, I could never sleep through that journey. It was the equivalent of taking off a stuck Band-Aid over the course of fifteen hours. Those twice yearly journeys are the reason I am forever bonded to my big brother, even if we only manage to see each other every now and then because we live far apart. There's magic to observe, hell! harness in the in-betweens if we only take the time to observe them before they slip away. LIke wood sprites at twilight or ghosts that flicker in our peripheral vision, next time you catch a glimpse, stop and turn your head. Watch the in-betweens straight on and learn, soaking in that ethereal, otherworldly essence.Listen/Read/Watch Until the New Season Launches in August 2026Magic of the In-Between, Curious Cat PodcastDragon Magic with Monique PliakosThe Angel of Mysteries & Magic, RazielCan someone please explain the concept of heterotopia? Reddit Music Attribution:Liminal Utopia (Ambient Loop) 84bpm by Boatlanman- -- https://freesound.org/s/852348/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Send us Fan MailIf you are searching for a fresh, binge-able podcast, this might be the one for you!Support the showSupport Curious Cat, an independent, human-made podcast!***Curious Cat Podcast on Substack!***Buy Curious Cat Podcast a Coffee!

Cat McGinn, industry commentator and the founder of Liminal and Co, joins Darren to discuss the structural problems with how the advertising industry is using artificial intelligence. While AI promises creative abundance and more originality, it is instead delivering creative convergence and more of the same. They explore why AI acts as a "stochastic parrot," predicting patterns based on past human content and biases, which ultimately regresses output toward the average rather than generating true ideas.  The conversation delves into the cognitive science behind this phenomenon, referencing Wharton's System Three model and the dangerous rise of "cognitive surrender," where high trust in AI leads creatives to adopt faulty outputs with minimal scrutiny. To combat this, they discuss how the best use of AI requires systems thinking, taste, and introducing deliberate productive friction instead of simply offloading the effort of thinking. Finally, they offer an optimistic reframing of creativity as a wild, divergent problem-solving practice. Instead of asking how to make campaigns slightly faster and cheaper, Cat urges the industry to ask what problems can now be solved that couldn't before. Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/managing-marketing/id1018735190   Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75mJ4Gt6MWzFWvmd3A64XW?si=a3b63c66ab6e4934   Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/managing-marketing   Listen on Podbean: https://managingmarketing.podbean.com/    For more episodes of TrinityP3's Managing Marketing podcast, visit https://www.trinityp3.com/managing-marketing-podcasts/   Recorded on RiversideFM and edited, mixed and managed by JML Audio with thanks to Jared Lattouf.

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction. This week, The Long Utopia Part 2! Philosophy! Astronomy! Apocalyptic geology(?)!Find us on the internet:BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Tethys Ocean - Wikipedia Tethys - Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki  Thomas the Rhymer - WikipediaThomas the Rhymer (2009 Remaster)Poems (Wordsworth, 1815)/Volume 2/The small Celandine - Wikisource, the free online libraryRare 'bolide' fireball falls from the sky, spotted across Southeast US    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Why ordinary places can feel so strange

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The crew must get their affairs in order as they prepare for the fight of their lives agains The Queen of Hyde Park. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealmsPod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to explore the many wonderful Realms of Peril & Glory! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MERCH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SOCIALS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DISCORD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEWSLETTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zachary Fortais-Gomm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 'Three-Card' Monty Barker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Naomi Clarke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mags Holt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elizabeth Campbell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Declan Buchanan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pip Gladwin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Barbarossa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ System: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liminal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content Warnings: Horror Atmospheres and Sound Effects Discussion alluding to drugs and alcohol Gore & Violence Monsters Death Discussions of Mortality Betrayal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Big Crystal Energy, Ashleigh sits down with artist, author, deck creator, teacher, and magical powerhouse Marcella Kroll to talk about her newest deck, The Initiates Oracle.This conversation weaves through Marcella's lifelong relationship with magic, tarot, mediumship, creativity, and the occult — from her early intuitive experiences and discovering tarot as a teenager, to becoming a professional reader, creating multiple oracle decks, and eventually stepping into the next evolution of her work.Marcella shares the story behind The Initiates Oracle, a stunning deck inspired by her pilgrimage to Egypt, her connection with the Egyptian Netjeru, Hermetic magic, ritual, transformation, and her creative collaboration with illustrator Adam Scott Miller. Together, Ashleigh and Marcella explore what makes this deck feel so powerful, why it is more than just an “Egyptian deck,” and how it can be used for reflection, ritual, spellwork, self-study, and initiation.They also discuss Marcella's book Healing the Liminal, her experience speaking at UC Davis about tarot and neurodiversity, the importance of magical community, and what it means to create work that feels deeply alive, symbolic, luxurious, and transformative.This episode is a beautiful conversation about art, devotion, survival, spiritual evolution, and finding the people who remind you that magic is still very much alive.In this episode, we talk about:Marcella's path as an artist, author, oracle, and deck creatorHer early intuitive experiences and lifelong connection to magicCreating the Sacred Symbols Oracle and the evolution of her deck workThe Egypt pilgrimage that inspired The Initiates OracleThe meaning of Hermetic magic and Egyptian symbolismWorking with the Egyptian Netjeru and learning their original namesHow The Initiates Oracle can be used for ritual, spellwork, and self-reflectionThe power of symbolism, color, artwork, and luxurious deck designMarcella's book Healing the LiminalTarot, neurodiversity, and Marcella's experience speaking at UC DavisBuilding magical community and finding your peopleMarcella's upcoming offerings, including Depth Oracle training, Magical Shielding, retreats, and her solo art showConnect with Marcella:Instagram: InstagramWebsite: ABOUT — MARCELLA KROLLThe Initiates Oracle: Initiates Oracle: Occult Hermetic- and Egyptian-Inspired Rituals for Profound Transformation (40 Full-Color Cards and 128-Page Guidebook): Kroll, Marcella, Smith, Adam: 9781578639250: Amazon.com: BooksHealing the Liminal: Healing the Liminal: Lessons & Parables for Finding Your Way: Kroll, Marcella: 9781454948735: Amazon.com: BooksSend me any questions or comments you may have and I will answer them on upcoming podcast episodes!! Looking forward to hearing from you!Please message me with any questions or comments. bigcrystalenergypodcast @gmail.com

Politics on the UWS is in a liminal place where a new reality is aborning. Of course, this nation exists in "between" places where possible versions of democracy are tried and then abandoned. This week the social democratic version has gained a foothold in our Upper West Side neighborhood – and maybe American politics. Eli Northrup – Bronx Public Defender and justice policy wonk -- was elected the new State Assembly person for UWS's District 69.We spoke with Eli and his campaign manager – Courtney Curd -- on the Sunday before the Tuesday Primary in Riverside Park – opening our mics to citizens to talk to the politician. Then, we recorded at the Northrup After-Election Party at Amity Hall Bar in Morningside Heights.Here are the sounds of an iteration of American politics – one that we at Bar Crawl Radio hope takes hold on our country's disperse imaginations and future governance.Alan Winsonbarcrawlradio@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy bravely went alone to see Backrooms and is not sure if she's right yet. Backrooms is one of two movies Gen Z is currently obsessing over (the other is called, um, Obsession). Sarah and Nancy talk about art in the age of YouTube, what gets people to the theater, the spookiness of the unknown, and whatever “creepypasta” turns out to be. They also discuss Sarah's semi-viral tweet about men changing tires and RFK's push to help Americans get off anti-depressants.Also discussed:* Nancy is an easy lay* “Death before AAA”* Sarah is an aspirational engagement farmer* The Safelite jingle is … a jam?* Broken-window theory, men vs. women * Happy 21st birthday Kane Parsons, you miserable overachiever* Liminal spaces as metaphor for the Internet (and the subconscious)* The Blair Witch Project, remembered* “Don't go in the shaft!!!”* David Lynch + Salvador Dali + Severance + The Shining + Being John Malkovich* Why Sarah went on antidepressants, version 100* Sarah will not join Nancy's running group* “There's something going on with Ezra Klein, and I dig it.”Plus, Sarah tries to pronounce the names of actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, Nancy flexes her 4chan knowledge, solvitur ambulando, and much more!DO NOT GO INTO THE SHAFT!!! But we encourage you to become a paid subscriber.

This week, Geordie & Michelle. veer into the eerie world of liminal spaces, alternate realities and the unsettling idea that there might be places that exist just beyond our own...Have you heard of the Elevator Game? What began as a South Korean urban legend evolved into an internet paranormal ritual, spreading through horror forums and social media. The premise is simple but unsettling: enter an elevator in a building with at least ten floors, follow a precise sequence of button presses and you may find yourself transported to another dimension. That legend leads to one of the internet's most enduring mysteries: the case of Elisa Lam. What was she doing in that hotel elevator? Could her strange behavior have anything to do with the Elevator Game—or is that simply a modern myth layered onto a tragic real-life event? Geordie also explores the unsettling mythology of Backrooms, the psychology of liminal spaces and why these strange in-between places continue to haunt our imaginations. So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the duo chat dogs that eat poop, The Man With The Twisted Lip, Hanson and more, only on Eavesdroppin'. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin'!*Disclaimer: We don't claim to have any factual info about anything ever and our opinions are just opinions not fact, sooorrrryyy! Don't sue us!Please rate, review, tell your friends and subscribe in all the usual places – it really helps :) Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eavesdroppinDo write in with your stories at hello@eavesdroppinpodcast.com or send us a Voice Note!Listen: http://www.eavesdroppinpodcast.comorhttps://podfollow.com/eavesdroppinYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcuzv-EXizUo4emmt9PgfwFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/eavesdroppinpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a society possesses extraordinary technological power but lacks a shared sense of what that power is for? John Vervaeke, Jordan Hall, Guy Sengstock, and Christopher Mastropietro reunite for a sustained inquiry into normativity: the structures by which human beings perceive direction, value, responsibility, and the difference between better and worse action. The question becomes urgent in the context of artificial intelligence, where increasingly consequential decisions are being made inside a culture that struggles to articulate a coherent basis for judgment. The conversation begins with Guy's encounters with the AI community and the fear that humanity may soon make decisions it cannot reverse. From there, the group investigates modernity's technological understanding of being, the reduction of creation to artifacts, and the modern self's attachment to sole authorship. John and Jordan propose that meaning is participatory: intelligibility is not manufactured by isolated selves but emerges through shared authorship with other people, traditions, practices, and reality itself. The dialogue then turns toward virtue. If the problem is not simply ignorance but malformed attention and desire, knowing what should be done is insufficient. The deeper difficulty is how people become capable of wanting, perceiving, and participating in what is good. Socratic aporia, vulnerability, kenosis, embodied practice, pilgrimage, and dialogue are explored as ways of undergoing reorientation rather than merely acquiring information. In the final movement, the speakers discuss bad-faith dialogue, leisure, lingering, tourism, linguistic lostness, and doomscrolling. These apparently different subjects converge on one insight: when people remain sealed inside environments engineered around their existing capacities and preferences, they lose access to the forms of friction, surprise, and participation that can transform them. Key Insights Normativity is the directional structure through which actions appear better, worse, appropriate, or necessary. The AI crisis exposes a deeper cultural inability to answer what technology should serve. Modernity often confuses participation in creation with ownership of the resulting artifact. Meaning and intelligibility require shared authorship rather than sovereign individual control. Virtue cannot be transmitted as information alone; it requires transformed attention and participation. Embodied practices can reorganize abstractions because higher cognition remains rooted in sensorimotor life. Pilgrimage, leisure, and dialogos help people cross boundaries between worlds rather than consuming only familiar inputs. Doomscrolling is an efficient example of technology feeding hypertrophied capacities while narrowing participation in reality. Timestamps 00:00 - The group reunites 01:10 - Normativity as the central concern 02:40 - Guy's San Francisco radio work 05:20 - Inside an AI thought-leader conference 08:30 - The danger of irreversible technological decisions 13:50 - Intrinsic normativity and attention 16:00 - Liminal navigation and the limits of simulation 20:30 - Art, creation, and artifacts 23:00 - Heidegger's technological understanding of being 25:40 - Participation and shared authorship 28:30 - Modernity's reinforcing attractor 31:00 - Socratic aporia 33:20 - Finding the right orientation 37:50 - Exposure, vulnerability, and displacement 40:10 - Sole authorship and identity 42:20 - Kenosis and the emptying of privilege 44:20 - Reconstitution and commitment to truth 49:10 - Virtue and its opposites 51:40 - AI and humanity's final decision 54:10 - Knowing what to do versus becoming able to do it 56:10 - Can virtue be taught? 58:20 - Remediating participation in ordinary life 01:00:20 - Pilgrimage and unfamiliar worlds 01:02:30 - Embodied cognition and reorientation 01:04:30 - Rilke and self-emptying 01:09:20 - Sacred directionality 01:11:20 - Crossing the threshold into action 01:13:50 - Bad faith and dialogical boundaries 01:18:40 - Leisure and time 01:21:20 - Lingering beneath atomized time 01:23:30 - Tourist and pilgrim 01:25:50 - Modernization and tourism 01:30:10 - Being linguistically lost 01:33:00 - Situation and participation 01:35:10 - Doomscrolling as narrowed reality 01:37:30 - Returning from pilgrimage Resources Plato and Socratic aporia Charles Taylor Martin Heidegger Rainer Maria Rilke Christian concepts of kenosis, theosis, and synergy Embodied cognitive science Pilgrimage Dialogos Follow Lectern for more conversations about wisdom, meaning, philosophy, technology, spirituality, and cultural renewal.

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Welcome back to RECESS — our bi-weekly look at what we're learning, trends we're seeing in the health and fitness space, and how we're building more play into real life.The fitness industry is facing its biggest shake-up yet, and it's coming from a syringe. In this episode of RECESS, we cover a lot of ground: from Caroline's high school graduation and a wild weekend of sports (Knicks championship! Water polo! World Cup!) to the questions keeping health and fitness professionals up at night.The centerpiece of this episode is a candid conversation about GLP-1, GLP-2, and the newly trialed GLP-3 drug Retatrutide — and what near-30% body weight loss results mean for the future of personal training, nutrition coaching, and the entire weight loss industry. Is weight loss about to become a purely medical intervention? And if so, what does that mean for coaches, trainers, and wellness brands like ours?We also take on a viral debate about AI-generated fitness influencers crowding out real coaches on social media, break down the data on whether women should skip college in the age of AI (spoiler: the numbers say no), and share our take on Backrooms, the buzzy horror film directed by a local kid who built the concept as a high schooler. If you've ever felt the existential dread of liminal spaces, this one's for you.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeWhy Caroline Starrett's observation that "muscles are the new skinny" might be the most important trend call in fitness right nowHow GLP-3 drug Retatrutide achieved nearly 30% average body weight loss in Phase 3 trials, and what that means compared to Ozempic and ZepBoundWhat happens to the fitness industry if weight loss becomes a purely pharmaceutical interventionThe hidden dangers of GLP-1 drugs: muscle and bone mass loss, weight regain after stopping, and the return of extreme thinness cultureWhy AI-generated fitness influencers are getting millions of views while real coaches struggle for reach, and what to do about itThe data behind college ROI for women: why the gender pay gap and VC funding stats make a compelling case for staying in schoolWhy the most successful female founders (Rent the Runway, Stitch Fix, 23andMe, Tory Burch) share one thing in commonA local director's Backrooms, worth seeing even if you hate horrorKey Highlights: (00:00) Welcome back to RECESS; Caroline's high school graduation and becoming (almost) empty nesters; the "open nest" philosophy(01:50) A massive weekend of sports: Knicks championship, Stanley Cup, World Cup, water polo tournaments, and shoutouts to Cal athletes competing in European club championships(05:35) The viral Canadian coach's Instagram post: AI-generated fitness influencers vs. real coaches, the algorithm problem, and a defense of making content that's actually fun(07:45) Why real coaches deserve your engagement: the difference between AI-driven content and educators who've spent years building free resources(11:17) College ROI debate: a prominent female entrepreneur suggests skipping college; Juliet and Kelly push back with data — 65–75% higher lifetime earnings for college grads, and the gender pay gap closes with education(16:00) Female founders and elite credentials: why the women who actually break through in VC-backed startups almost universally have top-tier degrees; notable examples and one cautionary tale(18:00) Caroline's insight: "muscles are the new skinny" — when anyone can change their body composition with a GLP drug, muscle becomes the differentiator(19:29) Breaking down the GLP-3 trial results for Retatrutide: 70+ lbs average loss, nearly 30% body weight reduction, and how it compares to GLP-1 and GLP-2 drugs(20:40) How GLP drugs are splitting the fitness industry: some coaches relieved, some threatened, and the legacy weight loss brands already pivoting(22:45) The dark side: muscle and bone mass loss, Hollywood's return to extreme thinness, and what happens when people stop taking the drugs without changing their habits(27:00) The message that still matters: muscle is your longevity organ; building a body for adventure; why GLP drugs and strength training aren't mutually exclusive(27:29) Backrooms the movie: local Marin School of the Arts alum director Kane Parsons, and why this creepy-beautiful film is worth your time even if you're not a horror fan(29:10) Wrap-up and thanks for listening

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https://youtu.be/Zl79XkZdba0 (*Watch the YouTube version for MANY images! Releases June 5th)On today's episode of the Occult Symbolism and Pop Culture with Isaac Weishaupt podcast we're exploring the Backrooms! We're first going to discuss the concept of Liminal Spaces, where they've been depicted in pop culture films and shows, real life locations you've been to, and most importantly the occult ritual element of initiations using these spaces! We'll then discuss the internet history of what Backrooms are: Creepypasta and the concept of fiction manifesting into reality through hyperstition cyberspace! After all that we'll do a plot spoiling movie analysis of Kane Parsons new record breaking Backrooms film! I'll walk you through all the concepts I saw during my viewing which will include: Twin Peaks, (of course), underground initiation rituals, aliens, magick, all seeing eyes, crossing the Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons Abyss, cannibalism, human furniture, Moonchild homunculus, Sam Altman, Carl Jung, Epstein, 4chan and the technofascist plan to retrocausally create AI gods from the HP Lovecraft Cthulhu Abyss!Free Feed YouTube video will release June 5th! https://youtu.be/Zl79XkZdba0Links:Longlegs Analysis- Occult Demons, NLP MKULTRA, Satanic Murders, Doll Magick & Twin Peaks!https://illuminatiwatcher.com/bonus-longlegs-analysis-occult-demons-nlp-mkultra-satanic-murders-doll-magick-twin-peaks/Wayfair Conspiracy Theories: Human Trafficking Furniture Camps KUBRICK Adrenochrome and Hollywood Movies!https://www.illuminatiwatcher.com/wayfair-conspiracy-theories-human-trafficking-furniture-camps-kubrick-adrenochrome-and-hollywood-moviesPortals Pt 1: Magick Gateways, Jungian Symbols & Pop Culture Portals EXPLAINED!https://illuminatiwatcher.com/portals-pt-1-magick-gateways-jungian-symbols-pop-culture-portals-explained/The Shining Decoded Pt 1: Conspiracies, Illuminati, MKULTRA & Project Monarch!https://illuminatiwatcher.com/the-shining-decoded-pt-1-conspiracies-illuminati-mkultra-project-monarch/FREE book, social medias, appearances & more: https://allmylinks.com/isaacw  SUPPORTER FEEDS get bonus content AND go commercial free + other perks:*PATREON.com/IlluminatiWatcher : ad free, HUNDREDS of bonus shows, early access AND TWO OF MY BOOKS! (The Dark Path and Kubrick's Code); you can join the conversations with hundreds of other show supporters here: Patreon.com/IlluminatiWatcher (*Patreon is also NOW enabled to connect with Spotify! https://rb.gy/hcq13)*VIP SECTION: Due to the threat of censorship, I set up a Patreon-type system through MY OWN website! IIt's even setup the same: FREE ebooks, Kubrick's Code video! Sign up at: https://illuminatiwatcher.com/members-section/*APPLE PREMIUM: If you're on the Apple Podcasts app- just click the Premium button and you're in! NO more ads, Early Access, EVERY BONUS EPISODE WANT MORE PODCASTS?... Check out my UNCENSORED show with my wife, Breaking Social Norms where we discuss conspiracies, politics, relationships and more!: https://breakingsocialnorms.com/Merch, MushroominatiWatcher Coffee, shirts, signed books: https://occultsymbolism.com/Isaac's Link Tree with links to EVERYTHING: https://allmylinks.com/isaacw *STATEMENT: This show is full of Isaac's useless opinions and presented for entertainment purposes. Audio clips used in Fair Use and taken from YouTube videos. 

Build 2026 is underway in San Francisco this week, and it started with a big, overly-long keynote as always. And Computex is this week, too. There's a lot going on, and some of it is fascinating. Plus, WWDC is next week because you cannot relax. Also, Microsoft GA's WinApp CLI, announces the Windows Platform Skills plug-in for native app creation, and you're not going to believe what Paul did next. OK, you will believe itBuild + Computex = OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD NVIDIA finally announces Arm-based N1X as the RTX Spark RTX Spark is an Arm-based portable workstation chip for Windows 11 Microsoft announces Surface Laptop Ultra - It and other RTX Spark-based PCs will appear in late 2026 Some of this leaked earlier, including a lower-end N1 chipset Microsoft continues to optimize and evolve Windows 11 for developers Windows Developer Configuration, Windows Developer Skills + WinApp CLI, Terminal, more Linux, and more on-device ("unmetered") AI - Tied to this, Copilot+ PC features are coming to more PCs, with CPU/GPU support - this, plus the RTX Spark stuff hints at answers to some obvious questions but there's nothing concrete from Microsoft Microsoft Edge is getting three new on-AI features Scout is a personal work agent powered by OpenClaw GitHub Copilot app arrives on desktop for your agentic coding and management needs Microsoft AI announces seven new foundation models Stevie Bathiche is back, baby! And he's talking about those AI app structures and how they've led to Project Solara Windows Microsoft discusses the progress it's made on Windows 11 pain points You can now test the new Start menu in Experimental - Paul did so along with the new Taskbar Qualcomm announces low-cost Snapdragon C for $300+ PCs to take on MacBook Neo And Acer is the first to announce a Snapdragon C laptop New Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 leaks for June release (!) Dell XPS 13 is coming soon with Intel Wildcat (also to take on MacBook Neo) Dell revenues are through the roof, but not because of PCs HP revenues are up, and it is because of PCs AI and dev Anthropic gets a new valuation exceeding OpenAI and then it files for an IPO OpenAI adjusts GPT5.5-Instant for less sucking-up and releases computer use in Codex on Windows Flutter takes the lead on Flutter desktop development XBOX and gaming Asha Sharma says you can't please everyone and then immediately jumps the shark trying to please everyone XBOX delays Fable reboot because of GTA VI New titles coming to Game Pass in early June across platforms XBOX starts early testing of new console features ASUS announces ROG Xbox Ally X20 with OLED display and XReal R1 glasses Intel announces Arc G-series for gaming handhelds Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is next and it's the COD we've been begging for Tips and picks Tip of the week: Now you can vibe code a native Windows app from the CLI App pick of the week: iA Writer RunAs Radio this week: Data API Builder and SQL MVP with Jerry Nixon Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Malt Casking of Longmorn 20 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/986 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Synopsis A failing furniture store owner and aspiring architect Clarke is trying to work on himself in therapy when he stumbles upon a hidden portal to a labyrinthian series of rooms. These “backrooms” have an uncanny nature about them. They don't seem to have any logical floor plans, scale, or use case. They are like a memory of a room, and not a room itself. As Clarke explores deeper he is confronted with a danger within that might consume him if he stays too long. Review Backrooms as a concept started as a creepy and tongue in cheek 4chan comment and them was adapted and thrived on youtube as a series of shorts. Now the creator of that series helms a hollywood movie starring oscar nominated actors. It accomplishes a great feat in bringing a very specific flavor of horror to the masses. Liminal horror. the unsettling feeling of the spaces between spaces. whereas most horror would focus on the scary, or horrifying, or dread. The word the exemplifies Backrooms is uncanny. It's the feeling of something being just off enough to capture your attention. The plot and the characters seem like secondary concerns compared to maintaining the weirdness of the production design, but are just complex enough to give the audience something to latch onto. The personality flaws and trauma of the protagonists seem like a key to unlocking the secrets of the backrooms. But by the end of the movie, it's just as ambiguous and dreamlike as the beginning. It's hard to list out what works so well in the movie, but I found it uniquely enjoyable and disturbing. Score 10/10

Build 2026 is underway in San Francisco this week, and it started with a big, overly-long keynote as always. And Computex is this week, too. There's a lot going on, and some of it is fascinating. Plus, WWDC is next week because you cannot relax. Also, Microsoft GA's WinApp CLI, announces the Windows Platform Skills plug-in for native app creation, and you're not going to believe what Paul did next. OK, you will believe itBuild + Computex = OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD NVIDIA finally announces Arm-based N1X as the RTX Spark RTX Spark is an Arm-based portable workstation chip for Windows 11 Microsoft announces Surface Laptop Ultra - It and other RTX Spark-based PCs will appear in late 2026 Some of this leaked earlier, including a lower-end N1 chipset Microsoft continues to optimize and evolve Windows 11 for developers Windows Developer Configuration, Windows Developer Skills + WinApp CLI, Terminal, more Linux, and more on-device ("unmetered") AI - Tied to this, Copilot+ PC features are coming to more PCs, with CPU/GPU support - this, plus the RTX Spark stuff hints at answers to some obvious questions but there's nothing concrete from Microsoft Microsoft Edge is getting three new on-AI features Scout is a personal work agent powered by OpenClaw GitHub Copilot app arrives on desktop for your agentic coding and management needs Microsoft AI announces seven new foundation models Stevie Bathiche is back, baby! And he's talking about those AI app structures and how they've led to Project Solara Windows Microsoft discusses the progress it's made on Windows 11 pain points You can now test the new Start menu in Experimental - Paul did so along with the new Taskbar Qualcomm announces low-cost Snapdragon C for $300+ PCs to take on MacBook Neo And Acer is the first to announce a Snapdragon C laptop New Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 leaks for June release (!) Dell XPS 13 is coming soon with Intel Wildcat (also to take on MacBook Neo) Dell revenues are through the roof, but not because of PCs HP revenues are up, and it is because of PCs AI and dev Anthropic gets a new valuation exceeding OpenAI and then it files for an IPO OpenAI adjusts GPT5.5-Instant for less sucking-up and releases computer use in Codex on Windows Flutter takes the lead on Flutter desktop development XBOX and gaming Asha Sharma says you can't please everyone and then immediately jumps the shark trying to please everyone XBOX delays Fable reboot because of GTA VI New titles coming to Game Pass in early June across platforms XBOX starts early testing of new console features ASUS announces ROG Xbox Ally X20 with OLED display and XReal R1 glasses Intel announces Arc G-series for gaming handhelds Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is next and it's the COD we've been begging for Tips and picks Tip of the week: Now you can vibe code a native Windows app from the CLI App pick of the week: iA Writer RunAs Radio this week: Data API Builder and SQL MVP with Jerry Nixon Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Malt Casking of Longmorn 20 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/986 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

part 1 Today we will cover the rest of the recent appearance of our friend Fr Stephen DeYoung on Tucker to discuss the issue of Genesis 6 and the nephilim, as well as my breakdowns of Obsession and Backrooms films and taking your super chat questions. Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/join Get started with Bitcoin here: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/jaydyer/ Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY60LIFE for 60% off now https://choq.com Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Music by Dr Evo the Producer, Jay Dyer and Amid the Ruins 1453 https://www.youtube.com/@amidtheruinsOVERHAUL Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/joinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.

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We go deep into the backrooms and what they signify and the emerging narrative of the collective unconscious of the BACKROOMS and this genre of liminal horror as well as other key liminal horror spaces. Credit to https://youtu.be/VR87aeT4DPs https://www.youtube.com/@kanepixels https://youtu.be/DU9JCFMJp8E Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/join Get started with Bitcoin here: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/jaydyer/ Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY60LIFE for 60% off now https://choq.com Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Music by Dr Evo the Producer, Jay Dyer and Amid the Ruins 1453 https://www.youtube.com/@amidtheruinsOVERHAUL Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/joinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.