Podcasts about Mads

Skriv til os!Minsandten om ikke det er blevet Halloween igen.Og i den anledning dykker Jens og William ned i nogle af de gyser/horror-titler, der har præget 2025, og som ikke hedder Weapons og Sinners.Frisk fra biografen er Black Phone 2, hvor The Grabber vender tilbage, fordi han kun er død og ikke død-død, mens Pennywise også nok en gang stikker hovedet ud af kloakken og skaber skræk og rædsel i IT: Welcome to Derry serien på HBO Max. Fordi du skal have lidt at vælge i mellem som din Halloween underholdning kommer gutterne også omkring Bring Her Back fra brødreparret, der lavede Talk to Me, Døden på hævntogt i Final Destination: Bloodlines, Valentinsdags-slasheren Heart Eyes, A24 thrilleren Opus, den franske one-take film MadS samt 2-bliver-til-1 body horror filmen Together.God Halloween og god lyttelyst!(0:00:00) Intro med musiksnak og Halloween(0:17:01) Black Phone 2(0:30:02) Heart Eyes(0:38:30) Opus(0:51:41) IT: Welcome to Derry(1:08:23) Bring Her Back(1:16:58) MadS(1:23:26) Together(1:29:27) Final Destination: Bloodlines(1:39:36) Outro og teaser for næste ugeIntromusik produceret af Timur.Find Række 8 på Facebook og Instagram.Følg William på Twitter og LetterboxdFølg Jens på Twitter og Letterboxd

Matador (Afsnit 14) (1980) Kronologisk gennemgang af serien. www.janoghenrik.dk/ www.henrikogjan.dk/ Brikkerne Vinteren 1938 og Foråret 1939 - Mads Skjern (Jørgen Buckhøj) er en dygtig manipulator - det går ud over både medarbejderen Arnold Vinter (Esper Hagen), der har gjort sin forlovede Agnete (Lene Brøndum) gravid, og Jørgen Varnæs, der er afhængig af ham. I privatskolen er lærer Andersen (Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt) stadig et problem - men ikke mindst i forhold til forstanderinden (Hanne Løye). Han slår nu sin private interesse på danselærerinde Fru Violet Vinter (Lis Løwert). Mads synes, at Ingeborg (Ghita Nørby) skal holde op med at arbejde i Tøjhuset. Tekst fra Danskefilm.dk

I denne uge må vi nok indrømme, at programmet når sit hidtil største peak: Benjamin, Karen, Mads og Camille er med fra Ranum Efterskole og forsøger at uddanne os til ikke at blive de nye boomere. Men kan vi hjælpes, eller er vi faktisk bare helt cooked? Noget tyder på det, for mens vi mindes VHS-bånd og Blockbuster, buldrer både AI-trends og vores eneste 78-årige girly-pop, Pia K, derudad på Tiktok.

Thomas & I welcome in our first reigning world champion, MLW Heavyweight champion Mads Atrosity Krule Krugger. The black hlove of Contra Unit. Sure we chit chat about wrestling and all his many names. We make sure to establish that he and Thomas hit each other very hard. We establish Krule is producing mini Krules to establish a Krule dynasty. We might have broken some news. A spoiler: CW Anderson isn't dead. That one is free. You have to listen for the rest. No, I did not ask about Baba Thunder.We talk about food, protests, scratchy voices, Alien Earth, ghost stories and UFO's. Did I make a new friend? Maybe. I didn't not make a new friend. 

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC Podcast, where our good friends Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen, Lomax Ward, and Andrew Beebe (Managing Director at Obvious Ventures) dig into the headlines shaping Europe's venture, policy, and tech future.This week, the crew dives deep into automation and AI's real-world impact:Amazon's plans to replace half a million jobs with robots, the question of whether AI can truly spark a new industrial revolution in Europe, the UK's new AI sandbox experiment, and an update on the long-awaited 28th Regime—the EU's bid for a unified startup entity.They also unpack China's automation surge, Europe's productivity crisis, and whether policy and politics are keeping pace with the technology curve.

Fra at urinere offentligt til at køre lidt for hurtigt - man kan få bøder for mange ting. De fleste af os oplever at få en bøde på et tidspunkt i livet, og det er sjældent en sjov oplevelse. Nogle tager imod straffen og betaler, andre nægter og kæmper sagen, og nogle har gaven til at tale sig ud af dem. Vi taler om bøder. Lyt med!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Den første forelskelse er noget helt særligt for mange. Måske kan du huske tidspunktet, hvor følelsen ramte dig. Hvordan var den følelse? Hvor var du, da I talte sammen første gang? Og hvordan gik det hele? Eller har du kun oplevet følelsen af "the one that got away"? Det og meget mere er Mads parat til at høre på og tale om. Din første forelskelse i nat - lyt med!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denne uges afsnit er optaget live foran et publikum i Aarhus. Mads og David tager et skridt tilbage og ser på den udvikling, USA har gennemgået, siden Trump kom ind i amerikansk politik. Hvad er der sket med landet - og med Trump - siden han første gang blev præsident? Vi dykker ned i det politiske landskab op til midtvejsvalget, ser på Trumps vedvarende greb om partiet og undersøger, hvordan identitetspolitik, sikkerhed, abort og kulturkamp stadig præger debatten i USA. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper RisgaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I denne episoden tar Mads en prat med Johan Strøm – tidligere analysesjef i Carnegie, nå forvalter for det nye DNB Nordisk Utbytte-fondet. Han forklarer hvorfor nordiske utbytteaksjer kan være ditt neste trekk, hvordan han plukker vinnere, og hvilke sektorer som skinner fremover.Denne podcasten skal anses som markedsføringsmateriell, og innholdet må ikke oppfattes som en investeringsanbefaling. Podcasten er kun ment til informasjonsformål. Nordnet tar ikke ansvar for eventuelle tap som måtte oppstå ved bruk av informasjonen i denne podcasten. Les mer på Nordnet.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura and Mads discuss the character developments happening while the team deals with an incompetent billionaire and their friends being stuck in space.

I denne episoden av StockUp får vi igjen besøk av Mads Johannesen, tidligere Nordnet-profil og nå CEO og Partner i det nystartede rådgivningsselskapet Clairon. Mads tar oss med på reisen fra en trygg rolle i Nordnet til å starte Clairon, et selskap som opererer i skjæringspunktet mellom finans, strategi og kommunikasjon. Vi dykker ned i hva som drev ham til å ta spranget, hvordan det har vært å bygge noe fra bunnen av i et usikkert marked, og hvilke tøffe valg han har måttet ta for å holde momentum. Mads deler innsikt om Clairons tjenestespekteret de opererer innenfor, og hvordan de har gått frem for å etablere tjenester som kan spille på styrker og treffe markedet riktig. Mads går også inn på hvilke trender – som AI, bærekraft og geopolitikk – han tror vil forme rådgivningsbehovene fremover. I tillegg får vi høre om hans nye rolle som forfatter. Mads utgir bok på Hegnar Forlag i januar 2026.Vi fikk også mulighet til å prate litt aksjer med Mads, hvor vi tok for oss Pareto Bank og Europris. En inspirerende samtale om finans, entreprenørskap og verdiskaping – ikke gå glipp av den! Ønsker du å komme i kontakt med Mads eller vil lære mer om han, er han å finne her: X: https://x.com/ClaironMadsClarion: https://www.clairon.no/no/Episoden er spilt inn for informasjons- og underholdningsformål, og innholdet i episoden skal ikke anses som en investeringsanbefaling. Innholdet er ikke sponset.Vel lytt!Ønsker du å være med på discord?Gå hit: https://discord.gg/CsxNmyXGbE Hvis du ønsker å støtte podcasten, har vi satt opp en Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StockUp831 Vi hadde noe utfordringer med opptaksteknologien pga trøbbel med nett i USA (AWS), men håper det ikke går på bekostning av opplevelsen.

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC Podcast, where our good friends Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen from SuperSeed are joined by Lomax Ward from Outsized Ventures and Ben Prade, investor & operator at Bullhound Capital (the investment arm of GP Bullhound), for an unfiltered look at Europe's venture reality: fundraising pain, secondaries-as-a-service, AI's power hunger, China's “dark factories,” and how Europe unlocks the capital to compete.Ben focuses on deep tech, AI, quantum, and space, and he brings a clear-eyed view on how liquidity, secondaries, and structural headwinds are reshaping the market.

Welcome back to Night 17 of our 31 Nights of Horror! Tonight we're heading to France for one of the strangest, most emotional zombie films in years — MadS (2025).This one's more than just gore — it's surreal, tragic, and totally unpredictable. We talk about its mix of body horror, psychological dread, and how it twists the idea of infection into something deeply human.Grab your snacks, dim the lights, and join us for this chilling deep dive into France's newest horror export.#MadS #31NightsOfHorror #ZombieMovies #FrenchHorror #HorrorReview #VideoClub #CleanSlateVideoClub #ForeignHorror #IndieHorror #FilmAnalysis #HorrorCommunity #CreepyCinema #ZombieFilm

Deebs, Mads & AD are in the AFL Today studio to talk about the trade period. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura and Mads discuss #BobbyAliveMaxxing and why elements of this episode were great, but we still needed more. How did you feel about this opening episode? Are you still believing Bobby might be alive?

With: Nicholas Nelson (Archangel) • Dan • Lomax • MadsTL;DW• Defence-first wins on capability and returns; primes are partners and channels.• Helsing: buys platforms/revenue for access; layers AI—different from Anduril's buy-TRL-tech + scale model.• Beyond drones: biggest gap/opportunity is tactical EW.• Procurement: more fast lanes (SOF, pilots); primes getting easier to work with.• AI: real profits exist (esp. NVIDIA), but value chain is fragile; expect a correction, not a collapse. Picking winners more important than timing.Content with Time Codes02:40 — Why defence-firstBeats dual-use on outcomes and returns; lifelong focus.04:32 — DefinitionsCustomer = MoDs + primes; aim: lethality/readiness and societal resilience. Beware “defence-washing”.06:37 — What's hotAvoid herd to drones only; counter-UAS, EW, human performance, deception, survivability.08:23 — Helsing buys GrobNeo-prime play: new co buys legacy manufacturing for platform access.10:42 — The two Defence M&A playbooksAnduril: buys mid-TRL tech (Area-I, Dive LD/Ghost Shark, Adranos) → scales via brand/distribution.Helsing: buys finished products/revenue (Mittelstand) → immediate customers; then add AI.14:25 — Prime status & capitalDistribution + capital to AI-enable platforms.17:47 — Roll-up vs buildNarrative “build”; execution “roll-up + build”.19:47 — Drones & ‘drone wall'Layered answer: blunt with drones, hold with conventional forces.21:49 — The big one: Electronic Warfare (EW)NATO underinvested; tactical EW is the unmet need; legacy kit is '80s/'90s.24:54 — Startup wedgePut EW at the edge (drones/aircraft/fixed) → near-term wins.26:33 — Baltic realismHistory, 2007–09 Estonia cyber, current incursions; likely Kaliningrad corridor.28:19 — Founder mistakesTech ≠ win by itself; experience + gov engagement matters; US analogue: top funds have IC/SOF DNA.30:43 —  Are there really only a “Few buyers?”Many real buyers inside a MoD/DoD (services, sub-units, innovation orgs).36:23 — Sovereignty & US primesUS strategics will buy abroad; Europe balancing autonomy with jobs/exits.41:07 — Starlink vs IRIS²Starlink's lead + cadence; IRIS² slower—watch timelines vs evolving threats.47:18 — AI bubble?Warnings vs fundamentals; self-funded capex; real profits.49:37 — NVIDIA ramp$4.4B (2023) → $73B this year; growth tempers multiples.51:48 — AI Circular money & marginsCursor → Anthropic → hyperscalers → NVIDIA; only NVIDIA mints big margins; margin pressure coming (new semis, China, SLMs).53:12 — Picking beats timingDot-com lesson: Cisco losses vs Amazon wins.54:19 — Capacity vs efficiencyCapex likely useful long-run, but open source squeezes costs.55:52 — Platform riskFrontier labs moving up-stack; vertical AI + trust + data = moat.58:58 — Base caseLikely correction (30–50%) at some point; timing is unknowable (not investment advice).

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Mads rambles through the Curnow deal ad nauseam and runs through various options for what may be a viable trade. He touches on his basket case of a fantasy football season, keeps you up to date on game 5 of the ALDS and briefly mentions Malcolm Rosas Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Har du kendskab til demens? Oplevet at din bedstemor ikke kunne genkende dig, når du besøger hende på plejehjemmet? Kan du huske en god stund med din far, da han i sin sidste tid var dement? 100.000 danskere lider af demens. I nat taler Mads med lytterne om demens, hvordan det er at have tæt inde på livet og hvad du kan gøre, når du tilbringer tid med folk, der har demens. Lyt med!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I denne episoden av #pengepodden snakker Mads med Tom Sanne, forvalter for SpareBank 1 Norge Verdi. Han deler innsikt om Oslo Børs, sektorer i vinden og aksjer å holde et øye med i 2026.Denne podcasten skal anses som markedsføringsmateriell, og innholdet må ikke oppfattes som en investeringsanbefaling. Podcasten er kun ment til informasjonsformål. Nordnet tar ikke ansvar for eventuelle tap som måtte oppstå ved bruk av informasjonen i denne podcasten. Les mer på Nordnet.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global Malts Ambassador for Brown-Forman, Stewart Buchanan stepped into Queen Street earlier this year to talk about his whisky adventures with Mads Schmoll. From his early days on the island of Mull to travelling the world to talk all about all things BenRiach today, he's worked in nearly every part of the industry. Tune in to hear more and watch as Stewart and Mads try The Vaults Collection, Cask No. 12.80: Heaven in a leather hammock.

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC podcast, where our good friends Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen from SuperSeed in a discussion with Andrew J. Scott, Founding Partner at 7percent Ventures, cover recent news and movements in the European tech landscape

I denne episoden av #pengepodden gjennomgår Mads og Roger sine egne investeringsporteføljer og analyserer resultatene for kvartalet som har vært. Else er i mammaperm for tiden, men hennes portefølje diskuteres også.Agenda:(03:03) - Else(14:36) - Roger(34:47) - MadsDenne podcasten skal anses som markedsføringsmateriell, og innholdet må ikke oppfattes som en investeringsanbefaling. Podcasten er kun ment til informasjonsformål. Nordnet tar ikke ansvar for eventuelle tap som måtte oppstå ved bruk av informasjonen i denne podcasten. Les mer på Nordnet.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time is finally here! The long awaited announcement for the film There's Something About You has been revealed! Judah has been acting in this film for over 3 years as lead actor for the character 'Jadon'. After countless hours of work and shooting over the long time period, the film was finally wrapped in 2025. This is Judah's first debut into the acting industry and he is very optimistic for the future of this film after all the hard work. There's Something About You was written and directed by award winning short film directer - Lewis Anthony Smith. Who's first film 'Last December' had great feedback, winning the Birmingham film festival Award along with other successes. In this episode Judah invites Lewis onto the Not My Cup of Tea podcast for a very special episode to dive into the making of There's Something About You. Telling you the entire process from front to back with funny and memorable stories along the way. The trailer is also featured in this episode where you get Judah's first reaction to seeing the trailer on camera. This episode was extremely fun to produce so we hope you enjoy it too! There's Something About You will be released next year but for now you can check out the trailer!Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bfPcXfENg&t=11sWhere to follow and support Judah (the host and actor)YouTube Channel:  @judisamo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judisamo_official/Where to follow and support Lewis Anthony Smith (the director)YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC09stDopVy5ZFQHSwcl24_A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewanthonysmith/Chapters00:00:00 Intro & guest welcome00:02:02 Recap: "Last December" & festival awards00:05:59 New project reveal00:07:42 Trailer play & reactions00:12:31 Director explains concept & cryptic storytelling00:18:08 Logline: "lost soul" in an ominous wasteland00:23:04 Inspiration & director's personal connection to Jadon00:31:21 Ambition, originality & visual influences00:38:04 Visual storytelling & test-shoot lessons00:42:00 Actor's evolution and genre discussion00:48:03 Actor process: rehearsals vs on-camera performance00:51:02 Production pause, rewrites & structure change00:55:04 Reshoots, posture tweaks & character bio work00:58:14 The Stranger: role, mystery & practical car scenes01:05:33 Continuity crisis: broken glasses resolved01:12:30 Prop symbolism: "Do Not Be Afraid" explained01:16:50 Locations: Digbeth nights, canal & safety decisions01:23:43 Camera rigs, risky bonnet mount & lighting plan01:29:00 Music: original score direction & tone01:33:09 Canal shoot scare, near-accident & exhaustion01:36:55 Opening sprint: actor technique & "T-Rex" trick01:40:36 Crew commitment, doubts & the turning-point shoot01:44:38 Director growth: confidence, resilience & lessons01:49:00 Audience takeaway: purpose, confidence & rewatchability01:55:18 Release plan: festival route & availability01:56:25 Teaser: upcoming film "I Know Your Deeds"02:00:03 Closing & outroCreditsThanks to Judah Terry for doing the graphic design, hosting and producing of this episodeThanks to Lewis Anthony Smith for editing this episodeThanks to Mads from Mad Hat Productions for operating the camera for this episodeThanks to Eli Turp for time stamping and creating the music for this episodeThanks to the rest of the podcast team working behind the scenes

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax from Outsized Ventures unpack what's happening in European tech and venture capital.This week: The UK lands $150B of US pledges and 120,000 Nvidia GPUs—can London turn its AI hype into substance? NATO on edge after Russian incursions across Poland and Denmark. Are we witnessing an AI bubble, or just the infrastructure wave of the century? Plus: cyber risk after JLR's ransomware hit, Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee, and the week's billion-dollar deals.

Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why!IG: Coach.madds Become a personal trainer and get certified for life SUF-CPTEver wondered what it takes to open your own gym at just 23 years old? Coach Mads shares her extraordinary journey from battling anorexia as a teenager to becoming a successful gym owner with a thriving boutique fitness business.The path wasn't straightforward. After getting her ISSA certification during COVID when gyms were shuttered, Mads discovered the stark gap between textbook knowledge and real-world application. "You get into the real-life gym and you're like, what the heck am I doing? I don't know how to apply this at all," she reveals with refreshing honesty. This experience shaped her determination to create something better.Moving 2,000 miles from Canada to Washington, Mads worked briefly at the YMCA before taking a leap that most trainers wait years to attempt – opening her own facility. Her 2,000-square-foot private boutique gym now serves a clientele that's 90% women, providing a safe haven from the judgment often felt in traditional gym environments. "We're trying to break that stigma with our gym," she explains, describing how every potential member must meet her personally before joining.What makes Mads' approach particularly savvy is her focus on multiple revenue streams – independent trainers paying rent, personal training services, memberships, and potential future additions like supplements and merchandise. This diversification strategy provides crucial stability in an industry where 81% of gyms fail within five years.The challenges of solopreneurship weigh heavily at times. "Being a solopreneur is one of the hardest parts because I do everything myself," Mads admits. Yet she's tackling this by building a reliable team and creating systems that don't require her constant presence, with plans to expand into a collaborative wellness space including other health professionals.Perhaps most inspiring is her mindset towardWant to ask us a question? Email email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/showupfitnessinternship/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@showupfitnessinternshipWebsite: https://www.showupfitness.com/Become a Personal Trainer Book (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Personal-Trainer-Successful/dp/B08WS992F8Show Up Fitness Internship & CPT: https://online.showupfitness.com/pages/online-show-up?utm_term=show%20up%20fitnessNASM study guide: ...

Url to TweetNick Jeffery and John Granger focus their Hallmarked Man Week Three conversation around the mythological content of Strike 8, a subject prompted by Rowling's 8 September tweet above. They briefly review the author's background in mythology, from her study in school to her use of it in Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and Cormoran Strike. John explains the relationship of myth with Rowling's ‘triple play' combination of Shed tools and her ‘G-spot' Lake and Shed wizardry that has enchanted readers for the last 25 years.The heart of this week's conversation, though, is John's work since 2021 in explaining the centrality of the myth of ‘Cupid and Psyche' to the Cormoran Strike series. Nick and John discuss its role in understanding the otherwise mysterious Hallmarked Man, especially the murder of Tyler Powell and the imprisonment of Sapphire Neagle, the various trials of Psyche in the myth and correspondences with Robin's agonies, and the critical distinction between ‘Eros' and ‘Anteros' as it plays out in the lives and relationships of Cormoran and Robin. John theorizes that the Ramsay Silver murder in the vault had to take place where it does, Strike's location “necessity,” not for any logical reason but for a profoundly allegorical one.Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.It's a relatively brief conversation, but to get the importance of ‘Cupid and Psyche' — and Rowling is either hat-tipping, confirming sans acknowledgement, or having some fun about John's exegesis of this myth — there is a lot of material on the subject to read! Enjoy the review or first reading of this material via the links provided and let us know what you think in the comment boxes below.Paid subscribers to Hogwarts Professor have already received an only-in-book-form essay I wrote about the mythological template of Harry Potter, Paul Diel's treatment of the Eros and Psyche myth per ‘Banalization' and ‘Sublimation,' and their invitations to a Q&A session about Hallmarked Man. If you're a free rather than a paid subscriber, please consider upgrading that subscription to join the Hogwarts Professor Moderator Backchannels!Referenced ‘Cupid and Psyche' Posts:Rowling Points to Myth of Cupid and Psyche in order to Console Strike Fans Disappointed with Hallmarked Man (8 September 2025, Nick Jeffery)Nick shares the context of Rowling's tweet (fan disappointment!) and the background information about the illustration she chose for it.The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius)A translation of the Silver Age Latin tale from Apuleius' Golden Ass.A Mythological Key to Cormoran Strike? The Myth of Eros, Psyche, and Venus (22 April 2021, John Granger)The first post to discuss Rowling's use of this specific myth within Cormoran Strike, it is essential reading and comes in four parts:* a discussion of Rowling's stated beliefs about the soul and how it is the focus of her story-telling,* a review of her psychological artistry in Potter and the post Potter novels and screenplays,* a synopsis of the Eros and Psyche myth, and* a point to point look at the parallels in the story thus far with speculation about novels to come.Robin's Two Perfumes: The Meaning of Philosychos and Narciso (9 June 2021, John Granger)The names of Robin's baseline perfume, Philosychos, and the one she and Strike choose at story's end, Narciso, both point less to the bedroom than to Robin's allegorical, psychological, and mythological role as Psyche in the series.Erich Neumann in his Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine describes this discipline as a “prohibition against pity” which “signifies Psyche's struggle against the feminine nature.” …Psyche's last trial involves her having to confront death, a “marriage” to which she was condemned as a sacrifice at the story's start, a meeting she can only survive by transcending her feminine qualities of nurturing and pity. She must become, if only temporarily, a narcissist to pass through Hades and return to the world of the Sun and to Cupid. The myth, in Jungian lights, is about her transcending the accidental self, here her feminine and sexual relation to Eros or Cupid, for “ego-stability” leading to “individuation,” ascent to the greater, immortal Self.Robin as resident psychologist and loving soul is the Psyche-cipher of the Strike mysteries. She differs from the relatively passive Human Beauty of the myth in her active and determined “struggle against the feminine nature,” her “What. I. Do!” She not only wrestles with her desires for domesticity and maternity in her thinking but stands up to Strike-Cupid in their Valentine's Day Street Fight and demands his respect or at least more considerate behavior. But she is still struggling with her difficulty to be the narcissist rather than the Great Mother when circumstances and her heroine's journey of psychological individuation demand that.Ink Black Heart: The Mythic Backdrop (10 September 2022, John Granger)What Rowling is depicting in Robin's journey through the events and mystery of Ink Black Heart include a trap set by Venus, one that takes Robin to a personal and professional underworld or hell, her survival and endurance of every temptation by her determination to be steely rather than empathetic, especially with respect to a certain “lame fellow” (!), and her re-surfacing from hell a changed person, one worthy of begrudging Venereal approval (or Zeus' intervention — Rokeby!).Ink Black Heart: Strike as Zeus to Robin's Leda and Cupid to Mads' Psyche (10 November 2022, John Granger)These traditional portrayals of the every person's human and divine aspects, soul and spirit as man and woman in dynamic, cathartic relationship — think Romeo and Juliet, Redcrosse Knight and Una, Cupid and Psyche — are perhaps, with her alchemical symbolism, sequencing, and coloring, Rowling's greatest literary ‘reach' and achievement in the Strike series, albeit one largely lost on her her vast reading audience. The deliberate conjunction-melange of archetypal psychology, mythology, and spiritual allegory in these novels is, especially in combination with her hermetic artistry, intertextual playfulness (Aurora Leigh!), and chiastic structures, testimony to the author being one of the most accomplished and challenging writers of the age in addition to the most popular (and least well understood, even by her fans).Hallmarked Man: Freemasonry and J. K. Rowling (7 February 2024, Nick Jeffery)The Royal Arch degree is unique in England for including the ceremony of “Passing the Veils” symbolising the path to enlightenment that a mason undergoes as he progresses in the craft. Given Peter Rowling's upward social mobility from working class apprentice to engineer and moving from the Bristol suburbs to middle class Tutshill, it isn't beyond reason to wonder if Peter might have been tempted by the social and career advantages that freemasonry might have offered him and exposed a young Joanne to some of the symbolism.Edinburgh, as well as being the home of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, is also home to if not the oldest lodge in the world, then at least the one with the oldest records. Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary's Chapel) No. 1 has minutes of meetings from 31st July 1599. There have long been arguments between this Lodge and the one in Kilwinning on the other coast of Scotland as to which is the oldest. (see IVº of the Rite of Baldwyn above)J. K. Rowling's ‘G-Spot' and ‘Triple Play:' The Lake & Shed Secret of Her Success (21 September 2024, John Granger)I want to try tonight to explain as succinctly — and as provocatively — as possible why I think Rowling's ‘Lake and Shed' metaphorical explanation of how she writes offers a compelling reason for both why she writes and why readers around the world love her novels the way they do. I call this her ‘G-Spot' and ‘Triple Play' because it is her point of singular genius, the defining quality that separates her from contemporary story-tellers, which involves ‘Shed' artistry of three particular literary tools, all subliminal, which work together to achieve her aims.The Hallmarked Man's Flood of Names, Characters, and Plots (22 September 2025, John Granger)Rowling's seven Shed tools — psychomachia, literary alchemy, ring composition, misdirection towards defamiliarization, Christian symbolism, mythology, and inter-intratextuality (writing about reading and writing) — are all about the transformation of the human soul by cathartic experience in the imaginative heart, i.e., our spiritual reorientation. These traditional tools alone don't do it, of course; her capacity for creating archetypal characters that we care about in profound fashion is what gives the tools their grip on the heart.But, if a writer uses these tools in his or her Shed, the game being played and its stakes are not in question. Everything Rowling has written to date, with greater or lesser success (largely dependent on her control of the final product, cough*Warner Brothers*cough), shares this aim. Her global popularity testifies that much more often than not she hits her target to the delight of her readers.I assume this was her aim in Hallmarked Man. It's early days on the full exegesis of Strike8 in light of Rowling's Shed tools, Lake springs, and Golden Threads, but there are encouraging signs. My third reading of the book included my first ‘Aha!' moments with respect to the mythological template of the series, the Shed tool Rowling was openly urging her readers to think about in her recent Cupid and Psyche tweet.Jungian Interpretations of ‘Cupid and Psyche:'* Erich Neumann: Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine (A Commentary on the Tale by Apuleius)* Paul Diel: Symbolism in Greek Mythology: Human Desire and Its Transformations (A “psychological study of the symbols condensed in the fate of the mythological hero”)* Robert A. Johnson: SHE: Understanding Feminine Psychology (An interpretation based on the myth of Amor and Psyche and based on Jungian mythological principles)* Marie-Louise von Franz: Golden Ass of Apuleius: The Liberation of the Feminine in Man (originally A Psychological Interpretation of The Golden Ass of Apuleius)Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. 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I denne episoden av #pengepodden har Mads besøk av Erik Hagerup fra Heimdal Forvaltning, som med sine nesten 20 års erfaring i nordiske høyrenteobligasjoner deler verdifull innsikt på dette investeringsområdet.Denne podcasten skal anses som markedsføringsmateriell, og innholdet må ikke oppfattes som en investeringsanbefaling. Podcasten er kun ment til informasjonsformål. Nordnet tar ikke ansvar for eventuelle tap som måtte oppstå ved bruk av informasjonen i denne podcasten. Les mer på Nordnet.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if missing a payment by one cent could cost a company its billion-dollar patent? This eye-opening conversation with Mads Vibor Jørgensen, CEO and co-founder of PatentRenewal.com (https://www.patentrenewal.com), reveals the hidden complexities of global intellectual property management and how specialized technology is transforming this critical but overlooked field.Most people assume patent renewals work like domain names – just enter your credit card information and you're done. The reality couldn't be more different. As Mads explains, companies seeking global protection must complete separate renewals annually in up to 240 jurisdictions, each with unique processes, laws, and payment requirements. One small error can result in losing valuable intellectual property rights worth millions or even billions.Through his experience leading a global organization for young engineers and scientists, Mads discovered that the world's brightest minds were being bogged down by bureaucracy rather than focusing on solving important problems. This insight led him to create PatentRenewal.com, which combines specialized legal technology with sophisticated financial systems to navigate the labyrinthine world of global patent renewals.The financial complexity is staggering – payments must be in exact local currencies with precisely formatted information. In Japan, renewals require physical letters using the Japanese imperial calendar system. These peculiarities make standard payment solutions inadequate and create opportunities for hidden fees, particularly in currency exchange where providers might charge 2-5% on transactions across a $150-200 billion market.What's particularly fascinating is PatentRenewal.com's thoughtful technology approach. Rather than rushing to implement a wholly generative AI system, PatentRenewal.com (i) built a more hybridized system that features an expert system-first set of tools that optimize for reliability and (ii) combined those tools with a parallel generative AI system to perform follow-on auditing functions. This hybrid model offers valuable insights for anyone building mission-critical legal technology.Whether you're a legal tech entrepreneur, IP professional, or innovator protecting your ideas, this episode offers valuable insights into building global solutions, market education challenges, and the critical importance of hiring exceptional talent. Subscribe now to the Legal Tech StartUp Focus Podcast (https://legaltechstartupfocuspodcast.buzzsprout.com) to hear more conversations with pioneers transforming the intersection of law and technology.

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, host Edmund Thomson Jones speaks with Mads Nipper, Board Chair, former CEO, and Energy Transition Advocate. Mads reflects on his leadership journey across diverse industries, sharing lessons on business transformation, building trust, and leading with purpose through uncertainty. He also discusses the challenges of steering organizations through the global energy transition, the critical role of boards, and what it takes to balance vision with agility in volatile times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, Andrew J Scott of 7percent Ventures, and Lomax unpack the forces shaping European venture capital.This week, veteran journalist Mike Butcher (ex-TechCrunch Europe, The Europas, TechFugees) joins the pod. From the creator economy eating media brands, to Europe's fragmented ecosystem and the capital gap that just won't die, we dive into EU-Inc, Draghi's unfulfilled reforms, ASML's surprise bet on Mistral, Europe's defense awakening, Klarna's IPO, and quantum's hot streak.Here's what's covered:00:01 – Mike's ResetTechCrunch Europe closes; Mike reflects on redundancy, summer off, dabbling in social and video.03:00 – Media Evolution & Creator EconomyFrom '90s trade mags → TechCrunch → The Europas & TechFugees. Blogs as early social media; today's creators (MrBeast, Bari Weiss, Cleo Abram) echo that era. Bloomberg pushes reporters front and center as media becomes personality-driven.06:45 – Europe's Ecosystem & Debate CultureEurope isn't Silicon Valley's 101 highway — it's dozens of fragmented hubs. Conferences like Slush, Web Summit, VivaTech anchor the scene, but the missing ingredient is debate. US VCs spar on stage then grab a beer; Europe is still too polite.12:00 – All-In Summit DebriefMads' takeaways from LA: Musk on robotics (the “hand” bottleneck), Demis Hassabis on AGI (5–10 yrs away), Eric Schmidt on US–China AI race, Alex Karp on Europe's regulatory failures. The Valley vibe captured, but it's only one voice.17:00 – EU-Inc & Draghi ReportDraghi's 383 recommendations, just 11% implemented. €16T in pensions sit mostly in bonds; only 0.02–0.03% flows into VC (vs 1–2% in the US). Permitting bottlenecks: 44 months for energy approvals. Panel calls for a Brussels “crack unit,” employee stock option reform, and fixing skilled migration.35:00 – Deal of the Week: ASML × MistralASML leads a €2B round in Mistral at €11B valuation. Strategic and cultural fit (Netherlands ↔ Paris) mattered more than sovereignty. Mads: 14× revenue is a bargain vs US peers. Andrew: proof Europe's VCs are too small — corporates must fill the gap. Lomax: ASML knows it's a one-trick pony with 90% lithography share; diversifying into AI hedges risk.49:00 – Defense & Industrial BaseRussian drones hit Poland, NATO urgency spikes. UK pledges defense spend to 2.5% GDP by 2027, but procurement bottlenecks persist. Poland cuts red tape under fire; UK moves at peacetime pace. Andrew: real deterrence is industrial capacity. Mike: primes must be forced to buy from startups; dual-use innovators like Helsing show the way.59:00 – Klarna IPO & the Klarna MafiaKlarna IPOs at $15B (down from $46B peak). Oversubscribed; Sequoia nets ~$3.5B; Atomico 12M → 150M. A new “Klarna Mafia” of angels and operators will recycle liquidity back into Europe's ecosystem.01:03:00 – Quantum's Hot StreakPsiQuantum ($7B, Bristol roots), Quantinuum ($10B, Cambridge), IQM (Finland unicorn), Oxford Ionics' $1B exit. Europe has parity in talent but lacks growth capital. Lomax: “Quantum is hot, but a winter will come.” Andrew: Europe can win here — if the money shows up.01:05:00 – Wrap-upThe pod ends on optimism: Europe may not own AGI, but in quantum it has a fair fight.

Mads is a Principal Product Manager on the Visual Studio team at Microsoft, where he champions developer productivity, performance, and extensibility. With a deep passion for streamlining the development experience, Mads has created dozens of widely used Visual Studio extensions — including Web Essentials, File Nesting, and Markdown Editor v2 — and maintains the Extensibility Essentials toolkit to empower other developers to build better tools. Mads brings over a decade of experience in web development on the Microsoft platform. He is also the founder of SchemaStore.org and a home automation enthusiast. Known for his engaging presentations and hands-on insights, Mads is a frequent speaker at developer conferences worldwide. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and his mission is simple: to make Visual Studio the most delightful development environment on the planet.   Topics of Discussion: [2:38] More about Mads' career journey at Microsoft. [5:14] The new and improved Visual Studio. [7:44] Backwards compatibility is a key feature — .NET solutions will still work across different Visual Studio versions. [8:55] How Microsoft's strategy differentiates between Visual Studio and VS Code. [10:42] Visual Studio is the premier development environment for .NET and C# on Windows, offering the most comprehensive and optimized experience. While VS Code can handle .NET development, it's not as feature-rich or performant as the full Visual Studio. [12:58] Visual Studio has moved to a monthly release cadence to be more competitive with VS Code's frequent updates. [13:48] Deep AI integration in Visual Studio allows for context-aware assistance, including a new profiler agent that can help optimize code performance. [23:53] Compilation performance is improved in Visual Studio 2026. [26:35] The new profiler agent can be invoked through Copilot chat, running benchmarks and suggesting performance improvements scientifically. [30:30] Developers can create custom MCP servers to integrate private systems and databases with AI tools using a project template. [35:39] The AI coding agent in Visual Studio can work autonomously or with developer supervision, creating pull requests or working alongside the developer. [39:11] Visual Studio's Copilot can be used as a companion to bounce ideas off, helping with architectural decisions and new feature explorations.   Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Mads Kristensen on LinkedIn @mkristensen on X Mads Kristensen JSON Schema Store Visual Studio   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.

Ready for the next version of Visual Studio? Carl and Richard talk to Mads Kristensen about the long-awaited version of Visual Studio. Needless to say, artificial intelligence sits front and center. Mads talks about the deep integration of AI across the development lifecycle, including code completion, debugging, even natural language querying. The conversation also digs into the role of Visual Studio as a project management tool, and its integration with cloud, GitHub, and more!

I ukens #pengepodden diskuterer Mads valgresultatene fra mandagens Stortingsvalg sammen med Jan Petter Sissener i første del, etterfulgt av en debrief med Roger i andre del.Denne podcasten skal anses som markedsføringsmateriell, og innholdet må ikke oppfattes som en investeringsanbefaling. Podcasten er kun ment til informasjonsformål. Nordnet tar ikke ansvar for eventuelle tap som måtte oppstå ved bruk av informasjonen i denne podcasten. Les mer på Nordnet.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with Season 8 of Terror Talk Podcast and kicking things off with our first Shrink Chat of the season!

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Urban Legend Unveiled: A Hidden Graffiti Treasure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2025-09-09-22-34-02-da Story Transcript:Da: En skarp vind susede gennem de knuste vinduer i den forladte lagerbygning.En: A sharp wind whistled through the shattered windows of the abandoned warehouse.Da: Freja trak jakken tættere om sig og kiggede rundt.En: Freja pulled her jacket tighter around her and looked around.Da: "Kom nu, Mads, Kasper.En: "Come on, Mads, Kasper.Da: Dette er stedet, hvor graffiti-vægmaleriet skulle være," sagde hun med spændt stemme.En: This is the place where the graffiti mural is supposed to be," she said with an excited voice.Da: Det var efterår, og de brune og orange blade knitrede under deres fødder, mens de trådte ind i mørket.En: It was autumn, and the brown and orange leaves crackled under their feet as they stepped into the darkness.Da: Mads kiggede tøvende på Kasper.En: Mads looked hesitantly at Kasper.Da: "Er du sikker?En: "Are you sure?Da: Det er ret uhyggeligt herinde," sagde han, mens han skubbede sin lommelygte foran sig.En: It's pretty spooky in here," he said as he pushed his flashlight ahead of him.Da: Kasper nikkede enig, synligt nervøs.En: Kasper nodded in agreement, visibly nervous.Da: "Ja, og bygningen ser ikke særlig sikker ud."En: "Yeah, and the building doesn't look very safe."Da: Freja lolet.En: Freja chuckled.Da: "Kom nu, har I aldrig prøvet noget lidt vildt før?En: "Come on, haven't you ever tried something a little wild before?Da: Jeg har hørt, at dette sted er fyldt med utrolige overraskelser."En: I've heard this place is filled with incredible surprises."Da: Hendes mål var klart: finde det legendariske graffiti-vægmaleri, som hendes veninde havde beskrevet.En: Her goal was clear: to find the legendary graffiti mural her friend had described.Da: Et kunstværk, gemt og glemt blandt bygningens skygger.En: A piece of art, hidden and forgotten among the building's shadows.Da: De tre venner begyndte deres rejse gennem de snørklede gange.En: The three friends began their journey through the winding halls.Da: Hver dør de åbnede førte til flere korridorer og rum, nogle med ødelagte møbler, andre med rustne maskiner.En: Every door they opened led to more corridors and rooms, some with broken furniture, others with rusty machinery.Da: Freja kunne mærke adrenalinen pumpe, men også frygten der krøllede sig om hendes rygrad.En: Freja could feel the adrenaline pumping, but also the fear curling around her spine.Da: Det meste af tiden stolede hun på sine instinkter, men det var svært at ignorere Mads' tvivel eller Kasper, der konstant hviskede, at de måske burde vende om.En: Most of the time, she trusted her instincts, but it was hard to ignore Mads' doubts or Kasper, who was constantly whispering that they might want to turn back.Da: De gik videre.En: They continued on.Da: Lommelygterne blinkede og kastede skygger på de skæve vægge.En: The flashlights flickered, casting shadows on the crooked walls.Da: Freja holdt fast ved sin beslutning.En: Freja held firm to her decision.Da: Hun ville finde det, uanset hvad.En: She was going to find it, no matter what.Da: Men pludselig gled hun og mistede balancen.En: But suddenly she slipped and lost her balance.Da: Øjeblikkets uopmærksomhed efterlod hende fanget i et mørkt rum, adskilt fra Mads og Kasper.En: A moment of inattentiveness left her trapped in a dark room, separated from Mads and Kasper.Da: Hun trak vejret dybt.En: She took a deep breath.Da: Stilheden var overvældende, kun brudt af hendes egen frygt og ekkoet af fjern latter.En: The silence was overwhelming, broken only by her own fear and the echo of distant laughter.Da: Hun selv fulgte strålen fra sin nu svagt glødende lommelygte.En: She followed the beam from her now faintly glowing flashlight.Da: Det var der, bag hendes, forskærmning - vægmaleriet.En: There it was, behind her - the mural.Da: Et øjebliks månelys brød ind gennem et smadret vindue og afslørede værkets skønhed.En: A moment of moonlight broke through a smashed window, revealing the beauty of the work.Da: Farverne, figurerne og det skjulte budskab var overvældende.En: The colors, the figures, and the hidden message were overwhelming.Da: Freja stod stille, fanget af det ukendte kunstners talent.En: Freja stood still, captivated by the unknown artist's talent.Da: Med ny energi skyndte hun sig tilbage til Mads og Kasper, der engsteligt ledte efter hende.En: With renewed energy, she hurried back to Mads and Kasper, who were anxiously searching for her.Da: "Jeg fandt det!"En: "I found it!"Da: råbte hun.En: she shouted.Da: Hendes støvler sparkede blade op, mens hun hastigt løb hen til dem.En: Her boots kicked up leaves as she quickly ran to them.Da: "Det er fantastisk."En: "It's amazing."Da: De kiggede lettede på hende.En: They looked at her with relief.Da: Sammen forlod de lageret, hun forrest med et smil, bredt som skyerne.En: Together, they left the warehouse, with her leading the way and a smile as wide as the sky.Da: Turen havde skubbet hende ud af sin komfortzone, men hun stod nu stærkere, mutigere og med en ny forståelse for det, der kan findes, når man vover at kigge det ukendte i øjnene.En: The trip had pushed her out of her comfort zone, but now she stood stronger, braver, and with a new understanding of what can be discovered when daring to look the unknown in the eye.Da: Frejas indre ild glødede.En: Freja's inner fire glowed.Da: Hvis dette var skattene, hun kunne finde i det glemte bylandskab, hvad ville der så vente næste gang?En: If these were the treasures she could find in the forgotten urban landscape, what would await next time? Vocabulary Words:whistled: susedeshattered: knusteabandoned: forladtewarehouse: lagerbygningcrackled: knitredeexcited: spændthesitantly: tøvendespooky: uhyggeligtflashlight: lommelygtenodded: nikkedechuckled: loletwild: vildtforgotten: glemtwinding: snørkledecorridors: korridorerrusty: rustneadrenaline: adrenalinencurling: krølledeinstincts: instinkterflickered: blinkedecrooked: skævedecision: beslutningbalance: balanceninattentiveness: uopmærksomhedtrapped: fangetoverwhelming: overvældendebeam: strålenmoonlight: månelyshidden: skjultecaptivated: fanget

The first version of Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here! We sat down with Mads Kristensen to explore what's new: Monthly update cadence (faster features, fewer waits) Deeper Copilot integration, including the new Profiler Agent Major performance boosts across startup, large solutions, and RDP/DevBox A modern UI refresh with new themes and cleaner settings Near-seamless extension compatibility from 2022 to 2026 We also talk about bug reports as “gifts,” why developer happiness matters more than raw productivity, and Mads' favorite hidden gems in the IDE.  

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax unpack the forces shaping European venture capital.This week: Can Europe build a “VC Alliance” like the US and India? Why pensions remain the missing piece of Europe's capital markets. Gold, bonds, and macro risk: what really matters for startups. Google's antitrust reprieve, the UK's “middling AI power,” and how Europe should play catch-up. Plus: Xi Jinping's military parade, why manufacturing supremacy is destiny, and quantum's hot streak in Europe.Here's what's covered:00:01 Europe's VC Alliance? Lessons from the US–India deeptech pact00:06 Europe's Capital Gap: pensions, late-stage funding, and IPO droughts00:09 Macro Forces: gold, bonds, deficits, and what founders should care about00:24 Google's Antitrust Ruling: no breakup, just data-sharing00:29 The UK's Middling AI Power: Eisenberg supercomputer & Europe as a “power user”00:34 Tesla, humanoid robots, and China's military parade00:41 Europe's Defense & Industrial Base: what's at stake00:44 Deal of the Week: Quantum computing's billion-dollar moment00:46 Looking Ahead: All-In Summit, new funds, and Lisbon reflections

Spoilers Warning! If you haven't finished reading the 900 pages of The Hallmarked Man and don't want to hear details from the novel, you will not enjoy this conversation about Strike8.John read the latest Strike-Ellacott novel by Thursday morning using the pre-publication head start, the Robert Glenister audiobook dropped early Tuesday morning, a bootleg epub version on his wife's iPad, and the codex hardcover that arrived at 5:00 on the day of release. Nick didn't finish until early Saturday but was already half-way through his second reading via audiobook by Sunday night.John didn't especially enjoy reading the book as fast as he did; Nick was frustrated that he could not read it faster than he did. Both were delighted by Rowling's work and are looking forward to the coming weeks of re-reading and ‘Tools, Springs, and Threads' analysis of its artistry and meaning.In this week's conversation, they touch on fandom disappointment with the new book before discussing how three predictions they'd made about Hallmarked Man played out, the three Real World targets of Rowling's wrath in her current work, John's preliminary work on the novel's epigraphs (and the Aurora Leigh-esque forgotten tome of epic poetry that may be Strike8's Rosmersholm or Faerie Queene), and what's next in their reading of Cormoran Strike.As is their wont, Nick and John refer to ideas and to people that Serious Readers will want to check up on or learn more about. Here are a selection of links to many of these subjects with their apology for those they've missed and their invitation to share counter-sources or requests for other links.They thank everyone who listens to these Lake and Shed conversations, those who join in the discussions in the comment thread below (how was your first reading of Hallmarked Man?), and especially for our paid subscribers who were polled for their questions and concerns last week for our consideration before we put our notes together.Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Anteros-Eros Distinction in Cormoran StrikeCormoran & Robin and Odysseus & Penelope (Joanne Gray, 2019)I found out that this is actually the statue of Anteros—not Eros as it is popularly called. Anteros is the subject of the Shaftesbury Memorial in Piccadilly Circus, London, where he symbolizes the selfless philanthropic love of the Earl of Shaftesbury for the poor. The memorial is sometimes given the name The Angel of Christian Charity and is popularly mistaken for Eros, cf., Lloyd & Mitchinson (2006) The Book of General Ignorance “Because of the bow and the nudity… everybody assumed it was Eros, the Greek god of love.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anteroshttps://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/ErosAnteros.htmlEros is the brother of Anteros and also pretty much the opposite of Eros.Reading Rowling at Four Levels (John Granger, 2021)Robin and Cormoran, even if you want to include Sam Barclay, are not a soul exteriorization akin to Harry, Hermione, and Ron. The psychomachia of the Strike novels is built on the Shakespearean soul-Spirit romantic model rather than the Platonic-Patristic body-mind-spirit soul triptych of ancient, Medieval, and contemporary film and written fiction. In this model, the man and woman lede players take the part of soul and spirit, Coomaraswamy's duo sunt in homine human and divine aspects, either as fixed roles as in Othello and The Tempest or in relation to the other, each being soul and embracing the other as supra-natural as in Romeo and Juliet and Antony and Cleopatra (see Lings and Pogson for that). Rowling's embedded models for this exteriorized drama of human sanctification are the myths of ‘Leda and the Swan‘ and ‘Psyche and Cupid‘ and the psychomachia spiritual allegories of Eros and Anteros, true and false Cupid, within Spenser's Faerie Queen, the Redcrosse Knight and Una as well as Britomart and Artegell.On Valentine Longcaster as the Erotic Cupid (Strike being the Anterotic Cupid)Valentine Longcaster is a hilarious cryptonym for Cupid, for whom Valentine is a second name (see the post on Valentine's Day in the Psyche and Eros post) and ‘Longcaster' is a reference to his weapon of choice, the bow and arrow of the god of love. He pricks Strike at the direction of Venus-Charlotte, in some myths his mother, in others a lover and cousin or brother (murky waters!), and sets in motion the long-range plan of the envious ex to destroy Robin and Cormoran's budding relationship.Add ‘Valentine Longcaster' to the pile of evidence for this particular backdrop and let's continue to look for parallels and links Rowling has playfully embedded in the psycho-spiritual, neo-mythological allegory of the soul's journey to perfection, and specifically the souls of women.For much more on this Eros-Anteros distinction and its importance in grasping the allegorical meaning of the Strike-Ellacott relationship, see Ink Black Heart: Strike as Zeus to Robin's Leda and Cupid to Mads' Psyche (John Granger, 2022)Fandom Response to Hallmarked Man:From the Reddit r/Cormoran Strike page:Hogwarts Professor Predictions for Hallmarked Man:* Charlotte was Murdered (Nick Jeffery), Really, It Wasn't a Suicide (John Granger)‘Charlotte' mentioned twice as often in Strike 8 as ‘Cormoran' and Valentine Longcaster's interview with Robin Ellacott has a major ‘tell' at its finish (cf. p 451, ch 62).* Robin Ellacott is Sterile (John Granger), Rowling Studies podcastEctopic Pregnancy consequent to PID and Murphy Pregnancy Trap leading to de facto sterility prediction appears as story-line in Chapter 3 of Hallmarked Man* The Baby in the LakeHallmarked Man is Rowling's ‘Baby Novel.'Rowling's Three Targets in Hallmarked Man's Surface Story* The Ideologically Captured Police and Media and the ‘False Religion' of Freemasonry's Control of the Police in Hallmarked ManRowling's Week of publication tweets and retweets about UK police taking the side of Trans Activists and against Gender Critical feminists: * https://x.com/iain_masterton/status/1963545948711219320 (JKR retweet)* https://x.com/joannaccherry/status/1963547738722668666 (ditto)* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963528602164555894* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963297139905167722* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1962847107343139014* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963465628053848363* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963299236365140305* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1963298726417457300* https://x.com/soniasodha/status/1963185964630647295 (JKR retweet; nota bene)* https://x.com/Jebadoo2/status/1962959405160239135 (JKR retweet)* https://x.com/joannaccherry/status/1962930361035374703 (retweet)* https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1962932333025067268* https://x.com/JohannLamont/status/1963658557007749364 (retweet)Boris Johnson and Lord BranfootBoris Johnson hosting the show. 2003 (YouTube)Boris Johnson's Personal Image or Brand (Wikipedia)Max Hastings referred to Johnson's public image as a "façade resembling that of P. G. Wodehouse's Gussie Fink-Nottle, allied to wit, charm, brilliance and startling flashes of instability",[4] while political scientist Andrew Crines stated Johnson displayed "the character of a likable and trustworthy individual with strong intellectual capital".[5] Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has defined him as "Beano Boris" due to his perceived comical nature, saying: "He's our Berlusconi ... He's the only feel-good politician we have, everyone else is too busy being responsible."[6] To the journalist Dave Hill, Johnson was "a unique figure in British politics, an unprecedented blend of comedian, conman, faux subversive showman and populist media confection".* “Mentally Ill Islamophobes”2021-22 Census ~ Islam in the UK Demographics: 6% UK, 6.7% England, 15% LondonUK 'Grooming Gangs': Deriving Per-Capita Offence Rates by EthnicityInstitute for Social Policy Research (UK) An independent, data-driven social-policy research institute focusing on UK political affairs.We therefore conclude that consistent with widespread public perceptions, whilst available evidence is not exhaustive, the mean rate derived from four of the most comprehensive studies available to date on share of CSEGG crimes by ethnicity does affirm the picture that Asians and Blacks are overrepresented in such crimes. Curiously, with much of the attention devoted to “Asians” (predominantly Pakistani gangs), it is notable that Blacks are similarly overrepresented, with our weighted rate providing limited evidence of even greater over-representation than Asians.Please note, however —For the CEOP study that ISPR use, footnote 1 shows the selection criteria, excluding all abuse initiated in a familial or fraternal (house based) relationship:"Where “localised-grooming” is defined as: “a form of sexual exploitation – previously referred to as ‘on street grooming' in the media - where children have been groomed and sexually exploited by an offender, having initially met in a location outside their home. this location is usually in public, such as a park, cinema, on the street or at a friend's house. Offenders often act together, establishing a relationship with a child or children before sexually exploiting them. some victims of ‘street grooming' may believe that the offender is in fact an older ‘boyfriend'; these victims introduce their peers to the offender group who might then go on to be sexually exploited as well. abuse may occur at a number of locations within a region and on several occasions. ‘Localised grooming' was the term used by CEOP in the intelligence requests issued to police forces and other service agencies in order to define the data we wished to receive.” (footnote 1, p. 7)"They also exclude the 39% of cases where race was not included in the data. It would be sensible to assume that ethnicity was not recorded when the ethnicity of both perpetrators and the victim were the UK default.Removing the selection criteria shows that people of Asian ethnicity are under-represented in child sex abuse cases compared to White British: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/02/Trends-in-Offical-Data-2022-23-FINAL.pdfJulie Blindel pushes back on the ‘Grooming Gang as Muslim problem' narrative:To say that the only reason the police were complacent when it came to the grooming gangs of Rochdale, Rotherham, Telford, and elsewhere was because (some of) these men were Pakistani Muslim, is madness. The ethnicity and religion of these men is relevant, but not in the way the racists would have us believe. It is relevant because it was seen as a phenomena perpetrated because of ethnicity as opposed to male violence towards females. Look at it any other way betrays the vast majority of girls that fall prey to these men.The Epigraph Authors — and a hidden Book Behind the Book?* Albert Pike, Confederate States of America General* Louise Freeman Davis on John Oxenham's Maid of the Silver Sea* Aurora Leigh (Elizabeth Barret Browning) and Ink Black Heart* The Ring and the Book (Robert Browning)* Pompilia: A Feminist Reading of 'The Ring and the Book'Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

we recap MadS in this episode - all it took was one continuous take, a few lines of red powder and some strong performances to make a pretty cool movie

--NSFW-- OTCB - 2024's MadS. On The Copping Block this week is 2024's MadS!! Join the Madness Crew as they breakdown this new take on the infected/virus "zombie" trope! Join the conversation! Email us at lowdownbrown.gui@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC: White Bat Audio - Broken Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. Join Us Or Die at www.guipodcast.com

This week on the pod…I'm joined by Mads Devitto. Mads is shattering glass ceilings as a 20 year old heavy equipment operator.

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and this week's guest Andreas from EUVC unpack what's happening in European venture capital.This week: Nvidia's meteoric rise (and first signs of slowdown), Apple's clash with UK regulators, and why regulators may be fighting yesterday's battles. Plus: Trump's Intel equity grab, whether governments should hold stakes in strategic industries, and what Europe can learn from Airbus and Ørsted. Finally, what digital sovereignty really means for Europe in an age of AI, energy bottlenecks, and geopolitical dependency.Here's what's covered:00:01 Nvidia's Reality Check: From 20% of Nasdaq to slowing 5% quarterly growth.00:06 Apple vs UK Regulators: The 30% “Apple tax” and post-Brexit CMA ambitions.00:13 Competition vs Regulation: Why IBM and Microsoft fell by creative destruction, not regulators.00:21 Trump's Intel Shakedown: Retroactive equity grabs and should states take stakes?00:29 Europe's State Aid Constraints: Airbus, Ørsted, and why Europe can't do national champions like the US or China.00:36 The UK Buying AI: £573M in H1 government contracts, Microsoft & Palantir dominance.00:49 Defining Sovereignty: Europe's dependency on US tech and Chinese production.00:57 Europe's Luxury Beliefs: Outsourcing energy, defense, and manufacturing — and why pension reform is key.01:02 Closing Takeaways: Sovereignty is more than regulation — it's about competing, investing, and not being naïve.

This week it's Kelsey and Mads holding down the fort! They share life updates and how grief continues to sneak into everyday moments. From engagements and family trips, to birthdays and anniversaries, to the small comforts of leaning on the people closest to you—grief finds its way into all of it. Instagram @themourningcrew / Email: themourningcrew@gmail.com

Today on the show: Mads' middle finger, Pogačar doesn't want you to take his picture, and the Secret Pro is back. And no, we will not be answering the question in the episode title. But you're welcome to guess! 

Today the girls are sitting down with some bookish girl chat with their favorite duo, Kris & Mads! The energy is off the charts as the girls are asking the sisters all about their differing opinions on books, TikTok origin story, under hyped reads, and more. Tune in for a hilarious and heartfelt conversation that will have you running to follow their page if you're not already. Follow Kris & Mads: https://www.tiktok.com/@kris.and.mads?_t=ZP-8yiaESNiRqB&_r=1 SHOP OUR MERCH⁠ -⁠ ⁠www.illreadwhatshesreading.com⁠ ⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠Follow us on TikTok For ad inquires, please contact partnerships@58ember.com Please note this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Свіжий подкаст про велоспорт від Олексія Борисовського та Інни Мушинської.(00:00) — Що для нас значить Вуельта?(02:15) — Переможні відриви — фішка історії Вуельти. Унікальні вайби гонки.(09:03) — Маршрут гонки — нетиповий в усьому. Духота від Борисовського.(15:25) — Вінегор приїхав вигравати Вуельту. Хто йому має завадити в цьому?(19:42) — Алмейді підкинули Аюсо. Чи буде цивільна війна в УАЕ?  (28:48) — Хто з героїв Джиро вистрілить в Іспанії? Бернал, Тібері, Ланда та інші фаворити на генерал.(35:55) — Мед Мадс приїхав домінувати. Знову.(41:27) — Вуельта — гонка молоді. Хто з молодих буде найбільш цікавим?(48:16) — Що покаже Томас Підкок та інші ікс-фактори гонки.Телеграм-канал Олексія про велоспорт і не тільки

Danish all‑rounder Mads Würtz Schmidt joins Anthony to share his journey—from WorldTour road racing to gravel domination. A former junior world champion and national road race winner, Mads made the bold transition to gravel in 2025 with PAS Racing, clinching the prestigious Traka 200 title and placing an impressive 4th at Unbound Gravel 200 In this episode, he opens up about what he wishes he'd known when starting out—lessons from his elite career, mindset shifts, and the winning strategies that now define his gravel success. Whether you're a seasoned racer or new to adventure cycling, Mads' insights offer real-world wisdom and inspiration.NOMIO is clinically proven to:Lower lactate levels, Reduce oxidative stress, Improve training adaptations And deliver a noticeable boost from the very first dose. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.drinknomio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out this game changing supplement. 4iiiiReady to elevate your cycling game? Trust the 4iiii PRECISION 3+ Powermeter—precision, performance, and peace of mind, all in one.Learn more by visiting http://www.4iiii.comREAPCustom Carbon Composition Bikes made in the UK. REAP's gravel bike is set to redefine gravel riding with 50mm+ tyre clearance https://reapbikes.com/