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In this episode, Anderson attorneys Amanda Wynalda, Esq., and Eliot Thomas, Esq., answer listener questions on a wide range of real estate and tax topics. They cover tax benefits available for raw land purchases, including property tax deductions under SALT and investment interest expense on Schedule A. They explain the IRS tax code reference for short-term rentals — IRC Section 469 and Treasury Regulation 1.469-1T — and address special considerations for Airbnb-type rentals in foreign countries, including the mandatory alternative depreciation system (MADS) and foreign tax credits. Amanda and Eliot discuss minimum purchase prices for cost segregation studies and highlight property types like RV parks, car washes, and convenience stores that offer strong bonus depreciation benefits. They tackle the vacation home standard deduction question, clarifying how Schedule E rental properties interact with itemized deductions. The episode dives deep into multiple 1031 exchange questions, including timelines for entering a second 1031, California's clawback provisions on out-of-state replacement properties, and the drop-and-swap strategy for LLC partnerships. They also explain how to navigate delayed IRS refunds using the Taxpayer Advocate Service, and break down the time limits and rules for changing LLC tax status, including Form 8832 and the five-year rule. Tune in for expert advice on these topics and more! Submit your tax question to taxtuesday@andersonadvisors.com Highlights/Topics: 00:00 — Intro 07:06 — "We recently made a large land purchase. Are there any tax benefits we can claim against our income?" — Deduct property taxes under SALT and investment interest expense on Schedule A. 14:27 — "Is there an IRS tax code reference I can look at for short-term rentals?" — Yes: IRC Section 469 and Treasury Regulation 1.469-1T define short-term rental rules. 18:20 — "Any special considerations for short-term Airbnb-type rentals in foreign countries?" — Use mandatory ADS depreciation; claim foreign tax credits to avoid double taxation. 22:55 — "Is there a minimum purchase price you recommend for STRs? Also, what type of property is ideal?" — A building value of $150,000–$300,000 is an ideal cost segregation starting point. 28:21 — "With today's Individual Standard Income Tax Deduction now so high, how can a Schedule E Vacation Home still be a tax advantage when write-offs no longer exceed the Standard Deduction?" — Schedule E rental deductions are entirely separate from your standard deduction benefit. 35:46 — "I sold one investment property and bought two under a §1031 exchange. When can I sell the two §1031 exchange replacement properties and enter a new §1031 exchange without a tax penalty?" — Hold replacement properties at least two years and thoroughly document your rental intent. 41:15 — "If a property is sold in California in a §1031 exchange and the replacement property in Tennessee is later sold through a second §1031, does California have capital gains taxes that need to be paid?" — Yes; California tracks deferred gains annually on Form 3840 until the tax is due. 44:34 — "If you have an LLC partnership with 3 members that recognized a sale, can each member make their own election with respect to a 1031 exchange? Or must the entire entity participate in the replacement property?" — Use the drop-and-swap strategy carefully; the IRS watches closely for step transactions. 49:15 — "In June of last year, the IRS asked me to submit my previous taxes before receiving my current tax refund. I did so. When I check the IRS website periodically, it says my refund is delayed. I have attempted to call, but no answer from the IRS. How do I expedite receiving my tax refund? Thank you in advance." — Contact the Taxpayer Advocate Service and review your IRS tax transcripts online. 53:18 — "What's the time limit on changing LLC tax status?" — File Form 8832 with an election date up to 75 days back or 12 months forward. Resources: Tax and Asset Protection Events https://andersonadvisors.com/real-estate-asset-protection-workshop-training/?utm_source=how-to-sell-1031-replacement-properties-without-tax-penalties&utm_medium=podcast Schedule Your FREE Consultation https://andersonadvisors.com/strategy-session/?utm_source=how-to-sell-1031-replacement-properties-without-tax-penalties&utm_medium=podcast Anderson Advisors https://andersonadvisors.com/ Toby Mathis YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TobyMathis Toby Mathis TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@tobymathisesq Clint Coons YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ClintCoons

This week on Upside, Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen (SuperSeed) and Lomax Ward (Outsized Ventures) unpack a moment where energy, AI and geopolitics collide.The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is threatening one of the world's most important energy routes.AI companies are discovering that governments may ultimately control frontier models. And hyperscalers are committing hundreds of billions to AI infrastructure while venture investors quietly debate whether the cycle is overheating.The conversation explores:• Why energy shocks ripple directly into venture markets• How modern warfare is shifting toward startup-speed innovation• The clash between Anthropic and the Pentagon• Whether AI layoffs reflect real productivity gains or pandemic over-hiring• The massive infrastructure bet powering the AI boom• Germany's productivity wake-up call for Europe• And why Europe is still capable of deep-tech moonshots like fusionThis isn't just a news cycle.It's capital, sovereignty and technology power shifting at the same time.

Overrumplende primærvalg i Texas viser vejen for midtvejsvalget. Republikanerne er tæt på at fælde siddende senator, mens Demokraterne har valgt en ny stjerne. Forvarsel om Trumps problemer? Måske. Mads og David analyserer også Iran-krigen i bund.Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Cecilie Aagaard Hansen Billede: John Moore / Getty Images via AFP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MadS. Join Morris and Rick as they chat about this French horror outing. Is this one continuous shot a terrifying ride and an infectious good time, or is this flick just one long bad trip?

Laura and Mads discuss the possibilities of what could come for Buck and Eddie. Plus, get our real thoughts on Hen returning to work.

Many online businesses fail to grow not because of bad products, but because of bad hiring. In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, Greg speaks with Mads Singers, a management coach who runs multiple recruitment businesses, to talk about where founders go wrong when building teams. One of the most important hiring considerations is cultural fit. Culture is defined by behavior, not by what's written on your website, but by what you allow. If missed deadlines slide or high performers behave poorly without consequences, that becomes the standard. New hires quickly adjust to whatever they see around them. We also discuss why personality often matters more than experience. Skills can be trained. Behavior is much harder to change. Matching someone's natural strengths to the role dramatically increases your odds of success. Mads also reveals how he finds the best talent. The strongest candidates are usually already employed. If you're just posting a job ad and waiting, you're likely missing them. Expanding your reach and being proactive increases your chances of finding someone exceptional. And if you're hiring a specialist in an area you don't understand? Borrow expertise. Bring in someone knowledgeable to assess technical skill, then set clear expectations from day one. Mads explains that hiring isn't about filling seats. It's about building a team that solves problems without you. That's what turns a stressful job into a scalable, sellable asset. If you're hiring right now, planning to hire, or feeling frustrated with your current team, this episode is worth a listen. Topics Discussed in this episode: Mads' background and his recruitment companies (02:18) Mistakes and key characteristics to look for when hiring new staff (07:03) Why personality matters more than skills (10:07) The importance of identifying and protecting your company culture (14:16) Identifying proactive people and supporting new hires (23:16) How to make your job posting more attractive (28:58) How to hire high-level leadership positions from outside your business (33:14) Hiring, evaluating, and managing people more skilled than you (42:39) Information about the SEO Mastery Summit happening in March (48:20) Mentions:  Empire Flippers Podcasts Empire Flippers Marketplace Create an Empire Flippers account Subscribe to our newsletter Mads' website Mads' LinkedIn Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to hire the right people for your business!  

Many online businesses fail to grow not because of bad products, but because of bad hiring. In this episode of The Opportunity Podcast, Greg speaks with Mads Singers, a management coach who runs multiple recruitment businesses, to talk about where founders go wrong when building teams. One of the most important hiring considerations is cultural fit. Culture is defined by behavior, not by what's written on your website, but by what you allow. If missed deadlines slide or high performers behave poorly without consequences, that becomes the standard. New hires quickly adjust to whatever they see around them. We also discuss why personality often matters more than experience. Skills can be trained. Behavior is much harder to change. Matching someone's natural strengths to the role dramatically increases your odds of success. Mads also reveals how he finds the best talent. The strongest candidates are usually already employed. If you're just posting a job ad and waiting, you're likely missing them. Expanding your reach and being proactive increases your chances of finding someone exceptional. And if you're hiring a specialist in an area you don't understand? Borrow expertise. Bring in someone knowledgeable to assess technical skill, then set clear expectations from day one. Mads explains that hiring isn't about filling seats. It's about building a team that solves problems without you. That's what turns a stressful job into a scalable, sellable asset. If you're hiring right now, planning to hire, or feeling frustrated with your current team, this episode is worth a listen. Topics Discussed in this episode: Mads' background and his recruitment companies (02:18) Mistakes and key characteristics to look for when hiring new staff (07:03) Why personality matters more than skills (10:07) The importance of identifying and protecting your company culture (14:16) Identifying proactive people and supporting new hires (23:16) How to make your job posting more attractive (28:58) How to hire high-level leadership positions from outside your business (33:14) Hiring, evaluating, and managing people more skilled than you (42:39) Information about the SEO Mastery Summit happening in March (48:20) Mentions:  Empire Flippers Podcasts Empire Flippers Marketplace Create an Empire Flippers account Subscribe to our newsletter Mads' website Mads' LinkedIn Sit back, grab a coffee, and learn how to hire the right people for your business!  

Deebs & Mads are in the studio to preview everything to do with our opening round hit out against The Baggers!Thanks to our Sponsors Chadstone Toyota, The Rising Sun Hotel & Footy FindsBUY YOUR HATS HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LA RESIDENCE 161 ! Nos résidents RYGO, MADS et BARTOK & CANADAS se relaient chaque semaine pour vous distiller un mix d'une heure ! Ce soir, c'est RYGO qui prend le contrôle des platines ! Pour le suivre sur ses réseaux Facebook Instagram Soundcloud Enjoy !

Welcome back to another episode of Upside where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures go behind the headlines shaping European tech, capital, and power.This week felt less like a market update and more like a structural reset.Nvidia posts another blowout quarter — and the market barely reacts.Ukraine, four years into war, is quietly becoming Europe's most important defence innovation engine.Anthropic adjusts its safety posture as AI labs collide with geopolitics and procurement reality.And beneath it all, questions around margins, sovereignty, and capital allocation are getting sharper.This isn't just a tech cycle.It feels like a systems cycle.This is Upside, where optimism is earned, not assumed.What's covered:03:30 Nvidia earnings: perfection priced in?09:40 Ukraine four years on: from aid recipient to defence capability supplier17:30 Europe's defence spend: real budgets or slow procurement?23:30 AI safety becomes conditional: competitive pressure meets ethics31:00 Distillation at scale: China, IP leakage, and national security35:00 SaaSpocalypse vs SaaS redemption: systems of record vs systems of action40:30 OpenAI & Anthropic margins: the hidden constraint under the hype46:00 Chips & quantum: Europe's deep tech wedge — if scale capital shows up54:30 Abundant intelligence: what breaks if intelligence gets cheap?#euvc #VC #VentureCapital #Investing #TheEuropeanVC #Podcast #Tech #Startup

Målet for Trump var åbenlyst ved State of the Union: Overbevis vælgerne om, at det går strålende i USA. Han var i topform, men lykkedes det? Mads og David analyserer talen og også højesterets dom i bund. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper Risgaard Billede: Kenny Holston / POOL / AFPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I nat skal vi tale om skelnen mellem det mørke og det lyse sind. Hvor oplever du, at du selv befinder dig, hvis man betragter denne skelnen på et spektrum? Tror du, man kan bevæge sig mellem at have et lyst og et mørkt sind gennem livet, eller tror du, at sindet er statisk og uden mulighed for omskiftelighed? Det er blot nogle af de spørgsmål, vi drøfter i natten. Lyt med!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NOTE: For Ad-Free Episodes, 100+hrs of Bonus Content and More - Visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thewheelweavespodcastFind us on our Instagram, Twitter, YouTube & Website, and join the conversation on Discord!In this episode Dani and Brett discuss Chapter 21 of A Memory of Light!!!We would like to thank and welcome Mads, and Marie to The Wheel Weaves Patreon Team!! Thank you so much for your support!!We would like to acknowledge and thank our Executive Producers Brandy and Aaron Kirkwood, Sean McGuire, Janes, LightBlindedFool, Deyvis Ferreira, Green Man, Margaret, Big C, Bennett Williamson, Hannah Green, Noralia, Erik Reed, Greysin Ishara, Helena Jacobsen, Matthew Mendoza, Cyndi, Sims, Manethraen, Andrew Scarponi, Mr. Boddy's Body, David, and HoneyBunchesOfJason!The Wheel Weaves is hosted and edited by Dani and Brett, produced by Dani and Brett with Passionsocks, Cody Fouts, Mozyme, Jamie Young, Jared Berg, Rikky Morrisette, Matt Truss, Antoine Benoit, MKM, Magen, Colby T, Gabby Young, Ricat, Chris G., Sarah Creech, Saverio Bartolini, Mag621, William Johnson, Courtney B, and Hammar's Lament; with music by Audionautix.Check out our partner - the Spoiler-Free Wiki - Spliki.com - Your main first time reader, Spoiler-Free WoT information source!Don't forget to leave us that 5 star review if you enjoy the show for a chance to win exclusive merchandise!Check out https://www.thewheelweavespodcast.com for everything The Wheel Weaves!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-wheel-weaves-podcast-a-wheel-of-time-podcast--5482260/support.

Deebs & Mads are back to preview the upcoming Sydney Swans seasonCLICK HERE to get your True Bloods Caps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I nat tager vi udgangspunkt i facebookgruppen Svindlerjagten. Har du nogensinde gjort brug af dens mange medlemmer til at kime en svindler ned? Eller har du selv været med til at spamme en svindler i et ønske om retfærdighed? Hvordan har du det med selvtægt? Den slags spørgsmål stiller vi Nattevagtens lyttere i nat. Lyt med!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Efter voldsomme uger med Grønland, Davos, München og meget mere gør Mads og David tegnebrættet op: Er USA og Europa gået endeligt fra hinanden? Er skilsmissen uundgåelig? Eller kan vi nøjes med en midlertidig separation og håbe på parterapi? Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper Risgaard Billede: Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mads Buchardt founded Buchardt Audio with a vision of offering high-end sound and Scandinavian design at the best possible price. Known for “big sound in compact designs,” many of Buchardt's speakers are handcrafted in their woodshop in Denmark using the finest Danish oak, and their loudspeakers exemplify the minimalist aesthetic that is a hallmark of Scandinavian design.Simon talks with Mads about how Buchardt Audio is delivering on its vision by offering speakers that sound incredible, are visually stunning, and a great value.We Want to Hear from You!Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you'd like to see us cover? Email us here to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED.RELATED LINKS:Blister Craft CollectiveBecome a BLISTER+ MemberHeaven 11Floreo Coffee CoBuchardt AudioTOPICS & TIMES:Growing up with Music (6:03)Getting into Hi-Fi (8:04)Founding Buchardt Audio (9:42)Mads' First Speakers (12:08)What are Passive Radiators? (12:55)Staying Small & Running Lean (16:53)Early Challenges (18:53)Big Sound in a Compact Design (22:22)Manufacturing in Silkeborg (25:30)Buchardt's Masterpiece: the E50 (27:14)Active Speakers (43:57)What's Next for Buchardt Audio (55:36)SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30Blister PodcastBLISTER NEWSLETTER:Get It & Our Weekly Gear Giveaways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to another episode of Upside where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures go behind the headlines shaping European tech, capital, and power.This week is an AI-heavy sprint with a guest who's right in the Gulf capital flow: Sam Marchant. Anthropic's monster round is the headline, but the more interesting story is underneath: enterprise AI is becoming workflow-sticky, while OpenAI feels like it's drifting toward consumer monetization experiments.Then we get into the “AI productivity” paradox: why generative tools aren't giving us leisure, they're giving us more output… and more work. From there: Alphabet's 100-year bond and what it says about tech becoming a utility, plus the uncomfortable European angle — our savings funding US hyperscalers while we debate sovereignty.Finally, Europe sovereignty vibes: Mistral's enterprise ramp, the 28th regime rhetoric, and whether political systems can actually execute. We close with space: Orbex collapsing, “data centers in orbit,” and why maybe civilization needs billionaires burning capital on high-variance cathedral projects.This is Upside, where optimism is earned, not assumed.ShareWhat's covered:00:21 Anthropic's $30B: why the market can't stop throwing money at enterprise AI03:42 The real shift: OpenAI → consumer/ads vibes, Anthropic → coding + enterprise execution04:50 Gulf capital dynamics: OpenAI relationships vs QIA showing up in Anthropic07:21 Claude vs ChatGPT: switching costs are collapsing… until workflows become the moat10:54 HBR's “AI intensifies work”: why productivity becomes pressure, not leisure12:19 Autonomy + mastery + dopamine: AI as the ultimate short feedback-loop machine13:25 Practical use cases: research across languages, idea stress-testing, “AI as a first hire”22:05 Alphabet's 100-year bond: tech is now priced like infrastructure24:51 The pension problem: Europe's savings financing US scale while Europe underfunds Europe32:44 Europe's GDP gap is a tech gap: productivity isn't the issue, tech scale is39:51 Mistral's enterprise ramp: sovereign AI or local services + transformation advantage?45:37 The 28th regime: big words, hard execution — can Europe actually push reform through?50:32 Space data centres: PR-on-steroids or physics-defying inevitability?53:07 Orbex collapses: why “mid-sized countries” can't win launch alone55:20 Fusion/quantum: Europe's deep R&D edge, blocked by capital markets structure56:25 Deal of the week: Olex's $1B+ moment and Europe's chip-shaped ambition

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Fluent Fiction - Danish: Unexpected Bonds: A Valentine's Day Revelation at Work Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2026-02-15-08-38-20-da Story Transcript:Da: På kontorets åbne plan, hvor vinterens sne dækkede byen udenfor, var der en hektisk stemning.En: In the open-plan office, where winter's snow covered the city outside, there was a hectic atmosphere.Da: Skærme blinkede, og kaffemaskinen summede konstant, mens medarbejdere hastede frem og tilbage.En: Screens blinked, and the coffee machine hummed constantly as employees hurried back and forth.Da: Det var Valentinsdag, men det gik ubemærket hen i travlheden.En: It was Valentine's Day, but it went unnoticed in the busyness.Da: Projektleder Sofie stod ved sit skrivebord, notater spredt ud blandt tastaturet.En: Project manager Sofie stood by her desk, notes scattered among the keyboard.Da: Hun havde arbejdet hårdt på en stor projektforslag, som hun skulle præsentere i dag.En: She had been working hard on a major project proposal she was to present today.Da: Sofie havde planlagt alt.En: Sofie had planned everything.Da: Hendes lyseblå mappe indeholdt diasshows, grafer og detaljerede analyser.En: Her light blue folder contained slide shows, graphs, and detailed analyses.Da: Hun skulle imponere cheferne.En: She was supposed to impress the bosses.Da: "Intet må gå galt," tænkte hun, mens hun rettede på sit blazer i spejlbilledet fra kontorets mange glasvægge.En: "Nothing can go wrong," she thought as she adjusted her blazer in the reflections from the office's many glass walls.Da: Men der var noget galt.En: But something was wrong.Da: En tåget følelse begyndte at svæve over hende.En: A hazy feeling began to hover over her.Da: Hendes pande blev svedig, og hendes syn blev sløret.En: Her forehead became sweaty, and her vision blurred.Da: "Jeg kan ikke blive syg nu," mumlede hun for sig selv.En: "I can't get sick now," she murmured to herself.Da: Hun tog en dyb indånding og forsøgte at ryste det af sig.En: She took a deep breath and tried to shake it off.Da: Mads, hendes kollega og uofficiel beundrer, sad ved skrivebordet overfor.En: Mads, her colleague and unofficial admirer, sat at the desk across from her.Da: Han havde lagt mærke til, at Sofie ikke var sig selv.En: He had noticed that Sofie wasn't herself.Da: De små rynker i hendes pande og hendes usædvanlige stilhed alarmede ham.En: The small wrinkles in her forehead and her unusual silence alarmed him.Da: Mads havde altid beundret Sofie for hendes styrke, men han kendte hendes svagheder bedre, end hun ville indrømme.En: Mads had always admired Sofie for her strength, but he knew her weaknesses better than she'd admit.Da: "Mads," kaldte en anden kollega, men Mads ignorerede stemmen.En: "Mads," called another colleague, but Mads ignored the voice.Da: Han så kun Sofie.En: He only saw Sofie.Da: Han rejste sig og gik hen til hendes bord.En: He stood up and went to her desk.Da: "Er du okay, Sofie?"En: "Are you okay, Sofie?"Da: spurgte han blidt.En: he asked gently.Da: "Ja, jeg har det godt," svarede Sofie hurtigt, mens hun forsøgte at smile.En: "Yes, I'm fine," Sofie replied quickly, trying to smile.Da: "Jeg skal bare fokusere."En: "I just need to focus."Da: Mads nikkede, men hans bekymring voksede.En: Mads nodded, but his concern grew.Da: Samtidig trådte hun mod det store mødelokale, de glasdøre klare som is.En: Meanwhile, she headed for the large meeting room, the glass doors clear as ice.Da: Mads fulgte efter, en følelse af uro i maven.En: Mads followed, a feeling of unease in his stomach.Da: Inden i mødelokalet begyndte Sofie sin præsentation.En: Inside the meeting room, Sofie began her presentation.Da: Menneskerne foran hende skrev noter, så på diagrammerne og lyttede intenst.En: The people in front of her took notes, looked at the charts, and listened intently.Da: Men Sofies syn blev mere sløret, hendes stemme svagere.En: But Sofie's vision became blurrier, her voice weaker.Da: Pludselig slørrede alting, og hun vaklede.En: Suddenly, everything blurred, and she staggered.Da: Det var der, alt blev kaos.En: That's when everything turned chaotic.Da: Sofie sank i knæ, verden sortnede.En: Sofie sank to her knees, the world went black.Da: Mads sprang frem, hjalp hende langsomt ned på gulvet og kaldte på hjælp.En: Mads jumped forward, helped her slowly to the floor, and called for help.Da: Kollegaerne fløj til med telefoner i hånden.En: Colleagues rushed over with phones in hand.Da: Ambulancen kom hurtigt takket være en effektiv reception.En: The ambulance arrived quickly, thanks to an efficient receptionist.Da: Sofie blev båret ud, mens sneen stille dalede udenfor.En: Sofie was carried out as the snow quietly fell outside.Da: Mads tog sin frakke, tog med.En: Mads took his coat, went along.Da: Hans hjerte bankede.En: His heart pounded.Da: På hospitalet vågnede Sofie til lyden af maskiner.En: At the hospital, Sofie awoke to the sound of machines.Da: Hendes hoved dunrede, men den lette stemme ved hendes side beroligede hende.En: Her head throbbed, but the gentle voice beside her soothed her.Da: "Du burde have sagt noget," sagde Mads stille og kiggede på hende med bekymrede øjne.En: "You should have said something," Mads said quietly, looking at her with worried eyes.Da: "Jeg troede, jeg kunne klare det," indrømmede Sofie, hendes stemme lille.En: "I thought I could handle it," Sofie admitted, her voice small.Da: "Tak, fordi du hjalp mig."En: "Thank you for helping me."Da: Mads smilede svagt.En: Mads smiled faintly.Da: "Du behøver ikke klare alting selv.En: "You don't have to handle everything yourself.Da: Vi er et team," sagde han og tog hendes hånd.En: We are a team," he said, taking her hand.Da: Øjeblikket mellem dem var fyldt med ord, der ikke var sagt.En: The moment between them was filled with words left unspoken.Da: Sofie så ind i hans øjne, en ny forståelse voksede.En: Sofie looked into his eyes, a new understanding growing.Da: Mads's hånd i hendes føltes tryg.En: Mads's hand in hers felt safe.Da: Hun indså, at måske at være stærk handlede om tillid.En: She realized that maybe being strong was about trust.Da: Og for Mads, der altid havde gemt sine følelser, føltes denne stille gestus som en begyndelse.En: And for Mads, who had always hidden his feelings, this quiet gesture felt like a beginning.Da: Udenfor fortsatte sneen med at falde, dækkende verden i et roligt, hvidt tæppe.En: Outside, the snow continued to fall, covering the world in a calm, white blanket.Da: Indenfor i det varme værelse var der en ny forbindelse, der langsomt tog form – en Valentinsdag, der afslørede mere, end de nogensinde kunne have planlagt.En: Inside the warm room, a new connection was slowly taking shape—a Valentine's Day that revealed more than they could have ever planned. Vocabulary Words:hectic: hektiskatmosphere: stemningunnoticed: ubemærketscattered: spredtadjusted: rettedereflections: spejlbilledetblurred: sløretmurmured: mumledeadmirer: beundrerwrinkles: rynkeralarm: alarmedunease: urostaggered: vakledechaotic: kaosefficient: effektivpounded: bankedethrobbed: dunredesoothed: beroligedetiny: lillefaintly: svagttrust: tillidgesture: gestusblanket: tæppeintently: intensslide shows: diasshowsanalyses: analyserforehead: pandehover: svævecolleagues: kollegaerproposal: forslag

Happy Valentine's Day!Mrs Murray met the UK StrikeFans.com contingent and Badly WiredLamp (“and friends”) on Thursday to talk about the Cormoran Strike novels. Yesterday, Friday the 13th, Rowling tweeted about the secret she had told them — the title of Strike9:Nick Jeffery found the most likely source of the title Sleep Tight, Evangeline, assuming it is not an anagram, in six minutes:BadlyWiredLamp who was at the Rowling meeting congratulated Nick on twixter seven minutes later: “Well done for finding it Nick!” with a hand salute emoji. Which semi-confirmation from a witness suggests he is spot on.Even more impressive, Nick wrote up a flash post about The Whiskey Shambles and other ‘Evangeline' possibilities at the HogwartsProfessor weblog, ‘Sleep Tight, Evangeline – Title Release for Strike 9.' Nick and John will be discussing this news as well as the Psalter and Head of Persephone charms with miniature book, Tolkien, and mythology expert Dimitra Fimi this weekend for a post here next week. See her ‘Miniature Books in Children's Fantasy' to prepare for that conversation. Stay tuned!But it's Valentine's Day! John and Nick celebrate this Hallmark Holiday with a journey through the Cormoran Strike novels' V-Day celebrations and a discussion of the various Valentines and Cupid's in the story, with special emphasis on the Cupid and Psyche myth that Rowling has suggested is the series story template.That suggestion came the week after Hallmarked Man's publication in the first of her Public Service Announcements to “Robin and Strike fans:”This image came as a surprise even to Hogwarts Professor subscribers because, though we have been writing and talking about the Cupid and Psyche myth as one of the mythological templates behind the Strike series since early 2021, it was the first time Rowling had acknowledged this publicly. Since the September revelation of this connection by the author and the appearance of the head of Persephone at the end of her Strike9 clues Christmas Charm bracelet, Strike fandom is now on board with the idea. Which on-boarding Nick and John celebrate with this Hearts and Flowers conversation, in which:* Nick reviews the Valentines Day events in the Strike series, the importance of which makes 14 February to Serious Strikers what Halloween is to Harry Potter fans;* John discusses the post American Bar office scene in Troubled Blood that let the cat out of the bag about the Cupid and Psyche myth just beneath the Strellacott romance;* Nick updates that with Rowling's PSAs and charm pointers to the Trials of Psyche in Robin's story;* John lays out how and where Hallmarked Man features Valentine Longcaster, the character with the Cupid name, and a Valentine's Day conflict with dogs to Guard the Gates of Hell (from charting Parts Five and Six);* Nick journeys back to Cuckoo's Calling and explains how Lula Landry's death and Robin's first meeting with Strike are twist on Cupid and Psyche with Venus, Psyche, and Cupid, Hephaestus, and Ares all with their equivalents in Charlotte, Robin, and Cormoran;* John ups the ante of the conversation by bringing in Edmund Spenser and C. S. Lewis, two writers Rowling loves, both of whom wrote stories that turn on Cupid and Psyche, and suggesting that Galbraith, in using the Eros-Anteros distinction of those writers in the Strike series is answering allegorically the core question of human life: whether to focus the soul on the ephemeral body and its desires or on the noetic faculty of soul, the Heart, logos within us;* Nick and John then discuss Robin and Strike's individual relationships Cuckoo to Hallmarked in light of Cupid-False Cupid and taking turns going through the Strike novels with a look at the principal murder victim and murderer and their respective relationships;* John shares the Jungian interpretation of Cupid and Psyche as the mythic representation of feminine actualization, the chrysalis of female identity;* And more!Below are the links to posts on this subject mentioned in their back and forth and to a translation of the original myth. Happy Valentines Day — and stand by for more discussion of Sleep Tight, Evangeline, the Psalter and Persephone Charms, and all things Strike and Mythology with Dimitra Fimi.Links Mentioned in the Valentines Day Celebration Conversation: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.Reading Rowling as Myth Maker and Myth Re-Writer: A Conversation with Dr Dimitra FimiNick Jeffery and John Granger converse with Dr Dimitra Fimi about Harry Potter, Cormoran Strike, Tolkien, Jane Eyre, and the Mythological Artistry of J. K. Rowling, Hogwarts Saga to Hallmarked ManThe Hallmarked Man's Mythological Template‘Cupid and Psyche's importance for grasping the depths of Strike 8, from the “necessity” of the Silver Vault and the three men in Robin's life, to spaghetti carbonara and ‘Maid of the Silver Sea'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)‘Tamspells' Point to Point Correspondence List of Events in the Strike-Ellacott Novels and the Myth of Cupid and PsycheThe list ‘Tamspells' made will be Nick and John's starting point in their upcoming conversation with her about how to see the myth beneath the surface of the storyCupid and Psyche Myth Highlights to Look for in Your Review at Home of the Strike Series:* Jealousy of Venus* Psyche's Wedding/Funeral March to Mountain Crag* Psyche Rescued by Cupid, stuck with his own arrow* Retreat to Hidden Castle, Love in Darkness* The Two Sisters* The Confrontation with Lamp and Knife* Psyche's Return Home; Death of Sisters (Pan cameo)* Psyche's Search for Cupid/Venus: Ceres Interview* Brought to Venus (Worry and Sadness)* First Trial: Seeds and Grains (Ant)* Second Trial: Wool from Golden Sheep (Reed)* Third Trial: Crystal glass for Black Stygian water (Zeus, Eagle)* Persephone Odyssey: Box for Beauty (Tower instructions)* Barley Cakes for Cerberus and Two Coins for Charon* Must ignore: “a lame man driving a mule loaded with sticks, a dead man swimming in the river that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead, and old women weaving.”* Meal in Underworld with Persephone* Return Trip, Falling to Temptation* Cupid intervention; intersession and deal with Zeus* Olympian Court Date* Marriage of Cupid and Psyche post Ambrosia, birth of PleasureStrike Novel Victim Eros Anteros Murderer Eros Anteros Cuckoo's Calling Lula Landry Evan Duffield Marlene Higson,Yvette Bristow, Guy Some, Jonah Agyuman John Bristow Alison Creswell Yvette Bristow The Silkworm Owen Quine Kathryn Kent Leonora/Orlando Elizabeth Tassel Michael Fancourt Owen Quine? Career of Evil Kelsey Platt Rock Band Leader Ray Williams, (Hazel Furley) Donny Laing Rhona Bunyan, hostage women Agnes Waite Lethal White Jasper Chiswell Ornella Seraphin, Kinvara Patricia Fleetwood Raphael Chiswell Kinvara Hanratty Ornella Seraphin Troubled Blood Margot Bamborough Paul Satchwell Roy/Anna Phipps Una Janice Beattie Steven Douthwaite/Diamond Dead Mother Dennis Creed Louise Tucker Agnes Waite Ink Black Heart Edie Ledwell Philip Ormond? Joshua Blay, Grant Heather Ledwell Gus Upcott Anomie/Paperwhite, Vikas BhardwajMorehouse Katya Upcott The Running Grave Daiyu Wace, Kevin Pirbright (Jacob) Louise Pirbright Abigail Glover Patrick, Baz Jennifer Wace The Hallmarked Man Tyler Powell Anne-Marie Morgan Chloe Griffiths/Jolanda Lindvall Ian Griffith Jolanda/Sapphire Rita Lindvall? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

Hvordan posisjonerer en aktiv forvalter seg når markedet både overrasker og utfordrer? I denne episoden av #pengepodden snakker Mads med Leif Eriksrød, forvalter i Alfred Berg og mannen bak fondet Gambak.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.

Forhjulslir præsenteres i samarbejde med Continental Dæk Danmark. Continental er det mest vindende dæk i WorldTour-feltet, fra Tadej Pogačar i regnbuetrøjen til Tobias Lund down under. Sikkerhed starter med dækket - både på motorvejen og cykelstien.  Cykelsæsonen 2026 er kun få uger gammel, men allerede fyldt med drama, ikke mindst dansk drama. Jonas Vingegaard styrtede under træning og blev efterfølgende syg, hvilket betyder, at han må droppe sæsondebuten i UAE Tour. Mads Pedersen åbnede sæsonen i Valencia i onsdags, men et voldsomt styrt endte med brækket kraveben og håndled. Hvad betyder det for dansk cyklings største profiler op mod deres store mål? Det har dog ikke været lutter modgang. Tobias Lund har allerede taget to WorldTour-sejre Down Under i de nye Decathlon-farver, og Remco Evenepoel har sat kursen med seks sejre på otte løbsdage for Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe. Til sidst vender vi blikket mod Visma-Lease a Bike, der ikke længere sidder solidt på tronen - hvad er det egentlig for en diskurs, der lige nu omgiver de gule bier? Medvirkende: Emil Mielke Vinjebo, Per Bausager & Anders Mielke

Welcome back to another episode of Upside where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures go behind the headlines shaping European tech, capital, and power.This week is a high-velocity sprint through the AI model wars, hyperscaler capex, and the growing sense that SaaS is about to be structurally repriced by agents. Anthropic and OpenAI go toe-to-toe with flagship model releases just 20 minutes apart, while China quietly ships open models that are starting to look dangerously close to frontier performance at a fraction of the cost.The panel also digs into the so-called SaaSpocalypse, the early signs of a European “uncoupling” from US big tech, and why Spain's crackdown on social media is being reframed as a public health issue rather than a free speech fight.And then there's Muskanomics: the $1.5T SpaceX/xAI logic, the data-centers-in-space narrative, and whether any of it survives contact with physics.What's covered:02:10 AI model arms race: Anthropic Opus 4.6 vs OpenAI GPT 5.3 (20 minutes apart)10:45 China's open-source push: Kimi K 2.5, Qwen3 Max, and swarm capabilities14:05 Alphabet's $180B capex signal and Wall Street's “infraspend” panic22:35 SaaSpocalypse: $300B wiped off software and the seat-based SaaS collapse narrative30:05 US–EU uncoupling: France bans Zoom/Teams, Germany moves off Microsoft, sovereignty vibes36:35 Spain's social crackdown: CEO liability, under-16 bans, and the censorship slippery slope43:30 Muskanomics: xAI + SpaceX, “data centers in space,” and why it feels like PR on steroids56:30 Anthropic Super Bowl ads vs OpenAI: brand war and the ad-monetization fault line59:25 Critical minerals: EU set to miss 2030 targets and China's grip on rare earths1:02:20 Deal of the week + Europe unicorn shout-outs + the new €1B growth fund

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Næppe…men Mads og David dykker alligevel ned i to nye, vilde udsagn fra Trump. Dels at han vil tage kontrol over valg fra delstater. Dels at han blander sig i undersøgelse af 2020-valget. Og så snakker vi selvfølgelig om Epstein. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper RisgaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the Chim and Harry moments of the episode that also bring in the full 118 are the highlight, there is still the glaring issue of the writing surrounding the Eddie and Abigail bits. Laura and Mads do their best to break these moments down and discuss why the writing doesn't quite hit the mark.

We bring reinforcements to answer a listener voice message. Digressions include being visibly disordered at work, snappy comebacks for nosy colleagues, people who refuse to listen, and a broken tailbone. We even try to therapize each other, with mixed results. Enjoy!Thanks to Mads for today's voice message! Thoughts on the episode? Want to suggest a topic? Here's how to join the conversation:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube: youtube.com/@picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our Instagram for poll alerts: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group: facebook.com/picklesandvodkapodcast* Send us an email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper* Christina's Substack (crisis corner): xtinajumper.substack.com* Lauren's personal Instagram: @lauren___afhCredits:* Edited by Christina Jumper* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive*while supplies last Get full access to Pickles and Vodka at picklesandvodka.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to another episode of Upside where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures go behind the headlines shaping European tech, capital, and power.This week's episode opens, as always, with light deal banter, closing jokes, and a reminder that fourth-time founders are still the most bankable asset in venture. From Saudi Arabia's surprisingly coherent Vision 2030 to Europe's chronic inability to articulate a shared mission, this is a wide-ranging conversation about strategy, scale, and what actually forces societies to act.Along the way, the panel digs into autonomous AI agents that can negotiate car purchases and manage your inbox, the $100B arms race between OpenAI and Anthropic, ASML's signal on the durability of the AI buildout, and why defence spending is becoming Europe's most structurally important tech opportunity.The episode also tackles the uncomfortable questions: whether Europe only moves under pressure, whether the United States of Europe is real or pure projection, and whether social media bans and AI retraining schemes are genuine policy or just optics.This is Upside, where optimism is earned, not assumed.

Anders Mielke har samlet hele Lidl-Trek-banden i Spanien. Mathias Norsgaard, Mattias Skjelmose og Mads P., deler ud af gode grind og udsigter til et stort nyt cykelår med de tre danskere i Lidl-Trek-trøjen.

In a massive boost for rugby, the Levi sisters have turned their back on offers to join the NRLW to commit to the national 7s team with the LA Olympics firmly in their sights. Teagan Levi joined Brett Sprigg on Summer Grandstand and told him the elusive Olympic gold medal was a driving factor in sticking with Rugby 7s. 

Ditte Giese døde i mandags efter længere tids kræftsygdom. Hun blev 48 år gammel og efterlader sig sønnen Alfred på 15 år. Hun var en kvinde, mange følte, de kendte. Følelsen for dog ikke kun forbeholdt hendes kollegaer, venner og bekendte. For Ditte var debattør på en måde, der gjorde, at alle, der læste hendes tekster – eller hørte hendes podcasts eller så hende optræde i medierne – lærte hende at kende. For hun brugte sig selv. Uden filter. Råt for usødet. Hun gjorde det private politisk, som hun havde lært af sin mor, den store rødstrømpe Suzanne Giese. I dagens afsnit af ’Du lytter til Politiken’ tegner vi et portræt af et menneske, der levede og arbejdede med alle skuffer åbne. Det gør vi sammen med Dittes ven, kollega og tidligere chef – Politikens Mads Zacho. Vi spørger ham: Hvad betyder det for den offentlige samtale, at der er debattører, der har modet til at åbne alle skuffer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While this episode is a tad bit better than previous ones this season, there are still some glaring issues. Listen to hear Laura and Mads talk about Hen's diagnosis, Harry's graduation, and the rest of the 118.

Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, Casino Royale) and Bryan Fuller (Dust Bunny, Hannibal) join us for a wide ranging and deeply personal conversation about their creative partnership, trust between actor and director, and the strange beauty found inside dark stories. Mads reflects on his unconventional path into acting, his background as a dancer, and the emotional discipline required to disappear into complex roles without carrying them home. Bryan opens up about his childhood influences, his love of horror, and how Dust Bunny became a love letter to Amblin era storytelling with a darker edge. Together they unpack Hannibal, vulnerability in performance, working with icons like Sigourney Weaver, and why curiosity and humanity are the foundation of great storytelling. Thank you to our sponsors:

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures go behind the headlines shaping European tech, capital, and power.This week's episode starts, as ever, with tech failing spectacularly, planes landing late, and VCs reminding each other they really should be doing deals. Then it gets serious.From a billion-pound UK data center stopped in its tracks, to Davos and Mark Carney's quietly devastating diagnosis of the global order, to Europe's long-awaited 28th regime finally getting real momentum, this is a conversation about whether Europe can still act at scale or whether fragmentation will finish the job.Along the way, the trio digs into China's AI strategy, whether SaaS has quietly peaked, why defence IPOs are suddenly everywhere, and whether science in the US is really “collapsing” or just being reshuffled under Trump.This is Upside, where optimism is earned, not assumed.ShareWhat's covered:00:02 Mads back from the Gulf + Lomax in Nazaré00:04 UK data centre blocked: what happened + why it matters00:07 Fast-tracking data centres: national infrastructure vs EIAs00:12 Davos standout: Mark Carney and the end of nostalgia economics00:18 Middle powers and fragmentation: why Europe can't go solo00:24 AI and jobs: are entry-level roles really disappearing?00:27 EU Inc / the 28th regime: momentum, labour law, and risk00:34 Has China already won AI? redefining what “winning” means00:43 SaaS, defence IPOs, and Europe's capital reset

Hvad skal der egentlig til, før en amerikansk præsident kan blive fjernet fra posten? Er det sandsynligt, at det sker for Trump? I ugens udgave af Kampagnesporet gennemgår Mads og David de forskellige scenarier, der i praksis skal være opfyldt, før det overhovedet er muligt. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper Risgaard Foto: Fabrice Coffrini / AFPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukas #pengepodden er en samtale Mads har med Ole André Hagen, forvalter i FIRST Fondene og sentral i forvaltningen av FIRST Global Focus og FIRST Impact. Samtalen tar utgangspunkt i hvordan kapitalmarkedene faktisk fungerer i dag – ikke slik de læres bort i teorien, men slik de oppleves av en aktiv forvalter som må ta løpende beslutninger i et marked preget av store kapitalstrømmer, økende konsentrasjon og høy usikkerhet.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.

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen of SuperSeed, and Lomax Ward of Outsized Ventures cut through the noise shaping tech, venture, and geopolitics in Europe and beyond.This week starts lightly, as all good episodes do, with kids, illness paranoia, and the small joys of enforced medical naps. It escalates quickly.From OpenAI's new health-focused ChatGPT and the FDA's sudden sprint toward deregulation to Trump's Greenland fixation and what it really signals about European sovereignty, to Meta buying its way into the AI application layer, pension funds destroying value at scale, and Nvidia's push into physical AI. This is one of those episodes where everything connects.The common thread is power. Who has it. Who's losing it. And who's still pretending nothing has changed.This is Upside, where the takes are sharp, the systems are breaking, and the optimism is… cautiously conditional.What's covered:03:00 ChatGPT Health launches and why Europe is locked out05:00 The FDA's pivot to deregulation and what it means for health startups10:00 Using multiple LLMs as a “second medical opinion”13:00 Trump, Greenland, and the slow collapse of Pax Americana18:00 Sovereignty, defence spending, and Europe's strategic wake-up call23:00 France moves to ban social media for under-15s27:00 Meta buys its way into the AI application layer30:00 Kraken spins out of Octopus at multi-billion scale34:00 Revolut's Turkey move and the march to 100 million users37:00 UK pension funds, catastrophic underperformance, and broken incentives45:00 Why venture returns matter more than fees49:00 FTSE hits 10,000 and why it doesn't mean what you think56:00 CES, Nvidia's autonomous ambitions, and physical AI01:04:00 Grok's $230B valuation and free speech trade-offs01:07:00 Deals of the Week

Mads Würtz Schmidt might be a newcomer to gravel, but he's already established himself as one of the best in the world. The 31-year-old Danish rider went all in on the sport last year with little financial support and ended up winning the Traka, becoming the European Gravel Champion, and snagging fourth at Unbound. This year, he'll be racing alongside Keegan Swenson and Matt Beers as part of the new Specialized off-road team. Mads joined Payson in Girona to talk about his reluctant departure from the WorldTour, how becoming a dad has changed everything, and why he prefers doing heat training to altitude training. They also talk about his dominance as a junior and U23 rider, the low point in 2022 when he thought about quitting cycling altogether, and how he thinks the introduction of teams into gravel (including Specialized Off-road) will change the sport. Thank you to TrainingPeaks for sponsoring this episode. Go to TrainingPeaks.com/withpace and use code DREAM20 for 20% off TrainingPeaks Premium. Thanks also to Osprey.com for sponsoring this episode. Head to their website to shop last year's collection for up to 40% off.Instagram: @withpacepodcastYouTube: Payson McElveen Email: howdy@withpace.cc

Mads og David analyserer mødet mellem Løkke, Motzfeldt, Vance og Rubio i dybden. Og, konstaterer det indlysende: Trump kræver fortsat ejerskab af Grønland. Men kan han ændre holdning? Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper Risgaard Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau ScanpixSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we begin our final game for the current season, Santa Monica Studio's 2018 reboot of God of War. Thankfully we have Mads, our very own resident Norse God, to guide us along the way. As Kratos and Atreus travel across realms on their journey to Alfheim, they'll discover trolls, ogres, world serpents, and even a few pigeons.

Welcome back to another episode of Upside at the EUVC Podcast, where ⁠Dan Bowyer⁠,⁠ Mads Jensen⁠ of ⁠SuperSeed⁠ and ⁠Lomax Ward⁠ of ⁠Outsized Ventures⁠⁠⁠ cut through the noise shaping tech, venture, and geopolitics in Europe and beyond.This week starts lightly, as all good episodes do, with kids, illness paranoia, and the small joys of enforced medical naps. It escalates quickly.From OpenAI's new health-focused ChatGPT and the FDA's sudden sprint toward deregulation to Trump's Greenland fixation and what it really signals about European sovereignty to Meta buying its way into the AI application layer, pension funds destroying value at scale, and Nvidia's push into physical AI. This is one of those episodes where everything connects.The common thread is power. Who has it? Who's losing it? And who's still pretending nothing has changed?This is Upside, where the takes are sharp, the systems are breaking, and the optimism is… cautiously conditional.ShareWhat's covered:00:00 Intro: ChatGPT Health launch, privacy/encryption, “use with skepticism”00:03 FDA shifts: deregulation + faster approvals for AI medical devices / wearables00:09 Trump + Greenland + NATO: geopolitics, minerals, defense, European sovereignty00:18 France proposing social media ban for under-15s; phones in schools; EU vs US regulation00:23 Meta reportedly buying Manus (AI agents / applications layer)00:25 Octopus Energy's Kraken spin-out: valuation, contracted revenue, European “hidden champion”00:27 Discord IPO chatter: nearing ~$1B ARR; monetization model00:32 UK pensions: pressure to allocate to privates; constraints + risk/return tradeoffs00:42 FTSE 100 hits 10,000; UK vs S&P; defense-driven rally; low tech weighting00:50 CES: Nvidia autonomous driving + open sourcing; “physical AI” + Mercedes partnership00:54 China & Nvidia H20 pressures; AMD vs Nvidia software gap; Intel relevance

Selvom vi normalt kun taler om USA i Kampagnesporet, fylder Danmark pludselig markant i både amerikanske medier og Trumps administration på grund af Grønland. Mads og David ser på det historiske perspektiv og spørger, om det tætte samarbejde mellem Danmark og USA er ved at bryde sammen, når Trump ikke længere følger de gængse politiske spilleregler – og hvilke scenarier, der tegner sig for Grønlands fremtid. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper Risgaard Foto: Mandel NGAN / AFPSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Velkommen til en ny sæson af Bak Lane. Årets første afsnit er med min gode ven, Mads Würtz Schmidt, som jeg nåede at køre et par sæsoner med i World Tour-feltet. Siden er jeg stoppet og Würtz har kastet sig over grusvejene. I dette afsnit af Bak Lane skal vi høre lidt om Würtz' graveleventyr, hvor han sidste år blev europamester og netop har skrevet en ny og spændende aftale med Specialized, som satser stort på den fremmadstormende gravelscenen.  Vært: Lars Bak Produceret af Anders Mielke / Forhjulslir

Dramatisk weekend i USA. Mads og David fortæller alt om Trumps aktion. Om konsekvenserne i Latinamerika. Om Monroe-doktrinen. Og om hvad pokker det betyder for Grønland og Danmark. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper Risgaard Foto: REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gravel cycling is changing fast — and the era of fully professional teams has arrived. In this episode, Anthony sits down with European Champion and TRAKA winner Mads Würtz Schmidt, fresh from signing with the Specialized Gravel Racing Team, to unpack what this shift really means. Once seen as cycling's most free-spirited discipline, gravel is now evolving into a highly competitive, professional sport. Mads lifts the curtain on the new realities of racing at the top level, from team structures and performance expectations to how the culture of gravel is being reshaped. This is a candid look at where gravel racing is headed — straight from one of the riders helping define its future.Go to www.roadmancycling.com/2026 to sign up for Not Done Yet. Places are limited and applications close on 12th Jan!A BIG shoutout to our incredible sponsors - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Parlee Cycles ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session, an epic road trip or sitting on the side of the road, exhausted and wondering how you'll get to the top... The answer is regularly to just get back in the saddle and ride. Ride The F...ing Bike. RTFB!"Go check out their amazing bikes at https://www.parleecycles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠4Endurance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pro level fuel, made accessible. Myself and Sarah trust 4Endurance for all our fuelling needs. Their reange is HUGE and won't break the bank. Go check them out here https://4endurance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAHOO ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wahoo has been at the forefront of elevating indoor training for years. They have everything in the range that you could possibly need to create a "pain cave" that makes you want to get those indoor sessions done. Go check out the Wahoo KICKR BIKE PRO and all their range at https://eu.wahoofitness.com/

Vi rejser med Johannes V. Jensen på hans første rejse ud i det store Amerika. Og fortæller om hans store helt - Teddy Roosevelt. Han er Amerika, mener den store danske forfatter. Værter: Mads Fuglede og David Trads Redaktør: Jacob Grosen Klip og produktion: Kasper RisgaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time has flown by, and the crew is finally back together for a long-overdue catch-up! Kathy opens up about stepping into a new relationship and how she's weaving her history with grief into this next chapter. Kelsey reflects on entering her 30s and how her birthday resurfaced memories of her mom, especially at her same age. Mads shares updates on welcoming the latest addition to her family and supporting a childhood friend through the loss of her mother. A heartfelt conversation about love, loss, and growthInstagram @themourningcrew / Email: themourningcrew@gmail.com

Gravel cycling is changing fast — and the era of fully professional teams has arrived. In this episode, Anthony sits down with European Champion and TRAKA winner Mads Würtz Schmidt, fresh from signing with the Specialized Gravel Racing Team, to unpack what this shift really means. Once seen as cycling's most free-spirited discipline, gravel is now evolving into a highly competitive, professional sport. Mads lifts the curtain on the new realities of racing at the top level, from team structures and performance expectations to how the culture of gravel is being reshaped. This is a candid look at where gravel racing is headed — straight from one of the riders helping define its future.We've just started to build something really cool. Want to be one of the first to join?

The Flop House's Elliot Kalan joins us to put his “Mad about Mads”-ness where his mouth is as we discuss a stylized new horror-ish thriller from director Bryan Fuller. Then we'll talk about movies that would make good genre entry points for kids who are ready.What's GoodDrea - Heated RivalryElliott - Latke Night, his new book Joke Farming, & Werner Herzog's A Guide for the PerplexedKevin - Yuletide Unc gets his decorations upITIDICa.) Zootopia 2 Becomes the Year's Highest Grossing Filmb). Famed Variety Oscars Party Moves to LACMAChristmas Movie MinuteSingle on the 25thOy to the WorldA Sweet Holiday RomanceThe Christmas Writer(and a shout out to yet-unseen The Christmas Baby)Staff PicksDrea - The Princess BrideElliott - This Is Spinal Tap (see also, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap) Kevin - Misery Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher