Podcast appearances and mentions of mel gordon

Anita Berber, pioneering dance performer extraordinaire, or violent thieving drug-addled lunatic? Why not both!?Join us during our first live recording as we talk about the life and times of Anita Berber, the ultimate performance wunderkind of Weimar Berlin. There's quite a bit bubbling up under the surface, and the inter-war peace feels pretty tenuous. Much like the era itself, her nihilist self-destruction and sexual decadence flickers brightly and briefly, leaving a vacuum for the horrors to come that we know all too well.Recorded at the Comedy Cafe BerlinPart 2 coming soon!You can get in touch and book Jonny or Pip for a tour of Berlin via www.whitlams-berlin-tours.com. Don't forget to subscribe for more Berlin history every two weeks!Mixed and Produced by Alex Griffithshttps://www.instagram.com/alexgriffiths_music/https://alexgriffiths.bandcamp.com/Sources:Voluptuous Panic, by Mel Gordon.The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar Berlin's Priestess of Depravity, by Mel Gordon.

VYS0020 | Messages of Deception - Vayse to Face with Mark Pilkington - Show Notes If you don't know Mark Pilkington by name, chances are you will be familiar with some of his work: he's the author of the seminal history of deception and misinformation throughout the history of the UFO phenomenon, Mirage Men, and producer of the documentary of the same name, he runs Strange Attractor Press, the diverse, beloved and well respected counterculture publisher, he's a journalist, having written for the Fortean Times, the Guardian and Bizarre Magazine amongst others, and he also records and performs music with Teleplamsiste, Luminous Foundation and the Begotten. In this episode Hine and Buckley chat to Mark about the legacy of Mirage Men, which is having a moment again with the tenth anniversary of the documentary falling this year, the recent release of the audiobook and continued favourable nods in the occultosphere and beyond. The conversation also takes turns into the way misinformation is now a pervasive part of our everyday lives, Mark's ideas about the nature of the phenomenon itself and his experiences as a crop circle hoaxer... recorded 7 March 2023 Mark Pilkington Links Mark Pilkington on Twitter (https://twitter.com/markopilkington?s=21&t=q2-c9hjD5sIXynDdaJB8PQ) Strange Attractor Press (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/) Mirage Men (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/mirage-men-a-journey-into-disinformation-paranoia-and-ufos-mark-pilkington/2148784?ean=9781845298579) by Mark Pilkington Mirage Men Audiobook (https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mirage-Men-Audiobook/1405549556?ipRedirectOverride=true&overrideBaseCountry=true&bp_o=true&source_code=M2M30DFT1Bk13010142102TD&gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z66tMeWzeo6Ssu-yqAzST0IYPMPRoZlsodiZxbkIIX60WGah3c4xgBoCkq8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) Mirage Men DVD (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/mirage-men-dvd/) Mirage Men on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/ondemand/miragemen) Mirage Men Blog (https://miragemen.wordpress.com/) Frequency is the New Ecstasy (https://teleplasmiste.bandcamp.com/album/frequency-is-the-new-ecstasy) by Teleplasmiste (https://teleplasmiste.bandcamp.com/album/science-religion) Other Links The Austin Osman Spare Tarot Deck (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strangeattractoruk/austin-osman-spare-occult-tarot-deck-and-book) High Weirdness (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/high-weirdness/) by Erik Davis Purgatory (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/purgatory/) by Ken Hollings North (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/north/) by Gyrus The Pepsi-Cola Addict (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/the-pepsi-cola-addict/) by June-Alison Gibbons David Tibet (https://www.davidtibet.com/) Current 93 (https://current931.bandcamp.com/) Jamie Sutcliffe (https://linktr.ee/jamierobertsutcliffe) An Overview of Project Serpo (https://nostradamus.fandom.com/wiki/Project_Serpo) The Haunted Objects Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU4VP9oB7c9iKhby8HdRbwP0dF8O9eGt2) Parcast Unexplained Mysteries - UFOs and the Mirage Men pt.1 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4heJWlPvOMTzGFKTyd2YGv?si=3f67b2e0848e48bf) Parcast Unexplained Mysteries - UFOs and the Mirage Men pt.2 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3J3QTUh16JBmu0AWaFpOuy?si=093bcf5cc85e4a2c) HyperNormalisation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thLgkQBFTPw) by Adam Curtis Wikipedia entry for John Lundberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lundberg) Laughlin UFO Mega Conference (https://www.facebook.com/events/141005227976051/) on Facebook IMDB entry for Richard Doty (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3288913/) Wikipedia entry for Paul Bennewitz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bennewitz) Wikipedia Entry for the Roswell Incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident) Wikipedia Entry for George Adamski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Adamski) BBC News Article about the U-2 Bomber and Area 51 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23731759) History Channel Article on Black Triangle UFOs (https://www.history.com/news/black-triangle-ufos-facts) Wikipedia Article on Radar Spoofing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_jamming_and_deception) Popular Science Article - The stealth helicopters used in the 2011 raid on Osama Bin Laden are still cloaked in mystery (https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/osama-bin-laden-raid-anniversary-stealth-helicopters/) Wikipedia Article on Cattle Mutilation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_mutilation) Close Encounters of the Third Kind Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSpQ3G08k48) Wikipedia Article on the Famous Five (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five) War of the Worlds (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-war-of-the-worlds-h-g-wells/92913?ean=9780008590178)by HG Wells Dracula (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dracula-bram-stoker/169855?ean=9780393871555) by Bram Stoker Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780860202929/Supernatural-World-Mysterious-Powers-Strange-0860202925/plp)by E Maple - a steal at £300 Forbidden Planet (https://forbiddenplanet.com/) Fortean Times (https://subscribe.forteantimes.com/) Magonia Journal (https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/magonia-journal) Bizarre Magazine on Twitter (https://twitter.com/bizarremagazine?lang=en) Mark's Far Out Column for the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/science/series/farout) Wikipedia entry on Norman Tebbit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Tebbit) Wikipedia entry on David Icke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Icke) Circle Makers Website (http://www.circlemakers.org/) Wikipedia entry on Mandelbrot Fractals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set) Wikipedia Article on Discordianism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism#:~:text=Discordianism%20is%20centered%20on%20the,objectively%20true%20than%20the%20other.) How Stuff Works Article on the Maury Island UFO Incident (https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/maury-island-incident.htm) Wikipedia article on Antônio Vilas-Boas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Vilas-Boas) The Malingerer (https://www.psywarrior.com/malingering.html) Wikipedia entry on the 2023 Chinese Weather Balloon Incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident) NASA Echo 1 Balloon Picture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Echo#/media/File:Echo-1.jpg) Time Magazine Article on Robert Bigelow and his donations to Ron DeSantis (https://time.com/6273585/ron-desantis-donor-robert-bigelow/) UFO's (It Has Begun) Past, Present, and Future Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJdUA8LQg0) Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfpSXI8_UpY) Independence Day Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1E7h3SeMDk) Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzmFp20184) Into The Fringe: A True Story of Alien Abduction (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781495902758/Fringe-True-Story-Alien-Abduction-1495902757/plp) by Dr Karla Turner Wikipedia article on Siphonophorae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophorae) Wikipedia article on Pareidolia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia) The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-doors-of-perception-and-heaven-and-hell-aldous-huxley/3650082?ean=9780099458203)by Aldous Huxley Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31131631760&searchurl=an%3Djung%2Bc%2Bg%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dflying%2Bsaucers&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) by CG Jung The Invisible College: What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered about UFO Influence on the Human Race (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?kn=the%20invisible%20college%20vallee&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results) by Jacques Vallee The Trickster and the Paranormal (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-trickster-and-the-paranormal-george-p-hansen/295067?ean=9781401000820) by George P Hansen Cosmic Trigger (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31398934933&ref_=ps_ggl_2039220669&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9781561840038USED-_-keyword=&gclid=CjwKCAjw0ZiiBhBKEiwA4PT9z2KTGnaWBzba3cnkHzKmX_8CBNLjptVGzflg2HkpajZuefq6BWzL7BoCSSoQAvD_BwE) by Robert Anton Wilson Hellier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1FwIuicx88) - you know the score The Mothman Prophecies (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-mothman-prophecies-john-a-keel/2074568?ean=9780765334985) by John Keel Communion: A True Story (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/communion-a-true-story-whitley-strieber/4479222?ean=9780285643543) by Whitley Strieber Communion Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ9SI7WShfU) The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Report-Unidentified-Flying-Objects-Edward-Ruppelt/13241019281/bd)by Edward J. Ruppelt The Greys Have Been Framed: Exploitation in the UFO Community (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781519579614/Greys-Been-Framed-Exploitation-UFO-1519579616/plp) by Jack Brewer The Secret Life of Puppets (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-life-of-puppets-victoria-nelson/3860909?ean=9780674012448) by Victoria Nelson Mutants and Mystics (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/mutants-and-mystics-jeffrey-j-kripal/472638?ean=9780226271484) by Jeffrey J. Kripal Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/authors-of-the-impossible-the-paranormal-and-the-sacred-jeffrey-j-kripal/4385341?ean=9780226453873) by Jeffrey J. Kripal Chameleo (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31026308577&searchurl=kn%3DChameleo%2BRobert%2BGuffey%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1) by Robert Guffey Vision of The Hawk (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/arik-roper-vision-of-the-hawk/) by The Art of Arik Moonhawk Roper Cabarets of Death by Mel Gordon - coming soon from Strange Attractor Press (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/) Music from Elsewhere by Doug Skinner - coming soon from Strange Attractor Press (http://strangeattractor.co.uk/) State51 (https://thestate51conspiracy.com/) Polypores on bandcamp (https://polypores.bandcamp.com/) The Wickerman (1973) Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-tDnavDCwI) The Wickerman (2006) Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QITzuunu-SU) Luminous Foundation on bandcamp (https://urthona.bandcamp.com/) To The Stars (https://tothestars.media/en-gb) Blink 182 on bandcamp (https://blink182.bandcamp.com/album/buddha-2) Vayse on bandcamp (https://vayse.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-vayse-volume-1) Special Guest: Mark Pilkington.

Prepare yourself as we embark on a sordid and macabre tour through the story of Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol, the theatre of horror that entertained and terrified Parisian audiences for 65 years, leaving behind an incredible legacy that continues to inspire film and theater makers to this very day. Content warning - this one isn't for the squeamish or prudish! Sources: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-grand-guignol-theatre-of-fear-and-terror_mel-gordon/548566/item/16052828/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkruVBhCHARIsACVIiOzuXu3MieZto9TrdX0oymySn3734eCOUaWcG74X_zVem6Y_koJwWIwaApqMEALw_wcB#idiq=16052828&edition=11133986 (The Grand Guignol : Theatre of Fear and Terror by Mel Gordon ) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/grand-guignol-the-french-theatre-of-horror_michael-wilson_richard-j-hand/2262398/item/34738881/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkruVBhCHARIsACVIiOyticEJlmqPddkVKZGAMrJdGsBhNBa6h1GPcDXSZH8k1VJMP1e-Pr0aAuurEALw_wcB#idiq=34738881&edition=3258907 (Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror (Exeter Performance Studies) by Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson) https://doi.org/10.2307/1144859 (Deák, František. “Théâtre Du Grand Guignol.” The Drama Review: TDR, vol. 18, no. 1, 1974, pp. 34–43. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1144859. Accessed 15 Jun. 2022.) https://doi.org/10.2307/1145558 (Gerould, Daniel, and Oscar Méténier. “Oscar Méténier and ‘Comédie Rosse': From the Théâtre Libre to the Grand Guignol.” The Drama Review: TDR, vol. 28, no. 1, 1984, pp. 15–28. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1145558. Accessed 15 Jun. 2022.) https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190304-why-the-grand-guignol-was-so-shocking ("Why the Grand Guignol was so shocking" BBC Culture ) https://thegrandguignol.com/ (The Grand Guignol: A Dramaturgical Guide) http://www.grandguignol.com/ (Grand Guignol Online) https://www.amisdelyonetguignol.com/pages/guignol/la-naissance-de-guignol/ (La Naissance de Guignol) Video Mentioned in this Episode: https://youtu.be/bVnL7O5ZX6Q (CLIVE BARKER'S A-Z OF HORROR - Grand Guignol (BBC2, 1997) ) Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to get new episodes every Monday! Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/themorbidmuseum/?hl=en (themorbidmuseum) Email us: themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyschall/?hl=en (Brittany Schall ) Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod 2022 All Rights Reserved

S02E16: Covid-19- Misinformation and Cummings breaking the rules. On this episode Shaka, Koyin, Mel and Jen discuss misinformation and their thoughts on Dominic Cummings breaking lockdown rules. Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Hosts Green Party member – Shaka Lish (twitter.com/shakalish) Conservative supporter - Koyin Fuwa (twitter.com/KoyWorld) Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon (twitter.com/MellyG567) and Labour and Co-operative member - Jen Davis Music by – Ade Smilez (twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

This week we welcome back one of the best in the industry Russell Clay (@RussellJClay) and he embarks on one of the most chaotic episodes of the season with Ryan Lopes (@StillRyanFive) and Nate Liss (@AnOutragedJew). Recent piece @ Breakout Finder: Will Justin Watson be a thing with Tom Brady under center? More burning question: IS OJ HOWARD CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF? Russy are you torn about Mel Gordon in Denver knowing your guy Royce Freeman now likely has one foot out of the door? Any recent favorite dynasty buys or sells? What are you doing with JuJu Smith? Can we talk a little devy as well? Favorite players entering next year, maybe? Is David Bell > Rondale Moore a hot take? Just *how* good can Ja’Marr Chase be? In devy leagues: WR > RB? I think Chuba Hubbard is the best back in the 2021 class/thoughts or projections for Travis Etienne? Najee Harris is the next great Alabama back in the pipeline (Henry, Ingram, Jacobs… Harris)? Patron Questions Support the pod www.Patreon.com/IMOUTRAGED Visit the website www.BreakoutFinder.com

This is episode 6 of our back to basics series, which aims to help our listeners learn about the different political structures,and equip them on how to engage with the structures. On this episode Koyin, Shaka, Jen, Mel and special guest Felicia discuss the economy, taxes and the budget. Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast #ConsensusPodcastB2B and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Hosts Green Party member – Shaka Lish https://twitter.com/shakalish Conservative member - Koyin Fuwa (twitter.com/KoyWorld) Labour and Co-operative member - Jen Davis Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon(twitter.com/MellyG567)and Economist and founder of The Black Economists Network - Felicia Odamtten (https://twitter.com/Feliciaaa_O) Music by – Ade Smilez (twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

You want to be blown away? Well this week Nate Liss (@AnOutragedJew) and Ryan Lopes (@StillRyanFive) welcome industry titan Rich Hribar (@LordReebs) to the show -- and the results are face melting. David Johnson a HOU Texan. Do we care? Sidebar: HOU needs a GM so bad. On the flip: WR Nuk Hopkins in ARI. Crazy. How much higher can we push Kyler Murray? Stef Diggs flipped to BUF, for actual appropriate compensation Todd Gurley a part of “trade talks”, we’re told. Much like DJohnson, do we even care at this point? Is there a spot that could salvage his knee(s)? TE Talk Is it weird that I’m kinda excited about the TE spot going into drafts? Well, excited about everyone buy Jimmy Graham. Derrick Henry tagged. How high are you drafting him? Dev Freeman released? Is he dust? Cam Newton, allowed to seek a trade. What is going on in Carolina? Teddy B next man up, newly-signed in CAR. Best fit possible? TEN locks up Tannehill: Smart/dumb/overvalued/undervlaued, etc.? Tom Brady donezo in NE, per his IG. Where do you want him, or is he also dust? Dak Prescott tagged - what’s his worth? Where do you rank him? Is it wheels up for him + Cowboys offense in general post-Jason Garrett? KC grabs Dame Williams’ option. How do you view him entering free agency? KC a mid- or late-round RB landing spot we assume? MIA rumored to be a RB landing spot, by way of draft of FA. Mel Gordon the latest rumor. Thoughts on MIA outlook as a whole + Gordon’s outlook? What’s the ceiling for RB Jon Taylor? Is there an argument for him as the 1.01 in SUPERFLEX leagues? Talk about “Combine winners” at WR: How high for Jefferson, Mims, and Pittman now? Is Pittman still a good bit underrated? Who were your risers/fallers at RB post-Combine? How are you playing Antonio Gibson? www.BreakoutFinder.com

This is episode 4 of our back to basics series, which aims to help our listeners learn about the different political structures,and equip them on how to engage with the structures. On this episode Shaka, Jen, Koyin and Mel discuss what a constitution is and if the UK needs a written one. Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast #ConsensusPodcastB2B and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Hosts Green Party member – Shaka Lish https://twitter.com/shakalish Labour and Co-operative member - Jen Conservative member - Koyin Fuwa (twitter.com/KoyWorld) and Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon(twitter.com/MellyG567) Music by – Ade Smilez (twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

This is episode 3 of our back to basics series, which aims to help our listeners learn about the different political structures, and equip them on how to engage with the structures. On this episode Des, Azzees, Mel and Tosin discuss what local government is. Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast #ConsensusPodcastB2B and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Hosts: Labour member - Des Ibekwe (https://twitter.com/desibekwe) Green member - Azzees Minott (https://twitter.com/Azzees) Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon(twitter.com/MellyG567) and Conservative member - Tosin Adedayo (https://twitter.com/DameTosin) Music by – Ade Smilez (twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

This is episode 2 of our back to basics series, which aims to help our listeners learn about the different political structures, and equip them on how to engage with the structures. On this episode Jen, Koyin, Mel and Shaka discuss the executive branch (Government). Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast #ConsensusPodcastB2B and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Labour and Co-operative member - Jen Davis Conservative member - Koyin Fuwa (twitter.com/KoyWorld) and Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon(twitter.com/MellyG567) and Green Party member – Shaka Lish https://twitter.com/shakalish Music by – Ade Smilez (twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

With his new novel, The Grand Dark (Harper Voyager), Richard Kadrey takes an artistic leap from his renowned Sandman Slim supernatural noir books. We sit down in a murder hotel to talk about mixing robots and genetic engineering with Weimar Germany, getting inspired by Mel Gordon's Voluptuous Panic, David Bowie's Low, and the Brothers Quay's Street of Crocodiles, the impact of the 2016 election on his writing, and how he's getting ready to end the Sandman Slim series. We also get into the gentrification of the east Village and the Bowery, the thin line between preservation and nostalgia, the moment his brain got warped by Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, our shared love of What We Do In The Shadows, the time he attended a screening of Cronenberg's Crash with Kathy Acker, his LitReactor course on writing dark urban fantasy, the wonder of being edited by Ellen Datlow, the accretionary model of novel-writing, and why it's okay to build your fantastic world by just looking out the window. (Check out our 2018 conversation!) • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

On this episode Mel, Tosin, Shaka and Jen review the election result. It gets a bit tense with the two main parties, so brace yourself!!!!!!!! Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Hosts: Green Party member – Shaka Lish https://twitter.com/shakalish Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon(twitter.com/MellyG567) Conservative member - Tosin Adedayo (https://twitter.com/DameTosin) and Labour and Co-operative member - Jen Davis Music by – Ade Smilez (twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

On this episode Tosin, Azzees, Des & Mel discuss the Speaker election and general election campaigning. Join in the conversation using the hashtags #ConsensusPodcast and follow Consensus on Twitter & Instagram @the_consensus_ Conservative member - Tosin Adedayo (https://twitter.com/DameTosin) Green member - Azzees Minott (https://twitter.com/Azzees) Labour member - Des Ibekwe (https://twitter.com/desibekwe) Liberal Democrats member- Mel Gordon(twitter.com/MellyG567) Music by – Ade Smilez (https://twitter.com/adeSMILEZ) For any questions, comments or enquiries please email info@the-consensus.uk

Our longest episode yet, and if you like high energy commentary and also crying then this episode is mostly for you. Ryan Lopes (@StillRyanFive) exhumes the corpse of many topics in this episode which are met with unwavering resistance from Nate Liss (@AnOutragedJew) -- bottom line, this episode DELIVERS. #WhiteClawStinks Vikings cut/waive Laq Treadwell; Redskins cut/waive Josh Doctson. Doctson turns around and signs with the Vikings. We need Treadwell to ink with Washington to complete the sad cycle. Carlos Hyde out in KC, traded to HOU. Should be no issue for Duke Johnson -- Hyde who stinks. Mel Gordon dug in, Chargers dug in. Gordon reportedly ready to sit out Week 1. Austin Ekeler/Justin Jackson season-long and dynasty standpoint. Jay Gruden on RB1 Derrius Guice: "The offense, carries-wise, will pretty much go through him." N’Keal Harry lands on IR. What’s the panic meter at? RELATED: Demaryius Thomas cut/resigned; Josh Gordon completely cleared for Week 1. Elijah McGuire lands on the CLE practice squad? Surprising? LeSean McCoy released, and immediately lands in KC with old friend coach Andy Reid. What does this mean for Damien Williams? Fallout in BUF: The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia believes Devin Singletary "won’t consistently be a featured back, at least not early in the season." As we do, moment of silence for WR Greg Dortch, who was recently waived by the NYJ. Jazz Ferguson, practice squad stash? Elijah Holyfield is still running his 40 whilst being waived by the Panthers. Alfred Blue to IR: Ryquell Armstead an even more enticing handcuff for season-long purposes. Dyno-wise, JAX recently signed RB Devine Ozigbo, formerly of the Saints. We talked about Ricky Seals-Jones as a possible factor in ARI, especially given his familiarity with the new coach in town. Sike. Waived, but quickly lands in CLE behind starter David Njoku. Eq St. Brown on IR in GB, and he’s donezo for the season. Jerick McKinnon on IR. Will not play a down in SF. Again. WR Taywan Taylor traded to the Browns? No comments on John Kelly at this time, please, who is now on the streets. We will #neverforget. More waived/released players “of note”: RB Samaje Perine, WAS > CIN WR Keelan Doss, OAK > JAX WR Marcell Ateman OAK > RB Boston Scott PHI > NO > WR Stanley Morgan Jr. CIN WR Jordan Matthews SF RB Jeremy McNichols TEN WR J’Mon Moore GB RB Josh Adams PHI WR Emanuel Hall CHI > TB > WR Chad Williams ARI > Stats and metrics brought to you courtesy of www.BreakoutFinder.com

Jeff Ratcliffe is back! He dives into the fantasy fallout from roster cutdown day (1:00), kicking things off with how to value Devin Singletary in the Bills backfield (2:20). Jeff then turns his attention to the Chiefs, breaking down Damien Williams, LeSean McCoy, and Darwin Thompson (5:15). He then rolls into the Texans' backfield and discusses the impact Carlos Hyde will have on Duke Johnson (8:38). Jeff then updates the Ezekiel Elliott situation and lets you know what he's doing with Tony Pollard (13:58). He next touches on the Chargers backfield with Melvin Gordon expected to miss at least Week 1 (16:08). Jeff wraps things up with some thoughts on Derrius Guice and some early Week 1 injury notes (18:28).

Oh yes, this week Ryan Lopes (@stillryanfive) and Nate Liss (@anoutragedjew) spin pure gold out of what would seem like thin air. This is a high energy episode unofficially sponsored by white claw and whatever teenage magazine is popular right now. D’Onta Foreman, now a Colt: Does it even matter anymore? From RB2 > pushing RB1 to an RB3-ish with “work ethic issues”? Is it time to light the final candle? Foreman fallout in HOU; what does this mean for Lamar Miller, if anything at all? Is Damarea Crockett going to happen? What does HOU do now in that backfield/who would YOU sign (ex. Duke Johnson, Gio Bernard, or swing big for Mel Gordon)? Mike Crabtree lives and lands in ARI. Expectations? Do we care? What does it mean for our heroes Hakeem Butler and Andy Isabella? Antonio Brown may have frostbitten feet? What the heck is going on in Oakland? Meanwhile, the best receiver on the roster, Hunter Renfrow, is penciled in as the team’s starting slot option. Wheels up. Meanwhile, SPARQ-freak Mike Gesicki has had an “uneven” camp. I am upset about it. T.J. Hockenson is “fixture” with the first-team offense.  Last TE note: Rico Gathers is #free. Someone please make this happen. Or is his upside and impact all just a dream? SEA backfield update? Chris Carson vs. Rashaad Penny; Carson clearly in the “lead role” and Schotty wants him “more involved” in the passing game. Boner? Jerick McKinnon off the PUP -- are we celebrating? THE JAKOBI MEYERS SEGMENT LET THEM HEAR IT NATE Jaylen Samuels to have a “significant part of the offense” -- hello. Rookie and Breakout Finder-favorite A.J. Brown -- initial third-stringer? Emmanuel Butler RISING -- is Tre’Quan Smith in trouble?

On this edition of CTO Studio, we meet Melani Gordon, CEO of TapHunter, a company she co-founded with Jeff Gordon, who is CTO.  She tells us how she and Jeff have been successful at work and at home, what  TapHunter does and what the current state of women in tech is. In this episode you’ll hear: Why you should set boundaries with your founder. The importance of body language, especially for women in tech today. How can you stop comparing yourself to others, and why should you do it? Why you need to pick up the phone to prove your idea. Is having self-serve customers really possible? And so much more! Also on this episode, we get into the details of what their business is and what it does: TapHunter is a tech start-up in San Diego. They are a premier company for bars and restaurants that want to drive foot traffic and boost profits. It was an idea her husband had and about 7 or 8 years ago she thought there was something valuable in it. The craft beer scene was exploding, some of their friends were in that scene and she knew they needed the most help. Their vision from day one was to help local businesses and they started in the niche of specialty beverage locations. It’s always been clear from day one who would do what in terms of roles. And that’s because they’ve worked together before TapHunter. They ran an agency and they met at a tech start-up in early 2000. She was the marketing director and he was the technology director, they loved working together and soon expanded to working freelance gigs. It’s what they’ve always known, so it comes naturally for them. Because she’s been a tech leader for so long, I wanted her input on what it’s been like to be the female CEO and how the tech scene has changed regarding women at the helm of tech businesses. Mel was brought up to believe gender didn’t matter so it’s never mattered to her that she was female, she was going to work just as hard and earn everything she deserves like everyone else. However, throughout her career she has experienced some poor treatment because she’s female, and she’s had to deal with some misogynistic men. Although progress has been made, it is nowhere near where it needs to be in this industry. Mel says women bring in different perspectives, different approaches, and different life experiences and all of those things matter when growing and scaling a company. In my personal experience with the hack-a-thons I run, there are differences I see when the pairings are only male, only female or a mix. The most unsuccessful teams are the mixed teams because the men usually dominate conversation where the females don’t feel they have a voice. The male teams typically get a lot done with low quality, and the female teams get very little done with supreme quality. Those are my observations. Next she shares advice she gives to female tech leaders today along with how to know if you are really passionate about the tech you are building, and how she negotiates disagreements with the CTO. We finish with her thoughts on the current start-up culture – hear them and more on today’s edition of The CTO Studio!

Jack and Kate take a different approach in this mini episode by paying tribute to author, scholar, theater expert, and collector Mel Gordon. Mel's books had a huge impact on both of your hosts and they discuss his importance and the legacy he leaves us with. Kate talks about her personal encounters with Mel and Jack dives into where he fits within an academic context. How does one get cast in a Mel Gordon theatrical production? What kind of gift would one receive from him at one's wedding? Why is there no Weimar Berlin simulation for the Oculus Rift and how do we fix that? Where does Werner Herzog fit into all of this? Find out all this and more in this month's mini episode of Bad Books for Bad People. Books discussed include: Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin Theater of Fear and Horror: The Grisly Spectacle of the Grand Guignol of Paris, 1897 - 1962 The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber: Weimar's Priestess of Depravity Horizontal Collaboration: The Erotic World of Paris, 1920 - 1946 BBfBP theme song by True Creature  Find us at BadBooksBadPeople.com, on Twitter @badbooksbadppl, Instagram @badbooksbadpeople and on Facebook. You can discover where to get all the books featured on Bad Books for Bad People on our About Page.

Erik Jan Hanussen was a psychic, hypnotist, astrologer, amateur detective and publisher of tabloids and born Herschmann-Chaim Steinschneider in 1889 in a Viennese jail cell and murdered in Berlin in 1933 on the orders of SA officers who owed him money. His remarkable life is the subject of Berkeley professor Mel Gordon's Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant. Mel joins us in this episode to tell us why a Jewish entertainer with psychic gifts would choose to align himself with a regime that would ultimately lead to his death... Mel Gordon: https://www.amazon.com/Erik-Jan-Hanussen-Hitlers-Clairvoyant/dp/0922915687 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erik Jan Hanussen was a psychic, hypnotist, astrologer, amateur detective and publisher of tabloids and born Herschmann-Chaim Steinschneider in 1889 in a Viennese jail cell and murdered in Berlin in 1933 on the orders of SA officers who owed him money. His remarkable life is the subject of Berkeley professor Mel Gordon's Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant. Mel joins us in this episode to tell us why a Jewish entertainer with psychic gifts would choose to align himself with a regime that would ultimately lead to his death... Mel Gordon: https://www.amazon.com/Erik-Jan-Hanussen-Hitlers-Clairvoyant/dp/0922915687 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UC Berkeley Professor Mel Gordon discusses the mythical history of the city of Kandor and its allusions to Jewish history in conjunction with Kandor 17 by Mike Kelley. Mel Gordon is Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. A director and writer, he is the author of fifteen books and one hundred and thirty articles on popular culture and American, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Yiddish theatre. His online articles include “Why Madonna’s Kabbalah Is the True Kabbalah” (Jewcy.com).

Mel Gordon, co-founder of TapHunter, talks about what it takes to build a sales-driven company. From building a pipeline, to perfecting your pitch, handling objections, and hiring great salespeople—we cover it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices