Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael Dennis

On this episode, Dr. Michael Dennis, a leading expert on the Chechen Republic, tells the multifaceted story of the Chechen fight for independence, including the consequences of the Chechen Wars, the rise of the Kadyrov family, lessons learned by the Russian Army, impacts on the Putin regime's decision-making in crises, and Chechnya's role in Ukraine. Dr. Dennis also talks about the future of the North Caucasus and the different actors' stakes in this fraught region. Thanks for listening! This event was part of the #Connexions Experts speaker series which is dedicated to spreading nuanced knowledge about conflict areas in the greater Eurasian region. The Experts series is in lead up to the #Connexions 2024 conference which will take place from March 18-20 at The University of Texas at Austin. Watch the event here: https://www.youtube.com/live/w6Fh76DnmdI?si=MC6lu6CRY-15RWTk ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Michael Dennis is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a leading expert on Chechnya, the North Caucasus insurgency, and the Russo-Chechen Wars. In addition to over twenty years of research in the region, Dr. Dennis spent over five years living with Chechen rebels and refugees in the Pankisi Gorge along the Chechen border with the Republic of Georgia, and displaced Chechen communities in Azerbaijan, Belgium, Poland, and Turkey, exploring the conditions under which displaced populations attitudinally support political violence. His post-doctoral research focused on Chechen attitudes towards foreign fighters in Ukraine and Syria. During the Second Russo-Chechen War (1999 to 2009), he served as a volunteer aid-worker the International Rescue Committee (IRC) tasked with leading a team to help re-build water, sanitation, and education infrastructure in war-torn Chechnya and provide subsistence support to tens of thousands of Chechen refugees living in the neighboring republic of Ingushetia. From 2004 to 2011, he co-directed the Chechnya Advocacy Network, an international humanitarian non-government organization created to improve human rights and security in Chechnya, provide legal and asylum procedure assistance for Chechen refugees, conduct research on issues related to the Russo-Chechen Wars, and raise awareness and funds to improve infrastructure, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and education in the Republic of Chechnya. Dr. Dennis's research has been published in Security Studies and referenced in Foreign Affairs, and he recently completed an academic book manuscript based on his decades-long work with Chechen refugees. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in Political Science from Miami University (Ohio), and studied at Novgorod State University in Russia, and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and speaks Chechen and Russian. PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 3, 2023 at The University of Texas at Austin. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch! PRODUCTION CREDITS Host/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy) Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana) Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp Production Assistant: Faith VanVleet Production Assistant: Eliza Fisher SlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by AKMV, Ketsa, Mindseye, Shaolin Dub) Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@MSDaniel) www.msdaniel.com DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/P1EKcswq.png Special Guest: Michael Dennis.

Recorded on July 20, 2023 at San Diego Comic Con! Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Lawsuit You throw me the idol, I throw you the whip, is the beginning of legal analysis for Dr. Indiana Jones. Did Indy and Marion Ravenwood have a valid partnership agreement to find the Ark of the Covenant? Did Satipo breach his fiduciary duty to Indiana at the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors? Does the insanity defense apply to anyone who drank the Blood of Kali? Did Germany actually declare war on Dr. Jones Senior and Junior? And if the US Government classifies the Ark of the Covenant as Top Secret, what is necessary to declassify it for a FOIA request? This is the time when a fedora is proper courtroom attire, so join our team of lawyers and judges for fortune and glory, featuring Circuit Judge John B. Owens (9th Circuit Court of Appeals), US Magistrate Judge Steve Chu, Christine Peek, Mark Zaid, Michael Dennis, and Joshua Gilliland. Presented by The Legal Geeks. Room: Grand 12, Marriott Marquis San Diego MarinaSupport the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

Michael Dennis a.k.a. Mike D, is a Philly-based storyteller, historian, and archivist. He founded the show, Reelblack TV, which curates and chronicles the Black American experience in film, music, interviews, and more across media: "Our goal is to educate, entertain, enlighten, and empower using the magic of film". Follow hashtag #JosiahsVoicePod and follow on Instagram & Twitter @JosiahsVoicePod Support Reelblack TV: Linktr.ee/reelblack Follow Reelblack TV on Instagram: @Reelblack. Support on PATREON.BLOG: Episode Notes. Theme Song: BREWERB. by MuhTeyOh This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. HTTP://anchor.fm/app. Listen to this episode at www.newsly.me or download the app on IOS or ANDROID. For a Free 1 Month subscription use my PROMO CODE: JosiahVoice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/josiahsvoiceonblackfilm/message

"There is no such thing as The Macra Terror Omnibus..." etc. Michael Dennis is an excellent guest on this attempt to capture The Macra Terror's best attributes in some sort of pincer movement using him and hoist Toby Hadoke.

Charlotte Kaercher und Reno Tiede - zwei Größen des deutschen Goalballs. Beide haben noch einen geringen Sehtest und spielen in der Goalball-Bundesliga beim RGC Hansa (Rostock). Charlotte ist zudem Nationalspielerin - Reno mittlerweile Co-Trainer der Nationalmannschaft der Männer - als Spieler wurde er Europameister und nahm zwei Mal an den Paralympics teil. 2018 haben die beiden eine Familie gegründet und sind seitdem mit ihrem Sohn Kilian zu dritt. Im Team Deutschland Paralympics Podcast sprechen sie über Eltern sein mit Sehbehinderung, die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Leistungssport und einen Roadtrip nach Estland für ein Rammstein-Konzert. Die angesprochene Folge mit Michael Dennis findet ihr ...Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.Gern unterstützen wir dich bei deiner Podcast-Produktion.

***What's up in Babblot*** 3:28 Badger's sound projects Burky at BGG Con   ***Introducing Michael Dennis*** 11:00 From Ready Steady Play  https://www.youtube.com/@ReadySteadyPlay   ***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 16:00 Overstocking problem Heroscape back on the shelf    ***Sponsor break*** 32:20 Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper   ***What game is behind the door*** 34:40 Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Michael Dennis in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?   ***Sponsor break*** 1:17:27 Arcane Wonders latest release Dice Manor    ***The Babble*** 1:20:20 IP's whether they be from films, books or video games are a big draw to you buying a game or not. With the quality of these titles becoming their own thing and not just a slapped on lick of paint for an existing game (I'm looking at you Monopoly) we wanted to revisit the subject of IP=Cash Grab.   --------------------------------------- You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should... Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248 Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support. Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape And watch the live stream of the show here: https://youtu.be/jRyiMyqXoO0 Games mentioned:   Dice Manor, Foundations of Rome,  Rise of Kings, HeroScape: Age of Annihilation, Magic: the Gathering, Guards of Atlantis II, Pilgrim, Euthia: Torment of Resurrection, Monopoly, Red Rising, Scooby-Doo! The Board Game, Wacky Races: The Board Game, Nemesis, Evil Dead 2: The Board Game, Dune,  Dune Imperium, Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Board Game, Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, Dune: House Secrets, Babylon 5: Component Game Systems,  Star Trek; A Klingon Challenge, Star Trek: Fleet Captains, Scythe, Lords of Waterdeep, Dark Souls, Mechs vs. Minions, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, Ca$h 'n Gun$, The Thing: The Boardgame, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game,  Bloodborne: The Board Game, Fallout Shelter, Battle of the Five Armies, Mansions of Madness, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, Star Wars: Outer Rim,

Michael Dennis blamed his ex-wife, Doreen Erbert for the tragic and sudden death of their son, Paul, who accidentally drowned in their family swimming pool. Although both of them deeply mourned the loss of their child, Doreen attempted to move on, and began a family with her new husband, Charles. But on Halloween night in 1984, a man in a wolf mask armed with a machete put an end to any hope Doreen still carried. Get a FREE personalized quote at ethoslife.com/KILLER Check out our new hoodies! If you have any thoughts on this case or any other case, or just want to get in touch with Savannah about the show, email her at killerinstinctpodcast@gmail.com. Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/KillerInstinctYT Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Halloween is the only day in a year when people around the world dress up, knock on doors in their neighborhood for candy, and decorate their homes like crime scenes. It's the day that the communities come together to celebrate. Halloween night in 1984 turned out to be a genuinely nightmarish one for the Erbert family in San Jose, California, as a family was celebrating a holiday filled with fun and spooky events. One family would soon see why opening the door for trick-or-treaters is not always the best idea. Doreen Rae Hitchens was born in Santa Clara, California, in 1952. She grew up in a very loving family. She had a job as a physical therapist, and that's how she met her first husband, Michael Dennis, also known as Mike. Michael Dennis worked at the Lockheed factory as a sprayer next door to Doreen's job. Mike had suffered from hearing loss, which often caused him to stutter. His friend, Jim Patriott told Snapped on Oxygen that Mike was depressed and he didn't socialize a lot. He didn't often have girlfriends, so when he met Doreen, he said he had found the one. After only a few months of dating, the couple got married, and Doreen soon gave birth to a baby boy, Paul Dennis. While Mike relished his role as a father, the stress of being new parents was too much for the young couple to withstand. They divorced in 1977, and Doreen retained primary custody of their son, who visited Mike on weekends. Mike cherished the time with his son, but he remained bitter about the divorce. On the other hand, Doreen quickly bounced back and married local carpet store owner Charles Erbert. The two had a daughter, Deanna Erbert, in 1979, raising her and Paul together. The couple was quickly starting to become a family and moved into a beautiful home within the community.

William Michael Dennis was grieving and depressed, but instead of getting help for his problems, he blamed other people and tried to make them pay for his unhappiness. For more stories of the worst people on earth, visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thisisMONSTERS You can check out our new merch at: https://this-is-monsters.creator-spring.com/ To support the show, donate a few bucks through Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/monsters You can find more information about ways to support us plus contact info at our website: https://www.thisismonsters.com/

CW: this episode contains graphic crime scene descriptions, the accidental death of a child, and the violent murder of a pregnant woman On Halloween night, 1984, police in San Jose, California responded to a scene one would later describe as a "Halloween horror show" in the front hallway of Charles and Doreen Erbert's suburban home.  In the corner of the crime scene, near the door, lay a rubber mask in the shape of a cartoon wolf's head.  This is a story of tragedy that lead to vengeful murder on Halloween night. Sources https://www.newspapers.com/image/379262016/?terms=doreen%20erbert&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/460524251/?terms=doreen%20erbert&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/460628381/?terms=doreen%20erbert&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/758479889/?terms=doreen%20erbert&match=1 Snapped, S26 Ep9 “William Dennis” https://crimesandconsequences.com/william-dennis/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/461356699/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ2MTM1NjY5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjYzODE1MDE4LCJleHAiOjE2NjM5MDE0MTh9.zR6FjaLOqQRfNUwhYuI5va4yXcYtKr-7UsPX5uTLNNc https://www.record-bee.com/2016/09/30/condemned-inmates-victims-families-speak-out/ https://medium.com/@crimewaffles/william-michael-dennis-the-murderer-in-the-wolf-mask-4ec6ebeb8f59 https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-halloween-murder-of-doreen-erbert https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/michael-dennis-kills-ex-wife-doreen-erbert-wolf-mask-halloween

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This time we are talking to Michael Dennis about his career as company stage manager, and his extensive experience of touring theatre at all scales.  We hear about the daily minutiae of managing an acting company, the challenges of making sure everyone feels listened to, and how the CSM is never really fully off duty. We discuss touring theatre in the UK, and the rich and invaluable experience it represents. We also undo years of therapy by reminiscing about theatrical digs... 

Recorded Live at SDCC on July 21, 2022! The Town of Amity is being sued by the families of shark attack victims! Was it right for Mayor Vaughn to keep the beaches open after the death of Chrissie Watkins? Was the medical examiner right to change Watkins's cause of death to a boating accident? Join attorneys Michael Dennis, Mark Zaid, Jane Boardman, and Kathy Steinman, as they argue before Judge Carol Najera. Featuring Valerie Tosi as Mrs. Kintner and Jeff May as Mayor Vaughn. Presented by The Legal Geeks. Room Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.Support the show

Your host Toby Hadoke is very tired on this one, so he barely has the energy for a Highland fling. Hopefully he makes up for his lack of energy in the post-commentary coda. And fortunately, brilliant guest Michael Dennis (who wrote for Mark Gatiss' excellent Queers anthology of monologues) is on hand to be far more interesting, eloquent and, well, awake than Toby is. Hopefully those of you less familiar with this story come away with a newfound appreciation for it after this. And that one of you has it in your attic. 

"There is no such thing as Happy Times and Place 37.2" etc. Of course there is. And this is it. a rewarding look at an under appreciated story with special guest Michael Dennis, who has worked extensively in theatre as a company manager and is an excellent writer too. But will host Toby Hadoke manage to stay in control...?

Your host Toby Hadoke to work himself up to do this one - a story he has always enjoyed (and really had a good time with in his book Running Through Corridors). This time though, it felt like it was going to be a chore as it is all telesnaps and guesswork. So he grits his teeth and off he goes, with the delightful and insightful Michael Dennis - playwright and theatre fellow - as company... and boy are the results worth it. Not a story many people talk about, The Macra Terror, and that's a shame, because there's a lot to like. There's also a lot to guess!

Michael Dennis has both local and national Media Exposure. He has been featured on FOX and CBS TV. He was featured on the Jerry Springer Show in 1991, and has appeared on numerous Radio Shows. In April 2000 he completed a six month Psychic Radio Show for MOJO 94.9 F.M. in Cincinnati. He has also been featured on WAIF 88.3 a.m. and on WSAI 1530 a.m. where he makes guest radio appearances. He was interviewed in the 2000 Millennium Edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Pittsburgh Tribune, March 2003 the Columbus Dispatch, April 2005 and the DaytonDaily News in May 2008. He has been working Psychic Festivals and Fairs since 1986 in the mid-west as well as in Toronto and Ottowa Canada. Michael is also a writer and his first book Halfway to Heaven was published in 2003and his book of love poetry Dawn's Kiss, carne out in the summer or Fall of 2009. Michael trained extensively and apprenticed with various Metaphysical Teachers. In 1985, Michael became a professional Psychic. In 1995 he gave up a foreign language teaching career to pursue his writing dream, and Psychic work full time.Presentation from the 2012 Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://goo.gl/rwvBfwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozarkmtpubTwitter: https://goo.gl/LunK5DWebsite: https://goo.gl/2d5cX4ASSOCIATED LINKS:Ozark Mountain Publishing, Inc.: https://goo.gl/xhgoAPQuantum Healing Hypnosis Academy: https://goo.gl/64G7RD

In this weeks sermon pastor Michael Dennis walks us through Philippians 1:27-30. We look at 3 main takeaways from the message: Stand Firm (vs 27) Spunk (vs 28) Suffering (vs 29-30) Summary: Our immediate thought on life is that God's role in our life is to protect us from suffering, opposition, hardship but verse 29 is teaching that our suffering in life is a gift of God's grace in our life. How's that possible? It's because the God of Scripture knows our hearts and minds will easily latch on to the sparkly things of this world that will not last. We don't just love romance; we give up everything for romance. We don't just love our careers we become workacholic. We don't just love our hobbies, we become obsessive. We don't just eat food, we become gluttonous. Our hearts and minds will latch on to the things of this world and they won't last, and the Lord knows they won't last. We know they won't last. Relationships come and go. Careers come and go. Hobbies are great until we get old and our bodies fade, our minds fade. The economy is up and down. The politicians are hit and miss. The things of this world are fleeting, and the Lord knows the things of this world are fleeting. Therefore, the God of Scripture, the creator of all things will absolutely bring the gift of suffering into our life, not because He hates us, but because He loves us and He wants to show us that He is the only part of life that we can hold on to for eternity, therefore, the Apostle Paul writes, “29 For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake.”

Three strategy and policy experts from the US Naval War College explore the potential of an American defeat in a conflict with China. In this episode of RUSI Journal Radio, hosts Demi, Emma and Ed are joined by Anand Toprani, Nicholas Murray and Michael Dennis, who co-authored an essay in the RUSI Journal earlier this year on confronting the possibility of defeat. Recorded in February 2022, their conversation covers topics ranging from military wargaming to the resilience of the US political system.

Meet and speak with your SPIRIT GUIDES and be uplifted by their loving, positive, messages. Their messages are informative, inspiring, as well as entertaining. They also welcome questions. Your Spirit Guides have been with you since birth. They speak in your dreams, through your hunches, and the voice of your Intuition, yet you are often too busy and distracted to hear them. This Is A Unique Channeling you will not want to miss!FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://goo.gl/rwvBfwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozarkmtpubTwitter: https://goo.gl/LunK5DWebsite: https://goo.gl/2d5cX4ASSOCIATED LINKS:Ozark Mountain Publishing, Inc.: https://goo.gl/xhgoAPQuantum Healing Hypnosis Academy: https://goo.gl/64G7RD

#ai #accel #evolution Automatic curriculum generation is one of the most promising avenues for Reinforcement Learning today. Multiple approaches have been proposed, each with their own set of advantages and drawbacks. This paper presents ACCEL, which takes the next step into the direction of constructing curricula for multi-capable agents. ACCEL combines the adversarial adaptiveness of regret-based sampling methods with the capabilities of level-editing, usually found in Evolutionary Methods. OUTLINE: 0:00 - Intro & Demonstration 3:50 - Paper overview 5:20 - The ACCEL algorithm 15:25 - Looking at the pseudocode 23:10 - Approximating regret 33:45 - Experimental results 40:00 - Discussion & Comments Website: https://accelagent.github.io Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.01302 Abstract: It remains a significant challenge to train generally capable agents with reinforcement learning (RL). A promising avenue for improving the robustness of RL agents is through the use of curricula. One such class of methods frames environment design as a game between a student and a teacher, using regret-based objectives to produce environment instantiations (or levels) at the frontier of the student agent's capabilities. These methods benefit from their generality, with theoretical guarantees at equilibrium, yet they often struggle to find effective levels in challenging design spaces. By contrast, evolutionary approaches seek to incrementally alter environment complexity, resulting in potentially open-ended learning, but often rely on domain-specific heuristics and vast amounts of computational resources. In this paper we propose to harness the power of evolution in a principled, regret-based curriculum. Our approach, which we call Adversarially Compounding Complexity by Editing Levels (ACCEL), seeks to constantly produce levels at the frontier of an agent's capabilities, resulting in curricula that start simple but become increasingly complex. ACCEL maintains the theoretical benefits of prior regret-based methods, while providing significant empirical gains in a diverse set of environments. An interactive version of the paper is available at this http URL. Authors: Jack Parker-Holder, Minqi Jiang, Michael Dennis, Mikayel Samvelyan, Jakob Foerster, Edward Grefenstette, Tim Rocktäschel Links: TabNine Code Completion (Referral): http://bit.ly/tabnine-yannick YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/yannickilcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ykilcher Discord: https://discord.gg/4H8xxDF BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/yann... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykilcher BiliBili: https://space.bilibili.com/2017636191 If you want to support me, the best thing to do is to share out the content :) If you want to support me financially (completely optional and voluntary, but a lot of people have asked for this): SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/yannick... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yannickilcher Bitcoin (BTC): bc1q49lsw3q325tr58ygf8sudx2dqfguclvngvy2cq Ethereum (ETH): 0x7ad3513E3B8f66799f507Aa7874b1B0eBC7F85e2 Litecoin (LTC): LQW2TRyKYetVC8WjFkhpPhtpbDM4Vw7r9m Monero (XMR): 4ACL8AGrEo5hAir8A9CeVrW8pEauWvnp1WnSDZxW7tziCDLhZAGsgzhRQABDnFy8yuM9fWJDviJPHKRjV4FWt19CJZN9D4n

#ai #accel #evolution This is an interview with the authors Jack Parker-Holder and Minqi Jiang. Original Paper Review Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povBD... Automatic curriculum generation is one of the most promising avenues for Reinforcement Learning today. Multiple approaches have been proposed, each with their own set of advantages and drawbacks. This paper presents ACCEL, which takes the next step into the direction of constructing curricula for multi-capable agents. ACCEL combines the adversarial adaptiveness of regret-based sampling methods with the capabilities of level-editing, usually found in Evolutionary Methods. OUTLINE: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Start of interview 4:45 - How did you get into this field? 8:10 - What is minimax regret? 11:45 - What levels does the regret objective select? 14:20 - Positive value loss (correcting my mistakes) 21:05 - Why is the teacher not learned? 24:45 - How much domain-specific knowledge is needed? 29:30 - What problems is this applicable to? 33:15 - Single agent vs population of agents 37:25 - Measuring and balancing level difficulty 40:35 - How does generalization emerge? 42:50 - Diving deeper into the experimental results 47:00 - What are the unsolved challenges in the field? 50:00 - Where do we go from here? Website: https://accelagent.github.io Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.01302 ICLR Workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/aloe2022 Book on topic: https://www.oreilly.com/radar/open-en... Abstract: It remains a significant challenge to train generally capable agents with reinforcement learning (RL). A promising avenue for improving the robustness of RL agents is through the use of curricula. One such class of methods frames environment design as a game between a student and a teacher, using regret-based objectives to produce environment instantiations (or levels) at the frontier of the student agent's capabilities. These methods benefit from their generality, with theoretical guarantees at equilibrium, yet they often struggle to find effective levels in challenging design spaces. By contrast, evolutionary approaches seek to incrementally alter environment complexity, resulting in potentially open-ended learning, but often rely on domain-specific heuristics and vast amounts of computational resources. In this paper we propose to harness the power of evolution in a principled, regret-based curriculum. Our approach, which we call Adversarially Compounding Complexity by Editing Levels (ACCEL), seeks to constantly produce levels at the frontier of an agent's capabilities, resulting in curricula that start simple but become increasingly complex. ACCEL maintains the theoretical benefits of prior regret-based methods, while providing significant empirical gains in a diverse set of environments. An interactive version of the paper is available at this http URL. Authors: Jack Parker-Holder, Minqi Jiang, Michael Dennis, Mikayel Samvelyan, Jakob Foerster, Edward Grefenstette, Tim Rocktäschel Links: TabNine Code Completion (Referral): http://bit.ly/tabnine-yannick YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/yannickilcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ykilcher Discord: https://discord.gg/4H8xxDF BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/yann... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykilcher BiliBili: https://space.bilibili.com/2017636191 If you want to support me, the best thing to do is to share out the content :)

Michael W. Dennis is the Vice President of Legal, PMO, and Innovation for CAS. He earned his PhD in biochemistry from the Ohio State University, and JD from Capital University. In this episode, we discuss the advancement of individual communities on a global scale. CAS is looking to make science and data accessible across the globe, fueling innovation, curating information, and advancing scientific progress. We explore what it means to innovate at a community level, how CAS is contributing to that, and how you can take charge in your own area. To learn more, visit: http://pastfoundation.org/ (pastfoundation.org) Resources: https://www.cas.org/ (cas.org) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dennis-b262165/ (linkedin.com/in/michael-dennis-b262165) Learning Unboxed is produced in part by http://crate.media (Crate Media)

There is a saying “watch what you ask for, you will get it.” As a young boy, Michael Dennis began speaking to God, seeking answers, advice and help to get away from a “terrible,” abusive home. One day God began communicating back. Michael Dennis' book, “Morning coffee with God,” includes those profound, uplifting (there is humor, too) communications which helped heal and transform his life and he hopes the book will inspire you to God as well.This presentation is from the 2010 Ozark Mountain Transformation Conference.FOLLOW US ON:Facebook: https://goo.gl/rwvBfwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozarkmtpubTwitter: https://goo.gl/LunK5DWebsite: https://goo.gl/2d5cX4ASSOCIATED LINKS:Ozark Mountain Publishing, Inc.: https://goo.gl/xhgoAPQuantum Healing Hypnosis Academy: https://goo.gl/64G7RD

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: What counts as defection?, published by Alex Turner on the AI Alignment Forum. Thanks to Michael Dennis for proposing the formal definition; to Andrew Critch for pointing me in this direction; to Abram Demski for proposing non-negative weighting; and to Alex Appel, Scott Emmons, Evan Hubinger, philh, Rohin Shah, and Carroll Wainwright for their feedback and ideas. There's a good chance I'd like to publish this at some point as part of a larger work. However, I wanted to make the work available now, in case that doesn't happen soon. They can't prove the conspiracy... But they could, if Steve runs his mouth. The police chief stares at you. You stare at the table. You'd agreed (sworn!) to stay quiet. You'd even studied game theory together. But, you hadn't understood what an extra year of jail meant. The police chief stares at you. Let Steve be the gullible idealist. You have a family waiting for you. Sunlight stretches across the valley, dappling the grass and warming your bow. Your hand anxiously runs along the bowstring. A distant figure darts between trees, and your stomach rumbles. The day is near spent. The stags run strong and free in this land. Carla should meet you there. Shouldn't she? Who wants to live like a beggar, subsisting on scraps of lean rabbit meat? In your mind's eye, you reach the stags, alone. You find one, and your arrow pierces its barrow. The beast shoots away; the rest of the herd follows. You slump against the tree, exhausted, and never open your eyes again. You can't risk it. People talk about 'defection' in social dilemma games, from the prisoner's dilemma to stag hunt to chicken. In the tragedy of the commons, we talk about defection. The concept has become a regular part of LessWrong discourse. Informal definition. A player defects when they increase their personal payoff at the expense of the group. This informal definition is no secret, being echoed from the ancient Formal Models of Dilemmas in Social Decision-Making to the recent Classifying games like the Prisoner's Dilemma: you can model the "defect" action as "take some value for yourself, but destroy value in the process". Given that the prisoner's dilemma is the bread and butter of game theory and of many parts of economics, evolutionary biology, and psychology, you might think that someone had already formalized this. However, to my knowledge, no one has. Formalism Consider a finite n -player normal-form game, with player i having pure action set A i and payoff function P i A 1 × × A n → R . Each player i chooses a strategy s i ∈ Δ A i (a distribution over A i ). Together, the strategies form a strategy profile s s 1 s n s − i s 1 s i − 1 s i 1 s n is the strategy profile, excluding player i 's strategy. A payoff profile contains the payoffs for all players under a given strategy profile. A utility weighting α j j 1 n is a set of n non-negative weights (as in Harsanyi's utilitarian theorem). You can consider the weights as quantifying each player's contribution; they might represent a percieved social agreement or be the explicit result of a bargaining process. When all α j are equal, we'll call that an equal weighting. However, if there are "utility monsters", we can downweight them accordingly. We're implicitly assuming that payoffs are comparable across players. We want to investigate: given a utility weighting, which actions are defections? Definition. Player i 's action a ∈ A i is a defection against strategy profile s and weighting α j j 1 n if Personal gain: P i a s − i P i s i s − i Social loss: ∑ j α j P j a s − i ∑ j α j P j s i s − i If such an action exists for some player i , strategy profile s , and weighting, then we say that there is an opportunity for defection in the game. Remark. For an equal weighting, condition (2) is equivalent to demanding that the action n...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Non-Obstruction: A Simple Concept Motivating Corrigibility, published by Alex Turner on the AI Alignment Forum. Thanks to Mathias Bonde, Tiffany Cai, Ryan Carey, Michael Cohen, Joe Collman, Andrew Critch, Abram Demski, Michael Dennis, Thomas Gilbert, Matthew Graves, Koen Holtman, Evan Hubinger, Victoria Krakovna, Amanda Ngo, Rohin Shah, Adam Shimi, Logan Smith, and Mark Xu for their thoughts. Main claim: corrigibility's benefits can be mathematically represented as a counterfactual form of alignment. Overview: I'm going to talk about a unified mathematical frame I have for understanding corrigibility's benefits, what it “is”, and what it isn't. This frame is precisely understood by graphing the human overseer's ability to achieve various goals (their attainable utility (AU) landscape). I argue that corrigibility's benefits are secretly a form of counterfactual alignment (alignment with a set of goals the human may want to pursue). A counterfactually aligned agent doesn't have to let us literally correct it. Rather, this frame theoretically motivates why we might want corrigibility anyways. This frame also motivates other AI alignment subproblems, such as intent alignment, mild optimization, and low impact. Nomenclature Corrigibility goes by a lot of concepts: “not incentivized to stop us from shutting it off”, “wants to account for its own flaws”, “doesn't take away much power from us”, etc. Named by Robert Miles, the word ‘corrigibility' means “able to be corrected [by humans]." I'm going to argue that these are correlates of a key thing we plausibly actually want from the agent design, which seems conceptually simple. In this post, I take the following common-language definitions: Corrigibility: the AI literally lets us correct it (modify its policy), and it doesn't manipulate us either. Without both of these conditions, the AI's behavior isn't sufficiently constrained for the concept to be useful. Being able to correct it is small comfort if it manipulates us into making the modifications it wants. An AI which is only non-manipulative doesn't have to give us the chance to correct it or shut it down. Impact alignment: the AI's actual impact is aligned with what we want. Deploying the AI actually makes good things happen. Intent alignment: the AI makes an honest effort to figure out what we want and to make good things happen. I think that these definitions follow what their words mean, and that the alignment community should use these (or other clear groundings) in general. Two of the more important concepts in the field (alignment and corrigibility) shouldn't have ambiguous and varied meanings. If the above definitions are unsatisfactory, I think we should settle upon better ones as soon as possible. If that would be premature due to confusion about the alignment problem, we should define as much as we can now and explicitly note what we're still confused about. We certainly shouldn't keep using 2+ definitions for both alignment and corrigibility. Some people have even stopped using ‘corrigibility' to refer to corrigibility! I think it would be better for us to define the behavioral criterion (e.g. as I defined 'corrigibility'), and then define mechanistic ways of getting that criterion (e.g. intent corrigibility). We can have lots of concepts, but they should each have different names. Evan Hubinger recently wrote a great FAQ on inner alignment terminology. We won't be talking about inner/outer alignment today, but I intend for my usage of "impact alignment" to roughly map onto his "alignment", and "intent alignment" to map onto his usage of "intent alignment." Similarly, my usage of "impact/intent alignment" directly aligns with the definitions from Andrew Critch's recent post, Some AI research areas and their relevance to existential safety. A Simple Concept Mo...

Driven by perceived injustice and personal trauma, William Michael Dennis commits the ultimate form of revenge. He blames his unspeakable behavior on the actions of his ex-wife and the jury that supports her. Can extreme distress cause a person to go insane and lash out in the most violent way? This is a Halloween nightmare you won't want to miss! Follow us on FaceBook: https://m.facebook.com/Buried-Motives-107918331555188/ Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/buriedmotives?utm_medium=copy_link Email us: buriedmotives@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buried-motives/message

Er ist einer der Führungsspieler der Deutschen Goalball Nationalmannschaft der Männer und gilt als einer der besten Spielmacher der Welt. Zusammen mit dem "Wolfsrudel" will Michael Dennis bei den Paralympics in Tokio eine Medaille gewinnen. In der dritten Folge von "Mein Weg in Tokio" spricht der 28-Jährige über den Auftakt ins Turnier, wie man mit fünf Prozent Sehkraft das paralympische Dorf erlebt und wie man gemeinsam Goalball-Training in der Ehe absolviert. Verfolgt die Athlet*innen des Team Deutschland Paralympics auf den digitalen Kanälen: Deutsches Haus Paralympics Digital: https://deutscheshaus.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamdpara YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamDeutschlandParalympics Vielen Dank an die Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, die diesen Podcast als Partner unterstützt: https://www.sparkasse.de/ Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Er ist der Kopf der Deutschen Goalball Nationalmannschaft der Männer und gilt als einer der besten Spielmacher der Welt. Zusammen mit dem "Wolfsrudel" will Michael Dennis bei den Paralympics in Tokio Gold holen. In der dritten Folge von "Mein Weg in Tokio" spricht der 28-Jährige über den Auftakt ins Turnier, wie man mit fünf Prozent Sehrest das paralympische Dorf erlebt und Goalball-Training in der Ehe. Verfolgt die Athlet*innen des Team Deutschland Paralympics auf den digitalen Kanälen: Deutsches Haus Paralympics Digital: https://deutscheshaus.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamdpara YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamDeutschlandParalympics Vielen Dank an die Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, die diesen Podcast als Partner unterstützt: https://www.sparkasse.de/

Er ist einer der Führungsspieler der Deutschen Goalball Nationalmannschaft der Männer und gilt als einer der besten Spielmacher der Welt. Zusammen mit dem "Wolfsrudel" will Michael Dennis bei den Paralympics in Tokio eine Medaille gewinnen. In der dritten Folge von "Mein Weg in Tokio" spricht der 28-Jährige über den Auftakt ins Turnier, wie man mit fünf Prozent Sehkraft das paralympische Dorf erlebt und wie man gemeinsam Goalball-Training in der Ehe absolviert. Verfolgt die Athlet*innen des Team Deutschland Paralympics auf den digitalen Kanälen: Deutsches Haus Paralympics Digital: https://deutscheshaus.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamdpara YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamDeutschlandParalympics Vielen Dank an die Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, die diesen Podcast als Partner unterstützt: https://www.sparkasse.de/

Er ist der Kopf der Deutschen Goalball Nationalmannschaft der Männer und gilt als einer der besten Spielmacher der Welt. Zusammen mit dem "Wolfsrudel" will Michael Dennis bei den Paralympics in Tokio Gold holen. In der dritten Folge von "Mein Weg in Tokio" spricht der 28-Jährige über den Auftakt ins Turnier, wie man mit fünf Prozent Sehrest das paralympische Dorf erlebt und Goalball-Training in der Ehe. Verfolgt die Athlet*innen des Team Deutschland Paralympics auf den digitalen Kanälen: Deutsches Haus Paralympics Digital: https://deutscheshaus.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamdeutschlandparalympics/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamdpara YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamDeutschlandParalympics Vielen Dank an die Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, die diesen Podcast als Partner unterstützt: https://www.sparkasse.de/ Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

One of the unfulfilled goals of the American left during the 1930s was that of an economy in which every American would enjoy the opportunity for gainful employment. In The Full Employment Horizon in 20th-Century America: The Movement for Economic Democracy (Bloomsbury, 2021), Michael Dennis describes the origins of the movement, the efforts made to achieve it, and the factors that frustrated its realization. Dennis traces its beginnings to a progressive critique of industrial capitalism in the 1920s, which warned of the growing disparity between rising productivity and stagnant wages. During the Great Depression, groups from across the political left took up the cause of full employment, campaigning for legislation to ensure that jobs could be had by all. When President Franklin Roosevelt called in 1944 for a right to a job as part of his Economic Bill of Rights, it seemed as though full employment was close to realization, only for its prospects to be dashed in the late 1940s by opposition from business, Southern conservatives, and Republicans. Moribund in the immediate post-World War II era, the full employment movement gained new life in the 1960s as civil rights activists adopted it as part of their cause. By the 1970s, their hopes took form with the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, which was advocated as a solution to gender segregation and racial exclusion. As Dennis details, though, its ambitious ideas of participatory democracy were opposed by not just the traditional opponents of the full employment movement but mainstream organized labor as well. Without the grassroots efforts that had characterized it during the 1930s the movement lacked the social foundation to push back against this, resulting in the passage of a bill lacking the means of turning its ambitious aspirations into reality. While the full employment cause suffered in the neoliberal age that followed, Dennis notes how the idea persisted into the 21st century, when it was revitalized in the aftermath of the 2008 recession as a response to the economic challenges facing the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

One of the unfulfilled goals of the American left during the 1930s was that of an economy in which every American would enjoy the opportunity for gainful employment. In The Full Employment Horizon in 20th-Century America: The Movement for Economic Democracy (Bloomsbury, 2021), Michael Dennis describes the origins of the movement, the efforts made to achieve it, and the factors that frustrated its realization. Dennis traces its beginnings to a progressive critique of industrial capitalism in the 1920s, which warned of the growing disparity between rising productivity and stagnant wages. During the Great Depression, groups from across the political left took up the cause of full employment, campaigning for legislation to ensure that jobs could be had by all. When President Franklin Roosevelt called in 1944 for a right to a job as part of his Economic Bill of Rights, it seemed as though full employment was close to realization, only for its prospects to be dashed in the late 1940s by opposition from business, Southern conservatives, and Republicans. Moribund in the immediate post-World War II era, the full employment movement gained new life in the 1960s as civil rights activists adopted it as part of their cause. By the 1970s, their hopes took form with the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, which was advocated as a solution to gender segregation and racial exclusion. As Dennis details, though, its ambitious ideas of participatory democracy were opposed by not just the traditional opponents of the full employment movement but mainstream organized labor as well. Without the grassroots efforts that had characterized it during the 1930s the movement lacked the social foundation to push back against this, resulting in the passage of a bill lacking the means of turning its ambitious aspirations into reality. While the full employment cause suffered in the neoliberal age that followed, Dennis notes how the idea persisted into the 21st century, when it was revitalized in the aftermath of the 2008 recession as a response to the economic challenges facing the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

One of the unfulfilled goals of the American left during the 1930s was that of an economy in which every American would enjoy the opportunity for gainful employment. In The Full Employment Horizon in 20th-Century America: The Movement for Economic Democracy (Bloomsbury, 2021), Michael Dennis describes the origins of the movement, the efforts made to achieve it, and the factors that frustrated its realization. Dennis traces its beginnings to a progressive critique of industrial capitalism in the 1920s, which warned of the growing disparity between rising productivity and stagnant wages. During the Great Depression, groups from across the political left took up the cause of full employment, campaigning for legislation to ensure that jobs could be had by all. When President Franklin Roosevelt called in 1944 for a right to a job as part of his Economic Bill of Rights, it seemed as though full employment was close to realization, only for its prospects to be dashed in the late 1940s by opposition from business, Southern conservatives, and Republicans. Moribund in the immediate post-World War II era, the full employment movement gained new life in the 1960s as civil rights activists adopted it as part of their cause. By the 1970s, their hopes took form with the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, which was advocated as a solution to gender segregation and racial exclusion. As Dennis details, though, its ambitious ideas of participatory democracy were opposed by not just the traditional opponents of the full employment movement but mainstream organized labor as well. Without the grassroots efforts that had characterized it during the 1930s the movement lacked the social foundation to push back against this, resulting in the passage of a bill lacking the means of turning its ambitious aspirations into reality. While the full employment cause suffered in the neoliberal age that followed, Dennis notes how the idea persisted into the 21st century, when it was revitalized in the aftermath of the 2008 recession as a response to the economic challenges facing the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

One of the unfulfilled goals of the American left during the 1930s was that of an economy in which every American would enjoy the opportunity for gainful employment. In The Full Employment Horizon in 20th-Century America: The Movement for Economic Democracy (Bloomsbury, 2021), Michael Dennis describes the origins of the movement, the efforts made to achieve it, and the factors that frustrated its realization. Dennis traces its beginnings to a progressive critique of industrial capitalism in the 1920s, which warned of the growing disparity between rising productivity and stagnant wages. During the Great Depression, groups from across the political left took up the cause of full employment, campaigning for legislation to ensure that jobs could be had by all. When President Franklin Roosevelt called in 1944 for a right to a job as part of his Economic Bill of Rights, it seemed as though full employment was close to realization, only for its prospects to be dashed in the late 1940s by opposition from business, Southern conservatives, and Republicans. Moribund in the immediate post-World War II era, the full employment movement gained new life in the 1960s as civil rights activists adopted it as part of their cause. By the 1970s, their hopes took form with the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, which was advocated as a solution to gender segregation and racial exclusion. As Dennis details, though, its ambitious ideas of participatory democracy were opposed by not just the traditional opponents of the full employment movement but mainstream organized labor as well. Without the grassroots efforts that had characterized it during the 1930s the movement lacked the social foundation to push back against this, resulting in the passage of a bill lacking the means of turning its ambitious aspirations into reality. While the full employment cause suffered in the neoliberal age that followed, Dennis notes how the idea persisted into the 21st century, when it was revitalized in the aftermath of the 2008 recession as a response to the economic challenges facing the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

One of the unfulfilled goals of the American left during the 1930s was that of an economy in which every American would enjoy the opportunity for gainful employment. In The Full Employment Horizon in 20th-Century America: The Movement for Economic Democracy (Bloomsbury, 2021), Michael Dennis describes the origins of the movement, the efforts made to achieve it, and the factors that frustrated its realization. Dennis traces its beginnings to a progressive critique of industrial capitalism in the 1920s, which warned of the growing disparity between rising productivity and stagnant wages. During the Great Depression, groups from across the political left took up the cause of full employment, campaigning for legislation to ensure that jobs could be had by all. When President Franklin Roosevelt called in 1944 for a right to a job as part of his Economic Bill of Rights, it seemed as though full employment was close to realization, only for its prospects to be dashed in the late 1940s by opposition from business, Southern conservatives, and Republicans. Moribund in the immediate post-World War II era, the full employment movement gained new life in the 1960s as civil rights activists adopted it as part of their cause. By the 1970s, their hopes took form with the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, which was advocated as a solution to gender segregation and racial exclusion. As Dennis details, though, its ambitious ideas of participatory democracy were opposed by not just the traditional opponents of the full employment movement but mainstream organized labor as well. Without the grassroots efforts that had characterized it during the 1930s the movement lacked the social foundation to push back against this, resulting in the passage of a bill lacking the means of turning its ambitious aspirations into reality. While the full employment cause suffered in the neoliberal age that followed, Dennis notes how the idea persisted into the 21st century, when it was revitalized in the aftermath of the 2008 recession as a response to the economic challenges facing the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Michael Dennis is a seasoned executive and a great man! From his hoopin' days at Dartmouth to family man and business leader. Dennis loves to work hard and found success at an early age. He has an incredibly positive energy that brings people together. Throughout his life, he has had multiple mentors that have helped him along the way. He will shed some light on how he has become a successful business leader in the community.

Operative 10040 is discharged from the ThotBot Implantation Center and is deployed to her post at the Shadow Glen Mall in her role as host for SurvivalisTV.

In this episode, Scott talks with Scott Higginbotham and Michael Dennis about transparency, integrity, and honesty as it relates to App tracking data, caring for the world, and locating good resources for helping people read the Bible more accurately.

In this special episode, Scott talks with Steven Stanley and Michael Dennis about decline in church memberships in America and the guilt and shame culture that is rampant in many churches. Michael shares his personal story of dealing with alcohol and depression and the healing that has begun through being brave enough to speak out about his struggles.

Michael Dennis on Human-Compatible AI, Game Theory, PAIRED, ARCTIC, EPIC, and lots more!

In this episode, Scott talks with Dr. Christine Hand Jones and Michael Dennis about making small changes to grow as a person, allowing art to help you process your emotions and world, and using films like "Soul" to find teachable moment with children.

Simon Winchester on how precision engineering made the modern world possible. Michael Dennis explains why the US is getting a new standard "foot" measurement.

When a man in a wolf mask slays Doreen Erbert on Halloween night, 1984, police move quickly to find and arrest the monster responsible for this act of unparalleled rage. 

On his "99% Invisible" podcast, Roman Mars uncovers the stories behind seemingly insignificant design choices in our built environment. Michael Dennis explains why the US is getting a new standard "foot" measurement.

In this episode of Ms. SiSi The Real InfoPreneur, Ms. Sisi speaks with Michael Dennis, the filmmaker behind ReelBlack.com.

In this episode of Ms. SiSi The Real InfoPreneur, Ms. Sisi speaks with Michael Dennis, the filmmaker behind ReelBlack.com.

Unfiltered Invitation in Unprecedented Times - John 1:35-51 (Pastor Michael Dennis) by Phoenix Bible Church

This is the second part of our “Future Focus” discussion with Dr. Michael Dennis, a geodesist and State Plane Coordinate System 2022 Project Manager for NGS. He joins us to talk about the proposed State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 and what exactly is changing from NAD83 to the new system. He gets into the weeds with the potential of new zone configurations and the zone layer concept.

Dr. Michael Dennis, a geodesist and State Plane Coordinate System 2022 Project Manager for NGS, joins us to talk about the deprecation of the US Survey Foot and adoption of the “The Foot” at the end of 2021. This action is in conjunction with the realization of the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame or NATRF of 2022.For additional information, please visit the NGS website at geodesy.noaa.gov.

In today’s episode, I talk with author Michael Dennis. We talk about his book "Single and Loathing it", his characters and if the book is an autobiography. Then we discussed how's dating in the wild for him, his hate for dating apps, how he falls in love in 5 seconds and gets bored in 10 minutes. He talks about he likes night one stands and our experiences with one night stands. You can buy his book "Single and Loathing it" in Amazon. Follow Michael on Instagram.

We were excited to have our mentor Michael Dennis of X-Pools back in the studio to share some of his knowledge. Since we have known him, Michael has been excellent at the pool bidding process. He shared his process with us years ago and it helped us tremendously to develop our own process and checklist, so we thought it would be great to share with everyone. We also invited industry up and comer Jason Becker of Clean Science Pool Care to join us and offer a different perspective to the conversation. We have been really impressed with Jason’s drive to be excellent and provide a truly professional service to his clients. Having both of them in the studio with us created an awesome collaboration which we are excited to share with you all.  We wanted to be a little more topical with this episode, so we discuss the pool service bid process thoroughly. We talk about the importance of having a system in place so that you can gain the type of customers you want and set that relationship up to succeed from the very beginning. This is the episode we wish we had access to when we started Brothers Pool Service, so you will want to take notes if possible as well as download the checklist to get the most out of the episode.  You can download the checklist here: Website: http://bit.ly/PoolandSpaChecklist You can donate to the Bad Girls Do Good Things here: Website: http://bit.ly/DonatePWU You can register for your Pool Chasers Live Tour tickets below: Website: http://bit.ly/LiveTourPWU You can find Michael and X-pools below: Website: http://bit.ly/XPoolsPWU Facebook: http://bit.ly/XPoolsFBPWU You can find Jason and Clean Science below: Instagram: http://bit.ly/CleanScienceIGPWU Facebook: http://bit.ly/CleanScienceFBPWU You can follow Pool Chasers below:   Website: http://bit.ly/PCWebsitePWU  Instagram: http://bit.ly/PCInstagramPWU  Facebook: http://bit.ly/PCFacebookPWU  Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/PCFacebookGroupPWU  Twitter: http://bit.ly/PCTwitterPWU  YouTube: http://bit.ly/PCYouTubePWU  Patreon: http://bit.ly/PCPatreonPWU  This episode is brought to you by Jobber. Jobber is your business’s command center. We don’t even know how we did things before Jobber! The easy to use app powers your sales, operations, and customer service, all in one place. Go check them out at  http://bit.ly/JobberPWU to receive 20% off your first 6 months.  We want to thank Pentair for supporting the show. At Pool Chasers, we’re all about sharing information so that you can become even more knowledgeable pool professionals. The folks at Pentair get that. And, to show their appreciation, they invite you to enroll in the Pentair Partners Incentive Program. This flexible and simple program rewards you for your loyalty, starting with your very first sale of Pentair equipment or systems. Not only that, but being a Partner gives you immediate and exclusive access to programs and training events—all developed to help drive even more business to your door. Enroll in Pentair’s Partners Incentive Program by visiting http://bit.ly/PentairPartnersPWU to learn more. We also want to thank Ledge Lounger for sponsoring the show. Since we started Pool Chasers, we've spoken with a lot of pool builders and designers. Something they have all mentioned is that having realistic, detailed 3D renderings to show their clients is a game-changer. Something that makes the rendering come to life is including products and accessories that your clients can purchase from you. Visit http://bit.ly/LedgeCADPWU and you can instantly download a 3D file for ANY product in their catalog. Everything from their signature chaise, to their new patio furniture, cabanas, games are all available to drop into your 3D designs. If you want to transform your 3D renderings, weather you use CAD, Pool Studio, Sketchup, or another platform, you can get the product files you need by clicking the link above. Please take a moment to think about what this podcast means to you and how many hours of content that we have already produced for you, then contribute what you can afford. Please consider the upper tiers if possible, but even the smallest contribution is extremely helpful in keeping this podcast alive. We will never take it for granted as your support means the world to us.     To support the podcast, click the link below: http://bit.ly/PCPatreonPWU

"Ya gotta see the baby!" Before we move on to our next Episode of Death, last month's guest Michael Dennis pops back for a few minutes to talk about one more, erm, joy of Delta and the Bannermen. And stay tuned at the end for the reveal of what story we’re talking about next episode!

As Yet Unnamed London Theatre  Podcast Dark Sublime Special With T R P Watson  - And Andrew Keates  In this episode we discuss the recent production of Dark Sublime by Michael Dennis   Cast: Marina Sirtis   Kwaku Mills   Jacqueline King   Simon Thorp   Sophie Ward 

Here's to the past, rather than the future, as writer Michael Dennis drops by chat about Season 24's "Delta and the Bannermen". Will he persuade you that love really is the answer when it comes to this 50s oddball?

We talk all about Dark Sublime by Michael Dennis at the Trafalgar Studios that features Mark Gatiss, Marina Sirtis, Kwaku Mills, Jacqueline King, Sophie Ward and Simon Thorp. Dark Sublime runs at The Trafalgar Studios from 25th June to 3rd August.

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:58 Clan Battles Recap with Lord Zath 10:59 Ranked Battles 31:03 Smolensk 41:28 Colbert 49:53 Somers 1:00:47 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

In the latest 5D Conversation we were delighted to talk with theatre director, Andrew Keates about the upcoming Dark Sublime  - a thrilling debut play by Michael Dennis. The play, featuring the legendary Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: Next Generation) & Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock), is a theatrical love-letter to British sci-fi television which examines the feeling of belonging that comes with finding your place among the outcasts.  In the conversation Andrew talks about his lifelong love of Sci-fi and the theatre. He also talks in depth about the story behind Dark Sublime coming his way, as well as working with Marina & his wonderful cast.

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 02:39 Player Gathering in Austin with SubOctavian 04:27 Patch 0.8.4 11:16 Ranked Battles 29:31 New Map: Greece 34:00 Reworked Map: Trap 37:22 New Test Ship impresssions next week 46:24 Questions of the Week Player gather this weekend in Austin: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/191876-austin-upcoming-community-events-with-sub_octavian/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:52 NoZoupForYou and old test ships 06:10 Buy, no buy 14:35 Siegfried 26:00 Ark Royal 30:27 Friesland 42:33 Post Apocalyptic Mode 48:40 Question of the week by dawggunner: Italian ships New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:15 Test Ship Changes 05:20 Slava 12:36 Yoshino 16:21 Benham 20:55 Kleber 32:48 Bayard 38:04 Georgia 43:49 CV Rework Detection Supertest 50:57 Questions of the Week Hi listeners! We are back for this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. Please pardon those of us who have been sick. This episode is filled with reviews and assessments of the latest test ships in a continuation of the previous episode as well as updates on game changes coming forth. Notable changes and testing will be done on carriers as Wargaming will be conducting closed test sessions to try these changes. The podcast crew give their prospective on all this and more. Thank you everyone for your amazing support of this show and our community. We very much look forward to having you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:41 Slava 10:31 Yoshino 24:24 Benham 30:33 Kleber 39:19 Bayard 44:51 Georgia 49:02 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS This week Strefs joins Aerroon and Kelorn as we talk in depth about a host of test ships we have to evaluate. Is Slava good for the game? Is Yoshino the best ship we've ever played? Learn this and more about Benham, Kleber, Bayard, and Georgia!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:28 Last week's Major Wargaming Stream 04:56 New Ship Announcements 24:13 Nikolay Kuznetsov Commander 35:54 Carriers in Ranked 48:13 Yoshino and Upcoming Testing New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast the crew is in a load of ship, as there is a whole boat load of new vessels to go over from both the official dev blog as well as recent testing. All of the Russian Battleships have had updates as well as new ships including Russian Cruiser VMF Smolensk, Japanese Large Cruiser HIJMS Yoshino, USN Destroyers USS Somers, Hill, and French Destroyer Colbert. The team covers their thoughts and opinions on these ships. As well as the other topics covering the new Russian unique commander Adm Kuznetsov and possible carrier gameplay impact on the next Ranked and Clan Battle Seasons. Thank you to all our listeners and all of our supporters. You make this all possible and the community is better because of it. We look forward to sailing the virtual seas with you and catching you again on the next Warships Podcast!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:11 Clan Battles with Stangers123 22:48 Torpedo Beat Mode 27:27 Russian Battleship changes 36:42 Test ship changes 48:27 Listener Questions of the Week Hi listeners! In this episode of the Warships Podcast, Strangers123 joins us to talk Clan Battles and upcoming changes to the game. Another season of Clan Battles is coming and Strangers helps talk meta and the new ships coming to possibly change it. The new Space modes were added and the crew talks about fun verse serious game play. Russian Battleships are receiving changes as well as USS Georgia and the group breaks down those changes and what they mean for their overall game play. We close out with a community question about Carrier/Community interactions. Thank you all for supporting our show and community. We look forward to seeing you on the next Warships Podcast! TwitchBits event info and Stream on April 19th https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/sales-and-events/bits-please/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:27 ASHLEYakaASHLEY 16:36 Russian Battleships 28:51 Test Ships 40:38 Listener Questions of the Week This week Aerroon and Kelorn are joined by ASHLEYakaASHLEY, a World of Warships community contributor and twitch streamer. We talk about streaming warships in general, being a CC, Russian battleships, and some changes to ships under testing. TwitchBits event info and Stream on April 19th https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/sales-and-events/bits-please/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:31 Warships History with Drachinifel 33:45 USS Georgia 55:20 Azuma Hi listeners, for this episode of the Warships Podcast, special quest Drachinifel comes on to talk Naval History and its impact on World of Warships. Several topics are covered including naval history in terms of accuracy in game play and presentation. This was a rather lengthy discussion on a few broad subjects. As always thank you to all supporters of the Warships Podcast and Warships Community. We sincerely look forward to see you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

00:23 Guilo Cesare and other Premium changes 13:07 Soviet Battleship Changes 22:50 KotS Wrapup 39:14 Listener Questions of the Week Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warship Podcast special guest Senpai, comes in 'virtually' to grace us with his teachings and lessons from the recent King of the Seas tournament. The recent news cycle for World of Warships has been a bit slow as of late and as such the Podcast chose to skip last week. This week however the crew goes over the recent changes to the test ships, mainly the lower tier Russian Battleships and the breaking news announcement about premium ships and potential changes. Thank you to everyone of you who supports this show and the Warships community and we sincerely hope to see you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Episode 24 sees us assigned to Hartley police station as Warren joins us to investigate the changing face of 'Juliet Bravo'. We begin by looking in detail at 'Shot Gun', the very first episode starring Stephanie Turner as Inspector Jean Darblay. We welcome Michael Dennis, who gives us some bonus thoughts on 'Shot Gun', then we take a trip to the Moon as Martin Holmes casts his eye over the opening 'Space : 1999' episode 'Breakaway'. Then, to round off, Warren returns as we jump to Series 4 of 'Juliet Bravo', with 'Teamwork' starring Anna Carteret as Inspector Kate Longton.

We were so excited to finally get to interview our mentor and friend Michael Dennis of X-Pools.  There is a ton of great advice in this episode. Michael has 20+ years in the industry and if we could have made this episode 3 hours, we would have! He is a true pioneer for our industry here in Arizona and we love that we get to share his story. We talk about X-Pools and their company culture. Which has always been Michael’s number one priority. He wanted and has a great team behind him. He has created a culture where people love to come to work and in this industry, especially in the heat of AZ is very impressive. We have adopted several of his methods ourselves.  We talk about having strong structures in place, business coaches, and important people to have close by you to solidify your company.  Michael also loves to test products on his personal pool and uses it as a training ground for his employees.  He focused on automation from the very beginning and is always our go to guy when we have a question. He has been in the warranty game since the beginning, so we talk about the ups and downs of being a warranty station.  Michael has been a strong supporter of breast cancer awareness for a long time. We discuss his 3 major events he puts on each year. You can help support his cause by going to badgirlsdogoodthings.org  You can find the 3 books Michael recommended below: “Raving Fans” by Ken Blanchard: https://amzn.to/2GINW0o  “One Minute Manager” by Ken Blanchard: https://amzn.to/2GJUUWT “The Great Game of Business” by Jack Stack: https://amzn.to/2qh1vxU See you out there Pool Chasers! This episode is brought to you by Jobber. Jobber is an amazing field service software. We don’t even know how we did things before having Jobber! This tool really keeps us organized and on track every day. Some of our favorite parts about Jobber is the ability to send quotes, schedule service and repair bids and build a profile for each customer. Try it out by going to http://bit.ly/JobberPWU You can follow Pool Chasers below: Website: http://bit.ly/PCWebsitePWU Instagram: http://bit.ly/PCInstagramPWU Facebook: http://bit.ly/PCFacebookPWU Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/PCFacebookGroupPWU Twitter: http://bit.ly/PCTwitterPWU YouTube: http://bit.ly/PCYouTubePWU Patreon: http://bit.ly/PCPatreonPWU

When it comes to your podcast you've established the content calendar, decided on the hosts, booked your guests, identified the target audience, and determined the topics as well as the title. Now it's time to start recording. But how do you take your podcast from conception to an iTunes subscription?  In Part II of our podcast preparation Erin Deihl and Allison Keller of Improve It are back in the studio to quiz host Michael Dennis on all of the technical aspects of launching a podcast. With nearly 60 episodes of the Chicago Marketing Podcast under his belt Michael shares all of the tips and tricks he's learned with his guests and with you. In this week's episode you'll hear all about: -how to select the correct portable recording devices -setting up your mics -which accessories make podcast recording easier -audio editing platforms & options -which website(s) to host your podcast -how to sync with iTunes -iTunes technical requirements -and much more! For more on Erin Diehl and Improve It check out their website: http://www.improveitchicago.com/

Erin Diehl is the CEO and founder of Improve It and she is no stranger to this podcast. Erin's first visit to the Chicago Marketing Podcast was a fan favorite and in the weeks following she reached out to host Michael Dennis inquiring about how to launch her own Improve It podcast and incorporate it into their promotion and outreach. Instead of having this discussion over a cup of coffee, Michael invited the Improve It squad back on the podcast to give them, as well as the listening audience, the scoop on how to utilize an original podcast to strategically grow your business and expand your brand. Erin and Improve It's Director of Operations Allison Keller join Michael in-studio to discuss: The importance of establishing a content calendar Researching your target audience Developing goals for your podcast The importance of guests and partners How to determine and establish a structure for each episode and more

Bruce Wayne Jr struggles acclimating to his double life as the Batman Jr, while his overmedicated classmate Johnny Crayon awakens a long dormant evil that begins to wreak havoc on the entire student body of Gotham Academy! Will Batman Jr be able to stop Johnny and The Strawman in time to save Gotham Academy’s soul? Will he blame everyone else for his problems while doing so? Obviously yes! But tune in anyway for some laughs! The "Batman Jr" Podcast is what happens when you cross "Batman: The Animated Series" (true classic) with "James Bond Jr" (derivative garbage) and have a couple yahoo's (Chris Brodhead and Michael Dennis) write, direct, perform, and edit it. Batman Jr was created in the spirit and style of classic radio dramas like “War of the Worlds” and original podcasts like “Mike Detective”, but with the juvenile humor and biting satire of “South Park”. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud because “Batman Jr.” will release a brand new episode every month in 2017. Batman Jr is not the podcast you deserve, Batman Jr is the podcast you need right now. www.facebook.com/batmanjrshow/ www.BatmanJunior.com Kayla Mulliniks as Bellanie and The Bus Driver Meghan Powell as Breasty Breston, Ms. Crayon, and Mom Gus Murray as Satan, Beardo, and Dr. Sebastian Vince Wloch as The Janitor and Film Strip Announcer Jimmy Gribbin as Dad, SuperbMan, The Strawman, and Roy Clark Original music provided by www.bensound.com

Pilot - Bruce Wayne Jr, the pampered and privileged nephew of world-renowned playboy and billionaire Bruce Wayne arrives at his new school, Gotham Academy, to begin a brand new year. But as Bruce Jr is introduced to his educators and fellow classmates he soon begins to realize that the rogues of Gotham Academy aren’t as impressed by his swagger and standing as much as he thought they would be. The "Batman Jr" Podcast is what happens when you cross "Batman: The Animated Series" (true classic) with "James Bond Jr" (derivative garbage) and have a couple yahoo's (Chris Brodhead and Michael Dennis) write it. Batman Jr was created in the spirit and style of classic radio dramas like “War of the Worlds” and original podcasts like “Mike Detective”, but with the juvenile humor and biting satire of “South Park”. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes and Soundcloud because “Batman Jr.” will release a brand new episode every month in 2017. Batman Jr is the not the podcast you deserve, Batman Jr is the podcast you need right now. https://www.facebook.com/batmanjrshow/ www.BatmanJunior.com Original music provided by www.bensound.com

Michael Dennis Browne, poet and University of Minnesota Emeritus Professor, read from his new book, “The Voices,” and Kathy Saltzman Romey led a musical performance by the University Singers at the annual Pankake Poetry Reading event on April 16.