Podcasts about mindless entertainment

IntroductionLIVE from your ESG olive grove, it's a Business Pants Friday Show here at October 11th Studios, featuring all your favorites: AnalystHole Matt Moscardi. On today's weekly wrap up: shenanigans at Pfizer, the potential end of the Google search monopoly, and bumbling Boeing.Our show today is being sponsored by Free Float Analytics, the only platform measuring board power, connections, and performance for FREE.Story of the Week (DR):Pfizer threatened to sue renegade executives prior to activist schism, Starboard's Smith saysStarboard plotted a campaign against Pfizer's chief. Then a blank email dropped in his inboxThe Boeing strike has no end in sightBoeing files unfair labor practice charge against striking unionBoeing Would Be Biggest-Ever US ‘Fallen Angel' If Cut to Junk Feds slap TD Bank with $3.1 billion in fines for money laundering of fentanyl trafficking and terrorist financing“The vast majority of financial institutions have partnered with [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network] FinCEN to protect the integrity of the U.S. financial system. TD Bank did the opposite. From fentanyl and narcotics trafficking, to terrorist financing and human trafficking, TD Bank's chronic failures provided fertile ground for a host of illicit activity to penetrate our financial system.”approximately $18.3 trillion of transaction activity from Jan. 1, 2018, to April 12, 2024 went unmonitoredBombshell report claims Roblox is ‘pedophile hellscape' MMHindenburg Research accused the company of overinflating its user metrics and fostering an unsafe environment for underage usersGoodliest of the Week (MM/DR):DR: AI startup Writer, currently fundraising at a $1.9 billion valuation, launches new model to compete with OpenAI: female CEODR: The CEO of disgraced crypto firm FTX actually announced his prison stint on LinkedInRyan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets: “I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Inmate at FCI Cumberland!”MM: DOJ proposes breakup and other big changes to end Google search monopolySharing search data with rivalsRestricting distribution agreements with browsersPossible breakup of company/productsMM: Woman slightly winning the week MM DR‘You're a girl?' The duo taking on the male-dominated plastering world10% of construction employees are women, 4% of on site employeesWomen's health startup Maven Clinic closes funding at $1.7 billion valuationCorporate DEI may be under attack, but S&P 500 companies with diverse boards perform betterWomen in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic barriers to the top of the corporate worldAssholiest of the Week (MM):Why are you even here?Here are the facts that activist critics of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are missing, according to a Yale analysisPresentation conveniently…Shows a stock performance chart from 2023-today including Astrazenca and Abbvie to illustrate the pharma winners are just GLP-1 makers (Lilly/Novo) vs. everyone elseAdds Pfizer to the chart, changes the date from Jan 1 2024 to today, and REMOVES Astrazenca and Abbvie - ostensibly to show Pfizer is “in line” - except when you put Astrazeneca and Abbvie BACK in the chart, Pfizer is the second worst performer and Astrazenca/Abbvie are having solid yearsShows a PE ratio showing the whole industry is depressed - again ignores Astrazenca and Abbvie which would show Pfizer as the second worst company, not “in line”Refers constantly to their “objective take” - after Yale awarded Bourla the Legend of Leadership award just two years into his role as Pfizer CEO? “But we have no conflicts of interest that get in the way of offering our independent, objective analysis and calling it as we see it.”Spends a tremendous amount of time talking about how Pfizer has been punished for acquisitions before only for them to work out… but the examples aren't of Bourla in defense of Bourla, they're from 2002 prior to his even working at the firm in any real capacityBoard: “But the Pfizer board—one of the most qualified boards in America with stars such as Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey, State Street CEO Cyrus Taraporevala, and former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb…”Quincey has a 0.064 controversies batting average, Gottlieb is batting 0.119 for TSR and 0.269 for earnings, and Cyrus Taraporevala was “elected” in July 2024 - he hasn't made a single decision, his background was in finance and asset management with a background in accounting... super useful for a board with FOUR OTHER DIRECTORS with finance backgrounds (⅓ of the board)Board is highly interconnected, obviously, with 33 active paths between current board membersHas Sonnefeld ever taken a position WITH an activist? He's backed so far…Yale Legend in Leadership award winners include Jim McNerney and David SternAlan Shaw (fired for undisclosed relationship)Dave Calhoun (retired with bags of money while Boeing is in the middle of strike and planes that don't function)BoeingBoeing halts talks, withdraws pay offer to union as strike drags onBoeing offered a 30% pay increase, union wants at least 40%Calhoun got a 45% increase of summary pay YoY, plus a $42m golden parachute for jumping out of the burning plane he builtSummary pay was $32.8m in 2023, compensation actually paid was $44.4m - so he actually got a raise from comp actually paid in 2022 of $15.2m (summary was $22.6m) to $44.4m - he got a 290% raise in take home pay YoY)Why? He tanked the stock by crashing planes and mismanaging the company, gets options that he cashes out with the first announcement the company delivered a functional planeHe generated -11.8bn, -4.2bn, -4.9bn, -2.2bn in net income from 2020-2024 for which he made $13.8m, $12.6m, $9.6m, and $41.8mOrtberg got…$21m summary pay in 2025 - a 35% decrease from Calhoun's summary pay in 2023, a tacit admittance that the company is shit… but the board is in Calhoun's pocketA cash payment of $1.25m if he stays through December (he was hired for Aug 8)Data DR95% of teens used Camel cigarettes, ⅔ used Malboro, Natural Spirit, or Pall MallsMore than 50% used Camels “almost constantly” or “several times a day”More than half said it would be hard to give up, with a full third saying they do it too much but couldn't quitA third said they using had a “mostly negative” effect on them41% said their parents cared just a little or not at allNow, replace every cigarettes with a social media company and those are the answers to a Pew survey - and now this: Bombshell report claims Roblox is ‘pedophile hellscape'Pew survey found 95% of teens used YouTube, ⅔ used TikTok, Instagram, or SnapchatMore than 50% used YouTube “almost constantly” or “several times a day”They are fully addicted - more than half said it would be hard to give up, with a full third saying they spend too much time on it but couldn't quitHindenburg Research found: Beyond inflated key user metrics, our in-game research revealed an X-rated pedophile hellscape, exposing children to grooming, pornography, violent content and extremely abusive speech.Core to the problem is that Roblox's social media features allow pedophiles to efficiently target hundreds of children, with no up-front screening to prevent them from joining the platform.Following years of scandals, we performed our own checks to see if the platform had cleaned up its act. As a test, we attempted to set up an account under the name ‘Jeffrey Epstein'…only to see the name was taken, along with 900+ variations.Many were Jeffrey Epstein fan accounts, including “JeffEpsteinSupporter” which had earned multiple badges for spending time in kid's games. Other Jeff Epstein accounts had the usernames “@igruum_minors” [I groom minors], and “@RavpeTinyK1dsJE” [rape tiny kids].We attempted to set up a Roblox account under the name of another notorious pedophile to see if Roblox had any up-front pedophile screening: Earl Brian Bradley was indicted on 471 charges of molesting, raping and exploiting 103 children. The username was taken, along with multiple variants like earlbrianbradley69.Despite the company's mission “to connect a billion users with optimism and civility”, we found games such as “Beat Up Homeless Outside 7/11 Simulator”, which had 1 million visits and 15,000 favorites before being removed from Roblox.Number of directors with Public Safety knowledge: 0Headliniest of the WeekDR: Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing at JFK after pilot dies MM: Captain's gender didn't cause ship to sink, New Zealand minister saysWho Won the Week?DR: Swiss bosses: Swiss workers must clock out for bathroom breaks, court rulesMM: Ozempic! McDonald's and Krispy Kreme are giving away free donuts - bring in a McDonald's receipt on Oct 14th to Krispy Kreme and you get a free donut after your McD's!PredictionsDR: Swiss workers start wearing diapers to workMM: After reading this: Man learns he's being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of texts, I predict by 2026, someone has AI read out loud a summary of their day during breakfast that reads as follows: “Good morning. Here's what you missed: your mother has liver failure and is in the hospital, but says you shouldn't visit because you are a horrible child. Also, your bank account has been hacked after you visited a pornographic website and searched for kick me in the nuts sex. Your doctor would also like you to know you do have a micropenis, and that you can expect more test results about your foot fungus later this afternoon. Your 2pm appointment labeled Exploring Divorce has been canceled. The weather today is sunny with a high of 63. Alexa AI suggests purchasing the following to brighten your day: Will Smith's Hitch on VHS or DVD for 17.99 and Archie McPhee Yodeling Pickle: A Musical Toy, Fun for All Ages, Great Gift, Hours of Mindless Entertainment, Multi-colored on sale for 12.60 with prime one day delivery.”

Hello my best boys and girls! Since last weeks episode was kinda deep, this one is gonna be lighthearted and we are gonna be talking about mindless entertainment and how there's nothing wrong with it. So sit back, and listen to the episode and follow me on Instagram @post_credits_podcast be sure to share with your friends and family! Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Berzerker plunders the depths of World of Warcraft Patch 10.0.7 to bring you his thoughts on the Forbidden Reach, the Zskera Vaults and the Onyx Annulet, the short but impactful storylien leading up to Patch 10.1, and more! So pull up a chair, subscribe and download today!

Joining host Michael Azevedo  is Mark Cronin, one of Hollywood's most successful and prolific reality television producers. He is widely credited with co-creating the celeb-reality sub-genre with the breakout hit of “The Surreal Life” (The WB) in 2003. As one of the most innovative creators and producers of reality television, Mark has founded three successful production companies, and served as show-runner on 44 separate TV series on 13 different networks. He created or co-created 46 series more than half of which went to multiple seasons and 23 of which were spin-offs due to the successes of their original flagship series.   After co-founding the reality production company, Mindless Entertainment, Cronin joined forces with 51 Pictures, to form the reality powerhouse 51 Minds Entertainment in 2004. Under that banner, Cronin created and co-created some of the most popular content in reality television serving as show-runner on such hits as “Flavor of Love,” “Rock of Love,” and “Charm School.”    Cronin continued to develop new programming, including Bravo's highest rated series premiere, “Below Deck,” now in post-production for it's ninth season as well as the successful spin-offs “Below Deck Mediterranean” currently airing its sixth season, “Below Deck Down Under” which just wrapped production in Australia, and “Below Deck Adventure” now in production in Norway.   Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, FC supports creatives at every step in their journey.   About the host: www.mrazvo.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead 

Joining host Michael Azevedo on episode #52 of Making Media Now is Mark Cronin, one of Hollywood's most successful and prolific reality television producers. He is widely credited with co-creating the celeb-reality sub-genre with the breakout hit of “The Surreal Life” (The WB) in 2003. As one of the most innovative creators and producers of reality television, Mark has founded three successful production companies, and served as show-runner on 44 separate TV series on 13 different networks. He created or co-created 46 series more than half of which went to multiple seasons and 23 of which were spin-offs due to the successes of their original flagship series.   After co-founding the reality production company, Mindless Entertainment, Cronin joined forces with 51 Pictures, to form the reality powerhouse 51 Minds Entertainment in 2004. Under that banner, Cronin created and co-created some of the most popular content in reality television serving as show-runner on such hits as “Flavor of Love,” “Rock of Love,” and “Charm School.”    Cronin continued to develop new programming, including Bravo's highest rated series premiere, “Below Deck,” now in post-production for it's ninth season as well as the successful spin-offs “Below Deck Mediterranean” currently airing its sixth season, “Below Deck Down Under” which just wrapped production in Australia, and “Below Deck Adventure” now in production in Norway.   Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, FC supports creatives at every step in their journey.   About the host: www.mrazvo.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead 

OMFG. Here's our second full episode of Wow Rude Podcast with your hosts Danielle Perez (HBO, Netflix) and Madison Shepard (Comedy Central, Amazon)! Look. The audio is shit in some places. We would say sorry but Rule No. 2 is "Never Be Apologetic". In this week's episode, the girls get into more stories from the set, we hear from Danielle's Mom, and discuss the ways we avoided election coverage. Also, we introduce our newest segment: News from Caucasia. Listen, like, subscribe, follow, rate, review, whatever... if you're about that life. Follow the podcast everywhere @wowrudepod. Follow Danielle @divadelux on IG & Twitter. Follow Madison @madisonshepard on Twitter & @madison_shepard on IG.

We talk through a couple of Doctor Who episodes that really give it to the media! Take that media! You’ve been satired!

HOLY MOLY! AN EARTHQUAKE! The Riddle Pipe doth rise. Sadly it's not brain-shaped. Batman heads inside the unearthed structure... but is that wise, man? Really queen? Back with parry and reposte to defeat these villainous scumbags is this week's Batwoman: YouTuber, comic and sword fighter extraordinaire, Jessi Milestone! This may now be the end of her Bat Minute Forever investigation too, but Jessi's mission of Mindless Entertainment cannot be stopped! The next episode follows on Monday. Same Bat Pod, different Bat Minute! Join us on Facebook at the Bat Minute Listener's Cave! Subscribe to us on Patreon for even more content! The Bat Minute theme song is by the band Rat Bit Kit and Ash Lerczak (aka Doc Horror) of Zombina & The Skeletones and Double Echo. Jessi Milestone - Facebook - Twitter - Vimeo Mindless Entertainment - YouTube  

What do you think of when you hear TikTok? Memes? E-girl dance videos? Doctors? TikTok has entertained us for hours on end, but it has also developed a stigma for being distracting and having a negative influence. In this podcast, we examine another possible use for a social media site: education. We interviewed Dr. Klyachman, who is completing his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at NYU, and Dr. Goodarzi, a Harvard-trained physician who is board-certified in dermatology. They told us about how they're using TikTok to fight misinformation, inspire and educate thousands of people about medicine. Special thanks to Dr. Ben Klyachman and Dr. Heidi Goodarzi! Hosts: Rohan Nigam, Akhil Kumar, Jasmine Agyepong Audio Editor & Music Producer: Kevin Bao Helper: Shreya Velagala Graphic Designers: Inchara Athreya

Is James Bond Irrelevant? Daniel Craig is back with 007's No Time To Die... but Craig says this his last outing. There has been talk of a Female 007, or actors like Idris Elba stepping into the role of James Bond, but the real question is - Do we still need new James Bond movies? Is it time to Live and Let it Die? This is NERD WARS! And we have two fantastic warriors to take this topic on... along with some bonus rounds. Dick Masterson of https://thedickshow.com/ will be saying that James Bond is Irrelevant VS Jessi Milestone of Mindless Entertainment - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaQX... Will be fighting for MORE James Bond. Every Tuesday, I'm bringing on Jody of Jody's Corner to help me debate topics 1:1 for Change my Mind - Nerd Edition where we get real over breaking news on the web. If we agree on a topic, someone will have to play Devil's Advocate and attempt to argue for the other side. Every Thursday will be regular LIVE! Episodes of #NerdWars with special guests! And every Wednesday I'll be on Jody's Corner, so go sub there if you haven't already: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Uk... Think you got what it takes? Hit me up on social media below, particularly Instagram, and for bonus content: become a Patreon or Youtube member (links below). H O W T O S U P P O R T Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/PopcornedPlanet Become a Youtube Member: https://www.youtube.com/PopcornedPlanet/join Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/andysignor Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andysignore Streamlabs: https://Streamlabs.com/PopcornedPlanet Get all of your Popcorned Planet Merch here. S O C I A L M E D I A : ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/andysignore ► Instagram: https://instagram.com/andysignore ► Facebook: https://facebook/andysignore --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdwars/support

Its Nerd Wars 2: The Fans Strike Back! Star Wars has become one of the most divisive areas of fandom - so Andy's brought together BOTH SIDES to hash it out and take on some major Star Wars debates... First for our Main Event: DID REY RUIN STAR WARS? Then for our Headline Battle, the recent Disney+ edit re-asks the endless question: DID HAN SHOOT FIRST? Plus a Bonus round! Our fighters this episode: Mark Hamill approved, The Eric Butts- https://www.youtube.com/user/TheEricButts Jessi Milestone of Mindless Entertainment- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaQX... And our Tampa, FL in-studio assists: Damian Alpizar - https://twitter.com/MrCreativeFree1 Adan Rodriguez - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPEi... Think you got what it takes? Hit me up on social media below, particularly Instagram, and for bonus content: including this weeks AFTER SHOW, You can follow us on Patreon or Youtube - See below. H O W T O S U P P O R T Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/PopcornedPlanet Become a Youtube Member: https://www.youtube.com/PopcornedPlanet/join Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/andysignore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andysignore Streamlabs: https://Streamlabs.com/PopcornedPlanet Get all of your Popcorned Planet Merch here. S O C I A L M E D I A : ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/andysignore ► Instagram: https://instagram.com/andysignore ► Facebook: https://facebook/andysignore --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerdwars/support

Max gets rammed! Happy Hallowmas! SWEEP THE LEG! It's all out chaos as The Red Triangle Gang are unleashed and the streets look set to run red with the blood of the innocent. Or is there a more cunning plan at play? Back with parry and reposte to defeat this villainous scum is this week's Batwoman: YouTuber, comic and swordswoman Jessi Milestone! This may be the end of her Bat Minute Returns investigation, but Jessi's mission of Mindless Entertainment cannot be stopped! The next episode follows on Monday. Same Bat Pod, different Bat Minute! Join us on Facebook at the Bat Minute Listener's Cave! The Bat Minute theme song is by the band Rat Bit Kit and Ash Lerczak (aka Doc Horror) of Zombina & The Skeletones and Double Echo. Jessi Milestone - Facebook - Twitter - Vimeo Mindless Entertainment - YouTube  

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