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The Dadley Boyz review last night's episode of AEW Dynamite and discuss...Could Omega, Ospreay, and Mox co-exist?More Redemption matches added!Kevin Knight vs. Darby Allin!Who left as women's tag champs?Willow Nightingale is the new Mick Foley?!ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@AdamWilbourn@MichaelHamflett@MSidgwick@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dadley Boyz preview tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite and discuss...AEW Redemption go-home show!Omega, Ospreay & Mox vs. The Don Callis Family!Women's tag titles on the line!Thekla & Willow Nightingale face-to-face!Can Kevin Knight survive Darby Allin?!ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@AdamWilbourn@MichaelHamflett@MSidgwick@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The summer's moving forward, but are the storylines on AEW? Well, some more than others. Kenny took us to heaven this week inventing new kinds of English, a real Dadaist painting of a promo. That's the words that he's talking to you, Maxob! We're really not sure where the Ospreay and Mox thing is going, and honestly - should we be bad? Should we just let Kenny stay champion? Plus, the Young Bucks are on their classic bad-friend behavior, Cope and Christian are FOR SOME REASON teasing that they might break up, the Bang Bang Gang gave one of the best promos of all time, and Andrade's wearing SO many clothes! Join us!(00:00) Chitchat Time(18:31) Brawl in the Ballpark(25:55) Men's World Title Scene(1:06:21) Don Callis Family(1:23:10) Men's Tag Team Division(1:34:47) Women's Division(1:44:45) Short Topics For Fun Time GirlsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recording from my talk at Mox in San Francisco on July 7, 2026.

Send us Fan MailThe Bay Area hardcore outfit The American Dream joins The Mox and Anthony of the Vulgar Display of Podcast for an in-depth conversation with vocalist Ricky Gonzalez about the band's acclaimed debut full-length album, There Is No Home in Between Heaven and Hell.In this interview, Ricky discusses the emotional inspiration behind the record, the band's decade-long hiatus, their return to the hardcore scene, upcoming tour dates with Claymore, and the challenges of navigating the independent music industry. The conversation also explores his diverse vocal style, songwriting influences, fatherhood, mental health, community, and why music continues to be a lifeline for so many fans.Whether you're into hardcore, metalcore, post-hardcore, or emotionally driven heavy music, this episode offers an authentic look at one of the genre's most exciting rising bands.If you enjoy conversations with the artists shaping heavy music today, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more exclusive interviews with bands from across the rock and metal world.#TheAmericanDream #Hardcore #Metalcore #PostHardcore #VulgarDisplayOfPodcast #HeavyMusic #BayAreaHardcore #ThereIsNoHomeInBetweenHeavenAndHell #Glassjaw #EveryTimeIDie #TheChariot #HeIsLegend #Claymore #MetalPodcast #RockPodcast #MusicInterview #IndependentMusic #AlbumOfTheYear #HardcoreMusic #Metalwww.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group.   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetworkSPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

Send us Fan MailIn this exclusive interview, The Mox and Mike from The Barn Media chat with legendary comedian, actor, businessman, and podcast host T.K. Kirkland ahead of his highly anticipated run at Helium Comedy Club in St. Louis from July 3–5.Known as the “Gangsta of Comedy,” TK Kirkland has built a legendary career spanning over 40 years. Born in Jersey City and raised in Compton, TK first gained major exposure touring with N.W.A and has since shared stages with icons like Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Keyshia Cole. He's appeared in classic music videos including Express Yourself, It's Funky Enough, and Window Shopper, while also dominating comedy with projects like Are There Any Questions, Who Raised You?, and Gangsta Conversation.In this conversation, TK opens up about:

This week on NAFC, it's mostly just Mox and Izzy catching up and complaining about the economy like two old men who still buy video games. GTA 6 pricing, Steam Machine pricing, and the general feeling that everything costs way more now all get tossed into the grinder.There's a little anime talk, because of course there is, before Gibbs jumps on late with some thoughts on Maria Bamford specials and immediately changes the energy.Finally, the crew dives into The King of Comedy (1982) to close out the Pipe Dreams theme—a painfully awkward, darkly funny look at fame, delusion, and what happens when your dreams are bigger than your self-awareness.Support us on Patreon!

Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Vulgar Display of Podcast, The Mox talks with Zach Moore, drummer of St. Louis deathcore band This Is Me Breathing, on the very day of their massive album release show at FUBAR in St. Louis.The band celebrates the release of their debut full-length album Serenity and Suffering, released June 27, 2026, with a stacked hometown show featuring Cult Noise, Naysayers, and Sentence to Ruin. Even better, every $15 ticket included a free physical copy of the album, making this one of the biggest nights in the band's career.Track-by-track highlight discussion includes:Return to NoneZach explains the eerie synth elements heard early in the song and how those layered textures were created in the studio and recreated live.Black Heavens AboveOne of the heaviest songs on the record, featuring crushing bass and a devastating pre-breakdown section that was largely developed in the studio during the recording process.A Hill to Die UponA standout track with strong Korn and Limp Bizkit inspired nu-metal influence. Zach discusses how guitarist intentionally brought that groove-heavy vibe into the writing process.Serenity and SufferingThe title track stands apart with a darker, more atmospheric black metal feel that fans of Lorna Shore will appreciate. Zach reveals this song was written entirely in the studio and pushed the band into new creative territory.The episode also highlights the strength of the St. Louis metal and hardcore scene, with Zach shouting out local favorites including Summoning the Lich, Polterguts, Sawed Off, CultNoise, and Naysayers.Be sure to check out This Is Me Breathing and stream Serenity and Suffering now.Subscribe to Vulgar Display of Podcast for more interviews with musicians from the metal, hardcore, and heavy music world.#VulgarDisplayOfPodcast #ThisIsMeBreathing #Deathcore #StLouisMetal #SerenityAndSuffering #MetalPodcast #HardcoreMusic #NuMetal #BlackMetal #FUBARSTL #HeavyMusic #MetalInterviewhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group.   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetworkSPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

Send us Fan MailStormy Daniels is one of the most polarizing figures in modern pop culture, but in this candid conversation on The Barn, she reveals a side of herself many have never seen.Just ahead of her one-night-only show TONIGHT at Helium Comedy Club in St. Louis, Stormy joins The Mox for a wide-ranging interview covering comedy, controversy, fear, resilience, advocacy, and personal growth. Far beyond the headlines, this episode showcases Stormy as a storyteller, comedian, writer, mother, horse lover, and fearless performer.Stormy shares how her stand-up comedy career unexpectedly began in March 2019 in Houston, where a sold-out debut performance led to an immediate second show the same night. Despite blacking out from nerves, that moment launched a comedy career that continues today with tours across the country.Stormy also discusses how comedy became therapeutic for her, a way to reclaim her voice despite years of pressure, controversy, and personal threats. Through it all, she continues to show up, speak openly, and connect with audiences in a deeply authentic way.If you're expecting a political interview, think again. This conversation is about humanity, resilience, humor, and survival.Catch Stormy Daniels LIVE tonight at Helium Comedy Club in St. Louis.Subscribe to The Barn Media for more exclusive interviews, podcasts, comedy, music, sports, and culture content.#StormyDaniels #HeliumComedyClub #StLouisComedy #TheBarn #PodcastInterview #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #VulgarDisplayOfPodcast #StormyDanielsInterview #StLouisEventswww.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group.   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetworkSPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

This week on NAFC, Izzy and Gibbs are fully infected with World Cup fever, spending way too much time talking football, tournament storylines, and why every fan suddenly becomes an expert every four years.Meanwhile, Mox visits The Lines of Evangelion exhibit and shares his experience wandering through a shrine dedicated to everyone's favorite emotionally damaged teenagers and giant robots.Then the crew shifts gears and dives into The Fool (2014)—the acclaimed Russian drama about one man trying to do the right thing in a system determined to crush him. It's a tense, frustrating, and surprisingly relevant film that sparks one of the deeper discussions the gang has had in a while.Support us on Patreon!

B&B talk about anything but wrestling then get into the Tommy Dreamer story and Bully Ray's comments on Mox, preview of Night of Champions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Episode 237 of the AEW-some Pod is up. Diana Prince (The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Halloween Ends), Johnny Taylor (The Hard Times, Stand-Up! Records, Tubi), and Gringo Fantastico (Troma's Disasterpiece Theater) break down a Dynamite from Sugar Land where MJF picked his team for the Forbidden Door cage match and stuck Andrade on it against his will, then made him hold Briscoe for a Diamond Ring shot just to twist the knife. Ospreay and Swerve had a ten-year-deep face-to-face that brought up Hangman, Wembley, and one very fragile neck, though the real headline was Ospreay announcing to a live crowd that he treated his new wife by taking her upstairs and smashing the life out of her, while Tony Schiavone slowly came to terms with his career. Mercedes Mone punched her ticket to the Owen final. Bandido suplexed Marina Shafir and handed Mox and Garcia their first loss as a team. Copeland and Christian promised to housebreak The Dogs. Omega squashed Tony Nese and got a staring contest with a silent Zack Sabre Jr. And Ciampa told Jericho to either get serious or stay home. Rate, review, and subscribe, or we'll take you upstairs and smash the life out of you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us Fan MailAustin Gaule of 1% Productions joins The Mox on the Vulgar Display of Podcast for a deep dive into the world of independent concert promotion, the evolving live music industry, and what it takes to build one of the Midwest's most respected DIY entertainment companies.Founded in 1997, 1% Productions has become a powerhouse in live entertainment, producing hundreds of shows each year across Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and beyond. Known for their independent spirit and commitment to supporting all genres of music, 1% has helped shape the Midwest music scene for nearly three decades, from intimate club shows to massive arena events.Austin talks about the grind behind booking shows, building artist relationships, fan culture, and the importance of keeping heavy music thriving in smaller venues. We also preview several huge upcoming shows hitting Off Broadway in St. Louis presented by 1% Productions:

It's Forbidden Door season and you know what that means: they are NOT our favorite episodes of Dynamite. Tony's really gathered up some dregs for storylines, and is Zack Sabre Jr the only guy left at NJPW? But at least Mox is still hamming his heart out, Will Ospreay is the most hapless little doof on Earth, and Mercedes is back! Plus, Ciampa and Jericho: is the way they see each other the most romantic way anyone can? All this and more!(00:00) Chitchat Time(15:32) General Dynamite/Forbidden Door Talk(21:09) Men's Title Scene + DCF + Conglomeration(55:06) Death Riders and Shane Taylor Promotions(1:05:22) Women's Division(1:14:17) Will Ospreay and the Men's Owen(1:23:46) Ciampa and JerichoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What was supposed to be a review of The Disaster Artist (2017) somehow turned into an entire episode of the boys just shooting the shit—and honestly, it may have been for the best.The crew helps Gibbs investigate a coffee shop anomaly that has been haunting him, reminisces about nostalgic lemon tea brands and flavors from their childhood, and discusses the surprisingly uncomfortable world of grocery store aisle signage. Gibbs also shares his thoughts on Backrooms, because apparently reality wasn't unsettling enough already.Anime Corner returns with discussions on Liar Game and Rooster Fighter, proving once again that Japan continues to make things nobody would dare greenlight anywhere else.Meanwhile, Mox breaks down the latest State of Play announcements, including thoughts on Control: Resonance, God of War: Laufey, Wolverine, and a handful of other trailers that have gamers cautiously optimistic for once.Somewhere in there, The Disaster Artist gets mentioned. Probably.Support us on Patreon!

I learned it by watching you, Mox, okay? I learned it by watching you!

It's a sleepy little float down a lazy river at AEW this week, but you KNOW your girls make their own fun. First, we check in on the Men's Title Scene which Mark Briscoe is part of now. Sure! Kevin Knight and Speedball had their Divorce Match which sort of underwhelmed us, but don't worry, we had some great ideas for how they could spice it up. Plus, Tony got scared of how mad we were last week and brought Mercedes back! And not a MOMENT too soon! Plus, Mox gives Ospreay Daddy Lessons, Ciampa's in a one-sided feud with Jericho, and we play a new dating game you're gonna love. Sloppy Joe's for all!(0:00) Chit Chat Time(10:02) MJF, Rush and Conglom(42:46) Kevin and Speedball(53:14) Women's Division(1:03:22) Ospreay and Mox(1:17:27) Ciampa(1:23:10) SandwichesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us Fan MailThe Radio Show, Show is live from The Barn Studio with The Mox, Chuck, Mike, and special guest host Jeremy Boyer for a boys' only episode packed with laughs, stories, opinions, and plenty of good-natured nonsense. No girls allowed!We're talking fast cars, sports, classic Americana, and all the things that seem to come up when mom's out of town. Expect plenty of laughs, unexpected tangents, strong opinions, and the usual chaos you've come to expect from The Barn.Join us live, jump into the comments, and be part of the conversation.#TheRadioShowShow #TheBarnMediaGroup #LiveFromTheBarn #JustForTheBoys #America250 #SportsTalk #Livestream #TheBarnStudiowww.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group.   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetworkSPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

It's AEW Dynasty weekend and we're gonna talk about it. Gotta give it up to one of the best tag matches of the year. You know Perch is gonna gush over Mox. Lots of good wrestling all around so let's take it home.

This week on NAFC, Mox returns from Hong Kong Comic Con 2026 with stories about the latest trends, convention insanity, and things that probably shouldn't exist but somehow do.Izzy says goodbye to a piece of history after selling his 25-year-old 40" CRT, prompting the crew to reflect on a simpler time when TVs weighed as much as refrigerators. Sindi is back as a guest, helping keep the conversation only slightly on track.The gang also shares thoughts on Undertone and Golden Boy, while Izzy recounts the experience of watching Witch Hat Atelier at a sushi bar and realizing that anime in public still feels vaguely illegal.Finally, they dive into The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)—Nintendo goes full cosmic, the plumbers leave Earth behind, and somehow the stakes are bigger than ever. Was it worth the trip to the stars? The crew breaks it all down.Support us on Patreon!

This week on NAFC, Gibbs finally catches up with The Pitt, Mox checks out Witch Hat Atelier, and Izzy somehow ties together cement pouring, The Boys, and the emotional damage of Now and Then, Here and There. Normal episode. Totally normal.The crew also squeezes in a quick review of Buffet Infinity before diving into The General (1926)—Buster Keaton's silent-era action-comedy classic, packed with train stunts, deadpan chaos, and the kind of practical filmmaking that makes modern CGI look like a screensaver.Support us on Patreon!

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We're back, and we've got Double or Nothing Senioritis baybee! We learn some new pertinent facts about Darby's corporate BDSM contract with Tony, Chantilly Lace Thighs Kylo Reilly has got Mox's number, Cope finally gives the girls what they want, and Jericho should become a lighthouse keeper. Also, we saw Swerve's butt. Hey everyone? Gratitude moment.(0:00) Chit Chat Time(12:22) Men's Title Scene(35:52) Ospreay and the Death Riders(1:04:26) Men's Tag Team Scene(1:21:27) Stadium Stampede(1:43:12) Women's Division(1:47:21) Swerve and BandidoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey Yo! This week on the show we spent some time reminiscing about the glory days of GCW while we talked about Mox vs. Gage from back in 2021. It was a great time for the company. On the retro side of things we have gotten past the 2002 Judgement Day show where we saw a new Undisputed Champion crowned as The Undertaker won the strap from Hulk Hogan, who tried to hang it up after, but Vince McMahon had other plans. Cheers!

We talk the THIGH GUY, more of Mox and Will's psychosexual exploration of power dynamics, preview Supercard of Honor, and even find time for plugs of the week!

Send us Fan MailAfter time away battling through a medical and hospital stay, The Mox makes his return to the mic. We are doing it the only way we know how, live, unfiltered, and with plenty of laughs along the way.Join The Mox alongside Tippy, Chuck, and Ben as they reunite inside The Barn Studio for a special The Mox Strikes Back episode. This is not just a comeback, it is a conversation. We will dive into everything that has happened during the time away, share real life updates, reflect on the journey, and bring the kind of honesty that has always been at the heart of the show.Live from The Barn StudioFeaturing The Mox, Tippy, Chuck, and BenStreaming live, join the conversation in real timeWelcome back, The Mox.www.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group.   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetworkSPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

Join SP3 & Jimmy Macram for an all-new AEWramble reviewing the 5/6/26 edition of AEW Dynamite & Collision ft. Darby Allin vs Kevin Knight for the AEW World Championship. TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:32 SP3 & Jimmy welcome you to the show 7:23 R.I.P. Ted Turner & what he meant to the wrestling world / 3 hours wasn't quite it 14:55 Jimmy on WWE & TKO doing pay cuts, The New Day leaving & the horrible PR run for the company 25:00 Is WWE really pushing NXT stars on the main roster? / Jimmy doesn't want WWE on his AEW / Gingerbread Man nonsense 32:50 Roman Reigns back to working w/his family & big leaguing Cody Rhodes / Cody is the new Ultimate Warrior / Trick Williams urban enough AEW Dynamite recap: 42:19 Thoughts on North Charleston crowd / Jimmy vs Collins rivalry 43:54 Tony Schiavone & Sting pay tribute to Ted Turner / will WWE pay tribute to Turner? 49:24 Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson (AEW Continental Title Eliminator) 53:52 Jimmy asks if Moxley is the most overrated wrestler ever 56:45 Death Riders train Will Ospreay w/Moxley giving him a lesson on death ground / issues w/this storyline? 1:06:50 Orange Cassidy vs Dax Harwood (Double Jeopardy Match) / huge brawl post match 1:10:50 Jimmy thinks Moxley is his least favorite wrestler on the planet / is Mox below Jack Perry? / Is Mox really the new Hogan? 1:13:23 RUSH video package / is RUSH another challenger for AEW World Title? / how many title matches will Darby have before the PPV? 1:14:37 Jericho promo & face off w/The Demand leads to Stadium Stampede challenge for Double Or Nothing / Hurt Syndicate makes the save 1:22:11 AEW denies Aleister Black is in talks w/the company after reports circulated / who was behind the rumor? 1:28:57 Mina Shirakawa & Harley Cameron backstage interview 1:31:16 Kazuchika Okada vs Bryan Keith (AEW International Title) / Okada challenges for the AEW World Title 1:37:31 Is Okada/Takeshita one of the worst booked feuds or fumbles in AEW history? 1:42:22 Is Lucha Libre AAA any good? / Why the El Grande Americano storyline is carrying? 1:47:34 Andrade El Idolo video package / Could we get Andrade vs MJF at All In? / what the story could be for Omega vs Ospreay at All In? 1:50:21 JetSpeed talk about Kevin Knight's AEW World Title match / Samoa Joe & The Opps make another offer to Will Ospreay 1:54:58 Who would you choose between Death Riders or The Opps? 1:59:42 Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander vs Mina Shirakawa & Harley Cameron / Shawn Michaels hates female free agents 2:09:40 Swerve Strickland sends a message to Bandido / Brodido interview / Most Overrated AEW match ever? / lack of build for DoN? 2:16:57 Darby Allin vs Kevin Knight (AEW World Title) / Sting celebrates w/both / MJF must put his hair on the line / Okada challenges Darby 2:25:20 Why MJF's hair is not on the same level of the title challenge stipulation? AEW Collision recap: 2:28:35 Will Ospreay gets update w/Doc Sampson backstage / poll results / will Ospreay/Death Riders story get worse or just polarizing? 2:31:22 Speedball Mike Bailey vs AR Fox / Willow Nightingale promo / why book a 3 hour show like this? 2:36:17 PAC challenges Darby for the AEW World Title / match official for Fairway To Hell / Jaida Parker not as good? 2:38:06 Jamie Hayter vs Skye Blue / Don Callis Family promo / RUSH squashes Manny Lo / Jack Perry vignette 2:47:35 Bang Bang Gang & Young Bucks vs Death Riders & The Dogs (10-Man Tag) 2:52:01 Ratings for the 3-Hour Special Dynamite & Collision 2:55:16 Wrestling TV shouldn't be 3 hours long espeically when AEW is lacking star power 2:56:25 Outro Like, share, comment and subscribe to support! #AEWDynamite #AEWCollision #AEW #DarbyAllin #KevinKnight #MJF #AEWDoN #JonMoxley #JuiceRobinson #DaxHarwood #OrangeCassidy #DoubleJeopardy

Send us Fan MailMikey Doling of Snot joins The Mox, Anthony, and Dale on the Vulgar Display of Podcast for a raw and nostalgic deep dive into the legacy, stories, and future of one of nu-metal's most unforgettable bands.In this episode, Mikey talks Snot's upcoming appearance at Pop's in St. Louis on Thursday, May 14th, 2026, with doors opening at 6 PM and the show kicking off at 7 PM. Fans can expect something special, as the band plans to perform their iconic album Get Some in its entirety, along with the fan-favorite track “Absent.”Mikey also shares exciting updates on new music, revealing that Snot is currently working on a new album with vocalist Andy Knapp, produced by Chris Collier. With eight songs already completed, the band is aiming for a Spring 2027 release.Beyond the music, this conversation is packed with unforgettable stories about the late Lynn Strait, including the legendary Ozzfest toilet incident and a wild escape from Galaxy venue security - moments that perfectly capture the chaotic spirit that defined Snot.The band's resurgence continues as they've been welcomed back onto major festival stages like Louder Than Life, Rockville, Aftershock, and the upcoming Sick New World in Las Vegas - proving their legacy still hits just as hard today.If you're a longtime fan or discovering Snot for the first time, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

WWE Backlash is this weekend! Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu is set to be a big moment for the Samoan Werewolf and Iyo Sky vs ASUKA is set to steal the show (but no Kairi really sucks...). Also, we dive into the recent WWE layoffs and how it impacts the stories being told plus some news on the TNA front with BROKEN MATT HARDY RETURNING! What's next for the Broken One and The Righteous?!We also give flowers to THE NEEEWWWW DAY and friend of the pod Xavier Woods aka Austin Creed and Kofi Kingston!Finally, Will Ospreay is in his most engaging storyline yet ACROSS TWO PROMOTIONS! Where is this going and is it Forbidden Door and AEW All In London?!CHAPTERS00:00 - May the 4th be with you03:01 - Poll - Darby's Title Defenses07:58 - Your Comments - WWE's...Decisions18:35 - WTF Wall - DANHAUSEN UNCURSED THE KNICKS28:33 - WWE - Farewell, New Day36:04 - Werewolf vs Tribal Chief, Breakker vs Rollins46:29 - The Rest of Backlash52:28 - TNA - BROKEN MATT, WONDERFUL!58:47 - Midcard Titles are GREAT in TNA01:04:07 - AEW - Darby's Cannonball Run01:11:07 - Ospreay, Mox and United Empire...interesting01:22:28 - 24/7 Champion of the Week⏰ Subscribe to the channel to be alerted! https://www.youtube.com/@REBOOKEDWrestling?sub_confirmation=1

Big Anne was taken of commission this week, and so Friend of the Pod Mike Meginnis stepped in to save the day! There was a lot to cover this week--Darby came down from the sky like the itsy-bitsy spider, Shida's causing trouble, The Tag Team Street Fight Retirement I Quit Match is insanely overegged, and Mox and Ospreay were getting into stufff so demented we needed new vocabulary. Did we lose our minds a little? OK, how you know?(0:00) Chit-Chat Time(13:00) Men's Title Scene(51:50) Mox and Ospreay(1:16:37) Opps(1:26:15) Women's Division(1:37:29) Tag Team Division(2:01:42) Mini topicsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MJF' plan to win back his Triple B EXPLAINED, TNA had one hell of a show with Mike Santana vs Rich Swan, WWE is building some interesting stories!Does Jacob Fatu meet the moment against Roman Reigns? How doe Jimmy and Jey Uso play into this story? What's coming for Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker and so much more!CHAPTERS00:00 - NEW THEME 'CAUSE SCAN IS BORED02:29 - WTF Wall - 09:47 - AEW - Ospreay and Mox take an interesting turn19:10 - Darby is a fighting champ30:09 - TNA - Santana vs Swann was stellar36:07 - The Hardys have a problem43:12 - Xia explains herself50:04 - Real quick - Americano v Americano for the mask! 51:09 - WWE - More NXT callups!58:11 - Fatal Influence had NUCLEAR heat01:02:58 - Sami & Trick's double turn continues01:10:57 - THE OBA FEMI OPEN CHALLENGE01:18:31 - WWE has been VERY promo heavy01:22:27 - Speaking of, Seth and Bron had a GOOD one01:31:47 - Fatu SNAPS at Roman - TONGAN DEATH GRIP!01:42:28 - 24/7 Champion of the Week!⏰ Subscribe to the channel to be alerted! https://www.youtube.com/@REBOOKEDWrestling?sub_confirmation=1

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. -------------------- 01 Introduction This is a follow up to my 8 part series on nuclear power. In this episode I will answer questions posed by listeners in the comments to the series. I would like to start by thanking these people for taking the time to submit interesting questions. -------------------- Costs of Small Versus Large Reactors 02 brian-in-ohio asked two questions The first was for a cost comparison between large and small reactors. The second was for nuclear plant safety compared to conventional power plants. 03 Answer I think that any answer to the second question is going to be perceived by some people as politically controversial, so it's probably not a good topic for HPR to address. 04 The first question though about cost of small versus large reactors is an interesting one, although not one that is easy to give an answer to. I will restrict the answer to just grid scale electric power production and ignore use cases such as industrial process heat or power for remote mines and communities. 05 This question comes down to economies of scale versus economies of replication. Economies of scale centre around increased efficiencies of use of materials and labour when making something bigger. For example, the amount of steel used by a pipe increases linearly with its diameter, but the amount of fluid that it transports increases with the square. 06 Economies of replication come from increasing efficiencies which result from serial production. As you repeat the same design over and over again, you learn how to do things better and make fewer mistakes. 07 The exact same principles apply to shipbuilding. Indeed, a lot of the inspiration for Small Modular Reactors comes from the shipbuilding industry. If you build a series of identical ships, then each subsequent ship will cost less and be built faster. There are of course diminishing returns to this process, so the improvements are less with each additional unit and after a sufficient number of units the cost and time reductions level off. 08 However, this doesn't discount the benefits of economies of scale. What it does mean is that there are two ways of approaching the problem, and which way works in any given scenario depends on such conditions as how big the local electricity market is how fast the demand for electricity is growing, the ownership and financing structure of the electricity market, and the geography of the area, which may pose limits on the number of sites. 09 According to the finance people who have crunched the numbers, there are two sizes of reactor which make the most sense in the above context. These are 300 MW and 1000 MW. However, take those as very rough numbers rather than immutable laws of nature and other sizes may work as well. 10 The key point is that there are cases to be made for both small and large reactors, with the large reactor being several times the size of the small one. 11 An additional factor is that building only one reactor does not reap the benefits of efficiency of replication. You need to build a series of them on the same site. So if you are building a power plant, you don't build a power plant that has just one reactor unless you are in a small market which can only use that much power. Instead, you should build between 4 and 6 reactors in sequence next to one another. 12 If you are supply a large population with a growing demand for electricity, then 4 or 6 large 1000 MW reactors gains both economies of scale and economies of replication. If you are supplying a smaller population with slow growth in demand for electricity, then 4 or 6 300 MW reactors at least gets you economies of replication. 13 There is what could be viewed as an interesting example in terms of the above taking place just east of Toronto. There they are building four 300 MW SMRs on a site next to an existing nuclear power plant. 14 Here are the cost estimates from the Government of Ontario. All costs are in Canadian dollars. Unit 1 is $6.1 billion, plus $1.6 billion in costs which are shared by all four unit.s Unit 2 is $4.9 billion. Unit 3 is $4.2 billion. Unit 4 is $4.1 billion. 15 As you can see, building a series of reactors sequentially on the same site results in declining overall costs. They are very confident in these costs as they used data from a series of major nuclear power plant refurbishment projects in Ontario which have been coming in on time and on budget. 16 Construction began last year and the plant is expected to have a 65 year operating life. 17 However, the province of Ontario also has plans for expansion of electrical generation by about 15,000 MW by 2050 in order to meet net zero targets. 18 Given the heavy concentration of population in the Toronto region, and the very high cost and difficulty of building long distance transmission lines, and the limited number of sites which could host new power generation facilities of any sort, I suspect it is quite likely that subsequent reactors will be large 1,000 MW ones rather than SMRs. 19 The Wesleyville site (which is further east of Toronto) is tentatively scheduled for a 10,000 MW nuclear power plant. That would seem to make ten 1,000 MW reactors more likely than 34 300 MW reactors. 20 I don't have a comparable set of numbers for building large reactors to give an exact apples to apples comparison of costs. Different countries use different accounting and financing systems, and finance makes a huge difference to overall costs for nuclear power as operating costs are a relatively small share of the total. 21 Now to look at another side of this equation, the provinces of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick wish to replace their coal fired power plants with nuclear power plants. The populations of these provinces are too small to absorb a large new power plant into their grids, and studies assuming large reactors have foundered on this issue. 22 New Brunswick already have a nuclear power plant, but it was build in the days when reactors were much smaller. Both provinces however are very interested in small reactors, even individual ones, in order to replace the coal fired plants that are of similar size. 23 I think this covers the cost versus size issue. The more I look into it, the more it becomes apparent that there is no simple one size fits all answer but rather there are a series of trade-offs which must be taken in light of local circumstances. -------------------- MOX Fuel in the USA 24 The next question comes from mnw who asked about the use of MOX fuel in the USA. 25 mnw asked I am enjoying and look forward to the rest of the series. Do you think the US will ever wake up and start recycling its spent fuel? It seems like such a huge waste just to try and keep a small amount of fuel away from"the bad guys" or whatever they are imagining. Answer 26 My answer to this is as follows. I think I've addressed this in the original series, although not directly with respect to the US so I can provide some more detail on that aspect of it. 27 First though I will review what plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel is. As mentioned in previous episodes, military grade plutonium is not the same as the plutonium which comes out of commercial power reactors. Just as military grade uranium requires nearly pure U-235 isotope, military grade plutonium requires nearly pure Pu-239 isotope. 28 What comes out of a commercial power reactor as spent fuel is not usable for weapons purposes as the proportion of Pu-239 is much too low. However, plutonium recovered from spent fuel can be used as fuel for nuclear reactors in place of uranium 235 when mixed with uranium 238 either left over from enrichment or extracted from spent fuel. This is what is known as MOX fuel. 29 To look at the US history of this however, here's the sequence of events. The US banned fuel reprocessing in 1976. However, this ban was repealed in 1981. 30 In 2005, the US began building a mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel plant at Savannah River in the state of South Carolina. However, this plant was not intended as a normal commercial operation and it was not intended to recycle commercial nuclear power plant fuel. It was instead intended to convert surplus military grade plutonium into commercial fuel in order to get rid of it as part of an arms control program. 31 The program was suspended in 2018. There were apparently many complex political issues involved in these on-again off-again decisions and I won't pretend to have the time or interest to explore all the details nor do I think most listeners would be interested in hearing abou them. 32 As of March 2026, the US are looking at reviving part of the Savannah River plant to produce limited amounts of fuel for testing of advanced reactors. The issue driving this is the shortage of uranium enriched to just below 20%. This fuel is used in certain types of small SMR. 33 The main commercial supplier of this material was a plant in Russia, but "certain events in Europe in recent years" shall we say, have resulted in that supply no longer being available to commercial operations in the US. MOX fuel based on surplus weapons grade plutonium is intended as a short term quick fix for that problem. 34 Another driving force is legal requirements following from domestic commitments for the US government to dispose of certain stockpiles of weapons grade plutonium from certain sites in the US where it is "temporarily" stored, and the solution to that is seen as burning it up in power reactors. 35 So the history is the US banned fuel reprocessing. Then a few years later they un-banned it. Then the US government started building a MOX plant which was intended to get rid of surplus weapons grade material by burning it up in power reactors. Then they decided they didn't want to do that. Then they decided they may want to make MOX fuel after all to replace supplies of special grades of fuel for experimental or prototype reactors. 36 What is missing from the above history is any actual interest from the US commercial nuclear industry in MOX fuel. The reason for this is, as mentioned in the previous episodes, uranium is so cheap and abundant that fuel made from fresh uranium is cheaper than MOX fuel. 37 Some countries such as France wish to recycle spent fuel to reduce their dependence upon imports. Recall that France's drive to build nuclear power plants was in response to the 1970s era energy crisis when oil imports from the Middle East were suddenly cut off. However, the US are not concerned about this issue and so do not make it national security policy as France did. 38 As a result, US commercial demand is for cheaper fuel made from fresh uranium rather than for MOX fuel. Until such time as fresh uranium greatly increases in price there is little economic incentive for the use of MOX fuel in the US. 39 However, there is another aspect to this. If you recall in previous episodes I described molten salt reactors which used dissolved uranium fuel. These reactors inherently reprocess fuel as part of their normal operation. They just do it as part of maintaining the molten salt chemistry at the correct values rather than doing it as a separate process. 40 If these types of reactors become widely used then they would be achieving the same thing as creating MOX fuel, but without an explicit separate step. 41 As a final footnote to the above, the US has almost exclusively use enriched uranium light water reactors. As mentioned in previous episodes, there are ways of recycling spent fuel from light water reactors which do not involve chemically reprocessing it to make MOX fuel. 42 Experiments have been done involving South Korea, China, and Canada which take spent fuel from light water reactors and repackage it to fit it into natural uranium heavy water reactors. What is used up or "spent" fuel for a light water reactor is high grade fuel to a natural uranium reactor. However, the US has, for whatever reason, never built commercial natural uranium reactors such as are used in a number of other countries around the world. 43 If they were to do so, then nuclear fuel could be used twice, once in a light water reactor, and again in a natural uranium reactor, all without having to turn it into MOX fuel in a separate reprocessing step. However, this particular alternative would likely face the same issue in the sense that fresh fuel would still be cheaper than reusing spent fuel. -------------------- A Variety of Questions from Clinton 44 Next we have a variety of questions from Clinton. Clinton asked I would like some commentary in the current situation, why has hinkley gone off the rails, the new american approach, the odd things done after fukushima, the new radiation rules in the states. 45 Question 1 why has hinkley gone off the rails, 46 Answer The question refers to cost overruns at the Hinkley Point nuclear power project in the UK. The UK government looked into this issue in a more general sense in 2025. They published a report on it titled Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025 Enabling nuclear delivery through regulatory reform John Fingleton There is a link to the report in the show notes. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692080f75c394e481336ab89/nuclear-regulatory-review-2025.pdf 47 As the report is 162 pages long, I won't try to cover it all in this answer. I will however give a few simple examples. The report focuses on civilian nuclear power and the defence nuclear industry as well. However it also draws examples from outside the nuclear industry to show that the problem is not limited to nuclear. It shows that the same problems exist in the offshore wind industry, and in the HS2 High Speed Rail project. 48 In the view of the authors of the report, the essence of the problem seems to be a lack of any degree of proportionality in terms of mitigating negative effects from any project. Big nuclear projects make the headlines because they are inherently big projects, but as I have just mentioned, they affect things like wind power development and rail transport as well. 49 I will pick one example from Hinkley Point specifically. This is "Case Study: Hinkley Point C Fish Protection" A summary of this is that they spent £700 million of additional money on the cooling water intakes to protect an estimated 0.083 salmon per year, along with 0.028 sea trout, 6 river lamprey, 18 Allis shad, and somewhere between 100 and 528 twaite shad. The report points out that there are ways to protect far more fish for far less money by spending it in other areas, and gives some examples. Again, this problem is not limited to nuclear power, and they give similar examples connected with offshore wind development and HS2 High Speed Rail. 50 I would like to emphasize that I am not expressing an opinion on whether or not any of these decisions were good or bad ones or whether the money was well spent. I am just summarizing the report's explanation of why large projects of all sorts initiated and approved by the UK parliament were not turning out as initially expected. I will leave it up to people in the UK to decide whether or not they are satisfied with the current situation. 51 Question 2 the new american approach, 52 Answer The US have apparently announced changes to their regulatory system. I don't know enough about the subject to really judge the practical effects of regulation within the US. However, I have read and listened to many interviews of people from both the industry and the regulatory side of things who are from outside the US but are familiar with it. They generally contrast two different approaches to regulation. On the one hand there is the US approach, which they see as being more of a box ticking exercise than an in depth safety review. This makes it very hard to get a design other than a traditional PWR or BWR approved in the US. 53 It has the advantage from the regulator side of things though in that it reduces the amount of work required as it primarily requires just following a set of defined procedures. These people then contrast that approach with the one used in the UK and in Canada, both of which they see as being very similar to one another. In those two countries, regulators work with industry to review designs from basic principles rather than just seeing if it meets a pre-defined list of criteria. This is a results oriented system rather than a process oriented system as used in the US. 54 As a result of this, designers of new nuclear reactors are going to the UK and Canada first to go through preliminary review there, and only going to the US later. What designers are looking for is feedback on their design as they go along in order to align the design with what safety regulators see as being required from their standpoint. They want to go into a review process before the design is finalized so they can get guidance on how they should approach things rather than trying to add safety as additional features on top of a finished design. 55 It would take someone with deep familiarity with nuclear regulation systems to understand the practical effects of recent changes in US regulatory systems, but it is quite possible that people within the regulatory structure in the US have been taking the above on board and trying to adapt to current circumstances. However, I can only speculate on that. This is about the best answer that I can give. 56 Question 3 the odd things done after fukushima, 57 Answer This covers a lot of topics, some of which are probably political and so are not suited to HPR. I will try to list a few events however. As a brief summary if the Fukushima events go however, a historic scale earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011 caused huge loss of life and widespread damage. About 20,000 people were killed by the earthquake and tsunami. Three nuclear reactors based on 1960s era GE BWR designs were seriously damaged by hydrogen explosions caused by loss of power to backup generators when they were flooded by the tsunami. However, there were no radiation related deaths or cases of radiation sickness. 58 Following events in Japan was a general review of designs around the world, with various improvements made in some areas, particularly backup generators and hydrogen management. It seems to be conventional wisdom that the Fukushima event caused a number of countries to decide to phase out nuclear power. 59 However, when I tried to make a list of such countries for this episode I found things were not as is often heard. The countries which decided to get rid of nuclear power had largely started down that road at least a decade before then and generally for reasons unrelated to any specific events outside of their own country. In other cases they reversed that decision or are in the process of doing so. Japan itself has restarted many of their nuclear power plants and plant to replace decommissioned nuclear power plants with new ones, although many of the older and smaller ones were considered not economically worth upgrading at this point in their life to restart them. 60 The one possible exception to this may be Taiwan which decided to phase out nuclear power in 2016. However, I don't know enough about Taiwanese politics to state with any confidence that their decision in 2016 was based on anything related to events in Japan, or whether in fact they were a byproduct of other political changes within Taiwan and the shut down of nuclear plants happened to be carried along with those. Currently Taiwan get their electricity primarily from natural gas and coal. 61 Meanwhile across mainland Asia from Turkey to China, large numbers of nuclear power plants were built or are under construction. Taken together on a global scale, did anything really change after Fukushima, or did the countries which had already decided to close down their nuclear power plants simply continue to do so, and those countries who decided they wanted more of them continue to build them? That's a good question for which I don't think anyone has the perspective to answer at this point. 62 Another side of this which is hard to disentangle from it though is the increased use of natural gas for electric power generation which was happening at around the same time. Increased use of fracking in a number of countries, plus increased supplies from Russia and LNG from the Middle East and other places resulted in falls in natural gas prices in many places. Since combined cycle natural gas turbines form the main competitor to nuclear power, anything which improves the economics of natural gas will act to reduce demand for nuclear power. This makes it hard to decide to what degree the reduction in the number of reactors being built was due to the political effects of the earthquake and tsunami and to what degree it was due to cheaper natural gas through fracking and other means. I'll leave that question at that. 63 Question 4 the new radiation rules in the states. 64 Answer I'm not deeply familiar with US radiation rules, but I will attempt to answer the question. Apparently there are wide variety of different things being addressed, only some of which have any relevance to the nuclear power industry. One of these is an epidemiological study on the current exposure limits for workers in the nuclear industry. This study will take place over about 5 years. In the end it may not result in any changes. This is for a number of reasons. 65 One is that US exposure thresholds for workers are currently aligned with international standards. It would be difficult for the US industry to operate on a different basis than the rest of the world when supply chains are global and kit is designed to meet currently recognized standards. Another is that apparently the nuclear industry are not, so far as I can discern, asking for any changes to limits. They instead are looking for changes to how some of the details are being applied, such as for example the criteria for deciding when respirators are required in low risk environments. 66 Some point to recent changes in UK regulations as an example of what they are looking for. I will post a link to the new (November of 2025) UK regulations in the show notes. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-industry-principles-to-guide-the-application-of-as-low-as-reasonably-practicable-alarp-and-best-available-techniques-bat/ways-of-working-principles-to-guide-the-application-of-alarp-and-bat-in-the-nuclear-industry-accessible-webpage This is about as much detail as I think I can comment on when it comes to this question, as I think it is a subject that requires a fair bit more practical knowledge of than I have in order to give a thorough and balanced answer. -------------------- 67 Question from Antoine Were/are the designs patented? Hi, Whiskeyjack. Nice ep. You said AGR, based on Magnox, was a nuclear reactor type that did not sell well outside the UK. I then started thinking if it were (is) possible to another countries to develop by themselves based on that project, or if it had (has) a commercial restriction for exploration of the technology. I have yet to listen to the following episodes (doing little by little) and may learn better on the choices, but I felt free to present the question by now... Thanks! 68 Answer This is a very good question because it offers the opportunity to talk about a number of interesting things that haven't been touched on yet. Let's cover a bit of background first. 69 A patent is a time limited right to exploit a defined bit of valuable technical knowledge. Patents were involved from the very earliest days of commercial nuclear power, and I will give an example of this later. A key point to keep in mind though is that the nuclear power field moves very slowly and it takes a long time for new knowledge to make it from the lab to commercial application. Patents will often expire before they reach the point where they can be used. 70 Contracts on the other hand are legally enforceable agreements between two parties. A contract may have a time limited life, but that is an arrangement between the parties. A commercial nuclear power plant is a very large and complex bit of kit and not easily copied in detail. It can be far more effective to cover designs under contracts and licenses than to rely on patents. If a country wished to build their own nuclear power plants rather than buying them from someone else, there are a large number of companies who have commercial designs they are willing to license to third parties for them to build themselves. Indeed a number of these companies base their business around licensing of designs or have other reasons for wishing to do so. 71 From a licensee perspective, it could take decades of work and hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars to take a design from first principle to the ready to build state, wheras licensing a design give you a proven design right away. As mentioned in previous episodes, there many types of reactor in the world. The selection of what sort of reactor a country decides to buy often depends more on commercial considerations revolving around licensing terms and conditions than it does with respect to any technical considerations. Here's an example which shows how South Korea decided to license a design, build it for themselves, and then export it to other countries. 72 KunMo Chung - Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, stated in an interview in 2019 that South Korea wanted to standardize on a single reactor technology in the early 1980s. They had reactors from multiple different vendors, but wanted to license an existing successful design to produce for themselves and for the export market. One of the major factors in deciding to standardize was to allow them to improve operator training by focusing on one design. Professor Chung stated that one of the key factors in selecting a design from ABB-Combustion Engineering was that he personally knew and had a good relationship with the Chief Technical Officer of ABB-Combustion Engineering going back to a time when Professor Chung had been studying and working in the USA. 73 On their side, ABB-Combustion Engineering were having financial problems and they needed a partner to help further develop their new PWR design. Also they stood to gain revenue from this partnership as well. Based on this relationship, the two sides came to a business agreement and South Korea began producing reactors based on this design, while also continuing to develop and improve it further. 74 Here's an example of a case where the developers of a promising technology decided that they had more to gain by not patenting their technology. Instead they decided to freely share their information in order to get other researchers elsewhere to help to advance the technology so that all could benefit from it. 75 In an interview Wacław Gudowski - Prof. Emeritus, Royal Institute of Technology KTH Stockholm stated that the Soviets and later the Russian were the leaders in lead-bismuth cooled reactors. These reactors use lead-bismuth liquid metal alloy as a coolant. In the 1990s the Russian institute working on commercializing this technology were working with Western partners on nuclear technology in general. They considered patenting this technology, but in the end decided to simply publish it openly. 76 Professor Gudowski had even smuggled $60,000 in cash into Russia to finance the patent application in order to get the Russian institute to publish their technology, but the money was not needed. They based this decision on the judgment that it would take 20 years of R&D before the technology was ready for the commercial market, so they wouldn't see a penny on any patents anyway. They were right on this, as it was another 20 years of R&D in Europe, Russia, China, and Korea before lead-bismuth technology was ready for commercial use. 77 It had already seen use in submarine reactors, but the commercial market demanded a more thoroughly developed technology to satisfy commercial needs. By deciding to not patent the technology, the original developers gained from shared R&D rather than chasing the illusary gains from patent licenses on technology that was not ready for the commercial market anyway. 78 I said that patents were involved in nuclear technology from the very earliest days, and I will now turn to that story. When I say the earliest days, I mean probably earlier than you are imaging. I am talking about before WWII. 79 First though I need to give some background information. France and Britain were working on nuclear weapons from the very earliest days of WWII. In Britain's case this was called Tube Alloys. Canada also was conducting nuclear experiments, including building an "atomic pile", but it's not clear if this had any clear practical goals or was done to understand the physics better. 80 If you read the Wikipedia version of history, it states that Tube Alloys was merged into the Manhattan Project. However, participants have stated in interviews that this was not the case, and the Quebec Agreement which supposedly merged them makes no such mention of any merger of the projects, just the setting up of a board to coordinate efforts between the three countries, that is the US, UK, and Canada. In fact the two projects didn't get along that well, and as we shall see below, a big part of that was disputes over patents. ### 81 The following is based on a paper written by Bertrand Goldschmidt, a French nuclear scientist. Two of his colleagues, Hans Halban and Lew Kowarski played a critical role in early nuclear research. Halban in particular was one of the greatest scientific names in nuclear fission. In March of 1939 Halban conducted an experiment showing that neutrons were emitted by the fissioning of uranium. 82 In April Joliot, Halban, Kowarski and Perrin had a pretty good idea of how to use nuclear fission to produce energy and to make an explosive device and decided to file patents on their invention. Each of the four would receive a 5% share of any benefits and the other 80% would go to the research instittute they worked at in Paris. I will now quote from Goldschmidt's paper. 83 The first two patents concerned energy production and were entitled "Device for energy production" and "Method for stabilizing a device for energy production." They roughly defined the principles of the main components of our present power reactors: moderator in heterogeneous or homogeneous arrangements, cooling fluid, control rods, protection shield. The third patent called "Method for perfecting explosive charges" was less brilliant from a foresight point of view though it proposed valid solutions for the trigger, the tamper, and the rapid obtainment of the critical assembly of a possible explosive device. Finally, nearly a year later, after Alfred Nier's experimental confirmation in March 1940 of Niels Bohr's theoretical prediction that uranium 235, the rare isotope of the mixture in natural uranium, was responsible for fission by slow neutrons, the French took out an additional patent on the advantage of using enriched uranium for the chain reaction. End of quote. 84 In May of 1940, the CNRS, the French research institute in Paris, negotiated an agreement with Belgian mining company Union Miniere, who were the world's biggest producer of uranium, at the time a byproduct of radium mining, about a partnership for the world wide exploitation of these patents. However the agreement was not finalized due to the ongoing events in the war. At the beginning of the war, the French government had approved the development of an energy generator - or a nuclear reactor as we would say today, with the intention of creating an engine for submarines. 85 With the fall of France, Halban and Kowarski travelled to the UK with their supply of heavy water where they were received by their UK counterparts, James Chadwick and John Cockroft. The British were already working on an atomic bomb. In the UK the two conducted an experiment showing that it was possible to create nuclear energy using natural uranium and heavy water. In 1941 the British nuclear project was reorganized and given the name Tube Alloys. In 1942 it was decided to move the work on a plutonium bomb to Canada, and Canada would pay for the project. A lab was set up in Montreal and Halban was put in charge of the project. 86 Halban had negotiated this arrangement by offering to arrange to have the French patents for world wide rights outside of France and the French empire transferred to the UK. In return the French team were to be given a key role in the British nuclear project. The author of the paper I am referencing, Bertrand Goldschmidt, was a section leader in Montreal and a colleague of Halban from France. The Montreal group cooperated with the American Manhattan Project and the two shared information and exchanged visits. 87 However, relations between the two began to break down, with a major cause of this being the Americans being unhappy about the French patents and Halban's arrangement to give the British world wide rights to them. The postwar commercial potential for nuclear power was seen to be huge, and this was a major bone of contention. The extensive participation of ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) engineers in the Tube Alloys project was also objectionable to the Americans. Presumably this had something to do with potential for ICI being involved in future commercialization of the technology. The American Dupont company, a commercial rival of ICI, was also heavily involved in the American atomic bomb project. The eventual result of this was that the US cut off cooperation with the UK-Canada nuclear project. 88 Finally Halban was forced out of the project at the insistence of the Americans, and he was replaced by John Cockroft who moved to Montreal to take charge of the project. The Americans now restore limited cooperation. Kowarski was put in charge of building a heavy water moderated natural uranium reactor at a new site north of Ottawa at Chalk River. This reactor was turned on on the 5th of September, 1945, three days after Japan's surrender. So in what was supposedly a titanic war for survival, key allies were falling out with respect to their ultimate weapon over issues of patents covering post war commercialization. 89 With the end of the war, the nuclear weapons project in Montreal and Chalk River was wound up. Halban, Kowarski, and Goldschmidt returned to France and Cockroft to the UK where they all played senior roles in the nuclear programs of their respective countries. John Cockroft played an important role in the development of the Magnox reactors which Antoine asked about. The Chalk River Site remains as Canada's main nuclear research centre to this day, and Canada was to continue development of heavy water moderated natural uranium reactors. 90 The first commercial nuclear power plant was commissioned in the UK in 1956, roughly 17 years after the original French nuclear patents. At that time, UK patents had a term of 16 years. While I am not a patent lawyer, it would appear that these patents would likely have expired before nuclear power was ever commercialized. So to answer the question about patents, the first patents on nuclear energy date to before WWII started, and the very first two were about nuclear power plants and it was only the third one which covered nuclear weapons. -------------------- 91 Thanks to other listeners. A number of other listeners made comments saying they were really enjoying the series. I would like to thank the following for their kind words of encouragement. They helped make the work required to do this worthwhile. They are brian-in-ohio mnw Clinton Antoine bjb Kevin O'Brien Trey L'andrew Archer72 Jim DeVore If you have commented but I have forgotten your name, or if the show was recorded before I got a chance to read your comment, I would still like to thank you. 92 Conclusion I would like to thank all the listeners for their kind comments and insightful questions. I hope that I have answered these questions to the satisfaction of everyone. I look forward to hearing from all of you in future podcast episodes including those on other topics. -------------------- Proceedings of the 29th annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Association and 10th annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society. V. 1-3 https://inis.iaea.org/records/m2s41-40917 This has a paper by Bertrand Goldschmidt about the work of the French scientists in Canada. -------------------- Provide feedback on this episode.

This week on NAFC, Izzy finally has a move-in date—progress! Meanwhile, Patchwife is fully locked into Cult of the Lamb, and Izzy shares what it's like being second-in-command to a rapidly growing cult.Izzy also vents about Invincible (again), while Gibbs gets blindsided by one of the dumbest ads imaginable during a hockey game. Mox checks in with a small Mewgenics update, proving no one is ever truly free from it.The crew also gets into a surprisingly real discussion about the cost-to-value ratio of movies vs. video games—why does a $70 game feel like a better deal than a $20 theater ticket sometimes?They do a quick check-in on Send Help, then dive into Marty Supreme (2025)—a stress-inducing ride following a guy who just keeps making worse decisions… and somehow you're still rooting for him.Support us on Patreon!

This week on NAFC, the boys somehow juggle politics, sports, and life frustrations before diving into something way darker.They kick things off talking about ICE, facial recognition tech showing up at MSG, and somehow land on the Charlotte Hornets—because nothing says smooth transition like that. There's also a unanimous agreement that children's band recitals are universally painful experiences.Izzy shares his thoughts on The Scarlet Letter and gives more updates on his new house, where things continue to go wrong in increasingly creative ways. Gibbs brings in a review of Mosaic Perspective, while Mox and Gibbs get into spoiler territory on Project Hail Mary.Finally, the crew dives into Him (2025)—a tense, uncomfortable watch that fits right into their wheelhouse of “why did we pick this?”Support us on Patreon!

This week's Dynamite was Tunnel Talk's PERFECT episode. We saw so many perfectly absurd things, we were on the moon! From Darby's breathless sobbing promo to Kenny's Big Soliloquy to Thekla's dirtbag catcalling Renee, it was an episode meant for us! Plus Jericho's pants are bigger than the whole sky, Takeshtakada are having a blast clowning, and FTR sucks wind. What a week!(0:00) Chit Chat Time(8:47) Title Scene(45:02) Ospreay Kenny and Mox(1:12:49) Women's Division(1:24:10) Jericho(1:30:37) YB vs Takeshtakada(1:41 :46) C&C and FTRAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WRESTLEMANIA IS THIS WEEKEND so Jake and GB give their predictions on the show and discuss the stories going into Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee, Roman Reigns vs CM Punk, Stephanie Vaquer vs Liv Morgan, and more! The guys also talk about MJF pulling off the unthinkable against Kenny Omega at AEW Dynasty and what's next for him. Finally we cover the results of TNA Rebellion and what WE THINK could happen next!WELCOME BACK TO REBOOKED!00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Your Comments!11:20 - The WTF Wall 34:36 - TNA Rebellion - So many connecting stories!41:52 - EC3 Returns, Xia's betrayal47:11 - Just saying it again, Slater is the future.48:55 - AEW Dynasty - A lot of surprise wins58:17 - Mox defends, Knight capitalizes01:04:47 - The Devil does it again01:11:11 - WRESTLEMANIA. The Night One Card01:18:24 - Gunther v Seth 01:24:18 - Steph v Liv01:28:41 - Rhodes vs Orton01:34:08 - The Night Two Card01:39:17 - Jade vs Rhea01:41:37 - Oba vs Brock, THE KAIJU MATCH01:45:02 - Roman vs Punk01:55:21 - 24/7 Champion of the Week⏰ Subscribe to the channel to be alerted! https://www.youtube.com/@REBOOKEDWrestling?sub_confirmation=1

John Pollock and Wai Ting go live immediately after AEW Dynasty 2026 to discuss MJF vs. Kenny Omega, Ospreay vs. Mox, FTR vs. Cope & Cage, and more. Full match card below:

This week on NAFC, Izzy and Mox hold it down with the usual mix of side tangents, pain, and questionable cinema. The two get into the latest episode of The Pitt, while Izzy checks in from the front lines of homeowner renovation misery. Mox also brings a review of GOAT (2026), because apparently that's where his time is going now.Gibbs jumps in with a review of The Darwin Incident, adding a little actual substance before the crew swerves directly into chaos with this week's movie pick: Theodore Rex (1995). Buddy cop movie. Dinosaur partner. Whoopi Goldberg. Somehow all reaSupport us on Patreon!

Chris Jericho is back and we REALLY needed that. Welcome home Big J! Plus Kenny and MJF had their big showdown and it was...weird, cadencewise. And DON'T talk to us about jingoism. Darby's trying to catch sight of the face of God, apparently and Mox is being beautifully condescending to Will Opsreay who just can't get it together. And Thekla? She's a lunatic. Join us!(0:00) Chit chat time(13:33) Jericho Returns!(25:30) Kenny and MJF(39:38) Darby(51:43) Cope and Christian(59:03) Mox and Ospreay(1:17:18) Women's DivisionAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Topics NXT/TNA (1:31) [Steve Maclin match at Sacrifice got stopped. Ricky Sosa signed with TNA. Not needing contract signings that much.]  NXT Stand & Deliver Predictions (23:07) AEW (29:06) [Chris Jericho returned. MJF targets Omega's appendix. Idea of how to make Ospreay & Mox feud more personal down the line. ] WWE Main Roster (40:42) [More matches announced for WrestleMania. Brock & OBA face to face again. Randy's voice showed themself.] National Suicide Prevention line: 1-800-273-8255 Twitter: @My2Podcast Instagram: my2centspodcastg2 Business email: my2centspod@yahoo.com

Chris Jericho is back in AEW. We talk about what that means, what we expect from him, and how we feel about it. We also go over the build  to MJF vs Kenny Omega and everything happening with Mox and Will Ospreay. 

This week on NAFC, the crew somehow manages to cover everything from social media lawsuits to why cats have completely won the internet.Mox and Gibbs continue their descent into Mewgenics, while Gibbs shares a bizarre church marquee message that feels like it was written by an NPC. The gang also touches on the Meta vs Google social media lawsuit—because tech companies fighting each other is always entertaining from a distance.Izzy checks in on the latest season of Invincible, and the crew gets into a broader discussion on comics and shounen anime—specifically how exhausting endless power scaling has become. They also weigh in on the Black Severus Snape casting discourse and why people are, once again, losing their minds online.Somehow this all leads into a debate on why cat videos dominate the internet over every other animal, and a bit of reflection on how certain older movies we grew up with still hold up surprisingly well.Finally, they dive into Stuart Little (1999)—a cozy, surprisingly well-crafted blend of live-action and early CGI that proves sometimes the simple stuff just works.Support us on Patreon!

Topics NXT/TNA (0:55) [TNA go-home into Sacrifice. Matches made for NXT's Stand & Deliver.]  AEW (20:40) [Kenny Omega named #1 contender for AEW World Championship. The idea of MJF joining the Don Callis family. Will Ospreay vs Mox made for Dynasty.] WWE Main Roster (39:39) [More matches announced for WrestleMania. Roman FINALLY puts hands on CM Punk. Randy RKO's Jelly Roll. And More.] National Suicide Prevention line: 1-800-273-8255 Twitter: @My2Podcast Instagram: my2centspodcastg2 Business email: my2centspod@yahoo.com

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The week we are joined by Tanner from Kicking Out Pod! Join us as we ask is the juice worth the squeeze with Ronda Rousey; is it the right move to immediately put Ospreay with Mox; and who does that leave for MJF next; and should AEW stick to the Hangman stipulation? If not, how do they get out of it without contradicting their booking philosophy? It's going to be a fun week here at The Tavern, so to make sure you do not miss anything, go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!

It's Tunnel Talk's fifth anniversary! Can you believe we've been doing this for five years? Neither can we! With our wrestling themed cocktails in hand, we tackle Revolution and the events afterwards. Ospreay's back! Cope and Christian only have eyes for the Young Bucks! Gabe Kidd got flipped in a car! And the time of night the main event started caused the girls to have seething resentment towards Hangman and MJF. We were way over time before we even got to Week 4 of the B2 where there was a SHOCKING upset! Join us!Watch the B2 Slideshow on Youtube!Check out the slides in PDF!(0:00) Chit Chat Time(17:58) MJF and Hangman(35:36) FTR/Young Bucks/Cope(1:01:14) Mox and Takeshita and Ospreay(1:20:04) Dogs vs Conglom(1:39:04) Women's Dvision(1:54:06) DCF in general(2:10:53) Swerve, Brody and Kenny(2:23:09) Best Bods Week 4Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Diana Prince, Johnny Taylor, and Gringo Fantastico unpack the first Dynamite after Revolution, covering Will Ospreay's quick win and immediate neck-war escalation with Jon Moxley and Pac, plus Mox and Wheeler Yuta's uneasy tag victory that proves the Death Riders are anything but stable. They dig into Darby Allin and Gabe Kidd's completely unhinged parking-lot beatdown that turns into a Coffin Match, Swerve Strickland's promo where he stops talking about just the AEW World Title and starts calling his shot at Kenny Omega's EVP power, and Speedball Mike Bailey's “I earned this” showcase victory over Mark Davis. The crew also covers Mina Shirakawa beating Marina Shafir in a no holds barred fight using Toni Storm's own Storm Zero as the mystery attacker angle deepens, the Jurassic Express bus delivering Jack Perry to team with the Young Bucks against Okada and Best Friends, and the closing scene where Adam Copeland and Christian Cage announce they are coming for FTR at Dynasty and finish the night holding the tag belts while the Bucks watch from the floor. Rate, review, and subscribe, or Luchasaurus will be outside honking that bus horn until you admit this might be AEW's strangest and most fun TV reset of 2026. Murders & Mistresses Link! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4355720/Murders__Mistresses_Demo/?utm_source=AewsomePod&utm_campaign=steamnextfestfeb2026 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bonus Eps (PATREON): https://www.patreon.com/StacheClubWrestling Fanatics (WWE gear): https://bit.ly/StacheClubFanatics MERCH: https://shop.clutchpoints.com/ Please follow the pod and leave a rating and review! Share the show with a friend. It helps out the pod a TON! John X: https://twitter.com/RaspyTaylor IG: https://www.instagram.com/raspytaylor/ Jimmy from the Q: https://x.com/JimmyFromTheQ https://www.instagram.com/jimmyfromtheq/ Stache Club Wrestling: X: @StacheClubW IG: @StacheClubW   0:00 Intro, SCW Predictions Title 4:26 Randy Orton turns heel on Cody Rhodes 23:19 MJF def. Hangman Adam Page 32:42 FTR def. Young Bucks, Cope and Cage return 35:48 Ronda Rousey debuts in AEW? 42:42 Mox def. Takeshita, Will Ospreay returns 45:40 Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi at Mania 55:02 Worst Punk/Roman Promo 1:06:17 PENTA, AJ Lee, Bayley 1:11:50 Jade Cargill, Maxxine Dupri 1:19:23 Fatu vs. Drew, IYO at Mania, Tiffy Time 1:26:42 Rest of AEW Revolution Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Your girls got TRICKED into watching Grand Slam, a show where nothing actually happened, but that's okay. We're off the wall about it anyway! We discuss Hangman's similarities (or not) to MJF, Swerve's bad boy adventures, FTR aka Drip and Dribble's resentment of the beloved Young Bucks, and Yuta's Big Haircut. Plus, Hook's the head of domestic recruitment for the Opps now, and we COULDN'T be happier.Help us build our bracket for our annual March Madness Best Bodies Tournament!(0:00) Chit-chat time(15:30) Grand Slam General Thoughts(21:28) Hangman and MJF(42:15) Swerve and Kenny(56:31) Young Bucks(1:05:24) RIP Yuta's Hair(1:16:07) Mox and the DCF(1:26:13) Women's Division(1:31:46) HookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy