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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2026 46:35

JMU is 4-0 and hasn't trailed all season after blowing out Old Dominion, and Bennett and Jack are officially bullish. They break down the advanced success-rate numbers from the win (including a wild first-quarter-to-second-quarter drop-off), debate whether this team is head and shoulders above the rest of the Sun Belt, and get into the bigger-picture conference realignment conversation that's heating up around the program. Plus: Billy Napier's latest comments on the Camden Coleman vs. JC Evans quarterback situation, a defensive coordinator soundbite comparing the unit to the Seahawks, and a full round of Overreaction Corner from last night's win. ️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro: JMU is 4-0 and hasn't trailed all season 2:38 – Breaking down the ODU win by the numbers 4:19 – The wild success-rate drop-off from Q1 to Q2 9:28 – Quick break 10:09 – Sun Belt realignment talk: does JMU have any quality wins left on the schedule? 26:52 – Quick break 27:04 – Overreaction Corner 41:47 – Napier on Marshall, the Coleman/Evans QB situation & DC Robert Bala's Seahawks comment 45:07 – Final thoughts: the schedule, the playoff picture & outro Got a take or a question? Email us: JMUSportsNews@gmail.com Support the show: BuyMeACoffee.com/JMUSportsNews JMUSportsNews.com | @JMUSportsNews on all socials Preview pod for Marshall — featuring beat writer Tyler Kennett — drops Thursday. Subscribe so you don't miss it. #JMUFootball #JamesMadison #SunBeltFootball #GoDukes #CollegeFootball Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Helping city kids get an understanding of farm life

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2026 7:06

For many children, seeing where their food comes from and understanding life on a working farm is a bit of an unknown. That's why Patoka-based farmer and vet Dr Sally Newall developed a new learning facility to help change this. Sally joins Jesse from her farm in Patoka near Napier.

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Expert Feature: Pizza, pizza, pizza!!

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2026 22:42

It's time for our expert feature ... where we invite an expert in their field on the show to answer all your questions. And today we're talking about arguably the most popular and universally loved dish in the world ... pizza! With endless topping, base and sauce options .. the humble pizza is surely the ultimate crowd pleaser. Vincent Michaelsen and wife Nina own the popular long standing pizzeria 'Vinci's Pizza' in Napier... if you have a question for Vincent text Jesse on 2101 or email jesse@afternoons.co.nz

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REACTION! Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss CURB STOMPED by Jadan Baugh, Florida! Billy Napier gets CLOWNED!

Black and White Sports Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2026 8:54

REACTION! Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss CURB STOMPED by Jadan Baugh, Florida! Billy Napier gets CLOWNED!

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They're Coming for Your Money. Don't Let Them Take It.

Stuff That Interests Me

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 8:50

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comGood morning to you and a big welcome to the many new subscribers, both paid and unpaid, who have joined the Flying Frisby this week.We are now the Number One riser in Finance and Number Two in the UK, so we must be doing something right.If you have not yet received your Britain On Sale report, you can access it here. (Any issues getting hold of it, DM me or reply to this email - paid subscribers only).BTW the subscription price goes up at midnight tonight, so if you want to lock in the current rate, now is the time to upgrade.So to today's piece, and an important one, I think, as this is going to be a big theme over the next few years. The government is coming for your money. You've earned it. They haven't. Don't let them confiscate it from you, is my advice. I'll explain all.The same situation applies across the western world, but I am going to focus on the UK today.We begin with this Russell Napier interview with Peter McCormack. If you haven't already watched/listened, I urge you to. It is well worth your time. Napier's forecasts, which chime with my own, have grave implications and you are going to need to protect your capital.Napier is a market historian of the old guard, highly respected and, I might add, with good reason. He gets a lot of big calls right.He describes the situation in the UK and indeed most of the West, which we all know. Public sector finances are a mess: bloated, wasteful, deep in debt, an accident waiting to happen.To give you an idea how bad, here's Dan Hannan, Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs:But before you go all out and despair about the decline of Britain, Napier also describes a private sector which is in good shape, lean and hungry. This is an observation we have also made on these pages and why we have been beating the drum that now is a good time to buy British stocks. Hence this report. Britain needs growth, if it is to get out of its mire of government debt, but is not going to get growth while taxes are high and regulation is heavy. All that is required is to unleash growth is government to get out of the way. But it is incapable of doing that. Indeed this current lot shows no sign of wanting to lower tax or lighten up on regulation, so we are caught. Nevertheless, there is this lean beast waiting to escape and that is a positive thing.Moreover, the country needs a huge amount of investment as it moves away from dependence on China for its manufacturing - which must happen for strategic and political reasons. The balance sheet is there in the private sector, says Napier, to make that investment.It might be that some kind of pragmatist comes to power or, more likely, that someone is forced to be pragmatic by the bond market. But we are not there yet.That's the backdrop. Let's come now to Napier's forecast. Our current total debt, public and private sector, stands around 235% of GDP. We are bad but by no means the worst. (Napier is particularly bearish on France, by the way).There are five ways in which we can lower that debt: growth, default, austerity, repression or inflation.You'd need 4% growth which he sees as unlikely, even with the productivity boost that is coming from AI. Austerity is also unlikely because of the Labour backbenches and the numerous promises made and obligations it carries. Default would take too long to recover from (Napier uses the example of Greece). That leaves financial repression, with inflation doing much of the work. Repression and inflation is easiest solution, because it affects fewest people visibly. Visibly is the point. As we know, politicians always choose the path of least resistance.What does repression mean in practice? There are pots of wealth in savings, in insurance and life funds, and in pensions, and the government is coming for it. The biggest victims or targets of this will be old people, for the simple reason that they have the most money. That is where the capital is. Governments will go where the easy capital isI would also add houses to the mix as they are tapping that market too.This wealth grab is all happening quicker than we realise. Mansion taxes are coming, as we know, and word is the threshold will be now brought down from £2 million to $1.5 million. (Talk about mendacious language - anyone know where I can buy a mansion in London for £1.5 million? You can barely get a terraced house for that in Zone 2)Meanwhile, last week the Bank of England did not put up rates, as it should have, were it to honour its mandate to bring inflation down below 2%. Their measure of inflation is 3.1%!The Bank also announced that it will no longer sell the gilts it printed the money to buy through Quantitative Easing (the ones it started selling the day before the Liz Truss Kwasi Kwarteng budget) but instead hold them to maturity. This will considerably reduce selling pressure on the gilt market. If I were Liz Truss or Kwasi Kwarteng, I'd be fuming.But both moves mean yields payable - ie the cost of debt - will not properly affect real inflation or market forces. But who actually understands the sleight of hand that is taking place here?Napier uses the example of a French 50-year bond bought in 2021, as having lost more than 75% of its value. The debt was bought by pensions. The individuals that effectively owned it through their pensions don't even know that they bought it because it's hidden in balance sheets, locked out of reach. That's how this particular raid can effectively be kept a secret.The government is going to force people to buy these bonds. Many will not even know they are doing it, as it will happen remotely via pension funds. Napier calls it “the power of the mandate”, a great term. The UK government already has this power to some degree, through changes to the regulatory framework which can influence what pension funds are permitted or encouraged to hold. (Governments elsewhere in the world that do not currently have this power will soon acquire it, don't you worry).By forcing people to buy bonds, they keep interest rates down, and so the government will be less beholden to “the market” when it wants to borrow and spend.There is plenty of previous for this, bond sales during wars being a prime example. Some kind of regulation will be imposed that demands safe investments and of course bonds and gilts will be deemed safe.This repression will be enacted, effectively, by stealth, and governments will get away with it because it will happen, as both Keynes and Lenin famously observed, “in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.” Imagine a government that just cut taxes and spending instead. We can but dream. It's all so dishonest. That's what I hate about it.I was always taught that saving was a good thing, but saving will be villainised. This immediately makes me think of the US in 1933, a story which I cover in the book. When Roosevelt introduced the gold surrender programme, he villainis ed hoarding gold and blamed hoarders for America's woes during the Great Depression. But hoarding gold was just saving and that's what people do. Saving will be somehow villainised, and we will all be required to “play our part” as Andy Burnham put it when imposing illegal immigrant camps on rural villages which don't want them. The subscription price goes up at midnight tonight. If you want to lock in the current rate, now is the time to upgrade.So what can you do? And how do you protect yourself? Where on earth do you put your money?

They're Coming for Your Money. Don't Let Them Take It.

The Flying Frisby

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 8:50

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theflyingfrisby.comGood morning to you and a big welcome to the many new subscribers, both paid and unpaid, who have joined the Flying Frisby this week.We are now the Number One riser in Finance and Number Two in the UK, so we must be doing something right.If you have not yet received your Britain On Sale report, you can access it here. (Any issues getting hold of it, DM me or reply to this email - paid subscribers only).BTW the subscription price goes up at midnight tonight, so if you want to lock in the current rate, now is the time to upgrade.So to today's piece, and an important one, I think, as this is going to be a big theme over the next few years. The government is coming for your money. You've earned it. They haven't. Don't let them confiscate it from you, is my advice. I'll explain all.The same situation applies across the western world, but I am going to focus on the UK today.We begin with this Russell Napier interview with Peter McCormack. If you haven't already watched/listened, I urge you to. It is well worth your time. Napier's forecasts, which chime with my own, have grave implications and you are going to need to protect your capital.Napier is a market historian of the old guard, highly respected and, I might add, with good reason. He gets a lot of big calls right.He describes the situation in the UK and indeed most of the West, which we all know. Public sector finances are a mess: bloated, wasteful, deep in debt, an accident waiting to happen.To give you an idea how bad, here's Dan Hannan, Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs:But before you go all out and despair about the decline of Britain, Napier also describes a private sector which is in good shape, lean and hungry. This is an observation we have also made on these pages and why we have been beating the drum that now is a good time to buy British stocks. Hence this report. Britain needs growth, if it is to get out of its mire of government debt, but is not going to get growth while taxes are high and regulation is heavy. All that is required is to unleash growth is government to get out of the way. But it is incapable of doing that. Indeed this current lot shows no sign of wanting to lower tax or lighten up on regulation, so we are caught. Nevertheless, there is this lean beast waiting to escape and that is a positive thing.Moreover, the country needs a huge amount of investment as it moves away from dependence on China for its manufacturing - which must happen for strategic and political reasons. The balance sheet is there in the private sector, says Napier, to make that investment.It might be that some kind of pragmatist comes to power or, more likely, that someone is forced to be pragmatic by the bond market. But we are not there yet.That's the backdrop. Let's come now to Napier's forecast. Our current total debt, public and private sector, stands around 235% of GDP. We are bad but by no means the worst. (Napier is particularly bearish on France, by the way).There are five ways in which we can lower that debt: growth, default, austerity, repression or inflation.You'd need 4% growth which he sees as unlikely, even with the productivity boost that is coming from AI. Austerity is also unlikely because of the Labour backbenches and the numerous promises made and obligations it carries. Default would take too long to recover from (Napier uses the example of Greece). That leaves financial repression, with inflation doing much of the work. Repression and inflation is easiest solution, because it affects fewest people visibly. Visibly is the point. As we know, politicians always choose the path of least resistance.What does repression mean in practice? There are pots of wealth in savings, in insurance and life funds, and in pensions, and the government is coming for it. The biggest victims or targets of this will be old people, for the simple reason that they have the most money. That is where the capital is. Governments will go where the easy capital isI would also add houses to the mix as they are tapping that market too.This wealth grab is all happening quicker than we realise. Mansion taxes are coming, as we know, and word is the threshold will be now brought down from £2 million to $1.5 million. (Talk about mendacious language - anyone know where I can buy a mansion in London for £1.5 million? You can barely get a terraced house for that in Zone 2)Meanwhile, last week the Bank of England did not put up rates, as it should have, were it to honour its mandate to bring inflation down below 2%. Their measure of inflation is 3.1%!The Bank also announced that it will no longer sell the gilts it printed the money to buy through Quantitative Easing (the ones it started selling the day before the Liz Truss Kwasi Kwarteng budget) but instead hold them to maturity. This will considerably reduce selling pressure on the gilt market. If I were Liz Truss or Kwasi Kwarteng, I'd be fuming.But both moves mean yields payable - ie the cost of debt - will not properly affect real inflation or market forces. But who actually understands the sleight of hand that is taking place here?Napier uses the example of a French 50-year bond bought in 2021, as having lost more than 75% of its value. The debt was bought by pensions. The individuals that effectively owned it through their pensions don't even know that they bought it because it's hidden in balance sheets, locked out of reach. That's how this particular raid can effectively be kept a secret.The government is going to force people to buy these bonds. Many will not even know they are doing it, as it will happen remotely via pension funds. Napier calls it “the power of the mandate”, a great term. The UK government already has this power to some degree, through changes to the regulatory framework which can influence what pension funds are permitted or encouraged to hold. (Governments elsewhere in the world that do not currently have this power will soon acquire it, don't you worry).By forcing people to buy bonds, they keep interest rates down, and so the government will be less beholden to “the market” when it wants to borrow and spend.There is plenty of previous for this, bond sales during wars being a prime example. Some kind of regulation will be imposed that demands safe investments and of course bonds and gilts will be deemed safe.This repression will be enacted, effectively, by stealth, and governments will get away with it because it will happen, as both Keynes and Lenin famously observed, “in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.” Imagine a government that just cut taxes and spending instead. We can but dream. It's all so dishonest. That's what I hate about it.I was always taught that saving was a good thing, but saving will be villainised. This immediately makes me think of the US in 1933, a story which I cover in the book. When Roosevelt introduced the gold surrender programme, he villainis ed hoarding gold and blamed hoarders for America's woes during the Great Depression. But hoarding gold was just saving and that's what people do. Saving will be somehow villainised, and we will all be required to “play our part” as Andy Burnham put it when imposing illegal immigrant camps on rural villages which don't want them. The subscription price goes up at midnight tonight. If you want to lock in the current rate, now is the time to upgrade.So what can you do? And how do you protect yourself? Where on earth do you put your money?

Kyle Napier | Your DNA Already Knows What's Wrong

Positive Blatherings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2026 59:27

Kyle Napier is a human physiologist and health optimization coach, and the founder of Club Gevity in Rochester. His background is in kinesiology and human physiology, and he ran his own personal training business, putting clients through the workouts and the mobility work and the whole shebang while watching them stay on statins and blood pressure medication anyway. He lost three of his four grandparents to chronic disease before he was 15. By the time he and his high school sweetheart, now his wife, got to college, she had had a full thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. He has spent the last ten years on a single question: why.In this episode he gets into the 13 DNA methylation pathways he reads, what a panel tells him about a person before they say a word, and why he tests DNA, gut, and blood together. He covers the 38 trillion bacteria that decide what you crave, the mold in cheap coffee, the grass-fed labeling loophole, why he calls blood sugar the root of all disease in this country, and the case for Alzheimer's as type 3 diabetes. He also gets into why strength training matters roughly twice as much as cardio, what dopamine has to do with addiction, and how to pick a supplement in an industry the FDA does not regulate. Then he talks about what he is building now, and why the mission is getting this education to the people who cannot afford the programs.CONNECTClub Gevity → https://gevityclub.comClub Gevity on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/gevityclubROC Vox → https://rocvox.comNew episodes every Tuesday.Recorded at ROC Vox Recording & Production in Bushnell's Basin, NY.Learn more at https://rocvox.com Recorded at ROC Vox Recording and Production Studios, Rochester, NY.

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Gordon Russell: Negroni Week judge on Napier's bid to become the negroni capital of New Zealand

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 3:26 Transcription Available

Napier Negroni Week, an event hosted by the Napier City Business Association, has gotten underway for another year, with the city hoping to become the nation's negroni capital. Running until September 27, 19 venues across Napier will be presenting their own variations on the cocktail - with two expert judges set to try all 36 offerings. One judge, Gordon Russell, says the pair will be assessing the entries across two categories - classic and riff - and the goal is to stay professional throughout the process. "We have been served smoked salmon negroni, and you kind of raise your eyebrows at that and think - oh my god. But the concept of soaking scotch whiskey with smoked salmon for a week or whatever, and as a garnish, having dehydrated smoked salmon, it sounds bizarre but in reality... that was an incredible drink." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Full Show Podcast: 21 September 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 99:49 Transcription Available

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 21 September, 2026, a former boss of Costco with his take on National and Labour plans to split up supermarkets. Jason Paris on why the NRL should use AI instead of the bunker. You'll get a taster of what makes the perfect negroni as Napier bids to be our capital of the cocktail. And on The Huddle, Trish Sherson and Josie Pagani are at odds on whether supermarkets should split. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bugged by lotto tickets tit for tat, ICE protests, abandoned schools, Ukraine, Billy Napier, social security cuts, love bugs

WSKY The Bob Rose Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 7:23

“What's Buggin' You” segment for Monday 9-21-26

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Mastering B2B Marketing: Power of Differentiation with Alex Wood at Avnet

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2026 31:50

Alex Wood, Global Marketing Director at Avnet and Tria, joins the podcast to talk about his journey into tech marketing and why he has stayed at Avnet for eight years through acquisitions, restructures, and multiple rebrands. Wood explains that Tria designs and manufactures customizable compute modules for OEMs across many industries, helping customers start from standard modules and tailor specs such as ports, heat resilience, and vibration resistance, supported by in-house design and manufacturing in Germany and partnerships with Intel, NXP, and Qualcomm. He describes why Avnet moved from MSC to an independent Tria brand to avoid being perceived as a transactional distributor, and how distinctive pink branding drove awareness and clearer positioning. Wood shares approaches to marketing engineers with bold attention plus useful specs, warns against low-value AI content, and emphasizes lead quality and meaningful customer conversations as key success metrics. About Avnet Avnet Inc. is a global Fortune 250 tech company that supplies electronics components and solutions to OEMs all over the world. Avnet was founded in 1921 on Radio Row in New York, and today is a multi-faceted corporation comprising a range of well-known electronics and technology businesses worldwide, including Tria. Tria Technologies is an Avnet company that designs and manufactures embedded computing for OEMs and other businesses that need industrial, high-performance computing integrated into their products. From standard off-the-shelf compute modules to full-custom systems and even touchscreens and HMIs, Tria's innovations have been used in everything from coffee machines to farming equipment. About Alex Wood Alex is a Marketing Director at Avnet, running marketing and communications globally for Avnet's Embedded Solutions business unit, which includes the market-leading embedded computing brand Tria. Alex started his marketing journey under the sea, literally, working for a scuba diving brand. Today he specialises in highly targeted technology marketing as well as business strategy for rapid, international growth. In his spare time Alex is a photographer, hiker and outdoorsman, enjoying climbing mountains or finding himself back under the sea where he started. Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 02:32 What Tria Actually Does 03:53 Tria Differentiators 06:06 Why B2B Tech Marketing 07:29 Rebrand to Tria Story 11:31 Bold Pink Brand Identity 14:48 Did the Rebrand Work 16:58 Marketing to Engineers 21:45 Partner Marketing Balance 25:17 Measuring Campaign Success 27:39 Advice and Wrap Up Quotes “If you've got someone's attention, you need to give them something valuable as quickly as possible and make them want more instead of just bombarding them with content.” Alex Wood, Marketing Director at Avnet. “Would you buy this? It seems overly simplistic, but a lot of the time marketers fall into this trap of selling a product to the customer in a way that they would never listen to themselves.” Alex Wood, Marketing Director at Avnet. “The pink logo is superliminal marketing. It is a ‘you cannot ignore us.' Alex Wood, Marketing Director at Avnet. Follow Alex: Alex Wood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marketingforthewin/ Avnet website: https://www.avnet.com/americas/ Avnet LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avnet/ Tria website: https://www.tria-technologies.com/ Tria LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/triatechnologies/ Follow Mike: Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/ Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/ Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to our podcast for more discussions about the latest in Marketing B2B Tech and connect with us on social media to stay updated on upcoming episodes. We'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Want more? Check out Napier's other podcast - The Marketing Automation Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/the-marketing-automation-moment-podcast/id1659211547

Elliott Smith and Liam Napier: Newstalk ZB Rugby Commentator and NZ Herald senior rugby writer on what went wrong for the All Blacks in Soweto

The Devlin Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2026 11:18 Transcription Available

Coach Dave Rennie is happy with the All Blacks effort in the 29-24 third test loss to South Africa in Soweto, but says they need to be more disciplined. Ahead of their next test in Baltimore, Newstalk ZB rugby commentator Elliott Smith and NZ Herald senior rugby writer Liam Napier joined Piney to discuss what the Kiwi side could have done better. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Emergencies, New Zealand, and Cruise Deals

WOW Cruising

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2026 10:16

Three stories from across the cruise industry. HM Coastguard airlifted a passenger from Carnival Legend on the morning of August 29, after a medical evacuation request came in at 9:40 a.m. with the ship about eight nautical miles south of Lizard Point, Cornwall; the passenger was flown ashore and handed to the ambulance service at Newquay, and neither age nor condition was disclosed. Carnival Legend had sailed from Dover on August 20 on a British Isles itinerary taking in the Isle of Man, Cork, Holyhead, Dublin, Liverpool, Greenock and Belfast, and was due back into Dover on August 30. Princess Cruises has confirmed it will double its New Zealand port calls from the 2028-29 season, growing to nine destinations including Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Picton, Timaru and Fiordland, with some itineraries running round trip from Auckland; the commitment lands while national deployment sits more than 40 percent below its peak. And P&O Cruises ran a 5 percent bank holiday discount from August 28 to September 1 on Select Price and Early Saver bookings for sailings between January 1, 2027 and October 28, 2028, with Select Price fares carrying up to £350 per cabin in onboard spending money.

Stop Replacing People and Start Developing Them with Ashley Napier

Power Producers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 53:31

In this episode of the Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers is joined by Ashley Napier of Solomon for a conversation about recruiting, developing, and retaining talent in an insurance industry increasingly obsessed with artificial intelligence. Ashley explains that development cannot stop after hiring. Agencies need intentional onboarding, clearly defined expectations, and a progression where leaders demonstrate the work, perform it alongside the employee, allow the employee to take the lead with assistance, and eventually step back and observe. David and Ashley challenge the idea that AI should automatically replace employees who struggle in certain areas. Instead, leaders should identify what people do exceptionally well and use technology to strengthen their weaknesses. AI should assist people rather than become the entire agency strategy. David also warns that agencies can become so consumed with the latest AI tools that they overlook foundational technology such as CRMs, processes, data collection, and training. The conversation then moves directly into producer development. David shares his own experience of having to reset the training process with a producer after realizing that both of them had drifted away from the established framework. The lesson: having a process isn't enough—you have to execute it and hold people accountable to it. They also discuss the value of immediate post-appointment coaching. David credits the "curbside chats" he received early in his insurance career—immediate conversations about what worked, what didn't, and what needed to change—with accelerating his development as a producer. Finally, David translates leadership development into a middle-market sales strategy by explaining the Stop, Start, Continue exercise. Producers can anonymously gather feedback from a client's employees to uncover operational problems contributing to workers' compensation, commercial auto, and general liability losses. Connect with: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠David Carothers LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ashley Napier Linkedin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit Websites: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Killing Commercial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crushing Content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Power Producers Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Policytee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dirty 130⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extra 2 Minute⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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JMU Game Week Preview: Napier's QB Answer, Sunbelt "Vampires" & Game Week Predictions

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 72:29

It's finally game week! Bennett and Jack break down Billy Napier's deliberately vague press conference answer on the JMU starting quarterback, comparing this year's Camden Coleman vs. JC Evans battle to the 2023 Barnett/McCloud competition. Then they scout Liberty's own murky quarterback situation, break down what the Flames actually have in the trenches, and introduce Bennett's new concept for the season: the "G6 Vampire" team — plus a full Sunbelt pick 'em predicting who's a vampire, who's an anti-vampire, and who just stinks. Chapter Markers 0:00 – Intro: it's game week 2:00 – News or Snooze: Charles Huff, Marshall & Bob Chesney comparisons 4:00 – Decoding Napier's QB answer: committed to a plan, or committed to a starter? 9:00 – JC Evans vs. Camden Coleman: comparing it to the 2023 Barnett/McLeod battle 19:27 – Scouting Liberty's QB competition: Deshaun Purdy vs. Jalen Henderson 23:00 – Liberty's trenches, Chadwell's play-calling & why they're "Conference USA good" 33:29 – Listener questions & stolen takes 52:40 – Introducing the "G6 Vampire": Sunbelt pick 'em and predictions 1:03:25 – Show schedule, newsletter update & outro Got a take or a question? Email us: JMUSportsNews@gmail.com Support the show: BuyMeACoffee.com/JMUSportsNews Interested in being the title sponsor of our newsletter (1,000+ subscribers)? Reach out — our DMs are open. JMUSportsNews.com | @JMUSportsNews on all socials #JMUFootball #JamesMadison #SunBeltFootball #GoDukes #CollegeFootball 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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Was Jon Sumrall Taking a Shot at Billy Napier Too?

DAE On Demand

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 10:11

Jon Sumrall appeared to take a jab at Florida State after pointing out that a team had 12 men on the field multiple times during a Week 0 game. Nick Wize and Producer Tim break down the comments and ask the bigger question: Was Sumrall also sending a message to Billy Napier? With Florida's previous struggles with penalties, organization and having too many men on the field, Tim believes Sumrall may have been taking a subtle shot at his predecessor as well as FSU.

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Cruising Season is here - but do we want it?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 14:30

The arrival of a cruise ship in Auckland marks the start of the cruise season .. an estimated 200,000 passengers are expected to visit between now and June next year. It's expected the cruise sector will contribute more than two hundred million to the local economy over that time. From 2028 Princess Cruises plans to expand its port visits to include Tauranga, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Picton, Napier and Timaru. We know many of you feel passionately about the environmental impact of cruising .. but we also wanted to know how people in port towns feel. Professor Maree Thyne from the University of Otago has looked into that and joins Jesse to discuss what she found.

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Jacqui Lloyd: NZ Cruise Association CEO on climbing cruise visitors

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 2:46 Transcription Available

The arrival of cruise ship Crown Princess in Auckland has marked the start of the 2026/27 cruise season. Louise Upston says 200,000 cruise passengers are expected to visit New Zealand between now and the end of June and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited expects the cruise sector to contribute more than $200 million to the local economy this season. But, NZ Cruise Association CEO Jacqui Lloyd told Mike Hosking the benefits aren't limited to the major centres. "I think it's the regional spread that cruise provides, the international spend that comes into smaller regions around the country that don't necessarily usually see, a lot of international visitation areas like Tauranga, Napier, Picton, Dunedin."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Blitz Month 2026 Finale: The Good Chef Andre Napier

Boscoe’s Boys

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 78:13

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Boscoe’s Boys

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 82:13

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Napier's 'Humble Pie' brings the queues

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 9:22

. 'Humble Pie' is the name of a Napier promotion that has spurred a pie-eating frenzy.

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INTERVIEW: Billy Napier Is Fired Up For JMU's Big Season

The Sports Junkies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 20:08

From 08/26 Hour 2: James Madison University is confident that they have the best football program in Virginia. Anything is possible with their new Head Coach, Billy Napier. What are your expectations for JMU this season?

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H2: Billy Napier, Hit The Skins, Callers Weigh In

The Sports Junkies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 41:24

08/26 Hour 2: Billy Napier Previews JMU's Big Season - 1:00 Hit The Skins: Injuries Are Crushing The Commanders - 22:00 Calls On Washington's Unlucky Stretch Of Injuries - 36:00

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JMU Football Week Zero Hype: Cam Aiken's Offense Breakdown + QB Battle Predictions

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 65:16

Bennett has officially flipped from doom to full delusional optimism, and he's got the film study to back it up. He and Jack break down what ETSU's tape reveals about new OC Cam Aiken's offense, dig into the latest Camden Coleman vs. JC Evans press conferences for QB battle clues, and dive into what Dave Riggert and Curt Dudley have been hinting at from practice — from the secondary questions to Frankie Tinilau's move to guard. Plus: a breakdown of new DC's background at Alabama and Southern Utah, big takeaways from the Bill Simmons/Bob Chesney interview (including the wild near-miss on Chesney taking the JMU job), rapid-fire predictions on the QB1 battle, camp standouts to know, and a full recap of JMU's fall sports slate. Follow us on Twitter Subscribe on Youtube Check out our website! Like what you hear? Buy us a coffee (or beer...) Leave us a review! ️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro: Bennett's full flip to delusional optimism 1:04 – Film study deep dive: what ETSU tape shows about Cam Aiken's offense 6:53 – Camden Coleman vs. JC Evans: press conference takeaways 9:07 – Reading the tea leaves: Riggert & Dudley's practice hints 12:02 – What Cam Aiken's offense could actually look like 23:22 – New DC's background: Alabama, Southern Utah & the fit at JMU 25:11 – Getting bullish for week zero 25:46 – Bill Simmons/Bob Chesney interview: the JMU near-miss and roster value discrepancy 58:21 – Rapid-fire: Napier, Chesney at UCLA & QB1 predictions 59:52 – Camp standouts: Wyatt Maines, Smoke Collins & the loaded WR room 1:02:03 – Other JMU sports: soccer, volleyball & field hockey recap Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Outdoor Gatherings: Week 4 | Brooke Napier | August 23, 2026

True Grace Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 38:22

Brooke Napier challenged us to find our fulfillment in Jesus, the only one who can truly satisfy.

Soft Schedule Truth for JMU Football, Napier Year 1 Expectations & New Podcast Network Schedule | JMU Sports News Podcast

Sound Check Podcast 920 Rodeo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 63:40

Bennett and Jack are back for Year 9 of the JMU Sports News Podcast — and there's a lot to get into. They rant on the fall wedding discourse taking over college football media, call out On3 and Bud Elliott for ignoring G6 programs, and break down why national perception still doesn't respect JMU's schedule or last year's Oregon result. Plus: what actually defines a successful Year 1 for Billy Napier, a look back at some of the show's worst-ever takes (RIP 2018 Mike Houston "greatest team ever" take), Liberty week one starting lineup predictions, and a rundown of the new JMU Sports News Podcast Network schedule — including To The House Season 3 and the brand-new Purple Perspective. ️TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Fall wedding discourse rant 2:15 – On3, G6 coverage 7:10 – Podcast network update: To The House S3 + Purple Perspective launch 9:41 – Listener Qs: Richie (hater to liker) & defining a successful Napier Year 1 26:03 – WR room depth 27:33 – Predicting the Liberty week one starting lineup 28:34 – Year 9 of the pod: our QB1 prediction track record 29:18 – Blast from the past: our worst-ever takes 55:03 – Is JMU's 2026 schedule actually soft? 57:23 – National vs. JMU fan perspective on the Oregon result 59:39 – Other JMU sports: women's soccer on SEC Network Got a take, question, or worst-take submission? Email us: JMUSportsNews@gmail.com New show schedule: Mondays – To The House Tuesdays – JMU Sports News Wednesdays – Purple Perspective Thursdays – JMU Sports News Preview Show Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode. #JMUFootball #JamesMadison #SunBeltFootball #GoDukes #CollegeFootball SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV7h66Qrh33keqOmMrKweeQ?sub_confirmation=1 CHECK OUT OUR HOME ON THE WEB: https://jmusportsnews.com/ Liking the videos? Buy us a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/JMUSportsNews Claim your 15% off at Homefield: https://bit.ly/3XP9W2c Wear the moment with BreakingT: https://bit.ly/3XKqFny FOLLOW US ON: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMUSportsNews Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jmusportsnews/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JMUSportsNews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

PRCA Bullfighter Judd Napier

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 107:06

We sit down with PRCA Bullfighter Judd Napier and discuss how the Hawaiian born cowboy came to the mainland, and what struggles he faced in his move, and discuss life outside of the arena.

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AI Meets Direct Mail: Enhancing Marketing Strategies with Brad Kugler at DirectMail2.0

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 27:06

Brad Kugler, CEO and co-founder of DirectMail2.0, joins the podcast to talk about moving from his family's packaged media business hit by streaming-driven revenue declines after 2011–2012 into disrupting direct mail with technology and recurring revenue. Kugler explains how DM2.0 combines “ink on paper” with a bundled SaaS “performance stack” including landing pages, QR codes, email, USPS mail tracking, and attribution to measure real-time engagement rather than just ROI, typically targeting 3–5% engagement and identifying individual responders. He describes acquiring Who's Mailing What to expand a direct mail database, using AI propensity modelling across 80,000 campaigns and two billion mail pieces, and applying multiple LLMs to grade creatives and recommend improvements. Kluger notes direct mail fits high-LTV sectors and is underutilized in B2B and advises persistence and learning AI skills. About DirectMail2.0 DirectMail2.0 is the creator of the industry's first Complete Direct Mail Performance Stack, a connected ecosystem that helps marketers plan, optimize, execute, and measure more successful direct mail campaigns. The stack combines Who's Mailing What! for direct mail intelligence and prospecting, DM20.ai for AI-powered campaign prediction and optimization, and DirectMail2.0 for omnichannel campaign execution, tracking, and attribution. Together, these platforms give brands, agencies, printers, and mail service providers everything they need to make smarter direct mail decisions and drive better marketing results. About Brad Kugler Brad Kugler is the CEO of DirectMail2.0, Who's Mailing What!, and DM20.ai, three platforms dedicated to helping marketers and commercial printers achieve better results from direct mail. A lifelong entrepreneur and innovator, Brad combines data, technology, and market intelligence to help businesses make smarter marketing decisions, improve campaign performance, and uncover new growth opportunities in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:39 Brad's Career Pivot 03:56 Why Direct Mail Works 05:01 Direct Mail 2.0 Tech 08:40 Scaling the Platform 10:21 Best Fit Industries 13:04 Tracking Engagement Data 15:33 Who's Mailing What Data 17:29 AI Creative Grading 23:25 Advice and Wrap Up Quotes “No gatekeeper... No worrying about them getting 600 emails a day and deleting 590 of them in 10 minutes.” Brad Kugler, CEO at DirectMail2.0. “Direct mail... turns heads. It's tactile. You can touch it. You can see it. You can feel it.” Brad Kugler, CEO at DirectMail2.0. “This AI revolution... will dwarf the internet e-commerce revolution of the early 2000s.” Brad Kugler, CEO at DirectMail2.0. Follow Brad: Brad Kugler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradkugler/ DirectMail2.0 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/directmail2.0/ DirectMail2.0 on X: https://x.com/directmail20 DirectMail2.0 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/directmail2 DirectMail2.0 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcF4C08OsZIRbiMbWtG27hw DirectMail2.0 website: https://directmail2.com/ Follow Mike: Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/ Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/ Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to our podcast for more discussions about the latest in Marketing B2B Tech and connect with us on social media to stay updated on upcoming episodes. We'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Want more? Check out Napier's other podcast - The Marketing Automation Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/the-marketing-automation-moment-podcast/id1659211547

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2026 TAKE PURGE: JMU's QB Battle, Bold Predictions & Way Too Many Hot Takes

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 83:36

Billy Napier just confirmed it — the JMU quarterback competition is a two-man race between JC Evans and Camden Coleman, and Bennett and Jack break down who has the edge, what Napier's press conference language is really telling us, and why Kells Bush showed up to camp 30 pounds lighter. Then it's time for the 2026 Take Purge — over 80 listener-submitted bold predictions plus our own spiciest takes on the Dukes' season, Napier's future, the schedule, and more. ️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro & Kells Bush's 30-lb camp transformation 2:06 – Napier confirms the QB battle is down to two 3:30 – JC Evans vs. Camden Coleman: film breakdown 9:09 – The 2026 Take Purge begins 1:17:44 – What's next for JMU Sports News 1:18:27 – Mount Rushmore of one-hit wonders (listener suggestions) Got a take, question, or one-hit-wonder nomination? Email us: JMUSportsNews@gmail.com Support the show: BuyMeACoffee.com/JMUSportsNews Interested in advertising with us this football season? Reach out — our DMs are always open. Subscribe for weekly JMU football coverage, plus new near-daily drops coming soon as the season ramps up. #JMUFootball #JamesMadison #CAAFootball #GoDukes #CollegeFootball Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NSP:319 — The Unknown World Record Dogtooth Tuna Story | Jean Napier-Hattingh

Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Talk with Shrek and Turbo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2026 70:22

In 1989, Jean Napier-Hattingh hung mid-water off a reef 20km out from the Mozambique coast with a 1 metre speargun and shot a dogtooth tuna the same size as she was. It dragged her until her mask and snorkel came off. They had to cut it into four pieces to weigh it on a 20kg scale. It was 52 kilos — a men's world record she had no idea she'd broken, and a women's international bluewater record that still stands today. Jean spent a year in hospital as a seven-year-old being told she might not walk again, decided she'd live the most adventurous life on Earth, and has spent forty years backing that up: a 138kg marlin landed solo on a 1.2m gun with a rusty spear, a 26kg barracuda world record in Sierra Leone she also didn't know about, and a wrist full of silver bangles that accidentally invented the flasher. She talks about being laughed off boats in a sport that had no place for women, why patience beats strength on big fish, and how she hunts each game fish species differently. For anyone who thinks you need a big gun and big lungs to shoot big fish, and for every woman wondering whether there's room for her out there. KEY TOPICS COVERED: The 52kg dogtooth tuna world record shot on a 1 metre gun Landing a 138kg marlin solo with 90 metres of borrowed float line Being the only woman in South African spearfishing in the late 1980s How silver bangles worn outside her wetsuit worked as the first flashers Why weak arms made her a better hunter — patience, close shots, slow retrieves Species-specific game fish tactics for Spanish mackerel, kingfish and wahoo Two close great white encounters and why Shark Shields only come out in Australia Writing Against the Tide during lockdown and the records she never claimed Conservation in South Africa and Mozambique — abalone syndicates, poaching and trawlers Still diving at nearly 70, and what it takes to keep going CONNECT WITH JEAN: Instagram: @spearfisherlady Book: Against the Tide — on Amazon in paperback and e-book, plus all major online bookstores Full show notes: noobspearo.com/jean NOOB SPEARO: Spearfishing Courses and Retreats: spearfishingcourses.com.au Instagram: @noobspearo Website: noobspearo.com Newsletter: noob-spearo.kit.com/floater PARTNER DEALS: Adreno Spearfishing: spearfishing.com.au — use code NOOBSPEARO to save $20 on orders over $200 Neptonics: neptonics.com — use code NOOB10 to save 10% storewide Old Man Blue: oldmanblue.com.au — use code NOOBSPEARO for a free vinyl filleting apron on orders over $300 Aqualyte Hydration: aqualyte.com.au — use code NOOBSPEARO to save 10% Dog & Gun Coffee: dogandguncoffee.com — use code NOOB10 to save 10% HohnkeOutdoors: hohnkeoutdoors.com — use code NOOBSPEARO to save 20%

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[Palmer] CAUTIONARY TALES | "Mercy for the Rebel" | Jude 1:6 | Patrick Napier

COTR AK - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 43:38

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08 03 26 INTERVIEW Lockheed Martin's Gary Napier joins us to preview the NASA Artemis II Crew Event at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

The Ross Kaminsky Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 5:07 Transcription Available

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10 RIVALIDADES que cambiaron la HISTORIA: Venganza, Ego y Gasolina

El Garaje Hermético de Máximo Sant

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2026 23:30

El mundo del motor es pasión, y la pasión muchas veces trae de la mano la rivalidad extrema. Esa rivalidad puede escalar hasta convertirse en odio puro. Esto ha sucedido en la industria automotriz en múltiples ocasiones, dejando historias fascinantes de hermanos que se demandan por millones, ingenieros que desafían las normas, marcas que nacen por despecho y genios que se enfrentan a gobiernos. Vamos a abrir la caja de Pandora de la industria del automóvil para descubrir diez rivalidades históricas donde “volaron los cuchillos”: 1. Henry Ford vs. Los Hermanos Dodge John y Horace Dodge fabricaban motores para el Ford T y poseían el 10% de las acciones. La guerra estalló cuando Henry Ford dejó de pagar dividendos para asfixiar económicamente a los hermanos, sabiendo que querían fundar su propia marca. Los Dodge demandaron a Ford, ganaron 19 millones de dólares en 1919 y usaron ese dinero para crear a uno de los mayores rivales históricos de Ford. 2. Louis Renault vs. André Citroën La guerra de la Torre Eiffel. Renault era un ingeniero huraño; Citroën, un genio del marketing que llegó a iluminar la Torre Eiffel con su nombre. La batalla fue tecnológica y financiera. Citroën se arruinó desarrollando la tracción delantera solo para dejar obsoletos a los coches de Renault. Cuando Citroën quebró en 1934, Louis Renault celebró la caída de su mayor enemigo. 3. W.O. Bentley vs. Rolls-Royce Cuando la marca deportiva Bentley quebró en 1931, el fabricante Napier planeaba comprarla. Aterrorizados por la competencia, desde Rolls-Royce enviaron a un agente secreto disfrazado de comprador anónimo para pujar más alto en el último segundo. Compraron Bentley solo para neutralizarla, convirtiendo sus coches en "Rolls-Royce con otra parrilla" durante décadas. 4. Soichiro Honda vs. el Gobierno de Japón En los años 60, el todopoderoso ministerio japonés MITI quería prohibir a Honda fabricar coches para consolidar el mercado en solo tres grandes marcas. Soichiro Honda se enfrentó a los burócratas a gritos y aceleró el lanzamiento de su deportivo S500 antes de que la ley entrara en vigor, salvando la existencia de su marca con pura rebeldía. 5. Smokey Yunick vs. El reglamento de la NASCAR Conocido como el "mejor mecánico de la historia", Yunick no rompía el reglamento: leía lo que no estaba escrito. Instalaba tubos de combustible gigantes para burlar la capacidad de los depósitos o creaba carrocerías a escala reducida para mejorar la aerodinámica, volviendo locos a los comisarios de carrera. 6. Carroll Shelby vs. Alejandro de Tomaso Ambos intentaron crear juntos el coche de carreras P70, pero sus egos chocaron. Shelby canceló el proyecto brutalmente. De Tomaso, humillado, tomó el chasis descartado, le añadió una carrocería de Giugiaro y lo bautizó como De Tomaso Mangusta. El nombre fue una venganza directa: la mangosta es el único animal capaz de matar a una cobra (en referencia al Shelby Cobra). 7. Ferdinand Piëch vs. Mercedes-Benz Cuando Mercedes lanzó el Clase A, invadiendo el territorio de Volkswagen, Ferdinand Piëch lo tomó como una declaración de guerra. En respuesta, ordenó crear el Volkswagen Phaeton para atacar al Mercedes Clase S. Impuso parámetros de ingeniería casi imposibles, logrando una vendetta técnica que humilló temporalmente a sus rivales de Stuttgart. 8. John DeLorean vs. La Gerencia de General Motors DeLorean odiaba las restricciones de los directivos, que prohibían motores de más de 330 pulgadas cúbicas en coches medianos. Encontró un vacío legal y lanzó el enorme motor de 6.4 litros no como un coche nuevo, sino como un "paquete opcional" del Pontiac Tempest. Así nació el mítico GTO y la era de los Muscle Cars. 9. Henrik Fisker vs. Elon Musk Tesla contrató al diseñador Henrik Fisker para perfilar el Model S. Poco después, Musk lo acusó de hacer un trabajo mediocre a propósito y de robar secretos para lanzar el Fisker Karma. Aunque Fisker ganó la batalla legal inicial y sacó su coche antes, los fallos técnicos hundieron su proyecto, dejando a Musk como vencedor a largo plazo de una guerra llena de odio. 10. Toyota vs. Las 24 Horas de Le Mans Una rivalidad contra el mismísimo destino. Durante décadas, Toyota sufrió averías inexplicables y fallos de última hora liderando Le Mans. La maldición culminó en 2016, cuando su coche se paró a solo tres minutos del final por un conector roto. Tras años de lágrimas, Toyota rompió el maleficio y comenzó una racha de victorias imparable. Conclusión Detrás de cada logotipo cromado hay una historia humana llena de envidia y pasión. Queda claro que, a veces, el odio es el mejor combustible para el progreso.

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Mums of parliament unite against Nash after 'sexist' comments

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 4:31

Mums of parliament have united against Stuart Nash, the New Zealand First candidate who was forced to resign. The former Labour Cabinet minister labelled his rival Napier candidate lazy after taking time away from Parliament to look after her newborn. MPs who've had babies while representing their electorates say they're anything but. Political reporter Lauren Crimp has more.

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Shane Jones: New Zealand First Deputy Leader on Stuart Nash stepping down following controversial comments

Duncan Garner - Editor-In-Chief

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 3:37 Transcription Available

New Zealand First Deputy Leader Shane Jones says it's a sad outcome for Stuart Nash to give up his candidacy. Nash has resigned - after outcry over revelations he'd called his Napier opponent MP Katie Nimon lazy, for taking leave after having a baby. Leader Winston Peters announced the party has accepted Nash's offer to quit. Jones says Nash did an honourable thing - to avoid distracting from the election. "But look, it's not the end of the life for Stuey, he's got a lot more to offer in a variety of other contexts." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Stuart Nash Resigns: How Loose Lips Destroyed His NZ First Comeback

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 43:43

Stuart Nash is out of politics for good after another massive, self-inflicted wound. After falling out of Cabinet under Labour and trying to rebuild his career with Winston Peters and New Zealand First, Nash lasted just one week before sending a text to former National minister Chris Finlayson criticizing a local Napier candidate. We look at how Winston Peters acted quickly to force him out, why Christopher Luxon ruled him out of Cabinet, and how Nash repeatedly ruined his own political comebacks through a lack of discipline and poor judgment. Plus, we speak with Mark Hooper, a Taranaki farmer with Federated Farmers, about the government stepping in to halt iwi co-governance agreements with local councils. We discuss what needs to replace these agreements under the new planning rules, the high costs and delays of cultural impact assessments for regular landowners, and why New Zealand needs a transparent, high-trust planning system that works for all farmers and ratepayers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Stuart Nash resigning following backlash over recent comments

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 5:50 Transcription Available

New Zealand First has swiftly picked a new candidate for Napier after the resignation of Stuart Nash. Te Kira Lawrence, who was previously announced as the Party's East Cape candidate, will now stand in Nash's place. Stuart Nash resigned from New Zealand First last night, after a text was revealed where he called Napier MP Katie Nimon the laziest MP he'd ever come across, for taking leave after having a baby. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says politics is a 'rough-and-tumble' game, but it's surprising National stepped in over this matter. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why would New Zealand First make Stuart Nash resign?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 2:08 Transcription Available

Right, is it just me, or is there anyone else out there who thinks it's mighty rich of New Zealand First to force Stuart Nash to resign, given the candidates and MPs they have defended for some of the most outrageous things they have said? Is it not rich that Shane Jones was on the radio saying, "Mm, yeah, sensible for Stuart Nash to have resigned," when he is the guy who referred to the Prime Minister needing to get out the kneepads for Narendra Modi when he visited, and he is the guy who used the phrase "butter chicken tsunami"? Now, I was aware of what was happening about 7pm on Wednesday. What was going on was basically that New Zealand First told Stuart Nash that he needed to quit or be fired. He tried to fight his corner but he was unable to do so and he was basically told that was the end of it. I have to be honest, I was really surprised by this. If this were any other party, it'd be fine, but it's New Zealand First. It feels off-brand for New Zealand First. This is a party that's made a virtue of resisting the wokesters and resisting the mainstream media. And then, the minute the wokesters and the mainstream media get upset at Stuart Nash, New Zealand First doesn't even hold its line for 12 hours. It just folds immediately. I mean, that has got to shake the confidence of voters who are attracted to New Zealand First because they think the party is going to provide some sort of bulwark against the creep of political correctness and so-called wokeness. Apparently not. They will fold within 12 hours. Now, I can only guess at why New Zealand First has folded on Nash and not on Jones. I'm guessing it's because there are more women voters in New Zealand than there are Indian voters. I'm guessing it's because Winston Peters prides himself personally on chivalry towards women and this would actually personally offend him. I'm guessing it's because Nash was already on his last chance after the "What is a woman?" thing and the aggro texts to Todd McClay. I'm guessing it's because Nash was not going to win the seat of Napier anyway so this gets New Zealand First out of an embarrassing defeat by a woman who's apparently distracted by her toddler. Because otherwise, immediately agreeing with the wokesters and the mainstream media does seem like quite a weird thing for New Zealand First to do, don't you think? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Evolution of AI in Marketing: A Discussion with Rafa Flores at Treasure AI

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 30:34

Rafa Flores, Chief Product and Growth Officer of Treasure AI, joins the podcast to talk about his career path from engineering recruiter to “boomerang” leader returning after six years away, and Treasure Data's rebrand to Treasure AI. Flores says the shift is an evolution based on the company's machine-learning and predictive heritage, its technical DNA of using AI internally, and a desire to create a lifestyle-like community brand. He explains Treasure AI Studio, which orchestrates CDP and activation in plain English across web and mobile, enabling faster troubleshooting, campaign deployment, and real-time insights. Flores argues first-party data remains a “goldmine” but must be activated incrementally with governed access; how AI helps answer questions quickly but requires guardrails, discusses fear and overemphasis on speed/cost versus value and predicts growth of “digital workers”. About Treasure AI Treasure AI is the agentic experience platform helping the world's most loved brands finally activate the customer data they already have. Founded in 2011 and backed by SoftBank, the company spent 15 years quietly building the infrastructure behind some of the most recognizable names in retail, automotive, CPG, and financial services — before rebranding in 2026 to reflect what it had always been building toward. Named a Forrester Wave Leader for B2C CDPs, Treasure AI unifies fragmented first-party data into a single living customer profile and puts AI to work on it in real time, on behalf of human marketers who set the strategy and make the calls. The result for brands like Nestlé, AB InBev, Stellantis, and Condé Nast is measurable: millions in recovered media spend, significant revenue generated, and marketing teams that finally get to go home on time. About Rafa Flores Rafa Flores is the Chief Product and Growth Officer at Treasure AI, where he leads product strategy and growth with a simple conviction: the best technology gives people their time back. A builder by nature and a father of four, Rafa has always believed that progress is personal — that the products worth building are the ones that free someone up to be more present, more creative, and more human. That belief drives everything from how he runs his teams to the unconventional call he made to give away free access to a platform traditionally reserved for Fortune 500 companies, a bet that raised eyebrows and is already showing results. He brings that same bias toward progress to every stage he walks onto. Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:39 Rafa's Career Journey 01:53 Returning to Treasure Data 03:25 Move at Speed of Now 04:12 Rebrand to Treasure AI 07:22 Lifestyle Brand in B2B 09:57 AI Studio Use Cases 12:37 First Party Data Goldmine 16:29 AI Hype and Real Value 18:38 Digital Workers Ahead 20:31 SaaS Future and Guardrails 23:59 PLG Try Now Campaign 26:02 Advice and Wrap Up Quotes "It's not just about how much time AI can save you, it's also about how much revenue it can drive for the business." Rafa Flores, CPO at Treasure AI. "Digital workers are about better supporting the human in the loop." Rafa Flores, CPO at Treasure AI. "The biggest mistake is everyone wants to rush to deploy AI." Rafa Flores, CPO at Treasure AI. Follow Rafa: Rafa Flores on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ref2019/ Rafa Flores on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/people/rafaelflores/ Treasure AI website: https://www.treasure.ai/ Treasure AI YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TreasureData Follow Mike: Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/ Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/ Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to our podcast for more discussions about the latest in Marketing B2B Tech and connect with us on social media to stay updated on upcoming episodes. We'd also appreciate it if you could leave us a review on your favourite podcast platform. Want more? Check out Napier's other podcast - The Marketing Automation Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/the-marketing-automation-moment-podcast/id1659211547

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Stuart Nash slammed for calling MP taking maternity leave 'lazy'

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 3:58

New Zealand First's Stuart Nash is in trouble again for his comments about women. Politicians from across Parliament are outraged after the Napier candidate accused his competition of being lazy for taking maternity leave. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reckons Mr Nash is channelling the online manosphere, while Nicola Willis says his attitude belongs in the 1920s. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more.

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Azaria Howell: Newstalk ZB reporter on Stuart Nash commenting on National's Katie Nimon taking Parliamentary leave

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 4:57 Transcription Available

Stuart Nash has blasted National MP Katie Nimon, claiming she took nine months leave after giving birth - and is the 'laziest MP' he's ever come across. Nash made the claim in a text to former MP Chris Finlayson, who shared it on his podcast. Nimon, who's facing Nash in the Napier electorate this election, says she only took six months away from Parliament, and continued working full time in her electorate. Newstalk ZB reporter Azaria Howell says Nash's comments have sparked backlash, with Prime Minister Chris Luxon labelling the comments 'sexist'. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jeremy Smith on Napier's Winter Deco Weekend

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 4:09

Several thousand are expected to make it to the art deco capital of New Zealand, and some of them have already been walking the town in full deco garb. Winter Deco Weekend in Napier will be facing. Napier Art Deco Trust's General Manager, Jeremy Smith.

Morning Report Essentials for Friday 17 July

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 32:59

Update from NEMA following Te Anau quake; Louise Upston discusses rising Jobseeker numbers; Professor Jemma Geoghegan on bird flu's arrival in NZ; Retail NZ chief questions Move-On Bill; Jeremy Smith on Napier's Winter Deco Weekend

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Around the motu: Alex Cook, RNZ senior reporter in Hawke's Bay

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 10:18

The latest from the Hawke's Bay, including more flooding in Wairoa, IKEA buying forestry land and becoming the largest forestry owner in the district, and a 60-year-old trawler has been sunk for a Napier diving site.

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Wool for sale - inside a Kells Wool auction

RNZ: Country Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 11:55

Country Life steps ringside for the "verbal boxing match" of a wool auction in Napier. Richard Kells of Kells Wool traces his experience of the wool industry from the era of skinny sheep in the 1980s to the reviving industry of present day.You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.With thanks to:Richard Kells, Holly Tarrant, Jess Williams, Ken Tunnicliff, Kim Alquist and Alexa CookGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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FULL SHOW: Country Life for 10 July 2026

RNZ: Country Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 48:42

This week Country Life takes you stargazing at a farm near Lake Tekapo, goes behind the scenes of a wool auction in Napier and is with some belching cows being measured for methane emissions at a giant barn in Waikato. You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.In this episode:0:54 - Rural News Wrap8:50 - Inside the 'animal Hilton': Pamu's methane measurement barn15:08 - Wool for sale - inside a Kells Wool auction27:22 - Stars on the farm46:10 - Garden diaries: Beneath the starsWith thanks to:Diane Karaitiana Bryant, PāmuRichard Kells, Holly Tarrant, Jess Williams, Ken Tunnicliff, Kim Asquith and Alexa CookSam Blair and Steve BergeMake sure you're following us on your favourite podcast app, so you don't miss new episodes every Friday evening.Send us your feedback or get in touch at country@rnz.co.nzGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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JMU Football News Dump: Davi Belfort to WR, Billy Napier's Florida Regrets & FPI Snubs JMU

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 48:33

It's a July news dump on the JMU Sports News podcast! Bennett Conlin and Jack Fitzpatrick dig into the offseason storylines that have been piling up! Starting with JMU quarterback Davi Belfort's surprising position switch to wide receiver (announced, of all places, on NFL Brazil), Billy Napier's ongoing media tour reflecting on his Florida tenure, and the new "five-for-five" eligibility rule and how it impacts JMU's roster. They also break down ESPN's FPI rankings that have JMU tumbling from the 20s to the 70s. The duo discuss why the metric structurally undervalues Group of Six programs, and what it means for the Sunbelt's standing compared to the American Athletic Conference. Plus: realignment speculation for 2030-2031, a sneaky big year shaping up for JMU men's basketball Chapter Markers 00:00 – Intro & July news dump kickoff 02:23 – Billy Napier reflects on Florida tenure (again) 07:03 – Davi Belfort's move from QB to WR (via NFL Brazil) 11:54 – The "five-for-five" eligibility rule explained 16:05 – Five-for-five impact on JMU's roster (Wethersby, Simpson, Wislowski) 21:13 – Portal era eligibility debate & who benefits 23:02 – ESPN FPI rankings drop JMU from 27th to 75th 27:42 – Why FPI undervalues Group of Six programs 30:01 – Sunbelt vs. American Athletic Conference gap 33:48 – 2030-2031 realignment scenarios: P4 vs. bolstered G6 39:00 – JMU's non-conference stakes this season 40:12 – JMU's investment path toward a future P4 invite 41:38 – Men's & women's basketball outlook 42:24 – Jack Bonifant at the U.S. Adaptive Open 42:57 – Outro 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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Is Corporate America Hostile Toward Christians? (w/ Doug Napier)

Christianity in Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 39:29 Transcription Available

On this episode, we're joined by Doug Napier. Doug Napier is the Executive Chairman & CEO of 1792 Exchange, a non-profit organization whose mission is “helping businesses get back to business” by influencing American companies to advance principles including free speech, freedom of religion, and free enterprise. They are the go-to national resource for data, research, and analysis on corporate behavior and governance. Their flagship resources—the Corporate Bias Rating database, the Board Bias database, and the Back to Business Tracker—serve as leverage to build a durable policy roadmap that protects corporations from activist pressure and are committed to keeping companies focused on sound governance and business excellence. Doug has been a partner in a private law firm, a senior executive and senior legal counsel for an international non-profit organization, and served as president of an Arizona residential real estate company. He has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and events and has appeared on major network television stations, radio outlets, and online print media including FOX News, NBC, CNN, NPR, Al Jazeera, EWTN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, National Review, Townhall, The Atlantic, Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt Show, and others. Douglas earned a Juris Doctorate, with distinction, University of Iowa; a Master of Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary; and a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, University of Iowa. Douglas and his wife have two adult children. They reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. https://1792exchange.com/ Send us Fan MailThanks for listening, and keep partnering with God in your business. And don't forget to check out our sponsor at HighBridgeBooks.com. And feel free to contact me directly at darren@highbridgebooks.com if you're interested in writing, publishing, and selling a book.

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