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A song doesn't exist in physical form. So what actually is it? That's a question my guest this episode, music publisher Benjamin Groff, once got asked point-blank by a tech CEO — and it changed how he thinks about his entire industry. Benjamin built Kobalt's first U.S. office from the ground up, has signed artists like Ryan Tedder, Tiësto, and Kid Cudi, and now runs his own boutique publishing company, Brill Building, which just landed its first Billboard Hot 100 #1 with Beyoncé's "Break My Soul." In this episode, we get into: ➡️ How Benjamin finds emerging artists years before anyone else notices them ➡️ Why data and virality metrics can't replace real taste and curation ➡️ What 100+ years of "new technology is going to ruin everything" panics — player pianos, drum machines, Napster, now AI — actually teach us ➡️ Why 85% of success comes down to identity and mindset, not raw skill ➡️ The Tony Robbins framework for why "good" work barely gets you anywhere anymore If you've ever wondered whether AI is coming for your creative career, this conversation will change how you think about it.

Dolly Parton, OnlyFans millions, the internet's sketchiest glory days, trailer park memories, a $50 million phone call, the return of Greek Fire, and grown adults getting absolutely dismantled by elementary-school math. Somehow, that's all one episode of The Rizzuto Show. The show starts on a more emotional note as the crew remembers Dolly Parton and the kindness, humor, generosity, and unmistakable personality that made her such a beloved icon. Unfortunately, Rizz had recently expressed concern about Dolly's health, which means listeners immediately dust off the completely scientific and legally airtight Rizz Show Curse and start blaming him. The emails arrive. The accusations fly. Rizz maintains his innocence. Nobody believes him.Lern shares what Dolly meant to her growing up, the crew revisits some of Dolly's funniest moments, and for a brief shining moment, The Rizzuto Show experiences genuine human emotion.Then we start talking about trailer parks.Because of course we do.After a mobile-home community gets unfairly dragged into headlines surrounding the arrest of 49ers owner Jed York, the crew clears up what actually happened—and that sends everybody barreling into stories about growing up around mobile homes. We get Rafe's single-wide childhood, homemade deer-skull decor, Lern's surprise taxidermied boar head, wood-burning stoves, freezing bedrooms, tornado shelters, questionable carpet, decks built onto decks, and enough rural engineering to make HGTV quietly leave the room.From there, things get even more sophisticated with toilet paper, padded toilet seats, an aggressively powerful handheld bidet, National Dog Day, dog breeds, genetically modified animals and the looming possibility that humanity will eventually build Jurassic Park despite having several movies explaining why we absolutely should not.Then it's time to discuss the modern economy.OnlyFans has reportedly paid creators $30 billion since launch, including billions in 2025 alone. Sounds like easy money—until the crew discovers just how tiny the percentage of million-dollar creators actually is. Naturally, this inspires an extremely serious business discussion about celebrity accounts, niche content, and whether there's an untapped market for shirtless men vacuuming their houses.Please do not put that idea into a business plan.The conversation then heads back to the simpler, uglier and significantly more dangerous internet of our youth: MySpace, Napster, mp3.com, GeoCities, eBaum's World, ICQ, AOL chat rooms, Fark, The Chive and Chatroulette—the website Rafe accurately describes as Russian roulette with considerably worse odds.Moon remembers Story of the Year hitting number one on mp3.com with “Until the Day I Die” before the site disappeared, and everybody remembers when the internet felt less like an algorithm trying to sell you something and more like a bunch of weird digital neighborhoods where nobody's parents had any idea what their children were doing.Which, in retrospect, was maybe not ideal.The nostalgia continues into physical media, old video games, vintage magazines, classic barbershops, and the slow realization that future antique stores might be pretty boring when everything we own is technically a license stored on a server somewhere.There's also entertainment gossip, Rizz admitting he's spent years pretending he's seen Donnie Darko, and then Moon drops the big announcement: Greek Fire is returning to the stage for its first headline show in seven years, with new music and a show at Delmar Hall.And because this daily comedy show still hasn't caused enough intellectual damage, we finish with the Rizz Quiz.First, the crew tackles a $50 million hypothetical: if someone offered you $50 million tax-free to call somebody right now, and you only get the money if they don't answer, who are you calling?The answer around the studio is basically King Scott.Congratulations, Scott. Your inability to answer a phone is finally an asset.Then callers take on 45 seconds of supposedly easy trivia. Colors. Animals. Geography. Third-to-fifth-grade math. The sort of questions every adult thinks they could answer until a timer starts ticking and suddenly 60 divided by 6 is zero, 8 times 4 is 36, 18 plus 22 is 50, and a dollar apparently contains 50 nickels.The Rizz Quiz remains undefeated.So this episode has everything: a heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton, the Rizz Show Curse, trailer park vindication, taxidermy, dangerous bathroom equipment, OnlyFans economics, internet nostalgia, Chatroulette trauma, disappearing physical media, Greek Fire's return, a hypothetical $50 million payday, and basic arithmetic publicly humiliating grown adults.In other words, another completely normal episode of The Rizzuto Show.Come for the funny celebrity gossip and weird news. Stay for the St. Louis chaos, nostalgic stories, Rizz and the gang roasting each other, and the comforting knowledge that no matter how bad your day is going, at least you probably know that 60 divided by 6 is 10.Probably.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Remember when the internet was fun?Not useful. Not safe. Definitely not well designed. But fun.We kick things off with the absolutely bonkers financial numbers coming out of OnlyFans, including the reported $30 billion paid to creators since launch and $6.3 billion paid out in 2025 alone. Sounds like everybody should immediately quit their jobs, right?Well, maybe hang onto that health insurance.The show crunches another number: out of roughly 5 million registered creator accounts, only 5,076 have earned more than $1 million on the platform. Suddenly the “easy money” plan starts looking suspiciously like every other entertainment career.Naturally, this becomes a discussion about celebrity OnlyFans accounts, what exactly people are paying for, whether there's a male market for the platform, and the apparently untapped economic potential of vacuuming your house without a shirt on.Business school, but worse.Then the funny podcast nostalgia machine kicks into gear as Riz asks everybody to remember the websites and apps from the early days of the internet.MySpace. Napster. GeoCities. eBaum's World. ICQ. Strong Bad. Fark. The Chive. Chatroulette.Especially Chatroulette.Rafe perfectly describes the difference between Russian roulette and Chatroulette: Russian roulette gives you one bad chamber out of six. Chatroulette basically reversed those odds.The crew remembers AOL chat rooms, asking strangers “ASL?”, making actual friends online before anybody's parents understood what was happening, and the glorious period when the internet felt like a collection of weird little neighborhoods instead of six giant companies demanding that you accept cookies.Moon also takes us back to mp3.com and the early days of the internet changing the music business. Story of the Year's “Until the Day I Die” actually reached the top of the site's download rankings, beating massive songs from artists including Nelly, Eminem and Evanescence right before mp3.com disappeared.So technically Moon retired as champion.Please respect the belt.The nostalgia continues when the crew gets into Sony and PlayStation reminding consumers that digitally purchased games are licensed rather than truly owned. That means no physical copy sitting on the shelf, no lending your game to a buddy, no selling it later and fewer weird little pieces of physical media surviving long enough to show up in an antique shop 40 years from now.Which somehow leads directly into vintage Playboy magazines.Obviously.Rafe and Riz remember the old-school barbershops where guys sat around, dirty jokes flew freely, every haircut was basically the same haircut, everything smelled like Barbicide and there might just be a Playboy sitting in the waiting area.Rafe remembers the legendary six-dollar haircut at Tally's Barbershop in Du Quoin, Illinois, while the crew tries to determine whether “barbicide” sounds more like disinfectant or a felony committed against someone's hair.This funny podcast then shifts into Crap on Celebrities, where the crew covers Kiss selling its brand rights, developments surrounding the Tupac murder trial, Taylor Momsen joining surviving members of Soundgarden for an NFL halftime performance, upcoming comedy documentaries, Glenn Close defending Kim Kardashian, and the planned return of the Donnie Darko universe.That's also where Riz finally confesses something:He has never seen Donnie Darko.He has, however, apparently spent years pretending he has.Honestly, knowing there's a creepy bunny and an airplane engine is probably enough to fake your way through 80% of conversations about that movie.The entertainment rundown also includes Ryan Gosling producing a new live-action Flintstones project before Lern closes things out with a tribute to Dolly Parton—remembering her humor, philanthropy, Imagination Library, enormous generosity and ability to take criticism without ever losing sight of exactly who she was.And then comes the announcement Moon has been sitting on for years.Greek Fire is returning to the stage.Moon announces a headline show at Delmar Hall on Saturday, October 17—the band's first headline show in seven years. They'll play new material ahead of a larger release planned for next year, with Native Monster joining them and a portion of every ticket sold supporting Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital as part of the Rizz Show October fundraiser.Moon promises full-blown rock theater.Riz promises “hardness.”We were extremely close to ending this episode professionally.So there it is: OnlyFans economics, dead websites, sketchy chat rooms, mp3.com glory, digital ownership, vintage Playboys, barbershop jokes, entertainment gossip, Dolly Parton and Greek Fire finally returning.Another funny podcast that started with financial analysis and ended with Riz discussing hardness.Harvard Business Review could never.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Hugh McIntyre passed in 2025, but is remembered as one of the most insightful polymaths... while his blog Etherplan lives on. The episode came out in the first week of February 2019, ran two hours, and set the genetic code for Bitcoin Takeover podcast. Time stamps: 00:02:45 – Introduction: who is Donald McIntyre 00:04:49 – Was Bitcoin inevitable? 00:06:29 – 10,000 years of top-down structures vs 3.5 million years of evolution 00:08:27 – Cypherpunks: Chaum, Tim May, Nick Szabo 00:09:43 – The ancient desire for unconfiscatable money 00:11:55 – Bitcoin as a bottom-up system 00:12:39 – Living in a dual world: banks vs private keys 00:15:02 – Trusted third parties are security holes 00:16:40 – Nick Szabo's social scalability explained 00:18:27 – Why banking excludes: the unbanked in the US and Latin America 00:20:14 – Privacy, intelligence agencies & the false sense of security 00:21:13 – Is Bitcoin enough to make people demand decentralization? 00:23:23 – Asia's interest in Ethereum Classic & immutability 00:24:51 – Mt. Gox, breaches & untrustworthy third parties 00:25:57 – Not your keys, not your coins 00:27:28 – JP Morgan's building & the marketing of strength 00:28:45 – The instant gratification bribe 00:29:58 – The tradeoff: security means inefficiency 00:31:27 – The high performance fallacy 00:32:26 – Decentralization theater & scammers 00:33:48 – Hyperbitcoinization: elites first or the people who need it? 00:36:26 – The jet set analogy: how technologies bootstrap 00:40:54 – The Lindy effect 00:41:47 – The geeks got in before the bankers 00:43:25 – The token as intrinsic to the protocol 00:46:27 – Bitcoin as a biological invention 00:47:02 – How Nick Szabo thinks (and why he went to law school) 00:48:38 – Shelling Out: the origins of money 00:51:20 – The 150-person brain & money as a bridge between strangers 00:52:39 – Dawkins & reciprocal altruism 00:53:52 – Stone tools, subjective value & the first trade 00:56:15 – Reading Szabo 30 times: one article = six months of university 01:00:52 – Lomekwi, Oldowan & Acheulean: Donald's stone tool theory 01:03:42 – Stashes of hand axes as prehistoric vaults 01:04:58 – Is money millions of years old? 01:07:51 – Darwin, Dawkins & John Maynard Smith 01:08:31 – The logic of animal conflict 01:10:53 – Territory, asymmetry & conflict minimization 01:12:08 – Money as a conflict minimization device 01:12:36 – Bitcoin's game theory & the Byzantine generals problem 01:15:32 – Chimpanzees, bipedalism & why our brains grew 01:17:19 – Bitcoin carnivores 01:17:40 – Szabo & Satoshi: the Newton-Leibniz parallel 01:19:23 – Satoshi's credits: bit gold, RPOW, Hashcash, b-money 01:19:59 – The mystery of Wei Dai 01:20:54 – Remembering Tim May 01:21:53 – The JW Weatherman interview & the CoinDesk piece 01:23:40 – Tim May as the father figure who was never satisfied 01:24:39 – Why not David Chaum? The Elixxir disappointment 01:26:35 – Never underestimate the elders 01:28:08 – What the cypherpunks built: Tor, WikiLeaks, BitTorrent 01:30:17 – Napster, Megaupload & the raid in New Zealand 01:30:30 – Cryptography as a wall: violence made useless 01:34:10 – The shifting Ethereum narrative 01:35:27 – World computer: a marketing confession 01:38:11 – The spectrum from marketers to scammers 01:39:59 – The DAO fork fight & leaving for Ethereum Classic 01:40:44 – What Ethereum Classic adds to Bitcoin 01:41:17 – Liquid & RSK: glorified trusted third parties 01:41:57 – Turing completeness on the base layer 01:43:48 – The future: four or five networks 01:44:26 – ETC's monetary policy: 210 to 230 million 01:46:19 – The 51% attack that happened that week 01:47:48 – 220,000 ETC, 15 double spends & 5,000 confirmations 01:49:15 – The $5,000 ETC thesis 01:50:37 – What happens when Ethereum moves to proof of stake 01:51:37 – ProgPoW, the issuance cut & doing everything wrong 01:52:16 – The Nick Johnson poll on reversing double spends 01:52:54 – The Parity bailout & the precedent of the DAO 01:54:53 – Bitcoin: soft forks, Schnorr & the SHA-256 exception 01:57:09 – Governments will never voluntarily give up fiat 01:59:14 – Donald's criticisms of Bitcoin 02:00:02 – The 21 million cap as a political decision 02:01:13 – The miner lobby scenario, 40 years from now 02:02:09 – Merge mining, drivechains & the super miners 02:02:14 – Miners as the future Google and Apple 02:04:46 – Paul Sztorc, Truth Coin & the guest suggestion 02:05:40 – "Do you think I have a chance with Nick Szabo?" 02:06:31 – The selfish joy of podcasting 02:09:51 – Enlightening, a Lightning pun & goodbye

...dove per arrivare in alto bisogna salire — scalinata dopo scalinata, con 35 gradi. In mezzo, una spiaggia con dietro le saline e i fenicotteri, un forte cominciato da Bramante e finito da Michelangelo, e le nonne che spiegano che cos'è "una città a misura d'uomo". Alla fine, un'espressione nata in orchestra: che cosa vuol dire "dare il La"? Trascrizione interattiva e Vocab Helper Support Easy Italian and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bonus content: easyitalian.fm/membership Parole della settimana dare il La — Vuol dire cominciare qualcosa, dare il punto di partenza: "da qui comincia tutto". Viene dalla musica: prima di un concerto tutti gli strumenti si devono accordare, e per farlo serve una nota uguale per tutti. Quella nota è il La, e la dà il primo violino oppure un altro strumento come l'oboe. Nell'episodio Raffaele dice che Cagliari gli "ha dato il La" per scoprire di più sulla Sardegna, e Matteo fa finta di capire due articoli di seguito. English: to set something in motion, to give the starting point (literally: to give the A) a misura d'uomo — Si dice di una città né troppo piccola, dove mancano le cose, né troppo grande, dove c'è il caos: la giusta via di mezzo. Lo spiegano a Raffaele le nonne sulla spiaggia di Civitavecchia, che hanno il teatro, il cinema, i circoli di lettura e i monumenti, e Roma a tre quarti d'ora quando il caos lo vogliono davvero. English: built to a human scale; a town that is the right size to live in Note dell'episodio La sigla arriva "lenta, lenta, lenta e poi veloce, veloce, veloce" perché Matteo è a Dronfield e a lavorare su quella connessione sono in quattro: un internet "abbastanza, come dire, di una certa età", che gli ricorda i tempi di Napster — non i suoi, si capisce. Raffaele invece è in un'Italia ancora in piena ondata di calore e ha già votato per l'autunno. Poi si torna in crociera, per l'ultima volta: due tappe, due bagni, e la stessa sensazione di sempre — "hai mangiato l'antipasto, ma il resto?", con il menù davanti e tutto quello che non hai potuto ordinare. La prima tappa è Civitavecchia, il porto di Roma: quasi tutti scendono dalla nave e prendono il pullman per la capitale, Raffaele no. Cinquantamila abitanti, "nessuno fa un'escursione di gruppo per Civitavecchia" — e infatti la scoperta è tutta lì. Sul porto c'è il Forte Michelangelo, cominciato da Bramante e con la torre centrale disegnata e finita da Michelangelo: "non tutte le città hanno un edificio costruito da Michelangelo!". C'è il corso pedonale con una fontana del Vanvitelli, quello della Reggia di Caserta. E c'è la spiaggia del Pirgo, piccola e pulita, sotto un portico ottocentesco, dove le nonne con i nipotini raccontano la loro città. A venti minuti ci sono Cerveteri e Tarquinia con le necropoli degli Etruschi, "gli italiani prima dei romani, per intenderci". Matteo però lo dice onestamente: il 95% di chi passa da Civitavecchia queste cose non le vedrà. Almeno adesso sa che ci sono. Poi Cagliari, poche ore e la prima volta di Raffaele in Sardegna. Dal porto si sale: prima il quartiere Marina, le stradine strette e i negozietti, poi il Bastione di San Remy, simbolo della città, "fondamentalmente una facciata con una scalinata" che però va salita tutta fino alla terrazza, e sopra ancora il quartiere Castello con la vista su tutto il porto. Alle dieci e mezza del mattino, con 35 gradi: "alla prima scalinata dici 'ok, la faccio'. La seconda, 'la faccio'. Dopo la terza, quarta scalinata, dici 'Aspetta, un'altra scalinata? Fermi tutti, mi fermo qui'". Una cosa da sapere prima di partire: con problemi di mobilità o con bambini molto piccoli è faticoso, perché i due quartieri principali sono in salita. Ne nasce anche una discussione con Matteo — Napoli o Cagliari, chi sale di più? — che Matteo perde con eleganza: a Napoli ci sono le funicolari, e dal porto si arriva in piano fino a via Toledo. Il pomeriggio è tutto spiaggia: una navetta di dieci minuti e si è al Poetto, otto chilometri con la Sella del Diavolo alle spalle, dietro le saline e dietro ancora lo Stagno di Molentargius, dove i fenicotteri stanno tutto l'anno. Tornato a casa, la nostalgia si cura con una Ichnusa e il pane guttiau — pane carasau condito con sale e olio — "come diciamo a Napoli: la morte sua". Perché in Sardegna è tutto così diverso? Perché la storia è un'altra: i Fenici, poi i romani, poi Pisa — rivale della Repubblica di Genova di settimana scorsa — e per secoli la Corona d'Aragona, cioè la Spagna. Sul sardo ci vorrebbe un altro podcast: "una serie di 20 puntate speciali, saranno anche più di 20, eh?". Il finale nasce da un equivoco. Raffaele dice che Cagliari gli "ha dato il La", Matteo fa finta di sentire due articoli e poi una nota — "perché hai fatto il cattivo" — e invece è una nota musicale. In italiano le note si chiamano do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, mentre in inglese sono lettere (qui il solfeggio); su come funzioni esattamente in Inghilterra Matteo si ferma a metà frase e dice che deve chiedere a Katie. Dare il La vuol dire far cominciare tutto, e viene dall'accordatura prima del concerto: serve una nota uguale per tutti, la dà il primo violino o l'oboe, e oggi quel La sta a 440 hertz (diapason). Non è sempre stato così: le orchestre, quelle italiane soprattutto, alzavano il La per avere un suono più brillante — "in Italia si fa sempre a gara" — finché i cantanti lirici non hanno detto basta e gli enti internazionali di normazione hanno messo tutti d'accordo. Nell'aftershow: saline e lettere musicali. Trascrizione Raffaele: [0:24] Matteo, tutto bene? Matteo: [0:26] Tutto bene. Raffaele: [0:27] No, perché non so tu, ma io sentivo questa sigla iniziale che per me all'improvviso andava lenta, lenta, lenta e poi veloce, veloce, veloce. Matteo: [0:40] E molto probabilmente perché sono qui a Dronfield e questa volta a lavorare siamo in quattro. E internet qui, poiché giustamente alla madre di Katie non interessa la velocità, perché che se ne deve fare... è un internet abbastanza, come dire, di una certa età. ... Support Easy Italian and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bonus content: easyitalian.fm/membership

The Rays have been on an impressive run following the trade deadline, with strong performances during a demanding West Coast stretch.Nine games in 10 daysThe Rays' success on the West Coast, traditionally a difficult trip for the clubThe impact of the players added around the trade deadlineThe importance of the team's growing confidence heading toward the playoffsThe Rays' impressive 41-18 home recordWhy securing home-field advantage could be critical during the postseasonTaylor Walls Has a Two-Homer NightTaylor Walls provided one of the biggest surprises of the recent stretch.After going 369 at-bats without a home run, Walls hit two home runs in the same game, including one from each side of the plate.Mark and Mat discuss:Walls' first home run in 380 daysHis second homer shortly afterwardThe significance of Walls remaining with the Rays after trade rumorsHow Ben Williamson's injury has affected playing timeWhy a productive Walls could make the Rays even more dangerousThe New Rays Are Making an ImpactThe guys look at several recent additions and their early contributions:Liam HicksFreddy PeraltaTyler WellsLiam Hicks has already provided some impressive moments, while Freddy Peralta continues adjusting to his new team and working to refine his pitch usage and approach.Mat points out that Peralta's transition includes learning a new team, a new catcher, and a new environment, and explains why the Rays may be taking a measured approach to getting him fully comfortable.Nick Martinez Goes the DistanceNick Martinez delivered one of the most unusual pitching performances of the season by completing a game.Mat highlights Martinez's:Pitch efficiencyPacingChange of speedsFastball/changeup combinationAbility to keep hitters off balanceKevin Cash allowing Martinez to finish the game and why complete games have become such a rarity in today's baseball.The Rays' Offense Is Heating Up Home run production, Batting average, On-base percentage, Slugging, wRC+, and overall offensive improvementThe Rays are tied with the Cubs for the most home runs hit during August, while their pitching has also been among the best in baseball during the month.Yandy Díaz Is Finding His GrooveDíaz's recent production and his improved results over the previous 12 games, including three home runs, three doubles, a .538 slugging percentage, and a 132 wRC+ over that stretch.Rays Chemistry and Positive EnergyRays' clubhouse chemistryPlayers supporting one another through good stretches and difficult moments.Baseball is a game built around failure, a supportive clubhouse can be especially important when players inevitably go through slumps.The AL East Is Getting DangerousThe Rays return home to face teams that are still fighting for playoff positioning facing division rivals: Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Boston Red SoxOrioles sit at the bottom of the AL East, they remain close enough to the Wild Card race to be dangerous.The Blue Jays also remain in contention after making moves at the deadline, including adding José Soriano.Yankees Still Trying to Find Their FormulaThe guys examine the Yankees and the challenges facing them down the stretch.Aaron Judge's absence, Giancarlo Stanton's. Ben Rice, George Lombard Jr.'s early impact. Heliot Ramos' struggles after arriving in New YorkImpact of key players: José Caballero. Jazz Chisholm, Ryan Yarbrough, Amed RosarioThe Yankees' pitchingQuestions on  leadership and managing in New York, while acknowledging that the Yankees remain dangerous if they reach the postseason.Don't Sleep on the Red SoxBoston receives plenty of attention after a dramatic turnaround.The guys discuss the Red Sox's 15-game winning streak, their improved bullpen, and the potential impact of Garrett Crochet's return.Mat believes Boston could be one of the teams nobody wants to face in the postseason if their pitching continues to hold up.Could Four AL East Teams Make the Playoffs?Possibility of four teams from the division making the playoffsIntense competition within the AL East can push every team to improveThe National League Playoff RaceThe discussion shifts to the National League, where the playoff picture is becoming increasingly competitive.:The Phillies falling outside the playoff pictureThe Marlins and Cardinals remaining closeThe Diamondbacks moving into the Wild Card pictureThe Padres staying in the huntThe Dodgers and BrewersThe competitive NL WestThe Rays Influence Around Major League Baseball front officesAndrew Friedman and the DodgersMatt Arnold and the BrewersAlex Anthopoulos and the BravesThe Rays' NeanderLou Piniella and the Mariners' 50th Anniversary - Piniella returns as part of the Seattle Mariners' 50th season celebration.Baseball Books Everyone Should ReadThe conversation takes an unexpected turn when Mark and Mat discuss the idea of creating a mandatory baseball reading list.They talk about baseball books, authors and commentators they follow, including: Craig Calcaterra, Lou Schiff, Brent Cardy, Lou Piniella & Joe MaddonMat is currently reading, including The Art of Meditation, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, The Daily Stoic, Super Life, and several French-language books.Women's Pro Baseball LeagueMark appreciates Mary Mustard's coverage and how she celebrates the league while also being willing to provide thoughtful criticism.Mark has reached out to Mary about potentially appearing on BaseballBiz On Deck.The discussion also touches on the challenge of finding WPBL games and the locating where the games are being broadcast.The Future of Sports BroadcastingEvolution of sports broadcasting compared with the disruption caused by Napster in the music industry.Technology can force established industries to rethink their business models and suggest that sports viewing could similarly evolve.Future possibilities involving independent camera systems and alternative ways for fans to watch games.Stadiums, Taxpayer Money and the Future of the RaysWhether taxpayers should help fund sports facilitiesThe cost of attending professional sporting eventsThe value fans receive for their moneyThe possibility of watching games at home insteadThe future location of the RaysOrlando as a potential alternativepossibility of another ownership changeThe discussion also touches on the enormous valuations of professional sports franchises, including the reported $14.5 billion valuation associated with the Lakers sale discussion.The Rising Cost of Attending GamesMat compares the cost of taking a large group to a hockey game in Montreal with the cost of attending a Rays game.Mark shares his experience attending a Rays game with Karen, where they found good seats for approximately $45 to $50 each.The guys debate whether attending a game in person still provides enough value compared with spending the same money on a home entertainment setup and a meal.What If the Rays Win a World Series at the Trop?Mat poses an intriguing hypothetical:What happens if the Rays win a World Series in a renovated Tropicana Field before eventually moving to a new stadium?What would such a championship mean to Rays fans and whether winning a championship in the current stadium could create an even stronger emotional attachment to the building.Rays Minor League TalentThe episode closes with optimism about the Rays' organizational depth. Shane McClanahan beginning a rehab assignmentTalent at DurhamTalent at MontgomeryPlayers developing throughout the minor leaguesCarson Williams returningGrady Emerson and his anticipated first gameThe depth of the Rays' pitching and overall talent pipelineRemember to like and subscribe to BaseballBiz On Deck. 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Napster fue una plataforma pionera de intercambio de archivos creada en 1999 que permitió a millones de usuarios compartir música de forma gratuita a través de internet. Su innovador modelo revolucionó la industria musical, pero también generó una serie de demandas por violación de derechos de autor, encabezadas por artistas y discográficas como Metallica, Dr. Dre y la RIAA. Los procesos legales culminaron con su cierre en 2001, marcando un antes y un después en la distribución digital de música y dando inicio a una nueva era en la forma de consumir contenidos en línea.Conviértete en un supporter de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/interesante-historia--5241488/support.

Send us Fan MailStep back into the final year of the 20th century with DJ Paulie and Lou as the Back in Time Brothers countdown the iconic debut records of 1999! From the birth of global superstars to underground cult classics, this week's show dives deep into the album debuts that reshaped music history.Inside This Episode:The Class of '99 Countdown: Britt breaks down the massive debut albums and singles that defined the era, featuring Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, MF Doom, Chris Cornell, and American Football.1999 Culture & News: The guys re-live the wild energy of the year, including the Y2K hysteria, the launch of Napster, the birth of the Euro, Jesse "The Body" Ventura's shock election, and the iconic 900 landed by Tony Hawk.Blockbuster Movies & TV: Looking back at game-changing cinema like The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, and Office Space, alongside TV debuts like The Sopranos, The West Wing, and Spongebob Squarepants.Rock Talk – The Dark Side: Todd Snyder takes a trip through the chaos of 1999, examining the infamous Woodstock '99 riot, the rise and backlash of Nu-Metal, and the music industry's panic over digital file sharing.Retro Snacks: A hilarious trip down memory lane featuring 1999's favorite bites, including the launch of Takis, Entenmann's Little Bites, and the notorious Wow Potato Chips.Stream the full episode to party like it's 1999 and relive the music, movies, and moments that closed out the millennium!Support the showThanks for listening.  Join us each Monday at 1pm Central at www.urlradio.net and follow us on Facebook!

In this lively episode, Pipeman sits down with Kern Murphy of Venom Inc at the Bloodstock Festival to talk all things metal, community, and the realities of life as a touring musician. The conversation covers the unique vibe of UK metal festivals, the importance of the metal community, issues with the modern music industry, and memorable personal stories from the road. Expect humor, thoughtful reflection, and plenty of commentary on what it means to keep metal—and its culture—authentic.Main Topics CoveredThe atmosphere and community spirit at Bloodstock FestivalComparing US and UK/European metal festivalsThe role of family, respect, and support within the metal sceneThe struggle for artists to earn a living in the streaming eraThe importance of buying band merch and owning physical musicMemorable fan interactions and artist generosityStaying “real” in a corporatized industryThe value of fun and not taking oneself too seriously in metalKey Discussions & StoriesBloodstock: The Ultimate Metal FamilyHow impromptu encounters make Bloodstock special (00:19)The story behind wearing pink at the festival to honor Sophie Lancaster (01:50)The multiple generations of families attending Bloodstock together (02:39)Describing the playful chaos of themed mosh pits (dinosaurs, bananas, crabs, spiders) (03:06)Metal Community and KindnessBloodstock's non-judgmental, caring atmosphere, contrasting sharply with US festival experiences (04:20)Kern Murphy reflects on how community manifests even outside the stage: vendors, security, and organizers being genuinely friendly (05:06)The sense of safety and support within the festival—if someone gets hurt, dozens step in to help (05:54)Tales of press, artists, and fans looking out for each other (07:31; 08:33)Competition vs. CollaborationKern Murphy shares a lesson from amp-building mentor Bruce Ignater: “no one man is getting it all”—fostering collaboration over competition in the business (09:38)Merch, Streaming, and the Value of MusicThe rise of vinyl and CD sales as fans seek to truly ‘own' music (26:26)Strong criticism of Spotify (“Stealify”) and the challenges artists face earning money through streaming (24:40)The importance of buying merch as direct support for artists (25:08)Remembering when Lars Ulrich was (rightly) vilified for the Napster debate (27:49)The surreal world of music rights, recounting Michael Jackson's purchase of Beatles songs (30:07)Staying Authentic in a Glittery IndustryVenom Inc's “no-frills” approach on tour: no backdrop, no intro track—just plug in and play (31:00)The genuine connection between bands, fans, and the music, undiluted by spectacle (32:14)Pipeman: “If you distill everything down to its base core, it's putting on a record or putting on a CD and hearing those songs.” (32:32)The Festival as an EscapeMetal events as a refuge from daily life and global tensions (21:24)Playful solutions to world problems: If everyone (except politicians) attended one massive mosh pit, the world would be healed (22:17)Notable Quotes“It's almost like a summer camp reunion with alcohol.” — Kern Murphy (01:25)“You see people from 2 to fucking 82 in here and nobody cares. We're really a family.” (04:20)“If I went out there now and picked anybody at random ... and said, ‘You couldn't give me a hand?' ... I know they'd go, ‘Oh yeah, what's the problem?'” (15:05)“If you're really confident in what you do, you don't deem the others as a threat.” — Pipeman (10:48)“The music was the thing that carried it ... the people speak to the music, and it's us together. You support us and we support you.” (32:04)“That's what Venom Inc. gives. That's what we are.” — Pipeman (33:49)Resources & Links MentionedSophie Lancaster Foundation: Bloodstock's annual pink day and second stage honors Sophie Lancaster, a symbol for tackling hate crime against subculturesVenom Inc.: Official FacebookBloodstock Festival: bloodstock.uk.comSupport Artists: Buy merch directly at shows or through official channels to make a real differencePipeman in the Pit is a music, festival, and interview segment of The Adventures of Pipeman Radio Show (#pipemanradio) and from The King of All Festivals while on The Pipeman Radio Tour. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pipeman-in-the-pit--2287932/support.Click Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials &  Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.

The final bracket of the season: we talk the oughts. Everything from trucker hats & frosted tips to Napster & the first iPod. But that's not all, of course.We also discuss flip phones, Homestar Runner, soap shoes, the emo phase, The Sopranos and the Atkins diet to name a few things that connote the 2000s.And if you enjoy what we're doing here at The Pit and would like to support us further, please go check out our Patreon where you can access our brand new Patreon-exclusive podcast: No5talgia! That's right! An entire, brand new, Patreon exclusive podcast ONLY for our specialist supporters. Last week we broke down our top 5 chips and this week we take on our top 5 movies that should not have been greenlit for a sequel!Make sure you sign up for our live watch-a-longs happening every Tuesday throughout 2026 at The Theater Nostalgia! Every other Tuesday is Twin Peaks Tuesdays, mixed with classic films and cartoons. Free to sign up! Links in bio.Twin Peaks Tuesdays!Monthly Movie Watchalongs!EtsyLinktreeYoutubeAralessThe Franchise Doctors - OUT NOW!Half-Assed Podcast Networksongs at the end: Waste (Instrumental) - AralessInstagram:@ruining_your.childhood@feral_williams@aralessbmn@madshroommc@blackmagicnoize206@strangeloopanimation@rjt243

Andrew Hulshult has become one of the defining composers of modern FPS games, with credits including DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods, DOOM + DOOM II, DUSK, Prodeus, Heretic + Hexen, Quake Champions, and more. In this exclusive interview, Andrew joins The Expansion Pass to discuss his journey from learning guitar through Napster to becoming one of gaming's most recognizable composers. We explore how the fan-favorite IDKFA soundtrack became official DOOM content, the pressure of following legendary composers Bobby Prince and Mick Gordon, and the incredible story behind choosing to score Iron Lung instead of pursuing what became DOOM: The Dark Ages. We also discuss: How Andrew got started in music The origins of IDKFA Working with id Software DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods DUSK and the rise of New Blood Interactive Steam Deck and favorite games Composing under impossible deadlines Indie vs. AAA development Dream franchises he'd still love to score Upcoming projects Whether you're a fan of DOOM, retro FPS games, game music, or simply enjoy hearing from the developers shaping the industry, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. Thank you for listening to The Expansion Pass. If you enjoyed the interview, please consider following the show and leaving a review—it helps us continue bringing conversations like this to the community.

In this episode the guys sit down with Nick Hexum, lead singer and co-founder of 311, just hours before a live show. Nick opens up about how the band has stayed together for 35 years, his path to sobriety in 2005-06 and how the band stuck by him through it, bringing weights on the road since 1993 and having a full gym dressing room on every tour, and why exercise was his earliest tool for managing anxiety and depression. He covers the study showing dance and exercise outperform SSRIs for depression by one and a half times, how he syncs his workouts to BPM-specific playlists, working with a vocal coach who saved his career, losing his youngest brother to an overdose and finally writing a song about it, Shaq showing up to their music video during the NBA playoffs with two left shoes and a siren on his SUV, meeting Joe Strummer of The Clash and finding a 311 sticker on his boom box, the Rick Rubin creativity principle of audience coming last, and his new Americana solo project with mandolin and fiddle. He also shares his thoughts on AI in the music industry, how the Grateful Dead touring model saved them from the Napster collapse, and why he surfed ten-foot Santa Cruz waves the day before this interview. MAPS Upper Lower: https://mapsupperlower.comCode: LAUNCH for 40% off. Includes male and female programs, workout videos, exercise demos, coaching videos and live coaching with Cole. SPONSORS Seed Daily Synbiotic: https://seed.com/mindpumpCode: 25MINDPUMP for 25% off your first month. GUEST LINKS Nick Hexum: https://www.instagram.com/nickhexum 311 Official: https://www.311.comWater Tower Band: https://www.watertowerband.com LINKS Mind Pump Store: https://mindpumpstore.comMaps Fitness Products: https://mapsfitnessproducts.com Instagram: @mindpumpmedia 0:00 - Intro 1:59 - How 311 has stayed together for 35 years — democracy, gratitude and knowing you're better together 9:06 - Nick's sobriety journey in 2005-06 and how the band helped him get there 11:17 - Bringing weights on the road since 1993 — gym dressing room on every 311 tour 13:09 - Why outliers and creative people are more drawn to self-medicating 16:32 - How the music industry changed through CDs, Napster, Spotify and now AI 20:57 - Why the Grateful Dead live touring model protected 311 from the Napster collapse 25:47 - The inspiration behind Amber and how it was written in one hour on a Saturday morning 29:58 - Writing a song about losing his youngest brother to an overdose 36:41 - Exercise 1.5x more effective than SSRIs for depression — the meta-analysis 43:16 - How Nick syncs his workouts to BPM-specific playlists for different exercises 47:17 - Breaking through fear as the key to growth — busking and surfing ten-foot waves before this interview 51:21 - How Nick warms up before a show and why working out 90 minutes before performs better 54:05 - Working with a vocal coach who saved his voice 57:42 - Three teenage daughters and the 90s resurgence making him the cool dad again 59:27 - First big purchase after getting signed: a 1969 Lincoln Continental with suicide doors that caught fire 1:01:23 - The Shaq story — two left shoes, an illegal siren through LA traffic and the NBA playoffs secret 1:04:36 - Nick's current fitness routine — F45, trail running in Topanga Canyon and tour prep  

Why is the value of the music industry so small compared to other forms of entertainment like gaming and television, even though music seems to be everywhere in our lives? This week on the podcast, Dmitri kicks off a new miniseries built around this year's conference theme, "Rising Tide: Grow the Music, Grow the Value" with Jimmy Stone, managing partner of Alderbrook. Jimmy pushes back on the premise and walks through the real numbers behind the music market, including the gap between wholesale and retail revenue estimates. Dmitri and Jimmy dig into why streaming struggled to create the kind of scarcity that once let labels set prices, how Napster and peer to peer sharing permanently changed what people are willing to pay for music, and why platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Meta may still be underpaying rights holders for how music actually gets used. The conversation turns to where new revenue might come from next, including premium subscription tiers, interactive music features, exclusive concert access, and lessons from Tencent Music's super fan tier in China. They also tackle a big question head on, whether AI will end up being a multiplier or a deflator for music revenue, and why Jimmy lands on multiplier despite the uncertainty around rights and attribution. They close out talking about ABBA Voyage, holographic concerts, and why live human performance might become more valuable, not less, as AI generated music becomes more common. If you're trying to make sense of where music's real value comes from and where it's headed next, this episode is a great place to start.   The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!    Get Dmitri's Rock Paper Scanner newsletter.

Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 1018 is a conversation with marine life artist Dennis Friel, host of the Connected by Water podcast, on what it actually takes to paint fish for a living — from the Star brite SeaSafe event and a live-painted mahi, to leaving a 17-year music-business career, to whether AI is the next Napster for working artists, and where he really stands on Florida's shark debate.

Guy Oseary (@guyoseary) has been spotting talent before anyone else could see it for nearly four decades. Under his leadership at Maverick Records, Maverick sold more than 100 million albums. Guy has managed some of the biggest names in music, including Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and U2, and was named Variety's Music Mogul of the Year in 2022. He executive produced Twilight, which became one of the most successful franchises in movie history, generating more than $3.5B. Guy was also an early investor in Vita Coco and co-founded A-Grade Investments and then Sound Ventures, now with nearly $2 billion under management. At A-Grade, his hits included Airbnb, Uber, and Spotify. Sound Ventures launched with less than $100M and has since had 86 exits and 26 IPOs.This episode is brought to you by:Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support: https://livemomentous.com/TimAG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/TimTimestamps[00:00:00] Start.[00:02:01] How a West Hollywood balcony became a backstage pass.[00:03:51] A knife on Pico Boulevard and the snap decision to switch schools.[00:05:54] Faking a Beverly Hills address to get inside another world.[00:08:10] Wise Guy Records: a 15-year-old builds a portfolio out of nothing.[00:10:09] Guy's alternative terms when Bernie Brillstein offered $25,000.[00:11:34] The one moment that confirmed Guy was on the right path.[00:12:29] Freddy DeMann enters the picture and Guy proves himself with Ice-T's crew.[00:15:07] A desk at Maverick Records in exchange for no salary.[00:17:08] Chasing Hole and Rage Against the Machine — and losing both.[00:23:34] Candlebox in five minutes: seeing thousands in a room of 30.[00:24:11] Why "magic" beats everything else.[00:26:37] Signing Alanis off a single song, and stopping Muse mid-audition.[00:31:59] The real Alanis story: "Perfect," Joni Mitchell, and a 30-million-selling debut.[00:35:24] What Madonna taught Guy about thinking without walls.[00:38:50] From bands to Twilight: the power of a blank canvas.[00:45:30] How Guy got into investing, and the IdeaLab bet that wiped him out before the crash.[00:54:31] Why Guy is known as a great curator of people.[00:58:32] The three-month window that caught OpenAI and Anthropic.[01:06:07] AI music and the battle to ensure human musicians get paid.[01:09:30] How Spotify solved the problems Napster couldn't overcome.[01:14:50] SpaceX and Bitcoin: the ones that got away.[01:17:32] The rewards, rigors, and responsibilities of back-to-back touring.[01:21:44] Why Guy never stops to celebrate.[01:24:45] Splitting with Ashton Kutcher after 20 years.[01:27:30] Final thoughts on Guy's first podcast.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you're an experienced leader, founder or consultant, there's a particular kind of quiet risk you might not be tracking. The world you built your career in is being rewritten, and the tools that used to belong to well-funded companies now sit on your laptop for free.This week I'm joined by Jay Samit, author of Disrupt You, Future Proofing You, and his latest book, The Second Act Advantage. Jay was in the room when Reid Hoffman launched LinkedIn, helped monetise Facebook, ran EMI through the Napster years, and has been a futurist for more than half a century. He is not a hype merchant. He is someone who has watched every major technology shift up close, and he thinks this one is different.Our conversation is a wake-up call, but not a doom scroll. It is about where the real opportunity sits for people who are already good at what they do, and how to move before the ground shifts under you.✳️ Why AI is not another industrial revolution. It is closer to fire, and this time it comes for knowledge workers first.✳️ The illusion of job security. The original Fortune 500 has lost 90% of its members, and the safety net you think you have is thinner than you realise.✳️ How ordinary people are building global businesses off the "crumbs" the trillion-dollar companies leave on the ground, using tools they never had to pay for.Jay's Amplifiers✳️ Speak to yourself in the mirror every morning. Two lines only: "Today can be better than yesterday. And I have the power to make it so." Your brain does not know you are talking to it. It just responds.✳️ Do not retire, in any sense of the word. Keep learning something that requires muscle memory, protect your purpose, and treat autophagy and sleep as seriously as you treat your calendar.✳️ Be unique on purpose. Everything else is already taken. Whatever you create, think or build is now being absorbed by a system that will outlast you. That is a legacy opportunity no previous generation has had.If this is your first time here, hit follow so the next episode finds you automatically. And if you already listen, thank you. It genuinely matters.Timestamps00:01 - Sponsor: Granola01:15 - Cold open with Jay01:59 - Welcome and why this episode matters03:02 - Introducing Jay Samit04:14 - Jay's story, from nerd to billionaire whisperer07:41 - Why this AI shift is different from every other one10:00 - Playing Pygmalion with a young millennial13:05 - The illusion of corporate security20:41 - AI as amplifier, not replacement23:05 - The difference between chasing AI and mastering it27:33 - Why most people freeze when it is time to reinvent35:19 - Vibe coding explained without the jargon39:45 - Competition is not the enemy you think it is41:28 - What actually drives Jay's decision to move on47:47 - Curiosity, effort, belief, and the right tools49:19 - Amplifier 1: The mirror trick and the Pygmalion effect53:06 - Amplifier 2: Longevity, purpose and the lazy nerd's guide57:21 - Amplifier 3: Be unique, because everything else is taken01:02:00 - Where to find Jay and the Second Act Society01:03:31 - Close and the Personal Brand Business Roadmap----Get your copy of my Personal Brand Business BlueprintIt's the FREE roadmap to starting, scaling or just fixing your expert business.www.amplifyme.agency/roadmap----Subscribe to my Youtube!! Follow on Instagram and Twitter @bobgentleJoin the Amplify Insiders Facebook Community : www.amplifyme.agency/insidersPlease take a second to rate this show in Apple Podcasts. ❤ It will mean a lot to me.Mentioned in this episode:Signature StudioGet started today - signtaturestudio.me

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Jason Rockman, former frontman of Canadian nu-metal band Slaves on Dope and Montreal radio personality, discusses his music and broadcasting journey. He recounts forming the band in the early 1990s, winning the CHOM L'Esprit competition, recording independently, and relocating to Los Angeles where Sharon Osbourne offered a record deal and the group toured. Jason reflects on industry upheaval—from label mergers to Napster—and the shift toward streaming, vinyl resurgence, and merchandise revenue. He explains how radio shaped his desire to help bands, leading to a 14-year run at CHOM and later roles at CJAD and now The Beat 92.5, plus his podcast and comic‑con work.He shares candid personal moments about getting sober in 1992 and maintaining recovery while touring. Anecdotes include championing The Tea Party, producing live in-studio band sessions, and embracing new formats despite initial skepticism. The episode blends music history, radio culture, personal resilience, and pop‑culture enthusiasm, highlighting Jason's passion for supporting artists, adapting to change, and connecting with devoted communities like Comic‑Con attendees and Bills fans.Please sign up for the SOUNDING OFF Newsletter. All the things that went unsaid on the show.Also we added the Sound Off Podcast to the The Open Podcast Prefix Project (OP3) A free and open-source podcast prefix analytics service committed to open data and listener privacy. You can be a nosey parker by checking out our downloads here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

uBradio Salon 963 – uB Tales From Beyond: The Sextant & The Windrose Line 28 June 2026 on DFM.nu Our dynamic duo have been separated from each other, as they each continue their work as crew members on The Silver Sailer. Both univac and Austin meet The Captain. Torrent and Napster each work to find … Continue reading uBradio Salon 963 – uB Tales From Beyond: The Sextant & The Windrose Line 28 June 2026 on DFM.nu

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Justin Timberlake Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Justin Timberlake's last few days have been quieter on the surface, but there are a few developments and reverberations that matter for his long term story. The biggest biographical signal right now is the renewed spotlight on his role as Sean Parker in The Social Network, thanks to fresh coverage of the upcoming companion film The Social Reckoning. Digital Spy reports that Aaron Sorkin's new movie is bringing the Facebook origin story back into the cultural conversation, with Justin's original turn as Parker specifically referenced as part of the returning mythology around the platform and its founders. Vogue Adria likewise name‑checks Justin's performance as Sean Parker when framing how the new film will revisit the tech revolution era, underscoring how a role he shot more than a decade ago is still central to how pop culture remembers the birth of social media. That continued relevance of his screen work quietly strengthens the “multi‑hyphenate” thread in his biography, even in a week without a new Timberlake movie on the slate. Around the edges of the news cycle, Justin's musical legacy has been unusually present. TikTok guitar covers of Mirrors and dance tributes using I Want You Back and other *NSYNC‑era choreography are trending again, with creators explicitly tagging Justin Timberlake and *NSYNC, a reminder that his catalog remains a go‑to emotional and nostalgic touchstone for younger musicians and dancers discovering him in real time. Fan pages on Facebook continue to resurface his Today Show performance with *NSYNC, keeping the narrative of periodic reunions alive; however, there are no verified reports from major outlets of any new tour dates, official *NSYNC projects, or solo releases announced in the last 24 hours. Any rumors of surprise drops or secret sessions are, at this stage, pure fan speculation without confirmation from Justin, his label, or primary entertainment trades. On social media, there have been passing pop‑culture mentions tying him to long‑standing associations, from Sean Parker and Napster explainers to clips recalling his Saturday Night Live work and Jimmy Fallon collaborations, but again, no major new on‑camera appearance or live event tied directly to him has been verified by outlets like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, or People in the past day. In other words, this particular chapter in the Justin Timberlake biography is one of legacy echo rather than headline shock: the roles he has already played, both in music and on film, are doing the talking right now, even as he keeps his next move off the public radar a little longer. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on Justin Timberlake, and search the term Biography Flash for more great biographies. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

05 Jun 2026. The UAE has ranked second globally for net AI talent migration, ahead of Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Singapore, according to Stanford University. Samuel Huber, CEO of Napster, joins us with the picture. Plus, Orbitworks is launching the region's first AI-powered satellite constellation this October. Dr Hamdullah Mohib on why it matters. Madhur Kakkar from Elevate Financial Services on global markets at record highs. And Amit Malhotra on how ADIB just simplified WPS salary payments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al & Jerry: Napster was 27 years ago and John Mellencamp's old man tour

Matt is joined by RSL Media Founder Nikki Hexum to discuss her non-profit founded with actress Cate Blanchett that aims to protect artists against AI by requiring a consent framework for name, image, and likeness. Nikki outlines the infrastructure of her company, why this is necessary, how this era of AI is similar to the Napster era from the early 2000s, and why an AI company would participate in this (03:03). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Taylor Swift's new song in 'Toy Story 5' (28:04). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Nikki Hexum Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Matt Pevic Theme Song: Devon Renaldo In this darkly comedic series, a love triangle ends in death. Watch now. Watch Deli Boys at hulu.com. Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. Terms apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Al & Jerry: Napster was 27 years ago and John Mellencamp's old man tour

Al & Jerry: Napster was 27 years ago and John Mellencamp's old man tour -- plus warmup

This week the crew listens to the 2002 Self-Titled Debut from Audioslave and ponders whether supergroups always work, and what was hidden in Napster files.  Rock on!Audioslave - Live at Rock Am Ring 2003https://youtu.be/8UvzCbSrTuw?list=RD8UvzCbSrTuwTheme music by The Steepwater Band.  On tour now and new music coming this year!  Follow them @steepwaterbandWebsite: https://ridiculousrockrecordreviews.buzzsprout.comContact us! e-mail: ridiculousrockrecords@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/R4podcastTwitter/X: @r4podcasterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/r4podcaster/

In this special episode of Perfectly Good Podcast—where the hosts normally rank John Hiatt songs A to Z—Jesse and Sylvan welcome guest Lilly Hiatt to talk about her own career. Lilly recalls starting guitar at 12, overcoming shyness to perform, and beginning songwriting in middle school, describing how melodies and lyrics arrive together and how she captures ideas on voice memos. She explains how songs develop at different speeds, how albums reflect a specific time period, and how collaboration shapes unexpected recording outcomes, including working with her husband Colby on Forever and their project Domestic Bliss. Lilly shares early memories touring with her dad, favorite venues, thoughts on Napster's impact on making a living through touring, and influences like Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska. She discusses personal songs “Ray,” “Thoughts,” and “Impostor,” then plugs upcoming Texas-area shows and encourages fans to support by buying merch and records at gigs. 00:00 Cold Open Dialogue 00:53 Podcast Intro And Guest Reveal 02:12 First Meeting And Fan Story 03:11 Early Guitar And Stage Nerves 05:46 Writing Songs And Poetry Roots 06:56 Songwriting Process And Tools 11:33 Building Albums And Collaboration 14:51 Domestic Bliss With Husband 15:41 Growing Up On Tour 16:35 Backstage Hello From Linda 17:52 Tour Life And Favorite Venues 23:50 Napster Era And Music Business 25:27 Touring Economics And Team 27:15 Touring Help Needed 27:45 Pearl Jam Origins 29:27 Eddie Vedder Shoutout 30:15 Writing Ray for Sister 31:15 Family Bonds and Aunt Life 33:43 Thoughts Voicemail Choice 34:57 Producer Magic Explained 37:25 Nashville Identity and Genre 39:24 Creative Goals Abroad 40:32 Springsteen Nebraska Deep Dive 43:02 Impostor Verse Backstory 47:27 Shows Merch and Farewell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last time the Knicks made the NBA finals, Britney Spears dropped the generation-defining Baby One More Time, Napster gave us permission to illegally download music, and T9 word just became a thing. Fast forward to this past Monday when the Knicks swept their series against the Cavaliers – and all of New York is ready to party like it's 1999.  In this episode of Well Played, we also cover:  Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift walk into a bar…we mean the Cavs courtside Why OG Anunoby and Martha Stewart are on their way to a Skechers collab  How the Salesian sisters gained their basketball wings at the Spurs game  Why Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner, and Aryna Sabalenka only gave 15 minutes of press time at Roland Garros PS: We really, really want to hear from you. Like really bad. Please DM us with any sports questions, comments, or concerns on Instagram @blaakkkke, @cghendy, or @wellplayedbytheskimm. We read each and every one and it means a lot to us.  Send Its: Kathy Hilton just gave us a new theme song: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYk5taIxZCk/  Do Azzi and Paige share a wardrobe?: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnXD47ATQi/ Sue Bird refuses to be bad: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYpd3PVFd89/  Bryce Harper's problematic toothpaste application: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYzo8SjDVul/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember Napster? Remember LimeWire? Remember risking the ENTIRE family computer just to download ONE song? Before Spotify. Before Apple Music. Before streaming took over the world... There was Napster. Then there was LimeWire. And for a brief, glorious, virus-filled moment in history, an entire generation collectively decided: "We're not paying for music anymore." In this episode of History Was Ghetto, John Cash takes a hilarious, nostalgic, and brutally honest look back at the era that changed music forever. From downloading songs on dial-up internet to burning CDs for your crush, from record labels losing their minds to computers catching every virus known to mankind, we're revisiting the digital Wild West that rewrote the music industry forever. Because let's be honest... We didn't steal music. We abolished pricing. In this episode: ✔️ The rise and fall of Napster ✔️ Why LimeWire was basically internet roulette ✔️ The fake files, viruses, and absolute chaos ✔️ How teenagers accidentally changed the music business forever ✔️ The emotional art of burning CDs and mixtapes ✔️ Why streaming services exist because piracy forced them to evolve ✔️ How an entire generation changed the way the world thinks about ownership, media, and access COMMENT SECTION COURT IS NOW IN SESSION Be honest...

Check out www.brandysandbs.com for your merch Email us at eddyandjay@brandysandbs.comProm season is over, the grill is basically on standby, and we're posted up at the cabin studio doing what we do best: catching up, arguing about nothing, and accidentally saying the quiet part out loud. We start with Memorial Day weekend stories that bounce from golf course culture to the eternal question of why a bar can stock ten types of vodka but still mess up a simple brandy request. Somewhere in there we talk about how jokes land, why tipping matters, and what happens when you have to circle back and apologize even when you swear you were “just kidding.” Then we go full nostalgia with the stuff that shaped an entire generation: phone books, payphones, dial-up internet noises, AOL, and the Napster era that made downloading music feel like a nightly mission. We connect it to today's streaming subscriptions, YouTube payouts, and why artists fight so hard to control licensing. It's funny, but it's also a real snapshot of how fast culture shifted from slow connections to instant everything. The main event is Love Lines with Snacks. He breaks down prom season from the inside: group dinners, who's a “date” versus who's just in the carpool, jealousy dynamics, after-party realities, and the legendary fish house sleepover. If you're a parent, you're going to have thoughts. If you were ever a teenager, you're going to remember things. We close with Vegas sports betting, Minnesota sports suffering, owl calls in the woods, and a final debate that somehow turns into beef liver and head cheese. Subscribe for more cabin studio chaos, share this with a friend who needs a laugh, and leave a review if you want us to keep bringing Snacks back. What's the most overrated “big night” tradition from your high school years?Support the show

Prior to Napster and LimeWire, the music industry seemed to be a cash cow. Everyone wanted in. But in the world of streaming, artists are making literal pennies on the dollar. Some bands will need tens of thousands of listens and likes to make a paycheck. The music industry is broken, which is why Bruce Springsteen and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have cashed in their chips and sold their music catalogue.   In this solo episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur analyzes the issues in modern music. He plays interviews from Rick Beato and Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan who said rock 'n' roll was systematically destroyed three decades ago, and the only way one makes it in the music industry is if they have rich parents subsidizing their kids' vanity project. He also touches on the ridiculous New York Times' list of 30 Greatest Living Songwriters, the unoriginality in modern music, and the phenomenon known as "Blue Dot Fever."   Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Rumble! Go find his video podcasts over there for free.   Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Naomi continues her journey through iconic movies with The Italian Job — the gold-heist classic starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, and the greatest Mini Cooper chase scene ever filmed! Naomi's reaction, Luke's nostalgia, and the surprising things Naomi didn't see coming—plus a toast hack (maybe?), the things we're not doing anymore, and way too much talk about toilets. You'll never shut down the real Napster!

Today's guest is a multi-instrumentalist, music educator, interviewer, producer, and songwriter. He is also one of the most influential independent music voices online. His real story isn't the channel he built after a 90-second video of his son's perfect pitch hit 80 million views overnight, it's his incredible value to the music community and the conversations he sparks online about the state of the music industry and his conversations with some of the biggest creators within it's orbit.This is one of the more unflinching conversations we've had about what's actually happening to music. Two musicians from different generations of the same fight, working it out in real time. Where do you stand when the rules of the music industry keep changing under your feet?And The Writer Is... Rick Beato!In this episode of And The Writer Is, we go deep on:How getting dropped in 1999 built a YouTube empire 16 years laterWhy Ringo would be a co-writer of every Beatles song in 2026The Eli Mercer experiment: building a fully fake AI artist with Claude — and what happened when he uploaded itThe NPR EDM stunt: 4 million monthly Spotify listeners, 6,300 followers, and what that math says about AIThe 90-second video of his son's perfect pitch that hit 3 million views by 10pm and 80 million total"There's no two current artists with the gravity of Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder" — and Ross's case for their modern counterpartsWho is the Michael Jordan of pop music? Queen at 3 billion streams enters the chatWhy Ross is still bullish on songwriting — and what the Music Modernization Act got right that the No Fakes Act needs to finishAnd much more...Hit subscribe and turn on notifications. Every week, we go deep with the most interesting creatives in music.Follow us on socials: @andthewriterisA special thank you to our sponsors for making these conversations possible.Our lead sponsor, NMPA — the National Music Publishers Association. Your support means the world to us.Chapters0:00 Intro2:14 The beginning of Rick Beato's music career3:11 The rollercoaster of an early music career5:32 The Napster era and the dawn of digital recording9:16 Producing Shinedown — and how "Simple Man" became the hit10:54 Why "Yellow Ledbetter" was a B-side — and why bonus tracks are back12:48 What country radio still gets right about hits14:54 Inside Nashville sessions and the number triangle17:28 The future of AI in music — and the No Fakes Act21:20 The future of prompting and curating music23:54 Would The Beatles be a four-way publishing split in 2026?25:39 The modern music economy: are album tracks worthless now?27:58 American writers are chasing global stars now34:30 The Eli Mercer experiment: a fake artist built with Claude36:52 The NPR EDM stunt and what it proved about AI on Spotify41:18 4M monthly listeners. 6,300 followers. AI is winning the algorithm.42:58 How Rick Beato built a YouTube empire45:22 The "What Makes This Song Great" era51:49 1984 vs now — and the search for a modern Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder54:18 Who is the Michael Jordan of pop music?55:51 Queen at 3 billion streams — what counts as "biggest"1:00:28 Golden, Blinding Lights, and what makes a 2020s standard1:06:53 Songwriter similarities and the lawsuits that never happened1:09:42 "Best era of pop music. Am I wrong?"1:13:56 1998: how Clear Channel and Cumulus consolidated radio1:20:14 The Music Modernization Act and what's actually next1:24:54 Is the future of songwriting still bullish?Credits:Hosted by Ross GolanProduced by Joe London & Jad SaadEdited by Jad SaadPost-Production VFX by Pratik Karki Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

¿Por qué ya casi nadie compra música, pero escuchamos más canciones que nunca?  00:00:00 - El algoritmo musical: Spotify cambió todo00:12:41 - El fin del disco00:21:34 - Napster y las descargas00:28:45  - iTunes: de álbum a canciones00:35:32  - El streaming00:43:28  - Spotify freemium00:50:10  - Regalías por play00:55:04  - De poseer a acceder01:00:04  - En todas partes01:05:59  - CréditosEn este episodio de El Siglo 21 es Hoy, comienza la serie El algoritmo musical con una historia sobre Spotify, streaming, música digital y el cambio que transformó para siempre la industria musical.Este episodio recorre el paso del disco al dato: Napster, iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, streaming musical, modelo freemium, playlists, regalías por reproducción, datos de escucha y recomendaciones automáticas.La pregunta de fondo es simple: ¿qué pasa cuando una canción ya no compite solo por venderse, sino por ser reproducida, guardada, repetida y escuchada hasta el final?Este es el punto de partida para entender cómo la industria musical llegó al mundo actual, donde Spotify cambia carreras, TikTok fabrica hits y una canción puede quedarse en tu cabeza durante días.La serie completa El algoritmo musical ya está disponible en el Club de Supporters como audiolibro.Tecnología, ciencia y entretenimiento digital explicados con historias.Episodio 1560 — Spotify cambió todoSerie: El algoritmo musical

¿Por qué ya casi nadie compra música, pero escuchamos más canciones que nunca?  00:00:00 - El algoritmo musical: Spotify cambió todo00:12:41 - El fin del disco00:21:34 - Napster y las descargas00:28:45  - iTunes: de álbum a canciones00:35:32  - El streaming00:43:28  - Spotify freemium00:50:10  - Regalías por play00:55:04  - De poseer a acceder01:00:04  - En todas partes01:05:59  - CréditosEn este episodio de El Siglo 21 es Hoy, comienza la serie El algoritmo musical con una historia sobre Spotify, streaming, música digital y el cambio que transformó para siempre la industria musical.Este episodio recorre el paso del disco al dato: Napster, iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, streaming musical, modelo freemium, playlists, regalías por reproducción, datos de escucha y recomendaciones automáticas.La pregunta de fondo es simple: ¿qué pasa cuando una canción ya no compite solo por venderse, sino por ser reproducida, guardada, repetida y escuchada hasta el final?Este es el punto de partida para entender cómo la industria musical llegó al mundo actual, donde Spotify cambia carreras, TikTok fabrica hits y una canción puede quedarse en tu cabeza durante días.La serie completa El algoritmo musical ya está disponible en el Club de Supporters como audiolibro.Tecnología, ciencia y entretenimiento digital explicados con historias.Episodio 1560 — Spotify cambió todoSerie: El algoritmo musical

Send us Fan MailAmanda Wick is a name to know when talking about things crypto.  A onetime US government prosecutor, Wick specialized in crypto currencies and money laundering.  Later she went on to found the Association for Women In Cryptocurrency and now she is a principal in Incite where she provides expert advice on crypto related matters.  Wick's current focus: stablecoin.  In the show Wick talks about the risks posed by stablecoins to credit unions and also the potential benefits.  Should credit unions get involved in stablecoin?  Wick's answer is yes but with eyes wide open.  Note: this is not a show exclusively for gearheads.  Language throughout is non technical.Along the way, Wick talks about her book The Catalysts: The Accelerating Forces Forging the New World Financial Order.  Read the title again.  She is talking about what she sees as the inevitability of a new global financial order that indeed changes just about everything.In the show she refers several times to Napster which provided peer-to-peer file sharing and that may sound innocuous but the reality is that Napster revolutionized how music is distributed and shared.  It shut down a quarter-century ago but its impacts only grew until today recorded music is a digital phenomenon. Think how that has impacted record companies, bands, and an entire huge industry.Similar is happening today in finance, says Wick, and you ain't seen nothing yet.  Bigger changes are ahead.  Are you ready?Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com  And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters.  Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

Joe and Robert dig into Anthropic's launch of Mythos and Project Glasswing and ask the bigger question: is this the moment marketers need to wake up to the fact that AI is not just a tool shift, but a business model shift? Joe argues this may be AI's Napster moment, the point where the future is suddenly visible and the old rules no longer apply. They also discuss the attack on Sam Altman's house and what it says about the growing anti-AI backlash. As fear, frustration, and economic anxiety build, what does the AI industry need to understand before resistance gets louder and more dangerous? Finally, HubSpot makes headlines with its media acquisition, but the bigger conversation is the company's decision to rename its flagship event from Inbound to Unbound. Joe and Robert both believe the move is a mistake and break down why consistency, memory, and brand equity matter more than clever repositioning. In this episode: Anthropic launches Mythos and Project Glasswing Why Joe calls this the Napster moment for AI What marketers need to do now as the model changes The Sam Altman attacks and the rise of anti-AI anger What AI companies are missing about public frustration HubSpot's media move Why changing Inbound to Unbound may be a branding error The value of consistency in event strategy Winners and Losers/Rants and Raves Joe's Winner: A gas station that turned into a speakeasy Joe's Rave: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Robert's Loser: DoorDash Robert's Commentary: The four categories of AI perception (inspired from this article) Closing Thought: The old marketing playbook is getting shaky fast. The question is no longer whether AI will change the rules. The question is whether marketers are willing to admit the rules have already changed. Subscribe and Follow: Follow Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose on LinkedIn for insights, hot takes, and weekly updates from the world of content and marketing.  ------- This week's sponsor: Did you know that most businesses only use 20% of their data? That's like reading a book with most of the pages torn out. Point is, you miss a lot. Unless you use HubSpot. Their customer platform gives you access to the data you need to grow your business. The insights trapped in emails, call logs, and transcripts.  All that unstructured data that makes all the difference. Because when you know more, you grow more. Visit https://www.hubspot.com/ to hear how HubSpot can help you grow better. ------- Get all the show notes: https://www.thisoldmarketing.com/ Get Joe's new book, Burn the Playbook, at http://www.joepulizzi.com/books/burn-the-playbook/ Subscribe to Joe's Newsletter at https://www.joepulizzi.com/signup/. Get Robert Rose's new book, Valuable Friction, at https://robertrose.net/valuable-friction/  Subscribe to Robert's Newsletter at https://seventhbearlens.substack.com/ ------- This Old Marketing is part of the HubSpot Podcast Network: https://www.hubspot.com/podcastnetwork

Send us Fan MailWatch my acting debut film for free, Cape Cod Cthulhu!A look at the one and only Prince. The origin story of Comedy Central. Some of the worst business decisions of the 1990s.Episode 240 has a fresh garden of GenX nostalgia in bloom.It kicks off with an origin story. Long before becoming one of the most important cable television channels of the 21st century, Comedy Central was little more than a pair of small-time networks. We look back at how this channel started and some of its most important shows.Very few get to be called legends, icons, and trailblazers in any given field. Prince was all of those things and more. Ten years since his unfortunate death we celebrate the life, music, and legacy of one of music's most talented performers.This week's new Top 5 features all sorts of terrible 1990s business decisions. Aquisitions, missed opportunities, strange repackagings, and much more are in store.There is a brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule doing a deep dive into the landmark Metallica v. Napster court case.You can support my work by becoming a member on Patreon. Or you can Buy Me A Coffee!Helpful Links from this EpisodeBuy My New Book, In Their Footsteps!Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime BookHooked By Kiwi - Etsy.comDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenMSFTS CommunityChristopher Setterlund.comCape Cod Living - Zazzle StoreSubscribe on YouTube!Initial Impressions 2.0 BlogCJSetterlundPhotos on EtsyListen to Episode 239 hereSupport the show

Who makes a living from the music industry? In Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok (Anthem Press, 2026) David Arditi, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington, looks at the history of technology in the music industry. This history illustrates the way the industry continues to profit even as artists struggle to make money. The book charts the development and evolution of listeners' uses of formats and technologies, from cassette tapes and CDs through sharing to streaming, demonstrating how the record industry has initiated moral panics to stop threats to their profits. This is in a context where listeners and independent labels have found new ways to engage with music because of these same formats and technologies. An engaging and accessible overview of issues central to creative industries, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Who makes a living from the music industry? In Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok (Anthem Press, 2026) David Arditi, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington, looks at the history of technology in the music industry. This history illustrates the way the industry continues to profit even as artists struggle to make money. The book charts the development and evolution of listeners' uses of formats and technologies, from cassette tapes and CDs through sharing to streaming, demonstrating how the record industry has initiated moral panics to stop threats to their profits. This is in a context where listeners and independent labels have found new ways to engage with music because of these same formats and technologies. An engaging and accessible overview of issues central to creative industries, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

BACK OUR PATREON!https://bit.ly/deepcutspatreonCHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL!https://bit.ly/mysterytreehouse--Who is R.L. Stine? He's the author of the immensely popular Goosebumps and Fear Street book series, who at the height of his success entered into a lengthy legal battle with Scholastic. But we'll also dive into the man truly responsible for the success of Goosebumps, a guy you've never heard of named Tim Jacobus.--Written by Mike Bedard--Join our Discord server!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew

Apresentado por Bruno Natal.--Aproveite os descontos da Insider Store com o cupom RESUMIDO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.insiderstore.com.br/RESUMIDO⁠⁠⁠⁠Grupo oficial da Insider no WhatsApp com Flash Promos: https://creators.insiderstore.com.br/RESUMIDOWPPBF--Loja RESUMIDO (camisetas, canecas, casacos, sacolas): https://www.studiogeek.com.br/resumido--Faça sua assinatura!https://resumido.cc/assinatura--A internet piorou de propósito. Ao mesmo tempo, a IA avança e transforma o trabalho, a criatividade e até nossa identidade em algo automatizado e substituível. A reação já começou, governos e tribunais já responsabilizam plataformas e seus algoritmos por seus danos.Quem ainda está no controle?No RESUMIDO #357: a piora da internet é questão de política pública, Napster vira fábrica de gororoba musical por IA, Pokémon Go ajudou a mapear cidades para robôs, gêmeos digitais prometem agir por você, trabalhadores treinam a IA que pode substituí-los, robôs entram na guerra, plataformas condenadas por vício e muito mais!--Ouça e confira todos os links comentados no episódio: https://resumido.cc/podcasts/a-internet-piorou-de-proposito-o-humano-virou-opcional-criancas-contra-algoritmos

BACK OUR PATREON!https://bit.ly/deepcutspatreonCHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL!https://bit.ly/mysterytreehouse--What is JenniCam? The brainchild of Jennifer Ringley, JenniCam was the first “lifecast” on the internet where everything about Jennifer's life was streamed 24/7, so curious onlookers could see her do everything, from eating to going to the bathroom to having sex. --Written by Mike Bedard--Join our Discord server!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew

Note: Sorry for the radio silence! Long story short, the latest MacBook Pro seems to have some kind of line-wide defect. When I first bought it last year, the screen died a day later. And I got another one, and it worked fine for like a year and then about three weeks ago the screen died again. I took it to the Apple Store for a repair, they fixed it, I got it...and the screen died again. And so I had to get it fixed all over again. Unfortunately I opted for the 64gb ram version, which they don't sell in stores. So every time I need it fixed, it takes a week to order in the parts. Needless to say, this has completely made me unable to edit the show or any other videos. But I've got my computer back now and it seems to be going strong, so we'll be back to regular posting.--BACK OUR PATREON!https://bit.ly/deepcutspatreonCHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL!https://bit.ly/mysterytreehouse--If you lived in New York in the '80s or '90s and had a taste for the weird corners of cable television, you might have stumbled upon a public access show called Dirge of the Charlatans. It aired at strange hours and looked like something taped in a janitor's closet. Its host was a manic street corner preacher in a cheap suit who punched up at politicians, crooked police, and the government at large. But his passion was infectious, and at least once, hauntingly on point. --Written by Adam Smith--Join our Discord server!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew

Today's guest is a doll you know from Dragula… it's Cynthia Doll. Cynthia comes out of the gate with a bold statement: “The world is giving nothing.” She sits down with Delta to chat about producing music, downloading bootleg MP3s on Napster, and why the world could use a lot more vibrant color. The two also wonder: what would drag look like on Mars? Three heads? Human hair wigs? Bring on the aliens.Plus, Delta goes off on McDonald's managers. Why is there not a button for “hot” or “cold” when ordering your joke of a McCafé drink? It's 2026 and corporate still isn't doing their job. What does it take to get an order right, for God's sake?⁠Send us an e-mail at readmedelta@gmail.com⁠ FOLLOW DELTA⁠@deltawork⁠ ⁠VERY DELTA IS A FOREVER DOG AND MOGULS OF MEDIA (M.O.M.) PODCASTSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Episode 363 of the Mixing Music Podcast, Dee Kei and Lu take a deep dive into how mixing and recording have evolved from the 1950s to today. Starting with mono recordings, ribbon mics, and engineers in lab coats, they trace the journey through multitrack tape, Neve and SSL consoles, gated reverb in the 80s, the rise of Pro Tools in the 90s, the loudness wars of the 2000s, and the bedroom production boom of the 2010s.They break down how technological shifts shaped the sound of each era, from Frank Sinatra's room-driven performances to Led Zeppelin's tape saturation, Michael Jackson's SSL precision, and the hyper-loud masters of Metallica and early 2000s pop and hip hop. The conversation also explores how Napster disrupted the industry, how streaming rebuilt it, and why today's music economy is more democratized than ever.The episode closes with a forward-looking discussion on AI, Atmos, spatial audio, and whether music is truly declining or simply evolving again. Along the way, Dee Kei challenges common analog myths, including the hidden digital processing inside many classic vinyl records.If you care about how technology shapes creativity, why records sound the way they do, and where mixing is headed next, this is a must-listen episode.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!⁠SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE⁠Join the ‘Mixing Music Podcast' Discord!HIRE DEE KEIHIRE LU⁠HIRE JAMES⁠Find Dee Kei and Lu on Social Media:Instagram: @DeeKeiMixes @MasteredbyLu @JamesParrishMixesTwitter: @DeeKeiMixes @MasteredbyLuThe Mixing Music Podcast is sponsored by ⁠Izotope⁠, ⁠Antares (Auto Tune)⁠, Sweetwater, ⁠Plugin Boutique⁠, ⁠Lauten Audio⁠, ⁠Filepass⁠, & ⁠Canva⁠The Mixing Music Podcast is a video and audio series on the art of music production and post-production. Dee Kei, Lu, and James are professionals in the Los Angeles music industry having worked with names like Odetari, 6arelyhuman, Trey Songz, Keyshia Cole, Benny the Butcher, carolesdaughter, Crying City, Daphne Loves Derby, Natalie Jane, charlieonnafriday, bludnymph, Lay Bankz, Rico Nasty, Ayesha Erotica, ATEEZ, Dizzy Wright, Kanye West, Blackway, The Game, Dylan Espeseth, Tara Yummy, Asteria, Kets4eki, Shaquille O'Neal, Republic Records, Interscope Records, Arista Records, Position Music, Capital Records, Mercury Records, Universal Music Group, apg, Hive Music, Sony Music, and many others.This podcast is meant to be used for educational purposes only. This show is filmed and recorded at Dee Kei's private studio in North Hollywood, California. If you would like to sponsor the show, please email us at ⁠deekeimixes@gmail.com⁠.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/mixing-music-music-production-audio-engineering-and-music/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How can trauma become a catalyst for creative transformation? What lessons can indie authors learn from the music industry's turbulent journey through technological disruption? With Jack Williamson. In the intro, Why recipes for publishing success don't work and what to do instead [Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast]; Why your book isn't selling: metadata [Novel Marketing Podcast]; Creating a successful author business [Fantasy Writers Toolshed Podcast]; Bones of the Deep – J.F. Penn. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with writing software, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Check it out for free or get 15% off the premium edition at www.ProWritingAid.com/joanna This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Jack Williamson is a psychotherapist, coach, and bestselling author who spent nearly two decades as a music industry executive. He's the founder of Music & You, his latest nonfiction book is Maybe You're The Problem, and he also writes romance under A.B. Jackson. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Finding post-traumatic growth and meaning after bereavement, and using tragedy as a catalyst for creative transformation Why your superpower can also be your Achilles heel, and how indie authors can overcome shiny object syndrome Three key lessons from the music industry: embracing change, thinking creatively about marketing, and managing pressure for better creativity The A, B, C technique for PR interviews and why marketing is storytelling through different mediums How to deal with judgment and shame around AI in the author community by understanding where people sit on the opinion-belief-conviction continuum Three AI developments coming from music to publishing: training clauses in contracts, one-click genre adaptation, and licensed AI-generated video adaptations You can find Jack at JackWilliamson.co.uk and his fiction work at ABJackson.com. Transcript of the interview with Jack Williamson Jo: Jack Williamson is a psychotherapist, coach, and bestselling author who spent nearly two decades as a music industry executive. He's the founder of Music & You, his latest nonfiction book is Maybe You're The Problem, and he also writes romance under A.B. Jackson. Welcome to the show. Jack: Thank you so much for having me, Jo. It's a real honour to be on your podcast after listening all of these years. Jo: I'm excited to talk to you. We have a lot to get into, but first up— Tell us a bit more about you and why get into writing books after years of working in music. Jack: I began my career at the turn of the millennium, basically, and I worked for George Michael and Mariah Carey's publicist, which I'm sure you can imagine was quite the introduction to the corporate world. From there I went on to do domestic and international marketing for a load of massive artists at Universal, so the equivalent of the top five publishers in the publishing world that we all work in. Then from there I had a bit of a challenge. In December 2015, I lost my brother, unfortunately to suicide. For any listener or any person that's gone through a traumatic event, it can really make you reassess everything, make you question life, make you question your purpose. When I went through that, I was thinking, well, what do I want to do? What do I want out of life? So I went on this journey for practically the next ten years. I retrained to be a psychotherapist. I created a bucket list—a list of all the things that I thought maybe my brother would've wanted to do but didn't do. One of the things was scatter his ashes at the Seven Wonders of the world. Then one of the items on my bucket list was to write a book. The pandemic hit. It was a challenge for all of us, as you've spoken about so much on this wonderful podcast. I thought, well, why not? Why not write this book that I've wanted to write? I didn't know when I was going to do it because I was always so busy, and then the pandemic happened and so I wrote a book. From there, listening to your wonderful podcast, I've learned so much and been to so many conferences and learned along the way. So now I've written five books and released three. Jo: That's fantastic. I mean, regular listeners to the show know that I talk about death and grief and all of this kind of thing, and it's interesting that you took your brother's ashes to the Seven Wonders of the world. Death can obviously be a very bad, negative thing for those left behind, but it seems like you were able to reframe your brother's experience and turn that into something more positive for your life rather than spiralling into something bad. So if people listening are feeling like something happens, whether it's that or other things— How can we reframe these seemingly life-ending situations in a more positive way? Jack: It is very hard and there's no one way to do it. I think as you always say, I never want to tell people what to do or what to think. I want to show them how to think and how they can approach things differently or from a different perspective. I can only speak from my journey, but we call it in therapeutic language, post-traumatic growth. It is, how do you define it so it doesn't define you? Because often when you have a bereavement of a loved one, a family member, it can be very traumatic, but how can you take meaning and find meaning in it? There's a beautiful book called Man's Search for Meaning, and the name of the author escapes me right now, but he says— Jo: Viktor Frankl. Jack: Yes. Everyone quotes it as one of their favourite books, and one of my favourite lines is, “Man can take everything away from you, apart from the ability to choose one thought over the other.” I think it's so true because we can make that choice to choose what to think. So in those moments when we are feeling bad, when we're feeling down, we want to honour our feelings, but we don't necessarily want to become them. We want to process that, work through, get the support system that we need. But again, try to find meaning, try to find purpose, try to understand what is going on, and then pay it forward. Irrespective of your belief system, we all yearn for purpose. We all yearn for being connected to something bigger than ourselves. If we can find that through bereavement maybe, or through a traumatic incident, then hopefully we can come through the other side and have that post-traumatic growth. Jo: I love that phrase, post-traumatic growth. That's so good. Obviously people think about post-traumatic anything as like PTSD—people immediately think a sort of stress disorder, like it's something that makes things even worse. I like that you reframed it in that way. Obviously I think the other thing is you took specific action. You didn't just think about it. You travelled, you retrained, you wrote books. So I think also it's not just thinking. In fact, thinking about things can sometimes make it worse if you think for too long, whereas taking an action I think can be very strong as well. Jack: Ultimately we are human beings as opposed to human doings, but actually being a human doing from time to time can be really helpful. Actually taking steps forward, doing things differently, using it as a platform to move forward and to do things that maybe you didn't before. When you are confronted with death, it can actually make you question your own mortality and actually question, am I just coasting along? Am I stuck in a rut? Could I be doing something differently? One of the things that bereavement, does is it holds a mirror up to ourselves and it makes us question, well, what do we want from our life? Are we here to procreate? Are we here to make a difference? Some of us can't procreate, or some of us choose not to procreate, but we can all make a difference. And it's, how do we do that? Where do we do that? When do we do that? Jo: That's interesting. I was thinking today about service and gratitude. I'm doing this Master's and I was reading some theology stuff today, and service and gratitude, I think if you are within a religious tradition, are a normal part of that kind of religious life. Whether it's service to God and gratitude to God, or service and gratitude to others. I was thinking that these two things, service and gratitude, can actually really help reframe things as well. Who can we serve? As authors, we're serving our readers and our community. What can we be grateful about? That's often our readers and our community as well. So I don't know, that helped me today—thinking about how we can reframe things, especially in the world we're in now where there's a lot of anger and grief and all kinds of things. Jack: That's what we've got to look at. We are here to serve. Again, that can take different shapes, different forms. Some of us work in the service industry. I provide a service as a psychotherapist, you serve your listeners with knowledge and information that you gather and dispense through the research you do or the guests you have on. We serve readers of the different genres that we write in. It's what ways can we serve, how can we serve? Again, I think we all, if we can and when we can, should pay it forward. Someone said this to me once in the music industry: be careful who you meet on the way up and how you treat them on the way up, because invariably you'll meet them on the way down. So if you can pay forward that kindness, if you can be kind, considerate, and treat people how you want to be treated, that is going to pay dividends in the long run. It may not come off straight away, but invariably it will come back to you in some way, shape, or form in a different way. Jo: I've often talked about social karma and karma in the Hindu sense—the things that you do come back to you in some other form. Possibly in another life, which I don't believe. In terms of, I guess, you didn't know what was going to happen to your brother, and so you make the most of the life that we have at the moment because things change and you just don't know how things are going to change. You talk about this in your book, Maybe You're The Problem, which is quite a confronting title. So just talk about your book, Maybe You're The Problem, and why you wrote that. Put it into context with the author community and why that might be useful. Jack: Thank you for flagging my book. I intentionally crossed out “maybe” on the merchandise I did as well, because in essence, we are our own problem. We can get in the way, and it's what happened to us when we grew up wasn't our fault, but what we do with it is our responsibility. We may have grown up in a certain period or a climate. We didn't necessarily choose to do that, but what we do with that as a result is up to us. So we can stay in our victimhood and we can blame our parents, or we can blame the generation we are in, or we can blame the city, the location—however, that is relinquishing your power. That is staying in a victim mindset rather than a survivor or a thriver mindset. So it's about how can we look at the different areas in our life. Whether that is conflict, whether that is imposter syndrome, whether that is the generation we're born into. We try to understand how that has shaped us and how we may be getting in our own way to stop us from growing, to stop us from expanding, and to see where our blind spots are, our limitations are, and how that may impact us. There's so much going on in the moment in the world, whether that is in the digital realm, whether that is in the geo-climate that we're in at the moment. Again, that's going to bring up a lot for us. How can we find solutions to those problems for us so that we continue to move forward rather than be restricted and hindered by them? Jo: Alright. Well let's get into some more specifics. You have been in the author community now for a while. You go to conferences and you are in the podcast community and all this kind of thing. What specific issues have you seen in the author community? Maybe around some of the things you've mentioned, or other things? How might we be able to deal with those? Jack: With authors, I think it is such a wonderful and unique industry that I have an honour and privilege of being a part of now. One of the main things I've learned is just how creative people are. Coming from a creative industry like the music industry, there is a lot of neurodivergence in the creative industries and in the author community. Whether that is autism, whether that is ADHD—that is a real asset to have as a superpower, but it can be an Achilles heel. So it's understanding—and I know that there is an overexposure of people labelling themselves as ADHD—but on the flip side to that, it's how can we look at what's going on for us? For ADHD, for example, there's a thing called shiny object syndrome. You've talked about this in the past, Joanna, where it's like a new thing comes along, be it TikTok, be it Substack, be it bespoke books, be it Shopify, et cetera. We can rush and quickly be like, “oh, let me do this, let me do that,” before we actually take the time to realise, is this right for me? Does this fit my author business? Does this fit where I'm at in my author journey? I think sometimes as authors, we need to not cave in to that shiny object syndrome and take a step back and think to ourselves, how does this serve me? How does this serve my career? How does this work for me if I'm looking at this as a career? If you're looking at it as a hobby, obviously it's a different lens to look through, but that's something that I would often make sure that we look at. One of the other things that really comes up is that in order for any of us to address our fears and anxieties, we need to make sure that we feel psychologically safe and to put ourselves in spaces and places where we feel seen, heard, and understood, which can help address some of the issues that I've just mentioned. Being in that emotionally regulated state when we are with someone we know and trust—so taking someone to a conference, taking someone to a space or a place where you feel that you can be seen, heard, and understood—can help us and allow us to embrace things that we perceive to be scary. That may be finding an author group, finding an online space where you can actually air and share your thoughts, your feelings, where you don't feel that you are being judged. Often it can be quite a judgmental space and place in the online world. So it's just finding your tribe and finding places where you can actually lean into that. So there'd be two things. Jo: I like the idea of the superpower and the Achilles heel because I also feel this when we are writing fiction. Our characters have strengths, but your fatal flaw is often related to your strength. Jack: Yes. Jo: For example, I know I am independent. One of the reasons I'm an independent author is because I'm super independent. But one of my greatest fears is being dependent. So I do lots of things to avoid being dependent on other people, which can lead me to almost damage myself by not asking for help or by trying to make sure that I control everything so I never have to ask anyone else to do something. I'm coming to terms with this as I get older. I feel like this is something we start to hit—I mean, as a woman after menopause—is this feeling of I might have to be dependent on people when I'm older. It's so interesting thinking about this and thinking— My independence is my strength. How can it also be my weakness? So what do you think about that? You're going to psychotherapist me now. Jack: I definitely won't, but it's interesting. Just talking about that, we all have wounds and we all have the shadow, as you've even written about in one of your books. And it's how that can come from a childhood wound where it's like we seek help and it's not given to us. So we create a belief system where I have to do everything myself because no one will help me. Or we may have rejection sensitivity, so we reject ourselves before others can reject us. So it's actually about trying, where we can, to honour our truths, honour that we may want to be independent, for example, but then realising that success leaves clues. I always say that if you are independent—and I definitely align a hundred percent with you, Joanna—I've had to work really hard myself in personal therapy and in business and life to realise that no human is an island and we can't all do this on our own. Yes, it's amazing with the AI agents now that can help us in a business capacity, but having those relationships that we can tap into—like you mentioned all of the people that you tap into—it's so important to have those. I always say that it's important to have three mentors: one person that's ahead of you (for me, that would be Katie Cross because she's someone that I find is an amazing author and we speak at least once a month); people that are at the same level as you that you can go on the journey together with (and I have an author group for that); and then someone that is perceived to be behind you or in a younger generation than you, because you can learn as much from them as they can learn from you. If you can actually tap into those people whilst honouring your independence, then it feels like you can still go on your own journey, but you can tap in and tap out as and when needed. Sacha Black will give you amazing insights, other people like Honor will give you amazing insights, but you can also provide that for them. So there's that safety of being able to do it on your own. But on the flip side, you still have those people that you can tap into as and when necessary as a sounding board, as information on how they were successful, and go from there. Jo: No, I like that. If you're new to the show, Sacha Black and Honor Raconteur have been on the show and they are indeed some of my best friends. So I appreciate that. I really like the idea of the three mentor idea. I just want to add to that because I do think people misunderstand the word mentor sometimes. You mentioned you speak to Katie Cross, but I've found that a lot of the mentors that I've had who are ahead of me have often been books. We mentioned the Viktor Frankl book, and if people don't know, he was Jewish and in the concentration camps and survived that. So it's a real survivor story. But to me, books have been mostly my mentors in terms of people who are ahead of me. We don't always need to speak to or be friends with our mentors. I think that's important too, right? Because I just get emails a lot that say, “Will you be my mentor?” And I don't think that's the point. Jack: Oh, I a hundred percent agree with you. If you don't have access to those mentors—like Oprah Winfrey is one of the people that I perceive as a mentor—I listen to podcasts, I read her books, I watch interviews. There is a way to absorb and acquire that information, and it doesn't have to be a direct relationship with them. It is someone that you can gain the knowledge and wisdom that they've imparted in whatever form you may consume it. Which is why I think it is important to have those three levels: that one that is above you that may be out of reach in terms of a human connection, but you can still access; then the people at the same level as you that you can have those relationships and grow with; and again, that one behind that you can help pave the way for them, but also learn from them as well. So a hundred percent agree that that mentor that you are looking for that may be ahead of you doesn't necessarily need to be someone that is in a real-world relationship. Jo: So let's just circle back to your music industry experience. You mentioned being on the sort of marketing team for some really big names in music, and I mean, it's kind of a sexy job really. It just sounds pretty cool, but of course the music industry has just as many challenges as publishing. What did you learn from working in the music industry that you think might be particularly useful for authors? Jack: The perception of reality was definitely a lot different. It does look sexy and glamorous, but the reality is similar to going to conferences. It's pretty much flight, hotel, and dark rooms with terrible air conditioning that you spend a lot of time in. So sorry to burst the illusion. But I mean, it does have its moments as well. There is so much I've learned over the years and there's probably three things that stand out the most. The first one was I entered the industry right at the height of the music industry. In 2000, 2001. That was when Napster really exploded and it decimated the music industry. It wiped half the value in the space of four years. Then the music industry was trying to shut it down, throwing legal, throwing everything at it, but it was like whack-a-mole. As soon as one went down such as Napster, ten others popped up like Kazaa. So you saw that the old guard wasn't willing to embrace change. They weren't willing to adapt. They assumed that people wanted the formats of CDs, vinyls, cassettes, and they were wrong. Yes, people wanted music, but they actually wanted the music. They didn't care about the format, they just wanted the access. So that was one of the really interesting things that I learned, because I was like, you have to embrace change. You can't ignore it. You can't push it away, push it aside, because it's coming whether you like it or not. I think thankfully the music industry has learned as AI's coming, because now you have to embrace it. There's a lot of legal issues that have been going on at the moment with rights, which you've covered about the Anthropic case and so on. It's such a challenge, and I just think that's the first one. The second one I learned was back in 2018. There was an artist I worked on called Freya Ridings. At that time I was working at an independent record label rather than one of the big three major record labels. She had great songs and we were up against one of the biggest periods of the year and trying to make noise. At the time, Love Island was the biggest TV show on, and everyone wanted to be on it in terms of getting their music synced in the scenes. We were just like, we are never going to compete. So we thought, we need to be clever here. We need to think differently. What we did is we found out what island the show was being recorded on, and we geo-targeted our ads just to that island because we knew the sync team were going to be on there. So we just went hard as nails, advertised relentlessly, and we knew that the sync people would then see the adverts. As a result of that, Freya got the sync. It became the biggest song that season on Love Island, back when it was popular. As a result of that, we built from there. We were like, right, we can't compete with the majors. We have to think differently. We need to do things differently. We need to be creative. It wasn't an easy pathway. That year there were only two other songs that were independent that reached the top 10. So we ended up becoming a third and the biggest song that year. The reason I'm saying that is we can't compete with the major publishers. But the beauty of the independent author community is because we have smaller budgets—most of us, not all of us, but most of us—we have to think differently. We have to make our bang for our buck go a lot further. So it's actually— How can we stay creative? How can we think differently? What can we do differently? So that would be the second thing. Then the third main lesson that I learned, and this is more on the creative side, is that pressure can often work against you, both in a business sense, but especially creativity. I've seen so many artists over the years have imposed deadlines on them to hand in their albums, and it's impacted the quality of their output. Once it's handed in, the stress and the pressure is off, and then you realise that actually those artists end up creating the best material that they have, and then they rush to put it on. Whether that's Mariah Carey's “We Belong Together,” Adele with her song “Hello,” Taylor Swift did the same with “Shake It Off”—they're just three examples. The reason is that pressure keeps us in our beta brainwave state, which is our rational, logical mind. For those of us that are authors that are writing fiction, or even if we are creating stories in our nonfiction work to deliver a point, we need to be in that creative mindset. So we need to be in the alpha and the gamma brain state. Because our body works on 90-minute cycles known as our ultradian rhythm, we need to make sure that we honour our cycle and work with that. If we go past that, our creativity and our productivity is going to go down between 60% and 40% respectively. So as authors, it's important—one, to apply the right amount of pressure; two, to work in breaks; and three, to know what kind of perspective we're looking at. Do we need to be rational and logical, or do we need to be creative? And then adjust the sails accordingly. Jo: That's all fantastic. I want to come back on the marketing thing first—around what you did with the strategic marketing there and the targeted ads to that island. That's just genius. I feel like a lot of us, myself included, we struggle to think creatively about marketing because it's not our natural state. Of course, you've done a lot of marketing, so maybe it comes more naturally to you. I think half the time we don't even use the word creative around marketing, when you're not a marketeer. What are some ways that we can break through our blocks around marketing and try to be more creative around that? Jack: I would challenge a lot of authors on that presumption, because as authors we're in essence storytellers, and to tell a story is creative. There's a great quote: “One death is a tragedy. A thousand deaths is a statistic.” If you can create a story, a compelling narrative about a death in the news, it's going to pull at the heartstrings of people. It's going to really resonate and get with them. Whereas if you are just quoting statistics, most people switch off because they become desensitised to it. So I think because we can tell stories, and that's the essence of what we do, it's how can we tell our story through the medium of social media? How can we tell a story through our creative ads that we then put out onto Facebook or TikTok or whatever platform that we're putting them out—BookBub, et cetera? How can we create a narrative that garners the attention? If we are looking at local media or traditional media, how can we do that? How can we get people to buy in to what we're selling? So it's about having different angles. For me with my new romance book, Stolen Moments, one of the stories I had that really has helped me get some coverage and PR is we recorded the songs next door to the Rolling Stones. Now that was very fortunate timing, very fortunate. But everyone's like, “Oh my God, you recorded next door to the Rolling Stones?” So it's like, well, how can you bring in these creative nuggets that help you to find a story? Again, marketing is in essence telling a story, albeit through different mediums and forms. So it's just how can you package that into a marketable product depending on the platform in which you're putting it out on. Jo: I think that's actually hilarious, by the way, because what you hit on there, as someone with a background in marketing, your story about “we recorded an album for the book next door to the Rolling Stones”—it's got nothing to do with the romance. Jack: Oh, the romance is that the pop star in the book writes and records songs. Jo: Yes, I realised that. But the fact is— For doing things like PR, it's the story behind the story. They don't care that you've written a romance. Jack: Yes. Jo: They're far more interested in you, the author, and other things. So I think what you just described there was a kind of PR hook that most of us don't even think about. Jack: I'm sure a lot of authors already know this, so it's a good reminder, and if you don't, it's great. It's called the A, B, C technique. When you get asked a question, you Answer the question. So that's A. You Build a bridge, and then you go to C, which is Covering one of your points. So whenever you get asked a question, have a list of things you want to get across in an interview. Then just make sure that you find that bridge between whatever the question is to cover off one of your points, and that's how you can do it. Because yes, you may be selling a story, like I said, about writing the songs, but then you can bridge it into actually covering and promoting whatever it is you're promoting. So I think that's always quite helpful to remember. Jo: Well, that's a good tip for things like coming on podcasts as well. I've had people on who don't do what you just mentioned and will just try and shoehorn things in in a more deliberate fashion, whereas other people, as you have just done with your romance there, bring it in while answering a question that actually helps other people. So I think that's the kind of thing we need to think about in marketing. Okay, so then let's come back to the embracing change, and as you mentioned, the AI stuff that's going on. I feel like there's so many “stories” around AI right now. There's a lot of stories being told on both sides—on the positive side, on the negative side—that people believe and buy into and may or may not be true. There's obviously a lot of anger. There's, I think, grief—a big thing that people might not even realise that they have. Can you talk about how authors might deal with what's coming up around the technological change around AI, and any of your personal thoughts as well? Jack: I was thinking about this a lot recently. I mean, I guess everyone is in their own ways and forms. One of the things that came up for me is we have genre expectations and we have generation expectations. When we look at genres, you will have different expectations from different genres. For romance, they want a happily ever after or a happy for now. For cosy mysteries, they expect the crime to be solved. So we as authors make sure we endeavour to meet those expectations. The challenge is that if we are looking at AI, we are all in our own generations. We might be in slightly different generations, but there are going to be different generation expectations from the Alpha generation that's coming up and the Beta generation that's just about to start this year or next year because they're going to come into the world where they don't know any different to AI. So they will have a different expectation than us. It will just be normal that there will be AI agents. It will just be normal that there are AI narrators. It will be normalised that AI will assist authors or assist everyone in doing their jobs. So again, it is a grieving period because we can long for what was, we can yearn for things that worked for us that no longer work for us—whether it's Facebook groups, whether it's the Kindle Rush. We can mourn the loss of that, but that's not coming back. I mean, sometimes there may be a resurgence, but essentially, we've got to embrace the change. We've got to understand that it's coming and it's going to bring up a lot of different emotions because you may have been beholden to one thing and you may be like, yes, I've now got my TikTok lives, and then all of a sudden TikTok goes away. I know Adam, when he was talking about it, he'll just find another platform. But there'll be a lot of people that are beholden to it and then they're like, what do I do now? So again, it's never survival of the fittest—it's survival of the most adaptable. I always use this metaphor where there are three people on three different boats. A storm comes. And the first, the optimist, is like, “Oh, it'll pass,” and does nothing. The pessimist complains about the storm and does nothing. But the realist will adjust the sails and use the storm to find its way to the other side, to get through. It's not going to be easy, but they're actually taking change and making change to get to where they need to go, rather than just expecting or complaining. I get it. We are not, and I hate the expression, “we're all in the same boat.” I call bleep on that. I'm not going to swear. We're not all in the same boat. We're all in the same storm, but different people are going through different things. For some, they can adjust and adapt really quickly like a speedboat. For others, they may be like Jack and Rose in the Titanic on that terrible prop where they're clinging to dear life and trying to get through the storm. So it's about how do I navigate this upcoming storm? What can I do within my control to get through the storm? For some it may be easier because they have the resources, or for some of us that love learning, it's easy to embrace change. For others that have a fear mindset and it's like, “Oh, something new, it's scary, I don't want to embrace it”—you are going to take longer. So you may not be the speedboat, but at some point we are going to have to embrace that change. Otherwise we're going to get left behind. So you need to look at that. Jo: The storm metaphor is interesting, and being in different boats. I feel I do struggle. I struggle with people who suddenly seem to be discovering the storm. I've been talking about AI now since 2016. That's a decade. Jack: Yes. Jo: Even ChatGPT has been around more than three years, and people come to me now and they're talking about stories that they've seen in the media that are just old now. Things have moved on so much. I feel like maybe I was on my boat and I looked through my telescope and I saw the storm. I've been talking about the storm and I've had my own moments of being in the middle of the storm. Now I definitely do struggle with people who just seem to have arrived without any knowledge of it before. I oscillate between being an optimist and a realist. I think I'm somewhere between the two, probably. But I think what is driving me a little crazy in the author community right now is judgment and shame. There are people who are judging other people, and there's shame felt by AI-curious or AI-positive people. So I want to help the people who feel shame in some way for trying new technology, but they still feel attacked. Then those people judge other authors for their choices to use technology. So how do you think we can deal with judgment and shame in the community? Which is a form of conflict, I guess. Jack: Of course. I think with that, there's another great PR quote: “If it bleeds, it leads.” Especially in this digital age, there's a lot of clickbait. So the more polarising, the more emotion-evoking the headline, the more likely you are to engage with that content—whether that is reading it or whether that's posting or retweeting, or whatever format you are consuming it on. So unfortunately, media has now become so much more polarising. It's dividing us rather than uniting us. So people are going to have stronger positions. There's so much even within this to look at. One is, you have to work out where people are on the continuum. Do they have an opinion on AI? Do they have a belief? Or do they have a conviction? Now you're not going to move someone that has a conviction about something, so it's not worth even engaging with them because they're immovable. Like they say, you shouldn't talk about sports, politics, and religion. There are certain subjects that may not be worth talking about, especially if they have a conviction. Because they may not even be able to agree to disagree. They may not be willing or able to hear you. So first and foremost, it's about understanding, well, where are those people sitting on the continuum of AI? Are they curious? Do they have an opinion, but they're open to hearing other opinions? Do they have a belief that could be changed or evolved if they find more information? That's where I think it is. It's not necessarily our jobs—even though you do an amazing job of it, Joanna—but a lot of people are undereducated on these issues or these new technologies. So in some cases it's just a case of a lack of education or them being undereducated. Hopefully in time they will become more and more educated. But again, it's how long is a piece of string? Will people catch up? Will they stay behind? Are they fearful? I guess because of social media, because of the media, as they say, if you can evoke fear in people, you can control them. You can control their perspectives. You can control their minds. So that's where we see it—a lot of people are operating from a fear mindset. So then that's when they project their vitriol in certain cases. If people want to believe a certain thing, that's their choice. I'm not here to tell people what to think. Like I said earlier, it's more about how to think. But I would just encourage people to find people that align with you. Do a sense test, like a litmus test, to find where they sit on the continuum and engage with those people that are open and have opinions or beliefs. But shy away or just avoid people that have convictions that maybe are the polar opposite of yours. Jo: It's funny, isn't it? We seem to be in a phase of history when I feel like you should be able to disagree with people and still be friends. Although, as you mentioned, there's certain members of my family where we just stay on topics of TV shows and movies or music, or what books are you reading? Like, we don't go anywhere near politics. So I do think that might be a rule also with the AI stuff. As you said, find a community, and there are plenty of AI-positive spaces now for people who do want to talk about this kind of stuff. I also think that, I don't know whether this is a tipping point this year, but certainly— I know people who are in bigger corporates where the message is now, “You need to embrace this stuff. It is now part of your job to learn how to use these AI tools.” So if that starts coming into people's day jobs, and also people who have, I don't know, kids at school or people at university who are embracing this more—I mean, maybe it is a generational thing. Jack: Yes. Look, there were so many people that were resistant to working from home, or corporations that were, and then the pandemic forced it. Now everyone's embraced it in some way, shape, or form. I mean, there are people that don't, but the majority of people—when something's forced on you, you have to adapt. So again, if those things are implemented in corporations, then you're going to see it. I'm seeing so many amazing new things in AI that have been implemented in the music industry that we'll see in the publishing industry coming down the road. That will scare a lot of people, but again, we have to embrace those things because they're coming and there's going to be an expectation—especially from the younger generations—that these things are available. So again, it's not first past the post, but if you can be ahead of the wave or at least on the wave, then you are going to reap the rewards. If you are behind the wave, you're going to get left behind. So that's my opinion. I'm not trying to encourage anyone to see from my lens, but at the same time, I do think that we need to be thinking differently. We need to always embrace change where we can, as we can, at the pace that we can. Jo: You mentioned there AI things coming down the road in the music industry. And now everyone's going, wait, what is coming? So tell us— What do you see ahead that you think might also shift into the author world? Jack: There are three things that I've seen. Two that have been implemented and one that's been talked about and worked on at the moment. The first, and this will be quite scary for people, is that major record labels—so think the major publishers on our side—they're all now putting clauses in their contracts that require the artists that sign with them to allow their works to be trained by their own AI models. So that is something that is now actually happening in record labels. I wouldn't be surprised, although I don't have insight into it, if Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, et cetera, are potentially doing the same with authors that sign to them. So that's going to become more standardised. So that is on the major side. But then on the creative side, there are two things that really excite me. The music AI platforms that we're hearing about, the stories that we've seen in the press, and it's the fact that with a click of a button, you can recreate a song into a different genre. I find it so fascinating because if you think about that—turning a pop song into a country song or a rap song into a dance song—the possibilities that we have as authors with our books, if we wish to do so, are amazing. I just think, for example, with your ARKANE series, Joanna, imagine clicking a button and just with one click you can take Morgan Sierra and turn her into a romantic lead in a romance book. Jo: See, it's so funny because I personally just can't imagine that because it's not something I would write. But I guess one example in the romance genre itself is I know plenty of romance authors who write a clean and a spicy version of the same story, right? It is already happening in that way. It's just not a one-click. Jack: Well, I think you can also look at it another way. I think one of the most famous examples is Twilight. With Twilight and Stephenie Meyer, if she had the foresight—and I'm not saying she didn't, just to clarify—but fan fiction is such a massive sub-genre of works. And obviously from Twilight came 50 Shades of Gray. Imagine if she had the licensing rights like the NFTs, where she could have made money off of every sale. So that you could then, through works that you create and give licence, earn a percentage of every release, every sale, every consumption unit of your works. There are just so many possibilities where you can create, adapt, have spinoffs that can then build out your world. Obviously, there may need to be an approval process in there for continuity and quality control because you want to make sure you're doing that, but I think that has such massive potential in publishing if we wish to do so. Or like I said, change characters. Like Robert Langdon's character in Dan Brown's books—no longer being the kind of thriller, but maybe being a killer instead. There's so many possibilities. It's just, again, how to think, not what to think—how to think differently and how we can use that. So that's the second of three. Jo: Oh, before you move on, you did mention NFTs and I've actually been reading about this again. So I'm usually five years early. That's the general rule. I started talking about NFTs in mid-2021, and obviously there was a crypto crash, it goes up and down, blah, blah, blah. But forget the crypto side—on the blockchain side, digital originality, and exactly what you said about saying like, where did this originate? This is now coming back in the AI world. It could be that I really was five years early. So amusingly—and I'm going to link to it in the notes because I did a “Why NFTs Are Exciting for Authors” solo episode, I think in 2022—it may be that the resurgence will happen in the next year, and all those people who said I was completely wrong, that this may be coming back. Digital originality I think is what we're talking about there. But so, okay, so what was the other thing? Jack: So the third one is the one that I'm most excited about, but I think will be the most scary for people. Obviously consumption changes and formats change. Like I said, in music I've seen it all the time—whether it's vinyl to cassettes, to CDs, to downloads, to streaming. Again, there's different consumption of the same format, and we see that with books as well, obviously—hardbacks, paperbacks, eBooks, audiobooks. Now with the rise of AI, AI narration has made audiobooks so much more accessible for people. I know that there are issues with certain people not wanting to do it, or certain platforms not allowing AI narration to be uploaded unless it's their own. The next step is what I'm most excited about. What I'm seeing now in the music industry is people licensing their image to then recreate that as music videos because music videos are so expensive. One of my friends just shot a music video for two million pounds. I don't think many authors would ever wish to spend that. If you can license your image and use AI to create a three-minute music video that looks epic and just as real as humanly possible, imagine if those artists—or if we go a step further, those actors—license their image to then be used to adapt our books into a TV series or a film. So that then we are in a position where that is another format of consumption alongside an audiobook, a paperback, an eBook, hardcover, special edition, and so on and so forth. It potentially has the opportunity to open us up to a whole new world. Because yes, there are adaptations of books that we're seeing at the moment, but for those of us that are trying to get our content into different formats, this can be a new pathway. I'm going to make a prediction here myself, Joanna. Jo: Mm-hmm. Jack: I would say in the next five to ten years, there will be a platform akin to a Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, Apple Plus, where you can license the rights to an image of an actor or an actress. Then with the technology—and you may need people to help you adapt your book into a TV series or a film—that can then be consumed. I just think the possibilities are endless. I mean, again, I think of your character and I'm like, oh, what would it be if Angelina Jolie licensed her image and you could have her play the lead character in your ARKANE series? I mean, again, the possibilities potentially are endless here. Jo: Well, and on that, if people think this won't happen—1776, I don't know if you've seen this, it's just being teased at the moment. Darren Aronofsky has made an American revolutionary story all with AI. So this is being talked about at the moment. It's on YouTube at the moment. The AI video is just extraordinary already, so I totally agree with you. I think things are going to be quite weird for a while, and it will take a while to get used to. You mentioned coming into the music industry in 2000, 2001—I started my work before the internet, and then the internet came along and lots of things changed. I mean, anyone who's older than 40, 45-ish can remember what work was like without the internet. Now we are moving into a time where it'll be like, what was it like before AI? And I think we'll look back and go like, why the hell did we do that kind of thing? So it is a changing world, but yes, exciting times, right? I think the other thing that's happening right now, even to me, is that things are moving so fast. You can almost feel like a kind of whiplash with how much is changing. How do we deal with the fast pace of change while still trying to anchor ourselves in our writing practice and not going crazy? Jack: Again, it's that everything everywhere all at once—you can get lost and discombobulated. I always say be the tortoise, not the hare—because you don't want to fly and die. You want pace and grace. Everyone will have a different pace. For some marathon runners, they can run a five-minute mile, some can run an eight-minute mile, some can run a twelve-minute mile. It's about finding the pace that works for you. Every one of us have different commitments. Every one of us have different ways we view the industry—some as a hobby, some as a business. So it's about honouring your needs, your commitment. Some of us, as you've had people on the podcast, some people are carers. They have to care. Some people are parents. Some people don't have those commitments and so can devote more time and then actually learn more, change more as a result. So again, it's about finding your groove, finding your rhythm, honouring that, and again, showing up consistently. Because motivation may get you started, but it's habit and discipline that sees you through. Keep that discipline, keep that pace and grace. Be consistent in what you can do. And know where you're at. Don't compare and despair, because again, if you look at someone else, they may be ahead of you, but the race is only with yourself in the end. So you've got to just focus on where you are at and am I in a better place than I was yesterday? Am I working on my business as well as in my business? How am I doing that? When am I doing that? And what am I doing that for? If you can be asking yourself those questions and making sure you're staying true to yourself and not burning out, making sure that you are honouring your other commitments, then I think you are going at the pace that feels right for you. Jo: Brilliant. Jo: Where can people find you and your books and everything you do online? Jack: Thank you so much for having me on, Joanna, today. You can find me on JackWilliamson.co.uk for all my nonfiction books and therapy work. Then for my fiction work, it is ABJackson.com, or ABJacksonAuthor on Instagram and TikTok. Jo: Well, thanks so much for your time, Jack. That was great. Jack: Thank you so much. The post Post-Traumatic Growth, Creative Marketing, And Dealing With Change with Jack Williamson first appeared on The Creative Penn.