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Creatives are told they have to choose between doing what they love and making money. Paul Pape is proof that you don't. He's spent 30 years turning his creativity into a thriving business, working with names like Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon along the way. In this episode, you'll learn why your creativity is one of your most valuable business assets, why trying to appeal to everyone quietly kills your growth, and how to build a business you love without losing what makes you you. Topics discussed: (00:00) Introduction (01:41) Paul's "spilled spaghetti" journey (05:21) How Gamify Business began (07:25) The story behind his nickname, "Santa for Nerds" (11:13) What working with Disney taught him (13:08) Why creativity is an entrepreneur's superpower (17:26) Debunking the starving artist mindset (20:11) The danger of being too generic (22:25) Growing a business without losing passion (27:49) What brought you JOY today? If you're a writer who wants to take control of your finances, read Mitlin Financial's  Write Your Financial Future: A Financial Guide for Authors: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/insights/blog/write-your-financial-future-a-financial-guide-for-authors/ Resources: Sending your child to college will always be emotional but are you financially ready? Take the College Readiness Quiz for Parents: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/college-readiness-quiz/ Doing your taxes might not be enJOYable but being more organized can make the process less painful. Get Your Gathering Your Tax Documents Checklist: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mitlin_ChecklistForGatheringYourTaxDocuments_Form_062424_v2.pdf Will you be able to enJOY the Retirement you envision? Take the Retirement Ready Quiz: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/retirement-planning-quiz/ Connect with Larry Sprung: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesprung/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larry_sprung/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceDSprung/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/Lawrence_Sprung About Our Guest: Paul Pape is a TEDx speaker, author, and business consultant for creative entrepreneurs, known professionally as "Santa for Nerds." With 30+ years in the arts — including over 20 years designing custom props and experiences for Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon — Paul brings real-world creative credibility to his transformation work. Paul is the creator of Gamify Business and author of five books: The Creative Player's Handbook to Business, The Creative Player's Workbook, The Game Master's Guide to Business, Quit Selling Your Sh*t and his latest book, The Bard's Guide to Storycraft. His approach uses gaming frameworks and RPG mechanics to help artists, designers, makers, and creative entrepreneurs build profitable businesses without selling out to corporate business culture. His mission is clear: destroy the starving artist's mindset. Paul proves that creative entrepreneurs don't have to choose between artistic integrity and real profit—and that the business side of creativity can be just as innovative and fulfilling as art itself. Business is an Adventure, so don't be an NPC. Connect with Paul Pape: Website: https://www.gamifybusiness.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/paulpapedesigns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulpapedesigns/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulericpape Disclosure: Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site.   This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com

Welcome to this weeks review podcast, where we discuss the big results and takeaways from the weekend.This week we review a big round of NRL action, with the Top 4 sides all making a statement including the Roosters record breaking win, the Warriors bouncing back on the Gold Coast, the Panthers turning it on in Mudgee & the Sharks proving too strong at home for a spirited Bunnies side.Then, we dive into Round 1 of the NPC- discussing the sides that impressed us the most, as well as the players who stood out as we kick off our NPC MVP rankings.As well as this, we quickly touch on the Silver Ferns Commonwealth gold and Navajo Stirling's big UFC win to shoot him up the rankings.Cheers as always to the TAB & Michelob Ultra for their support of the podcast.

Send us Fan MailJoin us for a deeply moving and honest conversation with IFBB Pro Ashley Jenelle on FitBody Lifestyle podcast. Ashley bravely shares her extraordinary life story, from overcoming personal traumas and challenges in her childhood to her rise as a successful entrepreneur and fitness professional. Discover how her past experiences, including a powerful relationship with her grandmother and struggles with alopecia, shaped her into the compassionate and driven woman she is today. This candid discussion provides invaluable insights into resilience, the importance of family, and the unwavering pursuit of one's passions. Prepare to be inspired by Ashley Jenelle's journey of self-discovery and empowerment.What You'll Learn:The significant impact of Ashley's upbringing by her grandparents and her experiences in South Dallas.How personal challenges like alopecia and bullying fostered her empathetic approach to helping others.Ashley Jenelle's journey through corporate America, including her role as a manager at Amazon Local.The pivotal moment she transitioned to a career in fitness after moving to Colorado.The importance of honoring one's past and living a life of purpose.Be inspired by Ashley Jenelle's incredible story of strength, compassion, and success!#AshleyJenelle #IFBBPro #FitBodyLifestyle #PersonalJourney #EmpowermentAshley Jenelle is an IFBB Pro and Olympian, and the Founder & CEO of Mane Secrets Beauty, a glam and beauty brand serving the NPC/IFBB community with premium hair solutions and services. She's also an NPC & IFBB posing coach, bringing a competitor's eye and leader's precision to helping athletes show up confident, polished, and stage-ready. https://www.instagram.com/ifbbpro_ashleyjenelle?igsh=ZDVjYWc1cmF1bTB5&utm_source=qrhttp://www.manesecrets.comhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C--y7i0OSqg/?igsh=bGxkanBkZzg4Ymcwhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DUBdzGADgSb/?igsh=MTI1b3l6ZGRjdncxdw==https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSQO97bEdJ7/?igsh=bnF3Y2FzdDU5ZXd0https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPoxnZ3DoG9/?igsh=YjM3cmd4Mm4ycTl6https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOJdFAbALYK/?igsh=MTF2Y3RtMmh5czZmZA==https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNGiL3kudYc/?igsh=OGg4eTBwcW1tcTRihttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DMEgYdSteGE/?igsh=MWlubG45bDVnaHpybQ==https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMEOIFyyl4j/?igsh=MXNxeWtvZDlyd3N4cw==Welcome to FitBody Lifestyle the podcast hosted by Jami and Greg DeBernard! Join us as we explore the multifaceted world of fitness, health, business, relationships, and the art of leading a well-rounded life. Whether you're pumping iron at the gym, grinding in your entrepreneurial endeavors, or simply striving for balance in your daily routine, you've landed in the right spot.In each episode, we'll embark on enlightening discussions, provide you with actionable tips, and share inspiring stories that touch on every aspect of your journey towards a healthier, more fulfilling life. We'll cover everything from fitness tips to expert guidance on nutrition,  and effective weight loss strategies. Dive deep with us into topics like strength training for both body and mind, fostering cardiovascular health, and discovering the harmony between your daily lifestyle and your personal well-being. We're here to help you unlock your full potential, empowering you to transform your mind, body, and overall life. Connect With Us:https://www.fitbodylifestylepodcast.com/https://www.fitbodyfusion.com/https://www.instagram.com/jamidebernard/https://www.instagram.com/fbf_papa_bear/https:/...

While most eyes were on the Commonwealth Games there was plenty of other sport flying under the radar at the weekend. From the start of the NPC, to the 10th annual dog surfing championships, sports reporter Jonty Dine unpacked it all with Melissa Chan-Green 

What are critics overlooking about Ardie Savea's delayed arrival in South Africa — and how can Beauden Barrett force his way back into the All Blacks' test team.Ross Karl, Bryn Hall and James Parsons examine the decision to rest the captain and how it actually effects the inner workings of the team.They also look at a rare challenge for Beauden Barrett. After more than a decade as a near-automatic test selection, the All Blacks great now has to prove himself against the Stormers.Plus, what really happens inside the opposition training team, whether Leroy Carter could provide emergency halfback cover, the need for another lock against the Springboks, who has more to lose in the series, Richie Mo'unga's return and the opening weekend of the NPC.Catch all our content across @aotearoarugbypodofficial channels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Agenda, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall are joined by Manaia Stewart, and things get off to a shaky start with a vulnerable, honest and open mea culpa (00:00)... Next, the Commonwealth Games are over, and Manaia has a theory about where the next tournament will be held (11:15), the NPC is underway and Stag Day should be a national holiday (23:15)! Plus, we've done it again and made George Bennett the target of international cycling media (37:40)... Finally, it's your hot takes with 'Yours Please', so what is the best thing to eat after you have had a few much (40:15)? Did you know that we've launched a new Facebook Group called 'The Caravan' JOIN HERE! Brought to you by Export Ultra! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

我們從小花了十多年學習怎麼讀書考試，出社會後，卻沒有人教我們怎麼看懂職場的遊戲規則，於是屢屢卡關，搞得身心俱疲。這集 Bryan 從大學差點被二一的挫敗談起，分享他如何靠著看懂規則、調整方法翻轉成績，並把玩家思維帶進職場。當工作不再只是領薪水的苦差事，你也能逐步擺脫被動等待指令的職場 NPC，搖身一變，成為主動破關的玩家，拿回職涯的主導權。 ​ 相關集數 【EP619 轉職像戀愛，既期待，又怕受傷害？跳槽風險高，你可以試試「漫步轉職法」！】 https://youtu.be/HitaYYIJ6mw ​ 【大人學的職涯升級系統】

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 3rd of July, policy announcements up the wazoo and a chat with Dame Noeline Taurua after a redemption gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The Prime Minister defends his business comments in Rotorua, responds to NZ First's plan to increase the birth rate and talks fast-track projects causing angst. Jason Pine and Andrew Saville talk the value of the Commonwealth Games, the Warriors win and whether the NPC was a success over the weekend. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rugby News Mag Editor Campbell Burnes returns to chat the first round of the 2026 NPC comp, Canterbury overcoming Auckland, Northland demolishing Manawatu, Hawke's Bay and Wellington in a high scoring clinic, and more!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2026 NPC season has kicked off with a bang. Tonight's prime time viewing is the next chapter in the storied rivalry between North and South, with Auckland heading across the Strait to take on Canterbury. Xavi Taele is starting at centre for Auckland, and joined D'Arcy to preview the clash. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

À Vents contraires, Jérôme Blanchet-Gravel reçoit François Fournier, alias Frank le Dédômiseur, pour discuter de son nouvel essai intitulé NPC: essai sur la fabrique du conformisme. L'auteur y dresse un panorama des grandes théories du conformisme, qu'il applique au monde d'aujourd'hui notamment marqué par le wokisme et le contrôle algorithmique. ➡️ SITE WEB : https://libre-media.com/   MERCI DE SOUTENIR LA PRESSE INDÉPENDANTE Pour s'abonner : https://libre-media.com/abonnement SUIVEZ-NOUS ! Twitter : / libremediaqc Facebook : / libremediaqc Instagram : / libre.media Copyright © 2026 Libre Média – Tous droits réservés

Four episodes in, 9-1-1 crashes a passenger plane into the Pacific, sets the water on fire, traps people inside a sinking fuselage, and casually establishes the blueprint for every enormous disaster the show will throw at us later. But beneath all the spectacle, 1x04 "Worst Day Ever" really is an episode about the people who keep running into emergencies because not doing it just isn't an option. And it's about the moment three coworkers finally start becoming something that looks a lot like family.This episode, we break down:

To celebrate the 50th season of NPC rugby and the 50th year of the rivalry between Auckland and Canterbury, we thought we'd revisit our award-winning special deep dive into the rivalry centred around the "Match of the Century"...Join Dylan Cleaver, ACC Head G Lane and Jeremy Wells for the greatest and most bitter rivalry in New Zealand rugby history. It’s not the Bledisloe, not even the ABs and the Springboks. We are talking Auckland vs Canterbury... In the 1980s!It was Grizz vs Harty. The Deans Brothers vs The Brooke Brothers. The City Slickers vs The Mainlanders. On and off the field, fists flew, fans got personal, and as a result, some of the iconic games of footy were unleashed on thirsty New Zealand rugby fans. Read Dylan Cleaver's full write-up on the history of the Auckland & Canterbury rivalry HERE! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang leads their brave NPC villagers to attack the goblins in the dungeon but immediately hits some lore-related complications.Show notes page: https://ggnorecast.com/247.Highlights: stealthing, hellmark, surprise attacks, improvised grappling hooks.Meta: Hornless session 9 (10260124@1120—1026-01-25@0900).

Message from Illideen! Guess what? I found a "lost" episode. Meaning while editing I accidentally skipped this episode leaving a HUGE gap in the story if I left it out. Hence, this episode is labeled 9.5. oops. -------------------------------------------------------- Last we left off, our party gathered on the island of Miþok, still raw with the grief of the loss of Chad's brother, Valerian. Chaddious offered grim counsel about what awaited them at Vorkeek Manor — his mother Karen, a woman of cold calculation and colder affection, a place where every kindness concealed a hook. Before they could depart, Shade was seized by a vision so vivid and violent it left him crumpled on the floor of the sleep hut, gasping — a blood-soaked battlefield, two Terrasques like hounds at heel, and behind them, beings of such immense and terrible divinity that the word "gods" felt almost too small. He felt an arrow strike his shoulder, heard a woman scream a name, and then the vision shattered. In this episode(SPOILERS BELOW): The party dresses in mourning clothes and crosses into Vorkeek territory to attend the funeral feast with an ominous ending. The evening only darkens from there. Cast: Robbie as Chaddious Vorkeek Thorn as Shade and Teddy Ravyn as Dis Forrest as Ugleo Keys as Quinari Pagemaster Penny as Harrye Illideen as The Story Weaver ______ Some content, ideas, items, etc. are based on or directly used, with permission, from the following content creators: @betterspellcaster @adramastesGM @logan art L.A.W./ @Legion.Artwork LootTavern Plots & Pens ______ For all things "TDIO": Follow us at visit our Linktree Can't get enough of our content? Get exclusive content like access to our discord server, early access to our episode with Behind the Scenes content, NPC of the week, and more by joining our Patreon. Did we miss something? Have a story to tell or want us to hit a specific topic? Let us know in the comments or email us at ThisDungeonisoccupiedpodcast@gmail.com Sound effects and intro music partially made with Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/m6bcn6 Like the music? That's thanks to Cameron Stahl, The Hobby Hub and Saturn Imagining production. Check them out here! The Hobby Hub https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIXvQmMZA1UJIig_FjjVpvg

Äntligen är ordningen återställd! Efter vad som kändes som en evighet av "sommarlovspoddar" var det fantastiskt att träffa Jossan i studion igen för första gången på nästan en månad. Jossan står inför sin NPC-debut i september och hennes fysik tog faktiskt andan ur mig! Vi dök rakt in i ett fitnesssnack kring hur hon anpassat sin träning efter vårens skador i knän och rygg. Genom att tvingas sänka vikterna i benträningen har buktrycket minskat, vilket snävat åt midjan. Det är en viktig läxa för tävlande: för tunga lyft bygger breda midjor, medan domarna faktiskt vill se en tajt silhuett! Vi pratade även om de klassiska "hjärnspökarna" under en diet. Alla känner sig "pomfrittsmala" eller svullna ibland, särskilt under kalla eller kolhydratlåga dagar – det gäller bara att stå ut och inte döma kroppen i provrum med elakt ljus (som på H&M)! Sedan passade jag på att berätta om min två veckor långa, helt underbara bilsemester genom Europa. Vi bockade av kultur och historia: bland annat mötet mellan Skagerrak och Kattegatt i Danmark, rökiga och vackra kanaler i Amsterdam, motorcykel med sidovagn i Normandie och besök på D-dagsstränderna. Vi avrundade avsnittet med att svara på några lyssnarfrågor, bland andra: Kost under resan: Ett hett tips på semestern är att köpa färdiga proteinshakes på mackar eller packa en påse proteinpulver i väskan för att säkra intaget. Träningsupplägg: Vi diskuterade hur ofta man bör variera repsintervaller för muskeltillväxt och konstaterade att perioder på 8–12 veckor ofta är lagom. Om podden Fitnessprofilerna Carina Isaksson och Josefin Pettersson samtalar om allt som hör begreppet "fitness" till. Oftast om träning, om kost, om tävling såklart, men även om livet utanför fitnessbubblan. Du som lyssnar på vår podcast får gärna betygsätta den på den plattform du lyssnar på. Då blir podden mer synlig för andra plus att vi värdar blir glada.

Kia ora e te ball bags! Producer Arun here putting together all the best bits you missed from the show today. Nickson’s on leave at the moment so it might sound a lil different: That’s RANK! Today Storme ranks “Hair”. Tegan had an awkward interaction with someone who pretended they didn’t know her… Storme reveals his journey at the team all you can eat buffet… We try out our best Texan accents. What smells remind you of your grandparents? Teeks is on the show to talk about his track “My Boy”. If Zoe Hobbs is the fastest Māori, what kind of Māori are you? What’s the longest walk home you’ve done? Sevens legend Karl Te Nana joins us on the show to talk about NPC returning, now free to air on TVNZ! Thanks for listening ya mongrels! Lots of love Producer Arun, Producer A-aron, Producer Alonaa, Producer Kanuka, Producer Mah BROTHAH, Bad Boy Alan! xx

Commonwealth Games medal haul, another New Zealand off to English cricket, the NPC gets underway, and Auckland FC has a new coach. Sport correspondent Sam Ackerman

Karl from the TAB joins ACC Head G Lane to pore over the big wins from last weekend (00:45) and look ahead to this weekend's odds, opportunities and omens across the NPC (04:30), the NRL (06:30) and the UFC (10:00)...Then this week's Grab A Pen (11:30), Stats To Impress The Ladies (15:10) and this week's ThreeWay (17:45)... Powered by TAB!Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Agenda, Tony Lyall and ACC Head G Lane are joined by Matt Heath, who ran into a couple of famous faces at a movie preview the night before (00:00)... Next, the rumour mill is in overdrive about Stephen Fleming taking over the test cricket coaching duties for England, so what will Flem-Ball look like (12:00)? The NPC kicks off this weekend, and Stag Day will be the feature, so what happened last time G Lane and Matt Heath were in Bluff (26:00), and what is correct wees etiquette in the middle of the night? Finally, it's 'Your Please' and Matt Heath's beloved Dodgers catch a couple of strays (42:00)... Did you know that we've launched a new Facebook Group called 'The Caravan' JOIN HERE! Brought to you by Export Ultra! Follow The ACC on Instagram or Facebook or TikTok Subscribe to The Agenda Podcast now on iHeartRadio, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! iHeartRadio Apple Spotify YouTube THANKS MATE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

/Summary“如果你不喜欢《红楼梦》，你才能来。其实这部戏跨越了半个世纪的青春，每个人都能在这里感受到自己当年的影子，而不是单纯去看个剧情。” “本来以为就是个接活干的宏大叙事，但它真的做出了鲜活的生命力，把先锋实验风格和合家欢找到了一个绝妙的链接点。” “幻城就是要用围墙把梦包住。当你看到NPC带着极强的信念感在街上走时，只要让你看到他相信的东西，你就会被打动。” 这期节目，我们把录音棚搬到了廊坊的“只有红楼梦·戏剧幻城”。几个平时满世界跑、眼光极高的老男孩老女孩们，聚在一起聊了聊为什么这个看似充满“文艺包袱”的地方，居然值得专门来一趟。从拖家带口连刷两天的特种兵体验，到没读过原著的“红楼小白”如何被深深打动，再到二十四少带来的全场尖叫……我们发现，这座幻城包裹的不仅仅是经典的文学IP，更是创作者对人生的极致表达和属于当代的烟火气。不管你是不是红楼迷，这里都有足以让你心头一热的真实感受。/Timeline01:07 齐聚廊坊戏剧幻城录制现场并抛出是否值得专程游玩的核心话题 03:50 跨城家庭出游的真实体验印证超长演出时长与全年龄段覆盖的游玩吸引力 06:31 打破对传统宏大叙事演出的刻板印象并感叹先锋实验与合家欢的巧妙融合 09:33 面对文学经典IP的受众心理负担与放下原著包袱后的纯粹沉浸式感官体验 16:05 文旅从业视角的独特情感投射与借由大型戏剧项目向亲人展示职业价值的心理动机 21:20 京津冀枢纽位置的交通便利性以及周边夜市烟火气带来的意外文旅附加值 32:10 针对园区沉浸感的进阶建议涵盖全员NPC互动与街区巡游带来的极致造梦感 40:30 游园门票定价策略的逻辑解读以及多日通票在时间与剧目安排上的高性价比 49:46 摆脱他者视角的解读干预并在戏剧空间中获得个体生命经验与自传式表达的深刻共鸣 55:33 青年演员群体引发的剧场狂热效应以及精准拿捏感官刺激与互动分寸的商业编排 /Staff主播 | 罗叔、羊行、老袁、姝琦制作 | 罗叔文案 | 罗叔责编 | 瞳十七后期 | 莎莎、九朵美术 | 罗叔监制 | 腿哥商务 | 瞳十七/Presented byFIREPOD燃烧学院：操盘《头号玩家》《自作主张》《歪打正着》等千万级头部节目，目前为止总交付超过2400期以上的节目，深受国内外顶级厂牌青睐，曾为爱马仕、香奈尔、普拉达、迪奥、卡地亚、开云集团、劳力士、欧珑香水、始祖鸟、三叶草、华熙生物、松赞酒店、雷克萨斯、后浪、中信、北京同仁堂、欧倍青、MoveFree益节等品牌定制专属节目，并取得良好反响。要不要试试和我们合作呀：）/BGM片头：念念歌曲：Eric Clapton - Ride with the King/Contact您可以在全网，包括喜马拉雅、小宇宙、苹果播客、荔枝、网易云音乐、蜻蜓、豆瓣等内容平台，搜索“头号玩家”就可以收听到我们的播客节目。新浪微博：@燃烧吧罗叔商务合作微信： luoyoucai / 18521355812商务合作邮箱：hitomizhang1928@gmail.com / djforest@-163.com听众群：添加微信luoyoucai，跟我们一起聊天～

Welcome back to another week of the Pick & Go. Unlike last week, the panel is made up of only a couple of members, with Paul leading the charge and being joined by rugby union enthusiasts Karl and Searley. Starting off the show, the lads discuss the 10 additions to the ABs squad heading to South Africa, as they point out some of the surprise inclusions and omissions. From there, it is all about the NPC, which kicks off on Thursday, as the panel picks a team they will be following through what should be a scintillating NPC season. To close things out in classic fashion, the team provide some of their picks for the upcoming weekend of footy.

the survivors start planning for the next stage of their mission.Theme of the week: times when players purposely use the wrong name for an NPC or other characterjoin us in the discord with the link belowhttps://discord.gg/APmWaqGzke

In this episode episode of GTA VI O'clock JJ is riding the meat horse solo but is here to dive into the crystal ball of trailer 3 dates, discuss how GTA 6's NPC might work and offer some thoughts on how will Jason and Lucia interact ‘off mission'.GTA 6 o'clock is the world's most in-depth and best connected GTA 6 show. Bringing you all the hottest info, rumours and speculation about GTA 6 and Rockstar games every Wednesday at 6pm. Insights, speculation, and all the latest GTA 6 discussion - it's all here on this week's GTA VI O'clock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tomorrow, the NPC finally returns for its 50th edition with the first match kicking off between Waikato and Bay of Plenty at 7 tomorrow night. This year also marks a return to free-to-air for the competition, with the hopes that it'll help build on the viewership growth the comp has seen over the past couple of seasons. Melodie Robinson is the Head of Sports and Events at TVNZ, she joined D'Arcy to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Next Portable Console, the refreshingly complete announcement by Anbernic of the RG SP, Ticci buys a handheld, and people are tired of months-long hardware reveals. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News Anbernic Announces the RG SP With Almost Everything We Need to Know Retroid Pocket Nova Gets Hands-On Treatment Ahead of Release See also Russ' video at Retro Game Corps AYANEO Restocks the Pocket Micro 2 Again MANGMI AIR Y and AIR Y Pro Full Spec Sheet Finally Revealed Handheld Makers Need to Stop Turning Every New Handheld Into a Month-Long Reveal Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy

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Sam rounds up the latest from the Commonwealth Games, the All Blacks touring party to South Africa, the start of the NPC season and Super Aupiki final.  

If this is a simulation or a game, what is your character doing daily? Are you a task character, a hero, a villain, or a NPC?

Welcome to Pandemonium, the plane where the wind screams, gravity is a rumor, and every emergency exit has a reasonable chance of dropping you directly into the Abyss. Tyler explains the cosmology, Randall attempts to locate something resembling a usable map, Ash discovers that the wind is made from every scream anyone has ever screamed, and Producer Dan quietly realizes this entire episode will require aggressive noise reduction. Pack darkvision, ear protection, and a backup character. The weather is hostile, the architecture hates you, and even the demons would rather be somewhere else. Show Notes This week on the RPGBOT.Podcast, we descend into Pandemonium, the endlessly dark maze of caves where hurricane-force winds carry ancient voices, communication is nearly impossible, and prolonged exposure can leave travelers deaf, insane, or both. The crew explores the plane's four layers, from the enormous caverns of Pandesmos to the narrowing tunnels of Cocytus, the marginally more gravity-compliant Phlegethon, and the sealed chambers of Agathion, where forgotten horrors wait patiently for some adventurer with a shovel and poor judgment. Along the way, we examine Pandemonium's strange inhabitants, exiled gods, nihilistic settlements, bizarre monsters, and oddly specific afterlives. We also follow the River Styx, investigate portals that treat destinations as optional suggestions, and discover a magical shouting spot that lets you insult someone anywhere in the multiverse, provided invisible shadow demons do not eat you first. Finally, the episode turns to using spells against player characters. The hosts discuss why illusion magic becomes terrifying in the hands of a villain, how Pass Without Trace can transform ordinary goblins into a tactical nightmare, and why Dungeon Masters should give enemy spellcasters clever strategies without simply making the players miserable. RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes The Abyss Arborea Archeron Arcadia The Beastlands Bytopia Carceri Celestia Elysium The Ethereal Plane The Feywild Gehenna Hades Hell Part 1 Hell Part 2 Limbo Mechanus Pandemonium Plane of Air Plane of Fire Shadowfell Key Takeaways Pandemonium is an environmental threat before combat even begins. Darkness, deafening winds, madness, and unpredictable gravity can challenge a party without requiring constant monster encounters. The plane contains four layers: Pandesmos, Cocytus, Phlegethon, and Agathion. Each becomes more difficult to navigate, survive, or pronounce. The wind does more than make noise. It carries voices, screams, threats, and other sounds from across history, creating an endless supernatural chorus capable of destroying a traveler's sanity. Navigation is nearly impossible when characters can walk along cave walls and ceilings and rivers can flow in whatever direction they feel like flowing. Most of Pandemonium's inhabitants are exiles, prisoners, refugees, or creatures that arrived accidentally and cannot leave. Nobody appears to have moved there because of the excellent schools. Agathion's sealed pockets make excellent prisons, vaults, and adventure locations for ancient beings that absolutely should not be awakened. The River Styx and Pandemonium's portals provide possible escape routes, but memory loss, random destinations, and ambush predators make every option terrible in a different way. Pandemonium works best when the plane itself feels like the primary antagonist. The monsters should be additional complications, not the only source of danger. Enemy illusionists can create memorable encounters, but Dungeon Masters should apply the same standards to NPC illusions that they apply to player illusions. Smart enemies using stealth, terrain, traps, and spells such as Pass Without Trace can turn supposedly weak creatures into serious threats without artificially increasing their statistics. Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

Welcome to Pandemonium, the plane where the wind screams, gravity is a rumor, and every emergency exit has a reasonable chance of dropping you directly into the Abyss. Tyler explains the cosmology, Randall attempts to locate something resembling a usable map, Ash discovers that the wind is made from every scream anyone has ever screamed, and Producer Dan quietly realizes this entire episode will require aggressive noise reduction. Pack darkvision, ear protection, and a backup character. The weather is hostile, the architecture hates you, and even the demons would rather be somewhere else. Show Notes This week on the RPGBOT.Podcast, we descend into Pandemonium, the endlessly dark maze of caves where hurricane-force winds carry ancient voices, communication is nearly impossible, and prolonged exposure can leave travelers deaf, insane, or both. The crew explores the plane's four layers, from the enormous caverns of Pandesmos to the narrowing tunnels of Cocytus, the marginally more gravity-compliant Phlegethon, and the sealed chambers of Agathion, where forgotten horrors wait patiently for some adventurer with a shovel and poor judgment. Along the way, we examine Pandemonium's strange inhabitants, exiled gods, nihilistic settlements, bizarre monsters, and oddly specific afterlives. We also follow the River Styx, investigate portals that treat destinations as optional suggestions, and discover a magical shouting spot that lets you insult someone anywhere in the multiverse, provided invisible shadow demons do not eat you first. Finally, the episode turns to using spells against player characters. The hosts discuss why illusion magic becomes terrifying in the hands of a villain, how Pass Without Trace can transform ordinary goblins into a tactical nightmare, and why Dungeon Masters should give enemy spellcasters clever strategies without simply making the players miserable. RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes The Abyss Arborea Archeron Arcadia The Beastlands Bytopia Carceri Celestia Elysium The Ethereal Plane The Feywild Gehenna Hades Hell Part 1 Hell Part 2 Limbo Mechanus Pandemonium Plane of Air Plane of Fire Shadowfell Key Takeaways Pandemonium is an environmental threat before combat even begins. Darkness, deafening winds, madness, and unpredictable gravity can challenge a party without requiring constant monster encounters. The plane contains four layers: Pandesmos, Cocytus, Phlegethon, and Agathion. Each becomes more difficult to navigate, survive, or pronounce. The wind does more than make noise. It carries voices, screams, threats, and other sounds from across history, creating an endless supernatural chorus capable of destroying a traveler's sanity. Navigation is nearly impossible when characters can walk along cave walls and ceilings and rivers can flow in whatever direction they feel like flowing. Most of Pandemonium's inhabitants are exiles, prisoners, refugees, or creatures that arrived accidentally and cannot leave. Nobody appears to have moved there because of the excellent schools. Agathion's sealed pockets make excellent prisons, vaults, and adventure locations for ancient beings that absolutely should not be awakened. The River Styx and Pandemonium's portals provide possible escape routes, but memory loss, random destinations, and ambush predators make every option terrible in a different way. Pandemonium works best when the plane itself feels like the primary antagonist. The monsters should be additional complications, not the only source of danger. Enemy illusionists can create memorable encounters, but Dungeon Masters should apply the same standards to NPC illusions that they apply to player illusions. Smart enemies using stealth, terrain, traps, and spells such as Pass Without Trace can turn supposedly weak creatures into serious threats without artificially increasing their statistics. Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

Read transcriptToday's episode continues our Combat Options series with a discussion on how "called shots" work in Palladium, with a heavy focus on the two major editions of Rifts. As with previous discussions on these options, we largely talk about how to do things using the rules as written, with minimal focus on house rules. Also, we want to give a big thanks to everyone for patience on getting the releases rolling again. NPC was dealing with a medical issue for the past few weeks that made it difficult to do any editing. That seems to have been resolved, so looks like we're back in action! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Rifts RPG 1st Edition, Digital Rifts RPG Ultimate Edition, Digital Rifts Ultimate Edition, Hardcover A Cloak of Blades, by Isaac Sher Credits: Hosts: NPC, Just Jacob, and Matt Buckley Music: Opening is "8-Bit bass & lead" by Furbyguy, Closing is "Caravana" by Phillip Gross Episode Length (We support chapters!): 20:51 Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our public episodes simultaneously on: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuc8KbdMqx8ajWfm2OUTs7A Audio RSS: https://breakfastpuppies.com/feed/glitterbois Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options: Drop us a one-time donation or a recurring membership at our Ko-Fi page Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. Check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse. Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2d6b4857-e0cf-46c2-8bcf-3ec6f7391a55 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois.

Every episode we get better at audio, thank you for patience!This Session contains profanity, satirical humor, and references to both drugs and probably sex.Support the show by rating us 5 stars and recommending us to a friend!Follow us on Instagram @goon.questIf you would like to submit a name for an NPC or provide a magic item suggestion, you can do so in a google form link in the Instagram bio!Don't have an Instagram, a direct link to the google form is here just for you.NPC & Magic item SuggestionDungeon Master is Jimmy MayPlato Zaltan is JoeyAdras is AlekBoravik Smokestone is SamuelVoralden Derrickson is Chris (James)Alosrin is JaydenCompanionsNovelleBookyJayden is LehsairIntro Music by Alexander NakaradaOutro music by Alexander NakaradaIntro Theme by Alexander NakaradaCover art by Numinezus_artMusic Included"Spacey Outro"And other assorted piecesby Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: ByAttribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Additional SoundsMonument StudiosMonument Studios (@monumentstudios) on LinkmeOpening song "Spacey Outro" by Alexander Nakarada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fellstar Pirates and their allies Olihara and Kelhorn bear witness to several intense NPC character arcs throughout the course of the battle as the fight that erupted in the ruined town square continues and concludes. Content Warnings for zombies, zombie-typical body horror, emeteophobia, comedic gore

The fellas continue their delve into the goblin lair in my Hornless campaign. With only 4 players this time, they make the most of their numbers, focusing on scouting the dungeon and expanding the map—until they encounter an NPC. This sends the session sideways and lays the groundwork for the next episode. I also find my current pathcrawl travel procedure unsatisfactory—look for a separate post on that later.Highlights: pathcrawling, dungeon mapping, dungeon scouting, NPC interaction, dungeon raid planning, rallying NPC allies.Meta: Hornless session 8 (1026-01-24 @ 1 a.m. - 1026-01-24 @ 11:20 a.m.). (Note that most of the Hornless sessions were done online and not recorded.)Show notes page: https://ggnorecast.com/246.

 En este episodio de Gana Tu Día, Carlos Figueroa se sienta con Luis Galán, un profesional que rompe todos los moldes: actor de televisión con 8 años de trayectoria, atleta de fisiculturismo de competencia (NPC) y futuro psicólogo. Luis nos habla sin filtros sobre cómo sobrevivió al rechazo, cómo la disciplina física transformó su mente y por qué, al final del día, "el hombre se mide del hombro para arriba".  Una conversación obligatoria sobre dejar las excusas, silenciar las dudas y asumir el control de nuestra realidad.

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NPC mall goers, sinister attachments, musical synchronicities, and more.Stories in this episode:- The Attachment, by Beautiful_Display371- Strangeness in Copnenhagen, by Samuel- When Your Legs Don't Work Like They Used To, by Virtual_Buster- The Spirit Who Saved Me, by Savannah- Real-Life NPCs, by itswhowho- My Strange Experiences, by Beth- The Place I had Never Been To Before, by The Girl in The Cave Submissions: stories@oddtrails.comPrefer an ad-free experience? Support the show on Patreon for $5 a month and enjoy higher quality audio. We appreciate you. Connect with us on Instagram and the Odd Trails Discord. Find more Cryptic County shows at CrypticCountyPodcasts.com. 

Ad Astra Travelers and welcome to Tales of Teyvat: A Genshin Lore Podcast. This week, our hosts are returning to the Sumeru desert to discuss The Dirge of Bilqis, Jeht's second story (world) quest. After a quick refresh on who Jeht is and where we last left off with everyone's favorite spunky NPC, our hosts receive a letter from Jeht left at the Adventurer's Guild requesting our help completing unfinished business from our last journey together. We head to the Tanit Tribe, full of dangerous mercs, crocodiles, bloodshed and Temu Signora. We'll walk through the quest, including our first introduction to Liloupar, our search for the Eternal Oasis and Jeht's sudden lust for blood. After our walkthrough, our hosts will take a look at the completion of Jeht's revenge for her parents, the fixing of poor Benben and what we hope to see from Jeht in the future. Grab your safety goggles and some sunscreen for this week's episode! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talesofteyvat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find a comprehensive lore sheet that provides visual aids and links to videos and important Genshin Impact Resources. Make sure to give us a follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay updated on all things Tales of Teyvat and let us know your thoughts on today's episode. Questions? Thoughts? Theories you have to share? Feel free to email us at talesofteyvatpod@gmail.com and let us know, we would love to hear from you!Tales of Teyvat has partnered with the Shade Chamber Podcast to create a Genshin Community on Discord for our listeners! We are so excited to chat Genshin Lore, Honkai Star Rail, and so much more with you! You can join our server at https://bit.ly/shadesofteyvat.

去一个以《红楼梦》为主题的戏剧幻城，最让人紧张的可能不是票价、路程和排队，而是一个更朴素的问题：我没读完《红楼梦》，真的能看懂吗？这一期和几位老朋友聊了聊这趟有点出乎意料的文旅体验。有人是拖家带口专程从北京开车来，两天还没看完；有人原本对社交媒体上铺天盖地的推荐有点警惕，结果看着看着开始“自愿特种兵”；也有人一开始带着没做功课的心虚来到现场，最后认真盘算起下次要不要再来补全遗憾。这不是一场传统意义上的《红楼梦》解读，也不是一份景区打卡攻略。我们更关心的是：一个大型文旅项目，怎样把文学IP、戏剧、建筑、灯光、音乐、城市空间和家庭出游揉在一起，让红楼粉、非红楼粉、年轻人、父母和孩子都能各自找到入口？为什么它明明还有可改进的地方，却已经足够让人愿意推荐给朋友，甚至想带父母再来一次？说到底，这期节目讨论的是一次出游，也是一次关于文旅产品如何真正成立的观察。本期主播与嘉宾姝琦：《津津乐道》主播老袁：《播客公社》老袁，原文旅从业者罗叔：《头号玩家》《歪打正着》主播羊行：《苦中找乐》主播，二刷幻城的自费硬核玩家时间轴00:00 廊坊现场集结！没流程、没台本的戏剧幻城夜谈02:13 原文旅人的职业病：工地上踩过点，看戏先看服化道与字体设计02:49 拖家带口二刷的自费玩家：55场戏、1500分钟，为什么两天根本看不完？07:33 理科生的“红楼焦虑”：没读过原著、没做补课功课，敢不敢来？13:36 跨越半个世纪的接轨：为什么想带父母和艺术生师弟师妹专程来一趟？18:44 地理与交通观察：辐射京津冀的边缘重镇，廊坊的文旅存在感与留客心法23:30 深夜烟火气与送客彩蛋：错过夜市与谢幕格子的“停车费遗憾”30:02 沉浸感与互动加法：从元妃省亲巡游到街头NPC的“信念感”碰撞38:29 票价与年卡逻辑：一天看一场大戏，怎么搭配通票才算玩明白？42:33 操盘手的硬核融合：先锋思辨结合土鳖范式，王导如何在半空中勾出个人回忆录51:04 极其硬核的“观影前摇”：告别闪光灯与进进出出，极佳观演体验背后的规则与态度53:08 高光反差时刻：“24少”反乌托邦现场，全场小姐姐失控尖叫与情绪价值拉满01:01:46 总结与展望：波客旅行团的下一站？值得专程再来一次的沉浸之梦【制作团队】后期 / 羊行封面 / 姝琦运营 / 卷圈监制 / 姝琦产品统筹 / bobo场地支持 / 只有红楼梦·戏剧幻城【联系我们】希望大家在听友群和评论区多多反馈收听感受，这对我们来说十分重要。欢迎添加津津乐道小助手微信：dao160301，加入听友群。【关于「津津乐道播客网络」】在一派纷繁芜杂里，我们为愉悦双耳而生。科技、教育、文化、美食、生活、技能、情绪……严肃认真却不刻板，拒绝空泛浮夸。与专业且有趣的人携手缔造清流，分享经历，传播体验，厘清世界与你的关系。津津乐道 | 科技乱炖 | 津津有味 | 记者下班 | 不叁不肆 | 厂长来了 | 编码人声 | 沸腾客厅 | 拼娃时代收听平台苹果播客 | 小宇宙App | Spotify | 喜马拉雅 | 网易云音乐 | QQ音乐 | 微信听书 | 荔枝FM | 央广云听 | 听听FM | Sure竖耳App | Bilibili | YouTube联系我们津津乐道播客官网 | 公众号：津津乐道播客 | 微信：dao160301 | 微博：津津乐道播客 | 商业合作：hi@dao.fm | 版权声明 | RSS订阅本节目由「声湃 WavPub」提供内容托管和数据服务支持。

This week on Next Portable Console, AYANEO is chasing the classics again, teasing a Game Boy Advance clone, while Magmi is getting vertical. Plus, a Mechanism desk stand for your handheld, 8BitDo's FlipPad, and the GPD Win Max 3 challenges blurs the lines between laptop and console. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News KONKR Pocket Fit 8 Elite review: excessive power in a comfortable package Mangmi announces the Air Y, a new vertical Android handheld for 2026 GPD WIN Max 3 detailed with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and a unique detachable 97Wh battery 8BitDo Opens Pre-Orders for the FlipPad Phone Controller Mechanism's desk stand turns your handheld into a tiny desktop Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy

The team is finally doing it… what they have been hinting at for the whole season… they are going, “Back to the Future!”... fingers crossed they find what they're looking for! Game Master: Chad MatchetteRaúl Parera AKA Astor: Cesar AlacronSir Reginald Tippery AKA Falstaff: Morgan CollinsTerri Bliss AKA Dart: Natasha SukorokoffPat Roleman AKA Paramount: Robin “Coach” Sukorokoff“Legends” Co-Creators: Chad and Jack MatchettePodcast Editors: Matt Williamson, Em Matchette and Chad MatchetteBUY “LEGENDS: THE SUPERHERO ROLE PLAYING GAME” NOW: https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000192338578Listen to “Legends: The Superhero Soundtrack” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5mBxdCslTJ1u1aBHetIiem?si=lt4_4_RUSISSP4E1e_7HiwTweet about the show using #thelegendscast for the chance to have an NPC named after you!For our super fans who would like to help us make the show the best it can be, please consider becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thelegendscastCheck out our heroic merch here: https://thelegendscast.threadless.com/#Come hang out with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jYpYhN3fTVFor more information head over to our website: https://www.matchplaygames.ca/Theme music by Omar Chakor (https://www.instagram.com/theorce/) through Fiverr (https://www.fiverr.com/ch6k0r)Underscoring by Sayer Roberts (https://www.instagram.com/roberts.the.sayer/) - check him out on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-135673977 and SideBiz Studio!: https://bit.ly/3kdunQJCLICK HERE TO BUY “LEGENDS: THE SUPERHERO ROLE PLAYING GAME”!Support the show

The party wakes to a delicious meal and converses with one another before being interrupted. Who will they face this time around? Find out in this episode of T&C! Join us as our DM Rhyan (HaphazardDM) tries to kill our beloved characters – Nomu (Robert), Yelar (Rodimus7901), and Relinoa (a new full-time NPC) while we try to ruin whatever it is he has planned. Please leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or any other podcast platform you use! We would greatly appreciate it! Also don't forget to check out the Taverns & Caverns Patreon for ad-free and additional exclusive content! Thank you Adventurers!  

本期节目，我们在河北廊坊「只有红楼梦·戏剧幻城」现场录制，聊的是其中最让人上头、也最容易让人反复惦记的《大观戏阵》。如果你第一次走进《大观戏阵》，很可能会先感到一点慌乱：入口处递来一张随机卡片，你不知道自己会被分到哪一场戏；看完第一场之后，你还要拿着手里的票去和陌生人交换，像拆盲盒，也像在一座小型人生剧场里重新抽签；一天只能看 3 个剧目，但这里一共有几十个故事，于是遗憾变成了体验的一部分：你总会错过一些什么，也总会撞见一些没预料到的东西。它有点不像传统意义上的“看戏”：观众不是坐在台下远远旁观，而是会被安排进教室、相亲局、家庭现场、职场循环、审讯空间，甚至成为剧情的一部分；演员离你很近，近到一个眼神、一次停顿、一次临场回应，都会让人立刻入戏；它也不完全是在讲《红楼梦》的情节，而是借着红楼的底色，讲普通人的选择、错过、局促、荒唐、柔软和无可奈何。我们聊到了为什么这个项目“不懂红楼也能看”，但懂红楼的人会更快乐；为什么《大观戏阵》的换票机制既像游戏，也像一种人生隐喻；为什么十几分钟的小剧场，反而比很多宏大叙事更容易打中人；以及一个文旅项目如何在“作品”和“产品”之间找到平衡。当然，我们也没少跑题：有人在相亲局里和阿姨互夸，有人被课堂老师一个眼神吓回高中，有人执念于“凤凰男”剧目，有人认真操心园区的商业动线、NPC、AI 导航和咖啡售卖点。说到底，这期节目聊的不只是一个剧场，而是一座还在生长中的戏剧城市。声音时间轴01:20 | 老本行揭秘：老袁聊法国沙特丰姆（Puy du Fou）模式与中国文旅演出的“开荒”往事02:40 | 不读红楼也能看懂？：红楼梦作为隐性线索，不设门槛，反而更打动人06:10 | 初体验感受：一天时间根本不够！超级置景与艺术装置的视觉震撼07:15 | 罗叔极限狂奔赶场加入！爆料关二弟“拖堂”幕后08:30 | 导演王潮歌的温柔转型：告别宏大叙事与悲怆底色，这次她想“温柔地打你一拳”09:30 | 戏剧人的“信念感”：不只是演职人员，他们是真的在舞台上眼含热泪11:20 | 从大剧场到近距离的“微剧场”体验升级，真人实声表演的魅力14:00 | 大观戏阵的“盲盒”玩法：一张卡片，开启一段未知的人生冒险16:30 | 刚好的互动：你是观众，也是NPC，社恐友好型的沉浸式剧场设计19:30 | 红楼死忠粉的狂欢：藏在《红楼评审会》里的天涯、虎扑经典老梗22:30 | 换票现场上演的“大型勾兑”：“谁要看20号？我要看《凤凰男》！”26:30 | 17分钟的人间悲喜：相亲局、老夫老妻、审讯室、星期八，每一个选择都是时代的无可奈何29:00 | 产品 vs 作品：做播客与做戏剧的共同痛点——如何用“钩子”在前两分钟抓住用户？34:00 | 大开脑洞的商业化建议：送书、NPC街头大巡游、AI智能路线规划……催更幻城2.0！38:00 | 震撼的“水上谢幕”：《星期八》的主角拿着Pocket相机，定格了几十种人生与谢幕时刻43:00 | 尾声：去经历、去打破遗憾，戏剧治愈孤独的奇妙瞬间本期核心金句 & 亮点“戏剧最厉害的是信念感，信念感是让你相信他相信的力量。只要你信了，大家就都会信。”最温柔的重击：比起王导以往《印象》系列的宏大悲壮，这里的戏剧在十几分钟内用极具生活颗粒度的故事，在关键时刻收手，不煽情、不说教，却让人在踏出剧场的那一刻强烈地想找人聊两句。17分钟的戏剧范式：前37秒给钩子，前两分钟完成强互动确立NPC身份，第3/4分钟、第8分钟弱互动，中间讲故事、最后“包饺子”收尾。这不仅是完美的戏剧节奏，也是极其优秀的内容产品逻辑。遗憾的艺术：幻城中大量未开垦的区域和错过的剧目就像人生。原谅和消解遗憾，珍惜当下握在手里的那张卡片，或许就是大观戏阵给我们的第一课。 本期主播及嘉宾朱峰：津津乐道主播，被化学老师和家长会精准PTSD的“受害者”姝琦：津津乐道主播，为了追《凤凰男》在路边疯狂高喊换票的感性观众老段：安全出口FM主播，在相亲局上跟阿姨聊得热火朝天的社交达人罗叔：头号玩家主播，红楼资深铁粉，对各种红楼暗梗如数家珍的资深剧迷老袁：播客社主播，前文旅演出开荒策划，用职业病视角带大家拆解舞台幕后【制作团队】后期 / 老段封面 / 姝琦运营 / 卷圈监制 / 姝琦产品统筹 / bobo场地支持 / 只有红楼梦·戏剧幻城【联系我们】希望大家在听友群和评论区多多反馈收听感受，这对我们来说十分重要。欢迎添加津津乐道小助手微信：dao160301，加入听友群。【关于「津津乐道播客网络」】在一派纷繁芜杂里，我们为愉悦双耳而生。科技、教育、文化、美食、生活、技能、情绪……严肃认真却不刻板，拒绝空泛浮夸。与专业且有趣的人携手缔造清流，分享经历，传播体验，厘清世界与你的关系。津津乐道 | 科技乱炖 | 津津有味 | 记者下班 | 不叁不肆 | 厂长来了 | 编码人声 | 沸腾客厅 | 拼娃时代收听平台苹果播客 | 小宇宙App | Spotify | 喜马拉雅 | 网易云音乐 | QQ音乐 | 微信听书 | 荔枝FM | 央广云听 | 听听FM | Sure竖耳App | Bilibili | YouTube联系我们津津乐道播客官网 | 公众号：津津乐道播客 | 微信：dao160301 | 微博：津津乐道播客 | 商业合作：hi@dao.fm | 版权声明 | RSS订阅本节目由「声湃 WavPub」提供内容托管和数据服务支持。

WHAT IFWhat if the very humility you were raised to wear like a badge of honor is the exact thing quietly capping your career? What if showing up, speaking up, and being seen isn't bragging. That's the whole game. Siri Swahari spent two decades unlearning that lesson, and now she's built an entire movement to make sure other women don't have to figure it out alone.SUMMARY & GUEST INTROSiri Swahari moved to the US at 23 with no network, no roadmap, and no one in her corner. She built her entire career from scratch, volunteer work at a Colorado Springs library to VP at one of the world's largest IT and business consulting firms. Along the way, she founded Women Executive Circle, a community of senior women leaders now active in 12 states and growing. I needed to have this conversation. Her message is one every woman in corporate America needs to hear right now: you were not taught to show up, speak up, and be seen. That ends today.INSIDE THE EPISODEThe Humility Trap. Siri grew up in India being told that announcing her achievements, even being class topper, was bragging. She breaks down the deep unlearning it took to realize that staying invisible when you're already delivering value isn't humility. It's counterproductive.Imposter Syndrome Is a Growth Signal. Siri reframes the thing most women dread: if you're feeling imposter syndrome, you're doing something new, something uncomfortable, something that means you're growing. She shares how a career rotation into an entirely unfamiliar business function transformed how she leads. She coaches others through it now.You Can't Be an NPC in Your Own Career. Siri borrows her son's gaming acronym. NPC, non-playing character. It's what happens when talented women stay silent and expect growth anyway. Advocacy, visibility, and speaking up aren't optional extras. They're the game itself.What Bad Leaders Teach You. Siri and Erica both share how their worst leadership experiences became their most formative ones: the bosses who didn't credit their work, the environments that made people feel disposable, and how those moments became the North Star for the leaders they chose to become.The Origin Story of Women Executive Circle. What started as a small lunch group in Raleigh, born out of a Christmas party that required 100 attendees to happen, became a 12-state community of senior women leaders. Siri tells the full story, including the parking lot moment that made her text her WhatsApp group that Thursday night and say: the world needs this. Let's go.The WEC Framework: Wins, Evolving, Challenges. Siri walks through the rose/bud/thorn icebreaker she adapted into WEC's signature framework. Going around a table and asking 'what's actually going on in your life' unlocks something no traditional networking event ever could. It's the reason a leader who hadn't gotten out of bed in three days showed up to happy hour. She left with a plan.Representation Is the Work. After a women-in-AI event, Brown women lined up to ask Siri how she was so comfortable speaking in public. Not the VP title, not the promotions. That moment is what drives her. Because you can't be what you can't see, and Siri is committed to being visible so others know it's possible.RESOURCES & LINKSWomen Executive Circle: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-executives-circle/LinkedIn: Siri Swahari: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sirishaswahari/ RESOURCES & LINKSStart small with me inside HER Jumpstart:https://her-collective.mn.co/plans/1985289?bundle_token=60b2c61d62213cdbd16d437cdc0e4204&utm_source=manual

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Brendon and John go it alone with more bizarre news from AYANEO, a new tease and OS update from Anbernic, Valve's E-Ink Steam Machine faceplate, Armada brings SteamOS to Android handhelds, and more. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News AYANEO teases a GBA AYANEO CEO livestream teases second-half 2025 lineup but offers little new information Valve open-sources Steam Machine "Inkterface" e-ink faceplate for DIY builds Anbernic pushes major "RG Ecosystem" software update to entire T820 handheld lineup Anbernic RG 55G1 gameplay video hints at Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 with Turnip drivers and possible OLED EmuDeck for Android adds Rift Frontend launcher and gains Armada/SteamOS compatibility Armada TrimUI Brick Hammer Pro U Might Be Dead Before It Even Ships Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy

Here's a polished podcast description you can use for YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other platforms:In this episode, I'm joined by Trinity Lahti, better known as @501fitlady on Instagram, for an in-depth conversation about what it truly takes to succeed in the sport of bodybuilding.We dive into the mindset behind becoming a successful athlete, discussing the discipline, consistency, resilience, and mental toughness required to excel on stage. Trinity shares her experiences, lessons learned, and the habits that have helped her continue growing as a competitor.We also break down the differences between natural bodybuilding through the WNBF and competing in the NPC, discussing the unique opportunities, judging standards, and what athletes should consider when choosing the path that's right for them.Whether you're a seasoned competitor, just starting your fitness journey, or simply interested in the mental side of athletic success, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical takeaways.Follow Nicole Ferrier:Instagram & TikTok: @nicoleferrierfitnessWebsite: www.nicoleferrierfitness.com

The Matrix deploys NPC's into your life to disrupt your plans. These NPC's are programmed to make your life a living hell because the matrix does not want you to create or advance outside of their set program.

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“This divorce has less than two hours to live!” - Andrew on the script repairing DJ's broken homeOn this episode, we're chatting about the Dwayne Johnson/Paul Giamatti disaster joint, San Andreas!Is this outrageous geological event possible? Should DJ's character take that helicopter for personal use? Does this film have one of the highest on-screen NPC death counts of any non-alien disaster film? Is this the most sexualized character DJ's ever played? Is the Daniel Riddick character one of Cinema's biggest cowards? Did we really need that little, British DSB? And why couldn't The Rock and Paul Giamatti have had even one scene together? PLUS: The guys pitch a Tremors legacy sequel!San Andreas stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson, Will Yun Lee, Kylie Minogue, and Paul Giamatti as Dr. Lawrence Hayes; directed by Brad Peyton.Come hang out in Vegas with us this summer as we do a three-night stand at ST:LV to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek and 10 years of The Nexus! We'll be at the convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday night doing three Nexus shows on Wrath of Kahn, Generations, and First Contact! Best part is, you don't need to have a convention pass to attend, each show is ticketed separately. Click through to snag your tix now!Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.