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The Sunday after this episode is released, August 30th, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon of Songs with live-looping! To learn more, click here, or sign up right now to join us!   Lyrics ​& Links to the original episodes for the songs in this ribbon.   WHERE AM I GOING TO? by Patricia Norton   Where am I going to? What am I walking toward? (2x)   I'm gonna breathe   into the flow, flow, flowing.   BREATHE EASY by Karly Loveling   Breathe easy, let it all go. Rest your body; trust your soul to guide your way and keep you whole. Breathe easy, let go. LOVING KINDNESS by Wendy Luella Perkins   loving-kindness to my body loving-kindness to my mind loving-kindness to each and every joy and heartbreak of my time loving-kindness to my spirit loving-kindness to my soul loving-kindness to each and every part loving-kindness to the whole   zipper: your body, our bodies, all bodies    ANCIENT GREEN by Kathleen Hannan   1. I lay under a tall oak tree, asked the Goddess to shelter me. She wrapped me up in ancient green, ancient green.   2. All my tears, all my tears, all my tears, the river's gonna wash away.   ONE DAY AT A TIME by Penny Stone with the Serenity Singers of Edinburgh   One day at a time. ​Keep it simple.   ANDITO NGAYON by Gérone Pascal  (with harmonies by Patricia Norton)   Andito ngayon Sa aking puso Ang bawat hininga Maginhawa.   Here now in my heart Every breath Full of ease.    (Tagalog language from the Pilipinas Islands)   Join this community of people who love to use song to help navigate life? Absolutely: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share   Help us keep going: reviews, comments, encouragement, plus contributions... we float on your support. https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html

Künstliche Intelligenz gilt als einer der wichtigsten Hebel für die Zukunft der Automobilindustrie. Doch wer glaubt, KI allein werde die Herausforderungen von Software-defined Vehicles, steigender Komplexität und immer kürzeren Entwicklungszyklen lösen, greift zu kurz. Denn bevor KI ihr volles Potenzial entfalten kann, müssen Unternehmen zunächst die Voraussetzungen dafür schaffen: digitale Prozesse, vernetzte Daten und eine konsequente Virtualisierung der Fahrzeugentwicklung. In der aktuellen Folge WAS MICH BEWEGT sprechen Pascal und Yannick mit Marco Lanfrit, Ansys, Part of Synopsys, und Hanno Wolff von Synopsys darüber, warum Simulation, digitale Zwillinge und Virtualisierung zur eigentlichen Grundlage der KI-Revolution im Automotive Engineering werden. Dabei steht ein zentrales Gedankenexperiment im Raum: Wie würde ein Automobilhersteller aussehen, der erst 2030 gegründet wird? Würde er überhaupt noch klassische Entwicklungsabteilungen in heutiger Größe benötigen? Welche Rolle spielen KI, virtuelle Absicherung und automatisierte Prozesse? Auf diese und weitere Fragen geben die beiden Experten in der aktuellen Folge Antworten. Alle Infos zum Folgenpartner Ansys, part of Synopsys: https://ansys.synopsys.com/ Mehr zu Marco Lanfrit und Hanno Wolff: Marco Lanfrit Business Development Executive - Automotive | Ansys, part of Synopsys https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-lanfrit-02977635/ https://ansys.synopsys.com/ Marco ist seit mehr als 25 Jahren im Bereich Simulation tätig und hat sich dabei ganz der Automobilindustrie verschrieben. Heute ist er Business Development Executive Automotive bei Ansys, part of Synopsys. In dieser Rolle bringt er die Anforderungen der Kunden mit technologischen Möglichkeiten und geschäftlichen Zielen zusammen. So trägt er dazu bei, dass Simulationslösungen gezielt weiterentwickelt werden und den tatsächlichen Herausforderungen und Prioritäten der Automobilbranche gerecht werden. Hanno Wolff Executive Director, Automotive Product Management | Synopsys https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanno-wolff/ https://www.synopsys.com/ Hanno Wolff ist Executive Director Automotive Product Management bei Synopsys. Zuvor war er als Chief Architecture Officer für die MEB-Plattform des Volkswagen Konzerns verantwortlich. Er verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Führungserfahrung in der Entwicklung von Fahrzeugsystemen und Embedded Software. Seine Expertise umfasst unter anderem Fahrerassistenzsysteme (ADAS), autonome Plattformen sowie die Integration von Hard- und Software. Mehr zu Pascal und Yannick finden Sie auf LinkedIn: Pascal Nagel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-nagel/ Yannick Tiedemann: www.linkedin.com/in/yannick-tiedemann Hinweis: Die im Podcast getätigten Aussagen spiegeln die Privatmeinung der Gesprächspartner wider und entsprechen nicht zwingend den Darstellungen des jeweiligen Arbeitgebers

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Was bedeutet Qualität in einer Zeit, in der Autos längst nicht mehr nur Maschinen, sondern digitale Produkte sind? Darüber spricht Andreas Krepp, Chief Quality Officer von Volkswagen, in der neuen Folge von WAS MICH BEWEGT. Vom klassischen Verständnis technischer Zuverlässigkeit bis hin zu Software, Nutzererlebnis und Over-the-Air-Updates beschreibt Krepp, warum Qualität heute deutlich größer gedacht werden muss als in der Vergangenheit. Im Gespräch geht es um die Herausforderungen eines globalen Automobilmarkts, die unterschiedlichen Mentalitäten in China, Europa und den USA sowie die Frage, wie sich Geschwindigkeit und Gründlichkeit miteinander vereinbaren lassen. Andreas Krepp ist Sprecher auf dem Mobility Circle 2026. Alle Infos und Tickets unter: www.mobility-circle.com Mehr zu Pascal und Yannick finden Sie auf LinkedIn: Pascal Nagel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-nagel/ Yannick Tiedemann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannick-tiedemann Hinweis: Die im Podcast getätigten Aussagen spiegeln die Privatmeinung der Gesprächspartner wider und entsprechen nicht zwingend den Darstellungen des jeweiligen Arbeitgebers

The Summer of Rollin continues...but this time, Jean takes a detour.Episode 576 moves away from vampires and into two radically different films from Rollin's early career: Schoolgirl Hitchhikers (1972) and The Iron Rose (1973).One is a bizarre softcore comedy packed with nudity, slapstick, sexual liberation and some decidedly uncomfortable attitudes towards women. The other is, in my humble opinion, one of Jean Rollin's greatest achievements — a haunting, beautiful descent into dream logic, death and romantic nightmare.First up is Schoolgirl Hitchhikers, released under the pseudonym Michel Gentil. Trading gothic castles for an isolated rural house, Rollin embraces softcore cinema with a strange mix of nudity, slapstick and increasingly uncomfortable sexual politics.It's perhaps the hardest film to reconcile with the poetic filmmaker seen elsewhere in his work. Freedom, sexuality and liberation collide awkwardly with sexual violence, questionable agency and moments of outright misogyny.Yet even here, Rollin's fingerprints remain: isolation, decaying locations, sexuality, fantasy and characters cut adrift from reality.Then comes The Iron Rose. And everything changes.Two characters. Minimal dialogue. A cemetery that slowly transforms into an impossible labyrinth.What begins as gothic romance becomes something far stranger as passion gives way to fear, mistrust and disorientation. Are the paths changing? Are they losing their minds? Or were they ever supposed to escape?The Iron Rose is Rollin at his most confident and hypnotic. Powered less by plot than atmosphere, emotion and dream logic, reality dissolves as the cemetery becomes its own beautiful, terrifying and inescapable world.We'll explore:Rollin's strange sidestep into softcore cinema as Michel GentNudity, sexual liberation & uncomfortable misogynyFemale agency and the collision of sex, fantasy & absurdityWhy Rollin's signature obsessions remain without vampiresThe beauty and isolation of The Iron RoseDream logic and the cemetery as nightmare labyrinthFrançoise Pascal's remarkable performanceGothic romance, sex, death & the impossibility of escapeRollin's visual poetry, cinematography & haunting musicWhy The Iron Rose may be the definitive Rollin movieThis episode takes us from one of Rollin's strangest diversions to one of his most perfectly realised visions.Schoolgirl Hitchhikers shows a filmmaker chasing another market, but The Iron Rose reminds us exactly why Jean Rollin matters.By 1973, he isn't simply experimenting with style.He has mastered his own. Beautiful. Isolated. Erotic. Melancholic. Dreamlike.And utterly impossible to escape.So step inside the cemetery, follow the paths, and whatever you do...Try not to get lost.The Summer of Rollin continues...The following texts and documentaries were used in this series:* Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin - Samm Deighan* Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin (2022) - Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin* Indicator 4KUHD Releases of Girls without Shame & The Iron Rose - Street date May 2025.The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn't Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved ItGirls without Shame:Duncan: 2.5The Iron Rose:Duncan: 5Our new RSS Feed: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/13ba6ef0/podcast/rss⁠Check out the show on ⁠Anchor⁠, ⁠iTunes⁠, ⁠TuneIn⁠ & on ⁠Stitcher Radio⁠.Please leave us feedback on ⁠iTunes⁠, podcastunderthestairs@gmail.com and follow us on ⁠Facebook⁠.Timecode For Episode 576:00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:51 - Girls without Shame00:23:15 - The Iron Rose00:38:43 - The Indicator 4KUHD's 00:43:22 - Closing the Show

An investigative journalist on why reincarnation, ghosts, and unexplained phenomena deserve more scrutiny; plus, why our need to believe in something bigger isn't something to be embarrassed about. Miguel Sancho is an Emmy Award–winning television producer and author. He is a veteran of ABC News, where he helped run 20/20, and he is now the executive producer of The Proof Is Out There on the History Channel. His latest book is Evidence of the Extraordinary: Discoveries from the Series The Proof is Out There. In this episode we talk about: How to walk the line between skepticism and credulity Why most UFO footage falls apart under scrutiny The scientific case for Bigfoot Why kids who remember past lives are hard to dismiss How to spot a fraudulent psychic Pascal's "God-shaped hole" What unexplained ancient rock structures reveal about our history Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel This episode is sponsored by: MasterClass: Get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/HAPPIER.  OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code HAPPIER at www.oneskin.co/HAPPIER. #oneskinpod To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris

Pascal Gallant is a true legend behind the lens. Starting out snowboarding, skateboarding and biking in the mid '80s, Pascal was filming some of the best snowboarders in the world by the mid 90s. His career has crossed paths with some of snowboarding's most influential film crews, including Mack Dawg Productions, Absinthe Films and many more. Alongside his brother, the late, great Martin Gallant, Pascal also started The Gathering Collective, creating a platform for the underdogs of snowboarding and giving riders an opportunity to be seen. Decades later, Pascal is still behind the camera, still filming the best in the world and still contributing to snowboarding in a way that's impossible to measure. We sat down to talk about his early days, a lifetime behind the lens, The Gathering, Mackdawg, his brother Martin and the stories from a career spent documenting snowboarding history.  Enjoy!  Presented by Monster Enegry Supported by Arc'teryx, Baldface Lodge, Source Snow & Skate Shop, Gibbons Whistler

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In this PassivePockets community roundtable, Chris Lopez sits down with Adam Cranmer, Pascal Wagner, and Christy Burakovsky to talk through real portfolio moves, new investments, and the questions LPs should be asking before and after they write a check. The conversation starts with portfolio updates: Adam shares why he invested in Alturas' retail-focused fund through an SPV, passed on a strong sponsor because the deal was outside their core market, and received capital back from a debt fund that no longer fit the team's risk/reward standards. Pascal walks through how he's helping manage his mom's portfolio by diversifying across multiple credit and lending funds, while also keeping dry powder available for single-family foreclosure opportunities. Christy shares why she's still looking at single-family for tax planning purposes and why she recently invested in a non-performing loan fund after getting comfortable with the math, risk profile, and strategy. Then the group digs into a nuanced but important LP topic: return of capital vs. return on capital. Christy breaks down how distributions can either reduce your invested basis or represent earnings on top of your original investment, and why that difference can impact taxes, pref calculations, redemption mechanics, and long-term portfolio tracking. The panel debates whether return of capital truly de-risks an investment, how compounding can quietly increase exposure to a single deal or operator, and why LPs need to understand how these mechanics are written into the legal documents. Finally, the roundtable turns to sponsor questions and due diligence etiquette. Adam shares a recent example of an operator who stopped accepting capital from PassivePockets members because the volume of questions became too time-consuming. The group debates where the line is between reasonable diligence and overwhelming a sponsor, why LPs should not be afraid to ask thoughtful questions, and how operators can reduce friction with better data rooms, clear reporting, and transparent communication. The takeaway: ask the questions, understand what you're asking, and remember that good diligence continues after the wire is sent. Key takeaways: How experienced LPs are repositioning portfolios across retail, debt funds, NPLs, and single-family rentals Why Adam passed on a strong sponsor when the deal fell outside their proven market expertise How Pascal thinks about diversification, cash flow, and protecting family capital Why Christy is focused on tax planning, single-family exposure, and non-performing loans The difference between return of capital and return on capital, and why it matters How compounding can unintentionally increase concentration risk Why LPs should ask better questions, not just more questions How data rooms, reporting, and sponsor communication can make diligence more efficient Why post-investment follow-up is just as important as upfront diligence Join a community of passive investors. Start your FREE 7-day trial: https://passivepockets.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Listen to the PassivePockets Podcast Anywhere: https://lnk.to/passivepockets Subscribe to the Passive Investing Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Join BiggerPockets for free: https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Disclaimer The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only. All host and participant opinions are their own. Investment in any asset, real estate included, involves risk, so use your best judgment and consult with qualified advisors before investing. You should only risk capital you can afford to lose. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This podcast may contain paid advertisements or other promotional materials for real estate investment advisers, investment funds, and investment opportunities, which should not be interpreted as a recommendation, endorsement, or testimonial by PassivePockets, LLC or any of its affiliates. Viewers must conduct their own due diligence and consider their own financial situations before engaging with any advertised offerings, products, or services. PassivePockets, LLC disclaims all liability for direct, indirect, consequential, or other damages arising out of reliance on information and advertisements presented in this podcast.

Why do certain stories break us open in ways we cannot fully explain? Why does the sacrifice of a fictional lion make a grown adult cry? Why does a humble gardener carrying his friend through darkness produce that catch in the throat that feels like something more than sentiment? Why does a wrongly imprisoned man emerging into the rain with his arms outstretched feel less like a plot point and more like a moment of genuine liberation? In this episode Tanya explores one of the most beautiful ideas in all of Christian thought — the concept C.S. Lewis called Sehnsucht — the inconsolable longing that no earthly experience can satisfy. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 3:11, Lewis's works including The Weight of Glory and Mere Christianity, and Tolkien's argument that the gospel is the myth that is also true, Tanya makes the case that the stories that move us most are not accidental. They are echoes. Breadcrumbs scattered by God across the human imagination — in Narnia and Middle Earth and nineteenth century Paris and the walls of Shawshank — all carrying the same thread. The same fingerprint. The same frequency that the eternity in every human heart was designed to recognize. She walks through the gospel thread running through The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Lord of the Rings, Les Misérables, The Shawshank Redemption, Beauty and the Beast, and Encanto — showing the specific gospel element each story carries. And she addresses what we see in people who reject the longing versus those who follow it home — drawing from Pascal, Frankl, and Augustine. This is not a theology lecture. It is a joyful, relational, wonder-filled conversation about the Story we were all made for. In This Episode You'll Learn: What Ecclesiastes 3:11 means when it says God set eternity in the human heart C.S. Lewis's concept of Sehnsucht — the inconsolable longing and what it points toward The famous argument Lewis received from Tolkien — the gospel as the myth that is also true Why story bypasses the defensive intellect and reaches the soul directly The gospel thread running through The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe — substitutionary atonement and resurrection The gospel threads in The Lord of the Rings — providence, sacrificial love, and human insufficiency completed by grace The grace-and-law dynamic in Les Misérables — and what Javert shows us about the person who cannot receive grace The resurrection imagery in The Shawshank Redemption The gospel of love-before-worthiness in Beauty and the Beast The performance-based identity and grace-restoration arc in Encanto What Pascal, Viktor Frankl, and Augustine contribute to the question of the rejected longing What is different about the life of the person who has received the True Story An invitation to pay attention to the ache — and follow the thread home People and Works Referenced C.S. Lewis — The Weight of Glory, Mere Christianity, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, An Experiment in Criticism J.R.R. Tolkien — The Lord of the Rings, On Fairy Stories Victor Hugo — Les Misérables Blaise Pascal — Pensées Viktor Frankl — Man's Search for Meaning Augustine of Hippo — Confessions Carl Jung — Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Scripture Referenced Ecclesiastes 3:11 — "He has set eternity in the human heart." Romans 5:8 — "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." John 1:5 — "The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." Romans 8:22 — "The whole creation has been groaning." Revelation 21:5 — "Behold, I am making all things new." Key Takeaway The stories that move us most are not accidental. They carry the frequency of the True Story — the gospel of sacrifice, grace, resurrection, and love-before-worthiness that God has been telling since before time began. The ache they produce is not sentiment. It is the eternity in your heart recognizing where it belongs. Pay attention to it. Follow the thread. It points home.   I hope this episode blesses you! Xoxo, Tanya Episode Resources: Episode Catalog   My trusted Supplement Dispensary: Aligned Vitality Fullscript Dispensary My trusted Telehealth Peptide Provider:  EllieMD_Tanya Engesether *I do get a small commission when you use one of the above affiliate links. 2 Ways To Connect With Me: 1️⃣ FACEBOOK: Become part of our Supportive Facebook Group. Connect, share, and learn with others navigating life and leadership ➡︎ https://alignedvitalityhealth.com/community   2️⃣CONTACT: Leave me a question or comment ➡︎ https://alignedvitalityhealth.com/contact     "Yes! Finally, a podcast helping others become the thriving leaders they're meant to be outside of hustle-culture! This is an amazing resource! 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Our hearts are restless, says Saint Augustine, until they find their rest in God. The biological science and the spiritual metaphor are in agreement here. Over the course of billions of beats, our hearts never stop to rest.  Your magnificent heart exchanges or pumps your entire blood volume, just over a gallon, every single minute. (Athlete hearts can pump up to 10 gallons per minute!) In this episode, Mark Labberton discusses matters of the heart with his close friend Dr. David Anderson, a cardiologist of four decades who trained at Johns Hopkins and helped launch one of the first interventional cardiology programs in San Francisco. Anderson reflects on the medical science of cardiology, the profound life-saving medical advances over the past forty years, heart disease versus coronary artery disease, how the brain and the heart communicate, and what happens during a heart attack. In the second half of their conversation, they move from physiology to spirituality of the heart: Pharaoh's hardened heart, "out of the heart the mouth speaks," and the human need to find somewhere to locate the self. Anderson closes with what a cardiologist would tell anyone worried about their own heart, and with a case for medicine as a noble profession. Episode Highlights "When I first began in cardiology, if your heart was damaged, imagining that the heart could actually improve its function was like imagining someone could grow back a new arm." "One of the distinctive things about the heart is unlike other muscles, it doesn't have a time to rest. When it gets insufficient blood supply, it can't just say, 'Whoa, I'm gonna stop here.' It asks you to slow down because it starts hurting." "I think that's part of the intrigue of the heart, that it is inside us … but in some ways it's apart from us. It's responding to environmental things that we're not really even aware of. … I think it's this sense of detachment of the heart from us—but yet its centrality—that has led people to posit the soul or the will or the passions or almost anything that you would think was the real you. "Atherosclerosis … I would describe as it's like having a pimple inside your artery." "First of all, know yourself. That is, it's not a time to be fatalistic because your father had a heart attack in his fifties or your brother just had a heart attack. It's a time to be proactive." About David Anderson David Anderson is a cardiologist who practiced for more than four decades before retiring. He studied at Stanford as an undergraduate and earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He stayed at Hopkins for residency, then trained in San Francisco at the dawn of interventional cardiology, helping to build an angioplasty program in the early 1980s. Helpful Links and Resources Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Sutter Health, the Oakland hospital Anderson thanks by name: https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/our-hospitals/alta-bates-summit-medical-center DeWood et al., "Prevalence of Total Coronary Occlusion during the Early Hours of Transmural Myocardial Infarction," the 1980 study that identified clot as the cause of heart attack: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM198010163031601 Waagstein et al., "Effect of chronic beta-adrenergic receptor blockade in congestive cardiomyopathy," the Swedish beta-blocker work behind the recovery he describes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1191416/ What Is Atherosclerosis, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/atherosclerosis Warning Signs of a Heart Attack, American Heart Association: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/warning-signs-of-a-heart-attack Angina (Chest Pain), American Heart Association, on the exertional pain he describes at the close: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/angina-chest-pain Show Notes The impact of family gene pool, lifelong heart awareness How David Anderson got into medicine, and cardiology in particular A Hopkins autopsy elective, a teenager dead in a parking lot, a mentor who followed From internists interested in the heart to interventionists inside it Catheters, pressures, and the arrival of echocardiography Seeing a beating heart inside a living body for the first time, as a senior resident A colleague's heart attack in 1979 The 1980 angiography study that identified clot as the trigger Spring 1983: an artery occludes, the cath lab opens it, pain gone in fifteen minutes Bypass surgery before that: elective, scheduled, never mid-attack Prevention running under the technology: blood pressure, smoking, the lipid theory Fixing one artery and never having to fix another Coronary artery disease versus disease of the muscle itself Plasticity, not regeneration Adrenaline as an emergency system built for days, not decades Moving from technological advances to molecular-based understanding of heart problems Understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and its prevention Beta blockers, ejection fraction, and hearts that came back The heart as a muscle with no rest The heart's own electrical center, and the backup pacemakers below it Your heart doesn't rely on you or your consciousness to beat Why the ancients may have located the self in the heart organ Jeremiah's pounding heart, Pharaoh's hardened one Pascal, the soul, and needing somewhere to put "the real you" Maintaining an appropriate degree of separation from the patient and their family in order to care properly and effectively The difficulty of delivering bad news to patients and their familes Digging for a shared history to call on in a crisis "Medicine is a noble profession." Heart care advice from a cardiologist: First, know yourself. Heart health checklist: cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, knowing your own history The pain that warrants a phone call #Conversing #MarkLabberton #Cardiology #Heart #MedicalScience #HeartHealth #Biology #ChristianHumanism Production Credits Conversing is produced and distributed in partnership with Comment magazine and Fuller Seminary.

Are you sure this life is real? How do we know this life is real? What does being “real” even mean? According to Blaise Pascal, everything we know, everything we think we know is real, is a matter of feeling. It's not a matter of reasoning, ultimately, at the foundation. This concept anchors my conversation today with Yuval Avnur, a Professor of Philosophy at Scripps College and author of Why Read Pascal Today?We dive into Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century true polymath genius who believed that a human being is a heart with a belief-forming mechanism attached as an afterthought. According to Pascal, feeling something with your heart is a way of knowing. We get into why this idea provides the perfect lens to view everything from the escalation of political polarization to rabid online echo chambers to moon-landing conspiracies. Instead of getting trapped in those realities, Yuval argues that Pascal offers a way out. He lays out Pascal's remarkably modern advice on how to actually persuade someone: stop dunking on them with red-faced, shrieking facts, and start asking why the world looks the way it does from where the other person's standing. It's amazing how a guy who died over 350 years ago understands the internet age better than most of us alive today. We also get into whether or not we live in a simulation, what most people completely get wrong about Pascal's Wager, what a debate would look like between Blaise Pascal, devout Catholic, against staunch atheist Sam Harris, why AI art makes us feel alone, and The Experience Machine Dilemma: Would you abandon reality for a perfectly fake life?Subscribe to The Zach Show 2.0 to gain early access to all future episodes, exclusive AMAs, the ability to suggest guest questions, bonus content, and more: TheZachShow.Supercast.ComYuval Avnur Links:Why Read Pascal Today?Scripps College ProfilePublicationsThe Zach Show Links: The Zach Show 2.0: ⁠https://thezachshow.supercast.com/⁠Spotify: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3zaS6sP⁠YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/3lTpJdj⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/auxoro/⁠TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@zachshowpod⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.auxoro.com/⁠Substack: ⁠https://thezachshow.substack.com/⁠If you're not ready to subscribe to The Zach Show 2.0, rating the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts is free and massively helpful. It boosts visibility, helps new listeners discover the show, and keeps this chaos alive. Thank you: Rate The Zach Show on Spotify: ⁠https://bit.ly/43ZLrAt⁠Rate The Zach Show on Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://bit.ly/458nbha⁠

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If how much you learn is directly correlated to how much you fail, how do organizations crack the science behind using failure to their advantage? Pascal Finette is the co-founder of Radical, an advisory firm that helps organizations turn disruption into competitive advantage. He's also the author of several books including, Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business and OUTLEARN: The Art of Learning Faster Than the World Can Change.  In this episode, Pascal shares with Greg the lessons he picked up working for Mozilla, reframing failure as the “first attempt in learning,” the importance of psychological safety in the workplace, and what organizations can do to make learning cheap and fast.  *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.* Episode Quotes: Why assumptions fall apart 06:11: The challenge I have is that we build so much of our lives and our products and services we design on assumptions. And because we feel like it is too hard to test these assumptions, we just bake them in as factual knowledge. And then, once they hit reality, they do not survive the contact with reality, and they fall apart. So, it behooves us to figure out what our assumptions are and figure out a way to test those assumptions the quickest, cheapest, easiest way. The formula for faster learning 07:55: The core formula in this book, ‘Outlearn,' is very simple. It's the speed of learning is inversely proportional to the cost of failure. So make learning cheap, and you learn faster. To do that, and I think that is the big part, is you need to figure out what you are actually testing and break it down into smaller components. On focusing on learning, not failure 11:17: Language is really important, and I think there is this piece where you want to slow down a tiny bit and just think about, "What did we learn?" instead of the failing part. Because learning anchors stuff in your prefrontal cortex, the creative part of your brain. Show Links: Recommended Resources: Firefox Amy Edmondson Obi Felten Pandora (service) Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain Dashun Wang, Google Scholar Guest Profile: Staff Profile at radical Professional Website Professional Profile on LinkedIn Guest Work: Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business  OUTLEARN: The Art of Learning Faster Than the World Can Change  960: A short book about the time you have left If you enjoyed this show, here are some other unSILOed episodes you may like: How To Fail The Right Way with Amy Edmondson Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Das Leben ist voller Liebesgeschichten – und kaum eine gleicht der anderen. Liebe kann berauschend und laut sein, aber auch still und zerbrechlich. Sie kann glücklich machen, wehtun, heimlich beginnen oder nach Jahrzehnten wieder aufflammen. In der aktuellen Ausgabe des «Magazins» hat die Redaktion zwölf Liebesgeschichten gesammelt. Autorin Sascha Britsko hat das Liebesheft koordiniert – und einige der dort porträtierten Paare selbst getroffen. Mélanie (30) und Pascal (38), haben sich auf einer Datingplattform für Menschen mit kognitiver Beeinträchtigung kennen gelernt. Barbara (55) und Hanspeter (50), verspürten anfangs keine Anziehung zueinander. Das änderte sich nach einem Tantrakurs. Und Dara (33) hat nach über 20 Jahren wieder zu ihrer Jugendliebe gefunden. «Er ist die Liebe meines Lebens», sagt sie. Doch eine Hürde bleibt: Anton (33) sitzt im Gefängnis. Was erzählen diese drei Geschichten über die Liebe? Was kann man von ihnen lernen? Sascha Britsko erzählt in einer neuen Folge des täglichen Podcasts «Apropos» drei Liebesgeschichten – und ein bisschen auch ihre eigene. Host: Philipp Loser Produzentin: Jacky Wechsler So liebt die Schweiz (ab dem 15. August aufrufbar): «Unser erster Kuss war im Besucherraum»: Dara und Anton «Er kann tanzen wie ein Roboter»: Pascal und Mélanie «Ich dachte, er sei etwas verklemmt»: Barbara & Hanspeter   Unser Tagi-Spezialangebot für Podcast-Hörer:innen: tagiabo.chHabt ihr Feedback, Ideen oder Kritik zu «Apropos»? Schreibt uns an podcasts@tamedia.ch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nous sommes Coni, Dahn et Pascal. Chaque semaine, nous invitons une femme à nous raconter son histoire et nous lui posons tout haut les questions que beaucoup se posent tout bas. Amour, séduction, couple, désir, ruptures ou malentendus : une conversation sincère, curieuse et bienveillante pour mieux comprendre les relations entre les femmes et les hommes. Abonnez vous pour ne rater aucun épisode.Soutenez nous via tipeee https://fr.tipeee.com/lesgentilshommes et rejoignez le Club des Gentilshommes, notre espace de partage et de discussion sur discord.Suivez nous sur nos réseaux sociaux,Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lesgentilshommes_/Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lesgentilshommespodcast/?locale=fr_FRCet épisode a été enregistré à rstlss, avec le soutien amical de Ben & Pierre. Si vous aimez le rock, allez écouter cette radio internet gratuite.Vous souhaitez sponsoriser Les Gentilshommes ou nous proposer un partenariat ? Contactez nous via ce formulaire ou par mail : lacapitaineriedu92@gmail.com Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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In dieser Folge streiten Aaron, Marvin und Pascal über die hohe Steuerlast in Deutschland und ihr Unverständnis darüber, wie viel vom eigenen Geld am Ende tatsächlich übrig bleibt. Außerdem geht es um einen ziemlich absurden Fall: Das Berliner Tierheim lehnt eine Spende im Wert von 25.000 Euro ab. Zwischen Steuerfrust, Spendenwahnsinn und hitzigen Diskussionen wird es diesmal ordentlich kontrovers.Lob, Kritik und Freundschaftsanfragen wie immer an:https://www.instagram.com/einfachtimo/

What does it look like beneath the surface of the sun? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the heliosphere, the Parker Solar Probe, and solar storms with heliophysicist Lika Guhathakurta. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/super-solar-storms-with-lika-guhathakurta/ Thanks to our Patrons Keith Edwards James Murphy, River Harlan, Dashing Design Diva, Zach Ross, Federico Varano, Mark Ballard, Andres Franco-Osorio, Pascal, Emmanuel Cooper, Silvester Dimitrov, Ryan Eldridge, Ricky Isbell, David Hall, Angela Johnson, Demetrius Goosbey II, Morris Griffing, Cole Carter, Adam Huber, J B, Don Bailey, Tom Reed, Aaron Palmer, Odin Drengr, Demba Mdoye, Clay Mattson, Jason aka asmrpeople, Sage, Angel Garcia, Richard Swenson, Rich Elkerton, Kirby Sorensen, Mike Kakeeh, Kodi, John Kremer, Dwayne Boychuk, Jordan Burnam, Brittany Johnson, Aidan M, jared higbee, Theo Chambers, Levi Furber, Kelly, Hubert Dąbrowski, Julio Cataño, StellarScout, Margot Lane, Joudi Saadeh, David Foy, Jacob Sopko, Dell Rabinowitz, and Dominic Strong for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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REDIFF - Pascal rappelle l'émission pour annoncer qu'il a finalement trouvé un studio meublé, après plusieurs mois de recherche et une période très précaire à la suite de son expulsion. Installé depuis quelques jours dans ce logement proche de son travail, il explique que cette solution lui apporte enfin un toit et un peu de stabilité. Du lundi au jeudi à partir du 17 août, retrouvez Caroline Dublanche en direct sur RTL ! Pour participer, contactez l'émission au 09 69 39 10 11 (prix d'un appel local) ou sur parlonsnous@rtl.fr.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Wir sind wieder zurück! Nach der kleinen Pause sind wir wieder am Start – und diesmal zu viert: Pascal ist neu dabei und verstärkt ab sofort unser Host-Team.Zum Comeback sprechen wir über den Kader der neuen Saison, unsere Einschätzungen zu den einzelnen Spielern und natürlich auch kurz über die neuen Trikots.Ansonsten gilt: Wir erfinden das Rad nicht neu. Kein kompletter Neustart, kein neues Konzept – wir bleiben genau das, was wir auch vor der Pause waren. Gleicher Podcast, gleiche Gespräche, gleiche Leidenschaft. Nur eben wieder regelmäßig und jetzt mit Pascal an Bord.Schön, wieder da zu sein. ❤️ Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

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Are we puny and wretched or divine and transcendent? Or are we both? According to the great French mathematician, inventor, and religious thinker Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), yes. This week Eric and Taylor contemplate Pascal's proto-existentialist account of the human condition and its possible relevance to Taoism, evolution, AI, language, and (maybe) the religious practices of elephants.

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An airhacks.fm conversation with Donald Raab about: the Epson HX-20 as the world's first laptop and learning Basic, an acoustic coupler modem, the Atari 2600 and Pitfall, Montezuma's Revenge, Apple II clones and the Franklin Ace, running a bulletin board system, learning BASIC, Pascal, fortran, COBOL, Turbo prolog and Turbo Pascal, dBASE III Plus as language and database management system, DBF file format by Ashton-Tate, Clipper by Nantucket as a dBASE compiler with Blinker linker, T-Browse and cursor-based table access, FoxPro and the x-based language family, NDX/NTX/CDX index formats, SQLJ embedded SQL, Paradox and Delphi, learning Smalltalk at IBM Object Technology University, Alan Kay and pure object orientation, blocks as lambdas in Smalltalk and Clipper (via the Classy library), ENVY version control with method-level editions, VisualAge for Smalltalk and VisualAge for Java, method categories for organizing methods, migrating a Clipper application to Java using interfaces and static methods in a procedural style, transparent persistence with TopLink and EclipseLink, memory constraints in 32-bit Java on Solaris, building a custom caching framework, the origins of Eclipse Collections in 2004, waiting ten years for lambdas, the JSR 335 expert group with Brian Goetz, select/collect/inject versus filter/map/reduce, eager methods on collections versus lazy streams, code folding regions in IntelliJ to simulate method categories, the book "Eclipse Collections Categorically", JRuby and Asciidoctor, meeting Yukihiro Matsumoto at OOPSLA 2002 Donald Raab on twitter: @TheDonRaab

Nous sommes Coni, Dahn et Pascal. Chaque semaine, nous invitons une femme à nous raconter son histoire et nous lui posons tout haut les questions que beaucoup se posent tout bas. Amour, séduction, couple, désir, ruptures ou malentendus : une conversation sincère, curieuse et bienveillante pour mieux comprendre les relations entre les femmes et les hommes. Abonnez vous pour ne rater aucun épisode.Soutenez nous via tipeee https://fr.tipeee.com/lesgentilshommes et rejoignez le Club des Gentilshommes, notre espace de partage et de discussion sur discord.Suivez nous sur nos réseaux sociaux,Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lesgentilshommes_/Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lesgentilshommespodcast/?locale=fr_FRCet épisode a été enregistré à rstlss, avec le soutien amical de Ben & Pierre. Si vous aimez le rock, allez écouter cette radio internet gratuite.Vous souhaitez sponsoriser Les Gentilshommes ou nous proposer un partenariat ? Contactez nous via ce formulaire ou par mail : lacapitaineriedu92@gmail.com Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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In 2001, a bottle of Clos des Épeneaux 1996 landed on our podcast host's table and changed the course of his wine life forever. It didn't simply introduce him to Burgundy; it changed the way he understood wine, place, patience, and beauty. The man who made it had no idea. While that bottle was beginning its journey around the world, Pascal Marchand was in Burgundy, celebrating the birth of his second son. That bottle and the story behind it, is where Episode 100 of Read Between the Wines begins. Pascal arrived in Burgundy in 1983 as a young merchant marine from Montreal with no vineyard, no family name, and no wine pedigree. Two years later, at just 22 years old, he became only the second non-Frenchman ever appointed to lead a Burgundian estate, taking the reins at Domaine Comte Armand and its legendary Clos des Épeneaux. Over the next fifteen vintages, he helped shape one of Burgundy's most iconic wines. One of them changed our host's life. In this special centennial episode, Pascal and host Pierre Ferland travel through four decades of Burgundy: the generation of young vignerons who reshaped the region together, the lessons he learned from Henri Jayer, why he embraced biodynamics long before it became fashionable, and why terroir still matters more than technique. In their intimate conversation, they explore the personalities of Chambertin and Mazis-Chambertin, the quiet brilliance of Burgundy's centuries-old classification system, the realities of climate change, and the challenge of preserving identity in a world where harvests arrive a month earlier than they once did. But this conversation reaches far beyond Burgundy. They talk about prestige and speculation, about whether great wine is becoming a luxury asset instead of something meant to be shared, and about what happens when younger generations drink differently than those before them. Pascal's answers are thoughtful, deeply human, and ultimately hopeful. His reflections on pleasure, generosity, and the role wine plays in our lives may be the most important part of the entire conversation. Episode 100 was always going to be personal. For our podcast host, it was always going to be Burgundy. Featuring: Pascal Marchand, Maison Marchand-Tawse, Clos des Épeneaux, Domaine Comte Armand, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambertin Grand Cru, Mazis-Chambertin, Pinot Noir, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, Moray Tawse.  

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Pascal Olin of Alight joins Russell Redding to dive into on‑site solar and behind‑the‑meter PPAs. They explain why on‑site solar plus storage can deliver bigger savings and resilience than offsite deals, outline key stakeholder, insurance and commercial risks, and share practical advice on structuring RFPs and scaling across multi‑site portfolios for faster deployment. What is onsite solar and why is it important?  On-site solar is when a company installs solar panels directly at its facility, such as on a rooftop, parking canopy, or unused land, to generate its own renewable electricity. This allows the business to reduce energy costs, lower emissions, and increase energy independence by producing clean power where it's used. Be sure to listen to an episode earlier this year with Pascal and Russell as they discussed the growing value of on-site (behind‑the‑meter) solar and battery storage for corporates.  Listen HERE: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vjcx4rgbevft7ecw/RR_Week_33-_330_Pascal_ALIGHT8l3id.mp3     

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STREAMING MAKING JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, STEVE YATES, CLEO PASKAL, CHARLES BURTON, 7-15-26The John Batchelor Show features discussions with experts regarding shifting political dynamics and security concerns in the Indo-Pacific and North America. Steve Yates explains the rise of Taiwan's TPP party, a former youth movement now acting as a legislative power broker that is pursuing controversial engagement with mainland China. Meanwhile, Cleo Paskal details how Beijing utilizes cognitive warfare and economic pressure to influence small island nations like Palau and the Solomon Islands. The dialogue also addresses Canadian domestic issues, including the geopolitical tensions surrounding the Gordie Howe International Bridge and concerns over Chinese interference within Canada'spolitical elite. Throughout the segments, the participants highlight a consistent pattern of Chinese efforts to divide democratic allies and expand regional dominance through both propaganda and trade promises.Formatted as a single paragraph. One correction: Cleo Paskal (source had Pascal).

SCHEDULE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 7-15-261904 PERSIAMichael Bernstam discusses China's "colonial" economic relationship with Russia, demanding natural gas at heavily subsidized domestic rates. Capitalizing on Russian weakness, Beijing insists Russia fund its own pipelines while China signals a shift toward supporting Ukrainian territorial integrity, effectively throwing Putin "under the bus" to pressure the West. (1)Michael Bernstam explores Houthi threats to the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which could drive oil prices over $100 per barrel by choking global shipping. Simultaneously, Ukrainian drone strikes have crippled Russian refining capacity and shipping in the Black Sea, leading to energy rationing, electricity shortages, and potential food crises in Crimea. (2)Bob Zimmerman provides updates on SpaceX's Starship test flight and the FAA's rapid approval process. He details the deployment of version three Starlink satellites, rumors of a massive new Louisiana spaceport, and criticizes a Texaspolitician's "irrational" investigation into Elon Musk's government grants for rural internet access. (3)Bob Zimmerman explains why AI is currently inadequate for counting lunar craters, failing to meet human accuracy standards. He also highlights the discovery of a potential black hole in Omega Centauri, discusses the desolate nature of Mars's Jezero Crater, and notes the mysterious, unexplained "spokes" appearing in Saturn's rings. (4)Steve Yates analyzes the Taiwan People's Party's (TPP) historic visit to mainland China. Originally a pro-identity youth movement, the TPP is now seeking political power through a coalition with the pro-China KMT. This shift complicates Taiwan's political landscape, as the younger demographic overwhelmingly identifies as Taiwanese, not Chinese. (5)Cleo Paskal exposes Chinese cognitive warfare in the Solomon Islands, where identical pro-Beijing propaganda appeared in separate newspapers. She details China's aggressive pressure on Palau, utilizing economic threats, triad activity, and cyberattacks to force the nation to de-recognize Taiwan before an upcoming regional forum in late August. (6)Charles Burton discusses the strained Canada-US relations regarding the Gordie Howe Bridge. Disagreements over ownership and revenue sharing led Donald Trump to claim a "victory" by coercing Canadian concessions. This dispute has fueled hostility in Canada, leading to a boycott of US travel and alcohol imports in Ontario. (7)Charles Burton criticizes the lack of transparency regarding Chinese infiltration in the Canadian government. He argues that Prime Minister Carney's administration prioritizes business interests over national sovereignty, ignoring warnings about espionage and transnational repression while pursuing empty promises of doubled trade from Beijing to counter US tariffs. (8)Evan Ellis reports on the collapse of Cuba's electric grid, marking the third major blackout in nine days. While the island devolves into ruin, the Trump administration weighs military action against potential negotiations with the Castrofamily, as China and Russia provide only minimal, symbolic economic and political support. (9)Evan Ellis details the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela following twin earthquakes. While US Southern Commandprovides tactical aid, the corrupt and inefficient Rodriguez government is unable to respond to massive destruction, including thousands of deaths and ruined infrastructure. The situation highlights the inadequacy of the current Venezuelan regime. (10)Evan Ellis examines political instability in Bolivia involving Evo Morales and the upcoming inauguration of Keiko Fujimori in Peru. He also notes unresolved tensions over the Falkland Islands as Argentina faces Britain in the World Cup, emphasizing Javier Milei's strategic shift toward collaboration with the United States. (11)Evan Ellis analyzes judicial cruelty in Brazil, where Flavio Bolsonaro is barred from visiting his ill father. In El Salvador, President Bukele is seeking an unconstitutional third term. Despite his high approval ratings and security successes, the move raises alarms about the global trend of abandoning democratic constraints. (12)Thaddeus McCotter reflects on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the rising global pattern of political violence, including the murder of a UK MP. He also addresses credible Iranian threats to assassinate the US President, suggesting that decapitation strikes against heads of state have become routine. (13)Thaddeus McCotter connects global energy prices to military strategy, noting how Ukrainian drone strikes on Russianrefineries impact domestic affordability. He warns that the Republican party must clarify objectives in Iran and Ukraineto address MAGA base concerns regarding "forever wars" before the upcoming midterm elections. (14)Judy Dempsey discusses the US naval blockade of Iran and European concerns over energy security. She argues that European leaders find Trump's policies unpredictable and emphasizes that the future must be built on transparency, democracy, and accountability to counter the rise of authoritarian models like communist China. (15)Judy Dempsey highlights increasing threats against European politicians, particularly in Germany from the far-right AfD. Despite the current prominence of "strong men," she maintains that authoritarian systems are unsustainable because the human spirit fundamentally requires freedom, which dictatorships cannot provide or permit in the long term. (16)Headers and affiliations omitted, tail numbers (1)–(16). Corrections applied: Thaddeus McCotter (source had Thaddius), Cleo Paskal (source had Pascal), Omega Centauri (source had Centuri), and Jezero Crater (source had Jazero).