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Jack Raines is an investor at Slow Ventures, author of Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties, and creator of the popular Young Money Substack newsletter. After graduating during the pandemic, Jack turned an interest in investing into a thriving online platform that led to a book deal with Penguin and a career in venture capital. In this episode, he shares lessons from winning—and losing—money in the stock market, building an audience from scratch, and why creating content can unlock opportunities far beyond direct income. On this episode we talk about: Jack's early investing journey, including turning $6,000 into $400,000—and the lessons that came with it Why losing money early can make you a smarter long-term investor How starting a Substack newsletter led to a book deal and a career in venture capital The power of building an audience through authentic content and social media Why content creation has become a competitive advantage in venture capital Top 3 Takeaways Experience is the best financial teacher. Making mistakes early in your investing journey helps build the judgment needed to make smarter decisions later in life. Build your own platform instead of waiting for permission. Jack created his own newsletter after being turned down by media companies, which ultimately opened bigger doors than a traditional writing job. Content creates opportunities beyond revenue. A strong online presence can attract investors, founders, employers, and business opportunities that far outweigh the direct income from publishing. Notable Quotes "I actually think everybody should lose money at some point, so you know how it feels." "Why not build my own email list and keep the upside and optionality?" "Humor is really good top of funnel—as long as there's something deeper underneath it." Connect with Jack Raines: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackraines/ X: https://x.com/Jack_Raines Substack: https://www.youngmoney.co/ Book: Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties A Word from Our Sponsors: - Visit DrinkAG1.com/TMM to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplies last.  - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through August 23, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the EPA will not be monitoring microplastics in drinking water despite concerns from the medical community. How the LA 28 Olympics will be affecting swim programs at The Rose Bowl Aquatic Centers next year. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach debuted its newest fluffy resident. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comSupport the show: https://laist.com

The World Cup approaches and the Penguin side desperately needs an edge against their singuin nemeses. Will Flip-Flop be ready to foot the bill?Send us Fan MailSupport the showGet in touch with the show:Show website: https://storiesforwonderfulchildren.buzzsprout.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforwonderfulchildren/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesforWonderfulChildrenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesforwonderfulchildTwitter: https://twitter.com/storiesforwond1E-mail: Storiesforwonderfulchildren at gmail.

Host Candice Bloch is joined by Kalina Ivanov, an Emmy-winning production designer and storyboard artist with a rich background in both film and television, spanning various genres and styles. She's known for her work on projects like Little Miss Sunshine, Grey Gardens, Peacemaker, Lovecraft Country, and The Penguin. As the first artists brought on board a project, Production Designers are responsible for the overall look and feel of a story. Through collaboration on selecting locations, designing sets, and coordinating with other departments like cinematography and costume design, they establish the visual direction and aesthetics of a piece.In their conversation, we discover Kalina's creative process, collaboration tips, and insights into visual storytelling in film and television. Kalina combines her artistic vision with a deep understanding of character and story to produce her impressive body of work. Kalina shares about doing her own research and creating mood boards, and offers first-hand stories about some of her past projects.For example, for the critically acclaimed HBO show, The Penguin, Kalina emphasizes that she focused on telling a New York story, which required careful consideration of the streets and architecture to achieve the desired atmosphere. And for her work on George Clooney's period film, Boys in the Boat, her research and the historically accurate boathouse built for the production were crucial in capturing the era's essence.To learn more about Kalina and her work, as well the Production Designers Collective: https://www.kalinaivanov.com/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0412055/https://www.instagram.com/kalina506/https://www.productiondesignerscollective.org/Support the show---Subscribe to learn more about filmmaking, production, media makers, creator resources, visual storytelling, and every aspect that brings film, television, and video projects from concepts to our screens. Check out the MediaMakerSpotlight.com show page to find even more conversations with industry professionals that inspire, educate, and entertain!We on the Women in Film & Video (WIFV) Podcast Team work hard to make this show a great resource for our listeners, and we thank you for listening!

“The human part is 99 percent. The AI part is maybe 1 percent — even if 100 percent of the manuscript was dumped onto the page by AI.” — Keith Teare on writing with AI What is “real” authorship in our AI age? For That Was The Week publisher Keith Teare, all authorship, even the most AI-enabled, is real. It's the cave-dwelling Luddites who are the sloppy ones. For Keith, true creativity, in our age of Claude and Gemini, almost requires the use of AI. A couple of weeks ago Keith confessed, or perhaps boasted, that he is writing an AI-assisted book entitled Who Owns Intelligence. This week, publishing discovered what happens when others play the same game without public acknowledgement. So we have the case of the “red-hot” debut novel, fought over by fourteen publishers, dropped overnight when the agent found AI in the mix. “It's a fantastic book,” the book's agent acknowledged, before firing its less than transparent author. Which, for Keith, is precisely the scandal. His position, argued in this week's editorial “AI Detected,” is pretty absolute. Nothing is written by AI, Keith argues, because AI has no will. It doesn't produce a single word unless asked. The human part is 99 percent, he says, even when 100 percent of the manuscript is spat out by the machine. So the real sin isn't using AI but not acknowledging its use. So, on Who Owns Intelligence, Keith makes it crystal clear that “AI was heavily used in the writing of this book.” I'm not so sure. Amazon is now infested with AI slop that requires no authorship. Besides, Keith clearly has no love of reading books. He admits to reading only a single volume in the last couple of years. And he's still smarting from being, in his mind at least, ripped off by the publishing industry for his last published book some 40 years ago. He no longer needs to read books, he pronounces, because his world-view is already set. For a man who thinks he knows everything, AI isn't scary. Maybe we should rename him Claude. Postscript. Full Keith-style disclosure: these shownotes were produced with the help of Anthropic. When I fed Claude my draft, it responded: “‘Maybe we should rename him Claude' is a closer I'm contractually obliged to enjoy.” Nothing, as Keith says, is written by AI. Although some algorithms seem to have cheeky opinions of their own. Maybe Anthropic should rename it Keith. Five Takeaways •       Nothing Is Written by AI. Keith's absolutism starts from the machine's lack of will: AI won't produce a word unless a human asks. His Who Owns Intelligence — fifteen chapters, arguments, and references — was structured in ninety minutes from years of thinking; the AI produced a manuscript he then shaped, like a color grader working sliders in Photoshop. The human part is 99 percent even when the machine types every word. And authorship was never solitary anyway: Plato's contemporaries thought writing itself degraded ideas, and no publisher will touch a book that hasn't passed through an editor and a subeditor. If editing doesn't change authorship, Keith asks, why would AI?•       Transparency, Not Technology. The week's cautionary tale: a debut novel fought over by fourteen publishers, dropped when the agent discovered AI — while conceding, in the same breath, “it's a fantastic book.” For Keith the scandal is concealment, not composition: own the tool, as he now does with a strapline under his byline. The detection regime, meanwhile, is collapsing on its own inaccuracy — universities dropped their AI detectors this week, and Substack's new detection partner scored Keith's human-shaped editorial as 100 percent AI when a fair reading was 40. Cheating exists only against obsolete rules: the question is moving from did you use AI to how well did you use it.•       “The Publishing Industry Is Basically a Scam.” Keith's response to Andy Hunter's ban on AI-generated books — from last week's Keen On interview — was one word: outrageous. There is no such thing as an AI-written book, only good and bad ones; and the true victim of publishing is not the bookstore but the author. Exhibit A: his own 1988 book sold 50,000 copies at £3.99 and earned him roughly £10,000 — about 5p a copy — while Penguin took the rest. The future he wants is direct, author-to-reader, without the middlemen. As for “organic” artisanal literature: real, elite, and tiny — the new vinyl, which is itself cut these days from digital masters.•       Sharks, Playing Their Own Book. Leopold Aschenbrenner — fired young from OpenAI, transfigured by one prophetic essay into the “Nostradamus of AI” — saw his $45 billion, heavily leveraged Situational Awareness fund lose $600 million, get margin-called, and sell to Ken Griffin's Citadel. (He is, Keith suspects, still super rich.) Zuckerberg's sudden conversion to open source as “the distribution of wealth to the people” struck us both as a bit rich; Amodei's “I'm not against open source as long as it's safe” — from a man on record that no AI is safe — translates as: against. Keith's deeper complaint, from an admiring Claude user: you can't trust Dario. And China, hardware-constrained, has made open source its national strategy — undermining American foundation-model revenue one cheap routed prompt at a time.•       Money Won't Matter by 2036? Elon Musk predicts money becomes irrelevant within a decade; Vinod Khosla — our post of the week — thinks he might just have a point. Keith, ever the economics tutor, reaches for tendency and ceteris paribus: money is a means of exchange and a store of value, and if abundance drives the labor-value of things toward zero, its irrelevance is not illogical — though between tendency and reality lies a whole ton of variables. I bet the opposite: that by 2036 money will matter more than ever. The problem, we discovered, is the stake — you can't bet money on money not mattering. Wives and children were proposed and hastily withdrawn (“We'd be losing, Andrew”). Loser buys dinner — at a free restaurant. About the Co-Host Keith Teare is the publisher of That Was The Week, the essential weekly tech newsletter, and founder and CEO of SignalRank Corporation. A serial entrepreneur — co-founder of, among others, EasyNet and RealNames — he was present at the creation of the UK internet and has spent four decades at the intersection of technology, capital, and ideas. He joins Keen On America every Sunday to make sense of the week in tech. His AI-assisted book in progress is titled Who Owns Intelligence. References: •       That Was The Week — Keith's newsletter, including this week's editorial, “AI Detected.”•       The Wall Street Journal — on the red-hot debut novel at the center of publishing's AI mystery: fourteen publishers, one discovery, one dropped author.•      ...

July 30, 1935. The first Penguin books are published, kickstarting the paperback revolution. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.

Craig Petty stops by the studio to chat with Erik about the brand-new tricks that are launching at Magic Live. New stuff from Alex Latorre, Lloyd Barnes, and Mark Mason will be available! They also preview the first time Penguin will ever do bundle deals, and even more exciting, we will have shopping bags! Find out all the info that's fit to dish coming up at Magic Live 2026.

Message Dan and MikeWe're back from our first San Diego Comic-Con with press credentials, and this episode kicks off a two-part recap of the entire experience. Part one covers our arrival, the scramble to find the convention center on San Diego's trolley system, and the reality check that comes with picking up press badges for the first time. We also take a detour to Seaport Village for tacos and a beer with a view of the harbor, then head north to UC San Diego for a surprise highlight of the trip: Shredding the Multiverse, a concert reimagining television and film scores from shows like Cobra Kai, Spider-Man, and The Penguin with a full orchestra and rock energy.From there we walk through preview night, our first real taste of the exhibit hall, complete with two-hour lines, an ocean of vendors, and a candid discussion about what press credentials do and don't actually get you at a con this size. We get into a few Comic-Con-brain moments (yes, we coin the term), some sibling bickering about San Diego weather, and a genuinely strange arcade cabinet encounter that turns into its own little subplot.The back half of the episode dives into two of our favorite panels from day one. First, a look at the upcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, opening in Los Angeles this September, and why it's a celebration of storytelling and visual art far beyond just Star Wars. Then we sit in on Brad Bird's career retrospective panel, tracing his path from The Iron Giant and The Incredibles to Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and his surprising, nearly two-hundred-episode history with The Simpsons. Bird also previews his new animated sci-fi noir series Ray Gun and drops a small but exciting update on the status of Incredibles 3.It's an exhausting, funny, occasionally chaotic first day, and we haven't even gotten to Hall H yet. That's coming in part two, along with days two and three of the convention. Thanks for riding along with us on our first Comic-Con as press, sore feet and all.Support the showOh Brother Podcast:Support the Show! (Be The First to Listen with Early Access)Listen on all podcast platformsSubscribe on YouTubeFollow us on Instagram

La escritora Marta Jiménez Serrano hará un viaje literario a través de los siete pecados capitales y nos presentará a profesionales claves para que un libro exista y que no son ni escritores ni escritoras.Hoy nos detenemos en la gula y charlamos con Nora Grosse, diseñadora en Penguin, que nos explica cómo un libro también "entra por los ojos". 

Malpertuis is eigenlijk een raamvertelling, die bestaat uit vier luiken. In een proloog vertelt een naamloos heerschap hoe hij inbrak in het klooster van de witheren (norbertijnen), waar hij de manuscripten ontvreemdde die volgen. Hetzelfde personage komt ook in een epiloog aan bod, die start met de uitroep: ‘Ik heb de Stad gevonden!' Hij bedoelt uiteraard ‘de stad waar Malpertuis zich bevindt' – oftewel: Gent. Terribilis est locus iste!*Heeft Patrick Bernauw in die stad ook Malpertuis gevonden, het Huis van de Boze?  Daar verneemt u alles over in deze laatste aflevering van het drieluik naar het essay Malpertuis dat zopas verscheen in de Rare Boekjes Reeks van Fantastische Vertellingen, hier te bestellen (7,95€):Een Gentse schrijver, het geheim van het vervloekte Malpertuis, ongeloof over het beweerde verscheiden van John Flanders, te rusten gelegd naast Virginie Bal. De werkelijkheid zoals wij die kennen staat op losse schroeven en uiteengezet wordt op grond waarvan.Het magisch realisme spat er vanaf.Malpertuis; literair essay; Patrick Bernauw; omslag- en binnenillustraties Gert-Jan van den Bemd; Rare Boekjes-reeks 73; ISBN 978-90-78499-74-9; 72 blz.; 1e druk 2026; uitg. Stichting Fantastische Vertellingen; omslagontwerp Ingrid Heit; biografie van auteur en omslagillustrator; Penguin-formaat pocketboek.Wie over het boekje beschikt en graag de reclamevrije luisterboek versie gratis & voor niets in zijn mailbox wil ontvangen, kan een mailtje sturen naar info@inter-actief.be Blogpost over deze productie.Rare Boekjes-reeksVia de Rare Boekjes-reeks biedt de Stichting Fantastische Vertellingen een springplank voor nieuw of miskend oorspronkelijk Nederlandstalig talent op het gebied van fantastische literatuur en kunst. De publicaties in deze reeks beogen de creativiteit te stimuleren en de geesten maximaal te verruimen.* 'Verschrikkelijk is deze plek!'Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterieus-belgie--5917929/support.Mysterieus België is een podcast van de Vlaamse auteur Patrick Bernauw. Zijn werk is verkrijgbaar in iedere plaatselijke en online boekhandel, o.a. bij Bol of Standaard Boekhandel. Zijn meest recente boeken: BeeldSpraak https://www.bernauw.com/p/beeldspraak-gecartoniseerde-collages.htmlGroetjes uit de Vierde Dimensie https://www.bernauw.com/p/maf.htmlThis episode includes AI-generated content.

The Hoiho yellow-eyed penguin is set to face protection from fishers around the Otago Peninsula. From September 16th, emergency set-net restrictions to protect the birds around the Otago peninsula will become permanent. But is it enough to help the penguins, with number at critical levels and falling fast. General Manager of the Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust, Norcombe Barker spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

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With more than 25 years of experience in global publishing, Shanta Inshiqaq has built a career leading international sales, marketing, distribution, and strategic growth initiatives for major publishing organizations. She has held senior leadership roles at companies including Penguin, Bloomsbury Publishing, Baker & Taylor, and Columbia Business School Executive Education.Drawing on decades of corporate leadership, relationship building, and market expansion expertise, she now advises publishers and authors through Inshiqaq Global, helping clients navigate growth, partnerships, and industry strategy with practical insight and a global perspective.In today's episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how decades of insider experience in a specialized industry can become the foundation for a consulting business built on access, relationships, and trust.Shanta and I discuss:How Shanta's career in publishing began — and why it didn't start the way she planned [02:07]Why her career grew through relationships and reputation rather than job applications [04:32]What it means to be a "starter-upper" and why she kept getting tapped for new roles [11:39]What changed when she left corporate life to run her own business [13:00]Who her ideal clients are and what she helps them do [15:38]How she decides what to say yes and no to as a new business owner [19:04]The role of trusted peers and a small circle of thinking partners [20:40]Her mission to stop gatekeeping and unravel the publishing matrix for clients [23:32]Learn more about Shanta at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanta-inshiqaq and www.inshiqaqglobal.com.______________________________________________________________About Smashing the PlateauSmashing the Plateau is a podcast for experienced independent leaders who have left corporate roles to build sustainable, expertise-based businesses.Each episode features a thoughtful, experience-driven conversation about what changes when you no longer have the infrastructure of an organization behind you.We explore judgment, decision-making under uncertainty, growth plateaus, identity shifts, and the role of trusted thinking partners in sustaining long-term success.______________________________________________________________Take the Next Step• Experience the power of peer perspective.Join a live guest session and connect with experienced professionals navigating similar challenges:https://smashingtheplateau.com/guest• Stay connected to the conversation.Get new episodes, reflections, and invitations delivered to your inbox:https://smashingtheplateau.com/news

On this Interview episode Hunter sits down with creator Luke W. Henderson to talk all things "Rise of the Flightless", the Penguin vs Robots anthology! Hunter's story "Penguinomicon" with Brianna Kelly & Gaspar Flores is contained in the book!Support the Campaign:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lukewhenderson/rise-of-the-flightless-a-penguin-v-robots-comics-anthologyLuke:Links - https://linktr.ee/lukewhendersonBlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/lukewhenderson.bsky.socialLetters From the Void - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lukewhenderson/letters-from-the-void-1-2-an-existential-horror-anthology

On today's show, host Ali Muldrow is in conversation with Sophie Lewis about her new book, Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe. Lewis describes her journey from being a “queer runaway” child to a professional writer as an adult. Her writing confronts the white, bourgeois feminist worldview and advocates for a radical embrace of “femme” and a future with abundance for all. In Femmephilia, Lewis challenges readers to take femme seriously because there's still a confusion about what femininity means, for anti-feminists and feminists alike. Lewis distinguishes femme from femininity, calling the former a verb and a practice in the service of anti-oppression and anti-fascism. In theorizing femme, Lewis unpacks class and capitalism, rape culture, racial supremacy, and coloniality. Lewis says we shouldn't turn away from “girly” things because in them we can find joy, pleasure, and excess.  They also discuss the invisibilized labor of care work, the ideology of the nuclear family, and Hilary Clinton and Kamala Harris's unsuccessful presidential bids. Lewis wants us to move away from anti-utopian compromise and believe that we can have bread and roses and hormones too.  Sophie Lewis is a self-described ex-academic and feminist writer living in Philadelphia. She is the author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family, Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation, Enemy Feminisms, and finally Femmephilia, an essay collection which just came out a few weeks ago. Her next book is called The Liberation of Children, and will be out from Penguin in 2027.  Featured image of the cover of Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate hereThe post Putting the Femme in Feminism appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Berto Colon joins the crew for a legendary session, diving deep into his incredible run through some of television's biggest hits. From his unforgettable time as Lorenzo Tejada on Power Book II: Ghost to his latest roles working alongside masters like Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch and Colin Farrell in The Penguin, Berto breaks down the reality of the Hollywood hustle and staying busy in a competitive industry. Turn $5 into $150 on https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/CREW Don't sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code CREW at http://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Mason (Professor of History at Brigham Young University) chatted with Richard Bell (Professor of History at the University of Maryland) about his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Penguin, 2025). They had a wide-ranging conversation about this wide-ranging book, including how and why there hasn't been a book quite like it written before, and how Bell illuminates both the “greatest hits” of American Revolutionary legend and some “deep cuts” that readers probably haven't encountered before. For instance, they discussed how Bell recasts iconic events like the Boston Tea Party as having a much bigger context and impact than the provincial setting for most tellings. But also they mused over why certain events and participants, such as American privateers captured and turned into prisoners of war suffering for their country just as much as the soldiers at Valley Forge, have not been part of the central mythology of the Revolution. This and more make up this conversation about this important book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Matthew Mason (Professor of History at Brigham Young University) chatted with Richard Bell (Professor of History at the University of Maryland) about his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Penguin, 2025). They had a wide-ranging conversation about this wide-ranging book, including how and why there hasn't been a book quite like it written before, and how Bell illuminates both the “greatest hits” of American Revolutionary legend and some “deep cuts” that readers probably haven't encountered before. For instance, they discussed how Bell recasts iconic events like the Boston Tea Party as having a much bigger context and impact than the provincial setting for most tellings. But also they mused over why certain events and participants, such as American privateers captured and turned into prisoners of war suffering for their country just as much as the soldiers at Valley Forge, have not been part of the central mythology of the Revolution. This and more make up this conversation about this important book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Philippa is joined by T.M. Payne — and her co-conspirator Susie — for what may be the most gloriously chaotic episode in Quick Book Reviews history. There are kitchen implement debates, merch updates, a real duck called Crispy, and a live Penguin biscuit demonstration that will genuinely change how you eat biscuits forever. Oh, and there's a brilliant book to talk about too.But first, three book reviews.

Matthew Mason (Professor of History at Brigham Young University) chatted with Richard Bell (Professor of History at the University of Maryland) about his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Penguin, 2025). They had a wide-ranging conversation about this wide-ranging book, including how and why there hasn't been a book quite like it written before, and how Bell illuminates both the “greatest hits” of American Revolutionary legend and some “deep cuts” that readers probably haven't encountered before. For instance, they discussed how Bell recasts iconic events like the Boston Tea Party as having a much bigger context and impact than the provincial setting for most tellings. But also they mused over why certain events and participants, such as American privateers captured and turned into prisoners of war suffering for their country just as much as the soldiers at Valley Forge, have not been part of the central mythology of the Revolution. This and more make up this conversation about this important book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Matthew Mason (Professor of History at Brigham Young University) chatted with Richard Bell (Professor of History at the University of Maryland) about his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Penguin, 2025). They had a wide-ranging conversation about this wide-ranging book, including how and why there hasn't been a book quite like it written before, and how Bell illuminates both the “greatest hits” of American Revolutionary legend and some “deep cuts” that readers probably haven't encountered before. For instance, they discussed how Bell recasts iconic events like the Boston Tea Party as having a much bigger context and impact than the provincial setting for most tellings. But also they mused over why certain events and participants, such as American privateers captured and turned into prisoners of war suffering for their country just as much as the soldiers at Valley Forge, have not been part of the central mythology of the Revolution. This and more make up this conversation about this important book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Matthew Mason (Professor of History at Brigham Young University) chatted with Richard Bell (Professor of History at the University of Maryland) about his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Penguin, 2025). They had a wide-ranging conversation about this wide-ranging book, including how and why there hasn't been a book quite like it written before, and how Bell illuminates both the “greatest hits” of American Revolutionary legend and some “deep cuts” that readers probably haven't encountered before. For instance, they discussed how Bell recasts iconic events like the Boston Tea Party as having a much bigger context and impact than the provincial setting for most tellings. But also they mused over why certain events and participants, such as American privateers captured and turned into prisoners of war suffering for their country just as much as the soldiers at Valley Forge, have not been part of the central mythology of the Revolution. This and more make up this conversation about this important book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During her two terms as PM, Jacinda gained global attention for her response to the terror attack in Christchurch and for giving birth at the same time as running the country.Jacinda grew up as a good Mormon girl who planned on making a difference behind the scenes.But when she unexpectedly became head of the Labor Party, only weeks away from a federal election, Jacinda discovered she had a talent for leadership.Jacinda's memoir about her time as PM and her life before and after is called A Different Kind of Power.This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake and Nicola Harrison is the Executive Producer.Further InformationA Different Kind of Power is published by Penguin.For more information, Penguin authors Jacinda Ardern

On June 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned two pieces of artwork to Cambodia: an Angkor statue and a sandstone lintel. It's the latest repatriation effort by the U.S.'s premier art museum, and the third time the Met has had to give up Cambodian artifacts specifically. Matthew Campbell's The Man Who Stole The Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy (Penguin, 2026) dives into the story of the Cambodian antiquities trade, from looted temples in the Cambodian forests, through dealers in Bangkok like Douglas Latchford, and then into museums and billionaire homes in the West. And he also digs into how this trade fell apart: How the U.S. Department of Justice and activists in Cambodia pressured dealers and museums like the Met to give this art back. Matthew is an award-winning reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. His previous book, Dead in the Water—co-authored with Kit Chellel—was selected as a Book of the Year by The Economist, the Financial Times, and The Times. Matt has reported from more than twenty-five countries on crime, corruption, terrorism, economics, and the environment. His work has earned some of journalism's highest honors, including awards from the Gerald Loeb Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, the National Press Club, SOPA, and SABEW for both feature and investigative reporting You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Man Who Stole the Gods. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On June 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned two pieces of artwork to Cambodia: an Angkor statue and a sandstone lintel. It's the latest repatriation effort by the U.S.'s premier art museum, and the third time the Met has had to give up Cambodian artifacts specifically. Matthew Campbell's The Man Who Stole The Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy (Penguin, 2026) dives into the story of the Cambodian antiquities trade, from looted temples in the Cambodian forests, through dealers in Bangkok like Douglas Latchford, and then into museums and billionaire homes in the West. And he also digs into how this trade fell apart: How the U.S. Department of Justice and activists in Cambodia pressured dealers and museums like the Met to give this art back. Matthew is an award-winning reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. His previous book, Dead in the Water—co-authored with Kit Chellel—was selected as a Book of the Year by The Economist, the Financial Times, and The Times. Matt has reported from more than twenty-five countries on crime, corruption, terrorism, economics, and the environment. His work has earned some of journalism's highest honors, including awards from the Gerald Loeb Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, the National Press Club, SOPA, and SABEW for both feature and investigative reporting You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Man Who Stole the Gods. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

On June 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned two pieces of artwork to Cambodia: an Angkor statue and a sandstone lintel. It's the latest repatriation effort by the U.S.'s premier art museum, and the third time the Met has had to give up Cambodian artifacts specifically. Matthew Campbell's The Man Who Stole The Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy (Penguin, 2026) dives into the story of the Cambodian antiquities trade, from looted temples in the Cambodian forests, through dealers in Bangkok like Douglas Latchford, and then into museums and billionaire homes in the West. And he also digs into how this trade fell apart: How the U.S. Department of Justice and activists in Cambodia pressured dealers and museums like the Met to give this art back. Matthew is an award-winning reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. His previous book, Dead in the Water—co-authored with Kit Chellel—was selected as a Book of the Year by The Economist, the Financial Times, and The Times. Matt has reported from more than twenty-five countries on crime, corruption, terrorism, economics, and the environment. His work has earned some of journalism's highest honors, including awards from the Gerald Loeb Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, the National Press Club, SOPA, and SABEW for both feature and investigative reporting You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Man Who Stole the Gods. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

On June 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned two pieces of artwork to Cambodia: an Angkor statue and a sandstone lintel. It's the latest repatriation effort by the U.S.'s premier art museum, and the third time the Met has had to give up Cambodian artifacts specifically. Matthew Campbell's The Man Who Stole The Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy (Penguin, 2026) dives into the story of the Cambodian antiquities trade, from looted temples in the Cambodian forests, through dealers in Bangkok like Douglas Latchford, and then into museums and billionaire homes in the West. And he also digs into how this trade fell apart: How the U.S. Department of Justice and activists in Cambodia pressured dealers and museums like the Met to give this art back. Matthew is an award-winning reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. His previous book, Dead in the Water—co-authored with Kit Chellel—was selected as a Book of the Year by The Economist, the Financial Times, and The Times. Matt has reported from more than twenty-five countries on crime, corruption, terrorism, economics, and the environment. His work has earned some of journalism's highest honors, including awards from the Gerald Loeb Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, the National Press Club, SOPA, and SABEW for both feature and investigative reporting You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Man Who Stole the Gods. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned two pieces of artwork to Cambodia: an Angkor statue and a sandstone lintel. It's the latest repatriation effort by the U.S.'s premier art museum, and the third time the Met has had to give up Cambodian artifacts specifically. Matthew Campbell's The Man Who Stole The Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy (Penguin, 2026) dives into the story of the Cambodian antiquities trade, from looted temples in the Cambodian forests, through dealers in Bangkok like Douglas Latchford, and then into museums and billionaire homes in the West. And he also digs into how this trade fell apart: How the U.S. Department of Justice and activists in Cambodia pressured dealers and museums like the Met to give this art back. Matthew is an award-winning reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. His previous book, Dead in the Water—co-authored with Kit Chellel—was selected as a Book of the Year by The Economist, the Financial Times, and The Times. Matt has reported from more than twenty-five countries on crime, corruption, terrorism, economics, and the environment. His work has earned some of journalism's highest honors, including awards from the Gerald Loeb Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, the National Press Club, SOPA, and SABEW for both feature and investigative reporting You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Man Who Stole the Gods. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

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Captivating for both its grandeur and intimacy, Lift Every Voice (Penguin Books, 2026) explores the past's capacity to be both a source of dread and empowerment, an unshakable reminder of violence and an indelible testament to the endurance of love. In virtuosic poems that are wise, musical, richly layered, and saturated with vivid imagery, Williams honors a mother “who knew seven ways to say bitch under her breath,” a grandma whose smile “reflects the world,” and wonders at “the impossible lift” of forgiveness. Lift Every Voice is a staggering tribute to personal and collective evolutions, a vital chorus that answers only to God, community, and the empowered self. Phillip B. Williams is from Chicago, Illinois, and is the author of two collections of poetry: Thief in the Interior, which was the winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and a Lambda Literary Award, and Mutiny, which was a finalist for the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection and the winner of a 2022 American Book Award. Williams is also the recipient of a Whiting Award and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Endowment for the Arts. His 2025 novel, Ours, was named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more. You can find Phillip on Instagram. Subscribe, like, follow, and rate Additions to the Archive with Sullivan Summer on Instagram, Substack, and wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Captivating for both its grandeur and intimacy, Lift Every Voice (Penguin Books, 2026) explores the past's capacity to be both a source of dread and empowerment, an unshakable reminder of violence and an indelible testament to the endurance of love. In virtuosic poems that are wise, musical, richly layered, and saturated with vivid imagery, Williams honors a mother “who knew seven ways to say bitch under her breath,” a grandma whose smile “reflects the world,” and wonders at “the impossible lift” of forgiveness. Lift Every Voice is a staggering tribute to personal and collective evolutions, a vital chorus that answers only to God, community, and the empowered self. Phillip B. Williams is from Chicago, Illinois, and is the author of two collections of poetry: Thief in the Interior, which was the winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and a Lambda Literary Award, and Mutiny, which was a finalist for the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection and the winner of a 2022 American Book Award. Williams is also the recipient of a Whiting Award and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Endowment for the Arts. His 2025 novel, Ours, was named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more. You can find Phillip on Instagram. Subscribe, like, follow, and rate Additions to the Archive with Sullivan Summer on Instagram, Substack, and wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry

Why do so many women reach their 30s and 40s feeling more critical of their bodies than ever before? In this honest and thought-provoking episode of Parental Control, Ellie Thompson sits down with eating disorder specialist and author Elle Mace to explore the complex relationship women have with food, body image and self-worth. From the pressures of social media and the rise of weight-loss injections to perimenopause, ageing and the unrealistic expectations placed on women, this conversation unpacks why so many of us still feel we're never quite enough—and, more importantly, how we can begin to change that. Email us at info@mybaba.com Follow us on Instagram @mybabainsta and @mybabagram Show notes Parental Control, Ep 134: Why Are Children Worrying About Their Bodies So Young? Instagram: @iamellemace Food Freedom is available from 27th August at £14.99 via major retailers including Penguin, Amazon and Waterstones. What is My Baba? My Baba provides the daily scoop on family, food and lifestyle - we're not just experts at all things parenting. Visit mybaba.com  The Content on this podcast is provided by My Baba and represents our sole opinions and views. For more information on our terms and conditions please refer to the website: https://www.mybaba.com/terms-conditions/

HB 1268 a major win for education freedom in NH :: Mark Edge joins us remotely :: Is NH the "most free" place? :: New entry/exit policy in EU slowing down airport lines :: Sarah in NM calls about the Spanish/American war and driver licenses :: U.N. secretary general wants AI killer robots banned :: David in NM calls to ask about salt lending :: salt@markedge.org :: web blocking not going as smoothly as hoped by those who demanded it :: 2026-07-12 :: Hosts: Stu, Mr. Penguin, Mark Edge

HB 1268 a major win for education freedom in NH :: Mark Edge joins us remotely :: Is NH the "most free" place? :: New entry/exit policy in EU slowing down airport lines :: Sarah in NM calls about the Spanish/American war and driver licenses :: U.N. secretary general wants AI killer robots banned :: David in NM calls to ask about salt lending :: salt@markedge.org :: web blocking not going as smoothly as hoped by those who demanded it :: 2026-07-12 :: Hosts: Stu, Mr. Penguin, Mark Edge

The Countdown City Geeks are back and today we talk about the Penguin Finale and geeky weekly headlines.Original Air Date: November 13, 2024Visit our partner: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Retro, Records Clothing Stickers - Real Retro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To follow us on social media or to visit the merch store, go to our Linktree page! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/CountdownCityGeekcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to us on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Countdown City Geeks on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us on Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@countdowncitygeeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In a sleepy Canberra suburb, Bek Condello was raised in a strict patriarchal Pentecostal movement. The influence of the Geelong Revival Centre extended deeply into the lives of the congregation, promoting discipline and dictating how girls and women behaved, who they socialised with and who they would marry. After finding her way out and discovering her own identity, Bek has written a memoir, out on 14 July, called Can You Handle a Girl Like Me. Through her story she hopes she can inspire others to rebuild and thrive after deep loss.LinksCan You Handle a Girl Like Me — by Bek Condello, Penguin, 2026Secrets We Keep: Pray Harder — Richard Baker's podcast about the Geelong Revival CentreCredits:Produced by Sarah SteelMusic by Joe GouldYou can support Let's Talk About Sects here. Sarah will be appearing at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney on Saturday 22 August, chairing Anke Richter's session which also features Laura McConnell, more info about that here. And Joe Gould who you'll know as the composer of this podcast is touring with his band The Crooked Fiddle Band for their 20th anniversary – they count Brian Eno amongst their fans. More info about that here.If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support with or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you're in Australia (via cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via internationalculticstudies.org). If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at iasp.info. Find Sarah's audiobook Do As I Say here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristian Harloff breaks down the biggest movie and entertainment news stories of the day, led by huge updates from **Marvel Studios** and **Spider-Man: Brand New Day**. New box office tracking suggests Tom Holland's next Spider-Man adventure could open to an incredible **$190 million** domestically, making it one of the biggest superhero openings ever. On top of that, Marvel Studios is officially returning to **Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con**, promising fans "a look at what's next" for the MCU. Kristian discusses what surprises could be in store and what this means for Marvel's future. Plus, new reports claim **The Batman** universe is expanding again with another villain-focused HBO series following the success of **The Penguin**, **Naruto** has launched a worldwide casting search for its live-action adaptation, and **Netflix** is reportedly in talks to acquire movie social platform **Letterboxd**.  Stories For Today: * Spider-Man: Brand New Day Three-Week Box Office Tracking Points To Amazing $190M Opening Weekend * Marvel Studios Is Officially Returning To Hall H At San Diego Comic-Con For "A Look At What's Next" * After Penguin, The Batman's Crime Saga To Get Another Villainous TV Series * Naruto Movie Launches Global Casting Search To Find Actors To Play Live-Action Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura * Netflix In Talks To Buy Letterboxd Today's show is headlined by two massive Marvel stories as **Spider-Man: Brand New Day** continues to build momentum at the box office and Marvel Studios prepares for a highly anticipated return to **Hall H**. Kristian discusses what announcements fans should expect, including possible updates on the MCU's future, Avengers, X-Men, and more. The episode also explores the continued expansion of Matt Reeves' Batman universe, Netflix's reported interest in Letterboxd, and the global casting search for one of the most anticipated anime adaptations ever. If you're a fan of Marvel, Spider-Man, DC, Batman, Naruto, Netflix, Letterboxd, or the latest movie news, this episode is for you. #SpiderManBrandNewDay #SpiderMan #Marvel #MCU #MarvelStudios #HallH #SDCC #ComicCon #Batman #TheBatman #ThePenguin #Naruto #Netflix #Letterboxd #TomHolland #MovieNews #KristianHarloffShow #EntertainmentNews COME JOIN HARLOFF, ELLIS AND STERGER FOR A NIGHT OF COMEDY - THURSDAY, 10/8 @ 7:30PM SHOW HOSTED BY:  KYLE LEWIS  https://brokerage.govs.com/shows/376674  SPONSORS: FACTOR: Head to https://www.Factormeals.com/kristian50off and use code kristian50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. RUGIET: Head to https://www.Rugiet.com/KRISTIAN and get 15% off your ED treatment. MINGS CHANNEL:https://www.youtube.com/@MingsMercilessFitness BECOME A MEMBER & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Get exclusive perks by joining this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7BZTnHihGgs7XZmXEBirjA/join Discord Link: https://discord.com/invite/KNV5YMEAQP WATCH MORE FROM THE KRISTIAN HARLOFF SHOW: Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KRISTIANHARLOFFCLIPSCHANNEL Full Show Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSJdE28YyUT3KAwbzDsv6mdR-gwUiydQg Capes and Cowls: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSJdE28YyUT0QmNMnWrRYdAnoy8W6jz3e Movie Reactions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSJdE28YyUT37TldLZxtYCa0tUTrT8e4e SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheBigThingShow Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-big-thing-kh-channel?ref_id=27393 Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/MGDDPG7X6NW FOLLOW KRISTIAN HARLOFF: Cameo: https://cameo.com/kristianharloff Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kristianharloff Facebook: https://facebook.com/harloff Instagram: https://instagram.com/kristianharloff THE KRISTIAN HARLOFF SHOW TEAM: Hosts: Kevin Smets @StarWarsSquad Kris Carr: @TwoFilthyCasualsPod John Rocha: @JohnRochaSays Roxy Striar: @roxystriar Mike Kalinowski: @MrMikeKalinowski Steph Sabraw: @StephSabraw Winston A. Marshall: @TheSwaggyBlerd Producers: Luke: @GalaxyGeeks PLD: @PLDprojects Submit questions for future shows: https://facebook.com/harloff

Today on Too Opinionated, we're joined by award-winning filmmaker, actress, writer, choreographer, editor, and now feature film director Breton Tyner-Bryan to discuss her highly anticipated feature directorial debut, Rhythm or Smooth. Set in the fiercely competitive world of ballroom dance, Rhythm or Smooth follows Ava, a young dancer chasing greatness while navigating ambition, class, sacrifice, and unexpected partnerships. Blending stunning choreography with emotional storytelling, the film is a powerful look at what it truly costs to pursue excellence. Before making her feature directing debut, Breton built an incredible reputation through award-winning short films including West of Frank, Bloom, Let Her Go, and Delusione, earning more than 150 international awards for her visually striking, character-driven storytelling. As an actress, she's appeared in hit series including The Penguin, Manifest, Gossip Girl, Billions, Divorce, The Knick, and Manhattan Love Story, while continuing to develop exciting new television, film, and stage projects. In this episode we discuss:

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For most of Bek Condello's life, she had everything decided for her, and controlled by someone else. Growing up in a closed-off doomsday Pentecostal church, she experienced abuse and coercive control until she found the courage to upend her life and leave, cutting her off from everyone and everything she knew. Her story of bravery and resilience will floor you, and today Bek is living her best life, and has authored her first book, Can You Handle A Girl Like Me. Bek's story is a reminder that it's never too late to start the life you want. You can buy Bek's book Can You Handle A Girl Like Me via Penguin: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/can-you-handle-a-girl-like-me-9781761357886 This episode touches on themes of suicide and abuse. If you need help, Lifeline is always there on 13 11 14 or at lifeline.org.au Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lYa_F4L9Uhw Follow Jess Rowe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessjrowe/And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@craphousewife See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct. How did we come to think of ourselves as survivors in a world where species can vanish forever, or as capable of pushing our planet to the verge of a sixth mass extinction? Extinction, Professor Sadiah Qureshi shows us, is a surprisingly modern concept—and a phenomenon that's not as natural as we might think. In Europe until the late eighteenth century, species were considered perfect and unchanging creations of God. Then in the age of revolutions, scientists gathered enough fossil evidence to determine that mammoth bones, for example, were not just large elephants but a lost species that once roamed the Earth alongside ancient humans. Extinction went from being regarded as theologically dangerous to pervasive, and even inevitable. Yet Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction (Penguin, 2025) shows us that extinction is more than a scientific idea; it's a political choice that has led to devasting consequences. Europeans and Americans quickly used the notion that extinction was a natural process to justify persecution and genocide, predicting that nations from Newfoundland's Beothuk to Aboriginal Australians were doomed to die out from imperial expansion. Exploring the tangled and unnatural histories of extinction and empire, Vanished weaves together pioneering original research and breath-taking storytelling to show us extinction is both an evolutionary process and a human act: one which illuminates our past, and may alter our future. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Territory Capture 3.0 continues, and tonight we're diving deep into the new research tree, Galactic Anomalies, service rotations, currency strategy, bugs, UI changes, and the big question every alliance is asking: where should we go next, and what are we actually trying to build? Jules Vern joins the show with a full breakdown of Territory Research, including prisms, refined isogenite, Ascendancy Ciphers, refinery priorities, Vanguard Prism strategy, geodes, relics, loot bonuses, and the long-term value hidden inside the new system. We also cover current bugs, rotating territory services, Junker blueprint rules, missing services, possible service cadence changes, and why the new territory map may be pushing alliances toward more strategic choices than simple progression. Plus, huge congratulations to Griffin and Penguin, Star Trek Cruise giveaway details, and the usual Talking Trek live studio chaos.   00:00 Welcome to Talking Trek Live 08:05 Week Two Territory Check-In 09:24 Galactic Anomalies Arrive 13:59 Risk, Reward, and “Hazards 2.0” 20:03 Soft Rollout and Future Expansion 25:30 Cargo Display Change Debate 31:41 Q's Trials Button and UI Complaints 36:00 Community Tools vs Content Creators 39:04 Star Trek Cruise Cabin Giveaway 41:29 Bug Report: Junker BPs and Rotating Services 47:59 Specialty Ship Unlock Rules Explained 52:23 Territory Timer and Mobile UI Bugs 59:59 Dev Communication and Bug Follow-Up 01:02:30 Griffin and Penguin Engagement Announcement 01:08:40 Territory Research Tree Breakdown Begins 01:12:00 Ascendancy Ciphers and Research Paths 01:18:00 Jules Vern's Research Strategy and Cost Math 01:24:01 Infinite Diversity in Research Choices 01:29:30 Territory Currency Grind and Geode Problems 01:36:00 Female Spock, Relics, and Loot Bonuses 01:43:00 Solo vs Alliance Armada Rewards 01:50:00 Territory Services and Blueprint Access 01:58:00 Missing Services and Rotation Concerns 02:06:00 Service Cadence Feedback and Player Surveys 02:12:00 CoTA Placement, Whale Alliances, and Final Thoughts 02:13:48 Closing, Giveaways, and Sign-Off

This week @adafruit we're working on new projects. Noe has a working prototype for Liz Clark's CircuitPython chiptune player while Pedro is working on a new project. This week's timelapse features a diving penguin pool toy. Adafruit Feather RP2350 with 8MB PSRAM https://www.adafruit.com/product/6130 Adafruit 3.5" TFT FeatherWing V2 https://www.adafruit.com/product/3651 PCM5102 I2S DAC https://www.adafruit.com/product/6250 Timelapse Tuesday Diving Penguin By kim_kreations https://makerworld.com/en/models/2699668-penguin-diving-pool-toy https://youtu.be/5Utw9foeYsI

On the night of 27 February 2015, assassins gunned down Boris Nemtsov as he crossed the Bolshoi Moskvoretskii Bridge. Shock quickly spread throughout Russia, particularly among its political opposition. Not because Nemtsov was so brazenly gunned down. Such are the risks of being politically active in Putin's Russia. Nemtsov had been a fixture in the movement since its earliest days, and in many ways one of its founders. That such an internationally well-connected figure could be wiped out in central Moscow signaled a grim turning point. Hindsight has proven this correct. A decade later, Russia is a very different place. But it always wasn't like that. In the 1990s, Nemtsov was a young liberal darling, the charismatic hope to succeed Boris Yeltsin. That didn't happen, as we all know. And another, totally different figure became President. As Mikhail Fishman writes in his political biography, The Successor: Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, and the Decline of Modern Russia, Nemtsov's life and death had a profound influence on the political consciousness of his generation and nascent Russian liberalism. Who was Boris Nemtsov? How did he rise so quickly to political prominence in the 1990s only to be politically marginalized in the 2000s? Why was he murdered and who murdered him? The Eurasian Knot spoke to Fishman about Nemtsov, his life, and how it reflected Russia's post-Soviet political development.Guest:Mikhail Fishman is one of Russia's leading independent journalists, liberal thinkers, and political commentators. He's the author of The Successor: Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, and the Decline of Modern Russia published by Penguin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

** Grab tickets for The Energy Game Melbourne launch (29 July, 6:30pm) here and pre-order The Energy Game book here.** Writing a book is hard. But getting a publisher to say yes to your book? That is an entirely different challenge, and one that most aspiring authors know almost nothing about. What actually happens when a proposal lands on a publisher's desk? Who else needs to sign off before an offer is made? And in a world where anyone can ask AI to explain any topic, why has "great content" stopped being enough on its own? This one is a little different from my usual episodes. It's a recording from a live webinar I did with Izzy Yates, head of Penguin Publishing Lab at Penguin Random House Australia, who has published my last three books, including my newest one, The Energy Game. We unpack the full journey of a book, from proposal to bookshelf, including how Penguin's internal acquisitions process works, why pre-orders matter far more than most people realise, what actually gets retailers excited, and whether you can land a deal without a big platform. If you have ever thought about writing a book, or you are in the middle of writing one right now, this is the conversation I wish I had heard before I started. Izzy and I discuss: What made my first book proposal stand out, and the key ingredients Izzy looks for in every strong proposal The formula publishers use to evaluate a book: the quality of the idea multiplied by the size of the author's platform, and why it's more nuanced than it sounds Why authors who weave personal story into their content are having more success than those who rely on expertise alone How Penguin's two-stage internal process works, from publishing meeting to acquisitions meeting, before any offer is made The full editorial journey from first draft to printed book: structural edit, copy edit, and proofread How titles and covers are developed collaboratively, and what the team considers when landing on a final design Why pre-orders matter so much and how they create a virtuous cycle with retailers and chart placement Whether you can get a book deal without an existing audience or platform What topics and themes Izzy sees as most resonant right now, particularly in the health and personal development crossover space Pre-order The Energy Game: https://amzn.to/48ID29M and book your ticket to the Melbourne book launch at the Malthouse Theatre on July 29 with Lisa Leong here. Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha.substack.com/ Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEO in the AI Era: Stephan Bajaio on Digital VisibilityStephan Bajaio spent 25 years watching Fortune 500 companies sit on goldmines they never excavated. As co-founder of Conductor and survivor of the WeWork acquisition, he learned something most entrepreneurs never do: your greatest competitive advantage isn't your product—it's the expertise of the people who built it. Yet most companies hide their leadership behind generic bios and outdated headshots. This episode isn't about chasing the latest AI trend or obsessing over search rankings. It's about the uncomfortable reality that you're probably invisible to the exact customers who desperately need you. If you've built something real but nobody knows who you are, Stephan's playbook changes the game.In This EpisodeThe origin story nobody tells: how Stephan earned his "Chief Evangelist" title at ConductorScaling at warp speed: what it's like to watch a company grow from 3,000 to 13,000 employees in 2.5 yearsThe WeWork chapter: why surviving an acquisition by an imploding company taught him more than success ever couldTeam culture that outlasts you: why recruiting from your clients is the highest complimentThe incremental growth philosophy: one step outside your comfort zone, then back inWhy documenting your wins matters more than you think (and why AI makes it critical)The SEO death narrative is wrong—here's why the data tells a different storyBuilding tools for the gap: how he created an SEO-to-Executive translator because the translation didn't existPredictive AI vs. chatbots: where the real future of technology actually livesTimestamps00:00 The introduction: 25 years in digital marketing made him wise, not cynical01:32 Earning your co-founder title: why it had to mean something04:14 The first big bet: building SEO onboarding when clients didn't know they needed it10:52 The WeWork story: how a chance elevator meeting led to a $500M+ valuation15:23 Adam Newman's vision and why scale without cohesion breaks companies18:46 The real measure of success: how many of your clients want to work for you?20:00 The comfort zone circle: growth happens one step at a time23:39 Documenting your achievements: the institutional memory problem nobody talks about24:50 Podcasting during COVID: how he saw around the corner when others didn't31:47 The leadership page crisis: why your "About Us" is costing you millions35:51 SEO in 2026: every prediction of its death was wrong38:14 The future isn't chatbots—it's predictive intelligence with rich data42:16 The SEO-Exec translator: making the technical accessible to decision-makers44:06 Interactive content as the second coming of the internetKey Insights & TakeawaysInsight #1: Your Invisibility Problem Isn't About Content—It's About Strategy Stephan walks into company "About Us" pages for clients with CIOs on their boards, industry veterans with 20+ years of expertise, and finds: generic bios, no video, no authored content, no proof of expertise. These aren't small companies. These are enterprises leaving their greatest asset completely undiscovered. The fix isn't more content—it's treating your people like the product they actually are.Insight #2: Every "Death of SEO" Prediction Has Been Wrong Voice search was supposed to kill it. Mobile was supposed to kill it. Panda, Penguin, every algorithm update—all supposed to be the end. ChatGPT was supposed to be the final nail. Meanwhile, search remains the only place people tell you the truth about what they need. The companies winning aren't chasing trends. They're building the data, content, and wisdom that makes them discoverable wherever people search.Insight #3: Imposter Syndrome Isn't a Weakness—It's Your Guardrail After 25 years, after building a $500M+ company, after speaking on stages worldwide, Stephan still gets butterflies. He still feels like he hasn't earned his seat in the room. And he's right to feel that way—because the moment you stop questioning yourself is the moment you stop learning. Confidence without humility is arrogance masquerading as expertise.Insight #4: Scale Without Tribal Knowledge Is Chaos WeWork grew from 3,000 to 13,000 employees in 2.5 years. Every meeting had a new executive from Amazon, PayPal, or eBay. Nobody had been there long enough to know how anything actually worked. Good intentions don't survive that kind of speed. Your competitive advantage in hypergrowth isn't hiring faster—it's documenting what you know before you forget it.Insight #5: AI Doesn't Create Value—It Amplifies What You Already Have The companies winning in AI aren't building better chatbots. They're the ones controlling the data moat. Apple got this right: the agent is just a vehicle. The data is the prize. If you don't have rich, documented expertise sitting on your website, no AI tool will save you. Your competitive advantage isn't a new technology—it's the wisdom you've already built that nobody else has captured.Insight #6: The Future of AI Is Invisible, Not Conversational Forget chatbots. Imagine your AI knowing you're running late to dinner, that it's raining, that you like EDM while driving, that your dinner companion loves sushi, and it seamlessly reroutes you, books an alternative restaurant, handles the parking, and adjusts your music—all without asking you a single question. That's predictive intelligence. That's where we're actually headed. Most companies are still trying to build the chatbot version.Resources & Links MentionedVibeLogic.comSEO-Exec Translator (interactive tool for translating technical SEO to executive language)Search From Home Podcast (Stephan's daily COVID-era podcast)Conductor (the enterprise SEO platform he co-founded)About Stephan BajaioAfter 25 years in digital marketing, Stephan Bajaio has forgotten more about marketing strategy than most people will ever learn. He co-founded Conductor, grew it to a 65-person global team serving Fortune 500 brands, navigated a WeWork acquisition that took the company to $500M+ valuation, and walked away when it was time. He's been Chief Evangelist, CMO, and now CEO of VibeLogic—a digital strategy firm built on the uncomfortable truth that most businesses are invisible to the customers who need them most. He's also a father to a five-year-old who has zero respect for his calendar, and he's still figuring out how to be a human being instead of a human doing.Connect with StephanLinkedInVibeLogic.comYouTube: VibeLogicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another bad pitching performance has Kodai Senga's confidence in the toilet, followed by Gio breaking down a depressing stadium video of Evan Roberts. The Mets are officially dead and irrelevant before July, but C-Lo delivers updates on Aaron Boone and Jazz Chisholm's dugout lollipop antics. After reviewing Senga's rough inning against the Cubs and Carlos Mendoza's post-game comments, Gio warns it will be a long summer if we keep paying attention to these losers. Finally, the woman who dumped street trash to steal a Knicks garbage can has been fired from JP Morgan Chase, with Gio noting she looks just like Danny DeVito's Penguin.

Richard Bell, Rick to his friends and podcast hosts, is Professor of History at the University of Maryland. He is the author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which was a finalist for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. His new book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, published by Penguin, recently won the Journal of the American Revolution Book of the Year Award. The wife of the pod and I saw Rick speak to a small group in Austin in the beginning of April, and his talk stimulated me to buy and read his new and very timely book on the global history of the American Revolution.  I enjoyed it very much, insofar as it is packed with the sort of interesting stories that are the stock-in-trade of the History of the Americans Podcast, and of course recommend that you run out and buy it! In our conversation we discuss two of the fourteen chapters in the book, one on the grassroots antiwar movement that emerged in Great Britain early in the war, and the other on Spain’s remarkable contribution to the ultimate patriot victory. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I had fun doing it. Subscribe to my Substack! X – @TheHistoryOfTh2 – https://x.com/TheHistoryOfTh2 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfTheAmericans

“Poetry should be horrifying,” says Rachel Mann. “It should be … on the edge of the edge of what could be said.” We are delighted to bring you this vibrant conversation featuring Rachel and Yomi Ṣode speaking with Pádraig Ó Tuama at the 2024 StAnza Poetry Festival in Scotland. Rachel and Yomi each read poems, and then go on to discuss grace, who receives it, and who deserves it; the place of grief and remembrance in their work; and how writing about historical figures is a way to disrupt and re-vision both the past and the present.   We invite you to subscribe to Pádraig's weekly Poetry Unbound Substack, read the Poetry Unbound books and his newest work, Kitchen Hymns, or listen to all our Poetry Unbound episodes.   Rachel Mann is a priest, writer, and broadcaster. Her second poetry collection, Eleanor Among the Saints, was published by Carcanet in January of 2024.  Yomi Ṣode is an award-winning Nigerian-British writer. His debut poetry collection, Manorism, was published by Penguin in October of 2022.   Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.