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### What's Covered: - **Major Jeep Recall Alert**: Over 1 million Wranglers & Gladiators (2021–2025/2026) at risk of spontaneous fire due to wiring/power steering issues. What Jeep says, what to do, where to park, and VIN check advice. - **Jeep Theft Prevention**: Relay attacks on key fobs, scanners in your driveway, RFID pouches, and why the Taser Mini might be the ultimate solution (including its new PIN code security and light show feature). - **Duck Shaming Segment**: Stock Jeeps covered in dashboard ducks? Josh has strong words — no self-ducking allowed! - **Auxiliary Switches Roundtable**: How many switches do you really need? Guests discuss rock lights, lockers, compressors, wiring tips, and keeping it practical. - **Topless & Doorless Debate**: Pros, cons, weather challenges in Texas vs. other areas, armor lining, bikini tops, half doors, and real-world experiences. - **Nikki G Dad Jokes**, random banter, and more Jeep life wisdom. Plus Josh shares a personal update on his mom and why he's got time back in the studio. **Timestamps** 00:00:00 Show Opening and Host Greeting 00:00:33 Back in Studio B, Personal Updates 00:01:21 Jeep Fire Risks and Spontaneous Combustion 00:02:30 Jeep Warning: Parking Safety to Prevent Fires 00:03:09 Recall: Wiring Fault in Wrangler/Gladiator 00:03:42 VIN Recall Research and Visual Inspection 00:04:49 Potential Sparks and Fires from Wiring Faults 00:05:33 Low Fire Probability but Growing Cases 00:05:54 Reported Jeep Fires and Recall Scope 00:06:43 Past Jeep Fire Case and Investigation 00:07:14 Personal Recall Experience and Holiday Plans 00:07:56 Checking Recalls on NHTSA; Family Concerns 00:09:03 Recalls Impact on Resale Value 00:11:49 Recalls Affecting Vehicle Value and Repairs 00:13:47 Trailer Hitch Fix and Lighthearted Commentary 00:15:14 Pinto Recall Jokes and Historical References 00:16:48 Jeep Recall Not Largest Yet Significant 00:17:07 Voluntary Recall Initiated by Jeep 00:17:50 Jeep Inspection Plans for Recall Issue 00:18:45 Past Fire Experiences and Possible Causes 00:19:59 Jeep Heat Generation and Fire Risks 00:22:07 Inline‑Six Engine Praise and Hurricane Power 00:24:08 Transition to New Segment 00:26:04 XJ Talk and Key Chip Technology 00:32:03 Key Chip Embedded Technology and Remote Start 00:32:36 Dealership Key Costs and Black‑Box Telemetry 00:33:27 2024‑25 Jeep Telemetry Black Box Details 00:34:13 Clarifying Recall Details and NHTSA Role 00:36:02 Insurance Telematics and Privacy Concerns 00:37:35 Unknown Device Query and Safety Reminder 00:38:35 Taser Mini Security Features for Jeeps 00:40:17 Gladiator Light Show Accident and Taser Mini 00:43:01 Criticism of Dashboard Duck Decorations 00:44:44 New Tires and Sticker Campaign 00:50:16 Auxiliary Switches and Their Uses 00:53:12 Lockers, Switch Panels, and Installation 00:55:08 Air Compressor Placement and Switch Location 00:56:21 Switch Complexity and Labeling Concerns 00:56:59 Cost‑Effective Light and Switch Installations 00:58:00 Light and Switch Labeling Practices 00:58:18 Rock Light Configurations and Diodes 00:59:05 Auxiliary Button Controlling Multiple Lights 00:59:38 Rock Light Setups and Additional Devices 01:00:26 FAD Integration and Switch Usage 01:01:14 Project Assembly and Next Steps 01:01:52 Multi‑Light Auxiliary Button Design 01:02:41 Risks of Untrained Drivers on Modified Jeeps 01:04:32 Glenn's Segment and Future Topics 01:11:47 Jeep Night Events and Community Outreach 01:14:54 Topless vs Doorless Jeep Debate 01:15:54 Dash Ponchos and Interior Protection 01:16:43 Carpet and Armor Light Options 01:17:29 Carpet Heat Insulation Discussion 01:17:55 Hardtop Comfort and Noise Reduction 01:19:19 Hardtop Heat Impact and Ventilation 01:19:34 Hardtop Effects on Handling and Ride 01:21:10 Hardtop Impact on Driving Comfort 01:21:45 Heat Discomfort and Using Jeep Tops 01:22:44 Two‑Week Trip Gear Planning 01:23:50 Glenn's Questions and Closing Remarks 01:28:31 Personal Updates and Studio Return 01:32:53 Appreciation and Future Show Plans 01:36:57 Call to Action: Subscribe and Follow 01:38:02 Closing Remarks and Gratitude 01:40:30 Recording History, Archives, and Milestones 01:43:48 Call to Action: Subscribe and Follow #jeeptalkshow #JeepWrangler #JeepGladiator #JeepRecall #JeepLife #OffRoad #WranglerRecall #DuckShaming #TaserMini #JeepCommunity #JoshAndTony Visit our website: https://jeeptalkshow.com/ Watch/Listen on Spotify https://jeeptalkshow.com/spotify Join our Discord Server: https://jeeptalkshow.com/discord Subscribe to our newsletter: https://jeeptalkshow.com/newsletter Help Support the show via Patreon: https://jeeptalkshow.com/patreon

Brian is hiding from CMA Fest, Ben is back from the British Virgin Islands, and Ted has finally sprung the Egg from a two-month annual. Time for an Information Whiskey episode.Brian gets back in the air after his exam binge with a visit to Full Stop Aviation at Union City, where he meets a 1,000 horsepower Reno racer, then executes a strategic family airstrike to the Virginia mountains and reports that Lucy's autopilot vertical hold now sounds like logging into America Online before giving up entirely. Listener feedback from Chris H. sparks a debate on whether heavy dual time before the private checkride is a red flag or just life happening. Community accomplishments include a PIN code for the DC FRZ, a 9,000 foot density altitude wake turbulence encounter, ten Young Eagles in one day, an LSRM-I sign-off, and fresh grief for everyone hand jamming a Garmin 430 in actual.Then things go deeper. Brian unpacks his new video "Trip. Fall. Succeed." and the photograph he took of a family at Huntsville Executive just two days before they were lost in the Montana Aztec accident. It's a thoughtful look at how aviation talks about tragedy, and how Ron Horton's challenge to become instructors gives all of this weight and purpose.Plus: episode 200 hits this fall, and the crew wants your votes for a very special non-event event at a no-place place. Hudson Corridor? New Orleans? A Denny's in Topeka? Send votes to midlifepilotpodcast@gmail.comTonight's bit of wisdom: "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."Mentioned on the show:UCY - Union City:https://www.airnav.com/airport/UCYFull Stop Aviation at UCY:https://fs-aviation.com/Luke's Landing:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrpUYt-M4Qosktmet7JnfgFlightChops video, going to UCY - Have You Ever Truly Experienced "Severe Turbulence"?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUrGSFulrwITUPJ - Lettsome International, British Virgin Islands:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrance_B._Lettsome_International_AirportEP182 - DPE Ron Horton Part 1:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yl5pJ0rvFXpg5nxNL7xTw?si=1XbAa1HlQKmC5oP5XfaghwI was today years old:https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-was-today-years-oldFLARE Bourbon distillery:https://www.flarebourbon.com/homeCheckmate Barry using the Icarus electronic foggles:https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2026-04-27/training-icarus-device-inoculates-against-iimcRedbird AATD (simulators):https://simulators.redbirdflight.com/Brian's new YouTube video, The Midlife Way: Trip. Fall. Succeed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCim9wvwmO0Blancolirio video about the family flying the Aztec:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7kT0_Jns0QBrian's video on monetizing tragedy, The Economics of Exploitation. Aviation's YouTube Problem:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129nlBPpVAIJim Morrison, No One Gets Out Of Here Alive:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_One_Here_Gets_Out_AliveNEW, New Orleans Lakefront Airport terminal building:https://lakefrontairport.com/about/Connect with the show:Everything Midlife Pilot Podcast:https://midlifepilotpodcast.comPatreon and Discord:https://patreon.com/midlifepilotpodcastLive on YouTube Mondays 8 PM Eastern:https://youtube.com/@midlifepilotpodcastLeave a five star review on Apple Podcasts and we'll read it on the air.

Think of the OpenDime as the Bitcoin equivalent of cash. It's a tiny USB device that allows you to hand over Bitcoin physically—no miner fees, no network delays, just peer-to-peer.In this video, I walk you through the entire lifecycle of an OpenDime:Setup: How to generate entropy (randomness) to create your address.Funding: Sending SATs to the device.Verification: Confirming the balance without unsealing it.The "Sweep": Physically breaking the seal to reveal the private key and moving funds to Electrum.⚠️ CRITICAL WARNING: The OpenDime is NOT for long-term cold storage. It is a single-use bearer asset with no backup and no PIN. If you lose the stick, you lose the Bitcoin.Book a 1|1 Bitcoin Consulting call with mehttps://pathtobitcoin.xyz/Join my Bitcoin Learning Community & and access Free Courseshttps://www.skool.com/the-bitcoin-masters-4115/Where I buy Bitcoin (Free BTC & Non-KYC options)https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/bitcoinnotcrypto15% Stampseed Titanium Seed plates (BEST WAY TO STORE BTC PRIVATE KEYS)https://www.stampseed.com/USE CODE : BTCNOTCRYPTO15Get a Coldcard Hardware wallet herehttps://store.coinkite.com/promo/169FA71FECC4928F725D5% off Start9 servers for plug & play Bitcoin NodesCODE: BNC5https://store.start9.com/Umbrel home for a Bitcoin node and home serverhttps://a.umbrel.com/hodl/umbrel-homeAffordable Privacy Phones & deviceshttps://www.mark37.com/ref/BNC/5% off using code : BNCBuy a Bitforge or Bitaxe here!https://dtvelectronics.com/store/?aff=22Use code hodl for 10% offFree Open Source Bitcoin and Investment tracking toolshttps://plebtools.com/Become a Member of the Channel, Get exclusive content, and livestream playbackhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aM2gVVEHTu0pfE1ZyA0BQ/joinFollow Rajat, Jor, and I's new show togetherhttps://www.youtube.com/@MapleBitcoinJoin our Communityhttps://www.skool.com/maplebitcoinListen to this as a podcasthttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinnotcryptoFollow me on Nostrnpub1zqm9zant0rxf49wfgw8pt5h0j50cetfes6hwa73u7sxstlzcsz8qh6x9fsFollow on Twitter/Xhttps://x.com/forrestHODLDonate to the show herehttps://coinos.io/BNCVFVSome of the above links may be Affiliate links that support this show at no extra cost to you. None of the links are Sponsored links. This allows me to only promote products and services I personally use and believe in.

കൊടുങ്കാറ്റിലും അചഞ്ചലമായ വിശ്വാസം | Unshaken Through Every Storm | Malayalam Christian Message | Br. Damien Antony | Morning Glory 1938 | 06 June 2026പ്രതിസന്ധി വന്ന് തകർന്നടിയുമ്പോൾ ഓടിവരാനുള്ളതല്ല ദൈവവചനം; കൊടുങ്കാറ്റുകൾ വീശിയടിക്കുന്നതിനു മുൻപേ നിങ്ങളുടെ തകരാത്ത വിശ്വാസക്കോട്ട ഇന്ന് തന്നെ പണിതുയർത്തുക!True spiritual endurance is not an emergency reaction triggered by sudden catastrophe; it is a daily, deliberate architecture built through unwavering trust, deep-rooted scriptural alignment, and systematic fellowship with God. Many believers fall into the toxic pattern of seeking a temporary fix or a situational miracle only when a crisis erupts, turning their spiritual walk into a transactional ritual. However, an unshakeable faith, an immovable reliance on the Holy Spirit, must be developed beforehand. Much like the disciplined preparation of an army that undergoes rigorous daily training to face eventual combat without panic, a Christian must strengthen their inner spiritual core during seasons of peace. If you only seek the church alter or the deliverance ministry when affliction strikes, your foundation remains vulnerable to the shifting winds of adversity.

കൈവിടരുത്, നിൻ്റെ വിജയം അടുത്തിരിക്കുന്നു | Don't Quit, Your Victory Is Near | Malayalam Christian Message | Br. Damien Antony | Morning Glory 1937 | 05 June 2026ജീവിതത്തിൽ ചില തെറ്റായ ബന്ധങ്ങളും കടഭാരങ്ങളും കാരണം മുന്നോട്ട് ഓടാൻ കഴിയാതെ തളർന്നിരിക്കുകയാണോ? നിങ്ങൾക്കായി ദൈവം വരച്ചുവെച്ച ട്രാക്കിൽ സ്ഥിരതയോടെ ഓടി വിജയം വരിക്കാൻ, ഈ വചന സന്ദേശം ഇന്ന് തന്നെ നിങ്ങളുടെ ഹൃദയത്തോട് ചേർത്തുപിടിക്കുക!The call on your life is not an accident. God has customized a specific blueprint, an individual track marked out precisely for you to run. Yet, many believers find themselves spiritually exhausted, stagnant, and unable to move forward because they are carrying heavy baggage they were never meant to bear. Endurance is the foundational focus word for this season. True endurance is not just passive patience; it is the supernatural stamina and resilience empowered by the Holy Spirit to finish your divine assignment with joy. According to Hebrews 12:1-2, we are commanded to strip away every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us.

നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന അനുഗ്രഹങ്ങളുടെ രഹസ്യം | The Key To Lasting Blessings | Malayalam Christian Message | Br. Damien Antony | Morning Glory 1936 | 04 June 2026ജീവിതസാഹചര്യങ്ങൾ മാറിമറിഞ്ഞ് നിങ്ങൾ ആകെ തകർന്നിരിക്കുകയാണോ? കാറ്റും കൊടുങ്കാറ്റും നിറഞ്ഞ ഈ പ്രതിസന്ധിഘട്ടത്തിലും ഒട്ടും മാറിപ്പോകാത്ത, നിങ്ങളെ കൈവിടാത്ത ദൈവത്തിൻ്റെ ശാശ്വതമായ വിശ്വസ്തതയെ മുറുകെപ്പിടിക്കുക!When life's structural shifts threaten your mental peace and spiritual balance, human resilience fails. True spiritual endurance originates entirely from the immutable character of God, the ultimate baseline of absolute confidence. In biblical theology, specifically outlined within Pauline epistles and Old Testament narrative texts like Lamentations chapter 3, we observe a divine attribute that operates entirely outside of human metrics: perfect faithfulness.

Eli Lilly y BioNTech se han sumado a varios fabricantes de medicamentos que advierten de que las reformas sanitarias propuestas en Alemania podrían socavar la inversión en la mayor economía de Europa. Lilly tiene previsto reducir a la mitad el alcance restante de una planta de producción alemana de alta tecnología valorada en 2.500 millones de dólares. BioNTech, la mayor empresa biotecnológica de Alemania, condicionará sus futuras inversiones en el país, en parte, debido a que los responsables políticos puedan crear un marco atractivo para las empresas farmacéuticas. La fiebre en el parqué por la inteligencia artificial ha alumbrado el nacimiento de un nuevo campeón en Europa, el fabricante neerlandés de microprocesadores ASML, que supera en capitalización a Novo Nordisk. La inflación interanual en la OCDE repuntó al 4,4% en abril, frente al 4% de marzo, impulsada por el aumento de los precios de la energía. y España registró un aumento del 5,3% en el número de personas que cuentan con más de un millón de euros de patrimonio, hasta rozar los 260.000. Temas que debatiremos en la Tertulia de Cierre de Mercados con José Ramón Pin, profesor emérito del IESE, y Francisco Canós, inversor y partner en Cyber C.

Rod, Mo, Alex, and Chile talk about adults relying on their parents for financial support, debate what the best summer foods are, and play another round of The Closest to The Pin Game.

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Wake up and roll into your Thursday with Joel & Mama Mish, along with sassy Liam for JOY Breakfast – a funny, cheeky, and delightfully unpredictable morning show that mixes news, nostalgia, and nonsense with a lot of laughs. On this week's JOY Breakfast with Joel and Mama Mish, the duo tackle some important conversations as they chat with Victoria Police Family Violence & Safer Communities Inspector Dagmar Andersen about National LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day, breaking down misconceptions around family violence in LGBTIQA+ communities and where people can turn for support. They also take a break from the doomscrolling with a bumper edition of In Other News, celebrating uplifting stories from around the world. Plus it wouldn't be JOY Breakfast without a healthy dose of chaos as Joel and Mama Mish put their knowledge to the test in Closest to the Pin — but did Joel finally secure a win, or was it another heartbreaking defeat? The team also celebrates the birthday of Australia's own Princess of Pop, Kylie Minogue, reflecting on her incredible career and enduring legacy. The post (54). Thursday Breakfast: Wake up and roll into Thursday with Joel and Mama Mish appeared first on JOY Breakfast.

Wake up and roll into your Thursday with Joel & Mama Mish, along with sassy Liam for JOY Breakfast – a funny, cheeky, and delightfully unpredictable morning show that mixes news, nostalgia, and nonsense with a lot of laughs. This week on JOY Breakfast with Joel and Mama Mish, the Jennifers took over in a blockbuster edition of Jennifer Watch, with updates on Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Coolidge, Jennifer Hudson, and Jennifer Love Hewitt proving there's truly a Jennifer for every occasion. The team also shone a spotlight on the upcoming Queer Careers Expo, chatting with organiser Roxy Kitts about creating safe, inclusive workplaces and helping LGBTQIA+ jobseekers connect with employers who genuinely celebrate diversity. In the weekly RESET, Mama Mish shared uplifting stories from around the world, including Brazil's success in eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, South African doctors restoring hearing with 3D-printed bones, and New York Fashion Week going fur-free. Add in another round of Closest to the Pin, plenty of laughs, and a birthday celebration for Olympic diving legend Tom Daley. The post (53). Thursday Breakfast: Wake up and roll into Thursday with Joel and Mama Mish appeared first on JOY Breakfast.

Among four-shaft weavers, A Handweaver's Pattern Book is commonly referred to by just the author's name—Davison—or as “the green book,” a reference to the iconic cover of many of the book's printings. Since Marguerite Porter Davison first published it in 1944, it has been a foundational reference, the first book that many weavers buy and the one they keep close at hand. Packed with drafts and photographs for overshot, twill, crackle, and dozens of other structures, it's the weaver's answer to The Joy of Cooking: a starting point for design, a resource for understanding a structure, and a map for exploration. Although it remained in print for decades, it became unavailable in 2005, and the weaving community felt the loss. For the past several years, a group of nearly 100 weavers and other volunteers has been working to bring it back. Weavers from guilds from coast to coast have nearly finished reweaving all of the book's samples—more than 1,200 of them—in color. Technical reviewers have created contemporary drafts. The original instructions for sinking-shed looms have been adapted to the jack looms more common in most weavers' studios. Despite the updates, the project's north star has been to honor Davison's voice and intentions. The updated edition, to be published by Schiffer Craft, is expected in summer 2027. Leading the effort is Caroline Cooley Browne, who happens to be Marguerite Porter Davison's granddaughter. Davison died when Caroline was a baby, but she grew up hearing stories from her mother of warping looms in Marguerite's attic studio, of train rides to the printer, of the woman who traveled to numerous guilds because she loved being with other weavers. When the copyright to the 1951 edition eventually came to Caroline through her family, she knew what to do with it, and she enlisted a team of eager volunteers to help bring the new edition to life. In this episode, Caroline is joined by Donna Johnson of the Whidbey Weavers Guild, who coordinates volunteers for the guild's sample weaving, and Anita Osterhaug, who connected the project with the publisher and has been part of the technical steering committee. Together they talk about the logistical undertaking of standardizing hundreds of samples across dozens of weavers, the technical decisions involved in updating the book, and what it has felt like to be part of the next chapter of something this important. Listen in to hear why the green book has never gone out of fashion, what surprised the weavers as they worked through structures they'd never tried before, and what Marguerite Porter Davison's granddaughter hopes she would think of the whole endeavor. Links Visit the page dedicated to The Big Weave on the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Project (BARN) website and sign up for updates. When the project is finished, the WIFs will be available through BARN. This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com. You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. “Hi, I'm Gabi van Tassell from Bluebonnet Crafters, and I'm the inventor of TURTLE pin looms. Pin looms are small, handheld looms that quickly weave self-contained fabric pieces like squares, hexagons, and more. Weave them with almost any yarn you have on hand, then combine them into projects of any size. They make a wonderful companion for any fiber lover, at home or on the go. I'd love for you to visit us at turtleloom.com to explore the full loom catalog, patterns, and more. Hope to see you there.”

For 11 years, she navigated village forestry Jennifer Zwarich has had a thing for trees for a long time. "I've always been a tree person, although I'm not a tree hugger, exactly," she said. "I was a tree climber as a kid and trees always made me feel small in a good way." On Arbor Day (April 25), Zwarich stepped down as chair of the Cold Spring Tree Advisory Board, a role she took on before the panel was created 11 years ago. In 2012, a handful of volunteers formed the Shady Lane Campaign to tend to village-owned trees. A year later, the Village Board appointed an ad hoc committee to investigate whether a tree board and local tree law were needed. When Zwarich wrote Mary Saari, then the village clerk, to volunteer, Saari replied, "Would you like to chair the committee?" Zwarich soon learned that even tree care can become political. What was supposed to be four quick meetings and a recommendation to the Village Board became much more. A session at Butterfield library drew a passionate crowd. Some vehemently opposed forming a committee. "It was baffling to me," Zwarich recalled. A subsequent meeting at Village Hall also got boisterous. "About 30 people fought for almost an hour over whether to call it a board, a committee or a commission," Zwarich said. (She says now that "board" was the right choice because it carries weight and helped her secure nearly $100,000 in grants.) Looking back, she feels some who opposed the committee felt it would be another layer of government, taking money from the budget. There was also concern that a tree law could infringe on private property rights, although the board only deals with village-owned trees. After the dust settled in 2015, the board added "Chapter 122: Trees" to the Village Code, and a Tree Advisory Board was established, with Zwarich as chair. An initial survey found the village owned about 500 trees, she said. "Our goal was to plant many more trees than we were losing," she said. Since the board was created, volunteers and Highway Department staff have planted about 230 trees, and 592 have been inventoried by species (72) and condition. Zwarich said that while residents seem to love them or hate them, the Main Street tree pits were her favorite project. "They have improved the health of a lot of trees," she said, although some need weeding. She views that as "an invitation for volunteer-minded people and businesses to get involved." Village-Owned Trees Norway maple (50)* Callery pear (48) Black oak (32) Red maple (32) Honey locust (30) Zelkova (22) Cherry (21) Serviceberry (20) Black gum (19) Oak (16) Pin oak (16) Black locust (15)* Sugar maple (15) Plum (14) Gingko (13) Linden (13) Japanese tree (12) Silver maple (11) Sweetgum (11) Eastern red (10) London (10) *New York invasive species Urban forestry can be challenging. "The sidewalk strip is not a place for trees; they're growing in awful conditions most of the time and getting peed on," she said. In addition, many side streets lack tree cover because there's no space to plant on village property. "The oldest trees are all on private property, where they have more rooting space," she said. Zwarich noted that in some places, such as Rhinebeck, the municipality donates and maintains trees near sidewalks that are on private property. "I don't know if it would fly here, but that's the next frontier," she said. She believes most people know trees are good for the environment, giving off oxygen, taking in carbon dioxide and reducing pollution. But she said the economic benefits are overlooked. "Shading your house can reduce your summer electrical bill, and the increase in property values by having trees around your house or in your neighborhood is huge." She said that when the tree committee was created, the village forest lacked diversity, including an overabundance of Norway maples, which grow fast. "They ended up being a real problem," Zwarich said. "They're weak-wooded and brittle and shed branches during storms," creating ...

Reconstructing an Akira Ransomware Kill Chain from Perimeter and Endpoint Logs https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Reconstructing%20an%20Akira%20Ransomware%20Kill%20Chain%20from%20Perimeter%20and%20Endpoint%20Logs/33024 Vaultjacking: One Captured PIN, the Entire Google Password Manager Vault https://phishu.net/blogs/blog-vaultjacking-phishing-the-google-password-manager-vault-in-the-phishu-framework.html From poisoned search results to GPU mining: A cryptojacking campaign abusing ScreenConnect and Microsoft .NET utilities https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/26/poisoned-search-results-gpu-mining-cryptojacking-campaign-abusing-screenconnect-microsoft-net-utilities/

Let's be real—transitioning into homeschool high school feels big. It doesn't matter how many years you've been at this. That shift from middle school to high school brings with it a swirl of emotions: uncertainty, excitement, fear of missing something, and sometimes—let's be honest—a bit of guilt. Pin those thoughts in your mind for a moment as I share with you a conversation we recently had in the Confident Homeschool Mom Collective. It was a rich, heartfelt conversation about this very season. And the stories shared were so resonant, I knew I had to write to them. One homeschool mama said: “Oof, high school… well, Viv is starting 7th grade and I feel like we're already behind.

Ein neues Gesetz zur digitalen Identität soll Deutschland moderner machen. Die EUDI-Wallet soll Behördengänge vereinfachen, Zeit sparen und Millionen Bürger digital vernetzen. Doch wie groß sind die Chancen und welche Risiken gibt es? „Die EUDI-Wallet ist eine digitale Brieftasche auf dem Smartphone. Dort können Bürger künftig wichtige Nachweise wie Personalausweis, Führerschein oder andere Dokumente sicher speichern und digital verwenden. Die Bundesregierung sieht darin eines der wichtigsten Digitalprojekte der kommenden Jahre. Der größte Vorteil ist die Zeitersparnis. Denkbar sind Anwendungen bei Banken, Versicherungen, im Gesundheitswesen oder sogar bei Alterskontrollen auf Social-Media-Plattformen", so Manuel Koch. Der Inside Wirtschaft-Chefredakteur weiter: „Die Wallet wird nicht als komplett neues System aufgebaut, sondern ergänzt bestehende Plattformen wie die Bund-ID oder Verwaltungsportale. Viele Menschen haben die Onlinefunktion ihres Personalausweises aber bisher gar nicht aktiviert oder kennen ihre PIN nicht mehr. Außerdem gibt es Kritik an den langen Umsetzungsfristen für Behörden und Ängste, ob das System wirklich sicher ist." Alle Details im Video von der Frankfurter Börse und auf https://inside-wirtschaft.de

Welcome back podcast patrons to Episode 254 of Leave the Pin Podcast. In this episode, Scott shares his detailed experience of getting custom golf clubs fitted, the importance of proper equipment, and how data-driven fitting can significantly improve your game. Discover insights on club fitting, shaft selection, and optimizing your golf equipment for better performance. Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Plan on staying in Pinehurst and making your golf dreams come true? Stay at HappyBirdies...the only Leave the Pin approved house in Pinehurst. You will be right on the 4th hole of course no.3 and within a 4 minute drive to the resort. Colleen and the team will take amazing care of you. Email Quailonthelakebnb@gmail.com to book and let them know Leave the Pin sent you. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1543942255966949994?unique_share_id=6232dfef-bde1-420c-80b3-a35e26a5e65a&viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76 Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clint, Meg and Dan recap Clint’s spontaneous night out at Five, while Meg shares her visit to the Wool Festival, meeting Granny McFlitter and buying wool for felting. Listener Amanda calls in about sharing the baby name Miller and her love of felting. The show covers headlines including Ed Sheeran leaving Warner, an Off Campus Season 2 casting update, the Enhanced Games, an AI pet translation collar, and the death of Top Twins’ Jules Topp. They play a “more or less” sales game, promote the Overthinkers podcast, and give “Take the Edge Off My Life” prizes to Renee and Matty. Stacey cracks the Neutrogena vault PIN and wins the sauna prize pack. They discuss cheating tactics like shared locked Notes, reveal Dan’s teen-written Hook musical being staged in June with auditions, debate A-list status for Eminem, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, and wrap with listener calls about songs people lost their virginity to. 00:15 Clint’s Spontaneous Night Out 01:23 Meg’s Wool Festival Confession 04:41 Caller Amanda and Baby Name Twins 08:37 Scandal Headlines Roundup 10:43 Enhanced Games Debate 12:04 AI Pet Translator Collar 13:14 Remembering Jules Topp 15:19 More or Less Viral Products 19:01 Overthinkers Podcast Push 22:19 Take the Edge Off 24:47 Hook Musical Update and Harry Styles 27:54 Virginity Song Callers 34:04 Guess What Challenge 36:56 Stacey Cracks The Pin 39:48 Cheaters Hidden Notes 47:55 Ex Cheater Confessions 51:38 Take The Edge Off 53:43 Hook Musical Returns 59:04 Hook Audition Rules 01:02:10 A List Debate Returns

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 – The Witching Hour: An Impromptu Stop-and-Chat Day 10, final afternoon, luggage everywhere — Adam spots Mike Johnson at the Onboarded booth and pulls him into an unscripted conversation that delivers more insight than most prepared interviews. 02:00 – Meet Onboarded: The Messy Middle of HR Tech What Onboarded actually does: orchestrating the compliance-heavy gap between recruiter technology and back-office HRIS — federal, state, local obligations, background checks, integrations — built elegantly for high-volume hirers. 04:30 – From Checkr to Onboarded: The Origin Story Mike's background building trust and safety infrastructure for the gig economy at Checkr, why that exposed the far greater complexity of W-2 hiring, and what made him want to solve it. 07:00 – Building With People You Know, Love & Trust The team that followed Mike from his previous life — people whose kids and spouses he knows, who've gone on trips together — and why that trust foundation is the real secret ingredient behind Onboarded's early traction. 10:00 – Family First as a Company Value — Not Just a Talking Point Offsites where spouses and kids are invited, a hiring philosophy that prioritizes family relationships above work, and why Mike believes that's not a soft value — it's a performance strategy. 13:00 – The White Space Nobody Else Was Solving Every HR software product has its own onboarding experience. Nobody had built the orchestration layer that unifies the end-to-end worker experience across all of them. 15:30 – Enterprise Software Re-Architecture: 5 Months, Not 5 Years The speed at which AI is upending enterprise software is being radically underestimated. Not a five-year transformation — a five-month one. What Claude and coding agents are making possible right now. 18:00 – Compliance Is Not Vibable Federal, state, and local compliance obligations are discrete, black and white, and non-negotiable. That's Onboarded's moat — and why no amount of AI creativity replaces domain expertise in this space. 21:00 – Enabling Builders on Top of the Compliance Foundation How Onboarded balances compliance rigidity with entrepreneurial flexibility: partners and independent builders using the platform to build their own products on top of a compliance-ready foundation. 24:00 – The Founder Philosophy: Say Stupid Stuff to the Right People Finding people you trust enough to say your dumbest ideas to — who will push back hard and still be with you when the dust settles. That's the real engine of innovation. 27:00 – Where to Find Onboarded onboardr.com — a freshly launched website with a free trial and direct scheduling available.   TAKEAWAYS: 1. The Messy Middle Is the Most Underserved Layer in HR Tech Every recruiting tool has onboarding. Every HRIS has onboarding. But nobody built the orchestration layer that connects them elegantly for the worker and for the operators managing it all. That's the gap Onboarded identified — and it's larger and more painful than most people outside high-volume hiring environments realize. 2. W-2 Hiring Is 10x More Complex Than Contractor Onboarding The gig economy built an enormous amount of infrastructure for contractor trust and safety. But the W-2 world — with its federal, state, and local compliance obligations, background check requirements, I-9 verification, and benefits enrollment — is a fundamentally different problem. Mike learned this at Checkr and built Onboarded to solve it. 3. Enterprise Software Is Being Re-Architected in Months, Not Years Mike's view on AI's pace is one of the most direct in the series: people are underestimating how fast the change is coming. Not a five-year transformation curve — a five-month one. The coding agents available today, powered by tools like Claude, are already capable of building enterprise- grade software. Every software company needs to be honest about what that means for their product. 4. Compliance Is the One Category AI Cannot Vibe Away The federal, state, and local obligations governing W-2 hiring are not ambiguous, interpretable, or creatively solvable. They are discrete, binary, and non-negotiable. That is Onboarded's defensibility. No vibe coding tool can build compliance infrastructure. That requires domain expertise, legal knowledge, and years of working inside the problem — and that's exactly what the Onboarded team brings. 5. The Right Moat Is Domain Expertise, Not Just Technology In a world where building software is getting cheaper and faster, the companies with genuine defensibility are those with deep domain expertise that can't be replicated with a good prompt. Mike's background at Checkr building trust and safety infrastructure for the gig economy is the foundation that makes Onboarded's compliance product credible — and the reason partners trust it enough to build on top of it. 6. Build With People You Know — Especially Your First Team Mike's intentional choice to build Onboarded with people from his past — people whose families he knows, who've traveled together, who have real relational history — wasn't nostalgia. It was strategy. Trust that's pre-built from shared experience is the fastest path to a high-functioning founding team. You spend zero time establishing credibility and all your time solving problems. 7. Family First Is a Performance Strategy, Not Just a Value Onboarded invites families to offsites. They prioritize the spousal and parental relationships of their employees as an explicit part of their culture. Mike's reasoning: companies that ask people to choose between family and work get less from both. Companies that make space for the whole person get more output, more loyalty, and more resilience when things get hard. 8. The Best Founding Teams Can Say Stupid Things to Each Other Mike's counterintuitive founder philosophy: the most important feature of a great founding team isn't complementary skills or market knowledge — it's the psychological safety to say your worst ideas out loud without losing credibility. When you can argue, disagree, say the dumb thing, and still trust each other completely, you can work through anything. That's the trust foundation that makes the rest possible. 9. Enabling Others to Build on Your Foundation Is a Growth Strategy Onboarded isn't just a product — it's a platform. Partners and independent entrepreneurs are building compliance-ready applications on top of the Onboarded foundation, extending its reach and value without the company having to build everything itself. In an era of rapid AI-enabled building, making your core defensible and your surface area open to builders is a powerful combination.

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Serendipity: How This Episode Happened A mutual friend, a caffeine need, and a chance introduction — Adam welcomes Lívia Martini, CPO of Wellhub, in what turned into one of the most data-packed conversations in the series. 02:00 – Meet Wellhub: 16 Years, 100,000+ Partners A global wellbeing platform serving companies of all sizes across gym studios, personal trainers, nutrition, sleep, mental health, and physical health — one platform, fully personalized. 04:30 – The Adoption Problem: Why Great Benefits Get Ignored The biggest challenge in corporate wellness isn't the product — it's education and adoption. People leaders have to be genuinely bought in, and the first step has to be frictionless. 07:00 – How a Wellness Movement Starts Inside a Company What happens when adoption takes off: colleagues watching each other change, bad knees getting better, muscle being built. The movement becomes self-sustaining — but it has to start somewhere. 09:30 – 5% vs. 50%: The Adoption Gap That Defines the Market The industry average for gym-only wellness benefits is 5% adoption. Wellhub's platform sits at 40-50%. Breadth, personalization, easy onboarding, and people team support drive the gap. 12:00 – The 86% Number That Changes Everything 86% of employees say they would consider switching jobs if their company didn't offer wellbeing benefits — and that number is growing year over year. 15:00 – Wellness as a Healthcare Cost Strategy Healthier employees mean lower medical costs. Wellbeing benefits aren't a morale spend — they're a healthcare offset. The direct business case, made clearly. 17:30 – GLP-1s: Medication Is Only Half the Solution Why weight-loss medication without lifestyle change is unsustainable: muscle mass loss, bone density loss, the rebound effect. GLP-1s need to be paired with nutrition, exercise, and sleep to hold. 21:30 – Sleep Is a Weight Management Tool Most People Ignore Lívia's personal data: two to three nights of poor sleep raises her weight regardless of diet or exercise. The interconnected nature of sleep, weight, and wellness — and why all of it needs to be addressed together. 24:00 – AI at Wellhub: Coach, Recommendations & Selling at Scale An AI wellness coach, personalized content recommendations, and AI tools on the sales side to explain the product at scale across companies of all sizes and geographies. 26:30 – Letting Teams Experiment: The Chaos and the Clarity Wellhub gave its people teams license to experiment freely with AI — lived through months of productive chaos — and is now in the best practices sharing phase where one solution is solving 15 problems. 29:00 – Transform 2026: Connection Over Content Lívia's first Transform — and her verdict: the value is in the unscheduled moments, the hallway conversations, the person who sits down mid-introduction and becomes the best exchange of the conference. 31:30 – Where to Find Wellhub wellhub.com for product, partnerships, and getting in touch — and a reflection on what makes conferences like Transform genuinely worth attending. TAKEAWAYS: 1. 86% of Employees Would Consider Switching Jobs Over Wellbeing Benefits This is the most striking retention data point in the series. Wellhub's annual survey shows 86% of employees would consider or actively switch jobs if their company didn't offer wellbeing benefits — and the number is growing. For HR leaders and total rewards strategists, this moves wellness from ancillary to foundational in any competitive benefits package. 2. Industry Adoption Averages 5%. Wellhub's Is 40-50%. The gap between a generic gym benefit and a well-designed wellness platform isn't marginal — it's a 10x difference in adoption. The combination of breadth, personalization, easy enrollment, and people team support is what drives utilization from a footnote to a movement. Companies measuring benefits ROI by the number of options offered rather than the percentage of employees actually using them are measuring the wrong thing. 3. Wellness Benefits Drive Healthcare Cost Reduction The business case for wellness investment isn't just retention and morale — it's medical spend. Healthier employees drive lower insurance claims, fewer sick days, and more sustainable long- term healthcare costs. Lívia makes this connection directly: wellbeing benefits are a healthcare offset strategy, not a culture spend. 4. People Leaders Have to Be Genuinely Bought In — Not Just Compliant Adoption starts at the top. When HR and people leaders are personally using and visibly championing a wellness benefit — not just administering it — that signal travels through the organization. Lip service produces 5% adoption. Genuine conviction produces 50%. 5. A Wellness Movement Is Self-Sustaining Once It Starts The most powerful driver of wellbeing benefit adoption isn't communication or incentives — it's the moment employees start watching each other change. A colleague's bad knee gets better. Someone builds muscle. Someone sleeps through the night for the first time in months. Those visible transformations create organic pull that no marketing campaign can replicate. 6. GLP-1 Medication Without Lifestyle Change Is a Dead End Lívia's GLP-1 take is the clearest and most medically grounded in the series: the medication works by burning energy indiscriminately — it doesn't distinguish between fat, muscle mass, and bone density. Stop taking it without having built sustainable habits, and the weight returns. The medication is a tool, not a solution. Nutrition, exercise, and sleep have to accompany it for the program to hold. 7. Sleep Is a Weight and Wellness Variable Most Companies Aren't Tracking Lívia's personal data: two to three nights of poor sleep raises her weight regardless of diet or exercise. This connection — between sleep quality and metabolic health — is well-documented but largely absent from most corporate wellness conversations. Any wellbeing platform that doesn't address sleep is leaving a critical variable unaddressed. 8. Wellbeing Personalization Is the Future of Benefits Design The choose-your-own-journey model — where employees select their own wellness path from a broad menu of options, and can change it as their life changes — is the direction all benefits design is heading. One-size-fits-all packages are already failing on adoption metrics. The companies that move to personalized, flexible, employee-directed wellbeing will see the utilization numbers that justify the investment. 9. Give Your Teams License to Experiment With AI — Then Share What Works Wellhub's internal AI journey: give people teams permission to experiment freely, accept that it will be chaotic for a few months, and then create a structured best practices sharing process that surfaces the solutions that are actually working. The companies that are winning with AI internally right now aren't the ones with the most sophisticated strategy — they're the ones who started experimenting earliest and created feedback loops fastest. 10. The Best Conference Connections Are Unscheduled Lívia's first Transform validated something this series has heard repeatedly: the most valuable moments at conferences like this aren't the sessions — they're the conversations that happen between them. The person who sits down mid-introduction, the hallway exchange that turns into a 30-minute deep dive on AI adoption and change management. Conferences that create more space for that serendipity deliver more value than those packed with content.  

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These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com   TAKEAWAYS:  1. Full Disconnection on Leave Is a Culture Signal, Not a Personal Choice Ariana's ability to fully disconnect during five months of maternity leave wasn't just personal discipline — it was enabled by a company culture that explicitly supports and expects it. Greenhouse has a caregiver community, respects the whole person, and understands that genuine recovery and presence during leave leads to a better return. Companies that say they support leave but create implicit pressure to stay connected are signaling something important about how they see their employees. 2. Institutional Knowledge Is the Best Return-to-Work Advantage What made Ariana's return from leave smooth wasn't a structured onboarding plan — it was nearly 11 years of context. She knew the Q4 rhythms, the relationships, the unwritten rules. For companies managing returning employees, this is a reminder that the investment in long tenure pays dividends at the most vulnerable moments. 3. The Candidate Experience Has to Be Half the Product Greenhouse's mission — make hiring work for everyone — isn't just a brand statement. It's a product design imperative that extends to the job seeker experience, not just the recruiter experience. In a market that is genuinely brutal for candidates right now, companies and platforms that design for both sides of the hiring equation will win trust from both. 4. Dream Job Signals Cut Through AI-Generated Noise Greenhouse's My Greenhouse platform — which lets candidates designate companies as dream job targets and signal genuine intent once a month — is a direct response to the noise problem created by AI mass-application tools. In a world where volume no longer equals signal, deliberate intent becomes the most valuable data point in the funnel. 5. The Market Is Shifting Toward Behavioral Hiring Over Background Matching Greenhouse is redesigning its own interview architecture around specific defined behaviors — 'make good decisions fast,' 'invent the future,' 'be entrepreneurial' — rather than experience checkboxes. The implication for candidates: the ability to demonstrate how you think and decide is becoming more important than where you've worked. Portfolio career holders take note. 6. The STAR Method Is Fully Gameable — and Everyone Knows It Traditional structured behavioral interviewing was built for a world where candidates had to recall and articulate their own experiences. AI second-screen tools have made that world obsolete. Real-time answer coaching during live interviews is happening right now, at scale, and the recruiting teams that haven't redesigned their interview approach for this reality are operating on outdated assumptions. 7. AI Offense and AI Defense Is the Most Useful Interview Framework in This Series Ariana's team ran a workshop that split into two tracks: AI defense (how do we design questions that are more AI-resistant and require genuine human judgment to answer?) and AI offense (how do we explicitly screen for AI mindset, curiosity, and capability as a positive qualification?). Both are necessary. Neither alone is sufficient. This framework is immediately replicable. 8. 'How Do You Use AI Personally?' Is One of the Most Revealing Interview Questions Right Now Asking candidates how they use AI in their personal or professional lives — not to catch them using it wrong, but to surface genuine curiosity and self-direction — is becoming one of the sharpest signals available in an interview. The candidates who have been experimenting, iterating, and developing their own AI workflows are showing you something important about how they'll operate in roles that don't yet have defined playbooks. 9. Portfolio Careers Need Behavioral Framing to Land Adam's candid share about feeling 'unhirable' after 10 years running his own business is a common experience for independent professionals re-entering corporate environments. Ariana's coaching: the shift toward behavioral hiring is actually an advantage for portfolio career holders — because the behaviors that make someone successful in an entrepreneurial context (making decisions fast, inventing solutions, operating without consensus) are exactly the behaviors companies are now explicitly hiring for. 10. The Best Conference Value Is the Hallway Conversation, Not the Session Ariana didn't attend a single formal session at Transform and still left with more actionable intelligence than most attendees. The real value — for her and for the industry — is in the one- to-one conversations between practitioners comparing notes on what they're actually building and experimenting with. Conference organizers should design more space for that. Attendees should prioritize it.   CHAPTERS:  00:00 – Welcome Back: Motherhood & the Return Adam reunites with Ariana Moon — last seen 8 months pregnant — and gets the update on baby Leo, sleep training, and how a strong support village made the first year survivable. 02:30 – Taking 5 Months of Leave — Fully Disconnected What it looks like to actually step away: Greenhouse's culture of respecting leave, why full disconnection is both supported and expected, and why Ariana has zero guilt about it. 05:30 – The Timing Was Right: Checking Out During the AI Gold Rush Her leave coincided with peak AI hype saturation. Stepping away while the market worked itself out turned out to be exactly the right call. 07:30 – Coming Back After Leave: The Real Reimmersion Story How 11 years of institutional knowledge, strong internal relationships, and knowing exactly what Q4 looks like made the return smoother than it would have been for anyone else. 10:00 – What It Means to Recruit at a Recruiting Platform The unusual dual role: running a great recruiting team while also serving as a live feedback loop for the product and staying connected to how the market is evolving. 13:00 – The Candidate Experience Nobody Talks About Enough Greenhouse's mission — make hiring work for everyone — and why it has to extend beyond the recruiter to the candidate side. The market is brutal for job seekers right now. 15:30 – My Greenhouse: The Dream Job Feature How Greenhouse's B2C platform lets candidates designate dream job companies, signal genuine intent once a month, and give recruiters a quality signal in a market flooded with AI-generated noise. 18:30 – Portfolio Careers & How to Position Them Adam gets personal about feeling 'unhirable' after 10 years of entrepreneurship — and Ariana's coaching on positioning portfolio skills in a behavioral hiring market. 21:30 – Behavioral Hiring: The Shift Toward Interpersonal Skills How Greenhouse designs interviews around defined behaviors — 'make good decisions fast,' 'invent the future' — and why the shift toward behaviors over background may be the biggest structural change in recruiting right now. 24:30 – AI Killed the STAR Method. Now What? Traditional structured interviewing is fully gameable by AI second-screen tools. Ariana's team ran a workshop to directly confront this — and built something new. 27:00 – AI Offense and AI Defense: The Framework The two-part workshop: AI defense (questions that require genuine human judgment) and AI offense (explicitly testing for AI mindset and capability as a positive qualification). 30:00 – Testing for Curiosity as a Hiring Signal Why "how do you use AI personally?" is becoming one of the most revealing interview questions — surfacing genuine curiosity and self-direction rather than catching people out. 32:30 – What's Lighting Ariana Up at Transform 2026 Ariana didn't attend a single session — and that's the point. The value of Transform is the one-to-one conversations about what people are actually doing, building, and experimenting with right now. 35:00 – Connect With Ariana & the Vegas Advocate Where to find Ariana on LinkedIn — and her unexpectedly enthusiastic case for why Las Vegas is actually a great place to live.  

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com TAKEAWAYS: 1. The Industry Shifted From Doing More to Doing Better Kyle's State of the Union in a single sentence: a year ago, AI was being applied to do more things faster. In 2026, the question has become whether those things are being done better. Volume was the first wave. Quality is the second. The vendors who survive the next cycle will be the ones who can demonstrate genuine outcome improvement, not just efficiency gains. 2. The Consolidation Bloodbath Is Over — and the Race Is Back On The expected wave of vendor exits didn't fully materialize, but AI gave surviving vendors the ability to ship value to customers faster than ever before. The competitive dynamics haven't eased — they've intensified. The companies still standing are moving faster, not slower. 3. Build vs. Buy Is Now a Real Strategic Question for TA Teams Enterprise talent acquisition teams are building their own AI workflows in-house, and that's changing the calculus for every vendor on the floor. Kyle's framework for go-to-market leaders: track how much building culture exists in your target accounts before burning sales calories. If a prospect is already building, that's not necessarily a lost sale — but it's a fundamentally different conversation. 4. Recruiting Fraud Has Become a National Security Issue The convergence of application agents, high job-seeker volume, and organized bad actors has turned recruiting fraud from an edge case into a genuine organizational risk. Kyle knows first- degree connections who have had the FBI in their office after hiring agents of foreign states. This is not hypothetical. Every company with any sensitive data or infrastructure is a target. 5. Fraud Detection Isn't One Problem — It's a Stack Problem Interview fraud doesn't have a single point of intervention. It needs to be addressed at the ATS, at the top of the funnel, and through identity verification across multiple interview stages. Kyle's benchmark of 12 AI interviewers found screen analysis capabilities — matching visual identity from interview to interview — becoming a standard feature. Manual workflows are a bridge, not a solution. 6. AI Is Finally Making Benefits Personal at Scale Benefits has always been complicated, jargon-heavy, and delivered as a one-size-fits-all package that employees don't understand. AI chat interfaces that know an employee's profile — single, two dogs, no kids — and can explain in plain language which plan makes sense for their specific life are making personalized benefits navigation possible without requiring an HRBP to sit with every employee. That's a meaningful change in how benefits gets delivered. 7. Candidates Are Getting Smarter About Total Comp — And Recruiters Need to Keep Up Kyle's observation from the market matches what Adam hears in the trenches: candidates are increasingly asking about the full picture of compensation, including employer contributions to healthcare, equity, and benefits value. Recruiters who can't articulate total comp in real numbers are at a disadvantage — and companies that can are converting more offers. 8. The Trust Gap Between Candidates and AI Is a Communication Failure, Not a Technology Failure The friction candidates are experiencing with AI in the hiring process isn't primarily a product problem — it's a communication problem. Employers are deploying AI interviewing, screening, and assessment tools without telling candidates how to use AI, what to expect, or why these tools actually benefit them. That vacuum is being filled by Reddit misinformation and candidate frustration. Simple, proactive communication could close most of that gap. 9. AI Interviewers Eliminate Ghosting — and That Matters More Than People Admit Kyle's case for AI interviewers directed at frustrated candidates: no ghosting (every candidate gets an interview option), 24/7 scheduling flexibility, the ability to self-select out of a bad fit, and a genuine touchpoint with a company that otherwise might never respond. The value proposition is real. The problem is nobody is communicating it clearly to the people who most need to hear it. 10. Practitioners Build Better Best Practices Than Vendors Do Kyle's Human-Centric AI Council — an independent group of HR and talent leaders producing free, practitioner-led resources for navigating AI — is a direct response to the gap between what vendors say about AI and what people actually in the trenches need to know. The best guidance on using AI in HR isn't coming from conference keynotes. It's coming from the people doing the work. 11. Data Labeling Is the Final Mile of AI — and Almost Nobody Is Talking About It Kyle's standout product observation from the conference: Findem's data labeling capability gives AI the contextual grounding it needs to move from generic outputs to genuinely useful ones. The last mile of AI isn't the model — it's how well the data feeding the model is understood and labeled. That's an unsexy insight with enormous downstream impact. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Introduction: The Analyst With the Best Swag Game Adam welcomes Kyle Lagunas — industry analyst, founder, and proud owner of a Peppa Pig cardigan — and sets up a State of the Union on AI in HR tech. 02:30 – State of the Union: From More to Better Kyle's one-line summary: a year ago the industry was doing more stuff. Now it's trying to do better work. What that shift actually means. 05:00 – The Consolidation Question: Is the Bloodbath Over? The expected vendor consolidation didn't fully materialize — but AI unlocked a new level of innovation speed for those who survived, putting the race back on. 07:30 – The Build-vs-Buy Threat: When Clients Become Competitors Enterprise TA teams are building their own AI tools — and what that means for vendors without genuine defensibility beyond workflow automation. 10:00 – Fraud: From Edge Case to FBI in the Office First-degree connections who've had the FBI show up after hiring agents of foreign states. How application agents, volume, and bad actors have converged into a national security problem. 13:00 – Where Fraud Detection Lives in the Stack Fraud isn't one problem with one solution — it needs to be addressed at multiple points from ATS intake through interview identity verification. 16:00 – AI as the Great Equalizer in Benefits How AI chat interfaces are finally making personalized benefits navigation possible at scale — without requiring an HRBP to sit with every employee one-on-one. 19:30 – The Smart Candidate Who Asks About Total Comp Candidates are getting more sophisticated about total compensation — and recruiters need to be ready to explain the full picture in real numbers. 22:00 – The Trust Gap: Candidates, AI, and No One Telling the Rules Employers are deploying AI throughout hiring but issuing no guidance to candidates. The result: friction, mistrust, and a PR problem that doesn't have to exist. 25:00 – The Case for AI Interviewers — Told to the Frustrated Candidate Kyle's win-win reframe: no ghosting, 24/7 scheduling, self-selection out of bad fits, and a real company touchpoint. The value is real; the communication isn't. 28:00 – The Human-Centric AI Council: Practitioners Building the Playbook An independent council of HR and talent leaders producing practitioner-led best practices for navigating AI — free, no vendor influence. 31:00 – Love It: Findem's Data Labeling Capabilities The quiet feature Kyle called the final mile of AI: contextual data labeling that gives models the grounding they need to actually deliver value. 33:30 – Love It: CodeSignal's Persona-Based AI Interviewer The demo that impressed him most — an AI interviewer that adopts the persona of the actual hiring manager, not a generic interviewer. 35:30 – Leave It: Generic Vendors Running the Same Playbook Booths full of AEs, cheap water bottles, same motions. Kyle's prescription: bring your solutions people, bring your product people, bring something worth the conversation. 37:30 – Where to Find Kyle & Transformation Realness kyleandco.com for research, Transformation Realness for the podcast, and LinkedIn where he checks in every morning and afternoon.

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com   Takeaways: 1. You Can't Improve What You Can't See The founding insight of BrightHire — and one of the most durable frameworks in this series — is that hiring is the most consequential activity in any business, yet it produces almost no data. Interview conversations happen, and then they're gone. Capturing them isn't surveillance; it's the minimum requirement for actually improving the process. 2. Comp Comes Up in Fewer Than 2% of Candidate Conversations The most surprising data point from BrightHire's 930,000-interview analysis: salary and compensation are almost never what candidates are actually talking about in interviews. What they are asking about: remote and flexible work, company growth trajectory, and product innovation. If your recruitment messaging is leading with comp, you're answering a question most candidates aren't asking. 3. Interview Data Is a Goldmine for Employer Brand Strategy Sliced by seniority, function, and location, BrightHire's interview data tells employers exactly what different candidate segments care about — giving TA teams real intelligence for outbound messaging, recruitment marketing, and preparing recruiters and interviewers to answer the questions candidates are actually going to ask. That's a fundamentally different input for employer brand strategy than surveys or focus groups. 4. Interview Fraud Is Real and Growing — and the Defense Is Already Built The use case nobody anticipated when BrightHire launched: using candidate video profiles to verify that the person who showed up for onboarding is the same person who interviewed. Dozens of customers have built SOPs around this capability. As AI-generated fraud becomes more sophisticated, the ability to cross-reference identity signals across the entire interview process is becoming a core compliance function, not a nice-to-have. 5. AI Interviewers Don't Replace Recruiters — They Give Them Better Candidates Recruiter reaction to BrightHire's AI interviewer product wasn't fear — it was relief. By expanding access at the top of the funnel, AI interviewers surface qualified candidates who would have been passed over due to capacity constraints, giving recruiters a better pool to work from and more time to do the high-value human work of cultivating and closing those candidates. 6. The Recruiter Who Adapts Has a Massive Advantage Teddy's view is direct: recruiting professionals who embrace agentic workflows will be elevated by them. Those who resist are going to find themselves on the wrong side of an irreversible shift. The profession has always evolved — and the ones who leaned into each evolution came out ahead. 7. AI Agents Are Taking on Longer, More Complex Tasks Than Most People Realize Teddy's personal experience in the last six weeks: watching an engineering colleague execute a complex multi-step task by telling his AI agent, 'Find Teddy's Slack and execute on what Teddy asked for' — and then quality-controlling the result. The length and complexity of what agents can handle autonomously is increasing faster than most people outside of engineering teams appreciate. 8. The Right Acquisition Is One That Protects Founder Velocity Teddy's framework for evaluating the Zoom acquisition: founder-led culture at the acquiring company, strong strategic alignment on product thesis, and a track record of enabling acquired companies to retain their brand, culture, and growth trajectory. Workvivo is the proof point. Being acquired by a company where the founder is still running the show at four billion in revenue is a different experience than getting absorbed into a conglomerate. 9. Customers Are Already Building What Vendors Are Selling The most clarifying thing Teddy saw on the conference floor: customers sharing the in-house AI workflows they've already built — and the framework they're using to decide what to outsource. If a tool doesn't touch PII, compliance, or regulatory requirements, they're building it themselves. The bar for defensibility has permanently moved upward, and every vendor on the floor needs to be honest about what's truly irreplaceable about what they offer. 10. Trust Is the Most Valuable Commodity in an AI-Flooded Market In a market where AI has lowered the cost of building software dramatically, vendors are proliferating and noise is at an all-time high. Teddy's observation is that the differentiator in this environment is old-fashioned: trust, integrity, post-sales investment, and actually showing up and delivering on promises. Easy to lose, hard to build — and more valuable than ever precisely because it's become rare. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Introduction & Congrats on the Acquisition Adam welcomes Teddy Chestnut, co-founder of BrightHire, fresh off the company's acquisition by Zoom. 02:00 – Born Into Recruiting: The Origin Story Both parents in HR for 30 years. Dad met mom as a recruiter. A childhood of dinner table conversations about comp plans — and how that led to BrightHire. 05:00 – The Problem Statement That Started It All Hiring is the most important decision in business, yet treated with less rigor than a $15,000 software purchase. You can't improve what you can't see. 07:30 – 2019: A Crazy Idea That Turned Out to Be Right Pitching interview recording before LLMs, before COVID, before the world normalized AI in meetings — and how the pandemic validated the thesis overnight. 10:00 – The First Customer Who Asked If They Were Charging Enough BrightHire's first beta customer asked if they were making money on the deal. The signal that they were onto something real. 12:30 – From Resistance to Commonplace: The Adoption Journey How resistance to recording interviews dissolved as recording became normalized across all business meetings — and how the conversation shifted to unlocking insights. 15:00 – 930,000 Interviews: What the Data Says The striking finding: comp comes up in fewer than 2% of candidate conversations. What candidates are actually asking about: remote work, company growth, and product innovation. 18:30 – Turning Interview Data Into Employer Brand Intelligence How BrightHire slices that data by seniority, function, and location to give customers real intelligence for outbound messaging, recruitment marketing, and interviewer prep. 21:00 – Interview Fraud: The Use Case Nobody Saw Coming The email that changed BrightHire's roadmap: using candidate thumbnail profiles to verify that the person at onboarding was the same person who interviewed. 24:00 – AI Interviewers: The Next Frontier BrightHire's conviction that AI interviewers expand access — and the recruiter reaction: "This is a godsend because I'm getting better candidates I would have passed over otherwise." 27:00 – The Recruiter Who Adapts vs. The One Who Goes Extinct Recruiters who embrace agentic workflows gain time for high-value human work. Those who resist are on the wrong side of an inevitable shift. 29:30 – Agents Are Taking on Longer-Range Tasks What Teddy witnessed in the last six weeks: a colleague executing a complex task by telling his agent "Find Teddy's Slack and execute on what Teddy asked for." 32:00 – The Zoom Acquisition: Why It Was the Right Move Founder-led culture, strong product thesis alignment, and the Workvivo track record as proof that Zoom enables acquired companies to thrive independently. 35:00 – What Impressed Teddy Most on the Conference Floor Not a vendor product — the in-house AI workflows customers have already built, and the framework they're using to decide what to outsource vs. build themselves. 38:00 – Trust Is the Most Valuable Commodity in AI-Flooded Markets In a market where building AI products is cheap and vendors are proliferating, the only truly defensible asset is trust — brand, integrity, and delivering on promises.  

In hour 2 of New Day with SSJ and Todd Leabo we are joined by SI.com Golf writer Bob Harig. SSJ, Todd, and Bob talk about the PGA Championship, and the winner Aaron Rai.SSJ, Todd, and Bob talk about the some of the comments about the Pin placements and the difficulty of the course at Aronimink Golf Club, and we get an update on what is going on with the LIV tour. Next New Day is joined by Aaron Borgmann of Rehab solutions to discuss the recovery of Patrick Mahomes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com TAKEAWAYS:  1. Agency Recruiting Builds Skills That In-House Roles Don't Teach Sixteen years on the agency side gave Oli a closer's mentality, a sense of urgency, and an intolerance for avoidable fallout that she carried directly into Udemy. The best in-house recruiters often came from agency backgrounds — and companies that understand that have a sourcing advantage. 2. A 50% Inbound Hire Rate Is a Brand Achievement, Not an Accident Udemy's ability to fill half its roles from inbound applicants is a direct result of employer brand investment. Candidates who apply are already bought in — which means recruiters can spend more energy on screening quality than generating awareness. Inbound is not passive; it's the payoff of deliberate brand-building over time. 3. Skills-Based Hiring Requires Persona-Building, Not Just JD-Writing Udemy's approach goes deeper than listing skills in a job description. They build candidate personas modeled on current top performers — identifying what skills, behaviors, and experiences have actually driven success at the company — and use those personas to train recruiters on what to look for when scanning resumes and running screens. 4. Realignment Is a Sign of a Healthy Recruiting Process, Not a Failure Roles evolve mid-search. What a hiring manager thought they wanted in week one is often different from what they realize they need by week four. Oli's team treats realignment as a normal part of the process — using recruiting managers, people partners, and fresh perspectives to have the calibration conversation before more time is wasted. 5. Referral Bonuses Don't Improve Referral Quality — Culture Does Udemy's research-backed decision to eliminate referral bonuses is one of the most counterintuitive moves in this episode. The finding: happy employees who believe in where they work will refer good people because they want to work with them — not because there's a check waiting. Bonuses attract volume. Culture attracts quality. 6. Referrals Get Prioritized — But Not Protected Even without a bonus, referred candidates at Udemy receive a guaranteed recruiter conversation. But they still go through the same interview process as everyone else. No preferential treatment, no shortcuts. When a senior leader's referral doesn't make it, Oli holds the line — respectfully but firmly. 7. The Career Evolution Exercise Is the Best Antidote to AI Anxiety Oli's team exercise is immediately replicable: ask your recruiters to list what they did at the beginning of their career that they no longer do, then what they do today that didn't exist before. It makes the evolution of the profession visible — and reframes AI as the next chapter of a story that's been changing all along. 8. Turn Job Descriptions Into Job Ads With AI Oli's personal AI workflow is one of the most practical in the series: take a job description, prompt AI to rewrite it as a compelling job advertisement, refine for candidate appeal, then reverse-engineer: where do these people work, and how do I find them? It's a complete sourcing strategy built from a single starting point. 9. FIFO Is the Only Real AI Learning Strategy F around and find out. Oli's philosophy for AI adoption — at the individual and team level — is that the only way to understand what these tools can actually do for your process is to use them, break them, and learn from what happens. Udemy's monthly U Days give the team structured time to experiment in a low-stakes sandbox. 10. For Job Seekers: Network Hard, Stay Persistent, and Use AI to Find the Adjacent Role Oli's advice to candidates in a tough market: your network is your most underused asset — lean on it. Don't let one rejection stop you from applying elsewhere; timing and fit are company- specific, not a verdict on your value. And use AI to map your skills to adjacent industries and roles you might not have considered — your next opportunity might not look exactly like your last one.   CHAPTERS:  00:00 – Introduction & Meet Oli Adam welcomes Alessandra "Oli" Pegnim, Head of TA and Employer Brand at Udemy, and hears how she got into recruiting through 16 years on the agency side. 02:30 – The Agency Advantage: What In-House Teams Miss What 16 years of agency recruiting gives you: always be closing, speed, urgency, and the discipline of never letting a placement fall through. 05:00 – Inbound vs. Outbound: Udemy's 50% Hit Rate How Udemy manages a 50% inbound hire rate — filtering fraud while treating genuine candidate intent as the signal it is. 07:30 – Tools for Filtering Fraud at the Top of the Funnel How Greenhouse's AI functionality, combined with human oversight and skills-trained recruiters, separates real candidates from noise at volume. 10:00 – Skills-Based Hiring: From Theory to Practice How Udemy builds skills into job descriptions, creates candidate personas modeled on top performers, and trains recruiters to assess underlying competencies. 13:00 – Aligning Recruiters and Hiring Managers Where most searches break down — and how Udemy uses recruiting managers, people partners, and fresh-perspective interventions to keep searches on track. 16:00 – Outbound Sourcing: Tools and Approach LinkedIn Recruiter as the primary outbound tool, the role of referrals and internal mobility, and how Udemy navigates global regulations when sourcing externally. 18:30 – Why Udemy Killed the Referral Bonus Udemy removed referral bonuses after research showed they didn't improve quality — and that happy employees refer good people whether or not they're paid to. 22:00 – Holding the Line When Referrals Don't Make It The tough conversation: when a senior leader's referred candidate doesn't pass the interview, and how Oli handles it with honesty and fairness. 24:30 – Are Recruiters Scared of AI? Real Talk. Oli's candid take on AI anxiety inside her team — and the reframe she used to shift the conversation from fear to curiosity. 26:30 – The Career Evolution Exercise That Calms AI Anxiety Ask recruiters to name things they did at the start of their career they no longer do — and things they do now that didn't exist before. The answer reframes everything. 29:00 – How Oli Uses AI to Write Better Job Ads A practical AI workflow: take a JD, turn it into a compelling ad, refine for appeal, then reverse-engineer sourcing strategy from the output. 32:00 – FIFO: F Around and Find Out Oli's philosophy for AI adoption. Udemy's monthly U Days give the team a sandbox to experiment safely — because the only way to learn AI is to use it. 35:00 – Golden Advice for Job Seekers Lean on your network, don't let one rejection stop you, and use AI to identify adjacent roles and industries your skills can transfer into.  

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These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com TAKEAWAYS:  1. Same Tools, Same Results — You Have to Rebuild the Engine The insight at the heart of Pin: giving AI the same Boolean search infrastructure that human recruiters use produces the same mediocre results, just faster. The only way to get genuinely better outcomes is to rebuild the search engine itself so that AI can operate on a fundamentally different foundation. That's what Pin did — and why the results look different. 2. The Best Candidate Should Be First, Not on Page Seven The clearest signal that a recruiting search tool is working: the most qualified candidate for a role appears at the top of results, not buried deep in a list that requires manual excavation. For recruiters who've spent years digging through pages of search results, seeing the right person in slot one is a genuinely disorienting experience — in the best way. 3. Natural Language Filtering Closes the Gap Between Search and Judgment Standard filtering tools handle objective criteria — location, tenure, title. Pin's natural language feature handles the subjective judgment calls that used to require hours of resume scanning: the specific details that determine whether a candidate is actually worth a call. Resolving those questions in two questions or fewer is a meaningful time return for high-volume recruiters. 4. Pattern Recognition Learns Even Without Feedback — But Feedback Makes It Faster Pin's algorithm doesn't require explicit feedback to improve — it reads behavioral patterns in what recruiters accept and reject and adjusts accordingly. But providing reasons for rejections accelerates the learning dramatically. The system is watching, learning, and tuning, whether or not you tell it why. 5. The Curveball Candidate Is a Feature, Not a Bug Periodically surfacing a candidate who sits just outside the current search parameters isn't an error — it's deliberate calibration. When a recruiter declines that candidate, Pin learns where the line actually lies, resulting in increasingly precise results over time. The tool is always running a low-stakes experiment to get better. 6. A Visual Pipeline Changes How You Manage a Search Pin's upcoming Kanban board — drag-and-drop stages from interested through offer made — addresses one of the most persistent frustrations in recruiting: knowing at a glance where every candidate stands without digging through notes or spreadsheets. Pipeline visibility is a workflow problem as much as a sourcing one. 7. MCP + Claude Desktop = Autonomous Sourcing The MCP Server integration is the most forward-looking announcement in this episode: the ability for Claude Desktop to run Pin autonomously, without manual recruiter input, using Claude's broad knowledge base to execute searches and surface candidates. For business development and high-volume sourcing, this is autopilot for the top of the funnel. 8. The Second Company Is Easier Because the Team Already Knows How to Build Together Steven's team story is a blueprint for founder-led companies: seven people from his first venture joined him at Pin, bringing a shared language, shared trust, and a shared understanding of what works and what doesn't. The result is what Steven calls "life on easy mode" — not because the work is easier, but because the team already knows how to do it together. 9. Always Give Feedback to Your AI Tools Every rejection is a data point. Every accept is a signal. The recruiters getting the best results from AI-powered search tools are the ones who treat the interface as a two-way conversation — providing context, reasons, and reactions that train the system toward increasingly precise output. Passive use gets passive results.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Day 9: The Return of Steven Lu Adam, on day 9 of 10 at Transform, welcomes back Steven Lu — a returning guest and the founder of Pin, the recruiting AI tool Adam uses every day. 02:00 – Why Giving AI Boolean Tools Gets You Boolean Results The core problem Pin was built to solve: if you give AI the same search tools as a human recruiter, you get the same results. Pin rebuilt the search engine itself so AI could actually deliver better outcomes. 04:30 – The Aha Moment: Best Candidate, Slot Number One What clients experience when they switch to Pin: the best candidate for the role appears first — not buried on page seven. 06:30 – Natural Language Questions That Answer the Hard Stuff How Pin's natural language feature goes beyond standard filters — answering the nuanced, make-or-break questions about a candidate in two questions or less. 09:00 – Pattern Recognition: Learning From Every Rejection Pin's behind-the-scenes intelligence: even without explicit feedback, the platform picks up on recruiter behavior patterns and adjusts results automatically. 12:00 – The Curveball Candidates Why Pin intentionally surfaces occasional outlier candidates — to test parameters, refine the algorithm, and deliver increasingly precise results over time. 14:30 – Alpha Drop: The Kanban Pipeline Board Feature 1 in development: a visual Kanban board for tracking candidates through the hiring pipeline with full drag-and-drop functionality. 17:00 – Alpha Drop: MCP Server + Claude Desktop Integration The bigger announcement: Pin is building an MCP Server integration that allows Claude Desktop to run Pin autonomously — putting AI-powered sourcing on autopilot. 20:00 – The Team Behind Pin: Seven People Who Followed Him Seven employees from Steven's first company joined him for Pin — and that shared experience is what makes the second company feel like "life on easy mode." 22:30 – Real Results: Fees Collected, Offers Made The feedback that hits hardest: fee emails arriving up to 20 a day, and Adam's live proof point — three Pin-sourced candidates getting offers by end of the week. 24:30 – Where to Find Pin A direct listener recommendation: try pin.com, mention Adam and Steven, and see what a rebuilt search engine actually delivers.  

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Transform 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com TAKEAWAYS:  1. Build Three Distinct Support Communities Before You Need Them Angel's framework for navigating crisis — professional or personal — is built on three tiers: the emotional inner circle (family, closest friends, real-time updates), the logistics home team (practical help, appointments, WhatsApp coordination), and the extended internet community (prayers, encouragement, distant support). Knowing who belongs in each circle saves energy and deepens each relationship. 2. Learning to Receive Is as Important as Learning to Give When you're in crisis, people want to help — sometimes financially, sometimes practically, sometimes emotionally. Angel's experience is that the resistance to accepting generosity is real and deeply wired. Working through that resistance isn't weakness; it's a survival skill. 3. Deep Empathy for Yourself Comes Before Your Resume The most common job search mistake: starting with the resume. Angel's framework starts with a more foundational question — who are you right now, in this exact moment of your life? Your family situation, your financial runway, your emotional state, your real needs. You cannot build a purposeful job search without that honest baseline. 4. Purpose Is Not the Same as Empathy — But You Can't Get There Without It Deep empathy gives you the foundation. Purpose builds on it — it's your current state, your trajectory, your story. It's the answer to "tell me about yourself" that is honest, specific, and actually compelling. Most people skip empathy and land on a purpose that doesn't feel real — because it isn't. 5. Your Old Resume Is Actively Working Against You The resume you built for the Obama administration — or even five years ago — is not your resume today. Angel's advice: start from scratch with a modern platform that parses your actual capabilities, competencies, and skills. Don't update the old document; replace it entirely. 6. LinkedIn Is a Brand, Not a Job Board Most people treat LinkedIn as a passive repository. Angel treats it as a living brand. The formula: 24 words for role, 36 words for quantified impact, a current professional photo, a Canva-designed header, and active storytelling. Dormant profiles don't get found. Active brands do. 7. The Career Prayer Is the Most Powerful Networking Tool Available A LinkedIn post that blends personal humanity (here's where I am in my life right now), professional context (here's what I built and who I built it with), and authentic future direction (here's what I'm looking for) activates dormant networks faster than any cold outreach campaign. If it reads like AI wrote it, it won't work. If it reads like you, it will. 8. Use AI to Identify Who to Reach Out to First Download your full LinkedIn contact list. Feed it into AI along with your resume, LinkedIn profile, and clarity on what you're looking for. Ask it to identify the 20 most relevant people to reach out to — and why. This turns a vague networking intention into a targeted, prioritized outreach list in minutes. 9. The 1-4/14: Plan for 14 Months and 14 Years Simultaneously Angel's framework for living with a terminal diagnosis is a masterclass in holding two truths at once: get your affairs in order (14 months — directives, will, trustees) and commit to building a life and a legacy (14 years — purpose, impact, the people you're fighting for). Both are necessary. Neither cancels the other out. 10. Showing Up Is Its Own Act of Leadership Angel came to Transform 2026 with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, a 2-3% five-year survival median, and more energy and generosity than almost anyone else in the building. His presence — and his willingness to share his journey publicly — is itself a form of re-inspiration for anyone going through their own version of impossible. CHAPTERS:  00:00 – Day 3 Opens With Angel Adam opens his first interview of day three with Angel Cruzado — a LinkedIn connection turned in-person meeting — and the conversation immediately goes somewhere real. 02:00 – Living With Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer Angel shares where he is on his cancer journey, what it's like to navigate a conference when you're fighting for your life, and why he showed up anyway. 04:30 – Building Your Community for the Hard Times How a cancer diagnosis forced Angel to build three distinct support communities: the emotional inner circle, the logistics home team, and the extended internet family. 08:00 – Learning to Accept Generosity One of the most vulnerable moments in the series: Angel talks about the resistance to receiving support — financial and otherwise — and how he learned to accept it as part of surviving. 10:30 – Meet Respiros: Career Transitions with Heart Angel introduces his company — an outplacement and career transition services firm that CHROs hire to re-inspire employees through layoffs, treating them as individuals rather than headcount. 13:00 – The Job Market Right Now: Real Talk An honest assessment of the current talent market: companies have their pick, not everyone is an A player, and struggling candidates need something more than a refreshed resume. 15:30 – Step 1: Deep Empathy for Yourself Before you touch your resume, understand where you truly are as a human being. Your baseline context shapes everything that follows. 18:00 – Step 2: Purpose — Who You Are and Where You're Going The second layer: purpose. Not the same as empathy. It's your current state, your trajectory, and the story that actually means something when someone asks "tell me about yourself." 20:30 – Step 3: Build the Right Resume From Scratch Why your 8-year-old resume is working against you and the case for starting completely fresh with a modern platform. 23:00 – Step 4: LinkedIn as a Living Brand How most people are using LinkedIn wrong — and the precise framework Angel uses: 24 words for role, 36 words for quantified impact. 26:00 – The Career Prayer: Storytelling That Activates Dormant Networks Angel's most memorable concept: a LinkedIn post format that blends personal authenticity, professional context, and genuine humanity — and why it generates real job leads in ways job applications never do. 30:00 – The AI Hack for Network Activation Download your full LinkedIn contacts, feed them into AI with your resume and profile, and ask it to identify the 20 people you should reach out to first — and why. 33:00 – How to Reach Out After Years of Silence The right way to re-engage a dormant contact: not a cold ask, but a genuine, story-led post that gives people a reason to respond on their own terms. 36:00 – The 1-4/14: His Framework for Living Plan for 14 months — medical directives, will, trustees — and simultaneously plan to live for 14 years. Both are necessary. Both are acts of hope. 39:00 – His North Star: His 11-Year-Old's High School Graduation The moment that grounds everything: Angel's goal of making it to his son's graduation when the median 5-year survival rate for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer is 2-3%. 41:00 – Re-Inspiring Others Through His Own Transition Angel closes with the mission: if people who are struggling and hurting can see him still showing up, still building, maybe that re-inspires them to do the same.  

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One day at Faith Formation we played a game, "Pin the flame on the Apostle." The Spirit comes to teach us that we are not orphans. We don't need to protect ourselves, provide for ourselves, or guide ourselves because we have the Holy Spirit.

Remember that game, Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Where you'd be blindfolded and spun until you were dizzy and disoriented, and expected not to miss? Expected to hit the mark? In the dark. In the noise. In the confusion.You're blindfolded right now. You've been spinning for decades. But you just heard this message. This Voice. This Sound. STAND STILL. You're steadying yourself. Reclaiming your balance. Reclaiming your center of gravity. You are removing the blindfold now. The Sun was already out. The Son had never left. It was Me that stilled the motion. It was Me that removed the mask. It is I who Am sitting in your seat, standing in your shoes, calming that mind, and stilling the stormy seas of your life.Peace. Be. Still.All three words point to the same One. THIS IS HOW YOU WON.

Sourcing frustration is usually diagnosed as a volume problem. Not enough candidates in the funnel. Not enough searches. Not enough outreach. Steven Lu thinks it's the opposite problem. Steven is the co-founder and CEO of Pin.com and the founder of Interseller, a recruiting outreach platform that helped place over 40,000 candidates before being acquired by Greenhouse in 2021. After two years inside Greenhouse studying the top of the recruiting funnel, he launched PIN to solve a specific, persistent problem: the candidates most worth finding are the ones current sourcing tools miss. In this episode, Steven explains why 30% of top talent is essentially invisible in LinkedIn searches. He breaks down how PIN's shadow resume technology rebuilds candidate profiles from external data to surface people who've never described themselves online. He also shares the outreach approach that generates 30 to 40% response rates, the exact sequence he recommends (3 emails and 2 LinkedIn touches), and the four most common mistakes that quietly destroy deliverability. The bigger picture matters for every recruiter working in an increasingly noisy market. The era of high-volume outreach is coming to an end. Email providers are measuring engagement signals. Spam filters are getting sharper. The recruiters who win over the next two or three years will be the ones who source fewer candidates, make each one count, and treat every outreach like it's going to the one person who can fill the role. This is a practical conversation about what's changing in sourcing and how to address it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the most qualified candidates rarely appear in standard keyword searches How PIN's shadow resume makes unfindable candidates findable What PIN's autopilot mode does and how to set it up with just two inputs Why you should cap your outreach sequence at five steps The four most damaging outreach mistakes recruiters make Why including a Google Doc link beats pasting the job description every time How to structure omnichannel outreach across email and LinkedIn Why the top 1% of billers operate from a very short candidate Rolodex Episode highlights: [3:49] From Interseller to Greenhouse to PIN - Steven's journey [9:34] The talent curve: why top candidates don't show up in search [13:36] PIN's North Star KPI: 7 out of 10 candidates accepted [27:32] Autopilot mode: 50 candidates sourced for you every weekday [37:34] Why volume sourcing is running out of road [44:57] The four outreach mistakes killing your response rates [49:50] The 5-step sequence Steven recommends [1:04:12] How the top 1% of billers think about their candidate pipeline Guest bio: Steven Lu is the co-founder and CEO of Pin.com. He previously founded Interseller, which helped place over 40,000 candidates before being acquired by Greenhouse in 2021. He spent two years at Greenhouse before launching PIN in December 2024. Steven is based in Brooklyn, New York. Connect with Steven: Pin.com - book a free demo or start a free trial Connect with Mark: Free 30-minute strategy session: recruitmentcoach.com/strategy-session Mark on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mwhitby Follow on Instagram: @RecruitmentCoach

Explore Plaud Note Pro, the AI-powered note-taking device that records audio, transcribes conversations, and creates actionable summaries. Learn how it works, its accessibility features, and its pros and cons for meetings, calls, and lectures. Entries are still open for the Double Tap competition in partnership with Pneuma Solutions, with a closing date of May 1st. Listeners have the chance to win subscriptions to powerful accessibility tools including Remote Incident Manager for accessible remote tech support and Scribe for creating screen reader-friendly documents quickly. To enter, send an email to feedback@doubletaponair.com, a WhatsApp message to (613) 481-0144, or call (877) 803-4567, making sure to include your name and contact details so the team can get in touch if you win. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into Plaud Note Pro, a portable AI note taker described as “the world's most advanced AI note taker.” Steven shares his hands-on experience, from unboxing and setup to testing its recording, transcription, and summarisation features. They discuss the device's form factors (Note, Note Pro, and Pin series), differences in microphones, battery life, and dual recording modes. The conversation covers practical uses, including meetings, Zoom calls, phone calls, and university lectures. Steven highlights accessibility with VoiceOver on iPhone, haptic feedback, and exporting notes for easier reading. They also touch on privacy concerns, subscription tiers, and how PlAUD compares to existing smartphone apps and AI transcription tools. Relevant Links Plaud Official Site: https://www.plaud.ai ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

All-time highs – SP500 up 9% MTD – NAS100 even more Balanced risk – up or down from here is evenly matched All tech right now (Example Monday Equal Weighted up 0.33%, SP500 down 0.35%) Worried about No More Mr. Nice Guy The new “Blockchain” , “SPAC”, “MEME” that is pushing stocks PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - HUGE MOVES - All from Tweets - Earnings seasons - banks did goooood -- Earnings season - carrot ahead of next week when the tech giants report (lots of bulls on this) - A belated 420 day to all you stoners out there! Grab a gummy, come back in about 45 minutes and listen - show will be much better... - Tariff refunds now available Markets - All-time highs - SP500 up 9% MTD - NAS100 even more - Balanced risk - up or down from here is evenly matched -- All tech right now (One day Equal Weighted up 0.33%, SP500 down 0.35%,) - Equal weight up 4.5% MTD, S&P up 9% - Worried about No More Mr. Nice Guy ? - Seems like Trump is bored with the Iran thing... - The new "Blockchain" , "SPAC", "MEME" that is pushing stocks Announcing the Winner of the Closest to the Pin for NetGear... Open /Closed - Straits of Hormuz closed again, and again - The brief opening allowed for a cruise ship to sneak through last week. - Celestyal Discovery, a 1,360-guest vessel operated by Greece-based Celestyal Cruises, departed Port Rashid in Dubai, U.A.E., on April 17 at 11:36 a.m. local time, becoming the first cruise ship known to exit the strait since the crisis began earlier this year. - No passengers aboard - aside from Captain and Crew. - - That must have been a pretty scary passing.... OIL - Oil hovering in the $80-$90 range for a while, now topping $100 - WTI and Brent flipped back to the normal relationship - UAE leaving OPEC - (accounts for 12% of OPEC and 4% of global oil) ---- They need more flexibility and there seems to be a rift  with Saudi Arabia and others as they have not been protected -- China! China to begin exporting jet fuel, diesel and gasoline - DOES THIS MEAN PRICED IN YUAN? Economics - Retail sales up more than expected. - Some is due to the high cost of gas - but stripping out gas prices - still beat expectations - How do we square this with the UMich at all-time lows? Consumer Confidence Retail Sales YoY Chips - MRVL Shares jumped more than 7% after a report by The Information said the company is in talks with Google to build two new AI chips. - AVGO (Broadcom) dipped as they had a deal announced prior and this seems to have watered down some of the importance. - Fast forward a few days and then we see a story about OpenAi missing user and revenue projections. Commentary about concern that if they do not meet their numbers, may not have enough money to fund all the build-outs they promised. (Lots of names dropping on this concern) Tim Apple - Apple announces that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026. - Ternus joined Apple's product design team in 2001 and became a vice president of Hardware Engineering in 2013. He joined the executive team in 2021 as senior vice president of Hardware Engineering. Throughout his tenure at Apple, Ternus has overseen hardware engineering work on a variety of groundbreaking products across every category. He was instrumental in the introduction of multiple new product lines, including iPad® and AirPods, as well as many generations of products across iPhone®, Mac®, and Apple Watch. - Ternus's work on Mac has helped the category become more powerful and more popular globally than at any time in its 40-year history. Prior to Apple, Ternus worked as a mechanical engineer at Virtual Research Systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Mo Money - Vendor Financing - Anthropic to secure up to 5 gigawatts (GW) of current and future generations of Amazon's Trainium chips to train and power their advanced AI models. - Anthropic's Claude Platform available on AWS, providing their full AI developer experience in one place. - Amazon to invest $5 bln in Anthropic today and up to an additional $20 bln in the future. Operation Vaccu Suck - AST SpaceMobile — Shares fell 15% after a satellite launched  was placed into the wrong orbit. - The company said in a release it expects the cost of the satellite to be recovered by an insurance policy, and it still plans to conduct orbital launches once every month to two months in 2026. - DH Space Cleanup - this is going to be huge. Like the Spaceballs Mega Maid Scene - goes from suck to blow. Mega maid cleaning up space trash - Operation Vaccu Suck Fed Chair Nominee - Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh told Senate hearing that Fed must stay independent and "stay in its lane" - Opening statement (Senate) : "I do not believe the operational independence of monetary policy is particularly threatened when elected officials—presidents, senators, or members of the House—state their views on interest rates. Central bankers must be strong enough to listen to a diversity of views from all corners. - But the actual confirmation may still be stuck until the lawsuit against Powell is dropped (Which it seems is in process) Drugs man... - Compass Pathways — The biotechnology company surged nearly 25% after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that directs his administration to speed up reviews of psychedelic drugs. - Compass is conducting studies of psychedelics to create drugs for treatment-resistant depression and PTSD. HOW? - A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday. - Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at 8 a.m., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency administering the system. - It's the first step in a complicated process that also might eventually lead to refunds for consumers who were billed for some or all of the tariffs on products shipped to them from outside the United States. SUBS Emerging - Sandwich chain Jersey Mike's has confidentially filed for an IPO. - - Blackstone bought a majority stake in the sandwich chain in 2024 in a deal that valued the company at roughly $8 billion. - - - With more than 3,000 locations nationwide, Jersey Mike's is the second-largest hoagie sandwich chain in the U.S. -- Did some research - typical franchisee makes about $100-$200k per store. ----- Initial cost to get store going ~ $700k (3-7 year make-good on initial investment plus risks) NEW Stock MOVER - SPACS were HOT - now by all accounts one of the worst performance groups EVER - AI Pivot - - - Not sure this has legs like some of the ones in the past... - Myseum shares more than doubled after the social media firm became the latest company to refocus efforts on artificial intelligence. -----Shares of Myseum, which has been renamed Myseum.AI, will still trade under the MYSE ticker - The New Jersey-based company announced Wednesday that it would change its name to Myseum.AI amid a concentration on integrating AI into its platforms like Picture Party and DatChat. Myseum will use AI agents to manage personal media in a way that adapts to users' preferences while also maintaining privacy, the company said. - Allbirds' shares during the previous session after the struggling shoemaker announced a pivot to AI (Went from $3 to $24 and now $11) Crypto News - Charles Schwab is rolling out crypto trading, allowing clients to buy bitcoin and ether in the coming weeks. - The move places the brokerage in direct competition with Robinhood and Coinbase, both of which tend to serve younger clients and offer commission-free trading on stocks (but still carry a fee on crypto). - Schwab is the latest example of increasing crypto acceptance by traditional financial firms that previously were waiting on the sidelines to launch crypto offerings. (Only Ether and Bitcoin) -- Stock was down on this news an some earnings hangover (8% from recent high) - Robinhood and Coinbase had some selling on the news too.... OpenAi - Nastyness - Sam Altman is seeking the dismissal of punitive damages claims in his sister's civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies. - Annie Altman accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006 at the family home in suburban Clayton, Missouri, starting when she was three and he was 12. She said the "last acts of sexual abuse and rape" occurred when Sam Altman was an adult. He is now 40. - Sam Altman is countersuing his sister for defamation over her posts, including a video that said "an almost tech billionaire" molested her. (He is seeking $1) Other Strange - FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick following the publication of an article on Friday alleging the director had a drinking problem that could pose a threat to national security. - The magazine's story, initially titled “Kash Patel's Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job," cited more than two dozen anonymous sources expressing concern about Patel's “conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences” that “alarmed officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice.” - The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks $250 million in damages. Netflix News - Netflix beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue and reported a big jump in earnings per share thanks in part to a termination fee related to its proposed Warner Bros. Discovery deal. - The company said it expects second-quarter revenue to increase 13% and reiterated its earlier warning that content spending would be weighted in the first half of the year due to the timing of title launches. - The company announced Reed Hastings, Netflix's co-founder and current chairman, would exit the board in June when his term expires. - Netflix reiterated that it's on track to reach $3 billion in advertising revenue in 2026, which would mark a doubling year over year, as that newer revenue line shows growth. ----Shares fell 9% after the announcement QVC - QVC Group Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to shed $5 billion in debt, as the company struggles with declining network viewership and stiff competition for its e-commerce operation. - QVC's business model, which relies on live sales sessions and call-in ordering, gave customers a sense of a personal relationship with their favorite peddlers, but the company's best year ever was in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, and its revenue has dropped by more than a third since then. - The rise of short-form video platforms like TikTok, which has seen success with live shopping and has brought in more than $15 billion in US revenue in 2025, poses a significant challenge to QVC as it tries to restructure its debt and evolve its business model. - There will still be QVC for a while - really just a debt restructure - but eventually they are toast Spirit - 9 Lives? - Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has floated offering the US government an equity stake in the discount carrier to help stave off its potential liquidation, according to people familiar with the matter. - The Air Current first reported that Spirit is seeking a bailout from the US government. - Any proposed bailout is likely to get pushback from competitors that are also struggling with a spike in jet fuel prices during the conflict in the Middle East, some of the people said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to meet with low-cost airline chief executives this week to discuss their challenges, the people said. Just IN - Jetblue CEO told employees it isn't considering filing for bankruptcy protection this year. - Geraghty's comments come amid higher fuel costs and speculation sparked by the New York-based carrier's founder that the airline could go bust. - The airline has sufficient liquidity and access to additional capital, Geraghty said in an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg. That includes a recently secured $500 million loan backed by aircraft, with an option to raise another $250 million. Robot 1/2 Marathon - A humanoid robot completed a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, about seven minutes faster than the men's world record. - The second annual robot half marathon showed rapid advances in artificial intelligence, with 40% of the robots running autonomously and demonstrating improvement in handling generalized environments. - The race, which featured over 100 teams and 300 robots, showcased China's industrial policy priorities, including progress in artificial intelligence and robotics to mitigate the economic risks of an aging population. - About 40% of the robots this year rant autonomously Crazy Short Squeeze AVIS Earnings on the way... Microsoft EPS: ~$4.00–$4.05 (+15–17% YoY) Revenue: ~$81–82 billion (+15–16% YoY) Focus: Azure growth, AI monetization, and whether heavy AI spending is translating into margins. Alphabet (Google) EPS: ~$2.60–$2.70 (~5% YoY decline, due to higher depreciation) Revenue: ~$106–107 billion (+18–20% YoY) Focus: Strong Cloud growth and proof that AI investment is turning into sustainable revenue. Meta Platforms EPS: ~$6.60–$6.70 (+20%+ YoY) Revenue: ~$55–56 billion (+18–22% YoY) Focus: AI?driven advertising performance, core margins, and cost discipline outside Reality Labs. Amazon EPS: ~$1.60–$1.65 (+10–12% YoY) Revenue: ~$177–180 billion (+13–14% YoY) Focus: AWS growth, advertising margins, and clarity around large AI capital spending plans. Apple EPS: ~$1.90–$2.00 (+15–16% YoY) Revenue: ~$90–95 billion (mid?teens YoY growth) Focus: Services growth, iPhone demand stability, and capital return priorities.       Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? THE WINNER OF THE CLOSEST TO THE PIN for NETGEAR Winners will be getting great stuff like the new "OFFICIAL" DHUnplugged Shirt!     FED AND CRYPTO LIMERICKS   See this week's stock picks HERE Follow John C. 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In this long episode, we look at several interviews conducted by notorious 'skeptic' author Michael Shermer on his podcast and "shitty YouTube channel", as it was memorably described by Rebecca Watson... After an introductory discussion of Shermer and his... ahem... chequered history (to put it legally non-actionably), we boggle at the decidedly low-energy Mr Skepticism as he interviews psychologist of abuse and gaslighting Jennifer Fraser PhD about her book about abuse and gaslighting and her own history of being abused and gaslit, all without breaking a bead of sweat. This is Michael Shermer, remember. Then we take in some lowlights of his unbelievably vapid conversation with store-brand Bari Weiss, Bari Weiss's wife, Nellie Bowles, who is just... insufferable. We conclude by voyaging fully into the sickness as we tune into a discussion Shermer had with rabidly Islamophobic Zionist neocon warmonger and racist reactionary crank Douglas Murray, all about how Islam is a 'culture of death' and maybe Israel accidentally did some bad stuff in Gaza but, y'know, that's war, or something. Big content warnings on this one. It's what I call a 'journey episode'. Not only is it over 2hrs long (we try to keep the length down but sometimes it's not possible) but all the way through it also raises topics that are very hard to deal with, including sexual and psychological abuse, and the manifold violent crimes of the state of Israel, including the Gaza genocide. And all through it, there is the personification of self-identified rational, logical, sceptical centrism nodding along like the libertarian reactionary and alleged abuser he actually is. I've made time stamps for this one, for ease of navigation or multi-session listening. The Intro to Shermer section starts around 13:50 The section dealing with the Fraser interview starts around 24:11 The Nellie Bowles bit begins around 1:04:00 And the Douglas Murray section starts at around 1:31:00 NOTES: Rebecca Watson, "So I'm in the Epstein Files" https://www.reddit.com/r/behindthebastards/comments/1p1noab/so_im_in_the_epstein_files_rebecca_watson_on/ Rebecca Watson, "Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins and Others Really Are" https://www.reddit.com/r/behindthebastards/comments/1p1noab/so_im_in_the_epstein_files_rebecca_watson_on/ PZ Myers, "What Do You Do When Someone Pulls the Pin and Hands You a Grenade?" What do you do when someone pulls the pin and hands you a grenade? https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/08/08/what-do-you-do-when-someone-pulls-the-pin-and-hands-you-a-grenade/ Mark Oppenheimer, Buzzfeed, "Will Misogyny Bring Down the Atheist Movement?" https://www.buzzfeed.com/markoppenheimer/will-misogyny-bring-down-the-atheist-movement The Michael Shermer Show, "Douglas Murray on Hamas, Iran, and the Collapse of the Two-State Solution" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTTXoQ42wP4&pp=ygUObXVycmF5IHNoZXJtZXLSBwkJ0woBhyohjO8%3D The Michael Shermer Show, "Shermer Says 5: What Went Wrong in Minnesota? Protests, Panic, and Personal Responsibility" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZRwQ4ggFc The Michael Shermer SHow, "The Psychology of Gaslighting, Bullying, Cults, and Coercion" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w37x_mIGOIA The Michael Shermer Show, "What Happened to Journalism" https://youtu.be/uUfkVLkvPzk PZ Myers, Michael Shermer is Scum https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/14/michael-shermer-is-scum/ PZ Myers, Shermer-Shrier Interview https://freethoughtblogs.com/reprobate/2021/08/01/the-shermer-shrier-interview/ Skepchick / Rebecca Watson, The Fascists are Lying about ICE Murdering an Innocent Woman https://skepchick.org/2026/01/the-fascists-are-lying-about-ice-murdering-an-innocent-woman/ Science-Based Medicine, Michael Shermer's Anti-Trans Obsession https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fakeskepticshermer/ Legal Planet, False Equivalence Watch: Michael Shermer https://legal-planet.org/2013/02/10/false-equivalence-watch-michael-shermer/ SHOW NOTES: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent.  Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper/posts Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618&fan_landing=true IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's (Locked) Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ Jack's Bluesky: @timescarcass.bsky.social Daniel's Bluesky: @danielharper.bsky.social IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1

Hey everyone,Fresh out the Reactor this week we got new tunes from Impex, Noidex, Billain , Prolix, merph, Netsphere, Teddy Killerz, Basotdel & Slowdown X O&PIn the Demo room we are looking at upcoming heat from Sindicate, A-cray, Titanz UK, Nemy and a killer remix from ZardonicCheck out the track list below and let's dive in!Impex - Vegan Zombie Paradehttps://cygnusmusic.link/zrp5rvpTRACKLIST AND MORE INFO: www.stonxmusic.co.uk/stonxcast-ep186

Get ready, kids, because your monthly dose of JFD is here with a trio of films that range from silly, to spooky to downright strange! Up first, Elvis is a manly ranch hand who takes a job at a health spa for rich women and gets them all horned up before finding himself in the middle of an inheritance scheme that lands him in a haunted house in Tickle Me from 1965.Next, a Japanese pop duo find themselves in a creepy house with cannibals and dragons, but it's cool because they're vampires and their manager is a werewolf in Diva in the Netherworld from 1980.And finally, a brother and sister learn the facts of life from their father's medical dummy but soon the brother becomes obsessed with it until things turn deadly in Pin from 1988.All this plus Sean's wrestling adventures in Vegas, Parker's pop punk and drive-in adventures in the desert, Kevin's adventures in stoner cinema, the latest Nerd News , blu-ray releases and so much more!LISTEN!MP3 Direct DonloydAlso, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll keep this podcast going with your love and support.

Oz Pearlman is a mentalist, magician, endurance athlete, and keynote speaker. Can someone actually read your mind? Oz has built a 30-year career on making you believe the answer is yes, but what's really happening when he guesses your PIN code, your card, or a memory you've never shared with anyone? Is it psychology, body language, or something science can barely explain? Expect to learn how mentalism actually works, the psychological principles behind building instant trust, how to make someone remember you forever in under 10 seconds, what it's really like to perform for the most powerful people on the planet, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠⁠⁠ Get 160+ biomarkers tested for just $1/day and save an extra $25 at ⁠https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at ⁠https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular flavours with your first purchase at ⁠https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at ⁠https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Timestamps: (0:00) Is Oz's Career is Built On a Lie? (1:56) Who is the Greatest Mentalist of All Time? (3:22) What Are the Core Principles of Mentalism? (4:23) Does Body Language Give People Away? (5:16) How Did He Do This Trick?! (15:08) Why Storytelling Makes the Trick Work (22:26) The Secret to Telling a Gripping Story (30:03) Memory Hacks From a Mentalist (38:36) The Best Ways to Detect Deception (41:59) How to Become Indispensable to People (48:44) Why You Should Try to Boost Your Confidence (54:06) Is Everyone Susceptible to Manipulation? (01:00:13) How Similar Are Comedians and Mentalists? (01:02:23) Can We Train Ourselves to Lucid Dream? (01:09:27) How to Recover When a Trick Goes Wrong (01:14:26) Will Oz Be Able to Trick Donald Trump? (01:25:44) How Oz Hacks Your Sense of Reality (01:29:43) Why Endurance Training Builds Mental Toughness (01:36:10) The Hidden Impacts of Being a Mentalist (01:47:27) What's Next For Oz? (01:47:41) Oz Breaks into Chris' Mind Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weather has turned, and that means it is time to get back out on the links and get back to golf! On the seventh episode of the Golf Mix Tape podcast with Jeff, from Fairways & Dreams, and Dan, from Leave the Pin, they dive into the following topics: - Dan's golf trip to Pinehurst - The current state of our golf games - 3 songs for your golf mix tape All on the latest episode of the Golf Mix Tape podcast, a part of the Golfer Gang Network of podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Predsednik najavljuje glad, pa proizvodnju čovekolikih robota u Srbiji, Orban gubi konce u Mađarskoj, a naše nove slušalice napali su somalijski pirati! Gledate 233. epizodu Njuz Podkasta.

Megan Schuster and Spanners break down the latest F1 news heading into the Miami Grand Prix, including new technical regulations aimed at improving qualifying and safety. They discuss how these changes could impact racing, along with ongoing tensions between George Russell and Max Verstappen. They also dive into a strange media controversy involving Lando Norris and broader questions about journalism in Formula One. Plus, they react to Doriane Pin's historic F1 test with Mercedes and what it means for women in motorsport. Finally, they preview what to expect in Miami and share details about their live events during race weekend. (00:00) Intro (01:20) Miami Updates (04:51) The New(er) Regulations (07:26) The Death of 50-50 (16:28) New Battery Deployment (19:55) Saudi Arabia: Maybe? (25:36) George vs. Max is back on! (31:40) Norris is “Not the Boss” (43:10) Pin makes History! RSVP Link for Spanners Hosts: Megan Schuster, Spanners Ready Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey Disney Geeks! Curtis Stone here, host of the Geekin' on Walt Disney World Podcast. This week's episode is one of those conversations that perfectly captures what this community is all about… Friends Laughter Disney magic And a little bit of… EPIC adventure I'm joined by Samantha and Deirdre to recap an incredible trip that started with a Geek meetup at Walt Disney World… …and then turned into something even bigger— A deep dive into Universal's brand-new Epic Universe From scavenger hunts and pin trading “nerd events”…To unforgettable meals, hilarious moments, and surprising favorites… This episode is packed with stories, laughs, and insights you're going to love. Travelin' Tiaras Promo Thinking about planning your next Disney or Universal adventure? Let Margita and the Travelin' Tiaras team help you create a truly magical trip—whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned Disney pro. Reach out at: travelintiaras@gmail.com Already booked your trip? You can still transfer your reservation and get expert help at no extra cost! Featuring in This Episode Resorts & Stay Highlights Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort (2-Bedroom Villa – The Paddock) Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Universal's Stella Nova Resort (Epic Universe) Dining & Food Highlights Topolino's Terrace (including that amazing sole dish) Hollywood Brown Derby (last-minute group lunch win!) Four Seasons Orlando (Lobby Bar + Epilogue night vibes) Animal Kingdom's viral Cookie Dough Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich Epic Universe: Bar Helios (incredible views + light show) Atlantic Restaurant (fountain dining experience) Burning Blade Tavern (and lots of “improvement ideas” ) Experiences & Highlights Dan Robinson's EPIC scavenger hunt Pin trading “nerd event” at Coronado Springs Game night with Michigan Rummy (played with M&Ms!) Community moments with friends (and meeting the twins ) Epic Universe Deep Dive Wizarding World (Ministry of Magic + insane queue detail) How to Train Your Dragon land (unexpected favorite!) Toothless meet-and-greet Dark Universe monsters + Burning Blade Tavern Super Nintendo World (Mario Kart + Donkey Kong coaster) Memorable Moments “I don't like gambling… I just gamble with Disney pins.” The 50's Prime Time Café green bean incident (yes… it happened twice ) Late-night champagne after Epilogue Sitting in a bar at Epic Universe… “We just spent two hours criticizing everything—and it was the highlight of our day.” Key Takeaways Epic Universe is next-level immersive, especially in theming and scale Express Pass is almost a must if you want to maximize your time Disney still has that intangible magic that's hard to replicate The real highlight? Time spent with friends and this amazing Geekin' community Shout Out & Wrap Up Huge thanks to Samantha and Deirdre for coming on and sharing their trip! These are the kinds of episodes that remind me why I love doing this podcast… It's not just about rides, food, or even the parks— It's about the people. Support the Show If you love the podcast and want to support what we do: Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/GeekinOnWDW Listen Anywhere Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere you listen.The post Disney Meets Universal With Sam and Deirdre – Ep 664 first appeared on Geekin' On WDW Podcast.

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Unleash 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com About: Maribel R. Diz is the Head of People for Latin America and the Caribbean Region at Visa. She is responsible for developing and executing people strategies in support of the overall business plan and direction in the region. She is also a strategic business advisor to the Visa Latin America and Caribbean leadership team regarding talent needs and plans for the region, including Miami, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. She has also served as the global People Champion, serving as the Chief People Officer's advisor, enabling her to work closely with the global People community in meeting the strategic priorities of the function. Maribel has more than 25 years of experience with Visa, and has a proven track record of working very closely across functions and geographies, providing leadership and driving change in the organization, while also promoting the Visa culture and leadership principles with diversity and inclusion across the region. She specializes in transformational work focusing on creating high performing leadership teams. Maribel has a Masters of Science in Human Resources Management from Florida International University and an undergraduate degree in Business from Nova Southeastern University. She also holds a Doctoral in Business Administration with distinction at Florida International University. She sits on the Center of International Business Education and Research, and Masters in Human Resources advisory boards at FIU, and was recently appointed as a Co-chairperson of the Doctoral in Business Administration Advisory Council. She is an active role model for HISPA (Hispanics Inspiring Student's Performance and Achievement) speaking to high school students inspiring them to stay in school and follow their dreams. She is a published author and accomplished speaker on all things leadership and gender inclusion, and is also specialized in the different workplace generations. CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening + final interview from UNLEASH01:00 Intro to Maribel Diz (Visa HR Leader)02:30 30-year career at Visa: why she stayed04:30 Career growth, promotions & confidence06:00 Generational shifts in the workforce08:30 Gen X vs Millennials vs Gen Z dynamics10:30 Why Gen Z is misunderstood12:00 What Gen Z actually needs from leaders14:00 Leadership strategies for younger talent16:00 Remote work vs in-office debate18:00 “If you want a career, come into the office”20:00 The value of proximity, visibility & relationships22:00 Hybrid work realities across global teams24:00 HR tech & AI: what's actually exciting26:00 Using AI to remove tactical work28:00 The future of HR as a strategic function30:00 Leading with personalization (not one-size-fits-all)32:00 What truly motivates Gen Z and millennials34:00 Research insights: how Gen Z processes information36:00 Attention myths vs reality38:00 Motivation vs inspiration in leadership40:00 Preparing for the future workforce42:00 Final advice for leaders and organizations43:30 Closing + where to connect KEY TAKEAWAYS Gen Z is not entitled—they are highly capable but require guidance and context Leadership must shift from one-size-fits-all to personalized development Remote work offers flexibility, but in-person work accelerates career growth Relationship building and visibility remain critical for long-term success AI will remove tactical HR work and elevate the importance of strategic leadership Motivation is internal—but inspiration must come from leadership Generational differences are less about conflict and more about understanding The future of work requires meeting employees halfway while maintaining standards

Welcome back podcast patrons to Episode 252 of Leave the Pin Podcast. Join me as I share my detailed 8-day golf trip to Pinehurst, exploring top courses, accommodations, dining, and local attractions. Perfect for golf enthusiasts planning their own Pinehurst adventure. Check out our sponsor AGAPE Golf balls. https://agape-golf.com Please leave a review and rating on iTunes/Spotify if you enjoy the episode. Follow us on Instagram @leavethepin Tag us on your social media feed with #Leavethepin Email us at Leavethepin@gmail.com Get busy golfing or get busy dying Plan on staying in Pinehurst and making your golf dreams come true? Stay at HappyBirdies...the only Leave the Pin approved house in Pinehurst. You will be right on the 4th hole of course no.3 and within a 4 minute drive to the resort. Colleen and the team will take amazing care of you. Email Quailonthelakebnb@gmail.com to book and let them know Leave the Pin sent you. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1543942255966949994?unique_share_id=6232dfef-bde1-420c-80b3-a35e26a5e65a&viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Unleash 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com Jess Von Bank is a globally recognized voice on the future of work, AI, and workforce transformation, advising enterprise leaders on how to responsibly integrate AI and emerging technologies into the fabric of work. With more than 23 years in talent and HR technology, Jess has spent her career at the intersection of business strategy, digital transformation, and human experience. She is known for translating complex technology trends into plainspoken insight that leaders can actually use. A sought-after voice in the future of work, Jess challenges organizations to move beyond AI hype toward agency, accountability, and human-centered design. Her perspective is rooted not only in enterprise transformation but in lived experience as a mother of daughters, a nonprofit leader, and an advocate for women's leadership and equitable, human systems in which everyone can thrive.   TAKEAWAYS: AI doesn't transform work—it scales existing systems (good or bad) Most companies are optimizing old workflows instead of reimagining new ones True transformation requires new thinking, not just new tools Institutional knowledge and human judgment remain critical differentiators Resistance to AI is often less about capability and more about forced adoption The future of work conversation is bigger than recruiting—it's societal AI is accelerating necessary disruption in education, workforce development, and economic models The biggest opportunity right now is not efficiency—it's redesign   01:00 Intro to Jess Von Bank02:30 Early recruiting days (pre-LinkedIn sourcing)05:00 “Old school” recruiting vs modern tools07:30 The art of understanding candidate motivation10:00 Technology in recruiting: good, bad, and ugly12:00 The biggest mistake with AI today14:00 “AI scales what you put it on” explained16:00 Automation vs true transformation18:00 Why “faster” doesn't mean “better”20:00 Rethinking workflows instead of optimizing them22:00 Institutional knowledge vs AI capabilities24:00 Teaching experienced professionals new ways of working26:00 Generational perspectives on AI adoption28:00 Psychological reactance and resistance to change30:00 The “AI will take jobs” debate32:00 “We're building the Titanic in plain sight”35:00 The real risks vs the hype37:00 What AI is actually breaking (and why that's good)39:00 Rethinking education and workforce development41:00 Optimism: what's moving in the right direction43:00 Closing thoughts + where to connect

These episodes of #thePOZcast, live from Unleash 2026 in Las Vegas, are proudly brought to you by our friends at PIN. AI recruiting tools that automate candidate sourcing, screening, and scheduling across 850M+ profiles. Built for recruiters, agencies, and hiring teams. Learn more and check out a demo:  https://www.pin.com/book-a-demo?via=adam-posner Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com About: Suzan Vulaj is a seasoned talent acquisition leader with a proven track record in global recruitment strategies. Currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition at NBCUniversal, Suzan has been instrumental in creating exceptional candidate experiences through innovative problem-solving for over 20 years. Her expertise spans various industries, including media, technology, and commerce. Before joining NBCUniversal, Suzan held key roles such as Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Pitney Bowes and Senior Talent Manager for Internal Mobility at McGraw-Hill Financial. She also contributed her skills as an HR Manager at Standard & Poor's and a Staffing Consultant at Google. Suzan's academic foundation includes a degree from Pace University's Lubin School of Business. Her leadership style embodies a dynamic blend of collaboration, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Beyond this, Suzan is a champion of innovation, always seeking creative solutions to enhance organizational culture and attract top talent. Her ability to inspire teams and foster growth makes her a transformative force in any professional setting. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Opening + UNLEASH floor energy01:10 Intro to Suzan Vulaj (NBCUniversal TA Leader)02:30 From marketing to recruiting: Suzan's journey04:30 Leading a 100+ person global TA team06:00 What makes a great recruiter today08:30 Recruiters as brand ambassadors + influencers10:30 Why hiring managers must be fully engaged12:30 Fixing broken intake & expectation setting14:30 TA tech stack: building around the ATS16:30 AI fear vs reality inside recruiting teams18:30 How to train recruiters through change (safe spaces)20:30 The return to “old school” recruiting22:30 The problem with 8,000 applicants per role24:30 Candidate fraud + AI-generated applications26:30 Shortlisting & cutting through the noise28:30 The emotional toll of recruiting (constant rejection)30:30 Managing recruiter mindset & engagement32:00 Re-engaging silver medalists (“for your consideration”)34:00 Pipelining talent before roles open36:00 What messages actually get a recruiter's attention38:00 The 10-second resume scan reality40:00 Conference insights: failure, change & adaptability42:00 Reframing failure as experimentation44:00 Advice for job seekers today45:30 Closing + where to connect

Laura Piper teaches us what changed with Pinterest in 2025 and how to adjust our strategy to get more targeted traffic and better results. Laura is a Pinterest expert who works exclusively with food bloggers. Her mission is to help them make Pinterest their #1 traffic source without feeling frustrated or overwhelmed. Using her proven Pinterest strategies, along with in-depth Pinterest trends and keyword insights, she simplifies the platform for food bloggers, allowing them to focus on what they love most—creating amazing new recipes. Pinterest is no longer a volume game. This episode breaks down the shift toward intent driven discovery and why broad keywords are losing. If your traffic has dropped or stalled, this is the reset you need to attract higher quality clicks and stay competitive in a more advanced algorithm landscape. Key Topics Discussed: - Broad keywords are losing effectiveness in favor of highly specific search intent. - Long tail keywords drive more clicks even with lower impressions. - Pin titles and designs must include context, audience, and differentiators. - Trends and seasonal timing directly impact pin performance. - Boards need to be niche specific to reinforce keyword relevance. - AI content increases competition which makes specificity even more important. Connect with Laura Piper Website | Instagram | Pinterest Get your copy of Laura's Food and Drink Trends Guide