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Lured Up Podcast 411: Priorities Are Hard Live Streamed on - 9/29/2026 Listen to this episode ad free on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PokemonProfessor  Whelp. City Safari: Boston was washed out, and the Northeastern US paid the price. The Nor'easter that took out the event was no joke, with coastal flooding, 50 mph winds, and insane amounts of rainfall. With the internet being upset that Scopely Explore doesn't control the weather, at least Adam was able to enjoy his Friday night in Boston at Fenway Park. Unfortunately, he didn't leave with any Shiny Pikachu with the Fenway Background. Last weekend also had Phantump Catch Mastery, which seemed to yield way less Shiny Phantump than any other event Pokémon. Those around the world that did take part in a City Safari, were not so happy that 50% of their Research was given to the Phantump event. The rest of us made the most of the event and have been enjoying our Applin picking. With the Team GO Rocket takeover kicking off on Friday, we hope to get our fill of Balloons and we demand that you do all of them!  There are plenty of events on the calendar over the next few weeks including Space Week, the Fall Marathon Buddy Trek, and Sandile Hatch Day. After the time of this recording, we learned that the City Safari: Boston has been made into a global event on October 24th and 25th! While the Stamp Rally is cancelled, there are still Boston Exclusive Pokéstops that will award encounters with Explorer Eevee. This month was stacked before that news, now it is just wild. We will also have Max Battle Day overlapping that Saturday, which could be better received as a global event. Our Professor's Principle this week is about knowing what comes first. Priorities make the balance between having the most fun playing the game and getting what you want out of it a tough sell. Does how you wish you were playing the game align with how you actually play the game? In life, it makes sense to understand how your priorities can help shape your values, and the need to understand that when you prioritize something, it means that you are deprioritizing something else. City Safari: Boston - https://pokemongo.com/news/city-safari-boston-update  Phantump Catch Mastery - https://pokemongo.com/news/catch-mastery-phantump-2026 Choose Your Path - https://pokemongo.com/news/choose-your-path-twilight-trails-2026  World Space Week - https://pokemongo.com/news/world-space-week-2026 Harvest Festival - https://pokemongo.com/news/harvest-festival-2026  Harvest Festival Taken Over - https://pokemongo.com/news/harvest-festival-tgr-2026 Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek - https://pokemongo.com/news/fall-marathon-buddy-trek-2026 Sandile Hatch Day - https://pokemongo.com/news/sandile-hatch-day-2026  Festival of Lights - https://pokemongo.com/news/festival-of-lights-2026  GO Tour 2027 - https://pokemongo.com/news/save-the-date-go-tour-2027 Stay up to date by adding our Google Calendar to your account! LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com | Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639  Grab some merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/professornetwork  Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/LuredUp  Hosts Ken Pescatore Adam Tuttle Writer and Producer Ken Pescatore Executive Producer  Xander Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons ▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾ http://instagram.com/GameChops http://twitter.com/GameChops http://soundcloud.com/GameChops http://facebook.com/GameChops http://youtube.com/GameChops http://www.gamechops.com Intro Music Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)  Tetracase GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ https://soundcloud.com/tetracase  https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0 Break Music National Park Mikel & GameChops GameChops - Poké & Chill http://smarturl.it/pokechill https://twitter.com/mikel_beats Outro Music Vast Poni Canyon CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix) GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/  http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2026Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Scopely ExploreLured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo. #pokemon #pokemongo #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the Punching Up crew discuss the canceled Zelda game from Ubisoft, the almost death of Sonic, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered and more! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:28:17 - New Information on a Cancelled Zelda Game0:45:00 - Zelda Anniversary Concert0:48:19 - Pokémon and McDonald's Collab Returning1:03:32 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered Out Now1:05:08 - What We're Playing1:25:15 - Persona Series Sales Update1:27:18 - Minecraft Dungeons II Now on Switch 21:29:48 - Sonic and Shadow were almost killed off1:33:30 - One Piece: Grand Gourmet getting physical version1:38:22 - Unicorn Overlord Director Announces New Fantasy IP1:40:24 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Ellen & returning guest wildlife educator Christian Flores for a conversation about the Zoology of Pokémon. What can we learn about the wildlife and ecology of our world through the fantastical creatures in the world of Pokémon? We are gonna talk about the convergent evolution of different species of Pokémon, like Tauros and Bouffalant, the mega evolution of salmon, why Komodo dragons might actually be steel-types, and of course we're making teams. Which real animals would go on our guest's team and which Pokémon are going on mine? You're about to find out.Links:Follow Christian on YouTube, Instagram, and BlueSky!Follow along with The Artemis Paleozoo! Pre-orders available from Rextooth Studios!For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinjustthezoo

Join Ellen & returning guest wildlife educator Christian Flores for a conversation about the Zoology of Pokémon. What can we learn about the wildlife and ecology of our world through the fantastical creatures in the world of Pokémon? We are gonna talk about the convergent evolution of different species of Pokémon, like Tauros and Bouffalant, the mega evolution of salmon, why Komodo dragons might actually be steel-types, and of course we're making teams. Which real animals would go on our guest's team and which Pokémon are going on mine? You're about to find out.Links:Follow Christian on YouTube, Instagram, and BlueSky!Follow along with The Artemis Paleozoo! Pre-orders available from Rextooth Studios!For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinjustthezoo

「ゲーム本編とDLCがセットになった「ぽこ あ ポケモン 」と「Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A Nintendo Switch 2」のパッケージが10月29日に発売！」　ポケモンは、Nintendo Switch 2用ソフト「ぽこ あ ポケモン ＋ エキスパンションパス」、および「Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ＋ M次元ラッシュ」を10月29日に発売する。

Pokémon is turning 30, but for longtime fans, the franchise feels very different than it used to. This week, Dustygogoat joins Thatch for a conversation about what it means to grow up alongside Pokémon. With Pokémon Bank's eventual shutdown hanging over the series, we talk about preserving decades of Pokémon, what we expect from future ports, and how our relationship with the franchise has changed as we've gotten older. We also look at Pokémon's 30th Anniversary so far, why it hasn't quite lived up to our expectations, and where we think the franchise goes from here. Is Pokémon changing, or are we? 0:00 Opening 0:55 Theme Song 1:28 Introductions 8:30 Pokemon Champions Thoughts 23:54 Pokemon Bank Shutting Down 39:40 Pokemon Ports 54:08 Pokemon 30th Anniversary Thoughts 1:08:40 Our Current Relationship with Pokemon 1:28:30 Our Generation 10 Vision 1:42:14 Closing Time Mailbag Question Is the 30th anniversary good or bad for you? puclpodcast@gmail.com Connect with PUCL Discord: www.pucldiscord.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/puclpodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/puclpodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/puclpodcast.bsky.social Twitch: https://twitch.tv/thepuclpodcast Support the Show! Patreon: https://patreon.com/puclpodcast #pokemon #pokopia #pokemonchampions #pokemowindsandwaves #pokemonpodcast #pokemontalk #nintendo #pokemongo #pokemontcg #pokemonlegendsza #pokemonday #gen10 #switch2 #pokemoncommunity #gamingpodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

*WE FULLY EXPOSE THE 10'S OF THOUSANDS HE IS SPENDING ON POKEMON CARDS* and the post-show goes off the rails... how can someone ruin their life for Pokémon cards like this?!??! Sh'es *furious* watch post show here: https://hamr.link/ytjoin *OR* download the brand new Hammer Elite App ➡ https://hammerelite.com/#join (discounted annual)

This week on Private Conversations, we're joined by Flash Garments for Part 1 of a two-part episode. Flash takes us through his journey as a rapper, artist, and theme song creator, including the story behind creating the official entrance theme for AEW's Swerve Strickland and what it's been like performing it at massive wrestling events around the world — including Wembley Stadium. We get into his life on the road with AEW, performing alongside and building relationships with artists like Flatbush Zombies and his longtime friend Westside Gunn, and some of the wild stories he's collected traveling around the world through music and wrestling. Of course, we also talk sneakers, fashion, and where the name Flash Garments comes from, along with his love for clothing and culture. There were so many stories that we had to split this conversation into two episodes. PART 2 DROPS NEXT MONDAY — and we'll get back into the usual Private Conversations chaos with Pokémon Pitstop, StockX Mystery Boxes, sneaker news, and a lot more with Flash.   New episodes every week.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL ► https://www.youtube.com/@prvt.selection   LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-conversations/id1641605422?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=podcast_box_promote_link SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5wnDrQiUCPcUErprdaBX2b  ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/PrivateSelection   ADD US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/prvt.selection/   ALL OF OUR SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/PrivateSelection Follow the Hosts: Ian (@masterchefian) Full Fit Larry (@fullfitlarry) Scotty (@beammmeupscotty) _________________________________________________________________ #PrivateConversations #Sneakers #Streetwear #Podcast

Lundberger missed Pokémon completely as a kid. Years later, she would help call its biggest battles on the world stage.In this episode of As The Pokéball Turns, Pokémon GO caster Amanda Lundberg shares the unlikely journey that began when she saw crowds gathering throughout Antwerp during the game's 2016 launch. With no previous Pokémon experience, Amanda had to learn everything from scratch from type matchups written on notepads to the strategies that eventually carried her into the early Pokémon GO PvP scene.What started with grassroots Silph Arena tournaments introduced her to friends, rivals, and a competitive community that pushed her to improve. Eventually, her background in video production moved her from behind the scenes to behind the microphone, where she grew from filling in on community broadcasts to casting regional competitions and the Pokémon World Championships.Amanda reflects on watching competitive Pokémon GO evolve, learning alongside its community, and why Sableye became the unlikely partner Pokémon that grew on her along the way.Listen now and discover how sometimes missing the beginning doesn't stop you from becoming part of the story.Send us Fan MailSupport the showVisit our website: www.asthepokeballturns.comJoin Our Discord Community!https://discord.gg/AqAbD7FbRtMailing AddressP.O Box 117Addison, TX, 75001Your next Pokemon adventure begins here!Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company International.

“Unfortunately, they forgot to make this a movie…” - EricOn this week's show, we're chatting about the total misfire that is Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li! Holy smokes, what were they thinking here? What in the world with this narration? Why was the late, great Michael Clarke Duncan the only actor who understood the assignment here? Was the Chris Klein performance one of the inspirations for Tim Heidecker's classic ‘Decker' character? And why the heck did they make M. Bison an Irish guy? PLUS: Do you have to take Pokémons to the vet?Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li stars Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood, Josie Ho, Taboo, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Neal McDonough as Mike Bison; directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak.This episode is brought to you in part by Instant Hydration! For a better way to stay hydrated, go to INSTANTHYDRATION DOT COM SLASH WHM and use my promo code WHM for over 40% off your first subscription order - it's Instant Hydration's best offer available!Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game isn't just a game, it's an economy. Livestreamers provide vicarious dopamine hits to viewers who tune in to watch them open booster packs, and the rarest cards can resell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The game's 30th anniversary collection just launched, putting more copies of the game's rarest cards back into circulation. Guest host David Imel talks about the state of the Pokémon TCG market with The Verge's film, TV and pop culture reporter Charles Pulliam-Moore. Further reading: OpenAI launches Dots Nothing Headphone 1 Pro Your new Chromebook won't get 10 years of ChromeOS support — because support now ends 2034. Pokémon card scalpers have turned collecting into an online blood sport Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Chris test their voice-acting skills by re-dubbing scenes from The Simpsons, Spider-Man, The Emperor's New Groove, The Incredibles, and The Amazing World of Gumball, with increasingly ridiculous results and the revelation that Chip absolutely refuses to say “boom baby.” Podcast 374 Before the acting begins, there's talk about interactive smart-brick toys, Pokémon, and the usual trip through Star Wars fandom, while the back half spirals into SodaStream experiments, family stories, and assorted tangents. We also reminisce about our favorite Star Wars experiences, ramble on with stories of the good ol' days, nerd out about current and upcoming Star Wars shows, books, and games, and talk a little bit about life. Thank you so much for supporting our channel! We love interacting with all of you! We look forward to talking with you guys every week about Star Wars, gaming, 3D printing, pop culture, movies, and everything else! If you want to show your love, consider sending us an email, joining our Discord, or following us on Twitch! We'll see you again soon! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/riseofthepodcast Discord Server Link: https://discord.gg/DcuBKXVxJs Email us: contact@RiseOfThePodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riseofthepodcast Web: http://www.riseofthepodcast.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rotptweets Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riseofthepodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RiseofthePodcast Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qzOazE iTunes: https://apple.co/3wAfwcI Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/RotPGoogle Thanks for watching! Rise of the Podcast Episode 374: We Tried Voice Acting Produced and Edited by 8r0wn13 ©2026 All Rights Reserved #Podcast #DuluthMN #StarWars

Nancy was sore after buying 49 pumpkins and moving 7,000 pounds of rock for her fall garden. The show remembered Dennis Haskins, better known as Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell, after learning the Chattanooga native passed away at age 75. Joey took a trip down memory lane talking about Saved by the Bell and Hey Dude, and shared that his son actually wants to watch the old Nickelodeon shows with him. Joey was way too excited about his newest purchase: an AirTag holder for his MacBook charger so he'll never lose it again. Kathy, a Knox County school bus driver of 45 years, called in to share memories from the late '80s and early '90s and hinted that retirement may be coming soon. Hot Tea: Instagram is testing a paid feature that gives users more story-viewing details, Tom Cruise stopped to check on a woman he thought looked sad, and a 72-year-old Pokémon fan got arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a delivery vehicle. Farryn and Brinkley from Sevier County stopped by to talk about their four-chair turn on The Voice, choosing Riley Green as their coach, and even harmonized the alphabet live on-air. Joey admitted he turned down his son's request for a $2 McDonald's cheeseburger because the family's monthly eating-out budget had already been spent. Lucky 7 For $50 to the Copper Cellar Family Restaurants Nancy shared her embarrassing quarry story after accidentally ordering 8 tons of rock instead of 8,000 pounds, creating a three-hour ordeal to get it fixed. Group Therapy centered on a listener who wondered if her new veterinarian was flirting with her after sending texts filled with smiley and wink emojis. The show wrapped up with Nancy complaining about school pickup lines See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

¿Es posible perder la memoria por un episodio de estreñimiento? Analizamos esta y otras noticias que parecen sacadas de un guion surrealista. Repasamos el caos de una boda en Ourense que acabó en divorcio exprés, el auge de las cartas Pokémon como activo de inversión y el drama de la vivienda en las Baleares. Un programa cargado de actualidad, reflexiones sobre la España vaciada y la habitual dosis de humor y rigor de Perra de Satán. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

On this episode of THEIMPACTPLAY, I will be reviewing Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope Part 4!

Another huge episode of Double Coverage is here!

Nancy was sore after buying 49 pumpkins and moving 7,000 pounds of rock for her fall garden. The show remembered Dennis Haskins, better known as Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell, after learning the Chattanooga native passed away at age 75. Joey took a trip down memory lane talking about Saved by the Bell and Hey Dude, and shared that his son actually wants to watch the old Nickelodeon shows with him. Joey was way too excited about his newest purchase: an AirTag holder for his MacBook charger so he'll never lose it again. Kathy, a Knox County school bus driver of 45 years, called in to share memories from the late '80s and early '90s and hinted that retirement may be coming soon. Hot Tea: Instagram is testing a paid feature that gives users more story-viewing details, Tom Cruise stopped to check on a woman he thought looked sad, and a 72-year-old Pokémon fan got arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a delivery vehicle. Farryn and Brinkley from Sevier County stopped by to talk about their four-chair turn on The Voice, choosing Riley Green as their coach, and even harmonized the alphabet live on-air. Joey admitted he turned down his son's request for a $2 McDonald's cheeseburger because the family's monthly eating-out budget had already been spent. Lucky 7 For $50 to the Copper Cellar Family Restaurants Nancy shared her embarrassing quarry story after accidentally ordering 8 tons of rock instead of 8,000 pounds, creating a three-hour ordeal to get it fixed. Group Therapy centered on a listener who wondered if her new veterinarian was flirting with her after sending texts filled with smiley and wink emojis. The show wrapped up with Nancy complaining about school pickup lines See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After selling 5 million copies, Pokopia goes on to win Game of the Year in Japan. We talk if it's able to win anything else this year as more games arrive this Fall. The same week that Pokopia wins Game of the Year, Game Freak announced their next game. This non-Pokémon game will use real-world weather data that will affect gameplay. If you're still looking for the latest Pokémon TCG sets, we have the schedule for when more plan to drop this Fall.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:03:00-Pokopia Wins GOTY00:18:00-Game Freak's New Laundry Game00:33:00-Game Freak's Other Game Shuts Down00:43:00-When Does More Pokémon TCG Arrive00:56:40-Pokémon in Asia01:06:30-CreditsLINKS

We kick off on National Ask a Stupid Question Day celebrating Erin's two-week health streak (hitting 10,000 daily steps, hydration, protein, fiber, and pull-up workouts) before comparing step counts with Mike, who sits at a desk all day. Mike recaps attending a 150 person wedding featuring an all EDM DJ and a 30 minute ceremony, prompting a deep dive into wedding table etiquette and the awkwardness of navigating small talk with a quiet couple on your right while chatting with friends on your left. Erin then shares her dilemma about whether to walk half a mile down her rural road to introduce herself to a new neighbor who owns a pit bull and is rumored to be a retired NFL player, which prompts Mike to share how he met his neighbor after an idling car blocked the street. Mike also vents about an infuriating encounter at work with a persistent software salesman who rang the bell right next to a prominent "No Soliciting" sign and argued outside that he wasn't giving a sales pitch. Erin follows with a rant against unsolicited grocery store parenting advice, blasting strangers who tell stressed mothers of toddlers that "it goes by so fast" for fueling unnecessary mom guilt, before giving an update on the legal review of her book taking out her jokes. After a quick check-in on our quest for 7,000 Instagram followers, we dive into our fantasy football league, the Pepto Pugskins, breaking down how defensive scoring works after our Lions defense cost us negative four net points for allowing too many yards and scores against team "Enhanced Mediocrity". In sports, we dissect the viral biohazard controversy from a Beijing Hyrox race, where a 24-year-old Australian world record holder won the solo event with severe liquid diarrhea running down her legs across lunges and burpees, initially posted "a win is a win," and later faced intense backlash that prompted a public apology and voluntary withdrawal. Next, we break down the NASCAR brawl at Bristol between Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney; after a lap 458 collision ruined Blaney's playoff chances, Blaney confronted Hocevar in the pits, only for the young driver to clock him solidly in the face (claiming it was the first punch he had ever thrown in his life) before posting an unbothered smiling selfie in his car. For "Erin's Tea Time," we expose the shocking front-office scandal within USA Team Handball, where the CEO fired wheelchair handball head coach Dr. Ford Dyke a month before the World Championships—allegedly in retaliation for a whistleblower complaint over financial mismanagement—leading the federation to replace the entire protesting roster with adaptive crossover athletes who had only three weeks to learn the sport. Shifting to the collectibles market, we discuss the chaotic lines, Discord bot networks, and Black Friday-style rushes at Target and GameStop for the 30th-anniversary Pokémon cards, complete with Erin opening a pack live on the mic to inspect her cards' hit points. Finally, in "No Bad, No Sad," we share the heartwarming story of a four-year-old boy in Brooklyn dressed in a Spider-Man costume who walked the streets with his mom, handing out laminated red paper hearts to brighten strangers' days.

Things women prefer in their man.. A new rule at a Texas prison.. How brides really feel about their wedding.. And, a Pokémon fan that was arrested.

The Game Deflators discuss Sea of Stars, Chrono Trigger, Ori and the Blind Forest, Sony's PS5 payment patent, Pokémon scalper backlash, Xbox layoffs, Microsoft ads, and review Life is Strange on PS4. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:20 Magic: The Gathering Deck Strategies 06:15 Game Pickups and Miniatures 09:18 Transistor: A Unique Gaming Experience 12:13 Lego Jurassic Park: A Family Gaming Experience 15:18 Chrono Trigger: A Timeless Classic 18:14 Sea of Stars: A New Adventure 21:07 Current Gaming Trends and News 35:55 The Patent Controversy in Gaming 41:12 Xbox's Restructuring and Halo's Future 47:57 The Fallout Franchise and Obsidian's Role 56:28 Life is Strange: A Deep Dive into Choices and Consequences John and Ryan return with another week of gaming talk, starting with the games currently occupying their time. John continues his journey through Sea of Stars while revisiting the RPG classic Chrono Trigger, and Ryan wraps up his playthrough of Ori and the Blind Forest, sharing his thoughts on the acclaimed platformer. The news segment kicks off with a surprising Sony patent that could potentially turn PS5 controllers into payment devices, prompting discussion about where gaming hardware may be headed in the future. The conversation then shifts to the Pokémon TCG world, where scalpers are expressing frustration over the accessibility of the new 30th Anniversary Pokémon card set. Microsoft also enters the spotlight with a newly discovered patent that could introduce advertising opportunities following boss fights, cutscenes, and multiplayer matches, leading to a discussion about the future of monetization in gaming. The guys then break down the latest wave of Xbox restructuring news, including layoffs affecting teams across Microsoft, Activision, and Halo Studios, as well as reports that Obsidian will join Bethesda while leadership insists the studio will maintain its creative identity. To wrap up the episode, the Inflation Deflation Game of the Week features a review of Life is Strange on PS4, as John and Ryan revisit the narrative adventure and evaluate whether its current value matches its reputation.   Find us on TheGameDeflators.com Twitter - www.twitter.com/GameDeflators Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheGameDeflators Instagram - www.instagram.com/thegamedeflators The views and opinions expressed on this channel are solely those of the author. The content within these recordings are property of their respective Designers, Writers, Creators, Owners, Organizations, Companies and Producers. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted. Permission for intro and outro music provided by Matthew Huffaker http://www.youtube.com/user/teknoaxe 2_25_18  

Hotels just keep getting dirtier. Pro tip: Don't go barefoot in your room. Anna wore the same socks for 36 hours; Raven does not believe in slippers.  Maybe toe fungus would help him reconsider! It's allergy season! The changing of seasons has everyone everywhere sneezing, snotting and coughing. How much do you know about the history between blessing someone after a sneeze? You may be surprised! The MTA VMAs we're a blast from the past last night. With Snoop Dogg hosting, Madonna sweeping the awards and Nirvana accepting an award. Was there a time machine present? Speaking of the 90's, if you could bring anything back from the time, what would it be?  Anna couldn't have a good meal this weekend no matter how hard she tried. Producer Justin was disappointed by the attire of the attire at a memorial service he attended. What happened?! We're you mad sad or glad this weekend? Gary "King Pokémon" joins Anna and Raven to discuss the resurgence of collecting Pokémon cards. He has hundreds of thousands, even in the million dollars worth of cards! Are you looking to start collecting? Is it too late?  5 people, you can't say no to? Spoiler alert... you may not agree with the list. Madonna was ghosted by Sabrina carpenter (accidentally), which has people thinking... who can you not ever do that to!?  The Cheesecake Factories daughter? On Happy Hour Happenings with Producer Sophia, she spoke to potential micro nepo baby as well as an affair victim? Can it even be called that!?  Ella and Jack were just given an estimate of $17,000 to redo all their landscaping. Their backyard has looked like a jungle since they bought the house four years ago and she can't stand it anymore. He always says he'll take care of it, but it's trees that look dangerous and that might fall, overgrown shrubs everywhere and she's embarrassed about how it looks, especially because all the neighbors have their homes looking pristine. He says it's robbery to hire a landscaper and that's a ridiculous amount of money. The kids don't even play outside that often and who cares what the neighbors think, he'd rather spend that money on things they need like a savings account. What do you think?  Laurie has a chance to win $1,200! All he has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven!     

Professor Chris G continues The EVERY POKEMON EPISODE EVER PODCAST PRESENTS: POKEMON ADVENTURES with Volume 2, Part 2. Red's journey explodes in scale as the Safari Zone chaos continues, Giovanni enters the picture, Misty and Gyarados return, the Legendary Birds become central to Team Rocket's plans, and Saffron City is pushed toward all-out conflict.This episode covers Chapters 22–27 of Pokémon Adventures Volume 2.

Whew! What a weekend!!! How's your liver doing? Mine's surprisingly okay, but my voice is sounding a bit rough today. So, apologies for that. In the news this morning, the voting is now open for the "Coolest Thing Made In Wisconsin", a guy in Texas got arrested after he crashed his car into a closed Kroger grocery store so he could use the bathroom, the Nor'Easter that caused flooding in multiple states has also unearthed a shipwreck...and pushed sharks onto city streets! Another wrestler shockingly dies, and Cup Noodles has a new Halloween promotion! In sports, a look at yesterday's NFL scores, USC has suspended Desman Stephens, South Carolina also suspended a player, the Mariners fire their manager after a rough season, and a look at this week's MLB playoff schedule. We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. Plus, one of the founding members of GWAR has passed away. An interesting story about a "boys weekend" in Vegas that could have saved a man's life. A list of the best TV shows of the 21 century, and a quiz about the real names of rock stars. Elsewhere in sports, Steph Curry gets a new contract extension, the WNBA playoffs are underway, the NHL regular season kicks off tomorrow night, Kyle Larson gets a win in the NASCAR playoffs, and Corey Heim ate a few punches near a hot dog stand. Plus, the incredibly touching moment between Justin Verlander & his daughter. A woman is defending her husband after a video of her went viral...where she's not only carrying a bunch of food at a ballgame, but also carrying her child. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about guy who was using a GPS tracker to stalk a woman who was delivering Pokémon cards, a house in #Florida that's had TWO cranes fall on it, a dude who got arrested for riding a scooter naked, an Amazon employee who was busted for peeing in the lobby of an apartment building,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pokémon, attrapez-les tous ! Voilà ce que nous apprend la pop culture depuis notre plus tendre enfance… À ne faire aucun cas des êtres sentients, à les chasser sans vergogne... Il est grand temps, je crois, d'être un peu plus exigeant·es avec nos œuvres fétiches, tant elles participent à entretenir la vision d'un monde spéciste indépassable – et donc à normaliser la violence que ce monde perpétue. Gabrielle Pozzo di Borgo, philosophe et autrice antispéciste, fait défiler à foison films d'animation, mangas, jeux vidéo et dessins animés pour y dénicher toutes les manifestations de la suprématie humaine. Et mon Dieu qu'il y avait des choses à dire ! Mais vous verrez, il y a aussi des lueurs d'espoir, heureusement ; et on a peut-être même nos héroïnes antispécistes toutes trouvées, si on parvient à les revendiquer.On parle aussi de ce que Gabrielle nomme un « pacte de prédation » qui fait agir les animaux très très bizarrement dans les dessins animés : les proies semblent tout à fait ok avec le fait de se faire manger si elles se font attraper, c'est le jeu ! Tout est présenté pour naturaliser, une fois de plus, la prédation et la faire passer pour l'ordre des choses accepté de toustes, alors que c'est une réalité effroyable… Hakuna Matata mes fesses.Oups, désolé pour la grossièreté... une séance de thérapie avec Gabrielle pour travailler nos love-hate relationships avec Disney et Pixar n'a pas l'air d'avoir suffi

If you ordered a "plain burger", it might mean a burger with nothing on it. But when one customer at a Five Guys Burger ordered a "plain burger", it meant something different...and he didn't take it well! Find out what happened & more, like a man illegally tracking a delivery driver for Pokémon cards, in STUPID NEWS! #PhilShowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

who doesn't love some wet cave activitiesToday's episodes:AG021 Which Wurmple's Which?AG022 A Hole Lotta TroubleWelcome to "To Kill A Delibird", the Pokémon anime rewatch podcast that combines a love of literary puns and analytics with pure Pokémania. Join Graham (Pokémon expat/video game and manga fanatic) and Kellan (hard boiled Pokémon die hard) as they discuss the Pokémon anime and hopefully construct some fun sentences along the way.HEY ITS A PATREON patreon.com/tkadpodcastAND A PERPETUAL GOOGLE FORM IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPAPIUCcnl_PmFXu1OZrIFIIRKogPwWe6gwM2j8J-LCQMWuA/viewform?usp=sharingCheck out the official TKAD spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y40feTKtoUQp5Thk4p1UJipEVRf_78u_qFViwAsVvCk/edit?usp=sharingThanks to Bulbapedia and TVTropes for our ongoing research.Follow the podcast on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yQ3EQ2P91mE6Bq0i4I3EYon Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/to-kill-a-delibird/id1667957767Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b37371a4-331d-4254-999b-e21fc0fdd837/to-kill-a-delibirdfor more half baked content: https://www.twitch.tv/hydraleechTiktok is essential for new creators so: https://www.tiktok.com/@hydraleeches#pokemon #ashketchum #pikachu #misty #brock #anime #indigoleague #teamrocket #existentialism #comedy #pokemonjohto #totodile #cyndaquil #chikorita #charizard #wobbuffet #pokemonanime #podcast #pokemonpodcast #pokemondiscussion #pokemonanalysis #gaming #hoenn #pokemonemerald #pokemonruby #pokemonsapphire #pokemongen3 0:00 Intro13:06 Which Wurmple's Which?39:06 A Hole Lotta Trouble

Send us Fan MailThis week,We kick things off with a Mega Staraptor Raid Day catch-up, sharing our experiences, thoughts and, of course, anything worth flexing from the event.

The M3P Podcast is back with Episode 325, and the new room has officially been upgraded! Same M3P vibes, but the streaming/game room is getting a fresh new look.We start with our weekly check-ins and the TV shows we've been watching, then talk about the new room setup and what it means to finally have a space that feels more like a dedicated streamer and gaming room.Then we get into the streaming wars. Which streaming services keep raising their prices, are they still worth paying for, and at what point does it make more sense to stop subscribing and start buying the movies and shows you actually want on physical media?The Pokémon card collecting world gives us another wild story as scalpers reportedly find themselves dealing with a very different problem: there are enough Pokémon products for everyone. We talk about the frustration surrounding Pokémon card scalping, supply, collectors, and the latest controversy.Then we dive into The New York Times' Top 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century and go through the shows that made the list—and, perhaps more importantly, the shows we think deserved to be there. The list was voted on by more than 500 actors, showrunners, executives and other television professionals. And then the nostalgia hits hard with the Darkwing Duck reboot and its new voice cast. A classic 90s cartoon is coming back, giving us plenty to talk about when it comes to reboots, childhood favorites, and whether today's audiences can embrace these old-school characters. We also take a trip around the world with Oktoberfest—where it came from, why it's actually celebrated in September, and how the tradition has spread far beyond Munich. The original Oktoberfest began in 1810 as a celebration of a royal wedding. Then it's time for wrestling as we look at the 2026 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500, who made the list, who didn't, and the names that surprised us. And we close the episode the M3P way with Friday Night at the Video Store: three new releases, two older movies, and the perfect weekend movie-rental lineup.New room. Streaming wars. Pokémon cards. 21st-century TV. Darkwing Duck. Oktoberfest. Wrestling. Video stores.This is another packed night on the porch.Nostalgia is our soundtrack, community is our vibe.Check out these delicious treats from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cakes and More By Sabrina⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fulltime home baker. Let her be your cake lady.Listen to other amazing podcasters or just hang out with our amazing network by following our socials. For more on that check us out at.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree.com/m3pnetwork

Opus 5.5 made editable AI video practical: build motion graphics in code, then revise shots, text, and variations without starting over.A cocktail graphic from Rory's T-shirt became an animation system. Then came four more drinks, a Pokémon battle, podcast promos, and a client-style video. Drew and Rory sound like two people who've spent years hearing “one tiny change” and knowing exactly how much work that used to mean.Claude Opus 5.5 turns one cocktail image into a JavaScript or HTML animation system and produces four more recipe videos. Three.js lets Rory block a Pokémon battle and change camera angles for complex scenes. Riverside supplies context for Fast Hours promos. Drew tests a client-style video using a website and company context file.#Opus55 #AIVideo #MotionGraphics #claudeai ---⏱️ Fast Hour00:00 What are Drew and Rory making this week?07:31 Why is AI adding work for project managers?9:29 Why most companies are stuck at basic AI17:36 What is production debt, and why AI took off20:45 Is the $200 AI plan a different product?21:19 What changed with Claude Opus 5.525:04 How one T-shirt image became a motion graphic26:28 Why code-rendered video is infinitely editable28:19 How to turn one render into an animation pipeline31:25 Can Opus 5.5 render a 3D Pokémon battle?36:58 How can Three.js block a complex shot?41:36 How did AI make a Fast Hours promo?42:28 Do you need brand guidelines for this?45:41 Can AI pick a stronger clip hook?47:34 Cutting a promo with no instructions49:18 Why creatives aren't siloed anymore50:39 Watching a sponsor promo render live53:38 What one Opus 5.5 prompt gets you for a B2B SaaS video56:09 The exact prompt behind the one-shot video57:21 Claude Code vs Cowork for motion builds59:17 How do editing and motion graphics combine?1:03:05 How did Drew turn his kids' handwriting into a font?1:10:33 Stop sending AI output without the context1:14:17 How to share a skill that runs anywhere1:18:40 Why trading transcripts beats trading drafts1:20:40 Can you share a Claude project?1:24:18 How to get email discounts, then unsubscribe1:27:44 Where does the episode close?

This week, Chris and Jamal dig into rejection reasons in Wayfarer and why choosing the right one matters. From private property and low-quality photos to schools, businesses, and abuse reports, they break down some of the most commonly misused rejection reasons and how getting them wrong can leave nominators confused about what actually needs fixing. Then, the guys tackle a Wayfarer Forum debate about successful appeals. If the community rejects your nomination and Scopely overturns that decision, should you get your appeal back? Chris and Jamal look at why simply returning appeals could create another backlog, then kick around some alternatives, including shorter cooldowns for successful appeals and a little extra “skin in the game” when an appeal fails. Plus, an important heads-up about photo metadata unexpectedly moving your nomination pin, community feedback, some upcoming Discord fun, Wayspots of the Week featuring Goblin Brain and Shadowfax Rides West, and a Coal of the Week that may have achieved the impossible: less than minimum effort. And somewhere along the way, Jamal reveals a mild obsession with learning about the furry community. Because apparently that's part of a Wayfarer podcast now. Show Credits Hosts: Jamal Harvey & Chris Bell Writer: Chris Bell Producer: Jamal Harvey Executive Producer: Kate Konz Show Historian: Matty G Recorded: 24 September 2026 Published: 27 September 2026 Season 5, Episode 35 Contact Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wayspotters@pokemonprofessor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Voicemail / SMS: 704-426-3710  Support the Show  Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/PokemonProfessor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wayspotters.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wayspotterspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wayspotters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@imakewayspots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WayspottersPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/pokemonprofessornetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Community & Friends Wayfarer Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/niawayfarer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ German Wayfarer Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/ThTZCZH5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/groups/2241761169257836⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solstice:

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EmSwizzle (Max) and Infinite Bits (Brad) rank every mainline 3D Mario game! From Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, and everything in between! We also go over Nintendo news such as Pokémon ports potentially coming to Switch, The Legend of Zelda movie's supposed trailer date, we answer your questions, and SO MUCH MORE!0:00 Preview!2:24 Ranking Every 3D Mario!52:00 Nintendo News Headlines!52:26 Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Switch Ports?54:39 The Legend Of Zelda Movie Trailer?59:16 Nintendo Changes Mario's Logo!1:01:25 No Splatoon Raiders DLC Planned!1:05:09 Guest Game!1:11:26 The Question Block! (Q&A)1:11:59 Favorite Multiplayer Game?1:13:27 Which Nintendo Character Would You Dress As?1:15:06 Have You Been To Nintendo New York?1:18:05 What Would You Do Without YouTube?1:21:10 Thanks For Watching!

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When the Strait of Hormuz closed, many feared the worst. Analysts predicted oil could hit $200 a barrel, ushering in a global energy crisis. That hasn't happened, but it doesn't mean we're out of the woods. Also, are Pokémon cards a good investment, or are collectors being played? And — what it's really like to go bankrupt?

The Fork In Your Ear Ep#222 "Ionic The Hedgehog" - Podcast Show Notes & Summary 9-26-26 Tim and Nate spend the first ten minutes fighting a Discord refresh, a hiss they blame on forced suppression, and a Windows accessibility crosshair that PowerToys cannot kill. Then the ring lands on Life: first day of fall floods Tim's plugged gutters, a USPS driver does an Austin Powers turn in his driveway because Washington will not let carriers reverse more than a foot, and Nate trades a Mustang insurance bill for a 2019 Hyundai Ioniq they immediately name Ionic the Hedgehog. Dream Nate gets a tattoo without telling Mrs. Foo. Amazon cargo e-bikes with fake pedals unload patio furniture in Burbank heat. Games dump after the last episode posted — Diablo 5, StarCraft Dominion, more No Man's Sky, Famitsu wishlists, Kojima's canceled Metal Gear-shaped "Fizzint," Bungie saying "we're listening" again, and Xbox shoving Halo under an Activision Call of Duty team while Halo Studios shrinks to "community support." Tim's HTML RTS playtest is up to 0.58 with dumber-AI rehab. Tech is iPhone Duo vs Z Fold 8 and a missing telephoto that keeps Tim off the fold. Entertainment is Lanterns going feral, Mayday being exactly Ryan Reynolds, Paramount-Warner getting waved through, Darkwing Duck coming back without Jim Cummings, Kara's Spaceballs DVD, and a Reddit stranger who archived Wizard's Rule episodes 0–40. Get forked.   Detailed Show Notes  

THE NEW MONSTERS: THE LOVELAND FROGMAN Episode Three: The Monster Loveland Kept By the summer of 2016, hunting monsters had changed. Armed with smartphones and Pokémon Go, two teenagers wandered near Ohio's Little Miami River and reportedly encountered something that wasn't supposed to be part of the game. Their footage was ambiguous, but the name attached to it was unmistakable: the Loveland Frogman. The alleged sighting resurrected a legend stretching back decades—mysterious humanoid figures beside an Ohio road in 1955, police encounters in 1972, and the wonderfully bizarre story of a frog-like creature carrying a wand that produced sparks. But the renewed attention also brought former Loveland police officer Mark Mathews back into the story. Mathews had encountered and shot the animal associated with the legend in 1972, and his explanation was considerably less supernatural: according to him, it was a large, tailless iguana, probably an escaped or abandoned exotic pet. That should have killed the legend. Instead, Loveland kept the Frogman. In the conclusion of our three-part investigation, we explore what happens when a monster outlives the eyewitnesses who created it. From the arrival of the internet and the 2016 Pokémon Go encounter to the transformation of regional cryptids into hometown mascots, merchandise and cultural identities, the Frogman reveals something important about the way modern folklore survives. Evidence may weaken a legend, but once enough people inherit the story, evidence isn't the only thing keeping it alive. We also bring The New Monsters full circle, from alligators beneath Manhattan and the Bunny Man of Northern Virginia to the strange amphibious resident of the Little Miami River. Cameras, smartphones and instant communication were supposed to make monsters obsolete. Instead, technology gave folklore a distribution system. Maybe the Loveland Frogman really was an iguana. If so, the iguana lost. The monster survived. LISTEN, FOLLOW & REVIEW Listen to The Devil Within wherever you get your podcasts, and make sure you're following the show so you never miss a new episode. If you enjoy the series, please leave us a five-star rating and review—it remains one of the best ways to help new listeners discover the show. WATCH & SUBSCRIBE Watch The Devil Within and more from the Evio Creative network on the Evio Creative YouTube channel. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you know whenever a new episode drops. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Follow @thedevilwithinpod for clips, stories, archival material and more from The Devil Within. Have a strange story, unexplained encounter, case or legend you think we should investigate? Send it to info@eviocreative.com. The Devil Within is written and hosted by Branden Morgan and produced by Evio Creative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carlos Feliciano regresa a Café en Mano para una nueva conversación sobre dinero, mercados, inversiones y empresarismo.En este episodio hablamos de qué están mirando los inversionistas en el mercado, intereses, petróleo, bonos y el crecimiento de la inteligencia artificial. También contestamos varias preguntas de la audiencia sobre cómo dejar de vivir cheque a cheque, qué hacer con un 401K cuando cambias de trabajo, cuentas de retiro en Puerto Rico, planes para personas que trabajan por cuenta propia y qué hacer cuando tu negocio finalmente genera su primera distribución de ganancias.También entramos en un debate que está por todos lados: ¿las cartas de Pokémon y otros collectibles son realmente una inversión? Carlos explica por qué no deberíamos confundir un hobby que puede aumentar de valor con una estrategia tradicional de inversión.Esta conversación es con fines educativos y representa opiniones expresadas durante el episodio. No constituye asesoría financiera. Para recomendaciones específicas sobre tu situación, consulta con un profesional debidamente licenciado.☕ Café Dos CaminosUsa el código CAFEENMANO para 10% de descuento.

Special Conditions 207: Grinding the Pokémon TCG Meta  Lane is back on Special Conditions, and apparently he's been doing nothing but grinding Pokémon TCG tournaments. This week we're talking about what people are actually playing right now, from Festival Lead and Mega Lucario to Excadrill, Empoleon, Basic Box, Mega Camerupt, Sharpedo and plenty of other decks showing up online and at locals. Lane breaks down his recent online tournament runs, why he's been using them to get back into competitive play, and some of the weird decks he's encountered along the way. We also talk about which cards from the 30th Anniversary set might actually see play, the current state of organized play, and somehow end up talking about Pokémon LEGO too. Basically, the meta is wide open and we could have kept talking about decks for another five hours.

Lured Up Podcast 410: You Have Permission Live Streamed on - 9/22/2026 We reflect on how many different ways there are to play this game. We rattle off a bunch of different gaming disciplines and then open it up to a bigger conversation. What are your top three ways to play this game, and does your current playstyle support it. You'd be surprised how often you hear that people want to play the game in ways other than they already do on the daily. It speaks to how hard it is to change our habits in this game. Last weekend brought us Super Mega Staraptor Raid Day, which was a blast even with it not being a Legendary or even a rare Shiny. The event train isn't slowing down either, even with no weekly event next week. This weekend brings the City Safaris around the world as well as the overlapping Phantump Catch Mastery Day. The October Content Update brings us plenty of repeat bosses, Spotlight Hours, and Max Battles.  Our Professor's Principle follows up on one from a few weeks ago. We previously discussed protecting your peace, by eliminating or distancing ourselves from people, situations, or environments that rob us of our energy. This week we find places to use that recovered energy. We discuss the concept of joy as a place, and how to find that place and spend time there. We struggle with giving ourselves the permission to slow down and enjoy our time in a place of joy, because of feelings like guilt or anxiety want to pull us away. Seeking out places where we feel most like ourselves, will put you in the path of joy. Super Mega Staraptor Raid Day City Safari: Boston Phantump Catch Mastery October Content Update Listen to this episode ad free on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PokemonProfessor  LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com | Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639  Grab some merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/professornetwork  Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/LuredUp  Hosts Ken Pescatore Adam Tuttle Writer and Producer Ken Pescatore Executive Producer  Xander Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons ▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾ http://instagram.com/GameChops http://twitter.com/GameChops http://soundcloud.com/GameChops http://facebook.com/GameChops http://youtube.com/GameChops http://www.gamechops.com Intro Music Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)  Tetracase GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ https://soundcloud.com/tetracase  https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0 Break Music National Park Mikel & GameChops GameChops - Poké & Chill http://smarturl.it/pokechill https://twitter.com/mikel_beats Outro Music Vast Poni Canyon CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix) GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/  http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2026Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Scopely ExploreLured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo. #pokemon #pokemongo #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From the earliest days of open-weight models to becoming the neutral routing layer for more than 10 million developers, OpenRouter is one of the clearest bets that the future of AI will be multi-model. In this episode, OpenRouter co-founder & CEO Alex Atallah, with AMP's Anjney Midha returning with swyx to unpack how OpenRouter emerged from the first wave of Llama, Alpaca, Mistral, and Midjourney, why model diversity mattered before it was consensus, and how a company dismissed as “just a wrapper” became critical infrastructure for the AI ecosystem.We go deep on the product and distribution lessons behind OpenRouter: why model labs can spend billions training a checkpoint and still struggle to get it into developers' hands, how Mistral helped prove the value of a competitive inference marketplace, why OpenRouter chose focus over expanding into fine-tuning, memory, and other adjacent products, and how its rankings became a real-time map of how AI usage was changing. Alex also explains OpenRouter's early experiments with model fusion, why they deleted the first version and brought it back years later, and how the platform grew to more than 10 trillion tokens per day.Finally, Anjney explains why Stripe and OpenRouter fit together, why token fraud may become one of the defining security problems of the AI economy, and why the next wave of fraud won't just come from humans but from autonomous agents attacking increasingly valuable token flows.We discuss:* Why OpenRouter bet early that no single AI model would win everything* Alpaca, Llama, and open models becoming impossible to ignore* Why Discord's early AI deployments exposed the limitations of closed models* Why model labs can spend billions on training and still fail at distribution* How OpenRouter became a neutral distribution layer for model developers* Why VCs dismissed OpenRouter as “just a marketplace” or “just a wrapper”* The Mistral price war and the first real proof of an inference marketplace* How Midjourney scaled through Discord and what it taught the AI ecosystem* Why crypto infrastructure became a dress rehearsal for generative AI* OpenRouter vs. LM Arena and why their missions are fundamentally different* Why focus became one of OpenRouter's biggest strategic advantages* Anthropic's early focus on AI pair programming and coding* The OpenRouter products that were prototyped but never launched* MOM, OpenRouter's early Mixture of Models experiment* Why model fusion failed in 2024 — and why it works much better now* How OpenRouter's leaderboard became a live map of the AI industry* OpenClaw, auto-routing, and agents reshaping AI usage* How OpenRouter reached 10+ trillion tokens per day* Why inference gateways are increasingly becoming targets for fraud* Why Stripe's fraud infrastructure is strategically important to OpenRouter* The coming rise of agentic fraud and attacks on the token economy* What changes and what stays the same as OpenRouter joins StripeAlex Atallah* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexatallah/* X: https://x.com/alexatallah* Website: https://alexatallah.comAnjney Midha* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjney/* X: https://x.com/AnjneyMidha* AMP: https://www.amppublic.com/Timestamps00:00:00 Introduction00:02:12 Alpaca, Llama, and the Multi-Model Bet00:06:04 Discord, Open Models, and OpenRouter's Origins00:14:28 Why “One Model Wins” Was the Wrong Bet00:17:27 Why Model Labs Struggle With Distribution00:23:04 “Just a Wrapper”: Why VCs Misunderstood OpenRouter00:27:58 Bootstrapping OpenRouter Through Community00:36:16 Crypto, Midjourney, and the Early Generative AI Ecosystem00:43:38 Mistral and the Birth of the Inference Marketplace00:47:10 OpenRouter vs. LM Arena00:52:08 Focus, Anthropic, and Roads Not Taken00:59:34 Mixture of Models and Model Fusion01:02:44 Sonnet, OpenClaw, and OpenRouter's Explosive Growth01:09:03 Why Stripe Acquired OpenRouter01:12:45 Fraud and the Emerging Token Economy01:17:47 The Coming Wave of Agentic Fraud01:19:07 What's Next for OpenRouter at StripeTranscriptIntroduction: OpenRouter, Marketplaces, and Pub-Sub as a Product PrincipleSwyx [00:00:00]: Okay, we are here in Anja's house, which is where all big startups in San Francisco start.Anjney Midha [00:00:08]: Howdy.Swyx [00:00:08]: And, congrats on Cursor, Mistral. I don'- God knows what else. You got so much stuff going on.Anjney Midha [00:00:17]: There's, there's a lot going on. Well, OpenRouter is probably the - has been the most, I would say, like, one I'm excited about recently.Swyx [00:00:24]: Yeah. And we have Alex, first time on the pod, but,Anjney Midha [00:00:27]: Thanks for having me.Swyx [00:00:27]: You've been in the IE a few times. I appreciate every time you've shown up, for the community. Congrats. I just, like, what a journey. When I was looking back at your past posts, one of the earliest principles that I saw you write as a product person is sub as a product principle. And I wanted - you to maybe explain how you think about what should exist in the world.Anjney Midha [00:00:49]: Yeah. The sub piece, which was early 2023, I didn't think about it until we talked like 10 minutes ago, is about how there is like a way of thinking about products as an intersection between subscribing to data and publishing data. And marketplaces are an easy example of this. You have suppliers that are publishing some product to a SKU. And the SKU is like a sub topic that a consumer is subscribing to and just going to, like, consume whenever they want. And humans consume in a very, like, discreet, ad hoc way. It's not very scalable. all their attention is on the topic when they're buying the thing, and their attention is nowhere else when that happens. agents and consumers of inference don't act like that. They're consuming continuously, and they're changing the SKUs that they consume from all the time. So OpenRouter is like a blend between a normal API experience and a marketplace where we create model slug. We have the auto router. We have all kinds of, like, product SKUs that you can subscribe to. And then you can, like, continuously add, like, derive value and make decisions based on those consumers.Alpaca, Llama, and the Multi-Model BetSwyx [00:02:11]: Yeah. This is something that was more consensus now, but not consensus when you guys started, which was that there is such a demand for swapping models and changing things out and, that people would not use the native SDKs. I guess, for each of you, what was your realization moment that this would be it? I, - You've, you've given a talk at EIE about Alpaca as,Anjney Midha [00:02:33]: Yeah.Swyx [00:02:33]: One of your inspiring moments.Anjney Midha [00:02:35]: Alpaca, I can, like, rehash the Alpaca moment for a sec. Like, the very beginning, at the end of 2022, OpenAI was the only game in town. There was, like, OpenAI, Cohere,Swyx [00:02:47]: Yes.Anjney Midha [00:02:48]: And then a smattering of, like, early attempts at open weight models.Swyx [00:02:54]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:02:54]: When Llama came out in January of 2023, it was like, “Wow, really exciting. This is really big.” It outperforms 3 on, one or two benchmarks. but you can't chat with it. It wasn't like - It wasn't an engaging model, but it seemed like someone just needed to fix a couple things and do some RLHF on it to get it all the way there. And Alpaca was the first model that I saw that did that. It only took $600 to do. A team at Stanford generated a bunch of synthetic data, tuned Llama, and made Alpaca, billion parameter model. Or was - Maybe it was thirteen billion parameters. And it was so good. Like, I was just, like, on an airplane using it. I, - in many cases, I, like, you could not discern a ChatGPT versus an Alpaca result. And I figured if it was this easy to make a model, one, we have a whole new way of monetizing data for the first time. you can just, like, take really valuable data and turn it into a service in $600. and that cost will probably go down over time.Swyx [00:04:03]: When you - So sorry. when you say monetizing your data as, what eventually will become an MCP endpoint or as a training data for a model?Anjney Midha [00:04:12]: Yeah, training data for a model.Swyx [00:04:13]: Awesome.Anjney Midha [00:04:13]: Like, an abstract way of saying like, “Hey, I have this data.”Swyx [00:04:15]: Compress it into a model.Anjney Midha [00:04:16]: Like, it makes sense for me in my product, but, like, I could repackage it in the form of a model and sell it. And so it's just a whole new business model for the economy. It also, of course, provides, like, a way of following what Frontier Labs are doing, but in a way that, like, a single developer or a small team of developers can roll on their own. And so - Whenever you have an example of that, like a breakout app that's doing really well, and then some framework for imitating it with - in your own flavor, you have an immediate ecosystem of, like an immediate ecosystem, like, should arise because there's just a huge gap between the, like, decisions that the single company is making and all of the variations in those decisions that, like, a wider ecosystem can create themselves. And so then, you need a marketplace to, like, discover all of those, services and all of those products. There wasn't any place on the internet that, like, was like a home base for LLMs in terms of seeing how much they were being used and seeing who was using them and why.Swyx [00:05:29]: The closest would be Hugging Face.Anjney Midha [00:05:30]: Hugging Face was the closest at the time, yeah.Swyx [00:05:31]: They just started Hugging, like, a few years ago before that.Anjney Midha [00:05:34]: Yeah, and Hugging Face also didn't have the closed-source models.Swyx [00:05:37]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:05:38]: And they didn'- you couldn't use the models at the time. and there wasn't data about who was using them. There were, like, a bunch of differences between OpenRouter and Hugging Face, and those differences felt really critical to me, especially when I was just trying to learn about LLMs and, like, why people are choosing, like, Different little ones that are emerging over time.Discord, Open Models, and the Origins of OpenRouterSwyx [00:06:03]: Got it. And then, Ansh, no stranger to wanting more model diversity, at the time, you're a couple of years into your Anthropic journey, which we covered in the previous podcast as well. What was your introduction to Alex?Alex Atallah [00:06:16]: Well, the introduction was, I think, thirteen years before that.Swyx [00:06:20]: Oh.Alex Atallah [00:06:20]: But the OpenRouter handshake happened right over there, if you remember.Anjney Midha [00:06:23]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:06:24]: Which - So Alex and I, met, I believe as sophomores now, if I remember at the Stanford Review,Anjney Midha [00:06:32]: That's rightAlex Atallah [00:06:32]: Meeting for the first time.Anjney Midha [00:06:33]: I think so, yeah.Alex Atallah [00:06:35]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:06:35]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:06:35]: So Stanford Review was the libertarian newspaper on campus at Stanford that Peter Thiel started back in the day. And, whatever-- for whatever reason, I, Alex and I both showed up to one of the meetings, and I remember, the editor-chief was a mutual friend of ours. Lisa was really a really great editor-chief, where, part of an editor-chief's job is to assign responsibilities to people and make sure the work gets done. and I, I may be misremembering the details, but I remember wanting to. It was surprising to me that at the time there was no dedicated technology section in the newspaper.Alex Atallah [00:07:11]: YouSwyx [00:07:13]: Because it's political, right?Alex Atallah [00:07:14]: It is primarilySwyx [00:07:14]: Like, it's talkingAlex Atallah [00:07:15]: It originally started as like aAnjney Midha [00:07:16]: Yes.Swyx [00:07:17]: Yeah, states and all those things.Alex Atallah [00:07:17]: Correct.Swyx [00:07:18]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:07:18]: But it, - To take us back in time, you may remember this, but, there was this technology, legislation that was being debated called, the Net Neutrality Act. And net neutrality is, like, inherently this political concept, right? It's, it's about the regulation of - internet broadband access. And so there was a community of us who were technologists, but also debating the politics of the technology. And I thought the Review would be a great place - to, like, write about that. And I was working on, I think, a net neutrality article, and I remember proposing, “Well, maybe we should start a technology section.” And Alex was one of the only people who said, “Yes, that would be cool.” And said. I forget whether we ended up writing stuff together, but - that's when we first met,Alex Atallah [00:08:03]: Was 2011 or twelve. I forget which year it was. It was one of those.Anjney Midha [00:08:09]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:08:09]: It was at Old Union, if I remember correctly.Alex Atallah [00:08:11]: That's where we used to meet. But, along the way, Alex and I have had a chance to, To hang out often. And probably the time when we had the most professional overlap was when I was running the platform at Discord, and it had become this explosive platform for cryptoSwyx [00:08:32]: YeahAlex Atallah [00:08:32]: And NFTs in the middle of the pandemic.Swyx [00:08:35]: Which also, by the way, you were in charge of safety and security as well, right?Alex Atallah [00:08:38]: I was the head of platform, which meant all of the crypto - the DAO and NFT launch security debugging fell onSwyx [00:08:45]: And their phishing and.Alex Atallah [00:08:47]: The phishing, the social engineering attacks, the katana DDoS that we were getting hit by. but it's around the time I first started teaching security at scale at Stanford, CS 153. And Alex was on the, - at OpenSea at the time, and I was trying to figure out how we could defend against all these attacks that we were. Like, and at peak, I forget, if you remember how much NFT volume was running throughSwyx [00:09:10]: DiscordAlex Atallah [00:09:10]: Discord, but it was, like, a meaningful amount of, like, it was, like, several billion dollars in NFT volume of GMV, so to speak, were running through the platform, and it was all coming from OpenSea. It was these, like, buy, sell,Swyx [00:09:20]: TheAlex Atallah [00:09:21]: ServersSwyx [00:09:21]: The D in DAO is Discord.Alex Atallah [00:09:25]: Yes. And so that's when I think we had hung out professionally. But a year after that, OpenAI gave Discord early access to GPT. Sorry, three. No, it was five. Yeah, five, which is the RL version of three. And that's around the time we made a Discord bot with, OpenAI for internal deployment, and that's when I realized we would need. Like, since I was part of the deployment team.Anjney Midha [00:09:50]: What was the use case?Alex Atallah [00:09:51]: There were two that were. And there's, there's a post now called “Discord is Your Place for AI with Friends” that somebody sent me recently that I wrote, and published in twenty-three. But There were two use cases. One was Clyde, which was the - like, a party friend inside of Discord that could help you set up your Discord server and talk to you about onboarding and get your friends to hang out more. and then there was content moderation. And one of the realizations we had with content moderation was - it would refuse to moderate. Like, it would just refuse our prompts because the The training was. We were very early in the training era, and it would just. Our prompts would trigger it, its, like, guardrails. And we told OpenAI, “Hey, guys, we need access to the weights because if we're gonna be doing content moderation at scale, we had 250 million monthly active users, we need more reliability that the model will do what we need it to.” And they said, “Well, sorry, guys, that's not how this works. We're a closed-source company.” And so that was my first realization that we needed open models, and the enterprises would need more control over capabilities, and then ultimately would need some control plane or management system to orchestrate these open models. But there weren't no good - there were no good open alternatives until maybeAlex Atallah [00:11:10]: Six months later when Llama came out. And six months after that, I led the series A into Mistral, which was started by Guillaume and the Llama team. And - That, - Around that time is when I remember hearing about Alex launching OpenRouter and going, “These worlds are gonna collide, and I don't know when it'll make sense to team up.” But Alex was so early and could see. I think he was totally right about this ecosystem starting with Llama that then needed, like, a, an easy layer to manage for, especially for. I was approaching it from the enterprise perspective because I had been that, like, the. As the VP of platform at Discord, it was my job to ensure that when we deployed models to, like, 250 million users, they did what we wanted them to. And that was very hard, because if you outsourced it to the labs and they controlled the guardrails and their guardrails are their safety policies. Forbid the model from responding to your prompts. That was quite catastrophic.Swyx [00:12:05]: Yeah. But what, a moderation is the thing that they want to support. And obviously, beyond that, they would - OpenAI would work with you, presumably to give you a moderation endpoint, which they offer for free.Alex Atallah [00:12:16]: It was an interesting use case, that - So they did give us a moderation endpoint. However, as you guys know, every Discord server is like a mini deployment of itself. And so the use case was instead of having human moderators that have to interpret the norms of the community, you just give the, - Often, like every, subreddit, Discord servers, public ones have their own rules that the user, the users create.Swyx [00:12:41]: Oh, yeah. We run the LinkedIn Discord in. Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:12:43]: And then humans used to read those norms and then enforce it every day manually, like observing each message in these communities. And these communities have like millions of users. So we had a 5,000+ person team globally in the, on the Discord content moderation team. These are outsourced contractors who had a really tough job. And so the idea was instead, if you could give the norms of that server To the LLM, then the LLM would do custom moderation for that server. It's almost like a, like context moderation for that server. And many of those servers' norms just violated OpenAI's rules. And so - It was like we had our own custom eval. So each server had its own custom eval. But Discord-- at the time, OpenAI's evals, we were all soAlex Atallah [00:13:28]: Primitive in our thinking about how to deploy these LLMs that often the training prompts were super handed. It said, “Oh, anything about Harry Potter, anything that has trademarked content, don'- refuse.” And if it was a fan - Harry Potter fan community, this is a real use case, that had content moderation, the LLM would just refuse.Swyx [00:13:48]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:13:49]: And that was just not precise enough.Anjney Midha [00:13:52]: Another one that we heard was like if someone was trying to write like a detective story, and there's one chapter with a lot of violence, like maybe someoneAlex Atallah [00:14:01]: RightAnjney Midha [00:14:01]: Like kills someone, the LLMs would just refuse to, like, help with that part of the story.Alex Atallah [00:14:07]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:14:07]: And then - like, we used to be like, okay, this is not like structurally inherent to LLMs. There must be, like, some choice out there so that I can, like, switch to another model, when I'm getting, like, a refusal or a bad result from the main one that I have. And that, like, tension also drove me for a marketplace.Why “One Model Wins” Was the Wrong BetSwyx [00:14:28]: Yeah. I think that is well accepted now. What was it like back then when you were raising or, starting this? did people get it? what was the, some of the struggles? I like getting stories out of him about how other VCs don't get it. So like anything you wanna, talk about, now - Let's, let's call it, that the early journey of OpenRouter is done, right? You can obviously talk about some of the early days stuff.Anjney Midha [00:14:54]: Well, I was gonna say that, like, the biggest objection we got is big model win, which is - all of theSwyx [00:15:03]: Scaling laws.Anjney Midha [00:15:04]: Huh?Swyx [00:15:04]: Scaling laws.Anjney Midha [00:15:05]: Yeah, scaling laws, and natural network effects are just gonna accrue to one company, which will be - It'll be a Google-style monopoly, just like how Google won the search market, by a large margin, and you'll just be fighting for scraps at the end. That was probably the biggest objection we got. it is interesting that Google won the search engine race with such a huge margin. I think, like, had there been more interesting benchmarks or had, like, search engines been, - had people, like, seen them a little bit more like LLMs where they're services that you can build companies on top of, that might not have been the case. but LLMs don't merely have a user interface. They're also, like, ways of building entirely new businesses. And, a Google-level monopoly would be like the Dutch East India Company times, quadrillion in magnitude because the whole economy ends up, like, depending on the one monopoly as well. So it didn't seem like would be a really crazy outcome if that happened. And it's also less likely because the economics of, like, creating good competitors are much, like, much more decentralizable.Alex Atallah [00:16:25]: Everything Alex said is true, And I came at it from a completely different perspective, whichSwyx [00:16:31]: Yes, this is why we're here.Alex Atallah [00:16:32]: The scaling laws were never - In my mind, were always a feature, not a bug for why OpenRouter would be very valuable. Because, I was one of the first investors in Anthropic, and it was obvious to me that other researchers in our friends - I went to grad school for machine learning, and I just had a lot of friends in the ML community who it was very obvious to us that the bitter lesson holds. And so I was like, “Oh, fantastic. Now we have at least two proof points that compute scaling works.” It was OpenAI and Anthropic. and by the time I think we decided to team up on OpenRouter, I had already invested in Mistral and Black Forest Labs and Luma. So there was multiple model companies and teams that I was, working with.Why Model Labs Struggle With DistributionSwyx [00:17:14]: But you did other modalities, whereas this is literallyAlex Atallah [00:17:16]: Across different modalities, yesSwyx [00:17:17]: Text.Alex Atallah [00:17:18]: Exactly. And it was so obvious to me that an ecosystem of different kinds of models were being created, and that this whole narrative of, like, Only one company will dominate like Google was, well, like maybe true, but one, I don't believe that. But two, there was so much extraordinary innovation happening across several different research teams. But the shared problem I was noticing across all of them was often, the research teams were fantastic at figuring out how to reason about new capabilities. They think in terms of capabilities, but never - like, are not developer mindset-oriented. Like, what happens after the training is done and the checkpoint comes out? Like, you'd be shocked how, like, similar the early training teams at OpenAI, sorry, Anthropic, BFL, Mistral, were in their, like, default approach to. Taking their research out of the, lab and scaling their impact, which is often, oh, the checkpoint is done, put it out as an API, done, and then there'd be crickets. in the case of Claude, the first Claude checkpoint was done a year before they released it internally. And then ChatGPT came out, and we decided, okay, yes, it's a good idea to release a Claude version externally.Alex Atallah [00:18:34]: And they had no plan, like no plan for how to get developers to try it out. And so if you go to the Claude one blog post, you'll notice there are, like, three developer examples for users of the API, and one is a Discord bot, and the second is Vivian, my wife's startup called Juny Learning, ‘- And then there was, like, Notion, because these were all friends of, like, the Anthropic Because that's how - like, last minute the planning was around, hey, once the model's done training, how do you get it out to the world? There was no distribution platform that understood what developers needed, all the key management, provisioning, like, simple, like, endpoint management, versioning control. Like, all these things that the scientists and researchers go, “ that's plumbing. I don't really think about it.”Swyx [00:19:15]: Implementation detail.Alex Atallah [00:19:16]: Right. And instead, Alex came at it from that perspective. And so, it was so obvious to me that, like, every single lab I was funding would spend - like, literally sometimes billions of dollars into training, and then a checkpoint would be done, and there'd be crickets, like, during early access because they're like, “Oh, that's right.”Alex Atallah [00:19:35]: It's hard to use a checkpoint to make anything. You need a whole bunch of plumbing around it to make it usable by a developer. And so by the - I think - it was so obvious to me that a distribution platform like OpenRouter was critical to have in the ecosystem if we wanted there to be competition to Google. Like, unless-- ‘cause with Google, DeepMind is done training a new checkpoint, and then they push a button, and it gets blasted out across all their surfaces from Google Docs to,Swyx [00:20:01]: Everywhere, even if I don't want it.Alex Atallah [00:20:02]: Everywhere. You wanna know about, like, on Android, like, overnight, they can deploy a new checkpoint to, like, a billion devices, right? And that invisible infra advantage, distribution advantage, most people don't realize, but until OpenRouter showed up, - you had to think about all of that yourself as a model lab. And it was very daunting. at Anthropic, I think it took, well, more than twelve months to get to our first 10 million in revenue. And in contrast with Black Forest Labs, I remember the early days, you guys had a conversation with the BFL team, and, it was so simple for OpenRouter to say, “Oh, no problem. Like, the day you launch, we can send 1 million developers to you.” that was crazy. That was like a step function change in, like, an hour.Swyx [00:20:46]: Is that a real number, a million?Alex Atallah [00:20:47]: I,Swyx [00:20:48]: Okay. All right.Alex Atallah [00:20:48]: I think today it's, like, 4 million. How many developers are on OpenRouter today?Anjney Midha [00:20:52]: Over ten,Alex Atallah [00:20:54]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:20:54]: Over 10 million, but, like, it's, it's hard to, youAlex Atallah [00:20:59]: I, yeah, I don't know how to. Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:21:00]: We do a lot of, like, account duping work, but, noAlex Atallah [00:21:04]: If you could get 1,000 developers, just to put in context If you get 1,000 developers who try the model on day one after you release it and just, like, do inference and give you feedback, that's a thousandAnjney Midha [00:21:15]: That's hugeAlex Atallah [00:21:16]: More developers than they knew how to get to on their own.Swyx [00:21:19]: Well, BFL had a reputation, but yes.Alex Atallah [00:21:21]: They had one in Stable Diffusion.Swyx [00:21:22]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:21:23]: And with Mistral, I don't know if you guys remember, but the first checkpoint they released was, like, torrents. It was, like, torrent weights.Swyx [00:21:31]: Yeah, they just put up a magnet link.Alex Atallah [00:21:33]: Yeah, there was no API.Anjney Midha [00:21:34]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:21:34]: Because they didn'- they weren't infra people.Alex Atallah [00:21:37]: ? Like, it's like, okay, download these weights, and you guys go figure out how to host it.Swyx [00:21:39]: Well, he has a story on his side, yeah.Anjney Midha [00:21:41]: Yeah, in addition to the, like, building a really good developer experience around it, the marketing that we do on, like, for different models is totally different and perceived totally differentlyAlex Atallah [00:21:54]: RightAnjney Midha [00:21:54]: From the marketing that a model lab does for itself.Alex Atallah [00:21:56]: Yes, 1,000%.Anjney Midha [00:21:57]: Right? We are like a, neutral layer looking at this market like it's a big dark room with all the corners completely obscure to users, and users are walking into the room and, like, feeling aroundAlex Atallah [00:22:09]: YeahAnjney Midha [00:22:09]: And trying to figure out what objects to grab off the tables and, like, build into, their companies. And it's just an insane way of working. Like, models are not products where you can just enumerate all their features onto a web page. They're all black boxes, including the open weight ones. So you need to, like, shine lights on all corners of this room, so that people can see what makes this model good, and you need the company shining that light to be a neutral third party, which is what we specialize in. So the, like. It'- In addition to developer experience, there's also, like, a very important, like, marketing and product packaging componentAlex Atallah [00:22:50]: YeahAnjney Midha [00:22:50]: And a way of, like, routing and discovering models becomes, like, critical to your market as a provider or a model lab or a server tool and more in the future.“Just a Wrapper”: Why VCs Misunderstood OpenRouterAlex Atallah [00:23:03]: And this value, to your earlier point about how many VCs, like, just don't. One of my biggest frustrations is that venture capitalists, many of them, like, just don't have any operating experience in the field. so unlike a traditional investor who's just maybe come up through the ranks as, like, a associate working on financial modeling or maybe hasn't been a real operator in the field for, like, more than ten years, which is a big part of the industry now, I had just arrived at a16z, like, a year after running the platform. And so I knew what the challenges were of, like, building a real - great developer experience and like, being able to create a working piece of software with a model. And there were a few, I won't name names, but there were investors who were looking at OpenRouter, and, felt at the time, like, when I would compare notes with people, that it was just, I quote unquote, “just a marketplace.”Swyx [00:23:59]: Yeah, just a thin layer, just aAlex Atallah [00:24:00]: CorrectSwyx [00:24:00]: JustAlex Atallah [00:24:01]: A wrapper or whatever on other people's APIs. And I was like, “You have no idea how strategic the value that OpenRouter has created by being able to orchestrate even three.” APIs in production. The amount of both engineering work and community design that goes into getting that live and running in production at the scale the OpenRouter team had started just doesn't happen by default. And that was one of the things that stood out to me about Alex from the earliest days. Like, he just understood, like, - from a systems perspective, like, how do you get these flywheels going? Like, that stood out to me with OpenSea when we were working together on the NFT integration at Discord. Like, Alex had a level of community-- like, systems thinking on how you get these flywheels going that most scientists and machine learning people just don'tAlex Atallah [00:24:48]: Think of. Like, we often think in terms of training.Swyx [00:24:52]: It's a linear stage.Alex Atallah [00:24:53]: It's this linear pipeline.Swyx [00:24:53]: There's no loop yet.Alex Atallah [00:24:54]: Yeah. It wasn't until much later that the modern context feedback loop cycle really got standardized in the industry. But at the time, if you remember, machine learning was like. Like, mostly we did a lot of ML, like, when I was in grad school on a laptop. So you just, like, download a dataset, ran some ablations, and you looked at the loss curves, and you're like, “Great, I made AI.” And the idea that you have to, like, deploy those capabilities, collect feedback trajectories, then, like, put those into a continuous loop, like, came much later. And it was very counterintuitive to the - like, the traditional AI mindset. I do remember doing the investment phase for, OpenRouter, I just didn't try and educate a bunch of other VCs on why it was not just a marketplace. I was like, “ what? I'm just gonna invest.”Anjney Midha [00:25:41]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:25:41]: And I'm going to, like, take the opportunity to partner with Alex, and if - no other VCs get it, that's totally fine. ‘Cause at the time, - it was not obvious, I think, to several of the investors that, like, OpenRouter was not more than just a wrapper around APIs. And - that infuriated me. And I was like, “ what? I don't have time to debate you. I'm - we're gonna, we're gonna invest.” And then I think, like, a month later, Matt Murphy marked it up by 10x. Like, - I think. I forget what the exact money was and so on, but, to his credit, Menlo Ventures realized, “Okay, there's much more strategic value here as well.” Maybe you didn't hear all these conversations behind the scenes But that frustrated me a lot. there's a lot of this, like, opining about wrappers. and if you're like, “Oh, an app is just a wrapper on a model,” then, like. And, OpenRouter is, like, this wrapper on top of other APIs, and this is the most stupid, reductive framework.Alex Atallah [00:26:31]: And so it's clearly somebody who has no experience deploying product at scale.Swyx [00:26:34]: It's the thing you dismiss other things with. Like, you're a - everyone's a wrapper on everything, right? Like, and there's, there's some Some wrappers have value.Alex Atallah [00:26:40]: Investors are wrappers and LPs, right?Alex Atallah [00:26:42]: Like venture capitalists. So, yeah, it's all wrappers down, all down to bare metal, I guess, and like energy.Swyx [00:26:46]: Yeah, there - When I started the whole AI engineer, I guess, the coining, in 2023, like, that was, like, the number one pushback is that this is no value. You should just train models.Anjney Midha [00:26:56]: Right.Swyx [00:26:57]: And, yeah, obviously this is, like. you guys are one of the testaments to the fact that you can build very valuable wrappers, but also very valuable model companies.Alex Atallah [00:27:06]: It's so, hard to be. Like, the day a model launches, the fact that you have an OpenRouter, endpoint for that model frequently at the top of Hacker News on day one, people don't realize the amount of work that goes into accomplishing that. And OpenRouter used. Like, that would happen over and over again, and I remember going, “People have no idea how hard that is.”Alex Atallah [00:27:30]: That's not.Swyx [00:27:31]: Yeah, we've covered some of the inference engineering that goes behind,Alex Atallah [00:27:34]: YesSwyx [00:27:34]: Some of - with Base Ten and all those. Well, today you have, all those, like, cool code name things that people guess what Oxy Alpha is and all those things. But, like, I guess one of the things that you're teasing is, how do you get that initial flywheel going, right? Because today you have your scale and your reputation, all these things, so obviously you - you're driving immense distribution. But when you were early on, when it's mostlyBootstrapping OpenRouter Through CommunityAlex Atallah [00:27:55]: The bootstrap, yeah.Swyx [00:27:56]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:27:56]: What was the bootstrap like?Anjney Midha [00:27:58]: To bring it back to early Discord days, I think we, like, initially connected with. This is an OpenSea story, technically. But, and we initially connected when you were at Discord, and we talked about, like, - the Axie Infinity server.Alex Atallah [00:28:13]: Oh, yes. Yes.Anjney Midha [00:28:14]: This server was, like, the biggest server at theAlex Atallah [00:28:17]: YeahAnjney Midha [00:28:17]: At Discord.Alex Atallah [00:28:18]: That's right.Anjney Midha [00:28:19]: And you were like, constantly bumping up theAlex Atallah [00:28:22]: The limits on the server. Oh, my GodAnjney Midha [00:28:24]: Of how many people could be in the server.Swyx [00:28:24]: For those who don't know, like, 10% of Philippines was Axie.Alex Atallah [00:28:29]: Was on that server. That's a big hit.Swyx [00:28:31]: It was, like, a meaningful contributor to the GDP of the country.Alex Atallah [00:28:33]: It was an NFT, like, crypto game, but itSwyx [00:28:35]: It was like a Pokémon breeding thing.Anjney Midha [00:28:36]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:28:36]: Yeah. Similar. Yeah. There was battling, there was breeding, and then there was, like, a marketplace for trading.Swyx [00:28:43]: Earn as well.Alex Atallah [00:28:45]: Yeah, earn. And, like, the graphics were really cute and fun, and you like, you get emotional about your Axie that you make. So to, like, start a community like that, which we had to do many times at OpenSea with every early project, for us to create a marketplace for it, we need to make sure that the, like, the community wants it.Anjney Midha [00:29:09]: Right.Alex Atallah [00:29:09]: And it's like building something that people want and going and telling them about it. Like, you can do that on a one basis, but there's way higher leverage to do that in a community where everyone can talk to you at the same time. So we spent a lot of time, like, building things that the community really wanted. We did the same thing for OpenRouter. And, like, the Axie community was one of, like, a zillion communities we did that with. And Anj, like, saw us doing it and. ‘Cause you could just see people sharing OpenSea links constantly in that Discord. Like, users sharing links is a really clear indicator that, like, something important is going on. So we spent, a lot of time, like, first figuring out what the gap is in the technology that people care about. Like, what was the actual problem that needs to be solved? in early LLM days, it was, OpenAI refusing to finish the prompt or,Anjney Midha [00:30:09]: YeahAlex Atallah [00:30:10]: To, like, complete the task. It was also.Anjney Midha [00:30:13]: Inability to customize models. and so there are communities that, like are just completely blocked on that issue, and those are the communities that are most useful to learn about and dive into and explore.Alex Atallah [00:30:28]: Something that really struck me at that time, - as I was just hearing your talk, I remember noting - you may not remember this, but we - we had these, like working, Zoom calls that we were doing a sprint around for, like this OpenSea integration with Discord. and, we'd, we'd - it was myself, my engineering team. I think you were there. And I remember, Alex, in the middle of one of those calls, just like there was like silence. we were all like, “Oh, yeah, this totally makes sense. Let's do this.” And then there's - every, like everybody aligned. And Alex was like, “No, this makes no sense to me.” And everyone's - I remember going, “What? Like, it works. Like, you click on a link and this, then it bounces you out to, like, OpenSea.” And he was like, “It's not a good user experience. Yeah, we should not do this.” And I remember going, he was the only one person out of all of us to raise his hand and go, yes, it made sense from a technical implementation perspective. Like, we were bouncing the user out into the, into OpenSea. And so it kinda checked the box of the product manager's requirements on both sides. But Alex went one step further and was like, “ what would be better, guys? If we just embedded the experience right here inside of Discord so the link opened up as an embedded iframe, and you can just check out right there.”Alex Atallah [00:31:47]: And not one person on the call, and there's like seven of us who had met, like, week after week.Swyx [00:31:52]: And it's the guy who doesn't work for Discord.Alex Atallah [00:31:53]: And it's the guy who doesn't work for Discord.Swyx [00:31:55]: Like, technically, you benefit if they bounce.Alex Atallah [00:31:57]: Exactly. And that was, like, adversarial. To keep the user inside of Discord would be adversarial to OpenSea. And yet Alex put that user experience first. And I was like, “That's special.”Swyx [00:32:08]: Wow.Alex Atallah [00:32:08]: Because it's very hard to have somebody who's technical like Alex and understands the developer flow, but also understands the best user experience and wants to prioritize that. And that's two sides of the flywheel that if you can get spinning, like is often hard to stop. And you just reminded me, like that one was one of those moments where I go, I - I realized I gotta be better at user experience because I should have been the one who came up with that, and I didn't. And I learned from you. And, I think that went into one of our case studies for the PM training program at Discord.Swyx [00:32:34]: Whoa.Alex Atallah [00:32:36]: I don't know if it there is Because ofSwyx [00:32:38]: You need an Alex is the conclusion.Alex Atallah [00:32:40]: Yeah. You need an Alex. And this is why I'm not, nobody should be surprised why Stripe decided like they had to buy OpenRouter because it's a really rare combination of people who understand the machine learning community, the developer experience, and the user experience. And putting all that together has resulted in this extraordinary scale that very few other marketplaces have been able to achieveWindow AI, BYOM, and Finding the Right Form FactorSwyx [00:33:02]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:33:02]: Over the last, five years.Swyx [00:33:04]: Yeah. Well, we should talk about the other reasons for acquisitions, whichAlex Atallah [00:33:07]: Yes, we should.Swyx [00:33:07]: You've written about. I wanna proceed somewhat chronologically as well. So - there is a point that, one of the questions that, Dave from H of Zero sent in was, when did it - really started to work? And you brought up Mixtral. I don't know if you wanna bring up that story.Alex Atallah [00:33:22]: Oh, yeah.Swyx [00:33:23]: Which obviously you overlap with, so.Anjney Midha [00:33:26]: Yeah, the MoE was. I don't know when. there's no like one moment where I was like, “Oh, this is, officially starting to work.” It wasSwyx [00:33:36]: The moment where you had a Chrome extension, like, really super early on.Anjney Midha [00:33:39]: Oh, yeah. But, well, - yeah. So before OpenRouter, I wanted to, like, explore a bring-your-own-model experiment. And,Swyx [00:33:47]: Which anyone familiar with crypto is like, yeah, Phantom and all these things.Anjney Midha [00:33:50]: Yeah. So it felt like doing a MetaMask analogy for AI would be a fun way of exploring that. And at the time, there were no AI apps. There were probably as many AI apps that were, like, hitting AI - like, hitting an LLM via an API call as there were, like, games just doing it in JavaScript. like there was a, there was a moment in time where it could have been the case that web apps call LLMs through the browser, like through some desktopAlex Atallah [00:34:27]: Yes.Anjney Midha [00:34:27]: Managed app that is controlled by the user. and of course, there are like, I think, many reasons that did not happen. But back when the days were that primordial, I built a Chrome extension called Window AISwyx [00:34:43]: With Plasmo.Anjney Midha [00:34:44]: With Plasmo.Swyx [00:34:45]: I had come across early on, and I was like, “Who's gonna use this?” You did.Anjney Midha [00:34:49]: Plasmo had a couple, like, I think Phantom was using it. there were some other, like real companies using it.Alex Atallah [00:34:56]: It was like a shim.Swyx [00:34:57]: React for Chrome extension. It compiles to allAnjney Midha [00:35:00]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:35:00]: I see.Anjney Midha [00:35:00]: Like Next.js for Chrome extensions.Swyx [00:35:01]: Next.js, Next.js.Alex Atallah [00:35:02]: Okay.Anjney Midha [00:35:03]: And yeah, built Window AI on top of it. The creator of Plasmo, like started contributing code to Window AI, in GitHub, and that turned out to be Louis VicchiAlex Atallah [00:35:15]: Oh, you'Anjney Midha [00:35:15]: Who is the founder of OpenRouter.Alex Atallah [00:35:17]: That's right. You have told me this is how you met Louis. Yes.Anjney Midha [00:35:19]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:35:19]: Okay.Anjney Midha [00:35:20]: So, that allowed users to like configure which model they wanted to use for a web page in their browser, and then, like the app would just call out to that model when it needed to do things. not the right form factor for LLMs, but, it's like fun experiment. You learn a lot, and like I open sourced it. And the main learning is like, okay, this has to be an API, and it has to look a little bit - like, there has to be more of a developer experience here and more of a discovery experience as well. Like, I don't know where to use these models, and a little Chrome extension is not gonna help me discover. It's not enough real estate. I need more space. I need visuals. I need graphs. I need, examples. I need images. I need to, like, I need to be able to, like explore both as a human and as an agent.Crypto, Midjourney, and the Early Generative AI EcosystemAlex Atallah [00:36:10]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:36:10]: So that's how OpenRouter came to be.Alex Atallah [00:36:13]: A meta point that.Alex Atallah [00:36:16]: I think is underappreciated, but Alex is reminding me, is that we were quite lucky that we were so. we were, like, adjacent to the crypto community in those days. Because in hindsight, crypto ended up being like a dress rehearsal for generative models, right? If you think about the Axie experience, Alex is totally right, there were not that many AI apps at the time. And while I was dealing-- my job was to be the head of platform at Discord, which meant to be a general purpose place for communities and friends to create-- for developers to create apps and bots and, other services that could be deployed across Discord. And while 80% of the attention at the time was being spent on crypto, because that's where all the NFT volume was, there was, like, twenty percent of my time I was spending with a friend, who would get hotbot with me and ask me for. We would play Magic: The Gathering on weekends, and he was working on a little Discord bot that could take a text input and turn it into an image, and it was called Midjourney. YouSwyx [00:37:15]: Is that David?Alex Atallah [00:37:15]: It was David Holz.Alex Atallah [00:37:16]: He was a good friend. And David and I have both been failed ARVR founders, in the before that. And, I remember this. Midjourney was one of the fastest-growing communities we had after Axie Infinity started to peter off. And many of the, like, the abstractions and the infrastructure decisions we made to scale Axie happened just in time because they. Axie did this and then fell off a cliff. And then as Midjourney was taking off, we, like, explicitly decided to help David make the server, the Midjourney server, as the primary place for interaction with the model, because it was very hard for people to understand how to use the model if they couldn't see other people using it and copy them. And so the single-player Midjourney web app on its own, like midjourney.com, had, like, terrible retention because people would show up, they'd see this empty field. It's like E 2, and they would type in, like, cat or dog. And it was, like, paralyzing for them to have this blank canvas that they had to fill because they'd never used an AI model before. But instead, in a Discord server, you could see other people using it and riff off of their prompt, and the engagement was off the charts. And so scaling, Midjourney from zero to, like, 10 million monthly actives was a much smoother approach Axie Infinity. And so,Swyx [00:38:29]: Don't forget the best of four pictures, and you choose one.Alex Atallah [00:38:31]: The best, yeah, and then the other, weSwyx [00:38:32]: Which is the feedback loop.Alex Atallah [00:38:33]: The RLHF feedback loop, which, by the way, separately, like, Tom Brown, David and I used to play Magic: The Gathering on weekends. And so, like, it was one group of friends would hang out, and we'd. Like, these concepts were all being discussed all the time. But, there was.Alex Atallah [00:38:47]: I think there were few of us who bridged both the crypto worlds and the AI worlds. And compared to crypto, where it was - the question was always, what's the use case, for this technology? There was never any need to ask that for AI because it's, like, the use case was so visceral. It was like, I can create now anything at - I can imagine. I can write novels, I can code. And the infrastructure that those of us who believed in the distributed systems, like, value of crypto, like the censorship resistance part, found this use case that was explosive. And I think between Midjourney, the, Claude was a Discord bot launch, that we were using internally as an LLM. ElevenLabs had a TTS model that we had on Discord as well. Like, Discord became this petri dish for, like, early apps to innovate. And I don't think it's a coincidence that they found a home there before OpenRouter gave the world, like, a public home store or, like, a, storefront. Discord was this, like, almost petri dish storefront that - had, like, piggybacked on the infra we'd built for crypto communities. And then I think Alex was one of the first people to realize, wait a minute, like, these apps need their own home, on the internet. And then OpenRouter, to me, was a continuation of that community's needs. And of course, there was the crazy distribution that you enabled for a lot of these developers.Why OpenRouter Couldn't Just Live Inside DiscordSwyx [00:40:07]: So then my question is, how come you were. My perception is OpenRouter is not that Discord-centric, right? You have a Discord.Anjney Midha [00:40:14]: Yeah.Swyx [00:40:14]: And you use it to engage your community, but it's not like Midjourney where, like, no, that is like the primary way people experience OpenRouter.Anjney Midha [00:40:21]: Yeah, Midjourney, like, it really helps to see visually really quickly how people are using the model and how to prompt it.Swyx [00:40:29]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:40:29]: And I think that is partly why the server was so critical. It's like it is the user experience. It adds a ton.Swyx [00:40:36]: Yes.Anjney Midha [00:40:37]: And you can go the whole mile with just, like, prompting via Midjourney, like, the, via the Midjourney Discord server, getting your images and then sharing them and having fun. For OpenRouter, for LLMs, like, you need a lot of user experience around LLMs to make them, like, really usable.Swyx [00:40:54]: Charge point.Anjney Midha [00:40:55]: And yeah.Anjney Midha [00:40:57]: The, like, seeing the examples of other people is also not as useful because it's a lot of stuff to read. It takes a long time.Swyx [00:41:03]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:41:04]: You need, like, based integration. Not possible to do in a Discord server. You need, Or technic- it's possible. I shouldn't say that. It's just not a great developer experience. you need, like, - you need governance for. At the point where you got based integration, now you need governance for managing the LLMs that have access to it, the data policies, which teams. All that stuff needs a lot more than a Discord server can provide. So it's justSwyx [00:41:30]: YeahAnjney Midha [00:41:30]: It's not the right.Alex Atallah [00:41:32]: Well, in addition, you're not wrong, but also there's the very important distinction that, Midjourney was an end user application.Swyx [00:41:40]: Right.Alex Atallah [00:41:40]: And, that's why Discord, which has 250 million monthly end consumers, made, it made sense for Discord to be a host for that application experience. What I knew was gonna happen soon after Midjourney found explosive product-market fit, because we. I think when Midjourney launched, from launch to $100 million revenue run rate, it was less than eight months. And shortly thereafter, Stable Diffusion launched. And, all of us used to hang out in the Discord server. There, I think it was the,Swyx [00:42:13]: The Stability Discord?Alex Atallah [00:42:14]: It was theSwyx [00:42:16]: Yeah, LAION.Alex Atallah [00:42:16]: Yeah, the LAION Discord server.Swyx [00:42:17]: The image community that spawned Stable Diffusion.Alex Atallah [00:42:19]: The image community. Yeah. And so when Stable Diffusion came out, I realized- Oh, now other people can build their own Midjourney.Alex Atallah [00:42:27]: Because until then, Midjourney did not have an API, so they were a stack company, right? They were training their own models, and they were deploying them as an application. But if you wanted to build your own Midjourney, there was no API of that quality. and I think E two was still quite primitive. Like, Midjourney had great quality. And then when Stable Diffusion came out, suddenly there was this new person who - there was - this new capability in the world, which is a developer could create their own Midjourney. And that, I think, created the need for something like OpenRouter, because then you need an API to. If you - if you had the creativity of David Holz and you had Stable Diffusion as the model and you wanted to put these things together, how could you do that without having to figure out how to host the weights? And what OpenRouter, - the shape of OpenRouter enabled is that. Right? When you have open model alternatives to closed applications, OpenRouter's value in the world becomes extraordinary because now any developer can just show up and use theStable Diffusion and the Need for a Model API LayerSwyx [00:43:20]: You just love model diversity.Anjney Midha [00:43:21]: Did you just say the shape of OpenRouter?Alex Atallah [00:43:23]: Oh, no.Anjney Midha [00:43:25]: Were you in cloud? What is this the real Han?Alex Atallah [00:43:26]: I've been, I've been - I'm, I'm misaligned now. I've been overtrained. I've been using Cloud way too much, haven't I?Swyx [00:43:34]: Claude-ish is what people would say.Alex Atallah [00:43:35]: Claude-ish. Oh, God, I gotta untrain myself.Swyx [00:43:38]: Okay. - And I just wanna cap off the Mistral side. my TLDR is there was a Mistral price war, is what they called it, right? Like, round about NeurIPS is twenty-three or twenty-four.Mistral and the Birth of the Inference MarketplaceAnjney Midha [00:43:47]: Yes. DecemberSwyx [00:43:48]: They launched, the Mistral 8x7B, and like the price went down like 80%.Anjney Midha [00:43:54]: Yeah.Swyx [00:43:54]: To me, that's very positive because it's like the first, like, real competition to host Mistral. Is there more?Anjney Midha [00:44:01]: Yeah, that was. I'm, like, trying to remember it, all the things that happened. It. Like, we saw that model come out and immediately saw people say that it was the best model in the world.Alex Atallah [00:44:15]: Yes.Anjney Midha [00:44:15]: Like, this was, to my knowledge, the first time an open weights model was called that in real seriousness.Swyx [00:44:22]: It's hype, right? Is it?Anjney Midha [00:44:25]: It was hype. It was hype. It was also, like, hype from AI influencers at the time. And there were many examples where it was, like, outperforming four. So people really wanted to try it out and see, is this gonna be true for me too? And if so, at what price? And, the, like, inference landscape was really messy.Alex Atallah [00:44:49]: Yes.Anjney Midha [00:44:50]: We cleaned it up. - it allowed, like, providers to compete on price, so we could give you just the best price in one spot. And so it was, I think, the first clear example of, like, a provider marketplace working in a way that adds value to end developers.Alex Atallah [00:45:08]: Sean, you may not remember this, but I think we met for the first time a few days after Mistral came out at NeurIPSAnjney Midha [00:45:15]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:45:15]: At a luncheon.Swyx [00:45:16]: Yeah. That's where I also met BFL as well. Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:45:18]: And Guillaume was there.Swyx [00:45:19]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:45:19]: I was at NeurIPS at that time.Alex Atallah [00:45:20]: You were there too. And, we had just announced the Mistral investment, and I remember Guillaume was over there, and I remember turning to Guillaume and asking him, Like, “Is it is all the. Like, how are you feeling after the launch of Mistral and seven B?” And, him in his typical French fashion was like, “ it's a, it's an okay model. It's not that good.” And I was like. It was so, in contrast. But I remember him also saying that part of the reason he felt a lot of people Thought that it was better than four was because of the speed. - it was an MoE model that they had, like, absolutely figured out how to make super efficient. It was on the Pareto frontier. And this is an important thing about LLMs, right? Sometimes when they're faster, you think they're smarter, even though, like, if you did, N of, these common, like, evals that are - you do seven tries, and I don't remember. I think we should go back and figure out what the data says, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out, oh, on an N of seven attempts, four was smarter on evals, but the perception of on, like, or correctness would be smarter or more accurate. But, people, like, from a human preference perspective felt that it was faster because it - or smarter because it's so fast.Swyx [00:46:36]: Yeah. And most queries do not take that levelAlex Atallah [00:46:39]: Don't take that. That's true.Swyx [00:46:40]: Right? So this is the start of humans as routerAlex Atallah [00:46:42]: Yes.Swyx [00:46:42]: Which then eventually becomes OpenRouter as router of like theAlex Atallah [00:46:45]: Oh, that's interesting way to think about it. Yeah.Swyx [00:46:47]: Like, because humans are the routing mechanism. Like, I will ask the fast model first, and then if, like, oh, not good enough, I'm gonna upgrade manually.Alex Atallah [00:46:52]: Yes.Swyx [00:46:53]: But then he's gonna auto it.Alex Atallah [00:46:54]: I didn't, I hadn't thought of it that way, but that makes sense.Swyx [00:46:57]: Which then there's, there's a lot more techniques, like fusion. Fusion is the thing that we should talk about. Before I move on to those things, I just want to close off the early years. one thing that I observe, which you are also an investor in Arena.OpenRouter vs. LM ArenaAlex Atallah [00:47:10]: Right.Swyx [00:47:10]: And we talked about Midjourney having that feedback loop of, A, B, C, D, and choosing that very. being very important. And you understand the flywheel. So how come you didn't build Arena, and how come Arena didn't build OpenRouter?Anjney Midha [00:47:23]: Well, Arena started before OpenRouter, right?Swyx [00:47:27]: They had the school projectAnjney Midha [00:47:29]: Yeah, LMSwyx [00:47:29]: And then it became a company.Anjney Midha [00:47:31]: LM Arena, yeah.Swyx [00:47:32]: So, but, and I know you had some Arena experiences, like the up comparison type things.Anjney Midha [00:47:37]: Yeah.Swyx [00:47:37]: But you never really went as hard as Arena did.Swyx [00:47:40]: And,Anjney Midha [00:47:40]: In doing up experiences?Swyx [00:47:42]: Yes. And LM Arena did have a router project based on LM Arena ELOs, which they never commercialized.Anjney Midha [00:47:48]: It's hard to do a company that does both because one company is taking data and selling it, and the other company really can't by default. So, I think there is, like, a branding reason that there are two companies here. like, when you set up OpenRouter, there's no training, there are no prompts, right, aside from what your provider policy set. Like, OpenRou- like, OpenRouter can't see your prompts or completions. If you want to see that as an org, you have to opt into it and enable it. And so we're, like, pretty conservative and careful about data policy and security. And privacy. And LM Arena is like, their business model is like oriented around the labs and,Swyx [00:48:34]: Because they give it for free, right? You don't give it for free to give it for free.Anjney Midha [00:48:37]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:48:38]: But we do give some. We like have free endpoints too, but like those free endpoints, we, I think we're not collecting any prompts. We're not like monetizing the data unless you, opt into it for some reason.Alex Atallah [00:48:48]: This comparison. you're not the first person to ask me this, and Alex knows this, but I was the interim, like the founder, like first CEO of Arena for the first five months when, and we were helping Anastasios and Waylin spin out of Berkeley. And, I did invest in that before, OpenRouter, but it was very strange to me the comparisons that outside, folks would make between the two projects because the missions were completely different. The founding entity for Arena, we called it the AI Reliability Institute because it was there as an eval service. Like the data, so to speak, that they were originally, offering the labs was how do you make the evaluation of models more reliable than like the state of the art at the time, which was like really just finger in the wind.Alex Atallah [00:49:38]: That's what Anastasios and Waylin's PhD work was as scientists at Berkeley, was on statistical methodologies for correcting, eval estimates, based on like intrinsic biases and how you collected the data.Swyx [00:49:54]: Yes.Alex Atallah [00:49:54]: AndSwyx [00:49:54]: Style control.Alex Atallah [00:49:55]: Style control and stuff like that. And which is very much like a, hey, how. If you're a scientist and you're trying to. the highest expectation customer for Arena was always like a training and, like a researcher at a lab. Whereas the highest expectation customer from my perspective that Alex like really understood and was the mission was to serve was like a developer, right? Who then takes the result of the research and then produces an application that's deployed to the world. It was a completely different problem and person that these two teams were focused on. And so from the outside in. I don't know if you remember this, but I have a distinct memory of a few weeks before we did the term sheet, together for OpenRouter, I'd given you a call because we were trying to get a pooled data set together from OpenRouter and from Arena to, create like an open source repository of prompts. these projects were so different in their goals that it was totally normal to me to be like, “Oh, yeah, let's call Alex and see if he'd want to team up on pooling data,” because they're so different. We need. We don't have that data at all. We. Like, we didn't have API prompts. We didn't, we didn't have like what developers want to do with the models, which is very different from what researchers inside a model lab want to do before releasing the model.Swyx [00:51:15]: Yeah.Alex Atallah [00:51:15]: Does that make sense? And so to this day, I think you see that this difference, even though at a 30,000-foot level you could. I guess you could conclude that Arena and OpenRouter are adjacent, but, the roadmaps, the missions and so on at the time at least were like in very different directions.Swyx [00:51:36]: That ideal customer, I get. I totally get that.Alex Atallah [00:51:39]: Yes.Swyx [00:51:39]: As a founder, I want to own everything, right?Alex Atallah [00:51:41]: That's possible.Swyx [00:51:42]: Like this is clearly an adjacency that I'm like gonna explore that.Anjney Midha [00:51:45]: Own everything meaning like you don't know what to do yet, so you wanna like make sure you catch PMFocus, Anthropic, and Roads Not TakenAlex Atallah [00:51:51]: No, I think what heAnjney Midha [00:51:52]: As quickly as possible.Alex Atallah [00:51:53]: You want to own the entire infrastructure space, and so you expand to whatever demand you can capture.Swyx [00:51:58]: You want to have a play in each end.Alex Atallah [00:51:59]: Yeah, I think that's, that's hard, in reality, because serving multiple customers is difficult.Swyx [00:52:05]: Clearly, this is the one focus, right?Alex Atallah [00:52:08]: Yeah.Anjney Midha [00:52:08]: Yeah. I still think even in the age of AI, like focus is,Alex Atallah [00:52:12]: Is criticalAnjney Midha [00:52:13]: Underrated and critical, not just because you end up with a better product by focusing your humans on it, but also because the world knows what your focus is.Alex Atallah [00:52:22]: One thousand percent.Anjney Midha [00:52:23]: The world can map like, “Oh, I have this issue. Which brand out there is going to help me with that issue? This is the brand that's known for that focus.”Alex Atallah [00:52:31]: Yes.Anjney Midha [00:52:32]: So like if I want real attention on this issue, like this really matters to me, I should go with the brand that cares the most about it.Alex Atallah [00:52:39]: To underscore Alex's point about how important focus is, in the early days of Anthropic, it was not easy to. Like people think that the early days of Anthropic were like super easy because they were on their 3 guys who left, but it was very

Step into the booth with Shawn Gann, a powerhouse Filipino-American voice actor, ADR director, and theater maker! Whether he's voicing Hekiji Tengai in My Hero Academia, lending his vocal talents to legendary hits like One Piece, Dragon Ball Super, and Attack on Titan, or bringing video game characters to life in Borderlands 3 and Genshin Impact, Shawn's versatility is unmatched. Beyond the mic, he is an accomplished Crunchyroll ADR Director, steering the English dubs for major anime like Kaiju No. 8, The Apothecary Diaries, Horimiya, and Buddy Daddies. With a rich background in Dallas-Fort Worth theater and over 150 voiceover credits, Shawn is a master storyteller on screen, on stage, and behind the scenes.About Our Guest:Shawn Gann is a Filipino-American voice actor, ADR director, and theatre maker based in Dallas, Texas, with over 150 voiceover credits to his name. He is widely known for his voice work in hit anime series like My Hero Academia (Hekiji Tengai), One Piece, Dragon Ball Super, and Attack on Titan, as well as video games such as Borderlands 3, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Genshin Impact. As a highly sought-after ADR Director for Crunchyroll, Shawn has helmed the English dubs for massive titles including Kaiju No. 8, The Apothecary Diaries, Horimiya, Buddy Daddies, and How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom. Alongside his extensive voiceover and directing career, Shawn is an established stage actor, producer, and educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth theatre community.

Notas Macabrosas- En Sinaloa le ponen chamoy a todo- Realizan carrera de panzones en Oaxaca- Aleks Syntek pierde la cabeza - Mujer de Florida lucha por conservar a su caimán mascota- La policía busca a un intruso que usó la piscina y el jacuzzi, y besó un pato de hule- Niños le hacen collar a perro callejero para salvarlo de la perrera- Perros callejeros se abalanzan contra carabineros y permiten escape de un detenido - Perro detiene a intruso… para jugar con el- El techo de un Boeing 737 se desploma durante una turbulencia- Motor de avión se incendia por culpa de ave- Escuela arrojó a niño de balcón para interpretar a Juan Escutia- Un artefacto identificado preliminarmente como un torpedo fue localizado mar adentro frente a las costas de Ensenada- Piden prohibir mascotas en eventos de Pokémon tras hombre que ofreció intercambiar a su perro por cartasEncuentros Cercanos (con Ramferi Cortez)- El hombre que siempre está detrás de nuestras cámaras por fin acepta estar frente a ellas para hablarnos sobre su documental “Su Vida Por Un Abrazo”. Este documental cuenta la historia del Dr. Jose Guillermo Ortiz Collazo, quien falleció durante un atentado realizado con un carro bomba en Ciudad Juárez en el 2010.Puedes ver el documental aquí: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyhnt1MaR8También puedes escucharnos en Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music o tu app de podcasts favorita.Apóyanos en Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/leyendaspodcast​Apóyanos en YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/leyendaslegendarias/joinSíguenos:https://instagram.com/leyendaspodcast​https://twitter.com/leyendaspodcast​https://facebook.com/leyendaspodcast​#Podcast​ #LeyendasLegendarias​ #HistoriasDelMasAca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week the Punching Up crew discuss Castlevania: Belmont's Curse getting a demo, Pokémon ports, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and more.Timestamps:Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.0:00:00 - Intro0:33:20 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Gets Demo0:36:26 - Middle-Earth Shadow Bundle Coming to Switch 20:41:24 - Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire rumors heating up0:45:04 - What We're Playing (Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave)1:31:25 - No DLC coming for Splatoon Raiders1:34:46 - Lufia I & II: The Sinistrals Saga Announced1:37:50 - XBOX Layoffs and Studio Mergers1:51:37 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Notas Macabrosas- En Sinaloa le ponen chamoy a todo- Realizan carrera de panzones en Oaxaca- Aleks Syntek pierde la cabeza - Mujer de Florida lucha por conservar a su caimán mascota- La policía busca a un intruso que usó la piscina y el jacuzzi, y besó un pato de hule- Niños le hacen collar a perro callejero para salvarlo de la perrera- Perros callejeros se abalanzan contra carabineros y permiten escape de un detenido - Perro detiene a intruso… para jugar con el- El techo de un Boeing 737 se desploma durante una turbulencia- Motor de avión se incendia por culpa de ave- Escuela arrojó a niño de balcón para interpretar a Juan Escutia- Un artefacto identificado preliminarmente como un torpedo fue localizado mar adentro frente a las costas de Ensenada- Piden prohibir mascotas en eventos de Pokémon tras hombre que ofreció intercambiar a su perro por cartasEncuentros Cercanos (con Ramferi Cortez)- El hombre que siempre está detrás de nuestras cámaras por fin acepta estar frente a ellas para hablarnos sobre su documental “Su Vida Por Un Abrazo”. Este documental cuenta la historia del Dr. Jose Guillermo Ortiz Collazo, quien falleció durante un atentado realizado con un carro bomba en Ciudad Juárez en el 2010.Puedes ver el documental aquí: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyhnt1MaR8También puedes escucharnos en Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music o tu app de podcasts favorita.Apóyanos en Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/leyendaspodcast​Apóyanos en YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/leyendaslegendarias/joinSíguenos:https://instagram.com/leyendaspodcast​https://twitter.com/leyendaspodcast​https://facebook.com/leyendaspodcast​#Podcast​ #LeyendasLegendarias​ #HistoriasDelMasAca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

THE DEVIL WITHIN THE NEW MONSTERS: THE LOVELAND FROGMAN Episode Two — The Creature Gets a Name Before the Loveland Frogman became one of America's strangest regional cryptids, it may have been something else entirely. The story takes us back to Loveland, Ohio, in 1955, where a businessman or traveling salesman supposedly encountered three small humanoid figures beside a country road near the Little Miami River. Later versions describe creatures standing three or four feet tall, with leathery skin, deeply wrinkled heads and vaguely frog-like faces. Then one of them reportedly raised a strange metal rod above its head—and sparks began shooting from it. A Frogman is strange enough. A Frogman with a magic wand requires considerably more explanation. In Episode Two of The New Monsters, we investigate how a handful of separate encounters gradually became the mythology of the Loveland Frogman—and why the creature's bizarre origins may have more in common with America's flying-saucer obsession than traditional cryptozoology. The problem begins with the 1955 encounter itself. Unlike the better-documented police sightings that followed seventeen years later, there is no readily available contemporary police report establishing the version of the story we know today. Its famous details reach us largely through later researchers, paranormal literature and decades of retelling, meaning the Frogman's origin story belongs much more securely to folklore than verified history. And then there's that wand. America in 1955 was deep in the first great age of flying-saucer fascination. UFO reports were multiplying, science-fiction theaters were filled with extraterrestrial visitors, and stories of strange humanoids carrying mysterious technology occupied a very different corner of the American imagination. Three small beings beside a road carrying a sparking device don't necessarily sound like unknown amphibians at all. They sound suspiciously like visitors. The documentary trail is too weak to conclude that the Frogman began as a UFO story, but the possibility reveals just how dramatically a story can change depending upon the name we eventually give its creature. Then came 1972. Loveland police officers Ray Shockey and Mark Mathews encountered unusual animals near the Little Miami River seventeen years after the alleged 1955 incident. Suddenly, the older story had something it had previously lacked: recognizable witnesses and the authority of a police uniform. Three mysterious humanoids from 1955 could become earlier examples of the same creature encountered by police in 1972, while those later encounters appeared to prove that something had been returning to the river for decades. Separate stories became sightings. Sightings became a pattern. And eventually, the pattern became a monster. Once the name Loveland Frogman took hold, the transformation accelerated. Paranormal books, cryptozoology collections and eventually the internet standardized a creature that eyewitness testimony had left frustratingly incomplete. Artists supplied enormous eyes, long limbs, webbed hands and unmistakably amphibian features until generations of people who had never seen the creature nevertheless knew exactly what a Loveland Frogman was supposed to look like. And somehow, through every transformation, the sparking wand survived. This week on The Devil Within, we follow one of America's strangest cryptids from an uncertain roadside encounter through police reports, paranormal publishing and the internet, examining how folklore can create a coherent history from stories that may never have belonged together in the first place. Because the Loveland Frogman wasn't simply discovered. It was assembled. Next time, the Frogman enters the smartphone age when teenagers playing Pokémon Go near Loveland encounter something strange beside the water. We'll also meet the police officer who publicly tried to kill his own legend by insisting that the Frogman he encountered in 1972 was actually a tailless iguana—and discover why Loveland kept its monster anyway. Listen & Follow: Follow The Devil Within wherever you get your podcasts. Rate & Review: Leave us a 5-star rating and review to help new listeners discover the show. Watch & Subscribe: Watch The Devil Within on the Evio Creative YouTube channel. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode. Join the Conversation: Follow @thedevilwithinpod and send your stories, sightings and tips to info@eviocreative.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another Pokémon Champions Interview. Hoshino talks about how they have zero plans for solo content for the game and how adding more gimmicks like Tera is a dream they are still thinking about it. Pikachu was in Space for 67 days, to celebrate, merch and a Pokémon GO event is coming. Pokeween gets some new promo cards. 7-Star Raids return with the "Powerhouse" Pokémon returning for the next 10 weeks in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00-Introduction00:04:00-Pokémon Champions Interview00:40:10-Space Pikachu EU00:54:00-Pokéween01:12:25-Powerhouse Raids Return01:22:30-CreditsLINKS

Full episodes and much more available on Patreon.com/slopquest Ryan gets accosted by a lady hell bent on celebrity love. Then they rip on dues and ladies publicly hitting on people in replies on social media and the total lack of personal accountability by insane people. Andy and Ryan talk about how to build an egalitarian society where everyone’s a social loser. Their solution: tall muscular ladies who intimidate female stalkers and more roasting of reply guys. A lady tries to pay Andy for art in used panties but Andy likes being able to pay rent. Then they come up with a business idea for detectives who solve alcohol deaths. Then they talk about how bad Ryan would be as a police negotiator. The boys then talk about how bad of deal statistically reincarnation is. Andy plugs Gnostic Christianity to a surprisingly receptive Ryan. Andy introduces Ryan to a 90’s preacher who thinks Pokémon is satanic. Then the boys rip on religious math nonsense. A schizophrenic guy gives Ryan a dire warning while he’s hiking. Then they come up with grocery store dildo pranks. Ryan calls Bang Bus the “Blair Witch Project” of porn. Andy drinks magnesium before bed and it gives him crazy dreams then feels betrayed by Ryan who initially recommended it to him and is now gaslighting him. The. Andy has a harrowing experience on the Facebook Buy Nothing group and it’s so humiliating Ryan can hardly listen to it.

THE DEVIL'S LEDGER Week of September 21, 2026 Football is back, fall is finally arriving, and the Evio Universe has assembled a particularly strange collection of stories this week. We begin with The Creepiest Thing I Heard This Week, where an unsettling internet trend has transformed one of Dr. Seuss's most beloved characters into nightmare fuel. AI-generated images of a sinister Cat in the Hat lurking outside homes and schools have prompted police investigations across the country, juvenile arrests—and, in Canada, a bizarre real-world incident involving someone in costume allegedly chasing a teenage girl through a neighborhood. Then, on The Devil Within, we head to Ohio for the conclusion of our investigation into the Loveland Frogman. From a murky 1955 encounter involving strange humanoid figures and a supposedly sparking wand to two police encounters in 1972 and a wonderfully appropriate Pokémon Go sighting decades later, we examine how separate stories became the biography of a single monster—and why even a police officer's decidedly unromantic explanation involving a tailless iguana couldn't kill the legend. On Criminal Mischief, Carolyn Ossorio investigates the developing case surrounding Philadelphia's so-called “House of Horrors.” Authorities are investigating an Olney home in connection with at least seven missing women, as police and the FBI work through disturbing physical and digital evidence recovered during the investigation. With no remains yet confirmed at the property, Carolyn separates what investigators actually know from the speculation surrounding a case that is still unfolding. Over on The Slippery, Scott and Nancy enter the heavily filtered world of Adva Lavie, the Israeli-born former flight attendant and social-media personality accused of using dating apps and aliases to enter the lives of wealthy older men and steal luxury property. Then the story acquires a billionaire, an engagement and an even stranger investigation. Lavie has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges against her, and the latest allegations remain under investigation. Finally, This Week in Horror takes us onto the highway with Passenger, the new supernatural road-trip nightmare from director André Øvredal. A young couple leaves New York for life on the road, only to discover that something demonic may have joined them for the ride. And with that, we say farewell to summer and welcome back pumpkin spice, football weekends, open sweater cabinets, earlier sunsets, changing leaves and—hopefully—a slight slowing of the relentless pace of life. Listen and follow the shows of the Evio Creative network wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoy what we're doing, leave us a five-star rating and review and help other listeners discover the Evio Universe. Watch and subscribe on the Evio Creative YouTube channel, and turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode. Until next week, we'll see you across the Evio Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pokémon Champions Regulation M-C is here, and the competitive landscape just got a whole lot more interesting. This week on PUCL, Thatch, R. Sigma, and Sharkfinnagen break down the new M-C format, the Pokémon joining the roster, and the new Mega Evolutions shaking up Pokémon Champions. With Rillaboom, Indeedee, Salamence, Baxcalibur and more entering the mix—and Mega Lucario Z, Mega Garchomp Z, Mega Absol Z and other Megas becoming legal—there's a lot to unpack. Which additions are actually going to matter? What are we excited to use? What looks terrifying, overrated, or just plain weird? And most importantly: is M-C actually making Pokémon Champions better? 0:00 Opening 01:28 What We've Been Doing 16:40 Pokemon Identity Discussion 1:16:00 Pokequiz Trivia 1:35:02 Poke Opinion Mailbag Question What do you think about Pokemon Champions and the M-C Format? puclpodcast@gmail.com Connect with PUCL Discord: www.pucldiscord.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/puclpodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/puclpodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/puclpodcast.bsky.social Twitch: https://twitch.tv/thepuclpodcast Support the Show! Patreon: https://patreon.com/puclpodcast #pokemon #pokopia #pokemonchampions #pokemowindsandwaves #pokemonpodcast #pokemontalk #nintendo #pokemongo #pokemontcg #pokemonlegendsza #pokemonday #gen10 #switch2 #pokemoncommunity #gamingpodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.