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18 months ago, Dr. Neeta Bhushan moved her family from Austin to Dubai and started a completely new chapter. In this honest solo episode, she shares the real challenges of moving abroad, motherhood, identity, burnout, family, and learning to ask for support while building a new life.A raw conversation about growth, roots, resilience, and becoming the person you were meant to be.

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DescriptionMatt unpacks algorithmic news fatigue, debate theater, the $20 burrito argument, and why AI feels more like electricity than social media. He shares how he built software without knowing code, explains which jobs AI may replace first, and tells how a friend used AI to launch a booked-out lawnmower repair business in two months.## TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 The News Groundhog Day00:03:13 Debate Theater00:07:53 The $20 Burrito Economy00:16:45 AI Is Electricity00:24:47 Building Without Code00:29:43 Forty Darts00:33:35 Who Works for AI?00:39:02 The Patient Teacher00:42:32 Leaving the Loop

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In the movie industry, they talk about the “suspension of disbelief.” It’s all make- believe, right? But they try to make the costumes, and the special effects, and the acting so convincing that it suspends our disbelief. They hope we forget it’s fake. Or fiction, if you prefer. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that some people sort of act their way through life. They try to suspend our disbelief about how they’re really living. We’ll see that’s a fruitless pursuit. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism, our mission of over 30 years. Explore more resources from Pastor Greg Laurie, including daily devotionals and blogs, designed to answer your spiritual questions and equip you to walk closely with Christ.Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He moved to Hollywood with $43 and a dream. Watched his dad pour brilliant ideas into businesses that made other people rich. Decided the only thing scarier than risking everything was never finding out what he was capable of. Twenty-five years and 51 countries later, Caleb Gilbert protects the world's most elite. And everything he's learned doing it maps directly into how you're building your business right now. Caleb Gilbert is the founder of White Glove Protection Group and a global expert in executive protection. In this conversation, he and George translate the frameworks used to protect A-list celebrities and Fortune 200 companies into a masterclass on entrepreneurship, covering risk, trust, vision, proactive vs. reactive posture, and what it really means to be all in. What You'll Learn In This Episode: How executive protection frameworks apply directly to building a business Why your relevance is entirely based on the perceived value of your consumer The difference between being energetically all in vs. financially all in Why Caleb turned down $1.5M in business to protect his vision and how it led to 4,000% growth How to build a proactive business posture instead of a reactive one The one question that revealed imposter syndrome was costing him clients Why grit, not tactics, is the most transferable skill from protection to entrepreneurship Key Takeaways: ✔️Your relevance is based on the perceived value of your consumer, not what you think they need. Flip the script. ✔️Being energetically all in and being financially all in are not the same thing. The people around you will tell you when you're truly all in, they'll tell you you're overdoing it. ✔️Zero revenue for two years. Turned down $1.5M. Then 4,000% growth. Knowing your vision and protecting it is a competitive strategy. ✔️Proactive posture beats reactive posture every time, in protection and in business. Stop waiting for the threat. Get ahead of it. ✔️The biggest threat your business faces is distraction. Not competition. Not market conditions. Distraction. ✔️Nobody else has your brain, your context, your background. The moment Caleb stopped trying to be a Navy SEAL and started leading with his actual edge, everything changed. ✔️Don't let money be your north star. If vision, strategy, and execution align with what the market needs, the money follows. ✔️Reinvest like you're still building. A $1.50 lawn mower became a business, because every dollar went back in. Timestamps & Highlights: [00:00] — $43, a dream, and the mindset that made it work [01:26] — Welcome: 25 years, 51 countries, and the White Glove difference [03:16] — Montana grit: why hard things inspire instead of dissuade [06:28] — Environment that demands vs. inspires and what that means for your team [07:33] — Starting at age 11: Nike socks, lawn mowers, and learning risk vs. reward early [11:03] — How to mitigate risk without impeding what makes your business great [13:07] — "Your relevance is based on the perceived value of your consumer" [18:00] — The onboarding parallel: walking clients through what they've never experienced [21:00] — Client number one, staying in vision, and zero revenue for two years [24:17] — Energetically all in vs. financially all in, how to tell the difference [28:34] — The 2020 gut check: when a CEO told Caleb not to chase money [35:00] — Ego in the protection industry and how Caleb navigated it [43:00] — Imposter syndrome, 86% prior military, and the moment he found his edge [50:00] — Proactive vs. reactive posture in business and protection [55:00] — Reinvesting like you're still building: the $1.50 lawn mower origin story [59:43] — Caleb's closing wisdom: be proactive, know your strengths, hit refresh Connect with Caleb Gilbert:  Founder and President of White Glove Protection Group, with 25 years of executive protection experience across 51 countries. He holds a Master's in Global Security Studies from Johns Hopkins and has trained at Stanford and ESI. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the ASIS Executive Protection Community and Treasurer of the IPSB Board. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/epcaleb Instagram: instagram.com/w.g.p.group.inc YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCepN8VJqAXFahvbtfHxdcoQ Website: whitegloveprotection.com Your Challenge This Week: What's the one thing from this episode you can apply tomorrow: grit, proactive posture, protecting your vision, or leaning into your actual edge? Let George know. And if you have a security question for Caleb, he genuinely welcomes the conversation. Follow George: @itsgeorgebryant Work with George: The Alliance — Community for entrepreneurs building with vision, grit, and integrity. 1:1 Coaching — Limited spots. Apply at mindofgeorge.com/coaching-consulting/ Live Retreats — In-person experiences for entrepreneurs ready to stop reacting and start leading.

In the movie industry, they talk about the “suspension of disbelief.” It’s all make- believe, right? But they try to make the costumes, and the special effects, and the acting so convincing that it suspends our disbelief. They hope we forget it’s fake. Or fiction, if you prefer. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that some people sort of act their way through life. They try to suspend our disbelief about how they’re really living. We’ll see that’s a fruitless pursuit. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism, our mission of over 30 years. Explore more resources from Pastor Greg Laurie, including daily devotionals and blogs, designed to answer your spiritual questions and equip you to walk closely with Christ.Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How often do you say "It's fine" when it really isn't?  Or agreeing to something you don't want to do just to keep the peace? So many of us have become experts at pretending.  Pretending we're okay.  Pretending we don't have needs.  Pretending someone else's behavior doesn't bother us.  While those habits may have helped us as kids (or in our emotionally immature relationships), they hold us back as adults and women trying to be in supportive, emotionally safe and mature relationships. Pretending and people pleasing leave us feeling disconnected from people in our lives (not to mention exhausted!) In this episode of The Love Your Life Show, I come to you with a mid-year invitation to stop pretending and start choosing you.   You'll learn: Why people pleasing and pretending aren't personality traits, they're protective patterns How the "good girl" conditioning keeps so many women stuck What one of the top regrets of the dying can teach us about living today Simple ways to stop self-abandoning without becoming "selfish" How small moments of honesty build confidence and self-trust (and are the very things we need in our adult relationships and that we want to model for our preteens and teens!) If you're ready to stop performing, stop apologizing for things that aren't yours, and start living more in alignment with who you truly are, this episode is for you. The world doesn't need another exhausted woman pretending she's okay. It needs the real you.  

-Kmele is out of Adderall-Did anybody actually watch this Tucker and Hunter interview?-“Montrosity” and other difficult words-The adventures of Proximity Hong-The curious case of Jason Arday-Is there any chance Jesse Singal is racist?-AOC discovers Woke 1.0 was crazy-Shane Gillis and the conspiracy of enforcing things nobody believed-Thank you, Thom Tillis. Also, fuck you.-Funding the other side's whackos-Mamdani declares war on Amazon-A general rent strike. Over one cockroach.-David Remnick meets the DSA-Kmele gets swarmed by the Hasan bots-So, how great was Mao?-Midterm Madness and the 2028 Democratic sweepstakes-Clip Roulette-Kmele tries to explain himself. It does not help.-Can America get at least a busted Boris Johnson?Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST.The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a viewer/listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow The Fifth ColumnYouTube: @wethefifthInstagram: @we.the.fifthX: @wethefifthTikTok: @wethefifthFacebook: @thefifthcolumn This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

Send us Fan MailAt some point, life changes all of us.Maybe you've experienced the loss of someone you love, divorce, burnout, a frightening diagnosis, children leaving home, menopause, or simply woke up one day and realized you didn't recognize yourself anymore.People often tell us to "be strong," but very few teach us what mental strength actually looks like.In this heartfelt episode of It's Hertime, Cody Jean Sanders sits down with psychiatric nurse practitioner, Army veteran, retired Navy Reserve Commander, author, and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, Dr. Cristi Bundukamara (Dr. B), for a conversation about grief, burnout, emotional resilience, and healing after life's hardest seasons.After experiencing unimaginable personal loss—including the loss of three children and her husband—Dr. B combined her professional expertise with her own journey through grief to develop a practical framework that helps people move forward without pretending they're okay. Today, she teaches thousands of people how to build genuine mental strength through practical, everyday tools rooted in both clinical psychology and lived experience. In this episode, we discuss: What mental strength actually looks like (and what it doesn't)  Why understanding your emotions isn't always enough to create healing  The difference between grief, burnout, depression, and chronic stress  Why so many women feel stuck after major life transitions  How perfectionism, people-pleasing, overworking, and staying busy can become unhealthy coping mechanisms  The connection between hormones, stress, and emotional health  How to stop catastrophic thinking and regulate your nervous system  What it means to grieve the version of yourself you used to be  Practical daily habits that build resilience over time  How to begin trusting yourself again If you've ever felt like you had to hold it all together for everyone else, this conversation is for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, fresh perspective, and the reminder that healing doesn't require pretending everything is fine.Connect with Dr. Cristi Bundukamara

The Agent and Friendlies finish what they started We have a Patreon! What to support us? Click HERE! The Cast: Handler - Tyler Harlowe Queeny AKA Agent Dolores - Meescha Dwayne Clydesdale - Jake Bruce Griffith - Chris You can find us on: Instagram Bluesky Youtube You can also email us at chaosenginepod@gmail.com We have a Discord now! Feel free to stop by if that interests you! Check out our friends: Pretending to be People! Stories & Lies Sorry, Honey I have to Take This Tabletop Talk Wilderspace Gaming Doomed to Repeat The Great Old Ones Gaming Negative Modifier Chaos Springs Eternal The Black Flare Podcast 9mm Retirement Radio Suffer Not

Are you certain that people are only pretending to enjoy cilantro? Or mah jongg? We asked our listeners to tell us the things they're convinced no one actually likes. From complicated board games to high school graduations, we discuss the most nominated to be overrated. Here's the link to all of the hilarious answers people gave in our Facebook group! What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: ⁠⁠https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Royals front office decided that despite their record and a roster full of injured pitchers, they're contenders for 2027 so they need to hang onto all their controllable assets. We'll explain why that was beyond dumb, breakdown the trades they did make, talk about a sad week of play on the field, and preview this week's games. Plus, some sage wisdom from the great Jackson Browne. For additional episodes, become a paid subscriber to the Royals Weekly Substack: royalsweekly.substack.com A big thank you to our sponsors: All In Physical Therapy: https://allin-pt.com/ Erick Auxier of West USA Realty: https://erickauxier.com/ Window Wolf: https://windowwolf.com Listen to the latest episode of Royals Weekly anywhere you get podcasts including ... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/royals-weekly/id1557151861 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ELyTCKp20UXva2URM02YG?si=9667a82115bb40b1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@royalsweekly And follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoyalsWeekly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalsweekly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalsweekly/ #kansascityroyals #kcroyals #royals #mlb #baseball #bobbywittjr #jaccaglianone Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Decisions are made about what to do with Cornucopia House. We have a Patreon! What to support us? Click HERE! The Cast: Handler - Tyler Harlowe Queeny AKA Agent Dolores - Meescha Dwayne Clydesdale - Jake Bruce Griffith - Chris You can find us on: Instagram Bluesky Youtube You can also email us at chaosenginepod@gmail.com We have a Discord now! Feel free to stop by if that interests you! Check out our friends: Pretending to be People! Stories & Lies Sorry, Honey I have to Take This Tabletop Talk Wilderspace Gaming Doomed to Repeat The Great Old Ones Gaming Negative Modifier Chaos Springs Eternal The Black Flare Podcast 9mm Retirement Radio Suffer Not

What are you pretending not to know? It is a confronting question because, most of the time, we do know.We know when something no longer feels right. We know when we are outgrowing a relationship, a role, a version of ourselves or the way we have been living. We know when we need to speak, leave, begin, rest, change direction or finally tell ourselves the truth.But knowing asks something of us.It asks us to act. It asks us to risk disappointing people. It asks us to let go of what is familiar. It asks us to stop hiding behind confusion when the truth has been there all along.Sometimes we pretend not to know because we are not ready for the consequences of knowing. So we overthink. We ask more people. We wait for another sign. We keep gathering information, hoping the answer will change.This episode is an invitation to get honest with yourself.Not to judge where you have been avoiding the truth, but to notice it. To listen to what your body, your intuition and your life have already been trying to tell you.Once we stop pretending not to know, the next step usually becomes painfully clear.Next Best Step Workshop - book here!Support the show

We are now recording an audio version of written posts that we will upload to Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, which you can listen to by clicking the play button above.We conclude our month long series on Strait of Hormuz (SoH) Crisis takeaways with a look at what this conflict means for the related topics of sustainability, climate, and the environment.Three key messages this week:* Many proponents and opponents of “Net Zero” are drawing the wrong conclusions about what this war means for different energy sources and technologies. Energy's natural hierarchy of needs applied at the country level mean the optimal mix of various energy sources and technologies will vary for any given country—a reality the crisis reinforces.* The topic of Sustainability needs to be right-sized and recognized for where it fits into corporate level strategies. Companies exist to generate growth and profitability for investors. Certain sustainability objectives are core to being successful over the long run. Sustainability is not a strategy in and of itself.* We shall offer free advice on what hyperscalers can learn from the oil & gas industry.We are going to do our best to not rehash our now well-known pushbacks on the excesses of the 2020-23 “Net Zero” era. The madness of that period we don't think ever returns, no matter who wins the US presidency in 2028. But we do get the question—and we are appreciative of those of you that ask—how does sustainability, climate, and the environment factor into our outlook for the energy sector, public policy, and corporate strategy and how does the SoH Crisis change or impact the views we have been articulating?We will start with a grounding on how we think about environmental and climate considerations. Our title gives it away: increasing global prosperity is our centering point, both for countries and companies. In terms of our concern level around the need to address climate change, we would characterize our specific climate opinions as broadly consistent with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and former University of Colorado professor and Substack author (here) Roger Pielke Jr.At the country level, energy's natural hierarchy of needs that we frequently discuss is observably all any country cares about at all times (Exhibit 1). Abundant and reliable energy is a 24/7/365 pre-requisite. It needs to be affordable the vast bulk of the time. Country leaders care about geopolitical security in order to protect reliability and affordability. Clean air and clean water are 100% correlated with societal wealth. Addressing carbon emissions goes hand-in-hand with a maximum prosperity scenario where billion person-scale economies like China and India are highly motivated to crack the code on new energy technologies that are de facto lower in carbon intensity. Pretending that society and companies can be forced onto prescriptive “Paris-aligned Net Zero by 2050 pathways” was the fatal flaw of the 2020-2023 era.For companies, the only goal is to generate competitive returns and growth for shareholders. Sustainability exists at the level of community engagement, license to operate, and as a possible alternative to government regulation. It is a component of running a company similar to many other functions; it is not a strategy in its own right (e.g., pressuring oil & gas companies to transition business models in the name of addressing climate change never made sense).With that grounding, we are going to use a Q&A styled format to address how we think the related topics of sustainability, climate, and the environment will be impacted by the Strait of Hormuz Crisis.Exhibit 1: Energy's natural hierarch of needsSource: Veriten.Subscribe to Super-Spiked to receive all content via email. Also available on https://veriten.com.Q1: Does the SoH Crisis mean that the core tenet of Net Zero by 2050—which was to switch out of crude oil, natural gas, and coal into renewables, EVs, and other new tech—was correct after all?No. It does not. Our issue with Net Zero by 2050, or any other year for that matter, is that it incorrectly treats carbon emissions as the organizing principle for economic activity. It is not nor will it ever be, irrespective of how much (or little) concern any specific leader or group of citizens has about climate. There is nothing about the Strait of Hormuz Crisis that suddenly makes Net Zero pathways more relevant.Q2: So the opponents to Net Zero are correct that renewables and other new technologies are a boondoggle that plays on climate alarmism?No. It does not mean that either. The focus on non-oil, natural gas, and coal technologies will be driven by the massive unmet energy needs of the other 7 billion people on Earth that seek their own version of the prosperous lifestyles The Lucky 1 Billion of us take for granted. A specific view on climate is largely irrelevant to technology development. Reliability, affordability, and geopolitical security are the motivations to figure out new technologies. We are seeing this in real time in places like China and other Asian countries.Q3: Are there examples of countries that are adjusting away from a prior emphasis on Net Zero pathways as a result of geopolitical turmoil?We are optimistic about Norway and Canada, as two countries that are showing signs of appropriate course corrections. In the case of Norway, as a small, wealthy country, de facto mandating 100% EVs in order to not burn gasoline for consumer transportation is a choice they are free to make. More importantly, Norway is remembering that increasing oil and natural gas supply from the Norwegian North Sea is critically important to the geopolitical security and economic health of Norway, Europe, and its allies. Norway is also the home to a vibrant community of new technology companies. More oil, more natural gas, and investing in new technologies—yes!Canada's post Trudeau pivot away from Net Zero zealotry seems as much of a reaction to unfavorable rhetoric toward the country from President Trump than necessarily a recognition of how little sense it made for Canada to pursue energy policies that sought to limit the development of its massive oil sands and natural gas resources. Still, we will accept the directional improvement under PM Carney, irrespective of the apparent motivations.Long-time Super-Spiked subscribers know how critically important we believe energy and power integration between the United States and Canada is, making the recent political schism deeply unfortunate, even as it has seemingly improved energy policy decision making in Canada. The United States is economically and geopolitically stronger thanks to our close energy integration with Canada. The same is true for Canada. We credit our friend, former colleague, and current Deputy Secretary of Commerce Paul Dabbar for the idea that US + Canada + Norway would make for an outstanding trans-Atlantic alliance of energy and technology super powers (here).Q4: What else does geopolitical turmoil reveal about where the Net Zero mindset went wrong?The practical application of Net Zero by 2050 policies in many rich-world countries, states, and provinces has been to restrict domestic oil, natural gas, and coal production, mandate the use of new technologies, all while losing competitiveness in manufacturing and business more broadly. Restricting domestic energy supply, making energy prices uncompetitive, and offshoring industrial manufacturing should not be the objective of any country, state, or province. It is without question bad for geopolitical security, bad for domestic economic growth, and bad for the environment.Rather, we recommend a play on the George Castanza (Seinfeld) line (here): Show me an energy policy strategy that does the opposite. The litmus test is which country's energy and environmental policies come with competitive energy prices and business and manufacturing growth?The United Kingdom versus China is case in point. U.K. leaders have spoken glowingly about eliminating coal from their power sector and all but ending viability of the U.K. North Sea for oil and gas exploration. Yet, the country also faces the outsourcing and offshoring of its refining, petrochemical, and broader industrial base. To be clear, the U.K.'s policy challenges are not limited solely to its energy and climate policies, but those are foundational and almost certainly a meaningful contributing factor.We contrast the U.K. with China which has dramatically increased coal-fired power generation, renewables, nuclear, natural gas, and grown its domestic oil supply while building a massive strategic petroleum reserve. China is now manufacturer to the world with improving living standards for its citizens. The U.K. being on-track, or not, for domestic Net Zero is completely irrelevant to global emissions and, if anything, has been net negative for the climate given China's higher emissions profile. It has certainly been a negative for the economic competitiveness of the U.K.Q5: What are the takeaways from the Strait of Hormuz Crisis for corporate sustainability objectives?Our biggest takeaway is that sustainability is a component of running a successful company, but not a defining objective. It has generally been overstated in importance, especially by a segment of the finance world in Europe and the United States that has pushed for these objectives to gain in prominence. Companies don't exist for “sustainability.” It never made any sense to pressure oil & gas companies, as an example, to aggressively transition to low-carbon technologies in the name of Net Zero and sustainability. Companies exist to generate competitive profitability and growth for investors. Full stop.In order to generate long-term profitability and growth, various sustainability objectives (industry and company specific) for sure need to be met. Employee health and safety is at the top of the list along with ensuring the surrounding community to a given asset is also not harmed. Community engagement is core to any company's license to operate, especially when new growth plans are being pursued. The ultimate list is longer than what is mentioned here, but the point is that this area broadly does not separately merit high profile attention any more than do other critical corporate functions like human resources, legal, cybersecurity, treasury, and so forth. They all contribute to running a successful company.Q6: What are some contemporary examples of “sustainability” objectives you believe need to be addressed?Examples of current sustainability issues that we believe should be proactively addressed (not intended to be an exhaustive list):* Water disposal in the Permian Basin and water usage by AI datacenters are hot button issues that communities understandably want answers to.* We have long supported and continue to support near zero methane flaring/venting objectives for the oil & gas industry. This is a topic we have been pleasantly surprised to see the environmental community focus on globally rather than more narrowly just in the United States, Canada, or Europe, as is often the case with activists. We were also pleased to see the progress US companies have made in recent years per the World Bank (Exhibit 1).Exhibit 2: US producers have reduced flaring intensitySource: World Bank* We believe oil & gas, power sector, and hyperscaler/data center companies all have room for improvement in proactively engaging with the public on their industries, how they contribute to jobs, taxes, and economic development. It is the rare executive that is capable of speaking in normal, human, non-corporate speak language.In contrast, we do not believe a company's carbon emissions profile is relevant to its “license to operate” in a given community—a point often pushed by those advocating most loudly for Net Zero policies. No normal human being anywhere spends any time thinking about this. Putting activists aside, no regular person is protesting an oilfield or data center due to its carbon emissions intensity. Water impacts? Yes. Noise? Yes. Particulate pollution? Yes. Traffic? Yes. Carbon emissions? Give me a break.Q7: What should companies do with previously articulated Net Zero objectives?Pragmatically speaking, we recognize the significant pressure companies around the world were under during 2020-2023 to articulate company-specific “Net Zero by 2050” objectives. That said, very few if any could possibly have met those goals, since the wider world has never been even remotely on track for Net Zero be it by 2050 or any other year. The Strait of Hormuz Crisis and general geopolitical turmoil is helping more politicians and policy makers recognize that healthy energy policy starts and stops with reliability and affordability. In the interest of being transparent and sincere, companies should be truthful about whether sticking with prior Net Zero aspirations is something they actually think is (1) in the best interest of their companies and (2) is possible on any time horizon that can be modeled today.Q8: What can hyperscalers learn from the oil & gas industry?Key lessons:* You will never appease climate activists. Focus on optimizing for growth and profitability.* Your prior Net Zero objectives never had a chance of being achieved, especially if including so-called scope 3 emissions. Net Zero does not make sense at the individual company level.* Economic development, of which the technology sector today is a huge driver, is 100% correlated with clean air and clean water. Richer societies are better equipped than poorer regions to adapt to a broad range of environmental and climate issues. Americans and the wider world is overall better off that our leading technology companies exist in a similar way that we are fortunate to have healthy, vibrant, and profitable energy and power companies.* Speak sincerely and directly to the general public and the communities where you are investing about the actual impacts of your projects. You can't outsource this function. It starts with the CEO and then filters down. Skip the corporate speak and language of appeasement.* Vocally push back on policies that weaken domestic energy development opportunities in any region in which you are investing.⚡️On A Personal Note: Gone Shootin'The last time I shot a gun was in the 4th grade in what was then called Indian Guides. That almost certainly is not the name today; I think in New Jersey it is now called “Adventure Guides” which frankly is kind of lame. I believe we appropriately remembered and honored Native Americans under the original name, but society apparently disagrees with that perspective. Credit to my wife's brother's wife, who hails from the Golden State of all places, for the brilliant idea to go clay pigeon shooting during our vacation last week to The Cotswolds, about 2 hours west of London.Boy was that fun!!! We had a great instructor, Patrick I think was his name—not a fan of London or Londoners apparently; a country guy that was local to the area. There were six in our group. My brother-in-law, his wife and son, and my two daughters. All first timers. All of us successfully hit those crazy clay pigeons popping up in the field. Great job Patrick! Great job in-laws and daughters!I definitely need to practice. I had some beginners luck on the initial six shells, I want to say with five successful strikes on the ones going straight up in the air. But the ones that were flying away from us gave me more trouble and I was consistently low-left and a bit early. It was oddly tiring. A shot gun is definitely heavier than a golf club. As a second hobby, it's a keeper. Seems safter than pickleball as a golf complement.⚖️ DisclaimerI certify that these are my personal, strongly held views at the time of this post. My views are my own and not attributable to any affiliation, past or present. This is not an investment newsletter and there is no financial advice explicitly or implicitly provided here. My views can and will change in the future as warranted by updated analyses and developments. Some of my comments are made in jest for entertainment purposes; I sincerely mean no offense to anyone that takes issue. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit arjunmurti.substack.com

If you've ever thought, "I'm too introverted to market myself," I want you to know something: You're not. Being an introvert doesn't mean you can't build a successful coaching business. It simply means you'll build it differently. For years, I believed I had to become someone else to be successful. I thought I had to be louder, more outgoing, and constantly "on" if I wanted clients to find me. But what I've learned after more than 15 years in business is this: Your depth is your greatest advantage. In this episode, I'm sharing the strategies that helped me move beyond my fear of visibility, how I practiced showing up before I felt ready, and why introverts often make the very best coaches. We'll talk about online and offline marketing, creating content without burnout, building genuine relationships, and using your natural strengths to attract ideal clients. If you've been hiding because marketing feels uncomfortable, this episode will help you step into your visibility without sacrificing who you are.   In This Episode, We Cover: Why introverts make exceptional coaches How to overcome the fear of being visible The 30-day video challenge that changed my business Why empathy is one of the greatest sales skills How to create content without feeling overwhelmed The difference between being authentic and oversharing Why storytelling builds trust faster than marketing tactics Using long-form content to create weeks of social media posts The importance of email marketing for coaches Online and offline networking strategies for introverts Creating boundaries that protect your energy Why consistency matters more than perfection   A Message I Want You to Hear You don't need to become an extrovert to build a successful business. You simply need the courage to let people see you. Your quiet nature isn't holding you back. Your fear is. And fear becomes smaller every time you practice showing up.   Why Introverts Have a Unique Advantage Many people assume successful marketing belongs to the loudest person in the room. I don't believe that's true. Introverts naturally listen deeply. They ask thoughtful questions. They build meaningful relationships instead of surface-level connections. Those are the exact qualities that create incredible coaches. People don't buy because someone is the loudest. They buy because they feel understood.   Visibility Is a Skill—Not a Personality Trait Talking on camera didn't come naturally to me. I practiced. One of the best things I ever did was complete a 30-day video challenge. I recorded videos, watched them back, improved little by little, and slowly became more comfortable sharing my message. Confidence didn't come first. Practice did.   Create Content Your Way You don't have to go live every day. You don't have to dance on social media. You don't have to chase every trend. Instead: Record one long-form video each week. Turn it into short clips. Write thoughtful blog posts. Send a weekly email. Share meaningful stories. Repurpose your best content. Consistency beats complexity every time.   Why Storytelling Creates Clients Facts educate. Stories connect. Your future clients want to know why you became a coach. What you've overcome. How your experiences shaped your method. The moments that changed your life often become the moments that inspire someone else to trust you. Don't hide your story. It's one of your greatest marketing assets.   Protect Your Energy One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that your energy is part of your business strategy. Set office hours. Batch your content. Protect your mornings. Schedule recovery time. Create boundaries that allow you to serve others without burning yourself out. Your business should support your life—not consume it.   Your Action Step Choose one platform. Commit to showing up consistently for the next 30 days. Don't worry about perfection. Don't compare yourself to anyone else. Focus on helping one person each time you create content. That's how confidence is built.   Final Thoughts Your business doesn't need a louder version of you. It needs the real you. Your empathy. Your depth. Your ability to listen. Your willingness to share your story. Those qualities are exactly what your future clients are searching for. Keep showing up. Your message matters.   Resources Are you a health coach looking for done-for-you content? Visit yourhealthcoachbiz.com and save 40% using code GO40. Launch your podcast or get full podcast management services through The Healthy Hustle Podcast Agency. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelafeldman Website: https://rachelafeldman.com

Bonus Episodes on patreon: https://patreon.com/veryreallygood We're back with another episode this week!! This episode we catch up on some game's ive been playing, look at Donald Trump's Spiritual Advisor and check in on Dr. Winesser who is apparently a cat now. Listen in!!!! Follow Me: https://instagram.com/kurtisconner/ https://twitter.com/kurtisconner https://youtube.com/user/kurtisconner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The children of Cornucopia House take center stage. We have a Patreon! What to support us? Click HERE! The Cast: Handler - Tyler Harlowe Queeny AKA Agent Dolores - Meescha Dwayne Clydesdale - Jake Bruce Griffith - Chris You can find us on: Instagram Bluesky Youtube You can also email us at chaosenginepod@gmail.com We have a Discord now! Feel free to stop by if that interests you! Check out our friends: Pretending to be People! Stories & Lies Sorry, Honey I have to Take This Tabletop Talk Wilderspace Gaming Doomed to Repeat The Great Old Ones Gaming Negative Modifier Chaos Springs Eternal The Black Flare Podcast 9mm Retirement Radio Suffer Not

Dawn Tietz and Mary Beth Jackson join Whitney to talk honestly about why reading the Bible can feel intimidating—even for people who have spent years in church. Together they unpack the pressure to "perform" as Christians, the shame that keeps many people from asking honest questions, and the freedom that comes from admitting we don't have all the answers. They also share how God has used ordinary, consistent time in Scripture and authentic community to deepen their faith, reshape their view of Him, and sustain them through difficult seasons.If you have questions or want access to additional resources, be sure to check out the podcast page at: https://grace.sc/resources/podcasts/podcast/

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Strange things began almost as soon as Kenny's grandparents moved into their new home. Shadow figures darted between rooms. Doors rattled. Heavy knocks echoed through the walls. As a child, he tried to ignore it, even after one terrifying encounter left him convinced someone—or something—was trying to get into the bathroom while he was inside.But the activity changed after his grandfather passed away.The noises became constant. The atmosphere inside the house grew heavier. Family members began searching for explanations, and one of them believed a familiar presence was still trying to communicate from beyond the grave.Then Kenny had a dream that completely changed how he viewed what was happening.#Paranormal #GhostStories #HauntedHouse #ShadowPeople #SpiritualEncounter #RealGhostStories #PoltergeistActivity #Hauntings #The Unexplained #Supernatural #ParanormalActivity #DarkEntities Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

If you're looking for a hoax, here it is — the real magic trick wasn't some mythical Epstein “client list,” it was the quiet transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell into a glorified country-club prison where she's living more comfortably than most law-abiding Americans. The system that pretends to deliver justice for trafficked children somehow decided that a convicted sex-trafficker who helped run one of the most depraved exploitation networks in modern history deserved soft-serve punishment at Club Fed Bryan — a minimum-security campus usually reserved for accountants who cooked the books, not predators who helped destroy hundreds of lives. Instead of razor wire and concrete, Maxwell now enjoys open-air dorm housing, recreational perks, yoga-style programming, and a level of comfort violently inconsistent with the severity of her crimes. If you want to talk about outrage, corruption, or institutional rot, start right there. That's the hoax — the idea that justice was served.And it gets even more grotesque when you look at the details. Reports of special privileges — separate visitation space, extra commissary access, curated accommodations, even animal-therapy sessions — read like parody compared to what real incarcerated women endure every day in America. Meanwhile, survivors who have fought for decades to be heard watch the woman who helped traffic them stroll around a federal playground like she's at a wellness retreat. While the public is distracted with manufactured hysteria about a nonexistent Hollywood “list,” the government quietly handed Maxwell the gentlest landing available, proving once again that punishment in this country is tiered: brutal for the poor, cushioned for the powerful, and optional for the well-connected. If the public wants to be furious about something real instead of fairy tales, they don't need conspiracy theories — they just need to look at how the system protected the monster it claims to have defeated.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

You leave a leadership team meeting where everyone got their assignments and everyone nodded — and you still can't shake the sense that the real problem never got said out loud. That feeling isn't paranoia, and it isn't a sign your team is conflict-averse. In this episode, Brooke Richie-Babbage names a pattern she sees constantly in growing nonprofits: capable, mission-driven rooms shrinking a genuinely hard problem down to something manageable, because there's nowhere organizational to put the hard version. Brooke reframes complexity avoidance as a design failure rather than a people failure, walks through the three moves a room makes when it does this — the Compression, the Peripheral Solve, and the Collective Agreement — and shows why the problem you don't name in the fall becomes the more expensive crisis you're managing by winter. Listeners will leave able to spot the pattern in their own meetings, and with one specific question that interrupts it.What You'll LearnThe three moves a leadership room makes to avoid complexity — and the specific "tell" that gives each one away, starting with the word "just."Why naming a hard problem feels like volunteering to own it in an under-resourced organization — and why that makes shrinking it a rational response rather than a personal failing.The one question to bring into your next leadership meeting that forces a concrete answer the room usually already has.Key TakeawaysA busy meeting and a real meeting can look identical from the outside. Engagement, action items, and relief in the room are not proof that the actual problem got addressed — they're often the evidence that it didn't.This happens because complexity only stays manageable when there's a container for it: shared frameworks for naming hard things, and clear decision rights that say whose job it is to hold a problem. When that architecture is missing, complexity becomes personal — and the self-protective move is to make it smaller.Avoided complexity doesn't disappear; it compounds. What a room declines to name in September becomes the February crisis, and the February version costs more in money, time, and staff morale than the version that was on the table months earlier.Want to work together? Apply for the Next Level Nonprofit Mastermind, a high-touch coaching and training accelerator for established organizations with $1M+ budgets that are ready to design for impact sustained at scale.  Budget under $1M? Join Elevate and get proven step-by-step playbooks + coaching support to build each of the core elements of your nonprofit's operating system - strategic clarity, a fundraising engine, a high-performance team, and an active and engaged board!   Connect with me!LinkedInInstagramYouTube

For most of my adult life, I had a very narrow band of emotions. Calm, grounded, always fine. Except I wasn't. It took an eight year infertility journey, and finding out the fertility problem was actually mine, to finally see it. My wife had told me for years I lived in my head. I thought that was a strength. In this episode I share the moment that broke that pattern open: standing in some woods trying to vent my anger on a branch, and realizing my heart wasn't even in it. I'd been avoiding my own feelings for so long I didn't know how to have them. I talk about the silent retreat that followed, the first time in my life I chose stillness over striving, and what I learned there about not being afraid of grief, shame, or sadness. I share two quotes that changed how I relate to my own experience, and why the moment I stopped pretending I was okay was the moment I found a deeper okayness that didn't depend on how I felt at all. If you've spent years keeping a lid on how you really feel, this episode is an invitation to finally take it off.

Angel opens the door on a quiet struggle we've all felt: smiling through the pain while praying we won't be seen. In this episode he tells a personal story of exhaustion and the moment he stopped pretending and started praying, weaving in raw moments from Scripture—David's cries, Elijah's weariness, Jesus in the garden—to show that honesty before God is an act of faith, not failure. Through candid confession and a simple faith challenge—find five minutes, speak plainly to God, and tell someone you trust—Angel guides listeners from the pressure to perform to the relief of being known. This is an invitation to set down the mask and discover grace waiting on the other side.   Following Jesus in Real Life A Special 10-Part Series from Have Faith Let It Begin® What does it really mean to follow Jesus in everyday life? In this powerful 10-part series, Angel Santana explores the questions many Christians ask but are often afraid to say out loud. Whether you're struggling with doubt, waiting on God, searching for purpose, or simply trying to grow in your faith, these conversations are designed to encourage, challenge, and remind you that you're never walking alone. ✨ Episode 1 – Why Does God Feel Silent? ✨ Episode 2 – I'm Tired of Pretending I'm Okay ✨ Episode 3 – What If I Don't Feel Saved? ✨ Episode 4 – Comparison Is Killing Your Calling ✨ Episode 5 – Learning to Hear God's Voice ✨ Episode 6 – When Your Prayers Go Unanswered ✨ Episode 7 – Stop Trying to Be the Perfect Christian ✨ Episode 8 – Friendships That Bring You Closer to Jesus ✨ Episode 9 – What Is God Preparing You For? ✨ Episode 10 – You're Closer Than You Think Have Faith Let It Begin® A Federally Registered Trademark Real People. Real Stories. Real Faith. #HaveFaithLetItBegin #FollowingJesusInRealLife #ChristianPodcast #FaithJourney #WalkWithJesus #FaithOverFear #TrustGod #PrayerLife #GodsGrace #ChristianLiving #JesusChrist #HopeInChrist #DailyFaith #Bible #Encouragement #Discipleship #FaithInAction #RealFaithRealLife #ChristianTikTok #GrowInFaith #PodcastSeries #Hope #Inspiration #KeepTheFaith #HFLIB

More horrors are discovered in the cottage. We have a Patreon! What to support us? Click HERE! The Cast: Handler - Tyler Harlowe Queeny AKA Agent Dolores - Meescha Dwayne Clydesdale - Jake Bruce Griffith - Chris You can find us on: Instagram Bluesky Youtube You can also email us at chaosenginepod@gmail.com We have a Discord now! Feel free to stop by if that interests you! Check out our friends: Pretending to be People! Stories & Lies Sorry, Honey I have to Take This Tabletop Talk Wilderspace Gaming Doomed to Repeat The Great Old Ones Gaming Negative Modifier Chaos Springs Eternal The Black Flare Podcast 9mm Retirement Radio Suffer Not

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Your ego can protect your image while destroying your opportunity. Pretending to know everything will keep you from learning what actually moves your business forward. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why entrepreneurs must be willing to look inexperienced, ask uncomfortable questions, and embrace the role of the student to reach the next level. Looking successful does not create success. The expensive car, impressive vocabulary, and confident appearance mean nothing if pride prevents you from learning from people who have already achieved the results you want. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why protecting your image can limit your education and income• How asking basic questions can unlock million-dollar lessons• Why humility helps entrepreneurs avoid years of expensive mistakes• How curiosity and rapid implementation accelerate business growth The truth is simple: You can pretend to know everything, or you can learn how to build something real. Drop the act. Ask the questions. Let experienced operators expose the weaknesses in your systems. When you fire the ego, you finally create room for results. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Obtaining pardons for people is good business at present. Even better? Pretending to, because it's less work. It's a pretty funny case involving Boosie Badazz. Then, the life and death of Lindsey Graham, and the fallout from our gerontocracy and how an old man can't even croak anymore without a boom in conspiracy theories.This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://www.zbiotics.com/SKEW now. You'll get 15% off your first order when you use SKEW at checkoutThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% at  https://www.betterhelp.com/skews  Weekly Skews is brought to you by Leesa. Go to https://Leesa.com for 30% off select mattresses PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code SKEW, exclusive for my listeners. 

Are you made wrong for being different? What if there was no definition of you ever, and that was not wrong? As you acknowledge your difference and your unique capacities, more magic and miracles show up. In this episode of Choice, Change and Action, Simone Milasas talks with Rachel O'Brien and Troy Aldanmaz about their experiences with being different and navigating this world. When you acknowledge that you are different and your functionality is different, you can recognise that what you require is also different such that you can start choosing what works for you. You chose to be born in this lifetime, in this body, as you - difference and all. What did you choose it for? Amp it up! Questions And Tools: "What am I perceiving?" "Is this mine?" "Who does this belong to?" "Return to sender with consciousness attached." "All of life comes to me with ease and joy and glory." "What am I aware of?" "If I choose this, what will my life be like in 5 years, 10 years, 15 years? If I don't choose this, what will my life be like in 5 years, 10 years, 15 years?" Tools: Don't project and expect others to be like you. Prefer to come from the space of, "This is what I require and this is what they require. How do we make it work?" Stop trying to fit in with other people and this reality. You are different. You don't fit in and you will never fit. Lean into your capacities and don't make yourself wrong for them. Stop judging yourself. You're not wrong for not fitting in. Nurture your reality. What is true for you? Pretending you are normal when you are not is one of the most dangerous things you can do to yourself. Add space. What is your body asking for to help you navigate the world? Do you require more salt, sugar or water than what is considered 'normal'? Be interesting point of view. What is relaxation for you? This reality tries to put a definition on everything and give you labels. What if it is okay to not have a label? Autism is a question that nobody has ever been. As you acknowledge your difference, more magic and miracles show up. Where can you be on the planet that balances the Earth? Choose what works for you. Clear all the projections, expectations, separations, judgments and rejections on you from others. Awareness is not a curse or something you need to get rid of; it's a contribution. You chose to be born in this lifetime in this body. What did you choose it for? Amp it up. Trust you, trust your body and let consciousness lead you.   What if there was no definition of you ever, and that was not wrong? And you never had to find out who, what, where, when, why, how you are and you're constantly changing, and that's okay? Everything that is, will you destroy and uncreate it all times a godzillion? Right and wrong, good and bad, POD and POC, all 100, shorts, boys, POVADs, creations, bases and beyonds. As Mentioned In This Episode: Access XMen: https://www.accessconsciousness.com/en/micrositesfolder/xmen  Dain Heer's Dive In's: https://shop.drdainheer.com/divein  Useful Links: The Clearing Statement explained Access Consciousness Website Choice, Change & Action Podcast Instagram Follow Simone Milasas Simone's Website Simone's Instagram Simone's Facebook Simone's YouTube Simone's Telegram Simone's Contact Email  Follow Rachel O'Brien Rachel's Website Rachel's Instagram Rachel's Facebook Rachel's YouTube Follow Troy Aldanmaz Troy's Website Troy's Instagram Troy's Facebook Play with Simone Milasas The Profit Club membership Getting Out of Debt Joyfully Taking Action online video course All Upcoming Classes with Simone Past Class Recordings

You know those wild tech headlines that make you wonder if the whole AI boom is smoke and mirrors, or if we're on the verge of a revolution? Today's episode is for every single one of you feeling FOMO, confusion, or flat-out dread about where tech is going and how the world will look in a few years. We're digging deep into the BEAR CASE for AI—what's fact, what's hype, and what might bankrupt half the industry before our jobs even change.We break down the no-nonsense take from Ed Zitron (the guy calling B.S. on AI hype), paired up with hot-off-the-press financial receipts, juicy tech drama, and a reality check from Palantir CEO Alex Karp. We're talking margins, runaway spending, why enterprise buyers are majorly sketched, and how every new tech revolution leaves a trail of broke first-movers in its wake. If you've got money in the market or just fear the next bubble pop, you NEED this convo.Welcome back to Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. In today's episode, we dive into the heated debate around the future of AI, spurred by Ed Zitron's bearish perspective that claims the industry is overhyped and built on shaky financials. We'll explore the staggering costs and mounting debts at the heart of today's AI giants, the skepticism around their business models, and whether major players like OpenAI and Anthropic can ever become profitable. We'll also examine Palantir CEO Alex Karp's insights on how enterprises are reacting to AI's current shortcomings and the necessity of proprietary solutions to protect company data and foster innovation. Get ready for a deep-dive into the economic realities, risks, and road ahead for artificial intelligence—where technological promise collides with financial reality, and only time will reveal if we're witnessing the birth of a true revolution or the next big bubble.Quince: Free shipping and 365-day returns at https://quince.com/impactpodWhatnot: Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order.ATT Business: Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.comShopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impactIncogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code IMPACT at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/impact Quo: Try for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months at https://quo.com/impactPaleovalley: 30 for $36 https://bit.ly/PaleovalleyITNetsuite: Right now, get our free business guide, Demystifying AI, at https://NetSuite.com/TheorySign up for my AI Masterclass: https://tombilyeu.com/ai-masterclass?utm_campaign=TBS-Livestream&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social Check us out wherever you get your podcasts:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1nARKz2vTIOb7gC9dusE4b?si=a8daffd2bf1f48fdApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-bilyeus-impact-theory/id1191775648Do you need my help STARTING a business? Join me here inside ZERO TO FOUNDER: (https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder)Get the exact systems, mindset shifts, and principles that built a $1B brand delivered straight to your inbox every week. Subscribe for free (https://tombilyeu.com)Check out our Video game - Project Kyzen: (https://projectkyzen.io/)Catch Me Streaming on Twitch - (https://twitch.tv/tombilyeu)Link to IT discord: https://discord.gg/TZKJ2etPbTTom's Favorite Things List: https://amzn.to/41Ftt7eFor Business inquiries: connect@impacttheory.comFOLLOW TOM:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeuSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What if most of the relationships you've called love were never actually about the other person? What if they were test drives for a version of yourself you were still trying to build, practice runs where someone else paid the emotional tuition while you figured out what you could finally tolerate, what you still needed to prove, and what old story you were still rewriting through their body? Tonight on Voice of Reason we stop pretending the early relationships were simply about chemistry or bad luck. We call them what they often were: starter kits. Rough drafts. The first real mirrors strong enough to show you the patterns you inherited before you had language for them. The ones that moved too fast because you were starving. The ones that felt like destiny until they revealed they were really just the first place you got to choose, to be chosen, to see if the version of love you were given could finally be rewritten. We go further. We examine the stair-step lie. The comforting story that every new relationship is automatically progress. That changing partners means you climbed. Most people don't climb. They just find a new body to practice the same unfinished lesson inside, calling it growth while the floor never actually changes. The same wound. The same performance. The same quiet demand that someone else help them finally feel whole. And we tell the truth about the cost. The deception that almost always begins with self first. The way we let people invest in futures we already knew, somewhere underneath the intensity, we weren't ready to build. The hurt we caused not from malice but from still being under construction while they were already showing up for something real. The wreckage we leave behind and then call “lessons.” Is this simply how self-awareness happens? Must we use other people as laboratories before we can finally see ourselves clearly? Or is there another path, one that doesn't require collateral damage to become honest? This show doesn't offer comfort. It offers the inventory most people spend decades avoiding. It asks what changes when you stop test-driving other people's lives and finally do enough of the work to show up as someone who is actually there. No performance. No hidden curriculum. Just the raw question of whether you're still practicing on someone else's heart or finally ready to meet them where they actually stand.

It's the clash of the ages this week on Story Time! The greatest heroes and warriors finally face off, but not before some wacky racing antics! Who will survive? Pretending we don't know and it hasn't been prophesied to us a billion times already.

The true horror behind Cornucopia House rears its head. We have a Patreon! What to support us? Click HERE! The Cast: Handler - Tyler Harlowe Queeny AKA Agent Dolores - Meescha Dwayne Clydesdale - Jake Bruce Griffith - Chris You can find us on: Instagram Bluesky Youtube You can also email us at chaosenginepod@gmail.com We have a Discord now! Feel free to stop by if that interests you! Check out our friends: Pretending to be People! Stories & Lies Sorry, Honey I have to Take This Tabletop Talk Wilderspace Gaming Doomed to Repeat The Great Old Ones Gaming Negative Modifier Chaos Springs Eternal The Black Flare Podcast 9mm Retirement Radio Suffer Not

If you're looking for a hoax, here it is — the real magic trick wasn't some mythical Epstein “client list,” it was the quiet transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell into a glorified country-club prison where she's living more comfortably than most law-abiding Americans. The system that pretends to deliver justice for trafficked children somehow decided that a convicted sex-trafficker who helped run one of the most depraved exploitation networks in modern history deserved soft-serve punishment at Club Fed Bryan — a minimum-security campus usually reserved for accountants who cooked the books, not predators who helped destroy hundreds of lives. Instead of razor wire and concrete, Maxwell now enjoys open-air dorm housing, recreational perks, yoga-style programming, and a level of comfort violently inconsistent with the severity of her crimes. If you want to talk about outrage, corruption, or institutional rot, start right there. That's the hoax — the idea that justice was served.And it gets even more grotesque when you look at the details. Reports of special privileges — separate visitation space, extra commissary access, curated accommodations, even animal-therapy sessions — read like parody compared to what real incarcerated women endure every day in America. Meanwhile, survivors who have fought for decades to be heard watch the woman who helped traffic them stroll around a federal playground like she's at a wellness retreat. While the public is distracted with manufactured hysteria about a nonexistent Hollywood “list,” the government quietly handed Maxwell the gentlest landing available, proving once again that punishment in this country is tiered: brutal for the poor, cushioned for the powerful, and optional for the well-connected. If the public wants to be furious about something real instead of fairy tales, they don't need conspiracy theories — they just need to look at how the system protected the monster it claims to have defeated.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in decades—and Amicus brought together three heavyweight legal experts to break down the damage. Their conversation centers on the biggest themes of the recent term: Congress has been sidelined completely; the Court is the final arbiter of all things; hubris has become the methodology, and the midterms should worry us all. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern are joined by civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, legal historian Nikolas Bowie, and Supreme Court expert Stephen Vladeck. The panel dissects a term defined by judicial supremacy: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in Callais and Milligan, the “unitary executive” power grab in Trump v. Slaughter, the birthright citizenship fight that never should have been argued, and a shadow docket that increasingly infects the merits docket. They trace how the court has hollowed out Congress' power to legislate, rewritten the meaning of the Reconstruction Amendments, and applied its own rules with striking inconsistency—all while shrugging off any need to justify itself.The conversation closes with a hard question: What can actually be done about a court that's this unaccountable? The panel offers concrete ideas, from congressional hearings on court reform to a new Voting Rights Act—and the hosts preview Amicus' upcoming series, By the People.This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!)Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in decades—and Amicus brought together three heavyweight legal experts to break down the damage. Their conversation centers on the biggest themes of the recent term: Congress has been sidelined completely; the Court is the final arbiter of all things; hubris has become the methodology, and the midterms should worry us all. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern are joined by civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, legal historian Nikolas Bowie, and Supreme Court expert Stephen Vladeck. The panel dissects a term defined by judicial supremacy: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in Callais and Milligan, the “unitary executive” power grab in Trump v. Slaughter, the birthright citizenship fight that never should have been argued, and a shadow docket that increasingly infects the merits docket. They trace how the court has hollowed out Congress' power to legislate, rewritten the meaning of the Reconstruction Amendments, and applied its own rules with striking inconsistency—all while shrugging off any need to justify itself.The conversation closes with a hard question: What can actually be done about a court that's this unaccountable? The panel offers concrete ideas, from congressional hearings on court reform to a new Voting Rights Act—and the hosts preview Amicus' upcoming series, By the People.This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!)Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in decades—and Amicus brought together three heavyweight legal experts to break down the damage. Their conversation centers on the biggest themes of the recent term: Congress has been sidelined completely; the Court is the final arbiter of all things; hubris has become the methodology, and the midterms should worry us all. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern are joined by civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, legal historian Nikolas Bowie, and Supreme Court expert Stephen Vladeck. The panel dissects a term defined by judicial supremacy: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in Callais and Milligan, the “unitary executive” power grab in Trump v. Slaughter, the birthright citizenship fight that never should have been argued, and a shadow docket that increasingly infects the merits docket. They trace how the court has hollowed out Congress' power to legislate, rewritten the meaning of the Reconstruction Amendments, and applied its own rules with striking inconsistency—all while shrugging off any need to justify itself.The conversation closes with a hard question: What can actually be done about a court that's this unaccountable? The panel offers concrete ideas, from congressional hearings on court reform to a new Voting Rights Act—and the hosts preview Amicus' upcoming series, By the People.This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!)Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back to pretending there’s nothing wrong in Seattle. High School District has been sued for religious discrimination. The widower of a pregnant woman who was shot and killed in Seattle is suing KCRHA. A California city is attempting to ban drive thrus. // Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attempted to pardon a heinous illegal immigrant criminal before the Trump Administration stepped in to deport him. // An update on the fluid situation in Iran.  

Strange things began almost as soon as Kenny's grandparents moved into their new home. Shadow figures darted between rooms. Doors rattled. Heavy knocks echoed through the walls. As a child, he tried to ignore it, even after one terrifying encounter left him convinced someone—or something—was trying to get into the bathroom while he was inside.But the activity changed after his grandfather passed away.The noises became constant. The atmosphere inside the house grew heavier. Family members began searching for explanations, and one of them believed a familiar presence was still trying to communicate from beyond the grave.Then Kenny had a dream that completely changed how he viewed what was happening.#Paranormal #GhostStories #HauntedHouse #ShadowPeople #SpiritualEncounter #RealGhostStories #PoltergeistActivity #Hauntings #The Unexplained #Supernatural #ParanormalActivity #DarkEntities Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

What happens when the life you planned is no longer possible? Jamie-Lynn Sigler joins Danielle to discuss living with multiple sclerosis, the shame of hiding a chronic illness while starring on The Sopranos, and the moment she realized she couldn't keep pretending everything was okay. Together they explore identity, vulnerability, healing, reinvention, and why telling the truth about our lives often becomes the very thing that connects us to other people. Jamie also reflects on her new memoir And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope, her podcast MeSsy with Christina Applegate, motherhood, purpose, and how she found a new way to answer the calling she thought she'd lost. In this episode you’ll learn: Jamie’s experience growing up on The Sopranos, and finding fame at the age of 16 How Hollywood shaped her confidence Why she says healing isn't one breakthrough, it's hundreds of small ones The journey of writing her memoir And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope Jamie’s mantra about the story that you tell yourself becoming the root of your suffering How to stop letting shame define your life What happens when you stop performing for everyone else Why self-acceptance changed Jamie's life The lengths Jamie went to during Hollywood auditions to hide her diagnosis The freedom that comes from telling the truth about your life Why Jamie hid her MS diagnosis for 15 years How Jamie rediscovered the joy of performing Why authenticity became Jamie's greatest strength What James Gandolfini taught Jamie about being seen Jamie’s unfiltered thoughts about the controversial end of The Sopranos The surprising lesson Jamie has learned from co-hosting MeSsy with Christina Applegate Jamie's Book Reccomendation: The Alchemist Grab a copy of Jamie’s book And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope here. Follow Jamie on Instagram Listen to Jamie and Christina Applegate’s podcast MeSsy here, andSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's something you already know about your life, and you're working hard not to look at it. The conversation you keep avoiding. The habit that's costing you. The person who no longer fits. In this episode, Cara Bradley shares the truth she spent years pretending not to know, what it cost her, and the simple practice she uses to stop looking away. It stings at first. But the lie always hurts more.Read Cara's weekly Sparks on Substack: https://carabradley.substack.comWebsite: https://carabradley.netWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sparkedwithcara

Al is angry about...people pretending to like soccer

JD Vance says the right is moving away from Milton Friedman. So why does the new Republican economics sound a lot like central planning? In this Good Morning Liberty Dumb Bleep of the Week, Nate and Chuck break down JD Vance's Hamiltonian economics, the GOP's growing comfort with government-managed markets, and why Milton Friedman's "where are the angels?" argument still matters. They also hit AOC, the Democratic Socialists of America, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Europe's AC panic, New York's 78-degree energy scolding, the KIDS Act, online age verification, Tim Burchett's federal government claim, Troy Nehls on affordability, and Trump's golden eagle meltdown. Chapters: 00:00 Liberty, fireworks, and Dumb Bleep rules 03:15 America at 250 and the founders problem 05:45 JD Vance rejects Milton Friedman 13:00 Human flourishing, living wage, and control 18:30 Milton Friedman asks where the angels are 23:45 DSA says socialism is the answer 26:45 AOC, Elon Musk, and federal contracts 37:30 Europe's AC blame game 41:45 Mamdani's 78 degree rule and Indian Point 46:15 Tim Burchett's 1966 government claim 49:30 The KIDS Act and age verification 56:30 Affordability, lobster, and the golden eagle Links: Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: joingml.com [Martens Minute]: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe, like, comment, share, and leave a rating or review on your podcast app.  

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Can you imagine getting to the end of your life only to realize you pretended the whole way there? Gary Vee looked at me and said: "Almost everyone does." I've wanted to have this conversation for a long time. Gary Vaynerchuk is one of the most visionary, most generous, and most honest voices in the history of entrepreneurship. He didn't just see TikTok before anyone else. He saw Twitter, he saw NFTs, he saw the iPhone. He's been right about the future consistently, and he does it all without asking a dime from the millions of people he's helped along the way. In this conversation, Gary and I go places I don't think either of us expected. We talk about AI and why the window to get ahead of it is closing faster than most people realize. We go deep on self-awareness as the foundation of every success in business and in life, and why most people are gambling instead of building without even knowing it. Gary breaks down the only content strategy that actually works: stop chasing where you think the money is and make content about what you know or love. We also get personal. Really personal. About our parents, about the fuel behind everything we've built, and about what it actually means to live a life that's yours and not a performance for somebody else. This one hit me in a way I didn't see coming. Here's what you'll gain from this powerful episode: Self-Awareness Is the Whole Game: Gary's single most important principle for building anything in business or life, and why most people skip it entirely and pay for it later. AI Won't Kill You. A Human Using AI Will: Why you cannot afford to wait on this technology, and the exact first steps Gary recommends for getting started today no matter what industry you're in. Make Content Around What You Know or Love: Gary's no-BS framework for building a brand that lasts, and why chasing trends or money in your content will quietly destroy everything you're building. Macro Patience, Micro Speed: The mindset that separates people who build real wealth from people who gamble it away, and why Gary talks about patience so much while operating at full speed every single day. The Analog Opportunity in a Digital World: Gary's prediction for where the biggest business opportunities will be as AI takes over: physical, real-life, community-driven experiences that no algorithm can replace. If you've ever wondered what it feels like to truly stop performing and start living, this is the episode. Gary Vee is a force for good, and I'm grateful to share this conversation with you.