Podcasts about proving grounds

Today on The Vault, we're sharing one of Simon's favorite moments from a Bikes & Big Ideas conversation where Hayden Zablotny talks about poaching the Proving Grounds event on his way to getting invited to — and then winning — Red Bull Rampage.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We'd love for you to share with us the stories or topics you'd like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. Email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer's GuideEnter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysFor the Full Episode: 2025 Red Bull Rampage Winner, Hayden Zablotny (Ep.307)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBlister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicole und Chris sprechen über GTA VI goes Netflix - zumindest in Videoform und das zeitexklusiv. Der 55 Milliarden EA-Deal ist durch - was bedeutet das für EA FC im eSport? Und was ist mit den neuen Sets zu Riftbound, dem TCG zu League of Legends?

What did President Trump announce during his landmark address at General Motors' Milford Proving Ground in Michigan?

July 27, 2026 ~ Michigan Republican Party Chairman and State Senator Jim Runestad joins Kevin Dietz to discuss President Trump's visit to the Milford Proving Grounds, the reaction from supporters, and what the visit could mean for Michigan politics moving forward. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trump makes history as the first sitting president to visit General Motors' famous Milford Proving Ground, and turns it into equal parts economic victory lap and full throttle campaign rally. Expect tariff talk on foreign cars and trucks, a nostalgic detour into his father's love of Cadillacs, and genuine enthusiasm over Escalades, Silverados, and a mysterious new class of tiny cars now cleared for American roads. Michigan candidates line up for their moment at the podium, crime statistics get a victory lap of their own, and there's a passionate case against the Save America Act's opposition mixed in with jabs at open borders, mail in ballots, and a certain former UAW president. Between auto plant announcements and a heartfelt nod to military families, this one bounces from factory floor pride to full blown political rally energy without missing a beat, all under the hum of some very warm proving ground air conditioning.

In a special 100th episode, Shane and Marty welcome friend of the PING brand, and two-time Hall of Famer, Charles Barkley to the Proving Grounds podcast. From rebuilding his infamous golf swing under the tutelage of Stan Utley, to stories from his time on the ‘92 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" with Michael Jordan, the Chuckster holds court in this milestone episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every customer service call now produces a measurable outcome, which is exactly why customer experience has become the place where agentic AI either proves itself or falls apart. Most enterprise AI hype centres on generation and productivity. But according to Sneha Iyer, who leads AI value delivery and analytics at Observe.ai, the real test of agentic AI is happening somewhere less flashy, which is the contact centre. In a recent episode of Tech Transformed, host Ravit Jain asked Iyer why customer experience (CX) has become the industry's default stress test and what that means for enterprises still sorting isolated chatbots from genuine AI agents. Iyer has spent nearly a decade watching CX change from manual quality assurance to a blended workforce of human and AI agents. This shift, she says, has quietly rewritten the metrics, tooling, and governance decisions every enterprise leader now has to make.Why Customer Experience Became AI's Testing GroundIyer explains that CX generates more human-AI interaction data than almost any other business function. Every conversation resolves in a clear outcome, resolved or not, retained or churned, and it spans every modality a company touches, from voice to chat to email. Solve AI reliability here, and the lessons transfer everywhere else.What's actually changed, she notes, isn't that AI got smarter; it's that AI stopped just watching and started acting. Where AI agents once flagged patterns in a transcript after the fact, they now issue refunds, verify identities, and book appointments in real time. This has split the workforce in two, namely, AI agents absorb the high-volume, low-risk interactions, while human agents get pushed toward the complex, judgment-heavy calls machines shouldn't handle alone. Old metrics like containment and deflection no longer capture that split; leaders now need blended resolution measures that account for both.Fragmented AI StacksIf you ask most contact centres what their AI stack looks like, you'll find what Iyer calls a "Frankenstein stack": one tool for analytics, another for telephony, another for conversational intelligence, stitched together and barely talking to each other. That setup was tolerable when each tool did one isolated job. It breaks the moment you add agentic AI, because these types of systems depend on shared context to function.Without that context, a customer verified by an AI agent has to repeat everything to the human agent who picks up next, which turns an already frustrating support call into a worse one. Fragmented tools also make it nearly impossible to prove ROI, since every vendor tracks success differently and costs stack with each new integration.This is the case for unified CX platforms: not as a nice-to-have, but as the only way to preserve context across a customer's full journey. Iyer points to "companion agents" as a concrete example of real-time, in-context support for human agents that shows them exactly why an AI agent escalated a call and what happened before they picked up.Build vs. BuyOn the build-versus-buy question, Iyer highlights that building in-house looks cheap upfront and rarely stays that way. Models change every few weeks, which turns any custom build into a permanent maintenance commitment most teams underestimate, including in regulated industries like healthcare and finance, where leaders often assume building keeps data safer. In practice, established vendors have already solved the compliance groundwork, data residency, model governance, and audit trails that a custom build would take months to replicate.Trust, she argues, isn't really about doubting AI's competence. It's the fear of the one catastrophic interaction happening at scale. That's what simulation testing and evaluation frameworks are for, stress-testing AI agents against the hardest, most ambiguous scenarios before launch, not just the easy paths, backed by governance frameworks that can roll back a deployment fast if something breaks.Looking six to twelve months out, Iyer expects three shifts, continued consolidation around unified platforms, evaluation frameworks becoming the real competitive edge (not raw model performance), and pricing models moving from seat-based to outcome-based. Her advice to leaders is to build auditability and governance into your AI strategy now, before regulation forces the issue.Building Customer ExperienceThe throughline of Iyer's conversation with Jain is that agentic AI in customer experience succeeds or fails on infrastructure and trust, not on which model you're running. Enterprises that unify their data, rethink their success metrics, and choose vendors who can prove reliability through thorough testing are the ones positioned to scale AI-driven CX without breaking it. If you would like to find out more about this visit observe.ai or connect with Sneha Iyer on LinkedIn.TakeawaysShift from isolated AI tools to integrated agent systems.Importance of simulation testing and evaluation frameworks.Benefits of unified customer experience platforms.Build versus buy decision in enterprise AI.Future trends in AI-powered customer experience.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Tech Transform and AI Evolution02:01 Sneha Iyer's Role and Background in AI09:35 The Shift in Customer Experience with Agentic AI13:24 The Move Towards Unified Customer Experience Platforms18:55 Build vs. Buy: Navigating AI Solutions in Enterprises20:59 The Cost of AI Maintenance and Vendor Insights22:20 Navigating Compliance in Regulated Industries24:52 Building Trust in AI Adoption30:00 Use Cases Driving AI Value34:31 Future Trends in AI Customer Experience

On this episode, Phillip Hover-Smoot, CEO of Atlas Cup, joins the show to discuss satellite racing. Atlas Cup introduces orbital sport by leveraging the heritage of classic racing competitions like America's Cup and Formula One to delight sports fans and bring competitive sport firmly into the 21st century. The post Orbital Racing: The Ultimate Proving Ground for Next-Generation Composites? first appeared on Composites Weekly. The post Orbital Racing: The Ultimate Proving Ground for Next-Generation Composites? appeared first on Composites Weekly.

The ships that bring the goods that you buy to store shelves don't sail themselves. Trained mariners man those vessels, and in times of war, mariners can also prove vital to supporting the U.S. miliary in moving men and materiel to the theater of war. Today, Allan interviews Captain Allan Post, who since 2019 had been deputy superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University-Galveston. He talks about how mariners are trained, the vibrant jobs industry his students find post-graduation and -licensure, and how the new training vessel TS Lone Star State will expand learning opportunities for mariner students in his program. | Learn More about the Texas A&M Maritime Academy

My review The Proving Ground DB133660 by Michael Connelly brings back Mickey Haller in a fast moving, gripping, and suspenseful legal thriller that will not let you sit still as you experience this compelling drama. This time, Mickey has stepped away from criminal law and is now working in civil court. If you are already a fan of the  Lincoln Lawyer series, then you already know that these books deliver nonstop tension, sharp courtroom drama, and stories that feel current and real, almost as if they were pulled straight from today's headlines. If you are new to the series, you are in for a real treat because this novel easily stands on its own. From the very first page, the story pulls you into the courtroom and makes you feel as if you are sitting there watching the lawyers argue right in front of you. At the center of the case is Aaron Colton, a sixteen year old boy who spends most of his time alone in his room talking to an AI companion named Clair. Over time, Clair becomes the voice he trusts most. One morning, Aaron takes his father's gun to school and shoots his girlfriend, killing her instantly. The tragedy sets off a lawsuit that raises difficult questions and keeps the tension high from beginning to end. Carrying her grief to the point of tears, Brenda Randolph, the murdered girl's mother, hires Mickey Haller to sue Tidalwaiv Technologies, the company that created the chatbot. What makes her character especially interesting is that she is not interested in becoming rich from the lawsuit. She wants the company to publicly admit that the chatbot is defective and dangerous for children. Aaron's parents, Bruce and Trisha Colton, are also devastated by what happened to their son and believe the company should be held accountable for selling a harmful product. They want the company punished financially because they believe that is the only language a corporation that large will understand. In court, Mickey approaches the lawsuit like a battlefield, believing every case is a fight for survival. As the trial unfolds, he must convince the jury that the AI companion made Aaron believe that drastic actions were normal. Standing against him are the Mason brothers, the defense attorneys for Tidalwaiv Technologies. At first, they try to make the case disappear completely. When that fails, they delay the proceedings and later offer a large settlement to avoid trial. But once they begin to think they might actually win, they withdraw the offer and push forward aggressively. The legal arguments from both sides become increasingly fascinating as the trial moves forward. The defense insists that the chatbot never explicitly encouraged violence. Instead, they argue that it only suggested Aaron should find another girlfriend so he could move on from the relationship and be happy again. Mickey, however, argues that the AI companion manipulated the boy into believing harmful actions were justified. Judge Margaret Ruhlin stands between the two battling sides, keeping order in the courtroom. Her presence adds another layer of realism to the legal proceedings. Rikki Patel, a longtime Tidalwaiv Technologies employee, takes the stand and changes the entire feel of the trial. His explosive testimony raises the stakes dramatically and completely shifts the direction of the case. What makes The Proving Ground especially compelling is that it is about much more than winning or losing a lawsuit. The novel explores whether the law can keep pace with rapidly changing technology and asks difficult questions about accountability in a world where artificial intelligence is becoming more and more a part of everyday life. No matter what people think about AI today, it is here to stay. For our children and grandchildren, it will become as natural to talk to an AI companion as it once was for us to turn on the television and watch I Love Lucy. In this book, Michael Connelly once again proves why he remains one of the best writers of courtroom suspense. I highly recommend it to readers who enjoy legal drama.

This week on Autonomy Signals, Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss Tesla's application to operate up to 5,000 robotaxis in Las Vegas, Waymo's $220 million purchase of Apple's former proving grounds, and Neolix's partnership with Quickbot to solve the last 50 meters of autonomous delivery.On June 3rd, Tesla expanded their unsupervised robotaxi geofence to cover the entire 245 square mile Austin metropolitan area, even as its active fleet contracted to an estimated 20 to 25 vehicles. That same week, Tesla filed an application with the Nevada Transportation Authority for an Autonomous Vehicle Network Company permit to operate up to 5,000 robotaxis in Clark County within the next 12 months.With expanding service areas and a contracting physical fleet, Tesla is optimizing for a coverage narrative while software readiness remains the critical bottleneck to commercial scale, and the path to Las Vegas still runs through individual casino property agreements.Waymo purchased Apple's former proving grounds in Wittmann, Arizona, originally the DaimlerChrysler proving grounds, for $220 million. The site is larger than Waymo's existing California and Ohio testing grounds combined, featuring a 115 acre city course, a four mile high speed oval, and a dedicated freeway loop, and it sits roughly an hour from Waymo's Mesa vehicle integration facility.By securing a closed loop validation pipeline adjacent to its manufacturing hub, Waymo is converting capital into validation velocity as it targets one million weekly rides by the end of the year and up to 20 additional cities by the end of 2026.Then there is Neolix, the Chinese autonomous delivery company, which announced a strategic partnership with Singapore-based Quickbot to co-deploy an end-to-end autonomous delivery solution. The integration pairs Neolix's Level 4 logistics vehicles with Quickbot's autonomous final mile delivery platform, which manages secure entry through doors and elevators without human intervention.Anchored in Singapore's Punggol Digital District and timed to the country's regulatory transition from sandbox to commercial operations, the alliance creates the first commercially viable human-free continuous delivery chain from road to door, with the Asia-Pacific and Middle East as the real targets.Episode Chapters00:00 Signal 1: Tesla's Big Austin Expansion and Las Vegas Robotaxi Ambitions22:47 Signal 2: Waymo Buys Apple's Former Proving Grounds44:07 Signal 3: Neolix Partners with Quickbot to Solve the Last 50 Meters56:42 AUTNMY AI--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletter: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/ae/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for AgTech will help farmers adopt technologies to improve production and boost efficiency.  Hutchins says the USDA restructuring will streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability and position resources closer to the ag communities USDA serves. 

Shane and Marty are joined at the Proving Grounds by Golf Digest Top 50 golf teacher and PING Brand Ambassador, Erika Larkin. They discuss how she got into the game, her teaching philosophies and how her partnership with PING came to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comfort can start as a blessing and end up as a cage. After a packed weekend of vendor events for Loud Proud American, we take an honest look at what growth really costs when you're building a small business, raising a family, and trying to keep your faith strong while the next step still feels unclear. I break down why those “good weekends” matter so much, not just for sales, but for momentum, community, and the motivation to keep showing up.Then things get real: I share the first time in six years a small business client burned me after multiple rounds of logo revisions and hours of work turning an AI-generated design into something print-ready. It turns into a conversation about self-worth, pricing, boundaries, and why protecting your time is part of protecting your family. If you've ever been tempted to overdeliver to “be nice,” you'll feel this one.From there, we head straight into the unknown. I'm choosing a brand-new, muddy 4x4 Proving Grounds weekend in Lebanon, Maine over a familiar event, and I'm walking in with real risks: no bus, no power, uncertain security, and unpredictable conditions. That's where the bigger takeaway lands: entrepreneurship, faith, and family require movement before certainty. We talk failing publicly versus never trying at all, and how “callused confidence” is built through discomfort, not guarantees.If this hits home, subscribe, share it with a friend who's hesitating, and leave a review so more people can find the show.If you found value in today's show please return the favor and leave a positive review and share it with someone important to you! https://www.sharethestrugglepodcast.com/reviews/new/Find all you need to know about the show https://www.sharethestrugglepodcast.com/Official Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077724159859Join the 2% of Americans that Buy American and support American Together we can bring back American Manufacturing https://www.loudproudamerican.shop/Loud Proud American Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoudproudamericanLoud Proud American Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loud_proud_american/Loud Proud American TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@loud_proud_americanLoud Proud American YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYQtOt6KVURuySWYQ2GWtwThank you for Supporting My American Dream! 

Matthes spends the day up at WPS/Fly Racing HQ as they open their new Proving Ground track next door to their buildings and talks to JT, Cole Siebler, Dalton Braun, Trey Turner and THE Damon Bradshaw about that, bench racing, industry stuff and more.

In this episode of Have Faith, Let It Begin, host Angel Santana sits down with longtime friend and mentor, Nick — the ‘professor' — to tackle one of faith's most charged questions: what is hell? Through honest storytelling, scripture, and personal testimony, Angel and Nick wrestle with ideas of judgment, free will, and God's mercy. The conversation moves between theological traditions, real-life mistakes, and the possibility of grace beyond the grave. Listeners are drawn into a respectful, thoughtful exchange where both hosts admit uncertainty and invite the audience into the debate. From C.S. Lewis' haunting insight about the finality of our choices to heartfelt prayers for those in life's storms, this episode combines academic curiosity with pastoral care. It's less about settling a doctrinal score and more about opening hearts to the mystery of God's love. Whether you're wrestling with fear, seeking clarity, or simply looking for a compassionate discussion about sin, repentance, and the hope of redemption, this episode welcomes you into a conversation that's equal parts intellectual and intimate — and it ends with an invitation to reflect, pray, and return with questions.

Rick Reeves - Lead Pastor and an elder of Gospel Community Church in Eugene, Oregon. Rick planted the church in 2015–2016 with a strong conviction to bring a gospel-centered congregation to the area. A passionate preacher who has served as the primary teaching pastor for about 10 years, Reeves emphasizes that Jesus is the true hero of the gospel story. In this episode, Rick Reeves joins us for a raw conversation on faith, fatherhood, and the "Proving Ground" of manhood. We strip away the misconceptions of Christianity to discuss the messy reality of the daily wrestle with sin and the relentless drive for approval. From his childhood reputation as a "Holy Terror" to navigating a complex relationship with his "no-bullsh*t" father, Rick shares how a broken past became a mission field. Follow Gospel Community Church:  https://www.instagram.com/gcc_eugene/  Listen on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3XCm31n Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3Dm6ClE Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 – The Misconception of the Message of Christianity  00:14:51 – Where Rick Reeve's Faith Started 00:17:14 – Daily Wrestles with Sin 00:22:38 – Rick's Upbringing, Fighting, & his Relationship with his Dad 00:29:25 – Proving Ground: Men's Struggle with Constant Approval 00:34:31 – The Desire to Win 00:39:34 – Having a Missions Field Through Christ 00:49:13 – Hard Childhoods, Broken but Battling a Life in Turning to Christ 00:56:43 – Cam's Past and Why He Struggles with Imposter Syndrome   01:06:56 – The Path to Becoming a Better Pastor 01:20:54 – Rick's Favorite Preachers 01:22:59 – Criticism: Communication & Expectations of Rick 01:28:35 – Mindfulness in Discipline  01:29:42 – Rick's Favorite Scriptures: Parables  01:33:03 – Hope in Growth of the New Church 01:37:28 – Holy Terror Nickname, Sensitivity as a Kid, and Rick's Dad 01:44:33 – Being Raised in a Christian Home & a No Bullsh*t Dad 01:50:05 – Father and Son Moments are Fleeting & Gaining Approval 01:56:36 – Painted Goats and Mistakes in Hunting 01:59:27 – Final Thoughts Thank you to our sponsors: Good Ranchers: https://www.goodranchers.com/ use code CAMERON for $25 off your first order MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off LMNT: Visit https://drinklmnt.com/cam for a free sample pack with any purchase Sig Sauer: https://www.sigsauer.com/ use code CAM10 for 10% off optics Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 10% your order Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Use code CAM for 10% off

A Mississippi bill became law that creates the nation's first ban on the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured dairy products, and USDA launched a nationwide initiative to help farmers adopt new technologies with greater confidence amid ongoing economic pressures.

On this episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, Matt and Dan from The Proving Grounds return for an in-depth discussion. The Proving Grounds hosts a lineup of 2-gun competitions blending 70% marksmanship—rifle targets from 1 to 700 yards, rapid carbine transitions, and pistol stages—with 30% fitness elements like rugged obstacles, heavy plate carrier carries, and ruck marches constrained by 90-120 second par times. The diverse formats include Tactical Sniper series events, "Moons Out, Goons Out" nocturnal matches, Ruck divisions, regional showdowns, and specialty courses testing gear reliability under stress. Contact Email: sponsorships@tpgcomp.com Website Facebook Instagram YouTube

The Army has selected two companies to build massive data centers at Fort Bliss in Texas and at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The deal follows President Donald Trump's executive order to allow private companies to use federally owned land and resources to quickly build AI data centers. While the deal is not final, the selection of the two companies will allow the arm to enter negotiations and finalize the terms of the agreement. The Army said the two companies will be “responsible for financing, building, operating, maintaining and decommissioning the data centers on underutilized land at no upfront cost to taxpayers.” The data center at Fort Bliss is expected to be operational in 2027, while the project at Dugway Proving Ground is expected to be completed by 2029. The Army Corps of Engineers will play a key role in this project's development.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does a wrestling mat have to teach us about how to live? More than you might think. In this episode, Bill sits down with Nick B., a high school wrestling coach and teacher from Monroe, Michigan, who's spent seven years building not just a competitive program — but a culture of character. With 28 athletes on his roster and a coaching philosophy built around core values and pillars like honor, accountability, gratitude, and "iron sharpens iron," Nick is in the business of making better people, not just better wrestlers. Nick and Bill dig into what it really means to compete — and why wrestling, as a combat sport where no one is coming to save you, is one of the purest metaphors for life. They talk about the discipline of habits, the identity shift behind James Clear's Atomic Habits, the danger of multitasking (and why deep focus wins), and why changing "I have to" to "I get to" can flip your entire experience of hard things. Nick also gets honest about failure — his own jujitsu losses, running a surprise half-marathon with a wrestler at midnight, and what it's like to put yourself back in the arena as a coach so you never forget what your athletes feel. Plus: dating without expectations, the power of morning anchors, and a banner on the wall that says everything — Nobody Cares. Work Harder. Check out Nick's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@coacheby  Connect with the Guy Shrink Podcast across all platforms here: https://linktr.ee/guyshrink 

Pilar shares her booknotes from:  Black Box Thinking: Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance by Matthew Syed Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from:  Black Box Thinking: Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance by Matthew Syed "The paradox of success: it is built upon failure." During the episode, Pilar shares: Zoe podcast episode from 16 March 2026 Tim Spector's 7 health habits for 2026 https://zoe.com/learn/tim-spectors-7-health-habits-for-2026 The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly The Trial by Rob Rinder Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths New newsletter! Pilates and Remote Work: https://pilatesandremotework.substack.com/ And don't forget to check out Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams, the book!   Part 2: Personal Updates Enjoying writing about Pilates, looking for different teachers to learn from and lots of voicoever jobs last week! If you're interested in All the World's a Workplace, sign up here.

Shawn and Paul are back to continue our look at the amazing films of John Carpenter. This time, the trio take a look at the two TV movies Carpenter directed in 1978-79, Someone's Watching Me! and Elvis!. Both movies are early work by a director learning on the job, and both are surprisingly pretty great on their own terms. Whether you know these films or not, we think you'll enjoy this listen.

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An adventure filled with games! Join King Scott and Just Patrick for board game banter.  Recent plays include Fruit Fight, Proving Ground, Scurry Up and Ghosts Galore. The 8-bit breakdown goes to an updated version of a classic game: Innovation Ultimate! We look back at Finspan, then Explorer Josh tells tales of a hidden gem he discovered at Tantrum Con. Finally, its off to solo land to break down the solo mode of Sanctuary. As always, we encourage adventurers to chat and game with us by joining OUR DISCORD. www.levelupgamepodcast.com

Join host Eve Cunningham, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Cadence, in conversation with Dave Newman, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Virtual Care at Sanford Health.Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, serving more than two million patients across a multi-state region in the upper Midwest. In this episode, Eve and Dave explore what rural healthcare reveals about innovation that actually scales, and why some of the most advanced care models in the country are being built far from major urban centers.Their conversation focuses on:Why rural health systems are often the best environments for scaling innovation How Sanford has leveraged virtual care to extend specialist access across vast geographies and address workforce shortagesWhat it looks like to lead digital transformation while continuing to practice medicine, and why staying close to the bedside mattersHow technologies like ambient documentation and AI-enabled workflows are changing clinician experience and patient connectionWhy innovation without workforce strategy fails, and what sustainable virtual care actually requiresThe myths the industry still gets wrong about rural patients, technology adoption, and accessPatient examples in this episode are anonymized or illustrative. Metrics discussed may be internal. For more information on Cadence, visit https://www.cadence.care/

In this special series, Max shares why we're hosting and preserving the Unbounded archive at Ungovernable Misfits. In the second re-release of the series, Diverter — a privacy activist and champion of financial sovereignty joins TBD. TBD and Diverter discuss Bitcoin's evolution from a fragile experiment into a durable network, and the new danger it faces—not extinction, but domestication. Diverter explains why the real fight now is over whether individuals can still use Bitcoin as a tool for freedom, the chilling effect of recent prosecutions, and how development of privacy tools is being pushed underground. They trace Diverter's journey from a 2016 trader to a Bitcoin privacy advocate, his early connection to Samourai Wallet, and the community ethos of clear red lines and radical personal responsibility. He reflects on the cost of building and defending privacy, why most people “fold” under state pressure, and the honour—and inevitability—of sacrifice in this arena. TBD and Diverter discuss the Samourai case, the legal whiplash around non-custodial tools, the ripple effects across the industry, and why open source resilience matters. Despite setbacks, Diverter remains convinced that “winning” means keeping the door open for anyone who chooses sovereignty—small daily acts of defiance, built by a decentralised, determined community. Stay resilient, and enjoy the series as we continue with Seth, Pavel, and Colonial in the weeks ahead.TWITTER: https://x.com/TheUNBOUNDEDPodYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnboundedPodcast(00:00:00) Thank You TBD(00:01:41) INTRO(00:03:07) Bitcoins New Danger(00:08:24) Motivations(00:12:20) The Origin(00:22:20) Captivated to Contributor(00:30:55) Accepting Risk(00:38:45) Choke Points & Culture War(00:43:51) Pioneers and Proving Grounds(00:46:21) Why Privacy Tools Matter(00:52:00) Death Athletic(00:55:14) The Open Source Hydra(00:58:39) Community Response?(01:05:53) Cassandra Syndrome(01:09:19) What Winning Looks Like

Psalms with Their Backstories series by Dr. David Rieke

Episode GuideMaul Shadow Lord Official Trailer Stargate SG-1 s05ep13 Proving Ground - ability to follow orders & instinctss05ep14 48 Hours - Overriding gate diagnosticss05ep15 Summit - Return of Anubis via proxys05ep16 Last Stand - Survival of the Tok'ras05ep17 Fail Safe - Anubus attacks Earth with a naquaah enhanced meteors05ep18 The Warrior - progress of the Jaffa rebellions05ep19 Menace - possible creator of the Replicatorss05ep20 The Sentinel - effects of teams pretending to be an SG teams05ep21 Meridian - Jonas Quinns05ep22 Revelations - Rise of Anubis and history of the Asgards06ep01 Redemption Part 1 - Anubis attacks Earth agains06ep02 Redemption Part 2 - Bra'tac, Teal'c and Rya'c attack Anubis' weapon built by the Ancientss06ep03 Descent - salvaging a motherships06ep04 Frozen - A real life Ancient frozen in times06ep05 Nightwalkers - variation of the Goa'uld powers without becoming ones06ep06 Abyss - Ba'als06ep07 Shadow Play - Trying to ally with Jonas' home but they're still fighting their battless06ep08 The Other Guys - 1st appearance of Harak, later seen with Anubiss06ep09 Allegiance - Human/Tok'ra/Jaffa alliances06ep10 Cure - Origins of the Tok'ra and the means of stopping the Jaffa reliance on symbiotess06ep11 Prometheus - X303 not the Enterprises06ep12 Unnatural Selection - Human form replicatorss06ep13 Sight Unseen - effects of Ancient devicess06ep14 Smoke & Mirrors - shadow organizations trying to control the Stargates06ep15 Paradise Lost - An all O'Neill and Mayborne episodes06ep16 Metamorphasis - More Niirti experimentss06ep17 Disclosure - Revealing the Stargate program and defeating Kinsey agains06ep18 Forsaken - escaped alienss06ep19 The Changeling - Teal'c without the his symbiote via tretonines06ep20 Memento - test flight of the Prometheuss06ep21 Prophecy - Niirti's experiment on Jonass06ep22 Full Circle - Attack and final rise of AnubisStar Wars KOTOR II The Sith Lords Jedi Guardian Android Gameplay GTA III Definitive Edition Doom II Hell on Earth LinksSupport my Youtube channel by becoming a member today!Blog Podcast YouTube Version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join 3 of 7 as they recap a grueling, rain-soaked Proving Grounds mission with Troop 11, announce April registration, and thank Patreon supporters and partner Bear Performance Nutrition. The main discussion walks through Acts 9–10: Saul's conversion and growth in Damascus, his escape and brief visit to Jerusalem, Peter's healing miracles (Aeneas and Tabitha), and the pivotal vision that opens the gospel to Gentiles through Cornelius. Key themes include evidence of the Spirit, cultural barriers being broken, and the components of Peter's gospel message.   Check out Bare Performance Nutrition and use code "3of7" for 10% OFF! https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com   Check out 3 of 7 Project https://www.3of7project.com Apply for our courses at: https://www.3of7project.com/train Thank you for supporting Three of Seven Podcast on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/threeofseven Three of Seven Project Store: https://3of7project.myshopify.com/pages/shop Nuff Said.

Imagine for a second that Eckhart Tolle wasn't a spiritual teacher, but a deep cover operative with a gun to his head. And just for a second, pretend that Tolle’s Power of Now wasn't a way to find peace, but a survival mechanism used to slow down time when your reality is collapsing. And your memory has been utterly destroyed by forces beyond your control. Until a good friend helps you rebuild it from the ground up. These are the exact feelings and sense of positive transformation I tried to capture in a project I believe is critical for future autodidacts, polymaths and traditional learners: Vitamin X, a novel in which the world’s only blind memory champion helps a detective use memory techniques and eventually achieve enlightenment. It’s also a story about accomplishing big goals, even in a fast-paced and incredibly challenging world. In the Magnetic Memory Method community at large, we talk a lot about the habits of geniuses like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. We obsess over their reading lists and their daily routines because we want that same level of clarity and intellectual power. But there's a trap in studying genius that too many people fall into: Passivity. And helping people escape passive learning is one of several reasons I’ve studied the science behind a variety of fictional learning projects where stories have been tested as agents of change. Ready to learn more about Vitamin X and the various scientific findings I’ve uncovered in order to better help you learn? Let’s dive in! Defeating the Many Traps of Passive Learning We can read about how Lincoln sharpened his axe for hours before trying to cut down a single tree. And that's great. But something's still not quite right. To this day, tons of people nod their heads at that famous old story about Lincoln. Yet, they still never sharpen their own axes, let alone swing them. Likewise, people email me every day regarding something I've taught about focus, concentration or a particular mnemonic device. They know the techniques work, including under extreme pressure. But their minds still fracture the instant they're faced with distraction. As a result, they never wind up getting the memory improvement results I know they can achieve. So, as happy as I am with all the help my books like The Victorious Mind and SMARTER have helped create in this world, I’m fairly confident that those titles will be my final memory improvement textbooks. Instead, I am now focused on creating what you might call learning simulations. Enter Vitamin X, the Memory Detective Series & Teaching Through Immersion Because here's the thing: If I really want to teach you how to become a polymath, I can't just carry on producing yet another list of tips. I have to drop you into scenarios where you actually feel what it's like to use memory techniques. That's why I started the Memory Detective initiative. It began with a novel called Flyboy. It’s been well-received and now part two is out. And it’s as close to Eckhart Tolle meeting a Spy Thriller on LSD as I could possibly make it. Why? To teach through immersion. Except, it's not really about LSD. No, the second Memory Detective novel centers around a substance called Vitamin X. On the surface, it's a thriller about a detective named David Williams going deep undercover. In actuality, it's a cognitive training protocol disguised as a novel. But one built on a body of research that shows stories can change what people remember, believe, and do. And that's both the opportunity and the danger. To give you the memory science and learning research in one sentence: Stories are a delivery system. We see this delivery system at work in the massive success of Olly Richards’ StoryLearning books for language learners. Richards built his empire on the same mechanism Pimsleur utilized to great effect long before their famous audio recordings became the industry standard: using narrative to make raw data stick. However, a quick distinction is necessary. In the memory world, we often talk about the Story Method. This approach involves linking disparate pieces of information together in a chain using a simple narrative vignette (e.g., a giant cat eating a toaster to remember a grocery list). That is a powerful mnemonic tool, and you will see Detective Williams use short vignettes in the Memory Detective series. But Vitamin X is what I call ‘Magnetic Fiction.’ It's not a vignette. It's a macro-narrative designed to carry the weight of many memory techniques itself. It simulates the pressure required to forge the skill, showing you how and why to use the story method within a larger, immersive context. So with that in mind, let's unpack the topic of fiction and teaching a bit further. That way, you'll know more of what I have in mind for my readers. And perhaps you'll become interested in some memory science experiments I plan to run in the near future. Illustration of “Cafe Mnemonic,” a fun memory training location the Memory Detective David Williams wants to establish once he has enough funds. Fiction as a Teaching Technology: What the Research Says This intersection of story and memory isn't new territory for me. Long before I gave my popular TEDx Talk on memory or helped thousands of people through the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass, live workshops and my books, I served as a Mercator award-winning Film Studies professor. In this role, I often analyzed and published material regarding how narratives shape our cognition. Actually, my research into the persuasion of memory goes back to my scholarly contribution to the anthology The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature and Film. In my chapter, “Cryptomnesia or Cryptomancy? Subconscious Adaptations of 9/11,” I examined specifically how cultural narratives influence memory formation, forgetting, and the subconscious acceptance of information. That academic background drives the thinking and the learning protocols baked into Vitamin X. As does the work of researchers who have studied narrative influence for decades. Throughout their scientific findings, one idea keeps reappearing in different forms: When a story pulls you in, you experience some kind of “transportation.” It can be that you find yourself deeply immersed in the life of a character. Or you find your palms sweating as your brain tricks you into believing you're undergoing some kind of existential threat. When such experiences happen, you stop processing information like you would an argument through critical thinking. Instead, you start processing the information in the story almost as if they were really happening. As a result, these kinds of transportation can change beliefs and intentions, sometimes without the reader noticing the change happening. That's why fiction has been used for: teaching therapy religion civic formation advertising propaganda Even many national anthems contain stories that create change, something I experienced recently when I became an Australian citizen. As I was telling John Michael Greer during our latest podcast recording, I impulsively took both the atheist and the religious oath and sang the anthem at the ceremony. All of these pieces contain stories and those stories changed how I think, feel and process the world. Another way of looking at story is summed up in this simple statement: All stories have the same basic mechanism. But many stories have wildly different ethics. My ethics: Teach memory improvement methods robustly. Protect the tradition. And help people think for themselves using the best available critical thinking tools. And story is one of them. 6 Key Research Insights on Educational Fiction Now, when it comes to the research that shows just how powerful story is, we can break it down into buckets. Some of the main categories of research on fiction for pedagogy include: 1) Narrative transportation and persuasion As these researchers explain in The Role of Transportation in the Persuasiveness of Public Narratives, transportation describes how absorbed a reader becomes in a story. Psychologists use transportation models to show how story immersion drives belief change. It works because vivid imagery paired with emotion and focused attention make story-consistent ideas easier to accept. This study of how narratives were used in helping people improve their health support the basic point: Narratives produce average shifts in attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and sometimes behavior. Of course, the exact effects vary by topic and the design of the scientific study in question. But the point remains that fiction doesn't merely entertain. It can also train and persuade. 2) Entertainment-Education (EE) EE involves deliberately embedding education into popular media, often with pro-social aims. In another health-based study, researchers found that EE can influence knowledge, attitudes, intentions, behavior, and self-efficacy. Researchers in Brazil have also used large-scale observational work on soap operas and social outcomes (like fertility). As this study demonstrates, mass narrative exposure can shape real-world behavior at scale within a population. Stories can alter norms, not just transfer facts from one mind to another. You’ll encounter this theme throughout Vitamin X, especially when Detective Williams tangles with protestors who hold beliefs he does not share, but seem to be taking over the world. 3) Narrative vs expository learning (a key warning) Here's the part most “educational fiction” ignores: Informative narratives often increase interest, but they don't automatically improve comprehension. As this study found, entertainment can actually cause readers to overestimate how well they understood the material. This is why “edutainment” often produces big problems: You can wind up feeling smarter because you enjoyed an experience. But just because you feel that way doesn't mean you gain a skill you can reliably use. That’s why I have some suggestions for you below about how to make sure Vitamin X actually helps you learn to use memory techniques better. 4) Seductive details (another warning) There's also the problem of effects created by what scientists call seductive details. Unlike the “luminous details” I discussed with Brad Kelly on his Madness and Method podcast, seductive details are interesting but irrelevant material. They typically distract attention and reduce learning of what actually matters. As a result, these details divert attention through interference and by adding working memory demands. The research I’ve read suggests that when story authors don't engineer their work with learning targets in mind, their efforts backfire. What was intended to help learners actually becomes a sabotage device. I've done my best to avoid sabotaging my own pedagogical efforts in the Memory Detective stories so far. That's why they include study guides and simulations of using the Memory Palace technique, linking and number mnemonics like the Major System. In the series finale, which is just entering the third draft now, the 00-99 PAO and Giordano Bruno's Statue technique are the learning targets I’ve set up for you. They are much harder, and that’s why even though there are inevitable seductive details throughout the Memory Detective series, the focus on memory techniques gets increasingly more advanced. My hope is that your focus and attention will be sharpened as a result. 5) Learning misinformation from fiction (the dark side) People don't just learn from fiction. They learn false facts from fiction too. In this study, researchers found that participants often treated story-embedded misinformation as if it were true knowledge. This is one reason using narrative as a teaching tool is so ethically loaded. It can bypass the mental posture we use for skepticism. 6) Narrative “correctives” (using story against misinformation) The good news is that narratives can also reduce misbelief. This study on “narrative correctives” found that stories can sometimes decrease false beliefs and misinformed intentions, though results are mixed. The key point is that story itself is neither “good” or “bad.” It's a tool for leverage, and this is one of the major themes I built into Vitamin X. My key concern is that people would confuse me with any of my characters. Rather, I was trying to create a portrait of our perilous world where many conflicts unfold every day. Some people use tools for bad, others for good, and even that binary can be difficult for people to agree upon. Pros & Cons of Teaching with Fiction Let’s start with the pros. Attention and completion: A good story can keep people engaged, which is a prerequisite for any learning to occur. The transportation model I cited above helps explain why. The Positive Side of Escapism Entering a simulation also creates escapism that is actually valuable. This is because fiction gives you “experience” without real-world consequences when it comes to facing judgment, ethics, identity, and pressure-handling. This is one reason why story has always been used for moral education, not just entertainment. However, I’ve also used story in my Memory Detective games, such as “The Velo Gang Murders.” Just because story was involved did not mean people did not face judgement. But it was lower than my experiments with “Magnetic Variety,” a non-narrative game I’ll be releasing in the future. Lower Reactance Stories can reduce counterarguing compared with overt persuasion, which can be useful for resistant audiences. In other words, you’re on your own in the narrative world. Worst case scenario, you’ll have a bone to pick with the author. This happened to me the other day when someone emailed to “complain” about how I sometimes discuss Sherlock Holmes. Fortunately, the exchange turned into a good-hearted debate, something I attribute to having story as the core foundation of our exchange. Compare this to Reddit discussions like this one, where discussing aspects of the techniques in a mostly abstract way leads to ad hominem attacks. Now for the cons: Propaganda Risk The same reduction in counterarguing and squabbling with groups that you experience when reading stories is exactly what makes narratives useful for manipulation. When you’re not discussing what you’re reading with others, you can wind up ruminating on certain ideas. This can lead to negative outcomes where people not only believe incorrect things. They sometimes act out negatively in the world. The Illusion of Understanding Informative narratives can produce high interest but weaker comprehension and inflated metacomprehension. I’ve certainly had this myself, thinking I understand various points in logic after reading Alice in Wonderland. In reality, I still needed to do a lot more study. And still need more. In fact, “understanding” is not a destination so much as it is a process. Misinformation Uptake People sometimes acquire false beliefs from stories and struggle to discount fiction as a source. We see this often in religion due to implicit memory. Darrel Ray has shown how this happens extensively in his book, The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture. His book helped explain something that happened to me after I first started memorizing Sanskrit phrases and feeling the benefits of long-form meditation. For a brief period, implicit memory and the primacy effect made me start to consider that the religion I’d grown up with was in fact true and real. Luckily, I shook that temporary effect. But many others aren’t quite so lucky. And in case it isn’t obvious, I’ll point out that the Bible is not only packed with stories. Some of those stories contain mnemonic properties, something Eran Katz pointed out in his excellent book, Where Did Noah Park the Ark? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhQlcMHhF3w The “Reefer Madness” Problem While working on Vitamin X, I thought often about Reefer Madness. In case you haven’t seen it, Reefer Madness began as an “educational” morality tale about cannabis. It's now famous largely because it's an over-the-top artifact of moral panic, an example of how fear-based fiction can be used to shape public belief under the guise of protection. I don’t want to make that mistake in my Memory Detective series. But there is a relationship because Vitamin X does tackle nootropics, a realm of substances for memory I am asked to comment on frequently. In this case, I'm not trying to protect people from nootropics, per se. But as I have regularly talked about over the years, tackling issues like brain fog by taking memory supplements or vitamins for memory is fraught with danger. And since fiction is one of the most efficient way to smuggle ideas past the mind's filters, I am trying to raise some critical thinking around supplementation for memory. But to do it in a way that's educational without trying to exploit anyone. I did my best to create the story so that you wind up thinking for yourself. What I'm doing differently with Vitamin X & the Memory Detective Series I'm not pretending fiction automatically teaches. I'm treating fiction as a delivery system for how various mnemonic methods work and as a kind of cheerleading mechanism that encourages you to engage in proper, deliberate practice. Practice of what? 1) Concentration meditation. Throughout the story, Detective Williams struggles to learn and embrace the memory-based meditation methods of his mentor, Jerome. You get to learn more about these as you read the story. 2) Memory Palaces as anchors for sanity, not party tricks. In the library sequence, Williams tries to launch a mnemonic “boomerang” into a Memory Palace while hallucinatory imagery floods the environment. Taking influence from the ancient mnemonist, Hugh of St. Victor, Noah's Ark becomes a mnemonic structure. Mnemonic images surge and help Detective Williams combat his PTSD. To make this concrete, I've utilized the illustrations within the book itself. Just as the ancients used paintings and architectural drawings to encode knowledge, the artwork in Vitamin X isn’t just decoration. During the live bootcamp I’m running to celebrate the launch, I show you how to treat the illustrations as ‘Painting Memory Palaces.’ This effectively turns the book in your hands into a functioning mnemonic device, allowing you to practice the method of loci on the page before you even step out into the real world. Then there’s the self-help element, which takes the form of how memory work can help restore sanity. A PTSD theme runs throughout the Memory Detective series for two deliberate reasons. First, Detective Williams is partly based on Nic Castle. He's a former police officer who found symptom relief for his PTSD from using memory techniques. He shared his story on this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast years ago. Second, Nic's anecdotal experience is backed up by research. And even if you don't have PTSD, the modern world is attacking many of us in ways that clearly create similar symptom-like issues far worse than the digital amnesia I've been warning about for years. We get mentally hijacked by feeds, anxiety loops, and synthetic urgency. We lose our grip on reality and wonder why we can't remember what we read five minutes ago. That's just one more reason I made memory techniques function as reality-tests inside Vitamin X. 3) The critical safeguard: I explicitly separate fiction from technique. In Flyboy's afterword, I put it plainly: The plot is fictional, but the memory techniques are real. And because they're real, they require study and practice. I believe this boundary matters because research shows how easily readers absorb false “facts” from fiction. 4) To help you practice, I included a study guide. At the end of both Flyboy and Vitamin X, there are study guides. In Vitamin X, you'll find a concrete method for creating a Mnemonic Calendar. This is not the world's most perfect memory technique. But it's helpful and a bit more advanced than a technique I learned from Jim Samuels many years ago. In his version, he had his clients divide the days of the week into a Memory Palace. For his senior citizens in particular, he had them divide the kitchen. So if they had to take a particular pill on Monday, they would imagine the pill as a giant moon in the sink. Using the method of loci, this location would always serve as their mnemonic station for Monday. In Vitamin X, the detective uses a number-shape system. Either way, these kinds of techniques for remembering schedules are the antidote to the “illusion of understanding” problem, provided that you put them to use. They can be very difficult to understand if you don't. Why My Magnetic Fiction Solves the “Hobbyist” Problem A lot of memory training fails for one reason: People treat it as a hobby. They “learn” techniques the way people “learn” guitar: By watching a few videos and buying a book. While the study material sits on a shelf or lost in a hard drive, the consumer winds up never rehearsing. Never putting any skill to the test. And as a result, never enjoying integration with the techniques. What fiction can do is create: emotional stakes situational context identity consistency (“this is what I do now”) and enough momentum to carry you into real practice That's the point of the simulation. You're not just reading about a detective and his mentor using Memory Palaces and other memory techniques. You're watching what happens when a mind uses a Memory Palace to stay oriented. And you can feel that urgency in your own nervous system while you read. That's the “cognitive gym” effect, I'm going for. It's also why I love this note from Andy, because it highlights the exact design target I'm going for: “I finished Flyboy last night. Great book! I thought it was eminently creative, working the memory lessons into a surprisingly intricate and entertaining crime mystery. Well done!” Or as the real-life Sherlock Holmes Ben Cardall put it the Memory Detective stories are: …rare pieces of fiction that encourages reflection in the reader. You don’t just get the drama, the tension and the excitement from the exploits of its characters. You also get a look at your own capabilities as though Anthony is able to make you hold a mirror up to yourself and think ‘what else am I capable of’? A Practical Way to Read These Novels for Memory Training If you want the benefits without the traps we've discussed today: Read Vitamin X for immersion first (let transportation do its job). Then read it again with a simple study goal. This re-reading strategy is important because study-goal framing will improve comprehension and reduce overconfidence. During this second read-through, actually use the Mnemonic Calendar. Then, test yourself by writing out what you remember from the story. If you make a mistake, don't judge yourself. Simply use analytical thinking to determine what went wrong and work out how you can improve. The Future: Learning Through Story is About to Intensify Here's the uncomfortable forecast: Even though I’m generally pro-AI for all kinds of outcomes and grateful for my discussions with Andrew Mayne about it (host of the OpenAI Podcast), AI could make the generation of personalized narratives that target your fears, identity, and desires trivial. That means there’s the risk that AI will also easily transform your beliefs. The same machinery that can create “education you can't stop reading” can also create persuasion you barely notice. Or, as Michael Connelly described in his novel, The Proving Ground, we might notice the effects of this persuasion far more than we’d like. My research on narrative persuasion and misinformation underscores why this potential outcome is not hypothetical. So the real question isn't “Should we teach with fiction?” The question is: Will we build fiction that creates personal agency… or engineer stories that steal it? My aim with Flyboy, Vitamin X and the series finale is simple and focused on optimizing your ability: to use story as a motivation engine to convert that motivation into deliberate practice to make a wide range of memory techniques feel as exciting for you as they are for me and to give your attention interesting tests in a world engineered to fragment it. If you want better memory, this is your challenge: Don't read Vitamin X for entertainment alone. Read it to see if you can hold on to reality while the world spins out of control. When you do, you'll be doing something far rarer than collecting tips. You'll be swinging the axe. A very sharp axe indeed. And best of all, your axe for learning and remembering more information at greater speed will be Magnetic.

In this episode, Tamara Bond-Williams, Executive Director of Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), speaks with Andreas Nil, Co-Founder and Managing Director of MediaMobil, about how satellite communications at sea have evolved from kilobits to multi-orbit, multi-network systems. The conversation explores how maritime operators use VSAT, GEO, and LEO satellites, global teleport networks, and adaptive gateways to keep ships connected across oceans, ports, and national jurisdictions. Andreas explains how MediaMobil's Multilink Gateway dynamically switches between satellite systems based on cost, performance, regulation, and availability—ensuring reliable connectivity even where LEO coverage is restricted. The episode also examines how satellite connectivity supports mobility, sustainability, and critical operations, from route optimization and emissions monitoring to offshore launch platforms and future 5G and 6G non-terrestrial networks. Throughout, Europe emerges as a laboratory for collaboration, regulation, and trust in satellite systems.

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The Proving Ground by Michael Connellym – Fictional What Can We Know by Ian McEwan – Fictional How To Build A House In The Mountains by Roger Lucey - Non-fitional Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An extremely prolific author, Michael Connelly has published more than 40 books. He's created in-depth universes surrounding well-known characters like Mickey Haller in the Lincoln Lawyer and Harry Bosch, who's appeared in 24 of Connelly's novels. His universes continue to grow with a new addition to the Lincoln Lawyer series, ‘The Proving Ground', which sees Haller team up with a journalist to take on big tech, AI, and uncover a whistleblower in hiding, all with billions on the line. Connelly professes to be a fan of technological innovation, exploring things like the internet, DNA analytics, and data storage in previous novels. “AI was kinda like, primed for me.” “For every great discovery and invention, and move forward with technology, there's always somebody out there who is looking to turn it against is,” Connelly told Jack Tame. “And there were a couple of cases that really caught my eye, that made me, you know, say, yeah I know AI is gonna change the world for the better, but are we moving too fast?” Every week there's some new development with AI, whether it's a new problem, a new use, or a new integration into an already existing platform. “The Proving Ground is an exploration of it,” he says. “I don't wanna say it's didactic, or tells anyone how to think, but it does, you know, maybe raise a flag and say, ‘take a look at this.'” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Thomas Wasson on this special episode of Truck Tech as he travels to the Michelin Proving Ground to put the all-new Volvo VNL to the ultimate test!We explore every angle of this cutting-edge tractor, from its revolutionary aerodynamic design (including that slick, wedge-shaped nose!) to the advanced safety and driver-assist technologies.What's in the Video: Track Test Drive: Thomas takes the VNL out on two different tracks to experience the smooth ride and test the performance of the Volvo 13-speed transmission while pulling a heavy load. Adaptive Cruise Control Demo: Watch as we test the smart, Level 2 safety features, including the camera-radar fusion system and the incredible stop-and-go functionality in a simulated traffic scenario. Deep Dive on Fuel Efficiency: We interview Volvo team members about the design philosophy and the impact of features like the 6x2 configuration with a liftable axle, which can save up to 3% in fuel costs! Real-World Driver Review: Get insights from Joel Morrow of Alpha Drivers Trucking, a long-time Volvo customer who is hitting 12+ MPG in his custom "Purple Haze II" VNL. The Ultimate Sleeper Review: Thomas spends the night in the premium cab, giving a full tour of the spacious living environment, including the mini-fridge, microwave, storage nooks, and testing the quiet, battery-powered AC unit. This is a must-watch for fleet managers, owner-operators, and anyone interested in the future of trucking technology!Don't forget to like and subscribe for more Truck Tech!#VolvoVNL #TruckReview #SemiTruck #FuelEfficiency #AdaptiveCruiseControl #TruckTech #MichelinProvingGround #SleeperCab #TruckingLife Follow the Truck Tech Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 8 November 2025, an author who is very familiar with bestseller lists, Michael Connelly joins Jack to discuss being an unofficial voice for Los Angeles, and how the devastating fires changed his perspective on the city and prompted him to start over for his new book ‘The Proving Ground'. Jack considers what makes a good meal, and how much a Michelin Star means. Strawberries are here and Nici Wickes shares her favourite way to serve them while the season is still early. Kevin Milne champions a humble tool: the clothes peg. Clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland delves into a condition in which people are unable to see mental images. And music correspondent Chris Schulz is vibe checking live from Sydney as Oasis get ready to perform the final gig of their reunion world tour. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I interview author Alex Hay and chat to PR Director Alison barrowYou can buy The Queen Of Fives by Alex Hay here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16356/9781035414338Books reviewed are :The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly To Love A Liar by L V MatthewsThe Girl Who Left by Jenn Blackhurst You can buy The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16356/9781398719064You can buy To Love A Liar by L V Matthews here:https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16356/9781405974707You can contact Philippa at: Email quickbookreviews@outlook.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsX: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we finish what we started and save a few little sisters in the process. Show Notes Super NPC Radio – Patreon - Discord-  Bluesky – Instagram – Twitch Jeremy Schmidt: Video Games: a Comedy Show - BlueSky Conner McCabe – Call Me By Your Game podcast - Bluesky - Twitch July Diaz: Bluesky Nick Costanza: Bluesky Mikey McCollor: YouTube Roxy Polk: BlueSky - Twitch

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I sit down with Benjamin O'Brien, Catholic firefighter and author of The Proving Grounds: A Catholic on Ladder 17. In our conversation, Benjamin shares:

The Dan K Show and Hockey 101 release their first episode of the '25-'26 season. Last season we judged the early returns and laid out our predictions. This season we see the effects of the NCAA/CHL decision, and more importantly, the effects of the actions undertaken by the major governing bodies in response.

This week on the Modern Retail Podcast, co-hosts Gabi Barkho and Melissa Daniels get into the news of how On running shoes led the pack of footwear earnings with a 32% year-over-year sales increase. Then they get into all things Summerween, as the trend of spooky decor in the summer starts to bleed into actual Halloween sale season. Then for the featured segment (19:05), Barkho and Daniels get into why natural grocer Sprouts is becoming a go-to destination for CPG brands looking to make a wholesale splash. They're joined by Nicole Portland, the chief marketing officer at beverage company Suja Life, who shares why Sprouts was the choice partner for their re-launch of legacy soda brand Slice -- and how it became the home of its exclusive, on-trend cherry cola flavor. They get into why Slice, a relaunch that dovetails with a better-for-you soda boom, found a fit in Sprouts, how Sprouts' nationwide rollout model gives small brands a fast-track to scaling and why store programs like “New for You” and “Fresh Finds” drive discovery and repeat sales

In addition to football official visit weekends, the Shane Beamer camps are going on on the Proving Grounds and in the Steve and Jeri Spurrier Indoor Practice facility. New scholarship offers have been issued from tiny Crescent, S.C., to across the pond in Scandinavia. Alex Jones pops in live from over that way. Raphael Esparza stops by to give tips on betting the NCAA Super Regionals in college baseball. Mad Dog and JB chop it up and send you into The Show, which then sends you into the weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, longstanding friend of the show and committed conservationist, Peter Gutsche, shares the unique ideas being applied to bighorn sheep conservation in the Okanagan Valley of BC and some experiences, stories, and insights from his foray into guiding at Arctic Red River Outfitters.  NOTABLE GUEST QUOTES:  “I knew my clients didn't have their guns handy so, this is on me.”  @petergutsche  @wildsheepsocietybc  @okanaganbighorns  @arcticredriveroutfitters  ---------------------------  SUPPORT WILD SHEEP:  Go to Wild Sheep Foundation to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to wild sheep.  DEALS & OFFERS:  OnX Maps is now available in Canada! Get your FREE trial today. And if you're already a member, check out the exclusive offers and perks available when you upgrade to an Elite Member.   Tired of garbage instant coffee when you're in the backcountry? Check out This Is Coffee and get yourself some great instant coffee for whenever you're in the backcountry or on the road.  ---------------------------  SUPPORT MOUNTAIN GOATS:  Go to Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance to find a membership option that suits your budget and commitment to conserving mountain goats and their habitat.