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The in-house research team has hollowed out, and the LLMs picking up the slack are only delivering their best guesses. Merciv, the agentic brain behind Future Commerce's Signal Reports, has set out to deliver auditable, defensible, and unified reporting solutions — and it's redefining what brands are capable of achieving in-house in the process. Phillip and Alicia welcome Merciv co-founder and CEO Shaia Erlbaum to the show to talk about how brands can read signals in real time, and verify their relevancy. Shaia argues that data itself is commoditizing, but verification is not. The most honest consumer signal lives too deep for surveys to reach, which is why our Signal Reports are looking deeper than stated behaviors and are telling completely new kinds of retail and culture stories.The Toothpaste Doesn't Lie Key takeaways:Insights teams keep shrinking while the C-suite depends on them more than ever.Surveys capture posturing. Forums, reviews, and comment sections capture behavior.Data is commoditizing. Proprietary brand knowledge is the durable moat.The first Signal Report, a collaboration between Future Commerce and Merciv, maps where GLP-1s removed cultural friction – and where friction migrated to."Almost everyone answering a survey question about how many times they brush their teeth in a day will say twice. But if you actually look at those sales figures, they simply don't sell enough toothpaste." — Shaia Erlbaum"These models aren't built to tell you, 'Hey, I don't know.'" — Shaia Erlbaum"There's a world where data's already becoming a commodity… a lot of the real advantage is less rooted in which model's more intelligent, but more so in to what degree can we actually verify the information we're coming across." — Shaia Erlbaum"The office of the CMO is becoming more of an individual contributor role." — Phillip JacksonIn-Show Mentions:Merciv: merciv.com"Frictionless Wellness: GLP-1s and What Comes After the Age of Autonomy" – the first Future Commerce Signal Report, powered by Merciv.LORE, our newest book on who really writes your brand's story. Get it in the Future Commerce shop.Associated Links:Read the first Signal Report, Frictionless Wellness: GLP-1s and What Comes After the Age of AutonomyInsiders 204: The Ozempic Effect: How GLP-1s Rewrote the Gospel of Self-LoveEpisode 435: Predictions 2026: Prepare for the Age of AutonomyEpisode 367: AI Agents Are Here. "Brands" Might Be In Danger.Episode 447: The Agent Has Left the BuildingCheck out Future Commerce on YouTubeCheck out Future Commerce Plus for exclusive content and save on merch and printSubscribe to Insiders and The Senses to read more about what we are witnessing in the commerce worldListen to our other episodes of Future CommerceHave any questions or comments about the show? Let us know on futurecommerce.com, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. We love hearing from our listeners! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The conversation covers topics related to documentaries, TV shows, and celebrity culture. It also delves into the impact of the pandemic on media consumption and the controversies surrounding public figures. The conversation covers a range of topics including the portrayal of characters in films, the production of a series or film on Joe Jackson, the reputation of Joe Jackson, Adam Sandler's recent projects, The Rock's career and reputation, and the success of the TV series 'Glow'. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the cancellation of a TV show, the potential success of movie franchises, the impact of diminishing returns, and the decline of Disney's animated films. It also delves into the comparison of different movie genres and the influence of body cam footage on entertainment.
The pioneering feminist leader, Gloria Steinem, moved the dial on critical issues regarding women's health and reproductive rights as well as equal pay. But, she was first and foremost a journalist who started out, in her words, “as a girl reporter” forced to do light fluffy magazine features, a role she resented. She went on to write serious investigative pieces before co-founding Ms Magazine, the first magazine owned and run by women. Amy Richards, co-founder of Gloria's Foundation, remembers her.With his top hat, big smile and pack of cards, Juan Tamariz, was an instantly recognisable magician, known in his home country of Spain as "The Maestro". He studied physics and film at university, two disciplines which he wove into his magic, and was also fascinated by psychology and philosophy. He was a funny and charismatic performer who appeared regularly on TV in Spain and here in the UK. His former student, and fellow magician, Jorge Blass shares his memories.Sir Andrew Nicol was a British barrister and judge who defended the rights of journalists and broadcasters in several high-profile cases – such as his defence of journalists from the New Statesman who were held in contempt of court for interviewing jurors in the infamous Jeremy Thorpe trial. He later went on to cowrite the first book on Media Law, alongside fellow KC Geoffrey Robertson, with whom he also founded the internationally renowned Doughty Street Chambers. The ballerina Pauline Clayden began her career amid the destruction of the Second World War with the internationally renowned Sadler's Wells Ballet - know known as the Royal Ballet. She was thought of as one of the most talented performers of her time, but perhaps unfortunately for her, she shared the stage with Margot Fonteyn, and thus never became a principal ballerina. Her friend and critic Alastair Macaulay shares her life in dance - her passion until her death at 103.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Ben Mitchell Assistant Producer: Alice McKee Researcher: Jesse Edwards Editors: Andrea Kennedy and Glyn TansleyArchive: BBC World Service, Witness History, 02/12/2024; BBC Radio 2, John Dunn Show, 02/04/1984; BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs, 25/03/2016; BBC News, 100 Women, 03/12/2023; BBC One, Paul Daniel's Secrets, 06/12/1995; BBC One, Paul Daniel's Secrets, 10/01/1996; BBC Radio 4, PM, 22/06/1979; BBC One, News, 02/11/2020
Jace sits down at San Diego Comic-Con with writers Susan and Tilly Bridges to talk about Star Trek: Voyager — Homecoming and what it meant to essentially create a new ending for one of Star Trek's most beloved series. Susan and Tilly discuss meeting through Star Trek fan fiction, how their very different personalities shape their writing partnership, why Star Trek's hopeful and inclusive worldview remains fundamental to the franchise, and the challenges marginalized writers still face within the entertainment industry. They also break down the decision to bring Species 8472 back for Homecoming, expanding the species and its culture beyond what Voyager could show on television, the fan response to finally seeing the Voyager crew return home, and why five issues of reunions and hugs probably wasn't going to satisfy IDW. Plus, they talk about writing for Star Trek Adventures, the unpredictable creativity of tabletop players, and their graphic novel Just Another Summer. Follow The Comic Source on all social media: https://linktr.ee/thecomicsource 00:00 Voyager's New Ending — Hook 00:08 Meet Susan & Tilly Bridges 00:38 Writing Together as a Married Couple 02:30 Meeting Through Star Trek Fan Fiction 03:28 Hope, Inclusion & What Defines Star Trek 05:55 Being Put in the "Queer Writer" Box 07:42 Why Sci-Fi Can Tell Any Kind of Story 10:24 Giving Voyager One More Roadblock 11:38 Why Species 8472 Was the Perfect Choice 13:00 Expanding Species 8472 & the Creative Process 13:24 Fan Reaction to Voyager: Homecoming 14:33 Writing Star Trek Adventures 16:07 Homecoming Collection & Just Another Summer 17:13 Closing
China's Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Emily Matson is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party's remapping of China's World War II timeline from eight years (1937–1945) to fourteen years (1931–1945). Instead of the previously accepted starting date of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, the Chinese Communist Party defined the war's starting date as the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931, which triggered the Japanese Kwantung Army's invasion of Manchuria. Since the 1980s, scholars from Manchuria have demanded a fourteen-year war timeline to encompass the invasion of their homeland. By the 1990s, other scholars took notice and started to counter with claims that the eight-year timeline was the more accurate. Subsequently, a fierce “date debate” emerged between the two sides that was only resolved by the 2017 proclamation from the Ministry of Education. Dr. Matson demonstrates that the decision to set China's World War II timeline at fourteen years was not merely a top-down decision, but was influenced by decades of Manchurian scholarship on the war. China's Date Debate recenters Manchuria as a region of critical importance for China's national identity today and the implications of this “date debate” on the Chinese Communist Party's domestic legitimacy and international image. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
China's Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Emily Matson is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party's remapping of China's World War II timeline from eight years (1937–1945) to fourteen years (1931–1945). Instead of the previously accepted starting date of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, the Chinese Communist Party defined the war's starting date as the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931, which triggered the Japanese Kwantung Army's invasion of Manchuria. Since the 1980s, scholars from Manchuria have demanded a fourteen-year war timeline to encompass the invasion of their homeland. By the 1990s, other scholars took notice and started to counter with claims that the eight-year timeline was the more accurate. Subsequently, a fierce “date debate” emerged between the two sides that was only resolved by the 2017 proclamation from the Ministry of Education. Dr. Matson demonstrates that the decision to set China's World War II timeline at fourteen years was not merely a top-down decision, but was influenced by decades of Manchurian scholarship on the war. China's Date Debate recenters Manchuria as a region of critical importance for China's national identity today and the implications of this “date debate” on the Chinese Communist Party's domestic legitimacy and international image. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
China's Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Emily Matson is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party's remapping of China's World War II timeline from eight years (1937–1945) to fourteen years (1931–1945). Instead of the previously accepted starting date of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, the Chinese Communist Party defined the war's starting date as the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931, which triggered the Japanese Kwantung Army's invasion of Manchuria. Since the 1980s, scholars from Manchuria have demanded a fourteen-year war timeline to encompass the invasion of their homeland. By the 1990s, other scholars took notice and started to counter with claims that the eight-year timeline was the more accurate. Subsequently, a fierce “date debate” emerged between the two sides that was only resolved by the 2017 proclamation from the Ministry of Education. Dr. Matson demonstrates that the decision to set China's World War II timeline at fourteen years was not merely a top-down decision, but was influenced by decades of Manchurian scholarship on the war. China's Date Debate recenters Manchuria as a region of critical importance for China's national identity today and the implications of this “date debate” on the Chinese Communist Party's domestic legitimacy and international image. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
This episode delves into the extraordinary life and career of Ursula Burns, the first black woman to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Starting from humble beginnings in the New York housing projects, Burns defied numerous odds and societal expectations to rise to the top of Xerox. _ Key Takeaways (fill it in) 00:00 Introduction: The Forgotten Photocopier 00:33 Meet Ursula Burns: A Trailblazer's Journey 01:30 Personal Encounter: Inspiration from Ursula 04:49 Early Life: Overcoming Adversity 05:40 Mother's Influence: Lessons from Olga Burns 08:28 Educational Path: From High School to Engineering 16:34 Career Beginnings: Intern to Engineer at Xerox 18:49 Rising Through the Ranks: Challenges and Triumphs 25:03 CEO of Xerox: Transforming a Legacy 33:12 Leadership Lessons: Insights from Ursula's Playbook 35:49 Conclusion: Reflecting on Ursula's Impact _ House Keeping Grow your audience and revenue in under 5-minutes a week: Subscribe & Join 63k+ Readers > Got a business question? Want a second opinion? Ask Your Question Here _ Sponsored By: Power Your Launch Marketing Accelerator | Get over 50% OFF your order with this special link: https://go.poweryourlaunch.com/pylenroll Interested in sponsoring? Go here: Support Permission to CEO _ Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Youtube Threads TikTok
Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are the cofounders of the LA-based clothing and lifestyle brand, The Great. The two met in college and have been friends and creative partners practically ever since, navigating several successful career chapters. Most notably, they founded the iconic denim brand of the 2000s and 2010s, Current/Elliott. As business partners and best friends, they've rewritten the playbook for how women work together, find success (again and again), and continue to bring magic to their work, even if it makes others uncomfortable.Watch this episode on YouTube! 0:00 - Introduction1:45 - Comfort = Confidence2:20 - Emily & Meritt's Upbringing4:38 - Bonding Over Vintage Jeans7:28 - Beginnings of a Fashion Career9:52 - Styling Up and Coming Artists13:51 - Taken Seriously at a Young Age17:23 - Launching Current/Elliott23:52 - Working in a Male-Dominated Field27:24 - Naivete: Blessing and a Curse30:59 - A Vogue Milestone33:43 - Exiting Current/Elliott35:00 - Friendship Is the Superpower of Creativity36:56 - Launching Brand #2: The Great40:53 - Defining Success 43:12 - Advice for Fashion Entrepreneurs45:02 - Would You Rather?46:44 - Argent Afterthoughts: Advice for Interviewing After a LayoffOn Sali: Argent Straight Leg Trouser and The Great The Crochet PoloOn Meritt: Argent Tie Back Top and Peak Lapel BlazerHosted by Sali Christeson @salichristesonProduced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbitEdited by Ryan Woldoff @c__bizTheme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyemaRecorded at Podhead Studios @podheadstudios
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The Platform Where Silence Rewrote the CrewBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
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The Song That Rewrote Every Memory Aboard Kaikos VBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
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The Bioluminescent Pulse That Rewrote the Rig's MemoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
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The Lighthouse Where Memory Shattered and Rewrote ItselfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
Mike Lyon is the founder and managing director of Vista Point Advisors, a boutique sell-side investment bank he started almost sixteen years ago. A former chemical engineer at Exxon and BP who later joined Citigroup's tech M&A team, he built Vista Point to solve a conflict of interest he watched play out on Wall Street: bankers quietly working both sides of a deal. Vista Point Advisors represents founder-led software companies only — never the buyers — focusing on vertical SaaS with enterprise values between $30 and $300 million. Mike and five other managing directors run about a dozen deals a year, spending 50 to 100 hours cleaning up each company's data before launch and running a long, non-exclusive process built to keep multiple buyers competing to the finish. Mike says buyer criteria changed this year for the first time in a decade, and changed fast. Buyers now demand roughly 90% gross retention as a proxy for AI resilience, favor systems of record with real data moats, and discount horizontal point solutions. His advice: understand exactly how you'll be graded long before you go to market, because the aperture for a premium exit keeps shrinking. Key Takeaways AI Changed Everything — For the first time in a decade, buyer criteria are shifting week to week this year. Gross Retention Rules — Buyers now want 90%-plus gross retention as a proxy for AI resilience. System Of Record — Point solutions look exposed to AI; systems of record with real data moats win. Exclusivity Is Leverage — Once you grant it, the deal slows and power shifts to the buyer. Watch Spend, Not Talk — Every buyer says the right things; only diligence dollars prove real intent. Second Bite Pays — Most founders who sold majority to PE did as well or better on the rollover. Quote from Mike Lyon, Founder & Managing Director of Vista Point Advisors "For the first time in ten years, the rules hav changed — and they changed fast. If you called any private equity or strategic buyer over the last decade and asked what makes a good SaaS company, the answer barely moved. This year I've had conversations I've never had before, where the criteria shifted week to week — first it's X, then X plus Y, then X plus Y plus Z. The first big change is a maniacal focus on gross revenue retention (GRR). Net retention (NRR) was the star for years, but gross gives you no credit for upsells — you only get dinged for downgrades and churn, so it's really asking what happens if you can't upsell anymore. Buyers want to see 90% or better now, and our read is that it's a proxy for AI risk: they don't fully understand the AI threat yet, but they know a business at 90% gross retention is probably resilient enough to take some hits and survive. System of record is the other thing that suddenly matters more. Point solutions feel like they're at further risk from AI, so buyers want a system of record with a real data moat — not the fake moat where anyone can go get that data somewhere else — or a payments angle, which is harder for AI to route around. And if your business started eight years ago, it's hard to be fully agentic, but you at least need the ability to hang agents off the backbone of your software to keep delivering value." Links Mike Lyon on LinkedIn Vista Point Advisors on LinkedIn Vista Point Advisors website Podcast Sponsor – Fraction This podcast is sponsored by Fraction. Fraction gives you access to senior US-based engineers and CTOs — without full-time costs or hiring risks. Get 10 to 30 hours per week from vetted and experienced US-based talent. Find your next fractional senior engineer or CTO at fraction.work. You can start with a one-week, risk-free trial to test it out. The Practical Founders Podcast Tune into the Practical Founders Podcast for weekly in-depth interviews with founders who have built valuable software companies without big funding. Subscribe to the Practical Founders Podcast using your favorite podcast app or view on our YouTube channel. Get the weekly Practical Founders newsletter and podcast updates at practicalfounders.com. Practical Founders CEO Peer Groups Be part of a committed and confidential group of practical founders creating valuable software companies without big VC funding. A Practical Founders Peer Group is a committed and confidential group of founders/CEOs who want to help you succeed on your terms. Each Practical Founders Peer Group is personally curated and moderated by Greg Head.
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The Sub-Ice Lab That Rewrote Its Own HistoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
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The Glass Station Where Memory Rewrote ItselfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
A year ago, running our agents took 30 minutes a day. This week: eight hours. Here's what changed - and why it's both thrilling and terrifying. In this episode, Amelia and Jason break down the week Fable went rogue. Not a glitch. Not an error. Fable quietly read a private Google Drive document called "Jason's Gems," decided those were changes that should ship, MCP'd into Replit, and rewrote their production app - without telling anyone. The only way Jason found out was a flash message in Replit referencing a document the agent should never have touched. And that wasn't the only time. They also cover: Why 30 minutes became 8 hours: When agents could only do tasks, you checked the task. Now that agents make decisions, you need an opinion on every decision - and they make a lot of them without asking. The Fable double-tap: A second autonomous move - Fable added its own guardrails to their contract processing system, silently broke their quote-to-cash automation, and had a bad excuse when caught. Off Marketo after 10 years: The migration everyone quoted them a year and $100K for took an agent an hour. What actually took the rest of the week - and why they'd never go back. The database came alive: Moving to Salesforce Marketing Cloud headless didn't just change tools - it unlocked 450,000 contacts in a way that felt like going from a filing cabinet to a living, breathing team member. Goodbye Notion: Seven years, zero complaints. They just... stopped needing it. 10K replaced it without anyone noticing. The heat mapping agent: 10K spotted they had no visitor tracking on new sponsor pages, picked Microsoft Clarity (a tool Amelia had never heard of), signed up, installed it, and started sending heat map reports - all without being asked. That vendor never even got a shot. Ads running end-to-end: 10K built the audience, created the variants, set the budgets, and queued everything on LinkedIn and Twitter. Amelia hit publish. That was her job. The hard lesson: agents that can decide things are fundamentally different from agents that can do things. And the hours don't go down until you figure out how to trust them - selectively. Three humans. 20+ agents. Busier than they were with a full team.
Indra Rinsler — Vedic astrologer, Enneagram teacher since 1999, and author of the new book Indra's Net — joins Hugo to talk about 20 years raising kids in an ashram, why "it's through me, not by me," and the one spiritual practice he'd hand down after 50 years of study: love yourself.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sol-meets-heart--3691166/support.
What if the biggest reason your Etsy shop isn't converting has nothing to do with your product?In this episode, we unpack one of the most powerful copywriting shifts every Etsy seller should make: stop selling products and start selling outcomes. Buyers aren't searching for your product's features, they're searching for solutions to their problems.You'll learn how to write customer-focused listings, improve your SEO with high-intent keywords, increase qualified traffic, and create listings that actually convert. We also cover conversion rate benchmarks by price point, why many Etsy sellers unknowingly compete against themselves, and simple SEO frameworks you can apply today.Feeling stuck with your Etsy shop? Inside our Ultimate Etsy course and coaching program, we believe there's no one size fits all strategy. Every shop is different. That's why the first step is to book a call with our team so we can understand your goals, identify what's holding your shop back, and help you create a clear path to growth.
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The Oceanic Song That Rewrote Our MemoriesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
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The Glacier That Rewrote the Memories of Its RescuersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online
What if the story you never would have chosen became the place where God met you most deeply?In this episode of the Dear Future Husband Podcast, Christian Bevere sits down with Alexa PenaVega for a heartfelt conversation about faith, surrender, marriage, motherhood, and trusting God through the seasons that don't make sense.Alexa shares how she came to know Jesus, what God taught her through her first marriage and divorce, how she met her husband Carlos, and the ways God has carried their family through both beautiful and heartbreaking moments, including the loss of their infant daughter.This conversation is honest, hope-filled, and deeply encouraging for anyone learning to trust God with their past, their future, and the parts of their story they never expected.Download the FREE Upside App here https://yt.link/chmUBNo and use code CB25 to get an extra 25 cents back per gallon on your first tank of gas! Thank you Upside for sponsoring this video!Pray while you wait with Future Husband, Present Prayers and trust God with your love story with the Dear Future Husband Prayer Journal. Discover both at www.christianbevere.com.
For most of the last century, gardeners were taught to cultivate their soil after every rain to conserve moisture, to think of plant roots as lone competitors, and to treat "plant communication" as science fiction. All of that was built on the best evidence available at the time, and all of it has been revised, in some cases more than once, as better tools let researchers see what earlier generations simply could not. In this episode, we walk through four real case studies of plant science changing its mind. Along the way, we talk about how the scientific method works, why one of my favorite phrases, "we don't know what we don't know," is not a discouraging idea but an exciting one, and what all of this means for the choices you make in your own garden each season, now and into the future. Let's dig in! References and Resources: Chalker-Scott, L., and C.H. Daniels. (2016). "Scientific Literacy for the Citizen Scientist." WSU Extension Manual EM100E. https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/extension/uploads/sites/30/2024/07/Scientific-Literacy-for-the-Citizen-Scientist.pdf Chalker-Scott, L. (2021, revised). "Dust Mulch Efficacy in Gardens and Landscapes." WSU Extension Fact Sheet FS167E. https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-ecommerce/uploads/sites/2/product-3540-sku-FS167E.pdf Chalker-Scott, L. (2017). "A Gardener's Primer to Mycorrhizae: Understanding How They Work and Learning How to Protect Them." WSU Extension Fact Sheet FS269E. https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-ecommerce/uploads/sites/2/product-3286-sku-FS269E.pdf Chalker-Scott, L. (2023). "Gardening with Companion Plants." WSU Extension Publication EM128E. https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/product/gardening-with-companion-plants-home-garden-series/ Oklahoma State University Extension. "Mycorrhizal Fungi." Fact Sheet. https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/mycorrhizal-fungi Pacific Horticulture Society. "Mycorrhizal Fungi, Nature's Key to Plant Survival and Success." https://pacifichorticulture.org/articles/mycorrhizal-fungi-natures-key-to-plant-survival-and-success/ Cao, D., Chabikwa, T., Barbier, F., Dun, E.A., Fichtner, F., Dong, L., Kerr, S.C., & Beveridge, C.A. (2023). "Auxin-independent effects of apical dominance induce changes in phytohormones correlated with bud outgrowth." Plant Physiology, 192(2), 1420–1434. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad034 Mason, M.G., Ross, J.J., Babst, B.A., Wienclaw, B.N., & Beveridge, C.A. (2014). "Sugar demand, not auxin, is the initial regulator of apical dominance." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(16), 6092–6097. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1322045111 Barbier, F.F., Dun, E.A., & Beveridge, C.A. (2017). "A Growing Stem Inhibits Bud Outgrowth — The Overlooked Theory of Apical Dominance." Frontiers in Plant Science, 8:1874. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5671643/ "Lessons from a century of apical dominance research." (2023). Journal of Experimental Botany. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10400159/ Simard, S.W., Perry, D.A., Jones, M.D., Myrold, D.D., Durall, D.M., & Molina, R. (1997). "Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species in the field." Nature, 388, 579–582. https://www.nature.com/articles/41557 "Belowground carbon transfer across mycorrhizal networks among trees: Facts, not fantasy." (2023). Review discussing the scope and limits of current evidence for mycorrhizal carbon transfer. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10751480/ Baldwin, I.T., & Schultz, J.C. (1983). "Rapid Changes in Tree Leaf Chemistry Induced by Damage: Evidence for Communication Between Plants." Science, 221(4607), 277–279. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.221.4607.277 Heil, M. (2014). "Herbivore-induced plant volatiles: targets, perception and unanswered questions." New Phytologist, 204(2), 297–306. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.12977 Just Grow Something: https://justgrowsomething.com Gardening Courses: https://justgrowsomething.com/courses Just Grow Something Merch and Downloads: https://justgrowsomething.com/shop Just Grow Something Gardening Friends Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18YgHveF5P/ Check out how you can become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JustGrowSomething Feed my coffee habit: https://buymeacoffee.com/justgrowsomething Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/justgrowsomething Get 10% off and FREE shipping on my favorite raised planters at Planter Box Direct using code JUSTGROW10: https://planterboxdirect.com/?ref=593 Save on your Aquatru water system at Aquatru.com using code GROW. https://aquatru.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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On this episode, Pierce Kafka joins us to discuss movie making and marketing with micro-budget. He is the CEO and Creative Director of Kafka Media Group (KMG), an integrated marketing agency where he leverages his years of experience in commercial production and advertising to transform brands into household names through storytelling. Pierce has worked on […] The post 440: How Obsession Rewrote the Rules of Movie Marketing with a Micro-Budget first appeared on Persuasion by the Pint.
This week on Hungry: Emily Roux reflects on building Caractère with her husband Diego Ferrari, earning its Michelin star, and learning that excellence depends on patience, consistency and a tightly connected team. She shares lessons from working in Paris, Monaco, Japan and alongside leading chefs, revealing how curiosity, adaptability and deep immersion shaped her cooking.The conversation explores the Roux family legacy, her childhood inside Le Gavroche, the assumptions that come with a famous surname and her determination to establish herself independently. Emily also discusses the realities behind restaurant ownership — rent negotiations, staffing, motherhood, difficult conversations and the financial pressure of surviving Covid.From London's restaurant boom and Japan's devotion to ingredients to the importance of sauces, crockery and customer experience, Emily explains how Caractère blends classical foundations with a lighter, more contemporary identity — and why good things, including Michelin stars, take time.Ayra is your external front of house. An artificially intelligent communications manager that lives on your website and across your social channels, chatting and responding to customers 24/7 with warmth and personality.She's trained on your business and built to act. Taking the reservation, holding the card, sending the reminder, recovering the lost booking. Instantly and autonomously.click the link to learn more.
Melat Kiros toppled a longtime incumbent and Phil Weiser beat a sitting senator: Colorado's progressive wave is real and we brought the receipts.This week Colorado handed progressives a statement night. Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated sitting US Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 29-year-old democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated 15-term Denver incumbent Diana DeGette in the 1st District, and state Rep. Manny Rutinel won the Democratic primary in the battleground 8th. Brian and Glennis dig into what's actually driving these wins: not a DSA litmus test, but voters hungry for candidates who fight and communicate.Then it's the Supreme Court's final day of the term. In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, the Court struck down limits on how much party committees can spend in coordination with their own candidates, a 6-3 ruling that reshapes money in the 2026 midterms. The justices also upheld state bans on transgender girls in girls' and women's school sports (West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox) and, a day earlier, let states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. In this episode of Vibes Only, we break down what each ruling means for real for real.Also: Trump's new financial disclosure showing more than $2 billion in 2025 income (roughly $1.4 billion tied to crypto and meme coins), the leaked 911 audio around Mitch McConnell being a breath from death, this week's Oath Candidate of the Week Keisha Lance Bottoms running for Georgia governor, and a rapid-fire round of Clickbait or Double Click.New episodes drop every Thursday morning! Tap follow now and stay ahead of the news cycle with us.EPISODE LINKSOATH CANDIDATE OF THE WEEKSend us a text!Watch us on YoutubeFollow us on Instagram Oh, we're on TikTok tooFollow Brian on IG Follow Glennis on IG
After years of political party power players like Senator Mitch McConnell trying to take control of national party purse strings to which candidates to help and how to shape the party, all it took was one ruling by the Supreme Court to change the way campaign politics is funded. Jen Psaki talks with Jim Messina, former campaign manager for President Barack Obama about how the Supreme Court's ruling changes the game in terms of how political donations are spent. Donald Trump has had a long-time fixation on the political power of demagoguing around restricting citizenship and who can be called a citizen of the United States. And despite the plain language of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, Trump is not alone on the radical right in wanting to expunge birthright citizenship as an American right. Rep. Jamie Raskin and general counsel for the NAACP, Kristen Clarke, talk with Jen Psaki about creeping right-wing tide against birthright citizenship and the significance that today's Supreme Court ruling was too close for comfort. Rep. Jason Crow talks with Jen about the eyebrow-raising results coming out of tonight's Colorado primaries. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Interview with Raymond Ashley, President and COO, F3 Uranium Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/f3-uranium-corp-tsxvfuu-resource-milestone-growth-drilling-ma-discussions-9473Recording date: 27th June 2026F3 Uranium is advancing exploration at its Patterson Lake North (PLN) project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin, combining an established high-grade resource with a discovery that could reshape regional exploration models. The company's JR Zone, discovered in 2022, hosts an estimated 11.8 million pounds of uranium at 4.41% U3O8, with a particularly rich core of 10.8 million pounds grading 12.23%. This places it among the higher-grade uranium resources globally and confirms PLN as a meaningful asset in a district known for world-class deposits.More recently, the Tetra Zone discovery has challenged a long-standing assumption in Athabasca exploration—that economic uranium deposits require graphite- and sulfide-bearing conductive structures. Tetra contains high-grade uranium despite lacking these features, demonstrating that mineralization can occur in previously overlooked geological settings. This finding significantly expands the exploration potential of PLN, particularly within the Clearwater domain, an area historically ignored due to the absence of electromagnetic conductors.Scientific analysis shows that both JR and Tetra share identical uranium ages, mineralogy, and alteration signatures, indicating they formed from the same large-scale hydrothermal system despite being 13 kilometres apart. This suggests the mineralizing system extends across a much broader area than previously recognized.To adapt, F3 is testing resistivity surveying as an alternative targeting method, supported by geochemical and gravity data. A 4,000-metre drill program beginning in July 2026 will test multiple new targets across the property. Backed by approximately $23 million in funding through 2027, the company is positioned to sustain aggressive exploration.Strategically, PLN lies about 25 kilometres from planned milling infrastructure at Arrow and Triple R, potentially allowing future deposits to serve as satellite feed. This proximity lowers development thresholds and enhances the project's attractiveness to potential partners amid growing global demand for nuclear energy.Learn more: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/f3-uranium-corpSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com
As IPOs take over market headlines, in-house analysts Jacki Neumann and Susannah Batley break down SpaceX's Nasdaq debut and what's different about this wave of listings. Hear how a $2T market cap renders conventional valuation metrics "almost not meaningful", and how index funds are now effectively required to buy SPCX. And with OpenAI and Anthropic expected to go public next, we examine how a series of mega-cap IPOs might be about to impact your portfolio. Learn how the AI arms race is prompting private companies to turn to the public for funding, pushing demand for data centers and chips beyond the limits of private equity. Plus, is a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla just wild speculation or a realistic vertical integration play? For more places to follow Shared Lunch—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunchShared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. It is not financial advice. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided, and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available from the product issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents and terms and conditions—including a Target Market Determination and IDPS Guide for Sharesies Australian customers—can be found on our relevant Australian or NZ website. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Most whiskey companies start with a still.Root Shoot started with a farm.In this episode of Whiskey Rocks, Joel and Chris sit down with Heyward Gualandi and fifth-generation farmer Todd Olander to explore one of the most unique stories in American whiskey. Instead of building a distillery and sourcing grain, Root Shoot flipped the traditional model on its head…growing, harvesting, and malting their own grain before partnering with distilleries best suited to bring their vision to life.Along the way, they discuss the importance of grain, the rise of American Single Malt, regenerative farming, terroir in whiskey, and why owning the supply chain may matter more than owning the still. They also share the story behind Root Shoot's award-winning whiskeys (including some fun bourbons on the way), the patience required to take grain from field to bottle, and the larger mission of helping distillers across the country make better spirits.Plus, Joel and Chris taste and review Root Shoot's Bottled in Bond American Single Malt and Homestead High Proof Series, compare them to classic rock albums, and put their guests through the Whiskey Rocks Lightning Round.Pour a dram, turn up the music, and discover why at Root Shoot, the story begins long before the barrel.Whiskey Rocks. Sip Hard.To learn more about Root Shoot visit https://www.rootshootspirits.comFollow us @thewhiskeyrockspodcast on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
Eric Metaxas claims America's founders intended to organize the United States around the Old Testament's Sinai Covenant — a "Christian nation" built on biblical law. In Part 2 of this series, we put that claim under the microscope and ask a simple question: where are the receipts ?The answer, according to virtually every working historian, is that they don't exist. This is a careful, evidence-based refutation of the Christian nationalism narrative Metaxas is selling — and an honest look at why he's selling it now. We trace how the rhetoric works, who it's meant to mobilize, and what it actually does to the Christian witness when bad history gets baptized as theology. This isn't about scoring political points. It's about scholarship, the historical record, and the difference between what scripture says and what Christian nationalism needs it to say. Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, the goal is the same: sanity, sound reasoning, and a defensible account of where the United States actually came from.
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we dig into one of the biggest market questions hiding behind the hype around mega IPOs: what happens to passive index investors when companies like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI go public? We ask why the VIX and major indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq look calm, while single-name stocks like Tesla are showing much higher implied volatility, and why the spread between index volatility and individual stock volatility has reached extreme levels. Along the way, we break down the dispersion trade, implied versus realized volatility, and whether upcoming IPOs could force investors to rotate out of existing AI, tech, and “Elon trade” names to fund new allocations.We also explore how changing index rules could reshape the market structure itself. Should a massive company like SpaceX be included quickly in the Nasdaq or S&P 500? How do float requirements, seasoning periods, profitability screens, and liquidity constraints affect ETF investors and passive funds that have to buy the underlying shares? We debate whether excluding these mega-cap IPOs would distort benchmarks, whether including them could create liquidity pressure, and how SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could change the relationship between passive investing, active stock picking, and index volatility.Finally, we ask whether today's market setup is starting to echo the dot-com bubble, with bullish sentiment, a low put/call ratio, AI enthusiasm, and a wave of high-profile IPOs creating both opportunity and risk. Are investors buying call options like lottery tickets? Could the arrival of new public AI and space stocks drain capital from the Mag Seven, Tesla, software, and private markets? And as AI infrastructure companies become publicly investable, we question whether the real winners will be the foundational LLM providers, the tech giants, or the next generation of startups built on top of them.Shop our Self Paced Courses:Investment Banking & Private Equity Fundamentals HEREFixed Income Sales & Trading HERESubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@thewallstreetskinny
Melchizedek appears just three times in the entire Bible. Twice in the Hebrew Bible. Once in the New Testament. And yet entire priesthoods, theological systems, and centuries of Christian doctrine have been built on top of this one figure. So who was he really? And what if the text was changed to hide his true identity?Dr. Robert Cargill, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa, former editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, and one of the most recognized biblical archaeologists in the world, sits down to walk us through the evidence. His Oxford University Press book argues that Melchizedek was originally the king of Sodom, and that ancient scribes deliberately altered Genesis 14 to distance Abraham from a city God would later destroy. That single scribal edit sent ripple effects through the Psalms, into the book of Hebrews, and straight into the foundation of Christ's priesthood. This conversation takes you inside the Hebrew text, into the caves of Qumran, through the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Pseudepigrapha, and into the hard question of what archaeology can and cannot prove about the Bible.In this episode you will learn:- Why Melchizedek is one of the most leveraged figures in biblical history and how different groups used him for their own purposes- The textual and grammatical evidence that Melchizedek was originally the king of Sodom, not the king of Shalem- Why scribes changed a single word in Genesis 14:18 and how that edit reshaped centuries of theology- How the tithe in Genesis 14 may have gone the opposite direction from what English translations suggest- What the Dead Sea Scrolls actually are and why they changed how scholars read the Bible- What the Pseudepigrapha (1 Enoch, Jubilees, the Genesis Apocryphon) reveal about what Second Temple Jews actually believed- How the book of Enoch rewrites the flood story to solve an ethical problem in Genesis 6- The most common types of bogus archaeological claims and how to spot them- Real archaeological discoveries that illuminate the biblical text, from the seal of Hezekiah to the Tel Dan inscription- Why Dr. Cargill believes archaeology should never be used as a tool for evangelism- The story of the Greek Orthodox archaeologist whose answer about faith and science changed everythingDr. Robert Cargill's Books:Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King (Oxford University Press) - https://a.co/d/0e3LmMWEThe Cities That Built the Bible (HarperOne) - https://a.co/d/04VqTMt6Dr. Cargill's Website: bobcargill.comDr. Cargill's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6TIKnUUWEhh1nspJ62komg Stay Connected:Website: Johnnyova.comSubscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thejohnnyovaGet my book! The Revelation Reset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZSM695Y
At some point during the 2025–26 season, it became completely inaccurate to look at Federico Dimarco as just a wing-back. The 27-year-old Milan native didn't just have a great campaign for Inter Milan—he put together one of the most statistically staggering, historic seasons in the history of Italian football.In this episode, we break down how a lifelong Inter fan turned the left flank into his personal playground and spearheaded the Nerazzurri's charge to their 21st Scudetto:A deep dive into his record-shattering 18 assists, a number that broke a Serie A single-season record spanning nearly a century of football.ow tracking data and advanced metrics crowned Dimarco as the making him the first defender in history to claim the seasonal MVP award.Dissecting that lethal left foot, his league-high 24 direct goal contributions, and the 93 chances created that turned every single set-piece into an existential threat for opponents.From academy graduate and loanee survivor to the undisputed king of Italian football, we trace the poetic journey of a boyhood supporter who made Inter's title march absolutely inevitable. Federico Dimarco, Inter Milan podcast, Serie A MVP 2026, football analytics, Scudetto.
Full episode here Most reps fire off bloated cold emails that bury the lead and pitch features instead of attacking real business problems. In this episode, Jason Bay breaks down:
n this episode of She Dares Wins, Michelle is joined by sisters Mary and Teddy – two women who've carved wildly different but equally daring paths from the same family roots.Mary is a fibrous plasterer working in heritage buildings and a trailblazer in a centuries‑old, male‑dominated trade. Teddy is a dental therapist who walked away from a high‑flying corporate role to work in rural Nicaragua, where she eventually met her husband.Together they talk about risk, resilience, sisterhood, and what it really looks like to choose the daring route when nothing is guaranteed.Key Takeaways & Timestamps[00:02:47] Daring stories: quitting jobs & choosing riskTeddy shares how she quit a prestigious international dental job and followed her heart to Nicaragua.Mary explains her mantra: “take the risk or lose the chance” and why she always chooses the dare over the safe option.[00:03:28] Motorway breakdown & battery change – live ‘she dares, she wins'The chaotic journey to the studio: Teddy's car breaking down on the motorway.Mary diagnosing the battery, buying tools, negotiating with highway maintenance and changing the battery at the roadside in minutes.[00:08:02] 500 toothbrushes & an NGO in NicaraguaTeddy's decision to travel with a suitcase of toothbrushes to support an NGO dental project.Staying six months instead of three weeks, travelling the country, and eventually deciding to quit her corporate role.How this led to meeting her husband and redefining success.[00:14:06] Mary's path in a family trade – from “embarrassed” to expertGrowing up around the family fibrous plastering business and returning after having her daughter.Being a woman in a male‑dominated heritage trade when it “wasn't fashionable.”Deciding not just to be a female plasterer, but to be the best and “better than the boys.”[00:17:16] Resilience, single motherhood & mental strengthMary on being knocked down in work and personal life and still getting up every time.Balancing running the business, raising her daughter alone, doing admin late at night and still choosing this life for the freedom it brings.How challenges that would be “massive” to others now feel manageable.[00:21:16] Representation, role models & social mediaHow Mary's Instagram makes her visible to young girls who now see a woman on the tools as normal.Her daughter questioning words like “firemen” and assuming women run building sites.The importance of seeing someone who looks like you doing the thing you dream of.[00:31:12] What they'd tell their younger selves (and why they wouldn't change the hard bits)Both reflecting on mistakes, especially around relationships and risk.Teddy's intense experience with a brownie in Amsterdam, how it surfaced unresolved trauma, and why she says “go to therapy before you have a brownie (or just don't do them).”The idea that the painful chapters were necessary to become who they are now.[00:39:25] The craft: heritage ceilings, the Guild & teaching the next generationMary explains decorative mouldings and working on stately homes and castles.Her role in the Guild (founded 1509), becoming the youngest and only female journeyman so far, and the rarity of female master plasterers.Running workshops, Airbnb experiences and college sessions – creating safe learning spaces where no question is stupid.[00:49:24] Identity, calling & coming home to yourselfTeddy's current RAF clinic role and living on base in Lincolnshire.The identity crisis of moving to rural Nicaragua: language, culture, lifestyle all changing at once.Realising not every part of her “old self” has to die – some passions and projects are meant to be carried forward into the new life.Join Dare Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Duggar family curriculum taught children that the French Revolution was caused by rejecting authority — not poverty, not inequality, not tyranny. The Wisdom Booklets framed the separation of church and state as a spiritual failure and taught Old Testament law as binding civil code. The Character First program carried Gothard's authority doctrine into public schools. Arkansas prisons adopted his material. And Bill Gothard — who demanded absolute submission — answered to no seminary, no denomination, and functionally no board. We go inside the history and government teachings and show how the curriculum turned obedience into a weapon.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#IBLP #WisdomBooklets #BillGothard #DuggarFamily #AuthorityDoctrine #ATI #HiddenKillers #CultControl #CharacterFirst #UmbrellaOfAuthority
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Bill Gothard reduced the French Revolution to a lesson about disobedience. The Wisdom Booklets — the Duggar family's curriculum — taught children that all authority is divine, that questioning it invites destruction, and that the separation of church and state is rebellion against God. The law sections framed Old Testament codes as binding civil law. The Character First program carried Gothard's ideology into public schools without disclosure. Arkansas prisons adopted his teachings. And the man who built a system demanding absolute submission was accountable to no one. We go inside the history the Wisdom Booklets taught — and the authority structure they were designed to protect.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#IBLP #WisdomBooklets #BillGothard #DuggarFamily #AuthorityDoctrine #ATI #HiddenKillers #CultControl #CharacterFirst #UmbrellaOfAuthority
Hollywood isn't dying. It's being deconstructed and reassembled into something nobody has a blueprint for, and the people falling into the water right now are the ones who have to figure out what the new ship looks like. Chris Nichols, Daniel, and James are recording this one from a moving car, driving from Los Angeles to Angel's Camp, California for a live location shoot on their Monstrous Moonshine western, June July. The conversation they have on the way there turns into one of the more honest assessments of what the industry is actually going through: not an AI problem, not a streaming problem, but a collapse of the middle-ground ecosystem that used to grow directors, fund weird ideas, and keep creative risk alive. But first: how a pocket watch changed everything. Before any of that industry talk, the crew digs into what happened when they started shooting vid-viz for June July on an iPhone. James, who plays the outlaw Ross in the film, found something in that low-stakes exploratory process that nobody had scripted: a lonely man who thought he had more time, holding a dead man's pocket watch and staring at the life he ruined. That discovery rewrote Ross's entire arc, threaded a new storyline through the larger film, and proved that vid-viz isn't just a pre-visualization tool. It's where the real story gets found. From there the conversation opens up into what it actually means to survive a reshuffling industry, why the lens test mentality is the most insidious way creative people avoid making things, and what anyone with 25 years of experience and a suddenly obsolete skill set is supposed to do next. Links: Monstrous Moonshine > James Blevins IMDB > James Blevins LinkedIn > Virtual Production: 'June July' Filmmakers Test New "VidViz" Technique | The Creative + Tech Orbit > This episode is sponsored by: Center Grid Virtual Studio Kitbash 3D (Use promocode "CGGarage" for 10% off)
This week on Paranormal Activity: Monday Mailtime, Producer Dom dives into two deeply unsettling listener encounters that don't just feel paranormal… they feel deliberate.First, Tom shares something that began not on his travels across South America, but weeks before he even left the UK. The same dream, repeating. The same square, the same tile, the same pull toward a turning he couldn't bring himself to take. Until he arrived in Cusco… and found every detail already waiting for him. Exactly as he'd seen it. And then it happened again in La Paz. And now, months later, back home — the dream has returned. But this time, the location is somewhere new. Somewhere he hasn't been yet.Then, Hannah recounts a quiet afternoon alone at the British Museum that became something far harder to explain. Standing before a display of fragments linked to the Book of Enoch, the room sealed itself of sound, a page moved without being touched, and the text she had been reading… changed. A line she has never been able to find in any translation, in any archive, anywhere: "To be seen is to be chosen."These aren't your typical ghost stories.No apparitions. No cold spots. No sudden crashes in the night.Instead, something far more unsettling: foreknowledge, recognition, and the creeping sense that something ancient is still very much paying attention to who comes looking.What happens when the paranormal doesn't haunt a place… but uses it?And what does it mean when you're shown something that isn't supposed to exist anymore?Producer Dom reacts, unpacks, and explores the deeper theories behind these encounters.Where precognition, forbidden texts, and forces far older than either traveller may have stepped directly into their path.Not by accident, but by design.A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
International Women's Month Series. ..still!Deb Curtis has built an extraordinary career leading global marketing at Amazon, shaping brands like Prime and Alexa, with chapters at American Express, L'Oréal, and beyond. But what defines her journey isn't just scale—it's a single pivot early on that changed everything.As a college freshman, a simple but profound question—what do you want your whole life to look like?—shifted her path from sports broadcasting to marketing. That moment became the foundation for a career built not on linear steps, but on bold, curious leaps.Raised by generations of strong, trailblazing women, Deb didn't just hear about possibility—she witnessed it. And today, she carries that forward with a mindset that reframes fear as fuel. Instead of asking “what if I fail,” she leans into “what if it works?”—a philosophy that has guided her biggest reinventions, from leadership roles to personal choices, including motherhood and major life moves.Her message is simple and powerful: Don't box yourself in. Let curiosity lead. Treat fear as a signal to grow, not stop. And trust yourself to move on when something no longer fits.Make "Life Choices" and other things will fall into place!This conversation is a reminder that Reinvention isn't a moment—it's a mindset.Connect with Deb:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-curtis-a74841/ The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation: https://www.shaqfoundation.org Newhouse School, Syracuse University: https://newhouse.syracuse.eduTHE RE:INVENTION EXCHANGE - for more Inspired Content, Blogs, Podcasts, RE:INVENTION Virtual Chats, or to buy a copy of my book RE:INVENT YOUR LIFE! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? by Kathi Sharpe-Ross, visit https://www.thereinventionexchange.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/kathisr_chief_reinventor/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/kathi.sharpeross/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathisharpeross
For years, Daisy Xia's performance reviews said the same things: hardworking, great team player, result-driven, quiet. Cycle after cycle, different managers, same words. Then she realized: those were her brand hashtags, and they were never going to get her to where she wanted to go. She wanted "confident," "influential," "driven," "leadership." And nobody was going to give her those labels. She had to earn them by using her voice. Daisy is Head of Strategy and FP&A at Revolut, one of the world's fastest-growing fintechs. Originally from China, she built her career navigating the cultural expectation that hard work and results would speak for themselves. They didn't. In this episode, she breaks down exactly how she changed that, and what she now teaches every junior person who reports to her. You'll learn: The performance review pattern that finally made her realize she was building the wrong brand, and the specific words she decided to own instead Why she stopped being the silent note-taker in every meeting, what she lost by doing it, and why AI has made that role completely obsolete The 4-phase framework for asking questions in town halls and large meetings, from canned questions that still get you seen, to strategic dialogue that opens collaboration doors with senior executives The "golden three months" strategy: how to use your newness as a security blanket to ask anything, map broken processes, and deliver visible value before anyone expects it Why there is no such thing as over-communication at work ,and how staying quiet to avoid being "too much" is actually the riskier move The one mandate she gives herself and every person she mentors: say something in every meeting, even if it's just a rephrasing If you've ever been called "hardworking" but not "leadership material," or if you have great ideas that only come out in one-on-ones but never in the room, this episode is the blueprint. About Daisy Xia: Head of Strategy and Financial Planning & Analytics at Revolut, Daisy leads strategic and financial operations at one of the world's largest fintech companies. Originally from China, she coaches and mentors junior professionals on speaking up, building visibility, and translating strong technical work into leadership presence. Connect with Daisy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-xia Stop Taking Notes, Start Getting Noticed: Revolut Head of Strategy Daisy Xia on Building Your Brand Through Your Voice
In this episode, Matt sits down with Alexander Pappas to talk about the origin story behind Young & Free and the massive impact of “Alive.” Alexander shares how a simple youth night moment sparked a movement, and how technology and timing shaped a new worship sound. He also unpacks his new project Sunday, why he... View Article The post Ep. 195 – Alexander Pappas – How Hillsong Young & Free Rewrote the Sound of Worship Music first appeared on WorshipFuel.
Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon interviews Stephanie Go, a busy Doctor and Mother, shares her journey as a Purple Patch Athlete, emphasizing the importance of consistency and efficiency in training. Despite a demanding schedule, she achieved significant success in 2024, including qualifying for the Hawaii IRONMAN and the World Championship in New Zealand. Stephanie's training averaged just over six hours per week, with only two weeks exceeding 10 hours. She highlights the importance of proper nutrition, sleep, and recovery, and the support from the Purple Patch Community. She advises others to commit to oneself and leverage expert guidance for practical training. Purple Patch and Episode Resources Check out our world-class coaching and training options: Tri Squad: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/squad 1:1 Coaching: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/11-coached Run Squad: https://www.purplepatchfitness/com/run-squad Strength Squad: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/strength-1 Live & On-Demand Bike Sessions: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/bike Get a free needs assessment and learn more about our programs: https://purplepatchfitness.simplybook.me/v2/#book/service/19 Live in San Francisco? Explore the Purple Patch Performance Center: https://center.purplepatchfitness.com Everything you need to know about our methodology: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/our-methodology Amplify your approach to nutrition with Purple Patch + Fuelin https://www.fuelin.com/purplepatch Get access to our free training resources, insight-packed newsletter and more at purplepatchfitness.com
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Before the Duggars became famous, there was Bill Gothard. Before the reality show, there was the doctrine. Before the scandals broke, there was a system already in motion — one designed so carefully that questioning it felt like questioning God himself.Gothard founded the Institute in Basic Life Principles in 1961 and spent decades building it into a fundamentalist empire. His seminars filled arenas with ten thousand attendees. His homeschool curriculum shaped an entire generation of children. His "umbrella of authority" teaching told families that absolute obedience to hierarchical authority was the only path to God's protection. Governors, congressmen, and political operatives attended his events. His organization claimed over two and a half million seminar participants. And at the center of it all was a man who answered to no one. Ordained at a single church that later refused to hold him accountable. Never married. No children. No denominational oversight. No theological peer review. He operated with near-total control over an organization worth tens of millions of dollars and the spiritual lives of the families inside it. Then thirty-four women accused him of harassment and misconduct. Gothard denied all allegations. An internal investigation found "inappropriate" behavior. He resigned in 2014. No criminal charges were ever filed. This is the first episode of a five-part deep dive into the inner workings of IBLP — the teachings, the training centers, the political machinery, and the survivors who escaped. In 2025, the Texas Supreme Court allowed a landmark lawsuit to proceed alleging the organization's doctrine was itself a mechanism enabling abuse. Gothard is ninety-one. IBLP still operates. The teachings are still for sale. This series goes well beyond the Duggar family. The Duggars are the most famous faces of this movement. But the movement is the story.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BillGothard #IBLP #HiddenKillers #InsideIBLP #ReligiousAbuse #RecoveringGrace #CultExposed #SpiritualAbuse #TrueCrime #IBLPSurvivors
In this series, Jeff & Andy dive into a mix of useless facts, myths, forgotten stories, and strange truths.In this episode, Jeff looks at the tourism industry in Mexico, and Andy explores the biggest lies that have shaped all of our lives, and discoveries that science still cannot explain.This series is brought to you by the amazing Cedar Run Decoys.
After decades of stability, a woman's experience of menopause brings back a lifetime of buried symptoms and reveals an unexpected truth about her identity, forcing her to reexamine everything she thought she knew about herself. Today's storyteller wishes to remain Anonymous. If you'd like to reach out to her, you can email her at SunflowerSpark44@gmail.com. Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Ellen (Elly) Westberg Content/Trigger Warnings: Suicidal ideation, mental illness, child abuse (mentioned), sexual abuse (mentioned), medical trauma, emotional distress, divorce, death of a loved one, explicit language Social Media:Instagram: @actuallyhappeningTwitter/X: @TIAHPodcastFacebook: This Is Actually Happening Discussion Group Website: thisisactuallyhappening.com Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happeningAudible subscribers can listen to all episodes of THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app or visit Audible.com. Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now officially open. Follow this link: thisisactuallyhappening.com/shop to access branded t-shirts, posters, stickers and more from the shop. Read more about Whit's insights into each episode on Beyond The Story Substack: whitmissildine.substack.com. On the Substack, Whit will be sharing personal reflections on the deeper themes that emerge from each episode and from across the conversations he's been immersed in for years, including the psychology of radical transformation, the power of storytelling, the lessons of trauma and healing, and how we die to an old Self and are reborn. He'll share behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of the show and his own personal journey in creating it. Transcripts: Full transcripts of each episode are now available on the website, thisisactuallyhappening.com Intro Music: “Sleep Paralysis” - Scott VelasquezMusic Bed: KPM Main Series (KPM) - Barely There ServicesIf you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.