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On Friday morning, twelve people in Plymouth, Massachusetts asked to see two things: a bag of prescription pill bottles and the knife Lindsay Clancy used on herself. That request is the entire factual content of the biggest news day in this trial since closing arguments, and within hours it had been publicly interpreted as a conviction, an acquittal, a hung jury, and a verdict coming Monday before lunch.This episode walks Friday minute by minute, then does the thing this show exists to do: separates what happened from what people needed it to mean.Also covered: the prosecution's rebuttal psychiatrist, Dr. Avram Mack, resigned from Nemours Children's Health on the same day he finished testifying, and Nemours will not say why. What that fact does and does not establish. The full evidentiary record the jury is working through, including why the central dispute is not whether Clancy was mentally ill. The five verdict options and what an insanity finding actually means in Massachusetts, which is not what the internet says it means. The sidewalk outside the courthouse, where pink t-shirts and handwritten signs reading "1st Degree MURDER" sat on benches thirty feet apart.And a Reality Check on why women are responding to this case the way they are, built on a fact most of the coverage has missed entirely: postpartum psychosis, the condition at the center of this five week trial, is not in the DSM.Recorded Sunday afternoon. The jury returns Monday at 9 a.m. Eastern. Nothing in this episode assumes a verdict.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilRobin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstdTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.TikTok: tiktok.com/@wesawthedevilpolitics

To listen to more from the Reality Check podcast, go to spectator.com/reality-checkWith two months to go until Andy Burnham and John Healey's first Budget, speculation about tax rises is already beginning. But how much should we believe?Michael Simmons looks at five facts about Britain's tax system that should shape the debate – from a tax burden heading towards post-war highs to the surprising reality that taxes on the average worker remain relatively low. And with the wealthy already heavily squeezed, is there really anyone left to tax?This episode is brought to you by Artemis Fund Managers, for more information on our fund range please click here https://www.artemisfunds.com/Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys continue their conversation about Bryce Underwood.

Bryce Underwood went unranked on a list of the top 100 college football players, and the guys spent the second hour breaking down their takeaways.

Rockstar is fighting a leak it cannot plug, and the leaker has turned the whole thing into a token economy.Episode 398 covers a week where the data says growth and the job market says something else. Newzoo puts 2026 at 214 billion, Makers Fund closes another 250 million that looks nothing like venture capital, Google Play turns RAM into a store requirement, and Gamescom hands us Nodusfall, Palworld on mobile via Garena, and one more round of the HD on mobile argument that never ends.Topics Covered:• CyberLeek posts 16 GTA 6 clips and runs crypto-paid polls on what leaks next• Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft, Discord and Google to unmask whoever is behind it• Newzoo's 2026 forecast hits 214 billion with North America growing slowest• Why layoffs keep coming in a market still growing 6 percent• Makers Fund raises 250 million and shifts into project and UA financing• Google Play makes memory optimization a store requirement in February 2027• Opening Night Live and the endless pile of tactics spin-offs• HoYoverse reveals Nodusfall while its mobile portfolio drops 24 percent• Garena picks up Palworld for mobile and Roco Kingdom goes global• Localization and UI as the real barrier for Eastern games in the West• The HD on mobile fight nobody at the table is winningCHAPTERS:01:12 Today's Topics Rundown02:19 Gamescom Pics and Shoutouts03:01 Sponsor Updates05:57 GTA6 Leeks16:11 Layoffs and Market Maturity20:10 Makers Fund Raises $250M28:18 Google Play RAM PSA29:29 Gamescom Opening Night Live36:16 Western Appeal Debate37:04 Roco Kingdom Goes Global37:47 Palworld Mobile Licensing38:52 Cozy Combat Audience Shift41:35 Portfolio Decline And Cannibalization51:33 Localization And UI Barriers01:01:18 Wrapping Up And Next Week

The backlash to Channel 4's The Great ADHD Myth has reignited a fierce debate over how we diagnose ADHD – and whether that debate itself is becoming impossible to have.Michael Simmons looks at the extraordinary rise in diagnoses, the gap between recorded cases and underlying prevalence, and asks whether we are increasingly medicalising normal variations in behaviour.Is Britain finally recognising a vast amount of unmet need – or has diagnosis begun to serve a social as well as a medical function?This episode is brought to you by Artemis Fund Managers, for more information on our fund range please click here https://www.artemisfunds.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FOOTBAHLIN MERCH:https://footbahlin-with-ben-roethlisberger.clockwise.io/productsA preseason box score can make you feel like everything is falling apart, and that's exactly why we wanted to talk through Steelers vs Jets while the emotions were still fresh. We're recording late, dads' bedtime late, and we start with a quick shoutout to Mel Blunt's golf tournament and the Mel Blunt Youth Home before getting into the real question: what actually matters after a turnover-heavy night with no points on the board?We break down the biggest Week 2 takeaways across all three phases. On special teams, we're excited about what the punter can do with placement and distance, and we're honest about the kicker concerns. On offense, we talk about why the Dowdle and Warren pairing could become a real engine for the run game, play action, and screens, and why the offensive line needs time to gel before we draw hard conclusions.Then we go deep on the quarterback competition. Ben walks through what he saw from Will Howard beyond the two interceptions, including how a safety look can bait a young QB and how route details like a receiver “stair step” can change the outcome. We also unpack Drew Allar's flashes, from arm strength to mobility to ball security under pressure, and why protection and drops can skew any preseason evaluation. We wrap by looking ahead to Buffalo and explaining why flipping the reps could give the cleanest QB2 read.If you're following the Steelers preseason and want analysis that's calmer than hot takes but still honest, hit subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review. Who do you think should get the edge for the backup quarterback job right now?

In this episode, guest host Dean Karayanis fills in on The Derek Hunter Podcast to tackle pressing national and international headlines, focusing on economic policy, foreign relations, and domestic political discourse. U.S.-Canada Trade Relations: Dean examines the media coverage of President Trump's tariffs, arguing that critics ignore long-standing Canadian trade protectionism in sectors like dairy and lumber. He critiques Canadian political figures, including Mark Carney and Justin Trudeau, for pursuing economic ties with Communist China despite human rights concerns while opposing U.S. policies. Geopolitics & Defense Spending: The discussion highlights foreign policy realities, noting that international maritime security and North American defense are heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, while NATO allies often fail to meet agreed-upon defense spending targets. Border Policy & Immigration Realities: Dean compares strict border and third-country asylum enforcement in Canada and Mexico with U.S. border security debates, challenging narrative double standards surrounding immigration, as Tom Homan proclaims himself an equal-opportunity deporter who has sent aliens home to 180 countries. Domestic News & Political Rhetoric: The episode covers political rhetoric surrounding corporate workplace incidents, media framing of counter-terrorism efforts by law enforcement, and the importance of grounding political arguments in historical context and verifiable facts.

Pilates is everywhere. Reformer studios are popping up on every corner, social media is full of ‘Pilates body', content, and it's often positioned as a smarter, more supportive alternative to traditional gym training.But what does the science actually say?Can Pilates build muscle? Is Reformer Pilates enough for strength and fitness? Does it really improve posture and back pain? And how does Pilates compare with weights, cardio and HIIT when it comes to long-term health and longevity?In this episode of Vision of Health, Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence is joined by physiotherapist, Pilates educator and author Tracy Ward to unpack the science behind one of the world's most popular forms of movement.Tracy is the founder of Freshly Centered, a physiotherapy-led Pilates platform focused on women's health and evidence-based movement. With degrees in Biomedical Science and Physiotherapy, more than 15 years of teaching experience and a background in global Pilates education, she brings a research-led perspective to a space often shaped by trends and aesthetics.Together, they explore what Pilates does particularly well, where it has limitations, and how it fits alongside strength training, cardio, HIIT and walking for long-term health.What you'll learnThe evidence behind Pilates for strength, posture, mobility and back painWhether Pilates can build muscle and improve strength on its ownReformer Pilates vs mat Pilates - what's the difference?Pilates, body composition, ‘toning' and fat lossHow Pilates compares with weights and cardio for fitness and longevityWhether Pilates is enough for bone density, metabolic health and cardiovascular fitnessPilates for chronic pain, injury rehabilitation and recoveryHow often you need to do Pilates to see resultsThe truth behind common Pilates and wellness claims, including cortisol and stressPilates during pregnancy, postnatal recovery and menopauseHow to combine Pilates, walking, cardio and weights into a balanced weekly routinePilates can be a powerful tool for strength, mobility and movement control - but it doesn't have to be an either/or when it comes to exercise.This episode cuts through the hype to explore where Pilates genuinely fits into a healthy, sustainable approach to movement, fitness and longevity.Learn more about Tracy and Freshly Centered: https://www.freshlycentered.com/about/Follow Tracy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshlycentered/?hl=enFollow Dr Frankie Jackson-Spence on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drfrankiejs/Follow Vision of Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionofhealthpod/If you found this episode useful, share it with a friend who's trying to make sense of the Pilates boom or wondering how to build a balanced exercise routine for long-term health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join your Butch Daily crew as we take a clear‑eyed look at the real benefits and quiet privileges that come with butch identity — the presence, the steadiness, and the cultural truths that shape how we move through the world. We dig into the ways butch culture creates its own form of social capital: the trust people place in us, the competence we cultivate, and the lineage we inherit from generations of queer resilience. This isn't about stereotypes — it's about the lived reality of showing up with integrity, practicality, and a kind of grounded masculinity that makes space for others. We explore what's earned, what's learned, and what's simply true about being butch today. It's a reality check, a celebration, and a reminder of the responsibility of the power and priveledge in being built this way. Support Sawyers Top Surgery Go Fund Me! Read Stone Butch Blues for a historical novel about the development of butch culture. Email us at thebutchdaily@gmail.com

Day 17 was the shortest day of the Lindsay Clancy trial and possibly the day that decides it.One witness. Sheila Cavanaugh, a board-certified chaplain at Brigham and Women's Hospital who has visited Lindsay Clancy roughly 200 times since her three children were killed. She was there the day after. She was there when they pulled the breathing tube out on January 31, 2023, and Clancy's first words were that she was glad her children were safe. And she was there when Clancy described a persistent male voice that told her if she did not follow the command, neither she nor her children would be safe.That date matters. The Commonwealth's timeline says the first report of voices came on February 6. The chaplain just moved it up six days, and the defense now has two sources placing the voice earlier than the prosecution's story allows.Then Jennifer Sprague got up and ran the sharpest cross of the week: you wrote down everything else, so why is the voice not in your notes?Outside, about 300 women in pink stood silent on the courthouse lawn in a demonstration called Stand in Peace, organized by a woman who drove down from Maine. Shirts that said "She Needed Help." Applause for a defense attorney.And after the jury went home before lunch, the lawyers stayed and had the most consequential argument of the entire trial: what instructions the jury gets. Involuntary intoxication, in or out. Involuntary manslaughter as a lesser charge, in or out. First degree, second degree, or both. Those three answers determine the shape of every possible verdict in this case, and not one juror was in the room to hear it.Plus: why Judge Sullivan pulled every juror aside individually for the first time in 17 days, what Dr. Phillip Resnick's filicide research has to do with Friday's testimony, why the Commonwealth stacking three rebuttal experts tells you something, and a Reality Check on what happens when a murder trial becomes a movement.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilRobin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstdTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.TikTok: tiktok.com/@wesawthedevilpolitics

The Tennessee Titans face their most important training camp test when the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks arrive in Nashville for Friday's joint practice. Austin Stanley and Easton Freeze debate who needs this opportunity more: Cam Ward or Tennessee's cornerbacks. A to Z's NFL Daily Games: 5 Titans themed daily trivia games: https://atozsports.com/games Follow A to Z on Google! https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=atozsports.com Driven by AutoProNashville.com Check out Brick and Mortar HERE: https://linktr.ee/s7i Tischoo Co Men's Grooming ATOZ10: https://tischooco.com/pages/tischoo-co-a-to-z-sports For More Titans coverage follow us here: https://www.atozsports.com/nashville Podcasts: https://www.atozsports.com/podcasts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atozsportsnashville Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atozsports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtoZSports TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@atozsportsnashville #AtoZSports #TennesseeTitans #NFLFootball Ward enters the practice under increased scrutiny after an uneven preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers. He has produced several encouraging practices since then, but Seattle provides an opportunity to demonstrate improved accuracy, decision-making and command against an unfamiliar championship defense. The Titans' cornerbacks may have even more to prove. Tennessee's secondary has surrendered too many explosive plays during training camp, while uncertainty remains behind Cor'Dale Flott and Alontae Taylor. How the group handles Seattle's receivers could reveal whether cornerback has replaced the offensive line as the biggest concern on Robert Saleh's roster. The offensive line belongs directly in the middle of the evaluation. Fernando Carmona is emerging at right guard, JC Latham continues building momentum at right tackle and Brandon Crenshaw-Dixon is being tested as Tennessee's potential swing tackle. If Ward struggles, Austin and Easton explain how to separate quarterback mistakes from protection failures. Plus, which overlooked Titans player could become the surprise star of the joint practice? Austin and Easton make their picks before heading to the field. Subscribe for daily Titans news, Cam Ward updates, joint-practice observations, roster analysis and preseason coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lindsay Clancy trial stopped today and nobody will say why. Judge William Sullivan sent the jury home mid-afternoon citing an "unforeseen circumstance," told them not to speculate about it, and offered no further explanation. There was also an unexplained delay starting the morning. Two stoppages in one day, and no outlet has reported the cause.This episode covers three days of testimony in Plymouth Superior Court: Days 14, 15, and 16 of the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan.Monday, the prosecution rested after 72 witnesses over 13 days. Tuesday, the defense brought its medical case. And today, forensic psychologist Dr. Paul Zeizel delivered the sentence Kevin Reddington has been building toward for four weeks: that Lindsay Clancy had a mental disease, was unable to conform her behavior to the rule of law, and had no appreciation for the wrongfulness of her act. That is the Massachusetts standard for not criminally responsible, recited almost word for word.Also covered: the Andrea Yates testimony nobody is reporting on, the prosecution asking a grandmother whether she knew murder is a mortal sin, a defense witness found on TikTok by a private investigator, McLean Hospital's staffing records entering evidence, and the suicide hotline that Lindsay Clancy called twice in December.Plus a full Reality Check on Patrick Clancy. He is not a suspect and never has been, but the trial record contains a different indictment. SOURCESAll reporting in this episode is drawn from primary trial coverage and courtroom livestreams:CBS Boston (WBZ), daily trial coverage and livestreamABC News and ABC7Boston 25 News live updatesNBC BostonThe Boston GlobeNewsweekRESOURCESIf you are pregnant or postpartum and struggling, postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency and it is treatable.988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, 24 hours a dayPostpartum Support International HelpLine: 1-800-944-4773 (call or text)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilRobin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstdTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.TikTok: tiktok.com/@wesawthedevilpolitics

Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Iso Joe Johnson react to Travis Hunter kicking field goals, Tyrese Maxey on 76ers chemistry and Brian Windhorst’s reality check on Sixers season! Subscribe to Nightcap presented by PrizePicks so you don’t miss out on any new drops! Download the PrizePicks app today and use code SHANNON to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NI... 0:00 - Travis Hunter looking to add a third position to his resume1:30 - Celtics Owner Admits Jaylen Brown Trade Was 'Tough'13:22 - Brian Windhorst tried to give a reality check about the 76ers this season17:31 - Q & Ayyyy (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bo Snerdley's Rush Hour is a fast-paced daily talk radio podcast covering the biggest political stories of the day. Designed for listeners on the go, each episode delivers sharp analysis, timely updates, and engaging commentary on the headlines shaping the national conversation.

"Welcome back everybody to OSP — the Original Sports Podcast — Season 6, Episode 4. We've got a packed show tonight. We're going to start by going around the sports world, and each of us has one story that caught our attention that we want to put on the table. Then it's time to talk NFL football. Week One of the preseason is in the books, so we're breaking down the good, the bad, and definitely some of the ugly from around the league. After that, we're coming home to Pittsburgh and taking a closer look at the Steelers' first preseason game against the Green Bay Packers — who helped themselves, who hurt themselves, and what actually matters going forward. And finally, we didn't get to it last show, so tonight we're putting the entire AFC North under the microscope. Ravens, Bengals, Browns and Steelers — who's for real, who has questions, and who are we picking to win the division? We've got a lot to get into, so let's get started!" "Preseason week 1 isn't about the final score. It's about finding out which questions are being answered - and which questions are getting bigger. After Preseason Week 2, we'll have our first real evidence on the Steelers and take the temperature of the entire NFL as more starters will play a lot more snaps.  Thanks to our sponsors Bellesario's Pizza, Scotty's Vodka and Rockwell Brewery. If you are in the Frederick area help support these long time businesses. Follow us on TikTok and Instagram @ OriginalSportsPodcast

Britain is in the grip of another hot, dry summer, with hosepipe bans in force and fears growing about the country's water supply. But are we really running out of water?Michael Simmons is joined by Reality Check reporter John Power to explain what is actually behind the shortages, whether Britain needs more reservoirs and why nationalising the water companies may not be the answer. They also ask what the drought tells us about the future of net zero – and how Britain should adapt to a changing climate.This episode is brought to you by Artemis Fund Managers, for more information on our fund range please click here https://www.artemisfunds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester City's summer overhaul takes centre stage as Rodri follows Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva and John Stones out of the Etihad. The lads discuss whether City are simply accelerating an unavoidable rebuild, how difficult Rodri will be to replace, and whether Arsenal's current strength changes the landscape at the top of the Premier League.Manchester United also come under scrutiny after Rúben Amorim's AC Milan beat his former club 4–2. Gavin assesses whether United have actually addressed the weaknesses in their squad, while Elliot questions how long expectations around the club can continue to be driven by its history rather than its current level. There's also a look at The Athletic's supporter optimism rankings — including the surprising mood around reigning champions Arsenal.Elsewhere, Emi Martínez finds himself in transfer limbo at Aston Villa, Chelsea's ownership battle takes another turn as Clearlake Capital moves towards greater control, and the lads question the logic behind the club's valuation, spending and player-trading model.Plus, the Championship returns with drama, Shakhtar Donetsk consider Stamford Bridge for their Champions League home games, and the show pays tribute to former Arsenal goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer.Continue the discussion with us.Follow The NN Pod for more Arsenal and football content.All our links: https://beacons.ai/thennpodChapters:(00:00) - Arteta's Non-Negotiables & Intro(01:10) - Remembering Jimmy Rimmer(02:11) - The Championship Is Back(04:15) - Shakhtar Donetsk Eye Stamford Bridge(06:31) - Amorim Haunts Manchester United(09:23) - Man United Delusion & Arsenal Optimism(13:30) - Aston Villa's Summer Upheaval(14:18) - Rodri Leaves & Man City's Era Ends(18:36) - Emi Martínez in Transfer Limbo(23:41) - Chelsea's Ownership Battle & Financial Chaos(30:18) - Outro

Britain wants to become an AI superpower – but does it have the electricity to power one? Data centres underpin everything from online banking and streaming to artificial intelligence, and demand for them is exploding. The government has designated them as critical national infrastructure and is promising billions of pounds of investment, but Britain's ageing grid is already struggling to keep up.Michael Simmons asks whether the UK can build enough power stations, transmission lines and substations to support the AI revolution – and what the consequences could be for electricity bills, water supplies and local communities. He is joined by entrepreneur Michael Tobin and American energy journalist Robert Bryce to discuss why Britain needs data centres, the growing backlash against them and whether the country risks being left behind in the global AI race.This episode is brought to you by Alliance Witan investment trust. To learn more about the trust and how we're helping investors find their comfort zone, please visit Alliance Witan (ALW) | Investment Trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dead Mount Death Play flips the isekai formula on its head, following the reincarnated villain instead of the hero, and Jack and Rick spend most of this one arguing over exactly how that transfer actually works.Genres: Action, Fantasy, SupernaturalStudio: Geek ToysSource: MangaRick's Score: 5/10Jack's Score: 5/10Verdict: A middling watch with good animation and a genuinely interesting hook, but a story that hands out way more questions than answers.Timestamps:00:00 - Kicking Off a Twitch Chat Pick, Dead Mount Death Play00:32 - Splitting the World Between a Fantasy Realm and Modern Shinjuku02:21 - The Twist Nobody Saw Coming, We're Following the Villain03:43 - Transfer or Time Skip, Rick and Jack Can't Agree06:59 - The Hundred Years Argument That Nearly Breaks Them11:36 - How the Magic Actually Works, Souls Instead of Spells13:30 - Polka's Reality Check, Three Trillion Yen Later17:12 - Corpse Plot, Rick and Jack's New Nickname for the Show19:13 - The Name Reveal That Never Actually Happens22:30 - 24 Episodes, Way Too Few Chapters Covered25:43 - The Back Half Gets Messy Fast, According to Rick28:34 - Jack's and Rick's Ratings and Final ThoughtsFor everything having to do with the anime and this episode go to - https://www.featuredanimepodcast.com/episodes/dead-mount-death-play-review/Next Week: The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical NobodyPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/featuredanimepodcast (ad-free)Merch - https://www.featuredanimepodcast.com/shopDiscord - https://discord.gg/DZRKTAN (hang with us)Rate us 5 stars if this one hit, drop your thoughts in Discord, and we'll see you next week!

SportsRadio610 is now 95.7 The Fan! This week's compilation episode features the top debates from Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive. Payne & Pendergast break down DeMeco Ryans' fiery postgame comments after the Texans fell 27-7 to the Chargers. In the Loop analyzes Jose Altuve's underlying stats and why the Astros' habit of leaving base runners stranded is becoming a major worry. The Drive looks ahead to final roster cuts, debating if Braden Smith is worth his contract at right tackle, whether rookie Marlin Klein can be an immediate Week 1 weapon, and where Jaylin Noel fits into the offense. Catch that and much more this week on Best Of 95.7 The Fan!

SportsRadio610 is now 95.7 The Fan! This week's compilation episode features the top debates from Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive. Payne & Pendergast break down DeMeco Ryans' fiery postgame comments after the Texans fell 27-7 to the Chargers. In the Loop analyzes Jose Altuve's underlying stats and why the Astros' habit of leaving base runners stranded is becoming a major worry. The Drive looks ahead to final roster cuts, debating if Braden Smith is worth his contract at right tackle, whether rookie Marlin Klein can be an immediate Week 1 weapon, and where Jaylin Noel fits into the offense. Catch that and much more this week on Best Of 95.7 The Fan!

SportsRadio610 is now 95.7 The Fan! This week's compilation episode features the top debates from Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive. Payne & Pendergast break down DeMeco Ryans' fiery postgame comments after the Texans fell 27-7 to the Chargers. In the Loop analyzes Jose Altuve's underlying stats and why the Astros' habit of leaving base runners stranded is becoming a major worry. The Drive looks ahead to final roster cuts, debating if Braden Smith is worth his contract at right tackle, whether rookie Marlin Klein can be an immediate Week 1 weapon, and where Jaylin Noel fits into the offense. Catch that and much more this week on Best Of 95.7 The Fan!

-Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden get paired up while Reagan and Trump share the other side of the economic seesaw,as Rob argues that presidents inherit economic messes their successors then get blamed for—and uses Rob Finnerty's commentary to make the Reagan-Trump comparison. -Christian Toto joins Rob for a Hollywood happy hour covering the movie theater comeback, blockbuster box-office numbers, the enormous video-game business and Hollywood's discovery that adapting games into movies can actually make serious money. Today's podcast is sponsored by : PARAMOUNT PLUS - Don't Miss “Lioness” - all episodes NOW STREAMING on Paramount Plus RELIEF FACTOR - You don't need to live with aches & pains! Reduce muscle & joint inflammation and live a pain-free life by visiting http://ReliefFactor.com  GHOSTBED - I used to think a mattress was just furniture, until I got my GhostBed! GhostBed is offering my audience their lowest prices of the season, plus an extra 10% off. Go to http://GhostBed.com/CARSON and use promo code CARSON To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday… Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (http://patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) You can now WATCH and chat with The Rob Carson Show LIVE on Newsmax's social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Rumble) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Podcasts Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  -Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  -X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter -Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG -YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV -Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV -TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX -GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax -Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  -Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax  -BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com -Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much would it take for you to go on Fox News and tell lie after lie day after day? We'll take a look at some surprising salaries. Sometimes when the lies get exposed to people that swallowed them whole, it can be very surprising. It appears Joe Rogan has had a bit of an awakening. President Trump wants the Navy to go back in time, ditching key technology aboard aircraft carriers in favor of older less efficient equipment. The changeover will cost big bucks. We'll look at the biggest stories of the week with political analysts Michael Shure and Mo Kelly. A little Friday levity comes in the form of Friday Fabulous Florida and the Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, will stop by to talk movies. Happy Friday y'all!

Welcome to PGX: Raw & Real #206PGX: Raw & Real is simple. I sit with people who've lived through something and/or made it big.This isn't meant to be inspiration or a template for life (for that, you can check out PGX Ideas).This space is different. It's their story, as they experienced it.In this episode, I spoke to Ranjit Bajaj — Coach & Founder of Minerva Academy FC.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:08 - Why Indian Football Lacks Grounds04:08 - The Boy Who Beat Argentina08:17 - India Needs Champions Abroad11:28 - How To Build A World Cup Team15:16 - India Is Already Too Late19:06 - India Has 350 Million Fans23:18 - Who Is Ruining Indian Football?26:44 - The Attitude India Needs44:44 - The Problem With Football Elections56:12 - India's Biggest Youth Football Goal59:12 - The 12-Year-Old Indian Star1:08:21 - Why India Lost Its Strikers1:20:22 - What Comes Next For Ranjit?1:26:52 - Why India Lost Its Football Edge1:30:34 - India's Biggest Football Mistake1:44:11 - Who Should Run Indian Football?2:07:10 - He Spent Months In Jail2:22:03 - The Story Of Tata FootballEnjoy.— Prakhar

Are you avoiding your finances because you're afraid of what you'll find? The truth is, the stress you're feeling may have less to do with money and more to do with not knowing your numbers.In this episode of the Be Unmessablewith podcast, Josselyne Herman-Saccio shares why financial clarity creates freedom, not fear. Drawing on more than 35 years of coaching entrepreneurs, founders, and high performers, she reveals how "financial fog" quietly drains your energy, clouds your decision-making, and keeps you reacting instead of creating. You'll discover why your brain invents worst-case scenarios when you avoid your finances, the three numbers that can transform your relationship with money, and why peace of mind comes from being grounded in reality, not from having a bigger bank account.In this episode, you'll learn:Why financial avoidance creates more stress than financial realityThe psychology behind "financial fog" and decision fatigueThe three numbers every entrepreneur should knowHow to align your spending with your values and visionWhether you're a business owner, entrepreneur, founder, or someone ready to stop worrying about money and start designing your financial future with intention, this episode will help you replace uncertainty with clarity, confidence, and the freedom to become truly Unmessablewith.Connect With JosselyneWebsite: beunmessablewith.comInstagram: @beunmessablewithFacebook: UnmessablewithnessLinkedIn: josselyneherman-saccioYouTube: @beunmessablewith

It's Week 2 of fall camp and the Pac-12 is looking a little different than it used to.Tyson and Justin get into new Oregon State coach JaMarcus Shephard's pretty blunt message to Beaver fans, what “sticking with us through adversity” actually means and whether fans really want coaches to be honest with them.On the Oregon side, they zoom out on Dan Lanning and the national-title-or-bust expectations surrounding the Ducks, how coaches handle pressure when the cameras are on and Tyson shares a few special teams notes from camp.Then it's Mariners baseball — where the vibes are nowhere to be found and Ichiro is still the coolest person alive — and Justin taking a landscaping flyer far more personally than anyone should.

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Today I want to talk about something simple but powerful: celebration. How do you celebrate the people in your life who support you? How do you celebrate being part of a community, a team, or a mastermind? And just as important, how do you celebrate yourself? At Energetic Solutions, one of the things we prioritize is creating a strong, positive energy. That means having a supportive attitude and a culture where people genuinely celebrate one another. Recently, I've spent time around different communities. Some truly embody this spirit of celebration. Others appear to on the surface, but it's not fully felt. So the real question is, how do you celebrate others, especially in a way that does not trigger comparison or insecurity? When you have done a lot of personal growth, you may notice that others sometimes react differently around you. It can feel off energetically. That can be challenging to navigate. One way to move through that is to choose gratitude. Appreciate the person and the situation, even if it is bringing something up for you. Do your best not to cut people off. Instead, lean into celebration. Celebrate the connection, the interaction, and the energy itself. Celebration is a powerful force. It fuels growth, expansion, opportunity, and deeper community. And then there is you. Do you celebrate yourself enough? Most people do not. We are often quick to criticize ourselves, to move on too fast, or to focus only on what is next. We forget to acknowledge our wins, both big and small, and even the lessons that come from mistakes. Without celebration, life can start to feel mechanical, just moving from one task to the next. Technology and systems can support us, but they will not celebrate us. That is something we have to create for ourselves and for each other. Celebrate what you have learned. Celebrate what you have integrated. Celebrate the effort, not just the outcome. Even in my own work, I have been deeply immersed in building something meaningful, and it is easy to forget to pause and recognize the progress along the way. There are so many people who are not celebrated enough, not for their contributions, not for their growth, not for the steps they are taking forward. So here is your takeaway: What do you need to celebrate? Who do you need to celebrate? And how can you make celebration part of your daily life? Because at the end of the day, we are alive. And that alone is worth celebrating. --- Follow & Let's Get in Touch! Official Links Website: https://sheevaunmoran.com/  Conference: http://epiclifesuccesssummit.com Blog: https://blog.sheevaunmoran.com/

Alliance Tournaments were supposed to return improved. Instead, Star Trek Fleet Command got another disaster. In this episode of Talking Trek, DJz reconstructs exactly what happened during the August 10 Alliance Tournament rerun, beginning with the conversations that happened before launch and the problems Scopely believed it had fixed. Within minutes of the event beginning, severe lag returned and players discovered an entirely new issue where Alliance Tournament task groups began blending together. High-value tasks disappeared, rerolls appeared to progressively downgrade task options, and some alliances were eventually left staring at boards filled almost entirely with low-value tasks. But the biggest failure of the day may not have been technical. We examine the lack of official communication while the problem unfolded, Scopely's eventual declaration that the issue had been fixed, the mid-event tournament reset, and the discovery that the “fix” hadn't actually fixed the underlying problem. DJz explains what happened to player scores during the reset, which players were potentially hurt the most, and what compensation should look like after such a disruptive event. Then we get into the larger question: how does STFC prevent this from happening again? If Alliance Tournaments function correctly in a development environment but collapse when thousands of real players hit the system simultaneously, should Scopely create a dedicated live test server? DJz proposes cloning player alt accounts onto a server operating 72 hours ahead of the rest of the game, allowing real players to stress-test events before they reach the entire galaxy. We also tackle the bizarre Player Council voting rollout and open the microphones to members of the community and alliance leadership to hear how the day affected their players. And yes, there actually IS some good news: the Gilded Shackle is being fixed so its G7 cost efficiency applies to resources, materials, AND ship parts. The larger question after August 10 isn't whether bugs will ever happen again. It's whether Scopely can learn from them, communicate when they happen, and rebuild the trust that each failure costs. Tell us below: What would Scopely need to do to make Alliance Tournaments right?   00:00 - Gilded Shackle Gets a Major Fix 04:14 - Alliance Tournaments: What Happened? 05:13 - The Decision to Rerun Alliance Tournaments 06:03 - The Four Problems That Needed Fixing 07:00 - Why DJz Supported Running It Again 11:39 - Testing Looked Ready Before Launch 11:56 - 11AM Launch & The Lag Returns 14:41 - A Brand-New Task Bucket Bug Appears 16:15 - Task Groups Begin Blending Together 17:25 - Rerolls Push Alliances Toward Smaller Tasks 17:59 - Cam, Connor & The Product Team Get Involved 18:34 - The Communication Failure Begins 20:39 - Nine Words of Official Communication 23:39 - Hours Pass Without a Real Update 25:18 - DJz Writes the Announcement Scopely Should Have Sent 27:07 - Five Things Every Crisis Communication Needs 28:07 - The Official Update Falls Short 29:17 - “Mission Accomplished”: Scopely Says It's Fixed 30:15 - What Happens to Players During the Reset? 33:06 - Why Your Old Score May Look Missing 37:09 - The 3:45PM Alliance Tournament Reset 40:11 - The Fix Starts Breaking Again 41:13 - Communication Becomes the Bigger Failure 42:00 - Why Didn't Testing Catch This? 47:37 - “Bundle Cohesion” Breaks Under Live Load 48:50 - The Reset Was Only a Stopgap 49:23 - Scopely Needs More Engineering Help 49:49 - DJz Says: Pull the Event 56:21 - What Should Compensation Look Like? 56:51 - No Promotions or Relegations This Run? 1:10:24 - The Damage to Player Trust 1:13:51 - Testing Under Real Player Load 1:15:25 - Proposal: A 72-Hour Early Live Test Server 1:25:09 - Can This Disaster Become a Catalyst for Change? 1:26:41 - The Player Council Voting Disaster 1:31:30 - The Community Calls In 1:45:19 - Alliance Leadership Reacts to the Reset 1:49:54 - Fisty Joins: “Players Were Just Mad” 1:53:22 - Did This Damage Cameron Stewart's Agenda? 1:56:03 - The Tech Is Forgivable. The Communication Isn't. 1:57:09 - “Today Was a Reality Check”

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  The latest jobs report shows private-sector gains overshadowed by steep government losses, major downward revisions, falling labor-force participation, and the weakest wage growth in five years.

The value is real. The spend is real. And the gap between the companies getting one in exchange for the other and the companies getting neither has never been wider. Six months into 2026, the top one percent of firms spend $7,450 per employee per month on AI while the median firm spends $11 — a 680x gap. The question in every boardroom has sharpened from “does AI work?” to “show me the ROI.”In this special episode of Talking AI, host Matt Paige hands the mic to an AI. Hatchworks AI just released its State of AI 2026: Mid-Year Reality Check — a comprehensive look at what has fundamentally changed since January and where AI is headed in the second half of the year — and instead of publishing it only as a written report, the team used ElevenLabs to turn the full report into an audio experience. The voice is AI-generated. The research, analysis, and point of view come directly from co-authors Brandon Powell, Matt Paige, and Omar Shanti.The report covers the step change in model capability that ended the plateau debate, the shift from token maxing to “show me the ROI,” the lab landscape's new equilibrium, the 18-day Fable 5 ban and the arrival of trust-tiered AI, sovereign AI moving into procurement reality, open models as the enterprise hedge, Coinbase's five tactics for blended intelligence, the new enterprise AI stack, the double agent problem, the jobs data that runs against the doom narrative, and nine calls for the second half of 2026.In this episode, you'll hear about:The ten numbers that define AI at mid-year — from a 3x jump in long-horizon capability to a 680x spend gap between the top 1% of firms and the medianWhy January's “models are plateauing” consensus got overtaken — and why “the technology isn't ready” has expiredThe three places ROI variance actually lives: data connection, workflow embedding, and adoptionThe lab landscape's new equilibrium — Anthropic as the enterprise incumbent, OpenAI's agentic comeback, and two confidential IPO filings near $1 trillion valuationsSpaceX's $60 billion all-stock acquisition of Cursor's parent company, Anysphere, and why distribution is now the gameThe 18-day Fable 5 ban, identity verification, and what trust-tiered AI means for enterprise buyersSovereign AI getting real — Palantir, NVIDIA Nemotron, and owned weights in air-gapped environmentsOpen source as the enterprise hedge, and the advisor model pattern for blending frontier and open modelsCoinbase's five tactics for cutting AI spend roughly in half while token usage kept growingThe new enterprise AI stack: the intelligence layer, skills, loops and the agent harness, and bring your own agentThe double agent problem, agentic zero trust, and why agents need first-class identityThe jobs data — heavy AI adopters growing headcount 10%, entry-level roles 12% — plus the rise of the forward deployed engineer and nine predictions for H2 2026Key Moments:00:01:30 — Chapter 1: Mid-year by the numbers — ten numbers, ten storylines00:03:35 — Chapter 2: The plateau that wasn't — the step change in model capability00:06:55 — Chapter 3: From token maxing to “show me the ROI”00:11:10 — Chapter 4: The lab landscape's new equilibrium — Anthropic, OpenAI, and the IPO filings00:14:20 — Chapter 5: The distribution and price frontier — Google, Nemotron, SpaceX–Cursor, and the Chinese open weight labs00:18:20 — Chapter 6: Fable, the 18-day ban, and the arrival of trust-tiered AI00:23:30 — Chapter 7: Sovereign AI gets real00:26:00 — Chapter 8: Open source is the enterprise hedge00:29:30 — Chapter 9: Case study — Coinbase and five tactics for blended intelligence00:33:05 — Chapter 10: The new enterprise AI stack00:39:00 — Chapter 11: Agent identity and the double agent problem00:42:35 — Chapter 12: The jobs question — watch the net, not the headlines00:46:30 — Chapter 13: The bottleneck is still human — the forward deployed engineer00:49:20 — Chapter 14: Nine calls for the second half of 202600:51:10 — Chapter 15: CEO commentary — the view from the field with Brandon PowellKey Links:Download the State of AI 2026 Mid Year Reality CheckMentioned in this episode:AI Opportunity FinderFeeling overwhelmed by all the AI noise out there? The AI Opportunity Finder from HatchWorks cuts through the hype and gives you a clear starting point. In less than 5 minutes, you'll get tailored, high-impact AI use cases specific to your business—scored by ROI so you know exactly where to start. Whether you're looking to cut costs, automate tasks, or grow faster, this free tool gives you a personalized roadmap built for action.

The bats go cold in San Diego as Houston drop 2 of 3 to the Padres. The starting pitching also didn't do a lot to instill confidence, either, but the Astros will have a chance to feast on one of the NL's worst teams in San Francisco over the next 3 games. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone needs a Liesl. This week, Willow got a much needed reality check over cocktails, Jason Morgan quit working for Sonny Corinthos, and Sonny told Dante he's stepping away too. Curtis Ashford's assault trial against Isaiah Gannon kicked off with testimony from Portia, Jordan, and Drew, and Willow's restraining order against Jacinda came back around on her by the end of the week. Also this week: Josslyn gets a job offer from Jasper Jacks Enterprise, Serena makes her move on Michael at Lucy's urging, Brook Lynn and Chase officially adopt Phoebe, and Trina's record deal hits a snag. Plus, Cheri and Phyllis in the Port Charles Pipeline, Shannon and Amanda's Reality Check, and a preview of Thursday's Port Charles 411 take two on Serena Baldwin. Find us at GeneralHospitalPodcast.com. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. #GeneralHospital #GH #GHRecap #SoapOpera #GeneralHospitalPodcast #DrewCain #WillowCain #MichaelCorinthos #JackBrennan #NinaReeves #JosslynJacks  #TracyQuartermaine  #EthanLovett #ValentinCassadine #CarlySpencer #RoccoFalconeri #SonnyCorinthos  #BrittWestborne  #LuluSpencer #DanteFalconeri  #AnnaDevane #FeliciaScorpio  #ElizabethBaldwin #LucasJones #PortiaRobinson #CurtisAshford #IsaiahGannon #LieslObrecht  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Oliver Shah is a former journalist at The Sunday Times and now runs Newcome Advisory. On this week's Reality Check Oliver and Michael discuss why Labour can't build trust with the businesses, how the National Insurance tax hike was the poison pill for the private sector and whether it is still worth being an entrepreneur in Britain today.This episode is brought to you by Alliance Witan investment trust. To learn more about the trust and how we're helping investors find their comfort zone, please visit Alliance Witan (ALW) | Investment Trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I explored the nature of amateur radio emergency response. I received a few replies providing an insight into the on the ground reality and it encouraged me to dig into this a little more. I'll start with some context. Early in my amateur adventures I became aware of the Wireless Institute of Australia's efforts in encouraging people to become familiar with emergency procedures. It introduced a course titled "Introduction to Public Safety Training for Radio Amateurs", specifically to achieve a Certificate II in Public Safety. I dutifully downloaded the materials, went to my local office supply store and had the documents printed out. The bill was hundreds of dollars as I recall, as much as I paid for my new FT-857d, because the dozens of PDF documents had little colour logos scattered throughout, because of course they did. After getting over the bill shock, I discovered that you could only do this course if you had an advanced amateur license. Not that this requirement makes any sense, since you're not operating on amateur radio frequencies or using amateur radio equipment, but I digress. To add insult to injury, today I dug up that 2011 manual, well, one of the four volumes sitting on my shelf, and discovered that for example, the module for "Communication in the Workplace" is actually a standard training module offered throughout Australia. In other words, the Wireless Institute's attempt at linking amateur radio to emergency response was a set of training modules that made you into an Emergency Communications Officer with, I might add, no guarantee of engagement by your local emergency service. As far as I can tell, this is no longer offered but the evidence shows that it continues to shape amateur radio emergency policy a decade and a half later. I set out to discover if things had improved, starting with a search for "WICEN procedures", WICEN being the Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network, the equivalent of ARES, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service in the United States, RAYNET, Radio Amateurs Emergency Network in the United Kingdom, DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service and many others. I was pleasantly surprised to find many pages with results. Less pleasant was to discover that many, if not most of them, hadn't been updated since 2011, that's if they were dated at all. As an aside, dating this kind of information is in my opinion crucial. A list of repeater frequencies is absolutely irrelevant if it's more than a year old, but if the information has no date, you have no idea if you're dealing with a current list or one written when Netscape was still in business. For example, the WICEN Tasmania (South) website has lots of information, but there's absolutely no indication of how old it is, unless you take the "Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported" in the header as a sign that it was last updated before 2017 when Flash was depreciated. Their "Equine Endurance Ride Tracking" has a version number, but no indication of when it was updated. I did find a Voice Procedure Training Module dated 16 June 2011, so that's something. Lest you think I'm picking on Tasmania, WICEN Victoria has plenty of information, all dated 2011, well, apart from the 1994 and 1998 manuals. WICEN Bundaberg has information, at least some of it dated, but published in August 2012. WICEN WA has a snazzy website which contains the outlines of something, but it's unclear where it's at and their homepage states that it's in a "rebuilding phase". I'll note that the main wicen.org.au domain links to eight WICEN organisations, but the list is nascent at best and while it serves as the Australian WICEN landing page, it has no other information. Not even the Wireless Institute itself provides a full list of its own WICEN affiliated clubs and associations. Age and accuracy aside, one thing all these results appear to have in common is the unstated burning desire to become official Emergency Communications Officers, with instructions on pro-words, standard phrases, voice procedures and integration with the rest of the official Emergency Communication community. While I get that this was the Wireless Institute aim back in 2011, is that still relevant today? Is being a radio amateur the starting point for becoming an operator in an emergency radio bunker, or is that a parallel path that radio amateurs might take? Let me be explicit here. Are we as radio amateurs best suited to train other radio amateurs to become certified State Emergency Service volunteers, or should we join the local SES and participate in their training? It goes back to the underlying premise and its current implementation, such as it is, amateur radio's attempt at claiming an emergency communications role in order to justify its use of radio spectrum. Don't get me wrong. I have no beef with providing emergency communications, but effectiveness is important. Volunteer hours are a strictly limited resource and it seems to me that the path we've been on since at least 2011 is attempting to duplicate an existing system with, I suspect, very limited real world application. So, what should we do about it? Although it's incomplete, undated and without version numbers, the WICEN WA website has a list of how emergency communications are activated, who does what and when and in which order. That's the only place I've ever seen such a list. It's a start. It appears that some parts of WICEN are attempting to roll out a permanent HF data network. The choice of band is curious, 80m, a band not known for local communications, daytime communications, or small and easily deployable antennas, ask any portable operator. In contrast, the Philippine Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network, PAREDN or DX1PRD, uses 2m and 70cm for most of its network which also has an active status dashboard, something which I have yet to discover anywhere in Australia. Within the various emergency systems across the globe, two proprietary tools seem to have taken hold, Winlink and VARA. The first providing a mechanism for message exchange with an associated global network of receivers, the latter a way of transmitting it across radio. Together they claim to provide the basics of a parallel Internet for "when the Internet goes down, mobile phone networks fail or natural disasters isolate communities". Frankly, bandwidth considerations alone will reveal that it's the same kind of absurd claim that the ARRL made famous: "When all else fails" The tools, Winlink and VARA, are claimed to be cross-platform, but all links supplied by WICEN sites I found are for Windows only, closed source, or worse, stuck behind a user account login. There are efforts underway for open source replacements for both VARA and Winlink, according to GitHub both replacement projects started in 2023, but this software is in active development and I see little evidence of wide adoption of either at this stage, that's not to say it won't be, just that it isn't yet. As soon as the proprietary tools change protocol, these projects will stop working until the new protocol has been reverse engineered. Hardly a recipe for robustness. In case you think this is a new effort, the WICEN Victoria website has Winlink presentations as recent as 2012. I'll leave you to contemplate if any of this makes sense. Unrelated, I'm recovering from a cold and some wondered recently if I was experimenting with voice cloning. It's a question that's been put to me in other forms as well, several people over the years articulating that they thought I was a bot. Let me point out that the whole point of my contribution here is to learn, document and share it with you. If I used Assumed Intelligence, or AI, and Unsupervised Text Extruders, or LLMs to do that, there's no learning for me and subsequently no reason for spending time with you. As an aside, I tend to use "my cat" as a phrase to replace any instance of OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Co-pilot and based on the growing list of companies focused on this, I find it helps retain my sanity. I'll leave you with a question. While the WIA claims that WICEN is "totally independent from the WIA", even though it obviously has its fingerprints all over it, who is running this show and perhaps more importantly, who is helping? I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Jon Herold recovers from a canceled Florida trip (thanks to an airport radar outage) to dig into Trump's wide ranging Punchbowl News interview, breaking down his lukewarm comments on Senate Leader Thune, his surprisingly uncertain tone on the midterms, and some fascinating remarks on crypto, AI, and a possible 2028 run. He also plays a clip of John Solomon making the case that the intelligence community's election interference dwarfs anything foreign adversaries did, walks through two new executive orders cracking down on birth tourism and birthright citizenship, and covers a federal court blocking White House ballroom construction. There's also a pointed breakdown of a new GAO report finding DOGE's claimed savings didn't hold up to scrutiny, plus a disappointing July jobs report. Sponsor reads, meetup logistics, and plenty of live chat banter round out a newsy Friday show.

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Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today's episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Does Open AI's Astra mean AGI has arrived? (3:07) What actually happened? (11:35) What does this mean for mathematics? (21:35) What does this mean for OpenAI?  Links: Buy Cal's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow  https://x.com/polynoamial/status/2083467194663571701 https://x.com/deanwball/status/2083545756003176724?s=61 https://x.com/kevinroose/status/2083632335438905441 https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2083595078233202919 https://x.com/polynoamial/status/2083478171975082334 https://x.com/__alpoge__/status/2083898804563243033 https://x.com/polynoamial/status/2083476852216369294 https://x.com/thomasfbloom/status/2083444983592284465 Sponsor: https://www.donedaily.com Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken Carman and Anthony Lima react to Mike Sando's annual NFL quarterback tiers, focusing on the surprisingly low ranking of Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders. The hosts dissect anonymous comments from NFL executives and coaches, many of whom questioned Sanders' readiness, processing ability, and overall upside after his rookie season. They argue that the rankings provide a sobering look at how the league truly views Sanders compared to the optimism of some Browns fans. The discussion ultimately centers on whether Cleveland is the best opportunity Sanders will get to prove he belongs as an NFL starter.

Amid rising backlash over the early prisoner release scheme, Kemi Badenoch has called for emergency legislation to stop the plans going ahead. The new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has already halted the plans until a review has been conducted. The situation with prison overcrowding is a ticking timebomb – what options are available? To alleviate the risk, some suggest women should be prioritised as candidates for early release, and women's prisons repurposed. To discuss, Michael Simmons is joined by the CEO of the Prison Reform Trust Pia Sinha.This episode is brought to you by Alliance Witan investment trust. To learn more about the trust and how we're helping investors find their comfort zone, please visit Alliance Witan (ALW) | Investment Trust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New season. New studio. Same John Obi Mikel!Mikel is back with Chris McHardy as they look ahead to the brand new domestic football season.As Xabi Alonso's Chelsea revolution takes shape, the guys analyse the new arrivals and hypothesise on what transfer business is still needed. Emi Martinez, anyone? Mikel gives his verdict on Morgan Rogers and the other high-profile midfield acquisitions across the Premier Lesgue. From Elliott Anderson to Sandro Tonali to the “best signing of the lot”.Mikel also weighs in on the ‘will he, won't he' transfer of Vini Jnr, gives his thoughts on Mo Salah's link to Trabzonspor and explains why José Mourinho could be about to author one heck of a final chapter at Real Madrid.Taking the Mikel is back!

You think you're changing. You're not. Most of what people call growth is just a new way to avoid pain. Your body is wired for survival, homeostasis. Change registers as a threat. So when your relationship fails and you try again, only to repeat the same patterns with new fears layered on top, that's not growth. When you overtrain, get injured, then pull back and call it wisdom, that's not growth either. It's avoidance dressed up as evolution. Real change requires four things: a genuine disgust with how things have gone, hyper awareness of your own patterns like a scientist studying a disease, a real strategy for new behavior, and a relentless spirit to carry it through. I break down why most people never actually change, and what it takes to break the cycle for real. Your challenge: spend 30 minutes today tracking the thoughts, fears, and emotions tied to the pattern that keeps repeating in your life. That's where hyper awareness starts. Ready to build a real system for change? Apply for 1 on 1 coaching with Niyi Sobo. 

Ash kicks off this episode with an announcement about where she's been, why she's been quiet, why this episode is weeks late and why she's approaching the future of TSFU a little differently now. The gals also finish their stroll through 2000s memory lane as they discuss the second and third episodes of Netflix docuseries Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model! Make sure to listen to Parts 1 and 2 if you haven't yet!TSFU Ep. 190: BINGE OR BUST? - Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model (Part I)TSFU Ep. 190: BINGE OR BUST? - Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model (Part II)"Models, judges and "ANTM" insiders — including Tyra Banks — look back at the reality show's complicated legacy in this eye-opening documentary series." - NetflixSeason 1, Episode 2 - "Still in the Running": After a distressing episode in Milan, "ANTM" explodes and chases a bigger spectacle. Infamous moments, court controversy, and audience clamor for more.Season 1, Episode 3 - "Rooting for You": As ratings slide, the show makes drastic changes. Tyra, the judges, and the models all confront what comes next when the "ANTM" era comes to a close.Join our Patreon for early releases, ad-free episodes, and tons of bonus content, including all 25 episodes of Ash Learns the Bible!Follow us on Instagram, where Ash is actually starting to post again!Audio editing by Malissa Coulson.Miss J's GoFundMe!

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today's episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Did OpenAI's model “go rogue” (11:29) The implications (11:42) Did this attack reveal surprising new capabilities we didn't know AI systems possessed? (12:48) Did the system's decision to escape the test environment and autonomously attack another company indicate an emerging malicious intent in AI? (16:28) What changed led to this attack occurring? (27:32) Who should care about this story? Links: Buy Cal's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow  https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026 https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-models-escaped-and-hacked-a-company-in-cybersecurity-test-gone-wrong-ee388506 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5987397-openai-hugging-face-hack/ https://apnews.com/article/skynet-ai-terminator-artificial-intelligence-eb85da03a0161beaa5f3babc4331e93b https://www.ft.com/content/7e558951-0c69-459b-8bc8-2c6021d4402d?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://federalnewsnetwork.com/all-news/2011/08/dhs-anonymous-used-rudimentary-tools-to-hack-contractor/ Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much AI spending is too much? And why are some Tesla and SpaceX investors losing patience with Elon Musk? Plus, why are Wall Street firms paying up to $100,000 for a fast track to Trump posts? Host Imani Moise discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.