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Stories of Strength & Resilience Today's episode features one of the courageous contributors from our collective book, When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective. Every chapter in this book tells a true story. These are stories of loving someone with an addiction, navigating heartbreak, holding onto hope, setting boundaries, finding courage, and discovering that healing is possible. Some contributors chose to share their full names. Others chose to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym. No matter how they chose to tell their story, every voice in this collection is real, honest, and offered with the hope that someone else will feel a little less alone. We are deeply grateful to every contributor for their bravery, vulnerability, and willingness to share their lived experience. Your stories are helping break the silence surrounding addiction and reminding others that healing begins when we realize we are not walking this journey alone.

Google doesn't show blue links and AI overviews are the new page one. The scary part? Most staffing firms have no idea how to get found in this new landscape.Shaun Chojnacki is back on InSights for his fourth appearance, and this one might be his most important yet. In 30 minutes, he breaks down the three-bucket framework every staffing firm needs to win visibility in AI search.PLUS: the first-mover advantage that's already separating the staffing and recruiting firms that get it from the ones that don't.Don't get left behind.About Shaun Chojnacki:Senior Marketing Strategist at Haley Marketing, specializing in SEO, digital marketing, paid media, and content strategy. Previously Marketing Director at iPost, where he doubled organic traffic and drove higher lead conversions. Over a decade of experience blending data-driven strategy with creative execution to deliver measurable results.In this episode:The three-bucket framework for AI search visibility: entity, retrieval process, and independent sources and why most staffing firms are missing all threeYour About Us page is now your most important AI assetOne client wrote a single press release about 24 AI placements — within two weeks they owned the top ChatGPT answer for "best AI staffing firm in Houston"Another client has won 20,000 AI overviews and appeared in 3,500 LLM prompts in a single month all by writing non-biased comparison articles about their competitorsWhy Reddit is becoming a legitimate SEO strategy and the clever way firms are using post-event feedback threads to build AI-trusted brand mentionsLocation pages aren't enough anymore you need township-level pages, and the firms building them now are the ones AI will serve up tomorrowThe hidden cost of inactivity: every month you wait, a competitor locks in first-mover advantage on AI overviews you can't get backWhy publishing AI-generated content at scale can get your site blacklisted and what to do insteadJob-related keyword pages almost never work for staffing firms About the Host:Brad Bialy is a trusted voice and highly sought-after speaker in the staffing and recruiting industry, known for helping firms grow through integrated marketing, sales, and recruiting strategies. With over 13 years at Haley Marketing and a proven track record guiding hundreds of firms, Brad brings deep expertise and a fresh, actionable perspective to every engagement. He's the host of Take the Stage and InSights, two of the staffing industry's leading podcasts with more than 250,000 downloads.Sponsors and Offers:Learn more about RogIQ, the AI Marketing Assistant from Haley Marketing: https://rogiq.ai/

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ChatGPT has been recommending my business, and referrals from it have been showing up in my website data for months. So I wanted to know: what does AI actually understand about OnlineDrea?In this episode, I break down the branding signals that may help ChatGPT connect my name with mindful marketing, sustainable social media strategy, and simpler marketing systems for busy people.There is no secret hack here. No guaranteed formula. No stuffing your website with keywords until the robots fall in love with you.What I do have is a recognizable public brand built through consistent messaging, a large body of public work, and third-party sources that describe my expertise. That clarity helps people understand what I do and gives AI tools better information to work with.IN THIS EPISODE• Connecting your personal and business names• Creating distinctive brand language• Why a body of public work matters• How interviews, media features, and speaking pages reinforce your positioning• Where to repeat your message• How to audit what your business is known forYOUR BRAND AUDITAsk: “What are the first three things you associate with my business?”Review your homepage, About page, social profiles, podcast or YouTube description, recent content, interviews, and speaker bios.Search your name in an incognito browser using your business name, main topic, podcast, speaker, and interview. Look for outdated bios, retired offers, broken links, and descriptions that no longer match your work.Then update one public touchpoint. One. We are not rebuilding the whole internet before dinner.Try: [Your name] helps [specific audience] achieve [specific result] through [your approach or expertise].Mine:Andréa Jones helps busy business owners build simpler marketing systems that connect their content to clients and income.BUILD YOUR BRAND BOOK WITH AIA useful brand book goes deeper than colors and fonts. It documents your positioning, audience, point of view, messaging, offers, signature phrases, content pillars, and voice.Join me live August 13, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern for this 90-minute workshop. Live attendees can also join Get It Done Week from August 17–21. Replay available afterward.WORKSHOPhttps://onlinedrea.circle.so/brand-bookFREE KIThttps://onlinedrea.com/kit/AI TOOLSChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/Claude: https://claude.ai/Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/PEOPLE MENTIONEDJasmine Star: https://jasminestar.com/Elise Darma: https://elisedarma.com/Natasha Samuel: https://shinewithnatasha.com/Myleik Teele: https://myleik.com/

The 1990s were one of the greatest decades in the history of speculative fiction—but which debut novels have stood the test of time?In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim explores the entire decade, selecting one fantasy debut, one science fiction debut, and one horror debut for every year from 1990 through 1999. These are the books that introduced some of the biggest names in the genres, launched beloved series, won major awards, and, in some cases, changed fantasy, science fiction, and horror forever.Every selection follows one strict rule: it had to be the author's very first published novel. That means several famous books didn't qualify, while a number of remarkable—and often overlooked—debuts earned their place on the list.Whether you're searching for your next great read, love discovering hidden gems, or simply enjoy looking back at one of the most influential decades in speculative fiction, this episode has something for every fan.Featured authors include:• Diana Gabaldon• Stephen Baxter• Poppy Z. Brite• Terry Goodkind• Tananarive Due• J. K. RowlingNalo HopkinsonMartha Wells• John Connolly…and many more!

Hello Interactors,I've long been a fan of “regreening” cities, imagining replacing bits of asphalt and concrete with trees, plants, mini-parks, and green roofs to cool them down. In many cases these are indeed good interventions. But even these celebrated nature-based solutions to the “urban heat island” effect require closer inspection. It turns out any land cover change alters energy, water, and momentum exchanges between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere. Which are the right ones and where?To understand why cookie cutter greening plans can fail and how planners and policy makers can build cities that can handle climate change, we need to understand how land and the air interact. Environments vary from place to place, and this puts limits on what we can do to land to create urban climates that are both beautiful and healthy.To get a handle on what the research says, I found a literature review from 2025 that synthesized findings from 84 peer-reviewed studies. In was published in the journal Climate Risk Management.Let's see what they, and others, found.BEATING HEAT WITH BIOPHYSICAL FEATSWhat better place to start than science. Let's just delve right into how urban green spaces affect temperature. It starts with determining the energy balance at the surface of the earth. This comes from a budget equation found in physical geography. When sunlight hits the Earth's surface, it breaks down into three main fluxes, or ways heat moves around* Sensible heat flux: the heat that directly warms the surrounding air, which we measure as temperature.* Latent heat flux: the heat that's used to turn water from a liquid to a gas, like when we sweat or plants release water vapor (transpiration).* Ground heat flux: the heat stored in building materials, asphalt, and soil.In conventional urban environments dominated by concrete and asphalt, latent heat flux is minimal because we've built cities in ways that rapidly drain water away as ‘waste'. As a result, incoming solar energy is funneled into sensible heat. This raises daytime air temperatures that gets stored as ground heat, which is slowly radiated back into the city at night. Urban greening can reshuffle this thermodynamic budget through three interconnected physical mechanisms: shading, evapotranspiration, and albedo modification.Mechanism 1. Shading: Intercepting Solar RadiationShading — the most immediate and reliable cooling mechanism provided by vegetation — requires precise microclimatic quantification. Vegetative canopies act as physical shields, intercepting incoming shortwave solar radiation before it strikes impervious surfaces like concrete or asphalt. By preventing these dense materials from absorbing heat and emitting sensible heat flux back into the boundary layer, shading dramatically lowers surface temperatures and reduces the baseline thermal energy transferred to the surrounding air. (Bowler, D. E., et al. 2010)The cooling benefit of urban trees is non-linear, accelerating significantly once neighborhood canopy cover crosses a critical threshold of around 40%. Measuring daytime air temperatures across urban gradients, they found that canopy cover above this 40% mark can lower local air temperatures by up to 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius, effectively offsetting the thermal burden created by surrounding roads and impervious surfaces. (Ziter, C. D., et al. 2019)Mechanism 2. Evapotranspiration: Trading Sensible Heat for Latent HeatWhile shading blocks heat absorption, evapotranspiration actively removes heat from the air. Plants absorb soil moisture through their root systems and release it as water vapor through tiny microscopic pores in their leaves called stomata. This process requires thermal energy that turns phase-changing liquid water into gas. This energy transfer absorbs sensible heat and converts it into latent heat.Evapotranspiration from well-watered urban green spaces can lower local air temperatures by 2-4 degrees celsius. (Coutts, et al., 2013) However, physical geographers emphasize a crucial physical prerequisite that is easy to overlook: evapotranspiration is entirely dependent on available water. When the soil is dry or the air is super dry, plants close their stomata to save water. When stomata close, evapotranspiration shuts down. This leaves shading as the sole remaining cooling mechanism.Mechanism 3. Albedo Dynamics: The Surface Reflectivity ParadoxAlbedo measures the reflectivity of a surface on a scale from 0.0 (total absorption) to 1.0 (total reflection). Urban asphalt has a low albedo (0.05 to 0.10), absorbing up to 95% of incoming solar energy. Vegetation's albedo can range from 0.11 to 0.25.In temperate climates, replacing low-albedo asphalt with greenery or reflective surfaces increases surface reflectivity, sending more solar radiation back into space before it can be absorbed as sensible heat. One study documented that increasing urban surface albedo typically lowers peak ambient air temperatures by 0.3 degres Celsius to 1.0 degree Celsius — alongside much larger drops in surface pavement temperatures. While a temperature change under one degree Celsius may sound modest at first glance, a baseline shift of this magnitude across a neighborhood is enough to redefine a local microclimate. (Santamouris, 2014)But swapping out light urban surfaces for dark vegetation can also have a negative effect. Paradoxically, when researchers in 2023 replaced dry, light-colored desert soil with darker vegetation in hot, arid regions it reduced overall surface reflectivity. The drop in albedo caused an increase in daytime surface warming. (Schlaerth, et al., 2023)Furthermore, dense tree canopies inside narrow urban street canyons can act as thermal blankets at night. While trees provide valuable shade during the day, their foliage reduces the sky view factor at street level, trapping outgoing longwave thermal radiation emitted by surrounding building facades and asphalt. When combined with reduced wind permeability, this canopy barrier restricts nocturnal radiative cooling and holds warm air near ground level (Lee et al., 2016).These are the physical realities that can demonstrate how urban greening is not a consistently inherent cooling practice. It is a complex thermodynamic intervention whose success relies entirely on local environmental conditions.PLACEMENT, PATCHES, AND PARK PATTERNSBecause thermodynamic processes happen across physical spaces, cooling urban green space can be uneven. The literature review reveals that a green space's cooling capacity depends on four spatial and biological variables: vegetation density, species selection, spatial configuration, and urban morphology. Let's break them down individually.Cooling Factor 1. Vegetation Density and Species TraitsNot all greenery cools equally. One way to measure this is through a Leaf Area Index (LAI). This is the total leaf area per unit of ground area and is a primary predictor of thermal performance. As you might imagine, dense foliage absorbs more from the sun and then produces higher cumulative transpiration (so long as there's adequate water).Botanical traits also play a big role. Broadleaf deciduous species (like oaks or maples) feature large surface areas that maximize summer transpiration, but that goes away when they drop their leaves in winter. Evergreen coniferous trees, however, maintain continuous canopy coverage through every season.In temperate rainforest environments like Seattle or Vancouver, researchers found that conifers cooled urban surroundings up to 1.7 degrees celsius more effectively than broadleaf trees. Dense needle canopies continuously block incoming solar radiation due to higher LAI and the fact that clusters of spiny needles better trap a stable buffer of calm air which moderates heat exchange with the surrounding urban environment. (Eyster & Beckage, 2022, 2023) Cooling factor 2. Spatial Configuration: Landscape Ecology PrinciplesEcologists and geographers commonly evaluate green spaces through two main attributes: composition (how much green space exists) and configuration (how those green patches are arranged across the landscape). Over 58% of the mechanism-focused studies in the literature review analyzed spatial pattern metrics. The consensus is the spatial layout of green space is just as important as its total area!Other empirical studies consistently demonstrate that cooling effects decay the further you get from green spaces. Research done in 2016 and 2023 shows how urban parks can produce a primary “cooling footprint” that extends typically 100 to 300 meters from the park boundaries. If you're lucky enough to live within this buffer, temperatures drop between 1.9 and 3.1 degrees celsius, but beyond 300 meters, the cooling influence quickly falls off. (Bao, et al. 2016, Shi et al. 2023)This spatial limit leads to a couple spatial layout choices. A few big parks or connected networks of smaller green spaces. Large, consolidated parks (>2 hectares) generate intense, stable “cool islands” at their core, but their benefits remain localized. For example, a study in Xalapa, Mexico, revealed that parks larger than 2.8 hectares with over 21% tree cover provided reliable local cooling of around 2 degrees celsius . (Lemoine-Rodriguez et al., 2022)Connected networks of smaller green spaces distributed across a city create a more equitable cooling effect. Three studies in 2019 and 2021 show that fragmented, isolated green patches — like big parks — perform poorly compared to continuous, linear green corridors. Linear “green belts” or street-tree networks (in the right environment) can act as ventilation channels, allowing cool air generated by vegetation to flow into adjacent built-up neighborhoods. (Masoudi et al., 2019, 2021; Pramanik, 2019)Cooling factor 3. Urban Morphology: The Built Environment MatrixObviously, green spaces don't exist in isolation. They're embedded within a three-dimensional hodge podge of buildings, streets, and other bits of infrastructure. Urban morphologists can quantify this urban morphological cacophony using building height-to-street-width ratio and sky view factor - the extent to which surrounding structures and canopies obstruct a location's view of the open sky.High-density urban cores with tall buildings create deep “urban canyons” that generate their own shade. In these settings, building shade can combine with tree shade during peak daylight hours to significantly lower temperatures.However, studies show that if tree canopies in narrow street canyons are too dense — particularly in humid environments — they can trap anthropogenic heat emitted by vehicle exhaust and air conditioning condenser units. They can also significantly reduce localized wind speeds. As a result, maximizing green space cooling efficiency requires aligning vegetation density and canopy architecture with prevailing wind corridors to preserve urban ventilation channels (Cheung & Jim, 2019; Morakinyo et al., 2019).Nothing is every as easy as it seems.BRIDGING GAPS WITH BETTER MAPSWhile academic literature can offer detailed insights into microclimatic processes, there remains a big gap between academia and urban planning and governmental policy. That gap may be self-fulfilling. The literature review of 84 papers revealed 61% of the papers simply advocate for expanding green space area, whereas only 26% focus on optimizing existing green infrastructure.Recommending that dense, historical cities “add more large parks” ignores real-world urban constraints. In modern, rapidly expanding cities, urban land is expensive, highly contested, and structurally constrained. Space dedicated to a new park often competes directly with housing, transit infrastructure, or commercial development. To move beyond idealistic slogans, urban planning will have to recon with three major implementation challenges.Challenge 1. The Water-Energy-Heat Nexus in Arid CitiesThe most significant implementation challenge facing nature-based solutions occurs precisely where urban heat stress is most severe — in hot, arid regions. Cities like Phoenix, Cairo, Tehran, or Riyadh already suffer from intense summer heatwaves. You don't have to live in or visit these places to know water there is extremely scarce.Maintaining green spaces in places like this requires pumping groundwater or desalinating seawater. Pumping and desalinating water requires massive amounts of electricity, which only increases greenhouse gas emissions if that power is coming from fossil fuels. Furthermore, if irrigation water runs out during a heatwave, non-adapted vegetation dries out, loses its cooling capacity, and can even become a wildfire risk.To solve this dilemma, physical geographers advocate evaluating urban greening through a standardized resource efficiency metric: evapotranspirative cooling per unit of water applied. In plain language, this ratio measures how many degrees of cooling you get for each liter (or gallon) of water that plants and soil release into the air through evaporation and transpiration.In dry climates — where municipal water is already tightly rationed and turfgrass is increasingly discouraged but rarely banned (I'm looking at you Arizona) — urban greening strategies are going to have pivot away from high-water lawns and non-native foliage. These cities have to move from simply prioritizing or incentivizing drought-tolerant species to requiring them. While drought-tolerant plants transpire less water than many other plants and trees — and still require water — when combined with drip-irrigation using treated municipal wastewater (greywater), they can provide a pretty reliable canopy shade and even modest evaporative cooling without draining water reserves.Challenge 2. Environmental Justice and Thermal EquityUrban heat exposure is rarely, if ever, distributed evenly across socio-economic groups. In many cities worldwide, low-income neighborhoods exhibit significantly lower tree canopy cover, higher proportions of impervious asphalt, and higher building densities than the more affluent suburbs and ex-urbs. This imbalance leaves more vulnerable populations exposed to extreme heat hazards.When municipalities undertake uncoordinated “regreening” projects, they risk triggering green gentrification. Installing fancy attractive parks can then inflate surrounding property values, displacing residents while still not reducing their heat related vulnerability.To address this, requires targeted interventions like deploying small-scale, distributed interventions (think pocket parks, vegetated bus stops, and road corridors) directly in high-vulnerability, low-canopy/vegetation neighborhoods. You could focus on functional shading over high-maintenance aesthetics. This could better ensure that at least transit stops, pedestrian walkways, and playgrounds are prioritized for canopy cover. Lastly, combining situated green infrastructure with social policy could create and/or protect more affordable housing around old and new greened public corridors and spaces.Challenge 3. A Multi-Benefit, Context-Specific Design FrameworkNo single cooling intervention works everywhere. Planners and policy makers need to adopt an integrated, multi-tiered approach that combines nature-based solutions with material interventions.In arid and semi-arid environments, planners should prioritize structural canopy shading and end an over-reliance on water-intensive lawn evapotranspiration. It's time to demand drought-tolerant trees with greywater irrigation networks, shade sails, and high-albedo “cool pavements” that can better reflect solar radiation without draining water resources.In contrast, humid and more temperate climates would likely benefit most from maximizing green spatial connectivity. By linking existing parks through linear street-tree corridors — with select broadleaf and/or coniferous species — summer evapotranspiration can be enhanced while maintaining year-round microclimate regulation.Finally, within high-density, built-up cores where ground space for new parks is limited, cities should leverage vertical green walls and green roofs paired with reflective building materials. But they best also preserve prevailing wind corridors while preventing nighttime heat traps through street canyons.“Regreening” is a compelling slogan, but as physical geography demonstrates, simplistic blanket policies can yield unpredictable thermodynamic results. Simply planting trees without considering local climate, available water, species traits, spatial configuration, and urban geometry can lead to unintended consequences.The exhaustive synthesis of decade-long research provided by Hadi Soltanifard and Majid Amani-Beni (2025) offers a clear path forward. Nature-based solutions are not off-the-shelf products that can be copy-pasted across different global cities. They are dynamic, living interventions that alter energy fluxes across urban surfaces.By moving beyond blanket acreage targets and framing urban greening as the strategic reorganization of surface-energy relations, geographers, urban planners, and policymakers will need to work together. When we design green infrastructure that respects local environmental constraints, honors spatial equity, and optimizes microclimatic processes, urban greening moves from a vague policy promise toward tools of experimentation that can pragmatically evolve our cities and megaregions into truly climate-resilient urbanscapes.ReferencesBowler, D. E., Buyung-Ali, L., Knight, T. M., & Pullin, A. S. (2010). Urban greening to cool towns and cities: A systematic review of the empirical evidence. Landscape and Urban Planning, 97(3), 147-155.Cheung, P.K., Jim, C.Y., 2019. 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This One's a Little Different.I read a lot. Business books, self-development, the occasional novel on vacation. And for years, people have been asking me — clients, colleagues, family — what I actually recommend.So today I'm sharing nine books that didn't just teach me something. They genuinely shifted how I think, how I lead, how I show up as a business owner, a coach, a mom, and a partner.But here's what makes this list different from every other "books I love" episode out there. I'm not just telling you what the books are about. I'm telling you why I read them, what was happening in my life at the time, and what specifically changed because of them. Because that context is what makes a recommendation actually useful.A Few Hints of What's on the List:A mindfulness book that turned a self-proclaimed non-meditator into a convert and started everything else on this list.A business fable about team dysfunction that I used to turn around one of the most broken teams I'd ever inherited, without replacing a single person.A book that gave me permission to admit I'd been shrinking in rooms I'd earned the right to be in.A classic that completely dismantled the hidden belief that being ambitious and being a good person are somehow in conflict.And one that will completely change how you set goals, in a way that feels counterintuitive until it suddenly makes total sense.That's just five. There are four more, including one on money that has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with the beliefs quietly running your financial decisions.Who This Episode Is For:Anyone who loves books and is always looking for the next great readEntrepreneurs who want to understand the mindset and inner work behind building a successful businessLeaders who want to grow their teams, their confidence, and their thinkingAnyone who has ever felt held back by self-doubt, money blocks, or fear of thinking too bigAfter You ListenHave you read any of these? Is there a book that changed your life that you'd recommend? Find me on Instagram or LinkedIn, I'd love to add it to my reading list.

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Stories of Strength & Resilience Today's episode features one of the courageous contributors from our collective book, When Love Is Not Enough: The Hard Truth About Loving Someone with an Addiction – Stories of Strength, Hope, and Resilience from the SYKM Collective. Every chapter in this book tells a true story. These are stories of loving someone with an addiction, navigating heartbreak, holding onto hope, setting boundaries, finding courage, and discovering that healing is possible. Some contributors chose to share their full names. Others chose to remain anonymous or use a pseudonym. No matter how they chose to tell their story, every voice in this collection is real, honest, and offered with the hope that someone else will feel a little less alone. We are deeply grateful to every contributor for their bravery, vulnerability, and willingness to share their lived experience. Your stories are helping break the silence surrounding addiction and reminding others that healing begins when we realize we are not walking this journey alone.

The Regulation Minister's hopeful solar power will be well on its way to being more accessible – pre-election. A report from his ministry outlines recommendations to ease New Zealand installs. He says it'll slash costs and approval times for smaller installations and legalise plug-in systems – which are already legal in Australia. David Seymour told Mike Hosking it's a pretty affordable way for people to get into generating their own power, bringing down their bills. He says it's exactly the kind of red tape we should be cutting. Seymour admits the systems can pose a danger but says there are too many stupid rules in this country premised on the idea that the people themselves are stupid. He thinks that if Australians are smart enough to manage the danger, then New Zealanders definitely are. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curated & Presented by DJ Chris Rock aka Uncle ChrisThis week we have some great mixes of new and upfront Deep House.  We have THREE, THREE FROM … Features! From THREE lovely compilations!  Recommending some nice albums to stream over the summer. Dive in!!Hour 1Husky - Get Up On This (Extended Deepah Mix)L2sounds - Tell Me (Original Mix)Matt Gillespie - DownhamsDemarkus Lewis - Love In The Grey (Original Mix)Westside Angel - Change Your Heart (Original Mix)B&S Concept - The Story Of Jazz (Original Mix) Rune Sibiya - Good Intensions (Original Mix)Igor Gonya & Hotmood - Strings BoogieIgor Gonya Feat. Lee Wilson - Up All NightIgor Gonya & The Satum - Strike The Right HoopVince Watson - Eminesence (Atjazz Galaxy Aart Remix)Atjazz - Love You Day OneVincent Inc - Toko Jazz (Doug Gomez remix)JT Donaldson - no 10 (Original Mix)Finest Wear - Keep On Lovin Tour-Maubourg - Drifting Away (Extended)Boogie Rapture - Sand In My Hands (Nathan G Full Moon Jazzy Dub)Sinan Kaya - Dance with Me (Andy Bach Remix)Zoo Brazil - In This Place (Original Mix)Ciro Blazevic - Uh! (Original Mix)Kazam - I Can Feel (Original Mix)Rob Roy - Don't Stop (Original Mix)Hour 2K.ZIA - Call For ChangeAlexander IV - Now, Pause... feat. Ursula RuckerLeee John and Byron Stingily - Proud And Bold (Boogie Back)DJ Scratch - GoDJ Spen & David Harness ft Randy Roberts & Richard Burton - Seen (Praise Party Album Mix)Sonic Soul Orchestra ft. Mishell Ivon & Mr.V - Sueno Latino 26 (Matt Gillespie Deep Rhythm Remix)Max Sinàl - Counting Stars Ft Sio (Extended Mix)Atjazz & Fred Everything feat. Ernesto & The Basement Gospel - Line In The Sand (2 Step Edit)Konstantin Kobra - Give Me That AllAbel, Shelley Chapman - Dance Alone (Abel's Afro Dub)Lapie, ShortBass - Twiilight (Groove Mix)Dj Sibz - Another MindTshegoTMM - Clouds in My MindTiiano, Super Days - Synth PartyPigsie - Sprucy's BonusIstia - India (Dub Mix)Jay Newman - I'm DreamingAtley Bestoren - Everything I Need (Extended Mix)Elliot Hollins & Nicholas Barker - IvorySpinnage - Distilled Feelings (Li.La, OSKA O Remix)Mihai Popoviciu - UnderstandNightly Closures - Look Inside

In this episode of Better Merch… Better Marketing, Kirby Hasseman and Jade Crider explore why investing in quality can make all the difference when it comes to branded merchandise and marketing. The conversation begins with a fun discussion around products that were truly worth the splurge. From premium drinkware and apparel to backpacks and speakers, Kirby and Jade share promotional products they've personally used that exceeded expectations—and why quality merchandise creates a lasting impression that cheap giveaways simply can't. They also provide an update on this year's Rock Your Merch Show, highlighting what's new, offering tips to help attendees get the most out of the event, and explaining why now is the perfect time to register. Finally, Kirby shares an honest perspective on something many business owners struggle with: taking time away from work. Together, they discuss why stepping away from the office often leads to better decisions, fresh perspective, and healthier business growth—and why sometimes the biggest obstacle to moving a business forward is the business owner themselves. The episode also features the Product of the Week: the EZ Breezy Neck Fan, a practical promotional product that's perfect for outdoor events, company outings, and warm-weather promotions. Whether you're looking for better promotional products, stronger branding, or smarter marketing ideas, this episode is packed with practical insights you can put to work right away.

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Your website traffic is dropping. Instagram reach is unpredictable. And customers are increasingly asking ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI what to buy instead of clicking through search results.So why isn't AI recommending your business?In this episode, Gloria Chou explains the biggest shift happening in marketing today—and why earned media and PR have become one of the strongest signals AI uses when deciding which businesses to recommend.You'll learn:✅ Why traditional SEO alone is no longer enough ✅ How ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and AI shopping are changing customer behavior ✅ Why PR and editorial features matter more than ever for AI visibility ✅ Why one press feature isn't enough anymore ✅ How to become a business AI recommends instead of ignores ✅ The biggest opportunity small businesses have before everyone catches onIf you're relying only on Instagram, Google rankings, or your website to attract customers, this episode will completely change how you think about marketing in the AI era.Want more people to discover, trust, and buy from your business without spending thousands on ads or a PR agency?In my free AI Visibility Masterclass, I'll show you how small business owners are using PR, media features, and credibility signals to get recommended by AI tools like ChatGPT, land press opportunities, and become the obvious choice in their industry.Watch here: www.gloriachoupr.com/masterclassJoin the Small Biz PR Facebook Group to get the best PR TipsDM the word “PITCH” to us on Instagram to get a pitching freebie https://www.instagram.com/gloriachoupr Connect with Gloria Chou on LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloriaychou 

A board paper from Transport Infrastructure Ireland recommended raising the tolls on the port tunnel as traffic levels were rising so sharply in it. It also recommended a hike on the M50 tollsDo we need higher tolls? Anton asked Peadar Tóibín TD, Leader of Aontú.

Recommending the wrong whiskey to a loyal customer does not just miss a sale. It breaks trust, and once trust breaks, no amount of personalization copy fixes it. Recorded live at K:LDN 2026 in London, this conversation is about the thing every brand now has in common. Everyone has access to the same AI tools. So what actually separates the brands winning with them from the ones just using them? Phillip Jackson sits down with Jake Cohen, VP of Insights at Klaviyo, and Tim Martin-Harvey, Head of Ecommerce at The Bottle Club, a UK multi-brand alcohol retailer carrying roughly 9,500 products. Their answer: memory. Not the AI kind, the brand kind… meaning the stored, structured context a business builds about its own customers and products over time. Tim explains how one mandatory checkout question, asking whether an order is a gift, for self-consumption, for hosting, or for trade, reshaped his customer insight and exposed why standard RFM and lifetime value metrics break down across different buyer types. Jake widens the lens, arguing that loyalty is better measured through engagement across touchpoints than through money spent, and that the brands seeing real gains from AI are the ones writing customer and product knowledge down as reusable context, what Klaviyo calls "artifacts." The conversation gets specific fast, down to the exact wrong recommendation that can cost a brand its credibility, and closes with Jake's straightforward plan for putting this into practice over the next 90 days. What you'll learn Why context, not performance marketing spend, is becoming the real competitive moat as every brand adopts the same AI tools How one checkout question corrected years of wrong assumptions about who buys and why at The Bottle Club Why standard RFM and lifetime value segmentation breaks down once you separate gift buyers from self-consumption buyers Why loyalty is better read through engagement than through total spend The exact kind of recommendation mistake that destroys customer trust, and how layered product data prevents it Jake Cohen's 30/60/90 day plan for building AI context that compounds over time Key takeaways As every brand uses the same AI tools, the real differentiator becomes stored context, meaning written detail about the brand, the customer, and the products, what Klaviyo calls "artifacts." The Bottle Club added one mandatory checkout question (gift, self-consumption, hosting, or trade), which corrected wrong assumptions about which products are gifts and showed that standard RFM and lifetime value metrics break down across different buyer types. Loyalty reads better through engagement across touchpoints than through money spent. The goal is asking the right questions instead of pushing a discount, then building context on each customer over time. Recommendations get dramatically stronger when product data (margin, weeks of cover, gift versus self-consumption, category nuance) is layered onto customer data. Recommend a Jack Daniels to a lifelong Jameson drinker and you have made, in Tim's own framing, the worst recommendation possible, one that costs more than the sale. Jake's plan: set up a service agent and build its skills first, then use Composer to explore your data and test ideas, then keep improving the skills as you learn, since the value compounds over time. Pull quotes "The word of the moment to me is actually context, and that context, if you can store it effectively and leverage it effectively, is the way that you can create a moat, because you can serve more people more personally, more memorably, which will create deeper relationships and, of course, more durable business over time." — Jake Cohen, VP of Insights, Klaviyo [2:08 to 3:04] "What starts to become very important in the world of AI post LLMs is that the most important thing a brand can do is show up for someone the way that they need when they need it." — Jake Cohen [9:09] "I genuinely think Klaviyo agent makes the most sense to be the agentic storefront, and that's not just me Klaviyo championing it. It's genuinely got the most context from multiple sources." — Tim Martin-Harvey, Head of Ecommerce, The Bottle Club [18:49 to 19:48] "The answer should not be, 'Great, here's 10% off, go buy one.' The answer should be, 'How long are you running? Do you have a color you're interested in? Do you have a race coming up?' As you start to collect that information, that helps build the context for that individual, and they become the type of customer that will stay with you for a lifetime." — Jake Cohen [10:26] Chapters 0:00 Cold open and introductions 4:45 Memory is the new moat, why context beats tools 8:00 The checkout question that rewrote The Bottle Club's customer data 9:15 Why RFM analysis breaks down across buyer types 10:40 Showing up for the customer the way they need, when they need it 12:15 The running shoe example, questions over discounts 19:08 The whiskey mistake, the worst recommendation in retail 20:38 Why Klaviyo believes it can power the agentic storefront 21:18 Jake's plan for the next 90 days In-Show Mentions: The Bottle Club Learn more about Klaviyo's Composer Associated Links: Check out Future Commerce on YouTube Check out Future Commerce Plus for exclusive content and save on merch and print Subscribe to Insiders and The Senses to read more about what we are witnessing in the commerce world Listen to our other episodes of Future Commerce Have any questions or comments about the show? 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Balanced Ballerinas is for adult dancers, teachers, studio owners, and anyone drawn to ballet as a pathway to a more grounded, balanced life. Connect beyond the podcast: Instagram: @thebalancedballerina + @balancedballerinas Substack: https://substack.com/@thebalancedballerina YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBalancedBallerina Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebalancedballerina Thank you for being here — and for being part of this evolving community.

Introduction Most sales conversations about underperformance start with the wrong question. Is the messaging wrong? Is the tech stack outdated? Is the lead generation broken? Richard Spanier, author of Trust: Sales 2030 — A Field Guide to Frictionless Buying, argues that almost every assumption modern sales operates on, quotas, champions, gated content, CRM accuracy, pipeline stages, gets the buyer's reality backwards. In this episode of TheInquisitor Podcast, Marcus Cauchi presses Richard on what a genuinely frictionless buying process looks like in practice, and why he believes the systems most sales leaders rely on are built to manage the illusion of control rather than the reality of how people buy. Why This Conversation Matters Sales has spent decades optimising the seller's side of the transaction: better scripts, better cadences, better personalisation at scale. Richard's argument is that none of this addresses the underlying problem, which is that buyers do their own research, reach their own conclusions, and resent being pushed through somebody else's process. If that's true, a huge amount of sales infrastructure, from quotas to lead scoring to discovery calls, is solving the wrong problem. This conversation matters because it asks sales leaders to consider a genuinely uncomfortable possibility: that activity-based management is not just inefficient, it is actively corrosive to the thing buyers say they want most from a seller, which is trust. Guest Introduction Richard Spanier has spent 45 years in and around sales, 30 of them selling directly in the telecommunications equipment industry and 15 consulting. He has just published Trust: Sales 2030 — A Field Guide to Frictionless Buying, which sets out his case for redesigning the buying experience around the buyer's own momentum rather than the seller's targets. Major Discussion Points Sales has a trust problem, not a tech problem. Richard traces his thinking back to a client who rejected the standard personalisation playbook outright, which started him investigating why buyers were resistant in the first place. His conclusion: trust is being lost in the basic dynamic of a seller pushing and a buyer resisting. Frictionless by design. Rather than a faster funnel, Richard proposes redesigning the buying environment itself, including landing pages that let buyers build their own picture of a solution using their own inputs, with no email gate and no follow-up surveillance. Compensation built around the team, not the individual. Richard's proposal: take the profit on a deal and split it equally among everyone who touched it, from CSR to AE to sales engineer to manager. Marcus pushes this further, arguing that 20-account pods with deep account research outperform sprawling 200-account territories. Risk, not pain, is the real decision driver. Both Marcus and Richard argue that most sales methodologies focus on the supply side (pain, budget, authority, need) while ignoring the functional, social and personal risk the buyer is carrying internally, long after the seller has left the room. CRM and pipeline data are largely fiction. Richard estimates CRM accuracy at around 20 to 25 percent. Marcus argues even that may be generous, pointing out that CRM exists primarily to give management an illusion of control rather than to help sellers sell. Referrals: systematise or not? A genuine disagreement. Richard is sceptical that referrals can be systematised, arguing they have to be earned rather than requested. Marcus pushes back, describing how multi-threading and mapping a customer's wider ecosystem can make referral generation deliberate rather than accidental. Recommending the competition. Both agree that being honest about when you are the wrong vendor, and pointing the buyer elsewhere, builds more long-term trust and referral value than trying to win every deal. Practical Takeaways Stop gating content behind forms. If something is genuinely useful to a buyer, give it to them without an email capture. Track what the buyer has done in the last fortnight, not what the seller has done. Buyer-initiated movement is the real signal. Build smaller, deeply researched account pods rather than broad, shallow territories. When you are not the right fit, say so and point to who is. It is more likely to generate referrals than trying to win regardless. Stop letting "champion" stand in for "decision maker." A champion who will not defend you in the room they cannot bring you into is not a champion. Memorable Quotes "I was gobsmacked... the solutions I saw for personalisation were clumsy." "Commission breath... what is more emblematic of distrust than that?" "Stop calling a friendly contact a champion." "It's like turning the Queen Elizabeth around in the Thames." "Don't embrace rejection. You learn from it. You don't embrace it. How crazy is that?" Books and Resources Mentioned Trust: Sales 2030 — A Field Guide to Frictionless Buying by Richard Spanier Managing Up by Marcus Cauchi (forthcoming) Reference to Aaron Ross's outbound sales work Reference to Dan Kennedy on the cost of poorly timed outreach Guest Biography Richard Spanier spent 45 years in sales and sales consulting, 30 years selling directly in the telecommunications equipment industry and 15 years consulting on go to market strategy. He is the author of Trust: Sales 2030 — A Field Guide to Frictionless Buying, which argues for a redesign of the buying process around trust, evidence and buyer-led movement rather than seller activity. Subscribe If this challenged how you think about pipeline, compensation or trust in selling, subscribe to TheInquisitor Podcast for more conversations that question the assumptions B2B sales has been built on.   Useful links: Richard Spanier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spandev/ Richard's book, Trust: Sales 2030: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trust-Sales-Field-Frictionless-Buying-ebook/dp/B0H4MNL1HR Marcus Cauchi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuscauchi/ #B2BSales #SalesLeadership #Trust #SalesStrategy #RevenueGrowth #BuyerExperience #SalesTraining #CRO #FrictionlessBuying    

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Adrian Wooldridge concludes by recommending a "remoralization" of meritocracy, where those with talent view their abilities as a public duty rather than just a source of personal reward. He warns against abandoning objective testing (like the SAT), arguing that lotteries or subjective admissions are more "gameable" by the privileged. Finally, he stresses that the West must purify its meritocratic systems to compete with China's "examination state," which has successfully linked its ancient testing traditions with modern science and technology. Without internal reform, the current meritocracy remains vulnerable to global competition. 81825

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The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is recommending individual parishes enter bankruptcy in an effort to bring a clergy abuse scandal to an end. Nandor Forgach, an outspoken parishioner at St. Benedict, gives his reaction.

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In this episode of The Inquisitor Podcast, Marcus speaks with returning guest Matt Gaskin about a shift most businesses still haven't recognised properly: AI search is changing how buyers discover and evaluate suppliers. Matt argues that your website is no longer just a marketing brochure. It is now a trust and credibility signal for AI systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, and Perplexity AI. The conversation began after Matt shut down his Google and Facebook ads because they generated huge amounts of noise, poor-fit enquiries, and almost no conversions. That forced him to ask a difficult question: “If a real buyer asked AI who to recommend in my market, would my business even appear?” The answer was no. What followed was a six-month investigation into how AI systems evaluate businesses online, what creates trust signals, and why many websites unintentionally confuse both buyers and AI models. Marcus and Matt explore: Why visibility and recommendation are not the same thing How unclear messaging creates “entity drift” and confuses AI systems Why FAQs, buyer answers, case studies and authority signals matter more than flashy design The risks of generic “we serve everyone” positioning How businesses accidentally train AI to attract the wrong customers Why many websites are still built for Google's old SEO model rather than AI recommendation engines The hidden technical and strategic problems that stop businesses appearing in AI-generated shortlists What founders, sales leaders and marketers should audit immediately Matt also explains why smaller specialist firms can still outperform larger competitors in AI search by being clearer, more specific, and more useful. This is not a conversation about gaming algorithms. It is a conversation about clarity, trust, buyer intent, and whether your digital presence genuinely reflects the value your business provides. If you suspect your marketing generates activity but not meaningful opportunities, this episode will probably make you uncomfortable in all the right ways.   connect with Matt Matt Gaskin | LinkedIn connect with Marcus Marcus Cauchi | LinkedIn

“What could've been a five-minute conversation with a human has now taken 30 minutes and made me angry.” In this episode of eCom@One with Richard Hill, the spotlight turns to AI's real-world impact on the eCommerce landscape. Richard hands the reins to Kieran Wright and Damian Duke, who dive deep into where AI genuinely adds value beyond the hype. Listen in as they discuss how AI is speeding up processes, enhancing research and strategy, and revolutionising workflows, while also exploring its limitations, ethical considerations and the irreplaceable role of human insight. Whether you want to refine your operations, improve content, or simply make smarter decisions about AI tools, this episode is packed with practical advice and candid opinions, helping you cut through the noise and harness AI where it matters most.  And remember “The trick is: I actually don't know what I'm talking about, but if I say it in this tone of voice…” We're joking, kind of!  Hit subscribe, and let's get started! Time Stamps:  00:00 Exploring practical AI in business 04:44 Skepticism about chatbots in retail 07:13 Using AI as a thinking partner 10:17 Discussing AI tool reliance 15:05 Discussing AI and ethical concerns 18:12 Caution with AI data privacy 22:20 Clients pushing for AI in reviews 23:16 Evaluating AI tools for clients 27:03 Shifting roles in agency teams 30:10 Recommending a YouTube channel

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Send us Fan MailTwo episodes ago, a Florida builder went from a 16% ChatGPT citation rate to 72% in a matter of months. This episode answers the question everyone kept asking: how? In this solo follow-up, Anya Chrisanthon - CCO at Anewgo - breaks down Answer Engine Optimization in plain language, no jargon, no tech degree required.SEO vs. AEO SEO gets you found in a list. AEO gets you recommended as the answer. When a buyer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini for a builder like you, AI doesn't return ten options - it picks one or two. If your digital presence doesn't give AI enough specific, consistent, verifiable information to recommend you with confidence, it moves on to a builder whose story it can actually tell.Why most builder websites are invisible to AI right now Vague taglines, generic community descriptions, inconsistent naming across platforms, and missing pricing all create uncertainty for AI. Uncertain AI doesn't recommend you. And with ChatGPT now rolling out ads in the US, the landscape is shifting even faster.What AEO-ready actually looks like Specific community names, locations, and price points. Real buyer descriptions that go beyond demographics. Differentiators that are stated, not implied. Consistency across your website, Google Business profile, social presence, and any third-party coverage. Earned media - reviews, press, industry recognition - because AI gains confidence when your claims are reinforced by sources outside your own website.Three things to do this week (1) Search for yourself the way your ideal buyer would - in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Claude. (2) Read your own website like a stranger - could AI accurately describe who you are and who you build for? (3) Get an AEO assessment from Anewgo - email your website URL to beth@anewgo.com, subject line "AEO Assessment."

The donor egg recommendation rarely comes after a complete workup. It comes after AMH, FSH, and an antral follicle count. That is usually where the investigation stops. In this episode, Sarah Clark walks through what is missing from the workup before women are told donor eggs are their only path: the full thyroid panel, not just TSH. Stool DNA testing for H. pylori, parasites, and food sensitivities. The vaginal microbiome. The male partner's blood work, which most clinics do not run. The nervous system patterns most REIs do not connect to fertility. Sarah shares Rebecca's case as a proof point. Rebecca was 27. Her AMH was 0.04 ng/mL. POI diagnosis. Told donor eggs were her only option. Her stool DNA testing revealed H. pylori and a parasite. Her food sensitivity testing showed gluten, dairy, and egg intolerance. She had adrenal insufficiency, thyroid imbalance, mineral depletion, and toxic load on her workup. Her eczema, migraines, and asthma were not separate issues. After targeted work, she conceived naturally in month five. Outcomes vary. Rebecca's case is one of many we use to illustrate what completing the workup can look like. This episode is for the woman sitting with a donor egg recommendation who is not ready to agree before she understands what was actually evaluated. The goal is clarity. Not opposition to your clinic. Not a guarantee of any outcome. Clarity on what your workup did not include, so that whatever you decide next gets made on the full picture. What this episode covers: The diagnosis is real. The investigation is incomplete. Why TSH alone is not a thyroid panel. H. pylori, hidden food sensitivities, and the gut inflammation driver. Eczema, migraines, and asthma as fertility signals. The male partner's workup should include beyond a semen analysis. Nervous system patterns most REIs do not connect to fertility. Next steps: Access the free guide: What Your Clinic Missed. The guide walks through the markers that the Fab Fertile team reviews before a donor egg recommendation. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED. Book a Functional Fertility Second Opinion. We'll review your labs, your history, your full picture, and your partner's picture together, so you know what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision should be informed by. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here. About the Host I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them. Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running. Timestamps [00:00] The Donor Egg Recommendation and the Investigation Underneath It [01:00] The Diagnosis Is Real. The Investigation Is Incomplete. [02:00] Sarah's POI Story and Why Fab Fertile Exists [03:00] Rebecca's Case: POI at 27, AMH 0.04, ng/mL Told Donor Eggs Were Her Only Option [04:00] Functional Lab Testing Before a Donor Egg Decision [05:00] What We Found: H. pylori, Parasites, Food Sensitivities, Adrenal Insufficiency, Thyroid [06:00] Eczema, Migraines, Asthma: Not Separate Issues From Fertility [07:00] Rebecca Conceived Naturally in Month Five [08:00] What Your Clinic Missed: The Markers Before a Donor Egg Recommendation [09:00] Why a Standard REI Workup Cannot Answer Why Your Numbers Are What They Are [10:00] Medical Gaslighting and the Permission to Investigate Further [11:00] The Functional Fertility Second Opinion: How It Works  

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Your pool problems might not be a “bad product” or a “bad test kit” problem. Sometimes the real issue is simple: the homeowner is unknowingly sabotaging the pool between service visits. We walk through the patterns we see constantly in the field and how they snowball into cloudy water, stubborn algae, and chemistry that never seems to hold.We start with pool filters, because filtration problems hide in plain sight. DE filters get opened with no diatomaceous earth at all, or they get overloaded with way too much DE. Cartridge filters go years without a replacement until the pleats are blown out and the element is basically done. We also talk sand filters, including what happens when someone never backwashes for years and why backwashing too often can actually reduce performance.Then we hit the chemical trap: trichlor tablets and rising cyanuric acid (CYA). When customers run multiple floaters packed with tablets, CYA can climb so high the pool becomes impossible to manage with normal chlorine targets. Finally, we cover the daily-operation sabotages that drive pool pros crazy: consistently low water levels and customers who cut pump runtime to two or four hours a day. We share tools like simple autofill options, plus real strategies to get buy-in, including linking poor circulation to higher chemical cost and even splitting timer schedules to reduce resistance. • Customers cleaning filters without understanding DE dosing and basic filter function• DE filters running with no DE or far too much DE• Cartridge and DE grid replacement neglected for years, causing chronic poor filtration• Sand filters ruined by never backwashing, plus why over-backwashing also hurts performance• Excess trichlor tablet use driving cyanuric acid too high to manage normally• Using the free chlorine to CYA relationship to explain why the pool needs more chlorine• Recommending partial or full drains to reset CYA, TDS, and overall water balance• Low water levels reducing skimming and circulation, plus simple autofill options• Customers cutting pumpSend us Fan MailSupport the Pool Guy Podcast Show Sponsors! HASA https://bit.ly/HASAThe Bottom Feeder. Save $100 with Code: DVB100https://store.thebottomfeeder.com/Try Skimmer FREE for 30 days:https://getskimmer.com/poolguy Get UPA Liability Insurance $64 a month! https://forms.gle/F9YoTWNQ8WnvT4QBAPool Guy Coaching: https://bit.ly/40wFE6y

Rafael (Head of Innovation, iFood) and Daniel (Data and AI Manager, iFood) pull back the curtain on ILO-Agent — iFood's conversational AI ordering system built for 200 million users across Latin America. Recorded live at AI House Amsterdam, this conversation goes deep into the engineering and product decisions behind building recommendation systems and agentic AI, and why the speed of your AI's response might actually be destroying user trust.The Latency Goldilocks Zone Explained // MLOps Podcast #376 with iFood's Rafael Borger (Head of Innovation) and Daniel Wolbert (Data and AI Manager)

7investing founder Simon Erickson explains why his firm just re-added NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) to its scorecard — a stock they originally recommended in 2022, sold in December 2023, and are now buying back at $12/share. The thesis centers on a seismic shift in energy demand: AI data centers are now consuming power at gigawatt scale, and the list of viable baseload solutions is extremely short. With natural gas, solid oxide fuel cells from Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE), and small modular reactors as essentially the only technologies capable of delivering 5+ gigawatts of emissions-free on-demand power, NuScale's position as the sole NRC-certified SMR design in the United States has become dramatically more valuable than it was when Simon first recommended it.The key new catalyst is a $400 million Department of Energy grant awarded to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which then partnered with the Intra-1 utility to target up to 6 gigawatts of nuclear power deployment — with NuScale as the strategic technology partner. Simon walks through why this partnership alone could represent a $50 billion+ capital project and potentially a 20-bagger from current prices, while also detailing the very real risks: cost overruns (the original Utah project collapsed when SMR power costs jumped from $58 to $89 per megawatt hour), regulatory uncertainty, long timelines of 5–10 years to operational status, and the financial pressure on a company generating only $31 million in annual revenue.Simon also reviews the prior energy companies on 7investing's watch list — including Schneider Electric (EPA:SU) for power systems infrastructure and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE), which has surged 125%+ since being highlighted in March 2026 — and explains why SMRs specifically fit a demand need that solar, wind, and even fuel cells can't fully address at scale.Stocks Mentioned:NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR)Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE)Schneider Electric (EPA:SU)Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG)Southern Company / Georgia Power (NYSE:SO)#NuScalePower #SMR #SmallModularReactors #NuclearEnergy #NuclearStocks #EnergyStocks #AIDataCenters #BloomEnergy #GrowthStocks #StocksToWatch #CleanEnergy #StockAnalysis #7investing #Simonerickson

Send us Fan MailWhy AI Is Recommending Some Builders and Ignoring Others: The Case StudyA regional home builder in a competitive Florida market was being cited by ChatGPT 16% of the time when buyers asked real questions like "who are the best new home builders in this area?" A few months later, after a focused initiative with Anewgo, that number was 72%. Same builder. Same market. Same competitors.In this solo episode, Anya Chrisanthon - CCO at Anewgo and host of the Anewgo of New Home Sales podcast - breaks down exactly what was measured, what changed, and what it means for builders and marketers who are paying attention to where buyer search behavior is heading.What Anewgo Tracked Anewgo ran 50 real buyer-intent questions through ChatGPT and Gemini and measured three things: mentions (how often the builder was named at all), citations (how often their website was used as a trusted source), and top recommendations (how often they appeared in the top spots). Citations matter most. A mention means AI knows you exist. A citation means AI trusts you enough to point a buyer directly to your content. Those are not the same thing.The Results On ChatGPT, the citation rate jumped from 16% to 72% - a 56 percentage point increase. The number one ranking rate went from 7% to 36%. Top three ranking rate went from 16% to 59%. On Gemini, citation rate went from 25% to 63%. And during the same period, average website engagement time nearly doubled - from 51 seconds to just under two minutes - because the content wasn't just AI-friendly. It was genuinely useful to real buyers.The Philosophy The goal was never to trick AI or game the system. Anyone telling you they can game AI recommendation engines is not someone you should trust with your marketing budget. The goal was to make this builder genuinely easier for AI to understand, verify, and confidently recommend - through content that answers real buyer questions and clarity about what the builder actually offers and who they build for.Why Most Builder Websites Are Invisible to AI Right Now Most builder websites were built for two audiences: human visitors and Google. AI reads your website differently than either. It is trying to build a mental model of your business - who you are, who you build for, where you build, what makes you different. Vague taglines, generic community descriptions, and inconsistent information across your digital presence create uncertainty for AI. And uncertain AI does not recommend you. It moves on.Three Things to Do This Week:(1) Search for yourself the way a buyer would - open ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini and ask for a builder like you in your market with specific criteria. See what comes up. (2) Read your own website like a stranger - is your brand story specific and consistent? Could AI accurately summarize your communities and differentiators to a buyer? (3) Get an AEO assessment from Anewgo - email your website URL to beth@anewgo.com with subject line "AEO Assessment." No obligation. Beth will reach out with the report and a time to walk through the results together.Next episode: a deeper dive into AEO itself - what it is, what good AEO looks like in practice, and the broader framework for thinking about this for your business.About Anewgo Anewgo is an all-in-one new home sales and marketing platform. We equip builders with AI-ready homebuilder websites, interactive design tools, floorplans, sitemaps, AI Sales Assistants, and data analytics to create personalized buyer journeys. Learn more at

Gene Marks examines the shift from federal deregulation to active state-level labor laws, citing job losses from California's fast-food minimum wage hike and recommending a strategic business switch from ChatGPT to Claude. (14)1940 DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT, LONG  BEACH CA

Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent dig into the widening fractures inside the MAHA coalition — from Robert Malone's dramatic ACIP exit and UFO tangents, to Vinay Prasad's phantom "10 dead children" claim, Jay Bhattacharya's inability to fix literal broken windows at the CDC, and the ongoing search for anyone willing to run federal health agencies. A sprawling, unscripted conversation about vaccine science, institutional collapse, and the human cost of health misinformation. Connect with us further on https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/author/jonathanhoward/  The Fine Print The content presented in the "We Want Them Infected" Podcast and associated book is intended for informational and educational purposes only.    The views and opinions expressed by the speakers, hosts, and guests on the podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the creators, producers, or distributors. The information provided in this podcast should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical, scientific, or legal advice. Listeners and readers are encouraged to consult with relevant experts and authorities for specific guidance and information.   The creators of the podcast and book have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information provided is accurate and up to date. However, as the field of medical science and the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve, there may be new developments and insights that are not covered in this content.   The creators are not responsible for any errors or omissions in the content or for any actions taken based on the information provided. They disclaim any liability for any loss, injury, or damage incurred by individuals who rely on the content.   Listeners and readers are urged to use their judgment and conduct their own research when interpreting the information presented in the "We Want Them Infected" podcast and book. It is essential to stay informed about the latest updates, guidelines, and recommendations related to COVID-19 and vaccination from reputable sources, such as government health agencies and medical professionals. By accessing and using the content, you acknowledge and accept the terms of this disclaimer.   Please consult with appropriate experts and authorities for specific guidance on matters related to health, science, and the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC's space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa's mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Follow or subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Nasa plans to return to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. Its Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts to loop around the Moon. They are planning to go further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II will be told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin and British astronaut, Tim Peake, with regular guest, US space journalist Kristin Fisher. 13 Minutes is the BBC's space podcast, telling epic space stories, including the first Moon landing, Apollo 13 and the space shuttle. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC's space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa's mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Follow or subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Nasa plans to return to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. Its Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts to loop around the Moon. They are planning to go further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II will be told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin and British astronaut, Tim Peake, with regular guest, US space journalist Kristin Fisher. 13 Minutes is the BBC's space podcast, telling epic space stories, including the first Moon landing, Apollo 13 and the space shuttle. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC's space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa's mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Follow or subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Nasa plans to return to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. Its Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts to loop around the Moon. They are planning to go further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II is being told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin, and British astronaut, Tim Peake. They are joined by expert contributors, US space journalist Kristin Fisher and the BBC News Science Editor, Rebecca Morelle. 13 Minutes is the BBC's space podcast, telling epic space stories, including the first Moon landing, Apollo 13 and the space shuttle. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC's space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa's mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Follow or subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Nasa plans to return to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. Its Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts to loop around the Moon. They are planning to go further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II will be told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin and British astronaut, Tim Peake, with regular guest, US space journalist Kristin Fisher. 13 Minutes is the BBC's space podcast, telling epic space stories, including the first Moon landing, Apollo 13 and the space shuttle. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC's space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa's mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Follow or subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Nasa plans to return to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. Its Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts to loop around the Moon. They are planning to go further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II will be told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin and British astronaut, Tim Peake, with regular guest, US space journalist Kristin Fisher. 13 Minutes is the BBC's space podcast, telling epic space stories, including the first Moon landing, Apollo 13 and the space shuttle. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC's space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa's mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Follow or subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Nasa plans to return to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. Its Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts to loop around the Moon. They are planning to go further from Earth than any human in history. The story of Artemis II will be told by space scientist, Maggie Aderin and British astronaut, Tim Peake, with regular guest, US space journalist Kristin Fisher. 13 Minutes is the BBC's space podcast, telling epic space stories, including the first Moon landing, Apollo 13 and the space shuttle. Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

6. Italian Judicial Reforms and Tourism in Mantua Guest: Lorenzo Fiori Summary:Lorenzo Fiori discusses an Italian constitutional referendum regarding judicial independence. He also provides a travel guide to historic Mantua, recommending its medieval architecture, local artichoke pasta, and regional Amarone wine for visiting tourists. (6)1939 OKLAHOMA CITY

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it's all about Who's Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt discuss what is going on in the world of nu-metal. Topics this episode include-Fest access?-Who's Listing with Nu-Metal in the Rock Hall-Who's Covering featuring Bjork?-Who's Recommending some Nu Scratchy Scratch-Who's Giving Feedback on our Stereomud episode-Wife's birthday vs Roach Koach X-Who's in those DMs talking a Korn Netflix hot doc-The return of Palermo-Who's Reading (Lorin!)-And Stupid F'N Matt's Nu Core for Old Heads 2Take a listen!The Crack, the Butt Rock Bracket is here on the Roach Koach Patreon! Subscribe today! Rate, review, and follow Roach Koach on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! We'd appreciate it! Questions about the show? Have album recommendations? Just want to say hi? We'd love to hear from you! Contact the show @RoachKoach on Twitter, Roach Koach on Facebook , Roach Koach on Instagram, or send an email to RoachKoachPodcast at Gmail. Follow the show on Youtube and TikTok! Find every episode of Roach Koach and order your Roach Koach T-shirt at Roach Koach dot com.

In this Write Big episode, Jennie Nash is joined by AJ Harper, author of Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives—Including Your Own, to talk about a more meaningful way to define success as a writer. AJ shares her concept of writing a “Top Three” book—one that becomes a reader's personal favorite, the kind they keep forever, recommend constantly, and return to again and again. Together they explore why chasing external metrics like speed, bestseller lists, or book deals can distract from what really matters, and how focusing on writing something truly beloved often leads to those wins anyway. Links from the Pod:Ep 416: The Art of Helping Writers Do Their Best Work, with AJ HarperWrite a Must-Read, AJ Harper Love Medicine, Louise ErdrichThe War of Art, Steven Pressfield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Lorenzo Fiori reports Milan requires artificial snow for the Olympics, detailing security controversies regarding the USdelegation's protection and recommending local sparkling wines from the Italian region.

TYPHOONS, KAMIKAZES, AND UNFORGIVING WARFARE Colleague Craig Symonds. Halsey's aggression led to disaster when he twice steered the fleet into typhoons, causing significant loss of life and ships. Despite inquiries recommending Halsey's removal, Nimitz retained him to maintain public morale. The war grew grimmer with the invasion of Iwo Jima, where Marines felt unsupported by naval gunfire, and the emergence of Kamikaze suicide attacks off Okinawa. Nimitz, now based in Guam, observed the terrifying effectiveness of the Kamikazes, which he noted was the only wartime development the Naval War College had failed to anticipate. NUMBER 7 1945 OKINAWA FLAME THROWER DUGOUT