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Revisiting Fleet Foxes' sparkling landmark folk debut album with Aoife Barry

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A live recording from The Big Romance about a 2008 Sub Pop-released classic album of the 2000s. Listen on Apple | Android | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Podlink Step into a world of misty melodies and cavernous echoes with Seattle band Fleet Foxes' landmark debut – a defining record of the late-2000s indie folk revival. Led by Robin Pecknold, the album blends the lush, pastoral harmonies of the 1960s with a haunting baroque-pop sensibility and lyrical themes rooted in nature, tradition, and introspection. Like the Bruegel painting on its cover, every track reveals a dense, beautiful world that evokes a timeless – almost mythic Americana sound. This podcast episode is a live recording from our listening party in The Big Romance in April, with guest journalist and Fleet Foxes fan Aoife Barry. Our next Listening Party is Smashing Pumpkins later this month and it's sold out. Listen Closely: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (2008) A Nialler9 listening party, hosted by Niall Byrne with guest Aoife Barry. Before the album Niall: Hello everyone, how are you? Welcome to the Listen Closely album listening party. I'm Niall, and this is Aoife Barry. Aoife: Hello. Niall: We're here tonight because Aoife picked this album, as she has before. You picked Jeff Buckley last year. Aoife: Yeah, and we ended up doing three of them. Niall: We did, we went to Cork. We did two here and then we went to Cork to talk about Jeff Buckley. And you were at the My Bloody Valentine listening party last year as well, back in October. Aoife: It must have been October, yeah. Niall: Well, obviously we're here for a very different album tonight: Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes, from 2008. As you heard there, we played a bit of the Sun Giant EP by the band, which came out a few months before this album, because we want to give the album its full due. They're a little different, and we'll talk about that. But yeah, you picked the record. Aoife: I did. I obviously must like it. And it's such an incredible record. Is there anybody here who hasn't heard it? That's really exciting, if so. I'm excited for you to hear it. You got a sneak peek there of what the vibe is going to be. I picked it because I love this record, but I also had a funny story about how I first heard them. Back in 2008, when this record came out, I'd read about this band called Fleet Foxes in a music magazine. I don't even think I'd heard a song yet, this is back in the day. And I was on holidays in Berlin, and in the tiny little hostel we were staying in, they had a sign up on the wall: "Who's playing tonight? Fleet Foxes, Café Zapata." I said to my boyfriend, "I think that's a band I read about in the magazine, will we go see them?" And he was like, "Grand." So we went, and they were unbelievable. It was so good. Beach House were supporting them. So it was 2008 smacking you in the face. Niall: Come on. Aoife: And I took photos, which I found. I have photos. Artifacts. One is terrible, the other one's not so terrible, taken on one of those little Canon digital cameras. And I still have the ticket, I kept the ticket, I'm one of those hoarders who keeps all their gig tickets. But it was so good: the venue they played in had a dragon that breathed fire out every fifteen minutes. Niall: So they'd be playing and this dragon… Aoife: I'm not even exaggerating. Fire would just shoot out of this mechanical dragon. It was so Berlin. And Fleet Foxes were so stunning, and Beach House were so stunning. I love Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, I love all those harmony vibes, I wish I was born in the seventies, sadly I was not. So I fell in love with them immediately, and I've been a big fan ever since. Although I'll say I probably dipped a little bit around the Crack-Up era, their third album, but then I saw them when Shore came out, their most recent album, and fell right back in love with them. Niall: We're going to talk about all the albums that come afterwards, but we'll start with this one, because this is presumably your favourite, or one of them. Aoife: Shore is up there as well for me, but yeah. Niall: So what was it about Fleet Foxes at the time? For context: in 2008 there was quite a lot of this kind of music around. We previously did Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago as a listening party, and the funny thing, which I only found out when we did this, is that they have the same origin story in a way. Both songwriters went to a cabin in the woods to pour their heart out and write the songs. Aoife: I think Justin Vernon just got there first in terms of the marketing. Niall: So they must have pulled back on talking about it too much, because it's basically the same thing. They never really talked about Robin Pecknold's writing process in those terms. Aoife: For Emma was such a massive moment, everybody was obsessed with this guy who broke up with a girl and went to a cabin and wrote a record about it. It was the ur indie-folk album. Niall: What was really appealing about Fleet Foxes is that they were so young, between about twenty-two and twenty-seven, and Robin Pecknold was twenty-one when he wrote the record. Which is frankly offensive, you shouldn't be allowed to be so talented at twenty-one. Aoife: I know. And they were clearly these people from Seattle, which we associate with grunge, and then it becomes this place where they're bringing out all the pastoral, outdoorsy, mountain-and-sea vibes of the Washington area. They're obviously really influenced by the seventies too, by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, by Laurel Canyon, but also by Appalachian folk. There's a real purity to what they're doing. The harmonies are unbelievable, there's even a bit of a gospel feeling. So these young guys made this album that was being called an iconic American record on release. The Guardian called it a landmark American album, something like that. And that's special, because you don't get that many records immediately being called landmark. Niall: It was a very exciting time for music around then. I actually brought some records. We mentioned Beach House and Teen Dream earlier, that's a bit later, 2010. I wanted to do a listening party for that at some point, that'd be good craic. Around that time you had Animal Collective and Panda Bear, Person Pitch was right there, that was the apex for that very experimental scene. A few years later we had Sufjan, our very first listening party. And Bon Iver, of course. There's also stuff like Neutral Milk Hotel very much of that vibe. Aoife: I've noticed people covering Neutral Milk Hotel more now. Niall: I think when we got to it, it was on its second go-round, and now it's getting a third, which is great. It's a great record. So, the band were from Seattle, they had a bit of the scruffy flannel-shirt look, but obviously didn't sound like that. The album was written in the woods, in the cabin, brought to the band, and recorded with Phil Ek. Aoife: Who did a lot of stuff with Built to Spill. Niall: Yeah, and he worked with The Shins, and Modest Mouse, a really long history. Aoife: Are The Shins from Seattle as well? Niall: I think they might be. Band of Horses is another one. So they recorded it themselves with Phil Ek, paid for it all themselves, and then the local major independent label Sub Pop came calling. Obviously known for a lot of grunge traditionally, but they'd clearly been releasing this kind of music around then too, The Shins had been on the label for a few years, Band of Horses. When it came to it, they signed to Sub Pop. Apparently there was a bidding war. Aoife: They'd become quite popular on MySpace. Anybody remember MySpace? Every time I do one of these I feel older and older, mentioning the top eight, the randomers you'd put in your top eight. Word could spread quite quickly once you got popular on MySpace. Niall: What I thought was really interesting, that I discovered when I was researching, is that recording the album was actually a total pain for them. They didn't have much money, so they ended up recording a lot of it in their houses, or in Robin Pecknold's family home. And he re-did all the vocals right before they mastered the record, because he'd been sick during the initial sessions and his voice wasn't in great shape. They recorded it all in one go, scrapped that, did another version, and kept moving the running order around. I'm always fascinated by albums where the creation was a total pain and they had no idea it would even work out. Robin Pecknold actually said, "I hope nobody cares about this album, because I just want to move on to the next one." And then it becomes this iconic record. Aoife: Isn't every artist sick of their album by the time it's done? You're like, "my paintings." Yeah. Niall: 2008 was an interesting time for it to land. The album draws on the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, Fairport Convention, Judee Sill, very much old-timey or sixties folk and pastoral stuff. And in 2008 there's a financial crash. The album was worked on before that, but it was released into that environment, and a lot of this music seemed to catch. When things go bad, we retreat, we dream, we listen to music that's maybe the opposite of what we're feeling. There was a gentleness, an unhurriedness to it that resonated. Aoife: Grizzly Bear is another band from that time. When Jay-Z and Beyoncé went to see Grizzly Bear in Brooklyn, that was kind of where all the indie music peaked. Niall: And the other part of it, which I was involved in, was the MP3 blogs, that's where you'd hear this music. Especially the American and Canadian stuff, no one was promoting it over here yet, so you'd be months ahead. You'd hear Fleet Foxes in these MP3 formats. That was a mad period, it showed how the internet could collapse geography, a song could spread really quickly on the blogs. And in an American context, this came out post-Bush, with the Obama era coming in, a more hopeful tone. You had the Lehman Brothers crash, these global pressures, and then these hopeful times too. It's interesting to wonder whether these albums are a reaction to it, or whether they appeal to us because we want nice, happy things. I feel like Fleet Foxes have so much emotional depth: there's yearning, sadness, hope, nostalgia. Aoife: I loved Yellow House by Grizzly Bear, their first record, a complex, complicated, almost jazzy thing that sounded beautiful but had a lot going on. We weren't going for simplistic music, but we wanted music that gave us depth and beauty. Is art a solution to the world collapsing? Niall: We could be answering that in 2026. We live in a cursed timeline, as I keep saying. That's all I'm going to say. But what else happened in 2008 in the wider circle of music? Portishead returned with Third. TV on the Radio released Dear Science. MGMT released Oracular Spectacular, 'Kids' and all that. Cut Copy released In Ghost Colours, Indie Sleaze night on Saturday, folks, come on. Kanye put out 808s & Heartbreak, that was November that year. Rihanna was at the peak of her powers. Aoife: Katy Perry appeared that year. And 'American Boy'. Niall: 'American Boy', still one of the best pop songs, fire. Iron & Wine was the other one I forgot to mention. So it was a really vibrant, varied year. As you heard, there's the Sun Giant EP too. Aoife: The thing about that is it came out before the album, but was recorded after. The album was done, in the bag. Niall: They decided to go into the studio and record Sun Giant, a collection of songs intended to sell on tour. It ended up being quite popular, and for a lot of people it was their first time discovering Fleet Foxes. Aoife: It wasn't like The Coronas' 'San Diego Song', their summer-holiday anthem, or anything like that. But it came out before the album, and then the album arrives. Niall: So what was the reaction at the time? Was it immediate? Aoife: Things happened really quickly. In January that year they got all the MySpace attention, and by June the album was coming out. Really, really quick. There was so much chatter about them, which is partly why I'd seen the name, and a music blog like yours would have seen it too, and known they were one of the big bands. In a way that's harder now. Niall: These days you see bands like Geese getting a lot of attention because they use companies that help them go viral. You didn't really have that then. Now you'd dress yourself up in some gimmick, polka dots, whatever, and go viral all over the internet for it. I couldn't imagine these lads doing that. Aoife: No. But maybe in a way they were cosplaying living in the forest, on the Puget Sound. Niall: Anyway, when the album came out, people loved them, and it really hit it off. Because they sound so seventies, your parents would love the records and you'd love the records. There's almost a lullaby quality to the folk stuff too. The music is applicable to anybody of any generation, and there's something lovely about nostalgic music that reminds you of a better time. To finish on that point: I think there's something very mysterious about Fleet Foxes, they feel out of time. They're these young, scruffy lads with the beards, but there's a mystery to them. They didn't come across as the hipster end of things, they weren't leaning into anything. They were presented as the kind of band that wouldn't have had phones, would have lived off-grid, which is funny because they were a MySpace band. They're the most un-MySpace band you can imagine. Surprise people, do something a bit different, don't be exactly what people want you to be, and they'll love you for it. And then your songs are unbelievable too, soaring and stunning. Can we talk for a second about the cover? It's an original painting from 1559 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish Proverbs. It depicts a densely populated Flemish village scene illustrating 126 folk proverbs. There's a lot there. Some on this side are cut off, but for example, this woman here, she's putting the blue cloak on her husband, meaning she deceives him. This guy is casting roses before swine, wasting effort on the unworthy. And right at the top there's a man running through a field with his arse on fire, chasing pigs, "he who eats fire craps sparks," do not be surprised at the outcome if you attempt a dangerous venture. There are 126 of those. Aoife: The interesting thing is that the band managed to get permission to use it. Really unusual to be allowed use it as commercial artwork. Niall: And apparently the museum that holds the artwork were delighted. A lot of stars aligned for them. It's an iconic cover because it's so different from what anybody else was doing, clearly of a particular period, and it has that Where's Wally quality. I have a quote about it. Robin said: "We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do, and my brother had been working some stuff out, when I saw this Bruegel painting in a book my girlfriend had. I liked that it had a really intriguing meaning, there's a story to each little scene, which felt fitting for the record. It was dense but unified, not a collage. It has a Where's Waldo quality, something you could look at for a long time on a vinyl sleeve and keep finding new little things. It was very easy to get the museum in Berlin that has it to say yes, they were super excited the band wanted to use it, and put it in their newsletter. When you open it up, on the inside there's a Paisley pattern traced from the back of a book that Skyler's mum got me. We wanted two very different feelings." So, what to look out for when we press play very shortly? Aoife: When I was going back to this, I had it in my head that every song was one of these big songs, because there are so many big moments. But actually there are two tracks that are pretty much acoustic, so it's interesting to notice how they go from the big sound to the small. And for me they're a real emotion-and-feeling band, so notice how you feel listening to it. I always feel this swell of emotion with Fleet Foxes, I was walking down the road listening to Shore and I was like, my God. So lean back and feel into the emotions they're bringing you. And listen to the lyrics if you can make them out, because they're so out of time, all about pack horses and this amazing imagery. Robin Pecknold said he didn't write about a lot of personal stuff because he didn't have enough life experience yet, so instead he wrote these beautifully poetic narratives about pastoral and rural life. So I'd say the lyrics and the feelings are the two things. Niall: Track two, 'White Winter Hymnal', is probably the biggest one, watch out for that. And a few other people thanked and cited as influences, for some extra context: Brian Wilson, Joanna Newsom, Bob Dylan, Noah Lennox and all the lads from Animal Collective, Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson of The Band, Blitzen Trapper, who they toured with at the time and who were bigger than them then. For some reason Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are listed together, which is fair enough. Marvin Gaye, Damien Jurado, Paul Simon and John Lennon listed together. Townes Van Zandt, a legend. Vashti Bunyan, and Van Morrison. There's a nice quote from Robin Pecknold I'll read afterwards. Let's just open it up and listen. I'll play it at full volume, it's about thirty-nine minutes, two sides. Close your eyes, whatever you want to do, vibe away in your own way. [The album plays: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes, 39 minutes.] After the album Niall: It's quite an economical album, isn't it? It doesn't stick around long, thirty-nine minutes. Aoife: I like an economical album. It's also one of the first fairly short records we've done here. Niall: That's part of why I was thinking about Sun Giant in that context too. I'm going to read a bit from the liner notes, because for an album that's very much about feelings, with only a few direct songs, some of what's written here is interesting: "My first memory has always been of me and my mom on a cold grey day down at some beach in Washington, along the Puget Sound somewhere near Seattle. I would be around two or three years old, and we were with a friend of mine from the neighbourhood and his mom, walking among the driftwood looking for crabs. Even now I can remember the smell and temperature of the air, the feeling of the sand and the swaying tall grass. I can even remember looking over at my friend and how his face looked when he smiled back at me. Another memory I'll sometimes recall as my first is dressing up in the dead of summer as Jack London, with tennis rackets on my feet and wearing my dad's hiking pack, after seeing Disney's terrible version of White Fang. Or the memory of stealing my neighbour's Big Wheel and riding it halfway down the block before getting caught and having to turn around defeated. Or wearing a fireman's outfit while washing my parents' car, or eating an orange popsicle from the ice cream truck. These have always been some of my most distinct and persistent memories of childhood. So it came as a disappointment when, one day as a teenager, I opened up a photo album and found pictures of each and every one of these memories. I didn't have a single memory that didn't belong to, or somehow grow from, those pictures my parents had. I guess I've seen all these photographs at some point, forgotten they were just photographs, and over time made them into my most tangible memories. That's scary to me in a way. This leads me to something weird about the power music has: its transportability. Any time I hear a song or record that meant a lot to me at a certain moment, I'm instantly taken back to that place in full detail. Whenever I hear 'Feel Flows' by the Beach Boys, I'm taken straight to the back of my parents' car on the way to my grandparents' place, with Surf's Up in my Walkman and the Cascade Mountains going by in the window. Any song off Radiohead's Kid A brings back the airport near Seattle, from when we were on the way to Colorado for a wedding and Kid A was the only record I brought or wanted to bring. 'Crayon Angels' by Judee Sill is the whole winter of last year. And Brian Wilson's solo version of 'Surf's Up' takes me back to driving my parents' car around town alone at sixteen, windows down at night. I can't ascribe exact memories to songs by The Microphones, Joni Mitchell, Built to Spill, Dungen, Harry Nilsson and so many others, and it's a form of recall I can actually trust, there's no visual element to complicate things, no chance of a planted memory that wasn't actually supposed to be there. Maybe I should be concerned that I'm alone in almost all of these memories, but I guess I was just a private kid, and music was a private experience for me. Music activates a certain mental freedom in a way nothing else can, and that is so empowering. You can call it escapism if you like, but I see it as connecting to a deeper human feeling than the one found in the day-to-day world." Aoife: That's lovely. It's a nice addendum. And he was only twenty-one. Niall: For some reason it's signed "Warren Gamaliel Bancroft Winnipeg Harding," Warren G. Harding being the 29th president of the United States. I don't know why, he thought it was funny. Dated April 6th, 2008, Chicago, Illinois. So, any particular highlights, anything that stood out? Aoife: I was reminded how much I love 'Blue Ridge Mountains', the second-to-last song. I just love those four- and five-part harmonies so much. There's something that really gets me about beautiful harmonies stacked on each other that sound so natural. My dad was really into Neil Young and all of that era, my mum's really into Simon & Garfunkel, so I feel like I came out of the womb going, this is the music I love. Niall: There was another one I meant to mention. Aoife: I'm really bad at remembering song names, which isn't great for an arts journalist. They go in one ear and out the other. Niall: 'He Doesn't Know Why'. Aoife: That was it. I always forget the name of that one, and it's an absolute banger. It's quite a direct song, the last one on the first side. Niall: He mentions his brother Sean in 'Blue Ridge Mountains', which is interesting. And Oliver James is his younger brother, that's the last song. Aoife: His sister is Aja, after the Steely Dan album. The parents were really into them. Niall: It holds up so well. The harmonies and vocals sound incredible, there are those beautiful little flourishes, a flute on one of the tracks, the guitar is stunning, lovely little bass lines. I love the way Robin Pecknold and the band hear music. There's a really good Song Exploder episode with him talking about a song from Crack-Up, and the way he thinks about translating his thoughts and emotions into music is so illuminating. He has a beautiful melodic flow that's really similar to the flow of water and nature. There are so many nature references, it's almost parody there are so many. Aoife: You could do a Portlandia sketch about it. "Power of nature, man." "Come down from the mountain, you've been gone too long." Niall: In terms of the line-up: alongside Robin Pecknold on vocals there was Skyler Skjelset on lead guitar, his best friend from Nathan Hale High School, later joined by Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo on bass, and Nicholas Peterson on drums, who left after this album. Aoife: And who came in as the drummer? Niall: A man who's been a main character in one of these listening parties himself: Josh Tillman, Father John Misty, played drums with them. Aoife: For how long? Niall: Only a year or two, pretty short. As I said, main character, he was making his own record. Any Father John Misty fans? He writes really good songs and he's handsome, so we all love him, but he's also a bit of a pain, and he didn't get on very well with Robin Pecknold, which isn't surprising. When I was looking back at the Pitchfork interview they did in 2008, a few months after the album came out, it was a big joint interview with Robin and Josh Tillman, and Tillman is answering the questions at the start. That's confidence. Do you want to hear a quote from what Robin Pecknold said? I've written it in my little notebook, so old-school, that's the only way I remember these things. In a 2020 Reddit AMA, Pecknold said that on that tour, the Helplessness Blues tour, Tillman was supposed to bring out his own record, but his label said he could only release it after the tour. So he was on tour thinking, "I want to bring out my own record, I'm tired of Fleet Foxes." Pecknold said he "had to endure being around a lot of substance abuse, sabotaged shows, general ill treatment and shit-talking, all while paying him for songs he didn't have anything to do with. It sucked." And then Tillman left the band. Whereas in that Pitchfork interview he'd said, "I love playing in this band, these are all my friends, I'm having the best time, I'm sorry if that's a corny quote, but that's the best thing about this experience right now." Aoife: So he was lying through his teeth. I think he's the kind of person who really has to be a solo artist, too iconic a personality. You wouldn't want to wrangle him out of bed to get to the next show. Niall: Too big a price. You mentioned Pitchfork, the album was number one on their end-of-year list in 2008, and they listed Sun Giant alongside it, breaking the traditional conventions of end-of-year lists. What they said was: listing Fleet Foxes' debut album and EP together may be awkward, but it just feels right, they're two sides of a coin that equally express the band's mastery, "a catch-all Americana that takes a wide slice of our popular music spectrum and pulls it through a reverse prism to create a gorgeous and focused sound of the band's own. The threads of Brian Wilson's coastal pop, Appalachian folk, modern indie rock, Grateful Dead jams and other influences are masterfully synthesised in the band's harmonies." Robin Pecknold's sense of dynamics, they said, flows like a river, wild and free but logical, filling what needs to be filled and moving on. I swear I didn't rip that off Pitchfork, I came up with something similar on my own. Aoife: Very good. Niall: It was Uncut's album of the year too. But more than anything, and this is a strange accolade, the album was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest stoner albums. Aoife: I don't think Robin Pecknold was a stoner. It doesn't really fit. He's a reader. Niall: So what came after? Helplessness Blues, which is really difficult to say, in 2011, then Crack-Up in 2017, then Shore in 2020. Big long gaps, some personnel changes. And Robin Pecknold, as we've established, is a very literary guy, he went to Columbia to do an undergrad in English literature, because he'd left high school early and gone to a community college, and he really wanted that college experience. So that was part of the break. He's also had difficult times, he's spoken about mental health issues and suicidal ideation, many tough experiences that contributed to the gaps too. They haven't released anything since 2020, and he does a lot of cover events. There are two live records. He's actually playing a gig tonight, I think, where he covers Judee Sill. Any Judee Sill fans? Aoife: Oh my gosh, she's amazing. Nobody ever knows Judee Sill. If you listen to anything, listen to Heart Food, it's iconic. He loves her, mentions her on this record. She's the one who does 'The Kiss', people might have seen her perform it on the Old Grey Whistle Test, it's on YouTube. She had a really tragic life. Niall: One of those I've been meaning to listen to properly for years. She only has two records, so it's easy to get into. There's a documentary about her as well, which I haven't seen. Aoife: She's one of those ill-fated seventies musicians, really religious imagery, did a lot of drugs, really interesting. Niall: Did you get to see them again after your first foray in Berlin? Aoife: I saw them when they toured, though it's really bad when you can't remember what you were doing in the 2010s. Niall: Did anybody see them at that Dublin gig, the outdoor one in 2022? Wasn't it amazing. They've played here a fair bit: Vicar Street in 2008, Electric Picnic 2009, The Marquee in Cork 2011, the Iveagh Gardens in 2017. I don't know if I've missed any, maybe you can tell me. So if you were to pick, is there any further listening or reading you'd suggest to somebody, not necessarily Fleet Foxes? Aoife: Some of it is obvious. As I said, I'd definitely check out Judee Sill, because if you really like Fleet Foxes you'd really vibe with her. And he mentions Harry Nilsson, also unbelievable, more well known than Judee Sill, did the cover of 'Everybody's Talkin''. I'd also mention a guy people would have known at one point but isn't very well known now: Richard Swift. He sadly passed away a couple of years ago. He was friends with Robin Pecknold, a hugely talented musician who struggled with addiction. He has an amazing double album from around 2005 or 2006 that's brilliant, and a record called The Hex, which is referenced on 'Sunblind' on Shore, that's the song where Robin name-checks a lot of musicians he loves, like Elliott Smith, David Berman and Richard Swift. It's such a beautiful record for finding new people to listen to, and it's lovely to hear a musician pay tribute to musicians he loves. The imagery is him talking about this beautiful day where he'll go for a swim and listen to all these beautiful bands, an ecstatic kind of song. So check out all of those records, but Richard Swift deserves more fans, and The Hex is really, really good. Niall: Good shout. What we'll do now is play a tune, and then maybe give Sun Giant another go if you want to stick around. Our next listening party is on the 27th of May, and it's an indie-rock album very close to my heart: Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People. I've been wanting to do this one on record for a long time. They're playing here later in the year, but I want to give this record its flowers, it's incredible. My niece has just turned seventeen and I bought her a copy, because it's an anthemic record for a seventeen-year-old. I can't believe that band are still going, which is kind of mad, but it's hard to underline what Broken Social Scene meant to a certain segment of indie. Aoife: And there's four hundred of them on stage. They're from Canada, and we were all like, my God, these people are the best. Niall: For me it's the MP3 times again, we'll talk about this next month. I heard about them through the music blogs, and then I got to see them in the Button Factory, which was the Temple Bar Music Centre at the time. It was one of the first things I ever wrote about, back in 2005. A transcendental experience. Aoife: They're so good live. Niall: I once DJ'd in Galway after one of their gigs, and one of the members of the band, I'll leave him nameless, came over and turned off the decks while I was DJing. Aoife: On purpose? Niall: He was that drunk. I can't remember what I was playing, but I was like, great, DJing after Broken Social Scene and then a band member ruins it. I don't think he liked it. No, I think he was just really drunk and thought it was funny. Thumbs down to him. In a way it's surprising a man like that has managed to persist in a band with so many members. Anyway, I digress. We'll talk about it next month, May 27th. Aoife: I cannot wait. I've been listening to it a lot lately again, it's fantastic. Niall: Thank you for being here. Let's play a bit of this and see what happens. Thanks for being here, appreciate it.

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Comic Lab
Hiring a Social Media Manager

Comic Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 72:16


Should cartoonists hire a social-media manager? Brad and Dave discuss the pros and cons of outsourcing social media and ultimately argue that most creators should handle it themselves. They explain why social media is an extension of a creator's voice, how direct engagement provides invaluable feedback about audience-building and marketing, and why improving your promotional skills makes you a better cartoonist overall. Along the way, they discuss shyness, self-promotion, audience growth, and the dangers of trying to be everywhere at once online. Topics Covered • The ComicLab newsletter and the “Five to Grow On” feature • Whether cartoonists should hire a social-media manager • Why social media is part of a creator's artistic voice • The value of learning promotion instead of outsourcing it • Why creative people often resist marketing and business skills • How marketing skills can improve artistic skills • The dangers of trying to maintain every social-media platform at once • Brad's “2-2-1” approach to social media • Platform-specific posting strategies and why one-size-fits-all promotion fails • Social-media feedback as a tool for improving your work • Shyness and discomfort with self-promotion • The “lipstick on a pig” problem: when promotion can't compensate for weak work • Why making a great comic remains the most important marketing strategy • Dave's upcoming Reddit AMA and his Hugo Award nomination • Using award nominations as promotional opportunities • Hugo Awards promotional support versus other industry awards • BlueSky starter packs and audience growth • Why cartoonists should do more cross-promotion • Whether creators should put award nominations on book covers • How long to keep promoting a completed comic project • Managing inventory and promoting older books • Long-tail sales and evergreen products • Using older books as bonuses, stretch goals, and loss leaders • When it makes sense to retire promotional efforts • Whether different creative projects need separate Patreons, newsletters, Substacks, and social-media accounts • The benefits and drawbacks of splitting projects into separate brands • Cognitive load, burnout, and managing multiple audiences • Using separate platforms to measure the success of different projects • When creators should keep projects under one roof and when they should branch out You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.If you'd like a one-on-one consultation about your comic, book it now!Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. He is available for personal consultations. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive. He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped.

Do This, NOT That: Marketing Tips with Jay Schwedelson l Presented By Marigold

Partner with Jay! https://www.jayschwedelson.com/contactㅤPre-order Jay Schwedelson's new book, Stupider People Have Done It (out June 9, 2026). All net proceeds are donated to The V Foundation for Cancer Research—let's kick cancer's butt: https://www.amazon.com/Stupider-People-Have-Done-Marketing/dp/1637635206ㅤCheck out Jay's YOUTUBE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@schwedelsonCheck out Jay's TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@schwedelsonCheck Out Jay's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jayschwedelson/ㅤCheck out Thorne (T-H-O-R-N-E) at thorne.com to explore their supplements and wellness tools, and connect with Mary Beech on social to follow her work leading growth.ㅤRunning the second half of a marathon faster than the first sounds borderline impossible, but Mary Beech treats that idea (the negative split) as a life philosophy. As Chief Growth Officer at Thorne, she sat down with Jay Schwedelson to get into why Gen Z will sit through an hour-long Reddit AMA but scroll right past your TikTok, why 65% of Americans say picking a supplement is more confusing than filing their taxes, and what actually changes when a marketer trades the CMO seat for full P&L ownership.ㅤBest Moments:(03:45) Why she'd never go backwards to CMO and what the CGO title really unlocks(05:30) Her head of sales is her closest peer at Thorne, on purpose(07:45) The wellness confidence stat that should make every marketer rethink their content(08:30) Gen Z's split brain, six-second ads and hour-long Reddit AMAs in the same week(13:30) Why TikTok hasn't cracked for a clinical supplement brand even though everyone else is winning there(18:45) The negative split applied to your career, today gets to be better than yesterday ㅤ

Multiverse News
Lanterns and The Boys Trailer Reactions, Firefly Reunion Teased, and Hoppers Dominates

Multiverse News

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 58:58


Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universesIt's been a bit quiet on the DCU front other than the Supergirl trailers, but we finally got a first look at Lanterns, the series starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart, respectively. Hoppers topped the weekend box office with a domestic haul of $46 million and $88 million globally, the biggest launch for an original animated film since the studio's Coco was released in 2017. Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! bombed with a third-place domestic debut of $7.3 million. Overseas was just as weak for the new take on Frankenstein and his spouse as it limped to $6.3 million for a worldwide launch of $13 million against a net budget of $80 million before marketing.Prime Video has released the first teaser trailer for the fifth and final season of The Boys where we see Homelander on a quest for immortality using a new version of the Compound-V serum. The trailer also confirmed some Gen V character crossover and takes a turn at the end with Homelander sitting in the Oval Office.Director Lee Isaac Chung has exited Warner Bros.‘ planned feature prequel for its Ocean's Eleven property. Chung had been developing the movie with the studio and Margot Robbie, who is attached to star with Bradley Cooper and produce through her LuckyChap banner. A representative for Warner Bros. confirms that Chung left amicably amid “creative differences.”John Leguizamo has joined the cast of Mike Flanagan's untitled The Exorcist feature, joining Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.Disney has entered the early stages of development on Tink, a live action series based on Tinkerbell. Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter are teaming up to write the project.Jamie Lee Curtis, who has a recurring guest role on Hulu's The Bear, has confirmed that the upcoming fifth season which is currently in production will be the final season of the show.Two-time Emmy winner Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of the fifth season of AppleTV's news drama The Morning Show.Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning for King Conan, a new Conan the Barbarian movie in development at 20th Century Studios that has the Mission: Impossible franchise's Christopher McQuarrie attached to write and direct.During a recent Reddit AMA, filmmaker Carlos López Estrada confirmed that Disney was not moving forward with his planned live action adaptation of Robin Hood, a planned adaptation of the 1970 animated filmDuring a Nintendo Direct presentation, Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri announced a handful of voice cast members for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie including Luis Guzman as Wart, Issa Rae as Honey Queen, and Donald Glover as Yoshi.Over the past two weeks, Firefly fans have been speculating as Nathan Fillion has taken to social media to post videos of himself visiting the cast of the cult favorite show.  He has visited 6 members of his former firefly crew and said in effect, “It's time”.  An announcement will apparently be made March 15th.

MAGICk WITHOUT FEARs
Claves Spirituum by David Rankine - Occult Book Review & Member Q&A

MAGICk WITHOUT FEARs "Hermetic Podcast" with Frater R∴C∴

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 72:05


Watch the full unedited livestream: https://youtube.com/live/uEVWS6Yv2DI?feature=shareSee you soon! Tonight we go deep into Claves Spirituum: the winds, the mechanics of conjuration, and what modern grimoires quietly lost.This is a practitioner-level breakdown, not an overview.Join live and bring questions.Hardcover: https://hadean.press/products/claves-spirituum?_pos=1&_sid=d708823cc&_ss=rBuy the groundbreaking new book: https://amzn.to/4jkmNUuWatch David Rankine's EnochiaCon 2025 Presentation: https://www.arcaneresearchsociety.com/enochiacon-2025-presentationsEnroll for EnochiaCon 2026 for multiple events online and in-person, especially David Rankine's sure to be groundbreaking presentation November 6-8 at this year's conference: https://www.arcaneresearchsociety.com/202600:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks01:32 Introducing David Rankine's New Books03:24 Deep Dive into Clavis Spiritum09:25 The Importance of Winds in Spirit Conjuration13:55 Q&A and Community Interaction19:23 The Role of the Goddess in Grimoires23:51 Addressing Sensory Impairment in Magic26:01 Spirit Hierarchies and Practical Advice28:13 Final Thoughts and Additional Notes39:11 High-Quality Occult Publishing39:49 Spirits and the Wind40:18 Respect and Success with Spirits40:35 Live Stream Plans and Personal Updates42:13 Golden Dawn Training and New Paths43:10 Tools for Self-Initiation in Golden Dawn48:43 Reddit AMA and Golden Dawn Lineage54:00 Arcane SynXis Monthly Sessions54:55 YouTube Algorithm and Support57:30 Upcoming Events and Workshops01:07:08 Celtic Mysteries and Future Plans

Native Plants, Healthy Planet presented by Pinelands Nursery

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz. Between a Reddit AMA, a Roots So Deep screening, MANTS, and NDAL there is a ton of follow up!    “That's Hot” is gold and green. “This or That” offers hope and information. Tom and Fran have plenty of shout outs this episode. Are you listening to the end for a secret?  Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett. That's Hot – Fran's Plant / Tom's Plant Read Fran's Article / Read Tom's Article Have a question or a comment?  Call (215) 346-6189 Have a comment?  Email info@nativeplantshealthyplanet.com Follow Native Plants Healthy Planet – Website / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Follow Fran Chismar Here. Buy a T-shirt, spread the message, and do some good. Visit our store Here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Nat Coombs Show
Edge Rush : Reddit AMA Special + AFC/NFC Championship Picks!

The Nat Coombs Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 75:04


It's Championship Weekend and it's a special edition of Edge Rush! Yep, it's AMA time, with Nat, Ben & Prop-O answering your terrific questions via the NFL UK Reddit (link below). The fellas cover a lot of ground, including the Bills jettisoning Coach McDermott, the Fins new hire, whether the legendary photo of Carlson sporting an 80's Magnum tache will ever see the light of day, why Nat is Ron Burgundy and so much more! PLUS - the boys make their Drew Lock picks for Rams/Seahawks & Patriots/Broncos! Enjoy! https://www.reddit.com/r/NFLUK/comments/1qi8fmk/hey_reddit_its_nat_coombs_ask_me_anything/ ___ To sign up for our partners FanTeam, hit the link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://af.fanteam.com/click?o=1&a=99082&c=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code RUSH to unlock special offers for followers of The NC Show! Get involved in the Edge Rush Boosted Acca, the TNF Freeroll contest - free to enter - and more! FanTeam is the ultimate home for NFL fans in the UK, with season-long, weekly, and daily fantasy contests featuring regular five-figure guaranteed prize pools. Users have to be 18+, please play responsibly, BeGambleAware.org ___ Check out the official Nat Coombs Show music playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://open.spotify.com/playlist/0i1nSLaUJWxZMGCe8eJLQY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ___ BONUS CONTENT! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheNCShow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ___ Follow Nat on X or Instagram: X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/natcoombs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/natcoombs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ___ NC Show socials: X (Twitter): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thencshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thencshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thencshow/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thencshow?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@thencshow⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DnDiscussions
Episode 148 – AMAs, Updates, and Hirings

DnDiscussions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 104:14


Ryan and Ben look back to the end of 2025 through today and recap all of the news and goings on in Wizards of the Coast and D&D Beyond! Community Page: D&D Beyond 2025 Wrap-Up; Brian Perry's Reddit AMA; D&D Beyond Library update; Map Reveals; The Road Ahead for D&D Beyond's VTT; Dungeons and Dragons … Continue reading "Episode 148 – AMAs, Updates, and Hirings"

DroppedFrames
Dropped Frames Episode 453

DroppedFrames

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 151:09


The first real episode of 2026 is upon us. We chat about all the silly things announced at CES 2026, speedruns at AGDQ 2026, Anthem shutting down. Going over the Reddit AMA with Swen Vincke giving more insight into Divinity and their development process also is StarCraft returning? Games this week are StarRupture, Alchemy Factory, Octopath Traveler 0 and more! 0:00 - Intro3:40 - Where Cheeks Meet7:30 - CES 202618:00 - AGDQ 202630:00 - Anthem shutting down32:10 - Larian Studios AMA1:00:30 - XBOX Developer Direct announced1:02:00 - StarCraft is back?1:08:00 - New Game+ showcase1:22:00 - Rumor: Fallout New Vegas Remaster1:24:00 - Old games have no QOL1:46:50 - StarRupture1:59:10 - Alchemy Factory2:06:50 - League of Legends2:10:30 - Octopath Traver 02:11:40 - Trails in The Sky 12:26:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legaltech Week
12/12/2025: Harvey's Reddit AMA, Pentagon's own AI flags Hegseth, Trump blocks AI regulation

Legaltech Week

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 56:41


Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics:   00:00 Introductions 02:34 Harvey Cofounders Answer Tough Questions in Reddit AMA: Valuation, Competition and the Future of Legal AI (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 20:21 Amid Legal Tech's Funding Frenzy, Don't Sleep on the Bootstrapped Builders (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 24:30 Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI (Selected by Victor Li) 38:01 Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes (Selected by Joe Patrice) 42:14 2025 tech gift ideas for legal professionals (Selected by Niki Black)

The Rotobahn Podcast
Week 15 DK Slate Walk

The Rotobahn Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 39:39


It's Friday, so we are walking the Week 15 slate on Draftkings. I am going to try legit hard to get a Sunday morning update posted. Big thanks to everybody who showed up at yesterday's Reddit AMA. You folks were great. I should be doing some more of them during the offseason and they'll be rookie related! Good luck to all this week!

Wisden Cricket Daily Podcast
Women's Cricket Weekly: Cricket with Crohn's, World Cup wins, commentary & more | Lauren's Reddit AMA

Wisden Cricket Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025 42:43


A slightly different episode today as Lauren Winfield-Hill takes on a Reddit Ask Me Anything Q&A. The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls' cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls' cricket.

The Anfield Wrap
The Anfield Wrap: Reddit AMA

The Anfield Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 71:36


The Anfield Wrap answer your Reddit questions! Neil Atkinson is joined by Craig Hannan... Subscribe to The Anfield Wrap for more on Liverpool's 25/26 season… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Publishing Rodeo: The Good, The Bad, and the Bloody Ugly
S2 E45: Post-Debut Blues & Bookish Longevity, ft. "Drake Scottford"

Publishing Rodeo: The Good, The Bad, and the Bloody Ugly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 58:38 Transcription Available


Are we really back? Were we ever truly gone? Who is special guest Drake Scottford, and why is he joining us today? These questions and more will be answered in episode 45.On a more serious note, we cover a wide range of topics today: a general catch-up on where we both are, career-wise, what prompted us to record again, and how life after debut is going. (Spoiler: it's complicated and stressful.)There's been a move in the industry to talk about the problem of career longevity, which is definitely a favorite subject here, and now we're weighing in, almost 3 years exactly after our 2022 debuts. Though we have no guest other than Drake Scottford, we did collect some responses in an informal questionnaire, and share a few of those answers.Other things we discuss: the magic sales number, and an infamous AMA with a big 5 marketing person, and the absolute joy of reading commercial fiction.Link to the Reddit AMA with Marketer: https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/comments/1nw96ti/ama_big_five_marketer_umssalt/Link to The Magic Number, by Todd Satterson:https://bardpress.com/the-magic-number/Tracks of My Tears (article featuring David Headley):https://www.thebookseller.com/features/tracks-of-my-tears-where-does-the-fault-lie-when-books-fail-to-hit

The Slanted Attic Experience
EP - 46 "Abby"

The Slanted Attic Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 86:35


Episode 46 of The Slanted Attic Experience dives into the world of architecture, sustainability, and the evolving shape of our cities with this week's guest, Abby, a Richmond-based architect and UVA School of Architecture grad. From exploring historic design to reimagining how communities grow, this episode offers a thoughtful and entertaining look at how design, culture, and everyday life intersect.Meet the Guest Panel:Abby: A 27-year-old North Carolina native and proud UVA alum, Abby has called Richmond home for five years. When she's not walking her dog through The Fan or tending her vegetable garden, she's deeply immersed in historic preservation and sustainable design. Passionate about the architectural character of Richmond and the balance between restoration and innovation, Abby's perspective connects past and present through a lens of thoughtful, intentional design.Topics Covered (in order of discussion):IntroConstruction and Architecture after graduationMultifamily housing and creating truly walkable densityUrban sprawl and post-WWII developmentRichmond's changing landscape and new parking policiesWhat's replacing the old standards in urban planningDanny Avula's Reddit AMA and civic engagementMinor league baseball culture – from IronPigs to GrasshoppersThe Steagles and the wild intersections of sports historyEras of athletics and the evolution of competitionThe Icarus effect and performance-enhancing drugsFavorite actors – Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, Jeff BridgesWhy Reddit might actually be the best social platformThe art of presentation and relationship building as a skillBalancing work, life, and creativitySustainable construction and LEED certificationUrban heat islands and climate design challengesPermeable materials and the future of concrete alternativesBig Auto and the dream of a U.S. high-speed railwayRoad rage tactics (and which ones might work best)Wrap-up and outroFrom architectural ideals to baseball nostalgia, climate design, and online communities, this episode uncovers how our surroundings and shared experiences continue to influence the way we live and think.New episodes drop bi-weekly at 10:30 AM EST, with the occasional surprise release.Stay connected with us anytime at dot.cards/slantedattic.

Shipwrecked & Comatose: A Red Dwarf Pod
Doug Naylor Reddit AMA - Highlights and Reactions

Shipwrecked & Comatose: A Red Dwarf Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 24:53


Welcome to SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE, an in-depth podcast dedicated to the classic BBC science-fiction sitcom, Red Dwarf. In this impromptu episode, Matt, Mark and Kurt have a chat about what was said in Doug Naylor's Reddit AMA on 7th September 2025.   Host: Matt Latham Co-Hosts: Mark Adams and Kurt North Editor: Mark Adams   BlueSky/Insta: @RedDwarfPod Our network on BlueSky: @filmstories Our network on Insta: @filmstoriesmagazineuk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Chef Fantasy League
Week 1 - Cake Week (Great British Baking Show 2025) & Week 15 - Keeping Up with Gordon (MasterChef)

Top Chef Fantasy League

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 67:47


GBBO is off to the races with Cake Week, and we are SO relieved to be back in the tent, even if Hassan isn't having his best days. Justice for Hassan and that "pl-axe" throw edit! In the latter half, we cover the MasterChef semifinals - did Gordon overcook his duck since everyone's was over? We'll never know! New Yorker article "Inside the Tent on 'Great British Bake Off'" by Ruby Tendoh - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off Zach's Reddit AMA - https://www.reddit.com/r/Masterchef/comments/1n96y3p/its_zach_ama/ Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Green Team of the Legendarium
#328: A Conversation with Doug Naylor

Green Team of the Legendarium

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 43:10


BefuddledPanda hosts emmy-award winner and co-creator of Red Dwarf, Doug Naylor, in a conversation about writing, storytelling, and his new book! Doug's middle-grade debut fantasy novel, Sin Bin Island, releases on September 11, 2025 in the UK. US release to follow.Links from the episode:Doug's Reddit AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedDwarf/comments/1n9xcqi/hi_im_doug_naylor_emmy_awardwinning_writer_and/Doug's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougrdnaylor.bsky.socialDoug's Twitter: https://x.com/dougrdnaylorDoug's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dougrnaylor Doug's Bio: https://www.pbjmanagement.co.uk/artists/doug-naylor The Chicken Song: https://youtu.be/5OiZNGYmvg8?si=JGOVSqC3pjV45wRo Music is Galactic Damages by Jingle Punks.Find us on:Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/FNcpuuA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/greenteampod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@greenteampod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/thelegendarium/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Suggestion Box: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/Nsz6URWeq3JeeZnGA

Rocket Fuel
Rocket Fuel - Sep 8th - Episode 605

Rocket Fuel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 43:35


A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. #RocketPool #rpl #Ethereum #eth #crypto #cryptocurrency #staking #news Podcast RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/cd29a3d8/podcast/rss Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/rocket-fuel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Mvta9d2MsKq2u62w8RSoo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocket-fuel/id1655014529 0:00 - Welcome Rocket Pool newsClosing the new minipool queue before Saturn 1 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1410639978836398151/1410639982372061224 rETH in DeFi https://x.com/StakeRocketPool/status/1961121996667777167 Rocket Pool is whale proof https://twitter.com/Rocket_Pool/status/1959827572986195984 pDAO treasury report https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/pdao-2025-07-31-2025-08-28-treasury-report/3748 Reward night RPL rate locked https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1410299991276261537 New low ratio https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1410172494454849566 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1410302579409162331 Staking news Lido automating DAO https://x.com/hey_tars/status/1960739772898664528?s=46 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1410309409959182336 Staking Nerd Talk episodehttps://x.com/remy_roy/status/1963273281403854913 Ethereum news New ETH dev Reddit AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/s/mVMbSzHGvy Ethereum upgrade timeline update https://x.com/nixorokish/status/1960889073813610697 EF selling https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/1962969315717570910 UX update https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/1961371058012922041? ERC-8004 update https://x.com/marco_derossi/status/1961121596757692619 Etherealize's next chapter https://x.com/Etherealize_io/status/1963231321561399488 Ethereum r1 launch fails https://x.com/ethereumR1/status/1961133946411864323 xStocks coming on Ethereum https://x.com/xstocksfi/status/1962875479578259853? BMNR options coming https://x.com/cryptogucci/status/1960704857754755403 https://x.com/bitmnr/status/1962887335156351115? ETH DAT FUD https://x.com/coindesk/status/1960445742469775755? https://x.com/AdrianoFeria/status/1960711620734152993 https://x.com/deitaone/status/1963626264314429501?s=46 ETF full steam ahead https://x.com/farsideuk/status/1960549925336252530?s=46 https://x.com/NateGeraci/status/1960693716386988444 https://x.com/nategeraci/status/1961452103500521872? https://x.com/Matt_Hougan/status/1961043190921970161 https://x.com/jseyff/status/1961171325374095552 ETH the Wall Street token https://x.com/scottmelker/status/1960820718427627822 https://x.com/iamDCinvestor/status/1960964924605391176 In other news NASDAQ on the blockchain https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1965024039438897401?s=46 https://x.com/zoomerfied/status/1965023447567700463 https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nasdaq-makes-push-launch-trading-tokenized-securities-2025-09-08/ Bitcoin to fail? https://x.com/LukeDashjr/status/1960454577431461916 Raffle https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/1008896635734069349/1411965522613899377

Candace
BREAKING NEWS! Jean “M” Trogneux FOUND In The United States In The 60's. | Candace Ep 232

Candace

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 59:36


Last episode before we go dark next week and it's going to be a pretty explosive one. One of our viewers— and I cannot believe I missed this - found a certain “Jean Trogneux” entering the United States. Plus, some of you guys messaged me about the show White Lotus, and how there was a random theme of incest in the recent season. It's somehow come up in my research. This is all getting pretty crazy. The Reddit AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2y5sbt/iwasa_guard_in_the_1971_stanford_prison/ Michigan crew list: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/365025754?objectPage=665 Ship Lawsuit: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/85/369.html 00:00 - Start. 00:57 - The reaction to my tweet that started it all. 12:17 - A "Jean-Marie Trogneux" found in America. 20:50 - The Stanford Prison Experiment connection. 35:45 - The White Lotus. 48:44 - Comments. Pre Born Donate securely by calling 855-601-2229 or by visiting https://preborn.com/candace Dose Get 30% off your first month subscription with promo code CANDACE at http://www.DoseDaily.co/Candace PureTalk Make the switch today and get a FREE Samsung Galaxy A36 with a qualifying plan at http://www.PureTalk.com/Owens American Financing APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 800-795-1210 or visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/owens For details about credit costs and terms: NMLS 182334, https://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org Candace Official Website: https://candaceowens.com Candace Merch: https://shop.candaceowens.com Candace on Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/Pp5VZiLXbq Candace on Spotify: https://t.co/16pMuADXuT Candace on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RealCandaceO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Very Really Good
Episode #274 - 24k Gold Labubu Dubai Chocolate Moonbeam Ice Cream

Very Really Good

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 52:30


Thank you to Brooklyn Bedding for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://brooklynbedding.com and use code VRG at checkout for 30% off sitewide! Bonus Episodes on patreon: https://patreon.com/veryreallygood FOLKS! This episode we catch up on life and talk about the 24K Gold Labubu and trying to understand what the world has come to. We also have a new segment with looking at Reddit AMA. LISTEN IN!!! Follow Me: https://instagram.com/kurtisconner/ https://twitter.com/kurtisconner https://youtube.com/user/kurtisconner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passwort - der Podcast von heise security
Security-News mit extra viel WebPKI, Cybercrime und Onion-URLs

Passwort - der Podcast von heise security

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 118:04


In dieser Folge gibt es ein längeres Gespräch zu einer eigentlich recht marginalen Neuerung im WebPKI-Ökosystem. Auf Drängen von Chrome bauen CAs ein Feature aus TLS-Zertifikaten aus, das einige wenige Serverbetreiber nutzten. Ist es statthaft, die Marktmacht derart zu nutzen - und ist die Begründung sinnvoll? Das diskutieren Sylvester und Christopher ausgiebig. Außerdem hat Sylvester ein kleines, nützliches Werkzeug für Tor-Nutzer namens Oniux gefunden und erzählt anhand eines kleinen Fehlers im Ankündigungsartikel des Tor Project, welche Auswirkungen es haben kann, wenn eine .onion-URL irrtümlich bei einem DNS-Server landet. Außerdem befassen die Hosts sich mit den "Busts" gegen Cybercrime-Strukturen, die Malware-Loader und Infostealer vertrieben. Im großen Stil haben Ermittler und IT-Unternehmen diese kriminellen Banden hochgenommen. Und zu guter Letzt gibt es noch ein Eis mit einem falsch kodierten &-Zeichen... - Reddit-AmA mit Sylvester und Christopher: https://www.reddit.com/r/de_EDV/comments/1ksksrb/ama_mit_christopher_kunz_und_sylvester_tremmel_am/ - Digicert zu X9-CA: https://www.digicert.com/blog/how-the-clientauth-crackdown-is-pushing-finance-toward-x9-pki - Oniux: https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-oniux-tor-isolation-using-linux-namespaces/ Mitglieder unserer Security Community auf heise security PRO hören alle Folgen bereits zwei Tage früher. Mehr Infos: https://pro.heise.de/passwort

San Diego News Matters
Almost 4,000 UCSD students at risk of losing student visas

San Diego News Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 14:56


The Trump Administration's hardline immigration policies continue to affect San Diego. Today we look at what the new federal sanctuary designation list means for our region, as well as the State Department's threat to revoke visas for all international students from China. Then, National City has paid to settle three separate civil rights lawsuits in recent years, again raising questions about how police respond to people experiencing mental health distress. Finally, here about KPBS' recent Reddit AMA about the city budget deficit.

Clownfish TV: Audio Edition
Avatar TLA Voice Actors REPLACED for Movie Because They're TOO WHITE?!

Clownfish TV: Audio Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 19:06


The VA cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender are reportedly getting recast for the upcoming movie sequel 'The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender' because... most of the cast were white. Yes, according to the casting director of the movie during a Reddit AMA, they're going to cast Asian voice actors because something, something cultural sensitivity. And ATLA fans are not having it. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. D/REZZED News covers Pixels, Pop Culture, and the Paranormal! We're an independent, opinionated entertainment news blog covering Video Games, Tech, Comics, Movies, Anime, High Strangeness, and more. As part of Clownfish TV, we strive to be balanced, based, and apolitical. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://news.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629

Locations Unknown
Special Release: Fan Voicemail reactions - Part 9

Locations Unknown

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 31:48


Hey friends!  Since Joe & I are off this week and next week, we thought it would be fun to release our latest members only voicemail episode.  If you like this kind of content and want to support the show, you can become a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month and never miss another episode.  (Link below)  If Patreon isn't your thing, you can become a Spreaker, YouTube, or Apple podcast premium member to enjoy the same content we publish on Patreon.Next week, we'll be releasing a special guest hosted episode.  The following week, Joe & I will be back to our usual mispronuciations!  On a sad, yet somehow exciting note, we have to vacate our current studio space by the end of April.  (The building we're in is being rennovated)  To commemorate all the fun times we've had at this space, we're going to be doing one final Live Stream Super show on the evening of Wednesday, April 23rd.  The show will most likely start between 6 and 7 PM (CST) and will go for several hours.  (We will finalize the time in the next few weeks).  Here's some of what we're hoping to do during the live stream.Hosts Mike, Joe, and Andy will be present for the entire live stream.Special guests: Evan Stone, hosts from other shows on our network, mystery guest.Members only video call (Viewable to the public).Hosts will answer AMA questions from Reddit.  (We'll be posting the Reddit AMA soon)Live chat for viewers.Call the show "Live on Air" during the live stream.More to come.We hope everyone can join to help us celebrate the final episode in our current studio!Learn more about Locations Unknown: https://linktr.ee/LocationsUnknownCheck out our other shows on the Unknown Media Network:Crime Off The GridOff The TrailsThe Peanut Butter and Mountains PodcastThe Weirdos We Know  Who Runs This ParkWant to help the show out and get even more Locations Unknown content!  For as little as $5 a month, you can become a Patron of Locations Unknown and get access to our episodes early, special members only episode, free swag, swag contests, and discounts to our Locations Unknown Store!  Become a Patron of the Locations Unknown Podcast by visiting our Patreon page.  (https://www.patreon.com/locationsunknown)  All our Patreon only content (Audio & Video) can now be accessed via Spotify.  (Active subscription to our Patreon channel is required.) -- Locations Unknown Subscriber Only Show | Podcast on Spotify  Want to call into the show and leave us a message?  Now you can!  Call 208-391-6913 and leave Locations Unknown a voice message and we may air it on a future message! View live recordings of the show on our YouTube channel: Locations Unknown - YouTubePresented by Unknown Media Group.Hosts: Mike Van de Bogert & Joe EratoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/locations-unknown--6183838/support.

Big Technology Podcast
Boom Times For ChatGPT, OpenAI's Deep Research, AI Super Bowl

Big Technology Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 63:25


Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) New data showing ChatGPT's impressive growth since mid-2024 2) Was ChatGPT voice mode responsible? 3) How important ChatGPT's growth is for OpenAI 4) How seriously DeepSeek challenged ChatGPT's traffic numbers 5) Does brand matter or are bots interchangeable? 6) OpenAI does the Reddit AMA 7) Experimenting with OpenAI's Deep Research 8) Why AI reasoning methods contain so much promise 9) New Gemini releases 10) Weird Gemini naming conventions 11) Big Technology in New York Times' Klarna story 12) Are the AI Super Bowl ads a good idea? --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here's 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

Engaging The Phenomenon
UFOs: Investigating The Unknown w/ Leslie Kean & Karin Austin

Engaging The Phenomenon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 73:59


We are joined by journalist and author Leslie Kean and Karin Austin, Director of the John E. Mack Institute and Project Manager for the 2025 Archives of The Impossible to discuss different themes all the way from Whistleblowers to Experiences. As well as the implications of Disclosure. Leslie is taking part in an upcoming Reddit AMA on Saturday which will also include Hal Puthoff, Dr Garry Nolan, and Jim Segala. Link Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G6HDuLwYWY Archives of The Impossible: https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu/ Leslie's Website: https://www.lesliekean.com/ Engaging The Phenomenon Links - Clip from interview w/ Marc Gagnon on CAMP Gagnon - https://youtu.be/w0lUTSF8pfw?si=pZ6lNFYfY0PwOZqx Full CAMP Gagnon Interview w/ ETP: https://youtu.be/PZ6Nxtt4b0k?si=xP0GhQ03QxGfLx8t Matthew Cox True Crime Interviews ETP: https://youtu.be/0lODUE4Zmhs?si=qTqQ9jFQz17CmRrF Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EngagingThe?t=iEVw2QagEoCgZey4H_zT9Q&s=09 Engaging The Phenomenon Podcast: https://anchor.fm/engagingthephenomenon Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Engagingthephenomenon Support us w/ Paypal: https://paypal.me/engagingthephenomeno?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Read Our Articles on Medium: https://medium.com/@EngagingThePhenomenon Greatly appreciate all the support!! Another way to support the channel is to share the work on social media networks! Thanks for joining us! Support The Podcast: https://anchor.fm/engagingthephenomenon/support Engaging The Phenomenon LinkTree(https://linktr.ee/EngagingThePhenomenon) We've created a Twitter account for our initiative! Follow us here to stay tuned! Inquire Anomalous YouTube: https://youtube.com/@inquireanomalous Follow Here: https://twitter.com/InquireAnomalus?t=PWi80yvgFpRVdflA_S242g&s=09 ............

Night Owls Disc Golf Podcast
Player Moves, Koling Surprise, Brodie Speculation, Drew's Videos, Reddit AMA, H.O.D. Trouble and more

Night Owls Disc Golf Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 100:00


Leave a review, comment on the show, or rate us on your favorite streaming platform. The podcast is now streamiong on Door Disc Golf's YouTube page along with iHeart Radio. Door Disc Golf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doordiscgolf Door Disc Golf Online Store: https://doordisc.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopdiDN699Lpmmc-FfeYkYiBSX_y6JaRNuGXQjZo4A4Q_lgJ6I3H Instagram: Door_Disc_Golf https://www.instagram.com/door_disc_golf/profilecard/?igsh=MXRxNXJoaTR4dDZpYg%3D%3D Instagram: Night_Owls_Pod https://www.instagram.com/night_owls_pod/profilecard/?igsh=MXF1b2k4OWVmcHAyMQ%3D%3D

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast
Caruso Extension + Trade Ideas | Reddit AMA

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 60:20


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Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast
Caruso Extension + Trade Ideas | Reddit AMA

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 58:05


A quick discussion on Caruso's extension + a Reddit AMA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Automotive Troublemaker w/ Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier
Car Buying Harder In October, Cybertruck Day Supply, OpenAI's Operator

The Automotive Troublemaker w/ Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 13:19


Shoot us a Text.It's Thursday, and we're almost halfway through November. Today, we're talking about a CDK study that says car buying got harder for consumers in October, how Tesla has exhausted its Cybertruck reservation list and OpenAI's autonomous Operator that's coming to a computer near you.Show Notes with links:According to a recent CDK Global study, shoppers struggled a bit more in October with finding the right car as inventory disruptions such as stop sales, model turnovers, and natural disasters took a toll on the Ease of Purchase.87% of buyers reported an easy car-buying experience, down from September's 89% and August's record 93%.Only 49% of shoppers could buy their preferred vehicle on the lot, down from 54% in September, with the test-drive ease rate also slipping to 78%—a rare dip below 80%.Complaints about "too many things to choose from" and excessive paperwork led to a slight drop in ease for form completion, falling to 70% in October from 72% in September.The time it took to finalize purchases increased for 32% of buyers, up from 25% in September. Just 15% experienced a quicker purchase process, a significant drop from last month's 25%.Tesla has begun offering Cybertrucks directly from new vehicle inventory, indicating that its once-massive reservation backlog may have dwindled.U.S. buyers can now order and receive a Cybertruck in roughly a week, suggesting Tesla has exhausted its initial backlog.Despite over a million initial reservations, Tesla has only delivered approximately 50,000 Cybertrucks in the United States so far.Changes in the production model, including a higher price and lower range than originally promised, may have deterred some reservation holders.Tesla has expanded Cybertruck deliveries to Mexico and Canada to match rising production capacity.OpenAI is set to release a new AI agent, codenamed "Operator," designed to take actions on users' computers, like writing code or booking travel. The tool is expected to launch as a research preview in January.Operator will be available through OpenAI's API, allowing developers to integrate it into various applications.The tool aligns with an industry trend toward AI agents capable of completing complex, multi-step tasks autonomously.Competitors like Anthropic, Microsoft, and Google are also developing similar agent tools to manage tasks for users.OpenAI's Sam Altman has hinted at this shift, calling it the next “giant breakthrough” in AI during a recent Reddit AMA.Hosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
EP 394: AI News That Matters - November 4th, 2024

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 37:20


Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text messageGPT-5 is delayed. So is Copilot Recall Annnnd Google's Project Astra? While Big Tech is facing AI delays, Anthropic is shipping, the Chinese military is reportedly using Meta's open Llama model, and LinkedIn has a new AI agent to do its recruiting. Here's this week's AI news that matters. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Ask Jordan questions on AIUpcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:1. ChatGPT Search2. Google AI gets real-time search3. Anthropic Claude gets updates4. OpenAI GPT-5 delayed5. Google's Project Astra delayed6. Microsoft Recall feature delayed7. China hacks Meta's Llama modelTimestamps:00:00 Improved ChatGPT: deeper engagement, Google-like search.04:42 Google unveils real-time search for Gemini AI.07:09 OpenAI and Google's strategies differ for developers.12:30 Google demonstrates delayed Project Astra with computer vision.15:52 Recall testing postponed; opt-in feature due December.17:34 Microsoft may rebrand AI as Windows Intelligence.23:26 LinkedIn aims to automate 80% of recruiting tasks.26:45 China uses open models for military purposes.28:45 Sam Altman confirms no imminent GPT-5 release.32:05 OpenAI prioritizes reasoning models; GPT-5 delayed.35:08 AI updates: LinkedIn, Meta, Reddit AMA, and more.Keywords:ChatGPT, New Search Tool, Google, Gemini AI, AI Business Competition, Anthropic, PDF processing system, AI Industry Trends, Jordan Wilson, Google Project Astra, Microsoft Copilot Plus Recall Feature, Windows Intelligence, Microsoft Rebranding, advanced voice mode feature, DALL-E, Soarra, GPT-5, Search GPT, Claude Mac app, LinkedIn AI hiring assistant, China, Meta's Llama model, military AI development, Sam Altman, Reddit AMA, Australia, rebranding, Copilot, potential bias, export restrictions. Get more out of ChatGPT by learning our PPP method in this live, interactive and free training! Sign up now: https://youreverydayai.com/ppp-registration/

Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk
An Overwatch Anime Would've Been Fire! | NRC Conversations

Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 11:37


Jason Schreier, a reporter for Bloomberg who has broken some major stories in the gaming industry, revealed in a Reddit AMA that Netflix and Blizzard were developing an Overwatch Series, along with StarCraft and Diablo, before Activsion-Blizzard and Netflix had a significant fallout when the latter poached their CFO. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1fs5nw9/im_jason_schreier_reporter_at_bloomberg_and/  https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/activision-blizzard-sues-netflix-poaching-spencer-neumann-1234846539/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-2-players-are-banging-their-heads-against-a-wall-after-finding-out-that-blizzard-fumbled-a-netflix-adaptation/

The Yeerky Boys: An Animorphs Podcast
Q+A With K.A. Applegate: Reddit AMA 'End of Series' Questions

The Yeerky Boys: An Animorphs Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 89:25


We've used the Time Matrix (or something) to bring K.A. Applegate back to the podcast, this time all the way from the year 2011. We'll interrogate her about some spoiler-heavy end of series questions, which will of course lead to even more end of series thoughts of our own. Check out the original Reddit AMA questions with K.A.: https://www.reddit.com/r/Animorphs/comments/6rh785/transcription_of_ka_applegates_ama_from_2011_part/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Animorphs/comments/6rnn3f/transcription_of_ka_applegates_ama_from_2011_part/ Support our Patreon to receive "The Yeerky Boys Chronicles" weekly bonus episodes: http://patreon.com/theyeerkyboys E-mail us: TheYeerkyBoys@gmail.com Follow us: @TheYeerkyBoys on Twitter, @Dogtimes on Bluesky, @Quence on Bluesky and Threads, www.JonathanEstis.com

Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast
8am Hour - Reddit AMA + Ben's ROY Award Solution

Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 40:05


Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about what they will be doing on the Padres subreddit later this morning following the show! Then we find out why Sam Levitt is big-timing us and moving his segment to our 9am hour before we talk about the tight Rookie of the Year race between Jackson Merrill and Paul Skenes, and Ben believes he has a solution. Listen here!

The Pod Charles Cinecast
BREADCRUMBS – Shreddin' with Corey Feldman

The Pod Charles Cinecast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 39:11


What does it take to be a Master Shredder? We ain't talking about the villain from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles either. We're talking the likes of guitar wizards Steven Seagal and Corey Feldman, who continue to shock the world with Reddit AMAs and mind-shattering guitar solos that can only be verified for authenticity by Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. Hide your dogs, because with these shredders are on the loose, no pup is safe! Follow the BREADCRUMBS...

WhatCulture Wrestling
NEWS - Ronda Rousey's Reddit AMA Was A DISASTER! Booking Plans For WWE's Wyatt Sicks! Mercedes Moné ALMOST Returned To WWE?!

WhatCulture Wrestling

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 15:55


Today's wrestling news, including...Ronda Rousey's Reddit AMA Was A DISASTER!Rousey SHOOTS On Vince McMahon!Booking Plans For WWE's Wyatt Sicks!Mercedes Moné ALMOST Returned To WWE?!ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@AdamWilbourn@AndyHMurray@WhatCultureWWE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wisden Cricket Daily Podcast
Mark Butcher Q&A (Reddit AMA) and our T20 World Cup first impressions

Wisden Cricket Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 106:17


Yas Rana, Ben Gardner and Jo Harman reflect on the opening round of T20 World Cup action from the US and the Caribbean. There's chat about England's washout against Scotland, tricky conditions in New York, an India-Pakistan preview and much more. Mark Butcher then joins Yas for an in-depth Q&A with Reddit's AMA (Ask Me Anything). Later in the show, the panel discuss the start of the T20 Blast, Kumar Sangakkara's club cricket appearance and a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly. 0:00 Intro / 4:51 T20 World Cup / 28:55 Kia's Best Seats in the House / 29:44 Mark Butcher's Reddit AMA / 1:11:55 Barbados accommodation / 1:12:32 Brydon Carse / 1:14:13 T20 Blast / 1:28:38 Kumar Sangakkara / 1:31:08 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:41:08 Outro We're delighted to be working with Kia UK once again! Get closer to the action with their Best Seats in the House – http://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket-best-seats-wisden.html Enter Kia's Young Cricketer competition – http://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket.html Interested in watching the T20 World Cup final in Barbados? Find out more about availability at this amazing villa, just a stone's throw from the Kensington Oval – www.beachhousebarbados.com You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The newest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available to purchase at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-78 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #T20WorldCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PIE with Kurt Sutter and Katey Sagal
Slice of Pie: Reddit AMA

PIE with Kurt Sutter and Katey Sagal

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 50:00


Welcome to our first episode of Slice of Pie, where we answer your fan questions!  This week is a special one, we went to the sub reddit of Sons of Anarchy and did an AMA. This is the full recording of all the answers we gave and as you can hear we go a little bit deeper in our responses.  If you want your question to be featured on our Slice of Pie episodes, send your questions to either: https://www.speakpipe.com/piepodcast or email it to inkbox@sutterink.com or head over to the Sons of Anarchy subreddit, we still will be answering the questions there we missed! Please follow @kurtsutter and @kateysagal on Instagram Please support our sponsor: BetterHelp - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PIE today to get 10% off your first month and get on your way to being your best self. Pie Podcast is produced by Big IP with Executive Producers Katie Curtright and Harris Lane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Things
A hot mess in Washington

5 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 10:47


Washington has been something of a mess lately. USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page explains.Former President Donald Trump threatens NATO.Israel kills at least 50 Palestinians, while freeing multiple hostages in a Gaza raid.USA TODAY Money & Personal Finance Reporter Medora Lee talks about death taxes.There's a repeat Super Bowl champion.Questions about taxes? Check out a Reddit AMA from noon-1 ET, where USA TODAY's Money reporters will have you covered.Episode Transcript available hereAlso available at art19.com/shows/5-ThingsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Podcast
Law School Admissions Reddit AMA with Anna Hicks-Jaco

Spivey Consulting Law School Admissions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 24:41


In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, current applicant and Redditor Extension_Ad_1432, who we call "Julia," interviews Spivey Consulting's new President, Anna Hicks-Jaco—unscripted and unprepared, "Ask Me Anything"-style—on anything and everything that was on her mind. They discuss factors impacting this cycle, advice for applicants who applied early but still haven't heard back, weighing law school choices between a higher scholarship or a higher ranked school, scholarship reconsideration, public interest career goals, and more. Huge thank you to "Julia" for some insightful questions and a great conversation! You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠. You can read a full transcript of this episode here.

The Clip Out
Power Zone Coming To The Tread? Plus Our Interview With Nick And Chris Cafero!

The Clip Out

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 90:24 Very Popular


Becs Gentry and Jess Sims hosted a Reddit AMA. Changes to Peloton's accessibility feature Talkback face pushback. “Dumb” treadmills can still sync with Peloton app. Peloton introduces “Quiet Hours” for the studio waitlist. How to get your Turkey Burn World Record Certificate. New apparel drop. Mayla Wedekind had her baby! Ross Rayburn talks with Dana Perino about his new book. Ross was the Alumni Spotlight for SMU. Susie Chan will speak at The National Running Show. Angelo has tips for setting goals in 2024. The latest artist series features Earth, Wind & Fire. Fitbit and Soul Cycle teaming up? Pat McFee has a Peloton Tweet (or whatever we're supposed to call Tweets now). TCO Top 5. German Split Training classes are available on demand. Ben Alldis releases The Stronger You 2. There were three new classes for MLK Day. Move For You Challenge, New Yoga Conditioning, and a new Power Zone FTP class. All this plus our interview with Nick and Chris Cafero! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.theclipout.com/

The Clip Out
Power Zone Coming To The Tread? Plus Our Interview With Nick And Chris Cafero!

The Clip Out

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 89:39


Becs Gentry and Jess Sims hosted a Reddit AMA. Changes to Peloton's accessibility feature Talkback face pushback. “Dumb” treadmills can still sync with Peloton app. Peloton introduces “Quiet Hours” for the studio waitlist. How to get your Turkey Burn World Record Certificate. New apparel drop. Mayla Wedekind had her baby! Ross Rayburn talks with Dana Perino about his new book. Ross was the Alumni Spotlight for SMU. Susie Chan will speak at The National Running Show. Angelo has tips for setting goals in 2024. The latest artist series features Earth, Wind & Fire. Fitbit and Soul Cycle teaming up? Pat McFee has a Peloton Tweet (or whatever we're supposed to call Tweets now). TCO Top 5. German Split Training classes are available on demand. Ben Alldis releases The Stronger You 2. There were three new classes for MLK Day. Move For You Challenge, New Yoga Conditioning, and a new Power Zone FTP class. All this plus our interview with Nick and Chris Cafero!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.theclipout.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast
Thunder Reddit AMA

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 81:26 Very Popular


Andrew Schlecht and Michele Berra answer Thunder questions from r/Thunder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast
Thunder Reddit AMA

Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 80:41


Andrew Schlecht and Michele Berra answer Thunder questions from r/Thunder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dropshot - A Call of Duty Podcast
Episode 377: Sledgehammer is on a ROLL

The Dropshot - A Call of Duty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 121:15


The guys go through some patch notes before getting into a Season 1 intel blog and the many revelations from Sledgehammer's recent Reddit AMA and podcast appearance. 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:57 - Intro & acknowledgments 00:04:25 - Announcements 00:12:13 - Patch notes 00:43:22 - Season 1 intel blog 00:59:09 - Sponsored by us 01:00:39 - MWIII breaks engagement records 01:09:54 - Sledgehammer's Reddit AMA 01:30:54 - Sledgehammer on @PullzeCheck podcast  01:42:32 - Reviewer lolcow/CoD 2024 leaks Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live) every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at 12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Techmeme Ride Home
Wed. 07/05 – Twitter Chaos: The Real Fireworks

Techmeme Ride Home

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 16:55


Chaos at Twitter emphatically did NOT take the 4th of July weekend off. Instagram's Twitter clone looks like it's going to take advantage of this chaos to launch now. The Reddit app apocalypse has happened. Oh, and the mods for Reddit AMA's have downed tools. And how drone technology is disrupting the traditional Fireworks industry.Sponsors:Kolide.com/rideNotion.com/rideLinks:Instagram's Twitter competitor, Threads, briefly went live on the web (The Verge)The Reddit app-pocalyse is here: Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader go dark (The Verge)The Reddit moderators who coordinate many celebrity AMAs will no longer do so (The Verge)Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
Why is Your Religion the Right One?

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 29:07


Friends, there are thousands of religions out there. So, why think Christianity is the right one? And why Catholic Christianity in particular? On today's episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss these challenges which have been raised during Bishop Barron's Reddit #AMAs. A listener asks, do you have any advice for a Muslim considering conversion to Catholicism? Links The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection: Decrees and Declarations