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Episode 187: Chocolate Shoppe - 2 Star Review
Today's word of the day is ‘unrequited' as in Dan Hurley as in the Lakers as in UConn as in left at the altar. That's right, Dan Hurley turned down a massive offer the Lakers. The Connecticut governor got involved. His wife possibly was involved. Everyone was involved. But UConn is home and now the Lakers must scramble. (12:00) The Florida Panthers have taken a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. A chippy game. Players thrown out. Let's talk about taxes though. People want different salary caps based off income taxes. HUH. (23:12) NPPOD. (32:27) Review: How to Rob a Bank. (38:40) The Yankees captain Aaron Judge called out fans for their treatment of Trent Grisham. This is important, because only someone like Judge could do this. (44:08) Buster Onley had his account hacked and panic broke out. (48:40) Luis Robert was not traded to the Phillies. Didn't happen. But he is on the trade block. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today's word of the day is ‘unrequited' as in Dan Hurley as in the Lakers as in UConn as in left at the altar. That's right, Dan Hurley turned down a massive offer the Lakers. The Connecticut governor got involved. His wife possibly was involved. Everyone was involved. But UConn is home and now the Lakers must scramble. (12:00) The Florida Panthers have taken a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. A chippy game. Players thrown out. Let's talk about taxes though. People want different salary caps based off income taxes. HUH. (23:12) NPPOD. (32:27) Review: How to Rob a Bank. (38:40) The Yankees captain Aaron Judge called out fans for their treatment of Trent Grisham. This is important, because only someone like Judge could do this. (44:08) Buster Onley had his account hacked and panic broke out. (48:40) Luis Robert was not traded to the Phillies. Didn't happen. But he is on the trade block. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tonight, enjoy this short pre-sleep meditation, either on its own, or before sinking into a story. Just add this mini episode into a playlist alongside your favourite sleepy story, or add another episode to your 'queue' to drift off easy and stay asleep all night. Love Night Falls?
Feeling sleepy? Join Geoffrey and be transported to a far off land, where Dragons still roam the sky, and stories and legends are hidden in every corner of the landscape. This story comes from the premium archive - to hear more, just subscribe: Join Night Falls Premium on Apple Podcasts or via https://nightfalls.supercast.com/ for a rich, immersive and totally ad-free experience
Ready for rest? Join Geoffrey beside the fire, as we join a young woman who receives a package all the way from Paris, which teaches her more about her lionhearted Grandmother. Love Night Falls?
Time to get cosy? Join Geoffrey for the story of a young couple's journey to see the Northern Lights. John and Katie have been travelling the world together, and have arrived in Tromso, Norway in search of the Aurora Borealis. Like his grandmother before him, John has been drawn to the lights, and feels that something special may arise when he finds himself beneath them. Love Night Falls?
Ready for some romance? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the story of Luke and Sara's chance meeting in the snowy Swiss Alps. Love Night Falls?
Ready to get sleepy? Join Geoffrey by the fireside as we return to the cosy chapel in the woods and meet Charlotte's Son, Peter, as he too learns about the magical creatures of the forest. Love Night Falls?
Tonight, enjoy this short pre-sleep meditation, either on its own, or before sinking into a story. Just add this mini episode into a playlist alongside your favourite sleepy story, or add another episode to your 'queue' to drift off easy and stay asleep all night. Love Night Falls?
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Tonight, enjoy this short pre-sleep meditation, either on its own, or before sinking into a story. Just add this mini episode into a playlist alongside your favourite sleepy story, or add another episode to your 'queue' to drift off easy and stay asleep all night. Love Night Falls?
Ready to get cosy? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the tale of a Christmas spent in Night Falls. Whilst the snow has been coming to blanket the ground and the pines have been permanently crystallised with glittering frost, Geoffrey's days seem to have begun echoing those in the song - the Twelve Days of Christmas. Seems the magic of this place may have something to do with it. Love Night Falls?
Feeling stressed? Join Geoffrey by the fireside and be transported by a meditative story to the shores of Santorini. Stroll through the whitewashed streets of Oia and watch the sun set over the ocean. Love Night Falls?
Struggling with insomnia? Join Geoffrey by the fireside and be transported to England's Lake District, where a kind local is taking a mindful stroll around the lake, on the way for a warm and comforting pub lunch. Love Night Falls?
Tonight, enjoy this short pre-sleep meditation, either on its own, or before sinking into a story. Just add this mini episode into a playlist alongside your favourite sleepy story, or add another episode to your 'queue' to drift off easy and stay asleep all night. Love Night Falls?
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Feel like travelling back in time? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the story of the time he travelled all the way back down the path of time to the world before humans walked the earth - where there was just forest, and the stars, and an overwhelming sense of peace and quiet. Love Night Falls?
Ready to enjoy a bedtime story? Join Geoffrey around the fireside for a fairytale escape, as we meet Beauty in the enchanted castle that she has been sharing with the beast. Love Night Falls?
The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
Jeff Seibert is the Founder & CEO @ Digits, building the future of AI-powered accounting. Digits have raised funding from the likes of Peter Fenton @ Benchmark and 20VC. Jeff previously served as Twitter's Head of Consumer Product, a position he came to following the acquisition of his prior company, Crashlytics. Today, Crashlytics is the de-facto mobile crash reporting solution for iOS and Android and runs on over 6 Billion monthly active smartphones worldwide. In Today's Episode with Jeff Seibert We Discuss: 1. The Art of the Pivot: What are Jeff's biggest pieces of advice to founders pivoting? How do you know when you have enough data to make the decision to pivot? What are the single biggest mistakes founders make when pivoting? 2. AI: Who Wins and Who Loses: Why does Jeff believe that OpenAI will transition into an infrastructure play? What are the most significant challenges OpenAI will face moving forward? Why does Jeff believe that Apple are best positioned to win in an AI world? Why does Jeff believe that Google are the most vulnerable incumbent? What would Jeff do if he was CEO of Google? 3. LLMs: What Happens Now: Will we see the commoditization of LLMs? What are the biggest misconceptions people have on training and fine-tuning LLMs? Will we see LLMs increasingly specialise to vertical-specific models or will they remain horizontal? What is the difference between a thick and a thin wrapper when building on top of LLMs? 4. Angel Portfolio in Review: How many angel checks has Jeff written? How many failed? How many home runs? Does Jeff believe that company valuations are being kept artificially high? How did Jeff make 200x selling through the secondary market for a now failing company? What are Jeff's three biggest pieces of advice for angels today?
Ready to relax? Join Geoffrey by the campfire for an excerpt from Lewis Carroll's whimsical classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Love Night Falls?
Ready to get cosy? Let's look back on an old favourite- a tale of love built day by day on the streets of Venice, as a mysterious gondolier boats by besotted Giulia's window. Love Night Falls?
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Feeling stressed? Join Geoffrey by the campfire and be transported to the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria, and join a family on a ski holiday through snowy peaks. Love Night Falls?
Looking to unwind? Join Geoffrey by the campfire for tonight's story, in which we're heading back to the falls to join Lyra and Dhvani in celebrating a very special festival - Diwali, the festival of lights. Love Night Falls?
Ready to drift off? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the tale of a strange day in the life of a young man named Arthur, when he wakes to find himself in a very different body- that of his dog, Buddy. Love Night Falls?
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Time to drift off? Join Geoffrey around the fire for the tale of young Alex Peterson- an architect seeking inspiration in the beautiful city of Barcelona. There, Alex finds the designs of Antoni Gaudi to be more than inspiring, but it's the life and beauty in one Mariana Moreno, that truly sparks his imagination. Love Night Falls?
Ready for the best sleep of your life? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the story of how Celeste the good witch and her familiar cat, Misty, spent one All Hallows Eve when magic filled the air. Love Night Falls?
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Feeling stressed? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for a taste of Night Falls Premium, with this rewind story in which Faye travels to the lavender fields of Tuscany, and meets Lorenzo, the proprietor of her guest house, and soon finds a reason to stay. Love Night Falls?
Looking for some escapism? Join Geoffrey by the campfire for the tale of four children's surprise discovery of an object on the beach, which set them on the trail of a great mystery. Love Night Falls?
Ready to get sleepy? Join Geoffrey by the campfire for the tale of a late summer's harvest, when he and his friends gathered to pick the last fruits that hung in the orchard, ready to pickle and pack and preserve, and tuck away for the winter ahead. Love Night Falls?
Feeling Sleepy? Join Geoffrey by the fireside to enjoy another case investigated by Sherlock Holmes in his later years in the quiet seaside town of Inglewood Bay. Love Night Falls?
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Ready to get cosy? In tonight's rewind story, we're retelling the tale of the time detective extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes was reunited with a dear old friend- and found himself wrapped up in yet another mystery. Love Night Falls?
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This week: new iPhone, new gate! Nerds on the internet are mad that the iPhone 15 Pros titanium finish has a big problem with finger oils - we discuss! Plus: we review the reviews for iPhone 15 Pro, cover some of its new hidden features, and we'll highlight the best new features in iOS 17! And we NEED to talk about Apple's new Finewoven cases… This episode supported by Notion Notion combines your notes, documents, and task or project management into one space that's simple and beautifully designed, with the power of AI built right inside. Try Notion AI for free when you go to notion.com/cultcast. Babbel Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a private tutor - or fooling yourself with language apps that are little more than games - Babbel's quick 10-minute lessons are designed by over 150 language experts to help you start speaking a new language in as little as 3-weeks. Get 55% off at babbel.com/cultcast. Squarespace Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. CoM Store Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth CultCloth will keep your Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone 15 Pro, guitars, glasses and lenses sparkling clean! For a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a two free CarryCloths with any order $20+ at CultCloth.co. This week's stories GRIFFIN: Apple Watch Series 9 Review How to fix your Apple Watch weather complications Apple on Tuesday offered two potential fixes for the recently reported Apple Watch issue where watch face Weather complications fail to load data. Erfon: iPhone 15 Pro overheating may arise from Apple ‘compromises' Widespread reports of iPhone 15 Pro handsets overheating probably don't stem from the new 3nm manufacturing process for the A17 Pro chip but from shortcuts Apple may have taken with the thermal system, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Tuesday. Griffin: Next year's standard iPhone won't get a hand-me-down chip Rather than holding over iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Pro chip for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, the full upcoming iPhone 16 lineup will carry A18 and A18 Pro chips running on an updated TSMC 3nm production process, according to an analyst. Griffin: The 36 best macOS Sonoma features you should try after you update macOS Sonoma may not have the same buzz as iOS, but there are loads of new features this year to try out on your Mac. You can get beautiful Apple TV-style aerial screensavers, widgets on your desktop, powerful enhancements to Safari and more. Lewis: Kuo: Low-Cost Apple Vision Pro Might Be Canceled Apple may have canceled plans to produce a lower-cost version of the Apple Vision Pro headset, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. There were multiple rumors of a lower-cost model coming out sometime around 2025, but that may not happen. Lewis: Kuo: Development of Apple Car Has 'Lost All Visibility' Apple's work on the Apple Car has "lost all visibility" at the current time, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. He says that if Apple does not adopt some kind of acquisition strategy to make inroads in the automotive market, it is unlikely that the Apple Car will be able to go into mass production "within the next years."
Looking to wind down for the night? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the story of a mountain village, high in the snowy mountains, where a mysterious statue has appeared in the town square. Love Night Falls?
Heartland's Tim Benson is joined by Edward Achorn to discuss his book, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History. They chat about what the scene looked like in Chicago at the GOP convention in 1860, Lincoln's quiet strategy as a dark horse and the team that maneuvered him to the nomination, and the broader political landscape in America that fateful year. Get the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-lincoln-miracle/Show Notes:The Epoch Times: Anita L. Sherman – “Book Review: ‘The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History'” https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/book-review-the-lincoln-miracle-inside-the-republican-convention-that-changed-history-5202713Literary Hub: Edward Achorn – “How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln's Life—and the Fate of the United States” https://lithub.com/how-one-week-in-chicago-changed-abraham-lincolns-life-and-the-fate-of-the-united-states/Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘The Lincoln Miracle' Review: How a Longshot Won” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lincoln-miracle-book-review-how-a-longshot-won-1c3b0574
Feeling tired? Join Geoffrey by the fire for another classic tale - tonight, we sail the tropical 19th Century seas in search of history's most famous whale. Stretch out your sea-legs and step aboard the ship with Captain Ahab in an adventurous passage to another place and time. Love Night Falls?
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Need to calm a racing mind? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the story of business man Samuel, who meets the woman of his dreams during a surprise upgrade on a long haul flight. Love Night Falls?
Ready to get sleepy? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for the tale of young winemaker Sofia and her remote vineyard set amongst the rolling hills of New Zealand. Love Night Falls?
Today's word of the day is ‘crestfallen' as in despondent as in sad as depressing as in Shohei Ohtani has hurt his elbow again. Another UCL tear. Will he need Tommy John surgery again? How many millions will he lose out on now? Will he ever be the same? (17:20) John Fisher has finally spoken. He's the owner of the Oakland Athletics. And he only sat down with a paper in Nevada. None in Oakland. Wonder why. (37:00) Review: How to Blow Up a Pipeline. (45:00) Baker Mayfield has some off the field distractions. $12M worth of them. (46:00) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Visit davidsamsonpodcast.com for merch or if you wannna talk to Samson Today's word of the day is ‘crestfallen' as in despondent as in sad as depressing as in Shohei Ohtani has hurt his elbow again. Another UCL tear. Will he need Tommy John surgery again? How many millions will he lose out on now? Will he ever be the same? (17:20) John Fisher has finally spoken. He's the owner of the Oakland Athletics. And he only sat down with a paper in Nevada. None in Oakland. Wonder why. (37:00) Review: How to Blow Up a Pipeline. (45:00) Baker Mayfield has some off the field distractions. $12M worth of them. (46:00) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
| Review | How do you like them Jordans? Benjamin Affleck and Matthew Damon are reunited once again in Air, the new historical bi-epic that chronicles the signing of young basketball prodigy Michael Jordan to a flailing running shoe company called Nike. Man the 80's were cool...
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We light the fuse with How to Blow Up a Pipeline plus we also discuss The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Night Moves, Dawson's Creek, Cam, Beef and Succession: Season 4. 00:00 - Intro: Barbie + Asteroid City Trailers 13:30 - Review: How to Blow Up a Pipeline 44:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Dawson's Creek, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Night Moves (2013), Cam, Beef, Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows, Succession: Season 4, Under Siege 1:16:50 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:27:00 - Outro
Our guest this week is Andy Borowitz. Andy is an award-winning comedian and New York Times bestselling author. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard College, where he became President of the Harvard Lampoon. In 1998, he began contributing humor to The New Yorker's “Shouts & Murmurs” and “Talk of the Town” departments, and in 2001, he created “The Borowitz Report,” a satirical news column, which has millions of readers around the world. In 2012, The New Yorker began publishing “The Borowitz Report.” As a storyteller, he hosted “Stories at the Moth” from 1999 to 2009. As a comedian, he has played to sold-out venues around the world, including during his national tour, “Make America Not Embarrassing Again,” from 2018 to 2020. His new book Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber is now available. Review “How did we slide into the abyss of liking our politicians to be—or to act—dumb rather than smart? In this funny but serious book, Andy Borowitz chronicles our embrace of anti-intellectualism.” —Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker “This is one of these brilliant books that makes you laugh until you cry. Borowitz masterfully throws light (and shade) on the confederacy of dunces who have fumbled their way into power. His writing has never been smarter, sharper, or more necessary.” —Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Library Book “A devastatingly funny takedown of a veritable Mount Rushmore of incompetents . . . In the hallowed tradition of Will Rogers, Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, Ambrose Bierce, and other clear-eyed satirists, Borowitz skewers all manner of chronically befuddled, willfully ignorant dolts. . . . Ravaging this seemingly endless rogues' gallery of buffoonery and corruption, Borowitz marshals mind-boggling, breathtaking evidence. . . . While there are countless laughs in the book, they have a rueful edge given that we are all affected by such widespread ignorance.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Readers may laugh, cry, or swear under their breath (sometimes all at once) with this scathing survey of the seemingly increasing ignorance of American politicians. Borowitz, a writer of page and screen and satirist for The New Yorker, humorously examines the ever-increasing, lowering-of-the-bar expectations of presidential candidates' knowledge and beyond in this book that is perfect for fans of The Daily Show or John Lithgow's “Dumpty” series. . . . For readers who have ever looked at the political landscape and asked how or why, this is a book that will inform and infuriate.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Andy makes me laugh out loud, that's a given. In this book he has also made me think out loud. Profiles in Ignorance is hilarious, original, scary, prescient and a wake-up call for us all. A must read.” —Susie Essman, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm “[Borowitz] sheds light on the cultural and economic trends that gave intellectualism a bad name and identifies the political operatives . . . who facilitated the rise of ignorance. Fans of The Borowitz Report will gobble this up.” —Publishers Weekly --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message