Podcasts about Scouting

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On this episode of Fall Obsession Podcast, Sam sits down with Casey Chamberlin from Baseline Maps, one of the rapidly growing mapping apps making waves in the fishing and hunting community. Casey shares the story behind Baseline Maps, how the app has grown, and what makes the community surrounding it so unique. They dive into the vision behind the platform, the constant evolution of the app, and Casey's hands-on approach to listening to hunters, responding to feedback, and building Baseline around the people who actually use it in the field. They also talk about the role technology is playing in modern hunting, how Baseline is helping fishermen and hunters scout and understand the ground they hunt and fish, and why building a strong community is just as important as building a great product. From the early days of Baseline to where the app is headed next, Casey gives us an inside look at what it takes to grow an outdoor technology company while staying connected to the hunters who helped build it. The app is growing. The community is growing. And Baseline Maps is just getting started!Fall Obsession Podcast is sponsored by:Hoot Camo Company (https://hootcamo.com/) - use code "fallobsession15" to save with HootBear River Archery (https://www.bearriverarchery.com/) - use code "fallobsession" when shopping online with Bear RiverTactacam Reveal Cameras (https://www.tactacam.com/)The Outdoor Call Radio App (https://www.theoutdoorcallradio.com/)

On this episode we discuss scouting and game camera tips. Our weekends are precious, and knowledge from careful scouting can reveal so much.  There is an art to camera placement and getting the best informative pictures that can help you unlock what's happening on your hunting area. Our friends at Moultrie are changing the game with technology and we are here for it. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. If you enjoyed this Gamekeeper episode, send the guys a message and don't forget to include your contact info so we can reach you if you win a prize! Support the showStay connected with GameKeepers: Instagram: @mossyoakgamekeepers Facebook: @GameKeepers Twitter: @MOGameKeepersYouTube: @MossyOakGameKeepers Website: https://mossyoakgamekeeper.com/Enter The Gamekeeper Giveaway: https://bit.ly/GK_GiveawaySubscribe to Gamekeepers Magazine: https://bit.ly/GK_Magazine Buy a Single Issue of Gamekeepers Magazine: https://bit.ly/GK_Single_Issue  Join our Newsletters: Field Notes - https://bit.ly/GKField_Notes | The Branch - https://bit.ly/the_branchHave a question for us or a podcast idea? Email us at gamekeepers@mossyoak.com 

Welcome back to the beer podcast nobody knew to warn you about. Here are some of the things we have for you this week: Beers in the grocery store. Whole Foods tangent. No outside books or beers allowed. Is Firestone Walker pushing that Trumer is still local? Florida GetiT check-in. Scouting for Radarpalooza. Sierra Nevada Brewing check-in. Scotty B brewin' German Wheats. Kern River Brewing restaurant review. And more! download Thank you for listening! Check these links!: HOSTED BY: Nick, Rad Stacey, Mikey MUSIC BY: Sunburns and Paul From Fairfax. BEER AND SHOW-RELATED LINKS: SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A GOLDEN GOD! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts. You can also find us on Spotify and most podcast players. Perfect Pour's YouTube Channel. VOICEMAIL/TEXT LINE: 559-492-0542 Drop Us a Line: perfectpourpodcast@gmail.com. Join our Discord Channel! Send Postcards or Samples to us: The Perfect Pour – co Mike Seay 2037 W. Bullard Ave #153 Fresno, CA 93711

Andreas Herrmann ist seit diesem Sommer Technischer Direktor beim FC Basel. Der 35-Jährige zeigt sich zufrieden mit dem bisherigen Transfersommer. Überrascht war er über die grosse Kaderfluktuation. Beim FC Basel herrscht eine andere Dynamik wie bei seinem Ex-Club Manchester United. Im Interview spricht er über seine Anfänge in Deutschland und wie er in seinem jugendlichen Leichtsinn rund 150 Clubs in Europa kontaktiert hat, um Unterschlupf im Scouting zu finden. In England hat er unmoralische Angebote von Beratern erhalten. Im Gespräch verrät Andreas Herrmann, welchen ehemaligen FCB-Spieler er gerne zurückholen würde und weshalb er mehr auf Daten wie auf sein Bauchgefühl vertraut. Zum Start der Folge spricht unser Podcast-Duo Stephan Gutknecht und Kevin Wandji Tchatat über ihre Cup-Erlebnisse in Liestal, die mediale Berichterstattung über FCB-Trainer Stephan Lichtsteiner und sie wagen einen Ausblick auf den Klassiker gegen den FC Zürich. Wir freuen uns über Euer Feedback. Kritik, Lob oder Fragen, lasst es uns wissen. Idealerweise über www.basilisk.ch. Zudem freuen wir uns über ein Like und ein Abo, wenn Euch unser Podcast gefällt.

Denise Garth: The Frontier Insurer, One Year In Denise Garth returns to Scouting for Growth one year after the Frontier Firm idea began to move from a strategic aspiration into insurer operating models, technology roadmaps, and boardroom priorities. As Chief Strategy Officer at Majesco, Denise offers a sharper test for the Frontier Insurer: Is the organization simply using AI? Is it redesigning selected processes around AI? Or is it rebuilding the enterprise around intelligence, connecting its data, core platforms, people, partners, and decisions? Only the third represents genuine transformation. The uncomfortable truth is that most carriers now have AI enthusiasm, pilots, and isolated productivity gains. Far fewer have the intelligent core, embedded governance, and human-agent operating model required to scale them. Majesco's research captures the disconnect: 82% of insurance leaders believe AI will define the industry's future, yet only 14% have integrated it into their operations. Sabine and Denise explore what has changed over the past twelve months, why intelligent orchestration now matters more than another point solution, and how insurers can move from experimentation towards a genuinely redefined operating model. The conversation is for insurance CEOs, COOs, CROs, CDOs, transformation leaders, and technology founders navigating the move from AI experimentation to an intelligent, governable operating model. KEY TAKEAWAYS One year on, I see the conversation around AI in insurance moving from “What is this technology?” to a much more consequential question: “What does this mean for the business?” The 82%-14% gap tells us that the challenge is no longer access to technology. It is leadership. Most insurers are experimenting, but experimentation alone will not create a Frontier Insurer. The real opportunity is to rethink the business around the outcomes we want to create for customers, employees, and shareholders. I also believe we need to stop thinking about AI as something we bolt onto existing workflows. The Frontier Insurer embeds intelligence into its core, connects high-quality, accessible data with workflows and agents, and builds governance and auditability into its architecture. This changes what people actually do. Claims professionals can move from repetitive adjustment towards risk reduction and customer empathy; underwriters can become more focused on portfolio management and judgment; and employees can spend more time on knowledge-based work rather than manual processing. The biggest shift, however, is towards orchestration. I am increasingly convinced that the winners will not be the insurers with the most AI pilots or the biggest AI budgets. They will be the organizations that can bring together intelligence, governance, and core systems into a coherent operating model, while building trust along the way. Becoming a Frontier Insurer means being bold enough to rethink organizational structures, jobs, processes, technology partnerships, and ultimately the economics of insurance. The question is no longer whether AI will change insurance. It is whether leaders are prepared to redesign their businesses around it. BEST MOMENTS “Every insurer in 2026 will tell you that they are doing AI. Ask your harder question. Who has rebuilt the business or operating model around it?” – Sabine VanderLinden [00:16] “The gap isn't a technology story. It is a leadership story.” – Sabine VanderLinden [00:16] “It isn't about cutting people. It's about elevating them.” – Denise Garth [14:49] “It is about a rip and replace of business capabilities and the operating model.” – Denise Garth [43:34] “Somebody else is going to jump ahead of you because they're going to look at it from an orchestration standpoint and rethink.” – Denise Garth [38:19] “Redefined their operating model and embraced AI in a way that accelerated that redefinition of the operating model.” – Denise Garth [95:10]   ABOUT THE GUEST Denise Garth is Chief Strategy Officer at Majesco, where she leads strategy, marketing, industry relations, and innovation in support of the company's client-centric vision. She works closely with insurers, technology partners and the wider industry ecosystem to identify emerging shifts and translate them into practical priorities for property and casualty, life, annuity and benefits organizations. An internationally recognized insurance and InsurTech thinker, Denise focuses on the forces reshaping the industry—from AI, data, and intelligent core platforms to new operating models, changing customer expectations, and ecosystem-based growth. Her work challenges insurers to move beyond incremental modernization and build organizations capable of learning, adapting, and delivering value continuously.   ABOUT THE HOST Sabine VanderLinden is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur and the CEO of Alchemy Crew Ventures. She leads venture-client labs that help Fortune 500 companies adopt and scale cutting-edge technologies from global tech ventures. A builder of accelerators, investor, and co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, Sabine is known for asking the uncomfortable questions—about AI governance, risk, and trust. On Scouting for Growth, she decodes how real growth happens—where capital, collaboration, and courage meet. 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We spent the first half of this one talking about fishing tournaments and running through a heat wave that had no business being that miserable. Neither of those things has much to do with a treestand, but by the time we got to deer talk, the thread was obvious. Grinding through a tournament you didn't prep for, or finishing a run when it's 95 degrees and your body is begging you to quit, that's the same discipline that gets you through a scouting season nobody's watching. That's where we spent most of the episode: scouting, and why it isn't really about finding deer at all. It's about eliminating the ground where they're not. Most guys burn their summer walking easy-access spots and open fields, then wonder why their season stalls out in October. We walked through how we're doing elimination scouting this year — covering big chunks of ground fast, crossing off what doesn't hold deer, and narrowing down to the two or three core areas that actually matter once September hits. We also got into what fall looks like for us. More family hunts than we've had in years, which changes how we plan everything else. Public ground keeps getting more crowded, and the deer know it just as well as we do, so the spots that worked three seasons ago aren't playing the same game anymore. We talked through why we're leaning harder into early season sits before pressure builds, what the rut actually does to all that scouting work once it kicks in, and why rubs and scrapes still tell you more about a buck's real pattern than almost anything else, if you know how to read them. This one's part planning session, part gut check. If you're staring down a summer of scouting and don't know where to start, or you're trying to figure out how pressure has changed your ground, this episode's for you. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS: —Truth From The Stand Merch —Check out Tactacam Reveal cell cameras — Save 15% on Hawke Optics code TFTS15  —Save 20% on ASIO GEAR code TRUTH20 —Check out Spartan Forge to map your hunt  —Save on Lathrop And Sons non-typical insoles code TRUTH10 —Check out Faceoff E-Bikes —Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ross & Emory break down all of their biggest lessons & takeaways across the NFL's first week of preseason games, from a scouting perspective. Download the DraftKings Sports Book App and use code ROSS! Connect with the Pod: Website - https://www.rosstucker.com Become A Patron - https://www.patreon.com/RTMedia Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerPod Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rosstuckerpod/ Ross Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerNFL Youtube: Youtube.com/RossTuckerNFL TikTok: tiktok.com/@rosstuckernfl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This episode of the Rockcast features some of our favorite mule deer hunting guys, including Rokslide's Robbie Denning, Travis Hobbs, Corey Dixon, and the show co-host Jaden Bales. They talk about summer scouting, what they've seen this year, and bucks they've checked up on from previous years. They also dive into how someone in the Rocky Mountain West can find success when they're chasing pre-scouted bucks during the hunting season.  As every good mule deer podcast does, it also meanders into some old stories of the ones that got away and some that didn't to help illustrate points, too. The guys also talk about an ethical dilemma with a giant mule deer and a trail camera image that was shared. Then, they touch on some of the newest in optical technology with stabilized optics. Whether you're looking at the new Blaance optics from Swarovski or the popular Zulu series from Sig Sauer, the guys tackle the question: Are stabilized optics worth it? Stick around to the end of this episode, and you will find out. Whether you're a die-hard mule deer hunter or someone just hoping to increase the odds of success on your western hunting trips this year, there's something for everybody in this episode. Rokcast is powered by onX Hunt. For 20% off, use Promo Code “Rokcast” at onX Hunt here https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app You can find Robby's books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here or signed copies from the Rokslide store here

Celtic face LASK in the Champions League play-off round, so we brought in Austrian football expert Tom Baumgartner of the Other Bundesliga podcast for a full scouting report — free for everyone this week from our subscriber show, Extra Time. Tom explains how Dietmar "Didi" Kühbauer took over a LASK side sitting near the bottom of the Austrian Bundesliga and turned them into double winners, their first league title in 60 years, and why a squad everyone said needed a complete overhaul barely changed at all. He breaks down how they actually play: Red Bull-style vertical transitions, but with a manager unafraid to go route one from the back, one of the league's best crossers in Jørgensen, the mercurial Sascha Horvath gliding box to box, and American striker Samuel Adeniran as the battering ram up top. Tom covers their set-piece threat, their three at the back and pacey defenders, why 41 goals conceded is only half explained by that dreadful start, and how this LASK side measures up against the Sturm Graz team Celtic and Hearts have both faced. Then the one thing he keeps returning to: this squad has almost no European pedigree, and Europa League might be their level. Want to support the channel? - https://huddlebreakdown.comLike this video and want more content like it? Subscribe to the channel below and hit the bell to get notified every time a new video goes live. Follow us on Twitter: @huddlebreakdown@Alan_Morrison67 @jucojames Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jam Hines & Stephen Gillaspie break down four prospects who should be monitored for draft contention in the 2027 NBA Draft Cycle!Intro- 0:00Tyran Stokes- 4:56Alijah Arenas- 41:54Pryce Sandfort- 58:37Colby Garland- 1:16:30Outro- 1:23:59Draft Guide and Merchandise: noceilingsnba.bigcartel.com Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Written work: noceilingsnba.com Twitter: @NoCeilingsNBA YouTube: / @noceilingsnba

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On Friday's Football at Four on 973 ESPN South Jersey, Inside the Birds' Adam Caplan takes an inside look at the #Eagles plans for their first preseason game against the host #Ravens and explains how the Ravens have changed schemes on both sides of the ball.Subscribe to our Patreon Channel for exclusive information not seen or heard anywhere else and become among smartest Birds fans out there (just ask our members!!) + get all of our shows (including this one) commercial free!!https://www.patreon.com/insidethebirds► Sign up for our newsletter! • Visit http://eepurl.com/hZU4_n.►Support our sponsors!!► Camden Apothecary: https://camdenapothecary.com/► Download Cash App Today: https://cash.app/ #CashAppPod● Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Savings provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.► Don't sleep on Ultra Pouches. New customers get 15% off with code BIRDS at takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #adFollow the Hosts!► Follow our Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsideBirds► Follow Geoff Mosher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/geoffpmosher► Follow Adam Caplan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/caplannfl► Follow Andrew DiCecco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewdiceccoNFL insider veterans take an in-depth look that no other show can offer! Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with the latest news, rumors, and discussions.For more, be sure to check out our official website: https://www.insidethebirds.com.

Welcome to "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast!" This episode is an interview with Katherine O'Buckley, where host Tim Burch discussed her involvement in surveying, NSPS YSN, and her experience volunteering at the Scouting Jamboree. Katherine shared her generational connection with surveying through family members and her education at SUNY Alfred State, followed by her work at Control Point Associates. She discussed her leadership role in reviving the Brooklyn Land Surveyors Association (BLSA) and her significant contributions to YSN's marketing efforts, including social media management and photography. The conversation covered her experience volunteering at the 2026 Scouting Jamboree, where she helped with the Surveying Merit Badge and met with only four certified merit badge counselors in New York State. Katherine emphasized the importance of reaching out to younger generations through scouting programs and expressed frustration with limited opportunities for young professionals in state associations. The interview concluded with a discussion about the future of surveying and the need for greater engagement from younger professionals in leadership roles.

Silos have dotted the landscape for 150 years. But the tower-like structures on farms that hold fermented feed for livestock are threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” in Illinois has been tracking down her grandfather's silos before they disappear.

We're joined by George Pelecanos for a fun chat all about his new book The Blue Flame, writing for The Wire, his favorite cars, and his fascinating location scouting technique for his novels. Plus – Dave and Laura finish up their recap of their trip to Albania, and Andrew and his family wait in line … Continue reading Ep. 336 Living on the Edge: Location Scouting With George Pelecanos

Charles Fishbein of Elite Scouting talks about the high school football scene down here. They talk about the marquee players this year and so much more.

On this episode, we're joined by Sports Interactive's Richard Trafford (Director of Business Development) and Tom Elliot (Senior Research Coordinator) to hear about FMDB Pro, a new scouting tool created by the team behind the popular Football Manager video game series. From how FMDB Pro was born from Football Manager to how it could change the face of international football.

Tom Curran and Phil Perry report live from Gillette Stadium following Friday's training camp practice. A.J. Brown breaks down his heated 1-on-1 battles with Christian Gonzalez, Mike Vrabel shares why he's optimistic about Kyle Williams' role, and the guys share their top camp observations of the rookie class. 00:00 A.J. Brown talks camp battles with Christian Gonzalez 03:00 Friday training camp takeaways 06:30 Mike Vrabel is optimistic about Kyle Williams impact 07:30 Observations of the Patriots rookie class Subscribe to Foxboro Unlimited: https://foxboro-unlimited.simplecast.com/ NBC Sports Boston SuperFeed: https://nbc-sports-boston-superfeed.simplecast.com/ WATCH every episode of the Patriots Talk podcast on YouTube+++++++FOLLOW ➡️ NBC Sports Boston ➡️ Site | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Facebook | XSubscribe to our other podcasts:Tom Curran's Patriots Talk PodcastThe Next Pats Podcast with Phil PerryCeltics Talk with Chris ForsbergThe Quick Snap with Brian Hoyer and David AndrewsNBC Sports Boston Superfeed - One feed for all NBCSB shows + bonus clipsFoxboro Unlimited - One feed for all Patriots related NBCSB shows + bonus clips Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Full Show Broadcast. Last (ROC) day of Bills training camp. Gene reacts & reflects as camp moves to Buffalo. News 8 Sports Director Thad Brown joins the show to share his overall thoughts on Bills training camp. Tim Schneider shares his take of the day. Gene plays a match game & looks at camp storylines. Are you attending the Blue & Red scrimmage? Tom Brady & the Motor City Cruise make appearances in last call

Javin Mullet kills big deer. Consistently.But what interested me wasn't just the bucks he's killed it's everything he's doing when nobody is watching that puts him in position to kill them.Javin hunts whitetails across the Midwest, films alongside Ben Rising, and somehow manages to balance all of it while being a dad of four. We sat down and talked about what he's doing RIGHT NOW with deer season just around the corner. Scouting, cameras, access, pressure, finding mature bucks, preparing properties, hunting multiple states, and knowing when to leave a spot alone. We also get into the side of hunting that doesn't get talked about enough, the time away from home, balancing family and hunting, failures, confidence, obsession, and what it actually takes to consistently chase mature whitetails year after year.No gimmicks. No magic October 31st tree stand. Just an honest conversation with a guy who's figured out how to put himself around big deer over and over again. If you're getting ready for whitetail season right now, you're going to want to hear this one.

Bárbara Fernández: Human-Agent Collaboration, Agentic AI, and the Rise of the Human Boss The future of work will not be won by humans who move faster. It will be shaped by humans who know how to orchestrate intelligence. In this episode of Scouting for Growth, Sabine VanderLinden sits down with Bárbara Fernández, Deputy Director of MAPFRE Open Innovation and Head of insur_space, to explore one of the defining leadership questions of the agentic AI era: what happens when humans stop doing every task and start directing systems of intelligence instead? As AI assistants evolve into autonomous collaborators, work is no longer simply about increasing productivity. It is about preserving judgment, accountability, and human agency while learning how to collaborate with increasingly capable machines. Together, Sabine and Bárbara examine where the line sits between augmentation and abdication, why convenience can quietly erode critical thinking, and how organizations must rethink trust, behavioral design and customer interaction as AI becomes embedded into everyday decision-making. They also explore what insurance looks like when protection becomes predictive, contextual, and continuously present. This conversation is essential listening for insurers, transformation leaders, AI strategists and executives preparing their organizations for the next era of human-agent collaboration. KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the most important lessons from this conversation is that the future of work is not about competing with AI but learning how to direct it responsibly. As intelligent agents become increasingly capable of reasoning, coordinating, and executing tasks, our value shifts from producing outputs ourselves to asking better questions, challenging assumptions, and exercising sound judgment. Critical thinking is becoming one of the most valuable leadership capabilities we can develop. Bárbara also reminded me that the greatest risk is not artificial intelligence itself but our willingness to stop questioning it. Humans naturally gravitate towards convenience, and AI makes it remarkably easy to accept recommendations without scrutiny. If we allow productivity to replace thoughtful decision-making, we risk automating poor judgment rather than improving it. Human oversight must remain an active discipline, not a passive checkpoint. Our discussion also highlighted how customer interaction will fundamentally change as AI agents begin acting on behalf of individuals. Behavioral science, user experience, and trust must evolve beyond designing for human interfaces alone. Organizations will increasingly need to design services that are understandable to both humans and intelligent agents while maintaining transparency and accountability throughout every interaction. Ultimately, this conversation reinforced that technology will not replace what makes us uniquely human. As intelligence becomes abundant and inexpensive, empathy, emotional understanding, curiosity, and ethical judgment become even more valuable. The leaders who thrive will be those who know when to rely on AI—and when human presence is irreplaceable. BEST MOMENTS "We need to really stop and think and evaluate what the machine is saying to us." – Bárbara Fernández  "We need to train critical thinking." – Bárbara Fernández  "If something is making your day easier—I don't know if it's better—but at least easier, you will adopt that." – Bárbara Fernández "The danger is not bad AI. The danger is passive humans." – Sabine VanderLinden  "We need to open our minds, be curious and play with it." – Bárbara Fernández  "You need to keep learning... because if you don't understand what's behind it, you can't challenge assumptions." – Bárbara Fernández  "You cannot design trust. You have to demonstrate it." – Bárbara Fernández  "Trust is something very fragile. It takes a lot of time to build and one second to lose." – Bárbara Fernández  "If we are predictive, we act before. It means insurance becomes a prevention service." – Bárbara Fernández  "When intelligence becomes abundant, presence becomes premium." – Sabine VanderLinden  "We really need to find the proper questions and ask difficult questions." – Bárbara Fernández  "Machines can simulate emotions, but they don't have feelings—and that's something uniquely human." – Bárbara Fernández    ABOUT THE GUEST Bárbara Fernández is Deputy Director of MAPFRE Open Innovation and Head of insur_space, MAPFRE's insurtech accelerator. She works at the intersection of strategy, innovation, behavioral science, and emerging technology, helping MAPFRE explore how new interaction models, AI assistants, and intelligent agents will reshape business, customer experience, and organizational design.   Her work focuses on how companies adapt to structural shifts in artificial intelligence, human-machine collaboration, decision-making systems, and the future of interaction. Through strategic foresight and behavioral science, Bárbara helps leaders understand not only how technology evolves, but how humans adopt, trust, challenge, and collaborate with it.   ABOUT THE HOST Sabine VanderLinden is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur and the CEO of Alchemy Crew Ventures. She leads venture-client labs that help Fortune 500 companies adopt and scale cutting-edge technologies from global tech ventures. A builder of accelerators, investor, and co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, Sabine is known for asking the uncomfortable questions—about AI governance, risk, and trust. On Scouting for Growth, she decodes how real growth happens—where capital, collaboration, and courage meet. If this episode sparked your thinking, follow Sabine VanderLinden on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram for more insights. And if you're interested in sponsoring the podcast, reach out to the team at hello@alchemycrew.ventures

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Ep#26 - Nick James - AstroTrails UKGuest: Nick James, veteran eclipse chaser and longtime AstroTrails guide/traveler0:58 – Welcome & intro: Nick's history traveling with AstroTrails1:58 – The 2020 Argentina eclipse: pulling off a COVID-era trip via a special educational license, quarantine bubble, and the horse-paddock viewing site8:36 – History of AstroTrails: from the 1973 Monte Umbi ship expedition to Brian McGee and Julie's growth of the company16:14 – How AstroTrails plans itineraries, splits groups across sites, and navigates local logistics/contracts21:59 – Nick's upcoming family trip to Spain for the eclipse, combined with his sister's 60th birthday24:57 – Video vs. still photography for eclipses: camera gear, high dynamic range, and a new polarization camera setup31:10 – Plans for the Perseid meteor shower the night after totality38:34 – Scouting eclipse sites: using tools to check horizon/mountain obstructions50:16 – Scouting the 2028 Australia eclipse: Sydney vs. the Kimberleys53:27 – Nick's eclipse success rate: 18 umbra experiences and only a few clouded out56:44 – Recapping the 2024 Mexico/Texas eclipse and last-minute cloud clearing in Torreón59:22 – Closing thoughts and looking ahead to Egypthttps://www.astro-trails.com/Nick's incredible eclipse videos!!:2020:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAlzqdfHTT82023:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUniI-DCQKIAnd many more:https://www.youtube.com/@nickdjamesLeticia Ferrer's site: https://texassolareclipses.com/Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Sitehttps://www.chotachrome.com/IG: @chotachromeTotality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.  Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.  

Jam Hines & Stephen Gillaspie kickoff their summertime scouting schedule--going live every-other-Sunday to discuss TWO incoming Freshmen and TWO returning prospects!Intro- 0:00Jordan Smith Jr.- 6:14Caleb Holt- 30:14Cayden Boozer- 49:25CJ Shaw- 1:04:08Outro- 1:14:15

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Jimbo is joined by Zootert for a milestone 150th episode: a full S15 debrief and everything you need to know heading into S16.We cover:Full S15 recap: personal ratings, highlights and lowlightsBFC Barcelona's relegation and what changes are comingS16 planning: scouting, buying and loan strategiesThe upcoming engine update and testing phasesThe Rent A Club community concept and whether it could workMarket tips for buying, selling and assessing player valueLeague standings, playoffs and community milestonesPlus the usual weekly updates: Moment of the Week, Dev Updates, Diamond Roundup and Marketplace Overview.

Jam Hines & Stephen Gillaspie kickoff their summertime scouting schedule--going live every-other-Sunday to discuss TWO incoming Freshmen and TWO returning prospects!Intro- 0:00Jordan Smith Jr.- 6:14Caleb Holt- 30:14Cayden Boozer- 49:25CJ Shaw- 1:04:08Outro- 1:14:15

Cubs' VP of Scouting, Dan Kantrovitz, stops by after the team signed all 21 selections from the 2026 Draft. Learn about the thought process behind all the picks including 1st rounder, Cade Townsend. Monday, August 3rd at 5p CT is the MLB trade deadline. Hear the latest from Alex and Lance on who the Cubs are targeting.

In this week's LGBTQ+ headlines: • Boy George has withdrawn from the upcoming 'Jesus Christ Superstar' revival in the West End • A memorandum just made public details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demands of Scouting America in order to continue the Pentagon's longstanding support • Anti-LGBTQ billboards in Ohio were met with a wave of pushback from locals • And new music from the country music super group The Cowgays All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.

Which Spurs players should Tottenham fans be most excited about this season? Jim and DJ take The Scouting Room through their top five with Luca Williams-Barnettm, James Madison without a preseason minute, Tel ff the back of a stunning free kick, Archie Gray (currently getting the captain's armband over Ben Davies), and Hardy all fighting for number 1! Plus honourable mentions for the £200m midfield of Sandro Tonali and Matias Fernandes and DJ's read on why the composed-plus-expressive pairing is going to click. #KeepItLilyWhite #OhSo33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carlos Falcón: Rebuilding the Insurance Core for AI, Venture Scouting and the Frontier Firm Insurance does not have an innovation shortage. It has an absorption problem. In this episode of Scouting for Growth, Sabine VanderLinden sits down with Carlos Cendra Falcón, Scouting and Investment Lead at MAPFRE Open Innovation, to explore one of the most pressing questions facing insurers today: can the core of the institution actually absorb the intelligence, ventures, platforms and partnerships being scouted around the world? Carlos brings a pragmatic perspective from inside one of the world's leading insurance groups. Having helped evaluate more than 2,500 startups and accelerate around forty into enterprise integration, he understands that innovation is not about finding exciting technology—it's about identifying capabilities that solve meaningful business problems and can be embedded into a complex global insurer. As AI reshapes discovery, distribution, underwriting, and customer interaction, insurers face a deeper transformation than digitalization alone can provide. Hybrid distribution models, machine-to-machine commerce, embedded insurance, and intelligent agents are changing how insurance is bought, sold, and delivered. Success will depend less on adding new technologies and more on rebuilding the organizational foundations that allow innovation to scale. This conversation is essential listening for CEOs, COOs, Chief Innovation Officers, venture leaders, product executives and insurance decision-makers navigating the shift from digital experimentation to AI-enabled enterprise transformation. KEY TAKEAWAYS Innovation is no longer the constraint facing insurance. The real challenge is whether our organizations are capable of absorbing innovation in a way that creates lasting value. Carlos reminded me that partnerships alone cannot transform an insurer if the underlying organization lacks the architecture, governance, and operating model needed to integrate them. Before looking outward for the next breakthrough, leaders need to strengthen the institutional core that will allow innovation to scale. I was particularly struck by Carlos' reframing of venture scouting. Rather than acting as a matchmaking exercise between startups and business units, scouting should become a strategic intelligence capability. Its purpose is to detect meaningful market signals, understand emerging technologies, and identify solutions that directly address strategic priorities. The question is never whether a startup is impressive; it is whether it is genuinely useful to the institution and capable of improving the business in measurable ways. Our discussion also reinforced how AI is fundamentally changing the insurance value chain. As customers increasingly rely on AI assistants and autonomous agents to search for, compare, and purchase products, insurers must prepare for a world in which machines—not people—interact with their systems. Discoverability, machine-readable products, and seamless digital connectivity will become as important as customer experience itself. Ultimately, Carlos challenged us to think beyond digitization. The frontier insurer will not simply modernize existing processes—it will redesign itself around risk intelligence, ecosystem collaboration and adaptive execution, while remaining anchored to insurance's enduring purpose: helping people navigate the risks that shape their lives.   BEST MOMENTS "You cannot partner your way out of a weak core." – Sabine VanderLinden (00:01:10) "Some initiatives are truly transformational, and some are simply a consequence of FOMO. You want to stay close to what's happening without necessarily bringing it into the business." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:03:32) "Sometimes the best-in-class solution isn't the best fit for your organization." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:15:23) "Scouting is not provider matchmaking. It's a strategic approach to solving business problems." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:17:08) "You need to tackle one of the lines in your P&L or your balance sheet. Otherwise, you're just there to look nice in the picture." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:16:28) "Machines don't care how pretty your website is." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:20:50) "You need to have the information available, well structured, and you need to be able to talk to the machine." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:21:00) "The question is never whether a startup is interesting. It is whether it is institutionally useful." – Sabine VanderLinden (00:24:42) "We are here to help people navigate the risks they're facing in their lives, with their property, their health and their way of life." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:22:18) "First understand what an insurance company should look like in 2035, then design the roadmap that gets you there." – Carlos Cendra Falcón (00:23:32)   ABOUT THE GUEST Carlos Cendra Falcón is Scouting and Investment Lead at MAPFRE Open Innovation, where he works at the intersection of insurance transformation, venture ecosystems, and corporate strategy. His role focuses on identifying the startups, technologies, and ecosystem partners that can help MAPFRE respond to new risks, new business models, operational challenges, and changing customer behaviors. Carlos's work is grounded in the practical realities of transforming a large, global insurer. He focuses on detecting early signals across AI, embedded insurance, human–machine interaction, real-time risk intelligence, and preventative insurance, translating market signals into strategic partnerships and investment opportunities that help incumbents move beyond experimentation.   ABOUT THE HOST Sabine VanderLinden is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur and the CEO of Alchemy Crew Ventures. She leads venture-client labs that help Fortune 500 companies adopt and scale cutting-edge technologies from global tech ventures. A builder of accelerators, investor, and co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, Sabine is known for asking the uncomfortable questions—about AI governance, risk, and trust. On Scouting for Growth, she decodes how real growth happens—where capital, collaboration, and courage meet. If this episode sparked your thinking, follow Sabine VanderLinden on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram for more insights. 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Every time a mature buck shows up on your trail camera, GPS collar research says he's probably been in that area six or seven times. That one stat changes how you think about cameras, bedding, and whether you're actually hunting the right spots. This is from the Mountain Bucks Scouting Camp where we break down big woods buck bedding from every angle — GPS home range data, how mature bucks choose beds, doe bedding patterns, morning hunting strategy, and why mid-October may be the most underrated window for killing a mature buck. Topics: 00:00 – Intro 00:51 – Buck bed characteristics — size, shape, rubs on entry and exit 03:06 – Why mature bucks have the best spots (and what happens when one dies) 04:10 – Hunting mornings aggressively over beds 06:28 – Finding scrapes on the fringes of bedding to hunt 07:04 – Camera placement near bedding 07:35 – GPS data: for every camera appearance, a buck's been there 6-7 times 08:44 – The egg-shaped home range — how wind orients a buck's entire world 09:50 – Buck excursions — why they disappear and where they go 14:09 – Buck bedding: smell, auditory, visual 17:37 – Doe bedding — why it's overlooked and how it changes your rut setup 20:01 – Mid-October: the most underrated window for killing a mature buck 24:32 – Second estrus cycle Enter the Deer Camp Giveway! - ⁠⁠⁠https://eastmeetswesthunt.com/pages/deer-camp-giveaway⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@eastmeetswesthunt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠East Meets West Outdoors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Hunting Gear and Apparel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: Beau Martonik - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Influencer Page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on changes at Scouting America.

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer brand seeds. Today on the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Geneve Newcombe of Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ontario, Chris Bauer of Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, Shane Strydhorst of Neerlandia, Alberta and Manitoba Agronomist Derwyn Hammond! 00:00... Read More

Are you tired of unproductive hunts and wondering where the elk are hiding? Discover the game-changing strategies that seasoned elk hunter and expert scout Josh Sears uses to find elk year-round—no matter where you hunt, east or west. Whether you're new to hunting or a seasoned pro, this episode reveals how to interpret maps, identify key terrain features, and use satellite imagery to pinpoint the best spots before you even leave home. Josh Sears, founder of Boots on the Ground Services, shares his insider tips on e-scouting, including how to interpret topo lines, identify potential elk bedding areas, and navigate tricky terrain from thousands of miles away. He explains why north-facing slopes and benches are often elk magnets, how weather and seasonality impact elk movement, and why water sources are critical—even in dry months. Plus, learn how to adapt your scouting approach based on the time of year, weather conditions, and your hunting style. We break down specific tactics: dropping pins on remote high-elevation spots, understanding the significance of clear trails and sign, and factoring in pressure from other hunters. Josh reveals how to find alternative spots when your first plan gets overrun or cattle has grazed out your prime location. His advice on how to efficiently scout during a short trip or even during the season itself will make your next hunt more productive and less stressful. Whether you're planning a quick weekend trip or hunting a remote backcountry area, knowing these detailed scouting methods can mean the difference between filling your tag and coming home empty-handed. This episode is perfect for hunters eager to learn how to think like an elk and read the land like a pro—so you show up confident, prepared, and one step ahead of the herd.Interested in turning your e-scouting efforts into real-world results? Josh's “Boots on the Ground” service offers tailored scouting trips, helping hunters verify their locations and gather crucial intel on public land elk hotspots. Visit BootsOnTheGroundServices.com for more info and custom packages. Gear up with real-world insights from a true elk hunting expert—hit play and transform your approach from guesswork to certainty. Your next big elk encounter could be just a map pin away.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you tired of unproductive hunts and wondering where the elk are hiding? Discover the game-changing strategies that seasoned elk hunter and expert scout Josh Sears uses to find elk year-round—no matter where you hunt, east or west. Whether you're new to hunting or a seasoned pro, this episode reveals how to interpret maps, identify key terrain features, and use satellite imagery to pinpoint the best spots before you even leave home. Josh Sears, founder of Boots on the Ground Services, shares his insider tips on e-scouting, including how to interpret topo lines, identify potential elk bedding areas, and navigate tricky terrain from thousands of miles away. He explains why north-facing slopes and benches are often elk magnets, how weather and seasonality impact elk movement, and why water sources are critical—even in dry months. Plus, learn how to adapt your scouting approach based on the time of year, weather conditions, and your hunting style. We break down specific tactics: dropping pins on remote high-elevation spots, understanding the significance of clear trails and sign, and factoring in pressure from other hunters. Josh reveals how to find alternative spots when your first plan gets overrun or cattle has grazed out your prime location. His advice on how to efficiently scout during a short trip or even during the season itself will make your next hunt more productive and less stressful. Whether you're planning a quick weekend trip or hunting a remote backcountry area, knowing these detailed scouting methods can mean the difference between filling your tag and coming home empty-handed. This episode is perfect for hunters eager to learn how to think like an elk and read the land like a pro—so you show up confident, prepared, and one step ahead of the herd.Interested in turning your e-scouting efforts into real-world results? Josh's “Boots on the Ground” service offers tailored scouting trips, helping hunters verify their locations and gather crucial intel on public land elk hotspots. Visit BootsOnTheGroundServices.com for more info and custom packages. Gear up with real-world insights from a true elk hunting expert—hit play and transform your approach from guesswork to certainty. Your next big elk encounter could be just a map pin away.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Garrick Hodge is back! Did he schedule his vacation tactically? We address.Mark Porter also joins and first we allow Garrick space on David Gabriel-Georges saying 'no' and Brady Edmunds saying 'yes.'Then it's more QB chatter, D.J. Jacobs vibes and a video deep dive on elite wide receiver Braylon Clark.We finish with a quick B1G Media Days preview as Garrick is in Chicago for the festivities. Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!

In this episode, I talk about why that first teal sighting means so much, take you through a recent scouting trip that led me to a promising new duck hole, announce my new partnership with Retay Shotguns, and discuss an important conservation issue involving proposed changes to wetland drain tile setbacks in the Prairie Pothole Region. Topics include:• The first teal sighting of 2026• Scouting a new public land duck hole• Why I made the move from Weatherby to Retay• Upcoming Ducks Unlimited episode on drain tile setbacks• Comment of the Week: Permanent Daylight Saving Time If you're headed to the Ducks Unlimited Expo in Memphis, stop by the Shotty Gear booth and say hello! Patreon: https://patreon.com/freelanceduckhunting Thanks for listening, and as always, good luck this season. Partners featured in this episode: Retay Shotguns – Proud to announce my new partnership with Retay and why I made the move. Flight Day Ammunition – Premium steel shot ammunition built for serious waterfowl hunters. Use code NAW10 for 10% off. Shotty Gear – High-quality hunting gear designed by waterfowlers for waterfowlers. Use code FDH10 for 10% off. Mammoth Guardian Dog Crates – Built to help keep your retriever safe while traveling to and from the marsh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looked back at the A's roadtrip vs the Diamondbacks & Twins and was joined by: 1:00 Tommy White - A's First & Third Baseman 8:35 Drew Burress - A's 2026 First-Round Pick 19:00 Eric Kubota - Director of Scouting for the Athletics 36:20 Bob Melvin - 3x Manager of the Year & Special Assistant to Baseball Operations 47:50 Ed Sprague - Director of Player Development for the A's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What's up bros? It seems Shamea's comments toward Porsha have somehow created such a stir in the group that now Porsha is able to act like her and Shamea were going to be friends again before that comment? Very bizarre situation but even more bizarre that no one is calling her out. Are we getting so close to the end of the season that everyone's pretty much checking out? Seems to be that but either way it's still weird to see Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What comes to mind when you hear the words Scouting America? For many, it's camping, merit badges, and learning how to tie knots. But today's Scouting America is so much more. In this episode, I sit down with Brad Connel, Assistant Scout Executive with the Buffalo Trail Council, to talk about how Scouting has evolved over the years and why it's continuing to make such a positive impact on young people across West Texas. Brad also shares his own journey into Scouting, what inspired him to dedicate his career to helping others, and the life-changing lessons the program teaches, from leadership and service to confidence, resilience, and character. We also celebrate an incredible accomplishment: the remarkable number of Eagle Scouts our area recognized this year. Becoming an Eagle Scout is one of the highest achievements in Scouting, requiring years of dedication, leadership, community service, and perseverance. Whether you're a parent looking for opportunities for your child, someone interested in volunteering, or simply curious about how Scouting America has changed through the years, this conversation is packed with inspiration and valuable insight. In this episode you'll learn: • How Scouting America has evolved over the years • Why leadership and character development matter more than ever • What it takes to become an Eagle Scout • The impact Scouting is making in West Texas • How families and volunteers can get involved • Brad Connel's inspiring personal story If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who believes in investing in the next generation. Thank you for supporting The Krista Escamilla Show, where we share stories that inspire, inform, and celebrate the incredible people making a difference in our communities. We are so grateful to our Sponsors: Rig-ID Workwear, Omni Midland Hotel, The Preserve at Midland, Thin FR, Midland Cap Co., The Locklin Hotel and www.joincapclub.com Your support is appreciated.  Dream Big~Believe~Never Give UP

On the July 20 edition of A's Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend was joined by: 10:00 Eric Kubota - Director of Scouting for the Athletics 31:00 Ben Zobrist - 2x World Series Champion, 2016 World Series MVP & 3x All-Star 43:25 Tommy White - A's First Baseman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week off, Greg has thoughts on: Shemar Turner's body transformation Grass at NFL stadiums Caleb ranked top ten QB by NFL execs Rookies reporting on Saturday Then, Greg begins hosting masterclass on scouting. Aldo Gandia moderates and barflies in the chat room ask great questions

Reggie Townsend: Making Responsible AI Irresistible Responsible AI has a design problem. Too often, it is treated as a compliance exercise, a policy document, or a late-stage control, when it should be the operating system that enables organizations to innovate with confidence. In this episode of Scouting for Growth, Sabine VanderLinden welcomes back Reggie Townsend, Vice President of AI Ethics, Governance and Social Impact at SAS, to explore one compelling idea: making responsible AI irresistible. Drawing on decades of experience helping enterprises embed trustworthy AI into their operations, Reggie explains why governance must evolve from abstract principles to practical systems people actually use. As organizations race to deploy generative and agentic AI, the conversation has shifted. Responsible AI is no longer just about avoiding harm—it is about creating the conditions for innovation, resilience, and long-term competitive advantage. Boards are asking tougher questions. Regulators are raising expectations. Employees increasingly need guidance they can apply in real-world decisions, not just policies they acknowledge once a year. This conversation is essential listening for CEOs, board directors, Chief Risk Officers, compliance leaders, AI product teams, and founders navigating the transition from responsible AI intentions to responsible AI execution.   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the biggest insights I took from this conversation is that responsible AI is fundamentally a design challenge. We have spent years writing principles and policies, yet many organizations still struggle to translate those aspirations into everyday decisions. Reggie reminded me that if governance feels complicated, disconnected, or burdensome, people will naturally work around it. Our challenge as leaders is to make responsible behavior the easiest path rather than the hardest one. I was also struck by how governance is becoming inseparable from business strategy. As generative and agentic AI systems begin making increasingly autonomous decisions, governance can no longer be treated as a legal or compliance function operating at the edge of the organization. It has to become part of product design, procurement, operations, and executive decision-making. Trust is no longer something we communicate after deployment; it is something we engineer from the beginning. Another important theme was the preservation of human agency. While AI can dramatically enhance productivity and decision-making, Reggie reminds us that organizations must remain intentional about where humans stay accountable. The future is unlikely to be defined by replacing people with AI, but by designing systems where humans and intelligent machines complement one another in transparent and meaningful ways. However, perhaps my greatest takeaway is that responsible AI should become a competitive advantage rather than a regulatory obligation. Organizations that embed governance in their innovation will move with greater confidence because customers, regulators, employees, and investors will increasingly reward trust. Making responsible AI irresistible is ultimately about making good governance so practical, intuitive and valuable that people actively choose to adopt it—and that may prove to be one of the most important leadership capabilities of the next decade.   BEST MOMENTS "Responsible AI isn't about slowing innovation. It's about creating the confidence to innovate at scale." – Reggie Townsend "If responsible AI feels like extra work, we've designed it wrong. We have to make it irresistible." – Reggie Townsend "Governance shouldn't be something you visit once a year. It should be embedded into every decision, every workflow, and every system we build." – Reggie Townsend "The question isn't whether AI will make decisions. It's whether we've designed those decisions to preserve human agency." – Reggie Townsend "Trust isn't something you add after deployment. It's something you architect from the very beginning." – Reggie Townsend "We're moving from governing models to governing systems of intelligence—and that's an entirely different challenge." – Reggie Townsend "The organizations that thrive won't be the ones that adopt AI the fastest. They'll be the ones that build trust the fastest." – Reggie Townsend "Responsible AI is no longer just an ethics conversation. It's becoming a leadership conversation, an operational conversation, and ultimately a competitive advantage." – Sabine VanderLinden "As AI becomes more autonomous, our responsibility as leaders becomes even more intentional." – Sabine VanderLinden "The future belongs to organizations that can turn responsible AI from a policy into a practice." – Sabine VanderLinden   ABOUT THE GUEST Reggie Townsend is Vice President of AI Ethics, Governance and Social Impact at SAS, where he leads SAS' global AI Ethics, Governance and Social Impact organization. His remit includes the company's Data & AI Ethics Practice, AI & Society initiatives, AI Governance Advisory, Standards, Regulations & Risk Intelligence programs, and Accessible & Adaptive AI efforts. He drives SAS' work on trustworthy, human-centric innovation across products, policies, and partnerships.  Reggie is recognized as one of the clearest voices in responsible and trustworthy AI. He has served as a member of the White House National AI Advisory Committee, sits on the board of EqualAI, and works at the intersection of responsible innovation, enterprise governance, social impact, and emerging AI regulation. In this conversation, he explores how organizations can turn AI governance from a source of friction into a driver of adoption, accountability, and growth.    ABOUT THE HOST Sabine VanderLinden is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur and the CEO of Alchemy Crew Ventures. She leads venture-client labs that help Fortune 500 companies adopt and scale cutting-edge technologies from global tech ventures. A builder of accelerators, investor, and co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, Sabine is known for asking the uncomfortable questions—about AI governance, risk, and trust. On Scouting for Growth, she decodes how real growth happens—where capital, collaboration, and courage meet. If this episode sparked your thinking, follow Sabine VanderLinden on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram for more insights. And if you're interested in sponsoring the podcast, reach out to the team at hello@alchemycrew.ventures