Podcasts about shell games

This week on Crime Wave: Bonnie Kistler joins me to talk about her Edgar-nominated psychological thriller, SHELL GAMES. Julie Hoffman's wealthy mother, Kate Sawyer, might be the victim of an elaborate con or might be losing her mind. Kate says her new husband, Charlie, confessed to a notorious unsolved crime; Charlie says she imagined it; the FBI says Charlie couldn't have committed the murders. Julie doesn't know where the truth lies—but when she digs deeper into the past all sorts of cracks emerge, both in her mother's life and in her own. The updated spelling of g-a-s-l-i-g-h-t-i-n-g is SHELL GAMES! Connect with Bonnie: https://bonniekistler.com/ #podcast #author #interview #authors #CrimeWavePodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #BonnarSpring #BonnarSpringBooks #bookouture #thrillers #BonnieKistler #ShellGames

This week on Crime Wave: Bonnie Kistler joins me to talk about her Edgar-nominated psychological thriller, SHELL GAMES. Julie Hoffman's wealthy mother, Kate Sawyer, might be the victim of an elaborate con or might be losing her mind. Kate says her new husband, Charlie, confessed to a notorious unsolved crime; Charlie says she imagined it; the FBI says Charlie couldn't have committed the murders. Julie doesn't know where the truth lies—but when she digs deeper into the past all sorts of cracks emerge, both in her mother's life and in her own. The updated spelling of g-a-s-l-i-g-h-t-i-n-g is SHELL GAMES! Connect with Bonnie: https://bonniekistler.com/ #podcast #author #interview #authors #CrimeWavePodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #BonnarSpring #BonnarSpringBooks #bookouture #thrillers #BonnieKistler #ShellGames

Over the past year and half, I've had numerous conversations about the risks we describe in Gradual Disempowerment. (The shortest useful summary of the core argument is: To the extent human civilization is human-aligned, most of the reason for the alignment is that humans are extremely useful to various social systems like the economy, and states, or as substrate of cultural evolution. When human cognition ceases to be useful, we should expect these systems to become less aligned, leading to human disempowerment.) This post is not about repeating that argument - it might be quite helpful to read the paper first, it has more nuance and more than just the central claim - but mostly me ranting sharing some parts of the experience of working on this and discussing this.What fascinates me isn't just the substance of these conversations, but relatively consistent patterns in how people avoid engaging [...] ---Outline:(02:07) Shell Games(03:52) The Flinch(05:01) Delegating to Future AI(07:05) Local Incentives(10:08) Conclusion--- First published: February 2nd, 2025 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/a6FKqvdf6XjFpvKEb/gradual-disempowerment-shell-games-and-flinches --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Kate's new husband, who she reunites with 50 years after they were high school sweethearts, has just confessed that he was behind the Tylenol murders — a real, unsolved series of deaths in 1982 from poison-laced Tylenol pills in the Chicago area. When Kate tries to report him, the killer convinces everyone around her that her age, 70, is deteriorating her memory. This is the beginning of Bonnie Kistler's new thriller, Shell Games. In today's episode, Kistler speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about psychological manipulation and how the idea for the book came from a dream where she was the wife in question.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

During this episode of On the Air with Florenza, Bonnie Kistler discusses her newest psychological thriller, Shell Games. Bonnie Kistler, a former trial lawyer turned bestselling author, is known for her gripping psychological thrillers that often touch on current social issues. Her newest book, "Shell Games," is a thrilling novel about a young woman whose mother might be the victim of an elaborate con or losing her mind, and the daughter can't tell where the truth lies. The story is inspired by a true crime from the 1980s, adding an extra layer of suspense and intrigue. #Bonnie_Kistler #BonnieKistler #Harper_Paperback #Harper_Colins #Florenza_Lee #OntheairwithFlorenza #Author_Interview #Psychological_thriller #Psychological_suspense #Literary_Podcast #Book_Discussion #Genre_Fiction #Contemporary_Issues #FlorenzaLee #FlorenzaDeniseLee #FlorenzaasPlace #FlorenzaSays #Authorschat #OnTheAirWithFlorenza #NYT_Bestselling_Author

During this episode of On the Air with Florenza, Bonnie Kistler discusses her newest psychological thriller, Shell Games. Bonnie Kistler, a former trial lawyer turned bestselling author, is known for her gripping psychological thrillers that often touch on current social issues. Her newest book, "Shell Games," is a thrilling novel about a young woman whose mother might be the victim of an elaborate con or losing her mind, and the daughter can't tell where the truth lies. The story is inspired by a true crime from the 1980s, adding an extra layer of suspense and intrigue. #Bonnie_Kistler #BonnieKistler #Harper_Paperback #Harper_Colins #Florenza_Lee #OntheairwithFlorenza #Author_Interview #Psychological_thriller #Psychological_suspense #Literary_Podcast #Book_Discussion #Genre_Fiction #Contemporary_Issues #FlorenzaLee #FlorenzaDeniseLee #FlorenzaasPlace #FlorenzaSays #Authorschat #OnTheAirWithFlorenza #NYT_Bestselling_Author

Welcome to another engaging episode of Backstory Sessions, where we dive into the musical journey of Carrie Martinelli, the keyboard player, singer, and one of the songwriters of the band, Shell Games. Starting with the story behind the band name, Carrie shares the evolution of her music, from childhood piano lessons to performance experiences on stage, and a visit to a psychic. Carrie shares personal tales that formed the backdrop of her musical evolution. From a setback that tested her self-confidence to a serendipitous reunion with piano that rekindled her passion for playing and creatin.The discussion goes beyond music, revealing her love for science, a story of unrequited love, and artistic cynicism. Carrie also shares her career transition from a science background to pursuing a passion for music. She discusses her experiences as part of a predominantly female band, tackling stereotypes in a male-dominated industry, and reveals the influence of social media on her journey. Learn about the band's upcoming album, their creative process influenced by varied musical genres, and hear about lessons learned over years of artistic endeavor. The conversation offers encouragement with wit, and exemplifies the joy and challenges of embracing one's true passion.

Civic Media reporter James Kelly tells us how some county Republican parties and the Trump campaign allegedly conspired to move money around to avoid reporting requirements. And League of Women Voters-Wisconsin Executive Director Debra Cronmiller tells us about how the group is celebrating its 104th anniversary this month and working to expand voters' rights. Guests: Chad Holmes, Debra Cronmiller, James Kelly

"Lots of alcoholics want to quit in principle, but only some join AA" Followup to: In Continued Defense Of Effective Altruism Freddie deBoer says effective altruism is “a shell game”: Who could argue with that! But this summary also invites perhaps the most powerful critique: who could argue with that? That is to say, this sounds like so obvious and general a project that it can hardly denote a specific philosophy or project at all. The immediate response to such a definition, if you're not particularly impressionable or invested in your status within certain obscure internet communities, should be to point out that this is an utterly banal set of goals that are shared by literally everyone who sincerely tries to act charitably . . . Every do-gooder I have ever known has thought of themselves as shining a light on problems that are neglected. So what? Generating the most human good through moral action isn't a philosophy; it's an almost tautological statement of what all humans who try to act morally do. This is why I say that effective altruism is a shell game. That which is commendable isn't particular to EA and that which is particular to EA isn't commendable. In other words, everyone agrees with doing good, so effective altruism can't be judged on that. Presumably everyone agrees with supporting charities that cure malaria or whatever, so effective altruism can't be judged on that. So you have to go to its non-widely-held beliefs to judge it, and those are things like animal suffering, existential risk, and AI. And (Freddie thinks) those beliefs are dumb. Therefore, effective altruism is bad. (as always, I've tried to sum up the argument fairly, but read the original post to make sure.) Here are some of my objections to Freddie's point (I already posted some of this as comments on his post): https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/contra-deboer-on-movement-shell-games 

Happy Weekend, dear listener! I hope you had a good Saturday and Sunday, I know our heroes did! Fresh off their success at The Genie Bottle, the Green Team grows in power, reconnecting with loved ones and facing off against sports rivals. Will the boost of confidence give them the tools (and weapons and armor) they need for the Elder Brain Symposium? Find out as our heroes head to the Host Building to see what's going on at Shell Corp. And what happens when a malevolent force of management suddenly wants to help? In this episode Jane almost loses her mind Quing crafts a paper plate party Dim-Dim studies for the test And Mott gets a last minute use of his new class feature in

Episode 35: Harnessing The Power of Play For Adolescent Health with Dr. Lynn Fiellin, Founder of Playbl, Inc.What you'll get out of this episodeListen in as host Tim Fitzpatrick chats with Dr. Lynn Fiellin about her path to founding Playbl, the Yale spin-out company harnessing the power of play to enable healthier and better lives for adolescents. We learn what tools, principles, and earned wisdom Dr. Fiellin and her teams have developed over the past 13 years building serious games. From 30-page playbooks to randomized controlled trial designs for hundreds of teens, this is a must-listen for anyone interested in the use of video games for health education and behavior change at scale. In this episode you'll discover: How Lynn landed her first grant from NIH in 2009 to begin building her first games Playbl has now created games for ages 10 - 20 years old between topics ranging from health promotion, vaping and smoking awareness, and mental health awareness, to preventing opioid misuse and addiction. The importance of scientific process and study design in the development of Dr. Fiellin's games, with 12-18 months from initial design through piloting and evaluation before its ready for randomized study. How an early partnership with Shell Games enabled Lynn and her team to combine best in class game development with academic research to get these games off the ground, and led to the creation of a “Games Playbook” to align gaming and research teams on a set of common goals, outcomes, and milestones. How Lynn and Playbl think about studying impact at various time points, and the durability of those results in the adolescent population PlaySmart, Playbl's latest game for kids ages 16 to 19, that was funded by NIH's HEAL initiative and aims to address mental health and opioid misuse (see game). Playbl has long targeted K12 education settings due to the demand of parents and educators looking for these types of solutions, especially during the pandemic. Now, Playbl is exploring working with major children's hospitals to provide health education content in clinical settings as kids are sitting in waiting rooms.  Playbl has now recorded upwards of 420,000 logins for their educational games. Final Frontier - 5 Questions in 50 Seconds Top Challenge: System-level support and standardization in health education, School funding Top Opportunity: Serious games for skills development in adolescent health and well-being Tech Trend You're Following: ChatGPT, AI Top Media Recs: “What's The Point of Your 20s?” By Emma Goldberg (New York Times) Healthcare / Tech Leader(s) You're Following: Dr. Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General Quotables“Finding Kids where they are, and where they wanna be is really the ticket.” @LFiellen #PlayBl on Ep 35 @T-Minus10 w/ @trfitzpatrick “We design our efficacy trials in the way that we would design any other efficacy trials. The only difference is that the delivery vehicle is a video game. So, our current study is enrolling 532 kids ages 16 - 19, at 10 schools around Connecticut. We will follow them for 12 months, and they are essentially assigned to play our Play Smart game, which again focuses on Mental Health and opioid misuse, or a set of control games. We then collect data from all of them and baseline them 6 weeks at the end of gameplay, and 3, 6, and 12 months. This allows us to really say that we have accomplished something and that we accomplished what we set out to accomplish.”  @LFiellen #PlayBl on Ep 35 @T-Minus10 w/ @trfitzpatrick Recommended Resources PlayBl Play2PREVENT Lab - Yale A Yale doctor is using a video game to fight the opioid crisis - WaPo SeriousGames@Google: PlayForward: Using Games to Improve Adolescent Health (YT) Protecting Youth Mental Health - US Surgeon General Join the Conversation Lynn Fiellen on LinkedInLynn Fiellen on Twitter“What an amazing celebration! Congratulations to the brilliant Bernice Pescosolido and the Indianapolis Colts for this ground-breaking work by launching The Irsay Institute to address stigma related to mental health. The play2PREVENT Lab at Yale is thrilled to be partnering w you and Bring Change to Mind (BC2M)!Yale University School of Medicine Yale School of Public Health Yale Child Study Center” @Lynn Fiellen on LinkedIn“ “We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.”My honor to give my Professorial Medical Grand Rounds last week, sharing the past 20 years of my career: down the research road and the other roads I have had the opportunity to travel. Thank you to my teams and partners at the play2PREVENT Lab at Yale, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, Yale Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, and others.I am so proud of this career and the work we have done together.” @Lynn Fiellen on LinkedInAbout Your HostTim Fitzpatrick is the CEO of IKONA Health, a company using neurobiology and immersive technology to improve how patients learn about their care and treatment options. Tim co-founded IKONA based on his own patient experiences while serving in the US Navy and now in the VA health system. He has served as Principal Investigator on multiple federal research grants, has co-authored papers on learning science, VR, and mental health in the age of COVID-19, and has partnered with top healthcare investors and institutions including the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, National Artificial Intelligence Institute, StartUp Health, On Deck, FundRx, MATTER and NVIDIA.

Patricia & Christian talk to acclaimed author and activist Cory Doctorow, about his new crypto heist thriller “Red Team Blues”, and the real-world money mechanics and shady shenanigans that inform the story.   Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast     Order “Red Team Blues” here: https://craphound.com/shop/   LIVE EVENT! 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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Shell games, published by Tsvi Benson-Tilsen on March 19, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. [Metadata: crossposted from. First completed November 18, 2022.] Shell game Here's the classic shell game: Youtube Screenshot from that video. The little ball is a phantom: when you look for it under a specific shell, it's not there, it's under a different shell. (This might be where the name "shell company" comes from: the business dealings are definitely somewhere, just not in this company you're looking at.) Perpetual motion machines Related: Perpetual motion beliefs Bhāskara's wheel is a proposed perpetual-motion machine from the Middle Ages: Here's another version: From this video. Someone could try arguing that this really is a perpetual motion machine: Q: How do the bars get lifted up? What does the work to lift them? A: By the bars on the other side pulling down. Q: How does the wheel keep turning? How do the bars pull more on their way down than on their way up? A: Because they're extended further from the center on the downward-moving side than on the upward-moving side, so they apply more torque to the wheel. Q: How do the bars extend further on the way down? A: Because the momentum of the wheel carries them into the vertical bar, flipping them over. Q: But when that happens, energy is expended to lift up the little weights; that energy comes out of the kinetic energy of the wheel. A: Ok, you're right, but that's not necessary to the design. All we need is that the torque on the downward side is greater than the torque on the upward side, so instead of flipping the weights up, we could tweak the mechanism to just shift them outward, straight to the side. That doesn't take any energy because it's just going straight sideways, from a resting position to another resting position. Q: Yeah... you can shift them sideways with nearly zero work... but that means the weights are attached to the wheel at a pivot, right? So they'll just fall back and won't provide more torque. A: They don't pivot, you fix them in place so they provide more torque. Q: Ok, but then when do you push the weights back inward? A: At the bottom. Q: When the weight is at the bottom? But then the slider isn't horizontal, so pushing the weight back towards the center is pushing it upward, which takes work. A: I meant, when the slider is at the bottom--when it's horizontal. Q: But if the sliders are fixed in place, by the time they're horizontal at the bottom, you've already lifted the weights back up some amount; they're strong-torquing the other way. A: At the bottom there's a guide ramp to lift the weights using normal force. Q: But the guide ramp is also torquing the wheel. And so on. The inventor can play hide the torque and hide the work. Shell games in alignment Some alignment schemes--schemes for structuring or training an AGI so that it can be transformatively useful and doesn't kill everyone--are prone to playing shell games. That is, there's some features of the scheme that don't seem to happen in a specific place; they happen somewhere other than where you're looking at the moment. Consider these questions: What sort of smarter-than-human work is supposed to be done by the AGI? When and how does it do that work--by what combination of parts across time? How does it become able to do that work? At what points does the AGI come to new understanding that it didn't have before? How does the AGI orchestrate it's thinking and actions to have large effects on the world? By what process, components, rules, or other elements? What determines the direction that the AGI's actions will push the world? Where did those determiners come from, and how exactly do they determine the direction? Where and how much do human operators have to make judgements? How much are those judgements being relied on to point to...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Shell games, published by TsviBT on March 19, 2023 on LessWrong. [Metadata: crossposted from. First completed November 18, 2022.] Shell game Here's the classic shell game: Youtube Screenshot from that video. The little ball is a phantom: when you look for it under a specific shell, it's not there, it's under a different shell. (This might be where the name "shell company" comes from: the business dealings are definitely somewhere, just not in this company you're looking at.) Perpetual motion machines Related: Perpetual motion beliefs Bhāskara's wheel is a proposed perpetual-motion machine from the Middle Ages: Here's another version: From this video. Someone could try arguing that this really is a perpetual motion machine: Q: How do the bars get lifted up? What does the work to lift them? A: By the bars on the other side pulling down. Q: How does the wheel keep turning? How do the bars pull more on their way down than on their way up? A: Because they're extended further from the center on the downward-moving side than on the upward-moving side, so they apply more torque to the wheel. Q: How do the bars extend further on the way down? A: Because the momentum of the wheel carries them into the vertical bar, flipping them over. Q: But when that happens, energy is expended to lift up the little weights; that energy comes out of the kinetic energy of the wheel. A: Ok, you're right, but that's not necessary to the design. All we need is that the torque on the downward side is greater than the torque on the upward side, so instead of flipping the weights up, we could tweak the mechanism to just shift them outward, straight to the side. That doesn't take any energy because it's just going straight sideways, from a resting position to another resting position. Q: Yeah... you can shift them sideways with nearly zero work... but that means the weights are attached to the wheel at a pivot, right? So they'll just fall back and won't provide more torque. A: They don't pivot, you fix them in place so they provide more torque. Q: Ok, but then when do you push the weights back inward? A: At the bottom. Q: When the weight is at the bottom? But then the slider isn't horizontal, so pushing the weight back towards the center is pushing it upward, which takes work. A: I meant, when the slider is at the bottom--when it's horizontal. Q: But if the sliders are fixed in place, by the time they're horizontal at the bottom, you've already lifted the weights back up some amount; they're strong-torquing the other way. A: At the bottom there's a guide ramp to lift the weights using normal force. Q: But the guide ramp is also torquing the wheel. And so on. The inventor can play hide the torque and hide the work. Shell games in alignment Some alignment schemes--schemes for structuring or training an AGI so that it can be transformatively useful and doesn't kill everyone--are prone to playing shell games. That is, there's some features of the scheme that don't seem to happen in a specific place; they happen somewhere other than where you're looking at the moment. Consider these questions: What sort of smarter-than-human work is supposed to be done by the AGI? When and how does it do that work--by what combination of parts across time? How does it become able to do that work? At what points does the AGI come to new understanding that it didn't have before? How does the AGI orchestrate it's thinking and actions to have large effects on the world? By what process, components, rules, or other elements? What determines the direction that the AGI's actions will push the world? Where did those determiners come from, and how exactly do they determine the direction? Where and how much do human operators have to make judgements? How much are those judgements being relied on to point to goodness, truth, aligned...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Shell games, published by TsviBT on March 19, 2023 on LessWrong. [Metadata: crossposted from. First completed November 18, 2022.] Shell game Here's the classic shell game: Youtube Screenshot from that video. The little ball is a phantom: when you look for it under a specific shell, it's not there, it's under a different shell. (This might be where the name "shell company" comes from: the business dealings are definitely somewhere, just not in this company you're looking at.) Perpetual motion machines Related: Perpetual motion beliefs Bhāskara's wheel is a proposed perpetual-motion machine from the Middle Ages: Here's another version: From this video. Someone could try arguing that this really is a perpetual motion machine: Q: How do the bars get lifted up? What does the work to lift them? A: By the bars on the other side pulling down. Q: How does the wheel keep turning? How do the bars pull more on their way down than on their way up? A: Because they're extended further from the center on the downward-moving side than on the upward-moving side, so they apply more torque to the wheel. Q: How do the bars extend further on the way down? A: Because the momentum of the wheel carries them into the vertical bar, flipping them over. Q: But when that happens, energy is expended to lift up the little weights; that energy comes out of the kinetic energy of the wheel. A: Ok, you're right, but that's not necessary to the design. All we need is that the torque on the downward side is greater than the torque on the upward side, so instead of flipping the weights up, we could tweak the mechanism to just shift them outward, straight to the side. That doesn't take any energy because it's just going straight sideways, from a resting position to another resting position. Q: Yeah... you can shift them sideways with nearly zero work... but that means the weights are attached to the wheel at a pivot, right? So they'll just fall back and won't provide more torque. A: They don't pivot, you fix them in place so they provide more torque. Q: Ok, but then when do you push the weights back inward? A: At the bottom. Q: When the weight is at the bottom? But then the slider isn't horizontal, so pushing the weight back towards the center is pushing it upward, which takes work. A: I meant, when the slider is at the bottom--when it's horizontal. Q: But if the sliders are fixed in place, by the time they're horizontal at the bottom, you've already lifted the weights back up some amount; they're strong-torquing the other way. A: At the bottom there's a guide ramp to lift the weights using normal force. Q: But the guide ramp is also torquing the wheel. And so on. The inventor can play hide the torque and hide the work. Shell games in alignment Some alignment schemes--schemes for structuring or training an AGI so that it can be transformatively useful and doesn't kill everyone--are prone to playing shell games. That is, there's some features of the scheme that don't seem to happen in a specific place; they happen somewhere other than where you're looking at the moment. Consider these questions: What sort of smarter-than-human work is supposed to be done by the AGI? When and how does it do that work--by what combination of parts across time? How does it become able to do that work? At what points does the AGI come to new understanding that it didn't have before? How does the AGI orchestrate it's thinking and actions to have large effects on the world? By what process, components, rules, or other elements? What determines the direction that the AGI's actions will push the world? Where did those determiners come from, and how exactly do they determine the direction? Where and how much do human operators have to make judgements? How much are those judgements being relied on to point to goodness, truth, aligned...

Ben Dolnick is the author of four novels including The Ghost Notebooks, You Know Who You Are, and At the Bottom of Everything. He wrote this 2011 Bright Eyes essay in The Awl: https://www.theawl.com/2011/01/taste-has-never-met-shame-i-love-you-conor-oberst/ This episode features an excellent audio essay from Dominic Ronzani about why The People's Key is his favorite Bright Eyes record. It's a great supplement to the Pitchfork 5.0 Pitchfork review. We talk about Ben's Garden State moment with “Something Vague,” fear of outgrowing Bright Eyes, the idea of taste, the idea of shame, liking what you like, Ben's piano teacher digs Bright Eyes, Elliott Smith as a Tesla and Bright Eyes as a taped-together golf cart, Ben's excellent fader-knob theory about Sincerity/Professionalism, science fiction, Rastafarianism, Hitler, Ben blows my mind w/ the first lines of “Shell Games,” the post-Napster-pre-Spotify window of 2011, reptilians, pomegranates, Denny Brewer as a Joe Rogan guest, the non-rhyme fake-out on “Triple Spiral,” “Ladder Song” is a goosebumps tune, and 13-year-old Oberst's song about Space Invaders. Ben Dolnick http://bendolnick.com/ Justin Cox patreon.com/afterthedeluge twitter.com/routinelayup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afterthedeluge/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afterthedeluge/support

In episode 1362, Jack and Miles are joined by song writer, actor, and star of Barbarian, Matthew Patrick Davis, to discuss… Update on Inflation / Climate Change, On Same Day As Apocalyptic Climate Report From UN--NYTimes Drops Article Spiking Football On How Well We've Turned It Around, The McRib Is The Streisand Of Sandwiches and more! Update on Inflation / Climate Change These Top 5 Oil Companies Just Raked In $35 Billion While Americans Pay More at the Pump On Same Day As Apocalyptic Climate Report From UN--NYTimes Drops Article Spiking Football On How Well We've Turned It Around The McRib Is The Streisand Of Sandwiches Military Experiments, Food Conspiracies, and 'The Flintstones:' The History of the McRib A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage From Bob Seger to Elton John to KISS, farewell concert tours abound, and business is booming Cher's still going strong after decade of farewell tours Barbra Streisand: A final, final, final farewell tour? LISTEN: Pentagram by Prefuse 73See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world's leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles.  In this Episode 2 of Season 3, Shell Games, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal.  Some of the highlights include:  Marsalek in love O'Sullivan's detention Crook on crook crime Citizen of Vanuatu Vanrenen: The Pink bits are ours Electronic Fundraising Company A history of TPAs Pay2 play WorldPlay and the Commission The name game IoM the place to be Bespoke services Harding hangs a shingle Matroyshka dolls Enabling Transnational Crime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 12 of the Hall of Gamers Podcast! This week we talk to the turtle sound master and deadpan joker Valak. His AHA buddies sent in a whole heap of great questions, and we also find time to talk about the Xcloud roll out, Netflix buying everything in sight, and if fried chicken goes with ice cream as well as it does with waffles.Every week, we discuss all things achievement hunting, Xbox news, and exclusive interviews with individuals across the Xbox Community. Hosted by Neomaster (Mat) and Shadowless Edge (Cameron), we welcome you to the Hall Of Gamers!  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hallofgamers)

We’re so sorry that we ruined your multi. Season’s in full swing and this week we talk: Rusty Revenji shirt update and our bootlegging plans Broadcasters continuing to use fake crowd sounds at games How the media think the Storm now suck Barrett’s blackout in-built excuse The Cleary’s weird housing situation and its implications on […]

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The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 19 Daily Rig Count source: tradingeconomics.com HOUR ONE PLAY HARD:  Jason Spiess and Sterling try to fit 20 pounds of potatoes in a five pound sack with the plethora of news, executive orders, Super Bowl talk and Back Seat Biden. FracleBerrry Hound got into [...]

Alexis Miller has one of the rarest backgrounds I've met in the industry - in her past life, she worked for UPMC, a large healthcare insurance and healthcare provider, and in her new role, she works at Shell Games, an entertainment company. The crucial link? Gamification. Today, she takes us into the curious world of design, healthcare and motivation, helping us better understand how we can nudge patients towards better, healthier habits.

There are many unseen people who hear things. Follow the lies and more lies. It's a shell game of energy and money. The Fitton appointment. Nancy is pissed. DC judges are an insult to America. John Brennan's smoking gun. The fight for transparency is never ending. The ChiComs hate our general. The Bartiromo interview touches on the VaChina virus. POTUS leads us to the golden age. Stay true to your core and in touch with yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#real_talk_w_mrq#Political_Shell_Games In this new episode of real talk. Mr. Q gives his commentary on the recent Democratic debate out of Ohio, and the candidates shell game when it comes to a living wage, taxing the wealthy, and integration of automation in the workforce. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mr-q-the-war-machine/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mr-q-the-war-machine/support

For their Wednesday August 28 meeting, the Elk Grove city council has a packed agenda. Some of the items include the purchase of several hundred acres of land outside current city limits in their closed session Millions of dollars of purchases hidden in the consent calender And dealing with the threat of a lawsuit for their violation of civil rights. Joining us today is Lynn Wheat, a watchdog of the Elk Grove city council who will paint a more complete picture of what’s going on at city hall. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elk-grove-news/support

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It's your move! Joe Hinson returns to face Shannon on a show about GAMES! We introduce a new game called 5Ws in which Nate does a questionable Mario impression, and the topics list includes Shell Games, Gamer (2009 film), The Who's Tommy, Ludomania, and more. Plus, Goofus and Gallant pops up! Oh, and Shannon was on a game show and won money!? Joe wants you to listen to the Manic Street Preachers. Also, check out shirtsbynate.threadless.com for all your non-popular shirt needs. And please spread the word about this show, rate and review us where you listen, and follow us on social media at @avagueideapod on Twitter and @avagueideapodcast on Instagram.

Everyone agrees that the goal is to stop invasive zebra and quagga mussels from spreading, but there isn’t consensus on how to do that. This is where Montana is right now. There are a lot of different groups — state, tribal, federal, local and non-government — working to keep the mussels out, but they’re all working under different systems, with different rules to follow and different ideas about how to move forward. Today we’re asking: Where are we cooperating, and where are we entangled in bureaucracy? This is SubSurface episode three: Shell Games.

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of February 12th, 2017, including:  Carolyn Hax: "Hoping to Rekindle a Long Dormant Flame"; Captain Awkward: “A coworker invited herself along on my vacation.”; r/relationships: "Question about porn habits. My bf [M25] thinks I'm [F23] overreacting. Possibly NSFW."; Social Q's: "Strangers on a Train"; Listener Question From 'Gestalt': How much should my boundaries be negotiable when I'm looking for a partner?; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and donate to us monthly for all kinds of sweet perks!

One of the more prescient authors I know is Ryan C. Hubbs, who in 2014, wrote an article for Fraud Magazine entitled “Shell Games”. Shell companies can come in different shapes and sizes. Shelf companies are those formed but not used for a long period of time. This provides the facade of appearing. Finally this type of fraud needs directors and nominees to fill out the package and provide the aura of legitimacy. The final area of concern is ‘hot spot’ or one location which is the home for multiple shell companies.  In your basic research do not limit your search to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist’s database of companies listed in the Panama Papers themselves. Initially this database is reported to only have listed 5-7% of the world’s shell companies. Some of the basic questions you should be looking at from your own data and information such as information mis-matches around address, phone, fax, ship to, bank, cell contact.  Also consider whether incoming/outgoing wire transfer documents to determine if payments are forwared to or received from an unrelated third party. Some specific reviews and steps you can take in public source information includes the following:  Review web history. In this day and age, if a company or person does not have an active, up and running website, it should immediately raise a red flag. Review public records searches to identify owners and tracking to known associates. There is a variety of information, which a competent due diligence provider can search. Public records are an important source of information to link entities and individuals. Mapping the network. This is a key step as you must be able to document the linkage between all the information uncovered. You should map every scrap of information you uncover. ‘Whois lookup’ for domain ownership, IP addresses. Using “Whois lookup” search engines, you can discover” such information as: domain ownership, IP addresses, the physical addresses of websites, the website administrators and their contact information and finally website creation dates. Evaluating online presences. Shell incorporators have difficulty fabricating an active and robust online presence because these companies technically do not exist. Some indicia of online authenticity include a properly designed website, which has other online content. There should be periodic and regular updates of information. Finally, there should be legitimate email addresses for contacting the company which are associated with a legitimate website address. Three Key Takeaways  Do you have a mechanism to review your own vendors and agents for shell companies? Do not forget the open source tools available to you. Review your previously approved third parties in light of the Panama Papers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toby is covered in a full body rash.  Matt fell off a stool at the last Emery acoustic show and feels bad for Joey after reading his book.  The reformed crowd is questioning our salvation in a dangerous antinomian shell game.  A listener sends Joey a pizza, but how did he get the address?!  In science, we learn about CRISPR. And in the news, a tale of 2 obituaries plus a guy in Oklahoma gets in trouble for hanging nooses in his yard. Finally, we learn that Joey is "costume tolerant."   Sponsors and Links: Blue Apron - http://blueapron.com/badchristian Citizens & Saints - http://gospelsong.merchnow.com/ Emery Acoustic - http://emeryacoustic.com/ Join the BC Club! - http://thebcclub.com/

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This week on AwesomeCast 290, we're talking about awesome things in technology, including: Tonight we're joined by Chilla in Studio B and River's Edge (with props) in house. We 3 Patreons like @ThistleSea and @mikefedorshow because they take care of us. Love the show? Support us! It's time for our Awesome Thing Of The Week and Chilla is kicking things off with the Bose Sound True Ultra earbuds. Brian is sharing Surge as Awesome Thing Of The Week Part 1. The legit Brian Awesome Thing Of The Week is a turbo charger for his phone. Plus - it has a flashlight! Sorg's Awesome Thing Of The Week is the Podcast App - as in the one pre-installed on your iDevice! Alex is sharing his Awesome Thing Of The Week contribution with the Amazon Fire tablet he is digging on. Cities Rising featured some Pittsburgh innovation. Cool to check out. Discussing the Smart City initiative. From 60 cities narrowed to 7 - Pittsburgh is on the list. We're talking videogames! Twitch is helping design games for streaming! Speaking of videogames, it looks like Shell Games is getting their hand into the Twitch streaming platform. Is XBox One testing DVR? Playstation Vue has gone nationwide - Starts at $29.99 as a "cable" option. Comic-Con will be launching a streaming service. (Like the old G4 stuff - yep, this is for you.) Aido will be your friend (if you're into AI and robots that watch you while you sleep). After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Brian Crawford (@RiversEdgePGH ), John Chichilla (@chilla), and Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron). Thanks to our Awesome Patreons @ThistleSea & @MikeFedorShow! You can support the show too atPatreon.com/awesomecast ! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.net for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 6:30 PM EST!

Hice este mix de rock especial para este Verano 2011 seleccionando lo que a mi parecer han sido las mejores bandas en lo que va del año.   Playlist:   1. Walk by The Foo Fighters. 2. Cat's Eyes by Cat's Eyes. 3. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey. 4. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People. 5. Too Dramatic by Ra Ra Riot. 6. O' Sister by City And Colour. 7. Morning Mr. Magpie by Radiohead. 8. You're So Right by The Strokes. 9. Circulation by Thurston Moore. 10. Heart In Your Heartbreak by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. 11. Post Break Up Sex by The Vaccines. 12. Holing Out by Yuck. 13. Shell Games by Bright Eyes. 14. I Don't Want Love by The Antlers. 15. Helplessness Blues by The Fleet Foxes. 16. Most Wanted by Cults. 17. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out by Dum Dum Girls. 18. Library Pictures by The Arctic Monkeys.   Si lo quieres descargar, desde ésta dirección lo consigues: http://www.mediafire.com/?pvfeesroyc5f9xc   Finalmente, si lo quieres recibir por suscripción gratuita a iTunes, ésta es la dirección: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/b-a-l-s-a-m-o/id334566372   Espero y les guste.

Shell Games. Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty Detective Ed Volz spent his life chasing elk-antler thieves, bobcat smugglers, and eagle talon poachers. Now he was determined to find the kingpin of the geoduck underworld. Journalist Craig Welch's covers this beat and shares his encounters with the seedy and shady world of 'fish-criminals.' Winning The Battle Against Motion Sickness Even Fido can suffer from motion sickness in the car or truck. Dr. Debbie hears this complaint frequently and has developed a sure-fire cure. For some dogs, it's just a matter of where and how they're restrained. More serious cases may require medicine. Using Pet Hair To Clean Up The Gulf Oil Spill Pet hair is helping sop up the oil spill in the Gulf. Bay area organization Matter of Trust uses the pet hair to make mats and booms that contain the oil spill. Close to 1,000 Petco stores have begun donating fur to the cause rather than discarding it. The company hopes to ship a ton of fur each day to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A UCLA professor of environmental health science said "it's cost effective and it works well." Summer Allergies Take Toll On Cats and Dogs Whether it's inflamed red spots or incessant scratching, allergies can be caused by parasites, food or plants. Your doctor may suggest a steroid to calm the symptoms, but it is important to get to the root cause. A simple change of diet can work wonders for many pets. More this week