Podcasts about Singapore

In this episode, we tell the story of the Rani of the Jhansi Regiment, the first all-female combat unit in modern Indian history, formed in Singapore during World War II and led by Dr Lakshmi Sahgal, known as Captain Lakshmi.Most of its members were teenage Tamil girls from plantation communities in Malaya and Burma, many with little formal education, who left estate life to train as soldiers in the Indian National Army. We trace how they were recruited, trained, deployed to the Burma front, and forced into retreat as the war turned against Japan and the INA.Although the regiment never fought a major battle, its legacy reshaped ideas about women's roles in anti-colonial struggle and military service. Drawing on historical research and oral histories, this episode explores how nationalism, class, gender, and war collided in Southeast Asia, and how ordinary young women briefly became part of a global conflict and a revolutionary movement.Hosted by Agas Ramirez.Full script and bonus episodes available on Patreon.All links available here.Audio ClipsWildFilmsIndia - Laxmi Sehgal of the INA on The Forgotten Army ExpeditionDoordarshan National - Speech of Netaji Subhas Chandra BoseInterkast - शुभ सुख चैन की/Subh Sukh Chain Ki - With Auspicious Happiness | Anthem of Free IndiaYouTube Free Audio ClipsTheme Music - Goddess of War - Unicorn HeadsJourney Home - Chris Haugen

Host Jason Blitman sits down with author Nina McConigley (How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder) to talk about what she's been reading lately—beyond Eric Carle's The Very Lonely Firefly.Plus: head to the Gays Reading Substack to hear Nina talk about adapting Cowboys and East Indians for the stage, now playing at the Denver Center through March 1, 2026.NINA McCONIGLEY is the author of the story collection Cowboys and East Indians, which was the winner of the PEN/Open Book Award and the High Plains Book Award. She has received grants and fellowships from the NEA, the Radcliffe Institute, Bread Loaf, Vermont Studio Center, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She was a recipient of the Wyoming Arts Council's Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Writing Award and a finalist for a National Magazine Award for her columns in High Country News. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Orion, O: The Oprah Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Salon, among other outlets. Born in Singapore and raised in Wyoming, she now lives in Colorado.Sign up for the Gays Reading Book Club HERESUBSTACK! MERCH! WATCH! CONTACT! hello@gaysreading.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our show is best watched on YouTube:https://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/SQGuideIn this complete guide to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program, we break down how to earn and redeem KrisFlyer miles, elite status benefits, and what makes Singapore Airlines one of the world's best premium carriers. Learn about award availability, partner redemptions, Book the Cook, and the A350 Ultra Long Range aircraft. Whether you're new to KrisFlyer or optimizing points for business and first class, this episode covers everything you need to know.Thank you to Aaron from https://milelion.com/ for joining us as a guest co-host!Learn about points and miles in our Elevate course and community:https://letsgettothepoints.com/elevateCredit Card Links: http://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/CreditCardsSign up for our newsletter:https://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/JoinOurEmailWebsite: https://www.letsgettothepoints.com/Email: letsgettothepoints@gmail.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/letsgettothepoints/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@letsgettothepointsEXCLUSIVE TRAVEL DISCOUNT CODES:https://letsgettothepoints.com/tools/Seats.aero: Award Flight Search EngineUse Code: LETSGETPRO for $20 off the first yearhttps://seats.aero/Book Private Transport in 100+ Countries with Kiwitaxi:https://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/KiwitaxiUse Code: LGTTP5 for 5% off all ridesSign up for Award Email Notifications from Straight To The PointsUse Code: LGTTP20 for 20% off the annual planhttps://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/StToThePointsTravel Freely: The FREE site we use to stay organized and track our 5/24 statushttps://my.travelfreely.com/signup?bref=lgwCardPointers: Save Money and Maximize Your Spend Bonuseshttps://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/CardPointersMaxMyPoint: Hotel Rewards CheckerUse Code: LGTTP for 20% off the first year of your Platinum Subscription https://maxmypoint.comON TODAY'S SHOW:0:00 Intro1:41 Singapore KrisFlyer Program Complete Guide7:34 The Singapore Airlines Experience15:45 Singapore Airlines Book the Cook20:16 Singapore Airlines A350 Ultra Long Range ULR Aircraft22:50 Best Ways to Earn Singapore KrisFlyer Miles30:10 Best Ways to Redeem Singapore KrisFlyer Miles48:32 Singapore Airlines Elite Status55:13 Singapore Airlines' New Business Class SeatSupport this podcast: https://go.www.letsgettothepoints.com/SupportUsDisclaimer: The content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.Advertiser Disclosure:This video may contain links through which we are compensated when you click on or are approved for offers. The information in this video was not provided by any of the companies mentioned and has not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. Offers are current only at the time of the video publishing date and may have changed by the time you watch it.Let's Get To The Points is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as CardRatings. Let's Get To The Points and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers.This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more.Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. The content of this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available.

From shipping Gemini Deep Think and IMO Gold to launching the Reasoning and AGI team in Singapore, Yi Tay has spent the last 18 months living through the full arc of Google DeepMind's pivot from architecture research to RL-driven reasoning—watching his team go from a dozen researchers to 300+, training models that solve International Math Olympiad problems in a live competition, and building the infrastructure to scale deep thinking across every domain, and driving Gemini to the top of the leaderboards across every category. Yi Returns to dig into the inside story of the IMO effort and more! We discuss: Yi's path: Brain → Reka → Google DeepMind → Reasoning and AGI team Singapore, leading model training for Gemini Deep Think and IMO Gold The IMO Gold story: four co-captains (Yi in Singapore, Jonathan in London, Jordan in Mountain View, and Tong leading the overall effort), training the checkpoint in ~1 week, live competition in Australia with professors punching in problems as they came out, and the tension of not knowing if they'd hit Gold until the human scores came in (because the Gold threshold is a percentile, not a fixed number) Why they threw away AlphaProof: "If one model can't do it, can we get to AGI?" The decision to abandon symbolic systems and bet on end-to-end Gemini with RL was bold and non-consensus On-policy vs. off-policy RL: off-policy is imitation learning (copying someone else's trajectory), on-policy is the model generating its own outputs, getting rewarded, and training on its own experience—"humans learn by making mistakes, not by copying" Why self-consistency and parallel thinking are fundamental: sampling multiple times, majority voting, LM judges, and internal verification are all forms of self-consistency that unlock reasoning beyond single-shot inference The data efficiency frontier: humans learn from 8 orders of magnitude less data than models, so where's the bug? Is it the architecture, the learning algorithm, backprop, off-policyness, or something else? Three schools of thought on world models: (1) Genie/spatial intelligence (video-based world models), (2) Yann LeCun's JEPA + FAIR's code world models (modeling internal execution state), (3) the amorphous "resolution of possible worlds" paradigm (curve-fitting to find the world model that best explains the data) Why AI coding crossed the threshold: Yi now runs a job, gets a bug, pastes it into Gemini, and relaunches without even reading the fix—"the model is better than me at this" The Pokémon benchmark: can models complete Pokédex by searching the web, synthesizing guides, and applying knowledge in a visual game state? "Efficient search of novel idea space is interesting, but we're not even at the point where models can consistently apply knowledge they look up" DSI and generative retrieval: re-imagining search as predicting document identifiers with semantic tokens, now deployed at YouTube (symmetric IDs for RecSys) and Spotify Why RecSys and IR feel like a different universe: "modeling dynamics are strange, like gravity is different—you hit the shuttlecock and hear glass shatter, cause and effect are too far apart" The closed lab advantage is increasing: the gap between frontier labs and open source is growing because ideas compound over time, and researchers keep finding new tricks that play well with everything built before Why ideas still matter: "the last five years weren't just blind scaling—transformers, pre-training, RL, self-consistency, all had to play well together to get us here" Gemini Singapore: hiring for RL and reasoning researchers, looking for track record in RL or exceptional achievement in coding competitions, and building a small, talent-dense team close to the frontier — Yi Tay Google DeepMind: https://deepmind.google X: https://x.com/YiTayML Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Returning to Google DeepMind and the Singapore AGI Team 00:04:52 The Philosophy of On-Policy RL: Learning from Your Own Mistakes 00:12:00 IMO Gold Medal: The Journey from AlphaProof to End-to-End Gemini 00:21:33 Training IMO Cat: Four Captains Across Three Time Zones 00:26:19 Pokemon and Long-Horizon Reasoning: Beyond Academic Benchmarks 00:36:29 AI Coding Assistants: From Lazy to Actually Useful 00:32:59 Reasoning, Chain of Thought, and Latent Thinking 00:44:46 Is Attention All You Need? Architecture, Learning, and the Local Minima 00:55:04 Data Efficiency and World Models: The Next Frontier 01:08:12 DSI and Generative Retrieval: Reimagining Search with Semantic IDs 01:17:59 Building GDM Singapore: Geography, Talent, and the Symposium 01:24:18 Hiring Philosophy: High Stats, Research Taste, and Student Budgets 01:28:49 Health, HRV, and Research Performance: The 23kg Journey

Transforming schools through ethical, large-scale Al integration and collaborative learning. About Jamie Toner Jamie is an education technology and innovation leader with experience across K-12 and Higher Education in the UK, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. As Director of Technology and Innovation at Singapore American School, he leads digital transformation, AI integration, and the development of forward-looking learning ecosystems.  Previously Founding Director of Digital Learning and Information Services at Harrow International School Shenzhen, Jamie has driven major projects in digital strategy and information services. Named on the recent CILIP 125 List of future leaders and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, he researches and presents internationally on digital leadership and knowledge sharing. He is currently in the final stages of his PhD at the University of Sheffield on how legitimacy and epistemic authority are unevenly constructed and sustained within international schools. Jamie Toner on Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-toner-611b2478/  About Claire Simms Claire is an experienced international educator and digital learning leader with over 25 years in schools across Hong Kong, Malaysia, Switzerland, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore. She is currently Assistant Principal - Innovation and Technology at St. Joseph's Institution International School where she leads initiatives that enhance teaching and learning through technology. Since joining SJI International in 2016, Claire has held key leadership roles including Head of IPC and Head of Grade, helping to shape both curriculum and digital strategy. A Google Trainer, Coach, Innovator, and GEG Leader, Apple Learning Coach, and Seesaw Educator Lead, she regularly presents across the APAC region on digital learning and leadership. Claire holds a PGCE in Primary Education from the University of Sunderland and is currently completing her National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership (NPQSL). Claire Simms on Social Media LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/claire-simms-13679643  Resources https://www.sas.edu.sg/  https://www.sji-international.com.sg/  John Mikton on Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton Web: beyonddigital.org Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/appsevents  Twitter: https://twitter.com/appdkt  Web: www.appsevents.com Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube Workspace Audit by AppsEDU Find and Fix Security Gaps in Your Google Workspace at https://workspaceaudit.com/  Get a complete, automated overview of your security posture. Our read-only scanner identifies misconfigurations and provides actionable steps to harden your environment. We also help you STAY secure. With our automated monitoring functionality you schedule daily, weekly or monthly scans, allowing you to fix issues before they become a problem. Get started for free with no obligation, your first scan is on us! https://workspaceaudit.com/ 

Value: After Hours is a podcast about value investing, Fintwit, and all things finance and investment by investors Tobias Carlisle, and Jake Taylor. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soldier of Fortune: Warren Buffett, Sun Tzu and the Ancient Art of Risk-Taking⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kindle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)We are live every Tuesday at 1.30pm E / 10.30am P.See our latest episodes at https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcastAbout Jake Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1Jake's book: The Rebel Allocator https://amzn.to/2sgip3lABOUT THE PODCASTHi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I launched The Acquirers Podcast to discuss the process of finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations.We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success.SEE LATEST EPISODEShttps://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/FOLLOW TOBIASWebsite: https://acquirersmultiple.com/Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Twitter: ttps://twitter.com/GreenbackdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisleABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLETobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer's Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon's Business and Finance The Acquirer's Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and corporate law.Prior to founding the forerunner to Acquirers Funds in 2010, Tobias was an analyst at an activist hedge fund, general counsel of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a corporate advisory lawyer. As a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions he has advised on transactions across a variety of industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Singapore, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Guam. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Australia with degrees in Law (2001) and Business (Management) (1999).

Can you imagine finding out the entire story of your father being a POW in Singapore? Adrian Stroud's father (British) Corporal Kenneth Stroud with the British Royal Air Force captured and held in a prison camp for 3 1/2 years.  Years of terror, starvation, beatings, watching men be murdered, digging their graves and so many other heart wrenching events.Adrian was able to sit for weeks with his father to hear his story and write a book of the events that his Dad had kept in a diary for many years. This story is a powerful reflection on war and evil in the world. His book is called:"Prisoner of War Number 2378"Kenneth lived until he was 96, and lived he did. He was still had his mind and was able to live his life to the fullest. Because God gave him more time to be here.Support the show

Marrit Steenbergen had a heck of a 2025 season. At the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, she touched first in the 100 free, defending her world title from 2024. Then, to end the year, she won 6 gold medals in Lublin at the SC European Championships, where she also set 5 European records. Steenbergen joins us to discuss her big year and her new training style that has brought her success so far. While she's in the water 8-9x per week during much of the season, she's started the last two seasons by only swimming 3 days per week (5x within those three days) and focusing on building strength outside the pool. 

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In episode 38, Thibault Schrepel talks to Alvin Koh, Chief Executive of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS).They discuss the creation of the Data and Digital division and the operational role of instruments such as the Complaint Analytics Tool and the AI Verify Toolkit in investigative prioritization and compliance assessment. They also explore the application of computational methods in major enforcement initiatives, including the Grab–Uber merger and the Price Transparency Guidelines, before considering the implications of these practices for the future of competition enforcement in Singapore and the ASEAN region.Follow the Stanford Computational Antitrust project at ⁠https://law.stanford.edu/computationalantitrust

News: High-speed cameras capture how venomous snakes bite Main Topic: Back to Basics – It’s back to basics with the first of a series of episodes on basic exotics/unusual pet medicine and surgery. This first episode of the series is on desexing of small mammals. VetGurus Merchandise – VetGurus Etsy Store VetGurus Shop Checkout the VetGurus range of quirky, distinctive branded items. All purchases help support our podcast , helping pay for our production costs. So the bonus for you is that you get some great merchandise and you feel good inside for supporting us – win:win. So click on this link and get shopping. Order now: VetGurus Shop. Say Hi! Send us an email: VetGurus@Gmail.com. We love hearing from our listeners – give us a yell now! Become a Patron Become a Patron of VetGurus: Support us by ‘throwing a bone’ to the VetGurus – a small regular donation to help pay for our production costs. It’s easy; just go to our Patreon site. You can be a rabbit.. or an echidna.. one day we are hoping for a Guru level patron! https://www.patreon.com/VetGurus Support our Sponsors Specialised Animal Nutrition. Specialised Animal Nutrition is the Australian distributor of Oxbow Animal Health products. Used and recommended by top exotic animal veterinarians around the globe,  the Oxbow range comprises premium life-staged feeds and supportive care products for small herbivores. Microchips Australia: Microchips Australia is the Australian distributor for: Trovan microchips, readers and reading systems; Lone Star Veterinary Retractor systems and Petrek GPS tracking products. Microchips Australia is run by veterinarians experienced in small and large animal as well as avian and exotic practice, they know exactly what is needed for your practice. Chemical Essentials. Cleaning and disinfection products and solutions for a wide variety of industries throughout Australia, as well as specific markets in New Zealand, Singapore and Papua New Guinea. The sole importer of the internationally acclaimed F10SC Disinfectant and its related range of advanced cleaning, personal hygiene and animal skin care products. About Our Podcast The veterinary podcast about veterinary medicine and surgery, current news items of interest, case reports and anecdotes. Wait: It's not all about veterinary matters! We also discuss other areas we are passionate about, including photography and wildlife. Thanks for joining us – Brendan and Mark. Our podcast is for veterinarians, veterinary students and veterinary nurses/technicians. If you are at pet owner please search elsewhere – there are lots of great podcasts aimed specifically at pet owners. Disclaimer Any discussion of medical or veterinary matters is of a general nature. Consult a veterinarian with experience in the appropriate field for specific information relating to topics mentioned in our podcast or on our website.

In this powerful episode of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast, Victoria opens up about her deeply personal journey through eating disorders, body image struggles, and the long road to restoring her menstrual health. From developing restrictive habits as a teenager to receiving a potential PCOS diagnosis after coming off birth control, Victoria's story offers a raw and honest look at what recovery from hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) can really look like.Victoria shares how her struggles with overexercising, calorie restriction, dieting culture, and external pressures escalated during COVID-19 and followed her from Singapore to London. She discusses how traditional therapy often fell short and how working with a coach helped her shift her identity away from “being anorexic” and toward building a life centered on nourishment, joy, and well-being.Inside this episode, you'll hear:Victoria's experience with HA, birth control, and losing her period for six monthsHow her medical team suspected PCOS and how she navigated the confusionThe moment that sparked her mindset shift—from fear of weight gain to wanting to actually live her lifeHer experience in the HA Society's Restore Program and working with coach AbbyWhat helped her finally ovulate and get regular periods againHow she balanced reduced exercise, increased food intake, and stress managementHer decision to prioritize comfortable clothing and body respect over sizing pressuresWhy having the right community and guidance made all the differenceNow actively enrolled in the HHAP certification track, Victoria is working toward becoming a women's health and recovery coach herself, transforming her lived experience into a new mission to help others.If you're struggling with hypothalamic amenorrhea, disordered eating, overtraining, or the pressure to shrink your body, this episode is a must-listen. Victoria's story is relatable, encouraging, and a true reminder that full recovery is possible with the right support.Join Restore Your Fertility (Enrollment open now-1/23/26)https://www.thehasociety.com/restore-liveJoin The HA Societyhttp://thehasociety.com/joinWork 1:1 with us to get your period backhttp://thehasociety.com/coachingBecome a Certified Holistic HA Practitionerhttps://www.holistichapractitioner.com/Visit us on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/c/danisheriffFollow us on IGhttp://instagram.com/thehasocietyhttp://instagram.com/danisheriffThe Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-hypothalamic-amenorrhea-podcast/donations

Mara is back on GTWM for the first time in 4 months!! So good to see the queen return and we have a GREAT show for you guys. Crazy, sexy, cool. Let's check out the calls:Caller #1 is Mia 32yrs from Manila. Mia's husband is a cuckhold type and he has been fantasizing about her with another man. So, she decided to bang a college crush without telling him. Should she trust her husband would be okay with it or was that merely pillow talk and not to be taken seriously?Caller #2 is Kim 33yrs from Singapore. Kim needs advice from Mara on how to get her husband to be more "active."Caller #3 is Mike 44yrs from Manila. Mike's 13yr old son likes a girl in school who has some mental health issues. From bipolar so being a cutter, he is worried his son is too young to take on all this baggage. GTWM and Good Times Radio are now streaming exclusively live on Discord!Join the Discord community by going to ⁠⁠www.discord.gg/goodtimesradio

The Space Show Presents Dr. Armen Papazian, Friday, 1-16-26NOTE: THERE WERE TECHNICAL VIDEO DIFFICULTIES WITH ARMEN'S SYSTEM NEAR THE END OF THE PROGRAM BUT THEY WERE RESOLVED.Quick SummaryThis Friday morning space show featured Armen Papazian, a financial economist discussing his research on cryptocurrency and its limitations for space development. Armen explained how the current monetary system, based on debt and calendar time, restricts space exploration funding and proposed a new concept of “public capitalization notes” to enable more effective space investment. The discussion explored how traditional banking systems and central banks are adapting to cryptocurrency technology while maintaining debt-based money systems, and how space property rights might be structured in a lunar or Martian context. The conversation addressed practical questions about funding space projects, with Armen emphasizing that current financial models are inadequate for supporting large-scale space development. The meeting included technical difficulties with Armen's connection but concluded with a productive discussion about monetary reform and space finance.Detailed SummaryDavid and Armen discussed Armen's 72-page paper and its potential adaptation to include space-related themes, given the current interest in cryptocurrency among tech enthusiasts and space industry figures. Note that his paper has been uploaded to The Space Show blog page for this program on this date. Armen explained that his paper explores whether cryptocurrency could transform monetary systems to enable space exploration, but concluded that current crypto systems are not viable due to their reliance on pseudorandomness rather than debt logic. The conversation ended with Armen agreeing to a longer discussion if the topic continued to interest Space Show participants.Pre-program discussion notes: Armen discussed the recent crypto market downturn, noting that Bitcoin lost 35% while others lost up to 62%, with Monero being the only top 30 cryptocurrency to gain value. He explained that Monero's success was due to its commitment to anonymous, untraceable payments, which appeals to dark money transactions. The group discussed the U.S. government's stance on cryptocurrencies, with Armen mentioning ongoing debates about central bank digital currencies and President Trump's crypto. John Jossy inquired about Monero's location, to which Armen responded that it is decentralized but has some presence in Singapore, South Africa, and Australia. The conversation ended with David announcing the start of the program and providing an update on blog comment issues, suggesting Substack as an alternative for posting comments.Dr. Armen Papazian discussed his research on the limitations of the current monetary system in funding space exploration, highlighting how the debt-based and Earth-centric nature of the financial framework hinders investments in off-planet projects. He explained that the entire money supply is linked to Earth's fixed movements, making it challenging to invest in leaving Earth's orbit. Armen also presented a recent study on cryptocurrencies, analyzing the top 30 as of September 2025, and concluded that while cryptocurrencies have improved money's technology, they have not yet offered a better logic than the debt-based system.David and Armen discussed the limitations of cryptocurrency in funding large-scale projects like space colonization, noting that crypto remains tied to terrestrial economic systems and calendar time. Armen explained his study on the top 30 cryptocurrencies, highlighting their diverse creation logics, including pre-minted supplies, stablecoins, and randomness-based issuance. He concluded that while cryptocurrencies offer a payments revolution, they lack true monetary evolution and are still largely controlled by developers rather than democratizing finance.The discussion focused on the challenges of financing space development, with Armen and John Hunt agreeing that the main issue is the lack of profitable products in space, similar to Starlink's success. Armen explained that the space economy is Earth-bound, with only a small fraction focused on human expansion into outer space, and highlighted the need for a new monetary framework that values space-based activities differently from Earth-bound ones. Marshall contributed by noting the difficulty of valuing space activities compared to traditional commodities, while David raised practical concerns about how to implement Armen's ideas in the current financial system.Phil discussed the concept of non-linear growth and debt, comparing it to personal and industrial contexts, and suggested adapting Earth-based growth experiences to space-based enterprises. Arman agreed with Phil's points, emphasizing that the logic of debt, rather than the amount, influences prioritization and policy actions, and highlighted how debt can undermine economies if not sustained by growth. David asked if there is a natural evolution of current systems or if intervention is necessary, to which Arman responded that humans typically change only when faced with significant pain, and he expressed concern about the need for transformative change. Arman also noted that the crypto phenomenon has led to the reinvention of the fiat architecture, with banks and central banks adopting blockchain technology while maintaining the logic of debt-based money.Marshall and Armen discussed the causes and solutions for inflation, focusing on the role of central banks and commercial banks in money creation. Armen explained that quantitative easing involves typing new digits into banks' accounts, but the actual source of inflation lies in banks' credit policies and loan decisions. He proposed a new monetary instrument called public capitalization notes, which would direct new money into productive capacity and technology creation rather than banking systems. They also touched on the impact of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on traditional banking systems, with Armen suggesting that central banks may eventually need to reinvent the framework of money.Armen discussed the challenges of financing space exploration, arguing that current financial systems are too dependent on calendar time and risk, which limit investment in risky ventures like space travel. He proposed creating a new type of money that is not tied to calendar time or risk, but rather to the impact of space exploration. Armen also touched on the historical impact of the gold standard and the potential effects of returning to it, suggesting that it would limit economic growth and innovation. The discussion was cut short due to technical issues with Armen's connection.The group discussed the potential impact of a SpaceX IPO on space infrastructure development, with Armen explaining that while the capital raised could be significant, it would still be subject to regulatory requirements and profit expectations for new investors. David noted connectivity issues with Armen, who was experiencing technical difficulties. John Jossy raised a question about how central banks might be involved in financing space companies, particularly regarding property rights and resource value in the solar system.The group discussed the challenges of financing space exploration and property rights in outer space. Armen proposed a new model for financing space projects called public capitalization notes, which would be based on responsible space value creation rather than debt. This model would involve a public-private partnership to prioritize and allocate funding for space projects. The group also touched on the need for accountability in managing public capitalization notes. Armen emphasized that this new approach would help overcome the limitations of current debt-based monetary systems and enable more sustainable development in space.Special thanks to our sponsors:American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Helix Space in Luxembourg, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights, Astrox Corporation, Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers University, The Space Settlement Progress Blog by John Jossy, The Atlantis Project, and Artless EntertainmentOur Toll Free Line for Live Broadcasts: 1-866-687-7223 (Not in service at this time)For real time program participation, email Dr. Space at: drspace@thespaceshow.com for instructions and access.The Space Show is a non-profit 501C3 through its parent, One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. 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Hong Kong was the final stop on our month-long journey through Asia, following our cruise from Hobart to Singapore. For Scott, it was a return after nearly 20 years. For Melissa, it was a first visit. What we both discovered was a city that felt surprisingly familiar, efficient, and easy to navigate. In this episode, we explore Hong Kong through its world-class public transportation system, share our memorable food experiences, reflect on cultural familiarity, and balance the intensity of the city with a day at Disney. Some links are affiliate links. See our disclosure. Help Support the Podcast by Buying us a Coffee ☕️ In this episode, you'll discover: Why Hong Kong felt far more familiar than expected—despite major political changes How Hong Kong's public transportation compares to London's Underground Riding the MTR, the iconic Star Ferry, and the historic “ding ding” trams Why the tram ride to Victoria Peak is a must-do (especially at night) Navigating the city easily using the Octopus card vs. tap-to-pay A memorable first-night meal at a Michelin-star Cantonese restaurant—and why it felt universal A reminder that shrimp really does show up in everything in Asia Experiencing Hong Kong Disneyland as a cultural contrast to the city Why character meet-and-greets were busier than ride lines at the park How locals approach Disney differently, especially when it comes to photos and costumes Where they stayed and why location matters in a fast-moving city A Sunshine Travelers advisory on staying at the Conrad Hong Kong How many days you really need in Hong Kong—and when to add an extra day Real-world travel hiccups and why patience is an essential packing item Why Hong Kong turned out to be the perfect place to end a long journey Resources & Links You can buy Disneyland Hong Kong Tickets here, and then you download the Disneyland Hong Kong app, load your ticket, and then make a park reservation for the day you want to visit. Keep your electronic park ticket handy, though, because you'll need it to scan into the park Hear our Full Recap of Disneyland Hong Kong Here: Episode 149 - Disneyland Hong Kong: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go: Our Experience Want curated travel deals every week? Subscribe to Travel Deal Insiders — the best travel deals sent straight to your inbox. Get Our Ultimate Packing Guide for Traveling Smart and Packing Light + Access to Exclusive Weekly Content here. Don't waste your precious vacation time with Jet Lag, get Flykitt and watch Jet Lag disappear! Protect your privacy, boost your security, and keep your browsing data safe with Express VPN. Plus, get 3 months free with a yearly plan. Follow Sunshine Travelers Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Read more about this and other travel destinations on our BLOG Follow our travels on TikTok @sunshinetravelerspodcast Follow us on X @sunshinetrvlrs Connect with us on LinkedIn @sunshinetravelerspodcast Get travel tips and follow our travels on Instagram: @sunshinetravelerspodcast Follow us on Facebook @sunshinetravelerspodcast Connect with us on Threads @sunshinetravelerspodcast Connect with us on Threads See our travel videos on YouTube @sunshinetravelerspodcast Save our travel ideas on Pinterest @sunshinetravelerspodcast Music: This Acoustic Happy Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

Fresh worries about Federal Reserve independence highlight how immutable economic laws can limit policy extremes. Nicholas Fawcett, Senior Economist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains the implications for markets.General disclosure: This material is intended for information purposes only, and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell any securities, funds or strategies to any person in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The opinions expressed are as of the date of publication and are subject to change without notice. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Investing involves risks. BlackRock does and may seek to do business with companies covered in this podcast. As a result, readers should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this podcast.In the U.S. and Canada, this material is intended for public distribution.In the UK and Non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries: this is Issued by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL. Tel:+ 44 (0)20 7743 3000. Registered in England and Wales No. 02020394. For your protection telephone calls are usually recorded. Please refer to the Financial Conduct Authority website for a list of authorised activities conducted by BlackRock.In the European Economic Area (EEA): this is Issued by BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. is authorised and regulated by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets. Registered office Amstelplein 1, 1096 HA, Amsterdam, Tel: 020 – 549 5200, Tel: 31-20- 549-5200. Trade Register No. 17068311 For your protection telephone calls are usually recorded.For Investors in Switzerland: This document is marketing material.In South Africa: Please be advised that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited is an authorised Financial Services provider with the South African Financial Services Board, FSP No. 43288.In Singapore, this is issued by BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (Co. registration no. 200010143N). This advertisement or publication has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In Hong Kong, this material is issued by BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited and has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. In Australia, issued by BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited ABN 13 006 165 975, AFSL 230 523 (BIMAL). This material provides general information only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should assess whether the material is appropriate for you and obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances. Refer to BIMAL's Financial Services Guide on its website for more information. This material is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdictionIn Latin America: this material is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice nor an offer or solicitation to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of any Fund (nor shall any such shares be offered or sold to any person) in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities law of that jurisdiction. If any funds are mentioned or inferred to in this material, it is possible that some or all of the funds may not have been registered with the securities regulator of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay or any other securities regulator in any Latin American country and thus might not be publicly offered within any such country. The securities regulators of such countries have not confirmed the accuracy of any information contained herein. The provision of investment management and investment advisory services is a regulated activity in Mexico thus is subject to strict rules. For more information on the Investment Advisory Services offered by BlackRock Mexico please refer to the Investment Services Guide available at www.blackrock.com/mx©2026 BlackRock, Inc. All Rights Reserved. BLACKROCK is a registered trademark of BlackRock, Inc. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.BII0126-5135643

Welcome to the second edition of our new Start The Week show - a fast-paced summary of the hottest 5 travel topics in South East Asia and beyond. This week's show has a strong Chinese influence – a theme we expect to intensify through 2026. Gary and Hannah summarise the outlook for Trip.com's South East Asia expansion as it faces an antitrust investigation in China. In a week of tragic accidents in Thailand and Indonesia, high-speed rail construction and air passenger safety are in the spotlight. Plus, why has the Philippines finally decided to introduce visa-free entry for Chinese tourists? Is AirAsia's protracted restructure nearing completion - and what does it mean for air travel in the region? And, with the announcement of the BTS World Tour dates, why is Singapore “rubbing its hands with glee”? All this and more in 15 minutes…

Forget roses, reservations and red flags — Valentine's Day in Singapore is getting deliciously derailed with a bold new singles event series: Single in Singapore City. On Saturday, 14 February, from 9pm to 2am, Lucha Loco in Duxton Hill will transform into the city's most audacious playground for the single, the curious, and the creatively chaotic. Let's discuss in full deets, shall we? With love, Nixalina. For more awesome content to read including beauty, fashion or dating & love features, please do head over to my digital platform www.nixalina.com. Don't be shy, come say hai! Head over to my Instagram or Tiktok @nixalina to slide into my DMs.

We talk through our Singapore trip and all the touristy stuff we did.  May contain traces of kaya.

The Three-Box Storytelling Framework The Hidden Psychology Behind Stories that Change Behavior Episode 288 (Graham is based in Singapore) This is a repeat of episode #68. In this conversation with Graham Brown, we explore: how the three-box storytelling model simplifies complex ideas why backstory builds trust before persuasion begins how fear of the unknown blocks decision-making why analogies help audiences understand faster how familiar stories lower resistance to change why emotion outlasts facts in memory how storytelling increases confidence over time why selling is really about guiding people through uncertainty ----- Graham Brown is the founder of Pikkal & Co, an award winning podcast agency based in Singapore. He has the experience of hosting over 400 episodes on his podcast.  Podcast Guesting Pro is a dedicated Podcast Booking Agency that works with B2B thought leaders. They help you reach new audiences and build your authority by booking you on podcasts to showcase your expertise and spread your message. Learn more here... https://www.podcastguesting.pro/ ----- Key Lessons from this conversation with Graham Brown: Effective business storytelling follows a simple three-scene structure: past, present, and future Audiences connect with backstory before they care about solutions Selling is about reducing fear of the unknown, not proving superiority Familiar stories make unfamiliar ideas easier to accept Analogies act as short-form stories that speed understanding Trust is built through shared experiences and common ground Change happens when staying the same feels riskier than moving forward Emotion—not facts—is what people remember after a presentation Confidence comes from practiced storytelling, not natural talent Every presentation improves through testing, feedback, and refinement ----- ----more---- Your Intended Message is the podcast about how you can boost your career and business success by honing your communication skills. We'll examine the aspects of how we communicate one-to-one, one to few and one to many – plus that important conversation, one to self. In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more.   Your host is George Torok George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He's fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.   Connect with George www.SpeechCoachforExecutives.com https://superiorpresentations.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetorokpresentations/ https://www.youtube.com/user/presentationskills    

ABOUT JENNIFER:LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejenniferwalsh/ Websites:https://www.walkwithwalsh.comBio:For nearly 30 years, Jennifer has been at the forefront of transformative movements in beauty, retail, & biophilic design. As a consummate innovator, she has been dedicated to reimagining the human experience, whether through pioneering retail concepts, creating immersive outdoor experiences, or driving biophilic design solutions across industries.In the 1990s, Jennifer founded Beauty Bar, the first experiential omni-channel beauty brand in the U.S., introducing open-sell environments, curbside service, and men's skincare departments, concepts that reshaped how people shop for beauty. This trailblazing work integrated biophilic principles long before they became mainstream, earning recognition as an industry innovator. After selling Beauty Bar ultimately purchased by Amazon in 2011, she continued to build groundbreaking businesses and brands, always staying ahead of the curve. Another first was created in 2014 with Pride & Glory, a collegiate beauty brand. Today, she guides large and small scale biophilic design projects to create spaces that promote human flourishing. From Recharge Rooms to retail spaces, homes, schools, and urban landscapes, her work transforms environments into ecosystems of opportunity. All inspired from lived experiences. Jennifer helps organizations leverage the neuroscience of nature to enhance experiences, foster resilience, and build deeper connections within their organizations.SHOW INTRO:Welcome to Episode 84! of the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast…In every episode we follow our catch phrase of having “Dynamic Dialogues About DATA: Design, Architecture, Technology and the Arts.” And as we continue on this journey, we'll have guests that are thought provoking futurists, AI technology mavens, retailers, international hotel design executives as well as designers and architects of brand experience places.We'll talk with authors and people focused on wellness and sustainable design practices as well as neuroscientists who will continue to help us look at the built environment and the connections betw een our mind-body and the built world around us.We'll also have guests who are creative marketing masters from international brands and people who have started and grown some of the companies that are striking a new path for us follow.If you like what you hear on the NXTLVL Experience Design show, make sure to subscribe, like, comment and share with colleagues, friends and family.The NXTLVL Experience Design podcast is always grateful for the support of VMSD magazine.VMSD brings us, in the brand experience world, the International Retail Design Conference. I think the IRDC is one of the best retail design conferences that there is bringing together the world of retailers, brands and experience place makers every year for two days of engaging conversations and pushing us to keep on talking about what makes retailing relevant. You will find the archive of the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast on VMSD.com.Thanks also goes to Shop Association the only global retail trade association dedicated to elevating the in-store experience. SHOP Association represents companies and affiliates from 25 countries and brings value to their members through research, networking, education, events and awards. Check then out on SHOPAssociation.org Today, EPISODE 84… I talk with Jennifer Walsh who for nearly 30 years, has been at the forefront of transformative movements in beauty, retail, & biophilic design. Jennifer is an innovator, and has been dedicated to reimagining the human experience, whether through pioneering retail concepts, creating immersive outdoor experiences, or driving biophilic design solutions across industries.Talking about biophilic design isn't new on the podcast, this time though we bolt on retailing, neuroscience and experience. This conversation is more introspective and looks at one's motivation to change to considering our environments and biophilic design from the point of view of sense of well-being and personal growth.We'll get there in a minute but... first a few thoughts…*                     *                          *                          *If you go back to the early episodes of the podcast, you'll come across Bill Browning. Bill and I connected while I was working the hospitality industry and focusing my efforts on the redesign of the Westin guestroom and lobby design strategy.Bill's world is Biophilic – both literally and philosophically, may be even existentially. He literally wrote the book on Biophilic Design's 14 principles, which now includes a 15th with the addition of ‘Awe,' and he has written a more recent publication with Katie Ryan called “Nature Inside,” it is a terrific handbook to implementing Biophilic design principles in built environments.I think a lot about the design of places where nature has been completely eliminated - think major downtown cities in any corner of the world.It is also not lost on me that when I sit working in my Home Office I have the extraordinarily good fortune to lookout on 2 1/2 acres of green space with a rolling hill down towards a creek that when it rains particularly hard overflows and becomes a small river in my backyard. But this point of view to my backyard and the way I feel sitting on my deck having a morning coffee is not just about the warm feeling of my cup in my hands but that there are key principles of biophilic design at play - namely refuge and prospect. Being exposed daily to these perspectives towards a forest at the back of my property I have an immediate body sense of calm, wonder and awe.I see sun rises to the left of my property and sun sets to the right. The re are Canada geese that, like clockwork, fly over my backyard every fall as they migrate South. I'm attuned to the textures and colors of the sky and the varying degrees of light intensity - bright and brilliant and dreary and diffused.All of these features of a natural world have the effect of putting me at ease.In the past few years, I've begun to connect that mind body experience, the somatic experience of natural places, with what I understand about neuroscience and our long evolutionary history of living the largest proportion of our human development among trees - in a real jungle versus the concrete ones that we have now built all around us.It's no surprise that the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku – forest bathing – is actually therapeutic. When we immerse ourselves in a forest atmosphere, using all five senses to connect with nature, we are promoting stress reduction and well-being. Slowing down, and taking mindful walks, appreciating sights, sounds, and smells is so good for us and yet many of us, especially those who are city dwellers, rush from place to place making sure to stay on the clock moving from one appointment to the next and filling our schedules every day with a mind-numbing number of things to check off on our To Do List Taking a moment to disconnect from technology calms the mind and body and has proven benefits like lower stress hormones and boosting immunity.The multi layered, highly textured and colored natural environments that we have evolved from, are often being replaced by environments of banality that actually have deep psychological effects when we are continually exposed to boring buildings.Bringing this intuitive sense, that natural environments support well-being, into the design of built environments, and intentionally creating places that reference biophilic principles, often proves very hard to do in a world where efficiency and productivity leading to increased profitability are what we are taught to drive towards as a reflection of success.Many times, adding plants to a space is an afterthought, like decoration, to make things look better - but they are not really being incorporated as a strategy for building environments to enhance well-being. Interestingly though, when people learn more about how to apply biophilic principles, beyond simply introducing plants as a nod to creating more nature-based experiences, they begin to also understand that their assumptions about adding additional cost may not be well founded. If you consider designing with nature in mind from the get-go, incorporating principles of biophilic design in the places we build as part of the strategy, then managing the costs is totally achievable.Anthropologie stores are a great example of introducing living green walls to their stores. Too be sure, these are not without expense both in their implementation and maintenance but the effect of walking up the grand staircase with this green wall rising from floor to ceiling across multiple levels feels wonderful. I still remember one of my first experiences in the Anthropologie store on Regent Street in London and have since sought to find similar experiences in other retail stores around the world. Design ideas like the green walls in Anthropologie stores is a conscious, intentional, move that enhances experience as well as environmental air quality. We simply feel better when we were places like this and if that turns into reduced absenteeism of associates or increased customer visits then… all the better. There's no question that being under a wash of fluorescent light standing on hard surfaces or sitting in cubicles is perhaps one of the worst ways to be productive and happy in our workplaces. I would imagine that sales associates in Anthropologie stores generally feel better than in big boxes with uniform high intensity lighting, relentless aisles of merchandise, hard surfaces and stale air with no natural sunlight.Full disclosure, when I look back over my career of designing retail places, very infrequently has the design team spent time considering what it would be like to be a sales associate in one of these places. Standing for hours on end in environments that are depleting leads to poor interactions between sales teams and customers. Seems kind of obvious but when people feel better in their workplaces, they're more likely to translate that to positive interactions with guests. More positive interactions with guests could naturally lead to larger basket size and increased number of return visits. All good if you're a retailerAnd yet, we seldom see retail places that fully embrace ideas that support well-being through the strategic introduction of biophilic design principles.New disciplines in the world of neuroscience like neuroaesthetics are beginning to be more widely accepted in the design community and there is a broader recognition about the positive effects of creating environments that apply principles of biophilia that enhance a sense of well-being. And while there is a growing trend of wider adoption of neuroaesthetics we need to keep on beating the drum about environments that are actually good for us.This is where the story leads to my guest Jennifer Walsh.In the 1990s, Jennifer founded Beauty Bar, the first experiential omni-channel beauty brand in the U.S., introducing open-sell environments, curbside service, and men's skincare departments - concepts that reshaped how people shop for beauty. Jennifer says that she just wanted people to feel good when they came into her store and she somehow intuitively knew that introducing elements of biophilia, though I'm not sure that we actually even had a name for it back then, into her store, would attract people, have them stay longer and return more often.Jennifer's integration of biophilic principles, long before they became mainstream, earned her recognition as an industry innovator. After Beauty Bar was ultimately purchased by Amazon in 2011, she continued to build groundbreaking businesses and brands, always staying ahead of the curve.Today, she guides large and small scale biophilic design projects to create spaces that promote human flourishing. In retail spaces, homes, schools, and urban landscapes, her work transforms environments into ecosystems of opportunity. All inspired from lived experiences. Jennifer helps organizations leverage the neuroscience of nature to enhance experiences, foster resilience, and build deeper connections within their organizations.ABOUT DAVID KEPRON:LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582bWebsites: https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.comTwitter: DavidKepronPersonal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/Bio:David Kepron the Retail Studio Principal for the architecture and design firm Little (https://www.littleonline.com). He is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why', ‘what's now' and ‘what's next'. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott's “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. David currently shares his experience and insight on various industry boards including: VMSD magazine's Editorial Advisory Board, the Interactive Customer Experience Association, Sign Research Foundation's Program Committee as well as the Center For Retail Transformation at George Mason University.He has held teaching positions at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. I caught up with Bryan at the SHOP Marketplace event in Charlotte and chatted about his focus on shaping what comes next in digital signage and experiential design. The NXTLVL Experience Design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production is by Kano Sound. The content of this podcast is copywrite to David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design. Any publication or rebroadcast of the content is prohibited without the expressed written consent of David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design.Make sure to tune in for more NXTLVL “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture Technology and the Arts” wherever you find your favorite podcasts and make sure to visit vmsd.com and look for the tab for the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast there too.

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Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at One Point BFG Wealth Partners and author of The Boock Report, sees "bells ringing" on the AI tech trade with Oracle, CoreWeave, and Nvidia showing tiredness, and warns the question is whether the baton can be passed to other sectors without the market falling apart. His three favorite groups for 2026 are energy (where $60 oil is "one of the cheapest assets in the world" and he sees $70+ minimum), agriculture (fertilizer stocks like Mosaic and Nutrient), and beaten-down consumer staples offering "bond-like dividend yields with equity-like upside." On Venezuela, he disagrees with the oil-for-midterms thesis - it's really about stiff-arming China, Russia, and Iran, and won't impact oil supply for 5-10 years anyway. He's been trimming silver after its vertical move toward $100 but still likes gold driven by central bank buying and dollar diversification. His biggest concern: if we lose the AI trade, its dominance is so large it could take everything down with it.This episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF: http://vaneck.com/REMXJuliaLinks: Substack/The Boock Report: https://boockreport.com/Twitter/X: https://x.com/pboockvarTimestamps:00:00 Intro and welcome Peter Boockvar01:18 2025 retro: World markets did really well, fire lit under international markets03:15 Bells ringing on AI tech trade - Oracle, CoreWeave, Nvidia tiredness05:45 China competition in AI - models more applicable, monetizing faster06:30 Bifurcated economy: Manufacturing recession, lower-middle income spending weak07:45 Data center build out - question of when not if it slows08:30 Delta earnings: Premium cabin strong, main cabin no growth09:15 Europe bifurcated too: Germany/France struggling, Spain/Greece doing well11:36 Three favorite groups for 2026: Energy, ag, consumer staples12:15 Energy: Bearish sentiment extreme, contrarian setup, CFTC net longs at 15-year lows13:30 Venezuela: 5-10 years before notable production increase14:15 OPEC production lagging quotas - most running at full capacity15:00 US shale production slowing, rolling over even in Permian15:45 Peak oil demand pushed out - hybrids winning, EV demand delayed16:30 Ag: Fertilizer stocks - Mosaic, Nutrient - down and out value plays17:15 Consumer staples destroyed over 12 months - deep value now17:52 Names: Kimberly Clark, Nestle, Pepsi, ConAgra, Coke, Reynolds18:24 Oil at $60 is one of the cheapest assets in the world - sees $70 minimum19:15 Energy holdings: Exxon, BP, Shell, Canadian Natural Resources, Oxy, Noble, EQT23:44 Venezuela won't impact oil supply for 5-10 years - focused on near-term25:32 Inflation: Conflicting dynamics - services decelerating, goods inflation returning27:00 Next Fed chair will have inflation dilemma - sticky around 3%28:45 Services inflation could rebound in back half of 2026 as apartment supply absorbed29:01 Reaction to Powell subpoena30:09 Powell is done cutting - will be playing 18 holes in June31:28 Last Fed cut was not necessary - took neutral rate below 1%32:30 Need low and stable prices first, then labor market improves35:34 Gold north of $4,600 - levels don't surprise, maybe pace did36:27 Silver at $92 - trimming position, tree needs to take a breather37:30 Gold thesis: Central bank buying, dollar diversification has more legs38:49 2025 lesson: World woke up to opportunities outside mag seven40:22 What not to own: Mag seven, long duration bonds40:46 Japan matters for global rates - JGB yields rising, canary in coal mine42:00 Bullish emerging market local currency bonds - better finances, cheap currencies42:57 EM names: China, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia43:45 Biggest risk: Losing AI trade and gap up in long-term rates44:24 Optimism: Broadening out continues, international markets, commodity trade has legs45:03 Parting thoughts: Investors need to be flexible in their thinking

Subscribers can dive into exclusive, extended conversations from this podcast! To join the adventure, head to BumpInTheRoad.Substack.com. Stefan Graf stood in the window of his office, overlooking Singapore. It would seem that he had it all. Big city, big salary, big title. But something within him was calling for change. After a great deal of reflection, he decided to listen to that inner voice.. Next stop: Canary Islands where Stefan created a lifestyle centered on self-care, meditation, and personal growth. He started a business utilizing AI and created a life in line with his desire to help people. Leaving behind a conventional life for one that is more authentic and fulfilling is a risk. But the upside of the risk is a journey of self-exploration and the realization of a life aligned with your true self. Stefan's story is a testament to the power of believing in oneself and taking that first step toward change. Join us as we explore the magic of life, the importance of mindfulness, and how to cultivate an authentic existence. Tune in to hear more about Stefan's incredible journey and the lessons he's learned along the way. It's an Award Winning, Amazon best selling book! What they're saying: "This is a beautiful book about life, its imperfections, its challenges, and its joys. It is a book of hope and wisdom for all of us facing a bump in the road." –Pragito Dove "Pat has woven together beautiful stories of life setbacks that have been transformed into spiritual growth. This book is a gift and a must-read for souls experiencing pain and yearning for growth." –Gary Hensel Learn more at BumpInTheRoad.us Follow Bump on: ➡️ Twitter ➡️ Facebook ➡️ Substack ➡️ Instagram ➡️ YouTube

The Slow Boat from China: A Johnny Dollar AdventureIn this thrilling episode of 'Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar', the freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar embarks on a suspenseful journey to Singapore to investigate a delayed cargo of raw tin aboard the Shanghai Wayfarer. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of murder, deceit, and a mysterious package that holds the key to the investigation. With twists and turns at every corner, Dollar navigates through danger, encounters intriguing characters, and ultimately seeks to resolve the case before it's too late.In the bustling world of insurance investigation, Johnny Dollar stands out as a freelance expert with a knack for solving the most perplexing cases. His latest adventure takes him from the familiar streets of San Francisco to the exotic locales of Singapore, all in pursuit of a delayed cargo aboard the S. S. Shanghai Wayfarer.The Case Begins: Johnny's journey starts with an urgent call that leads him to the heart of a mystery involving a $120,000 cargo of raw tin. The ship, mysteriously delayed, becomes the focal point of Johnny's investigation. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of intrigue involving counterfeit money, murder, and a mysterious package.A Web of Intrigue: In Singapore, Johnny encounters a series of dangerous characters, each with their own secrets. From the elusive William Harrison to the enigmatic Chandra, Johnny navigates through a maze of deception and danger. His wit and determination are put to the test as he uncovers the truth behind the ship's delay.The Dramatic Showdown: The investigation reaches a climax as Johnny confronts the culprits behind the scheme. With a mix of cleverness and courage, he unravels the mystery and ensures justice is served. The case of the Slow Boat from China is a testament to Johnny Dollar's skills as an investigator and his unwavering commitment to the truth.Johnny Dollar's adventure is a thrilling tale of mystery and intrigue, showcasing the challenges and triumphs of a freelance insurance investigator. As the S. S. Shanghai Wayfarer finally sets sail, Johnny's mission is complete, leaving readers eager for his next adventure.Subscribe Now: Stay tuned for more exciting adventures with Johnny Dollar. Subscribe now to follow his journey and uncover the mysteries that lie ahead.TakeawaysJohnny Dollar is a freelance insurance investigator.The case involves a delayed cargo of raw tin.Dollar travels to Singapore to investigate.He discovers a murder linked to the case.The chief engineer of the ship has been killed.A mysterious package is central to the plot.Dollar encounters various characters in Singapore.The investigation leads to dangerous confrontations.The resolution involves uncovering the package's contents.Dollar's expense account humor adds to the narrative.Johnny Dollar, insurance investigator, mystery, Singapore, cargo delay, murder, investigation, suspense, drama

In the year’s first podcast, we examine the factors that could help overcome ongoing geoeconomic uncertainty, helping achieve trend growth outcomes in the US, China, and Singapore. The year has begun under the shadow of a highly assertive US pushing its hegemonic agenda. Both externally and domestically, Donald Trump has taken a largely imperialist posture, subject to hardly any checks from the other arms of the government. His goals include achieving energy and rare earth material security, forcing neighbours in the Americas into acquiescence, curtailing China’s power, and supporting right wing regimes worldwide. We are however doubtful that his actions would secure the House of Representatives in November. Beyond the political dynamic, short of an AI bubble burst, the US economy is poised to grow in line with trend this year, led by consumption. A weak job market and easing inflation pressure would keep the Fed cutting the policy rate more, drama around Fed Chair notwithstanding. We worry about the erosion of institutional integrity in the US, but the ramifications are in the medium term, with investors likely to remain enthusiastic about holding US assets in the near term. On China, we recognise both its struggles with the property sector and the tailwind emanating from an impressive tech wave. The spillover from China’s expanding manufacturing base is positive for trade-oriented economies, contrary to the narrative of predatory excess capacity. On Singapore, we see a number of levers in place to propel growth this year and beyond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Obesity is one of the most pressing health challenges of our time, yet public campaigns on diet and exercise have struggled to reverse rising global rates.Assistant Professor Xuan Zhang from the School of Economics at Singapore Management University explores how a simple, low-cost intervention – a series of short, personalised text messages – can help people better understand their weight classification and adopt healthier habits.Her team's randomised controlled trial found that regular digital reminders significantly improved weight perception and diet among older adults, showing how behavioural insights can drive meaningful change in public health.Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.04.029 

Sreedhar Kaluva, founder of MyWorkbelt, is an experienced software engineer with a 30-year history of helping small businesses get ahead of the game. He started with his own family's small business in India, and quickly transformed it into the city's second-largest fertilizer company. Next, he ventured into the world of IT, working as a software developer, programmer, and consultant. Despite his corporate success, working for major tech corporations in the US, Mexico, and Singapore, Sree's true passion lies in supporting small businesses that lack the resources or knowledge of how to implement large-scale software to streamline their operations. This led him to found Unique Solutions, a custom software company launched during the pandemic to help small businesses stay afloat. After gaining insight into the biggest concerns small business owners had, he decided to develop MyWorkbelt, a fully custom back-end software solution created to specifically address these needs.Find out more about Sree and MyWorkBelt here:https://myworkbelt.com/Don't forget to sign up for our 5-Day, Amateur to Expert on LinkedIn Workshop here:https://www.thetimetogrow.com/AtoEonLinkedinWorkshop

Thousands of studies back the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. In fact, it's considered to be one of the most widely researched diets in the world. But why has this way of eating come to prominence over others? Marta Guasch-Ferre from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark explains what the Mediterranean diet is and how her Spanish roots have informed her work. Professor Sarah Tracy from the University of Oklahoma tells the story of the diet's roots, popularised by American scientist Ancel Keys in the 1950's. And Ruth asks, if this way of eating isn't familiar in your culture, can you still make use of the Mediterranean diet's principles to improve your health? Singapore based cardiologist Professor Huang Zijuan has been looking at the science behind Asian inspired food swaps that could offer the same health benefits. Plus public health expert Professor Pekka Puska explains how he used the work of Ancel Keys in the 1970's to help transform the life expectancy of Finnish men. He co-led the now world famous North Karelia project, after Keys' research revealed how the region in eastern Finland had the highest rates of blood cholesterol in the world. Produced by Lexy O'Connor The sound engineer was Andrew Mills. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk Image: A family is eating together. The wooden table is covered in brightly coloured plates of salads, pastas and olives. Hands reach over to take some of the food. (Credit: Getty/Compassionate Eye Foundation/Natasha Alipour Faridani)

Value: After Hours is a podcast about value investing, Fintwit, and all things finance and investment by investors Tobias Carlisle, and Jake Taylor. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soldier of Fortune: Warren Buffett, Sun Tzu and the Ancient Art of Risk-Taking⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kindle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)We are live every Tuesday at 1.30pm E / 10.30am P.See our latest episodes at https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcastAbout Jake Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamjake1Jake's book: The Rebel Allocator https://amzn.to/2sgip3lABOUT THE PODCASTHi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I launched The Acquirers Podcast to discuss the process of finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations.We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success.SEE LATEST EPISODEShttps://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/FOLLOW TOBIASWebsite: https://acquirersmultiple.com/Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Twitter: ttps://twitter.com/GreenbackdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisleABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLETobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer's Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon's Business and Finance The Acquirer's Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World's Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, business valuation, public company corporate governance, and corporate law.Prior to founding the forerunner to Acquirers Funds in 2010, Tobias was an analyst at an activist hedge fund, general counsel of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a corporate advisory lawyer. As a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions he has advised on transactions across a variety of industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Singapore, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Guam. He is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Australia with degrees in Law (2001) and Business (Management) (1999).

This one hits deeper than a startup story.I sat down with Kal Merhi, founder of iRoomit, and what began as a simple “Airbnb-for-roommates” conversation turned into a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and building something that actually serves people.Kal grew up in Beirut during the civil war—fifteen years of survival, homelessness, and walking miles every morning just to get water. He came to Canada with ten family members and two dollars, learned the language on the fly, bought his first business with a handshake and a promissory note, scaled to 23 stores, lost everything, rebuilt five more businesses, burned out, lost his mother… and then found the idea that finally felt like purpose.iRoomit wasn't built to chase hyper-growth or squeeze users for revenue.It was built to solve a real, global problem:Rent is unaffordable. Loneliness is rising. Scams are everywhere. And millions of people just need a safe, stable place to live.In this episode, we break down:* How Kal's war-zone childhood shaped his belief that every person deserves “100 square feet called home.”* How bootstrapping forced him to design a real business, not a VC hallucination.* The scam problem in housing that nobody talks about—and how iRoomit engineered a zero-scam ecosystem using real-time ID + payment verification.* The rise of co-living, and why the next housing wave isn't ownership—it's shared space, affordability, and community.* Why landlords can make more by renting individual rooms than renting a whole house.* How iRoomit is scaling across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Singapore, and the UAE—without investors or a dime of outside funding.* The mindset required to start from nothing, fail repeatedly, and still build something that matters.If you're a founder rebuilding from setback…If you're trying to build clarity around your next move…If you want an example of someone who's been through hell and still chose purpose over profit—This conversation will reset your bar.Listen in. Then turn insight into execution.Connect with Kalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kal-merhi-a40563161/https://www.iroomit.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dougutberg.com

Vanessa Chang builds communities and conversations about art, technology, people, and planet. She writes, curates, and teaches about new and old media, the history and philosophy of technology, design, disability and creative access, cities, comics, animation, circuses, and more. She is Director of Programs at Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. She earned a Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University, where she was a Geballe Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center and also ran the Graphic Narrative Project. She's also taught in Visual & Critical Studies at California College of the Arts and was lead curator with CODAME Art & Tech. She grew up in Singapore and Australia and is now based in San Francisco.​​ Her first book, The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines, from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT, will be published on 4 November 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living  Podcast: Find out more about Blueberry Markets – Click Here Find out more about my Online Video Forex Course Book a Call with Andrew or one of his team now Click Here to Attend my Free Masterclass #619: What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living In this video: 00:01 – Summary of the interview. 00:31 – Andrew Mitchem interview with Etienne Crete. 01:13 – What it takes to succeed in the market long term. 04:37– How long will it take to be a good trader? 06:25 – How do you know if your strategy is not working? 10:40 – What time frame charts should I trade? 18:23 – Prop firm advantages and disadvantages. 22:15 – What returns can I make? 27:40 – Mindset of trading. 30:36 – Contact Andrew Summary of the interview. The amount that you make as a dollar value is not important to me. It’s the percentage that you make as opposed to the percentage risk, because you can go on to a prop firm and use their money if you’re good. You know, it doesn’t matter whether I lose $10, $100 or $1,000 if it’s still the same percentage. I’m going to make $30, $300 or $3,000. You know, if it’s a 3 to 1 trade, providing that you get your mindset away from the numbers and you look at it as percentages. Andrew Mitchem interview with Etienne Crete. Something not to do with Andrew Mitchem. And Andrew is a trader that I really admire for his consistency in trading the same methods mostly for multiple decades now, I believe. So it was good to see you back on the podcast. We had a chat a few months ago, I believe, and then you were the very first guest on the podcast. Always kind of welcome back here, which is cool. But tell me what’s going on with you and kind of what you’re up to these days. Yeah. So nice to be here, first of all. And lovely. I think this is our fourth or fifth one. So, really good to be here. Yeah. Life’s good here with summertime over in New Zealand. Markets are good, which is nice. Now we’re, you know, we’re over that Europe to be in the northern hemisphere summer season. Yeah. It’s good. Life’s good, as in very good. Awesome. What it takes to succeed in the market long term I want to address certain topics it’s going to come down to, I believe, is the theme of what it really takes to succeed in the market long term. I know you have students who are very profitable now. Yeah, students who might struggle a little bit. Have maybe a lot of people who will see you, and then they see you trade full time and they kind of wonder why you’re so successful. Can you kind of start to unpack this and kind of figure out, what does it take to make a living in the markets in the long term? Yeah, I think there’s obviously a lot of dedication required to trade and to trade well. A lot of dedication and learning up front. I think one of the things I see that a lot of people today are not doing is I don’t think there’s a lot of people there that are willing to put a lot of time and effort into their trading. And I think as a full-time trader, I’m noticing that’s getting possibly worse. You know, whether it’s a social media thing or people want instant results, I’m not entirely sure what the actual reason is. But one thing I do notice is that people aren’t putting that time and effort in. And if things aren’t going well and they’re not suddenly making a fortune in a month, they give up. But I find from my point of view, from what I can help people with, it’s just being honest with people and saying, you do need to put some time and effort in to do it properly. You can become a full-time trader. Absolutely. It’s not going to be for everybody. You still have to absolutely love it and have that passion to want to do it and to turn up, to expect that not everything’s going to work perfectly. Market conditions are not always going to be great. You’ve got to take losing trades, losing weeks, losing months sometimes, but you’ve got to stick through it and be consistent. And I think that’s one thing I can tell people with my years of experience: that’s how you’re going to get through it. It’s a little bit harder for some people to actually accept that because, you know, when you’re in the middle of a slump, it’s quite hard to see the other side. It’s funny how trading seems to get easier in the sense that you have more information. You have more coaches that can help you how to trade and stuff, but people seem to be putting less effort than before, I feel. Yeah, absolutely. People are not willing to put time in or dedicate some time to try and learn. Look, I’ve got these things behind me here. That’s my new passion, playing guitar. I’m putting daily practice into it. I’m learning to sing. You know, I’ve done the helicopter thing, I’ve done the karate thing, and now it’s this. And I can’t instantly expect to turn up and play and sing and be in a band without doing, you know, several years of time and dedication. And it’s getting better all the time. And you go through ups and downs and it becomes easy, then it’s horrible, then you feel dreadful. And I think that trading is exactly the same, but you’ve got to want to do it. I think you’ve also got to make sure that you’re doing it because you enjoy the trading aspect of it, not simply because you see it as a way to get rich quick or you hate your job. So you think that trading is going to solve all your financial problems. It can do, but you’ve got to give it time. How long will it take to be a good trader? If someone were to ask you, what’s the amount of time it’s going to require for me to just sit in trading, what would you tell them? Can you pinpoint how many years it’s going to take them, or can you just say that it takes what it takes and that’s it? Yeah, I think that you need to dedicate — I mean, I suppose that’s how long it’s going to take you. But if you can give yourself half an hour or an hour a day to learn properly, that would be good. Do your homework on the terminology of trading. You know, when we start talking about limit orders and stop losses and currency pairs and all those type of things, it’s easy because we’ve done it for so long. But if you’re new to it, you’ve got to give yourself — like learning a new language — time to understand that terminology. Then I think you need to find yourself either a strategy that someone else has created, or put some time into observing the market yourself. And when you’re doing that, don’t worry about making money. Don’t even contemplate money. Get onto a demo account, look at charts. So time-wise per day, I think even giving half an hour, an hour a day to learn would be nice. That must be every day. But give yourself like six months. Give yourself a year. Don’t rush it. Don’t expect miracles. If you do it properly and do it slowly, you’ll find that it will come together. And you’ll find that you’ll pick up so much because you’re observing real market conditions without the pressure of feeling that you have to make money from it from day one. Something I see a lot is people that don’t know when to stop learning. Like, of course you should always try to learn and train and always try to become better, but there’s a time where you have to stop learning different strategies, stop kind of jumping between different strategies, and you’ve got to apply what you’ve learned so far. How do you know if your strategy is not working? How do you advise people to know when it’s time to stop learning other things and other strategies? Yeah, that’s an interesting one because you’re right. The issue that people will have after a certain length of time is if it doesn’t work really quickly, they’ll then go back and try and find something else again, back onto a forum, reinvent the wheel. I’ll give you a great example: just this week I had a guy who wrote to me who’s a client from a number of years ago, and he said it didn’t work for me. And I came back to your system about six months ago and I started again. And it’s working and I’m loving it. And I’m doing well. I’m on a prop firm and everything. But a lot of people give up too quick. And I think you need to, once you’ve got something that’s proven — maybe not proven to you, but proven to other people — you’ve got to dedicate some time to forgetting everything else. Because if you get yourself a strategy that has been proven to work, you don’t need to go out there adding to it, and you just need to apply it in real market conditions. You know, I think it’s really important that you do that. And again, like I said earlier, you have to accept that not every trade is going to work, but providing if you’re looking for — like in my example, I’m looking for candle patterns, etc. So providing I’m taking what is a good quality trade at that time, if the trade works or the trade doesn’t work, I can’t help that. All I have to do is go back and look at it and go, at that time, did this trade meet all those criteria, yes or no? If it did and the trade loses, well that’s fine. That’s part of trading. But you’ve got to stick to that system. One of the other things I find I get questions about when it comes to things like that is what time frame should I trade? And when people are new, they naturally want to trade lots and lots of trades. So they go to like one- and five-minute charts and fifteen-minute charts — and look, I did exactly the same years ago. You’ve got to not do that. You’ve got to, in my opinion, get to something longer and more reliable. And then it becomes, okay, so I’ve gone longer, which is the right one? And my answer is it depends because it depends on, one, what type of person you are as a trader, what suits you. But also, like, I could go through like this week and I’ve had lots of daily chart trades. Last week I didn’t have any, but we had lots of, say, four-hour and twelve-hour chart trades. Next week it might be six-hour or the weeklies might be showing. So I like to look at a variety of time frame charts. And I think if you just stick to one, that’s when you run into danger. You know, people will say, “Oh, there’s nothing showing,” or “Every trade I’m taking is losing.” So they give up and then they’ll go and look for the next system. So stick to something, but also be flexible. I just love the daily charts a lot. It’s just so easy to trade compared to what people do intraday and stuff. And I had to slowly move to it over the years. It took me a while to get there, but now I definitely love it. I love this kind of big part of my trading for sure. Yeah, I think with trading — like the two of us have been doing this for a number of years, like a long time — you soon realize that, you know, less is more. Better quality trades, less sitting looking at the charts, higher quality trades, more probability. All those type of things make it really enjoyable because one, you’re actually making money, but two, you’re actually doing less work, or less time looking at charts. And so I think to keep that enjoyment up and keeping fresh and keeping loving doing what we’re doing, I could think of nothing worse than just glued to the charts for like three, four, five, six hours. And most of the time all you’re doing is paying the broker because you end up trading by feel — that you should trade because you’re there. You know, trading what the market’s giving you. What time frame charts should I trade? I think the danger for a new trader going into the charts is like — like I said before this — maybe don’t trade for like a week or something. You want to get comfortable with that. Because eventually trading, no matter what timeframe you trade, could be the lower timeframe or higher timeframe, there’s times where there’s no trade at all. How do you get comfortable with that kind of feeling? Yeah, and that can be hard for people to accept. In our advantage are a couple of things that I can think of, like right now. One, we have access to more markets. So when I started 20 plus years ago, it was just forex. That’s all it was. And there wasn’t that many. Then came more minor pairs, then came like gold or silver against the US. And now over the last years we’ve got a lot more markets. It depends on your broker of course, but I could trade like gold and silver against — like we all see — the kiwi, the pound, the US, the yen, you know, Singapore dollar. Lots of them. I can trade lots more pairs. I can trade cryptos. I could trade metals, indices, commodities. So when I am looking through the daily charts once a day, I now have a lot bigger — like, you know — more charts to look through. So I can be very selective in fine tuning. If we use that, let’s say gold example. Years ago, it was gold/US dollar, and that’s all it was. Whereas I could look at, say, go through all those that I’ve just mentioned. Okay, are gold against the pairs looking the best, you know. So I can be very selective. So, it might only mean I’m taking one or two trades on that timeframe a day, but they’re really high quality ones. And if there’s nothing, then you accept there’s nothing on that timeframe for that day. But the way that I look at charts is at that close of day when I’m looking at the daily charts. At the same time, the 12-hour charts and the 8-hour charts and the 6-hour charts also close, because it’s 5 p.m. New York time. So at that time I can go and look at like three other time frame charts and look for setups. And I think that pretty much means that almost every day we are posting trades that we’re taking and we’re posting for our clients. At that time, even if they’re not on the daily charts. If the daily charts are just really not giving us anything, there might be some on the 12-hour charts that are. So it’s still the same time that you’re looking. It just means that you’re giving yourself a lot more opportunities. Do you feel like forex lost its appeal since you’ve been trading it? Do you feel like less volatility these days and it’s harder to trade, or do you find other markets are becoming more attractive than forex now? Yeah, I could see how people would think that. But also look at it and go, I think forex is possibly even more reliable now. You know, if you look back 15, 20 years ago, the non-farm payrolls — like the US monthly employment figures — the price would spike up three, four hundred pips in like 10 seconds sometimes. And it was really wild. Great if you’re on the trade, but otherwise it could be a nightmare. And so I don’t see those big wild moves any longer. So, you know, I suppose you could say that’s a good and a bad thing. But I do find that sometimes in the northern hemisphere summer season — you know, July or August — sometimes the market goes a little bit quiet. And I have noticed that a few years in a row. But the flip side of that is because on our forex charts — so like I still use MetaTrader, MetaTrader 5 — and I find that because we have those other markets, I’m still trading them the same way. Whereas years ago when the forex market was like really moving, I didn’t have access to those. So I can trade those other metals or, you know, cryptos. And it’s not just Bitcoin and Ethereum — there’s lots and lots of other markets. So I find return-wise it’s still exactly the same. It just means that maybe a few more of my trades are on non-forex pairs. If you want to look back on your trading journey so far, are there a few things you would like to do differently? Are there some things you would change or try to do differently to get the results faster, or to get kind of better results? Not anything major that I can think of. No, not really. One of the things I’ve always been conscious of is not blowing my account. And so to get better results, of course I could risk more, but that may in turn mean that obviously it means I’m risking more. So when I have drawdowns they’re bigger. And that would also potentially disturb some of the way I’m looking at the market, because you become a little bit more cautious. Whereas right now, because I risk very tiny amounts, I see a trade, take a trade. I’m not worried about it. I’m not losing sleep over it. And I think that’s a real important part of trading that, you know, you’ve got to see it, react to it, take it. Whereas if you start risking too much in order to make more, the downside is you either revenge trade or you become very scared and you go, “Oh, I see this trade. It’s actually quite good, but I can’t afford to take it,” or “I don’t want another losing trade,” so you don’t take it — and of course that’s the one that wins. So I’ve always been very cautious of that. Other things I’d change — not a huge amount. I mean, it took me four years to make something that was good. I mean, I would love to have made that quicker, but, you know, that’s the learning process. You can’t really change that unless you’re just doing your homework. It’s just part of learning. It’s a cost of learning, those years. No, I’ve tried like automation. I’ve tried adding extra things. And it always comes back to the way that I sort of traded back then. It’s still the way I trade today. That’s cool. I always tell people the fact that it’s better to aim for lower returns and kind of more consistency, like you mentioned, than trying to look for bigger returns and just having a low-cost equity curve. So, absolutely, you’ve got to try and keep your equity curve relatively smooth. You can’t — like if someone says, “Oh, I’ve had a 50% return,” then you go, well, that’s really good. But then, “I’m risking stupid amounts and I’ve had like a 60, 70% drawdown.” And it’s like, well, that’s not very good. So the actual return is not, to me, so important. It’s what’s your risk as opposed to your return. And as we know, with the ability now to trade on other accounts that it’s not your money — like a prop firm — just being consistent and not having big drawdowns is what they want. And so there are other avenues now for people that, you know, because of course people used to go, “Oh, my account’s only,” you know, I pick a figure, $5,000. “Even if I make 100%, I can’t live off $5,000.” Well, no, of course you can’t. But you still have proven to yourself that you’ve got the ability to make that 100%. So it’s important that you know what I mean. The amount that you make as a dollar value is not important to me. It’s the percentage that you make as opposed to the percentage you risk, because you can go on to a prop firm and use their money. If you’re good. Prop firm advantages and disadvantages. I feel like prop firms kind of encourage traders to just gamble more because they could always go and trade and hope to pass a challenge. And it’s kind of a risk of like, if you do this consistently, then you just end up losing the account. But it’s easier to kind of just take a big trade, hopefully pass or hopefully get a withdrawal, and then you kind of go with that. To me, the aim of a prop firm — the only important thing is not how long you take to pass it. It’s just don’t get to the drawdown. And if you don’t blow the drawdown, you will pass it eventually. And it’s just that most people don’t look at it that way. They go, “Oh, how quick is it going to take me to get to 10%?” And so I can get through the demo onto a live — and yeah, you’re right. If it encourages you to get that gambling mentality, then you’ve got to seriously consider if you should be even on a prop firm. And I think the important thing for people — and I get a lot of emails from people saying, “Look, I failed a prop firm,” and it’s like I get back to them and say, well, have you been trading for six months, 12 months on demo or a live account of your own? And they go, “No, I went straight to a prop firm,” and it’s like, well, that’s a really silly thing to do. You’d be better off spending six months on a demo account and treating it like it’s live, or a small live account of your own, and proving consistency in your results, because it’s going to prove to yourself that you can do it, and then go to a prop. Don’t ever waste your money jumping into a prop firm, because all you’re doing is feeding prop firms more money. And like I said, you’re either going to gamble and fluke it, but that can only happen so many times before you blow it. Definitely. What’s a drawdown you’re comfortable with on your own account? Do you have a certain level, certain percentage that if it’s within check, you’re okay with that? And then if it goes beyond it’s like too much, but on a personal level based on kind of your risk tolerance. Yeah. Personal level, like, if I ever get to a 10% drawdown, I’d be horrified. You know, that’s me. The absolute maximum kind of level. But because I risk very small amounts, I’d need a lot of consecutive trades all to get stopped to get to that level, you know. And with a reasonably good system, you’re going to get some good trades in there at some stage. So the likelihood of getting to that is really quite slim. But it’s because some people will say, “Oh, 10% is nothing.” So I know that’s going to comment below. But I mean, for me, similar for me is 15%. I’m still good with it, but I don’t want to go to like 20%. Like 15% is probably my limit, and I won’t get to that very often. Well, the easy one — and I think we’ve mentioned this on other chats we’ve had — is the one that gets most people. If you have a 50% drawdown, you need to make 100% to get to break even. And most people can’t see that until they stop and think about it and go, wow, that’s quite scary. So that’s why I like to keep risk low per trade, ensure that profitable trades many times the risk are several times the risk. So you have little small losses, big gain; little small losses, big gain. And that way you don’t have to be right all the time because no one’s going to be right all the time. You know, you can accept that things might go against you or your trade’s going really well, and something happens and it gets stopped out. Well, if it does, it’s not killing your account. And mentally it’s not affecting you because your risk is really small. You only need a couple of profitable trades and it’s taking back all those losses and more. And you’re then back higher than when you started. What returns can I make? Right. So you have to kind of get away from that mindset of if I don’t make enough returns, then I won’t be able to make enough money, or I won’t get a platform to fund me, or I won’t be able to get capital. It’s kind of a big thing. It’s like people think you have to have higher returns to be interesting for platforms and investors and whatever, but you could be doing much better with lower returns, correct? That’s right. You just want consistency — low drawdowns and consistency. And I think the issue that I see is a lot of people don’t have the quality of strategy that allows that to happen. You know, to start with, I find a lot of people just don’t have a strategy at all. Then they don’t understand risk management. They have no plan. They really don’t know where they’re putting their stop loss or why. A lot of people seem to put the stop loss and still go back to pips, and they put the same stop loss on every single trade, regardless of looking at the market conditions. So there’s all these things that people do that are real basic, but if you do them wrong, you’re just stacking all the odds against yourself. So again, it comes back to me: get some education, do your homework, do that hard work up front. And if you do that time and hard work up front, then the results will follow. If you expect instant results and you don’t do your homework, you probably only get one result and that’s you’re going to give up or fail. You know what I mean? I saw a comment on our YouTube channel yesterday. Someone said that they took a trade and they put a stop loss, and then they lost $60,000 because of it. So the lesson is, well, next time they won’t use a stop loss because then they won’t lose money. You don’t have a stop loss, no trade. It’s kind of a crazy thing when you think about it. But yeah, kind of like — it's crazy. There’s a lot of simple things that people could do. It’s like I’m staggered the number of people that don’t understand that if they have a sell trade on, and it’s on, let’s say a minor exotic pair, and the spread widens, then they could get stopped out even though the price doesn’t get anywhere near their stop loss, whereas that won’t happen on a buy trade. And so it’s all those things that when you spend some time in the market, you get to see these things and you’re doing all that groundwork. So you’re not surprised when it becomes real money or bigger amounts of money. Okay. I think this is easy. Is it something you can just learn from courses, or is it kind of things that you just have to learn through being in the market and kind of seeing things happen and kind of seeing where weird stuff happens too? That’s right. Give it time. You know, give it time. You’ll find all these things happen. You’ll go, “Hang on a minute, that price never got near my stop loss and the broker took it out.” And then the natural thing is to blame the broker. But it’s like, no, you were trading the Norwegian krone/Japanese yen, and it was a sell trade, and it was on a one-hour chart with a tiny stop loss, and the spread just took it out. So all those little things — you’re better off making those mistakes on a small account when, you know, financially it doesn’t really matter, but you learn from it. What’s your advice for someone who says, “I want to be able to make a living in the markets”? Is it just about learning a strategy and kind of being good at it, or is there more to it, to making a living in the markets? The strategy is obviously really, really important, but I think you need to also be in the right mental space as well. You know, you’ve got to be consistent. You’ve got to show up consistently. It’s one of the things that I love about the teaching aspect is that I can’t go, “Oh, I can’t be bothered to trade today.” I want to stay in bed, or, you know — I have to show up. And so that’s what you need to do because, you know, you can just imagine that you don’t show up for a few days, and that’s the day when all the good trades show and you’ve missed it. So be consistent, show up, be consistent with your trading, know when to trade. These type of things come into it as well. Because I think you need to stagger things because when you do go to bigger accounts or firms or your own larger account, whatever it is you do, it does affect you because you see bigger losses, numbers-wise. But that’s why it comes back to, for me, it’s a percentage. You know, it doesn’t matter whether I lose $10, $100 or $1,000. If it’s still the same percentage, I’m going to make $30, $300 or $3,000. You know, if it’s a 3 to 1 trade, providing that you get your mindset away from the numbers and you look at it as percentages — that’s the percentage of your account that you’re risking. And it’s all relative. It’s all exactly the same. So I think when you start going live with bigger accounts, that is one thing that can play with your mind, play with your head. But if you understand those numbers and you’ve been through different market conditions of ups and downs, then you just ride it and go with it. But as a person, be consistent. Don’t do dumb things. Yeah. If there’s no trade there, don’t take it, right? If the trade’s there, take the trade. Mindset of trading. Definitely. I mean there’s a whole strategy aspect, there’s a whole psychology of course, a mindset as a whole. Also finances, like how do you structure your account? How much do you put in your account, how much you’re willing to lose? What do your profits do, I think is a point. Do you want to go into that a little bit? More like how you manage finances as a trader, like what things are the case. You’ve got to understand what works for you, you know? What are you comfortable with? I think that’s really important. It’s like, if you suddenly see five trades show, are you going to take them? Are you going to keep your risk the same on all five? Let’s say you risk 1% per trade. Are you suddenly going to put 5% on there because all five look good? Or are you going to select the best one, or are you going to reduce the risk and take all of them? If they’re all related, let’s say they’re all US dollar related, well, quite a lot is the US dollar at the time is really strong or really weak. Moving those pairs. So are you going to accept therefore that all five could go wrong? Or five could work, you know. You’ve got to know what your answer to those questions is before it happens. You’ve got to have that plan. I think that’s really important. What about in terms of capital? Do you believe in putting all your money into one account and kind of just trading it, or do you kind of spread it out and do — you look at investing, you look at trading, you look at different things to make money that’s not all connected to kind of one market? No, I mean obviously the cash flow through your trading’s really good, you know, if you’re good at it. So that’s always a nice thing. But personally, I still, outside of trading, invest in other things. I mean, I hear people that say, let’s pick something else. Let’s say you’ve got $50,000, and they say, “I’ll only put $25,000 with the broker and keep $25,000 somewhere else and just risk twice the amount.” So you hear people doing that, that’s an option. I just think that with the ability to — once you’re good — with the ability to either trade for other people or trade for prop firms, so you don’t need to load up your account with like everything you have. And I also think it’s quite important that you split whatever you trade for your own trading money over several brokers as well. I would do that purely from a safety point of view, you know. Yes, I trade with some very good brokers. Have they ever done anything wrong? No, not to me. Have I ever, in the past, had a broker that suddenly disappeared? Yes. And it hurts. And we battled and battled for many years and ended up with about 80% back after all these legal fees. Like a group of us got together from around the world. But it’s horrible going through it. And you wouldn’t wish that on anybody. So split your account up over a few brokers. Contact Andrew It’s good advice for sure. Where can people find you and connect with you after this podcast? Where can they learn your strategies and your methods and kind of connect with you? Yeah. Well, our website's TheForexTradingCoach.com. We’ve been around for over 16 years, clients in 109 countries now. So in that time we’ve never ever missed posting our daily trades, our webinars, everything. Our forum site — so have a look at TheForexTradingCoach.com. There’s lots of information. There’s lot size calculators and e-books and free webinars for people to have a look and do the homework. Go on to something like Forex Peace Army and look at the reviews since 2009. You know, have a look at what we do and the due diligence review. Decide if coaching and a strategy is something that you want. Just do your homework. I personally write back to every email that comes through directly to me. You know, we’re real people. I’m sitting here at home, my office. It’s just that my computer screens are just behind me. You know, we’re real people doing this, and that’s why it works. I think we’ve got tutors in London and North Carolina as well. So we’re not just — because I’m here in New Zealand — we cater to people right around the world. Yeah, yeah. Also super active on YouTube. We have a lot of content there and also on the podcast. I believe it’s been good stuff over the years. So yeah, yeah, we’ve got our stuff on all the normal social media channels. YouTube — 616 videos, I think right now to date. You know, so one a week, that’s been going for what, 12, 13, 14 years or so. So it’s that consistency of showing up. But if you go back and watch some of the early ones, the content in terms of like the suggestions — and not so much advice — but, you know, suggestions and things we talk about hasn’t really changed. And that’s, I think, massively important that, you know, we’re not chasing our tail and adding bits to the strategy and taking bits off simply because markets change. The logic, the strategy is identical today than it was 16 years ago. I told you when I started trading and it’s still there, so it’s insane. It’s crazy. I mean, there for a long time. That’s crazy. That’s good. That’s right. And you know, over those years you’re going to get different market conditions and everything happens in the market politically and everything else. And the logic still works, which is the awesome thing about it. Awesome. If people can connect with you, see what you do, and of course, if they want to learn from you, that’s awesome. And your time here, especially the advice, is always a good discussion and we can have a chat next time about trading again. Awesome to see you again. Again, thank you very much for your time. Episode Title: #619: What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living Find out more about Blueberry Markets – Click Here Find out more about my Online Video Forex Course Book a Call with Andrew or one of his team now Click Here to Attend my Free Masterclass

In this episode, Investment Counsellor Stu Morrow and Institutional Portfolio Manager Kevin Minas examine the forces reshaping markets in the fourth quarter. From central banks navigating the shift toward policy normalization to equity leadership rotating beyond mega-cap AI stocks, they explore how a resilient but slowing economy is influencing investment decisions. The conversation covers evolving credit conditions, geopolitical developments including recent events in Venezuela, and the portfolio adjustments being made as valuations rise and late-cycle dynamics emerge. Key highlights: Global growth is moderating, labour markets are softening, and inflation is easing, giving central banks room to shift from restrictive policy toward gradual normalization. Steeper yield curves and very tight credit spreads leave bond investors with decent starting yields but limited compensation for taking extra credit or liquidity risk—arguing against "reaching for yield." Equity leadership is broadening beyond a narrow group of U.S. megacap AI winners, with stronger participation from cyclicals, financials, and international markets—a healthier backdrop for diversified, active investors. The AI boom is increasingly about infrastructure—semiconductors, memory, power, and data centres—raising questions about sustainability, profitability, and bubblelike dynamics in parts of the ecosystem. Geopolitical shifts, including U.S. intervention in Venezuela and a move toward more transactional "spheres of influence," reinforce the case for disciplined, diversified, valuation driven positioning and only incremental asset mix adjustments.   Host: Kevin Minas, CFA, MBA, CAIA Institutional Portfolio Manager Guest: Stu Morrow, CFA Investment Counsellor   This episode is available for download anywhere you get your podcasts. Founded in 1974, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (pronounced "more") is a privately owned independent investment firm managing assets for institutional and individual investors. Mawer employs over 250 people in Canada, U.S., and Singapore. Visit Mawer at https://www.mawer.com. Follow us on social: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mawer-investment-management/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mawerinvestmentmanagement/

On this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels, Managing Director, sits down with Dr. Leslie Teo, Senior Director of AI Products at AI Singapore, to explore how Singapore is shaping AI adoption and setting governance norms across Southeast Asia. Ahead of the upcoming AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, they cover the importance of localized large language models and open-source data to equitable AI adoption. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider's view on regional and global affairs. Each month we'll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you. This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Our guest for today's podcast is Nitish Agarwal, who is the CEO & CIO at Orion Capital Asia, a Singapore based private credit investment manager. Nitish has over 30 years of experience in private debt markets across Asia.  Nitish started Orion in 2013 to focus on performing credit to middle market companies in Asia Pacific – the platform has completed more than US$2.3 billion of private loans.  Prior to Orion, he was Managing Director at Barclays Capital in Singapore. He started his career with Bank of America in Mumbai and later relocated to Hong Kong.  Joining me as co-host on the podcast is Jacqueline Chew, Managing Director focused on Client Solutions for Orion Capital Asia.

Diane Woodburn speaks to Roger Stettler, renowned Executive Chef & Restaurateur on Maui.  In this podcast Roger talks about his early training as a chef growing up in Switzerland, a career path that included stops on the Big Island, Singapore, Seoul, & Maui, adapting to different cultures, his work on Maui that included Four Seasons & opening Taverna, spending time last year as a chef instructor at UH Maui College, his experience teaching the younger generation of chefs, drawing inspiration from his roots when he travels back to Europe, how the culinary experience has evolved on Maui, and after 40 years in the kitchen what he sees for his future in the culinary industry.  

In this episode, host Jeremy Schrand welcomes Tim Schroeder, Founder & CEO of CTI, Jaqueline Aguiar, Managing Director of APAC/LATAM, and Dr. Ludwig Baumann, Global Regulatory Strategist, for an in-depth conversation about the Asia Pacific region's growing impact on clinical research. Together, they explore how population diversity, regulatory innovation, and advanced therapies are shaping the future of clinical trials. The discussion highlights real-world examples, regional strategies, and the evolving role of technology and local expertise in bringing new therapies to patients worldwide.01:33 Welcome to the guests and setting the stage for the discussion.01:50 Key drivers behind Asia Pacific's growth: globalization of research, population scale, rare disease focus, and the need for global market access.03:04 Panelists discuss the region's diversity, infrastructure maturation, and regulatory harmonization efforts (ASEAN guidelines, mutual recognition).05:10 Addressing past concerns about research qualityin Asia Pacific and how they've been resolved.06:15 CTI's strategic expansion into Asia Pacific:doubling of work, global footprint, and real-world examples from COVID-19 vaccine trials in Singapore and Vietnam.08:17 Operational hurdles: regulatory fragmentation, cultural and language diversity, and government investment in science and digital health.10:10 Managing regulatory variability: importance of local expertise, adapting to evolving guidelines, and leveraging relationships with regulators.12:10 Harmonization and efficiency: Singapore's reliance model, Australia's streamlined processes, and their influence as regional role models.14:26 Decentralized and virtual trials post-COVID: remote monitoring, reasons for choosing Australia (speed, tax credits) vs. China (population, cost).16:07 Executing complex, multi-country trials: pivotal registration studies, remote monitoring, and the importance of experienced investigators.18:05 Readiness for advanced therapies: academic medical centers' preparedness, regulatory interest in cell and gene therapy, and the need for in-depth preparation for combination products.20:27 Regulatory flexibility: pre-meetings with authorities, addressing language barriers, and successful integration of Asia Pacific into global trials.22:01 Talent acquisition and retention: strategies for building consistent, high-quality teams across diverse countries.23:53 Patient recruitment: cultural nuances and ensuring data quality and patient retention.26:09 Looking ahead: the impact of AI, harmonization, and infrastructure development on accelerating clinical trial execution in Asia Pacific.28:13 Recent success story: FDA approval of a rare disease drug with global patient participation, highlighting Asia Pacific's role.29:05 Closing thoughts: Asia Pacific's leadership in innovation, regulatory adaptation, and inclusion of rare patient populations.

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 15th January 2026.Today: France no-confidence vote. Germany Greenland troops. Ukraine energy emergency. Switzerland Nestle recall. Japan snap election. Thailand crane disaster. Singapore opposition leader. Kazakhstan oil. Tunisia journalist freed. Burkina Faso coach fired. United States visa suspensions. Venezuela journalist release. South Korea BTS tour.With Juliet MartinSEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Niall Moore and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

News: Mark reviews the film Longlegs. He gives it 6.1 out of 10. Main Topic: Journal Club It’s journal club time. This week we discuss a paper published in The Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery: Presumptive Hemolytic Anemia after Consumption of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum) and Blood Transfusion Therapy in Two Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps). VetGurus Merchandise – VetGurus Etsy Store VetGurus Shop Checkout the VetGurus range of quirky, distinctive branded items. All purchases help support our podcast , helping pay for our production costs. So the bonus for you is that you get some great merchandise and you feel good inside for supporting us – win:win. So click on this link and get shopping. Order now: VetGurus Shop. Say Hi! Send us an email: VetGurus@Gmail.com. We love hearing from our listeners – give us a yell now! Become a Patron Become a Patron of VetGurus: Support us by ‘throwing a bone’ to the VetGurus – a small regular donation to help pay for our production costs. It’s easy; just go to our Patreon site. You can be a rabbit.. or an echidna.. one day we are hoping for a Guru level patron! https://www.patreon.com/VetGurus Support our Sponsors Specialised Animal Nutrition. Specialised Animal Nutrition is the Australian distributor of Oxbow Animal Health products. Used and recommended by top exotic animal veterinarians around the globe,  the Oxbow range comprises premium life-staged feeds and supportive care products for small herbivores. Microchips Australia: Microchips Australia is the Australian distributor for: Trovan microchips, readers and reading systems; Lone Star Veterinary Retractor systems and Petrek GPS tracking products. Microchips Australia is run by veterinarians experienced in small and large animal as well as avian and exotic practice, they know exactly what is needed for your practice. Chemical Essentials. Cleaning and disinfection products and solutions for a wide variety of industries throughout Australia, as well as specific markets in New Zealand, Singapore and Papua New Guinea. The sole importer of the internationally acclaimed F10SC Disinfectant and its related range of advanced cleaning, personal hygiene and animal skin care products. About Our Podcast The veterinary podcast about veterinary medicine and surgery, current news items of interest, case reports and anecdotes. Wait: It's not all about veterinary matters! We also discuss other areas we are passionate about, including photography and wildlife. Thanks for joining us – Brendan and Mark. Our podcast is for veterinarians, veterinary students and veterinary nurses/technicians. If you are at pet owner please search elsewhere – there are lots of great podcasts aimed specifically at pet owners. Disclaimer Any discussion of medical or veterinary matters is of a general nature. Consult a veterinarian with experience in the appropriate field for specific information relating to topics mentioned in our podcast or on our website.

This Week In Startups is made possible by:Northwest Registered Agent - www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twistCaldera Lab - http://calderalab.com/TWISTPipedrive - http://pipedrive.com/twistToday's show: TWiST is coming to you all from TOKYO as we launch Japan's first-ever Founder University! That's right, a full week of key insights from Japan's top founders, investors, and tech visionaries… when we can pull ourselves away from our favorite izakaya spots, that is.First up, Jason welcomes HyreSearch.com co-founder Sho Takei, a veteran of Uber and CloudKitchens who now helps startups recruit top talent from around the world.Together they discuss the massive changes AI is bringing to every facet of the hiring process, Sho's experiences working for infamously “super-pumped” Travis Kalanick, his tips for for establishing a corporate culture when hiring your first few employees, why being a co-founder is just a bit like getting married, and LOTS MORE.Timestamps:(00:00) We're in TOKYO JAPAN for Founder University with Hyre co-founder (and Uber vet) Sho Takei.(03:13) The challenges of early Uber recruiting in Asia(05:22) Are Japanese workers motivated by stock-based compensation? Or is cash still king?(08:24) Why tax rates give Singapore and Dubai a competitive advantage.(09:17) Do in-person startups have an edge against entirely remote companies?(11:50) How Jason thinks Hyre could grab their ultimate domain name…(13:26) Northwest Registered Agent: Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity —  Learn more at www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist(15:32) Just because a startup tactic works in the US… doesn't mean it will work in Japan(17:39) Travis Kalanick and Uber's unique “super pumped” approach to recruiting(20:01) It's hard to fire someone in Japan! The high stakes for hiring mistakes.(23:35) Sho's tips for establishing a culture and hiring your first few employees (“hiring is guessing, and firing is knowing”)(25:33) Why being a co-founder is kind of like getting married(27:46) Caldera Lab: Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading your routine, Caldera Lab makes skincare simple and effective. Head to  http://calderalab.com/TWIST and use TWIST at checkout for 20% off your first order.(28:59) How AI is revolutionizing the hiring process, and why you still need a human in the loop(34:02) How do you win over amazing talent that's already happy at another company(39:47) Pipedrive: Bring your entire sales process into one elegant space. Get started with a 30 day free trial at http://pipedrive.com/twist(43:19) How Hyre operates as an agency and also an in-house recruiter(44:57) The surprising importance of “candidate experience” when hiring in Japan*Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/Check out the TWIST500: https://twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp*Follow Lon:X: https://x.com/lons*Follow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/*Follow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis/*Thank you to our partners:(13:26) Northwest Registered Agent: Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity —  Learn more at www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist(27:46) Caldera Lab: Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading your routine, Caldera Lab makes skincare simple and effective. Head to http://calderalab.com/TWIST and use TWIST at checkout for 20% off your first order.(39:47) Pipedrive: Bring your entire sales process into one elegant space. Get started with a 30 day free trial at http://pipedrive.com/twist

This Devotional address with President Alvin F. Meredith III was delivered on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Alvin F. Meredith III became the 18th president of Brigham Young University-Idaho on August 1, 2023. He was sustained as a General Authority Seventy on April 3, 2021, and continues to serve in that role today. Prior to his call as a General Authority, President Meredith served as president of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. He also served as an Area Seventy in the North America Southeast and Asia Areas, and in a number of other Church callings including as a full-time missionary in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission. In his professional career, President Meredith worked as a senior executive of Asurion in Tennessee, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He also worked for The Boston Consulting Group and GE Capital. President Meredith earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Charles Corley is Director of Development at M Moser Associates in Singapore where he leads with a passion for strategic and innovative workplace design, leveraging advanced project leadership methodologies to drive success and value for his clients. Mike Petrusky asks Charles about his journey from architecture to his current role of being an AI and workplace leader as they share stories of mutual connections and content creation in the industry. Charles shares about the importance of teamwork and collaboration in the workplace and the need to incorporate wellness into every aspect of workplace design. He shares how the role of technology is enhancing work environments and he encourages listeners to embrace AI and use it deeply in daily work to enhance productivity and innovation. Mike and Charles agree that creating great spaces to host events and foster team bonding is essential, so they offer practical advice and the inspiration you will need to be a Workplace Innovator in your organization! Connect with Charles on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlescorley/ Learn more about M Moser Associates: https://www.mmoser.com/ Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://eptura.com/discover-more/podcasts/workplace-innovator/ Learn more about Eptura™: https://eptura.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/  

In this episode we share that by only having 24 hours in Singapore puts you in “taste-test mode” — you're not trying to do everything, you're trying to feel the city. After disembarking from a cruise (with a few early-morning obstacles), we spent a full day chasing iconic Singapore experiences: kaya toast and local coffee at Ya Kun, the wow-factor of Gardens by the Bay (OCBC Skyway, Cloud Forest, and Flower Dome), lunch at the famous Lau Pa Sat hawker center, and a festive night at Christmas Wonderland in Supertree Grove. (Some links are affiliate links. See our disclosure.) Help Support the Podcast by Buying us a Coffee ☕️ or using our links whenever you book a trip! We also share where we stayed (Conrad Singapore), what we'd do differently next time (food tour, satay, more time), and a key lesson about visiting Jewel Changi Airport — including what no one tells you about early baggage drop and terminal logistics. What You'll Learn in This Episode • How to plan a Singapore stopover when you only have one day • What's worth paying for at Gardens by the Bay (and what you can skip) • What to expect at a hawker center without a guide (and how to order smarter) • The truth about durian ice cream (smell, taste, and the after-effects) • Why Jewel Changi Airport can be trickier than it looks (check-in timing + terminals) • Why Singapore is a great gateway for Southeast Asia cruises • How many days you really need to do Singapore right (your sweet spot: 3–4 days) Here's Your 36-Hour Singapore Itinerary Morning (arrival + hotel area) • Cruise disembarkation + immigration e-gates tip: pack a day bag for the final night (toiletries, meds, pajamas, change of clothes, laptop) • Transport tip: Grab is the main ride-hailing app • Breakfast: Ya Kun Kaya Toast (kaya toast + coffee) Late Morning–Afternoon • Gardens by the Bay • OCBC Skyway (iconic Supertree views and Marina Bay Sands) • Cloud Forest (Jurassic Park exhibit + indoor waterfall + walkways) • Flower Dome (holiday train display and botanical zones) Lunch • Lau Pa Sat hawker center • Tip: order small items from multiple stalls instead of one big dish • Reminder: clear your tray — signs warn of fines/bans Evening • Evening Light Show at the SuperTree Grove (FREE) or if visiting during the holidays you'll need a ticket to the Christmas Wonderland at Supertree Grove • or see the light and water show in front of Marina Bay Sands Hotel - if you're not familiar check out the Marina Bay Sands episode on Amazing Hotels Departure Day Add-On • Jewel Changi Airport waterfall + photo spots • Reality check: early bag drop depends on airline desk hours • Terminal note: you may have to change terminals by bus/taxi, depending on where you depart Quick Tips • Don't rely on same-day ticket luck if you only have one day — book Gardens by the Bay tickets ahead. • If you're choosing between Supertree Observatory and OCBC Skyway, you probably only need one for views. • At hawker centers, go with a plan (or better: take a food tour). If you're unsure, order a few small things from different stalls. • For Jewel: check your airline's early check-in hours and your departure terminal before building your timing around it. Where We Stayed Conrad Singapore (Hilton) • Strong location for getting around • Great value (you paid cash because points redemption wasn't worth it) • Upgrades + Diamond benefits made a big difference • Excellent breakfast (lounge available but you didn't have time) Best Moments • The first “wow” view from the OCBC Skyway • Cloud Forest: mist, waterfall, and Jurassic Park exhibit • Holiday train display surprise inside Flower Dome • Christmas Wonderland vibes in warm weather • The chance encounter at the airport with fellow cruisers (and the Georgia Bulldog hat moment) What We'd Do Differently Next Time • Add a food tour (especially for hawker centers) • Try the satay you skipped at Lau Pa Sat • Make time for Raffles Hotel + Singapore Sling • Go up to Marina Bay Sands rooftop bar / viewing area • Plan a longer stay: 3–4 days to slow down and go beyond highlights If Singapore is on your list — whether as a stopover or a longer stay — we'd love to help you plan it in a way that fits how you actually like to travel. 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Follow Sunshine Travelers Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Read more about this and other travel destinations on our BLOG Follow our travels on TikTok @sunshinetravelerspodcast Follow us on X @sunshinetrvlrs Connect with us on LinkedIn @sunshinetravelerspodcast Get travel tips and follow our travels on Instagram: @sunshinetravelerspodcast Connect with us on Threads @sunshinetravelerspodcast Connect with us on Threads See our travel videos on YouTube @sunshinetravelerspodcast Save our travel ideas on Pinterest @sunshinetravelerspodcast Music: This Acoustic Happy Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

The FBI warns of Kimsuky quishing. Singapore warns of a critical vulnerability in Advantech IoT management platforms. Russia's Fancy Bear targets energy research, defense collaboration, and government communications. Malaysia and Indonesia suspend access to X. Researchers warn a large-scale fraud operation is using AI-generated personas to trap mobile users in a social engineering scam. BreachForums gets breached. The NSA names a new Deputy Director. Monday Biz Brief. Our guest is Sasha Ingber, host of the International Spy Museum's SpyCast podcast. The commuter who hacked his scooter.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Sasha Ingber, host of the International Spy Museum's SpyCast podcast, on the return of SpyCast to the N2K CyberWire network. Selected Reading North Korea–linked APT Kimsuky behind quishing attacks, FBI warns (Security Affairs)  Advantech patches maximum-severity SQL injection flaw in IoT products (Beyond Machines) Russia's APT28 Targeting Energy Research, Defense Collaboration Entities (SecurityWeek) Malaysia and Indonesia block X over deepfake smut (The Register) New OPCOPRO Scam Uses AI and Fake WhatsApp Groups to Defraud Victim (Hackread) BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts (Bleeping Computer) Former NSA insider Kosiba brought back as spy agency's No. 2 (The Record) Vega raises $120 million in a Series B round led by Accel. Reverse engineering my cloud-connected e-scooter and finding the master key to unlock all scooters (Rasmus Moorats) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protests in Iran have turned deadly, with hundreds feared shot and killed. The government has shut all communications with the outside world, making it difficult to get accurate information from the ground. But a few have been able to get through, using Starlink, a satellite internet network, including one doctor living in New York. Also, Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Grok, the AI chatbot feature on the social media platform X, citing concerns that the chatbot is being used to produce sexually explicit images. And, an inside look at the Venezuelan capital as uncertainty over the country's future continues. Plus, we take a listen to a single from Dhruv's debut album, a singer with roots in India and an upbringing in Singapore. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the Indian-animated and Singapore-set cartoon series “Tom & Jerry” (2023), a hidden gem and modern classic. Episode 914: Jerry Wants to Visit Wrath on Tom originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

In this Omni Talk Retail episode, Vipul Chawla, CEO of Singapore's FairPrice Group, reveals how their "Store of Tomorrow" has eliminated four critical friction points and delivered jaw-dropping results. From smart shopping trolleys that auto-generate your list to Vision AI that learns unusual patterns without programming, Vipul breaks down how omnichannel retail innovation drives an 70-80% increase in basket size and 82% self-checkout adoption. He shares insights on frictionless experiences, AI-powered store management tools, endless aisle integration, and why even senior customers are embracing these technologies. If you've ever wondered what purposeful retail innovation looks like at scale, this interview is for you!

Author Noam Sienna unveils a vast Sephardic world created by these books. This literary network transcended geographical boundaries, connecting Jewish communities from Fez and Tunis to Salonica, Jerusalem, and Livorno. By examining cultural centers and tracing the journey of these texts, Sienna provides depth to our understanding of a remarkably global and worldly book culture, and its evolving role in the growth of Jewish modernity.While the content of Jewish books has long fascinated scholars, Jewish Books in North Africa shifts our focus to the physical context. These books were not isolated artifacts; they were embedded in cultural networks during a period of religious, political, and cultural transformation. Sienna's work sheds light on the intricate interplay between books and the dynamic world in which they existed. Noam Sienna is the Jerome and Lorraine Aresty Visiting Scholar in Jewish Book Arts at the Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers-New Brunswick. He received his PhD in History and Museum Studies from the University of Minnesota and is also a Senior Fellow with the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography. His monograph received the 2025 Book Award from the Middle East Librarians Association. Geraldine Gudefin is a modern Jewish historian researching Jewish migrations, family life, and legal pluralism. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies at the National University of Singapore, and is completing a book titled An Impossible Divorce? East European Jews and the Limits of Legal Pluralism in France, 1900-1939. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A woman who loves eggs but one day, she is haunted by an egg monster. What motivated you to make this film? My name is Bao and Eggsecution is a film born out of my love for eggs and eating eggs. My grandmother has always berated me for eating way too many eggs a human being could handle and often chided me for doing so, warning that one day i would gain an allergy from doing so. When i moved here to the states from Singapore, i was given free liberty to eat all the eggs i wanted since i was no longer living with my family. in that way, i was unleashed. But there was always a nagging feeling at the back of my head telling me that maybe theres some wrong in eating so many eggs a day. Hence, this film was born from that fear that was ingrained in me since young. And because  I love horror and genre so much, i decided to put a fun twist into both the visuals and story of this film.  From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film? The film roughly had a timeline of 6 to 8 months. Because of the support from American Film Institute., I was allowed access to shoot on 35mm film – the Panavision Millennium xl2, 3 perf and in addition, with the support and generous donation from Kodak, we shot on 50D celluloid film – which was an amazing opportunity. My facility head and mentors, Stephen Lighthill, Sandra Valde-Handsen and Sara Ross Samko were very supportive of the original pitch for my visual essay and we eventually had to tailor it down to smaller ideas and smaller spaces due to budgetary and location restraints. But i am still extremely proud of the team that managed to make this happen! Thank you for selecting Eggsecution as part of your line up in the Experimental Film Festival!  How would you describe your film in two words!? Disgusting and Delicious!  What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film? One of the biggest obstacles i faced was budgetary restraints. Because this film was self funded and i knew i was not working at that time, i had to save and set aside a workable budget for my film. Though equipment was provided by AFI, it was still a big project considering that i wanted to use SFX and practical effects and costume changes, along with the build of the monster in the film. My costume designer – Kai Burns and my SFX artist – Daniel Sukara were the MVPs, coming down to AFI to do countless tests to make sure the colours of the wigs, gooey, eggs and monsters were of the right shades of colour and effects could work seamlessly.  ---- Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod