Podcasts about Skepticism

The conversation begins with an introduction and discussion about royal parties. It then transitions into a conversation about roller disco and dating apps, followed by a discussion about historical events and reincarnation. The focus then shifts to specific reincarnation stories, including Barbara Karlein's claim of being the reincarnation of Anne Frank. The conversation concludes with Barbara Karlein's visit to the Anne Frank House and her disappointment with the room's appearance. The conversation delves into the intriguing accounts of Barbara Carlian and Titu Singh, exploring the controversies and skepticism surrounding their claims of reincarnation. It also addresses the concepts of cryptomnesia, confirmation bias, and skepticism towards the idea of reincarnation. The hosts conclude with humorous banter and reflections on the episode, touching on the evolution of beliefs in reincarnation and its relationship with religion.TakeawaysReincarnation stories often involve claims of past lives as famous historical figures.Visiting historical sites related to claimed past lives can evoke strong emotional responses and validate the claims of reincarnation. Controversy and skepticism surround claims of reincarnationCryptomnesia and confirmation bias can influence accounts of past livesChapters00:00 Introduction and Royal Parties02:58 Roller Disco and Dating Apps05:54 Historical Events and Reincarnation13:01 Reincarnation Stories15:57 Barbara Karlein's Reincarnation Claim25:06 Barbara Karlein's Visit to Anne Frank House28:57 Barbara Karlein's Room Disappointment30:22 The Reincarnation of Barbara Carlian35:30 The Bizarre Story of Titu Singh48:51 Cryptomnesia and Confirmation Bias52:12 Skepticism and Doubt on Reincarnation55:08 Closing Remarks and Humorous Banter55:47 Reincarnation and Religion

A school district in New York purchased a $60k humanoid robot. Teachers who have sex with students. U.S. government has banned humanoid robots and power convertors from China. Spain is locked down. Dating advice. Rover says women need to let loose and have sex on dates. Rover's doppledanger. 85-year-old actress Donna Mills has started an OnlyFans account. An Idaho mom shared surveillance video of her 3-year-old child leaving the house and walking to his grandmother's house a half a mile away. A circus performer shot in the neck with an arrow. Rover believes you need to spank your kids. Skepticism grows around 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's car crash. From model to OnlyFans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A circus performer shot in the neck with an arrow. Rover believes you need to spank your kids. Skepticism grows around 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's car crash. From model to OnlyFans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we mention World Hepatitis Day (28 July) and new study that (again) finds no relationship between mobile cellphones and cancer. We also have two short interviews by Annika(!) from Skepticon Australia, with Richard Saunders and George Hrab! In TWISH we hear about John Tyndall, Irish physicist and great science communicator.Then we take a look at the news:SWEDEN: Quackery round-up: Frequency therapyAUSTRIA: Kneipp Therapy: Popular tradition, still very little evidenceFRANCE / SPAIN: Wildfires in France and SpainINTERNATIONAL: Snopes' AI detection toolkitThe Really Wrong Award goes to the new phenomenon of ‘Agentic AI'.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-542.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:12:04 Interviews0:21:19 TWISH0:29:38 News0:50:42 Really Wrong0:56:27 Quote0:58:53 Outro1:00:16 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Philadelphia 76ers just had one of the most stunning offseasons in NBA history, and Hoopsology sat down with Sixers beat writer Austin Crowell (Sports Illustrated) to break down exactly how it all came together. In this episode, Austin walks through the chain of events that led to LeBron James and Jaylen Brown both landing in Philadelphia — from the Celtics' surprising willingness to move Brown, to the behind-the-scenes factors that shaped LeBron's free agency decision. He shares insight into new president of basketball operations Bob Myers' vision for the roster, the fit questions surrounding Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, and Joel Embiid, and why frontcourt depth behind Embiid could be the team's biggest concern heading into the season. The conversation also dives deep into fan culture, with Austin offering a rare inside look at what Philadelphia sports fandom is really like — separating myth from reality, explaining what earns a player the city's love (and what doesn't), and describing the borderline surreal reaction across the city since LeBron's signing, from renamed radio stations to a fan who sunburned "James 23" into his back. Finally, Austin discusses the pressure facing this newly stacked roster, how LeBron's arrival compares to other iconic Philly sports moments like Bryce Harper and Saquon Barkley, and what a season with championship-or-bust expectations could look like for the Sixers.

Jessiah Mellot talks about HPMOR, and the video essay he made about HPMOR for PlzDontKillUs. Watch this on Youtube here see Jessiah’s video essay here

First feedback, then we talk about OpenAI’s latest megamodel independently commiting cybercrime in a world-first incident. Then the Haters who hate altruism when it’s the outgroup’s charities. Also a brief nod to Stochastic Terrorism. LINKS Scott Alexander on the HuggingFace hack The Effective-Altruism Comeback Scanning Tons of Books Against Stochastic Terrorism Paid Bonus content for the week – Preshow Chat, Full Video 00:03:56 – Feedback 00:32:41 – HuggingFace Hack 00:51:48 – Effective Altruism Funding Flood 01:11:55 – Against Stochastic Terrorism 01:14:51 – Guild of the Rose 01:15:44 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. maybe returning someday.

What should you do when a large sum of money suddenly comes your way? In this episode of Without the Bank, Mary Jo Irmen explains pratical financial strategies and how to think through a lump sum from an inheritance, business sale, real estate transaction, oil or mineral income, death benefit, or other unexpected source of money. Mary Jo compares different ways to structure and manage a lump sum, including IRAs, annuities, CDs, brokerage accounts, and properly designed life insurance. She discusses liquidity, taxes, market risk, required distributions, long-term care, future cash flow, and how your decisions may affect the money you leave to your heirs. The central question is not simply, "Where should I put the money?" It is: "What is this money supposed to accomplish, and how can I structure it around my life, cash flow, and legacy goals?" Mary Jo also shares examples involving oil income, inherited wealth, and a potential $17 million death benefit to illustrate why large sums require careful planning rather than an impulse purchase or a rushed investment decision. Chapters 00:00 Don't Blow the Windfall 00:26 Welcome and Big Money Questions 00:52 What Counts as a Lump Sum 01:27 Small Windfalls and Premium Reality 03:17 Single Premium and Tax Tradeoffs 03:51 Oil Money and Irregular Income 05:29 Where to Park Extra Cash 11:05 Spending Traps and Lottery Lessons 12:47 Skepticism on High Return Promises 17:21 Why Life Insurance Wins Long Term 18:55 Long Term Care and Legacy Goals 21:18 Key Takeaways and Next Steps

Kilian Korth joined the show to have a discussion around ultrarunning's growing professionalization without sophisticated regulated drug testing, the limits and trade-offs of WADA/USADA-style regimes, and why "doping" as a blanket term obscures intent and severity. We unpack gray areas such as THC thresholds, TUE complexity for common medications, transparency vs backlash, influencer incentives, and the future pressure regenerative medicine and technology (e.g., super shoes) may place on sport rules. Kilian: IG: @runtoughmindset | Substack: https://substack.com/@runtoughmindset Sponsors: LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG: https://deltagketones.com Code: BITTER20 (20% Off) True Nutrition: https://truenutrition.com/hpo Code: HPO (20% Off) Episode Summary & Notes: Zach Bitter & Kilian Korth on PEDs, incentives, and doping in ultrarunning Context & framing Conversation is the third appearance by Kilian on Zach's podcast; shifts from traditional training/racing episodes toward current events in running. Sparked by recent doping-related controversies (Cam Hanes / Sage Canaday online conflict, Mike McKnight's discussion of BPC-157 use on Hanes' podcast). Both emphasize moving beyond narrow focus on specific peptides/cases to broader structural issues. Activism, incentives & tribalism Skepticism of modern activism: good causes often get distorted by perverse incentives (attention, platform growth, organizational self-preservation/mission creep). Online environments (especially short-form social media) reward polarization over curiosity or truth-seeking. Parallel drawn to low-carb diet advocacy: movement shifted from exploration of pros/cons toward dietary supremacy and identity attachment. Both hosts value changing one's mind with new evidence and prefer evolving conversations over tribal "debates" aimed at winning. Core problem in ultrarunning Rapid professionalization and financial incentives exist, but sophisticated testing (especially out-of-competition) is essentially absent. Honor-code system + high rewards creates conditions in which some athletes near the top are likely to use PEDs. Contrast with Olympic sports (e.g., swimming) where positives occur even with lower financial stakes. "Doping" is an unhelpful blanket term that equates intentional, high-impact cheating (e.g., EPO) with gray-area or accidental cases. BPC-157 and gray areas BPC-157 is an experimental peptide with very limited human data (one small study of 12 people among 36 total studies reviewed). Anecdotally has been used for tendon/muscle healing; on the WADA banned list at all times (no TUE pathway currently). Gray areas exist in WADA criteria themselves (performance enhancement potential, health risk, "spirit of the sport"). THC example: banned in-competition with a relatively high threshold; removed alcohol from the list is an example of changes over time. Distinction between letter of the rules vs. moral/cosmic fairness; between intentional advantage-seeking and medical/recovery use. Testing realities & practical challenges Full USADA/WADA-style regimes require whereabouts reporting, out-of-competition testing, and significant lifestyle constraints (conflicts with the free-spirited, remote nature of trail/ultrarunning). Even gold-standard systems have loopholes (missed whereabouts, remote camps, short-acting substances timed around sleep windows). Half-measures are expensive, burdensome, and unlikely to deter determined cheaters. Middle-of-pack and age-group athletes face different calculus; many use legitimate medications (inhalers, etc.) that may or may not require TUEs depending on type and dose/threshold. Possible paths forward discussed Transparency and honesty should be encouraged rather than punished (both hosts respect that Hanes and McKnight disclosed BPC-157 use). Practical ideas: Optional "non-competitive / open" checkbox so athletes using regulated substances can still participate without affecting results/records. Tested vs. non-tested divisions (bodybuilding-style model). More education needed around legitimate medical use (TUEs, Global DRO checks). Focus should prioritize the small professional/elite tier where financial and competitive incentives are highest over age-group minutiae. Future regenerative medicine and longevity interventions will force further adaptation; sport has already accepted large performance gains from technology (super shoes) more readily than internal/medical ones. Influencers & broader culture Influencer economy adds complexity: financial incentives to promote products or share experimental practices; difference between sharing personal experience vs. recommending use. Transparency with clear caveats is preferred; pure anecdote-driven advice remains problematic. Societal issues (tribalism, algorithmic incentives, low scientific literacy) make clean solutions difficult inside a small niche like ultrarunning. Closing notes Both stress nuance over black-and-white absolutism Conversation aims to push the sport toward honest discussion of incentive structures rather than endless case-by-case outrage. Kilian's Substack article ("The Run Tough Mindset") and upcoming documentary Forged in Failure are referenced as related material.  

Send us Fan MailCan magic mushrooms unlock the meaning of life—or lure seekers to the edge of madness?Award-winning journalist and bestselling author John O'Connor returns with a gripping investigation into the untold story of modern psychedelics, spirituality, and the mysteries of belief. From NPR and Chicago Tribune's “Best Books of 2024” author, this conversation dives deep into O'Connor's new release, A Short Strange Trip: An Untold Story of Magic Mushrooms, Madness, and a Search for the Meaning of Life in the Amazon.In this revealing episode, John O'Connor explores:How his fascination with unconventional beliefs and subcultures—from Bigfoot to psychedelic explorers—shaped his approach to storytellingWhat he uncovered about the complicated relationship between belief, disbelief, and the human longing for the extraordinaryThe forgotten legacy of Terence McKenna and his brother Dennis, who first unlocked home cultivation of magic mushrooms—and transformed the psychedelic undergroundThe role of sacred, indigenous traditions versus the romanticized wellness narratives dominating Western psychedelic cultureHis father's struggle with addiction and why psychedelic therapies are no quick fix for sufferingWhy stories of divine intelligence, “little people,” and multidimensional encounters on psychedelics demand both open-mindedness and investigative rigorHow the booming billion-dollar psychedelic industry raises urgent questions about access, authenticity, and the future of mental healthWhat seekers must remember about shortcuts to healing, enlightenment, and meaningJohn O'Connor's nuanced, compassionate journalism asks: What if the border between spiritual revelation and psychological destabilization is thinner than we think? Whether you're curious about altered states, seeking hope for mental health, or navigating the intersection of science and spirituality, you'll find insight, caution, and inspiration in this episode's search for meaning at the edge of belief.If this sparked new questions for you, subscribe for more, share the episode with a friend who's curious about psychedelics and spirituality, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. Support the showSpiritual Spotlight Series is hosted by Rachel Garrett, RN, CCH — Akashic Records Practitioner, Master Energy Healer, and Certified Crystal Healer.Conversations about the things we almost don't say out loud. For the ones who feel everything — but question it.Each episode features real stories of spiritual awakening, healing, and transformation from guests across all walks of life, alongside solo teachings on Akashic Records, crystal healing, nervous system support, and intuitive development.Healing doesn't have to be heavy.New: Join the monthly live Akashic reading → YouTube membership at $4.99/month → youtube.com/@rachelgarrett/membership✨ Explore More Spiritual Wisdom & Stay Connected

According to Salesforce, sales professionals spend up to 40% of their time searching for the information and knowledge they need to do their jobs. For go-to-market teams stretched across multiple products, multiple acquired businesses, and a sprawling tech stack, that number can feel like a conservative estimate. So how does a solo enabler cut through the chaos and build something an entire go-to-market organization actually uses and actually trusts? Riley Rogers: Hi, and welcome to the Win/Win Podcast. I’m your host, Riley Rogers. Join us as we dive into changing trends in the workplace and how to navigate them successfully. Here to discuss this topic is Heather Darling, senior sales learning and development manager at HSI. Thanks so much for joining us today, Heather. Super excited to have you here. Wondering if you can kick us off and just tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and your role. Heather Darling: Yeah, absolutely, and thank you so much for having me, Riley. Appreciate it. My background actually started on the customer side. I spent a few years in customer success at HSI, working directly with our customers, building relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and helping them drive product adoption. So over time, I realized I really loved helping teams get better at that work and not just doing it myself. So I got my master’s, and I moved into the sales learning and development role, where I now design onboarding and ongoing learning for our sales reps and CSMs. And a big focus for me is practical application, so I spend a lot of time building programs around how to position our solutions with buyers, how to teach reps about our solutions without overwhelming them with information that they don’t need. Recently, I’ve been focusing on how AI can help sales teams show up more strategically with customers, so I’m really focused on how you turn enablement into something that actually changes behavior. And because I came from customer success, I think a lot about the full customer life cycle. So a lot of my work is in helping teams connect the dots across sales, onboarding, and long-term success. In enablement, I just think it’s important to focus beyond training and think about how we build a culture where people are continuously improving. RR: Your intro tells me we’re going to have a great conversation about how you’re bringing all of that to life. But before we do, I’d love if you could maybe give us just a little high-level view of HSI, just so we have a little bit of a framework as we’re going into the conversation. HD: HSI is a workplace safety training and compliance company in the environmental health and safety space. Ultimately, our goal is to help companies operate safer, smarter, and with less complexity. So we sell to SMB and enterprise organizations across a wide range of industries. Within those companies, our buyers are typically EHS leaders, HR and L&D teams, and operations leaders. So basically anyone who’s responsible for tracking workforce performance, compliance, and risk. RR: Love it, and that is, to your point, just about every company aims to do that, so broad customer base to serve, broad prospect base to target. One thing that you mentioned to me when we spoke last was that HSI’s growth has come from acquisition. So can you tell us a little bit about what’s challenging about working in an environment that’s constantly changing and trying to enable your teams through that change? HD: Honestly, it’s a tough environment to run enablement in. Growing through acquisition, you’re constantly dealing with new products, old branding, different messaging, new systems, and even different workplace cultures converging. So, it sometimes feels like nothing is ever fully standardized. You’re always evolving, working towards a moving target, and the teams are always needing to absorb new information. So you’re trying to help reps understand what to sell, how it fits together, and how to tell a simple story even when the business itself is still getting aligned. On top of that, priorities are shifting with a moment’s notice, products are getting rebranded, positioning is evolving. So enablement needs to stay really plugged into the business and be flexible. There’s long periods of waiting to bring a new product to market sometimes, and then suddenly it’s go time, and you need to be ready, and you have to get everyone else ready. At the end of the day, it’s just a balance between driving consistency and accepting that some level of change is always gonna be your reality. So if you wanna be successful without driving yourself crazy, you work to have a structure in place to bring consistency to your own role in those moments. RR: I would love to know what your personal process for creating consistency amid that chaos is. I think that’s something that’s often challenging to do. HD: That’s a good question. I spend a lot of time meeting with our leaders. I touch base with them at least once a month. I go to team meetings when I can. I just try to stay as plugged in as possible to all the different things that are happening within the organization. For me personally too, I have a mission, vision, and values for my team of one, and so it’s a touchstone for me to go back to. Like, “Hey, am I meeting the goals and the principles that I’ve set out for myself?” Make sure that we’re doing the things that are not out of scope, but also that we are doing the things that we need to be doing to address what’s happening at the moment. RR: I think that’s one of the things that’s really hard, and something that when you talk to solo enablers is probably one of the hardest things, is that wherever you are, enablement is a game of change. It’s a never ending project. There’s always new things for people to learn, always new things for people to do. But when it is just you, and when things are changing fast, staying true to those north stars and that scope that you’ve set, beginning of the year, beginning of fiscal, gets hard. So I really appreciate those tips for how to maintain structure, how to not go crazy, and how to keep yourself on a path that supports your work and the business. So thank you for that. You alluded to a little bit of this in your introduction. Acquisitions aren’t easy. They add new product lines, they add new collateral, they add all sorts of different branding, messaging, et cetera. So what are you seeing that cause for reps? HD: For reps, I think the biggest challenge is just suddenly they’ve got a bigger portfolio of things that they can sell, but it’s not always clear how the pieces fit together, what they need to lead with. If you’re not on top of that as an organization, rep’s confidence drops, your sales cycles get longer. You tend to see people fall back on doing and selling what they already know. People can be reluctant to bring up a new solution that they might feel like they don’t fully understand. And so again, I think that’s where it’s really important to make sure all those pieces are in place as much as possible before you bring the reps in, because they don’t fully understand something, they don’t feel confident in talking about it, so sometimes those new solutions, they don’t get brought up as much as they should. That’s definitely a challenge. For the broader go-to-market team, it creates a lot of inconsistency too. We’ve got different messaging, different positioning, overlapping collateral. It’s really easy for marketing, sales, and customer success to get slightly out of sync, and that shows up pretty quickly in the customer experience. Your risk really with that is not a lack of resources, it’s almost in having too many. It makes it hard for people to find or trust what’s relevant. So you might have reps sharing old collateral with legacy branding because they feel comfortable, they feel like that’s something that they trust. They’re measured on results, so when something is working for them, they don’t wanna risk messing that up. And so change can feel like it really slows them down or it puts deals at risk. So when you’re introducing new products, new positioning, or new tools, especially all at once, that can create some hesitation. Reps are gonna tend to default back to what they know, what they trust, what they’re comfortable talking about. RR: Hearing all of those challenges and also some of those questions that you asked, when there are so many priorities swirling around, so many new things coming in, how do you find that clarity, and how do you create that clarity? And I think one of the things that you shared was an answer to that was, “We needed some tooling.” And so you started looking for some tools to help with that, that problem of reps don’t feel confident with our new solutions. And so I think you were looking initially maybe for something more aligned to an onboarding tool, and then you wound up here with a sales enablement platform. HD: Yeah. Yeah, it was an interesting shift because early on I really was thinking about this as an onboarding problem. So how do we get new reps ramped faster, especially with how complex our business has become? But as I got deeper into it, I realized that the bigger issue wasn’t just onboarding, it’s ongoing development, coaching, creating and tracking certifications. So the challenge doesn’t stop after those first 30, 60, or 90 days. The business is still changing. We’re adding new products all the time, messaging keeps evolving, and that can be really a struggle for reps to keep up with. So there’s just so much information coming at them about buyers and products, and not to mention our internal processes that can sometimes change on a moment’s notice. So my thinking shifted from how do we ramp people to how do we continuously enable reps in a way that makes it easy for them to consume and keep up with the pace of the business? I didn’t really know, I think, that enablement platforms were something that existed. Turns out that in addition to hosting ongoing learning and coaching, an enablement platform could help us centralize content, which is something that we were really struggling with actually. So it really became clear that what I thought I wanted was actually not what I wanted. RR: So when you did land here, and you found there is a tool that will support not just the initial ramp-up on a difficult business to learn, but also will keep our reps continually enabled, everboarding as things change, and then also able to access all of the content, resources, et cetera, that they need. So you found something that worked, but that’s only step one. The next one is getting approval, getting the internal buy-in that this is the right choice, and it sounded like there was some degree of internal skepticism. There was a worry that it wouldn’t work. So how did you make the case for enablement platform and say, “We need this. It’s worth it. I promise you, it’ll, it’ll work out the way we want it to”? HD: We’ve had some challenges with platform adoption in the past, and so there was definitely some skepticism in the organization. And it’s always tempting to, we have a problem, let’s throw a tool at it. So I think for us, the turning point was reframing the problem. So instead of just, “Hey, we need a new tool to address this,” it was a focus on what the leaders were already feeling and seeing, which was longer ramp times, inconsistent messaging and branding, reps struggling to navigate a more complex sales cycle and complex sales processes. So we were incredibly lucky to find an internal champion, somebody high up and respected in the organization who also saw the problems that the sales org was facing firsthand. He believed in the impact that Highspot could have and really helped us connect the dots across leadership teams, and that made a big difference in building internal momentum and credibility. When we could confidently say, “This helps us ramp reps faster and has the potential to increase cross-sell by even 10 or 15%,” that conversation shifted pretty quickly, and at that point, it was about solving a real business problem. RR: Yeah, and there are a couple of really, I think, compelling things that anybody who’s trying to make a business case really for anything but for an enablement platform, expanding an enablement platform, anything like that. One, have a champion. That’s so huge when you have somebody who can speak the language of everybody else that you need to get bought in. Two, be able to reframe it to the value to you, as opposed to, yes, we have problems, but what would it look like in a future state if we didn’t have those problems? And so once you did have that, that buy-in, you had that moment where everybody was like, “Okay, we see the vision. Let’s move forward.” How did you drive adoption? HD: We, like I said, we’ve had a history of challenging or failed software adoptions, so I think that goes back to the idea of sales reps being a little allergic to change. So we definitely had some skepticism. And I got that. I was nervous about it. I had put myself on the line. So knowing that, I was just really intentional up front. I spent a lot of time organizing things the right way, building out Spots, overviews, Sales Plays, and Digital Room templates so that when our reps got in there, it actually made sense and it felt cohesive to them, like something that they understood and that they could use. So I created pages that, as much as possible, mirrored a lot of our internal and external resources, so it looked familiar. We used team homepages that linked to a lot of the other sites outside of Highspot that they use in their daily lives. We were integrated with Gong and Salesforce, which added a lot of value for them. So it was something where you could come in in the morning, you could open up your Highspot, you could have your links out to some of the other resources that you need, and you could start your day there. I also didn’t just blast it out to the entire organization at once. I launched to a small group of reps and got their feedback, made some adjustments based on that, and then after about a month, I started rolling it out more broadly. I spent some time with each team, walked them through some of how to use Highspot, answered their questions, got them set up linking all of their accounts and setting up profiles to make sure everything was ready to go, because I wanted to make it easy for them to engage with it and to be ready to use it to engage with their buyers. We started off slow, but reps started to see the payoff. So it was easier to find what they needed. That was really helpful. And at the same time, we gave them the ability to see how their prospects were engaging with content that they shared. That’s when I think it clicked for a lot of them. And at the same time, we reinforced that internally. So I trained our internal teams, like marketing, finance, sales ops, to point reps back to Highspot. So anytime they were asking for help locating content or processes, I asked them, “Hey, instead of giving them the answer, please let them know that it’s in Highspot and that they can easily find it.” I started to feel the shift a few months in. We would be in meetings, and people would say things like, “Hey, make sure that document you just showed us gets into Highspot.” Like, “Can you drop this PowerPoint deck in Highspot?” That’s when I knew we had crossed a line. It stopped being something that I was pushing, and it became the source of truth that sales team had been missing. RR: Can you walk us through what you built, what the platform looks like today, and then what you would point to as some of the things that have contributed to the success you’ve found so far? HD: The platform today is the central hub for how our go-to-market teams operate. We’ve got structured Spots with clear overviews, Sales Plays for all of our solutions, Digital Rooms that they’re using directly with customers. It’s really become the place where a lot of work happens. So as far as what’s driven the success, I think the biggest thing for me is having the right mindset. This isn’t a set it and forget it project. If you go in, I guess, thinking like, “Hey, I’m gonna be done with this at some point,” it’s not gonna work. It gets easier to manage over time, for sure, but it should always be evolving as your organization evolves, because you really have to keep refining, updating, and listening to your internal stakeholders. That ongoing care and feeding is what actually makes it stick and provides ongoing value. RR: And that’s, I think, the bitter truth of enablement, is that you’re constantly driving to all of these goals, new objectives that come up, and you hit one and you go, “Great. We’re done.” And then there’s a new one that comes in, and all of a sudden, again, you have that bomb of Sales Play training, Digital Room template that I need to build and equip my reps to get out there and drive that new initiative. So I think you’re 100% right to say that that is the right approach. And I would be curious, just because it sounds like in our conversation so far, you’re a firm believer that enablement is the connective tissue between marketing, sales, some other go-to-market functions that you called out. And you mentioned being in team calls and keeping a good pulse on the organization, but how have you built such strong connections between all of these teams and the leaders behind them? HD: Yeah, that’s a great question. A lot of what enablement does is really connect those dots across the business. And so for me, it just comes down to staying close to the work. I’m regularly attending team meetings. I’m joining product updates. I’m meeting with sales leaders on a monthly basis. I try to spend time one-on-one with our reps as much as I can, just to understand what they’re dealing with day to day. And that builds trust, but it also keeps me grounded in what they actually need and not just what I think they need. More importantly, I’m just thinking about how it can solve real problems for the different teams. So whether that’s helping marketing get their messaging in front of reps or giving sales ops and finance a better way to communicate priorities, it becomes a shared tool. Not just a sales tool, but a way for everybody to get things in front of sales when they need to have their attention or they need something that’s going to live somewhere people can easily access it. And I think that’s really where the connective tissue happens. When those stakeholders see Highspot and enablement more broadly as a way to amplify their own work and reach across teams, they lean in, and at that point, it stops feeling like enablement is a separate function, and it starts to just feel like part of how the business runs. RR: I really appreciate that call-out that you have to be able to put yourself in the shoes of your partners, understanding what they’re prioritizing, understanding what their KPIs are, what their goals are, what they’re driving towards, and then how can I serve that? It sounds like you’ve gotten to a point that you can be proud of, and I would really love to hear a little bit more about what business impact or achievements are you proudest of? HD: Yeah. This past year has been really exciting for us with Highspot, just to see the level of adoption and to see how often people refer to it. When we first rolled it out, our goal wasn’t just adoption. It was actually to change how our reps sell and how our buyers experience us, and we’re really starting to see that come to life. We have reached 100% adoption across our North American team, which is great, but what I’m most proud of is it’s not just surface level usage. The reps who are leaning in the most are seeing real results. So for example, reps who complete our learning path certifications are winning 15 to 20% more often. They’re generating more revenue because they’re creating and closing more opportunities. There’s a similar story with our Sales Plays. So the reps who use them are consistently outperforming. And on the buyer side, we’ve completely changed how we show up. We’ve had over 6,000 external shares this year, including more than 2,000 Digital Rooms that have gone out, and those are not only sales meeting follow-ups. Reps are using them for everything from onboarding new customers to supporting partners to running webinar follow-ups and supporting platform migration campaigns. Reps are seeing exactly how buyers are engaging with what they’re looking at, what’s resonating, and that helps them coach their champions internally. So it’s a much more informed, more intentional way of selling. Overall, it feels like we’ve built a system that’s actually driving better selling behaviors and better outcomes. RR: I think the thing that’s most powerful about what you shared just there is when you were talking about how did we earn buy-in. And you walked us through how you made that reframe, and you showed here is what is possible. And I think you threw out something there, like, “What if we could improve cross-sell by 15%?” And you can look at your data today and say, “Our training is actually increasing the number of opportunities we can create.” So that initial stretch goal that you set to earn buy-in on the vision, you have achieved, and you can prove it out, which is crazy, and I hope feels very gratifying. So with a strong environment in place, high adoption, less content chaos, an easy way to get folks ramped up, what’s next? HD: Yeah. I mean, we’re in a good spot right now. I’ve been able to start to have some fun with things because the foundation is there. Adoption is pretty strong, so the focus right now is really shifting to impact. So a big area for me right now is expanding learning, and that’s what I set out to do over a year ago. So I’m building structured learning paths with certifications so reps can prove readiness across different parts of our solution set. So ironically, my project had to take a bit of a backseat to building out the other areas of the platform, but I think that had to happen first to drive that learning portion and to see success there. So we’re also starting to scale globally. We are bringing our EMEA team into Highspot in a way that aligns with how HSI as an organization operates but also still respects the differences in their processes and products. We’ve started to explore the AI coaching functions, which is really exciting. So the goal there is to help reps tighten up their messaging faster, especially around product launches, and to support both onboarding and ongoing development. And at the same time, a lot of the focus is just continuing to evolve what we’ve already built, finding new ways to add value, keeping content fresh, refining Digital Rooms, making sure content stays aligned with the business. So I’m always diving into analytics to determine some new ways to deliver value and prove impact. I think it goes back to the idea that this isn’t a project with a defined endpoint, so our Highspot will always be evolving in the same way our products and our sales org is evolving, and I think that’s what makes it such a successful and valuable resource. RR: Such a full circle point to end on. There’s a lot to look forward to, and the one truth and the one consistent factor is that it’s gonna change, and you’re going to adapt. So who knows what’s coming next specifically, but it sounds like you’re ready to face it when it does come. Heather, it has been so wonderful to hear about your journey, the work that you’ve been doing, the way it’s showing up for HSI, so thank you so much for taking the time to come and share, and give us a little bit of a peek into your world. HD: Yeah, absolutely. So happy to be here. Thank you so much, Riley. RR: No, thank you. And to our listeners, thank you for tuning into this episode of the Win/Win Podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize go-to-market success with Highspot.

Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield are back for a founders edition of CrimsonCast, with Indiana football recruiting at the center of the conversation.The main topic is Monshun Sales committing to Indiana football, and why the five-star wide receiver choosing the Hoosiers feels historically different. Galen and Scott discuss how Curt Cignetti has changed IU's recruiting reality, why Sales fits the staff's personality and development profile, and how Indiana's national championship momentum is turning into real traction with high-end talent.They also dig into Josh Hoover's interception outlook, how Indiana may bring him along inside the offense, and whether Cignetti is likely to pursue five-star quarterbacks or running backs in the same way he pursued Sales. The conversation also gets into NIL money, why those numbers are hard to know with certainty, and how Indiana appears to be spending strategically rather than chasing recruiting trophies.The final stretch moves to IU basketball, where Galen and Scott talk through cautious optimism around the new roster, the Peru trip, and why fans are still in “show me” mode. They close with World Cup and soccer talk, including Erling Haaland, Manchester City, Jordan Pickford, and what might keep casual fans watching after the tournament ends.Buy "The New Chapter" by Alex Paul and Kal Graybill: https://www.alexpaulphoto.com/store-1/indiana-football-bookBook a table for the event at Joe's on Weed St! https://tinyurl.com/yrvx9vunBuy some CrimsonCast Merch! https://tinyurl.com/ppnp9sxu

We start with some listener feedback from Poland and a short follow-up regarding last week's report on pet whisperers. In TWISH we hear about Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, a German astronomer, physicist and mathematician whose way of thinking still influences both scientific rigor and skepticism today.Then, we take a look at the news:INTERNATIONAL: New weather-related threat: Forecast prediction scamsHUNGARY: Chief Medical Officer issues statement to warn against use of ivermectin and the like as cancer cureSCANDINAVIA: Forget the Vikings? Postdoctoral fellow critical of image portrayed by museums of the Viking eraThe Really Wrong Award goes to BB Gårda, a so-called “Birth Center” in Sweden and the idea that such centers would be a positive development.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-541.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:07:16 TWISH0:16:09 News0:33:03 Really Wrong0:42:03 Quote0:43:33 Outro0:44:56 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Constable observes that new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces immediate skepticism, with polls indicating nearly half of voters feel his government lacks direction. Burnham's focus on domestic issues like capping bus prices is criticized as a "tax and spend" policy that might alienate the wealthy. While he has emphasized national security, his early days have been defined by local populist initiatives. Critics worry his leadership style mimics a "Lord Mayor" rather than a strategic global prime minister. (14)JULY 1930

Today, we dive into the "Dead Internet Theory" and the unsettling reality of our digital world with Joey Avery. We explore how bots are pushing agendas, the trickery of AI deepfakes, and why the algorithm is designed to keep you angry. From Operation Northwoods to time travel theories and the fallout of the Liver King, we're questioning everything we see online. Welcome to Camp!

During the July 12th, 2026 protest at the entrance of Ken Ham's Ark Encounter, Seth Andrews had a discussion/debate with an Ark apologist. Seth describes the exchange, dismantles the Noah myth, and plays a fiercely-delivered speech by a Noah from the skeptic community.Noah Lugeons speech Facebook threadCreation Museum videoArk Encounter videoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.

David Daoud. Israel has begun a phased withdrawal from southern Lebanon, testing whether the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) can effectively disarm Hezbollah in "pilot zones." David Daoud expresses skepticism, noting Lebanon is already attempting to backtrack on its legal commitments and reverse agreed-upon sequences. Success depends on whether the U.S. will hold Lebanon's feet to the fire or permit Israel to retake territory if the LAF fails. (16)2012

Dr. Phil Narini spent decades hunting, fishing, and eating meat-centric Italian home cooking before a single lecture on fish and mercury changed his and his wife's eating habits overnight — no cravings, no willpower. Fifteen years later, he's a reconstructive plastic surgeon who insists he's not a nutrition expert (and thinks you should be suspicious of anyone who claims to be), co-founder of a whole-food plant-based café built on the idea that healthy food has to taste good first, and an outspoken advocate for scientific skepticism over Instagram influencers. We get into the "trifecta" most doctors won't connect to diet, why medical school teaches close to zero nutrition, what a trip to Sardinia's Blue Zone actually taught him about longevity, and why he'd rather trust someone with fifty years of grey hair than a six-pack and a supplement code.

Text the Show or Leave a VoicemailI want police officers to understand why chaplains exist and I want chaplains to understand how they can serve better.  One of the best ways to "get it" is to listen to this conversation with a chaplain who has the right attitude and character.  Our guest today is Kevin Shive. Kevin is a police chaplain from Golden, Colorado and he is also the founder and executive director of Serving the Shield, formerly Rocky Mountain Police and Fire Chaplains.  Kevin is going to share some chaplain stories from the front lines but we are also going to talk about vetting and dismissing people who may not be fit to be chaplains."This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil." John 3:19Music is by Jessie VillaHey Chaplain podcast Episode 146Tags:Chaplains, Accidents, Chaplaincy, Character, Church, Death, Ministry, Organization, Pastoral Care, Police, Purpose, Skepticism, Theology, Tragedy, Aurora, Boulder, Golden, ColoradoSupport the showThanks for Listening!  And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOYEmail us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

The heatwave continues and analysis finds that most news reporting fails to mention climate change. In TWISH we hear about the founding of Accademia del Cimento, in many ways the start of scientific experimentation during the enlightenment. Then we go into the news:UK / RUSSIA / US: Musk family foundation funded Tommy Robinson's trip to MoscowGERMANY: IGeL Monitor rates osteopathy for non-specific low back pain as unclearSWEDEN / INTERNATIONAL: Quackery round-up: Excessive testosterone usage, and pointless IVF supplementsSo-called ‘pet whisperers' are all around us, making money by pretending to talk to our dogs and cats. Of course, they are Really Wrong.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-540.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:07:16 TWISH0:16:09 News0:33:03 Really Wrong0:42:03 Quote0:43:33 Outro0:44:56 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Michael wrestle with a question that has been hanging over both of them. Why have they stopped paying attention to the news? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? They land on the idea of a Cartesian crisis. Nobody trusts anything anymore. Every headline is met with an actually from someone who thinks they have the real truth. They explore how skepticism can lead to nihilism or to wisdom, and why character assassination has replaced actual argument. Then things get interesting. The conversation turns to what it means to truly love someone versus simply labeling them, why we have lost the definition of racism, and how dress codes and tattoos are really just signals we send to the world about who we want to be. They contrast David Bowie and Bob Dylan as two models of subversion, one grounded and one spinning off into the void. They talk about Jung, individuation, and why growing up means learning to reincorporate what you once rebelled against. And they end with a story about a fake recruiter that captures just how deep the trust crisis really goes. Cheers y'all

We go through AI2040 Plan A in years. LINKS AI-2040 AskWho Casts Pro Tomas Bjartur’s “The Company Man” and “The Origami Men” Paid Bonus content for the week – Preshow Chat, Full Video 00:04:33 – AI-2040: Plan A 01:14:41 – Guild of the Rose 01:19:52 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. maybe returning someday.

Organizers behind the New Illinois movement say they are building long-term support for creating a separate state despite criticism. They argue rural and suburban communities lack fair representation in Illinois and often get overshadowed by Chicago politics. Comments by G. H. Merritt, chairman, Board of New Illinois State.Related article: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/2026/07/14/new-illinois-rural-state-split/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-radio-network--2904397/support.

Interview starts at 27:50 The Secrets Beneath: New Discoveries in Egyptian Monuments & Cutting-Edge Tech In this episode, Darren Grimes hosts George Howard of Cosmic Tusk to delve into the latest groundbreaking research on the Egyptian Sphinx, the possibility of undiscovered underground chambers, and how modern technology like MRI, satellite imaging, and AI are transforming archaeology. The conversation also explores water level changes, ancient climate events, and the search for Atlantis.   He's deeply embedded in alternative history, cosmic impact research (Younger Dryas boundary hypothesis), and discussions of lost/advanced ancient civilizations. His platform regularly covers topics like Plato's Atlantis, pre-flood knowledge, and suppressed archaeology. He has interviewed or collaborated with researchers on these themes (including recent conversations linking back to Atlantis interpretations with guests like Randall Carlson). https://cosmictusk.com/about-george/ https://www.youtube.com/@cosmicsummit English Translation of the Presentation. https://youtu.be/rUl0G7N2iGk?si=Z2mZ5PGFfx1Gq9Qx   Key Topics: The recent presentation and hypotheses about a second Sphinx hidden beneath the Giza plateau, supported by modern imaging technology The use of satellite imagery, LiDAR, and underground scans to locate buried structures without invasive digging Interviews with experts like Filippo Beyondi and Corrado Malonga, and their role in advancing this research The controversy and skepticism within the archaeological community regarding new discoveries and interpretations The potential evidence for ancient water floods, such as the Younger Dryas impact, water erosion patterns, and the possibility of submerged civilizations The technological leap in geoscience: how tools such as MRI, SAR, and AI are revealing subsurface features at unprecedented detail The implications of these findings for understanding Earth's history, climate change, and ancient civilizations like Atlantis The upcoming expansion of the Cosmic Summit into Titan Network, supporting creators and new scientific revelations The ongoing excavation developments at sites like Hawara, Egypt, and the importance of future physical digs alongside remote sensing   Become a Lord or Lady with 1k donations over time. 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Today, we end our 12-week study of the Odyssey with a discussion on Books 23-24 with Dr. Justin Jackson and Dr. Benedict Whalen of Hillsdale College alongside host, Dcn. Harrison Garlick.There is yelling, laughter, cursing, and general chaos--but more of Homer's truth is unearthed in the process.Check out our ONLINE LIBRARY for resources on the great books.Check out Dr. Justin Jackson's Substack working through the Bible.Check out Dr. Justin Whalen at Hillsdale College.The long-awaited homecoming unfolds with Odysseus and Penelope's emotional reunion, the famous test of the immovable olive-tree bed, and the climactic confrontation with the suitors' vengeful families. The conversation crackles with insight as the guests unpack Penelope's cunning, Odysseus' complex character, parallels to Achilles and Heracles, and the poem's meditation on fidelity, mortality, justice, and the costs of homecoming.Dr. Jackson brings contrarian fire—challenging heroic ideals, celebrating the domestic, and wrestling openly with whether Odysseus' reckoning is justice or raw revenge—while Dr. Whalen offers sharp textual observations on themes of rootedness, temptation, and the poem's unresolved tensions.Expect yelling, laughter, heartfelt disagreement, and the kind of raw intellectual energy that makes great books come alive.Whether you've followed the whole series or are just dipping in, this capstone will leave you rethinking everything you thought you knew about the Odyssey. Stick around after the discussion for a look ahead at Plato's Republic and more. If you love the Great Books, this is unmissable.Chapters00:00 - Introduction: Finishing the Odyssey Journey04:46 - Host Welcome & Episode Setup06:27 - Guest Introductions: Dr. Justin Jackson & Dr. Benedict Whalen07:04 - Dr. Jackson's New Book on Reading Literature16:28 - Diving into Book 23: Penelope Learns Odysseus Has Returned21:07 - Penelope's Skepticism & the Secret Signs25:05 - The Great Rooted Bed Test & Recognition Scene36:36 - Odysseus & Penelope Reunion, Emotional Moments47:05 - The Final Labor & Comparison to Heracles59:11 - Temptations: Calypso, Nausicaa & Penelope1:11:32 - Transition to Book 24: Laertes & the Avenging Families1:15:26 - Achilles & Agamemnon in the Underworld1:35:02 - Reunion with Laertes & Proof Scenes1:49:10 - Dolius, the Final Battle & Deus Ex Machina Ending2:11:04 - Reflections on Justice, Revenge & the Poem's Message2:16:50 - Closing Thoughts & Upcoming EpisodesKeywordsOdyssey Books 23 and 24, Homer's Odyssey finale, Odysseus Penelope reunion, rooted bed test, immovable olive tree bed, suitors slaughter, Ithaca homecoming, Penelope cunning, Odysseus homecoming, Great Books podcast, Ascend podcast, Hillsdale College professors, Dr. Justin Jackson, Dr. Benedict Whalen, Homer teacher philosopher, Telemachus maturation, Achilles Agamemnon underworld, Laertes reunion, Poseidon penitential journey, justice vs revenge Odyssey, classical literature podcast, Western canon Odyssey analysis, father son reunion Odyssey, Penelope faithfulness, heroic fate comparison, Plato Republic preview.

In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jeff Mroz of Pioneer Pastures to explore how a truly differentiated product can drive growth across Amazon, Target, Sprouts, and beyond.Jeff shares the story behind Pioneer Pastures' ultrafiltered A2 dairy products and explains why the brand focuses so heavily on gut health, clean ingredients, and products that people can actually feel good drinking. From higher-protein milk to shelf-stable protein shakes, Pioneer Pastures is working to change the way consumers think about dairy by combining taste, nutrition, and science-backed education.The conversation also dives into one of the biggest challenges facing innovative product brands: how do you explain a complex health benefit in just a few seconds? Jeff breaks down how Pioneer Pastures uses health partners, educational content, customer testimonials, and sampling to build trust with skeptical consumers and help people understand why the product is different.Beyond the product itself, Jeff shares practical lessons on retail growth, including how the brand earned shelf space in major retailers like Target and Sprouts, why driving traffic into stores matters after you get on the shelf, and how brands can use online discovery, influencers, shopping hauls, and retail websites to support in-store sales.If you're building a product brand, launching into retail, or trying to educate consumers about a new category, this episode offers valuable insight into how great products, clear messaging, and smart channel strategy work together to create lasting growth.In today's episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, we cover:● Why Pioneer Pastures built its brand around ultrafiltered A2 dairy● How gut health, clean ingredients, and product formulation influence consumer trust● Why education is critical when launching a product people may not immediately understand● How health partners, testimonials, and sampling help overcome skepticism● What it takes to drive traffic into major retailers after earning shelf space● How Target.com, influencers, and shopping-haul content can support retail sales● Why Sprouts and Target can help innovative brands build credibility● Why great products create stronger retention, repeat purchases, and word-of-mouth● How founders can balance product quality, consumer insight, and marketing strategy● And so much more!Want to learn more about Pioneer Pastures?Visit PioneerPastures.com or look for Pioneer Pastures products at Target, Sprouts, and Amazon.Do you have a brand you'd like to launch or scale?Visit HarvestGrowth.com to book a free consultation and learn how our team has helped generate over $2 billion in product sales.

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We received some listener feedback regarding Ricky Gervais, and the Hungarian state media apologizes for the lies during Orbán(!). In TWISH we hear about Robert Chambers, the anonymous publisher who helped pave the way for Darwin.Then, it's time for the news:SWEDEN / NORWAY: Resurgence of JW in Sweden and NorwayAUSTRIA: Austrians seem to have lost confidence in homeopathyINTERNATIONAL: Quackery round-up: misused Alzheimer's test, cancer treatment with bleach, and fake diabetes supplementGERMANY: Couple on trial for mistreatment of child's illnessSelf-appointed (is there any other kind?) psychic Christoffer Norén receives this week's award for being Really Wrong, while Susan Gerbic gets the Really Right Award for her ‘Psychics Explained' Youtube channel.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-539.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:15:49 TWISH0:22:16 News0:41:06 Really Wrong / Really Right0:46:17 Quote0:47:41 Outro0:49:04 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's about to lose 85% of his video game library — because his mom says it's letting spirits into the house. And two roommates can't agree on a $90 spirit box... but one of them might believe in it more than he's willing to admit.This week on What in the Woo Woo, Emily and KristaLyn dive into two Reddit AITA posts that blur the line between belief and denial — and give their take based on years of spiritual experience. Who's the a-hole? You decide.Got a story of your own, or a take on who's the a-hole? Drop it in the comments. New episodes every week — Reddit Stories on Wednesdays, InkSpill Live on Fridays. Subscribe so you don't miss it.Let's make the paranormal parasocial.

This week on Riff Worship, we descend into the slowest, darkest, and heaviest corner of extreme music history to explore the birth of Funeral Doom through Thergothon's 1994 cult classic, Stream from the Heavens!Before disbanding in 1993 and leaving the metal world behind, a group of Finnish teenagers completely rewrote the rulebook on heavy music. Fed up with the oversaturated early-'90s death metal scene, the Kaarina-based trio stripped away all speed and aggression to craft something entirely immersive, bleak, and atmospheric. Heavily influenced by the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft and a mixture of non-metal sounds—ranging from Dead Can Dance and Joy Division to dark ambient and goth rock—Thergothon channeled their angst into a frozen, monolithic vacuum of pure negative emotion.Join us as we dissect the band's brief but legendary three-year history, trace the origins of Obscure Plasma Records and Avantgarde Music, and discover how a single, 40-minute album paved the way for bands like Skepticism, Evoken, and Mournful Congregation!Recommendations:CADY - Limitations of the Human FormThis Empty Flow - Magenta SkycodeSkepticism - StormcrowfleetMonumentuM - In Absentia ChristiAhab - The Boats of The Glen CarrigKakothanasy - MetagonismFollow Riff WorshipInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/riffworshippod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/RiffWorshipPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RiffWorshipPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our Official Playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riffs on Repeat (Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riffs on Repeat (YouTube Music)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hits from the Crypt (Apple)⁠

In this episode, Professor Paola Cinnella - Professor of Fluid Mechanics at Sorbonne University and Director of the Sorbonne Cluster for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) - joins Neil to discuss her path from classical fluid mechanics and high-order numerical methods into uncertainty quantification, Bayesian methods, data-driven turbulence modeling and AI for Science.Paola has built a career at the intersection of CFD, compressible and turbulent flows, dense gas dynamics, uncertainty quantification, robust optimization and machine learning. We discuss academic careers, dense gases, RANS uncertainty, AirfRANS, surrogate modeling, scientific publishing, education in the age of AI, and the idea of the "centaur scientist".Key topicsFluid mechanics, CFD and high-order schemesDense gases, real-gas effects and expansion shockwavesUncertainty quantification and Bayesian methodsRANS turbulence-model uncertaintyAirfRANS and CFD datasets for machine learningTurbulence modeling vs surrogate modelingScientific publishing and ML-for-CFD standardsSCAI and AI for ScienceEducation, ChatGPT and centaur scientistsPapersQuantification of model uncertainty in RANS simulations: A review - Heng Xiao, Paola Cinnellahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2018.10.001Discovery of Algebraic Reynolds-Stress Models Using Sparse Symbolic Regression - Martin Schmelzer, Richard P. Dwight, Paola Cinnellahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-019-00089-xBayesian estimates of parameter variability in the k-epsilon turbulence model - W.N. Edeling, P. Cinnella, R.P. Dwight, H. Bijlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2013.10.027AirfRANS: High Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics Dataset for Approximating Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Solutionshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07564Data-driven turbulence modeling - Paola Cinnellahttps://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09074Direct numerical simulations of supersonic turbulent channel flows of dense gases - Luca Sciacovelli, Paola Cinnella, Xavier Gloerfelthttps://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.237LinksPaola Cinnella named Director of SCAIhttps://scai.sorbonne-universite.fr/news/paola-cinnella-new-directorSCAIhttps://scai.sorbonne-universite.fr/Paola Cinnella - HAL publicationshttps://cv.hal.science/paola-cinnellaPaola Cinnella - Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=fr&user=wBRA0JAAAAAJERCOFTAC SIG 54 - Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamicshttps://www.ercoftac.org/special_interest_groups/54-machine-learning-for-fluid-dynamics/master-of-science-internships/Chapters00:00 Podcast intro00:39 Introducing Prof. Paola Cinnella03:28 Conversation begins03:56 How Paola found fluid mechanics07:09 Moving from Italy to France08:37 High-order schemes and compressible flows09:30 Building an academic career12:06 Dense gases and uncertainty quantification15:16 Expansion shockwaves and real-gas effects19:17 Returning to Paris and academic mobility24:52 Academia, passion and persistence27:51 Bayesian methods and turbulence uncertainty30:47 Learning statistics across disciplines33:07 LearnFluidS, AirfRANS and CFD datasets36:33 Skepticism and physics in ML turbulence modeling40:41 Could ML lead to a universal turbulence model?42:59 Turbulence models, surrogate models and RANS45:03 Why LES alone cannot solve optimization47:15 Multi-fidelity modeling49:08 What Computers & Fluids looks for in ML-for-CFD papers54:05 CFD metrics vs machine-learning metrics57:13 Overselling, publication pressure and quality62:22 SCAI and AI for Science66:07 Cross-disciplinary AI for Science69:26 Education in the AI era72:44 Critical thinking and AI outputs78:15 AI as a companion, not a replacement81:42 AlphaFold and the future of discovery83:43 Training centaur scientists85:11 Closing thoughts

Supply skeptics don't believe that building more homes improves affordability. Vicki Been tells us what the latest research says about their main arguments.Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu.Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com.Email Shane at at shanephillips@ucla.edu and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn.Show notes:Been, V., Ellen, I. G., & O'Regan, K. (2025). Supply skepticism revisited. Housing Policy Debate, 35(1), 96-113.Been, V., Ellen, I. G., & O'Regan, K. (2019). Supply skepticism: Housing supply and affordability. Housing Policy Debate, 29(1), 25-40.Fang, L., Kim, E., & Tyndall, J. (2025). The downmarket impact of new multifamily housing: Evidence from a Honolulu condo tower. Real Estate Economics.Grabar, H. (2026). High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone. The Atlantic. Shane's Substack post on the share of households living in recently-built housing who come from the same/different metro area or from within 50 or 100 miles of their new home.Pew Charitable Trusts Youtube video: “Building More Housing Creates 'Moving Chains' of Affordability”.Rollet, V. (2025). Can We Rebuild a City? The Dynamics of Urban Redevelopment [working paper].Giacoletti, M., Korevaar, M., & Qian, F. (2025). How Housing Supply Expansions Reshape Cities [working paper].Furman Center Land Use Reform Tracker.Soltas, E., & Gruber, J. (2026). How Costly Is Permitting in Housing Development? [working paper].

Episode Summary:Is faith just wishful thinking? How should Christians think about conspiracy theories?In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Juan Valdes to recover a biblical, evidence-based understanding of faith. We explore why faith is not a blind leap but trust in a trustworthy God, why the object of faith matters more than the amount of faith, and how damaging teachings like “you weren't healed because you lacked faith” distort the gospel.We also tackle the faith vs. science narrative, exposing the assumptions behind scientism and showing why the deeper conflict is often naturalism vs. theism, not Christianity vs. research. Along the way, we discuss faith and works, skepticism, conspiracy thinking, and how churches can disciple young people being shaped more by school, media, and social platforms than by biblical teaching. Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA's mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations.

Jarrod Barakett has a unique perspective on health, healing, energy, and the future of wellness technology. In this conversation, he opens up about his journey from a major spinal surgery and being told to stay out of the gym for six months, to discovering The Light System and becoming one of the people leading the company forward.This episode is a deep conversation about wellness, frequency-based technology, light therapy, discipline, accountability, and the mind-body connection. Jarrod explains how he believes The Light System works, why he thinks the body already has the ability to heal itself, and how tools like full-spectrum light, affirmations, and electrical conductivity may support people in feeling and performing better.If you're interested in learning more about The Light System mentioned in this episode, you can check it out here:https://thelightsystems.shop/goetz100Use code GOETZ for access through the official affiliate link.In this episode, we discuss:- Jarrod's personal recovery story after emergency spinal surgery- How The Light System technology works- The role of full-spectrum light therapy, coded affirmations, and biophotonic collisions- Quantum charging, copper water bottles, and wearable wellness technology- The future of The Light System and its mission to help humanity healThis episode will resonate with people who are curious about alternative health, biohacking, energy, consciousness, wellness technology, personal discipline, and unconventional ideas that challenge mainstream health frameworks. If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe for more long-form podcast episodes, leave a comment with your biggest takeaway, and share this episode with someone who likes thought-provoking conversations.0:00 Intro1:47 The Quantum Watch + Light System Technology4:15 Jared's First Experience With The Light System Cube9:56 Photons, Energy & Electrical Conductivity11:34 Jarrod's Spinal Surgery Story15:08 Choosing The Right Light System Linguistics17:03 How The Technology Was Invented18:17 How The Watch Works As A “Microdose”19:25 Why This Technology Is Still Unknown22:14 Science, Skepticism & What We Still Don't Know24:49 How Quantum Charging Works28:53 Electrical Conductivity Results30:18 Biocharger vs. Light System Technology31:42 Jarrod's Discipline After Surgery35:04 Why Growth Comes From Uncomfortable Moments39:35 How The Light System Helps Jarrod Operate Better41:21 What Healing Really Means42:59 Placebo, Belief & The Mind-Body Connection47:02 Purpose, Work Ethic & Family49:40 Other Healing Modalities Jarrod Uses53:08 Why Research Matters In Alternative Wellness54:41 What's Next For Jarrod Barakett And The Light System

Seth's monologue deals with subjects both light and heavy. Plus plenty of listener calls in this longer-length episode.VIDEOBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.

Hour 1 of the Marc Cox Morning Show kicks off the week with Ryan Wrecker filling in alongside Kim St. Onge, opening with a skeptical eye on MetroLink's "impossible to bypass" fare system before diving into the heart of the holiday weekend — family traditions, reading the Declaration of Independence aloud, and a military band stealing the show at Mount Rushmore. From there, the show turns serious: The Atlantic's petty republishing of an old JD Vance essay, a hard look at whether race relations have actually improved in America, and a moving conversation about Erika Kirk's strength as she prepares to face her husband's accused killer in court. Faith, family, and common sense — this is what the Marc Cox Morning Show is all about. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #Hour1 #FourthOfJuly #JDVance #KimOnAWhim #RaceRelations #ErikaKirk #CharlieKirk #Forgiveness #ConservativeTalk #StLouis #FaithAndFamily

Welcome to episode #1043 of Thinking With Mitch Joel (formerly Six Pixels of Separation). Nicolas Darveau-Garneau has spent his career helping organizations understand where technology creates lasting competitive advantage. A serial entrepreneur, former General Manager of Google in Canada, and then off to the Valley (where he still resides) as Google's former Chief Evangelist, Nicolas has advised more than a thousand executives on digital transformation, AI, marketing, and growth strategy. His latest book, Be A Sequoia, Not A Bonsai - The Seven Growth Secrets of the World's Most Successful Companies, challenges one of business's most common assumptions: that efficiency is the ultimate measure of success. Instead, Nicolas argues that the companies built to last optimize for profitable growth, customer lifetime value, experimentation, and long-term resilience rather than short-term metrics like customer acquisition cost or return on ad spend. In this conversation, Nicolas (an old friend) explores why AI is forcing leaders to rethink not only their technology investments but the very way they measure success. He explains why human change management remains the biggest obstacle to AI adoption, how organizations can redesign incentives to encourage innovation, and why every company should be preparing employees for AI-enabled careers rather than AI replacement. The conversation also examines the future of work, the democratization of expertise across industries like healthcare and law, and the responsibility leaders have to balance profitability with human flourishing. Throughout, Nicolas makes a compelling case that the organizations best positioned for the AI era won't necessarily be the most efficient… they'll be the ones most willing to rethink how value is created in the first place. Enjoy the conversation… Running time: 56:45. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Listen and subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Listen and subscribe over at Spotify. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Thinking With Mitch Joel. Feel free to connect to me directly on LinkedIn. Check out ThinkersOne. Here is my conversation with Nicolas Darveau-Garneau. Be A Sequoia, Not A Bonsai - The Seven Growth Secrets of the World's Most Successful Companies. Follow Nicolas on LinkedIn. Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction to Nicolas Darveau-Garneau. (02:06) - The Journey of Evangelism at Google. (05:54) - Shifting Marketing KPIs for Success. (11:38) - The Role of an Evangelist in Business. (12:47) - The Rise of AI in Marketing. (18:31) - Optimizing Customer Acquisition with AI. (26:50) - Navigating the Future of AI and Employment. (30:21) - Envisioning AI-Enabled Career Paths. (32:13) - The Future of Work and Human Purpose. (34:08) - The Ethical Implications of AI in Warfare. (36:50) - Balancing Profit and Human Values in Business. (38:55) - The Optimistic View on AI Efficiency. (40:39) - The Role of AI in Mental Health Care. (42:52) - The Future of Healthcare and AI. (46:49) - Navigating the AI Landscape: Optimism vs. Skepticism. (52:19) - Preparing for an AI-Driven Future.

Science shows that the heatwave in Europe was made much worse by climate crisis, and in TWISH we hear about an old but classic ‘UFO encounter' in France. Naturally, we also take a look at the news:SWEDEN / INTERNATIONAL: Pontus Pokes the Politicians: Psychologist argues that politicians focus too much on values to explain crimesSPAIN / INTERNATIONAL: Boiron shifts to dietary supplements as market for homeopathy is shrinkingINTERNATIONAL: Are AI tools left, right, or just plainly wrong?UK: Conversion practices ban introduced in three out of four partsWe celebrate the success of HPV vaccination program by handing a Really Right Award to – Science!Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-538.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:07:55 TWISH0:15:04 News0:41:18 Really Right0:45:12 Quote0:46:32 Outro0:47:54 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven is joined by the hosts of the Sex and Sensibility podcast! Join us as we explore the vibrant world of VibeCamp, a unique gathering where creativity, curiosity, and community collide. From unconventional events like imagining eating someone to building playgrounds, this episode dives into the eclectic and wholesome spirit of VibeCamp. Join us as we explore the vibrant experiences of Vibe Camp, from highlight events like the solstice and emo night to personal stories of connection, creativity, and community. Discover how this unique gathering fosters trust, fun, and self-expression in a high-trust environment. Also, no video this week. We actually had a technical hiccup that made my track out of sync with everyone else’s and fixing it in audio was a pain. Fixing the video was either impossible or too annoying to trouble myself with. LINKS Sex and Sensibility Podcast Episode 190 – Interview with Brooke about VibeCamp 2 Wes’s Solstice speech about how his daughter is his hero (she’s mine too!) Gina’s Solstice speech about aging in reverse Mary’s heartwarming tweet about how the work she does impacts people Steven’s Solstice speech about generating gratitude to find happiness now Gina’s band, The Fine Vintages Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. probably returning someday.

Thanks so much to the folks at SkeptiCal for inviting me! Though the talk does deal with the Butler shooting, I thought some way different stuff for this including a ridiculously overwrought hypothetical, my favorite kind! And, I found a Young Turks video where they are apparently Joe Rogan now!

Your nervous system doesn't just fear danger, it fears unfamiliarity. When a new coaching tool or emotional healing practice shows up, it can trigger instant doubt: “This won't work,” “I'm not buying it,” “Show me the evidence.” We get honest about what's really happening in those moments and why skepticism can be a healthy stage of healing until it turns into a lifelong hiding place.We talk through how the primal brain conserves energy by keeping you on the same painful mental path, and how it will happily recruit your intelligence to do it. You can spend months analyzing frameworks, comparing therapy modalities, and debating neuroscience, then never practice the one thing that changes a life: observing your thoughts and regulating your nervous system during real conflict. If you've ever felt “educated about healing” but not any healthier, this will land.Then we go deeper into identity and fear. Healing can threaten the stories that have become familiar: being the strong one, the misunderstood one, the one who suffers patiently. Hope can feel dangerous because disappointment hurts, and simplicity can feel offensive because the ego equates complexity with truth. We also name selective skepticism: grilling coaching with a microscope while accepting anxious thoughts with zero evidence. The closing invitation is simple and piercing: before you reject the next possibility, ask who inside you desperately needs it not to work.If this resonates, listen all the way through, share it with a friend who lives in overthinking, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next. After you listen, leave a review and tell us: what would you try if you stopped debating and started practicing?I invite you to join The Ummi Collective. It is a weekly coaching program for Muslim mothers raising children on the autism spectrum.Inside, you learn how to support your child's development in a way that builds independence, confidence, and long-term success... without losing yourself in the process.Apply for a Commitment Rate todayhttps://www.islamiclifecoachschool.com/offers/RRn2EBEC/chec

An expert panel joins the show to tackle the question of alien/UFO disclosure—one of the most controversial and potentially consequential topics of our time.Returning to the program are Phil Catalano, former NASA/JPL scientist; Loretta Ivory, college professor and researcher; and Jay Weidner, filmmaker, author, and founding member and former Director of Content at Gaia TV. Together, they engage in a lively discussion exploring the evidence, theories, and unanswered questions surrounding disclosure.  Why is the mainstream media suddenly willing to discuss UFOs and non-human intelligence after decades of ridicule and dismissal? Is this a genuine shift toward transparency, or is there something else at play? What might disclosure actually look like, and why does it appear to be happening now?  Throughout this thought-provoking conversation, the panel shares unique perspectives, intriguing facts, historical context, and competing. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or simply curious, this discussion will challenge assumptions and encourage deeper thinking about what may lie ahead. Join us for another engaging discussion as we explore the UFO question, the future of disclosure, and what it could mean for humanity's understanding of reality itself.Find Jay Weidner at https://jayweidner.com

Sign up for my next FREE A.I. class here: https://tombilyeu.com/leverage-ai-july-9?utm_campaign=ai-masterclass&utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_content=post-260407-1ITU: Ready to break through your biggest business bottleneck? Apply to work with me 1:1 - https://impacttheory.co/SCALEWelcome back to The Tom Bilyeu Show with cohost, Drew, where we dive deep into the world's most pressing news and the underlying mechanisms shaping our society. In today's packed episode, Tom unpacks the latest geopolitical escalations between the U.S. and Iran, analyzing the breakdown of negotiations and the growing risk of conflict in the Middle East. We'll also cover Ukraine's relentless strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, and what it means to back a nuclear-armed dictator into a corner.Shifting focus to domestic policy, Tom breaks down the California billionaire wealth tax—what it signals about America's political climate, why it may have disastrous economic consequences, and the mechanisms behind rising resentment toward the billionaire class. The conversation explores both sides of the wealth tax debate, addressing the emotional and practical grievances fueling the populist moment.We'll also tackle Europe's deadly heat wave, examining how draconian regulations and lack of innovation are costing lives, plus a bizarre turn as China trolls Europe with air-conditioned pig pens. And as always, we spotlight stories that reveal deeper cultural trends—from citizen vigilantes in Mexico to rampant fraud in American government spending.Get ready for a thought-provoking journey through policy, economics, and the psyche behind the headlines—because understanding the “why” is the first step to creating real impact.Chapters:00:00 MOU dispute over the Strait07:17 US-Iran conflict analysis14:42 Skepticism on Iran negotiations20:28 Tensions and grievances with Iran22:06 Alienating Allies and Regional Impact31:16 Russia's WWII sacrifice and impact36:47 Newsom positioning for 2028 election37:52 Economic influence of billionaires46:16 AOC on wealth inequality52:39 Frustrations with the economy57:41 Impact of Budget Policies on Workers59:42 Discussing job market leverage01:09:18 Taxing inherited assets fairly01:15:06 The fisherman's simple lifestyle01:19:54 History repeats and innovation's role01:25:59 France's excess deaths and AC debate01:26:56 Innovations in tackling climate change01:34:34 Fraud in NGO funding01:39:47 Ad hominem attacks in populism01:42:47 Promoting the AI masterclassSponsors:Truemed: Check your eligibility and start saving at https://truemed.com/impactEthos: Get a free quote at https://ethos.com/impactIncogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code IMPACT at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/impact Ketone IQ: Visit https://ketone.com/IMPACT for 30% OFF your subscription orderShopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impactATT Business: Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this interview I am once again joined by Martin Faulks: author, hermeticist, meditation adept, and memory expert. Martin discusses the recent death of his mother, reflects on the profound power of her positive support in his own life successes, and describes the surprising consequence of her loss in his own mindset and practice. Martin discusses his latest book “Long Livers”, a new edition of a work published in 1722 by English alchemists Thomas and Rebecca Vaughan. Martin explains the text's methods of life extension, shows their links to spiritual and moral practice, and reflects on his successful participation in the Rejuvenation Olympics. Martin also muses on the appeal of high demand religious groups, espouses the virtues of philosophical Freemasonry, and compares Western and Eastern methods of spiritual alchemy. … Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics Include: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Long Livers editions 02:24 - Martin's current daily practice 03:55 - Interest in esoteric rejuvenation methods 07:23 - How to measure effectiveness of rejuvenation? 08:00 - Martin's 2hr daily regime to slow the ageing process 11:16 - Setbacks 12:06 - Death of Martin's mother 13:36 - Ascetic or English gentleman? 14:56 - Aftermath of Martin's mother's death 17:44 - Don't let anything pull you out of who you are 18:33 - Sending well wishes to his mother 19:43 - The power of supportive observers 25:07 - Martin summarises his progress 26:41 - Authorship of “Long Livers” (1722) 28:45 - Thomas and Rebecca Vaughan, practical alchemists 31:33 - Anti-ageing advice in “Long Livers” 34:48 - Eccentric techniques 36:39 - Western vs Eastern Inner Alchemies 38:52 - Christian Inner Alchemy 42:31 - Morality and rate of ageing 46:52 - Simulacra of virtue 48:32 - Philosophical Freemasonry 53:22 - Is Freemasonary a good spiritual path? 01:01:48 - An avoidant pattern in Martin's life 01:03:20 - Detachment vs engagement 01:06:34 - Respect through observation of authenticity 01:07:49 - Skepticism about public spiritual claims 01:09:58 - When spirituality is a distraction from the real challenges of life 01:14:54 - Actions as truth 01:16:37 - Intuition vs intellect 01:19:45 - Unity of complementary opposites 01:20:27 - Jordan Peterson 01:22:56 - Pushing the borderlines of human potential 01:27:00 - A cultural turn to rigorous religion and high demand groups 01:29:16 - Why anti-ageing? 01:30:36 - 5 top anti-ageing tips … Previous episodes with Martin Faulks: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=FAULKS To find out more about Martin Faulks, visit: - https://martinfaulks.co.uk/ … 
For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Today, David applies the Apostle Paul's declaration that true wisdom and knowledge are found in the revelation of “the mystery of God, of the Father and of Christ” (Colossians 2:3) to a famous sentence sentence in the Declaration of Independence often quoted by Christians. He asks: Have Christians been taken captive by philosophies of men? Today he documents the philosophy of the time the Declaration was written to set the stage for the answer and way forward that he releases tomorrow.Support the show: https://www.factennessee.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Preview for Later Today: Guest: Evan Ellis. Evan Ellis analyzes the political crisis in Bolivia, focusing on President Rodrigo Paz's attempts to navigate social unrest. Paz acts as a compromise between indigenous rights and skepticism toward traditional, lighter-skinned political elites.1951

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First episode in separate studios! Went well, and we had a fun discussion about the recent JRE Eric Weinstein episode, with the possibility that the science of Physics has been stalled, or purposefully distracted, by the beautiful but seemingly useless mathematics of String Theory. Is it possible that "real physics" simply went "black"...that work is being done in secret that is actually making progress in unlocking the secrets of the universe?   You can support us through Paypal or Patreon by heading over to our support page on our website: https://www.brothersoftheserpent.com/support   Chapters 00:00 Welcome to the Brothers of the Serpent Podcast 07:09 Space Weather Insights 09:55 The State of Modern Physics 22:26 The Intersection of Physics and the Supernatural 34:39 Mysterious Disappearances of Scientists 48:21 Speculation on Missing Persons Cases 51:52 Skepticism and Conspiracy Theories 54:50 Exploring Advanced Physics and UAPs 01:01:06 Theoretical Physics and Its Limitations 01:07:03 Consciousness and Noetic Sciences 01:14:21 Assumptions in Modern Science 01:18:21 The Nature of Gravity and Dark Matter 01:32:43 The Secrets of Advanced Technology 01:41:50 Space Exploration and Hidden Agendas 01:50:02 The Great Pyramid: A Survival Guide? 02:07:14 The Impact of Language on Memory and Cognition

Bill Roggio discusses a rumored memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. Roggio expresses skepticism, noting that while the Strait of Hormuz may reopen, the deal fails to address Iran's nuclear program or its support for regional proxies like Hezbollah. (1)1903 PERSIA