Podcasts about structural

Known to millions as Mrs. Moneypenny from her 16 year Financial Times column, Heather has been an investment banker, executive search entrepreneur, Edinburgh Fringe performer, off Broadway actress, PhD holder, chartered accountant and now Provost of Heriot-Watt University Dubai, overseeing 5,500 students and 600 staff. She qualified as a chartered accountant three weeks before her 60th birthday. She borrowed £1.8 million personally to buy a business, then gifted it to her staff. She co-founded the 30% Club when women held just 12% of FTSE board seats. It is now 45%.  This conversation covers all of it. Why she rejects guilt and regret as wasted emotions. What structural barriers actually stop women from getting ahead and how to dismantle them. Why Dubai's greatest advantage is not the skyline but the connectivity and free movement of capital and labour that Europe has quietly forgotten. And what she really thinks about the value of a university degree.  Heather also shares the story behind the Taylor Bennett Foundation, built to help Black and minority ethnic graduates break into professional services, funded from her own dividends, and the moment she knew it was working.    Timestamps:  0:00 Four failed engagements, a baby to feel anchored, and the unvarnished truth about having children  5:30 The queen of reinvention: why preparation meets opportunity and how Heather built her career in layers  7:11 Her one regret: not qualifying as an accountant sooner and why she finally did it at 59  11:19 Dubai versus Singapore versus Hong Kong: what makes this city different from every other global hub  15:46 Living through the missile attacks, what inflation and food security really look like from the inside, and who has barely noticed  21:18 Structural barriers, the 30% Club, and why three women in a room of ten changes everything  27:01 Borrowing £1.8 million, building Taylor Bennett, and then giving it all away  33:49 Mrs. Moneypenny: 16 years, 800 columns, and the barometer story that almost ended her career  39:25 The Taylor Bennett Foundation and why she measures success by impact not money  43:44 Selling out Edinburgh Fringe and performing off Broadway: the chapter nobody expected  52:22 Heriot-Watt Dubai: why they only teach subjects that lead to jobs and what universities are actually for  59:06 Entrepreneurship, incubators and why she finds young people today far more ambitious than her generation  1:01:24 Why she hates the word networking and what building social capital actually means  1:04:09 Quickfire: the best way into investment banking, what every future leader needs, and what Dubai understands that Europe has forgotten    Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Media  https://www.instagram.com/madeindubaipodcast/?hl=en  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586194260076  https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en  https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge  https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/  https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV  https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/ 

"Do nothing for us without us." According to today's guest Robyn Bussey, that operating principle is the basis for effective community health work. "You don't go into a community and dictate. You go and listen and trust and be a partner," she adds. As you'll learn in this enlightening conversation, Bussey is following that approach in her current work as Just Health Director at the Partnership for Southern Equity, an Atlanta-based nonprofit advancing racial equity and shared prosperity across the South.  On this episode of Raise the Line from Elsevier, Bussey provides illuminating  examples of community-rooted work in South Fulton County and rural Georgia, and explains why community health workers may be the most underutilized asset in addressing health disparities. This wide-ranging interview with host Michael Carrese also explores: Bussey's candid perspective on what happened to the surge of interest in health equity that occurred during COVID; Why life expectancy gains in many Southern states have lagged behind the rest of the country; Her advice to students and early-career clinicians about where they're needed most.   Mentioned in this episode:  Partnership for Southern Equity If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You can also subscribe to the series and check out all of our episodes at www.osmosis.org/podcast

June 11, 2026 - A new report from InUnity Alliance highlights the long delays for New Yorkers in need of community-based services for mental health and substance abuse disorders. We explore the underlying problems and how to address them with Jihoon Kim, the organization's president and CEO.

Ever found yourself staring at the NCEES website wondering why there seems to be two exams for Structural Engineering folks — the PE Civil: Structural Exam and the PE Structural Exam?

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Ber‑Henda Williams sits down with Dr. Caira Boggs, Director of the Michigan Public Health Institute's Center for Health Innovation and Practice and Detroit Health Initiatives. A proud Detroit native and Detroit Public Schools graduate, Dr. Boggs leads 16 initiatives focused on health equity, recovery, food access, chronic disease prevention, and community‑led grantmaking — all grounded in the lived experiences of Detroit neighborhoods. Dr. Boggs shares the early moments that shaped her understanding of inequity, from growing up in a deeply connected Detroit community to witnessing stark disparities when she left home for college. Her path from kinesiology and pre‑med to public health leadership was fueled by a desire to advocate for people who look like her — especially after learning how maternal and infant health outcomes disproportionately impact Black women, regardless of income or education. Together, Ber‑Henda and Dr. Boggs explore:  What resilience looks like in Detroit neighborhoods, where communities “keep going, keep moving, no matter what,” despite redlining, food insecurity, and structural barriers. How Detroit schools and neighborhood roots shaped Dr. Caira's public health lens. Worker health realities in Detroit's plants — from blood pressure to chronic disease risks. What recovery‑friendly workplaces need: Narcan access, dignity, and long‑term support. Food insecurity as both structural and neighbor‑to‑neighbor — and how small acts help.  Neighborhood‑driven solutions like micro‑grants, walking clubs, and anchor organizations. How COVID‑19 exposed inequities and elevated social determinants of health. Dr. Boggs also reflects on the personal experiences that continue to motivate her — from loved ones whose health outcomes could have been different with better access, to the collective trauma and awakening brought on by the pandemic. Her message is clear: every person has the power to change someone's trajectory, whether through advocacy, compassion, or simply knowing the people on your block. This episode is essential listening for anyone working in community health, public health, philanthropy, health equity, or systems‑level change — and for anyone who believes in the strength and brilliance of Detroit's neighborhoods.

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Why do some leaders command respect the moment they walk into a room, without trying so hard to earn it? Many women spend years building expertise, only to find themselves still questioning how they're being perceived, altering their message, or feeling pressure to fit a leadership mold that doesn't quite fit. In this conversation, entrepreneur and CEO Kate Stinson shares the surprising lesson she learned after years in male-dominated industries, and why the thing most people think creates executive presence often gets in the way of it. In this episode, you'll discover: The unexpected shift that helped Kate stop performing and start leading with greater confidence and influence Why some of the hardest setbacks become the catalyst for stronger leadership What founders need to focus on when building something so new that most people don't immediately understand it Listen now to discover what actually creates executive presence, and how to trust your vision when you're building something the world hasn't seen before. Find Kate:  CHIPIN: https://www.chipin.golf/  Linkedin: Kate Stinson Tiktok: @kate_chipin   Work With Jenna: The Clarity Accelerator Mastermind — If you want to be surrounded by other visionary entrepreneurs while rapidly aligning your business to the conditions and strategies that let you thrive and excel naturally, this intimate mastermind will stretch you into your next level. Schedule your call today here or visit this page to find out more. Private Coaching — If you're craving the highest level of support, strategy, and partnership to create all the freedom, impact, and success you're designed for, this is the space for it. Schedule you call today here.   Find Jenna on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theuncommonway/  The Uncommon Way is a leadership and business podcast for ambitious women entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders who are scaling companies and expanding their influence. Hosted by business and leadership coach Jenna Harrison, the show explores how power, authority, and leadership capacity shape business growth. Episodes focus on founder leadership evolution, decision-making, team development and stability, and the systemic and strategic shifts that allow companies to scale without overwhelming the person leading them. This podcast is especially relevant for women navigating: • Business growth and scaling challenges • Increasing leadership responsibility • Team expansion and higher-stakes decisions • Founder authority and executive presence • Identity and leadership evolution during scaling The Uncommon Way approaches growth differently. Not through hustle, constant self-optimization, or endless inner work, but by upgrading leadership structures, strengthening decisions, and expanding the capacity required to run the company you're building. Topics include: • Founder leadership capacity expansion • Decision-making at higher levels of responsibility • Authority and power dynamics inside scaling businesses • Structural business leadership • Founder psychology and identity shifts during growth • Sustainable scaling and operational clarity Whether you're an experienced founder, a rising leader, or building something that's starting to matter at a bigger level, this podcast helps you access more power and lead accordingly.  

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You didn't run out of skills. You ran out of model.If you're a physical therapist, yoga teacher, acupuncturist, massage therapist, or chiropractor wondering how to make $10K months online — and you've been told the answer is more sessions, more certifications, or grinding harder — this episode is the correction. The jump from $3K to $10K months isn't about working more. It's about swapping the 1970s "revenue = hours" math for leverage: a packaged online program, pricing that reflects what your expertise is actually worth, and messaging that turns followers into clients.Your practitioner skills are not the problem. Your business structure is. And the timeline to fix it doesn't have to take five more years.If you've been Googling or asking ChatGPT things like:"how to replace my clinic salary with online income""how to stop trading hours for dollars as a wellness practitioner""how do I scale my practice online without burning out""how to charge more for my online program (and actually believe it's worth it)""online group program to grow beyond 1:1"…this is the episode that answers them.The three structural shifts that change everything:1. The session-by-session model has a hard ceiling. You cannot reach $10K months booking $80–$150 sessions — the hours simply don't exist in a week. The fix isn't more appointments; it's packaging your expertise into an online program so clients buy a result, not just your time.2. Pricing is a mindset before it's a number. Before you raise your rates, you have to genuinely believe your program is a no-brainer investment. That belief comes first — because it shows up in every single consult, whether you say it out loud or not.3. Marketing is what closes the gap. Knowing where to show up and what to say turns a stalled audience into a consistent pipeline of inquiries. Specific, problem-aware messaging beats generic tips every time — it's the difference between posting and actually getting found by the people ready to buy.You're one model away, not one more certification away.Get into the 100K Online Blueprint here: https://igniteurwellness.com/100k-online-practice-blueprint/Follow me on Instagram →  igniteyourwellnessbusinessReady to work with me? Book a consultation call on my website!→ https://igniteurwellness.com/business-coach-for-health-coaches/

Hello! This is Episode 407. This is Way #7 of the 44 Ways to Create Your Sustainable Home series, and we are continuing through Section Two: Sustainable Design Strategies. The ways in Section Two are about the bigger-picture decisions that shape a project from a strategic level, before we get into the detail of specific systems, materials, or construction. Way #7 is Creating an Efficient Structural Design, Collaboratively. [For all resources mentioned in this podcast and a free, downloadable PDF transcript, head to www.undercoverarchitect.com/407] In the last episode, we covered the importance of choosing an aligned team. This episode is about something that your aligned team needs to do together: create a structural design that is genuinely efficient. This Way #7 tends to surprise homeowners, because structural design often feels like something that happens in the background of a project and rarely gets discussed with the client directly. But the decisions made around your home’s structural design have direct consequences for cost, material use, durability and longevity, and consequently, the sustainability of your finished home. Whether those decisions are made in the most efficient way usually comes down to one thing: when and how your designer or architect and structural engineer collaborate and integrate their work. In this episode, I take you through what structural efficiency actually means, why it typically doesn’t happen by default, what collaborative structural design looks like in practice, and the questions worth raising with your own team. As always, if you'd like to access a full transcript of this episode and links to any resources I mention, head to www.undercoverarchitect.com/407. Now, let's dive in! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: For links, images and resources mentioned in this podcast, head to >>> www.undercoverarchitect.com/407 Accessing my free '44 Ways' E-Book will simplify sustainability and help you create a healthy, low tox and sustainable home. You can download your free copy here >>> https://undercoverarchitect.com/ways Access the support and guidance you need to be confident and empowered when renovating and building your family home inside my signature online program >>> https://undercoverarchitect.com/courses/the-home-method/ Just a reminder: All content on this podcast is provided by Undercover Architect for reference purposes and as general guidance. It does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in any circumstances, including but not limited to circumstances where loss or damage may result. The views and opinions of any guests on the podcast are solely their own. They may not reflect the views of Undercover Architect. Undercover Architect endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or has become inaccurate over time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump's California election denialism makes as much sense as his claim of a giant California water valve.Then, on the rest of the menu, a New Jersey police sergeant was charged with stealing a journalist's camera bag at the Delaney Hall protests; secret donors pumped millions of dollars into the MAGA groups behind the gutting of Black voting rights; and, no bank in the United States is willing to lend money to the Trump family, so how did a startup in North Carolina, financially backed by Junior, obtain a $620 million loan from the Department of Defense and a $50 million investment from the Department of Commerce?After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Russia is flooding Armenia with disinformation ahead of the EU-leaning nation's parliamentary election; and, the brutal killing of a 14-year-old girl gives new energy to Argentina's massive femicide protests.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.

The distinction often overlooked in headline figures is what we economists call the difference between growth and structural transformation. Growth is an aggregate measure, indicating that the economy is expanding. Structural transformation, however, is more complex and consequential, as it assesses whether the composition of the economy is evolving in ways that genuinely enhance the material conditions of its inhabitants. By the first measure, Uttar Pradesh is performing reasonably well. By the second measure, the situation is considerably more concerning. Watch #Economix with ThePrint Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya:----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/theres-a-problem-with-ups-trillion-dollar-economy-dream/2947729/

Today my guest is Ritam Chaurey, who is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. We talked about structural transformation in India over the last three decades, how firm level behavior responds to regulatory and fiscal changes, how firms choose between capital and labor, or permanent versus contractual labor, land use and factory location, and much more. Recorded April 29th, 2026. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Connect with Ideas of India Follow us on X Follow Shruti on X Follow Ritam on X Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox. Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:07) - The Industrial Disputes Act, Permanent Workers, and Contractors (00:10:14) - Impacts of Reliance on Contract Labor (00:16:02) - Labor Protections and Their Impact on Firm Behavior (00:22:35) - Binding Constraints and the Rise of 'Invisible Workers' (00:27:46) - Labor Supply Preferences in Structural Transformation (00:34:07) - A 'Bad Law,' Musclemen, and the Evolution of Debt Law in India (00:40:21) - SARFAESI's Unintended Consequences (00:46:28) - The Drop in Fixed-Capital Assets (00:48:57) - The Impact of Judicial Delays on Labor-Capital Substitution (00:52:41) - The Bankruptcy Code and Marginal Improvements (00:55:54) - Spillover Benefits of Relaxing Land Use Regulation (01:04:18) - Location-Specific Subsidies and Barrier Relaxation (01:06:36) - A Case Study: Uttarakhand and Himachal (01:13:32) - The Impact of New Bank Branches in Underbanked Communities (01:23:24) - The Demonetization Shock (01:29:48) - Outro

Chief Fixed Income Strategist Vishy Tirupattur takes a look at how credit markets are adapting to fund the new phase of AI capex.Read more insights from Morgan Stanley.----- Transcript ----- Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I am Vishy Tirupattur, Morgan Stanley's Chief Fixed Income Strategist. Today – The critical question behind the AI-driven capex cycle that is front and center for markets year to date. How is credit market financing this ecosystem evolving? It's Wednesday June 3rd at 2 pm in New York. When we first discussed the role of credit markets in financing the AI and data center build-out around the middle of last year, the direction of travel was clear. Realizing the transformative potential of AI requires unprecedented levels of capex. What has really surprised us since is the scale and speed of that spending, both of which have exceeded our expectations by a wide margin. The upward revision to capex expectations has been dramatic. A year ago, we projected the combined capex of the five large hyperscalers at roughly $450 billion in both 2026 and 2027. After the first quarter earnings reports, Morgan Stanley's internet equity analysts, led by Brian Nowak, now expect hyperscaler capex of roughly $800 billion in 2026 and $1.2 trillion in 2027. One data point really captures the surge in the underlying demand for compute. According to OpenRouter, the global weekly token usage, which is a key proxy for compute, has risen by roughly 350 percent since early January, increasing from about 6 trillion tokens to 28 trillion tokens. Credit channels for financing this capex have not only been broader and deeper than we anticipated, spanning public and private markets, but have seen remarkable in the structural innovation that is blurring the lines between public and private markets. Over $200bn of public AI-related issuance across the different credit channels has happened just in the first five months of this year. We had previously assumed unsecured issuance would be limited by the scale of the largest non-financial issuers, confined to investment grade credit only, and largely USD denominated. Instead, some hyperscaler issuance has now far exceeded even the largest telecom names; funding has expanded well beyond USD into EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY and CAD markets. The issuer base has also broadened to include data center REITs and neoclouds, particularly in the high-yield market. The scope of financing has also widened beyond the data center shells themselves. GPU financing, which we assumed would be funded entirely through equity capital, has begun to migrate into credit markets. Funding is now coming through broadly syndicated loans and asset based financing, with ABS structures not far behind. Structural innovation illustrates how rapidly the credit ecosystem is adapting to the complexities of demands of AI-driven capex. Financings that combine elements of project finance, tranching, and residual value guarantees, along with high-yield issuance backed by hyperscaler guaranteed leases – these are innovations that we have never seen before. These structures have expanded the investor base, reduced the funding frictions, and further blurred traditional boundaries – between both corporate and project finance, and public and private credit markets. At the same time, physical, operational, and political constraints are beginning to shape the pace and the composition of the AI infrastructure build-out – and, by extension, the demand for financing. Grid access, power generation equipment, skilled labor, and permitting delays are emerging as significant constraints. These are compounded by political and regulatory frictions at the local, national, and international level. As power availability becomes a gating factor, the AI build-out is likely to pull energy infrastructure financing more tightly into the orbit of AI infrastructure financing. The clear takeaway is this. The capex requirements underpinning AI infrastructure are expanding exponentially, and with them the role of credit markets in financing this build-out. Along the way, there will be winners and losers, periods of adjustment, and a range of physical, financial, and political constraints that shape outcomes on the margin. But the broader trajectory is certain. The scale, duration, and strategic importance of AI infrastructure investment mean that financing of this will remain a defining theme for credit markets and credit investors for years to come. Thanks for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review wherever you listen and share Thoughts on the Market with a friend or colleague today.

In episode 59 of the Truth About Ag podcast, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout take a timely look at the decisions, risks, and structural pressure building across Canadian agriculture. They discuss the real-time decisions farmers are facing around seeding, canola acres, crop insurance, market risk, and the cost of pushing through difficult conditions. The episode... Read More

This week, we talk with SAP's Ralf Hierzegger about how network intelligence and AI can assist logistics teams in managing disruptions, enhancing collaboration, and building a more resilient supply chain.Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠episode transcript⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠===== In this episode, we speak with SAP's Ralf Hierzegger about how constant disruption, digital dependencies, and climate and regulatory shifts are reshaping logistics. They explore why supply chains must move beyond company borders, how AI can support real-time decisions, and why trusted network collaboration is essential for better execution, efficiency, and resilience. ===== Guest 1: Ralf Hierzegger, Chief Product Owner of SAP BN4L, SAPRalf has built his career at the intersection of logistics, consulting, and digital innovation. After starting out as a forwarding agent from 1990 to 1992, he studied economics from 1993 to 1996 before joining SAP in 1996 as a consultant. In 2013, he stepped into the role of Solution Architect at SAP SE Custom Development, focusing on Foreign Trade and Transportation Logistics. Since 2023, he has served as Chief Product Owner of SAP BN4L, helping shape the future of business networks in logistics. He is married and the father of two grown-up children.Host 1: Richard Howells, SAP   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Howells⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP's ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.===== Show Links:Read: Circumventing Geopolitics: How Network Intelligence and AI Can Answer Uncertainty blog SAP Business AI Platform Supply chain logistics SAP Logistics AssistantSupply Chain Management:  ⁠⁠⁠SAP Supply Chain Management⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠SAP Insights: Supply Chain⁠⁠⁠       Follow Us on Social Media : Richard Howells: ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, SAP Digital Supply Chain: ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠    Please give us a like, share, and subscribe to stay up-to-date on future episodes!  ===== Chapters:00:00:00: Intro00:01:22: Guest's Introductions00:02:23: Why logistics disruption is harder now00:06:26: Structural challenges in supply chain and logistics00:08:02: Using AI to respond to delays and blockages00:10:51: Why AI alone cannot solve logistics 00:12:36: The value of AI for a business network 00:14:24: How data sharing improves network performance00:16:27: First steps for adopting network intelligence and AI00:19:06: What is the Future of Supply Chain?00:20:31: Outro

rWotD Episode 3317: ST motif Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Wednesday, 3 June 2026, is ST motif.The ST motif is a commonly occurring feature in proteins and polypeptides. It consists of four or five amino acid residues with either serine or threonine as the first residue (residue i). It is defined by two internal hydrogen bonds. One is between the side chain oxygen of residue i and the main chain NH of residue i + 2 or i + 3; the other is between the main chain oxygen of residue i and the main chain NH of residue i + 3 or i + 4. Two websites are available for finding and examining ST motifs in proteins, Motivated Proteins: and PDBeMotif.When one of the hydrogen bonds is between the main chain oxygen of residue i and the side chain NH of residue i + 3 the motif incorporates a beta turn. When one of the hydrogen bonds is between the side chain oxygen of residue i and the main chain NH of residue i + 2 the motif incorporates an ST turn.As with ST turns, a significant proportion of ST motifs occur at the N-terminus of an alpha helix with the serine or threonine as the N cap residue. They have thus often been described as helix capping features.A related motif is the asx motif which has aspartate or asparagine as the first residue.Two well conserved threonines at α-helical N-termini occur as ST motifs and form part of the characteristic nucleotide binding sites of SF1 and SF2 type DNA and RNA helicases.It has been suggested that the sequences SPXX or STXX are frequently found at DNA-binding sites and also that they are recognized as substrates by some protein kinases. Structural studies of polypeptides indicate that such tetrapeptides can adopt the hydrogen bonding pattern of the ST motif.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Wednesday, 3 June 2026.For the full current version of the article, see ST motif on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Tiffany.

Kristjan and Evan take a timely look at the decisions, risks, and structural pressure building across Canadian agriculture. They discuss the real-time decisions farmers are facing around seeding, canola acres, crop insurance, market risk, and the cost of pushing through difficult conditions. The episode moves into the larger structural questions facing the industry. Land values, rental rates, equipment, infrastructure, capital access, tax, succession, labour, and management are all part of the conversation as they consider what happens when old assumptions no longer hold. They discuss how land appreciation has covered up losses for some farms, why infrastructure can limit flexibility, and why the next phase of agriculture may require different financing models, different HR systems, and a clearer focus on operating profitability. Kristjan and Evan also talk about the human side of the business, including time, family, health, and the long-standing belief that hours worked are a measure of success. 

Brandon Sedloff and Brian Kosoy explore the transformation of retail real estate from distressed contrarian bet to institutional favorite. Kosoy, CEO of Sterling Organization, explains how his firm built a $4 billion vertically integrated shopping center platform by staying committed to retail through 15 years of headwinds—from the financial crisis through the retail apocalypse and COVID-19. He shares his unconventional path from failing out of Canadian schools to practicing real estate law in New York, then launching Sterling Organization in the summer of 2007, just as credit markets froze. They discuss: - Why vertical integration creates competitive advantages in tenant relationships and lease structuring that third-party management cannot replicate - The structural supply-demand imbalance driving a potential seven-year rent growth supercycle in grocery-anchored shopping centers - How being pigeonholed as "the shopping center guys" during a 15-year downturn created a durable moat as institutional capital returns to the sector - Why the average shopping center deal size makes it nearly impossible for large allocators to deploy $500 million quickly with quality managers - The difference between generating alpha in negative beta environments versus riding positive beta waves This episode examines how conviction through market cycles builds institutional platforms that can't be replicated by trend-followers or capital chasers. Links: Sterling Organization - https://www.sterlingorganization.com/about/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonsedloff/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:01) - Brian's background and career (00:16:08) - Building Sterling Organization (00:25:48) - Key stats for Sterling Organization (00:30:16) - Building conviction in the shopping center business (00:33:54) - Structural changes and themes for the industry in the future (00:40:23) - Vertical Integration (00:43:49) - Institutional Capital (00:46:20) - Common misconceptions about retail (00:50:19) - Things to keep an eye on

In this episode, we go far beyond alarms, guards, and basic deterrents to explore the full scope of security for a permanent underwater habitat.We break down three critical layers:The Perimeter: Acoustic fences and passive sonar for early detection, drone defense systems, and the unique challenge of marine life integration—how do you tell a curious 300-pound shark or a passing school of tuna from an actual security threat?Structural & Environmental Security: Protecting the habitat's long-term livelihood through biofouling and corrosion control, maintaining atmospheric stability, and building redundant power micro-grids that keep everything running no matter what.The Digital Domain: Addressing the umbilical vulnerability, air-gapped life support systems, and the use of acoustic modems for reliable emergency communication.We also discuss the importance of strategic location and the ongoing fundraising efforts needed to make this vision a reality.A practical, eye-opening look at the real engineering and operational challenges of living underwater. Perfect for anyone interested in ocean colonization, marine technology, or extreme environment engineering.http://atlantisseacolony.com/https://www.patreon.com/atlantisseacolony#UnderwaterHabitat #HabitatSecurity #OceanColonization #UnderwaterLiving #AtlantisSeaColony #AcousticFences #PassiveSonar #DroneDefense #MarineLifeIntegration #Biofouling #CorrosionControl #AtmosphericStability #RedundantPower #AirGappedSystems #AcousticModems #SubseaSecurity #OceanEngineering #DeepSeaLiving #UnderwaterFuture

Optimizing without structural change often leads to stagnation and false progress. George said it out loud in a business conversation and it stopped him cold. Because it was about him. Busy. Checking boxes. Numbers looking decent.  And still hitting the same ceiling. Not because he wasn't working hard enough. Because he was working hard on the wrong problem. There's a difference between getting better at what you do and questioning whether what you're doing is right at all. In this solo episode, George breaks down the distinction between optimization and structural change; why we default to one when we need the other, and how to know which your business actually needs right now. What You'll Learn In This Episode: The real difference between optimization and structural change Why optimization creates the feeling of progress without actual growth How to spot the signs you're avoiding structural change Four honest questions to diagnose what your business actually needs Why busy isn't the same as building, and movement isn't the same as momentum Key Takeaways: ✔️Optimization makes what exists work better. Structural change questions whether what exists is right at all. They are not the same thing. ✔️You can optimize a broken model forever and never get where you're trying to go. ✔️Avoiding structural change is rarely conscious. It's subtle, sneaky, and usually looks like hard work. ✔️Vanity metrics going up while revenue stays flat is a structural problem, not a performance one. ✔️Symptoms respond to optimization temporarily. Causes require structural change. ✔️The four diagnostic questions:  Where will you actually be in two years if nothing changes? Is the problem a symptom or a cause? What do you already know you need to change but keep working around? What's the one upstream decision that would make everything else work better? ✔️Structural change can be as small as a calendar redesign or as big as scrapping your entire business model. Both count. ✔️Hitting a ceiling isn't a discipline problem. It's a design problem. ✔️The most successful people broke through plateaus not by doing the same things better, but by changing the structure and then running that race. Timestamps & Highlights: [00:00] — The quote that stopped George cold: optimizing without structural change [01:18] — Defining optimization: what it is, when it works, and why it's not enough [03:30] — The trap: how optimization creates the illusion of meaningful progress [05:30] — What structural change actually is — and the harder questions it asks [08:00] — Why we avoid structural change and how that avoidance shows up [12:00] — Three signs you're optimizing when you need to restructure [15:30] — George's Instagram example: off since January, closed more clients than the year before [17:00] — Four diagnostic questions to find out what your business actually needs [21:30] — Real client story: a coach with flat revenue who was optimizing the wrong model [24:00] — Structural change in action: George's calendar redesign [25:30] — The invitation: permission slip, closing challenge, and how to reach George Your Challenge This Week: If this hit home, share it with one person who needs it. And if you're sitting with one of those four questions and want help working through it, reach out. Send George a DM. This is the work he loves most. Follow George: @itsgeorgebryant  Website: mindofgeorge.com Work with George: The Alliance — For entrepreneurs ready to stop optimizing the wrong model and start building the right one. Community, strategy, and people who will tell you the truth. 1:1 Coaching — Limited spots. If you know you need structural change and want George in it with you, apply to work together. Live Retreats — In-person experiences designed to help you redesign the field you're playing on.

 In this episode of Varn Vlog, we welcome back British anthropologist and activist Dr. Chris Knight, author of Decoding Chomsky, to discuss the startling revelations surrounding Noam Chomsky's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. We go beyond the headlines to examine the deep-seated contradictions in Chomsky's career, his historical ties to the military-industrial complex, and what these scandals mean for the future of the American Left.Key Topics Covered:The Epstein Revelations: Analyzing the surprising extent of emails and mutual involvement between the Chomskys and Jeffrey Epstein, including claims of financial advice and legal support during family disputes.The "Two Chomskys": Dr. Knight explains the "firewall" between Chomsky's public persona as an anti-militarist critic and his decades-long career at MIT, working within Pentagon-funded laboratories alongside figures he regarded as war criminals.Science vs. Politics: A deep dive into how Chomsky's linguistic theories—specifically Universal Grammar and the "language module"—may have served the interests of military command and control systems.The Cognitive Revolution's Legacy: How the shift toward "mind over matter" in the human sciences served as a counter-materialist program that undermined traditional Marxist and scientific analysis on the Left.About Our Guest:Dr. Chris Knight is a renowned British anthropologist and a leading critic of Noam Chomsky's scientific and political legacy. His book, Decoding Chomsky: Science and Revolutionary Politics, has seen a massive resurgence in interest as scholars and activists seek to understand the collapse of Chomsky's reputation.Supplementary ReadingGrandin, G.  (2025, December 15). What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein e-mails tell us. The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-emails/Brown, Justin (2026, February 17).  In defence of Noam Chomsky. (2026, February 11). Countercurrents. https://countercurrents.org/2026/02/in-defence-of-noam-chomsky/Knight, C. (2026, February 6). The Chomsky/Epstein puzzle. CounterPunch. https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/06/the-chomsky-epstein-puzzle/Knight, C. (2026, February 9). There are two Noam Chomskys: The one you love, and the one that was friends with Jeffrey Epstein. Novara Media. https://novaramedia.com/2026/02/09/there-are-two-noam-chomskys-the-one-you-love-and-the-one-that-was-friends-with-jeffrey-epstein/Structural silence: Chomsky, Epstein, and the architecture of elite immunity. (2025, December 8). UniLiterate. https://uniliterate.com/2025/12/structural-silence-chomsky-epstein-and-the-architecture-of-elite-immunity/Vadrot, F., & Giudice, F. (2026, February 15). The moment critical capital meets financial capital. Substack. https://substack.com/home/post/p-187860978Hedges, C. (2026, February 14). Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Epstein and the philosophy of despair.Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian

What happens when the heart's electrical system spirals into a life-threatening rhythm disorder? In this episode of Beyond the Rounds, we explore ventricular arrhythmias — dangerous heart rhythm disturbances that can lead to sudden cardiac death, repeated ICD shocks and severe heart failure complications. Dr. Nolan Fisher sits down with cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Peter Weiss to break down how these arrhythmias develop, why they are so difficult to treat and how new ablation technologies are changing outcomes for patients with complex ventricular tachycardia (VT).Dr. Weiss, Director of the Center for Ventricular Arrhythmias and Robotics at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, shares how advanced mapping systems, catheter ablation and emerging technologies like ultra-cold cryoablation, AI-guided mapping and robotic magnetic navigation are helping physicians target dangerous electrical circuits deep within the heart muscle. The discussion also explores how Banner Health is building a multidisciplinary referral center capable of rapidly managing critically ill patients experiencing VT storm and recurrent ICD shocks.This episode is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers and clinicians seeking a practical understanding of ventricular arrhythmias, advanced electrophysiology procedures and the evolving role of catheter ablation in complex cardiac care.What We Cover• The difference between ventricular arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation (AFib)• Why ventricular tachycardia (VT) can become life-threatening• How scar tissue and cardiomyopathy create electrical “short circuits”• Understanding PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) and when they should be treated• How electrophysiologists map the heart's electrical system in real time• What catheter ablation actually does during a VT procedure• The role of ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillators)• Why antiarrhythmic medications like amiodarone can be difficult long term• How robotic magnetic navigation improves catheter stability and maneuverability• AI-assisted mapping and machine learning in electrophysiology• New technologies including ultra-cold cryoablation and pulsed field ablation• The importance of multidisciplinary VT storm programs and rapid referral pathwaysKey Topics for Clinicians• Ventricular tachycardia (VT)• Ventricular arrhythmias• VT storm• Cardiac electrophysiology• Catheter ablation• Robotic catheter navigation• Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)• Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)• Pulsed field ablation• Cryoablation• AI-guided electrophysiology mapping• Ischemic cardiomyopathy• Advanced heart failure• Electrophysiology mapping systems• Structural heart disease• Sudden cardiac death preventionAbout Our GuestDr. Peter Weiss is a cardiac electrophysiologist and Director of the Center for Ventricular Arrhythmias and Robotics at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. He specializes in complex ventricular arrhythmia management, robotic catheter ablation and advanced electrophysiology procedures. Dr. Weiss trained at Stanford University and has performed more than 1,400 robotic ablation procedures. Prior to joining Banner Health, he spent 14 years building a regional ventricular arrhythmia referral program at Intermountain Health.How to Refer a PatientBanner Health providers: Use Cerner's Ambulatory Referral Management (ARM) tool.Community providers: Please call 602-521-3090 for referral information and scheduling assistance.DisclaimerThis podcast is intended for educational purposes only and is designed for a clinical audience. Any patient scenarios discussed are modified and de-identified to protect privacy. No protected health information (PHI) is disclosed. The information presented should not replace independent medical judgment or individualized patient care decisions.

Contact Scott from Bonsai MatsuWinter is a great time to see your deciduous bonsai in their naked glory. It is also a time where their structural issues are more apparent than ever. So what should you do? Remove it? Hide it? Live with it? Yes, yes and yes. I will talk through the various options you have and some considerations for you to answer this question. I like to work on my bonsai in a 'mode'. That is, if I'm doing maintenance work then that is all I'm doing. If I'm wiring, then I'm wiring. This singular focus can really help you achieve a great result. Support the showBecome a podcast supporter and show the Bonsai Love (it's really appreciated) ❤️https://www.buzzsprout.com/263290/supportWhere to find Bonsai Matsu:InstagramFacebookYouTube Web

Michelle spoke with Carli Fink, a certified career development practitioner, about the realities of non-linear careers, why people still idealize linear ones, and how to make smart, strategic career transitions. The conversation also made a compelling case for adult gap years as a tool for career exploration and self-discovery. About Carli Certified Career Development Practitioner Runs Foreseeable Futures — a career counseling practice focused on non-linear careers Also works part-time for a consulting company and teaches career classes at a university Originally trained as a K-12 teacher; her own career has spanned student life, academic advising, career counselling, and workforce development Benefits of a Non-Linear Career Personal fulfillment — careers that served you at 25 may not serve you at 45; transitions allow you to meet evolving needs Resilience and adaptability — diverse experience protects against labor market shocks Transferable skills — the same advice we give young people (keep doors open, diversify experience) applies throughout your entire career It's Not Too Late — Reframing Career Age Working lives are getting longer (many now work into their 70s) Someone in their late 30s may have 30+ more years of working life ahead At that stage, you've barely entered the "adult chapter" of your career Key message: Dreams don't have deadlines Signs It May Be Time to Consider a Career Change Consistently leaving work feeling drained and depleted Noticing systematic issues with the industry or profession, not just a temporary rough patch Feeling disengaged or going through the motions for an extended period Dissatisfaction that isn't resolved by seasonal changes or minor adjustments Best Practices for Making a Career Transition 1. Diagnose the Problem Correctly Track when feelings of frustration or disengagement arise Is it specific tasks? Certain people? Structural conditions of the industry? Fixing the wrong problem leads to the same dissatisfaction in a new role 2. Prototype in Low-Cost, Low-Risk Ways Talk to people working in fields you're considering Read or listen to content from people in those fields Volunteer, take a course, or build a personal project to test competencies Explore before making a full leap The Adult Gap Year Connection An adult gap year is essentially an extended prototyping opportunity Provides time and space for self-exploration that full-time employment rarely allows Can be used to: Explore new career paths Develop new competencies Test interests in a hands-on way Return to a former employer with clarity — or transition into something new Organizational sabbaticals, extended leave, or deferred pay plans can all create this opportunity Key Quotes "It's hard to fix the problem if you don't know what it is." "You can prototype things before you actually jump in a big way." "Working lives are getting longer — you may be much younger in your career than you realize." Resources & Links

Sean Petterson explains how Supersede delivers a true 1:1 replacement for plywood and OSB that outperforms wood on durability, safety, cost stability, and supply predictability, without the need for manufacturers to change how they build. Sean Petterson is Supersede's Co-Founder and CEO, and after beginning his career in construction, Sean has developed and secured multiple patents in manufacturing systems, material science, and applied technologies, with a focus on scalable production and real-world deployment. His experience spans polymer engineering, high-volume manufacturing, and commercialization of hardware and software systems. Supersede is an advanced materials company transforming how structural building products are designed, manufactured, and deployed across marine, RV, specialty vehicles, and construction. Supersede's products are made from extruded industrial plastic waste, reducing supply chain risk, avoiding import tariffs and providing consistent pricing and reliable availability. Currently, Supersede is focusing on the boatbuilding, recreational and specialty vehicle markets, with additional verticals--including housing construction--coming soon. Sean explains how Supersede's combination of durability, circularity, and operational efficiency makes sustainability economically compelling for its clients – it solves multiple problems and improves on the existing alternatives for performance and price. We'll hear about some of Supersede's many innovations, including micro-plant production units and its offcut buy-back programme, and how its local approach appeals to employees, clients and feedstock providers.

On today's Good Day Health Show - ON DEMAND…Dr. Jack Stockwell, a NUCCA Chiropractor and GAPS Practitioner in SLC, UT (866.867.5070 | ForbiddenDoctor.com | JackStockwell.com), shares a holistic perspective on health news today. Dr. Jack takes a closer look at the critical role structural health plays in overall wellness.Dr. Jack explains how proper spinal alignment affects the body's ability to function optimally and why addressing structural issues is an important part of maintaining long-term health.The conversation also explores how accidents, injuries, and physical trauma can create lasting effects on the spine and nervous system, sometimes leading to chronic health challenges years later.In addition, Dr. Jack offers insight into the often-overlooked discussions surrounding global health policies and international pandemic agreements, examining their potential implications for public health and healthcare systems worldwide.This episode provides listeners with a thought-provoking look at the connection between structural health, injury recovery, and the broader health policies shaping the future.For more on Good Day Health…Website: GoodDayHealthShow.comSocial Media: @GoodDayNetworks

Preview for Later Today: Bob Zimmerman explores 40 years of sunspot data revealing mysterious subsurface structural changes occurring 600 miles beneath the solar surface. Scientists currently lack the computer models to understand or accurately predict these progressive solar developments.Preview for Later Today: Bob Zimmerman explores 40 years of sunspot data revealing mysterious subsurface structural changes occurring 600 miles beneath the solar surface. Scientists currently lack the computer models to understand or accurately predict these progressive solar developments.MARCH 1958

In this solo episode of Million Dollar Flip Flops, Rodric breaks down one of the most painful realities in business growth:

Someone once held a patent on the swing. A piece of wood. Two ropes. The US Patent Office granted it. How often does that actually happen, and what does it cost when the system gets it wrong? Or, how often is a valid patent claim rejected?Until now, no one knew. Tim Phillips talks to Mark Schankerman of LSE and CEPR, who with co-authors William Matcham spent eight years building the tools to find out. Using natural language processing across a dataset of around one million patent applications, twenty million claims, and fifty-five million examiner decisions, they measure how similar each incoming claim is to the hundred million claims that preceded it, going back to 1976. They find that 81% of initial patent claims fall below the patentability threshold; examiners must negotiate that figure down round by round. And they do a pretty good job. But around a third of all abandoned applications contain at least one valid claim the system failed to protect. You don't see patents that aren't awarded, so those errors have, until now, been invisible.The research behind this episode:Matcham, William, and Mark Schankerman. Forthcoming. "Screening Property Rights for Innovation." Econometrica. Available as CEPR Discussion Paper DP18334 (gated). Current version dated January 2026.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, and Mark Schankerman. 2026. “How “well does patent screening work? VoxTalks Economics (podcast). Assign this as extra listening. The citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestMark Schankerman is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, where his research spans innovation, intellectual property, and the economics of technology. His work has examined how patent rights shape R&D incentives, the market for technology, and the behaviour of innovative firms, with particular attention to the institutions that govern how property rights are allocated and enforced.Research cited in this episodePrior art. In patent law, prior art is any publicly available knowledge that predates a patent application. Examiners are required to search prior art and reject claims insufficiently distinct from it. The concept defines the outer boundary of what can be granted protection; the closer a claim is to prior art, the weaker the case for granting it.Type I and Type II errors in patent screening. A Type I error occurs when an examiner grants a claim that should have been rejected, typically because it is too similar to prior art. This allows the holder to charge royalties and, in the US context especially, to bring litigation. A Type II error occurs when a valid claim is refused or abandoned, depriving the applicant of protection they deserve and reducing future incentives to innovate. Schankerman argues that Type II error is systematically under-discussed in public debate: you can point to a patent that should not have been granted; you cannot point to the invention that was never protected.Structural model. The paper uses a dynamic structural model, meaning it models the actual institutional rules, incentives, and decision sequences that govern patent prosecution at the USPTO. Structural models allow researchers to run counterfactual experiments, asking what would happen if specific rules or incentives were changed, without running those experiments for real. This is the methodological basis for the paper's policy analysis.Patent distance measure. The paper's key methodological innovation is a quantitative measure of how similar a patent claim is to existing claims, constructed using natural language processing. The algorithm is trained on existing patent documents and compares the textual content of each incoming claim against all prior claims, covering roughly a hundred million filings going back to 1976. This produces a scalar distance figure that can be compared against an estimated patentability threshold.Deadweight loss. The standard economic term for the welfare cost created when prices are raised above competitive levels. In the patent context, a wrongly granted claim allows its holder to charge higher licensing fees than the market would otherwise bear, generating a cost for users without a corresponding social benefit.Request for Continued Examination (RCE). A procedural mechanism in the US patent system that allows applicants to re-open a finally rejected application in exchange for a fee. Unlike the European Patent Office or China's patent system, the USPTO places no hard limit on how many times an applicant can return. Schankerman's counterfactual analysis finds that restricting rounds to one substantially reduces screening costs and discourages strategic padding of claims.Unified Patent Court (UPC). A specialised European court that began operating in June 2023. Its remit covers the enforcement of patent rights across participating EU member states; it does not conduct patentability examinations. Schankerman argues that by reducing the cost of enforcement, the UPC raises the stakes of the upstream screening process: a wrongly granted patent becomes cheaper and easier to assert.Amazon one-click patent. Amazon received a US patent on the one-click online purchasing process. Schankerman uses the case to illustrate the core economic argument: the relevant question is not whether an invention is valuable, but whether patent protection was necessary to induce its development. If the invention would have occurred regardless, the grant creates costs without providing the intended innovation incentive.Intrinsic motivation. The tendency for individuals to pursue a task for its own sake rather than for external rewards. Schankerman's model estimates that USPTO examiners exhibit substantial intrinsic motivation and that this is the primary driver of screening quality. In counterfactual simulations, removing intrinsic motivation causes outcomes to deteriorate markedly; removing the credit-based extrinsic incentive system has a much smaller effect.Padding. Schankerman's term for the strategic behaviour in which patent applicants include claims that are broader than what is strictly novel, hoping some will survive examiner scrutiny and expand the scope of their eventual property right. The paper measures the extent of padding directly from the distance data and confirms it is widespread.More VoxTalks Economics episodesPatent pools for generic drugs, Mark Schankerman talks about how diffusion of new drugs is painfully slow in low-income countries. Do patent pools accelerate the process, and how we could still do a better job of licensing life-saving medicines?Related reading on VoxEUPatent screening, innovation, and welfare, Florian Schuett and Mark Schankerman, 6 Nov 2020. Critics of the patent system claim that patent rights are becoming an impediment to innovation, and an instrument to extract rents through patent litigation. This column develops a framework to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of the current US patent system and the welfare impact of reforms.

On this episode, Scott Lewit and Joni Richards of Structural Composites, Inc., join the show to discuss one of their latest projects, which includes a $9 million contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Canaveral Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Sector Gate Project at Port Canaveral. It represents a significant milestone in the adoption […] The post Inside the $9 Million FRP Sector Gate Project: Interview with Scott Lewit and Joni Richards of Structural Composites first appeared on Composites Weekly. The post Inside the $9 Million FRP Sector Gate Project: Interview with Scott Lewit and Joni Richards of Structural Composites appeared first on Composites Weekly.

Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump refiled his $10 billion lawsuit against the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal and wants Ghislaine Maxwell to help cover up his dark past.Then, on the rest of the menu, Memphis residents are the latest to sue over MAGA federal agents' arrest tactics; California sued genetic testing company 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect user data in a 2023 breach; and, local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the MAGA Federal Communications Commission for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a criminal court in Thailand acquitted the popular leader of a progressive political movement on charges of defaming the king; and, a Greek national appears in a British court today on charges that he helped the Iranian intelligence service target a journalist working in London.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.

What if there was literally a plastic spoon's worth of microplastics sitting inside your brain right now? In this jaw-dropping and deeply urgent solo episode, Darin Olien breaks down the newest science on microplastics, nanoplastics, brain accumulation, neuroinflammation, endocrine disruption, and the rapidly escalating contamination of the human body. Referencing groundbreaking new research published in Nature Medicine and newly launched U.S. government initiatives, Darin exposes how plastics are no longer just an environmental issue—they are now a human biology issue. From nanoplastics crossing the blood-brain barrier to endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA, PFAS, and phthalates accumulating in tissues, placentas, and testes, this episode explores the shocking implications of modern plastic exposure—and, more importantly, what practical steps you can take immediately to reduce your risk.     What You'll Learn The shocking new study finding microplastics in 100% of healthy human brains Why the average brain may now contain roughly a plastic spoon's worth of plastic How nanoplastics cross the blood-brain barrier The alarming connection between microplastics and dementia research Why plastics are not biologically inert substances The endocrine-disrupting chemicals hitchhiking on microplastics How bottled water, tea bags, coffee pods, and heated plastics dramatically increase exposure The role of PFAS, BPA, phthalates, and flame retardants in human health decline Why reverse osmosis filtration is one of the most effective protective tools Practical ways to reduce microplastic exposure immediately     Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:33 – Sponsor: Alkemis wellness paint and indoor air toxicity 00:00:57 – Conventional paints, endocrine disruptors, and off-gassing chemicals 00:01:24 – VOC-free mineral paints and PFAS-free home environments 00:01:55 – Fire resistance, sustainability, and Cradle to Cradle certification 00:02:53 – Why the products surrounding us matter biologically 00:03:23 – New study finds microplastics in 100% of healthy human brains 00:03:44 – The U.S. government launches a $144 million microplastics initiative 00:03:52 – Visualizing a plastic spoon's worth of plastic in the brain 00:04:22 – The Nature Medicine findings explained 00:04:40 – Dementia brains containing dramatically more plastic accumulation 00:04:47 – Why this study is not "internet noise" 00:05:07 – Dr. Matthew Campen and the University of New Mexico research 00:05:15 – The STOMP program: Systemic Targeting of Microplastics 00:05:45 – From environmental issue to "inside your body" crisis 00:06:01 – What listeners will learn and actionable solutions 00:06:21 – Breaking down the Campen study in detail 00:06:38 – Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis explained 00:06:50 – Roughly seven grams of plastic found in average brains 00:07:09 – Brain tissue containing more plastic than liver or kidneys 00:07:21 – Dementia brains showing 10x more plastic concentration 00:07:28 – Nanoplastics crossing the blood-brain barrier 00:07:42 – The alarming acceleration of accumulation rates 00:08:03 – Healthy brains vs diseased brains and microplastic prevalence 00:08:24 – The unanswered question: dose and biological effect 00:08:40 – Correlation vs causation and scientific uncertainty 00:09:06 – Why the trend itself is deeply concerning 00:09:23 – Plastic accumulation in blood vessel walls and immune cells 00:09:46 – Chronic neuroinflammation and cognitive decline 00:09:56 – Plastics carrying phthalates, BPA, PFAS, and flame retardants 00:10:08 – Endocrine disruption and hormone interference 00:10:19 – Plastics found in placentas and testes 00:10:31 – "Structural pollution of the human body" 00:10:52 – The plastic industry externalizing costs onto humanity 00:10:58 – Practical steps listeners can take immediately 00:11:02 – Why bottled water may be a major source of nanoplastics 00:11:28 – Reverse osmosis filtration and reducing exposure 00:11:46 – AquaTru systems and affordable filtration solutions 00:12:09 – Sponsor: Shakeology and nutrient density 00:13:58 – Stop heating food in plastic immediately 00:14:17 – Heat dramatically increasing microplastic transfer into food 00:14:31 – Switching to glass, stainless steel, and ceramic containers 00:14:50 – Dangerous recycling codes and plastic leaching 00:15:13 – The hidden plastic problem inside tea bags 00:15:27 – One tea bag releasing billions of microplastics into tea 00:15:50 – Why Darin says to ditch plastic tea bags completely 00:16:02 – Loose leaf tea and stainless steel infusers 00:16:14 – Coffee pod machines and heated plastics under pressure 00:16:26 – Safer coffee alternatives: French press and pour-over 00:16:38 – Fiber helping bind and eliminate particulate matter 00:17:00 – Sweating, exercise, and toxin mobilization 00:17:22 – Polyphenols and antioxidant-rich foods 00:17:42 – Broccoli sprouts, sulforaphane, and glutathione support 00:18:24 – Omega-3s and reducing neuroinflammation 00:18:34 – The plastic industry's "safe and recyclable" narrative 00:18:58 – Comparing plastics to tobacco and PFAS deception 00:19:16 – Disposable convenience culture and "fatal conveniences" 00:19:45 – The simplest immediate change: replacing tea bags 00:20:10 – Taking sovereignty back through everyday choices 00:20:34 – Patreon deep dives and continuing the conversation 00:20:53 – "Your body is not a landfill" 00:21:08 – Why small daily choices compound biologically 00:21:22 – Final reflections and closing thoughts     Thank You to Our Sponsors Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com. Alkemis: Go to https://alkemispaint.com/ and use code DARIN10 for 10% off your order.     Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien     Connect with Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness     Key Takeaway "Microplastics are no longer just floating in oceans or polluting landfills—they are accumulating inside human beings. Inside our brains. Inside our blood vessels. Inside unborn children. But while the scale of the problem is staggering, the solution begins with everyday choices. What you drink from. What you heat your food in. What you filter. What you buy. Your body is not a landfill—and reclaiming your health starts with refusing to treat it like one."     Bibliography/Sources Primary Scientific Studies Bornstein, S. R., et al. (2025). Therapeutic apheresis: A promising method to remove microplastics? Brain Medicine . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12162106/ Campen, M., et al. (2025). Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains. Nature Medicine . https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11100893/ Campen, M., et al. (2026). Microplastics in 100% of healthy brain samples (2026 Update) . https://hsc.unm.edu/news/2024/05/microplastics-accumulate-in-brain.html Hernandez, L. M., et al. (2019). Plastic teabags release billions of microparticles and nanoparticles into tea. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(21), 12300–12310 . https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02540 Government & University Announcements Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). (2026, April 2). 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When even a seasoned healthcare professional can't navigate the system safely, what would the average patient or family do? We connected with Kathryn Biasotti, a nurse leader and patient safety advocate with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare operations, risk management, and quality. Kathryn shares a deeply personal story of loss that exposes how communication breakdowns and documentation gaps can lead to devastating outcomes, even in well intentioned systems. Watch the video version here. Chapter Timestamps 00:00 Preview clip 00:57 Welcome to The Digital Healthcare Experience 01:23 Introduction to Kathryn Biasotti 02:11 A personal story of loss and missed opportunities 02:57 Breakdown in communication and care coordination 04:17 Lack of transparency and delayed interventions 06:41 What would the average family do without medical knowledge 08:07 Structural failures and systemic gaps in care 09:07 What the Patient Safety Structural Measure aims to fix 12:25 Communication failures and the risk of litigation 14:02 Why communication remains the leading cause of safety events 15:27 The role of patient advocacy and leadership accountability 17:06 Building a culture of safety from the top down 18:48 The role of AI in improving patient safety 21:08 Alert fatigue and the human factor in technology 23:56 Implementing AI responsibly in healthcare systems 25:37 The most important takeaway for healthcare leaders   Connect with Kathryn on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-biasotti-49680611b/ Find Kathryn's work at https://www.pfps.us #digitalhealth #patientsafety #healthcareinnovation #riskmanagement #healthcareai #patientexperience Subscribe and stay at the forefront of the digital healthcare revolution. Find out why we're the fastest growing digital health channel on YouTube!  The Digital Healthcare Experience is a hub to connect healthcare leaders and tech enthusiasts. Powered by Taylor Healthcare, this podcast is your gateway to the latest trends and breakthroughs in digital health. Learn more about The Digital Healthcare Experience here. Taylor Healthcare empowers healthcare organizations to thrive in the digital world. Our technology streamlines critical workflows such as procedural & surgical informed consent with patented mobile signature capture, ransomware downtime mitigation, patient engagement and more. For more information about Taylor Healthcare, please visit imedhealth.com   The Digital Healthcare Experience Podcast: Powered by Taylor Healthcare Produced by Naomi Schwimmer  Hosted by Chris Civitarese Edited by Eli Banks Music by Nicholas Bach  

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Michael Randall talks with Danielle Lewinski, Chief Program Officer at the Center for Community Progress, about how vacant properties, neighborhood conditions, and public policy directly shape health outcomes. Danielle breaks down why the U.S. has millions of vacant and substandard homes and how these conditions fuel chronic disease, mobility challenges, safety concerns, and long‑term disinvestment. She explains how public policy, code enforcement, tax foreclosure systems, and land banks can either reinforce inequity or create pathways to healthier, thriving communities. You'll learn about: How vacant properties harm health Why policy change is essential for neighborhood recovery How vacancy affects mobility and safety Green reuse strategies that improve community wellbeing The most damaging myths about vacancy Upstream vs. reactive systems in property revitalization Perfect for viewers interested in health equity, urban policy, community development, mobility justice, and place‑based public health.

I sit down with Helmut Zepf, Managing Director of the PPE Division at PBI, and Bill Lawson, President of PBI, to explore what is really protecting firefighters inside their PPE.As The Firefighters Podcast begins its partnership with PBI ahead of INTERSCHUTZ 2026, this episode looks beyond the badge on the kit and into the science, history, and real-world performance behind high-performance protective fabrics.From PBI's origins in high-temperature polymer science and NASA, through to flame resistance, break-open protection, durability, comfort, field testing, procurement, and the changing nature of modern fires, this conversation asks a simple but important question:How much do firefighters truly know about the gear they trust with their lives?In this episode, we discuss:PBI's origins and connection to NASAWhy heat transfer matters as much as flameBreak-open protection and decomposition temperaturesWhy heavier PPE does not always mean safer PPEComfort, movement, fatigue, and firefighter performanceDurability after real-world operational useProcurement decisions and what fire services should be askingWhy modern fires demand modern protectionThis episode marks the start of our partnership with PBI and a wider conversation about firefighter safety, education, innovation, and understanding the PPE that helps bring crews home.Send us Fan MailSupport the show***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.***Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

The episode details a tightening regulatory environment driven by new enforcement timelines for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), altering how MSPs and IT service providers are expected to deliver both compliance and operational services for U.S. defense contractors. Structural pressure stems from the Department of Defense making CMMC Level 2 compliance a contractual mandate for approximately 300,000 defense contractors, shifting risk and accountability towards providers who manage compliance workflows, technical environments, and client behaviors. C3 Integrated Solutions and their dual CMMC Level 2 certifications exemplify this transition, with clear implications for co-ownership of compliance outcomes and increased scrutiny on provider practices. The most consequential development is the substantial gap between compliance requirements and the current readiness of the defense contractor base. As of early 2026, only around 8% of contractors have obtained CMMC Level 2 certification, despite enforcement being implemented in contracts starting in November of the same year, according to Dave and Jason. Challenges arise from cost, organizational bandwidth, and complexity, with MSPs serving as pivotal partners to small subcontractors lacking in-house resources for process documentation and change management. Assessment scheduling bottlenecks and insufficient documentation are delaying certifications, increasing risk that many contractors and their service partners will miss the rapidly approaching deadlines. Related developments reinforce the central issue of operational risk and governance complexity. Jason Tierney illustrates the difference between technical compliance and true assessment readiness, citing real-world examples where insufficient evidence and poor understanding of process details lead to significant assessment delays. The rise of compliance-as-a-service offerings, enclave computing environments, and specialized governance tooling are attempts to address those gaps, but also introduce new layers of pricing, platform selection, and accountability concerns, especially when third-party tools fail to meet strict requirements such as FedRAMP moderate for handling sensitive data. For MSPs and IT leaders, the shift imposes higher barriers to entry, increased legal and contractual exposure, more rigorous documentation and process controls, and the need for customized delivery models that support both technical defenses and organizational behavior change. Providers must navigate conflicting requirements between specialized regulatory environments and multi-tenant tooling, manage escalating costs for both themselves and clients, and clarify responsibility boundaries in shared compliance scenarios. The requirement for human oversight—particularly in automated or AI-assisted compliance tooling—remains non-negotiable, reflecting the ongoing gap between technical implementation and credible assessment outcomes. Supported by:CometBackupMoovilaHaloPSA

Most women CEOs don't realize they're operating from trauma responses because the behaviors often feel productive, familiar, and completely justified.  In fact, many of the patterns that create the most friction at higher levels are the very same ones that helped them succeed, achieve, and earn approval earlier in life.  This episode will help you recognize how these patterns quietly shape leadership, decision-making, growth, and day-to-day business experience, and why so many smart, capable women unknowingly build businesses around them. You'll also discover: How seemingly positive traits like perfectionism, independence, and being 'easy to work with' can create growth ceilings at higher levels Why smart, capable women often optimize around patterns instead of resolving the thing actually creating the drag The powerful shifts that happen when you stop treating your reactions as reality, and start recognizing them as patterns Why the issue often isn't strategy, intelligence, or capability, but an invisible operating system shaping how you lead, decide, communicate, and grow Press play to understand the invisible operating system shaping your business, and what becomes possible when you finally step outside the fishbowl. Work With Jenna: The Clarity Accelerator Mastermind — If you want to be surrounded by other visionary entrepreneurs while rapidly aligning your business to the conditions and strategies that let you thrive and excel naturally, this intimate mastermind will stretch you into your next level. Schedule your call today here or visit this page to find out more. Private Coaching — If you're craving the highest level of support, strategy, and partnership to create all the freedom, impact, and success you're designed for, this is the space for it. Schedule you call today here.   Find Jenna on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theuncommonway/  The Uncommon Way is a leadership and business podcast for ambitious women entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders who are scaling companies and expanding their influence. Hosted by business and leadership coach Jenna Harrison, the show explores how power, authority, and leadership capacity shape business growth. Episodes focus on founder leadership evolution, decision-making, team development and stability, and the systemic and strategic shifts that allow companies to scale without overwhelming the person leading them. This podcast is especially relevant for women navigating: • Business growth and scaling challenges • Increasing leadership responsibility • Team expansion and higher-stakes decisions • Founder authority and executive presence • Identity and leadership evolution during scaling The Uncommon Way approaches growth differently. Not through hustle, constant self-optimization, or endless inner work, but by upgrading leadership structures, strengthening decisions, and expanding the capacity required to run the company you're building. Topics include: • Founder leadership capacity expansion • Decision-making at higher levels of responsibility • Authority and power dynamics inside scaling businesses • Structural business leadership • Founder psychology and identity shifts during growth • Sustainable scaling and operational clarity Whether you're an experienced founder, a rising leader, or building something that's starting to matter at a bigger level, this podcast helps you access more power and lead accordingly.  

In Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great, Eric Ries argues that mission-driven companies face an invisible pressure that pushes them toward short-termism and conformity, no matter the intentions of their stakeholders.Ries is the best-selling author of The Lean Startup, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, and advisor to startups around the globe. In his new book, he traces a recurring pattern across two centuries of business: principled founders build something exceptional, only to watch it be corrupted—not by greedy individuals, but by systemic forces baked into how capitalism is structured.In his conversation with Adam Job, senior director at the BCG Henderson Institute, Ries discusses how corporate corruption starts, why shareholder primacy became the norm, the concept of financial gravity, and the structural protections companies can put in place to defend their mission.Key topics discussed: 01:09 | How corporate corruption starts03:50 | The rise of shareholder primacy08:18 | Why mission-driven companies outperform but don't dominate11:06 | Are private equity and activist investors always destructive?15:31 | Financial gravity: the invisible force that pulls companies off course19:31 | Structural defenses: purpose, coherence, and integrity27:06 | Can mature companies still be corrupted or still protect themselves?31:14 | What Eric Ries would add to The Lean Startup if he couldAdditional inspirations from Eric Ries:The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses (Crown Currency, 2011)

Freight markets are tightening in ways not seen since deregulation, driven more by shrinking capacity than surging demand. In this Talking Transports podcast, Triumph Financial Founder & CEO Aaron Graft joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior transportation and logistics analyst Lee Klaskow and Bloomberg Intelligence midcap bank analyst Eric Bedell to discuss how regulatory enforcement, rising insurance costs, and increased scrutiny of carrier compliance are reshaping trucking economics. Graft explains how Triumph’s payments network and factoring platform provide visibility into roughly 67% of brokered freight transactions, giving the company unique insight into freight flows, carrier health, and pricing trends. He also discusses fraud prevention, broker liability risks, and how embedded payments and freight intelligence are transforming trucking finance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Handheld Ultrasound and Detection of Valve and Other Structural Heart Disease   Guest: Jared Bird, M.D. Host: Paul Friedman, M.D.   Handheld ultrasound is rapidly changing cardiovascular structural heart disease assessment by allowing clinicians and researchers to detect valvular and structural heart disease earlier and more accurately. Advances in AI imaging guidance and interpretation further bridge the gap between physical exam and formal comprehensive echocardiography. It is important to realize how complimentary handheld ultrasound can be in the early detection of structural heat disease but does not replace diagnostic echocardiography.   Topics Discussed: How does handheld ultrasound improve upon the traditional physical exam when it comes to identifying valvular or structural heart disease? What are the most common valve or structural abnormalities that clinicians can reliably detect using handheld ultrasound today? How are we using handheld ultrasound to screen patients for structural heart disease in a research setting? How do AI-ECG and handheld ultrasound intersect to provide optimal screening of asymptomatic patients with structural heart disease?   Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV and @MayoCVservices. LinkedIn: Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Services Cardiovascular Education App: The Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME App is an innovative educational platform that features cardiology-focused continuing medical education wherever and whenever you need it. Use this app to access other free content and browse upcoming courses. Download it for free in Apple or Google stores today! No CME credit offered for this episode.   Podcast episode transcript found here.   Recorded on: 30-December-2025

Guy Adami and Dan Nathan discuss an S&P 500 pressing all-time highs amid sticky inflation, a 10-year yield around the mid-4% range, and low near-term volatility despite an upcoming Fed meeting and PCE data. They review mixed retail signals (strength at higher-end brands versus Walmart's margin pressure and a strained lower-end consumer), debate the market's resilience, and focus on AI: Nvidia's explosive growth and concerns that soaring usage-based AI costs could challenge the “sanctity” of big-tech CapEx, alongside critiques of Meta layoffs and skepticism about SaaS firms overpromising AI. Guy then interviews Darrell Crate of Easterly, who outlines structural volatility, demographic-driven retirement needs, and hedged equity demand, argues small caps benefit from innovation, and describes Easterly Government Properties as a mission-critical government-lease REIT with an 8% dividend, no canceled leases, a $1.5B pipeline, and potential tailwinds from government efficiency initiatives and GSA changes. —FOLLOW USYouTube: @RiskReversalMediaInstagram: @riskreversalmediaTwitter: @RiskReversalLinkedIn: RiskReversal Media

Self-care is often framed as indulgence. But in high-pressure seasons — especially in caregiving, leadership, and healthcare — self-care is not soft. It is structural. In this episode of the Intentional Queen Podcast, we revisit a powerful conversation with Candice about what it actually means to choose yourself — not as rebellion, but as regulated leadership. Because burnout doesn't begin with collapse. It begins with silent over-functioning. With identity fused to usefulness. With healing postponed. With responsibility carried without recovery. You'll learn: • Why self-assessment is the first step toward structural resilience • The difference between healing and hustling • How to build support systems that protect capacity • Why choosing yourself without guilt protects long-term legacy • How self-care shifts from reactive to intentional Legacy is not built through exhaustion. It is built through alignment. When you show up healed, regulated, and grounded, you don't just survive high-pressure environments. You shape them. This conversation reframes self-care from aesthetics to infrastructure. Choosing yourself without guilt isn't selfish. It's sustainable. Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Reflection Question Where have you postponed your own healing in the name of responsibility? Resources Mentioned I Choose Me: The Intentional Guide to Never Losing Yourself Again buyichoosemebook.com or Amazon.com Free tools and updates at intentionalqueenjourney.com If This Episode Resonated • Share it with someone navigating caregiving or leadership pressure • Leave a review • Subscribe so you never miss an episode Resilience isn't about pushing harder. It's about building structure that protects who you are becoming.

The Mercantilist Restoration - https://anthonyfatseas.substack.com/p/the-mercantilist-restoration-howInterview recorded - 18th of May, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Oliver. Michael is the founder of Momentum Structural Analysis and one of the most respected technical voices in the industry, with a methodology built not on price charts but on momentum structures that consistently identify major market turning points before they become obviou0:00 - Introduction1:21 - Market outlook7:08 - Geopolitical impact13:15 - Real assets to boom15:47 - Precious metals supercycle20:52 - Bonds22:26 - Silver and gold prices27:20 - Silver rise32:03 - Other commodities34:38 - China the winner?36:40 - One message to takeaway?J. Michael Oliver entered the financial services industry in 1975 on the Futures side, joining E.F. Hutton's International Commodity Division, headquartered in New York City's Battery Park. He studied under David Johnston, head of Hutton's Commodity Division and Chairman of the COMEX.In the 1980s Mike began to develop his own momentum-based method of technical analysis. He learned early on that orthodox price chart technical analysis left many unanswered questions and too often deceived those who trusted in price chart breakouts, support/resistance, and so forth.In 1987 Mike technically anticipated and caught the Crash. It was then that he decided to develop his structural momentum tools into a full analytic methodology.In 1992 the Financial VP and head of Wachovia Bank's Trust Department asked Mike to provide soft dollar research to Wachovia. Within a year, Mike shifted from brokerage to full-time technical research. He is also the author of The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism.Michael Oliver - Website - https://www.olivermsa.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/Oliver_MSAWTFinance -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

What if the biggest thing limiting your income isn't your clients, but your business structure? If you're ready to scale without burning out, this conversation is for you. In this episode, revenue strategist and author, Kadena Tate, breaks down the structural mistakes that keep high-achieving experts financially capped. She introduces the core of her 50 Shades of Paid™ framework, reveals the overlooked revenue layer that can transform your business model, and shares the first shift every expert must make to stop being the system in their business. Press play to learn how to build a business that truly scales.And be sure to connect/follow Kadena ... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadena/Website: https://www.kadenatate.com/Let's Stay in Touch!LinkedIn (be sure to mention you heard the podcast ;-))Website - B.O.O.S.T.® Your Brilliance 

In the final installment of a three-part series on IMEG's 2026 Whole Carbon Action Plan (WCAP), senior sustainability and energy engineer Laura Hagan discusses how the company is tackling embodied carbon in structural systems. IMEG's carbon reduction journey began four years ago when the firm became a signatory to SE 2050, the structural engineering industry's initiative to eliminate embodied carbon in structures by the year 2050. That original structural-focused plan has evolved into IMEG's broader WCAP, which now also incorporates MEP and infrastructure disciplines. Laura, who also is a structural engineer, says SE 2050 “is a great program to be a part of because it really challenges us to be accountable for how we are designing and how we are trying to reduce embodied carbon.” Critical to this effort is first being able to measure the carbon impacts across IMEG's large national project portfolio. “We are in the process of trying to figure out what our designs mean in terms of carbon emissions,” Laura says. “Unfortunately, with the size of IMEG, it's not possible for us to do a whole building lifecycle assessment on every project the firm designs. So instead, we are using material schedules we created in Revit to calculate the quantities of materials in a structural model. Then we are going to transfer the quantities to an internal IMEG database that will multiply them by global warming potential (GWP) factors. This will give us a preliminary high-level assessment of the amount of embodied carbon a structural project is going to emit.” IMEG also will analyze the data for benchmarking purposes, she adds. “When we are able to make this connection with the internal database, the designers and structural engineers will be able to see, in real time, the projected embodied carbon emissions of the quantities of materials that they are designing with,” Laura says. Engineers can then test different framing layouts, slab thicknesses, or material quantities and immediately see the impact on emissions. “Anyone who's familiar with embodied carbon knows that if you can reduce the quantity of the material that you have, you're going to reduce the amount of embodied carbon that you have.” Laura says even small specification changes can produce meaningful results at scale. She references a case study involving slab-on-grade concrete design in which reducing slab thickness or lowering concrete strength produced a 10 percent to possibly 20 percent reduction in embodied carbon for that building element. “It's a great example of low-hanging fruit,” she says. “If you can reduce your quantity and it still performs perfectly for its structural capacities and serviceability requirements, you are going to save carbon and hopefully you'll save some money too.” Looking ahead, Hagan says innovation in low-carbon materials is crucial for achieving the long-term SE 2050 goal of net zero structural systems. “Innovation has to happen on the material side, then people have to start designing with it, and it has to make it into building codes as an allowable system. That all takes time, and then you have to build the demand for using the material on projects.” Laura's motivation comes from the engineering mindset itself. “We are problem solvers,” she says. “This is basically a giant problem that we don't have all the solutions to, but it's something that if we work together and continue to provide pressure to the industry we can reduce embodied carbon. “People are recognizing that this is important and trying to address it. That's what keeps me excited and what makes me happy to be doing this work and continuing to push for more every day.” To learn more, listen to part one and part two of this series or read IMEG's 2026 Whole Carbon Action Plan.

In this episode of the Revitalize and Replant podcast, Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss why quick fixes and ministry shortcuts rarely lead to lasting church health. The conversation explores common mistakes churches make when trying to reverse decline too quickly while highlighting the importance of patient, gospel-centered ministry. Key Takeaways Include: Programs cannot replace spiritual renewal. Structural changes cannot substitute for discipleship. Meaningful revitalization takes patience and long-term commitment. Faithful ministry over time produces lasting church health. This episode is especially helpful for pastors, church revitalization leaders, and replanters looking for sustainable ministry strategies instead of temporary solutions.