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My conversation with Maria starts at about      28 minutes in to today's show after headlines and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno is CEO of RepresentUs. She is an advocate, author, and lawyer with two decades of experience globally and within the US on issues of corruption, authoritarianism, organized crime, and human rights. Maria has held multiple senior positions at Human Rights Watch and served as executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, at the helm of a team running groundbreaking state and national campaigns. A Peruvian-American, Maria came of age in Peru at a time of internal armed conflict, economic crisis, and then corrupt autocracy. Early in her career, she contributed to the  extradition and trial on charges of corruption and crimes against humanity of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Her narrative non-fiction book "There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia" (Bold Type Books, Feb. 2017), won the  2018 Juan E. Méndez Human Rights Book Award, and the Spanish translation is on its third  printing. Maria earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law and served as a judicial clerk on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page     Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing  

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. # 1331 The Hole in Mount Shasta: A Forbidden Dig Into America's Strangest Mountain A massive hand-dug hole carved into the slopes of Mount Shasta has baffled locals, mystics, and investigators alike. Who dug it—and what were they searching for beneath one of North America's most myth-soaked mountains? Richard Syrett speaks with filmmaker Elijah Sullivan about his haunting documentary The Hole Story, a journey from physical mystery to high strangeness, where UFO lore, hidden civilizations, and obsession collide deep inside Shasta's shadow. GUEST: Elijah Sullivan is a filmmaker, writer, and director whose work explores the intersection of folklore, mystery, and the psychology of belief. Raised near Mount Shasta, he brings a deeply personal lens to The Hole Story, a documentary investigating a strange hand-dug cavern on the mountain's slopes. Sullivan's storytelling blends investigative curiosity with atmospheric filmmaking, probing how real places become epicenters of myth, obsession, and unexplained phenomena. LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/theholestorymovie https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijah-sullivan-6ba36795 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6795868/ FILM: The Hole Story SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

A discussion of privacy, ethics, and technology was prompted after reports that Google recovered Nest camera footage believed to be deleted. Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, and Web Bixby review how cloud data is actually erased, the role of backups and mirrored servers, and the difficult balance between privacy promises and aiding law enforcement. The conversation expands into broader concerns about surveillance technology, online data permanence, and how companies should handle sensitive information in critical situations.  This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to Squarespace.com/macvoices and click "enter an offer code" under the pricing and put in the code "macvoices" to receive a 10% discount. Squarespace: Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to surveillance and AI topics00:24 Recovered Nest camera footage raises privacy questions01:08 How deleted video was reportedly recovered02:05 Ethical concerns about surveillance cameras02:22 Corporate dilemma: privacy vs public safety03:13 Questions about data retention policies04:25 How cloud storage distributes and retains data05:31 Monetization and retention of surveillance footage06:22 Guest departure and show housekeeping07:23 How “deleted” cloud data actually works08:36 Backups, mirrored servers, and forensic recovery09:59 Internal decision-making around recovered data11:08 Subscription models and video retention limits12:45 Law enforcement implications and future requests13:41 Encryption and control of stored video15:52 The permanence of data on the internet17:09 Lessons about sharing data online18:32 Sponsor message and website strategy discussion20:10 OpenClaw creator joins OpenAI21:10 Impact on the AI development race23:01 Limits and risks of current AI tools24:25 Security concerns with AI assistants25:44 The early stage of modern AI development27:14 Why OpenAI may be the safer home for the project28:52 AI interacting directly with operating systems30:05 The road toward intelligent digital assistants31:40 Closing reflections on technology ethics and change Links: Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction casehttps://arstechnica.com/google/2026/02/google-recovers-deleted-nest-video-in-high-profile-abduction-case/ Peter Steinberger joins OpenAIhttps://thenextweb.com/news/peter-steinberger-joins-openai Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, but prefers Bluesky. Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet. Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC). 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My conversation with Bill Boyle starts at about 43 minutes in to today's show after headlines and clips Join us in Vegas for Podjam 3! Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous soul On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Bill Boyle is a well sourced and connected businessman who lives in Washington DC with his wife and son. Bill is a trusted friend and source for me who I met after he listened and became a regular and highly respected caller of my siriusxm radio show. Bill is a voracious reader and listeners love to hear his take. I think his analysis is as sharp as anyone you will hear on radio or TV and he has well placed friends across the federal government who are always talking to him. As far as I can tell he is not in the CIA. Follow him on Blue Sky and park at his garages. Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art  Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. # 1330 Canada's Quiet Pressure Machine: Surveillance, Contractors, and the Cost of Crossing Power Richard Syrett welcomes author Jeff Brown to revisit the disturbing story at the center of his new book In Trudeau's Kitchen. Brown says it began with an unexpected outreach from Sophie Grégoire Trudeau that drew him into the orbit of Canada's most powerful political household. What followed, he claims, was a bewildering chain of events involving personal communications, psychological pressure, digital suppression, and years of surveillance. Tonight, Brown returns to go deeper—reopening a story that raises unsettling questions about power, influence networks, and the unseen machinery operating behind modern politics. . GUEST: Jeff Brown is a former criminal lawyer, psychotherapist, and best-selling author whose work explores psychology, spirituality, and the hidden dynamics of power. His latest book, In Trudeau's Kitchen: My Unexpected Journey with Politics, Power and the Global Elite, recounts his controversial and deeply personal experience after being drawn into the orbit of Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. Brown argues that his story reveals a rarely seen architecture of influence operating behind modern political life—where technology, private actors, and reputation management quietly shape outcomes far from public view. WEBSITE: https://soulshapinginstitute.com BOOK: In Trudeau's Kitchen: My Unexpected Journey with Politics, Power and the Global Elite SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Submit your question and we'll answer it in a future episode!Join our Patreon Community!https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcastSPONSOROriginal Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase.Solid Starts - 25% off first year of annual subscription with code BADASS or use this link with coupon auto-applied: http://www.solidstarts.com/app?coupon=badass Terms & Conditions: Receive 25% off an annual subscription to the Solid Starts app when you start your membership on solidstarts.com/app. Use code BADASS at checkout.To redeem the offer, sign-in or create an account, select the yearly plan. Offer is valid for first-time customers only. Does not apply to gift cards. Cannot be combined with other offers or applied to previous purchases. Subscription auto-renews at the regular annual price after first year unless canceled before renewal date. You can cancel or change your plan anytime by signing into your account on solidstarts.com.Today on the podcast, Dianne and Abby discuss some current trends, from socialmedia to wearable pumps to freezer stash. Have you fallen into any of thesetrends? Listen in today to hear more about the latest breastfeeding trends!If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leavingus a review on iTunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and commentsto badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com. You can also add your email to ourlist and have episodes sent right to your inbox!Things we talked about:Email story [6:00]Listener question [8:40]Social media info trends [11:10]Myths about feeding on social media [19:20]Wearable pumps [24:40]Why people like them [25:50]Why they aren't good [27:00]Freezer stash obsession [31:30]The measurable society we live in [33:10]How much milk should you save? [34:10]Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out!https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/oversupply-2/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/returning-to-work/Set up your consultation with Diannehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/Check out Dianne's blog here:https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/Follow our Podcast:https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby:AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.comMusic we use:Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

On the podcast: how ElevenLabs turns every new feature launch into a growth engine, how they're deploying over a hundred million dollars in paid ads, and why directing AI agents is quickly becoming a core skill for marketers and solo founders.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

In this episode of BizNinja Entrepreneur Radio, Tyler Jorgenson sits down with Matthew Holman, subscription strategist and community builder behind Commerce Catalyst and The Subscription Doc. Matthew shares how he stumbled into entrepreneurship and discovered the massive opportunity inside subscription commerce. From helping brands crack the subscription model to building communities that connect e-commerce founders, Matthew explains why subscriptions are one of the most powerful ways to create predictable revenue and long-term growth. Tyler and Matthew discuss the evolution of e-commerce, the rising costs of customer acquisition, and why knowing your customer deeply is still the ultimate competitive advantage. They also explore how AI and automation are changing personalization and retention for subscription brands. If you are building an e-commerce brand or thinking about launching one, this episode delivers practical insights on offers, retention, customer experience, and the future of subscription commerce. What You'll Learn • Why subscription is one of the most powerful business models in e-commerce • The biggest mistake new subscription brands make • Why your offer matters more than your retention strategy • How successful brands truly understand their customers • Why the first 7 to 10 days after purchase are critical • How bulk offers and bundles increase revenue and retention • The role of content, influencers, and community in modern e-commerce • How AI is shaping the future of personalized subscriptions Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Subscription Commerce 00:50 Matthew Holman's Entrepreneurial Journey 03:13 Building Commerce Catalyst and Subscription Communities 06:17 Major Changes in E-Commerce Over the Last Five Years 07:55 Why Knowing Your Customer Is Everything 09:06 Influencer Led Brands and Audience Connection 11:10 Unique and Surprising Subscription Businesses 12:41 The Power of Customer Experience and Product Adoption 16:40 Success Stories from Subscription Consulting 19:00 Why Offers Matter More Than Retention 19:33 Best Platforms for Customer Acquisition Today 20:10 Common Mistakes Early E-Commerce Brands Make 22:01 What Excites Matthew About the Future of E-Commerce 24:30 Using AI to Enable Entrepreneurs 25:03 Personal Goals and Life Outside Business 25:38 Where to Learn More About Matthew Holman 26:12 Advice for New E-Commerce Entrepreneurs

On the podcast: why app economy disruption won't happen as fast as everyone seems to think, how AI is just as useful for defending against copycats as creating them, and why the real barrier to app success is still distribution, not code. This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

On the podcast: product-driven retention as the foundation for lifecycle marketing, working backwards from results to nail activation, and why talking to individual users can lead you astray.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

My conversation with Eric starts at about 14    minutes in and JL and I start at 59 mins in to today's show after headlines  Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. SUBSCRIBE TO JL CAUVIN NEW PODCAST RAIN ON YOUR PARADE  Buy JL's New Comedy Special "Half Blackface" Get a JL Cauvin CAmeo Video Custom made for %75 off Stand up listeners (and everyone else)! JL Podcasts   JL Cauvin is the best Trump impersonator in the world. He is also a very talented Stand Up Comic with who I have known for a long time. JL has recorded 6 stand up albums! J-L's act is incredibly diverse and has led to six stand up albums: 2006′s Racial Chameleon, 2008′s Diamond Maker, 2012′s Too Big To Fail and 2013′s Keep My Enemies Closer, 2016's Israeli Tortoise, which hit #1 on the iTunes comedy chart and his 2018 double album Thots & Prayers. He has also released two albums as Donald Trump: 2017's Fireside Craps, an entire album as Donald Trump which hit #1 on the iTunes comedy chart and 2020's Fireside Craps: The Deuce which went #1 on both Amazon and iTunes' comedy charts and broke into the Top 40 on iTunes' overall album charts. JL is the host of 2 podcasts "Rain On Your Parade" and "Making Podcasts Great Again" WATCH HIS NEW SPECIAL on AMAZON Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift   On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page     Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. # 1329 The Dream That Wouldn't Fade: Was This Vision a Warning? After a night of unsettling clarity, Richard Syrett recounts a dream so vivid it refuses to fade. Was it simply the mind sorting chaos… or something more ominous? Joined by cognitive scientist Dr. Andrew Paquette, Richard explores whether dreams can carry warnings, messages—or glimpses of events not yet unfolded. GUEST: Dr. Andrew Paquette is a cognitive scientist with a PhD from King's College London whose research explores the frontier where consciousness, dreams, and psi phenomena intersect. His work investigates precognitive dreams, veridical out-of-body experiences, and death-related dream encounters. Paquette is the author of Dreamer: 20 Years of Psychic Dreams and How They Changed My Life, a deeply personal and scientific exploration of how dreams may function as gateways to information beyond ordinary waking awareness. SUBSTACK: https://sleepwakes.substack.com BOOK: Dreamer: 20 Years of Psychic Dreams and How They Changed My Life SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

On the podcast: what the explosion in new apps means for the market, how the top 10% of apps grew 306% while the median barely beat inflation, and why hard paywalls convert 5X better than freemium.This conversation is focused on RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Head to https://www.revenuecat.com/state-of-subscription-apps to download the report.Top Takeaways:

On the podcast: breaking free from the paid acquisition treadmill, how to repurpose offline events into millions of online impressions, and why a celebrity partnership can go viral but still completely flop.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

As if part of the World Economic Forum's agenda, the business world is embracing the Subscription Model for just about everything. You will own nothing and instead rent it from corporations. What's so bad about that? Mic, Brian, and Jeff get a hot rant going over what's wrong with everything -- from clothing to friendship -- becoming a subscription. For one thing, the more of your life you outsource to others, the more dependent you become and the less skills you retain. Like Borsodi's "wage slave", you become a subscription slave. Can anything be done about it? Links: Brian's Article: Subscriptions Are Unsustainable (the opinion blog) Subscriptions Are Getting Out of Control (YouTube video) Support this podcast! Consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, to keep the Doom coming. One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content.  

Shoot us a Text.Episode #1286: Scout Motors discovers that American truck buyers want a generator backup with their electrons, Flexcar bets big on Atlanta's appetite for flexible wheels, and UPS makes the largest buyout offer in company history as it braces for life after Amazon.Scout Motors set out to be a pure EV brand, but the market had other plans. Of 160,000 reservations for the Terra pickup and Traveler SUV, 87% of buyers chose the EREV version — blowing past CEO Scott Keogh's expected 60/40 split.The EREV pairs a ~63 kWh battery with a four-cylinder generator for roughly 500 miles of total range, compared to about 350 for the BEV — and Scout will launch the EREV version first given the demand, with pricing starting below $60,000.Scout isn't alone in this pivot: Ford, Ram, and Jeep all have EREVs arriving this year, making range-extenders the de facto off-road electrification strategy in the U.S.The brand's direct-to-consumer model is drawing legal fire from VW's existing dealer networkFlexcar, the subscription-based leasing company, is expanding its footprint in Atlanta.The company's model offers drivers a middle ground between leasing, renting and owning. The model lets customers pay one monthly fee covering insurance, maintenance, roadside assistance and registration—often with no long-term contract and the option to swap vehicles as needs changeThey are now expanding its Atlanta footprint with two new locations in Marietta and Morrow, adding more than 25,000 square feet of retail and lot space.The company says Atlanta members have already logged over 150 million miles in Flexcar vehicles, making it one of the platform's fastest-growing markets.Flexcar offers 200+ vehicle options locally, including popular models like the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan Altima and Volvo XC60.UPS just made the largest buyout offer in company history — sending voluntary severance packages worth $150,000 to more than 100,000 van drivers. It's the latest move in a major restructuring plan centered around one uncomfortable truth: Amazon, UPS's biggest customer, is becoming its biggest competitor.UPS announced plans to cut Amazon's package volume by 50% over 18 months, citing Amazon as "not our most profitable customer." Its margin, per CEO Carol Tomé, is "very dilutive to the US domestic business."As one supply chain professor put it: "Just because they lose Amazon doesn't mean there's nobody else out there. There's stuff to move, and there's warehouses that need to be filled."Today's show is brought to you by iPacket Value. From accurate MSRP validation to smarter merchandising decisions, iPacket Value replaces guesswork with data-backed clarity.Join Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier every morning for the Automotive State of the Union podcast as they connect the dots across car dealerships, retail trends, emerging tech like AI, and cultural shifts—bringing clarity, speed, and people-first insight to automotive leaders navigating a rapidly changing industry.Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/

We talk about the few music blogs left starting to go paywall, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 nominees (Wu-Tang Is For The Children!). Also reviews of the new GENA record (Liv.e and Karriem Riggins) and Momoko GIll's debut album Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My conversation with Jonathan starts at about  42 minutes and Chris and I get started at 1:23 in to today's show after headlines and clips Join us in Vegas for Podjam 3! Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete From Jonathan Larsen Substack If you haven't heard of me, it's because I've spent most of my career behind the scenes writing and producing for Dan Rather, Keith Olbermann, Chris Hayes, Lawrence O'Donnell, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Marc Maron, and a ton of other folks. Even when it wasn't part of my job, I've always broken news, breaking stories about the powerful and how the system is rigged against the powerless. Without trafficking in speculation or outrage-bait. Far too much of our journalism — from fringe to mainstream — is focused on feeding us info-bits that feel like they mean something (about what's going to happen, or who someone really is) but don't actually have any bearing on the material lives of everyday people. Until I was laid off in January 2024, I oversaw the original reporting of The Young Turks. Since then, I've been counting on reader support to continue breaking news here on Substack. (I also do an NSFW weekday-morning newsletter full of the kind of unabashed opinion-having that I make sure not to indulge in the reporting here on this Substack, because impartial journalism doesn't mean not having opinions it means being professional enough to ensure my reporting is intellectual honest.) Here's what one well-known political scientist has to say about my work: "Jonathan Larsen is a first rate investigative reporter … He just started a Substack. Subscribe! I did." — Norm Ornstein And here's Mr. Rather: "Jonathan is a first-rate, world-class professional… As a reporter, he's a deep-digger with an unrelenting dedication to fairness and accuracy." I'm obviously extremely lucky to have worked with the people I have. My ethos for journalism is that "evil" is a poor explanation for human behavior. That applies to everyone from muggers and presidents. I tend to reject simple and simplistic explanations for…why things are happening. People aren't perfectly logical, but anyone telling you that people are doing bad things because they're crazy or evil is selling you something you shouldn't be buying. A lot of big accounts out there rile everyone up and rack up likes by calling out people for being evil. My moral high ground isn't enough for me to make that my calling. So I focus on revealing destructive forces at work and crappy systems. And, yes, exposing the people responsible. It's my belief that elevation and illumination are how we get to a better place. I appreciate your support for these aspirations. And if that's too earnest and saccharine for you, you should probably subscribe to The Fucking News! I'm Chris Jones, and I'm running for Congress in Arkansas's 2nd District. I grew up in Pine Bluff, where my story began in a community that taught me the values of faith, family, and hard work. Arkansas shaped who I am, and it continues to guide my vision for the future. I grew up in Pine Bluff, where my story began in a community that taught me the values of faith, family, and hard work. Arkansas shaped who I am, and it continues to guide my vision for the future. My path took me into science and technology, and through that work I've always kept Arkansas at the center. My life's work is about building bridges — between faith and science, between rural towns and urban centers, across generations. Wherever I've gone, I've carried Arkansas with me, and I've always come home. I am a builder focused on opening doors and expanding opportunity and prosperity brick by brick, so every Arkansan has a seat at the table. I am a fighter who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of this state. And I am a visionary who believes in the next Arkansas: a future shaped by a strong economy, democracy, growth, and entrepreneurship. The table we are building rests on four legs: justice that treats every Arkansan with dignity, an economy that allows people to prosper, a democracy that reflects the will of the people, and innovation that prepares us for the challenges ahead. I believe we can create good jobs and keep hospitals open. We can support families with access to health care and food security. 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Kristi Noem got fired, America is nothing but drama, and subscription driving!- h1 full 2358 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:14:51 +0000 D8uIeSlnvukZl7aBoAR2WVMVtmqDQ0EF comedy,religion & spirituality,society & culture,news,government The Dave Glover Show comedy,religion & spirituality,society & culture,news,government Kristi Noem got fired, America is nothing but drama, and subscription driving!- h1 The Dave Glover Show has been driving St. Louis home for over 20 years. Unafraid to discuss virtually any topic, you'll hear Dave and crew's unique perspective on current events, news and politics, and anything and everything in between. © 2025 Audacy, Inc. Comedy Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture News Government False https://pl

On the podcast: why web onboarding should sell the problem instead of the solution, how discounted paid trials are beating free trials, and why creative that flopped for app ads might crush it for web funnels.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. #1328 EPSTEIN UNSEALED: The Names, The Firewall, and the Elite Panic Nobody Wants You to See The Epstein scandal refuses to die — it mutates. Just as pressure builds with looming depositions, subpoenas, and Congressman Thomas Massie naming powerful figures tied to Jeffrey Epstein, global crises suddenly dominate the headlines. Coincidence… or choreography? Investigative journalist Nick Bryant has spent nearly two decades exposing the hidden architecture behind Epstein's empire — the money, the protection, and the silence. Tonight, he returns to Strange Planet to ask the question no one in power wants answered. GUEST: Nick Bryant is an investigative journalist and author best known for exposing elite sexual abuse networks and the power structures that protect them. He broke major stories in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and successfully fought to unseal Epstein victim depositions that revealed the scope of the trafficking operation. Bryant is the author of The Franklin Scandal and Epstein's Black Book, and the founder of EpsteinJustice.com. His work has appeared in outlets including The Washington Times, Salon, and CounterPunch. WEBSITE: https://epsteinjustice.com BOOK: The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

In today's economy, subscription is still one of the smartest models you can build. Social media reach is unpredictable. Algorithms shift constantly. Ad costs are higher than they were just a few years ago. Customers are more thoughtful with their spending. And if you rely on one-off sales, you know the pressure never really stops. You sell today, and tomorrow you have to start all over again. And that's exactly why subscription makes so much sense right now. In 2026, most people don't want more choices. They want fewer decisions. They want someone they trust to curate and deliver something meaningful to them on a consistent basis. That's what a subscription box does. 1. Recurring Revenue Creates Stability When you have recurring revenue, you're not waking up every day wondering what needs to sell in order to cover expenses. You can forecast income. You can plan inventory more confidently. You can make decisions from a place of strategy instead of survival. 2. You Don't Have to Constantly Sell Customers opt into ongoing buying. They don't have to re-decide every month whether they want to purchase again. That reduces decision fatigue for them and pressure for you. It doesn't eliminate marketing, but it does reduce the daily grind of chasing one-off transactions. And for many business owners, that shift alone is worth everything. 3. Community Is the Competitive Advantage Subscription naturally creates shared experiences. Whether it's a book club, a faith-based box, a hobby subscription, or a niche lifestyle brand, subscribers begin to feel like insiders. They anticipate what's coming. They talk about it. They look forward to it. When someone subscribes, they're not just buying a product. They're choosing to be part of something ongoing. 4. Inventory Risk Is Lower Than You Think Instead of buying inventory and hoping it sells, you're buying based on actual subscriber demand. You're not guessing what might move off a shelf. You're fulfilling commitments that have already been made. 5. The Tools Available Today Make It Easier AI can help draft emails, product descriptions, landing pages, and ad copy. Subscription platforms automate billing and renewals. Customer service systems streamline communication. You don't need to know how to do everything manually. You need to understand how to leverage the tools available. The barrier to entry is lower than it has ever been. 6. You Can Start Smaller Than You Think Starting lean gives you feedback. It builds confidence. It allows you to grow intentionally instead of rushing to scale before you're ready. 7. Subscription Builds Long-Term Wealth Subscription increases customer lifetime value. It creates predictable cash flow. It builds repeat buying behavior. Over time, it turns your business into an asset instead of a collection of random transactions. That means more stability, more flexibility, and more options for your future. If you've been waiting for the “right” time to start a subscription box, I truly believe 2026 is one of the best environments we've seen for it. Start researching. Build a waitlist. Validate your idea. Don't let another six months pass wishing you had started sooner. Join me in all the places:     Facebook Instagram Launch Your Box with Sarah Website Are you ready for Launch Your Box? Our complete training program walks you step by step through how to start, launch, and grow your subscription box business. Join the waitlist today!

On the podcast: how Tinder's ML-powered paywalls drove millions in new revenue, the art of selling features à la carte without killing subscription revenue, and why Tinder Select flopped despite users saying they'd pay for it.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

SUMMARYCars are no longer just mechanical machines — they are rolling software platforms.In this episode of The Straight Shift, The Car Chick® breaks down the growing trend of subscription-based car features and what it actually means for consumers.From life-saving systems like OnStar and connected services such as Subaru STARLINK and Hyundai BlueLink, to hands-free driving tech like Super Cruise and BlueCruise, we separate the subscriptions that make sense from the ones that feel like a toll booth for your tushy.You'll learn:How telematics systems actually workWhy emergency services like OnStar have handled tens of thousands of real dispatchesHow Tesla normalized pay-to-unlock EV featuresWhat happened with Toyota's remote start confusionWhy BMW's heated seat subscriptions sparked backlashWhat questions you MUST ask before signing a car contractIf you're financing a vehicle for five to seven years, you need to understand what could stop working in year three.This episode will help you avoid surprises — and the bullshittery.TAKEAWAYSModern vehicles are software-defined and can enable or disable features remotely.Emergency systems like OnStar have handled nearly 40,000 emergency dispatches in a single year.Tesla normalized over-the-air performance unlocks in EVs.Some manufacturers have experimented with charging for features already physically installed in the vehicle.Consumer backlash has influenced companies to reconsider subscription strategies.Subscription fatigue is entering the automotive world.Buyers must understand what features expire after trial periods.Asking the right questions before purchase prevents expensive surprises later.RESOURCEShttps://DrivingInTheUK.com/You can view a full list of resources and episode transcripts here. Connect with LeeAnn: Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Work with LeeAnn: Course: The No BS Guide to Buying a Car Car Buying Service Copyright ©2024 Women's Automotive Solutions Inc., dba The Car Chick. All rights reserved.

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Listen to FULL RUNDOWN at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-rundown-the-great-infrastructure-shift-apples/id1684415169?i=1000753128321Summary: A viral report claiming Windows 12 is launching as a modular, subscription-only OS has set the tech world on fire. We separate the rumors from the reality: why Microsoft is actually scaling back AI integrations to save Windows 11's reputation in 2026.Key Points:The Viral Rumor: PCWorld reports a "Windows 12" with a 40 TOPS NPU requirement and a subscription model.The Debunking: Leading insiders confirm there is no Windows 12 for 2026; the year is dedicated to "fixing" Windows 11.The AI Retreat: Why Microsoft is reportedly removing "AI clutter" and bringing back classic features like the movable taskbar.Hardware Barriers: Why an NPU-only OS would be a "market disaster" in the current economy.Keywords: Windows 12 Rumors, Windows 11 Fix, NPU Requirement, Subscription OS, Microsoft AI Bloat, r/technology, Zac Bowden, Hudson Valley Next, CorePC.This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

On the podcast: testing prices from $5 all the way to $120 per year, why rising CACs forced a pricing rethink, and how raising the price allows them to discount more aggressively.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

Are you struggling to get your resin work looking flawless? Wondering how to polish your composites so they shine like a pro? Curious about practical tips you can implement immediately to level up your smile makeovers? In this episode, Dr. Charles Brandon shares three game-changing secrets for mastering composite resin. From practical techniques you can apply right away to a conceptual tip that will completely transform the way you polish, Charles leaves no stone unturned. Get ready for an episode packed with actionable advice, insider knowledge, and inspiration from a dentist whose resin work is truly next-level. Whether you're refining your layering skills or aiming for that perfect finish, this episode is a must-listen. https://youtu.be/dBlN_rbHnTI Watch PDP259 on YouTube Protrusive Dental Pearl: Level up your resin veneers with the Perio Bur (code and more info here)— a long diamond bur for the slow-speed 1:1 handpiece that gives unmatched control, crisp shaping, and beautiful texture. If you use only one bur for finishing composite, make it this one. Check out this  video of Perio bur in Action on a Real Resin Veneer Case → protrusive.co.uk/periobur Key Takeaways The significance of patient communication and understanding their needs is highlighted. Mistakes are seen as learning opportunities that contribute to growth in practice. The role of mentorship in navigating challenges in aesthetic dentistry is discussed. Aesthetic communication is crucial for patient satisfaction. Patients are visually aided, not verbally aided. Effective layering techniques can enhance composite work. Practice on typodont models to build skills. The polish is secondary to proper placement and finishing. Understanding composite materials is key to success. Start with two shades for layering to minimize complexity. Courses should cover the entire process, not just techniques. Self-teaching is a valuable way to improve skills. Investing in oneself is essential for growth in dentistry. YouTube Highlights: 00:00 Teaser 01:10 Introduction 02:05 Protrusive Dental Pearl – Using a Perio Bur 05:56 Dr. Charles Brandon's Journey in Dentistry 11:42 Challenges and Reflections in Aesthetic Dentistry 19:08 Perfect Smile Secret #1: Build from the Bottom Up 26:08 Managing Temporaries During a Trial Smile 26:48 Midroll 30:09 Managing Temporaries During a Trial Smile 35:17 Freehand vs. Stent-Based Systems 39:19 Perfect Smile Secret #2: More Than Polish 44:23 Perfect Smile Secret #3: It's Not the Composite 48:19 Practice and Continuous Learning 53:20 Course Offerings and Final Thoughts 56:00 Outro Level Up Your Skills Practice at home with a simple AliExpress setup (~$200) including a 1:5 & 1:1 handpiece plus micromotor. Take it further with Dr. Charles Brandon's composite veneer Masterclass and master the full process from design to finish. If you enjoyed this episode, check out Minimal Preparation Veneers – PDP219. #PDPMainEpisodes #AdhesiveDentistry #CareerDevelopment This episode is eligible for 0.75 CE credit via the quiz on Protrusive Guidance.  This episode meets GDC Outcomes  C. AGD Subject Code: 780 ESTHETICS/COSMETIC DENTISTRY Aim: To equip dentists with practical techniques, workflows, and mindset strategies for delivering high-quality aesthetic dentistry using composite veneers, from patient communication and trial smiles to layering, polishing, and continuous skill development. Dentists will be able to – Explain the importance of patient communication, trial smiles, and expectation management in aesthetic dentistry. Demonstrate a stepwise workflow for additive composite veneers, including mock-ups, trial duration, and handling of temporaries. Apply layering, finishing, and polishing techniques effectively using minimal composite shades to achieve predictable aesthetic outcomes. Cost:Access to this CE activity is included with an active Protrusive Guidance membership. Current membership pricing is available at www.protrusive.app. Cancellation & Refund Policy:Memberships may be cancelled at any time. Access to CE activities remains active until the end of the current billing cycle. Subscription charges are non-refundable once processed. Full details are available at www.protrusive.app.

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Today I have reactions to the bombing / war /  / invasion war crime extravaganza then a conversation that took place before it started with the great Jeff Jarvis. It starts at about 41 mins Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Get Jeff's new book The Web We Weave Why We Must Reclaim the Internet from Moguls, Misanthropes, and Moral Panic Jeff Jarvis is a national leader in the development of online news, blogging, the investigation of new business models for news, and the teaching of entrepreneurial journalism. He writes an influential media blog, Buzzmachine.com. He is author of "Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News" (CUNY Journalism Press, 2014); "Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live" (Simon & Schuster, 2011); "What Would Google Do?" (HarperCollins 2009), and the Kindle Single "Gutenberg the Geek." He has consulted for media companies including The Guardian, Digital First Media, Postmedia, Sky.com, Burda, Advance Publications, and The New York Times company at About.com. Prior to joining the Newmark J-School, Jarvis was president of Advance.net, the online arm of Advance Publications, which includes Condé Nast magazines and newspapers across America. He was the creator and founding managing editor of Entertainment Weekly magazine and has worked as a columnist, associate publisher, editor, and writer for a number of publications, including TV Guide, People, the San Francisco Examiner, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Daily News. His freelance articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country, including the Guardian, The New York Times, the New York Post, The Nation, Rolling Stone, and BusinessWeek. Jarvis holds a B.S.J. from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He was named one of the 100 most influential media leaders by the World Economic Forum at Davos. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll 

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. #1327 THE INVISIBLE HANDSHAKE: Secret Societies, Elite Leverage & The Power You're Not Meant to See Power doesn't campaign. It coordinates. Behind governments, corporations, and global summits, whispers persist of inner circles where allegiance outweighs ideology and influence moves through symbols, silence, and leverage. Have secret societies vanished—or simply rebranded for the digital age? With researcher Kristan T. Harris, we follow the symbols, the scandals, and the shadow networks to ask a question that refuses to die: Who really holds the keys to power? GUEST: Kristan T. Harris is an investigative journalist, broadcaster, and founder of American Intelligence Media. He is the host of the independent news and talk radio program, THERUNDOWNLIVE. A longtime researcher of elite networks, esoteric symbolism, and institutional secrecy, Harris studied under renowned symbolism expert Jordan Maxwell. For years, he has examined how influence travels through private alliances, ritual imagery, intelligence intersections, and financial power structures—asking whether modern authority operates less through elections and more through access, leverage, and quiet coordination. WEBSITE: https://therundownlive.com/author/kristantharris SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Submit your question and we'll answer it in a future episode!Join our Patreon Community!https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcastTODAY'S SPONSORSOriginal Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase.Solid Starts - 25% off first year of annual subscription with code BADASS or use this link with coupon auto-applied: http://www.solidstarts.com/app?coupon=badass Terms & Conditions: Receive 25% off an annual subscription to the Solid Starts app when you start your membership on solidstarts.com/app. Use code BADASS at checkout.To redeem the offer, sign-in or create an account, select the yearly plan. Offer is valid for first-time customers only. Does not apply to gift cards. Cannot be combined with other offers or applied to previous purchases. Subscription auto-renews at the regular annual price after first year unless canceled before renewal date. You can cancel or change your plan anytime by signing into your account on solidstarts.com.Today Dianne and Abby tackle the topic of cow's milk protein allergy. Do youknow the signs and symptoms of CMPA and how your baby might be reacting ifthey have it? Learn more about this, and how to help your baby if you determinethat they have CPMA. But don't jump to conclusions! There are other things itcould be! Tune in today!If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leavingus a review on iTunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and commentsto badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com. You can also add your email to ourlist and have episodes sent right to your inbox!Things we talked about:Nursing strike message [6:20]Allergy or intolerance [10:42]Symptoms [13:20]Guilt [22:54]Oversupply [24:20]Things to consider [25:15]Reflux [29:42]Difference between allergy or intolerance [30:46]Takeaways [33:52]Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out!https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/125-reflux-in-breastfeeding-babies/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/when-baby-is/Set up your consultation with Diannehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/Check out Dianne's blog here:https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/Follow our Podcast:https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby:AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.comMusic we use:Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

On the podcast: how Duolingo prioritizes clarity over persuasion on their paywalls, why they offer users multiple free trials instead of just one, and how adding friction to their trial reminder flow actually boosted conversions.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, march 2nd: meta's new whatsapp subscription: introduces a premium tier with unique features and enhanced privacy settings to boost engagement and revenue. google i/o anticipation: expectations include updates to the android os, advancements in ai, and new eco-friendly initiatives highlighting google's focus on innovation and sustainability. spotify's growth: significant increase in premium subscribers and ad-supported users attributed to an expanded podcast library and exclusive content deals. samsung's 3nm chips: began mass production, emphasizing samsung's commitment to powerful, energy-efficient devices in the semiconductor market. that's all for today. we'll see you back here tomorrow!

On the podcast: the experiments behind Mojo's 60% lift in ARPU, why a winning paywall in Japan completely failed in the US, and why not relying on day one for most of your revenue is actually a strength.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

On the podcast: about the cost of not tracking your experiments and decisions, how refunds and chargebacks quietly erase your paywall wins, and why stacking A/B test wins should compound your growth, but almost never does.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways:

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. #1326 THE DISCLOSURE DIRECTIVE: A President Orders UFO Files Released — Is the Truth Finally Breaking Loose? A president orders UFO files released. The Pentagon confirms a review is underway. The State of the Union comes and goes in total silence. No announcement. No documents. No timeline. So what's really happening? In this pivotal Strange Planet conversation, Richard Syrett speaks with longtime Disclosure strategist Stephen Bassett about the February 2026 presidential directive, the mechanics of declassification, and the political calculus behind “managed disclosure.” Is this the first crack in a seventy-year truth embargo — or a carefully controlled narrative rollout? If Disclosure is coming, it may not arrive with spectacle… but with silence. GUEST: Stephen Bassett is a political activist and founder of the Paradigm Research Group, widely recognized as one of the leading advocates for formal government acknowledgment of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. For nearly three decades, he has lobbied Congress, organized Disclosure-focused press conferences at the National Press Club, and worked to end what he calls the government's “truth embargo” on the UFO/UAP issue. Bassett focuses on policy, political pressure, and public record — arguing that Disclosure is not a question of belief, but of timing and governance. WEBSITE: https://paradigmresearchgroup.org SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

On the podcast: the tailwinds driving a boom in non-game app revenue, how vibe coding and AI workflows are fueling growth in categories that have nothing to do with AI, and why people predicting the "death of apps" have never been more wrong.This conversation is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat's State of Subscription Apps report. Each episode in this series will explore one crucial topic and share actionable insights from top subscription app operators.Top Takeaways: 

0:21 Bilt JAL Transfer Bonus Normally 1:1, heightened for March 1 “rent day” Staying on-brand-complicated the amount of bonus varies depending on your Bilt status and use of Bilt Cash to further heighten the bonus So it's 25-125% on March 1 JAL 1:1 BILT transfer partner is great, long term Need to have space aligned in both directions Miles expire 3 years (HARD expiry, no way to extend) Speculative…. Probably not for me.  $135 Bilt cash to unlock 25% additional uplift 05:38 Chase Sapphire WHOOP Offer This is an Offer, not a recurring benefit of the card (as of now, one-time) Offer must be activated first on Chase Direct Link from Whoop for more info $359 back on $359 on Sapphire Reserve, $100 back on $149 on Sapphire Preferred Ends 5/12/2026 10:07 Hyatt Award Chart Changes Direct Link to new award chart New award chart still tops out at Category 8, but now has 5 levels of demand within each category (previously 3) Means a standard room can be as cheap as 3,000/nt OR as much as 75,000/nt (Cat 8, Top demand) OR 110,000 (Cat 8 Premium Suite Top demand) Digital point sharing! What's the upshot here? For me, as long as the program continues to offer solid value (2+ cpp most of the time, occasionally 3+ cpp) I'm still happy. 17:17 Chase Adds Wyndham as 1:1 Transfer Partner Citi also transfers to Wyndham, has a 25% bonus through March 21, 2026 Reason to even mention this is curiosity about whether Wyndham   is at all compelling anymore with the demise of Vacasa? Wyndham has hotels! (did you know?) And plenty of vacation rentals 15k - 30k per night, can make sense.  Again, speculatively doesn't likely make sense.  21:04 BofA Preferred Rewards Press Release / Direct Link $1M is the new $100k: Now need $1M for 75% uplift on credit card earning Preferred: $30k - $100k 25% uplift on qualifying credit card rewards Preferred Plus: $100k - $1M 50% uplift (was 75%) Premier: $1M+ 75% uplift (was also 75%) Subscription credit for debit charges: $8/mo for Preferred Plus, $15/mo for Premier Expanded Access to Lifestyle Benefits Preferred Honors tier: Automotive savings on brands like BMW, Lexus, Audi, Volvo; access to arts and entertainments moments, including major league sports, concerts, Broadway shows, and opera; and premium travel experiences with partners including Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Virgin Hotels, and Sixt. Premier tier: Tier-exclusive luxury offers with Backroads, The Eden Residence Club, Mercedes, Sollis Health, and Blacklane, as well as curated private events, such as the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, Lamborghini, and CULTURED magazine. Starts May 2026, but uplift may stick around for existing customers: “Some benefits, like the credit card rewards bonus and no-fee safe deposit boxes, may be subject to change. If this applies to you, you'll keep your Preferred Rewards benefits for at least 6 months (after May 2026) 26:25 BOS-HNL Non-Stop Returns Direct Link On Delta, in “Winter” Also MSP-OGG Better to have an option than not! I'm hopeful they'll have good uptake and expand this to more of the year. I think there's demand for one non-stop BOS-Hawaii year-round (not two). If that's Delta rather than Hawaiian, so be it? Robert: “Thanks for joining us for this week. For a more in-depth discussion about points miles visit us at patreon.com/milenomics. There you'll get a special link to listen to additional content, right in your mobile podcast app or on your computer, where we speak more freely about topics like these. Sam: “As always you can catch us on social media. I'm @milenomics and Robert is @robertdwyer. Until then we'll see you on the site.”

We break down Apple's video podcast rollout, why HLS matters for reliability, and what ad skipping really looks like. Then Supercast's CEO shares how subscriptions scale, followed by a compelling case for narrative audio over flat studio video.• HLS architecture with separate audio rendition and why the mix must be broadcast‑ready• What Apple will and won't enforce on ad skipping and why shorter breaks retain better• Frame rates, resolutions, and a nod to Vision Pro and immersive options• Why only a minority can ship video at launch and why YouTube still wins discovery• Subscription strategy from Supercast: pricing, tiers, AMAs, and creator ownership• The cost and workflow tradeoffs of video versus the reach and focus of audio• Narrative podcast strengths: imagination, intimacy, pacing, and sound design• Platform politics: rankers, missing video data, and measurement gaps• Events and industry moves that shape the next quarterSend James & Sam a messageSupport the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net

FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. #1325 Too Big to Move: The Buried UFO They Built Over Tonight on Strange Planet, a disclosure shockwave ripples from cable news to classified corridors: a sitting congressman and Dr. Steven Greer claim a recovered craft so enormous it couldn't be moved still lies hidden beneath a structure built around it. Buried. Sealed. Denied. Veteran crash-retrieval investigator Ryan S. Wood joins Richard Syrett to trace decades of leaked documents, witness testimony, and multinational recovery operations pointing to objects not made by human hands. Is this revelation genuine disclosure, strategic psy-op, or the first crack in a planetary cover-up? If something too large to transport crashed, where did they hide it today. GUEST: Ryan S. Wood is one of the world's leading investigators of UFO crash-retrieval evidence and classified disclosure-era documents. A systems engineer and longtime aerospace researcher, he has spent decades assembling and analyzing thousands of pages of leaked memoranda, witness testimony, and technical reports pointing to a covert, multinational effort to recover and study non-human technology. Through projects like MajesticDocuments.com and UFOdex, Wood has become a central archivist of the hidden history behind alleged retrieval programs—and a relentless seeker of what governments may know, and conceal. WEBSITES: https://majesticdocuments.com https://www.ufodex.com BOOKS: The AI Ufologist: Answering the Big Questions of Ufology Majic Eyes Only: Earth's Encounters with Extraterrestrial Technology Majic Eyes Only :Earth's Encounters with Extraterrestrials SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Scott Dancy is the founder and CEO of Azuna, a fast-growing brand in the natural air freshener space. With a background in staffing, technology, and several entrepreneurial ventures, Scott started Azuna in Buffalo in 2019, scaling the business from hand-packaging orders to becoming the world's largest purchaser of tea tree oil and achieving significant success in both DTC and Amazon channels. In this episode of DTC Pod, Scott shares his journey of launching Azuna, from navigating supply chain challenges and product R&D to unlocking consistent growth and managing cash flow as order volumes soared. He covers the pivotal product decisions, strategies for boosting AOV, lessons from high-profile partnerships, and Azuna's approach to retail expansion. Scott also offers practical advice for founders on knowing their numbers, avoiding expensive mistakes, and building a team that's invested in the brand's success. Episode brought to you by Stord - 3PL for Commerce Episode brought to you by EMF Radar - Health Starts with EMF Safety in mind Interact with other DTC experts and access our monthly fireside chats with industry leaders on DTC Pod Slack. On this episode of DTC Pod, we cover: 1. Scott Dancy's entrepreneurial background and Azuna's origin story 2. Early-stage bootstrapping: packaging, fulfillment, and ad writing 3. Scaling operations: manufacturing, 3PLs, and hiring expert talent 4. Product and packaging strategy: sustainable materials, bundling, and raising AOV 5. Building a brand moat with proprietary tea tree oil sourcing 6. Subscription economics and customer retention strategies 7. Navigating cash flow, funding growth, and working with MCAs 8. Knowing key metrics: revenue, gross profit, AOV, and cash allocation 9. D2C vs Amazon vs retail channel strategy 10. In-house vs agency operations and pitfalls 11. Brand marketing and influencer partnerships 12. Lessons learned from sports and celebrity partnerships 13. Timing retail entry and optimizing product mix for channels 14. Importance of customer service and product quality 15. Entrepreneurial learnings: failures, details, and staying data-driven Timestamps 00:00 Scott Dancy's background and founding Azuna 03:05 The “aha moment”—tea tree oil product discovery 04:10 Early days of hand-packaging, first sales, COVID impact 05:36 Scaling up: building the team, manufacturing, growth in Buffalo 07:14 Transition to 3PL and challenges of scaling past $10M 08:10 Product development, bundling, and packaging strategy 10:05 Target audience and tea tree oil sourcing 13:41 Growth channels: Meta, Google, and influencer seeding 15:53 Subscription model economics and retention 19:03 Funding growth: inventory buys, cash flow, using Clearco 22:24 Data-driven decisions and knowing your numbers 26:25 Channel mix: Amazon, DTC, retail launch, pricing strategy 32:00 Learning from agency mistakes and shiny object syndrome 35:06 Retail timing, product mix, and learnings from entering stores 42:02 Brand partnerships: AKC, NFL, influencer marketing 46:44 Final lessons and what Scott would have done differently 47:50 Where to find Azuna and connect with Scott Show notes powered by Castmagic Past guests & brands on DTC Pod include Gilt, PopSugar, Glossier, MadeIN, Prose, Bala, P.volve, Ritual, Bite, Oura, Levels, General Mills, Mid Day Squares, Prose, Arrae, Olipop, Ghia, Rosaluna, Form, Uncle Studios & many more.   Additional episodes you might like: • #175 Ariel Vaisbort - How OLIPOP Runs Influencer, Community, & Affiliate Growth • #184 Jake Karls, Midday Squares - Turning Your Brand Into The Influencer With Content • #205 Kasey Stewart: Suckerz- - Powering Your Launch With 300 Million Organic Views • #219 JT Barnett: The TikTok Masterclass For Brands • #223 Lauren Kleinman: The PR & Affiliate Marketing Playbook • ​​​​#243 Kian Golzari - Source & Develop Products Like The World's Best Brands ----- Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further? Shoot us a DM; we'd love to hear from you. Want the weekly TL;DR of tips delivered to your mailbox? Check out our newsletter here. Projects the DTC Pod team is working on:DTCetc - all our favorite brands on the internetOlivea - the extra virgin olive oil & hydroxytyrosol supplementCastmagic - AI Workspace for Content Follow us for content, clips, giveaways, & updates!DTCPod InstagramDTCPod TwitterDTCPod TikTok Scott Dancy - CEO & Founder of AzunaBlaine Bolus - Co-Founder of CastmagicRamon Berrios - Co-Founder of Castmagic

Subscription The Subscription Life Trap | Episode 594 Good morning. This is James from SurvivalPunk.com. It's 23 degrees in Tennessee. The weather jumped from the 60s to the 20s, like it's trying to kill morale. My body isn't thrilled about it. And today we're talking about something just as irritating. The subscription life. How everything is trying to turn into a recurring payment… and how that slowly drags down your freedom. You Don't Own Anything Anymore Almost everything is trying to become subscription-based. Apps. Software. Entertainment. Editing tools. AI tools. Streaming platforms. Even stuff that absolutely should be a one-time purchase. You don't buy things anymore. You rent access. That's the shift. Back in the day, if you rented a movie from Blockbuster, that made sense. You chose to rent it. It was a known expense. If money was tight, you skipped it that week. Now? It's $1.99 a month forever. That's the trap. Subscriptions Are Credit Card Debt With Better Marketing A subscription is basically invisible debt. You're committing to pay indefinitely for something you can never “finish” paying off. At least with a credit card purchase, there's an endpoint. With subscriptions? There isn't one. And companies absolutely count on you forgetting. There's some nerd somewhere who has calculated exactly how long the average person forgets to cancel. That's part of the business model. You sign up. You forget. They collect. And because it's “only” a few dollars a month, your brain doesn't treat it like real money. That's psychological warfare at the micro level. You're At Their Mercy Here's where it gets worse. You don't actually own what you “buy.” If you purchase a movie digitally and the service loses the license, you can lose access to it. You paid. Doesn't matter. You're renting access to a bookmark. Streaming services rotate content constantly. Licensing agreements change. Regions get restricted. Content disappears. You don't control it. They do. And in some cases, you're paying companies that actively push agendas you don't agree with. Why fund people who openly despise your worldview? That's worth thinking about. Real Example: The $1.50 HBO Mistake Black Friday deal. $1.50 per month for HBO Max. Cheap enough to ignore. I signed up “just in case” I couldn't log into my brother's account. Months later? I haven't used it once. That's exactly how this works. Multiply that by 10 subscriptions. Now multiply that by millions of people. That's a massive wealth drain. The Cure: Own Your Stuff The solution is simple. Own things. Buy physical media. Keep your own music. Build your own digital library. Use alternatives like Plex. Download what you legally own. Back it up. Control your access. Spotify is convenient. So is Pandora. But if you already own thousands of songs on a hard drive, why are you paying someone monthly to shuffle music you don't even like? Same with audiobooks. If you bought it, make sure you truly have it. Ownership equals independence. Subscriptions equal dependency. Subscription Creep Is Real The real danger isn't one subscription. It's the pile. $9.99 here. $12.99 there. $1.50 just in case. Another $7 for something you barely use. Now you're bleeding $100+ a month for “convenience.” That's $1,200 a year. That's prep money. Debt payoff money. Investment money. That's freedom money. Final Thoughts Subscriptions feel harmless. They're not. They normalize renting your life instead of owning it. They put you at the mercy of corporations. They count on forgetfulness. They slowly erode independence. Prepping isn't just about food and water. It's about reducing dependency. Own your tools. Own your media. Own your capability. This is James from SurvivalPunk.com. DIY to survive. Amazon Item OF The Day Seagate Portable 2TB External Hard Drive HDD — USB 3.0 for PC, Mac, PlayStation, & Xbox -1-Year Rescue Service (STGX2000400) Think this post was worth 20 cents? Consider joining The Survivalpunk Army and get access to exclusive content and discounts! Don't forget to join in on the road to 1k! Help James Survivalpunk Beat Couch Potato Mike to 1k subscribers on Youtube Want To help make sure there is a podcast Each and every week? Join us on Patreon Subscribe to the Survival Punk Survival Podcast. The most electrifying podcast on survival entertainment. Itunes Pandora RSS Spotify Like this post? Consider signing up for my email list here > Subscribe Join Our Exciting Facebook Group and get involved Survival Punk Punk's The post The Subscription Life Trap | Episode 594 appeared first on Survivalpunk.

In This Episode: Solving Server Headaches With AI, Age Verification Dilemmas, and the Software Subscription fight. This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media. (You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.) Top Stories LN: More Claude tricks 1:00 Slow server log analysis 11:00 Ask Leo! Question repository analysis 19:00 Journal recovery https://leo.notenboom.org/my-writing-journey/  21:00 LN: Age verification & Discord? https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/what-a-great-way-to-kill-your-community-discord-users-are-furious-about-its-new-age-verification-checks-and-are-now-hunting-for-alternatives 24:00 GR: Protecting children vs protecting privacy: https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/reddit-and-discord-are-both-in-trouble-over-controversial-age-verification-service/  To protect kids: age verification But then that violates privacy as you have to confirm your ID Another aspect: blocking kids from social media makes it harder for them to have a political voice (organize for protests, etc) 30:00 Some call for Google and Apple to take this over 34:00 Maybe we need some sort of special org? But even then how would they do both? 49:00 GR: Software subscriptions (again) You don't “own” your software Software needs updating, it isn't a consumable or physical product 1:06:00 Gary’s journal is transcribed while we talk! Ain’t it Cool 1:09:00 GR: Knight Of the Seven Kingdoms 1:10:00 LN: same BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion 1:11:00 GR: Using Text Files As a Productivity Tool 1:12:00 LN: The Nirvana Fallacy https://askleo.com/179344 Transcript teh_261 Video https://youtu.be/rqqqs9D96ZY

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FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. #1323 Nuclear Thrones: What Happens When Absolute Power Becomes a Family Heirloom? A dynasty built on blood is preparing its next heir. In a move that stunned intelligence analysts, Kim Jong-un has publicly revealed his 13-year-old daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as a potential successor—positioning a child to one day command nuclear weapons in the world's most secretive regime. Is North Korea becoming the first true hereditary communist monarchy? What happens when absolute power becomes a family heirloom? In this gripping episode, we explore the geopolitical shockwaves of a fourth-generation Kim ruler—and the terrifying possibility that the fate of millions could rest in the hands of a teenager groomed for total control. GUEST: Jared Knott is a decorated U.S. combat infantry officer who served in Vietnam with the First Air Cavalry Division, a seasoned historian of global conflict, and the international bestselling author of the Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters series. His work exposes how seemingly minor miscalculations—missed signals, wounded egos, small human errors—have triggered some of history's greatest catastrophes. Blending battlefield experience with deep historical analysis, Knott brings rare insight into how fragile power structures can unravel. When dynasties, nuclear weapons, and succession collide, he understands better than most how quickly history can turn—and how devastating the consequences can be. WEBSITE: https://www.tinyblundersbigdisasters.com BOOKS: Tiny Blunders, Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes that Changed the World Forever! Tiny Blunders, Big Disasters Book 2: The Many Tiny Mistakes that Changed the World Forever SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! QUINCE Luxury, European linen that gets softer with every wash! Turn up the luxury when you turn in with Quince. Go to Quince dot com slash RSSP for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. CARGURUS CarGurus is the #1 rated car shopping app in Canada on the Apple App and Google Play store. They've got hundreds of thousands of cars from top-rated dealers, plus advanced search tools that let you zero in on exactly what you want. And you can set real-time alerts for price drops and new listings — so you never miss a great deal. Buy your next car today with CarGurus at cargurus dot ca. Go to cargurus dot ca to make sure your big deal is the best deal. ⁠ BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!!⁠ https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit ⁠https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm⁠ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

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