Podcasts about Sundown

Author M.M. Olivas comes onto the podcast to discuss her novel "Sundown in San Ojuela" (2024, Lanternfish Press), as well as her novelette "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" (published in Issue 60 of Uncanny Magazine). She and Scotty talk about her early days as a movie-loving, dinosaur-and-Kaiju-obsessed outcast in Northern California, her initial aspirations as a filmmaker and her subsequent development as a fiction writer, her identity as both a Chicana and queer author, the importance of danger and transgressiveness in horror, exploring diaspora and indigeneity, tackling colonialism and challenging power structures through her fiction, and more. They also talk about two movies: Guatamalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante's 2019 film "La Llorona," and Mexican filmmaker Issa López's 2017 film "Tigers Are Not Afraid." You can find M.M. Olivas online at https://olivasthewriter.wtf You can get your copy of "Sundown in San Ojuela" at https://lanternfishpress.com/shop/sundown-in-san-ojuela You can read "¡Sangronas! Un Lista de Terror" at https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/sangronas-un-lista-de-terror/ Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

1. Azymuth - Marca Tempo - Marca Passo (Farout) 2. Anton de Bruin - Running on Slippers feat. Fanni Zahár (Sundown) 3. Theon Cross - Affirmations - Live at Blue Note New York (New Soil) 4. Kyle Broadbooks - Street Cat - Excursions (Catapult) 5. Étienne Charles - Gullypso - Gullah Roots (Culture Shock) 6. Tyreek McDole - The Backward Step feat. Dylan Band, Logan Butler & Justin Faulkner - Open Up Your Senses (Concord) 7. Lauren Scales, Mike Flanagan & Chris Grasso - Spanish Joint - Many Rivers (TRR Collective) 8. Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring - Pharoah's Dance - Split Decision (Smoke Sessions) 9. Organic Pulse Ensemble - Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law - Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law (RR Gems) 10. The Circling Sun - Mizu - Orbits (Soundway) 11. The Sorcerers - Ancestral Machines - Other Worlds And Habitats (ATA) 12. Tortoise - Oganesson (International Anthem) 13. The Brkn Record - We Need Freedom feat. Jermain Jackman - The Architecture of Oppression Part 2 (BBE) 14. Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez - #2 - Revision (Tao Forms) 15. Linda May Han Oh - Portal - Strange Heavens 16. Black Spade and the Cosmos - Overjoyed Through The Noise - Overjoyed Through The Noise (Mello Music Group) 17. Ville Lähteenmäki Trio - Shadow People - Second Sight (RR Gems) 18. Greg Foat & Forest Law - Midnight Wave, Pt.1 - Midnight Wave (Blue Crystal) 19. Ferenc Nemeth - Folk SOng - UnStandard Too 20. Bastian Menz Trio - Taking A Trip - Everything In Between (A.MA)

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Novo episódio do FIAP Decode no ar! André David recebe Gustavo Guanabara e Dan Vitoriano para falar sobre as últimas da Inteligência Artificial: tem gente se casando com chatbots, o mistério do Velvet Sundown – uma banda criada por IA – e o ChatGPT sendo enganado para revelar chaves do Windows.  Decodifique novas conexões  - André David: [@andrefdavid] [@aqueleandredavi]- Gustavo Guanabara: [@gustavoguanabara] [@guanabara]- Dan Vitoriano: [@danvitoriano] [@danvitoriano] NOTÍCIAS: Inteligência Artificial Pessoas estão "casando" com chatbots de IA — e não é só brincadeira A banda Velvet Sundown está bombando, mas será que ela existe de verdade? Funcionários do Candy Crush demitidos e substituídos por IA que eles mesmos desenvolveram Como o ChatGPT foi enganado para revelar chaves de produto do Windows Curiosidade da semana Que tal essa? Um “domo de ferro” para matar mosquitos com IA e laser 

Rooted in core surf and skate culture, Southern California's own The Alive joins the pod from I-SEA HQ in San Clemente for a special episode of The Lineup. With drummer Miles Elze, bassist/vocalist Lawson Matthews, and guitarist/vocalist Bastian Evans in the studio, the trio dives into their origins, the gritty early days of the band, and what it's like to play stages with rock legends like Eddie Vedder, the Foo Fighters, and the late Taylor Hawkins' band, Chevy Metal. With their new single “Emancipated” out now and a massive Sundown Sets show coming up at the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach on August 1, the band talks preparation, energy, brotherhood, and their shared goals of touring and playing bigger stages. Follow The Alive here. Get tickets to their show with Chevy Metal for Sundown Sets at the US Open of Surfing on Friday, August 1st here. A portion of ticket sales benefit the Surfrider Foundation. Play WSL CT Fantasy contest and join The Lineup Podcast Mega League for a chance to win! Terms and Conditions apply. Get the latest merch at the WSL Store! Catch the next generation of potential CT surfers at U.S. Open of Surfing Presented by Pacifico, July 26 - Aug 3. The race for the Final 5 culminates at the final CT event of the regular season at the Lexus Tahiti Pro Presented by I-SEA, Aug 7 - 16. Stay tuned! Join the conversation by following The Lineup podcast with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our YouTube channel. Get the latest WSL rankings, news, and event info. **Visit this page if you've been affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, and would like to volunteer or donate. Our hearts are with  you.** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back after a little summer pause — no guest this month, just Nate, Ben, and Neil catching up on all things music, gear, and a band that doesn't actually exist.We dig into the rise of AI-generated artists (looking at you, Velvet Sundown), what it means for real musicians, and whether listeners even care how the music was made. Plus: a heated conversation about live backing tracks, summer gigs, mastering workflows, new speakers (hello, Barefoot Footprint 03s), and yes… Nate bought a tape machine.Also: Florence steaks, Fort Wayne slides, Sweetwater shoutouts, and some low-key gig consulting.

Jero desde Rio IV nos trae esta banda virtual que está generando mucha polémica.

Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Serendipity at Sundown: Miloš's Unplanned Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-07-27-22-34-01-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Летњи дан у Београду био је савршен за фотографије.En: A summer day in Belgrade was perfect for photographs.Sr: Калемегданска тврђава простирала се изнад реке, нудећи поглед који одузима дах.En: The Kalemegdan fortress stretched above the river, offering a breathtaking view.Sr: Милећ тражио је свој савршени кадар заласка Сунца над Дунавом.En: Milet was searching for his perfect shot of the sunset over the Danube.Sr: Драгана је стајала поред Милоша, док су се туристи гужвали око њих.En: Dragana stood next to Miloš, while tourists crowded around them.Sr: "Ово ће бити најбоља слика икада," рекао је Милош, али сам себи.En: "This will be the best picture ever," Miloš said to himself.Sr: Драгана је климнула главом и осмехнула се.En: Dragana nodded and smiled.Sr: Умео је да се изгуби у својим мислима.En: He often got lost in his thoughts.Sr: Изненада, један туриста са веселом капом и фотоапаратом у руци дословно је ушао у Милошев кадар.En: Suddenly, a tourist with a cheerful cap and a camera in hand literally entered Miloš's frame.Sr: Вук је био пун ентузијазма, волео је Белград.En: Vuk was full of enthusiasm; he loved Belgrade.Sr: "Извини," рекао је Вук, и наставио да се диви погледу.En: "Sorry," said Vuk, and continued to admire the view.Sr: Милош је уздахнуо.En: Miloš sighed.Sr: Имало се утисак да је немогуће ухватити залазак сунца без некога у кадру.En: It seemed impossible to capture the sunset without someone being in the frame.Sr: Време је истицало и за залазак сунца и за такмичење.En: Time was running out both for the sunset and for the competition.Sr: Милош је морао да донесе одлуку – да ли да замоли Вука да се помери или да га некако укључи у фотографију.En: Miloš had to make a decision — whether to ask Vuk to move or to somehow include him in the photograph.Sr: Док је Милош размишљао, Драгана је случајно наишла на њега и гурнула му руку.En: While Miloš was pondering, Dragana accidentally bumped into him and nudged his hand.Sr: У том трентуку затрзао је фотоапарат.En: At that moment, the camera jolted.Sr: Слика је снимљена под чудним углом.En: The picture was taken at a strange angle.Sr: Кад су касније погледали фотографију, видели су Вуково раздрагано лице и сунце које је стварало савршену игру светлости.En: When they looked at the photograph later, they saw Vuk's joyful face and the sun creating a perfect play of light.Sr: Силине боје и израза лица Вука уклапале су се у целокупну атмосферу.En: The vibrant colors and Vuk's facial expression fit the entire atmosphere.Sr: Фотографија је отправљена на такмичење и, против свих очекивања, она је победила.En: The photograph was sent to the competition and, against all odds, it won.Sr: Жири је био одушевљен креативним углом и природним емоцијама које је снимак дочарао.En: The jury was thrilled with the creative angle and the natural emotions the shot captured.Sr: Милош је схватио да је понекад лепота у импровизацији и спонтаности.En: Miloš realized that sometimes beauty lies in improvisation and spontaneity.Sr: Савршен тренутак је онај који ухвати право осећање, а не нужно и савршени кадар.En: A perfect moment is one that captures true feeling, not necessarily a perfect frame.Sr: Зрачио је радошћу због необичне победе.En: He beamed with joy for the unusual victory.Sr: Драгана и Вук су честитали, а Милош је знао да се пати на правом путу фотографије.En: Dragana and Vuk congratulated him, and Miloš knew he was on the right path in photography.Sr: Калемегдан је остао онакав какав јесте, али овог пута, у Милошевом срцу испунио је посебно место.En: Kalemegdan remained as it was, but this time, in Miloš's heart, it held a special place.Sr: Уз осмех, Милош је наставио да снима, сада уз нову, опуштенију филозофију.En: With a smile, Miloš continued to shoot, now with a new, more relaxed philosophy. Vocabulary Words:fortress: тврђаваstretched: простиралаbreathtaking: одузима дахframe: кадарcrowded: гужвалиsigh: уздахpondering: размишљаоdecision: одлукуjolted: затрзаоangle: углcompetition: такмичењеcapture: ухватитиenthusiasm: ентузијазмаadmire: дивиspontaneity: спонтаностиimprovisation: импровизацијиemotions: емоцијамаphilosophy: филозофијуunusual: необичнеjury: жириthrilled: одушевљенvibrant: силинеnatural: природнимbumper: гурнулаjoyful: раздраганоbeamed: зрачиоincline: климнулаflicker: трентукуtriumph: победилаserendipity: среће

This episode explores AI-generated music and cybersecurity through the story of The Velvet Sundown, a completely synthetic band that fooled millions on Spotify. Drex examines how AI-generated music, voices, and images can deceive audiences, YouTube's new monetization policies for AI content, and the growing challenge of distinguishing authentic from synthetic media. Remember, Stay a Little Paranoid X: This Week Health LinkedIn: This Week Health Donate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Die KI-Band «The Velvet Sundown» soll auf Spotify pro Monat bis zu 1.5 Millionen Hörerinnen und Hörer erreichen. Wir sprechen heute darüber, wie KI die Musikindustrie verändert und ihr erfahrt, warum auch gestandene Musiker KI-Songs wie «Dust on the Wind» ziemlich gut finden. Auf der Streamingplattform «Deezer» werden jeden Tag rund 20`000 KI-generierte Songs hochgeladen. Das sind fast 20 Prozent der neuen Tracks. Wir alle kommen also wahrscheinlich ziemlich häufig und oft ohne es zu merken mit KI-Songs in Berührung, sagt SRF-Musikredaktorin Gisela Feuz. Ausserdem sprechen wir im Podcast mit Musiker Gustav, dem die Songs von «The Velvet Sundown» grundsätzlich recht gut gefallen und der sich jetzt Gedanken darüber macht, wie seine Branche in einer Welt mit KI bestehen kann. ____________________ Habt Ihr Fragen oder Themen-Inputs? Schreibt uns gerne per Mail an newsplus@srf.ch oder sendet uns eine Sprachnachricht an 076 320 10 37. ____________________ In dieser Episode zu hören: - Gisela Feuz, Musikredaktorin SRF - Pascal Vonlanthen (Gustav), Musiker und Gründer von La Gustav ____________________ Team: - Moderation: Raphaël Günther - Produktion: Sandro Della Torre - Mitarbeit: Rachel Beroggi ____________________ Das ist «News Plus»: In einer Viertelstunde die Welt besser verstehen – ein Thema, neue Perspektiven und Antworten auf eure Fragen. Unsere Korrespondenten und Expertinnen aus der Schweiz und der Welt erklären, analysieren und erzählen, was sie bewegt. «News Plus» von SRF erscheint immer von Montag bis Freitag um 16 Uhr rechtzeitig zum Feierabend.

Ugh, it's a fuckin riddle. *sad eyes* No fair. *super sad eyes* Super no fair *Super duper sad eyes* {Enter The Multiverse} YO! LETS GO TO TUBBY'S! YEEEAAAAAHHHHH! ITS TUBBY TUESDAYS!!! “TUBBY TUESDAYS?!” “Tubby Tuesdays” WELCOME TO TUBBY'S–I hope you're having a very Tubby day! We are now! Well, that's what I like to hear! Happy Tubby Tuesday everybody, right this way! All the tables are booths! …uh…okay. Before: What the fuck is Tubby Tuesdays? Oh, Tubby's? It's a desert buffet and adult video game arcade with an all-you-can-drink bar on tuesdays. Oh, well, that's… –and the world's first BBW-Only Afterhours Strip Club. Oh! –after sundown. Sundown?! Fraid so. TARTAR SAUCE! MORE TARTAR SAUCE! Why on EARTH would you eat tartar sauce on a waffle!? IT's a brioche waffle, okay–and the tartar sauce is candied bread pudding custard glaze-based. Oh! Gross! Its not gross! It goes dope on brioche waffles! I've got to get out of here. What!? It's not even sundown! Oh my actual gosh. I have to find that envelope before things get even– WHO'S READY FOR BRALESS HOT CHOCOLATE! *gasps* BUT IT'S NOT EVEN SUNDOWN! Check yo watch honey, because i do believe it's daylight savings time! Oh why yes, I do have the sudden urge to “spring” forward! I'm leaving!! That's okay! UGH! Hey wait– What. .[beat} Are you sure you don't want any hot chocolate? UGHHHH! It's braless! Yeah, a/he was under my Christmas tree with flashing lights on and everything. Man, you got Chris Kringled?! What! That's a thing! How does everybody know that's a thing but me? Was there presents? Yeah there was— wait how'd you know. Everybody knows about Chris Kringling, brother. I didn't! It's a web trend. What! On where? I have all the On WeMax! What is WeMax?! You don't know? I don't. A Bullet for my Valentine— I love myself. Man, I don't even know which mixtape that came out of. Right! Suddenly, When digging through the bullet in my brain, The finger in my skull Reminded me the pain I live with everyday And I Cannot put away This is my Suicidal thoughts My creeping Homicidal mind But I don't want to off you all I just want to end my time On earth So long A GUNSHOT rings throughout the tightly clenched red brick walls of somewhere in New York; it seems to echo forever as if the city itself were empty and cold, ricocheting off the sky with a ring into the air— the sound making a journey into space. Girl, you talk too much So go and level up Shut the fuhhhck up Not just the front door I'm not going on a shooting spree The only one I want is me The only one I shot is me The only one I got is me All of a sudden I feel really good, But also really bad— Like I'm high or something Just on the verge of uncontrollably crying And I know I'm definitely about to lose my shit But I'm off a little, and also on a little Like something just kicked in and I don't know what I haven't taken anything— Just fried potatoes in coconut oil, And I've been eating differently But getting through the stress with the comfort of simple products and the massive loads of work I've been sorting… I don't know. I feel horrible, but also like I just woke up—like if I sleep I'll be dreaming some place I ain't awake really because I'm aching… Achey at the thought of being up and left to ponder What is really up with my mind I'm longing— Thinking swiftly but also sickly of how I'm decaying, Same thing every day but it only gets a little longer; And although time itself is getting shorter, It still goes on, and I'm mourning everything I had to know, But now just seems forgotten Stolen Grace and getting awkward, And really just on the wrong show, A form of thoughts, impossible conglomerate And really only waiting for my greying thunderclouds to roll in Storms upon the wing of a swaying plane As if it may just falter, But all hope knows it really won't, And we'll all land safely. —Tom Hanks. Sometimes my life doesn't make any sense: Lil bitz Remember when you were a kid, And the mall was the greatest place you could think of going? That was the day— “Let's go to the mall!” Then you grow up broke, And I'm like “Holy shit— “the mall”? When was the last time I even went to “the mall”? Fuck that noise. The mall is where I'm not going. The only thing that's going on in that place is tAkiNG mY mOnEY. Fuck that noise. I ain't going to the mall. I don't need anything from these places. fuck the mall. The mall as a broke adult is arguably the WORST place you can go. “Ohh, what's in here” “Don't matter— Do you got money?” “That's right.” Fuck the mall: Arguably the worst place, maybe. {Enter The Multiverse} Copyright The Collective Complex © [The Festival Project, Inc. ™] © 2025 All Rights Reserved -Ū.

Ugh, it's a fuckin riddle. *sad eyes* No fair. *super sad eyes* Super no fair *Super duper sad eyes* {Enter The Multiverse} YO! LETS GO TO TUBBY'S! YEEEAAAAAHHHHH! ITS TUBBY TUESDAYS!!! “TUBBY TUESDAYS?!” “Tubby Tuesdays” WELCOME TO TUBBY'S–I hope you're having a very Tubby day! We are now! Well, that's what I like to hear! Happy Tubby Tuesday everybody, right this way! All the tables are booths! …uh…okay. Before: What the fuck is Tubby Tuesdays? Oh, Tubby's? It's a desert buffet and adult video game arcade with an all-you-can-drink bar on tuesdays. Oh, well, that's… –and the world's first BBW-Only Afterhours Strip Club. Oh! –after sundown. Sundown?! Fraid so. TARTAR SAUCE! MORE TARTAR SAUCE! Why on EARTH would you eat tartar sauce on a waffle!? IT's a brioche waffle, okay–and the tartar sauce is candied bread pudding custard glaze-based. Oh! Gross! Its not gross! It goes dope on brioche waffles! I've got to get out of here. What!? It's not even sundown! Oh my actual gosh. I have to find that envelope before things get even– WHO'S READY FOR BRALESS HOT CHOCOLATE! *gasps* BUT IT'S NOT EVEN SUNDOWN! Check yo watch honey, because i do believe it's daylight savings time! Oh why yes, I do have the sudden urge to “spring” forward! I'm leaving!! That's okay! UGH! Hey wait– What. .[beat} Are you sure you don't want any hot chocolate? UGHHHH! It's braless! Yeah, a/he was under my Christmas tree with flashing lights on and everything. Man, you got Chris Kringled?! What! That's a thing! How does everybody know that's a thing but me? Was there presents? Yeah there was— wait how'd you know. Everybody knows about Chris Kringling, brother. I didn't! It's a web trend. What! On where? I have all the On WeMax! What is WeMax?! You don't know? I don't. A Bullet for my Valentine— I love myself. Man, I don't even know which mixtape that came out of. Right! Suddenly, When digging through the bullet in my brain, The finger in my skull Reminded me the pain I live with everyday And I Cannot put away This is my Suicidal thoughts My creeping Homicidal mind But I don't want to off you all I just want to end my time On earth So long A GUNSHOT rings throughout the tightly clenched red brick walls of somewhere in New York; it seems to echo forever as if the city itself were empty and cold, ricocheting off the sky with a ring into the air— the sound making a journey into space. Girl, you talk too much So go and level up Shut the fuhhhck up Not just the front door I'm not going on a shooting spree The only one I want is me The only one I shot is me The only one I got is me All of a sudden I feel really good, But also really bad— Like I'm high or something Just on the verge of uncontrollably crying And I know I'm definitely about to lose my shit But I'm off a little, and also on a little Like something just kicked in and I don't know what I haven't taken anything— Just fried potatoes in coconut oil, And I've been eating differently But getting through the stress with the comfort of simple products and the massive loads of work I've been sorting… I don't know. I feel horrible, but also like I just woke up—like if I sleep I'll be dreaming some place I ain't awake really because I'm aching… Achey at the thought of being up and left to ponder What is really up with my mind I'm longing— Thinking swiftly but also sickly of how I'm decaying, Same thing every day but it only gets a little longer; And although time itself is getting shorter, It still goes on, and I'm mourning everything I had to know, But now just seems forgotten Stolen Grace and getting awkward, And really just on the wrong show, A form of thoughts, impossible conglomerate And really only waiting for my greying thunderclouds to roll in Storms upon the wing of a swaying plane As if it may just falter, But all hope knows it really won't, And we'll all land safely. —Tom Hanks. Sometimes my life doesn't make any sense: Lil bitz Remember when you were a kid, And the mall was the greatest place you could think of going? That was the day— “Let's go to the mall!” Then you grow up broke, And I'm like “Holy shit— “the mall”? When was the last time I even went to “the mall”? Fuck that noise. The mall is where I'm not going. The only thing that's going on in that place is tAkiNG mY mOnEY. Fuck that noise. I ain't going to the mall. I don't need anything from these places. fuck the mall. The mall as a broke adult is arguably the WORST place you can go. “Ohh, what's in here” “Don't matter— Do you got money?” “That's right.” Fuck the mall: Arguably the worst place, maybe. {Enter The Multiverse} Copyright The Collective Complex © [The Festival Project, Inc. ™] © 2025 All Rights Reserved -Ū.

Ugh, it's a fuckin riddle. *sad eyes* No fair. *super sad eyes* Super no fair *Super duper sad eyes* {Enter The Multiverse} YO! LETS GO TO TUBBY'S! YEEEAAAAAHHHHH! ITS TUBBY TUESDAYS!!! “TUBBY TUESDAYS?!” “Tubby Tuesdays” WELCOME TO TUBBY'S–I hope you're having a very Tubby day! We are now! Well, that's what I like to hear! Happy Tubby Tuesday everybody, right this way! All the tables are booths! …uh…okay. Before: What the fuck is Tubby Tuesdays? Oh, Tubby's? It's a desert buffet and adult video game arcade with an all-you-can-drink bar on tuesdays. Oh, well, that's… –and the world's first BBW-Only Afterhours Strip Club. Oh! –after sundown. Sundown?! Fraid so. TARTAR SAUCE! MORE TARTAR SAUCE! Why on EARTH would you eat tartar sauce on a waffle!? IT's a brioche waffle, okay–and the tartar sauce is candied bread pudding custard glaze-based. Oh! Gross! Its not gross! It goes dope on brioche waffles! I've got to get out of here. What!? It's not even sundown! Oh my actual gosh. I have to find that envelope before things get even– WHO'S READY FOR BRALESS HOT CHOCOLATE! *gasps* BUT IT'S NOT EVEN SUNDOWN! Check yo watch honey, because i do believe it's daylight savings time! Oh why yes, I do have the sudden urge to “spring” forward! I'm leaving!! That's okay! UGH! Hey wait– What. .[beat} Are you sure you don't want any hot chocolate? UGHHHH! It's braless! Yeah, a/he was under my Christmas tree with flashing lights on and everything. Man, you got Chris Kringled?! What! That's a thing! How does everybody know that's a thing but me? Was there presents? Yeah there was— wait how'd you know. Everybody knows about Chris Kringling, brother. I didn't! It's a web trend. What! On where? I have all the On WeMax! What is WeMax?! You don't know? I don't. A Bullet for my Valentine— I love myself. Man, I don't even know which mixtape that came out of. Right! Suddenly, When digging through the bullet in my brain, The finger in my skull Reminded me the pain I live with everyday And I Cannot put away This is my Suicidal thoughts My creeping Homicidal mind But I don't want to off you all I just want to end my time On earth So long A GUNSHOT rings throughout the tightly clenched red brick walls of somewhere in New York; it seems to echo forever as if the city itself were empty and cold, ricocheting off the sky with a ring into the air— the sound making a journey into space. Girl, you talk too much So go and level up Shut the fuhhhck up Not just the front door I'm not going on a shooting spree The only one I want is me The only one I shot is me The only one I got is me All of a sudden I feel really good, But also really bad— Like I'm high or something Just on the verge of uncontrollably crying And I know I'm definitely about to lose my shit But I'm off a little, and also on a little Like something just kicked in and I don't know what I haven't taken anything— Just fried potatoes in coconut oil, And I've been eating differently But getting through the stress with the comfort of simple products and the massive loads of work I've been sorting… I don't know. I feel horrible, but also like I just woke up—like if I sleep I'll be dreaming some place I ain't awake really because I'm aching… Achey at the thought of being up and left to ponder What is really up with my mind I'm longing— Thinking swiftly but also sickly of how I'm decaying, Same thing every day but it only gets a little longer; And although time itself is getting shorter, It still goes on, and I'm mourning everything I had to know, But now just seems forgotten Stolen Grace and getting awkward, And really just on the wrong show, A form of thoughts, impossible conglomerate And really only waiting for my greying thunderclouds to roll in Storms upon the wing of a swaying plane As if it may just falter, But all hope knows it really won't, And we'll all land safely. —Tom Hanks. Sometimes my life doesn't make any sense: Lil bitz Remember when you were a kid, And the mall was the greatest place you could think of going? That was the day— “Let's go to the mall!” Then you grow up broke, And I'm like “Holy shit— “the mall”? When was the last time I even went to “the mall”? Fuck that noise. The mall is where I'm not going. The only thing that's going on in that place is tAkiNG mY mOnEY. Fuck that noise. I ain't going to the mall. I don't need anything from these places. fuck the mall. The mall as a broke adult is arguably the WORST place you can go. “Ohh, what's in here” “Don't matter— Do you got money?” “That's right.” Fuck the mall: Arguably the worst place, maybe. {Enter The Multiverse} Copyright The Collective Complex © [The Festival Project, Inc. ™] © 2025 All Rights Reserved -Ū.

IN THIS EPISODE What connects a 1969 cartoon band, a Grammy-winning lip-sync scandal, a Disney star's evolution, and Spotify's latest million-streaming mystery? Join Team Derringer (Paul, Laura, and Alton) as they unravel the fascinating thread linking The Archies' bubblegum pop deception, Milli Vanilli's manufactured vocals, Sabrina Carpenter's carefully crafted career transformation, and The Velvet Sundown—the AI-generated "band" that fooled over a million listeners and sparked a media hoax within a hoax. YOUR VOICE MATTERS! After listening, share your thoughts with us! Do you think AI music should be labeled? Can algorithms create art with soul? How do we protect human artists while embracing innovation? Send us your clean, thoughtful feedback—your comments could be featured in our next episode! Let us know what you think! INFO & SHOW NOTES: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/085 WANT TO JOIN THE SHOW? Be a Special Guest Want to be a Special Guest? All you need is enthusiasm and a love for Derringer Discoveries! (Plus, subscribing to our newsletter and listening regularly helps!) Be a Featured Music Artist To be featured as a Musical Artist on Derringer Discoveries, you'll need 10,000+ monthly listeners on Spotify. How to Get Involved Want to be a Special Guest? Drop us a line at feedback@derringerdiscoveries.com with the major artist you'd like us to feature, plus your Top 5 favorite songs by that artist. Want to be a Featured Music Artist? Send us an email and include a Spotify link to your music at feedback@derringerdiscoveries.com. FOLLOW US & STAY CONNECTED Website: www.derringerdiscoveries.com Theme Song: Your Sister's Room by Ho Jo Fro. Episodes: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/episodes. Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, and BlueSky. Newsletter: Stay up to date by signing up for our newsletter.  Thank you for listening to Derringer Discoveries! 

IN THIS EPISODE What connects a 1969 cartoon band, a Grammy-winning lip-sync scandal, a Disney star's evolution, and Spotify's latest million-streaming mystery? Join Team Derringer (Paul, Laura, and Alton) as they unravel the fascinating thread linking The Archies' bubblegum pop deception, Milli Vanilli's manufactured vocals, Sabrina Carpenter's carefully crafted career transformation, and The Velvet Sundown—the AI-generated "band" that fooled over a million listeners and sparked a media hoax within a hoax. YOUR VOICE MATTERS! After listening, share your thoughts with us! Do you think AI music should be labeled? Can algorithms create art with soul? How do we protect human artists while embracing innovation? Send us your clean, thoughtful feedback—your comments could be featured in our next episode! Let us know what you think! INFO & SHOW NOTES: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/085 WANT TO JOIN THE SHOW? Be a Special Guest Want to be a Special Guest? All you need is enthusiasm and a love for Derringer Discoveries! (Plus, subscribing to our newsletter and listening regularly helps!) Be a Featured Music Artist To be featured as a Musical Artist on Derringer Discoveries, you'll need 10,000+ monthly listeners on Spotify. How to Get Involved Want to be a Special Guest? Drop us a line at feedback@derringerdiscoveries.com with the major artist you'd like us to feature, plus your Top 5 favorite songs by that artist. Want to be a Featured Music Artist? Send us an email and include a Spotify link to your music at feedback@derringerdiscoveries.com. FOLLOW US & STAY CONNECTED Website: www.derringerdiscoveries.com Theme Song: Your Sister's Room by Ho Jo Fro. Episodes: www.derringerdiscoveries.com/episodes. Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, and BlueSky. Newsletter: Stay up to date by signing up for our newsletter.  Thank you for listening to Derringer Discoveries! 

En entrevista para MVS Noticias con Luis Cárdenas, Laura Coronado, especialista en cultura digital, habló sobre cómo la inteligencia artificial está transformando la forma en que entendemos la autoría, la creatividad y el valor de lo humano en los procesos creativos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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M.M. Olivas is an alumna of the 2022 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop and the 2023 Under the Volcano Writers Residency. Her short fiction has appeared in several publications, including Uncanny Magazine, Weird Horror Magazine, Apex, and Bourbon Penn. As a trans, first-generation Chicana, she explores the intersection of queer and diasporic experiences in her fiction. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, earning her MFA in Creative Writing at San Jose State University and collecting transforming robots. More information about Olivas and her fiction can be found at olivasthewriter.wtfSundown in San Ojuela is out now! About the book:When the death of her aunt brings Liz Remolina back to San Ojuela, the prospect fills her with dread. The isolated desert town was the site of a harrowing childhood accident that left her clairvoyant, the companion of wraiths and ghosts. Yet it may also hold the secret to making peace with a dark family history and a complicated personal and cultural identity.Setting out on the train with her younger sister Mary in tow, she soon finds herself hemmed in by a desolate landscape where monsters and ancient gods stalk the night. She's relieved at first to find that her childhood best friend Julian still lives in San Ojuela, but soon realizes that he too is changed. Haunted.Yet she'll have no other choice than to seek out his help as the darkness closes in.#horror #horrorauthor #gothic #authorsofinstagram #horrorbooks #writerlife #SundownInSanOjuela #MMOlivas #gothichorror #southwestgothic #horror #horrornovel #horrornovels #horrorbooks  #LFPBooks #queerbooks #transauthor #2024debut #2024debuts #latinehorror

durée : 00:02:33 - Le vrai ou faux - En seulement un mois et demi, le groupe de musique The Velvet Sundown a dévoilé trois albums et attiré plus d'un million d'auditeurs sur Spotify. Mais toute sa musique a été créée par intelligence artificielle. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Our patent fact-from-fiction separator goes into overdrive this week though sometimes, as Robert Wyatt observed, Ruth is stranger than Richard. High in the mix … … FOMO (Fear Of Missing Oasis), Gen Z's love of queuing and has there ever been a greater outpouring of joy at a band reunion? …what's the greatest musical city? … Kevin Rowland – cheat, burglar, arsonist, menswear salesman – and his capacity for self-sabotage. … the harder to get tickets, the more people feel compelled to go. … Kylie Minogue is a year older than Jacob Rees-Mogg! … the best album to come out of New Orleans. … memoirs you can read as either comedy or tragedy. … Ed Sheeran turns Ipswich pink. … the Salt Path saga and the pursuit of profit over truth. … Mirrors In The Smoke, Dust On The Wind, Echoes Through the Pines: spot the AI-generated song title! … the Beatles' Tree in Chiswick: let's keep local landmarks a secret! … John Otway's 5,300 gigs: the hardest working man in showbiz. … and birthday guest Patrick Butler and cities with the greatest legacy – Liverpool, Birmingham, Nashville, New York, Chicago, New Orleans?Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have seen the AI band The Velvet Sundown pop up in the news recently and thought "well, that's weird". Long-time fans of the pod probably also thought "when are they going to do an episode on that?" Well, here it is! The Velvet Sundown - What Actually Happened? If you've been following us for a while you'll know that every 18 months or so we seem to return to broader discussions about where music and technology intersect. It began with an episode on Threatin (if you remember who Threatin is, well done) and how one man's quest for fame led to him faking a massive fanbase. A quest that ended with him playing to empty rooms across the UK, and saw him trying to retcon it into some kind of art hoax. Later, we discussed what a possible future using AI music might look like in March 2019, looking at the early attempts to create artificial intelligence music and how the data given to streaming platforms could very well be used to create music. An episode that is now quite prescient in retrospect. Mark was actually quite optimistic that a Velvet Sundown-esque AI band scenario would not come to pass. How naïve... And then in October 2023 we took a two episode deep dive into Spotify playlist manipulation, and how it began way back in the early days of radio with payola. Spotify algorithm manipulation plays a huge role in how the person/entity behind The Velvet Sundown was able to gain so much traction so quickly - reaching 1.1 million plays and potentially earning £35,000+ annually. AI Music - The Bigger Picture This week's episode continues this tradition. We cover some old ground in places (the history of AI music and playlist manipulation), but for the vast majority of the episode we break new ground. We look at the hard numbers around what this synthetic music "artist" stands to make, examine other AI-generated bands like Anna Indiana, The Devil Inside, and Aventhis, ponder both the inventive and interesting uses of artificial intelligence in music as well as the more troubling ones, and look at some possible futures in the wake of all this AI band controversy. You can also watch this episode on YouTube, if that's your thing. Link is here: https://youtu.be/04mYK3G4x5k If you've enjoyed this episode, do consider subscribing to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/unsungpod Highlights: 00:00 Introduction to The Velvet Sundown 00:36 AI in Music: From Skynet to Rei Toei 01:35 The Rise of The Velvet Sundown 03:05 AI Bands and Their Impact 07:33 History of AI in Music 17:18 Modern AI Music Innovations 33:31 The Future of AI in Music 36:10 Financial Implications of AI Bands 42:05 The Impact of AI on Job Replacement 43:43 The Uncanny Valley in AI Music 45:07 Genres and AI's Ability to Mimic Them 49:57 AI's Influence on Modern Music Production 55:21 The Rise of AI in Country Music 59:24 The Future of AI in the Music Industry 01:07:19 Ethical and Regulatory Concerns 01:21:34 Concluding Thoughts on AI in Music

Our patent fact-from-fiction separator goes into overdrive this week though sometimes, as Robert Wyatt observed, Ruth is stranger than Richard. High in the mix … … FOMO (Fear Of Missing Oasis), Gen Z's love of queuing and has there ever been a greater outpouring of joy at a band reunion? …what's the greatest musical city? … Kevin Rowland – cheat, burglar, arsonist, menswear salesman – and his capacity for self-sabotage. … the harder to get tickets, the more people feel compelled to go. … Kylie Minogue is a year older than Jacob Rees-Mogg! … the best album to come out of New Orleans. … memoirs you can read as either comedy or tragedy. … Ed Sheeran turns Ipswich pink. … the Salt Path saga and the pursuit of profit over truth. … Mirrors In The Smoke, Dust On The Wind, Echoes Through the Pines: spot the AI-generated song title! … the Beatles' Tree in Chiswick: let's keep local landmarks a secret! … John Otway's 5,300 gigs: the hardest working man in showbiz. … and birthday guest Patrick Butler and cities with the greatest legacy – Liverpool, Birmingham, Nashville, New York, Chicago, New Orleans?Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our patent fact-from-fiction separator goes into overdrive this week though sometimes, as Robert Wyatt observed, Ruth is stranger than Richard. High in the mix … … FOMO (Fear Of Missing Oasis), Gen Z's love of queuing and has there ever been a greater outpouring of joy at a band reunion? …what's the greatest musical city? … Kevin Rowland – cheat, burglar, arsonist, menswear salesman – and his capacity for self-sabotage. … the harder to get tickets, the more people feel compelled to go. … Kylie Minogue is a year older than Jacob Rees-Mogg! … the best album to come out of New Orleans. … memoirs you can read as either comedy or tragedy. … Ed Sheeran turns Ipswich pink. … the Salt Path saga and the pursuit of profit over truth. … Mirrors In The Smoke, Dust On The Wind, Echoes Through the Pines: spot the AI-generated song title! … the Beatles' Tree in Chiswick: let's keep local landmarks a secret! … John Otway's 5,300 gigs: the hardest working man in showbiz. … and birthday guest Patrick Butler and cities with the greatest legacy – Liverpool, Birmingham, Nashville, New York, Chicago, New Orleans?Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La musica generata dall'intelligenza artificiale non è una novità, ma di solito viene snobbata proprio perché sintetica. Per i brani dei Velvet Sundown, invece, gli ascolti si accumulano nonostante siano palesemente generati tramite IA. Cosa c'è di diverso in questa pseudo-band, chi la ascolta, e come si indaga per capire se un brano è sintetico o autentico? Fra artisti provocatori e astuti truffatori, il mondo delle piattaforme di streaming e la nostra stessa percezione di musica e di realtà sono sotto attacco.

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Bill Burr's thoughts on AI music projects. We also discuss Sarah Sherman starring in the new Netflix film 'Roommates,' and the newly announced HBO Max Big Bang Theory spinoff, 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.' An amusing story involving Kamala Harris' confusing interview about bacon as a spice is also covered00:17 Late Night Jokes Recap01:51 Bill Burr's Rant on AI Music02:48 Upcoming Netflix Film: Roommates03:24 HBO Max's New Big Bang Theory Spinoff05:25 Kamala Harris' Confusing Interview07:09 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Update09:37 Pete Davidson Gossip CornerGet the show without ads. Five bucks.  For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus.    Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com  John's free substack about the media:  Media Thoughts  is mcdpod.substack.com DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dailycomedynewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news--4522158/support.

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Sundown: a 70 min set full of Melodic, Organic, Progressive Vocal House. Inspired by those perfect summer evenings when the mood is changing; this set serves as the soundtrack for that sundown moment, any road trip, or when you want to just unwind and check out. Your Feedback and Comments would be appreciated; as always- thanks for listening. Tracklist: Sebastien Leger ft Awen- To the Sun (Unreleased) Volen Sentir, Marsh, ft XIRA- Different (Original Mix) Reflekt- Need to Feel Loved (Space Food Remix) Anthony Keyrouz, Offrami, Phrends- Hey Now Olive- You're Not Alone (Newman I Love Remix) El Mundo- Through Your System Rufus Du Sol- New Sky (Mindlancholic Mix) Xotto- The Rainbow Westseven, Angus Powell - Go Right Through (Sound Quelle Extended Mix) &me, Rampa, Adam Port, RY X- Feeling Shimza ft Arco & Kasango- Fire Fire (Extended Mix) David Mackay- Lighthouse Pambouk- Told You Monolink- Powerful Play (Andhim Remix) Aeyem - Reach the Water Clemente ft Lewis Beards- Here and Now Zeeba, MVCA, Avi Snow- Feel (Extended Mix)

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(00:54) Die Band «The Velvet Sundown» sorgt für Diskussionen in der Musikwelt. Das Projekt wurde mit der Hilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz erzeugt. Weitere Themen: (05:30) Freilichttheater auf 2600 Metern Höhe: Auf dem Riffelberg wird «The Matterhorn Story» von Livia Anne Richard gezeigt. (10:16) Einzigartiger Stil in der Designwelt: Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein zeigt Gebrauchsgegenstände der Glaubensgemeinschaft «Shaker». (14:54) Hunderttausende an Konzert von rechtextremem Sänger: Band «Thompsen» tritt in Kroatien auf.

Isabel and Amanda talk about two very different kinds of AI grift. In one, a man pretends to be real social media for the (probably) AI band "The Velvet Sundown." In another, Soham Parekh simply gets employed by every single AI startup at once. SourcesThe Velvet Sundown: https://medium.com/@andrew.frelon/i-am-andrew-frelon-the-guy-running-the-fake-velvet-sundown-twitter-fcab2b7e471bSoham: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/everyone-in-tech-has-an-opinion-about-soham-parekh/Find Us Online Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wowiftrue.bsky.socialTwitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftruePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrueWebsite: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.comAbout Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of Multitude, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Μέσα στη σκιά ενός σκοτεινού δρόμου, δύο ψυχές η Lady Sundown και ο Nightrider κινούνται μαζί, σαν ένα διαβολικο δίδυμο, μια σύγχρονη εκδοχή των Bonnie και Clyde. Μα εδώ δεν υπάρχει ρομαντισμός ή ηρωισμός· μόνο μια αρρωστημένη σύνδεση που σπέρνει τον τρόμο και την καταστροφή στο πέρασμά τους.μια βουτιά στα πιο σκοτεινά βάθη της ανθρώπινης ψυχής, όπου η αγάπη και ο τρόμος μπλέκονται με τρόπο που μόνο οι πιο επικίνδυνοι και οι πιο αρρωστημενοι μπορούν να καταλάβουν.

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5pm: Top Stories Recap/Update // Musk announces forming of 'America Party' in further break from Trump // Elon Musk indicates his new political party will be pro-gun, pro-bitcoin: 'The Second Amendment is sacred' //  Trump reacts to Musk’s “America Party” // Trump Promised ‘No Tax on Tips.’ Then Came the Fine Print. // AI ‘Band’ the Velvet Sundown Officially Confirm They’re AI — and a ‘Provocation’ // CEOs Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: AI Will Wipe Out Jobs // Letters 

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The Velvet Sundown have become a viral hit. The band have over a million streams on Spotify and are generating much discussion across the music community. Except the band and its members don't actually exist. After weeks of speculation about whether they were real or not, the band have confirmed that they were AI. This has raised many questions about the ethics around AI and music, and whether it actually matters if an artist and their work is human or not. BBC journalist Tamzin Kraftman talks us through the story and discusses the development of AI in the music industry. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Josh Jenkins and Emilia Jansson Editor: Emily Horler

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Velvet Sundown, an indie band with hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify, raises questions about AI-generated music and the authenticity of new artists. Explore how AI apps like Suno are transforming the music landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this powerful episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with Miguel Salazar, principal of Sundown Middle School and NASSP National Middle School Principal of the Year finalist. Miguel shares his deeply personal story—from growing up in poverty and facing multiple challenges as a youth to becoming a leader determined to give every student a chance at success.Miguel explains how a single teacher, Coach Danny Randolph, changed the trajectory of his life by believing in him. Now, Miguel pays that belief forward through a culture-first leadership approach rooted in visibility, relationship-building, and care.A highlight of their conversation is the “Beyond the Classroom” program, an initiative where staff use their passions—whether it's budgeting, button sewing, or pickleball—to teach students life skills and, more importantly, to build trust and authentic connections.Key takeaways from this episode:The importance of being vulnerable and owning your story as a leaderWhy giving “every kid a champion” isn't optional—it's essentialA framework for building authentic relationships through schoolwide culture systemsThe role of self-care, balance, and spiritual growth in sustaining great leadershipWhether you're a new principal or a veteran leader, Miguel's story and leadership model will inspire you to see the potential in every child—and in yourself.Guest Bio: Miguel Salazar is the principal of Sundown Middle School in Sundown, Texas. Before assuming his current role, he served as a math teacher, coach, assistant principal, and high school principal. Miguel is committed to fostering positive school culture, promoting equity, and ensuring every student's success. His leadership philosophy centers on shared accountability, high expectations, and building strong, authentic relationships with students and staff. Through innovative programs like “Beyond the Classroom,” Miguel and his team ensure every student has a champion who sees them not just for who they are today, but for who they can become.

Chasta & Huey talk about their weekend celebrating Cody's 9th birthday and they call out some online trolls. Plus, they discuss an AI-Generated psych-rock band called The Velvet Sundown who are going viral and gaining hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams. Lastly, on "Huey Help" they read a listener's email about how they are obsessed with a strangers’ group chat Connect with Chasta & Huey: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/chastaandhuey YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChastaAndHuey Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdozplGAWNhd6zehEBzW5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chastaandhuey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chastaandhuey Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chastaandhuey Thank you for the support.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Lake life on the dock in the evening is a peaceful retreat, where time seems to slow as the day transitions into night. The soft, rhythmic lapping of the water against the wooden planks creates a calming melody, while a gentle breeze stirs the air, carrying the scent of fresh water and pine. As the sky deepens into twilight, the colors of the setting sun reflect off the still lake, casting a serene glow across the surface. In the background, the crickets begin their chorus, adding a soothing hum to the quiet atmosphere. With each passing moment, you feel more connected to the tranquility around you, whether you're lost in thought, fishing, or simply watching the world fade into the calm of the evening. The dock becomes your sanctuary, where nature's symphony invites you to relax and unwind in perfect peace.❗ ❗ To support this podcast and unlock all the ad-free and intro-free episodes, along with other benefits, SUBSCRIBE at ⁠⁠https://12hourwhitenoise.supercast.com⁠⁠ ❗ ❗Although there may be an ad or two at the very beginning of this free episode, you can rest assured that there will be no further interruptions or ads once the Sleep Sound begins

Drama on a Monday First a look at the events of the dayThen, Lights Out, originally broadcast June 23, 1937, 88 years ago, Happy Ending.  There's a baby in Mrs. Conley's future…but what will Mr. Conley say?  Or do? Followed by Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris, originally broadcast June 23, 1944, 81 years ago.  First Show of the Summer Series, the Summer replacement for Amos ‘n' Andy.  Blackie is arrested in Chicago. He's accused of taking $10,000 from a woman's grandfather. It's all the woman's plan to help her recover The Jonathan Diamond.Then, Johnny Madero, Pier 23 starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast June 23, 1947, 78 years ago, The Man who Chased Himself. Followed by Escape, originally broadcast June 23, 1950, 75 years ago, Sundown starring Barton Yarborough.  A story about the gunfighters of the old west. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 23, 1942, 83 years go, Rumors to Help Abner.  Lum plants a rumor that he's in love with a woman named Annabelle, even though Annabelle is a kitten!Thanks to Adele for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Disconnecting for Memories: A Suburban Sundown Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2025-06-17-22-34-02-da Story Transcript:Da: Solen hældede mod horisonten i Aarhus' hyggelige forstad, og kastede et varmt skær over Emil og hans familie.En: The sun was dipping towards the horizon in Aarhus' cozy suburb, casting a warm glow over Emil and his family.Da: Sommerens brise var blid, og duften af nyslået græs fyldte luften i den lille baghave.En: The summer breeze was gentle, and the scent of freshly cut grass filled the air in the small backyard.Da: Det var Sankt Hans Aften, en højtid Emil havde set frem til at dele med sin kone Sofia og deres søn Anders.En: It was Sankt Hans Aften, a holiday Emil had looked forward to sharing with his wife Sofia and their son Anders.Da: Et langt træbord stod dækket på terrassen, med salater, friskbagt brød og drikkevarer.En: A long wooden table stood covered on the terrace, with salads, freshly baked bread, and beverages.Da: Ved siden af lå en lille bunke brænde klar til aftenens bål.En: Next to it lay a small pile of firewood ready for the evening's bonfire.Da: Det var vigtigt for Emil, at denne aften skulle blive speciel.En: It was important for Emil that this evening would be special.Da: Han ønskede at skabe minder, der ville vare ved.En: He wanted to create memories that would last.Da: Men der var en udfordring, som Emil konstant kæmpede med.En: But there was a challenge that Emil constantly struggled with.Da: Hans mobiltelefon.En: His cellphone.Da: Arbejdsrelaterede notifikationer kimede uafbrudt.En: Work-related notifications chimed incessantly.Da: Emil sukkede og kiggede mod Sofia, der allerede var ved at arrangere tallerkenerne.En: Emil sighed and looked towards Sofia, who was already arranging the plates.Da: "Bare en tur ud i haven, Emil," sagde hun smilende.En: "Just a walk in the garden, Emil," she said with a smile.Da: "Det kan vente indtil imorgen."En: "It can wait until tomorrow."Da: Men fristelsen var stor.En: But the temptation was great.Da: Emil følte altid, at der var noget, der skulle ordnes, en email, der skulle besvares.En: Emil always felt that there was something that needed to be done, an email that needed a response.Da: Anders plaskede rundt med en bold tæt på bordet.En: Anders was splashing around with a ball near the table.Da: "Far, se mig!En: "Dad, look at me!Da: Se!"En: Look!"Da: råbte Anders, hans smil var smittende.En: shouted Anders, his smile was infectious.Da: Mens han kiggede på sin livlige søn, klemte Emil telefonen i lommen.En: As Emil watched his lively son, he clutched the phone in his pocket.Da: Det irriterende vibrerende signal trak i ham.En: The annoying vibrating signal tugged at him.Da: Skulle han ignorere det?En: Should he ignore it?Da: Eller skulle han risikere at forstyrre den fine balance, han søgte så længe?En: Or should he risk disturbing the fine balance he'd sought for so long?Da: Timerne gik, og skumringen sneg sig ind.En: Hours passed, and twilight crept in.Da: Familien samlede sig omkring det lille bål, en traditionel del af Sankt Hans.En: The family gathered around the small bonfire, a traditional part of Sankt Hans.Da: Det var nu eller aldrig.En: It was now or never.Da: Emil tog en dyb indånding, trak telefonen frem, og slukkede den.En: Emil took a deep breath, pulled out the phone, and turned it off.Da: En beslutning var truffet.En: A decision was made.Da: Sofia så lidt forundret på ham, men smilet bredte sig hurtigt.En: Sofia looked a bit surprised at him, but the smile quickly spread.Da: Anders grinede og kastede en pind i ilden, gnisterne dansede op mod nattehimlen.En: Anders laughed and threw a stick into the fire, the sparks danced up towards the night sky.Da: "Fortæl os en historie, far!"En: "Tell us a story, Dad!"Da: udbrød Anders spændt.En: Anders exclaimed excitedly.Da: Emil satte sig ved siden af sin familie, strøg hånden gennem Anders' krøllede hår og begyndte at fortælle, en fantasi om havfruer og skjulte skatte.En: Emil sat down next to his family, running his hand through Anders' curly hair, and began to tell a tale, a fantasy of mermaids and hidden treasures.Da: Stunden blev fyldt med latter og fantastiske forestillinger.En: The moment was filled with laughter and fantastic imaginings.Da: Da natten endelig omfavnede haven, indså Emil, hvor dyrebar denne tid var.En: When the night finally embraced the garden, Emil realized how precious this time was.Da: Han lovede sig selv, at han ville skabe flere øjeblikke som dette.En: He promised himself he would create more moments like this.Da: Aldrig mere ville en notifikation tage forrang over hans elskede.En: Never again would a notification take precedence over his loved ones.Da: Familien stirrede ind i de smuldrende gløder, tættere end nogensinde før.En: The family stared into the crumbling embers, closer than ever before.Da: En beslutning om tilstedeværelse havde skabt et minde for livet.En: A decision to be present had created a memory for life. 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The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoChris Cushing, Principal of Mountain Planning at SE GroupRecorded onApril 3, 2025About SE GroupFrom the company's website:WE AREMountain planners, landscape architects, environmental analysts, and community and recreation planners. From master planning to conceptual design and permitting, we are your trusted partner in creating exceptional experiences and places.WE BELIEVEThat human and ecological wellbeing forms the foundation for thriving communities.WE EXISTTo enrich people's lives through the power of outdoor recreation.If that doesn't mean anything to you, then this will:Why I interviewed himNature versus nurture: God throws together the recipe, we bake the casserole. A way to explain humans. Sure he's six foot nine, but his mom dropped him into the intensive knitting program at Montessori school 232, so he can't play basketball for s**t. Or identical twins, separated at birth. One grows up as Sir Rutherford Ignacious Beaumont XIV and invents time travel. The other grows up as Buford and is the number seven at Okey-Doke's Quick Oil Change & Cannabis Emporium. The guts matter a lot, but so does the food.This is true of ski areas as well. An earthquake here, a glacier there, maybe a volcanic eruption, and, presto: a non-flat part of the earth on which we may potentially ski. The rest is up to us.It helps if nature was thoughtful enough to add slopes of varying but consistent pitch, a suitable rise from top to bottom, a consistent supply of snow, a flat area at the base, and some sort of natural conduit through which to move people and vehicles. But none of that is strictly necessary. Us humans (nurture), can punch green trails across solid-black fall lines (Jackson Hole), bulldoze a bigger hill (Caberfae), create snow where the clouds decline to (Wintergreen, 2022-23), plant the resort base at the summit (Blue Knob), or send skiers by boat (Eaglecrest).Someone makes all that happen. In North America, that someone is often SE Group, or their competitor, Ecosign. SE Group helps ski areas evolve into even better ski areas. That means helping to plan terrain expansions, lift replacements, snowmaking upgrades, transit connections, parking enhancements, and whatever built environment is under the ski area's control. SE Group is often the machine behind those Forest Service ski area master development plans that I so often spotlight. For example, Vail Mountain:When I talk about Alta consolidating seven slow lifts into four fast lifts; or Little Switzerland carving their mini-kingdom into beginner, parkbrah, and racer domains; or Mount Bachelor boosting its power supply to run more efficiently, this is the sort of thing that SE plots out (I'm not certain if they were involved in any or all of those projects).Analyzing this deliberate crafting of a natural bump into a human playground is the core of what The Storm is. I love, skiing, sure, but specifically lift-served skiing. I'm sure it's great to commune with the raccoons or whatever it is you people do when you discuss “skinning” and “AT setups.” But nature left a few things out. Such as: ski patrol, evacuation sleds, avalanche control, toilet paper, water fountains, firepits, and a place to charge my phone. Oh and chairlifts. And directional signs with trail ratings. And a snack bar.Skiing is torn between competing and contradictory narratives: the misanthropic, which hates crowds and most skiers not deemed sufficiently hardcore; the naturalistic, which mistakes ski resorts with the bucolic experience that is only possible in the backcountry; the preservationist, with its museum-ish aspirations to glasswall the obsolete; the hyperactive, insisting on all fast lifts and groomed runs; the fatalists, who assume inevitable death-of-concept in a warming world.None of these quite gets it. Ski areas are centers of joy and memory and bonhomie and possibility. But they are also (mostly), businesses. They are also parks, designed to appeal to as many skiers as possible. They are centers of organized risk, softened to minimize catastrophic outcomes. They must enlist machine aid to complement natural snowfall and move skiers up those meddlesome but necessary hills. Ski areas are nature, softened and smoothed and labelled by their civilized stewards, until the land is not exactly a representation of either man or God, but a strange and wonderful hybrid of both.What we talked aboutOld-school Cottonwoods vibe; “the Ikon Pass has just changed the industry so dramatically”; how to become a mountain planner for a living; what the mountain-planning vocation looked like in the mid-1980s; the detachable lift arrives; how to consolidate lifts without sacrificing skier experience; when is a lift not OK?; a surface lift resurgence?; how sanctioned glades changed ski areas; the evolution of terrain parks away from mega-features; the importance of terrain parks to small ski areas; reworking trails to reduce skier collisions; the curse of the traverse; making Jackson more approachable; on terrain balance; how megapasses are redistributing skier visits; how to expand a ski area without making traffic worse; ski areas that could evolve into major destinations; and ski area as public park or piece of art.What I got wrong* I blanked on the name of the famous double chair at A-Basin. It is Pallavicini.* I called Crystal Mountain's two-seater served terrain “North Country or whatever” – it is actually called “Northway.”* I said that Deer Valley would become the fourth- or fifth-largest ski resort in the nation once its expansion was finished. It will become the sixth-largest, at 4,926 acres, when the next expansion phase opens for winter 2025-26, and will become the fourth-largest, at 5,726 acres, at full build out.* I estimated Kendall Mountain's current lift-served ski footprint at 200 vertical feet; it is 240 feet.Why now was a good time for this interviewWe have a tendency, particularly in outdoor circles, to lionize the natural and shame the human. Development policy in the United States leans heavily toward “don't,” even in areas already designated for intensive recreation. We mustn't, plea activists: expand the Palisades Tahoe base village; build a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon; expand ski terrain contiguous with already-existing ski terrain at Grand Targhee.I understand these impulses, but I believe they are misguided. Intensive but thoughtful, human-scaled development directly within and adjacent to already-disturbed lands is the best way to limit the larger-scale, long-term manmade footprint that chews up vast natural tracts. That is: build 1,000 beds in what is now a bleak parking lot at Palisades Tahoe, and you limit the need for homes to be carved out of surrounding forests, and for hundreds of cars to daytrip into the ski area. Done right, you even create a walkable community of the sort that America conspicuously lacks.To push back against, and gradually change, the Culture of No fueling America's mountain town livability crises, we need exhibits of these sorts of projects actually working. More Whistlers (built from scratch in the 1980s to balance tourism and community) and fewer Aspens (grandfathered into ski town status with a classic street and building grid, but compromised by profiteers before we knew any better). This is the sort of work SE is doing: how do we build a better interface between civilization and nature, so that the former complements, rather than spoils, the latter?All of which is a little tangential to this particular podcast conversation, which focuses mostly on the ski areas themselves. But America's ski centers, established largely in the middle of the last century, are aging with the towns around them. Just about everything, from lifts to lodges to roads to pipes, has reached replacement age. Replacement is a burden, but also an opportunity to create a better version of something. Our ski areas will not only have faster lifts and newer snowguns – they will have fewer lifts and fewer guns that carry more people and make more snow, just as our built footprint, thoughtfully designed, can provide more homes for more people on less space and deliver more skiers with fewer vehicles.In a way, this podcast is almost a canonical Storm conversation. It should, perhaps, have been episode one, as every conversation since has dealt with some version of this question: how do humans sculpt a little piece of nature into a snowy park that we visit for fun? That is not an easy or obvious question to answer, which is why SE Group exists. Much as I admire our rough-and-tumble Dave McCoy-type founders, that improvisational style is trickier to execute in our highly regulated, activist present.And so we rely on artist-architects of the SE sort, who inject the natural with the human without draining what is essential from either. Done well, this crafted experience feels wild. Done poorly – as so much of our legacy built environment has been – and you generate resistance to future development, even if that future development is better. But no one falls in love with a blueprint. Experiencing a ski area as whatever it is you think a ski area should be is something you have to feel. And though there is a sort of magic animating places like Alta and Taos and Mammoth and Mad River Glen and Mount Bohemia, some ineffable thing that bleeds from the earth, these ski areas are also outcomes of a human-driven process, a determination to craft the best version of skiing that could exist for mass human consumption on that shred of the planet.Podcast NotesOn MittersillMittersill, now part of Cannon Mountain, was once a separate ski area. It petered out in the mid-‘80s, then became a sort of Cannon backcountry zone circa 2009. The Mittersill double arrived in 2010, followed by a T-bar in 2016.On chairlift consolidationI mention several ski areas that replaced a bunch of lifts with fewer lifts:The HighlandsIn 2023, Boyne-owned The Highlands wiped out three ancient Riblet triples and replaced them with this glorious bubble six-pack:Here's a before-and-after:Vernon Valley-Great Gorge/Mountain CreekI've called Intrawest's transformation of Vernon Valley-Great Gorge into Mountain Creek “perhaps the largest single-season overhaul of a ski area in the history of lift-served skiing.” Maybe someone can prove me wrong, but just look at this place circa 1989:It looked substantively the same in 1998, when, in a single summer, Intrawest tore out 18 lifts – 15 double chairs, two platters, and a T-bar, plus God knows how many ropetows – and replaced them with two high-speed quads, two fixed-grip quads, and a bucket-style Cabriolet lift that every normal ski area uses as a parking lot transit machine:I discussed this incredible transformation with current Hermitage Club GM Bill Benneyan, who worked at Mountain Creek in 1998, back in 2020:I misspoke on the podcast, saying that Intrawest had pulled out “something like a dozen lifts” and replaced them with “three or four” in 1998.KimberleyBack in the time before social media, Kimberley, British Columbia ran four frontside chairlifts: a high-speed quad, a triple, a double, and a T-bar:Beginning in 2001, the ski area slowly removed everything except the quad. Which was fine until an arsonist set fire to Kimberley's North Star Express in 2021, meaning skiers had no lift-served option to the backside terrain:I discussed this whole strange sequence of events with Andy Cohen, longtime GM of sister resort Fernie, on the podcast last year:On Revelstoke's original masterplanIt is astonishing that Revelstoke serves 3,121 acres with just five lifts: a gondola, two high-speed quads, a fixed quad, and a carpet. Most Midwest ski areas spin three times more lifts for three percent of the terrain.On Priest Creek and Sundown at SteamboatSteamboat, like many ski areas, once ran two parallel fixed-grip lifts on substantively the same line, with the Priest Creek double and the Sundown triple. The Sundown Express quad arrived in 1992, but Steamboat left Priest Creek standing for occasional overflow until 2021. Here's Steamboat circa 1990:Priest Creek is gone, but that entire 1990 lift footprint is nearly unrecognizable. Huge as Steamboat is, every arriving skier squeezes in through a single portal. One of Alterra's first priorities was to completely re-imagine the base area: sliding the existing gondola looker's right; installing an additional 10-person, two-stage gondola right beside it; and moving the carpets and learning center to mid-mountain:On upgrades at A-BasinWe discuss several upgrades at A-Basin, including Lenawee, Beavers, and Pallavicini. Here's the trailmap for context:On moguls on Kachina Peak at TaosYeah I'd say this lift draws some traffic:On the T-bar at Waterville ValleyWaterville Valley opened in 1966. Fifty-two years later, mountain officials finally acknowledged that chairlifts do not work on the mountain's top 400 vertical feet. All it took was a forced 1,585-foot shortening of the resort's base-to-summit high-speed quad just eight years after its 1988 installation and the legacy double chair's continued challenges in wind to say, “yeah maybe we'll just spend 90 percent less to install a lift that's actually appropriate for this terrain.” That was the High Country T-bar, which arrived in 2018. It is insane to look at ‘90s maps of Waterville pre- and post-chop job:On Hyland Hills, MinnesotaWhat an insanely amazing place this is:On Sunrise ParkFrom 1983 to 2017, Sunrise Park, Arizona was home to the most amazing triple chair, a 7,982-foot-long Yan with 352 carriers. Cyclone, as it was known, fell apart at some point and the resort neglected to fix or replace it. A couple of years ago, they re-opened the terrain to lift-served skiing with a low-cost alternative: stringing a ropetow from a green run off the Geronimo lift to where Cyclone used to land.On Woodward Park City and BorealPowdr has really differentiated itself with its Woodward terrain parks, which exist at amazing scale at Copper and Bachelor. The company has essentially turned two of its smaller ski areas – Boreal and Woodward Park City – entirely over to terrain parks.On Killington's tunnelsYou have to zoom in, but you can see them on the looker's right side of the trailmap: Bunny Buster at Great Northern, Great Bear at Great Northern, and Chute at Great Northern.On Jackson Hole traversesJackson is steep. Engineers hacked it so kids like mine could ride there:On expansions at Beaver Creek, Keystone, AspenRecent Colorado expansions have tended to create vast zones tailored to certain levels of skiers:Beaver Creek's McCoy Park is an incredible top-of-the-mountain green zone:Keystone's Bergman Bowl planted a high-speed six-pack to serve 550 acres of high-altitude intermediate terrain:And Aspen – already one of the most challenging mountains in the country – added Hero's – a fierce black-diamond zone off the summit:On Wilbere at SnowbirdWilbere is an example of a chairlift that kept the same name, even as Snowbird upgraded it from a double to a quad and significantly moved the load station and line:On ski terrain growth in AmericaYes, a bunch of ski areas have disappeared since the 1980s, but the raw amount of ski terrain has been increasing steadily over the decades:On White Pine, WyomingCushing referred to White Pine as a “dinky little ski area” with lots of potential. Here's a look at the thousand-footer, which billionaire Joe Ricketts purchased last year:On Deer Valley's expansionYeah, Deer Valley is blowing up:On Schweitzer's growthSchweitzer's transformation has been dramatic: in 1988, the Idaho panhandle resort occupied a large footprint that was served mostly by double chairs:Today: a modern ski area, with four detach quads, a sixer, and two newer triples – only one old chairlift remains:On BC transformationsA number of British Columbia ski areas have transformed from nubbins to majors over the past 30 years:Sun Peaks, then known as Tod Mountain, in 1993Sun Peaks today:Fernie in 1996, pre-upward expansion:Fernie today:Revelstoke, then known as Mount Mackenzie, in 1996:Modern Revy:Kicking Horse, then known as “Whitetooth” in 1994:Kicking Horse today:On Tamarack's expansion potentialTamarack sits mostly on Idaho state land, and would like to expand onto adjacent U.S. Forest Service land. Resort President Scott Turlington discussed these plans in depth with me on the pod a few years back:The mountain's plans have changed since, with a smaller lift footprint:On Central Park as a manmade placeNew York City's fabulous Central Park is another chunk of earth that may strike a visitor as natural, but is in fact a manmade work of art crafted from the wilderness. Per the Central Park Conservancy, which, via a public-private partnership with the city, provides the majority of funds, labor, and logistical support to maintain the sprawling complex:A popular misconception about Central Park is that its 843 acres are the last remaining natural land in Manhattan. While it is a green sanctuary inside a dense, hectic metropolis, this urban park is entirely human-made. It may look like it's naturally occurring, but the flora, landforms, water, and other features of Central Park have not always existed.Every acre of the Park was meticulously designed and built as part of a larger composition—one that its designers conceived as a "single work of art." Together, they created the Park through the practice that would come to be known as "landscape architecture."The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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