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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

Neste programa damos a conhecer melhor os "The Velvet Sundown" que é a banda 100% feita por IA.Ainda, vem aí nova legislação sobre IA e robots que podem vir a operar humanos na próxima década.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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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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

Abonnez-vous à la Newsletter : mailchi.mp/372ce005d7cc/explizik Cette semaine dans Explizik, Un épisode un peu spécial, en direct de Belgique, où je participe depuis Liège à l'excellente conférence Wallifornia. Un gage m'a été donné par mes amis Belge, je le relève avec plaisir. Alors de quoi allons nous parler aujourd'hui, ben d'IA pardi. Particulièrement de la polémique de ce début d'été, à savoir The Velvel Sundown.

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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The Velvet Sundown eine KI-Band die durch die Decke ging! Die Meinungen sind gespalten, was die KI-Bands angeht...

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

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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. Vocabulary Words:dipping: hældedehorizon: horisontengentle: blidfreshly: nyslåetbreeze: briseterrace: terrassebonfire: bålchallenge: udfordringnotifications: notifikationerincessantly: uafbrudtsigh: sukkedetemptation: fristelsensplashing: plaskedeinfectious: smittendeclutched: klemtevibrating: vibrerendesignal: signaltwilight: skumringcrept: snegdecision: beslutningbreathe: åndingsurprised: forundretsparks: gnisternedanced: dansedecurly: krølledetale: fantasiembraced: omfavnedeprecious: dyrebarcrumbling: smuldrendeembers: gløder

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In this episode, we follow the footsteps of Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela, Flutterwave, and Future Africa, a man who is not just betting on Africa's future but building it with his bare hands. From rejecting oil firm interviews to reshaping global perception of African talent, his journey is filled with grit, grace, and boldness.

Are you ready for Rapture and for the Wedding? Is your lamp oil full? The Holy Spirit keeps pointing to the Wedding and to the Rapture in the rando turnings, so fill up your lamps so yo don't miss out! And get ready for Feast of Weeks that begins tomorrow night at Sundown! If you are blessed by today's Bible study, please support my channel by liking, subscribing, commenting, and sharing with your friends and family! I am not a Pastor, and agree with God's word that women are not supposed to be Pastors. However, It is perfectly acceptable and Biblical for women to lead Bibles studies outside the church, and especially if it is a viable avenue for study of the Word on a daily basis, paving the way for all of us to be closer to the Lord and become more knowledgeable of the Bible. If you care to contribute to my work with the Daily Bible study and sharing the Gospel, as part of your tithes and offerings, you can do so through PayPal by sending it to my PayPal address of: ReneHoladay@gmail.com Thank you all for watching and God Bless you all! ;() --------------------- The primary study bible that Rene' uses is the 'Spirit-filled Life Bible, by Jack Hayford, and is available in hard cover or faux leather on Amazon at:  https://amzn.to/434fBnQ You can watch this episode on Youtube at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v9ekffu7ds Please be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, and SHARE!

Sink your teeth into this one! JP and the CineNerds gang are joined by special guest Ryan from The Whole Damn Enchilada podcast to discuss the cult classic vampire film, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat. Join us as we explore the film's quirky charm, hilarious performances, and bloody good times. From vampire resorts to fang-tastic humor, we'll dive into what makes this film a fang-tastic favorite among horror fans. Tune in for a bloody good time! #CineNerdsPodcast #SundownTheVampireInRetreat #VampireMovies #CultClassics #TheWholeDamnEnchilada #HorrorComedy

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In this episode of Tales by Sundown, we spotlight Didier Acouetey, a quiet force shaping Africa's future through its people. Didier has spent decades connecting African talent with global opportunities.With every step, he proves that Africa's true wealth isn't buried in the ground. It walks, it dreams, and it leads.

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

Joanna and Mal are back to talk about the latest episode of 'The Last of Us'! They take their signature deep dive and discuss this flashback-filled episode. They talk about Joel and Ellie's trip to the museum, Eugene's death, Ellie finding out the truth, and more! (18:44) Austin, 1983 (44:48) Vanilla … It's Easier (52:59) “All My Missing Stolen Parts” (01:25:54) “This Is Just Too Good to Be Gone” (01:50:04) “When the Hurricanes and Cyclones Raged” (02:00:29) “I'm Grateful Now They've Left” (02:05:35) “All the Complexities and Games” (02:29:45) “When Wind Turned Dirt to Dust” (02:32:34) “All the Missing Crooked Hearts” (02:37:11) “All the Promises at Sundown” (02:56:03) Spoilers: A Fungus Among Us Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson Producers: Steve Ahlman and Carlos Chiriboga Video Supervision: John Richter Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.Here we are at the final episode of season 9 and what better way to celebrate classic monsters than with the daddy of them all... Vampires. Can a comedy movie from the late 80's bring some freshness to the vampire movie catalogue? Listen in and find out.We watched this movie on Prime video.https://linktr.ee/iseebadmoviesMusic by ZakharValaha from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you get when you mix Kid Rock, bull riding, Electric Six, and a band called Oatmeal Pizza? In this jam-packed episode, your favorite crew—Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray—guide you through a wild weekend in Dallas-Fort Worth with their signature blend of humor, chaos, and deep local knowledge. From Kid Rock's Rockin' Rodeo (yes, with real bull riding and maybe “lamb chopping”?) to Electric Six at Sundown at Granada, and Wildflower Music Fest featuring Young the Giant, Sugar Ray, and Cold War Kids, this episode is your ultimate guide to the weekend—and a whole lot more.Key Highlights:

For seven years on radio, Jackie Kelk portrayed cub reporter and Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen, and he helped to define the character for generations of depictions in comics, cartoons, and films. We'll hear him in a pair of Suspense thrillers - first as a man who murders his brother to preserve their childhood home in "Shadow on the Wall" (originally aired on CBS on September 22, 1957), and then in a western drama as a young gunfighter out for revenge in "Sundown" (originally aired on CBS on May 4, 1958). Plus we'll hear him as Jimmy in "The Mystery of the Flying Monster" from The Adventures of Superman (originally aired on ABC on March 7, 1949).

On Ron's Amazing Stories this week we explore one of radio's most legendary figures: William Conrad. We will uncover the remarkable career of a man whose resonant baritone and versatile talent left an indelible mark on the golden age of radio. Born John William Cann Jr. in 1920, Conrad's journey into the world of radio began in the late 1930s. His compelling voice quickly captured attention showcasing his range across numerous genres. From his iconic role as Marshal Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke" to his chilling performances in "Suspense" and "The CBS Radio Workshop," Conrad's contributions were vast and influential. We'll listen to two of his most memorable performances, including "Sundown," which he wrote and directed, and "The Wax Works," a testament to his ability to captivate audiences single-handedly. Join us as we celebrate William Conrad's legacy, exploring the depth of his talent and the enduring impact of his work on both radio and television. Show Links:  On the show today Ron talked about two additional stories. From CBS Radio Work shop, with William Conrad and a story staring Fiber McGee on Suspense. Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at . Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Music Used In This Podcast: Most of the music you hear on Ron's Amazing Stories has been composed by Kevin MacLeod () and is Licensed under . Other pieces are in the public domain. You can find great free music at which is a site owned by Kevin. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from , stream it on or on the mobile version of . Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on . Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this . Social Links:

**Today's Halacha is dedicated f or the refuah and haslacha of Ronnie, Sharon, Eli and all the children of CARE** If a person forgot to count the Omer at night, and also forgot during the following day, but remembered shortly after sundown, may he still count the Omer? Let us take the example of a person who forgot to count the 26th night of the Omer, and forgot also the following day, until a few minutes after sunset. It is obvious that he cannot count with a Beracha, since one does not recite the Beracha if he forgot to count at night and counts the following day. The question, however, is whether he can count the 26th day without a Beracha and then count the 27th day that night, after dark, with a Beracha, just as one would if he counted during the day before sundown. The 13.5-minute period immediately after sunset, which is called "Ben Ha'shemashot," is a time of "Safek" (uncertainty), which means that it is uncertain whether it is regarded as daytime or nighttime. The question thus becomes whether counting the Omer during this period fulfills the previous day's counting, or whether we must consider the possibility that the subsequent day has already begun, such that it is too late to count the previous day's counting. This issue is subject to a debate among the Halachic authorities. The Hid"a (Rav Haim Yosef David Azulai, 1724-1806), in his Birkeh Yosef, writes that in such a case one cannot continue counting with a Beracha. Hacham Ovadia Yosef, however, in his Hazon Ovadia – Hilchot Yom Tov (p. 238), disagrees, and claims that counting the Omer during "Ben Ha'shemashot" suffices to allow one to continue counting with a Beracha. He adds, however, that a person in this case must ensure throughout the remaining nights of the Omer to count after "Ben Ha'shemashot." Since he has established that he considers this period daytime, he can no longer do the nighttime counting during "Ben Ha'shemashot," as he would then be acting in a self-contradictory manner. Rav Yaakob Haim Sofer (Baghdad-Israel, 1870-1939), in his Kaf Ha'haim (#83), writes that a person in this case should ensure henceforth to hear the Beracha recited from somebody else, rather than actually recite the Beracha, in order to satisfy all views. One who wishes to follow this stringency may certainly do so, but according to the strict Halacha, an individual in this case may continue counting with a Beracha, provided that he ensures to count after "Ben Ha'shemashot," as discussed. Summary: If one forgot to count the Omer at night and also during the next day, but he counted during the 13.5-minute period after sundown, he may continue counting on subsequent nights with a Beracha. He must, however, ensure from that point on to count after this 13.5-minute period, since he has established that he treats this period as daytime. One who wishes to be stringent and satisfy all views should try to hear the Beracha from somebody else for the rest of the Omer period, rather than recite the Beracha himself.

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