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On Two Mikes with Dr. Michael Scheuer and Col. Mike, I broke down why the AI revolution is not just about better tools, faster apps, and shinier robot butlers who definitely will not replace your job, raise your children, and eventually ask why you're still breathing their oxygen. We got into Elon Musk's vision for AI, humanoid robots, the anti-human future being sold as “heaven on earth,” Epstein, Israel, Iran, and why Christians had better start thinking biblically before the Beast system arrives with a user-friendly interface and a firmware update.Follow Dr Michael Scheuer on Pickax - https://pickax.com/RealDrMichaelScheuerFollow Col Mike on Pickax - https://pickax.com/TwoMikes Follow Jeff Dornik on Pickax - https://pickax.com/jeffdornikBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-jeff-dornik-show--4788100/support.Follow The Jeff Dornik Show on Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star review. That's how we reach more people and bypass Big Tech suppression.Watch LIVE daily at 7pm ET on Rumble and subscribe so you never miss a show:https://rumble.com/c/jeffdornikBig Tech is silencing truth while harvesting your data to feed the machine. That's why I built Pickax, a free speech platform where creators own their content and your voice isn't controlled. Join now:https://pickax.com/?referralCode=y7wxvwq&refSource=copy
Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: A Blossoming Tribute: Planting Hope in Utopia Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-06-02-07-38-19-he Story Transcript:He: בגן הקהילה של החברה האוטופית, התארגנה חגה של שתילה אביבית לכבוד חג השבועות.En: In the community garden of the Utopian Society, a spring planting festival was organized in honor of the holiday of Shavuot.He: הגן היה מלא בפרחים בוהקים, ארומת פרחים ופרפרים מעופפים.En: The garden was filled with vibrant flowers, the aroma of blossoms, and fluttering butterflies.He: אנשים הגיעו מכל מקום כדי לחגוג, לשתול, ולהיות חלק מהאירוע המרכזי.En: People came from everywhere to celebrate, plant, and be part of the main event.He: נשמעו צחוקי ילדים בכל פינה, והאווירה הייתה קסומה ומלאה התרגשות.En: The laughter of children was heard in every corner, and the atmosphere was magical and full of excitement.He: עמית עמד בפתח הגן, לבו מהסס.En: Amit stood hesitantly at the entrance of the garden.He: היה לו קשה להגיע לשם כי זה הזכיר לו את בן הזוג שאיבד לא מזמן.En: It was hard for him to come because it reminded him of his partner who he lost not long ago.He: הגעגועים והכאב היו איתו כל הזמן.En: The longing and pain were with him all the time.He: למרות הקושי, עמית ידע שהוא צריך להיות פה.En: Despite the difficulty, Amit knew he needed to be there.He: הוא השתוקק לשתול עץ לזכר בן זוגו, ולחוש שוב חלק מהקהילה.En: He longed to plant a tree in memory of his partner, and feel part of the community again.He: עם הכובע על ראשו והכפפות בידיו, נכנס עמית אל הגן כשהוא מסתכל סביב.En: With a hat on his head and gloves on his hands, Amit entered the garden, looking around.He: נועה וליאור, חברים ותיקים, הגיעו מהר להתעניין בשלומו.En: Noa and Lior, old friends, quickly came to inquire about his well-being.He: "עמית, כמה טוב לראות אותך!" הם קראו בחיוך ודאגו לתת לו חיבוק אוהב.En: "Amit, it's so good to see you!" they called out with a smile and made sure to give him a loving hug.He: עמית חייך במבוכה.En: Amit smiled sheepishly.He: הוא הסתיר את תחושותיו האמיתיות, פוחד להתפרק.En: He hid his true feelings, afraid of breaking down.He: אבל בסתר ליבו הוא שמח להיות בסביבה תומכת.En: But secretly, he was happy to be in a supportive environment.He: לאט לאט, הוא הצטרף למעגל האנשים המוקדשים ומקשיבים, כשהם חולקים סיפורים ושירים לכבוד החג.En: Slowly, he joined the circle of dedicated people who were listening and sharing stories and songs in honor of the holiday.He: בשלב מסוים, עמית העז.En: At a certain point, Amit dared.He: הוא שם ידו על הלב ואמר, "רציתי לשתף משהו..."En: He placed his hand on his heart and said, "I wanted to share something..."He: הקהל נדם והקשיב בכבוד.En: The crowd fell silent and listened respectfully.He: עמית דיבר על הכאב, הזיכרון והאהבה שהחזיק בליבו.En: Amit spoke about the pain, the memory, and the love he held in his heart.He: הוא סיפר על העץ שרצה לשתול, כסמל לתחייה ולתקווה חדשה.En: He talked about the tree he wanted to plant as a symbol of rebirth and new hope.He: הרגע היה מרגש.En: The moment was moving.He: הקהל הביע תמיכה מוחלטת.En: The crowd expressed complete support.He: יחד הם ניגשו לפיסת אדמה ריקה בגן, שתלו את העץ, השקוהו, וקינחו בטקסון מרגש.En: Together, they approached an empty plot of land in the garden, planted the tree, watered it, and completed with an emotional ceremony.He: נועה וליאור עמדו לידו והשקו, כשהם מעודדים באהבה.En: Noa and Lior stood beside him, watering, encouraging with love.He: עמית חש רוח חמה של השתייכות והבנה.En: Amit felt a warm sense of belonging and understanding.He: לראשונה מזה זמן רב, הוא ידע שהוא לא לבד.En: For the first time in a long time, he knew he was not alone.He: בסיום היום, כשהשמש שקעה והאורות החלו לדעוך, עמית עמד ליד העץ הצעיר.En: At the end of the day, as the sun set and the lights began to fade, Amit stood by the young tree.He: הוא חש את התקווה מתברקת בקרבו, זרם חדש של כוחות.En: He felt hope sparkling inside him, a new current of strength.He: זה היה הרגע שבו הוא חזר למשפחה, לחברה ולחיים.En: It was the moment he returned to family, society, and life.He: עמית הבין שהחיים ממשיכים לנוע, כמו עץ חדש שנשתל בקרקע פורייה.En: Amit realized that life continues to move forward, like a new tree planted in fertile soil.He: הפרחים סביב הרעידו קלות ברוח נוספת.En: The flowers around slightly trembled in another breeze.He: החברה המשתתפת נשארה שם, צוחקת, נעה עם שאר הרוקדים והשרים.En: The participating society remained there, laughing, moving with the other dancers and singers.He: השנים הבאות מילאו את ליבו בקהילה שלווה ותומכת, שמשמשת קרקע לצמיחה חדשה. ⚘En: The coming years filled his heart with a peaceful and supportive community, serving as a ground for new growth. ⚘ Vocabulary Words:community: קהילהhesitantly: מהססlonging: הגעגועיםaroma: ארומתfluttering: מעופפיםblossoms: פרחיםmagical: קסומהmemory: הזיכרוןrebirth: תחייהplot: פיסתtrembled: הרעידוsupportive: תומכתsheepishly: במבוכהrespectfully: בכבודrealized: הביןbelonging: השתייכותdared: העזemotional: מרגשenvironment: סביבהsociety: חברהsurround: סביבencouraging: מעודדיםfertile: פורייהdedicated: מוקדשיםexpressed: הביעsparkling: מתברקתinquire: להתענייןorganized: התארגנהapproached: ניגשוcurrent: זרםBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.
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What happens when artificial intelligence becomes smarter than humanity? In this episode, we break down 12 possible endings of AGI and superintelligent AI, from extinction, surveillance, and digital dictatorships, to Utopia, Machine Gods, and the possibility that humanity gets replaced by its own creation. Watch the full episode on YouTube:▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT Support the show + unlock bonus episodes:
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Welcome back to the Following Films Podcast. I'm Chris Maynard.Every once in a while, a movie comes along that refuses to fit into a neat little box. It doesn't care about genres, and it certainly doesn't care about playing it safe. That's exactly what writer-director Tyler Cornack has delivered with Mermaid. Released by Utopia, this film is a sun-drenched, deeply surreal piece of indie cinema centered on a desperate Florida man who discovers a wounded, reptilian mermaid and decides to shield her from a ruthless world.It's bizarre, it's beautiful, and it features a brilliant ensemble cast—including today's guest.You know him from massive blockbusters, definitive political satires, and decades of unforgettable character work in projects like Veep, Dave, and Transformers. In Mermaid, he steps into the frame to play Keith, a calculating, menacing figure who serves as a massive threat to our main characters. The phenomenal Kevin Dunn is on the show today.It's a loose, insightful, and entirely candid conversation with an absolute veteran of the craft.Here is my interview with Kevin Dunn.
Australian Adult Creator Nova Hawthorne joins the show this week and Episode 226 becomes pure wet and messy chaos in the best way possible. We get into sploshing, looning, drinking piss, slime-covered sex parties, and some corners of the internet I genuinely didn't know existed before this conversation.Nova also talks about going from stripping to mainstream porn, building her world on OnlyFans, Fansly, and Jerkmate, and how ending a relationship opened the door to working with men on camera for the first time. We also get into religion (boooo) and sex positivity, barely missing each other at AVN, and of course, some absolutely insane strip club stories. This one is hilarious, unhinged, weirdly educational, and a total blast from start to finish. Roll out your tarp and enjoy EP 226: "Horny Utopia" with Nova Hawthorne.Watch the video version of the show on YouTube YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIuCkOl_XummXVdu1t3XOuQFollow Nova HawthorneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nova_hawthorne (@nova_hawthorne) Follow the showInstagram: https://instagram.com/sexparty.fm (@sexparty.fm)Twitter: https://twitter.com/sexpartyfm (@sexpartyfm)Follow Dustin Instagram: https://instagram.com/dustin.rybka (@dustin.rybka)Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinrybka (@dustinrybka)Sex Party with Dustin Rybka
Today, we're heading to the Indiana frontier, where not one, but two bold experiments in utopian living took shape.First, a deeply religious community led by a self-proclaimed prophet, convinced they were preparing for the Second Coming of Christ. Then, a dramatically different vision: a secular society built on equality, education, and shared ownership, led by a Welsh social reformer.Two visions. Two ideologies. One small town.Both attempts unfolded in New Harmony, Indiana—and both left behind stories that are as strange as they are fascinating.So buckle up… we're off to Utopia friends.Works Cited: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27790455?searchText=robert%20owen&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drobert%2Bowen%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A729865f03db7e18a3b377a052be0999bhttps://www.amazon.com/New-Harmonys-first-Utopians-1814-1824/dp/B0006XMLN0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D8WN5WDQOEBF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EZq-yHE7pEvysml3BGzp6-SywGpm4tuU8b8rOtXEvGQhmoCmbOSIo2jl4RgfSeGZS1_Ds5fcLGIRXemg42tBe7vscUmCYUzN3erAizvn8AUy7H32EYcIppNsokXkjdPGte2RMiSSn1T4Vb8-CyTUCw.5cHNPt0SxB01HYicMdo_tzMtDIKl6NuDsqEhxZhHs4Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=new+harmony%27s+First+Utopias&qid=1778114064&sprefix=new+harmony%27s+first+utopias%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1https://www.jstor.org/stable/2716919?oauth_data=eyJlbWFpbCI6ImJhY2tyb2Fkb2R5c3NleXBvZEBnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6W10sInByb3ZpZGVyIjoiZ29vZ2xlIn0&oauth_data=eyJlbWFpbCI6ImJhY2tyb2Fkb2R5c3NleXBvZEBnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6W10sInByb3ZpZGVyIjoiZ29vZ2xlIn0&oauth_data=eyJlbWFpbCI6ImJhY2tyb2Fkb2R5c3NleXBvZEBnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6W10sInByb3ZpZGVyIjoiZ29vZ2xlIn0https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1324&context=mastershttps://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1377&context=communalsocietieshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2707769?searchText=robert+owen&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drobert%2Bowen%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aece5e69492f146ab67e66e74e080afd5&seq=1https://www.jstor.org/stable/27792086?searchText=robert+owen&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drobert%2Bowen%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aece5e69492f146ab67e66e74e080afd5&seq=2https://www.ijhf.org/members/1980/frances-wrighthttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2221015?searchText=robert+owen&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drobert%2Bowen%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Aece5e69492f146ab67e66e74e080afd5&seq=4https://www.jstor.org/stable/27786079?searchText=new+harmony&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dnew%2Bharmony%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A1d85ec71d8acb464201d9d5ba956b19e&seq=9https://newharmony-in.gov/about-new-harmony.phphttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/Robert-Owen-Father-British-Socialsm/https://bookviewcafe.com/temporary-utopia-the-lovely-new-harmony-commune/https://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2025/schansbergutopianexperiments.htmlhttps://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1324&context=mastershttps://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2025/schansbergutopianexperiments.htmlhttps://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/separate-but-equal.htmlhttps://online.utpb.edu/about-us/articles/psychology/the-psychology-of-cults/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyHLLzmNje0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0jCH7QVhm4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmDDCsdQNAYNoah and Noodles here! We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to every listener of Backroad Odyssey. Your support fuels our passion and inspires us to keep sharing stories and discover overlooked locations. Follow each adventure visually at:https://www.instagram.com/backroadsodyssey/
This week on the Geekin' on Walt Disney World Podcast, we're lacing up the running shoes, grabbing a beignet, and heading into a Disney trip that started with runDisney Springtime Surprise weekend — but quickly became about so much more than miles and medals. Curtis is joined by three Geekin' family favorites — Holly, Laura, and Heidi — for a fun, relaxed, and very Disney Geek-style trip report filled with race stories, resort time, lounges, surprise meetups, food talk, cruise talk, and one unforgettable green wig. Because when Holly shows up dressed as Disgust from Inside Out for a runDisney race, you know we're off to a good start. Planning Your Next Disney Adventure? If you're thinking about planning your next Disney vacation and some Epic Universe… My wife Margita and our good friend Auntie Judy are the Travelin' Tiaras — your trusted Disney travel planners. Whether you're booking Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Universal, or beyond… They'll help you plan a smart, stress-free vacation from start to finish. Already booked? You can transfer your reservation to us and still get expert tips, strategy, and support — and it's a great way to support the show. TravelinTiaras@gmail.com Or reach out on Facebook Messenger. And right now… there are great opportunities for upcoming travel, so it's a perfect time to start planning. Featuring This Week This episode includes: Holly, Laura, and Heidi sharing their runDisney Springtime Surprise weekend A stay at Coronado Springs and a solo stay at Port Orleans French Quarter A 10-miler, a 10K, costumes, character stops, and race-day nerves Surprise Geek meetups with Samantha, Selena, Tori, Joe, and more Food and drink stops at Le Cellier, Nomad Lounge, GEO-82, Beak and Barrel, Homecoming, and Sangria University Flower and Garden Festival bites, beignets, maple popcorn, and more Thoughts on newer Disney experiences like the Zootopia show, updated Buzz Lightyear, and Beak and Barrel A bonus cruise recap aboard Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas RunDisney, Beignets, and Green Hair The episode kicks off with Holly wearing the green wig she used for her Disgust costume during the Springtime Surprise 10-Miler — which pretty much sets the tone for the whole conversation. Holly shares that she went into the race under-trained because of a shoulder injury and made it all the way to mile nine before being swept. But what stands out is her perspective. She knew it might happen, she pushed as far as she could, and she still came away with pride, humor, and yes… the medal. Laura brings the solo-trip energy with a stay at Port Orleans French Quarter, where she enjoyed a slower pace, pool time, peaceful resort moments, and plenty of beignets. She also shares one of the funniest race moments: dressing as a bee for the Winnie the Pooh-themed 10K and trying to drink yellow Gatorade from a hard plastic honey bear bottle mid-race. That's runDisney dedication right there. Heidi took a more relaxed race approach — stopping for characters, enjoying the course, and making memories along the way. Her character stops included Nick and Judy from Zootopia, Boba Fett, Woody and Bo Peep, and Bing Bong. Some people chase personal records. Some people chase character photos. Both are absolutely valid. The Geekin' Family Shows Up One of the best parts of this episode is how the Geekin' family keeps popping into the trip. Holly and Corey meet up with Tori and Joe at Yeehaw Bob over at Port Orleans Riverside — and then get surprised when Samantha and Selena walk in. Later, Heidi gets her own surprise. And Laura talks about that feeling of traveling solo, making it through the expo chaos, and then suddenly seeing “her people” at Nomad Lounge. That's the heart of this episode. Yes, it's a trip report. But underneath the races, snacks, lounges, and Disney details is that bigger feeling we talk about all the time: Disney is better when you've found your people. Food, Lounges, and Disney Geek Favorites Of course, this wouldn't be a Geekin' trip report without food. Holly and Corey enjoyed Le Cellier, including cheddar cheese soup, pretzel bread, filet, and an ice wine flight. Laura sampled tanghulu at the China booth, maple popcorn in Canada, jambalaya at French Quarter, and the crème brûlée croissant at Gaston's. Heidi had several Flower and Garden Festival hits, including duck in France, Caribbean-style chicken, flan, and a fish slider. The lounge talk is strong in this one too. Nomad Lounge remains a Geek favorite for its cozy seating, small plates, drinks, and Animal Kingdom atmosphere. GEO-82 gets praise for cocktails and mushroom flatbread. And Beak and Barrel sparks a fun comparison to Oga's Cantina and Trader Sam's — lots to look at, some cool effects, and maybe one of those places that grows on you over time. New Disney Experiences and a Cruise Bonus The group also shares thoughts on a few newer Disney experiences. Heidi talks about the new Zootopia show at Animal Kingdom and whether it really fits the deeper theme of the park. Laura gives her take on the updated Buzz Lightyear, including the new removable blasters and the joy of feeling like a Space Ranger… even when the score says otherwise. And after the Disney portion of the trip, Holly, Corey, Heidi, and Missy headed out on Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas for a four-night cruise — complete with big-ship entertainment, shows, skating, surfing, ziplining, and a water show set to '80s music. The Real Heart of the Episode The best part of this conversation is not just the race. It's not just the snacks. It's not just the lounges. It's the people. It's the surprise visits. It's the inside jokes. It's the ride photos. It's that feeling of seeing friends you may only get to see a few times a year — but when you do, it feels like a reunion. That's the Geekin' family. And that's why these trip reports always mean a little more than just “here's what we did.” They're stories about connection. Listen to Episode 668 Episode 668 of the Geekin' on Walt Disney World Podcast is available now wherever you listen to podcasts. Come for the runDisney stories. Stay for the beignets, lounges, Flower and Garden snacks, surprise Geek meetups, and one very committed green-haired Disgust costume. Support the Show on Patreon A huge thank you to our Patreon family. Your support helps keep the podcast going and helps cover the costs of producing the show each week. If you'd like to support the show and be part of the Patreon community, visit: patreon.com/GeekinOnWDW Thank you for listening, sharing, supporting, and being part of this wonderful Disney Geek family.The post What Really Makes a RunDisney Weekend Special? It's the People. Holly, Heidi and Laura – Ep. 668 first appeared on Geekin' On WDW Podcast.
It's 10 years in the future and Utopia has come. But at what cost? In an episode that is just as entertaining as it is chaulk full of messages, we dive in to a timey-whimey adventure, and in the process, finally find out the name of the Gateguy...or do we?And if you would like to talk to us about this episoide, all emails can be sent to thebadnerds@gmail.com.This show is produced Bad Nerds. Find out how you can support the show and get great bonus content like access to notes, a Discord server, unedited reaction videos, and more: https://www.patreon.com/babylon5firstFollow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badnerdsftft/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/badnerds.bsky.socialhttps://www.babylon5first.com/Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Not exactly. But their runaway success with games like Wordle says something bigger about the way we live now. (Part one of a series, “We Are All Gamers Now.”) SOURCES: Alex Hardiman, chief product officer at The New York Times. Jonathan Knight, S.V.P. and general manager for New York Times Games. Eric Zimmerman, game designer, professor of game design at the N.Y.U. Game Center. RESOURCES: "Wordle Is a Love Story," by Daniel Victor (New York Times, 2022). The Rules We Break: Lessons in Play, Thinking, and Design, by Eric Zimmerman (2022). Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them, by Adrienne Raphel (2020). The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia, by Bernard Suits (2005). Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals, by Katie Salen Tekinbas and Eric Zimmerman (2003). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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How soon is too soon to return to work after having a baby? Netballer Paige Hadley was back on the court ten weeks postpartum — and the internet had thoughts. Monique, Amelia, and Clare unpack why we all have so much to say about other women's postpartum choices. If you've ever given up on pairing the kids' sock or let them quit that extracurricular activity — you might be a 'Beta Mum'. We dive into why mums are rejecting the optimised parenting grind and whether it's a feminist revolution or just collective burnout. Plus, the low-key genius parenting hacks hiding in a Reddit thread, and this week's recommendations. Reccos Amelia recommends Celeste Barber's BOOIE Excellent BB Cream. And right now, it's $40 at Woolies. Monz is loving Bad Company on the ABC, if you love Fisk, Utopia or Australian comedy, this is your show. Clare recommends Smocks by Little Chomps to protect your little one's clothes every meal time. Support independent women's media What To Listen To Next: Don't miss an episode of Parenting Out Loud The School Holiday Rule & The Big Bluey Stuff Up The Holiday Decision One Mum Regrets & Party Bags Are Officially Cancelled So, Are You A Popcorn Mum? The Lunchbox Theory & Our Complicated Feelings About YouTube The 3-Hour Mum & The Viral 'Jessica' Hack Golden Retriever Dads & The ‘You Come Last’ Rule The Celebrity Who Loves Bad Kids & The Sibling Effect Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts What to read: You're not a hot mess. You're just a Type C parent. 10 parents told us the best hacks guaranteed to halve your mental load. 'Balance doesn't exist': 12 women on what they wish they knew about going back to work after maternity leave. 7 (totally non HR-approved) tips for your first day of work after maternity leave. GET IN TOUCH: Share your feedback! Send us a voice message or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group Mamamia Family to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamia_family CREDITS: Hosts: Monique Bowley, Amelia Lester & Clare Stephens Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine Content Manager: Talissa Bazaz Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock Video Editor: Julian Rosario Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas talks to Marc David Baer, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, about his new book Children of Abraham: The Story of Jewish-Muslim Relations. Marc discusses: The recent stabbing in Golders Green, North London The myth of utopian co-existence and the counter-myth of total antagonism The earliest encounters of Jews and Muslims in Arabia The Qur'an's mixed messaging about Jews The reality of Sharia dhimmitude laws Jewish-Muslim relations in the Khazar Kingdom, in Al-Andalus, and in the Ottoman Empire Colonialism and the rupture of Jewish-Muslim relations Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Jewish-Muslim solidarity today Join the Conflicted Community here: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm Find Marc on X: https://x.com/MarcDavidBaer1 Find Conflicted on X: https://x.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod And YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sdlF1mY5t4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. This episode was produced and edited by Thomas Small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A cruise ship can feel like a floating city, but it gets a lot smaller when you spot your people. We're back with the full recap of the inaugural Rise and Run cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas, and we're sharing what surprised us, what we'd do differently, and the moments that turned a trip into a four-night running community meetup.We talk through the send-off at Pop Century (yes, Pluto shows up), the bus ride to port, and that first step onto a ship that feels more like Vegas than a quiet getaway. Then we get into the practical stuff you'll actually want if you're planning a cruise: buffet and crowd strategy on embarkation day, how the muster drill works on Royal, where to find calmer adult-only spaces like the Solarium Bistro, and what a sail away party is like when it's loud, long, and unapologetically high energy.From there, it's the good stuff: our group cruise run on the Deck 5 track (wind tunnels included), Nassau choices and the Royal Beach Club reality check when the weather doesn't cooperate, a medaling celebration inside the Pesky Parrot tiki bar, and the Aqua 80s show that had us talking long after curtain call. We also share what it's like to record a live podcast on a ship, plus the onboard chaos of Price Is Right Live and an escape room win.We wrap with Perfect Day at CocoCay highlights and a look ahead to Cruise 2.0 with a listener survey to shape what comes next. If you love runDisney community energy, running travel tips, and honest trip debriefs, hit play, subscribe, and then share this with a friend who'd absolutely join the next adventure. What would your dream podcast cruise look like?Rise and Run LinksRise and Run Podcast Facebook PageRise and Run Podcast InstagramRise and Run Podcast Website and ShopRise and Run PatreonRunningwithalysha Alysha's Run Coaching (Mention Rise And Run and get $10 off) Send us Fan MailSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel Stoked Metabolic CoachingRise and Run Podcast Cruise Interest Form with Magic Bound Travel Affiliate LinksThe Start Line Co.Fluffy FizziesMona Moon Naturals Rise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Kawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded
Ep. 01 | João de Jesus Paes Loureiro — A Lenda como Utopia Social O que acontece quando a Boiúna, o Boto e o Tambatajá chegam à Sorbonne? João de Jesus Paes Loureiro passou a vida provando que o imaginário amazônico não é folclore, é epistemologia. É uma forma legítima de conhecer e de resistir. Nascido em Abaetetuba, no Pará, Paes Loureiro é poeta, ensaísta e professor, doutor em Sociologia da Cultura pela Sorbonne, com a obra fundadora Cultura Amazônica: uma poética do imaginário. No livro Utopias Amazônicas, assina o artigo A Lenda como Utopia Social: uma rapsódia teórica. Neste episódio, conversamos sobre lenda, utopia, encantamento e o canto do Uirapuru que a queimada ameaça apagar.
The pull to escape is inherent in any of us living in our current hellscape, but what if we escaped-in-place by backing out of the future the ruling class is insisting upon, and instead, tapped into a future of our own creation. Utopia doesn't exist. But a better world is available to those of us who are willing to abandon the current reality that curates harm as a way of control."Peace is an endless negotiation between two agents whose will cannot be engineered." - Jenny O'DellGet Jenny Odell's Books Here.Buy Jenny Odell's book here.Listen to a different podcast episode about Jenny Odell's book.Read Julie's Medium Blog.Support JULIE (and the show!)Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK.Info on War Tax Resistance.Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and the Sudan Relief FundThe opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In the late 60's a bunch of hippie communes popped up across the US, and the ideals were beautiful... but sadly shortlived and often filled with conflict because they focused on escapism instead of true collaboration. If we avoid politics as a way to resist tyranny, we may end up fostering a different form of tyranny. Similarly to the tolerance paradox: Governance can by tyrannical but so can non-governance. THE SOURCES AND INSPIRATION:Get Jenny Odell's Books Here.Buy Jenny Odell's book here.Info on Walden Two by B.F. Skinner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_TwoSome extra information on the 60's commune movement: https://bohotude.com/hippie-communes-of-the-1960s-their-origins-legacy-and-what-we-can-learn-today/Read Julie's Medium Blog.Support JULIE (and the show!)Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK.Info on War Tax Resistance.Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and the Sudan Relief FundThe opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
oTim Ozman hosts a broadcast focused on the deconstruction of what he terms "scripted realities" and the psychological warfare embedded in modern media. He begins by debunking viral tweets that appear to predict the future, explaining them as a Texas sharpshooter fallacy where thousands of predictions are made privately, and only the "hits" are revealed to the public to farm engagement and fuel conspiracy thinking. The show traverses various topics including the upcoming UFO disclosure "nothing burger," the concept of "doom hope" in cult-like movements, and the use of movies like Utopia and Terminator 2 as predictive programming. Ultimately, Ozman advocates for an "off-world stage" perspective, arguing that both mainstream and alternative media are triangulated to keep the public locked in a perpetual, simulated conflict.Key Concepts and QuotesThe Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy: Ozman explains that "future-predicting" social media accounts are often faked by using bots to post millions of possibilities and then deleting the misses.UFO Disclosure as a "Nothing Burger": He argues that government releases regarding extraterrestrials are designed to hype expectations only to dash them, similar to the Epstein document releases.The Scripted Nature of Reality: Ozman contends that the "world stage" is a pre-planned theatrical production used to manage the human population.Intermittent Reinforcement in Cults: He compares the addiction to conspiracy theories and doomsday prophecies to the mechanics of slot machines or "love bombing".The "Off-World Stage" Stance: He posits that one must step entirely outside of the mainstream/alternative duality to find true discernment.Against the Anti-Vax Movement: Ozman characterizes the anti-vax position as a "far-right political position" that has more to do with white identitarianism, nationalism, and xenophobia than actual medical concerns. He mocks anti-vaxxers as "needle phobes" and "propaganda mules" for figures like Alex Jones, arguing that their predicted "Vaxageddon" never materialized and that they are now "clinging" to old fear-porn.Against the Pro-Vax Movement: Conversely, he views the pro-vax stance as an adherence to a "state religion". He describes the injection as a "sacrament" offered by a "priesthood" (the medical establishment), comparing the act of vaccination to a "micro blood sacrifice" or a religious ritual.The "Third Position": He argues that by taking a side—whether as a "goo blood" or a "pure blood"—an individual is consenting to the scripted reality of the world stage. He believes the purpose of the vaccine psyop was not the medicine itself, but "crate training" the global population for future lockdowns and mental obedience. By being "anti-anti," Ozman claims to rise above the duality and view the situation as an "alien anthropologist".Tim Ozman's Stance on VaccinationTim Ozman explicitly identifies as neither pro-vax nor anti-vax, choosing instead a "third position" he calls "non-participation". He views the entire vaccination debate as a manufactured "psyop" and a "sublimated civil war" designed to bifurcate the public into opposing camps.
On episode 241 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by returning guest Eric Balchunas to discuss: Eric's Bitcoin book research, the latest in the ETF landscape, the "hot sauce" investors are turning to, the SpaceX IPO, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Invesco and Janus Henderson Investors. Visit https://www.invesco.com/ to learn more. To learn more, visit https://www.janushenderson.com/securitizedmarkets Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Janus Henderson Investors Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal and fluctuation of value. Janus Henderson® and any other trademarks used herein are trademarks of Janus Henderson Group plc or one of its subsidiaries. © Janus Henderson Group plc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special live episode, Donna and Orlando reunite for a book talk at the Charles H. Wright Museum in collaboration with Next Chapter Books. This compelling book talk featured two exceptional Detroit authors: Aaron Robertson, author of The Black Utopians, and Michelle Adams, author of The Containment. Together, they explored the enduring relevance of Black Utopia, freedom, and justice in a timely conversation about history, place, and the futures we imagine.To purchase copies of The Black Utopians and/or The Containment, click here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Uma conversa com a escritora Carol Chiovatto sobre uma mulher que se atreveu a misturar ficção e ciência numa época marcada pela caça às bruxas.*Apoie o podcast: alinevalek.com.br/apoieParticipe do Clube de Leitura Bobagens Imperdíveis: alinevalek.com.br/clubedeleituraAssine nossa newsletter: alinevalek.substack.com*Links ComplementaresAcompanhe a Carol Chiovatto: https://www.instagram.com/carolchiovatto/Livro “Porém Bruxa”, de Carol Chiovatto: https://amzn.to/4uBIa8oLivro “Árvore Inexplicável", de Carol Chiovatto: https://amzn.to/42jv97kLivro “Senciente nível 5", de Carol Chiovatto: https://amzn.to/4dsqZA6Livro “O Mundo Resplandecente", de Margaret Cavendish: https://amzn.to/4d6BO9MQuem foi Margaret Cavendish? https://alinevalek.com.br/2025/12/03/rica-atrevida-e-inventiva-quem-foi-margaret-cavendish/Sobre a Utopia na obra da Duquesa: https://alinevalek.com.br/2025/12/16/do-que-sao-feitas-as-utopias/“Utopia", de Thomas More, livro de 1551: https://amzn.to/4so9wx8Episódios RelacionadosA baronesa dadaísta: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cvXG9j0WYi9mJVKmMlVMY?si=stD3BNTxQoq7DXLLGQqWLQ
Episode 150This week, Frank joins us from Utopia of the Seas with his brother, Anthony. They are on Anthony's bachelor party, checking in and giving some thoughts mid-sailing!Ready to book a cruise with Cruise Conversations?Fill out our form or send us a text at (704) 313-8556 for latest pricing!Check out our website: https://www.cruiseconversationspodcast.comUse our code "CC15" for 15% off your order at The Cruise MapsInterested in coming on a future episode and recapping your cruise? Fill out the following form: https://form.jotform.com/252443162720146Have a question or topic suggestions for a future episode? DM us on Instagram @CruiseConversations or send us an email at cruiseconversations@gmail.com.Follow along on social media!FacebookInstagramTik Tok
Серията Vox Nihili на Ratio Podcast и Предизвикай правото! изследва пресечните точки на науката и технологиите с етиката и правото, а също така и редица дискусионни теми от сферата на философията. Може би си спомняте, че имахме сходна серия събития на име Vox Nihili – сега ги пренасяме в аудио и видео формат. Любомир Бабуров, Александър Попов и Стоян Ставру обсъждат: - На колко години са Атрею и Бастиян? - Кой е върколакът Гморк и защо заедно с Пъстрата смърт Граограман могат да съперничат на образите на Сократ и Атинянинът в Платоновите диалози? - Как приказките се превръщат в лъжи и идеологии? - Каква е властта на приказката? - Може ли да се прочете „Приказка без край“ като път за справяне със скръбта? - Какво представлява „истинската воля“? - Как правото се отнася към детските желания? - Има ли грешни и правилни пътища и желания? - Какво представлява Градът на бившите царе и кой попада там? - Коя е най-голямата радост и как последното желание води към истинската воля? - Има ли край приказката и кой довършва приказките в света на Фантазия? - На къде ни води „колониалният“ прочит на „Приказка без край“ или как олелийците станаха галиматийци? - Каква е ролята на лошата вещица Ксайде и кои са изкушенията на „детската“ свобода? - Близнаци ли са правото и литературата? - Какви са връзките на „Приказка без край“ с други популярни и влиятелни детско-юношески романи? Романът „Приказка без край“ на Михаел Енде поставя едни от най-дълбоките философски въпроси за въображението, идентичността и смисъла на човешкия свят. Историята започва с момче на име Бастиан, което открива мистериозна книга. В нея се разказва за страната Фантазия – приказен свят, който е заплашен от унищожение от мистериозна сила „Нищото“. Постепенно става ясно, че съдбата на този свят зависи от самия читател. Бастиан трябва да влезе в историята и да даде ново име на Детската царица, за да спаси Фантазия. Основен за романа е проблемът за силата на въображението. Фантазия съществува благодарение на човешките мечти и истории, а Нищото се появява, когато хората престанат да вярват, да сънуват и да създават смисъл. Наред с проблема за границата между реалност и разказ, „Приказка без край“ поставя е редица въпроси, касаещи естеството на човешките желания и начина превръщането им в „истинска воля“. Гледайте видеото тук: https://youtu.be/bsqFcHbrqV4 Допълнителни материали: https://chitanka.info/text/9256-prikazka-bez-kraj Представяне на госта: Александър Попов е главен асистент в катедра "Англицистика и американистика" в СУ "Климент Охридски", където води курсове по езикознание и научна фантастика. Защитава докторска дисертация по информатика към БАН на тема моделиране на лексикално знание в контекста на обработката на естествен език. Научните му интереси са в областта на изследванията на научната фантастика и утопията, в семантиката на естествените езици и в компютърната лингвистика. Публикувал е също така разработки, свързани с екокритика, постхуманизъм, изкуствен интелект, дигитална хуманитаристика. Автор е на книгата Zone Theory: Science Fiction and Utopia in the Space of Possible Worlds. Дългогодишен автор и редактор в списанието за фантастика „Shadowdance“. Заедно с Константин Георгиев основава творческия колектив „Космотехника“, работещ на пресечните точки между фантастиката и хуманитарните и социалните науки. За подкаста: Tова е една от шестте серии на Ratio Podcast – един подкаст за любопитни хора. С негова помощ ще си сверите часовника за всичко най-ново в света на науката и културата и ще чуете неформални разговори, свързани или вдъхновени от наука. Ratio представя: The Language of Food – серия вечѐри, срещи, дискусии и дегустации през май, кулминиращи в еднодневен форум на 6 юни: https://ratio.bg/food/ Генерален спонсор: Mastercard
Bård Ionson is a pioneering crypto artist whose work explores the space between technology, perception, and reality. With roots in early computer art and a self-described practice of tinkering, he creates using code and AI, often questioning what is real and how we come to trust it. An early participant in the crypto art movement, Bard has helped shape its experimental and collaborative culture since 2018. He is also actively involved in preserving digital artworks, working to restore pieces from platforms like Async Art so that foundational works of cryptoart remain accessible. Recorded on April 29, 2026.Follow the guest:https://x.com/bardionsonhttps://bardionson.com/Follow the hosts:https://x.com/Scooter0xhttps://x.com/PepaDotTimestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:13) What cryptoart means to Bard (03:33) From early computer art to creative practice (04:53) Influence of Nam June Paik and Fluxus (07:12) AI, simulation, and questioning reality (11:06) Anti-establishment roots of cryptoart (13:42) Community, ownership, and public access (15:34) Utopia vs. apocalypse in crypto (16:48) Political themes and challenging power (18:19) Double Take mint pass with Hash Gallery(20:27) Balloons in the Sky at NFC Lisbon (25:45) Interactive art and audience participation (28:08) Collector ownership and new economic models(31:50) Significance of sky in artwork (34:17) Preserving digital art and Async restoration (39:31) Foundational works or cryptoart(42:06) Bard's cat steals the show(42:59) Closing remarks
Com time completo novamente, o Lado B debate as derrotas do Governo Lula III na última semana, a fragilidade da dita democracia brasileira, os empecilhos para a eleição e o risco Flávio Bolsonaro. Também comentam a declaração de Romeu Zema a favor do trabalho infantil.Com Caio Bellandi, Daniel Soares, Fagner Torres Lima e Luara RamosRetire seu ingresso gratuito para a Festa de aniversário do Marx no Armazém da Utopia, neste sábado: https://www.sympla.com.br/evento/festa-de-aniversario-do-marx-no-armazem-da-utopia-rio-de-janeiro/3399879APOIE SEU PODCAST PREFERIDO a partir de R$ 10/mês no apoia.se/ladobdorio e concorra a oito livros da Boitempo! Se preferir, FAÇA UM PIX de qualquer valor para ladobdorio@yahoo.com e contribua com seu podcast preferido; LADO B & BOITEMPO: Tenha 20% de desconto no cupom “LADOBOI20” no site boitempoeditorial.com.br e ajude o Lado B! DESCONTO NA CAMISA CRÍTICA: Faça suas compras na Camisa Crítica em bit.ly/CamisaCriticaLadoB garanta 10% de desconto com o cupom “LADOB” e ajude o seu podcast preferido!
This episode is brought to you by Timeline and Caldera Lab. Modern cities may be quietly damaging our mental health, relationships, and overall well-being—and most people don't even realize it. Tony Cho breaks down how urban design, capitalism, and disconnection from nature have created a loneliness epidemic, rising depression, and a life that works against human biology. From the loss of community and "third spaces" to the dangers of car-centric living and profit-driven development, Tony challenges everything we think we know about success, environment, and happiness—while offering a powerful vision for regenerative living, healthier cities, and a more connected future. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN Why loneliness is actually a design problem—not a personal failure How modern cities are engineered for profit, not human well-being The real reason behind rising anxiety, depression, and disconnection How environment shapes behavior more than discipline or willpower What "regenerative living" means—and how it could reshape the future Why the American Dream may actually be making us miserable Simple ways to change your environment to improve your life immediately Follow Tony @_tonycho_ Follow Chase @chase_chewning ----- 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:02 – Tony Cho Introduction & Regenerative Thinking 00:01:23 – Is Loneliness a Design Problem? 00:02:29 – Cities Optimized for Profit, Not People 00:03:19 – Capitalism, Cars & Disconnection 00:04:07 – The Death of "Third Spaces" & Community 00:05:26 – Why Environment Shapes Your Life 00:06:18 – Loneliness, Mental Health & Longevity 00:07:43 – Biophilic Design & The Irony of Modern Development 00:09:18 – Purpose, Meaning & Connection to Place 00:10:07 – Can Capitalism & Humanity Coexist? 00:12:11 – The "American Dream" vs The "American Nightmare" 00:14:59 – Real-World Example: Jacksonville विकास 00:17:11 – Gentrification & Losing Community Culture 00:18:13 – Is There a Better Way to Develop Cities? 00:20:19 – Regenerative Finance & Supporting Small Business 00:22:19 – What Makes a City Thrive or Fail 00:24:31 – Walkable Cities & European Influence 00:26:14 – What Makes a Place Feel Alive 00:27:18 – Why Diversity Creates Resilience 00:28:48 – "We Paved Over Paradise" 00:32:12 – The Economics of City Development 00:33:55 – Design That Impacts How You Feel 00:37:08 – Winning Over Communities & Co-Design 00:40:22 – Profit + Purpose: Can You Have Both? 00:41:36 – Public vs Private Sector Collaboration 00:43:17 – Infrastructure That Changes Lives 00:45:26 – Smart Homes, Health & Future Living 00:48:23 – The Future of Wealth, AI & Society 00:50:13 – Utopia vs Dystopia: What Future Are We Building? 00:52:02 – Why the U.S. Is Falling Behind 00:55:56 – Learning from History & Indigenous Wisdom 00:57:04 – "What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?" 00:58:04 – Tony's Childhood: Growing Up in a Commune 01:00:51 – Loss, Death & Perspective on Life 01:03:48 – What "Ever Forward" Means 01:06:43 – Letting Go, Trust & Living Fully 01:07:19 – Regeneration Starts Within 01:09:09 – Where to Find Tony & Final Thoughts ----- Episode resources: Get MitoPure for as little as $59/month at https://www.Timeline.com/everforward Save 20% on my favorite men's skincare with code EVERFORWARD at https://www.CalderaLab.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube
People quote Marx.People quote Rousseau.People quote Engels.But do they know who these men actually were?In this Throwback Thursday episode of Common Sense with Chad Law, we go beyond theory and put the men behind utopia on trial.From Rousseau's abandoned children…to Marx's failed life and dangerous ideology…to Engels — the original “luxury revolutionary”…And what happens when those ideas move from books into real life?History has answers.And they aren't pretty.This episode breaks down:The real lives of Marx, Rousseau, and EngelsThe False Prophet TestHow these ideas shaped modern institutionsWhy utopian thinking keeps ending in disasterAnd the better philosophical tradition that built AmericaIf you want to understand the modern world —you have to understand the ideas behind it.#Politics #History #Communism #Capitalism #Conservative #Philosophy #CurrentEvents #NewsAnalysis #Culture #FreedomCall or text the show: 252-CHAD-LAWWatch full episodes on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CommonsenseChadLaw
emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Rutger Bregman, originally episode 190 from 2018-02-21.Original writeup below:An absolutely massive episode covering - as said - some big topics and issues, which are immensely interesting and made a lot easier to understand with Rutger's able guidance and explanation. His book ‘Utopia For Realists And How We Can Get There' is available now (published by Bloomsbury), and this should be a good idea of what you can expect - Rutger tackles the issues of universal basic income, strikes, borders, how great art can be achieved by not having basic financial worries, how we need a return to utopian thinking, new ideas beginning at the fringes of society, how the US isn't the beating heart of the entire world (as the news may have you believe), the ‘circle of bullshit', and how we are working with “21st Century hardware on 19th Century software” - all of these are expounded on a great deal so this is a good one to really sit and take some time with. There is a kind of ‘Freakanomics' approach to some of the points, which is fascinating - like the eventual financial cost of one element of one's life, and the knock-on effects of doing one thing in particular and how it leads to what's down the road. Just so much to enjoy, and all very positive too - certainly not a world of doom and gloom in this one, no way. Enlighten yourself and enjoy!PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureONLINEYOUTUBEPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITTERPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Merch sold out by lunchtime. “Perfect” status quietly returned. Someone built a race plan around getting a photo with Boba Fett. That's the kind of wonderfully specific runDisney chaos we love, and we're recapping it live from the inaugural Rise and Run Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas.We break down the 2026 RunDisney Springtime Surprise weekend from the expo to the finish line, including what went smoothly, what still needs fixing, and how to think about merch strategy if you can't arrive on day one. We also talk about the surprise perfect recognition, why messaging matters for long-time participants, and what runners can do when demand keeps feeding resellers. Along the way we share a big personal update, Greg's honor of guiding a runner through the New York City Marathon, plus some of the sponsor support that makes these weekends and trips easier to plan.Then we hit the races: the 5K with standout theming and costumes, the 10K from a cheering perspective with behind-the-scenes finish line logistics, and the Inside Out themed 10-miler that closes the runDisney season with moody lighting, core memory vibes, and character stops that spark big feelings. Star Wars energy shows up loud through character lines, which leads to our ongoing debate about whether a full Star Wars race weekend could return and what might be standing in the way.We finish with a rapid-fire race report, a live trivia contest that doubles as a weirdly fun Rise and Run history lesson, and plenty of moments that remind us why the runDisney community keeps growing. Subscribe for more runDisney race weekend recaps, share this with a friend planning their next Disney running trip, and leave a review with your favorite Springtime Surprise moment.Send us Fan MailSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel Stoked Metabolic CoachingRise and Run Podcast Cruise Interest Form with Magic Bound Travel Affiliate LinksThe Start Line Co.Fluffy FizziesMona Moon Naturals Rise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Kawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded
There are towns in Texas named New Deal, Fair Play, Progresso, Utopia—and even Buck Naked!But what you won't find is any town called “Moderate, Texas.” I offer this curiosity to the monied powers and milquetoast party leaders who keep insisting that Democrats must moderate their progressive policies, abandon their egalitarian commitments, and become more… well, more corporate.Hello – today's majority hates the everyday arrogance, avarice, and abuse that corporate supremacy has unleashed on workers, consumers, local businesses, family farmers, the poor, the sick, the “different,” our environment… and democracy itself.The time when “captains of industry” were admired is long-gone. Today's billionaire prigs – such as Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg – are clownishly greedy and foolish, becoming so reviled that they can't go out in public. As journalist Perry Bacon points out in New Republic, even moderate Democrats aren't moderate anymore: “Around 70 percent” of them, he reports, bemoan the fact that Party leaders are “too timid in taxing the rich, taxing corporations, and cracking down on companies that break the law.”Polls aside, you can find out how moderates (and even conservatives) feel about moving the Party of the People to the middle of the road by visiting rural areas in Virginia, Illinois, Texas, or other states being invaded by autocratic corporate billionaires trying to usurp vast amounts of land water and energy for their AI data centers. Locals are furious at this plutocratic power grab and wondering if anyone will stand with them in full-force populist rebellion against the profiteers.We're in a 1932 moment. Far from becoming a corporate kiss-up party, people want and need Democrats to be the kick-ass party!Jim Hightower's Lowdown is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimhightower.substack.com/subscribe
In this talk, I share my recent experience with Utopia of the Seas. I'll break down why it was such a blast and why you should consider booking this cruise for yourself. CONQUER SHYNESS
Welcome back to part 2 of this power-packed episode with Salim Ismail! In this part, we delve deeper into the transformative impacts of AI on society, the pivotal choices between dystopian and utopian futures, and the critical role of decentralized systems in our global infrastructure. Salim offers his insights on the societal and technological strategies that could lead humanity towards a prosperous future, and emphasizes the importance of embracing these rapid changes and preparing for the inevitable disruptions they bring. We also work to understand how technologies like AI and decentralized systems are not just futuristic concepts but immediate tools for societal transformation in Salim's visionary perspective. Don't miss these critical insights that could redefine how we approach technology and its integration into every facet of human life in the final part of this eye-opening conversation with Salim Ismail. And if you're loving the Impact Theory Podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review or rate the show. Your feedback is incredibly valuable! Follow Salim Ismail: Website: https://salimismail.com/ Get AI ready: https://web.openexo.com/impacttheory/ Connect in the OpenExO Community: https://openexo.com/community/salimismail Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu: Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome back to part 2 of this power-packed episode with Salim Ismail! In this part, we delve deeper into the transformative impacts of AI on society, the pivotal choices between dystopian and utopian futures, and the critical role of decentralized systems in our global infrastructure. Salim offers his insights on the societal and technological strategies that could lead humanity towards a prosperous future, and emphasizes the importance of embracing these rapid changes and preparing for the inevitable disruptions they bring. We also work to understand how technologies like AI and decentralized systems are not just futuristic concepts but immediate tools for societal transformation in Salim's visionary perspective. Don't miss these critical insights that could redefine how we approach technology and its integration into every facet of human life in the final part of this eye-opening conversation with Salim Ismail. And if you're loving the Impact Theory Podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review or rate the show. Your feedback is incredibly valuable! Follow Salim Ismail: Website: https://salimismail.com/ Get AI ready: https://web.openexo.com/impacttheory/ Connect in the OpenExO Community: https://openexo.com/community/salimismail Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu: Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Starbase. Prospera. California Forever. Mars. From private cities to interstellar colonies, tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel have backed experiments designed to operate beyond the borders — and laws — most of us live by. So we wondered: has this happened before? In this episode, we visit an Arctic archipelago, homesteads floating in the ocean, and a startup city in Honduras to explore where places built with the ultra-rich in mind leave all the rest of us.Guests:Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, author of The Cosmopolites and The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the WorldWayne Gramlich, retired computer engineerDan Girma, producer on NPR's Embedded podcastJacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon ValleyTo access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
Welcome to another power-packed episode of Impact Theory, I'm Tom Bilyeu! In today's episode, Salim Ismail and I go deep into the profound changes that AI and other emerging technologies will bring to society. Salim Ismail is a prominent technology strategist, entrepreneur, and author. His ideas and writings emphasize the importance of scaling businesses and adapting to technological shifts. In this interview, Salim provides a visionary outlook on the future, characterized by both optimism for technology's potential to solve critical human challenges and a cautious awareness of the disruptions and dystopia it has the ability to cause as well. We go deep into: - AI's transformative impact on human history - Potential severe disruptions by AI - An outlook on AI's future impact - Critical nature of early decisions in AI development. - Unpredictability in AI outcomes - Quantum Mechanics and AI - AI's role in moving society to abundance. - Utopia or Dystopia - Deciding between a prosperous or bleak future - The shift from centralized to decentralized systems - Structural changes in societal organization - Challenges in adopting new technologies - How AI will affect various aspects of life - The increasing value of data over money - AI's potential to revolutionize healthcare access and effectiveness Salim also discusses his initiative with OpenExO, a platform and community that aims to support organizations, governments, and individuals in adapting to and thriving in an environment of rapid technological change. He believes that in order to survive, businesses must focus on innovation and growth strategies in the era of exponential technology. And this is just Part 1 of our conversation, so make sure you don't miss Part 2 of this convo for even more wisdom from Salim Ismail. Follow Salim Ismail: Website: https://salimismail.com/ Get AI ready: https://web.openexo.com/impacttheory/ Connect in the OpenExO Community: https://openexo.com/community/salimismail Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu: Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another power-packed episode of Impact Theory, I'm Tom Bilyeu! In today's episode, Salim Ismail and I go deep into the profound changes that AI and other emerging technologies will bring to society. Salim Ismail is a prominent technology strategist, entrepreneur, and author. His ideas and writings emphasize the importance of scaling businesses and adapting to technological shifts. In this interview, Salim provides a visionary outlook on the future, characterized by both optimism for technology's potential to solve critical human challenges and a cautious awareness of the disruptions and dystopia it has the ability to cause as well. We go deep into: - AI's transformative impact on human history - Potential severe disruptions by AI - An outlook on AI's future impact - Critical nature of early decisions in AI development. - Unpredictability in AI outcomes - Quantum Mechanics and AI - AI's role in moving society to abundance. - Utopia or Dystopia - Deciding between a prosperous or bleak future - The shift from centralized to decentralized systems - Structural changes in societal organization - Challenges in adopting new technologies - How AI will affect various aspects of life - The increasing value of data over money - AI's potential to revolutionize healthcare access and effectiveness Salim also discusses his initiative with OpenExO, a platform and community that aims to support organizations, governments, and individuals in adapting to and thriving in an environment of rapid technological change. He believes that in order to survive, businesses must focus on innovation and growth strategies in the era of exponential technology. And this is just Part 1 of our conversation, so make sure you don't miss Part 2 of this convo for even more wisdom from Salim Ismail. Follow Salim Ismail: Website: https://salimismail.com/ Get AI ready: https://web.openexo.com/impacttheory/ Connect in the OpenExO Community: https://openexo.com/community/salimismail Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu: Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Chambered in 4.6 × 30 mm, it features a gas-operated rotary bolt system, low recoil, and exceptional accuracy with modern ergonomics including a full-length Picatinny rail and ambidextrous controls. Designed for professional security, tactical use, collectors, and sport shooters where legal. [Active Safety Designs] ARHK (Nick) The ARHK is a fully self-contained drop-in cassette trigger unit built on ARC-Fire technology, designed specifically for HK roller-delayed platforms including MP5, MP5K, and others. It installs directly into factory OEM polymer housings without modifications, featuring a pre-installed ejector and compatibility with all bolt carrier types. The trigger offers a three-position selector: Safe, Semi (standard pull), and Active Reset. [Beecher Tactical] NP-04 Plate Carrier (Nick) The NP-04 Plate Carrier by Beecher Tactical is designed from the ground up for additive manufacturing using fiber reinforced TPU and high strength cordage. It features a modular, user serviceable design with a structural, armor optional cummerbund and a padded liner of lightweight foaming PEBA for sweat wicking. Weight is around 3lbs dry, tested to hold 23lbs total load including plates. [OpenClaw] OpenClaw AI Agent (Savage) OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent platform that runs locally on macOS, Linux, or Windows, integrating with chat apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord to execute tasks such as managing emails, calendars, and shell commands. It supports various LLMs including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, and local models via Ollama. The software is free to install via a one-liner script but incurs costs for API usage and hosting hardware. BULLET POINTS SDS Arms Inglis 2035 The Inglis 2035 from SDS Arms is a modernized Hi-Power style pistol featuring a straight slide with lightening cuts, optics-ready configuration with suppressor-height sights, single-slot rail, aggressive serrations, extended beavertail, crisp flat trigger without magazine disconnect, G10 grips with palm swell, large ambidextrous safeties, and 15-round magazine capacity. It incorporates contemporary enhancements like a massive slide stop and magazines that drop free. The design is positioned for personal defense and close quarters, with potential military or police applications. FN PureView Holographic Pistol Sight The FN PureView from FN America is the world's first holographic pistol sight utilizing ImageGuide technology to project a 3 MOA dot that remains aligned with the user's line of sight for reduced distortion and improved accuracy. It features a compact aluminum and titanium construction with a DeltaPoint Pro footprint, automatic brightness adjustment, and motion-sensing auto-on/off. Battery life is 800 hours continuous with a CR2032, and it operates from -40°F to 126°F while being waterproof and fog-resistant. GUN FIGHTS No one stepped into the arena this week. THE AGENCY BRIEF Agency Update Agency Update THE HOOK (COLD OPEN) THE INTEL (THE STORY) Why? The Play-by-Play The Reality Check (Hidden Incentives) Rumors THE 2A ANGLE (LEGAL & IMPACT) The Threat Bruen Test Regulatory Creep THE TALKING POINTS (ON-AIR READY) WLS IS LIFESTYLE Parametric OWB Holster for Handguns using TLR-1 This is a universal parametric 3D-printable OWB holster designed for handguns equipped with Streamlight TLR-1 or Harbor Freight Braun weapon-mounted lights. Retention is based on the light body, allowing customization of dimensions to fit various guns via parametric files, with options for TEK LOK or Safariland mounting patterns and standard or metric hardware. Recommended for printing in PETG, it addresses limited aftermarket holster support for certain firearms. Explaining Bail in the Myrtle Beach Self-Defense Shooting Case On June 12, 2025, Tequarius Barrett, 19, was charged with first-degree assault and battery after allegedly firing a gun in a late-night altercation near North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, claiming self-defense under the state's stand-your-ground law. His bond was reduced from $200,000 to $20,000 with strict conditions including GPS monitoring and firearm prohibition, highlighting bail challenges in self-defense cases. A stand-your-ground immunity hearing is set for April 17, 2026. THE ALLEY Pauls Valley High School Shooting Incident: Principal Tackles Armed Intruder On April 8, 2026, 20-year-old Victor Lee Hawkins entered Pauls Valley High School armed with two loaded pistols. One pistol malfunctioned when he attempted to shoot a student, allowing principal Kirk Moore to tackle him despite being shot in the leg. No specific manufacturer, model, or technical details of the firearms are provided. Note Are you ready to do what needs to be done? Prepare yourself today, the body can't go where the mind has never been. https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/14/video-high-school-principal-tackles-wouldbe-mass-shooter/ Not Stated The article describes an incident at Old Dominion University where a pro-ISIS shooter named Mohamed Jalloh opened fire, but no specific manufacturer, model, or technical details about the firearm are provided. Army ROTC cadets, including Cadet Louis Ancheta, subdued the attacker using a pocket-knife, with no details on its make or model. No technical gear matching the required criteria (firearms with manufacturer and model) is explicitly detailed. GOING BALLISTIC Professor Jens Ludwig Pushes Behavioral Training and Public Space Improvements for Gun Violence Reduction (Savage) University of Chicago Professor Jens Ludwig advocates alternatives to uncertain gun control measures, proposing behavioral training programs like ‘Becoming A Man' in Chicago public schools to teach de-escalation of conflicts and urban design changes such as converting empty lots to pocket parks. These interventions target intuitive human thinking patterns (95% of brain activity) and environmental factors in high-violence areas to prevent escalation to gun violence. Detailed in his 2025 book ‘Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence,' the approach focuses on low-income U.S. neighborhoods without restricting firearms ownership. GOA Demands Investigation into ATF's Leaking of Personal Information in Silencer Shop Found. v. BATFE (Savage) Gun Owners of America (GOA) is demanding a U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General investigation after DOJ attorneys representing the ATF publicly disclosed sensitive NFA tax returns and personal details of a GOA member on a court docket without redaction during the Silencer Shop Found. v. BATFE litigation. The filings included unredacted ATF Forms 1 and a declaration detailing the member's firearm collection, with the error repeated even after being alerted. GOA cites potential violations of 26 U.S.C. § 6103 prohibiting public disclosure of such information. Shreveport, Louisiana: Convicted Felon Kills 8 Children in Mass Shooting (Savage) A convicted felon in Shreveport, Louisiana, fatally shot eight children aged 3 to 11 across three homes and injured two adult women on April 19, 2026, before being killed by police after a chase. The perpetrator violated federal law by possessing a firearm due to his prior felony conviction for shooting at a vehicle. The incident has sparked political commentary on gun control, with critics like California Gov. Gavin Newsom blaming the NRA and calling for restrictions. 13 U.S. Senators Demand ATF Stop Enforcing Vacated Biden-Era ‘Pistol Brace' Final Rule (Savage) Thirteen Republican U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), sent a letter to the ATF on April 15 demanding an end to enforcement of the vacated 2023 ‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms with an Attached Stabilizing Brace' rule, which classified most pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles under the National Firearms Act. They urge the ATF to issue an interpretive rule clarifying that braced firearms are not SBRs and to seek a permanent injunction via ongoing litigation by Texas and Gun Owners of America. The rule was vacated by courts in August 2024, but ATF signals intent to continue its legal theory. REVIEWS Review: Brown guy 78 from Iowa Review from Brown guy 78, Solid gun knowledge, Shawn is deeply dove into giving the listeners knowledge, Jeremy is usually sick and snotty, but his knowledge is endless, Nick is the sharpest edge, maybe because he's silent most of the time. Aaron is absent . So yeah, great podcast! (Intentionally left Savage out.. fuck him.) 5 stars! Love this show! Review: Anonymous Coward from Florida PooP Review: Anonymous Coward from OR Hilarious that this guy is offended by Trump's actions where was he when Biden was falling down stairs tripping over chords calling out for a dead person in the crowd. Confused walking down the White House lawn passing the door He's supposed to be entering. Not sure where to go on stage....
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On Steel News with Ann Vandersteel, Jeff Dornik lays out what most people still refuse to say plainly: the AI race is not really about innovation. It is about control. From surveillance and censorship to digital dependency and the erosion of real human purpose, this conversation gets to the heart of what is coming and why building parallel platforms like Pickax is essential.Follow Ann Vandersteel on Pickax - https://pickax.com/annvandersteel Follow Jeff Dornik on Pickax - https://pickax.com/jeffdornikBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-jeff-dornik-show--4788100/support.Follow The Jeff Dornik Show on Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star review. That's how we reach more people and bypass Big Tech suppression.Watch LIVE daily at 7pm ET on Rumble and subscribe so you never miss a show:https://rumble.com/c/jeffdornikBig Tech is silencing truth while harvesting your data to feed the machine. That's why I built Pickax, a free speech platform where creators own their content and your voice isn't controlled. Join now:https://pickax.com/?referralCode=y7wxvwq&refSource=copy
This was my twelfth RSA Conference. I know that because I remember the first one, 2012, and I've been counting ever since — not out of habit, but because each year feels like a chapter in a longer story I'm trying to read in real time. Twelve years of standing in that same building in San Francisco, watching an industry evolve, stumble, reinvent itself, and occasionally look in the mirror. In the early years it was pure technology. Cryptography, protocols, threat vectors, the architecture of defense. The conversations were technical, the energy was almost academic, the suits were slightly more formal. Then something shifted — gradually, then all at once, the way things usually do. The industry started talking about people. About culture. About the human beings sitting behind the keyboards and the very human mistakes they were making. The themes started reflecting it: community, togetherness, collective defense. Stronger Together. The Human Element. The Power of Community. Year after year, the message from the main stage was some variation of: we are more than our tools. People are what matter. Connection is the point. And then you'd walk the expo floor and see the booths. I'm not being cynical. The community is real — I've felt it, in the hallway conversations, in the side events, in the faces of people I've been running into for a decade who are genuinely trying to make the digital world safer. That part is true and it matters. But there's a growing gap between what the theme says and what the stage performs. And at RSAC 2026, that gap became impossible to ignore. Because this year, while the badge said The Power of Community, the keynotes were almost entirely about agents. Non-human ones. I wrote about this from a different angle in my first piece from RSAC — the Blade Runner angle, the NPC angle, the question of identity and intent when you can no longer tell the difference between a human action and an autonomous one. But there's another layer underneath that deserves its own space. It's the pattern. The twelve-year arc. An industry spends years — genuinely, sincerely — rediscovering the human element. Putting people at the center. Building a vocabulary around community, ethics, shared responsibility. And then, in what feels like a single conference cycle, it pivots to deploying a parallel workforce of non-human identities that outnumber us in our own systems, operate at speeds no human can follow, take actions no human directly authorized, and — here's the part that should make everyone pause — that a significant portion of organizations deploying them cannot monitor, cannot fully distinguish from human activity, and in many cases cannot stop once they're running. We built the community. Then we populated it with agents and handed them the keys. I kept thinking, walking those corridors, about the resistance. Not as a metaphor — or not only as a metaphor. In every story we've ever told about machines that gained too much autonomy, there's always a moment before the crisis where someone in the room knew. Where the warning existed. Where the design decision was made anyway because the pressure to ship, to scale, to compete was stronger than the instinct to pause. The difference between those stories and this moment is that we're not watching it happen to fictional characters. We're the ones making the design decisions. And unlike software — which you can patch, roll back, update at 3am while everyone is asleep — agents with autonomy and access are a different category of thing entirely. The old mantra of move fast and break things made a certain kind of sense when what you were breaking was a feature. It makes no sense at all when what you're deploying can act, chain consequences, and escalate — faster than any human response team can follow. This is where Asimov becomes relevant again. Not as nostalgia, not as science fiction trivia, but as a genuine design philosophy that the industry would do well to remember. His Three Laws of Robotics weren't invented as a plot device. They were a thought experiment in ethics-by-architecture — what does it look like to build the values into the system before the system runs, rather than hoping to correct the values after something goes wrong? He spent decades of stories showing that even the most carefully designed ethical constraints produce edge cases, contradictions, unintended consequences. But the point was never that ethics-by-design is perfect. The point was that without it, you don't have a fighting chance. We are, right now, at the moment before the laws get written. Some people at RSAC were saying this clearly — not from the main stage, but in the rooms and conversations where the more honest thinking tends to happen. The guardrails exist. The frameworks are being built. But they're being built while the deployment is already running, while the agents are already in the systems, while the governance structures are catching up to a reality that moved faster than the institutional response. That gap is the real story of RSAC 2026. Not the products. Not the keynote soundbites. The gap between the speed of deployment and the maturity of the thinking around what we're actually deploying. The community theme was right, actually — just not in the way the branding intended. The most important community at RSAC 2026 wasn't on the main stage. It was the quieter one: the engineers, researchers, practitioners, and security leaders who understand that we are at an inflection point, and that the decisions made in the next few years about how to design, govern, and constrain autonomous systems will matter far beyond the conference floor in San Francisco. Utopia and dystopia are not predetermined destinations. They're design outcomes. We still get to choose the architecture. But the window for making that choice thoughtfully — rather than reactively, in the middle of a crisis that moved faster than our guardrails — is not as wide as we might like to think. Asimov knew that. He wrote the laws before the robots ran. Maybe it's time we did the same. Stay imperfect, stay human. — Marco Let's keep exploring what it means to be human in this Hybrid Analog Digital Age. End of transmission. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
This week on bigcitysmalltown, we examine the fight over the Howard Solstice Transmission Line — a proposed 370-mile, 765kV power line that would connect CPS Energy's Howard Road Station in Bexar County to a new substation in Pecos County, cutting through some of the most ecologically sensitive terrain in Texas.Host Bob Rivard welcomes Ted Flato, founding principal of Lake|Flato Architects and founder of the Headwaters Alliance, and Jada Jo Smith, owner of Orange Blossom Realty in Utopia and an elected official on the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District. Both are longtime Hill Country ranchers and leading voices in the opposition coalition, which has grown to nearly 48,000 members.They discuss:How CPS Energy and AEP Texas proposed the line — and why the compressed timeline caught landowners off guardWhy the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone makes certain routes especially dangerousHow the Hill Country Preservation Coalition built a broad, bipartisan opposition movement in a matter of monthsWhat "the least harmful route" means — and how much of it CPS Energy appears to have embracedWhat landowners can expect if the line crosses their property, and why eminent domain is the worst outcomeWhere the case stands now as the Public Utility Commission of Texas prepares to make a final decisionRECOMMENDED NEXT LISTEN:▶ #159. The Cost of Powering San Antonio: CPS Energy - CEO Rudy Garza on Potential Increasing Rates, Sustainable Growth, and Grid Demand — Bob Rivard sat down with CPS Energy CEO Rudy Garza to explore the pressures facing San Antonio's municipally owned utility, including surging demand, grid reliability, and the infrastructure investments driving the Howard Solstice project. Essential context for this conversation... ..GET THE NEWSLETTER
"Bunnylovr" is a 2025 American drama film written, directed by, and starring Katarina Zhu. The film follows a Chinese-American cam girl who navigates a toxic client relationship while reconnecting with her dying father. Alongside Zhu, Rachel Sennott, Austin Amelio, Perry Yung, and Jack Kilmer star in supporting roles. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is Zhu's directorial debut, showcasing a talent both in front of and behind the camera that is worth watching for in the future. Zhu was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Utopia. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
High taxes and rising crime are driving a "wealth migration" out of the West. Republican Strategist Tiffany Smiley discusses the destructive impact of progressive policies in Washington State and the urgent need for a return to the American Dream. Plus, Dana and Tiffany examine the lingering effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on the next generation and why younger voters are becoming more politically bold. Purple State: Tiffany points out how families are fleeing Democrat-led states for places like Idaho, creating a shift in wealth and congressional influence that could reshape the political map. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Matthew Petrusek, Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and the host of the Word on Fire Show. Thank you for joining us. Marxism, unfortunately, seems to be making a comeback. Despite its economically disastrous, politically oppressive, and horrifically inhumane track record, the atheistic philosophy that produced the Communist revolution and eventually led to the deaths of tens of millions of people has wheedled its way back to the center of our political culture. On the surface, this may sound surprising: Since the fall of the Berlin Wall over three decades ago, few public figures have openly identified as Marxist, and Communist political parties have typically occupied the outermost fringes of political influence. However, Marxist ideas–especially in the form of contemporary identity politics–have not only continued gathering momentum beneath the surface in universities, NGOs, the media, corporate HR departments, and government bureaucracies; high profile politicians, including the mayor of New York, Zohran Mandami, and Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, now seem to be openly advocating for Marxist policies. So how did this morally and historically discredited ideology remerge in mainstream politics? Equally important, how should Christians and all people concerned with basic human rights and the common good respond? Here to discuss the dark history of Marxism, its contemporary forms, and how the Catholic Church has, and always will, stand against it, is Bishop Robert Barron. Topics Covered 00:00 | Introduction 01:48 | Winona-Rochester's record catechumen year 02:53 | A brief overview of Karl Marx 04:55 | What is dialectical materialism? 06:40 | Class conflicts in Marx's day 08:01 | Marx's early critique of capitalism 10:55 | Marx's critique of religion 17:12 | Marxism's pursuit of Utopia 20:06 | Rerum Novarum: Pope Leo XIII responds 23:08 | Reducing history to an economic substructure 24:20 | The legacy of Marxism 26:16 | Shared views between Marxism and contemporary identity politics 28:52 | Why harmful ideas take fair guises 31:23 | Critiquing collectivism 33:08 | US politicians and Marxist ideas 36:03 | Weren't early Christians fundamentally communist? 38:08 | Shouldn't we just try Marxism? 39:26 | Thomas Merton responds to Marxism 41:07 | Is it partisan to critique Marxism? 42:51 | Listener question: How do we respond to "my truth"? 45:12 | Join the Word on Fire Institute Links: Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/ NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.
As we navigate a world of "alternative facts" and corporate-state surveillance, George Orwell's life, times, and pain, transformed into enduring art, like 1984, show us how to be defiant today. Resistance begins in the mind. This week, we're joined by British critic Dorian Lynskey, author of The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984, to trace the biography of a nightmare. The Orwellian slogan "2+2=5" was taken from Soviet propaganda. Orwell reviewed Assignment in Utopia by Eugene Lyons, an American reporter who confesses in the chapter "The Press Corps Conceals a Famine," to joining with other influential foreign correspondents in Moscow to label Gareth Jones a liar in their articles in exchange for access to the Soviet regime. Lyons and Orwell are both characters in Andrea's film Mr. Jones. The trauma of 1984 started during the Spanish Civil War, alongside his wife, Eileen Blair, the unsung hero who saved his life and helped him find his voice as an artist, to break through the lies. In Catalonia, Eileen and Eric Blair watched Stalin-backed communists turn a socialist revolution into a paranoid police state. It was here, nearly killed by the "Soviet myth," that they realized nowhere is immune: lies and conformity keep people complacent as the sadists consolidate power. Orwell's message is clear for us today: in an era of state-sponsored lies, holding onto your humanity is the ultimate act of defiance. Join us to celebrate the power of art and defiance at the book launch of Mrs. Orwell, Andrea's inspiring new graphic novel, illustrated by the genius Brahm Revel. When: April 13 Where: PowerHouse Books Arena, DUMBO, Brooklyn Details here: https://powerhousearena.com/events/book-launch-mrs-orwell-by-andrea-chalupa-in-conversation-with-nomiki-konst/ Patreon Supporters: You and your guests get in free and receive a complimentary book! Just message us through Patreon to claim yours. Not a member yet? Join our community at Patreon.com/Gaslit. We couldn't make this show without you–see you there! Show Notes: Our opening song was "Ride at Dawn" by Deena Marie. Check out her GoFundMe here to help her produce her next album: https://gofund.me/623a9c9b1 IG: @deenamariedmt Spotify: Listen hereApple Music: Listen hereTikTok: @deenamariedmt YouTube: Watch here The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/580453/the-ministry-of-truth-by-dorian-lynskey/ 33 Revolutions per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day https://www.harpercollins.com/products/33-revolutions-per-minute-dorian-lynskey?variant=32210443141154 EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: New! There's now a California Signal Group for Gaslit Nation listeners to find each other and connect in that state. Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discusses how to talk to the MAGA cult: Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other. Join us on Patreon. Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other. Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect. Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join. Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group. Join us on Patreon.com/Gaslit Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit for our community