Podcasts about Voorhees

Venice founder Erik Voorhees says crypto's real job was never speculation. It's becoming the rails AI agents actually need. Plus, why he sold equity, not tokens. ======================================================== Thank you to our sponsors! Visit 1inch to swap tokenized securities, crypto and more. Simple. Secure. Self-custodial. Whatever asset you're buying - swap it at http://unchainedcrypto.com/go/1inch-sn ======================================================== Stripe bought OpenRouter this month in one of the cleanest crypto-to-AI pivots yet, and Erik Voorhees says most of the industry drew the wrong lesson from it. Voorhees, founder and CEO of Venice AI, joins Kain Warwick and Taylor Monahan to argue that crypto's job was never to serve crypto people, it was to become the financial rails a decentralized AI future actually needs. He pushes back on the instinct to abandon tokens for pure AI plays, and on the assumption that America deserves to win the AI race just because it is America. They get into why Voorhees sold Venice's equity but refused to sell its VVV tokens, why he says the big labs are losing money "hand over fist" subsidizing $200-a-month plans, how DeepSeek reset the cost curve for inference, and why he calls the moderation layer sitting inside today's AI models "deceptive." His answer for who should actually win the AI race has nothing to do with flags. Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kain Warwick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Host of Uneasy Money and Founder of Infinex and Synthetix ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Taylor Monahan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Co-host of Uneasy Money and Security Expert Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erik Voorhees - Founder and CEO of Venice AI Timestamps

We have a big shock in Wisconsin, a strong storm actively moving through Omaha, a state education board called a bunch of racists, a WNBA coach getting all fired up, and a lot more today!

The Monster Squad, Cujo, The Fly, The Others, Jason Goes to Hell, and Lovecraft Country headline this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering August 10 through August 16. As summer horror starts giving way to spooky season, we're beginning the Halloween horror pregame with classic monsters, Stephen King terror, haunted-house mysteries, Jason Voorhees, cosmic horror, rabid-animal survival, and one of David Cronenberg's greatest body-horror transformations. Inside this episode:August 10, 2001 — The Others opens in U.S. theatersNicole Kidman waits inside a fogbound mansion where every curtain must remain closed, every doorway follows a strict ritual, and mysterious footsteps suggest that Grace and her light-sensitive children may not be alone. Alejandro Amenábar builds a gothic ghost story from silence, grief, locked rooms, and competing versions of reality. August 12, 1983 — Cujo opens in U.S. theatersStephen King turns a gentle Saint Bernard into the center of a brutally simple survival nightmare. Dee Wallace and a young child become trapped inside a failing car beneath the blazing summer sun while a rabid dog waits outside and their supposed shelter slowly becomes an oven. August 13, 1993 — Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday opens in U.S. theaters The Friday the 13th franchise blows apart the familiar image of Jason Voorhees and transforms him into a body-hopping demonic force. Family bloodlines, possession horror, temporary human hosts, gruesome transformations, and one unforgettable final tease send Jason into his strange New Line era. August 16, 2020 — Lovecraft Country premieres on HBOMisha Green's supernatural horror series follows Atticus Freeman, Letitia Lewis, and Uncle George across 1950s Jim Crow America, where sundown towns and systemic violence can be as deadly as the ancient creatures waiting in the dark. Cosmic horror, family history, inherited trauma, magic, body horror, and American history collide. Deep-Cut Spotlight — The Monster SquadDracula arrives with the Wolf Man, the Mummy, the Gill Man, and Frankenstein's creature—and the only people prepared to stop them are a group of young horror fans who have spent their lives memorizing monster rules. Directed by Fred Dekker and written by Dekker and Shane Black, The Monster Squad turns fandom into survival training. A German diary must be translated, silver bullets must be tested, an ancient amulet must be protected, and a treehouse club has one night to prevent classic evil from taking control of the world. Funny, adventurous, spooky, and unexpectedly heartfelt, The Monster Squad became a beloved cult horror movie through cable television, home video, and generations of monster kids passing it along to the next generation. It is also perfect viewing for anyone beginning their annual Halloween movie-season pregame.Horror Birthdays This Week: Alfred Hitchcock, Halle Berry, Natasha Henstridge, and James Cameron enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to Psycho, The Birds, Gothika, Dark Tide, Species, Aliens, and some of horror and science-fiction cinema's most memorable killers, creatures, transformations, and survival stories.Weekly Recommendation — The FlyDavid Cronenberg's The Fly celebrates its 40th anniversary with a story that remains romantic, disgusting, funny, tragic, and profoundly human. Jeff Goldblum plays scientist Seth Brundle, whose revolutionary teleportation experiment goes horribly wrong when an unnoticed fly enters the pod beside him. The machine combines their genetic material, beginning a physical transformation that neither science, intelligence, nor love can reverse. With Geena Davis as journalist Veronica Quaife, Academy Award-winning makeup effects, unforgettable body horror, and a devastating central relationship, The Fly remains one of the defining horror movies of the 1980s—and an essential addition to any early Halloween horror watchlist. Plus, Weekly Spooky returns Wednesday with another original horror story, followed by more terrifying history, strange mysteries, horror movie discussion, and unexplained broadcasts throughout the week. From The Others and Cujo to Jason Goes to Hell, Lovecraft Country, The Monster Squad, and The Fly, this week in horror history proves that terror can hide inside a locked mansion, wait outside a stalled car, move from body to body, follow a family across America, gather the classic monsters, or emerge from a teleportation pod. The calendar may still say August, but the Halloween horror pregame is officially underway.

Find out what compels these people to march from Lincoln to Omaha next weekend.

What's going on around town, how is the streetcar construction creating both hope and headaches, why are some South O businesses struggling, what's this CRE Summit all about, and more.

The State Board of Education has reservations about a new Omaha school (so do I), Denise Powell surfaces with a new message, police warn about your back-to-school social media pics (so does Lucy), we analyze Tim Walz's golf swing, the Grassleys lose "Beth," and more!

I'm literally not buying it!

Today, we talk about clothes-lining Sophie Cunningham, best frontmen in classic rock, the NE GOP furious about "America First," that asinine question posed by Jim that is the title of today's podcast offering, and more!

We coax Gary into the studio to talk Husker football (past and present), and his recent road trip.

As the title says:  Pols (Sen. Deb Fischer and incoming gubernatorial contender Brett Lindstrom), a golfer (Ralston's Scott Gutschewski before his opening round at the Pinnacle Bank Championship), and a HOF celebration (Dave Rimington on playing with and Curtis Craig on growing up with Roger Craig ahead of this weekend's induction).

Ben Sasse crashes the party this morning, a socialist wins Michigan, leg traps are being banned in Papillion, and more -- quite a morning!

I think I did a pretty good job of restricting my tangents and side-tangents here to no more than 14 topics at once.

We talk today about how happy Lynne Walz must be with Brett Lindstrom moving closer to the governor's race, an interesting primary in Michigan today, a bit more review on the Baker-Ewing interview, guys in their 40s who wear their hats backwards, and more!

After regaling you with sordid tales of my bedroom posters from adolescence, Lucy and I talk about this story that breaks our hearts ... which probably should have stopped us from laughing about it at times ... 

But isn't it always?  Today, we have a Strait of Hormuz Update, Jim's likening of NU's new QB to Spicoli, Hunter Biden's financial woes, and much more!

It's about time a country singer gave us a song about a truck!

Thanks to Craig Evans' phrasing in a news report for today's podcast title.  We talked about that story, a former state senator trying to break up a US Senator's marriage (or whatever this is all about), the Husker Buzz with Sean Callahan following Coach Rhule's news conference yesterday, an outdoor report with Greg Wagner, wasp infestations, and more!

This hearing today is churning up a lot of bad memories...

The Lost Boys, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Fright Night, The Village, and The Collector headline this episode of This Week in Horror History, covering July 27 through August 2. Summer horror gets vampiric, supernatural, folklore-soaked, and dangerously familiar as we revisit an iconic 1980s vampire movie, the resurrection of Jason Voorhees, M. Night Shyamalan's isolated village nightmare, a brutal home-invasion trap thriller, and a modern Métis horror novel about a loved one who returns profoundly wrong. Inside this episode:July 28, 2020 — Empire of Wild receives its U.S. publicationCherie Dimaline's supernatural horror novel follows Joan, a woman searching for her missing husband. When she discovers a charismatic preacher who looks and sounds almost exactly like him—but insists he is someone else—her search leads toward Métis folklore, the rogarou, stolen identity, grief, and an ancient hunger wearing a familiar face. July 30, 2004 — The Village releases in the United StatesM. Night Shyamalan transforms an isolated community surrounded by forbidden woods into a haunting story about fear, control, ritual, and the dangerous power of a carefully protected lie. The villagers have been taught that creatures wait beyond the boundary, certain colors must never be worn, and safety depends upon everyone obeying the same rules. July 31, 1987 — The Lost Boys releases in the United StatesJoel Schumacher gives vampire horror leather jackets, motorcycles, beach fog, neon boardwalks, and unforgettable 1980s style. Beneath the lights and nightlife of Santa Carla, a gang of young vampires offers danger, immortality, and the seductive promise of never having to grow up. August 1, 1986 — Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives releasesTommy Jarvis accidentally resurrects Jason Voorhees with a bolt of lightning, transforming the Crystal Lake killer into a fully supernatural slasher icon. Faster, funnier, and more self-aware than many earlier entries, Jason Lives combines gothic cemetery imagery, summer-camp terror, black comedy, and one of the franchise's most memorable versions of Jason.Deep-Cut Spotlight — The Collector A desperate thief breaks into a wealthy family's home and discovers that a masked killer has already transformed the property into an elaborate maze of wires, traps, locked rooms, and carefully arranged suffering. The Collector captures the brutal energy of late-2000s horror, combining home-invasion suspense, post-Saw trap horror, survival-thriller momentum, and the terrifying idea that every possible escape route has already been anticipated by someone waiting inside.Horror Birthdays This Week: David Warner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Wes Craven enter the birthday roll, bringing connections to The Omen, Waxwork, Predator, The Terminator, Aliens, Planet Terror, The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream.Weekly Recommendation — Fright Night A teenage horror fan becomes convinced that his charming new neighbor is a vampire—but nobody believes him. Desperate for help, Charley Brewster turns to Peter Vincent, a washed-up television horror host who has spent his career pretending to battle monsters. Funny, stylish, spooky, and filled with practical-effects vampire horror, Fright Night remains one of the great horror-comedies of the 1980s. It combines the vampire-next-door premise with suburban paranoia, late-night horror television, supernatural action, and the realization that imaginary courage may suddenly need to become real.From Empire of Wild and The Village to The Lost Boys, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, The Collector, and Fright Night, this week in horror history proves that the most dangerous monsters do not always remain hidden. Sometimes they wear the face of someone you love, live inside your community, move into the house next door, or rise from the grave when lightning strikes.

Today, we're serving up rolling brownouts, data centers, dismay over Nebraskans getting off food stamps, and eggnog!

The 2026 edition!

Seth Voorhees joins us to talk about how his career and his home in the Black Hills of South Dakota has shaped him as a writer of dark fiction. He also clears up any rumors of relation to an iconic horror figure with the same last name (no real relation).

If you believe in love ... if you believe it's true ... you will love this show.

Clay Anderson and Theresa Cassaday are coming together for Heartland Family Service.  Also, grandpas are getting tossed around by bison and bulls.

From the "Vintage Voorhees" archives, Sen. Graham talked with us about the upcoming midterms (he nailed his guess on how many seats the GOP would have after), the recent terror attacks in Canada, what he thought of Rush Limbaugh's nickname for him, and his appreciation for our Stevie Wonder theme song!

It got my attention yesterday morning when Lucy reported there was a cow in the road near 195th and Pacific.  But that was nothing compared to what Melissa experienced out there that led up to yesterday's traffic report.

It's time to Feel the Birn!

No, it's not a morning show on Z-92, it's Tyrus talking about going from UNK to FOX (and back to Omaha for his "What It Is" comedy tour 8/13) and our replay of a delightful conversation with Bonnie Tyler following her passing this week.

Also, with talk with Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential strategist about his new book, "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie."

I have been slapped twice.  I will probably earn a third, but -- before that point -- here are those stories (and the reason I'm sharing them).

Put on your red, white, and blue pants and enjoy this frosty podcast with us.

As the Flyers 2026 Development Camp wraps up Jordan Hall shares his biggest takeaways from the week and Ashlyn Sullivan shares what stood out to her from her interviews with several Flyers' prospects. Then hear from Oliver Bonk, Brek Liske, Patrick Sharp and more prospects from the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees, New Jersey on the latest episode of the Flyers Talk podcast.

Are Gene Wilder's best days ahead of him, or behind him?

Jeffrey Voorhees is best known for going swimming off of Amity and not coming back. He played Alex Kintner, one of the earliest victims of the shark terrorizing Chief Brody and the rest of the island.For more information and to get your official Kintner merch, check out his website.

As is usually the case with a close decision from the Court, Republicans and Democrats have mixed takeaways from this election decision.  In talking about that, we also mix in me getting booed at the Memorial Park concert, nearly murdering a guy before the Weird Al concert, and more!

Has AI replaced crypto as the most important technology story—or is it making crypto more important than ever?In this episode, Venice.AI founder Erik Voorhees joins Bitcoin.com's David Sencil to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, Bitcoin, privacy, and permissionless technology.Voorhees explains why AI has captured the spotlight, why Bitcoin's core principles remain essential, and how private, open-source AI could shape the future of digital freedom. The conversation also covers censorship, free speech, Venice.AI's token model, and why decentralized AI training may become one of crypto's biggest long-term opportunities.Topics include:- Why AI has overshadowed crypto- Why Bitcoin's principles still matter- Open-source vs. closed AI- Private and uncensored AI- AI regulation and free speech- Venice.AI's token model- Crypto powering AI applications- Decentralized AI model training

Sometimes you just have to vent and laugh on a Friday!

What happens when someone (a growing number of someones, in fact) gets this ruling in court after commiting a crime?  Not much.  State Sen. Kathleen Kauth and Hope Cooperative Care GM Ginger Hughes join me to discuss.

And if they think the combination of soccer and free bread is great, they need to come to Memorial Park Friday night for the combination of Cake, Smokey Robinson, and fireworks!  Tiffany and Heidi stop in for details on that annual event.

Also: How did I end up singing with Five for Fighting yesterday?  (And, at some point I honestly think I was channeling Norm Macdonald.  Not while singing; just during today's show.)

A fun conversation with "Dancing With the Stars" icon -- and new father -- Derek Hough.

Derek Hough gives me big-time Dad Points, my son thinks Jean Stothert is still Mayor, I get fired up about our local refugee gang violence, the "Nebraskan" terrorist is no longer a "Nebraskan," and more!

Raoul welcomes back Eric Voorhees, founder of Venice.ai, to explore how Bitcoin, crypto, and open-source AI are converging around the core principle of self-sovereignty. Voorhees argues that privacy, uncensored AI, and personal data ownership will become essential as AI moves deeper into our thoughts, work, money, and identity. Recorded June 11, 2026. Today's sponsor is Plus500 US. Take your trading to the next level with cross-market contracts, from precious metals to key indices, and more. Whether you're a seasoned trader in the Futures arena or brand new, Plus500's user-friendly trading platform offers you the advanced tools, market insights, and quick execution you've been looking for. Get started with Plus500 for as little as $100 at https://us.plus500.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've seen Tom in everything from "Frasier" to "Everybody Loves Raymond" to "Veep."  Now, you can see him making his Omaha debut as the Wizard of Oz in "Wicked."

You don't have to wait to meet "The Shepherd" at the old, abandoned church -- you can meet him right here!

Also, Lucy did NOT work as a prostitute.

If Trump just keeps breakin' your heart (whether you have TDS or you're Iran), maybe you need to hear this.

After taking a moment to breathe following several hours of storm coverage this morning (by swerving into a conversation that included my son's eye and my unappreciated sense of humor), we welcome Rep. Mike Flood on to the program to talk security, Iran, and Nazi tattoos.

We check in with Glenn Valley Foods president Chad Hartmann on this first anniversary of the targeted ICE operations at that Omaha business.