Podcasts about world first

Liz, a person who has a legitimate phobia of snakes, is rather emphatically not enjoying the Coiled Isle. Now that she's had time with the patch, she can confirm that she hates it. Some areas are less snakey than others, and those are okay, but Blizzard is not her favorite set of people just now. She did admit to enjoying the green, though. Luckily, she can experience the whole thing vicariously as the Race to World First kicked off this week with the beginning of MidnightSseason 2, and the opening of the Mythic version of the Venomous Abyss raid. Several of the teams are raising money for charity through the race, including a fun one from Liquid where if you donate a certain amount, they'll post your pet's photo on stream. If anything can help Liz make it through, it's puppies.There are also some new class sets coming to Hearthstone, which Liz is happy to explain. And read the site news! Anything, just enough with the dang snakes already.If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help!If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BONUS CONTENT + EARLY & AD-FREE EPISODES HEREPOP 3This week's Pop 3 is packed with updates from the Hamptons and beyond: Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke have the internet wondering if there could be another chapter to their story, Jesse Solomon may have a new Summer House romance brewing, and Nic and Olandria spark reconciliation rumors after being spotted together at Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns' wedding. Plus, Alex Cooper has had a very busy week between Unwell's massive new valuation, the shutdown of Unwell Beverages, her departure from UTA, and Dave Portnoy resurfacing their old Barstool drama.DEEP DIVEThis week's Deep Dive looks back at the life and legacy of Hayden Panettiere following her shocking death at just 36 years old. What we know about the circumstances surrounding her death and the ongoing investigation, while also looking beyond the headlines at Hayden's life as a child star, her struggles with addiction and postpartum depression, her complicated relationships, the devastating loss of her brother Jansen, and the vulnerability she showed in recent years by finally telling her own story.FINAL THOUGHTSOur first look at Earle Meets World! Alix Earle is wasting no time addressing the Alex Cooper drama. The trailer makes it clear Alix plans to tell her side of what happened, while also giving viewers a much deeper look at the Earle family's personal lives, and with family-centered reality shows becoming increasingly popular, the question is whether the Earles could become reality TV's next breakout family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shieldwalled Off Cooldown, Part 2 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 43   SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU   Show Notes    Welcome to Episode 43! – 1:22         A few news updates and then back into the conversation with Jason Lucas.   News – 3:48 We got word that Décor Duals will get some feature changes, but only until it gets removed when 12.1 arrives spurring my own speculation of the fate of other possible game systems with a similar style of name. The M+ cheating scandal gives Blizzard a funny opportunity next April. “Legacy of Rage” comic has been released; check it and all sorts of other media out here at the WoW media page: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/media . Dungeons & Dragons has embraced Azeroth with a ruleset for WoW coming in November. 1 launches on Tuesday with all its new content, though Season 2 begins arriving one week later on Aug. 18.   What Have You Done Lately? – 22:18 I did earn the Spawn of Vyranoth mount for Timewalking and the Sporefall raid mount! Finally got a second character to level 90. Pandaren Heritage Armor questing completed, with a brief review here. Good story and story presentation.   SQ Development Bench – 34:05 An idea for Blizzard: characters who have something new or updated in their text dialogue box should get a visual indicator such as a yellow outline across all questing, like they did for the end of the Pandaren HA questing.   Main Topic – Part 2 with Jason Lucas – 36:30           The rest are topics and questions posed in the second half of the conversation.   10 Years Hosting TSZ – 38:11 The most consistent weekly Warcraft podcast out there, through the ups and downs.   A Solo Player Asks About Raiding – 54:25 I share my observations about raiding from a non-participant perspective and ask some whys and why nots.   Value of the Race to World First – 55:31 What is the value of the RtWF to the game?  Who benefits?   Raid Difficulty Levels and Nerfing – 1:09:49 Why is there so much nerfing over the course of a season?   Social Responsibilities of a Raid Leader – 1:21:23 Leading a productive group requires some firm decisions and conversations (also known as why I don't do group content).   Variance in Encounter Design? (He says no) – 1:29:58 Why does the boss do the same thing every time?  Why not add some variance in abilities?  Oh, that's why.   Current State and Future of WoW and Azeroth – 1:37:06   Lightning Round! – 1:56:29   Closing Thoughts – 2:10:08   Outro – 2:15:11 Big thank you to Jason Lucas for joining me for a monster conversation! Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow   Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Metacognition, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. Find me at sweeperdave on Discord and at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Find Jason on Twitter as @shieldwalled, on Bluesky as jlucas.bluesky.social, on Twitch.tv/shieldwalled, and on Youtube.com/shieldwalled, and of course weekly on The Starting Zone podcast. Behold, the Cursed Isle arrives on Tuesday (or rather, we arrive at it). “We will see you out there."

An Australian mother has given birth to identical quadruplets in what doctors have described as one of the rarest births in the world, as they developed from a single fertilised egg and shared the same placenta. What makes Australia's identical quadruplets so biologically rare?

The first person has been treated with a highly anticipated new gene therapy that aims to turn back the clock on ageing cells. The trial is aimed at retinal cells, with the hope that encouraging them to behave as if they were young again could improve sight in the affected patients. If it proves to be safe, it could open the door to a whole raft of therapies based on the emerging field of cellular rejuvenation. To understand more about this cutting edge research, Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample and from Paul Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy at the university of California, Davis.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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In this BizNews interview, Irakli Rekhviashvili sits down with the three people behind FirstRand's R2.5 billion Cape Water Performance-Based Bond, the first time a commercial bank anywhere in the world has tied a bond's payout to nature. The Nature Conservancy's Louise Stafford traces it to 2018, when Cape Town's dams were weeks from "Day Zero" and the catchments were choked with thirsty invasive trees. Her teams have since cleared 40,000 hectares and reclaimed more than 36 billion litres of water. "If we clear that we can reclaim about two months' water supply for Cape Town at a fraction of the cost of grey infrastructure," she says. RMB's Martin Potgieter explains the twist: investors earn a performance-based success payment on top of their coupon, paid only when the trees actually come down and independent verifiers confirm it. The aim, he says, is to "get the investors to start thinking about nature as an asset class," and tellingly, "75% of the outcomes-based funding came from entities that had never before funded nature." Peace Parks Foundation's Colin Porteous frames the deeper problem: "Historically, conservation has been a cash-negative product," and philanthropy alone cannot carry a $700 million, 10-year funding need. Potgieter's parting warning is blunt: ecosystems are "the infrastructure behind the infrastructure," and the money flowing into nature must multiply "by 40, 50, maybe 100 times."

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Tommy Kelly spent years in the Royal Marines operating in some of the harshest environments on earth.But one lesson carried into business: Do hard things.This became a conversation around discomfort, resilience, burnout and learning to keep moving when life gets difficult.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Tommy talks about the Arctic exercise that nearly broke his unit, the moment he artificially created chaos to force himself out of the Marines, and the Monday morning he walked into the office and told his co-founder he was done.Key Takeaways• Why doing hard things is the most practical form of resilience training• What the Arctic night from hell taught Tommy about keeping going• The screw it just do it moment — artificially creating chaos by leaving the Marines• The burnout no one talks about: 12 years of compounding pressure• Why being on the right path matters more than being at the destination

Simon Woodroffe left school at 16. He got arrested at 19. He built stages for rock bands, sold TV rights, and spent decades figuring out how the world worked.Then at 47, with no restaurant experience, he put his entire life savings on the line and opened Yo! Sushi.It changed everything.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Simon and Alex talk about what it actually means to risk it all, why he believes it is never too late to start, how he negotiated a 1% royalty that made him more than everything else combined, and what 50 years of doing things differently has actually taught him.We also get into his new autobiography, Yo, Man!, Dragons' Den, Yotel, and why the unconventional path is often the only one worth taking.Key Takeaways• Why starting later in life can be an advantage, not a limitation• How Simon built a £1 million opening using £200k and a lot of pulled favours• The 1% royalty he negotiated that outlasted everything else• Why megalomaniac control at the start is the right strategy

This episode was recorded when Huel was four years old and doing £14 million in revenue.You are listening to it knowing what it eventually became.Julian Hearn started Huel with a simple goal: find 1,000 people willing to pay £45 a month for a nutritionally complete food. Half a million pounds a year. A lifestyle business he could run three days a week.When they hit £750,000 in year one, he knew that plan was gone.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Julian talks about the early Huel story: the initial product order of £5,000 of stock, the PR that arrived in the first month without asking for it, the customers who started defending the brand online before Julian even had a team, and why he never wrote a proper business plan for any of it.He also talks about hiring, culture, direct-to-consumer, and why the biggest risk in any product business is manufacturing — not the market.Key Takeaways- Why Huel started as a lifestyle business and when Julian realised it was not going to be one- The 1,000 fans model and why it is the right way to start anything- Why execution beats business plans, and what Julian did instead- How building direct-to-consumer gave Huel a weapon that retail-first competitors never had

It's not often we celebrate a world first feat of engineering that underpins the society surrounding it.But today on Streets of Your Town, we pay tribute to a technological triumph built four decades ago at the Gold Coast, and still going strong today, which is now being recognised as one of the most important developments in the region's history.Before the Gold Coast Seaway was built, the notorious Southport Bar was a shallow, dangerous and ever-changing sandbar that made navigation hazardous and caused numerous boating accidents. But a permanent sand bypass system which took two years to build, became a key part of stabilising the Nerang River mouth, enabling this nightmarish stretch of sand to become the main navigation entrance from the Pacific Ocean to the Gold Coast Broadwater.On this episode of Streets of Your Town we hear a bit of this history, from one of the original engineers on the project who was there to celebrate its 40th anniversary at a special ceremony at the Sand Pumping Jetty that forms a central part of the project. Dean Patterson tells us how he transformed his surfer experience growing up on this golden stretch of sand in the 1950s into an intricate understanding of interface of tide and sand, and how to ensure humans are safe in that environment.We also hear from Gold Coast Waterways Authority Chair Deanna Nott, who started celebrations by recalling what the waterway was like before the Gold Coast Seaway was built, and how the Gold Coast would not be the same place today without it.

Joe Woodward had what most people would call a dream job. Chief Marketing Officer for the Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai. Ten years building things in sport, music and entertainment. Then the pandemic hit, the rug came out from under him, and he moved home.He sat down to update his CV. He immediately got frustrated.That frustration became Vizzy — a platform built to replace the 500-year-old document Leonardo da Vinci invented, and give people a genuinely human way to show who they are. Not bullet points and PDFs. Not job titles and logos. Who they actually are.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Joe tells the full story. The flip chart moment with his sister Jess and her husband Chris. The investor conversation with Robert Dodds, Simon Fuller's business partner, that ended with four words: 'That's the idea. I'll back it tomorrow.' The cold start launch. The Instagram DM from a stranger who said Vizzy had just landed them their dream job. And the lesson from Burberry, Louis Vuitton, EY and Tiffany that the future of hiring is not about getting more applicants — it's about getting fewer, better ones.Key Takeaways- Why the flip chart moment changed everything — and what that looked like in practice- How Joe went from zero to Burberry and Louis Vuitton without a hiring background- Why the best founders are still personally obsessed with hiring at £2 billion- What Vizzy taught Joe about the difference between instinct and overthinking

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Raj Thiruchelvarajah was running a health and fitness business when his co-founder sent him a document that changed everything. It was an idea about wearable blood flow restriction technology. Within months, Raj had shut down his original company and gone all-in on Hydro.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Raj explains the exact moment he knew they had to pivot — the internal disagreements, the decisive call he had to make as CEO, and why April 2022 was the turning point that blew the business up.From Leeds Rhinos to Newcastle United, Leicester Tigers and the Washington Commanders, Hydro is now embedded across 80+ elite sports teams globally. This is the story of how focus — not funding — made that possible.Key Takeaways• Why trying to serve every customer nearly killed the business• How one decisive pivot to pro sports transformed growth• The screw it just do it moment that started it all• Why experience matters more than age in founding a startup

For 20 years Dominic Day knew exactly who he was.Professional rugby player. Wales international. Saracens. Bath.Then it stopped.No changing room. No match day. No structure. Just questions.Who am I now? Dad? Founder? Ex-player?In this conversation Dom talks about what it actually feels like when 20 years of identity ends overnight, what the transition from elite sport into business is really like, and why the best opportunities in his life — playing in Japan, moving to Bath, starting FourFive with George Kruis — have always been on the other side of fear.Key Takeaways:- Why Dom was wildly unprepared for retirement despite every club having a support system- The identity question he is still working through years after leaving rugby- The 30-year regret test he uses for every major decision- What it actually felt like when three orders came through on a website they'd only just switched on- Why balancing fatherhood and building FourFive is the hardest thing he has ever had to do

What does it actually take to back yourself when the whole world seems to doubt you? In this episode, Sean sits down with Travis McGregor, a technology pioneer working to reinvent how the world handles security from the cloud to the edge, including building a world-first innovation in just 90 days. Travis opens up about the defining moment at 22 years old when he froze on stage in front of a thousand people after his team changed his entire keynote without warning, and how that humbling experience shaped him into the prepared, accountable leader he is today. You'll hear how Travis learned to stop second-guessing himself, why true belief in your own ideas is a deeply personal journey, and how choosing to fall on his sword rather than point fingers became the foundation of his leadership philosophy.──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Daniel Priestley started every one of his businesses on a credit card.No investor deck. No grant. No seed round. A mentor he shadowed, a sales muscle he built from scratch, and a clear-eyed read of where the economy was heading.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, I ask Daniel the one question that cuts to the heart of every founder journey: what was the single thing you needed to go from where you were to where you are now?His answer is not what most people expect. And the framework he uses to explain why enterprise has become the only factor of production that matters in the digital age is one of the clearest things I have heard on this show.If you are stuck waiting for the right moment, the right funding, or the right connection, this is the episode that reframes all of it.Key Takeaways- Why working for a founder beats any formal business education- How a credit card became the launchpad for a multi-million pound business- Why sales is not optional, it is the foundation- What the shift from the industrial age to the digital age actually means for founders right now

Leroy Kincaide has lived about five lives already.Undertaker at 17. Professional wrestler. WWE SmackDown. Writer. Director.But this episode isn't really about any of those things.It's about what happens when you see mortality up close at a young age — and how that one experience changes the way you view every decision you'll ever make.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Leroy talks about working as an undertaker at 17 and the perspective it gave him on time, instinct, and purpose. He shares the moment he walked into WWE — unannounced — and just knocked the door. And he explains why he ignored years of doubt to make his debut feature film for £27,000, which went on to be picked up by Samuel Goldwyn and land on Hulu.This is a conversation about listening to the voice that tells you where you're supposed to go. And the cost of ignoring it.Key Takeaways• Why working as an undertaker at 17 changed Leroy's relationship with time forever• The inner calling that wouldn't go away — from wrestler to filmmaker• The screw it just do it moment at WWE SmackDown• Why he did the pitch of his life on the same day he lost his grandmother• The difference between being happy and being content

Roei Samuel built his first company at 21. Real Sport was a content creation toolkit for the sports industry — working with the Premier League, NBA and NFL — before being acquired by Gfinity in 2018. Then came the identity crisis. The "who am I now?" moment that every founder dreads.What followed was Connected: a fractional talent marketplace that has grown from zero to 7,000 customers in just over four years, raised $20 million, and is now operating across five global cities.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Roei breaks down the exact moment AI became Connected's biggest growth driver — and why it wasn't just productivity that changed, but the entire labour market. He shares why he spoke to 100 people before building anything, how he's generated 7–8 figures from LinkedIn without spending a penny, and why product is no longer the moat for modern founders.Key Takeaways• Why AI is driving both productivity gains and mass corporate layoffs — and how Connected benefits from both• How to validate a startup idea by speaking to 100 people before building• Why distribution and attention now matter more than product• The identity crisis every founder faces after an exit• How weekly therapy has made Roei a better CEO

Eugene Amo-Dadzie has been fast his whole life. He knew it. His teachers knew it. His parents knew it.He just never actually tried.From the age of nine, Eugene was the fastest kid in the school. He grew up watching Usain Bolt and dreamed of the track. But running was always just a hobby — something to enjoy, never something to pursue. His parents pushed academics. His culture valued qualifications. And somewhere along the way, Eugene made a quiet peace with never finding out how good he actually was.For years he was the guy who said: if I had tried, I could have done it.Then, at 26, standing beside an athletics track in Woodford, his best friend turned to him and said: think you could put a pair of spikes on and beat these guys?In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Eugene tells the story of what happened when he finally said yes. A debut season that ended with a torn hamstring. A British Championship silver medal. A sub-10-second 100 metres. And a semi-final at the World Athletics Championships — where he lined up against the Olympic champion, the World champion, and the Commonwealth champion in the same race.All of it starting at 26. All of it built around a full-time accounting career, a wife, a daughter, and a job he loves.Key Takeaways- Why Eugene spent years believing in his talent without ever testing it — and what finally changed- What the Parable of the Talents taught him about buried potential- How to handle a setback that arrives before you have even properly started- What it takes to balance elite sport with a full-time career, a family, and faith

Caryl Meyers was a professional West End dancer. An injury ended her career with no plan B.That same no-plan-B mentality drove her from Apple business specialist to digital course builder to one of the most practical voices on AI implementation for founders in the UK.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with Caryl to talk about why most founders are getting AI completely wrong, why tools without infrastructure create more problems than they solve, and how her Simplify, Automate, Amplify framework helps founders compete at scale without a large team.We get into speed to lead, the opportunity quadrant, and why the founders who do not adapt now will find themselves looking up at competitors they did not even know existed.Key Takeaways• Why choosing tools over infrastructure is the number one AI mistake founders make• The Simplify, Automate, Amplify framework explained step by step• How AI levels the playing field for a team of one• What happens to founders who wait

If you're buying or selling internationally, there's a good chance you're losing money - without realising it.In this episode, Lawrence Bennett (UK Country Manager of WorldFirst) breaks down the hidden costs most founders overlook when scaling globally.We cover:- Why "convenience" is costing you margin- The double conversion trap- How FX impacts your bottom line- What founders should actually be doing insteadIf you're scaling internationally, this is something you need to understand early.NOTE:The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and are provided for general informational purposes only. Nothing in this episode constitutes financial advice, investment advice, tax advice, or a recommendation to enter into any financial transaction.Foreign exchange (FX) products, including forward contracts, involve risk. You should seek independent professional advice before entering into any FX transaction.World First UK Limited is a UK registered limited company with company number 05022388 and is authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") as an Electronic Money Institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 with FCA Firm Reference number 900508.

Kirk Miller spent five years as a plumber who hated every day of it.He was in shape. He had the body. He looked like he had it together. Internally, he was miserable.In 2010, he won the Men's Health cover model competition and used that moment as the proof he needed to jump. He quit with five hours of personal training booked, no car, and a borrowed work van to get around Coventry. As long as he could pay his bills, eat, and keep a roof over his head, he was going.Twenty years later, Kirk runs Built To Last, a six-pillar performance coaching system used by founders, CEOs, and high-net-worth entrepreneurs who want to stop treating their health as an afterthought and start building it as a competitive advantage.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Kirk and Alex unpack why the systems that worked in your twenties will not carry you through building a business, why willpower is not a strategy, and what two decades of coaching high performers has taught Kirk about the real cost of founders ignoring their health.Key Takeaways:- Why most founders are using outdated health systems built for a life they no longer live- The three non-negotiables to schedule every week before anything else- Why your state drives your decisions and what that costs you in business- The difference between emotional confidence and the confidence tied to your bank balance- What the most emotionally content and consistently wealthy entrepreneurs Kirk coaches all have in common

Paul Spain visits Mike Casey at Electric Cherries in Central Otago for an inspiring dive into tech-driven sustainable farming. Discover how Mike went from tech startup success in Sydney to building New Zealand's first fully electric cherry orchard, where self-generated solar power slashes costs and future-proofs the business. Explore practical insights on electrification, energy economics, and why making smarter tech choices at every level can transform New Zealand's prosperity and sustainability.Special thanks to our show partners: 2degrees, Fortinet, One New Zealand, Spark New Zealand, Workday, and Gorilla Technology.

Thousands of people were already building their own version.No brand. No product. No one selling to them.She saw it… and decided to build anyway.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Laura Fullerton talks about the Screw It Just DO It moment that led her to build a hardware and software business from scratch, why fundraising nearly broke her last year, and the one thing she believes every founder gets wrong before they get it right.We also get into what it actually costs to build a company, why quitting is not even an option for a certain type of founder, and why your network is the only asset that compounds in the same way as your ambition.Key Takeaways:Why markets often exist before businesses doThe importance of noticing behaviour, not ideasWhat early-stage building actually demands mentallyWhy network becomes leverage under pressure

The Keys That Bind Us - Ep 39 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 39! – 2:13         Feeling lots of gratitude and a little sadness which we will talk about. Big thank you to you for supporting long-form audio content! Gratitude for the recent wave of growth of SQ, which has been downloaded in 57 countries, including a small wave in Vietnam. And, my wife and I have a strange, yet predictable real-life WoW interaction at a car dealership, of all places. Listen on, my friend!   News – 6:37 Race to World First update, really? Don't look here for final scores, but I love the surprise secret phase which generated excitement in WoW and even in the wider gaming community – WoW in the wider culture! And then they released 12.0.5 which launched many features and many more bugs to fix. What is going on at Blizzard that this gets released in this state? I suggest the 8-week patch cycle be returned to the 11-week model of the Legion era.   A Farewell to Bricco – 34:57 April saw the loss of former WoW podcaster and bright light in the WoW community Bricco. What started as sad news went deeper for me the more I looked into his WoW life. Husband, father, friend, and so much more, he will be missed by many, especially for his unending positivity. The Third Faction podcast's tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-v6QITm9Mo   Drink of the Month – 49:51 This real glass of Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel-Strength Rye checks in at 130.1 proof. I tip the glass in honor of Bricco.   More Than a Quest Giver – The Chronicle of Lesser Known Azerothians – 51:35 The first of hopefully many short introductions to below top-tier NPCs beginning with the badass orc Ritssyn Flamescowl!   Emergency Bonus News – 56:34 0.7 gets announced chock full of features, but will it be another 8-week patch cycle fiasco? Bellular 12.0.7 preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzQuzJtQfqk&t=180s I invent the Running of the Kul Tirans community event with a sweet customization as a reward – make it so, Blizz! TurtleWoW gets shut down and I get a content creator invite to a brand new “private” server – I call them illegal servers.   Main Topic: Changing Keybinds After 11 Years – 1:13:57 One-button rotation breaks the logjam of not wanting to change my keyboard commands and keybindings. The images will appear in the SQ Discord. I claim no expertise on this topic, but hope you enjoy me explaining my process that took nearly as long as this segment.   “What Have You Done Lately?” – 2:00:11     Crickets. Busy time of year. Getting alts to work on side questing. The debate about getting time in game led me to actually say the b-word out loud, burn out.   Question Queue – 02:09:27   I posed the question to the SQ of how long are your breaks from WoW? Times varied, but it is becoming clear to me that it is okay to take some time away.   Closing Thoughts – 2:15:26 But, I am still loving making this show, even when it's difficult. BlizzCon is in 4 months! One last thanks to Bricco…   Outro – 2:18:25 Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, , Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, and William! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Take time for yourself, whether in the game or out. “I will see you out there."

Dr Guy Sandleowsky spent six years becoming a vet. He was seeing 20 to 30 pets a day. He was heading toward a specialist surgery career. And he chose to walk away.Not because it was not working. Because it was not enough. He wanted to help hundreds of thousands of animals, not dozens. And he believed a business could get him there.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Guy explains how he left a clinical career everyone around him supported to do an MBA no one thought he needed, how he co-founded Omni using novel proteins to address a dog health crisis most owners do not know exists, and what happened when he and his co-founder walked into Dragons' Den with a dog that immediately ate six portions and was sick on camera.Key Takeaways:- Why the moment that almost stopped him was not failure but fear of wasted sacrifice- How 91% approval from raw-meat-feeding dog owners proved the product before a single ad was spent- What Stephen Bartlett and Deborah Meaden actually said when the cameras stopped rolling- Why Guy has refused to hide who he is despite losing investment deals because of it- The practical advice for anyone sitting on a business idea while still in a job

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Podcast Description: Welcome back to My Disney Brain, where we provide "A Brown-Eyed perspective on All Things Disney".Are you a family or couple feeling completely overwhelmed by planning your very first Walt Disney World vacation? If googling "how to plan a Disney World trip" makes you feel like you need a PhD and a travel agent, this episode is exactly what you need. With the average family spending over $6,000 on a Disney vacation, we know you are scared of wasting money on a once-in-a-lifetime trip.In this episode, we are replacing your planning stress with joyful anticipation. We are breaking down the "5 Things Every First-Timer Must Know" without the confusing jargon:Plan Early: Discover why you absolutely must set an alarm to book your dining reservations exactly 60 days in advance at 6:00 AM.Understand the 4 Parks: We break down the vibes of Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom—and explain why you should always start your trip at Magic Kingdom.Genie+ and Lightning Lane Explained: We give you a plain-English translation of Disney's paid line-skipping systems, plus the inside scoop on why you should definitely buy an Individual Lightning Lane for Rise of the Resistance or Flight of Passage.The Magic of Rope Drop: Learn our most underused strategy: arriving 30-45 minutes before the park opens to ride the biggest attractions with minimal wait times.Where to Stay: We debate the ultimate question of staying On-Property (for the "Disney bubble" and Early Theme Park Entry) versus the cost-savings and extra space of staying Off-Property.Along the way, we'll share our favorite "Must-Eat Foods," like the iconic Magic Kingdom Dole Whip, and a massive money-saving secret about where to find Disney merchandise for 50-75% off.Take Action: Ready to get planning? Head over to MyDisneyBrain.com to download our Free Disney Packing Checklist. For the ultimate step-by-step itinerary, grab our 60-page "Walt Disney World First-Timer's Complete Planning Guide" for just $37.If this episode helped you, please subscribe and share it with a friend who is planning a Disney trip—you could literally save their vacation!New Opening / My Disney Brain 2023Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE New Closing / My Disney Brain 2023Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the show

He couldn't read. Couldn't write. And was told he had no chance of running a business.So he started one anyway.Decades later he runs a £30 million-plus portfolio: commercial property, a luxury wedding venue, a mastermind for business owners stuck at the two million pound mark, and a growing personal brand.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with James Martin to unpack the full story. From cutting grass on a mower with a swapped-out engine to walk into contracts, to buying back his own tree surgery company from a receiver for fifty grand after a corporate buyer destroyed it, to building an entire business model around neurodiverse thinkers.We talk about growing up in a pub with a dyslexia diagnosis that felt like a life sentence, why he treats his teacher's words as fuel rather than scars, how he learned to run a business without being able to read a book, and what he now tells every founder who is stuck getting out of the van.If you are building something and feel like the system was not designed for you, this one is for you.Key TakeawaysWhy being underestimated can become leverageThe role of defiance in early entrepreneurshipWhy traditional paths don't fit everyoneHow failure tolerance changes decision-making

It was meant to be a side project. Six months. No real risk.Two years later, he had quit his job, spent his life savings, and there was no way back.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with Ben Branson, founder of Seedlip, to unpack how nine generations of farming, a dad in brand design, and one disgusting pink mocktail led to him creating the category of premium non-alcoholic spirits.We talk about how the business almost never existed, why naming is a horrible process, what standing at a Selfridges shelf for three weeks teaches you about customers, and the moment Ben realised he absolutely loves numbers.If you are building something and wondering whether to go all in or keep it as a side project, this one is for you.Key Takeaways- When a side project quietly becomes your main riskWhy most founders don't notice the point of no returnThe difference between planning and commitmentWhy finishing something changes everything

Gurthro Steenkamp won a Rugby World Cup. He coached at the highest level in European rugby. He had every reason to stay in that world.Then his daughter asked him why she could never see him like the other children saw their dads.That broke him.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Coach G explains how he walked away from a full-time coaching role at La Rochelle at 44 and went all in on his own business, why he stopped chasing a vision and started chasing an identity, and what it actually means to be fulfilled versus just successful.We talk about the scrum of entrepreneurship, what rugby taught him that nothing else could, why authenticity is the only real growth strategy, and why vision without action just remains a dream.Key TakeawaysThe moment success stops feeling meaningfulWhy identity matters more than external achievementThe cost of staying in the wrong role too longWhy action creates clarity, not the other way around

She had no experience. No funding. And every reason to stay where she was.Instead, she chose a path where failure was almost guaranteed.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Bonita Norris shares the exact morning she chose to explore Everest, what it actually felt like in the dead zone at altitude, and why the summit was nothing like she imagined.Key Takeaways:The decision that came before any proof or supportWhy clarity matters more than confidenceWhat extreme pressure does to your thinkingWhy the outcome rarely feels how you expectThis is not an adventure story. It is a lesson in choosing difficulty on purpose.

He was hiding £24,000 of debt from everyone... until one question exposed everything.Sammie Ellard-King had been hiding £24,000 of debt from everyone around him. His friends. His girlfriend. His family.Then someone asked him how much he needed to retire.He didn't have an answer. And worse, he realised how far behind he really was.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with Sammie, founder of Up the Gains and the new app Gains, to unpack how a personal debt crisis became a financial education brand with millions of views, and why the gap in UK financial literacy is still dangerously wide.We cover the moment he decided to stop hiding and start learning, why the online Lambo lifestyle influencers are genuinely dangerous for young people, the six things you need to understand to be ahead of 95% of this country, and what financial freedom actually means when you strip away the noiseThis is not motivational content. It is a real conversation about money, mindset, and the decision to build something that mattersKey TakeawaysThe question that forced him to face £24,000 of hidden debtWhy most people delay learning about money until it's too lateThe simple rule that stopped his impulse spendingHow he turned personal debt into a business and audience

THE RACE TO WORLD FIRST IS OVER! and in this weeks incredible episode we have none other than Echo's Rogerbrown on to discuss the events that transpired over the past few weeks. Maximum, Dratnos, Dorki & Roger all discuss their thoughts on the race, the raid in total, class tuning and many more things - hope you enjoy!For Business Inquiries: Poddymanagement@gmail.com

Could we one day bypass heart blockages without ever opening the chest? In this episode of The Heart of Innovation, Kym McNicholas and Dr. James Joye, who invented PTAB (minimally invasive leg bypass device) sit down with Dr. Chris Bruce, the lead author of a groundbreaking NIH and Emory study that has achieved a world first: a fully percutaneous (catheter-based) coronary bypass. Known as the VECTOR procedure, this technique was recently used to save a patient whose anatomy made a traditional heart valve replacement life-threatening. By building an "extra-anatomic" bypass from the aorta to the coronary artery—all through a small puncture in the leg—Dr. Bruce and his team have opened a new frontier in cardiac care. We discuss how they "poked a hole" through the heart to save a life and whether this technology could eventually replace traditional bypass surgery for common blockages. #heartvalve #coronarybypass #heartbypass #heartsurgery #globalpadassociation #heartdisease

We're all about Easter, with both the Noblegarden festival and the Race to World First this week. Liz starts off recounting the epic Race to World First, which started off a little ho hum with a split tier, but took a few wild turns toward the end. Then, we talk Noblegarden, and Joe and Matt wondered whether Liz needed an intervention because she isn't excited about this year's transmog offerings. But Liz had a lot of heavy lifting to do this week, with both a new HearthstoneBattlegrounds season and a new Overwatch hero announced. But admittedly, nothing is as cute as Jeff the Land Shark. Not even Jetpack Cat.If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help!If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Race to World First concludes. Lex and Sean break down the March through this race, the effect at all levels in raiding and what this means for the upcoming AWC and MDI.

They hit December with no money left.No salary. No backup plan.Just one decision to make:quit... or remove the option to quit completely.Simon Gardiner built Carrington West from a garage during the worst recession in decades.But the real turning point wasn't the start.It was the moment there was no way out.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Simon shares the moment he and his co-founder James sat in a pub at Christmas with no funds, no revenue, and a stark choice: fold the business or grind it out from scratch. They chose to grind.That decision built what is now a £100 million revenue business and the UK's recognised best employer.We talk about why Simon wants it to take 10 years, why early struggle is not something to hide from, and why building a facade of success before you have earned it is one of the most dangerous things a founder can do.Key Takeaways• Why there is no substitute for the resilience built in the early years• What happened when they reframed the entire business at Christmas with no money left• Why Simon never wants to sell and what European founders understand that UK founders often miss• The danger of flooding your environment with luxury before you have earned it

She sold her business.And in the process, gave away something she should never have signed over.Calypso Rose built multiple businesses from scratch with just £2,000. One became the number one product in Selfridges. Another she scaled and sold.But the biggest lesson didn't come from building.It came from the deal she wishes she could undo.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with Calypso Rose, serial entrepreneur and founder of Offscript, to talk about what three businesses built without investment have taught her, why she champions lifestyle businesses over scale-up culture, and the mistake she made at the exit table that every founder needs to hear.We talk about designing a business around your life, knowing when to walk away, and why most founders stay three years too long.Key Takeaways• Why she signed over her Instagram in a deal and immediately tried to buy it back• How she built The Institute to give her freedom, cash positivity, and flexibility from day one• The moment the boxes hit the ceiling and she knew it was time to move• Why starting with a minimal viable product will always beat building before you launch

Lain Ward was doing a medical trial for extra cash when an MRI scan found a stage three brain tumour in his head.He was 31. His prognosis was one to five years.His first reaction? Bollocks.His second? A plan.In this Bite-Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, Iain explains how a brain cancer diagnosis became the clearest direction he had ever been given, why he calls himself the luckiest unlucky man in the world, and how he turned a prognosis into a pursuit of two Guinness World Records and a mission to raise millions for cancer charities.We talk about the difference between a diagnosis and a prognosis, why cancer gave him a road he did not have before, and what it looks like to build a following of over over nine million people one video at a time, without ever knowing how much time you have left.Key Takeaways• Why finding cancer accidentally in a medical trial MRI was the luckiest thing that ever happened to him• How he went from solutions mode to world record pursuit within a week of his prognosis• Why cancer was the best thing that happened to his life• What it looks like when every single daily action is connected to one goal

The Race to World First has the conversation focused on hot fixes and balance. As guilds around the globe march on Quel'danas, does uneven progress threaten to overshadow the launch of Midnight?

Join Attractions Magazine contributing writers and correspondents as they bring you news and discussion about all things themed entertainment and parks, including Disney, Universal Studios and beyond on The Attractions Podcast. Topics of conversation on this week's episode of The Attractions Podcast: D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event announces ticket sale dates, a new class of Disney Legends, and more! Disney limiting Disney Springs bus riders during busy times Universal Orlando survey explores how Epic Universe could be added to annual passes DOJ lawsuit against SeaWorld could reshape theme park accessibility policies Review of Disney's newest (named) theme park: Disney Adventure World The Attractions Podcast is brought to you by MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel. They provide premium service and expert advice to get the most for your vacation time and dollars. Visit them at mei-travel.com. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

Huge thanks to preach for coming on, check him out!https://www.youtube.com/@preachgamingIn this weeks episode Dratnos, dorki and Preach talk about what's going on with the race to world first and the current state of wow, hope you enjoy!

Jason thought he had already failed at 22.He was 22 years old when he found out he was going to be a father.He was living in a flat, going out every weekend, talking about the business he was going to start one day.Then everything changed.He moved 26 miles away to a town where he knew nobody, walked away from his social life, and started an electrical engineering company in a garden shed. No fanfare. No safety net. Just a decision to stop waiting.In this episode of Screw It Just DO It, Jason and Alex talk about what financial freedom actually means, why most entrepreneurs are chasing the wrong goal, and how Jason grew a YouTube channel to half a million subscribers with zero ad spend and generated 12 million dollars through a single funnel in under a year.Key Takeaways• Why chasing financial freedom is often the wrong goal• How one week of reading YouTube analytics changed everything• The product ecosystem thinking that generated 12 million dollars in 10 months• Why most content creators fail from day one• How to know when enough is enough

This was the first week of Midnight Season 1, so we started off talking about the new dungeons and raids -- and what we got in our first Great Vault of Midnight. Our hosts that raid also did a bit of a post-mortem on how the addon apocalypse is shaking out in practice. And speaking of the revamps for Midnight, our first Trial of Style since the transmog revamp is now live, and it is not going well. There are plenty of other things to explore, though -- maybe even a little too much? Delves and dungeons and Prey and housing and now a raid, and its accompanying Race to World First? It's kind of a lot.But to slow it down a bit, both the upcoming patch to Mists of Pandaria Classic and the new music video collab with Aurora really hit all those nostalgia buttons.If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help!If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darren O'Reilly spent his early years on the professional rugby pitch, representing giants like Leinster and Harlequins and playing in an underage World Cup for Ireland. In that world, his nutrition was meticulously managed by club staff; every meal was tailored for recovery and performance.Then he made the transition to corporate life, and the system broke.Without a team of nutritionists, Darren found himself skipping breakfast and relying on "nutritionally disastrous" meal deals, leading to an unintentional 20kg weight loss. He realized he wasn't alone; the corporate office was a breeding ground for poor nutritional habits that affected focus and energy.In this episode of ScrewItJustDoIt, Darren explains why he teamed up with senior nutrition lecturer Dr. Brian Carson to launch Wholesup, how they spent two and a half years bootstrapping the business before seeking investment, and the massive logistical hurdles they faced navigating Brexit shipping between the UK and Ireland.We also unpack the science behind functional superfoods like organic cherries and beetroot, the decision to invest in home-compostable packaging that costs two-thirds more than plastic and why being "all in" is the only way to survive the manufacturer "plug-pulling" of the startup world.This is not just about a protein shake. It is about redefining the ritual of functional food for the modern lifestyle.Key Takeaways • How to transition the discipline of a professional athlete into the startup world • The reality of bootstrapping a physical product for over two years • Navigating the "silent pandemic" of poor nutrition in the corporate environment • Why sustainability and B Corp values must be built into the brand from day one

Most founders focus on raising capital.Dom focused on timing, expertise and people.In this Bite Sized episode of Screw It Just DO It, I sit down with Dominic McGregor, co founder of Social Chain and founder of Fearless Adventure. Dom started Social Chain at just 20 years old and helped scale it into one of the most influential social media agencies in the world before exiting through a $200 million IPO.But the journey was not built on hype or overnight success.Dom explains the moments that mattered. The decisions that changed the trajectory of the company. And the lessons founders miss when they focus too much on capital instead of capability.We also discuss sobriety, personal discipline and why scaling a company is ultimately about people and timing rather than ideas alone.If you are building something and wondering what it really takes to scale, this conversation offers a rare look behind the scenes of a founder who did it before turning thirty.Key TakeawaysTiming matters more than ideas: Many founders obsess over originality. Dom argues timing is often the real difference between success and failure.Expertise beats capital: Raising money is not the hardest part of scaling. Building the right team with real experience is.People determine scale: The fastest growing companies are rarely built by one person. They are built by strong teams aligned behind the same mission.

John Mietus is a composer, double bassist, and conductor, currently Associate Principal Bass with the Auckland Philharmonia. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Ohio, John started playing bass at age four and went on to study with some legendary teachers while building a career that spans orchestral playing, chamber music, teaching, and composition. In this episode, John and Jason dig into John's world-premiere performance of the "Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto" (He Zhanhao and Chen Gang) on double bass with orchestra in Changsha, China, on January 1, 2026, and what it took to make a faithful transcription of such an iconic work. John shares how he approached the arranging process, why he ultimately chose fifths tuning, the practical realities of living in that tuning for months, and the string setup that helped him pull it off. They also discuss expanding the bass repertoire through transcription, the ways conducting and composing enhance a bassist's musicianship, and John's work as a teacher. Enjoy, and follow John on his website, Instagram, and YouTube!   Connect with DBHQ Join Our Newsletter Double Bass Resources Double Bass Sheet Music Double Bass Merch Gear used to record this podcast Zoom H6 studio 8-Track 32-Bit Float Handy Recorder Rode Podmic Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM Lens Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM Lens   When you buy a product using a link on this page, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting DBHQ.   Theme music by Eric Hochberg