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Raising capital is essential for scaling a business or real estate portfolio, but accepting the wrong money can lead to costly partnership disputes. In this episode, we explore the critical importance of vetting your capital partners with the same rigor they use to evaluate your deals.Discover the seven essential questions every operator must ask potential investors before accepting a wire transfer. From understanding liquidity timelines to identifying true risk tolerance, these insights will help you find aligned investors and protect your long-term success.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDThe hidden risks of accepting unvetted outside capital for real estate dealsNavigating and avoiding costly real estate partnership disputesDetermining an investor's true liquidity timeline and capital reservesAssessing the origin of investment capital to determine risk profilesManaging expectations for first-time versus seasoned asset class investorsDefining acceptable levels of passive investor involvement and decision-makingEstablishing an investor's pain threshold and tolerance for bad outcomesKEY TAKEAWAYSJust because someone is willing to write a check doesn't mean you should take their money into your deal.Always ask an investor what their timeline is and what life events might suddenly change their need for liquidity.Clarify exactly how involved a passive investor expects to be in the day-to-day operations or decision-making process.Ask potential capital partners to define what a bad outcome looks like to gauge their true tolerance for market volatility.Investors who understand your thesis will remain calmer during rough patches compared to those just chasing high returns.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONVisit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury homeownership and exceptional value at Skyline OC.Invest in the Imagos Income Fund for steady passive returns targeting 10%. Text INCOME to 844-447-1555.Get a free financial portfolio X-Ray to audit your current investments. Text XRAY to 844-447-1555.Partner with the team on commercial real estate equity deals. Text DEALS to 844-447-1555Access tools and resources for your wealth-building journey: thewiseinvestorvault.com

We break down the massive implications of the U.S. Treasury's multi-billion dollar buyback program and how direct bond market intervention is shifting yields. The conversation also explores incoming PCE inflation data, expected Nvidia earnings, and what the financial policies discussed at Jackson Hole mean for upcoming Federal Reserve rate decisions.Beyond the macro setup, we analyze Bitcoin's recent breakout to determine if the bear market is truly over amid anticipated institutional adoption. Finally, we map out the five non-negotiable rules for raising investor capital and break down the four unique types of leverage you can use to secure real estate ownership today.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDU.S. Treasury buybacks and direct bond market interventionPCE inflation data and future Federal Reserve rate pause predictionsNvidia earnings expectations and impact on the broader tech sectorJackson Hole economic symposium and the proposed Crypto Clarity ActBitcoin price breakouts and expanding institutional market adoptionThe five non-negotiable rules for successfully raising investor capitalFour distinct types of capital used to aggressively acquire real estateKEY TAKEAWAYSThe Federal Reserve is heavily leaning toward rate pauses rather than cuts, shifting the focus to direct treasury interventions to lower bond yields.Sustained Bitcoin all-time highs will likely depend on the passage of the Crypto Clarity Act and the subsequent entry of regulated U.S. government purchasing.Leading with a deal's downside risk and stress-testing potential threats is the fastest way to build credibility with sophisticated capital investors.You do not always need liquid cash to acquire real estate; sourcing the deal, operating the asset, or leveraging your personal balance sheet are equally valuable forms of capital.Never pitch an investment opportunity that you do not have ultimate operational control over, as protecting investor capital requires executive decision-making power.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONVisit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury homeownership and exceptional value at Skyline OC.Invest in the Imagos Income Fund for steady passive returns targeting 10%. Text INCOME to 844-447-1555.Get a free financial portfolio X-Ray to audit your current investments. Text XRAY to 844-447-1555.Partner with the team on commercial real estate equity deals. Text DEALS to 844-447-1555.

Carlos Corredor, Co-Founder and CEO of Condor Digital Marketing, is driven by a passion for interpreting data and helping marketing leaders Generate and Measure Your Pipeline with greater accuracy. ith a background in sports analytics and journalism, Carlos helps B2B companies identify which marketing activities generate qualified leads, clients, and revenue so they can invest confidently in what works.  In this conversation, Carlos introduces The Condor Pipeline Generation Framework—Understand Current Pipeline Generation, Map the Process, Move Budgets to Their Highest and Best Use, Fix Measurement Gaps, and Rinse and Repeat. He explains why marketers should begin with clients and revenue instead of clicks and impressions, how the Pipeline X-Ray exposes attribution gaps, and why budgets should move toward channels with proven returns. Carlos also discusses using BANT to diagnose conversion problems and why client champions, paid media, and events drive growth in high-ticket B2B markets. — Generate and Measure Your Pipeline with Carlos Corredor  Good day, dear listeners. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint, and today my guest is Carlos Corredor, Co-Founder and CEO of Condor Digital Marketing, a pipeline generation and measurement firm. Carlos, welcome to the show.  Hey, Steve. Hi, everybody. Thanks for having me. Great to be here.  It's exciting to have you and to learn about your secrets of how you generate a measurable pipeline. But before we get into it, I'm curious: What is your personal why, and how are you manifesting it through your company?  Yeah. So I've always been passionate about sports and the data behind sports, and I actually worked in sports data analysis and journalism. But ultimately, I've been passionate about interpreting data to have an advantage, whether that's playing tennis or doing analysis for baseball teams. And then I eventually started working in marketing, doing sports websites, and I saw the opportunity. In marketing in general, especially with digital, to use data to your advantage. So I would say that's really what I'm passionate about in terms of my professional life and why I enjoy what I do so much and why I get up in the morning and I really look forward to the day and even to Monday. Because obviously, it's not all fun. But ultimately, I think it comes from that passion of liking what you're doing, and the time flies when you work and you like what you do and you see that you're good at what you're doing and it's making an impact. So I would say that's why.  And have you always been a data person? Are you analytical and like to look at the numbers behind things?  Yeah, yeah. It started with sports. That's where I realized that I had, let's say, that passion at the beginning and ultimately that skill. With baseball at the beginning, it was reading the back of baseball cards and then fantasy baseball in high school, and then actually working in that. In kind of like sabermetrics and Moneyball-type analysis in college.  Because I saw, just like it happens in marketing, how back in the old days, even professionals, they were using the wrong type of data or a very antiquated way of looking at things. So it's like understanding really what has an impact and what is responsible for outcomes. That's, I think, the part that I've always thought was what's important and what I had a knack for, a talent to do that better than others. So that's why I went deep into that.  Okay. So how do you do that? So this podcast is a podcast of frameworks. So I wonder if you have a framework of how to create pipeline generation based on data, and perhaps you can share a simplified version of that with our listeners, something that can be explained in three to five steps.  Yeah, definitely. And I'll give you first the kind of like the philosophy or the mental model, and then I'll give you those steps because one comes from the other. So in marketing, with all of the data that's available, especially today, a lot of people start at the bottom. At clicks, impressions, and then they try to build a bottoms-up report to then prove what's generating leads and clients and revenue. But that is always inexact, takes forever.  What I propose is doing it the opposite: a top-down approach where you start with clients and revenue, and then start figuring out where those leads in your pipeline or clients and the closed revenue is coming from. And you will know all of that at the beginning. So that's, I think, how it starts, that framework. So the first step of the framework is to understand, which sounds really basic, but you'd be surprised today how many marketing leaders, marketing VPs, CMOs of especially mid-market, definitely smaller mid-market, and even some enterprise companies, don't have that data readily available to understand how much pipeline did we, as a marketing department, generate, let's say, last year. So that's, I think, the first step, is understanding that. It's asking your team for a report that says that. Now your team's going to come back and say they won't know the full picture. Maybe they know 10%, maybe they know 90%. But they're going to show you something. So then is the second step. You're going to start adjusting your investments to what you're seeing there, and at the same time, you're going to start fixing the dark holes or what you can't see.  And then simply step number three is rinse and repeat every, let's say, quarter at the beginning. And obviously, there's nuances of how exactly you should adjust and what exactly you can fix. But ultimately, that would be the three-step approach that you asked about.  That's fascinating. So the understand piece is understanding your pipeline or how you're generating the pipeline? What is it? Understanding what?  Yeah. So actually we have a name for that first step. We call it the Pipeline X-Ray. So let's say you start a new job as a CMO of a new company. Or simply you've been in the job for a while and you're listening to this and you say, “Okay, actually, I've never thought about it that way.  Let's sit tomorrow with my team and ask the question: How many qualified leads and closed clients have we, as marketing, generated so far this year and, let's say, last year?” That is understanding that. Now, I'll tell you, I'd be very surprised if the marketing person or the marketing team or the leader has that data in a way that they can say with 100% certainty what the answer is. In terms of, “We've closed these four clients, and we've had 72 qualified leads.  And out of the 72, 50 have come from our paid search campaigns, 10 have come from events, and then the others have come from organic.” In an ideal world, that's the type of answer that you want. But in the real world, again, very rarely do you have that clear understanding right then and there. So that's when step number two becomes, okay, let's close the gaps to be able to have an understanding.  Okay. So essentially, when you say adjust and fix, then are you talking about adjusting and fixing the process of generating clients, or actually mapping the gaps in the pipeline first?  Yeah, so that's a great question. The adjust, I mean move budget around. Not necessarily increase budget. You have to prove what's working. And obviously, if you don't have the full picture and understanding, you cannot just go to your CEO and say, “I need more budget.” So with the same budget that you have, what can you pause and move around towards the things that step number one told you with certainty are working. So if, let's say, out of the 50 qualified leads that you generated, you saw that half of them came from your paid search campaigns, then you say, “Oh, okay.” And then you don't see anything, let's say, for conferences, and now you're going to 10 conferences a year and you're spending a million dollars on conferences, and you're only spending $200,000 a year on your paid media spend. Then you say, “You know what? I'm going to stop. I'm going to pause. We're not going to go to these two conferences this year, and I'm going to move those $200,000, and we're going to double our spend in Google Ads,” for example. That's what I mean with the adjust piece. It could be the opposite. It could be pause paid search and then be more aggressive on our conference strategy. It could be, let's start a paid social campaign, whether that's LinkedIn or programmatic ads, or let's be more aggressive on our PR because right now our leads have come from interviews that our subject matter experts have done in certain types of podcasts or YouTube channels.  But that's what step number one is. But adjust is move budget around. Put your stocks where the returns are positive and where you can expect a better return almost immediately, or at least in the next upcoming months. And then the fix is particularly around the measurement gaps. The fix is what you can't see, right, on step number one. Step number one is understanding. And a report with all of that. When the person that does the reporting for you came back, or when you did it yourself or whatever, probably a lot of leads are like, “Ah, now it says direct traffic. What is that?” Obviously, they didn't just come and wake up one day and say, “Oh, I'm just going to go to condoragency.com.” No, they heard you somewhere, but you're still not sure. You won the client, you know you won the client, the client's paying you money, but you're not sure. So maybe, okay, what needs to improve in our measurement framework.  Usually, you can start with your CRM, your HubSpot, Salesforce, for instance, or whatever you use. There's some web analytics that might need to happen. You need to connect your advertising platforms. You're probably going to need to start talking to your sales team so they ask the right questions when they have discovery calls with prospects. I mean, there's a few things you can do, but I'm talking specifically about measurement gaps so you can have the full picture.  So when you talk to new prospects or clients, can they answer one most of the time?  They can partially answer one. I would go a step beyond because, I mean, that's not the sexiest answer. I would say it's usually, let's just say, around 50% of their leads and clients, they can know who was responsible. And then there's a couple of parts there. First and foremost, not only for your sake, but for the sake of your alignment with the C-suite and with the CEO and the CFO and even the sales team. You want to know, is marketing responsible for this? Number one. Because then that's very important.  Because that's what's going to justify the existence of the marketing team. Then later, if it came from a paid search campaign or a paid social or a conference, if those all are in the marketing budget, that's secondary. But most importantly, you want to make sure that, number one, you're bringing pipeline as a marketing department, and number two, you know exactly what pipeline you're bringing. Not only you, but then also your CEO and your CFO. So then it's like a luxury, let's say, to see if it comes from, the tough part is that you won't know that it comes from marketing unless you're tracking paid search and you're tracking conferences in the CRM the right way. So obviously, they are related in that way.  Okay. Love it. So understand your pipeline generation, and then adjust the budget to make sure you're supporting the ones that generate the most, and fix those that are not optimized. So maybe optimize them or replace them or come up with a new one. How else do you fix other than your measurement gaps?  Okay, you fixed the measurement gaps. Now you can measure it. You have a full picture. Then you have a slate of options, and how do you know what to choose if you're not doing enough?  Yeah. So I think there’s a couple of things there. One is understanding if you… Because, obviously, you always want to generate more pipeline. So you have to then say, “Okay, is my problem that I'm not generating any interest in the first place at all?” Like, there's nobody visiting my website. Or even downloading some pieces of content, what traditionally is called conversions or marketing-qualified leads. Obviously, that's not the goal.  The goal is that they turn into clients. But you have to know that if people are not visiting your website and you're not seeing marketing-qualified leads coming into your CRM, then you have to do certain things. Whereas if the problem is, “Okay, no, that's not the problem, Carlos,” and this is actually more common, which is a little counterintuitive, but the more and more that we work with mid-market clients, we realize this is the case.They are generating marketing-qualified leads. There is activity in the CRM. There are companies, new companies, that you see are visiting your website, downloading and consuming content. But then, for some reason, they are not becoming clients. So that's where we have to dig in and understand. Maybe they downloaded a white paper that was very educational in nature. And they're not ready to buy. Which is fine, and I'm not saying you have to not show that white paper, but you know that white paper is not going to bring you ready-to-buy customers.  So that's when we have the concept of what sales and marketing people call a BANT-type of lead, which is a lead that has the budget, the authority, the need, and the timing. You want, obviously, a lead that has the four things. Now you start, you measure. Okay, we had 10 leads, and they had, let's say, the budget and the authority. They were the CTO. The lead of the technology department in the company that we know has the budget. But they just downloaded this and didn't convert. They didn't have, let's say, the timing or the need.  Then maybe you rely more on, for example, paid search, which is a channel that, by searching the right keywords, the bottom-of-funnel keywords, for example, we are a pipeline generation firm. If somebody is looking for, “What is Google Ads?” That's educational. Now, if somebody's searching for “experienced agencies in B2B managing Google Ads.” Now, that's somebody that's ready to hire an agency to manage their Google Ads. So that's why, for example, in this case, if the component that's lacking is the need and the timing, paid search could be a way to do it. Or intent data, which is now something that is out there not only via paid search, but you identify certain signals and you can target them on programmatic ads or YouTube or whatever. That's another alternative. So that's something that you could do, for example, if you have a pain in moving leads down the funnel and closing clients, and you also realize that you're talking to the right people, but then they're simply not converting.  And the opposite. You get a lot of people that need your service. But they may be too small, or they may be just a manager and they don't have the authority to approve a high-ticket service. Then you go towards maybe LinkedIn targeting, or you do a campaign that is based more on account-based marketing, or ABM. Where you know you're talking to the right people. So again, that's another adjustment that you can make. So I don't know if I… Sorry if I deviated a little bit from the question, Steve, but hopefully that's still—  No, it makes sense. It makes sense. So first you want to measure, and then you diagnose. If you've got some activity but it's not converting, why is it not converting? Maybe it's not the right approach to build trust. Maybe there's another approach.  And then you look at the different elements: budget, authority, need, timing. That makes sense. So let me turn it back to you. So what drives growth in your business?  So for us, I would say if we do that, let's say, Pipeline X-Ray. And we actually did. We've been in business for almost 10 years now. And if you would do a Pipeline X-Ray, the number one driver of leads and new clients are, let's just call it, Condor champions that switch jobs. And not switch jobs that were working with us, but they were working with one of our clients.  And they worked with us, and they saw the work that we did, and they ended up moving to another agency within the same space, for example, or in B2B services, or even if it's something a little more niche like tech services, which is an area that we also specialize in. And then they say, “I already worked with Condor for either measurement or paid search campaigns or demand generation in general, and I like working with them, so they're going to call us.” And then some people, they switch multiple jobs. So embracing that and obviously using that to fuel and to focus even more on doing a great job and maintaining relationships with people, obviously most importantly while they're a client, but even if they switch, not forgetting about them. That has been the main driver. Obviously, we don't want to only rely on that. And then more recently, we've given more structure to our own sales and marketing department for that. And, for example, we closed a client that came via a paid search campaign. But that's still… We haven't scaled those yet.  We're still making sure. We're still in that measurement phase where, yeah, we're putting budget behind a few things and some of them seem to be working better, but not yet at the point of truly scaling that. We're ultimately also a relatively small firm, which obviously makes decisions differently than if you are, let's say, a mid-market or enterprise. But those, I would say, in order of importance, have been our three main drivers of growth: the champions that switch jobs, number one, and then I would say secondarily, paid media and events.  Yeah. So these are the three things. And what about the events? Why do you put events as a third? I'm just thinking that you're a B2B company and trust-based. Would events not be better than paid media?  I would say they're not mutually exclusive. Actually, they rely a lot on each other. And honestly, for us, I just put number two and three, but I would say they're tied for second, and then the other ones are four and below. And the reason why I think events are important, what we're seeing not only for us but for our clients, the outbound activity is really saturated.  I think cold email or cold outreach in general, because it used to be via email, now it's on LinkedIn as well, it's really, really saturated. It's really hard to be heard or to get a reply with cold outreach in general. Paid media, you can be a little bit more creative because you have visuals. Whether that's video that hopefully you can leverage. So I'm a believer in paid media more than the actual cold outreach via email or LinkedIn. But then the events are also great precisely because of that.  People are saturated and tired of being bombarded with messages from people they don't know. Whereas especially after COVID, people started going back to both the office and simply going out there. It doesn't have to be a big yearly conference. It can be just a dinner where you invite four or five people and talk about certain topics or any in-person activity. Well, I mean, a webinar can even be considered an event. Where you're educating your audience on certain things. And especially if your target audience is more on the manager side or below, or director and below, webinars can be an avenue.  But to answer your question, I think that personal connection is really, really powerful. And people forgot about it with, let's say, the boom of cold outreach and digital and now AI, and especially during COVID. But definitely in the last few years, we've seen not only that people are more willing or prefer to meet people in person, but we see that in the data as well, We see cold outreach campaigns that are bringing less and less results. And then when you connect in person.  Especially high-ticket. I also give this example. If you're selling B2B services, which are usually high-ticket. It's a project of either $50,000. It could be an engagement of $2 million over two years. Obviously, you want to know the company, but you also want to trust the human that is going to deliver on that promise. I always give the example: If you're selling an iPhone cover that costs $25, yeah, maybe you can get away with a pretty image on an Instagram ad. You click and you buy. Boom. Great. You can fully leverage digital for that.  But when you're selling a cloud migration project of a million dollars, you're going to want to talk to somebody, trust that person, dig in a little bit more, have a couple of meetings. So it's more complex. So in particular for those instances, that's why I think the personal connection, that it's even better if it starts at an event, or however you manage to do it, helps a lot.  So for Condor, do you make a distinction between B2B companies and B2C, and where you can help them the most?  Yeah. We have a couple of direct-to-consumer clients, but the majority of the work that we do is either for B2B or, if not B2B, it's lead generation. So e-commerce, for example, is a different world. E-commerce, as I mentioned, depending on what you buy, it's immediate. You track things. You have a platform like Shopify or something similar. It's a whole different world. Whereas that's immediate, and you can see everything, and it's all kind of automated and based on an inventory.  Whereas in either B2B services or lead generation, it's more about, okay, what happens after the initial action, after that initial either visit or conversion. Because a conversion is not a purchase. In e-commerce, in direct-to-consumer, in the example that I gave you, we made it. We sold the cover. That's our business. In here, it's like, okay, they downloaded a white paper. Or they signed up for a webinar, but that's only the first step of a long journey of closing, again, a $1 million service client.  So we specialize in that. In what needs to happen, not only to generate the initial raise of hand, but to make sure that the people that raise their hands are the right people, because otherwise they're not going to end up buying. And ultimately, the entire process of lead generated to client closed. Which is a big universe in itself. So that's where we want to focus.  So you basically help them not just to get the leads but to convert the leads and turn them into a client.  Right. Right.  So Carlos, if you had a magic wand and you could fix just one thing in your business in the next 12 months, what would you use the magic wand for?  I would say accelerate. I would accelerate by five or 10 years the structure and how mature our sales and marketing team is. I would love to wake up tomorrow morning and have a team of five people in the marketing department and five people dedicated to sales, with SDRs and a sales leader, that is already generating, that we're closing 10 clients a month. So I would say that's… But that obviously takes time.  And you want to go one step at a time, otherwise, to prove ROI and to grow without, let's say, wasting unproven budget or wasting money. But I think a lot of owners—I don't know if it's a cheap answer—but I think a lot of owners would probably answer the same thing.  Yeah. So essentially what you need to do is you need to have scalable sales and marketing so that you can just add people and it's going to—it's like a coin-operated system, right?  Yeah. Yeah.  So if the listeners would like to go through that process and they would like to understand, okay, how do we map our leads, where they come from, evaluate it, and then adjust and fix and scale, where can they learn more and how can they connect with you? Yeah.  So if they go to our website, it's condoragency.com. Condor, like the bird. There are some options there on how to work with us or even some information, even if they want to try and do it by themselves, right? Again, what I mentioned earlier, the Pipeline X-Ray. It's a quick project that we do to get to that, where you can start seeing some valuable information to take action on fairly quickly.  We can get that done in a couple of weeks, the exercise of the Pipeline X-Ray, so then you know what to start adjusting and fixing. And obviously, you can contact me directly also on LinkedIn or via our website. I'm glad to obviously have a subsequent conversation and see if and how we can help.  Awesome. So if you are out there and you want to improve your sales and marketing, then you have to start with the Pipeline X-Ray because you are getting leads, you just don't know where they are from and how effective they are, and then how you tweak the process so that you're putting energy behind the more effective ones and readjusting your budget, and then fix the gaps.  So Carlos can help you with that, right? So make sure you reach out to Condor and get the X-Ray. So Carlos, thanks for coming. And if you enjoyed this conversation, then make sure you subscribe and follow us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, because every week I bring a couple of entrepreneurs who are sharing their frameworks with you. So Carlos, thanks for coming, and thanks for listening. Important Links: Carlos's LinkedIn Carlos's website

Most investors leave their largest assets dormant, but the wealthy use life insurance policy loans to generate passive income. This episode breaks down the exact mechanics of policy loan arbitrage, revealing how to borrow against an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) or whole life policy at a low cost while the principal continues to compound tax-free.By deploying this borrowed capital into higher-yielding private credit vehicles, like first-lien debt funds, investors can pocket a reliable interest rate spread. This risk-mitigated strategy transforms a single asset into a dual-purpose wealth engine, allowing individuals to replicate the banking business model and achieve steady monthly cash flow.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDLife insurance policy loan arbitrageInfinite banking and cash value leverageIndexed Universal Life (IUL) versus whole life policiesGenerating passive income through interest rate spreadsPrivate credit investing and first-lien debt fundsMitigating risk in high-volatility market environmentsCreating generational wealth with patient capitalKEY TAKEAWAYSBanks generate wealth by borrowing money at a low rate and lending it at a higher rate; investors can replicate this exact model using their life insurance policies.Borrowing against the cash value of a properly structured life insurance policy does not trigger a taxable event, and the original principal continues to compound uninterrupted.Deploying 5.5% capital into a 10% private credit vehicle creates a strong net cash flow spread without the need to sell assets or take on extreme stock market risk.Sustainable wealth building requires patient capital systems that generate steady base hits rather than relying on high-risk home run investments.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONImagos Income Fund: Text "INCOME" or "DEALS" to 844-447-1555 to learn more about Matty A's private debt fund targeting 10% fixed returns paid out monthly.Visit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury condo ownership at Skyline OC, Orange County's tallest residential tower. Get a free financial audit on your investment portfolio by texting X-Ray to 844-447-1555

Today, this is what's important: Hot dogs, orthopedic shoes, poolside treats, asserting dominance, a rocked-up Tobey McGuire, airport x-rays, Marvel movies & more! Get your tickets NOW to our live show in Ontario, Canada on Sept. 25th, 2026! Or go to TIITour.com for more info. Check out Sam Jay and Alex English's new show Look Back At It now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we break down the strategic decision to sell a portfolio of boutique hotels in Lake Tahoe, detailing the operational scaling challenges, rising interest rates, and the reality of 24/7 hospitality management. Understanding when to liquidate stabilized assets and redeploy trapped equity is a critical skill for any real estate investor looking to optimize returns and reduce active management stress.Beyond hospitality, we explore the current macroeconomic landscape, highlighting the unprecedented shift toward a buyer's market in housing and the potential impact of indexing capital gains tax to inflation. We also introduce the concept of "eustress" versus distress, providing actionable frameworks for high-performing entrepreneurs to leverage pressure for personal and professional growth.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDThe impact of rising interest rates on commercial real estate valuationsScaling challenges and operational realities of boutique hotel investmentsCalculating and understanding cap rates for passive investmentsUtilizing AI agents for investor relations and fund managementThe recent shift to a buyer's market in the US housing sectorProposed capital gains tax cuts and indexing gains to inflationThe psychological difference between distress and eustress for entrepreneursKEY TAKEAWAYSTrapped equity in stabilized real estate assets often yields a lower return, making it essential to unlock and redeploy capital into higher-yielding opportunities.Boutique hotels are 24/7 operating businesses, not just passive real estate, requiring significant scale to support a self-sustaining management team.The housing market currently holds a 51% seller surplus, creating a rare window of leverage for buyers to negotiate concessions before interest rates drop.Indexing capital gains to inflation could unlock stagnant housing supply by eliminating the lock-in effect and phantom profit taxation for long-term property owners.Engineering positive eustress into your routine forces growth and elevation, whereas unmanaged distress degrades focus and health.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONImagos Income Fund: Text "INCOME" or "DEALS" to 844-447-1555 to learn more about Matty A's private debt fund targeting 10% fixed returns paid out monthly.Visit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury condo ownership at Skyline OC, Orange County's tallest residential tower. Get a free financial audit on your investment portfolio by texting X-Ray to 844-447-1555

Send us Fan MailNEC still tends to announce itself on an X-ray, usually later than we want. This week Daphna reviews the first-in-human study of broadband optical spectroscopy, a handheld transcutaneous probe out of Lurie Children's that reads reflected light from 350 to 2500 nanometers to look at bowel beneath the skin. Just under 100 preterm infants, more than 11,000 scans, and a machine learning model that separated NEC from non-NEC scans with 100% sensitivity and a 100% negative predictive value, though the positive predictive value sat at 24%. Ben and Daphna work through what the curves actually show and what would have to come next.----First-in-human pilot study of broadband optical spectroscopy (BOS) as noninvasive surveillance for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Dodd AC, Lehane AJ, Lee A, Hurlock A, Su Y, Ilahi I, Lautz TB, Backman V, Goldstein SD.J Pediatr Surg. 2026 May;61(5):162978. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162978. Epub 2026 Feb 3.PMID: 41643767Support the showAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

In this episode, Matty A. and Ryan Breedwell analyze the most significant economic events shaping the market, from the possibility of an Iran peace deal to corporate America's record-breaking S&P 500 earnings beat. They examine the persistent housing affordability crisis, exploring how 30-year mortgage rates and changing generational habits are impacting homeownership.The discussion dives deep into the latest tech and private equity movements, including Morgan Stanley's $600 price target for SpaceX and Berkshire Hathaway's massive pivot into Google and home builders. With inflation data looming and job numbers facing continuous downward revisions, this episode provides critical insights for navigating today's complex investing environment.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDIran conflict peace negotiations and potential stock market reactionsCPI and PPI inflation data expectations and Federal Reserve rate policiesSpaceX market valuation and Morgan Stanley's $600 bull case price targetCoreWeave earnings reports and upcoming technical resistance levelsCorporate America's unprecedented 29.2% aggregate S&P 500 earnings beatUS housing affordability crisis and increasing 30-year fixed mortgage ratesBerkshire Hathaway deploying cash into Alphabet and Taylor Morrison HomePrivate equity firms holding 33,575 unsold businesses amid high borrowing costsKEY TAKEAWAYSHistorically high S&P 500 earnings beats indicate corporate margins are much stronger than Wall Street analysts anticipated.Continuous downward revisions in the US jobs report suggest ongoing economic cooling, which may take future Federal Reserve rate hikes off the table.High interest rates remain the crucial linchpin suppressing housing supply and affordability, leaving Gen Z increasingly sidelined from the American dream.Berkshire Hathaway's recent $6.8 billion investment in a home builder signals institutional confidence in the long-term necessity of new housing construction.Massive private equity portfolios backed by private credit are facing severe liquidity challenges as borrowing costs remain elevated.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONImagos Income Fund: Text "INCOME" or "DEALS" to 844-447-1555 to learn more about Matty A's private debt fund targeting 10% fixed returns paid out monthly.Visit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury condo ownership at Skyline OC, Orange County's tallest residential tower. Get a free financial audit on your investment portfolio by texting X-Ray to 844-447-1555

Sometimes the kindest and wisest thing you can do in a relationship is clearly and concisely distance yourself from it until you figure out how to navigate it more appropriately. To develop a robust grief process we must 1. Mourn what is lost. 2. Name what is good. 3. Release what was not. Stepping back, creating distance, and taking space are crucial aspects to the healing process. There is huge difference between a well intentioned apology and real long term repair. If you have a conflict or suffer from a betrayal your brain and body can't just lean into a well worded and well intentioned apology as a bandaid for all of the harm that was caused. I wish words were enough but that's like saying a broken arm can be healed with a diagnosis. Just because the X-Ray says you have a broken arm it doesn't solve the problem. The diagnosis is a great start to healing properly, but it doesn't mean the work stops there. You've got to prove to your brain and body that you're not going to let this get worse, happen again, and you're going to behave differently now so you can create a safe space to relax and heal properly, which takes time. SOURCES: IG THETRAUMAEDUCATOR IG CHRISTABELMINTAHNWANKWOIG KINZERMB IG AMYTHELIFECOACH 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.

In high school, Isabella Karle had to take a science class to fulfill a prerequisite. She chose chemistry at random. Karle would go on to become one of the most important chemists of her time, doing groundbreaking research in the field of X-ray crystallography. Her discoveries in the mid 1950s are a key reason many modern-day pharmaceuticals are available on pharmacy shelves. But Karle's collaborator–her husband, Jerome–would eventually receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work Isabella also achieved.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Episode: 3395 Century Magazine reveals how scientists were viewing the new X-Rays in the year after their discovery.  Today, X-Rays one year old.

Scott and Ally are roadtrippin' and we makin a playlist! Zach is meeting Ally's parents for the first time. See a fart on an X-Ray

Astronomy Daily S05E154 — “The Reach of a Giant.” Thursday, 30 July 2026. Hosted by Anna and Avery. In this episode •    A supermassive black hole caught heating and stirring an entire galaxy cluster — turbulence reaching ~300,000 light-years, about 100× more energetic than expected (XRISM / quasar H1821+643). •    Why some “clean” white dwarfs are secretly feasting: magnetic fields funnel shredded planetary debris to the poles, aurora-style, hiding the meal. •    NASA's Psyche used its Mars flyby as a dress rehearsal — spotting Phobos and Deimos from afar to practise for its 2029 moonlet hunt at asteroid 16 Psyche. •    A new study on keeping the road to the Moon clear: modelling how debris disperses in Distant Retrograde Orbits as cislunar traffic climbs. •    Skywatch: tonight's double meteor shower — the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids — with both-hemispheres viewing details and local times. Sources •    Yamada, S. et al., “Vigorous turbulence driven by quasar-mode feedback in a cluster core,” Nature Astronomy, 28 July 2026 (DOI 10.1038/s41550-026-02939-x; arXiv 2607.24911). Tohoku University release. •    “White Dwarfs Eat More Planetary Debris Than Thought, But Magnetic Fields Hide It,” Universe Today, 29 July 2026 (Pham et al., arXiv 2607.20747). •    “NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Aces Mars Flyby,” NASA JPL / ScienceDaily, 28 July 2026. •    “The Risks of Debris Between the Earth and the Moon for Future Exploration,” Universe Today, 29 July 2026 (Chinese Academy of Sciences DRO study). •    Double meteor shower peak: American Meteor Society; NASA; Scientific American; CNN; National Geographic, 28–30 July 2026. Correction / caveat desk •    Skywatch numbers assume the ~98% waning Buck Moon (full 29 Jul). Faint Delta Aquariids will be washed out; the Alpha Capricornid fireballs are the reliable catch tonight.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-latest-space-news--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.astronomydaily.io/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Get the best secure and private email on the planet. Stop your Government, google and who knows who else spying on every email you write. Do what we did and use ProtonMail. They beleive in privacy and there are no ads in their business model...yet they still provide a free forever service. Check them out and get out special deal at www.astronomydaily.io/protonmailBecome a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click HereThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Welcome to Grid Talk, this week we are talking to Ryan Clarke from the UK Xray teamJust a great chat about what Ryans been up to, Including his National series so far, winning the over 40's at the BRCA veterans meeting, and we go over his new electronics package with Elcram, with a trip down memory lane talking about when he won his final at the Hudy Euros after a harsh but fair 10 second penalty!!All that and more on this weeks show!#CMLdistribution#SchumacherRacing#Willspeed#GTRC

Chest X-ray interpretation made easy, a systematic approach to reading CXR. See on YouTube for pathology examples! PDFs available here: https://rhesusmedicine.com/products/assessment-or-interpretationConsider subscribing (if you found any of the info useful!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRks8wB6vgz0E7buP0L_5RQ?sub_confirmation=1Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhesusmedicineBuy Us A Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rhesusmedicineTimestamps:0:00 Chest X-Ray Basics0:37 D- Details0:55 R - Radiography and Image Quality2:49 A - Airway & Bronchi3:50 B - Breathing (Lungs & Pleura)6:33 C - Cardiac & Circulation (Heart & Systemic Vessels)8:51 D - Diaphragm and Below9:54 E - External (Bones & Soft Tissues)10:51 F -  Foreign Bodies 11:19 Closing ThoughtsLINK TO MORE MNEMONICS:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-XE7PiwGgE&list=PLGNSE_HvIV4t7a33bbHN1fq-j_tge0GmpLINK TO SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.instagram.com/rhesusmedicine/Please remember this podcast and all content from Rhesus Medicine is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used as a guide to diagnose or to treat. Please consult a healthcare professional for medical advice. ReferencesRadiopaedia (2025) Chest radiograph. Radiopaedia.org. Available at: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/chest-radiograph?lang=gbRadiopaedia (2025) Chest X-ray review: ABCDEF. Radiopaedia.org. Available at: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/chest-x-ray-review-abcdef?lang=gbWard, D. and Potter, L. (2024) Chest X-ray interpretation: a methodical approach. Geeky Medics. Available at: https://geekymedics.com/chest-x-ray-interpretation-a-methodical-approach/Cadogan, M. (2023) ABC of CXR interpretation. Life in the Fast Lane (LITFL). Available at: https://litfl.com/abc-of-cxr-interpretation/

Editor-in-Chief Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc, is joined by senior author Jennifer L. Spiegel, MD, and Associate Editor Jacob Hunter, MD, to discuss the significance of advanced standard software tools for cochlear implants that allows a detailed analysis, as outlined in the paper "Angular Insertion Depth for Cochlear Implantation: A Comparative Analysis on Precision of CT, MRI, and x-Ray" which published in the July 2026 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Click here to read the full article.

We've all dreamt of being a superhero, but the real-world lacks real superpowers. But while we may never have the natural ability to fly, possess super speed, or X-Ray vision, there are some incredible devices that can give you these feats! And you won't even need to change into a costume. So, strap in, as we take a look at some awesome gadgets that give you superpowers!Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Can your business run without you? Discover the signs that you're the bottleneck of your business with organisational systems expert, Kristin Skinner. Every business owner eventually asks themselves one question: Why does everything still come back to me? Every task. Every decision. Every question from the team. Let's talk about how to create systems that build a business that can run even when you're away — so you can confidently answer "yes" to the question, "Can your business run without you?" In the first few years of business, we're used to doing everything ourselves. But most business owners don't shift how they opperate as they grow, which creates a business that is fully owner-dependent. That business can still be successful. It can still be profitable. It can still thrive. But it all relies on the energy of one person: you. Kristin Skinner is here to help your business run without you, and she's got a pretty impressive resume of doing the same for others. She has spent twenty years scaling design organisations across Fortune 100 companies, leading teams from 30 to 12,000 people. She's helped scale companies including Expedia Group, Chase, Capital One, Adaptive Path, and Microsoft, and she's the co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs. Today, she helps leaders redesign the systems in their businesses so the bsuienss can fun like a machine, while the owner gets to be human (instead of superhuman). Can your business run without you? You'll be able to answer after this episode. Kristin shares the signs you've become the bottleneck, how to run a diagnostic on your business to see if it can run without you, and the systems that let you finally get out of the day-to-day. Capable leaders often don't fail because they lack determination. No one doubts the work-ethic of business owners, or the grit. But too often, business owners build businesses that require them to be at the centre of everything in order to keep things running. And the solution to that is never to 'just work harder'. It's to build the systems around you for support, so you get to take on the CEO role, while the business works in the details. Can Your Business Run Without You? Here's What You'll Discover In This Episode: The clearest sings that you've become the bottleneck in your own business. How to honestly answer the question "Can your business run without you" by running Kristin's test. Why "I've explained this a dozen times" is a glaring red flag that you've got a structure problem to deal with. The calendar test — and how to spot the "work about work" eating up 60-70% of your week. Why the decisions you make don't stick… and the three things every decision needs to get follow-through. Kristin's People, Practice, Programs framework for designing a business that scales and can run without you. How to build a living operating system (vision, principles, strategy, roadmap) that you can actually use. When to tweak your business… versus when to rethink the whole system. The one blind spot that keeps experienced women owners stuck being the "invisible infrastructure". If you'd like to have these kinds of conversations with ambitious women who understand the realities of building a business over the long term, learn more about the HerBusiness Growth Network at HerBusinessNetwork.com. More Episodes to Help You Grow a Business That Doesn't Rely on Just You: How to Delegate Without Losing Control of Your Business (Even the Work You Think Only YOU Can Do) I've Built a Successful Business… So Why Do I Want More? Strong Like Water: The Leadership Shift That Strengthens Your Business Foundations — with Laila Tarraf Resources Mentioned in This Episode: The Calendar Test: Reveal the hidden organizational friction through meeting management. Download the free PDF here.  The Decision Velocity Test: Track your decision-making speed to diagnose coordination debt. Download the free PDF here. The Organizational X-Ray: A comprehensive diagnostic across all 12 qualities with a complete implementation roadmap and hands-on guidance. Learn about the X-Ray here. Join The Growth Network today at the founding-member price of just $37/month at HerBusinessNetwork.com

Send us Fan MailThis video gives an overview of Amazon PPC, pricing, conversion rates, and Q4 product launch timing. Noah Wickham explains when a strong search term should move from an auto or broad campaign into an exact match campaign for better bid control. He also covers why price is the number one converting factor, how sellers can compare their results with lower-priced competitors, and whether launching in July gives enough time to prepare inventory and gain rank before Q4.Need help with Amazon PPC and sales? Work with My Amazon Guy: https://bit.ly/4jMZtxu#AmazonPPC #AmazonFBA #AmazonSeller #AmazonAds #amazonmarketing Want free resources? Dowload our Free Amazon guides here:Download the 2026 Amazon AI Operating Manual: https://bit.ly/3SLmusPAmazon Receiving Delay Guide: https://hubs.ly/Q04cdD4c0Amazon Catalog Spring Cleaning: https://hubs.ly/Q046BVfp0Amazon Proft Margin Defense 2026: https://hubs.ly/Q042trRH0Amazon SEO Toolkit 2026: https://bit.ly/4oC2ClTAmazon Seller Strategy Report 2026: https://bit.ly/3YN1RME2026 Ecommerce Website & SEO Readiness Checklist: https://hubs.ly/Q04btghf0Amazon 2026 PPC guide: https://bit.ly/4lF0OYXTimestamps0:00 - Amazon PPC: When to use Exact Match vs. Auto0:28 - Strategy for negating keywords and tuning bids0:44 - Q4 Product Launch: Is it too late for 2026?1:03 - Prime Big Deal Days inventory deadlines1:20 - Explaining low conversion to your manager2:13 - Why price is the #1 conversion factor on Amazon2:55 - Using Helium 10 X-Ray for competitor audits3:26 - 1-to-1 comparison strategy to beat competitors-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28605816/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenpopemag/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/myamazonguys/Twitter: https://twitter.com/myamazonguySubscribe to the My Amazon Guy podcast: https://podcast.myamazonguy.comApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-amazon-guy/id1501974229Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4A5ASHGGfr6s4wWNQIqyVwSupport the show

How did a home-based reseller become a global e-commerce leader for a 9-figure K-beauty brand? Discover her Amazon strategy, future-customer targeting, TikTok tactics, and smart AI tools.   ► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft   Bradley Sutton takes the Serious Sellers Podcast on the road, and onto a moving rail bike in South Korea, for a conversation with Jenna, Global E-commerce Team Manager at TONYMOLY. Jenna shares how she went from studying law and working as a programmer to spending ten years raising her daughter, discovering e-commerce from home, and eventually building a successful international selling career. She began by reselling Korean sporting goods to US customers through eBay before shifting her attention to Amazon, where one business reached as much as $10,000 in monthly profit. Her success during the pandemic earned her recognition from Amazon Korea and opened the door to managing accounts for other companies. Jenna has now used Helium 10 for approximately five years, and her favorite tool is the Xray Chrome Extension. She uses Xray while browsing Amazon to quickly review estimated sales, keywords, and Best Sellers Rank, helping her evaluate products and marketplace opportunities without leaving the search results. Today, she applies that experience at TONYMOLY, a 20-year-old K-beauty company generating approximately $163 million in annual sales. Jenna also reveals an unusual long-term marketing strategy: targeting customers before they become the brand's core buyers. If current anti-aging customers are between 40 and 50, her team may create content for women closer to 35, building awareness years before the need becomes urgent. TONYMOLY and its newer brand, BONCEPT, also use TikTok and Meta to drive product discovery, while positioning Amazon as the more attractive place to complete the purchase. The company supports these strategies through close collaboration between its e-commerce, sales, and R&D teams, allowing it to respond quickly to fast-moving beauty trends. From emerging ingredients such as PDRN, retinol, and retinal to the use of AI for copywriting, images, videos, and English-language content, this episode offers a fascinating look at how a global beauty company combines marketplace data, creative storytelling, and product innovation. Jenna's journey proves that starting small does not limit where e-commerce can take you. By continuing to learn, adapting when marketplaces change, and understanding customers before competitors do, sellers can turn an unexpected opportunity into a truly global career. In episode 757 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jenna discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Meet Jenna From TONYMOLY 02:38 - From Law And Programming To E-Commerce 03:34 - Starting A Home-Based eBay Business 05:55 - Moving From eBay To Amazon 07:52 - Reaching $10,000 In Monthly Profit 09:59 - Winning An Amazon Korea Competition 10:38 - Five Years Using Helium 10 10:46 - Why Xray Is Her Favorite Tool 11:28 - Managing Global E-Commerce For TONYMOLY 14:17 - Launching The New BONCEPT Brand 16:11 - Expanding K-Beauty Across Amazon Europe 17:58 - Targeting Customers Five Years Early 20:17 - Using TikTok To Drive Amazon Sales 22:00 - How R&D And E-Commerce Work Together 23:52 - Retinol, Retinal, And PDRN Trends 27:27 - Using AI For Global Content Creation

Welcome to Grid Talk, this week we are talking to Callum Akeroyd-Bench following his move from Schumacher Racing to Xray to to Yokomo. since we last spoke..We chat about his first National A Final and , how his National season has been going so far, making the switch to Yokomo, and how he's getting on with his new cars, plus many other topics during this this great high energy chat.All that and more on this week's show!#CMLdistribution#SchumacherRacing#GridTalk

In 1946, a 19 year old woman was thrust into financial and social uncertainty after losing her job. Soon after, she met a handsome and wealthy stranger who offered her a deal that seemed too good to pass up. Her mission would be to find evidence against a suspected jewel thief. An exciting proposition as she was a fan of detective novels. Now she found herself in one. But unbeknownst to her, she was actually being pulled into a sinister and shocking plot. Welcome to Generation Why's Strange Stories.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Interviewed Xray Xeroxx and even got a private show! It was so cool! I was fangirlng. Enjoy!

Scott Laudati runs Bone Machine from a traphouse in Hereford TX with his dog, Josie. He is the author of Rainbow Road, Play The Devil, and others. His fiction/essays/poetry have been published by The Columbia Journal, XRAY, Maudlin House, Hobart, and others. 

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 76 A possible supernova remnant discovered in the galactic centre Astronomers may have discovered a supernova remnant near the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. A new quantum view of Big Bang A new study could change what science knows about the Big Bang and the earliest moments of cosmic history. Work begins on new Western Australian ground station for lunar missions Construction has begun on Kongsberg's new 20-metre parabolic dish antenna ground station at Mullewa in outback Western Australia. The Science Report Brain computer interface patient continues to communicate after two years. Powerful heatwave in Antarctica continues to push temperatures up. Study warns people eating ultra processed foods have higher risk of heart disease and death. Japan sends a transformer robot to the Moon. Skeptics guide to skeptical psychology.     Our Guests This Week: Dr Hadrien Devillepoix from Curtin University NASA Swift scientists Brad Cenko and Regina Caputo Katalyst CEO Ghonhee Lee Katalyst LINK lead Kieran Wilson   And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics  

Headlines and “soccer analysis.” It's time for some World Cup talk through the lens of the sports we watch. Would we play Christian Pulisic in a match that doesn't mean anything? No! We wouldn't play our star, coming off injury in a meaningless match, but we can understand the logic behind it. From Turkey to Turkiye, isn't it on them to have told us this a long time ago? :30- ABC's of the Mariners - V is for Voodoo- Bryan Woo ran into trouble on the road again… - W is Woo or the Woo Tang Plan- what about this piggyback idea? - X is for X-Ray vision- we gotta give credit to the ump last night. :45- We're down with O.P.Q. That's right, we've got to talk about Other People's Quarterbacks. - CJ Stroud and the Texans still don't seem to be close… - Is Brandon Aiyuk really doing all of this so he can be cut from SF and go play with his buddy Jayden Daniels in DC? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines and “soccer analysis.” It's time for some World Cup talk through the lens of the sports we watch. Would we play Christian Pulisic in a match that doesn't mean anything? No! We wouldn't play our star, coming off injury in a meaningless match, but we can understand the logic behind it. From Turkey to Turkiye, isn't it on them to have told us this a long time ago? :30- ABC's of the Mariners - V is for Voodoo- Bryan Woo ran into trouble on the road again… - W is Woo or the Woo Tang Plan- what about this piggyback idea? - X is for X-Ray vision- we gotta give credit to the ump last night. :45- We're down with O.P.Q. That's right, we've got to talk about Other People's Quarterbacks. - CJ Stroud and the Texans still don't seem to be close… - Is Brandon Aiyuk really doing all of this so he can be cut from SF and go play with his buddy Jayden Daniels in DC?

Steve-O joins Adam Barnard to discuss jackass: best and last, the gang's final run, and gives the truth about backing out of "Butt X-Ray".Special thanks to 10th Ward Barbershop - Proudly serving the historic 10th Ward in Lawrenceville and surrounding areas, 10th Ward Barbershop is a full service barbershop offering quality haircuts, beard trims, and hot shaves. Schedule your appointment with Finn Balor and Corey Graves' favorite barbershop today.Host/Executive Producer: Adam BarnardAdditional Production/Narration: Sam KreppsEngineer: Carl PannellIntro Music: Carl PannellOutro Music/Musical Accompaniment: EnrichmentInstagram/X/Threads: @thisisgoober 

Shawn joins me from Nevada to share an extraordinary account that began with a mysterious disappearance during a trip to Cancún, Mexico in 2012. This would lead him down a path of missing time, alleged implants, strange physical effects, electronic anomalies, and a years-long search for answers.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026-2/If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

If your team had to guess which messages came from you and which came from AI — would they know? Every prompt you write is an X-ray. Here's what yours is revealing about your leadership.

Shawn joins me from Nevada to share an extraordinary account that began with a mysterious disappearance during a trip to Cancún, Mexico in 2012. This would lead him down a path of missing time, alleged implants, strange physical effects, electronic anomalies, and a years-long search for answers.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026-2/If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

Way back in the early days of the Camerosity Podcast, we did a show with Canon historian and author Peter Kitchingman, and recently as the gang looked back at what topics were worth revisiting we decided to come back to Canon rangefinders.  But what expert would we get this time?  As it turned out, Peter was available and willing to come back so we decided to retread this bountiful topic and deliver a "Part Deux" to Canon rangefinders. Joining Peter and the regular hosts were Greg Harp, another excellent resource for these cameras who has a great deal of knowledge, plus listeners A.J. Gentile, Ben Ryerson, Ira Cohen, Jeremy Scott, Joan, John Roberts, Norris Liu, William Smith, and Will Pinkham. We start off with some brief history and then get into some of the earliest Canon rangefinders like the original Canon and the slightly later Canon J and JII.  Moving onto the historically significant S, SII, and IIBs and eventually covering the II, III, and IV series.  We move along to the back loaders like the V, VI, P, and 7 series, covering various lenses, including the 0.95 Dream lens, a very rare original Canon mount wide angle lens, and others.  Greg and Peter even share a bit of knowledge about Canon's X-Ray cameras which they made during and after the war. Although a majority of you probably wanted to hear the most about the interchangeable lens models, we give some love to the fixed lens Canonet models like the trigger wind Canonet, the Canonet QL17 G-III, and even some of the more economically priced models. Unusual to a Camerosity episode, we largely stayed on topic for this only only slightly veering into one Argus lens (blame Mike for that), but we answer a bunch of questions such as why is having different magnification ratios for the rangefinder useful, why is having separate viewfinder and rangefinder windows better, and what role did Nippon Kogaku play in Canon's history. As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you!  Please don't feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show.  We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you've been doing it, so please don't consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining! The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you'd like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance. Our next episode will be number 110, and we listened to you all for a topic and you chose 110 "Pocket Instamatic" cameras.  This means the Pentax and Minolta 110 SLRs will definitely make an appearance, but in the event we can't fill a whole episode about 110 cameras, we are opening up the discussion to all 16mm subminiature cameras.  We will record Episode 110 on Monday, June 8th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan Time.  For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time.  Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us! In This Episode Peter Kitchingman is Back / Peter Still has Hundreds of Copies of His Book for Sale A Show Listener Recently Picked up a Canon JII and Asked What it Was The Origins of Canon's Early Models / Rangefinder Less Canon J Nippon Kogaku's Role with the Early Canon Cameras / Serial Numbers are Difficult to Track Canon J-Mount vs Leica Thread Mount (24 tpi vs 26 tpi) / The Canon SII Was the First LTM Canon Canon Remained Profitable During the War Making X-Ray Cameras Mike Thinks the Rotating Prism Was One of Canon's Best Features Which Canon is Good for a First Time Canon Rangefinder Owner? Quick Ways to Differentiate a Canon II, III, and IV / Canon IV Sb The Never Ending Questions About the EP Mark Some Canon Sleeper Lenses / Canon Often Launched Cameras with Wide-Angle Options The Canon V-Series / Lever Wind Models and the VT Trigger Wind Models Japanese Summilix 50mm f/1.4 Canon Lens / Trigger Film Advances CR Skinner and the Canon 1950 Model / Origin of the Name "Dream Lens" Canon 7 / Canon f/0.95 Lens and its Use in Hollywood / Stanley Kubrick's f/0.7 Zeiss Planar Lens Differences Between the Canon 7s and 7sZ / Lenses with Hoods Which Block the Viewfinder Why Do Some Lenses Inexplicably Skyrocket in Value? / Influencers The Helios-44 is Influencer Proof / Getting Stuff from Ukraine Canon Made Some Decent Fixed Lens Rangefinders Too / Trigger Winds Canonet 19 / Canonet QL17 GIII / Canonet QL25 and 28 Models Canon Cameras at the Leitz Auction / Repainted Black Cameras Tips on Identifying a Repainted Camera vs an Original Painted Camera What Are the Advantages of Having Multiple Magnification Ratios in a Rangefinder? Auxiliary Viewfinders / Canon V and VIs Have Built in Automatic Parallax for Viewfinders Experiences with Canon or Konishiroku Collapsible 50/3.5 LTM Lenses Keeping a Record of Camera Provenance and History Links The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm. If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group, Instagram page, or Discord server. Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg Camerosity Podcast Episode 18 w/ Peter Kitchingman - https://camerosity.podbean.com/e/episode-18-canon-rangefinders-with-peter-kitchingman/ If you would like to order Peter Kitchingman's book, email him at peterkcrf@iinet.net.au. The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/ Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/ Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/ Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

Send us Fan MailYou should be grateful for MyChart these days. It probably saves you from situations like this. Barbi Benton goes to the hospital to pick up some test results, and ends up being harassed for pretty much an entire day! Just give her the damn results! In the meantime, of course, some mad killer is murdering people all around her. Stay away from that ninth floor, for sure! The Cannon Group, Golan & Globus bring to you, a hospital massacre! Cannon Films presents X-Ray (1981)!

The first ever episode of the NNRC News Show is now here. Max and Lefty explore past races, the biggest announcements as well as the hottest new releases!  

Proving whether or not Kash Patel has X-Ray vision is taken on by Jeff Dowdder. Plus Jay Santos. Sign up for a Backstage Pass and enjoy Hours of exclusive content, Phil's new podcast, Classic podcasts, Bobbie Dooley's podcasts, special live streaming events and shows, and oh so very much more…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, host Matty A returns to the mic to explain why he's been quiet and what massive moves he's been making behind the scenes. Beyond updates on his mobile home parks and the launch of the Imagos Income Fund, Matty dives deep into what he believes is the future of investing: tokenization. Episode HighlightsThe Liquidity Solution: Why the archaic infrastructure of illiquidity has been a hidden tax on investors, and how tokenization creates SEC-regulated secondary markets (ATS) to finally give token holders an exit strategy.Real-World Execution: The technology is no longer theoretical. Matty points to early adopters like the St. Regis Aspen, which tokenized its equity in 2018 and has seen an impressive 3x return.The Capital Stack Breakdown: How senior debt, preferred equity, and common equity remain the exact same legal and economic structures, just wrapped in a faster, more transparent digital security on the blockchain.The Early Adopter Advantage: Why early operators in tokenization will capture the brand equity, and Matty's ambitious plan to tokenize one of his stabilized commercial shopping centers featuring national credit tenants.An Exclusive Network: How to join Matty's new private network for sophisticated investors and operators who want to learn about, collaborate on, and execute tokenized real estate assets.Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555IIMAGOS INCOME FUND: Full Investor Presentation: Text “INCOME” to 844-447-1555

In this episode of the Wise Investor Segment, Matty A breaks down a crazy week packed with macroeconomic developments and explains the massive disconnect between Main Street panic and Wall Street optimism . From the hottest inflation prints in three years to Trump's Beijing summit with American CEOs, Matty untangles the noise to show why smart money is positioning for short-term pain and long-term gain .Episode HighlightsThe Economic Data: Why real wages are declining and household debt hitting a record $18.8 trillion shouldn't cause panic if you look at the underlying drivers .The Beijing Summit: What Trump bringing top CEOs (like Elon Musk and Jensen Huang) to China means for AI infrastructure, Nvidia chip clearances, and global trade.The Energy Linchpin: Why Scott Bessent calls current inflation "transitory," and how keeping the Strait of Hormuz open is the master variable for the next 60 days Kevin Warsh & Rate Reality: How the newly confirmed Fed Chair adds to the uncertainty, and why markets believe lower energy prices will eventually lead to rate cuts .The Industrial Real Estate Play: Why the AI build-out and data center demand makes industrial and logistics real estate one of the strongest positions right now.Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555IIMAGOS INCOME FUND: Full Investor Presentation: Text “INCOME” to 844-447-1555

Rover got a c-ring stuck on himself. B2 finally went to get an x-ray or her foot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rover is half naked. Banded. JLR is obsessed with HOAs. The word 'tourist' starts another pronunciation debate. Ashley Judd celebrates her birthday like a twelve-year-old. Carnival Cruise Line had a glitch on their website, letting people book a cruise for cheap. A woman stole a bottle of alcohol and smuggled it inside her body. What is the biggest object a woman could fit inside of herself? Rover got a c-ring stuck on himself. B2 finally went to get an x-ray of her foot. Did Rover order a knee scooter for B2? What would Duji do if Gia fell off a cruise ship? When was the last time Rover sliced a vegetable? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rover got a c-ring stuck on himself. B2 finally went to get an x-ray or her foot.

Rover is half naked. Banded. JLR is obsessed with HOAs. The word 'tourist' starts another pronunciation debate. Ashley Judd celebrates her birthday like a twelve-year-old. Carnival Cruise Line had a glitch on their website, letting people book a cruise for cheap. A woman stole a bottle of alcohol and smuggled it inside her body. What is the biggest object a woman could fit inside of herself? Rover got a c-ring stuck on himself. B2 finally went to get an x-ray of her foot. Did Rover order a knee scooter for B2? What would Duji do if Gia fell off a cruise ship? When was the last time Rover sliced a vegetable?

Money Moves is back as Matty A. and Ryan Breedwell unpack a wild convergence of market signals. The S&P 500 has smashed through the 7,400 mark, locking in the best April in a decade, completely shrugging off geopolitical tensions and historically low consumer sentiment. But not everyone is buying the hype. "Big Short" legend Michael Burry has placed a massive $1 billion short against AI darlings like Palantir and Nvidia. Is a bubble about to burst, or is the AI revolution just getting started?The guys break down why institutional giants like Blackstone are doubling down on AI infrastructure, preview the incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh replacing Jerome Powell, and discuss whether a July rate cut is still in the cards. Plus, updates on the 10 million single-family home shortage, surging multifamily vacancies, and why Ryan believes Ethereum's volume will eventually flip Bitcoin.Episode HighlightsMichael Burry's Billion-Dollar Short: Analyzing Burry's massive bets against Nvidia and Palantir, and why Ryan argues the AI sector has real capital and utility backing it up, unlike the 2008 housing crisis.The S&P 500 Melt-Up: Unpacking the market's record-breaking run to 7,400, driven by broad participation beyond just the "Magnificent Seven."Fed Chair Shakeup: Jerome Powell is stepping down May 15th. What Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation and hawkish history mean for the highly anticipated July rate cut.Geopolitical Chess: Trump is taking Elon Musk and Tim Cook to meet with China's Xi Jinping, while Russia signals a ceasefire in Ukraine.Real Estate Realities: Why the US is short 10 million single-family homes, the impact of 13-18% hard money rates, and Blackstone's $150 billion pivot into data center REITs.Crypto Watch: Bitcoin hovers near $81.7k, but Ethereum's trading volume is rapidly closing the gap.Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555IIMAGOS INCOME FUND: Full Investor Presentation: Text “INCOME” to 844-447-1555

Retail real estate isn't dead; it's just evolving. In this episode, Matty A. breaks down why the "retail apocalypse" narrative was a costly lie and how smart investors are currently capitalizing on the strongest shopping center valuations in a decade. Listeners will learn which retail sectors are thriving—such as grocery-anchored and open-air centers. Matty A. also explains why big-box vacancies are actually massive opportunities for expanding national brands. Find out how you can position yourself before institutional capital fully re-enters the market and compresses cap rates. Plus, get the details on the newly launched Amogus Income Fund for passive debt investors. Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555IIMAGOS INCOME FUND: Full Investor Presentation: Text “INCOME” to 844-447-1555

In this episode of the Wise Investor Segment, host Matty A breaks down the massive leadership shift happening at the Federal Reserve and what it means for your real estate portfolio . With Jerome Powell stepping down and Kevin Warsh taking the helm, the Fed is experiencing its most divided vote since 1992 . Matty details how sticky inflation, geopolitical tensions, and Warsh's new philosophies will impact your cost of capital and strategy over the next 18 months.Episode HighlightsThe New Fed Chair: Who Kevin Warsh is, why he views AI as deflationary, and why his philosophy marks a major shift from the Powell era .The Rate Reality: Why you need to stop assuming borrowing costs will drop meaningfully this year and start stress-testing your floating rate debt at 6.5% to 7%.The Transition Window: How the typical 60 to 90-day institutional pause during new Fed leadership creates a unique buying opportunity for investors with dry powder .Passive Income: Details on the newly launched Amagos Income Fund, a private investment debt fund targeting a 10% return prioritizing downside protection .Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555IIMAGOS INCOME FUND: Full Investor Presentation: Text “INCOME” to 844-447-1555

Welcome back to another episode of Money Moves! Despite rising bond yields and inflation fears, the stock market is ripping to new all-time highs. Hosts Matty A. and Ryan Breedwell are here to break down this massive macroeconomic divergence and explain why the "haves and have-nots" dynamic is reshaping the financial landscape.In this episode, the guys discuss the recent crypto relief rally, the timeline for mass institutional adoption with the upcoming "Genius Act," and Charles Schwab's rollout of direct spot trading. Plus, with Kevin Warsh preparing to take over the Fed, Ryan doubles down on his July rate cut prediction. Finally, they dive into the housing market's latest data, revealing why the median age of first-time homebuyers has hit a record 40 years old.Episode HighlightsCrypto's Next Era: Bitcoin's push past $81k, why leverage caused crypto to lag the broader market rally, and how the expected "Genius Act" could trigger massive institutional holding by 2027.The Stock Market Defies Gravity: Why equities are hitting all-time highs despite the 10-year Treasury climbing back above 4.4% and core PCE inflation running hot at 3.2%.The New Fed Chair: Analyzing the transition from Jerome Powell to Kevin Warsh and why Ryan is still betting on a July rate cut to fuel the bull market.Real Estate Distress & Demand: Foreclosures are rising, yet buyer demand remains. A deep dive into the cost of renting vs. buying and the psychological shift in younger generations regarding the "American Dream."ETF vs. Stock Picking: Ryan's strategy for building a rock-solid portfolio using broad market ETFs to balance out high-risk individual stock picks.Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555IIMAGOS INCOME FUND: Full Investor Presentation: Text “INCOME” to 844-447-1555